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Little Women

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SPECIAL SCREENINGBEST OF 2019BEST OF 2019BEST OF 2019REEL ADVENTURESREEL ADVENTURESBEST OF 2019 BEST OF 2019 STAGE ON SCREENA MUSICAL BEFORE MIDNIGHT

KNIVES OUT THE NIGHTINGALE THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM THE DIRTY WAR ON THE NHS DETECTIVE PIKACHU CBEEBIES XMAS SHOW CBEEBIES XMAS SHOWDETECTIVE PIKACHU GAZA + INTROTHE REPORTS ON SARAH AND SALEEM + SKYPE Q&APREVIEW: SO LONG MY SON MANIC STREET PREACHERS: BE PURE. BE VIGILANT. BEHAVE. + Q&A LES MISÉRABLES: THE STAGED CONCERT THE SWALLOWS OF KABULKENNETH BRANAGH’S THE WINTER’S TALE PREVIEW: PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIREORDINARY LOVETWO POPES HONEY BOYSO LONG, MY SON SINGING LOVEBIRDSIT MUST SCHWING! THE BLUE NOTE STORY THE STREET PINK WALLSONS OF DENMARK IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFEEYES WIDE SHUT

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SHOWROOM BOX OFFICEDaily from 11.30, except Monday & Thursday from 10.00. Box office closes when the last film of the evening begins.

SHOWROOM CAFE BAR Monday to Thursday 09.00 - 23.00 (Food served from 09:00 - 21:00)Friday 10.00 - late(Food served from 09:00 - 21:00)Saturday 10.30 - late(Food served from 09:00 - 21:00)Sunday 11.00 - 22.30(Food served 09:00 - 17:00)

EARLY DOORSWeekly screenings every Thursday at 11am for over 55s, with a cuppa and cake.www.showroomworkstation.org.uk/earlydoors

KINO BAMBINOWeekly screenings every Monday at 11am for parents/guardians with babies under one only.www.showroomworkstation.org.uk/kinobambino

REEL ADVENTURESJourney into your imagination with classic tales and new adventures! Reel Adventures is our new fortnightly film club, with tickets for just £4 plus a free craft session after the film on Saturdays! www.showroomworkstation.org.uk/reel-adventures-family-film-club

REEL ADVENTURES (RELAXED) Every two weeks the Showroom runs a special screening for children with autism and their families.

DEMENTIA FRIENDLY SCREENINGSOn the last Tuesday of the month at noon, we screen a film in an environment designed to suit the needs of people with dementia.www.showroomworkstation.org.uk/dementia-friendly

SUBTITLED MONDAYSEvery Monday wherever possible, we screen English language films with subtitles for people who are hard of hearing. www.showroomworkstation.org.uk/subtitled-mondays

MY SHOWROOMJoin our free loyalty scheme that rewards you every time you visit. Recieve a free birthday ticket and collect points on everything you buywww.showroomworkstation.org.uk/my

PAID SHOWROOM MEMBERS£1 off all tickets, collect points, 2 free tickets when you join and other great benefits and discountswww.showroomworkstation.org.uk/membership

CINE 26Aged 26 or under? Get film tickets for £4.50.www.showroomworkstation.org.uk/cine26

DECEMBER 2019 SHOWROOM CINEMA NEW RELEASESSPECIAL SCREENINGS & EVENTS

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SPECIAL SCREENINGSIT MUST SCHWING! THE BLUE NOTE STORY + LIVE JAZZ BANDTHU 12 DEC, 18:00 Produced by Wim Wenders, this film is as cool as the Blue Note sound and as stylish as its iconic albums’ covers.NOTORIOUS (U)THU 26 DEC, 15:30Starring Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman and Claude Rains, Notorious is one of Alfred Hitchcock’s most thrilling and tense films.

CHRISTMAS AT THE SHOWROOMWe’ve got a whole host of festive favourites for all the family to enjoy this year, from Christmas Classics like It’s a Wonderful Life, The Muppet Christmas Carol and Elf to a mesmerising live performance of The Nutcracker. Or if you like your Christmas with a bit more bite, our alternative Christmas films are Gremlins and Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut. For the wee ones, The CBeebies Christmas Show returns with an adaptation of the classic fairy tale Hansel & Gretel. We’ll also be hosting a screening of ‘Father Christmas’, adapted from RaymondBriggs’ beloved picture book, followed bya storytelling workshop with Grimm & Co.See our website for more details, including dates and times.

CINEMA PALESTINO 2019Cinema Palestino presents a double bill featuring two award winning films that highlight the struggle to live, love and learn in Gaza and the West Bank.GAZA (15) + INTRO SUN 1 DEC, 13:00This rich documentary portrait of Gaza challenges mainstream media representations of this tiny coastal enclave, widely known as the world’s largest open-air prison.THE REPORTS ON SARAH AND SALEEM (15) + SKYPE Q&ASUN 1 DEC, 15:30The affair between a Palestinian man and an Israeli woman has both personal and political consequences in this powerful drama from Director Muayad Alayan.

FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL THE SWALLOWS OF KABUL (18)TUE 3 DEC, 18:00Based on the eponymous novel by Algerian writer Yasmina Khadra portraying life under Taliban control in the Afghan capital.PREVIEW: PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE (15)THU 5 DEC, 18:00A vivid portrait of the stolen romantic relationship between two young women.

PHILOSOPHY AT THE SHOWROOMSTARSHIP TROOPERS (18)THU 19 DEC, 17:50

Alien bugs, high school romance, fascist iconography, over the top gore and nudity.

BFI MUSICALS: HIDDEN GEMS SINGING LOVEBIRDS (PG)SUN 8 DEC, 15:15A rarely seen and charming Japanese musical comedy from 1939 in which three women compete for the attentions of a samurai.PAKEEZAH (PG)SUN 15 DEC, 15:00The story of a courtesan who falls in love with a man she is forbidden to marry. FIRST A GIRL (U)SUN 22 DEC, 15:15This sly and sparkling comedy about a shop girl who pretends to be a boy in order to perform on stage as a female impersonator is a joy to watch.

DOC / NIGHTS X RECLAIM THE FRAME SHOOTING THE MAFIA (15) + Q&AMON 16 DEC, 17:45In the streets of Sicily, Letizia Battaglia pointed her camera straight into the heart of the Mafia that surrounded her and began to shoot. This documentary explores her incredible career.- Skype Q&A with Director Kim Longinotto.

SHOWROOM’S BEST OF 2019 Our five top picks from a year packed with cinematic gems!WOMAN AT WAR (12A)THU 26 DEC, 18:00A passionate environmental activist wages a one-woman-war on the destructive aluminium industry in Iceland. BAIT (15)FRI 27 DEC, 18:00A funny yet poignant chronicle of a Cornish coastal town under threat from modernity.MONOS (15)FRI 28 DEC, 18:00Monos follows a feral group of child soldiers as they keep watch over an American hostage on a remote mountain in Latin America.THE CHAMBERMAID (15)SAT 29 DEC, 18:00A young maid confronts the monotony of long workdays with quiet examinations of forgotten belongings and budding friendships.BORDER (15)SUN 30 DEC, 18:00A border guard goes on a profound journey of self-discovery after meeting a mysterious stranger.

STAGE ON SCREENLES MISÉRABLES: THE STAGED CONTENT (12A)MON 2 DEC, 18:45Seen by over 120 million people worldwide,

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Les Miserables is undisputedly one of the world’s most popular musicals.MANIC STREET PREACHERS: ‘BE PURE. BE VIGILANT. BEHAVE (15) + Q&AMON 2 DEC, 18:30To mark 20 years since the release of The Holy Bible, the Manic Street Preachers hit the road to perform their seminal album in full for the first time.- Q&A with Director Kieran Evans.KENNETH BRANAGH’S THE WINTER’S TALE (PG)WED 4 DEC, 19:00Shakespeare’s timeless tragicomedy of obsession and redemption, returns to cinemas this festive season.BOLSHOI: THE NUTCRACKER (U)SUN 15 DEC, 15:00On Christmas Eve, the mysterious Drosselmeyer brings a Nutcracker doll as a gift for his goddaughter Marie. At midnight, the doll comes to life.NTL: PRESENT LAUGHTER (12A)SUN 15 DEC, 10:30Matthew Warchus directs Andrew Scott (BBC’s Sherlock, Fleabag) in Noël Coward’s provocative comedy Present Laughter.BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER NYE CONCERT (CTBA)TUE 31 DEC, 16:00Broadcast live from Berlin there are sure to be fireworks as the orchestra takes the audience on a journey

A MUSICAL BEFORE MIDNIGHT SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (U) + NYE PARTY TUE 31 DEC, 19:30Celebrate New Year’s Eve in cinematic style this year as we screen one of the greatest musicals of all time followed by a roaring twenties themed after party in the bar.

KNIVES OUT (12A)Dir: Rian Johnson / USA / 2019 / 130 mins / Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Toni Colette

When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead on his estate, the inquisitive Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is enlisted to investigate. From Harlan’s dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan’s untimely death, in this star-studded contemporary whodunnit.

RDETECTIVE PIKACHU (PG)SAT 30 NOV, 10:30SUN 1 DEC 10:30 (RELAXED SCREENING)In a world where people collect Pokémon to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent talking Pikachu who seeks to be a detective.

MARY POPPINS (U)SAT 14 DEC, 10:30SUN 15 DEC, 10:30 (RELAXED SCREENING) Mary Poppins, a practically perfect nanny, answers to an advertisement to look after the children of a stuffy banker.

MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO (U)SAT 28 DEC, 10:30SUN 29 DEC, 10:30Satsuki and her little sister Mei discover amysterious place of spirits,magic and woodland

THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM (PG)Dir: John Chester / 2019 / USA / 91 min / Cast: John Chester, Molly Chester, Matthew Pilachowski

Through relentless perseverance,the Chesters uncover a biodiversedesign for living that exists farbeyond their farm, its seasons, andour wildest imagination.

