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The Secret in Their EyesThe Girl Who Played With Fire

Scott Pilgrim vs. the WorldEat, Pray, LoveDespicable Me

The Social NetworkHarry Potter: Deathly Hallows

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Box Office: 01324 506850 www.falkirk.gov.uk/hippodrome

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outstanding recent film releases to choose from that it’s a challenge to decide what to flag up first. Perhaps one of my personal favourites is as good a place as any… I really urge you to see ‘Heartbreaker’, the French rom-com that has been stealing hearts wherever it is screened. I realise that sub-titles aren’t everyone’s 'tasse de thé' but this film is so likeable that you’ll honestly barely notice them. Another French film that might win any straggling doubters over to foreign films is ‘The Illusionist’. The trailer really doesn’t do justice to this lovely and magical film. Part of the magic is due to the unexpected delight of seeing Edinburgh, rendered in hand-drawn animation and up on the big screen, and there’s something particularly poignant about seeing the rich red velvet curtains at the Hippodrome mirrored in the red theatre curtains heralding The Illusionist’s act within the film.

We’re always glad to see Scotland on the big screen and a veritable industry seems to have grown up around the tourism potential of highland locations featuring in the Harry Potter films, the latest chapter of which will be screening at the Hippodrome at the end of November. Sadly we will have to wait until December for the Edinburgh story ‘Burke and Hare’… but in my book it’s definitely worth waiting a couple of weeks to see a film at the wonderful Hippodrome. Even closer to home we are delighted to be showing two shorts made by local young people: ‘Brainwashed’ by Big Screen Bo’ness and ‘That’s Life’ by Caroline Orr. Both shorts have a distinctly creepy feel and are screening as a Halloween double-bill with 'Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein'.

Our headline special event this season is also a bit on the spooky side… The Southwell Collective makes a welcome return to the Hippodrome with a live musical performance to a silent film version of the classic story by Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ in a double-bill with ‘Ghosts Before Breakfast’. The Southwell Collective’s latest show has been met with rave

reviews “Absolutely beautiful. Absorbing and enchanting” etc etc and we are delighted that they will conclude their Scottish tour with a date at the Hippodrome with what promises to be another popular and impressive silent film and music event. And there is more! We are very excited to announce that, in March 2011 – for the Hippodrome’s 99th anniversary – we will present a festival of silent film with live music accompaniment. Scotland’s first festival of silent film (supported by Regional Screen Scotland) will showcase three days of features and shorts around the theme of ‘Comedy’ with live music, special guests, workshops, talks and events. More details will be announced soon so, if you haven’t done so already, join our free mailing list to be the first to hear the latest updates (see page 27 for details).

The autumn season continues with two great little films blessed with sensational soundtracks, about two very different underground youth music scenes: ‘SoulBoy’ (northern soul) and ‘The Runaways’ (rock from the band founded by Joan Jett and Cherie Currie). There is also an informal strand of films based on memoirs – ‘The Kid’ (crime writer Kevin Lewis), ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ (journalist Elizabeth Gilbert) and ‘Mr Nice’ (label-defying Howard Marks).

Finally there’s just room to squeeze in a mention of The Greatest Time Travel Movie of All TIME… ‘Back to the Future’ of course! You can theme your Hippodrome visits by going along to see another Zemeckis’ triumph ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ (also starring Christopher Lloyd as Judge Doom by the way). But remember, wearing your orange body warmer will only get you in free to ‘Back to the Future’ (see page 17 for details). Oh and don’t forget your clean jam jar and lid for this season’s Jeely Jar Special: ‘Shorts for Wee Ones’ on 13th November.

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The Rebound Satisfying, smarter than average rom-com with Zeta-Jones as a recently separated single mum – Sandy – who takes up with Aram, a man fifteen years her junior as ‘rebound therapy’ prescribed by her friend. The familiar arc of romantic movies (meet – fall in love – obstacle – separate – pine – happy end) is tweaked just enough, and played with just the right balance of straight-up and funny that the result is fresh, sweet and likeable entertainment. Look out for the hilarious situation piece involving a disastrous evening for fastidious Sandy and her less hygiene conscious date.

Dir. Bart Freundlich / US / 2009 / 1h 35m / ADWith: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Justin Bartha, Kelly Gould, Art Garfunkel

Fri 3 Sep – Wed 8 Sep Fri 3 20:00 Sat 4 14:30 Sun 5 19:30 Mon 6 11:00 (cuppa) Wed 8 20:00

The Killer Inside Me Electrifying psychological study featuring an exceptional performance from Casey Affleck and stand-out cinematography. Faithfully based on the1952 pulp novel by Jim Thompson, this is the story of a Hicksville sheriff, Lou Ford: a psychopath with a respectable public face, and of the unfortunate women in his thrall. The brutal and graphic beatings meted out on Lou’s victims is a world away from the comic-book style violence of so many Hollywood films. Hugely uncomfortable to watch but essential viewing if you want to make up your own mind about the controversy that has stormed around this film.

