Saturday 21 February at 2.00pm (35mm)

 1993 | USA | 125 mins

Director: Jonathan Demme

Stars: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards

One of the first Hollywood films to tackle the subject of HIV/AIDS, Demme’s film was praised for its screenplay and the performances of the two leads – Hanks went on to win an Oscar. He plays a senior associate in a top Philadelphia law firm with AIDS who is fired. He believes this is because of his illness and life style, and hires Washington’s black attorney to bring a case of unfair dismissal. The attorney is at first unwilling to take the case, but seeing the parallels between the prejudice faced by his own race and gay people, he changes his mind. A 35mm presentation in association with The Cinema Museum.

Tuesday 24 February at 2.30pm and 7.30pm

 2025 | USA | 100 mins

Director: James Sweeney

Stars: Dylan O'Brien, James Sweeney, Aisling Franciosi

After the death of his identical twin brother, Roman meets Dennis at a support group for twinless twins. They soon bond over their trauma and form an unlikely friendship. However, as Roman gets to know Dennis’s colleague Marcie, secrets gradually begin to surface, causing both men and their connection to unravel. James Sweeney writes, directs and stars in this well crafted and darkly comic drama, expertly mixing genre and tone. Clever plot twists abound with sensitive performances to produce an immensely satisfying exploration of identity, grief, loneliness and betrayal.

Thursday 26 February at 2.30pm and 7.30pm

2025 France | USA | 106 mins (French with Subtitles)

Director: Richard Linklater

Stars: Guillaume Marbeck, Zoey Deutch, Aubry Dullin

Frustrated with his job as a cinema journalist, and sick of seeing his friends achieving their dreams before him, a determined young Frenchman sets out to make his first film at the turn of the sixties. Did we mention that feature was called Breathless? With Guillaume Marbeck turning in a kinetic performance as legendary director Jean-Luc Godard and Zoey Deutch shining as the iconic Jean Seberg, American great Richard Linklater brings cinema history to life once again in his second movie of 2025, celebrating the style, iconography and all-round je ne sais quoi of the French New Wave.

2025 | UK | 126m

Director: Chloé Zhao

Stars: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Joe Alwyn, Emily Watson

Directed by Oscar-winner Chloé Zhao and adapted from Maggie O’Farrell’s acclaimed novel, offers a fictionalised portrait of William Shakespeare’s family life. The film centres on Agnes, Shakespeare’s fiercely intuitive wife, and their son Hamnet, whose untimely death shatters their world. Through intimate storytelling and atmospheric visuals, Zhao explores love, grief, and the fragile bonds that shape great art. This moving drama imagines how personal tragedy may have inspired Hamlet, one of Shakespeare’s greatest works.

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