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CINEMA with warm welco "Hello. It’s good to know that London-based organisations with a national remit, like the British Film Institute, are putting their money where their mouth is in terms of supporting independent cinemas right across the UK to screen specialist and alternative films. With a bit of extra cash help from them we are able to present ‘The Proud Valley’ starring the African American singing star Paul Robeson as a man seeking work and acceptance in a Welsh coal mining community.… The film is part of the BFI’s Black Star season, but particularly relevant to anyone interested in our local mining heritage. The screening will be introduced by our special guest speaker – Keeper at the National Mining Museum Scotland. Great work for audiences is also being generated at one of our fellow Scottish independent cinemas: Dundee Contemporary Arts, whose Discovery film festival favourite – ‘Shorts for Wee Ones’ we will be showing on the 3rd December. The Discovery team have scoured the world for the year’s best short animations, sure to appeal to children age three and up, and coming to our Hippodrome screening really is the perfect way to make magical movie memories with your little ones. Sharing special movies with friends and family is for many an essential part of Christmas tradition and with this in mind we’ve laid on festive favourites: ‘Elf’, ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ and a double-bill of ‘Father Christmas’ and ‘The Snowman’, as well as Tchaikovsky’s ballet ‘Sleeping Beauty’ filmed live, and there will be a yuletide twist to our café menu.
We look forward to welcoming you soon” Alison Strauss, Arts Development Officer (Film and Media)
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(J) Bring a clean jeely jar with matching lid and get two tickets for the price of one. The jars will be re-used for jam-making in the Georgian Kitchen at Callendar House. (AF) The film and the cinema environment will be suitable for children with autism spectrum disorders and/or sensory hypersensitivity. More information on our website.
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them IE N D
Fri 2 Dec
19:30
Sat 3 Dec
11:00 14:30 (AF), 19:00
Sun 4 Dec
14:30, 19:00
Mon 5 Dec
11:00
Wed 7 Dec
19:30
Thu 8 Dec
19:30
Fri 9 Dec
19:00
A thrilling new film based on J.K. Rowling’s spin-off book featuring Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne), author of the titular textbook about the magical creatures in the Harry Potter universe, as studied by Harry, Ron and Hermione in ‘The Pilosopher’s Stone’. Hogwart alumnus and Magizoology expert Newt arrives in New York for a brief stopover. When a number of ‘fantastic beasts’ are accidentally released from his briefcase, trouble is unleashed for both the Wizarding and Muggle worlds in an adventure set seventy years before Harry’s story began. Dir David Yates / UK/USA / 2016 / 2hr 12min Standard ticket price applies to all screenings 4
RECENT RELEASES
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Thu 1 Dec
19:30
Mon 12 Dec
11:00 (cuppa)
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A Street Cat Named Bob
Based on the international best selling book of the same name, this is a true feel good story about James Bowen (Luke Treadway), a busker and recovering drug addict, who has his life transformed when he meets a stray ginger cat.
