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What not to miss... Dear Film fans A er a great year of cinema across the UK, which has seen cinema admissions at its highest since the 70s, we can't wait for another year of great films in Buxton.

Tucker then went on to carry out a string of heists, that le the authori es puzzled and public enchanted.

2 What not to miss... Dear Film fans A er a great year of cinema across the UK, which has seen cinema admissions at its highest since the 70s, we can't wait for another year of great films in Buxton. The Old Man & The Gun is Robert Redford's self-confessed last ac ng role. Based on the true story of Forest Tucker, an escape ar st and criminal who at the age of 70 broke out of San Quen n. Tucker then went on to carry out a string of heists, that le the authori es puzzled and public enchanted. A comic retelling of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes arrives with Holmes and Watson. Starring Will Ferrell and John C Reilly as the detec ve duo, who are called in to inves gate a murder at Buckingham Palace. This tongue- incheek version has a fair amount of slaps ck humour, including ba ling killer bees with pistols. A very different film to its Sherlock predecessors, this version is bound to have you laughing out loud. A spin-off from the Transformers series is prequel Bumblebee. Set in 1987 our favourite yellow and black transformer is on the run, hiding out in a California junkyard. Charlie Watson a teenager who is s ll trauma sed by the death of her father discovers Bumblebee in his Beetle form. As Charlie revives him she discovers he is no ordinary car. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at 2018 Cannes is The Favourite. This historical comedy-drama shows the behind the scenes poli cs of two cousins vying to be Queen Anne's favourite. Starring Olivia Coleman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz and Mark Ga ss, this drama with a difference is not to be missed. For all the latest film lis ngs and informa on head over to our website or follow us on social

(Ben Whishaw), and worked as their magical nanny. When Jane, Michael and Michael's three children suffer a tragic personal loss, Mary Poppins (Emily Blunt) returns to London to help.

Taking place six years after saving the arcade from Turbo's vengeance, the Sugar Rush arcade cabinet has broken, forcing Ralph and Vanellope to travel to the Internet via the newly-installed Wi-Fi

The Old Man & The Gun is based on the true story of Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford), from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded

3 BOX OFFICE buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/cinema Fri 21 Dec - Thurs 3 Jan Mary Poppins Returns (U) 2hrs 10mins It's been many years since Mary Poppins (Emily Blunt) visited Jane (Emily Mortimer) and Michael Banks (Ben Whishaw), and worked as their magical nanny. When Jane, Michael and Michael's three children suffer a tragic personal loss, Mary Poppins (Emily Blunt) returns to London to help. Through magical miracles, Mary and Jack help the family rediscover the joy they had long been missing. Fri 28 Dec - Sun 6 Jan Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck-It Ralph ( PG) 1hr 40mins. Taking place six years after saving the arcade from Turbo's vengeance, the Sugar Rush arcade cabinet has broken, forcing Ralph and Vanellope to travel to the Internet via the newly-installed Wi-Fi router in Litwak's Arcade to retrieve the piece capable of saving the game. RA Autism-friendly screening: Sun 6 Jan at 10:30am Sat 5 - Tues 8 Jan The Old Man & the Gun (12A) 1hr 33mins. The Old Man & The Gun is based on the true story of Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford), from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are detective John Hunt (Casey Affleck), who becomes captivated with Forrest's commitment to his craft, and a woman (Sissy Spacek), who loves him in spite of his chosen profession. Mon 7 Jan Singin in the Rain (U) 1hr 43mins. Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor star in one of the greatest and most successful musicals ever filmed. When two silent movie stars, Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont, latest movie is made into a musical a chorus girl is brought in to dub Lina's speaking and singing. Don is on top of the world until Lina finds out. S Silver screening: This is a Silver Screening. Everyone is welcome but seniors only pay 5!

Tues 1 - Thurs 31 Jan DF Dementia friendly DS Descriptive subtitles SS S Silver screening FSF Family screening AR Autism-friendly screenings Sun 6 - Tues 8 Jan Free Solo (12A) 1hr 40mins From

National Geographic Documentary Film s Free Solo is a stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of the free soloist climber Alex Honnold, as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream of climbing

Mon 7 - Thurs 10 Jan Lizzie (15) 1hr 45mins An unmarried woman of 32, and a social outcast, Lizzie Borden (Chloe Sevigny) lives a claustrophobic life under her father's cold and domineering control.

unsettling end. Mon 7 Jan Buxton Film: Peterloo (12A) 2hr 34mins. No trailers 16 August 1819, St Peter s Square, Manchester, the site of a generally overlooked but critical historical event.

