With ground-breaking effects, this science fiction movie from 2009, directed by James Cameron, tells an epic tale set on the lush alien world of Pandora, populated by the Na’vi. For ten years Avatar was the highest-grossing movie of all time. A visual feast of a film – not to be missed!
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Norman (Henry Fonda) is a curmudgeon with an estranged relationship with his daughter Chelsea (Jane Fonda). At Golden Pond, he and his wife (Katharine Hepburn) nevertheless agree to care for Billy, the son of Chelsea’s new boyfriend, and a most unexpected relationship blooms.
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In the summer of 2014, a World War II veteran sneaks out of his care home to attend the 70th anniversary commemoration of the D-Day landings in Normandy. Superb performances from Michael Cane and Glenda Jackson.
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This lavishly illustrated talk will bring a new understanding of the inspiration behind Pollyanna Pickering’s award-winning paintings.
Anna-Louise takes a look at Pollyanna’s remarkable career as one of the world’s most highly renowned wildlife artists, sharing stories of the wildlife which inspired her, and the trials and tribulations of her global expeditions to study endangered species in their natural habits. This charming account of their travels will open your eyes to the beauty that surrounds us, and which Pollyanna captured with unparalleled realism and vitality in her artwork.
The talk also looks at the work of the Pollyanna Pickering Foundation, including the heart warming stories of some of the individual animals which they continue to support, and some of the some of the latest conservation projects which continue Pollyanna’s remarkable legacy.
Doors open / refreshments 7.00pm, talk starts 7.30
Tickets (available about a month before) at the library or online at greenhill.bookwhen.com
The story of Maurice, a goofy streetwise cat, who has the perfect money-making scam. He finds a dumb-looking kid who plays a pipe and has his very own horde of rats, who are strangely literate. Based on TerryPratchet’s book “The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents” and featuring Hugh Laurie as Maurice.
Free showing, but you may make a donation. No need to book
Doors open / refreshments 2.00pm, film starts 2.30
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The duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a relationship with a new employee on the south coast of England in the 1980s. Starring Olivia Colman.
Doors open / refreshments 7.00, film starts 7.30. Online booking is now open using this link.
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“The Good Dinosaur” asks the question: What if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? Pixar Animation Studios takes you on an epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend. While traveling through a harsh and mysterious landscape, Arlo learns the power of confronting his fears and discovers what he is truly capable of.
Doors open / refreshments 2.00pm Film start 2.30.
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In 2012, having been lost for over 500 years, the remains of King Richard III were discovered beneath a carpark in Leicester. The search had been orchestrated by an amateur historian, Philippa Langley, whose unrelenting research had been met with incomprehension by her friends and family and with scepticism by experts and academics. The Lost King is the life-affirming true story of a woman who refused to be ignored and who took on the country’s most eminent historians, forcing them to think again about one of the most controversial kings in England’s history.
Doors open / refreshments 7.00pm. Film starts 7.30. Watch the trailer here.
Set in France during the early nineteenth century, the film tells the story of Jean Valjean who, while being hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker’s daughter. The story reaches resolution against the background of the June Rebellion of 1832.
Doors open 7.00pm, film starts 7.30.
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This Netflix movie from 2021 is “Very funny, but with plentiful heart, so that the moving moments and the exciting moments hit” according to Guardian’s Steve Rose. A quirky, dysfunctional family’s road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity’s unlikeliest last hope.
Doors open / refreshments 2.00pm. film starts 2.30
Watch the trailer here.