Fri 16 Dec Sat 17 Dec Sun 18 Dec Mon 19 Dec Wed 21 Dec Thu 22 Dec
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Dir Roger Spottiswoode / UK / 2016 / 1hr 43 mins
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Based on a true story and the follow up to the acclaimed ‘Belle’, A United Kingdom tells the story of the international stir caused when Prince Seretse Khama of Botswana (David Oyelowo) marries a white woman (Rosamund Pike) from London in the 1940s. “Oyelowo and Pike generate so much heartfelt chemistry it never feels like we’re being preached at.” The Scotsman Dir Amma Asante / USA/UK/Czech Republic/ 2016 / 1hr 51min 5
SPECIAL EVENTS
The Proud Valley Sat 10 Dec
14:30
Sun 11 Dec
19:30 (+ special guest)
The Hippodrome is proud to be taking part in the BFI Black Star season with our pick being the treasured 1940s film, ‘The Proud Valley’. We’re also delighted to welcome Ellie Swinbank, Keeper, National Mining Museum Scotland to introduce Sunday’s screening. Pen Tennyson directs this Ealing Studios drama set in a Welsh mining valley. In a role written for him, actor, singer and activist Paul Robeson stars as David Goliath, a charismatic African-American drifter who ends up in a small mining village in Wales. There, he finds work alongside the miners down the pit, and his magnificent singing voice attracts the attention of local choir director Dick Parry (Simon Lack), who has ambitions of winning the national choir contest on the strength of Goliath’s talent. However, a mining disaster puts both of these occupations on hold, and Goliath rouses a group of activists to march to London in the hope of reopening the mine in time to serve the nation’s wartime needs. BFI Black Star is the UK’s biggest ever season of film dedicated to celebrating the range, versatility and power of black actors in some of the finest performances ever committed to film. Dir Pen Tennyson / UK / 1940 / 1h 16m / b&w 6
SPECIAL EVENTS
www.bfi.org.uk/black-star
Warren Miller Here, There and Everwhere CERT TBC
WED 14 DEC 20:00
The 67th annual snowsports film takes some of the world’s greatest snowsports athletes on a globe-trotting adventure in search of snow capped peaks in the US, Canada, Greenland and the Alps amongst others. Almost seven decades after he first picked up his camera, don’t miss Warren himself spin tales of the past as only Warren can do, reminding us that through the years, these films have truly taken audiences Here, There & Everywhere. Plus fantastic intermission prizes to be won on the night. Tickets: Adult £10 / Concession £7
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CHRISTMAS AT THE HIPPODROME
Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty Sat 10 Dec
19:00
Sun 11 Dec
14:30
Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece as you’ve never seen it before – a production that has won the hearts of thousands and smashed box office records across the UK and the USA. With sumptuous sets and costumes, evocative lighting and masterly storytelling you will be transported in time from the late Edwardian era through to the modern day. In a world full of magic, fairies, vampires, love and romance, all bought to life by uniquely talented dancers - will Princess Aurora ever find her true love again? A magical show to get you and the whole family in the mood for Christmas 1h 45m (no interval) Tickets: £13.50 (£10.80)
Extraordinary. Fantastic. Dazzling. Masterful .” SUNDAY EXPRESS
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CHRISTMAS AT THE HIPPODROME
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Elf
A classic Christmas comedy starring Will Ferrell as Buddy, a man brought up by elves at The North Pole who is about to embark on an adventure of a lifetime to find his true identity. Come to the Hippodrome to get that ‘Elf day’ feeling! Dir Jon Favreau / USA/Germany / 2003 / 1h 37m
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It’s a Wonderful Life Sun 18 Dec
14:30
Fri 23 Dec
19:30
Sat 24 Dec
14:30
(with Bo'ness Belles at 19:!0)
Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a Hippodrome outing for this much-loved cine-fable. It is Christmas Eve and George Bailey (Stewart), a dedicated, up-standing family-man, finds his beneficent company in danger of collapse, and contemplates suicide in the belief that it would be better for everyone if he was dead. But the prayers of his loved ones summon a novice guardian-angel named Clarence, keen to earn his wings by helping George. And so it passes that Clarence sets about showing George what things would have been like had he never been born… A Hippodrome sell out every Christmas, early booking recommended. We’re delighted to announce that the Bo’ness Belles will be performing a set of Christmas songs before the Friday screening, approx. 19.10 and we hope that you can make it along to enjoy the extra festivities Dir Frank Capra / USA / 1946 / 2hr 10min / b&w
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The Snowman (U) & The Snowman and the Snowdog (U) 11:00 (RS)
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A double bill of Raymond Briggs' animated classics is the perfect festive treat for the whole family. The first in the double bill, The Snowman tells the story of a young boy's snowman comes to life and escorts him on a magical flying visit to the North Pole. The sequel comes in the form of The Snowman and the Snowdog, where a young boy whose dog has just died moves into the house in whose backyard the snowman was built. Finding a photograph of the snowman the boy rebuilds him, creating a snow dog out of the leftover snow. The three new friends fly off to meet Santa, who gives the boy a magical dog collar which will make it the happiest Christmas ever for him. Dir Dianne Jackson & Jimmy T. Murakami / UK / 1982 / 26min Dir Hilary Audus / UK / 2012 / 24min
© Snowman Enterprises Limited “The Snowman” by Raymond Briggs is published by Puffin Image © Snowman Enterprises Ltd www.thesnowman.com 11
Recent releases
ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY CERT tbc
Tue 27
19:30
Wed 28
19:00
Thu 29
19:30
Fri 30
19:00
Sat 31
14:30
standard ticket price applies TO ALL SCREENINGS
Join us at the Hippodrome as we’re heading back to a galaxy far, far away. From Lucasfilm comes the first of the Star Wars standalone films, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” an all-new epic adventure. In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction. This key event in the Star Wars timeline brings together ordinary people who choose to do extraordinary things, and in doing so, become part of something greater than themselves. Dir Gareth Edwards / USA / 2016 / 2hr 13min Tue 27 DEC - SAT 7 Jan 2017
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RECENT RELEASES
January dates are available
Moana CERT tbc
Tue 27
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Wed 28
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Thu 29
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Fri 30
14:30
Sat 31
11:00
Three thousand years ago, the greatest sailors in the world voyaged across the vast Pacific, discovering the many islands of Oceania. But then, for a millennium, their voyages stopped, and no one knows why‌ Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Moana is about an adventurous teenager who, with help from demigod Maui (voiced by Dwayne Johnson) sails out on a daring mission to prove herself a master wayfinder and save her people.