4 Tues 1 - Thurs 31 Jan DF Dementia friendly DS Descriptive subtitles SS S Silver screening FSF Family screening AR Autism-friendly screenings Sun 6 - Tues 8 Jan Free Solo (12A) 1hr 40mins From award-winning documentary filmmaker E. Chai Vasarhelyi and photographer/mountaineer Jimmy Chin. National Geographic Documentary Film s Free Solo is a stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of the free soloist climber Alex Honnold, as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream of climbing the 3,000ft El Capitan without a rope. Both an edge-of-your seat thriller and an inspiring portrait of an athlete who exceeded our current understanding of human physical and mental potential. Mon 7 - Thurs 10 Jan Lizzie (15) 1hr 45mins An unmarried woman of 32, and a social outcast, Lizzie Borden (Chloe Sevigny) lives a claustrophobic life under her father's cold and domineering control. When Bridget Sullivan (Kristen Stewart), a young maid, comes to work for the family, Lizzie finds a sympathetic, kindred spirit, and a chance intimacy that blossoms into a wicked plan, and a dark, unsettling end. Mon 7 Jan Buxton Film: Peterloo (12A) 2hr 34mins. No trailers 16 August 1819, St Peter s Square, Manchester, the site of a generally overlooked but critical historical event. A pro-democracy demonstration was brutally broken up when cavalry charged into the crowd killing 15 protesters and injuring hundreds. Mike Leigh brings the event to life with dramatic big crowd scenes while Maxine Peake brings her talents as Nellie, the tough worker and mother of soldier Joseph. This screening is programmed by Buxton Film*. Sat 12 - Wed 16 Jan Aquaman (12A) 2hr 23mins. From Warner Bros. Pictures and director James Wan comes an action-packed adventure that spans the vast, visually breathtaking underwater world of the seven seas, Aquaman, starring Jason Momoa in the title role. The film reveals the origin story of half-human, half-atlantean Arthur Curry and takes him on the journey of his lifetime - one that will not only force him to face who he really is, but to discover if he is worthy of who he was born to be... a king. Please note: contains strobe light effects.

of the most remote rivers in Canada. A breathtaking exploration of one of the Earth s last wildernesses and the story of how adventure can bring us together.

The film leaves viewers wanting to call their loved ones, dream big, and dare to believe. Sat 12 - Sun 13 Jan Bohemian Rhapsody (12A) 2hrs 14mins.

The film traces the meteoric rise of the band through their iconic songs and revolutionary sound. After a short solo career, Freddie reunited with his bandmates just in time for Live Aid.

5 BOX OFFICE buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/cinema Sat 12 - Thurs 17 Jan The Yukon Assignment (PG) 1hr 26mins British adventurer Chris Lucas and his father depend on each other for survival as they canoe down one of the most remote rivers in Canada. A breathtaking exploration of one of the Earth s last wildernesses and the story of how adventure can bring us together. Gentle in nature, this is a story of authentic adventure and relationship between son and father, inspiring audiences to take action and make time for the important relationships in their life. The film leaves viewers wanting to call their loved ones, dream big, and dare to believe. Sat 12 - Sun 13 Jan Bohemian Rhapsody (12A) 2hrs 14mins. Another chance to see the foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury. The film traces the meteoric rise of the band through their iconic songs and revolutionary sound. After a short solo career, Freddie reunited with his bandmates just in time for Live Aid. While bravely facing a recent AIDS diagnosis, Freddie led the band in one of the greatest performances in the history of rock music. Mon 14 Jan Buxton Film: Walkabout (15) 1hr 40mins. No trailers. To commemorate the late Nicolas Roeg Buxton Film are showing his stunning solo directorial debut Walkabout. A shocking event leads to English teenager and her 7 year old brother (Jenny Agutter and Lucien Roeg) becoming lost in the Australian desert. They come across a young Aboriginal boy who is on walkabout. Affecting and memorable, this unique study of cultural clash and awakening sexuality is filmed in Roeg s enigmatic style. This screening is programmed by Buxton Film*. Fri 18 - Thurs 24 Jan Papillon ( 15) 2hrs 8mins Based on the best-selling autobiography, Papillon follows the epic story of Henri 'Papillon' CharriAre (Charlie Hunnam), a safecracker from the Parisian underworld who is framed for murder and condemned to life in the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island. Determined to regain his freedom, Papillon forms an unlikely alliance with quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega (Rami Malek), who in exchange for protection, agrees to finance Papillon's escape, ultimately resulting in a bond of lasting friendship.

