Independent's Day
Every Wednesday we offer you the chance to see an alternative to our normal weekly film programme with our 'Independent's Day' selection. Increasing the diversity of content we show, the 'Independent's Day' programme includes a variety of the best independent drama, documentary films, world cinema and digitally remastered classics.
Wednesday 17th March

Nowhere Boy
Certificate 15 : Contains strong language and sex
Imagine John Lennon's childhood... Liverpool 1955: a smart and troubled fifteen year-old is hungry for experience.
Starring: Kristin Scott Thomas, Aaron Johnson, Thomas Sangster, David Morrissey, Anne-Marie Duff, Ophelia Lovibond
Wednesday 24th March
The Road
Wednesday 31st March

Precious
Certificate 15 : Contains strong language and sexual abuse references
In Harlem, an overweight, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enrol in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction.
Starring: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, Sherri Shepherd
Wednesday 7th April

44 Inch Chest
Certificate 18 : Contains very strong language
44 Inch Chest, a powerful and explosive drama of retribution and is the feature film debut of renowned photographer and commercial director Malcolm Venville.
Starring: Ray Winstone, Joanne Whalley, John Hurt, Ian Mcshane, Tom Wilkinson, Stephen Dillane
Wednesday 14th April

Pretty Woman
Certificate 15
Self-involved corporate raider Edward Lewis has recently split up with his girlfriend. Seeking directions to the Beverly Hills Hotel, he makes the acquaintance of free-spirited hooker Vivian Ward and decides to put her on a 3,000-dollar retainer as his "date."
Starring: Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Ralph Bellamy, Jason Alexander, Laura San Giacomo, Hector Elizondo
Wednesday 21st April

A Single Man
Certificate 12A : Contains suicide theme, moderate threat, drug references and nudity
SINGLE MAN is a romantic tale of love interrupted, the isolation that is an inherent part of the human condition, and ultimately the importance of the seemingly smaller moments in life.
Starring: Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode, Ginnifer Goodwin, Nicholas Hoult, Ryan Simpkins
Wednesday 28th April

The Last Station
Certificate 15 : Contains moderate sex
The Last Station is a love story set during the last year of the life and turbulent marriage of the great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy and his wife the Countess Sofya.
Starring: James McAvoy, Christopher Plummer, Paul Giamatti, Helen Mirren, Anne-Marie Duff, John Sessions
Wednesday 5th May

Youth in Revolt
Certificate 15 : Contains strong language, sex references and drug use
YOUTH IN REVOLT is a coming-of-age comedy that puts a fresh and outrageous stamp on a tale of adolescent obsession and rebellion.
Starring: Michael Cera, Portia Doubleday, Justin Long, Zach Galifianakis, Steve Buscemi, Ray Liotta
Wednesday 12th May

Crazy Heart
Certificate 15 : Contains strong language
Bad Blake is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who's had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times. And yet, Bad can't help but reach for salvation with the help of Jean, a journalist who discovers the real man behind the musician. As he struggles down the road of redemption, Bad learns the hard way just how tough life can be on one mans crazy heart.
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Robert Duvall, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Colin Farrell
Wednesday 19th May

The Scouting Book for Boys
Certificate 15 : Contains strong language, once very strong and one scene of strong violence
Best friends David and Emily love their carefree life on a coastal caravan park. When David learns that Emily is being forced to move away, he helps her hide out in a remote cave on the beach.
Starring: Steven Mackintosh, Rafe Spall, Thomas Turgoose, Susan Lynch, Holly Grainger, Tony Maudsley
Wednesday 26th May

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
Certificate 15 : Contains very strong language, strong sex and drug use
Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll is the 2009 film of the IAN DURY story starring Andy Serkis in the role of the punk legend.
Starring: Naomie Harris, Andy Serkis, Olivia Williams, Roy Winstone, Mackenzie Crock, Andrew Knott
For details of show times, click on the show times link*.
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