Dir. Ron Clements/John Musker/Don Hall/ Chris Williams / USA / 2016 / 1hr 43min Tue 27 DEC - Sun 8 Jan 2017
via our website or pick up the January brochure
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I SUSPECT WE WILL BE TOASTING THIS PRODUCTION AGES HENCE . UNMISSABLE ." ***** The Daily Telegraph
Live and Encore
No Man’s Land Thu 15 Dec
19:00
Tickets: £13.50 (£10.80)
Following their hit run on Broadway, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart return to the West End stage in Harold Pinter’s 'No Man’s Land'. One summer’s evening, two ageing writers, Hirst and Spooner, meet in a Hampstead pub and continue their drinking into the night at Hirst’s stately house nearby. As the pair become increasingly inebriated, and their stories increasingly unbelievable, the lively conversation soon turns into a revealing power game, further complicated by the return home of two sinister younger men. Also starring Owen Teale and Damien Molony, don’t miss this glorious revival of Pinter’s comic classic. The broadcast will be followed by an exclusive Q&A with the cast and director Sean Mathias.
By Harold Pinter Dir Sean Mathias
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LIVE AND ENCORE
Discovery Festival
Shorts for Wee Ones (suitable 3+) AY
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We are delighted to present our pick from the Discovery Film Festival: Scotland’s International Film Festival for Young Audiences. There’s a little mouse quietly obsessed with cleanliness, a thrilling highspeed chase through the streets of a French port (on tricycles!) and a reindeer faced with endless avalanches that keep burying his little cabin in the woods. An adventurous tree emerges from the forest sporting a very fetching pair of wellies, a cartoon cat and dog erase their differences and some pitch-perfect piggies go the whole hog… These magical tales will delight children age 3+ and are a colourful introduction to the cinema experience. Dirs Various / Various countries / 2014-15 / 45m / English, French or dialogue free
DISCOVERY FILM FESTIVAL
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19:30
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11:00, 14:30 (AF), 19:00
Fantastic B
Sun 4
14:30, 19:00
Fantastic B
Mon 5
11:00
Fantastic B
Wed 7
19:30
Fantastic B
Thu 8
19:30
Fantastic B
Fri 9
19:00
Fantastic B
Sat 10
11:00 (R)
Shorts for
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14:30
The Proud
Sat 10
19:00
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Sun 11
14:30
Mat thew B
Sun 11
19:30
The Proud
Mon 12
11:00 (cuppa)
A Street Ca
Wed 14
20:00
Warren Mil
Thu 15
19:00
NT Live: No
Fri 16
20:00
A United Kingd
Sat 17
11:00 (R), 14:30 (AF)
Elf (PG)
Sat 17
19:30
A United Kingd
Sun 18
14:30
It’s a Wonderfu
Sun 18
19:30
A United Kingd
Mon 19
11:00 (cuppa)
A United Kingd
Wed 21
20:00
A United Kingd
Thu 22
19:30
A United Kingd
Fri 23
19:30
It’s a Wonderfu
Sat 24
11:00 (R)
The Snowman
Sat 24
14:30
It’s a Wonderfu
CLOSED Sun 25 Dec & Mon 26 Dec TUE 27
14:30
Moana (CER
Tue 27
19:30
Rogue One:
WED 28
14:30
Moana (CER
Wed 28
19:00
Rogue One:
THIR 29
11:00
Moana (CER
Thu 29
19:30
Rogue One:
FRI 30
14:30
Moana (CER
Fri 30
19:00
Rogue One:
SAT 31
11:00
Moana (CER
Sat 31
14:30
Rogue One:
CLOSED Sun 1 Jan & Mon 2 Jan WE WISH ALL OUR CUSTOMERS a Merry Christ
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(C) Cuppa screeningss (R) Reel Saturday (AF) Autism Friendly Full descriptions on P3
at Named Bob (12A)
Beasts and Where to Find Them (12A)