Tues 1 - Thurs 31 Jan DF Dementia friendly DS Descriptive subtitles SS S Silver screening FSF Family screening AR Autism-friendly screenings Fri 18 - Wed 23 Jan Holmes & Watson (12A) 1hr 30mins A

They soon learn that they have only four days to solve the case, or the queen will become the next victim.

Bruce Baldwin (Ralph Bellamy) and settle down to a quiet life as a wife and mother.

Everyone is welcome but seniors only pay 5! Mon 21 Jan Buxton Film: BlacKkKlansman (15) 2hrs 15mins. No trailers.

6 Tues 1 - Thurs 31 Jan DF Dementia friendly DS Descriptive subtitles SS S Silver screening FSF Family screening AR Autism-friendly screenings Fri 18 - Wed 23 Jan Holmes & Watson (12A) 1hr 30mins A comedic take on the famed literary characters, Detective Sherlock Holmes (Will Ferrell) and Dr. John Watson (John C. Reilly) join forces to investigate a murder at Buckingham Palace. They soon learn that they have only four days to solve the case, or the queen will become the next victim. Mon 21 Jan His Girl Friday (U) 1hr 32mins Walter Burns (Cary Grant) is a newspaper editor who learns his ex-wife and star reporter Hildy (Rosalind Russell), is about to marry bland insurance man Bruce Baldwin (Ralph Bellamy) and settle down to a quiet life as a wife and mother. Walter sets out to sabotage these plans, enticing the reluctant Hildy to cover one last story, the upcoming execution of a convicted murderer. S Silver screening: This is a Silver Screening at 1:30pm. Everyone is welcome but seniors only pay 5! Mon 21 Jan Buxton Film: BlacKkKlansman (15) 2hrs 15mins. No trailers. Spike Lee returns to his very best in this thrilling but funny satire set in the 1970s. Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) is the only non-white cop in the Colorado Springs police force. He replies to a KKK newspaper ad posing as a white sympathiser. His Jewish colleague Flip Zimmerman (Adam Driver) stands in for face-to-face meetings as they infiltrate the movement. This screening is programmed by Buxton Film*. Tues 22 Jan The Royal Opera Live: The Queen of Spades (Cert: TBC) 3hrs 30mins (incl. interval) In Tchaikovsky s intense opera of obsession and the supernatural, Gherman is caught between the woman he loves and a destructive fixation. The Queen of Spades is based on a short story by Pushkin, and comes to the Royal Opera House in a new production that has already garnered five-star reviews. Set in 1890, the year of the opera s premiere. In his study, Tchaikovsky imagines the opera into life as his own story, its characters giving voice to his unfulfilled desires.

BOX OFFICE buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/cinema 01298 72190 @BuxtonCinema S Silver screening: Monday 17 December at 1:30pm. Everyone is welcome but seniors only pay 5!

Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld), on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken.

Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving.

When new servant Abigail (Emma Stone) arrives her friendship with the Queen gives Abigail the chance to fulfil her ambitions and she will not let woman, man, politics or rabbit stand in her way.

7 BOX OFFICE buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/cinema S Silver screening: Monday 17 December at 1:30pm. Everyone is welcome but seniors only pay 5! Fri 25 - Tues 29 Jan Bumblebee (12A) 1hr 54mins. On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld), on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary, yellow VW bug. Fri 25 - Mon 28 Jan The Favourite (15) 2hrs Early 18th century. England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. A frail Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah (Rachel Weisz) governs the country in her stead while tending to Anne's ill health and mercurial temper. When new servant Abigail (Emma Stone) arrives her friendship with the Queen gives Abigail the chance to fulfil her ambitions and she will not let woman, man, politics or rabbit stand in her way. Mon 28 Jan Buxton Film: The Wild Pear Tree (15) 3hrs 8mins. No trailers Buxton Film have screened a number of Nuri Bilge Ceylan s exquisite unhurried, award-winning films over the years. In this, his best to date, young graduate Sinan, jobless, returns to his rural village. His idealised childhood memory of home contrasts with the daily irritations he now finds. Are the lives of the people he left behind as hopeless as he feels or simply a projection of his own perceived lack of success? This screening is programmed by Buxton Film*. Wed 30 Jan The Royal Opera: La Traviata ( Cert: TBC) 3hrs 35mins (includes interval) From the thrill of unexpected romance to a heartbreaking reconciliation that comes too late Verdi s La traviata is one of the most popular of all operas. Richard Eyre s production brings out all the emotional colour, from the giddy discovery of love, through painful confrontation to the inevitable conclusion. Lavish period sets and costumes enhance the reality of a moving story based on true life.