THE NIGHTINGALE (18)Dir: Jennifer Kent / 2019 / Australia / 136 min / Cast: Aisling Franciosi, Sam Claflin, Baykali Ganambarr

Set in 1825, Clare, a young Irish convict, chases a British officer through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. On the way she enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker named Billy, who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.

THE DIRTY WAR ON THE NHS (CBTA) Dir: John Pilger / UK / 200 mins

A tribute to a unique institution, and a stark warning about the threats facing our democracy. Pilger’s film takes a deep dive into the dismantling, by stealth, of the National Health Service – an institution the filmmaker describes as “a last bastion of true public service”.

ORDINARY LOVE (12A)Dir: Lisa Barros D’Sa, Glenn Leyburn / 2019 / UK / 122 min / Cast: Liam Neeson, Lesley Manville, Amit Shah

Joan (Lesley Manville) and Tom (Liam Neeson), an everyday couple with a remarkable love have been married for many years. When Joan is diagnosed with breast cancer, the course of her treatment shines a light on their enduring devotion, as they must find the humour and grace to survive a year of adversity.

SO LONG, MY SON (12A)Dir: Wang Xiaoshuai / 2019 / China / 186 min / Cast: Liya Ai, Jiang Du, Zhao-Yan Guo-Zhang

Moving between past and present and told in sweeping tableaux, this beautiful and deeply moving epic family saga spans the tail-end of the 20th century in China. It charts the collective damage, trauma and emotional history of the country’s one-child policy and the Cultural Revolution.

HONEY BOY (15)Dir: Alma Har’el / 2019 / USA / 95 min / Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Lucas Hedges, Noah Jupe

From a screenplay written by Shia LaBeouf, award-winning filmmaker Alma Har’el brings to life a young actor’s stormy childhood and early adult years as he struggles to reconcile a difficult relationship with his father. This unique and touching film is a one-of-a-kind collaboration between filmmaker and subject, exploring art as therapy and imagination as hope.

THE TWO POPES (12A) Dir: Fernando Meirelles / 2019 / UK, Italy, Argentina / 125 min / Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Pryce

Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio (Jonathan Pryce) requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict (Anthony Hopkins). Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor, revealing a secret that shakes the foundations of the Catholic Church.

THE STREET (15)Dir: Zed Nelson / 2019 / UK / 95 min

Focusing on the residents of a traditional East London street where the glinting steel and mirror-glass skyscrapers of London’s financial hub are edging ever closer, this fascinating doc explores love, loss, and a community unravelled by gentrification, austerity and the nation’s slide into Brexit.

PINK WALL (15)Dir: Tom Cullen / 2019 / UK / 85 min / Cast: Tatiana Maslany, Jay Duplass, Sarah Ovens

Pink Wall is a modern-day romance that follows the six-year relationship of Jenna (Tatiana Maslany) and Leon (Jay Duplass). Intimately told through defining moments along their journey together, and with shades of Blue Valentine, the film explores how both friendship and resentments grow as the pressures of adult life confront them.

SONS OF DENMARK (15)Dir: Ulaa Salim / 2019 / Denmark / 120 min / Cast: Zaki Youssef, Mohammed Ismail Mohammed

One year after a bomb attack in Copenhagen, radicalisation around the country has intensified, ethnic tensions are running high and an extreme nationalist candidate looks set for a landslide election victory. Amidst this turmoil, two men involved with a radical organisation find themselves facing a grave decision together.

CATS (12A)Dir: Lisa Barros D’Sa, Glenn Leyburn / 2019 / UK / 122 min / Cast: Liam Neeson, Lesley Manville, Amit Shah

Oscar®-winning director Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech, Les Misérables) transforms Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-shattering stage musical into a spectacular film that will captivate the imagination. Featuring dance, Lloyd-Webber’s iconic songs and an all-star cast, this is an unmissable cinematic event.

LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT (CTBA)Dir: Gan Bi / 2018 / China, France / 138 min / Cast: Wei Tang, Jue Huang, Sylvia Chang

Luo returns to the hometown he fled 12 years earlier. As memories of a woman he once loved resurfaced, he begins to search for her. In each place he revisits, he remembers a piece of her previously forgotten. An extraordinarily beautiful Chinese noir that sweeps back and forth in time, blurring the lines between reality and dream.

STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (12A)Dir: J.J. Abrams / 2019 / USA / 155 min / Cast: Adam Driver, Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley

The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once more as Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron’s journey continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle commences - and the Skywalker saga concludes.

LITTLE WOMEN (U)Dir: Greta Gerwig / 2019 / USA / 135 min / Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh

This new screen adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s celebrated fiction work Little Women is a refreshing take on a classic. Adapted for screen and directed by Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird), this bold retelling is both faithful to its beautiful source material, and strikingly original.

FROZEN 2 (U)Dir: Jennifer Lee,Chris Buck / 2019 / USA / 103 min / Cast: Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff

Why was Elsa born with magical powers? The answer is calling her and threatening her kingdom. Together with Anna, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven, she’ll set out on a dangerous but remarkable journey.

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FILM OF THE MONTH

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So Long My Son

Ordinary Love

Honey Boy

The Two PopesStar Wars : The Rise of

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