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Nick Mortimore recently took a trip to the Hippodrome to see compelling contemporary love story Ali and Ava. Nick shares some thoughts on the film and his trip to the cinema.
HippFest celebrates the success of its 12th edition of the festival which ran from 16-20 March 2022.
The Hippodrome Silent Film Festival (aka HippFest) recently picked up three awards for its online screenings in 2021 at the Silent London Awards, the UK’s most prestigious awards for silent cinema.
We are excited to parner with GFF alongside other cinemas across the UK to simultaneously screen some of its biggest premieres.
The shortlist has been announced for the National Campaign for the Arts' (NCA) Hearts for the Arts Awards 2022. The awards celebrate the unsung heroes of Local Authorities who are championing the arts against all odds.
Following the announcement from the First Minister on Tuesday 21 December advising of increased safety measures that will be implemented from 26 December onwards, we are making changes to our range of services until further notice from this date.
This month’s Hippodrome guest blog comes from Valerie Bruce – a Trustee of Bo’ness Community Bus.
This month’s Hippodrome blog is a guest entry by Fatima, a refugee from Syria currently living in Falkirk. The local charity – Friends of Scottish Settlers – put me in touch with Fatima who attended one of our Hippodrome screenings of BAFTA-nominated Limbo (2020). Fatima’s mother tongue is Arabic but she has written this blog in English.
The Hippodrome has announced that multi-talented Scottish artist Clare Grogan will be presenting four films, showcasing the work of some of the most inspirational women film directors of recent years and all chosen by Clare as personal picks.
This blog post is by Manjeet Cross who visited the Hippodrome in June to see Sound of Metal along with fellow members of the Forth Valley Sensory Centre ‘Talk and Sign’ Group, coordinated by Linsey Stock. Although the group’s activities have temporarily moved online, members got together for this cinema visit as part of one of their weekly sessions.
When a family moves to the countryside, the children are reluctant to embrace their new lives until they discover an enchanted wood full of eccentric characters in this fantasy adventure film.
The story of the famous musician Michael Jackson, known as the King of Pop.
Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci, Anne Hathaway, and Emily Blunt in The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) As Miranda Priestly nears retirement, she reunites with Andy Sachs to face off against her former assistant turned rival: Emily Charlton. As Miranda Priestly nears retirement, she reunites with Andy Sachs to face off against her former assistant turned rival: Emily Charlton.
The Playboy of the Western World by John Millington Synge Directed by Caitríona McLaughlin Filmed live from the National Theatre. Pegeen Flaherty’s life is turned upside down when a young man walks into her pub claiming that he’s killed his father. Instead of being shunned, the killer becomes a local hero and begins to win hearts, that is until a second man unexpectedly arrives on the scene… Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Caitríona McLaughlin directs this darkly funny tale full to the brim with secrets.
Every night a shepherd reads aloud a murder mystery, pretending his sheep can understand. When he is found dead, the sheep realize at once that it was a murder and think they know everything about how to go about solving it. Customer Notice : Relaxed Screening on Sun 31 May at 1.30pm
When a lovesick musician is given the wrong number for his dream girl, he teams up with a driven psychology student to find her. Together, they spark a hilarious, campus-wide frenzy that tests their own hearts and ambitions along the way.
Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Christopher Hampton Based on the novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos Directed by Marianne Elliott BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) joins Aidan Turner (Rivals) in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel, where among the glittering salons of the super-rich, one misstep can mean ruin. Marquise de Merteuil is a master in the art of survival. Alongside the magnetic Vicomte de Valmont, they turn seduction into strategy and weaponise desire. But when their alliance collapses into rivalry, the battle between them threatens to destroy everyone in their path. Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Marianne Elliott (Angels in America) directs this thrilling game of love, lies, and social warfare.
Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote is a screening of an episode of Murder, She Wrote with games and laughs. Approximately 120 minutes including interval.
Celebrate International Chocolate Day with us at the Hippodrome with our latest chocolate taste-along screening: the entrancing Amélie. Join us for this unique melt-in-the-mouth movie experience. The showing of Amélie will be paired with a bespoke tasting-box selection – each chocolate lovingly crafted to match the film’s most sensuous moments. Amélie (adorably played by Audrey Tautou) is a shy waitress beset with social anxieties who enjoys life's small pleasures from a safe distance… until a chance discovery sets her on a path to begin her life as a mender of broken hearts. A tremendously seductive modern fairytale, set against the beautiful landmarks and cafés of Paris – that most romantic and magical of cities. “A deeply lovely movie about the importance, and the rewards, of kindness.” The Times
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