What's On Saturday 20 - Friday 26 October 2018

The Crescent (UK PREMIERE) (18)

Showing as part of Celluloid Screams

Crescent evokes a quiet intensity in its chilling portrait of death, grief, loneliness and isolation; a haunting dimension where the line between life and death ebbs and flows with the tide on the shoreline

Tigers Are Not Afraid (18)

Showing as part of Celluloid Screams

Young Estrella has been orphaned by the horrific violence of the Mexican cartels. Lost and alone, she finds companionship in a gang of fellow drug war orphans, and together they fight for survival on the streets

Spanish

Wolfman's Got Nards + Q&A (18)

Showing as part of Celluloid Screams

The Monster Squad came along in 1987 to expose a young generation of movie fans to what, for many, was their first taste of the dark side of cinema.

First Man (12A)

Showing as part of Subtitled Mondays, Early Doors

The latest film Damien Chazelle (La La Land) swaps dazzling musical numbers for a dizzyingly dangerous space mission. Neil Armstrong risked his life to catapult man-kind into the future of space travel, here we explore the man behind the giant leap.

Fahrenheit 11/9 (15)

A furiously provocative look at the times we live in.

A Star Is Born (15)

Showing as part of Subtitled Mondays

Oscar-nominated Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper star in this passionate tale of two musicians in love.

Wellington Paranormal Special Screening (18)

Showing as part of Celluloid Screams

Get ready to follow these two normal cops into extraordinary situations and unearth a side of Wellington you might have only heard about in stories.

Bad Times at the El Royale (15)

Showing as part of Subtitled Mondays

Seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe’s El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past.

Dogman (15)

Showing as part of Subtitled Mondays

In this deliciously dark tale, a humble dog-groomer finds himself spiralling into a web of violence after he becomes trapped in a poisonous friendship with a local criminal.

Italian

Assassination Nation (18)

Showing as part of Celluloid Screams

Four instagram-obsessed teenage girls are flung into the middle of a modern-day witch hunt when the town of Salem’s residents are victim to a widespread data hack, revealing a plethora of sensitive information to their friends and neighbours.

Celluloid Screams Secret Film (18)

Showing as part of Celluloid Screams

For our tenth anniversary edition, we’ve selected another top secret film that we think you’ll really enjoy. As always, the film will be revealed mere moments before it begins, so settle in and prepare for a surprise…

Lifechanger (18)

Showing as part of Celluloid Screams

Blood soaked body horror meets existential angst in Justin McConnell’s fascinating debut feature.

They Shall Not Grow Old (15)

This unique film brings into high definition the human face of the First World War.

Possum (18)

Showing as part of Celluloid Screams

Philip is a children's entertainer with a troubled past. Together with Possum, the hideous hand puppet he keeps concealed inside a black leather case, he returns to his childhood home compelled to confront his demons

The Wife (15)

Showing as part of Subtitled Mondays

A thoughtful drama with sharp female rage bubbling under its surface.

Summer of '84 (18)

Showing as part of Celluloid Screams

After the post-apocalyptic mayhem of their debut feature Turbo Kid, Canadian filmmaking collective RKSS return with a sophomore film that is more grounded in reality but no less effective when it comes to its execution.

Jacquot de Nantes (PG)

Showing as part of Gleaning Truths: The films of Agnes Varda , Subtitled Mondays

Jacques Demy was a prestigious filmmaker, another trailblazer of the French New Wave and Agnès Varda’s life partner. In 1990, he died, and in celebration of his life Varda created Jacquot de Nantes

French

Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich (18)

Showing as part of Celluloid Screams

Recently divorced and reeling, Edgar (Thomas Lennon) returns to his childhood home to regroup his life. When he discovers a nefarious-looking puppet in his deceased brother's room, he decides to sell the doll for some quick cash.

Cam (18)

Showing as part of Celluloid Screams

There’s plenty to unpack in this candy-coloured cyber-thriller; it’s a frank depiction of digital sex work with an intertwined dialogue about the perils of internet privacy and competitive social media culture, with a good dose of intrigue and synth pop.

CLOSING GALA: 7 STAGES TO ACHIEVE ETERNAL BLISS BY PASSING THROUGH THE GATEWAY CHOSEN BY THE HOLY STORSH (UK PREMIERE) (18)

Showing as part of Celluloid Screams

A UK premier of a bizarre black comedy which treads a line between dark surrealism and playful absurdity, 7 Stages is a wildly funny ride.

First Man (Baby Friendly Screening) (12A)

Showing as part of Kino Bambino! For parent/guardians + babies under 1 only

The latest film Damien Chazelle (La La Land) swaps dazzling musical numbers for a dizzyingly dangerous space mission. Neil Armstrong risked his life to catapult man-kind into the future of space travel, here we explore the man behind the giant leap.

1945 (12A)

Showing as part of Subtitled Mondays

A pair of mysterious men, clad in black, arrive at a railway station. The year is 1945 and the men are Orthodox Jews, returning to the Hungarian village that betrayed them whilst the country was under Nazi-occupation.

Hungarian, Russian

Kiki (15)

For New York’s LBGT people of colour, Kiki dance clubs provide a safe haven. Part of New York’s voguing ballroom scene, it offers family and friendship to those who have often have neither.

Bohemian Rhapsody

A foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury, who shattered conventions to become one of the most beloved entertainers on the planet.

Funny Girl - The Musical (12A)

Showing as part of Stage on Screen

Following its record-breaking, sell-out run in London’s West End and national tour, the critically-acclaimed musical Funny Girl comes to the Showroom, featuring Sheridan Smith in “an unforgettable star turn” (The Times).

Planet of the Apes (1968) (PG)

Showing as part of Philosophy at the Showroom

Charlton Heston discovers an upside-down world where apes rule over man.

Smallfoot (U)

The world of a young Yeti is turned upside down when he finds something he thought didn’t exit…a human!

The Hate U Give (12A)

The Hate U Give is a vital and uncompromising film that addresses blackness, racism, family and community.

Utøya - July 22

Seven years ago on 22 July, more than 500 teenagers at a left-wing political summer camp on a small island outside Oslo, Norway, were targeted by a right-wing extremist.

Norwegian

The Guilty (15)

An exhilarating, award-winning thriller from Denmark that marks out director Gustav Moller as one to watch.