Buxton Cinema Membership Thurs 31 Jan NT Live: I m Not Running ( Cert: TBC) 2hrs 40mins I m Not Running is an explosive new play by David Hare, premiering at the National Theatre and broadcast live

8 Buxton Cinema Membership Thurs 31 Jan NT Live: I m Not Running ( Cert: TBC) 2hrs 40mins I m Not Running is an explosive new play by David Hare, premiering at the National Theatre and broadcast live to cinemas. Pauline Gibson has spent her life as a doctor, the inspiring leader of a local health campaign. When she crosses paths with her old boyfriend, a stalwart loyalist in Labour Party politics, she s faced with an agonising decision. What s involved in sacrificing your private life and your peace of mind for something more than a single issue? Does she dare? For regular cinema goers, our annual Cinema Membership will give you two free tickets, 10% off at our cinema bar and discounted tickets to as many films as you want. Visit the website to find out more. WHAT DO YOU THINK? Tell us what you think about Buxton Cinema and be entered into a monthly prize draw to win two cinema tickets! Pick up a feedback card from the cinema and pop it in the box. Don t forget to include your address if you want to be included in the prize draw. LIVE SCREENINGS STUDENTS/ CHILDREN: STUDENTS/ CHILDREN: 5

9 Coming to Buxton Cinema in February Tickets on sale now

10 Tues 1 - Thurs 31 Jan DF Dementia friendly DS Descriptive subtitles SS S Silver screening FSF Family screening AR Autism-friendly screenings Tues 1 Jan Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 13:30 Mary Poppins Returns 16:30 19:30 Wed 2 Jan Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 13:30 Mary Poppins Returns 16:30 19:30 Thurs 3 Jan Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 13:30 Mary Poppins Returns 16:30 19:30 Fri 4 Jan No screenings Sat 5 Jan Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 16:30 The Old Man & the Gun 19:30 Sun 6 Jan Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 10:30 13:30 Free Solo 16:30 The Old Man & The Gun 19:30 Mon 7 Jan Singin in the Rain 13:30 Lizzie 16:30 Buxton Film: Peterloo 19:30 Tues 8 Jan The Old Man & the Gun 16:30 Free Solo 19:30 Wed 9 Jan Lizzie 20:00 Thurs 10 Jan Lizzie 19:30 Fri 11 Jan No screenings Sat 12 Jan Aquaman 13:30 The Yukon Assignment 16:30 Bohemian Rhapsody 19:30 Sun 13 Jan Bohemian Rhapsody 16:30 Aquaman 19:30 Mon 14 Jan Aquaman 16:30 Buxton Film: Walkabout 19:30 Tues 15 Jan No screenings Wed 16 Jan Aquaman 20:00 Thurs 17 Jan The Yukon Assignment 19:30 Fri 18 Jan Papillon 16:30 Holmes and Watson 19:30

11 BOX OFFICE buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/cinema Sat 19 Jan Holmes and Watson 16:30 Papilon 19:30 Sun 20 Jan Holmes and Watson 19:30 Mon 21 Jan His Girl Friday 13:30 Holmes and Watson 16:30 Buxton Film: BlacKkKlansman 19:30 Tues 22 Jan Royal Opera Live: Queen of Spades 18:45 Wed 23 Jan Holmes and Watson 20:00 Thurs 24 Jan Papillon 19:30 Fri 25 Jan Bumblebee 16:30 The Favourite 19:30 Sat 26 Jan The Favourite 16:30 Bumblebee 19:30 Sun 27 Jan Bumblebee 16:30 The Favourite 19:30 Mon 28 Jan The Favourite 16:30 Buxton Film: The Wild Pear Tree 19:30 Tues 29 Jan Bumblebee 19:30 Wed 30 Jan The Royal Opera Live: La Traviata 18:45 Thurs 31 Jan NT Live: I m Not Running 19:00 LIVE SCREENINGS STUDENTS/ CHILDREN: STUDENTS/ CHILDREN: 5

12 FAMILY SCREENINGS re-runs of popular films 4 Cinema Membership Annual Cinema Membership costs 40 and gives you unlimited access to films at Buxton Cinema for just 5 per member, two free ckets to a film of your choice and 10% off purchases at the cinema bar. TICKETS 7 CHILDREN/ STUDENTS 5 ST JOHN S ROAD, BUXTON SK17 6BE BUXTONOPERAHOUSE.ORG.UK/CINEMA TEL: To become a member and claim your two free ckets, call the Box Office on: SILVER SCREENINGS All welcome, seniors only: 5 *BUXTON FILM: 5 CHILDREN: 3 LIVE SCREENINGS STUDENTS/ CHILDREN: Join our cinema mailing list to find out what s on! Sign up at: buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/cinema to receive weekly updates about our latest films and live BuxtonCinema

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