Beasts and Where to Find Them (12A)
Beasts and Where to Find Them (12A)
Beasts and Where to Find Them (12A)
Beasts and Where to Find Them (12A
Beasts and Where to Find Them (12A)
Beasts and Where to Find Them (12A)
r Wee Ones Valley (PG)
Bourne’s Sleeping Beaut y (U)
Bourne’s Sleeping Beaut y (U) Valley (PG) (+ special guest)
at Named Bob (12A)
ller (CERT tbc) Man’s Land (as live 15)
ingdom (12A)
ingdom (12A)
nderful Life (U)
ingdom (12A)
ingdom (12A)
ingdom (12A)
ingdom (12A)
nderful Life (U)
man & The Snowman AND THE SNOWDOG (U)
nderful Life (U)
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: A Star Wars Story (CERT tbc)
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: A Star Wars Story (CERT tbc)
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: A Star Wars Story (CERT tbc)
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: A Star Wars Story (CERT tbc)
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: A Star Wars Story (CERT tbc) mas AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. SEE YOU IN 2017 !
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Booking info
Tickets (unless otherwise stated)
Tickets
£6.60
Concessions
£5.00
Family (4 tickets)
£18.00
Cuppa (with refreshments)
£6.60
Cuppa (film only)
£3.35
Reel Saturday screenings
£2.65
Jeely Jar special (2-for-1 with clean jam jar and lid.)
£2.65
Live and EncoreTickets
£13.50
Live and Encore concessions
£10.80
Concessions These tickets are available for children under 18, unemployed in receipt of benefits, full-time students, OAPs, Young Scot card holders and Falkirk Community Trust Go card holders. Eligibility must be shown before purchase. Refunds Tickets will not be exchanged or refunded after purchase except in the event of cancellation of screening/activity by Falkirk Community Trust. How to book The Hippodrome Saturday 10:15 – 14:30 and 45 minutes before screening and 15 minutes after screening FTH Saturday 9:45 – 15:00 Telephone 01324 506850 Monday – Friday 9:00 – 18:00 and Saturday 9:45 – 15:00 Online at www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org
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BOOKING INFO
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Meerkat Movies Reward from comparethemarket.com, offering 2-for-1 standard price cinema tickets every Wednesday. • Become a Meerkat Movies member by making a qualifying purchase at comparethemarket.com • Download the Meerkat Movies app or visit comparethemarket.com, activate your membership and claim your voucher • Use your 2-for-1 voucher to book For more information plus full terms and conditions please visit the Meerkat Movies website. Gift Vouchers If you’re looking for fresh gift ideas then look no further! Falkirk Community Trust gift vouchers are available in any value and can be used Trust-wide. Purchases can be made from The Hippodrome, FTH, Callendar House and other Trust venues, full list available on the website. Refreshments The Hippodrome Café and licensed bar open 45 minutes before each screening and closes at the start of the screening. Popcorn, ice-cream, sweets, tea, coffee and soft drinks are available. Alcoholic beverages can be purchased from the licensed bar. Only food and drink purchased on the premises may be consumed. Access • 3 wheelchair spaces
• Accessible toilet • Infra red sound transmission • Induction loop (in cinema and at box office) • Baby changing facilities on ground floor
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