Dir. Michael Winterbottom / US / 2010 / 1h 49mWith: Casey Affleck, Kate Hudson, Jessica Alba, Bill Pullman

Sat 4 Sep 19:30 Thu 9 Sep 20:00

The Karate Kid Worthwhile remake of the original 1984 hit with Jaden Smith (son of Will) as the Kid and martial arts mega-star Jackie Chan as the master. The action is relocated from California to China where new boy in town – Dre – attracts the attention of his pretty class-mate and the animosity of the school bully. Maintenance man Mr Han is on hand to teach Dre that the maturity and calm practiced in the noble art of Kung-Fu will always overcome punches and low-minded aggression. The obvious title of ‘The Kung-Fu Kid’ was apparently rejected on the grounds it would be associated with ‘Kung-Fu Panda’ (screening at the Hippodrome on 23rd October).

Dir. Harald Zwart / US/China / 2010 / 2h 19mWith: Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith, Taraji P.Henson

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Finally: a worthy successor to ‘Billy Elliott’! The (inexplicably) untold story of Northern Soul seen through the eyes of Joe who discovers dance, luurve, and the thrilling underground music that he stumbles upon when trying to impress gorgeous northern soul aficionado, Jane. Convincingly set against a 70s backdrop and the now legendary, then burgeoning, Wigan Casino, this is an infectious coming-of-age drama that is elevated thanks to a knock-out soundtrack, and the winning performance of Scottish actor Martin Compston (‘Sweet Sixteen’) as Joe, who matures from gauche teenager to worldly-wise young man.

Dir. Shimmy Marcus / UK / 2010 / 1h22mWith: Martin Compston, Felicity Jones, Alfie Allen, Hannah Crighton

Sat 18 Sep – Wed 22 Sep Sat 18 19:30 Sun 19 19:30 Mon 20 11:00 (cuppa) Wed 22 20:00

Note: ‘SoulBoy’ screens at FTH Cinema, Falkirk Town Hall on Friday 17th September at 19:30, followed by Northern Soul club night with Rialto Rhythm and Soul Club. See www.falkirk.gov.uk 'What’s On' for more information.

Splice A husband and wife team of genetic scientists (who clearly never learned anything from the mess that Dr Frankenstein got himself in to) are driven by greedy financiers and their own blind ambition to create a new life-form – an exotic hyrbrid of woman and bird/lizard/fish. Keeping their creation a secret the tensions multiply as the half-human creature, Dren, morphs into a beautiful woman, alluring to her pseudo parents and dangerous in equal measure. Demented, strange and gripping, with a nod to Cronenberg, Hammer Horror and every elevated B-movie in-between.

Dir. Vincenzo Natali / US/Canada/France / 2009 / 1h 44mWith: Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chaneac

Fri 10 Sep 20:00 Sun 12 Sep 19:30 Wed 15 Sep 20:00

Skeletons “Simple, this job: stick to the rules, tell them everything, leave and never come back...” In this inventive and quietly funny lo-fi gem, Davis and Bennett are a mismatched pair of travelling salesmen in the business of cleaning out skeletons from closets. Together they travel the country, wandering in and out of people's lives, performing 'the Procedure' with a Heath-Robinson kit bag of equipment. But things begin to unravel when Bennett, a stickler for keeping to the rules, discovers Davis has been illegally re-living past memories ('glow-chasing')... Endearing and definitely worth a look for fine performances, bags of charm and the surreal world it creates in the midst of the English countryside.

Dir. Nick Whitfield / UK / 2009 / 1h33mWith: Ed Gaughan, Andrew Buckley, Jason Isaacs

Fri 17 Sep 20:00 Sun 19 Sep 14:30

Heartbreaker This smart romantic comedy follows the exploits of Alex, his sister and her husband - a good-looking trio who have made a successful, if unorthodox business out of breaking up romances for a fee. Against a gorgeous Monte Carlo back-drop the band of miscreants set about mission impossible: halting the nuptials of beautiful Juliette as she prepares to wed her handsome fiancé (Andrew Lincoln – ‘Love Actually’). Frothy comedy, great set pieces, fabulous scenery (shot by veteran cinematographer Thierry Arbogast - ‘Leon’, ‘Nikita’), and plenty of romance make this a first-class delight.

Dir. Pascal Chaumeil / France / 2010 / 1h 45m / French with English sub-titles With: Romain Duris, Vanessa Paradis, Julie Ferrier, Francois Damiens, Andrew Lincoln

Sat 11 Sep 14:30, 19:30 Mon 13 Sep 11:00 (cuppa)

Black Death The British director, Christopher Smith, who already has several cracking horror films under his belt, gives us another exemplary example of the genre. This time the action is set in the middle ages at the time of the first outbreak of bubonic plague, when a young monk is tasked with leading a warrior knight (Bean) to discover the truth behind reports of people being brought back to life by an alluring necromancer. A savvy and creepy cult-film-in-the-making, recalling the classic British horror ‘Witchfinder General’, and dealing in weighty themes, from fundamentalism and religious intolerance to Life and Death.

Dir. Christopher Smith / UK/Germany / 2010 / 1h 41mWith: Sean Bean, Carice Van Houten, Kimberly Nixon

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Knight and Day Star power dream-team pairing of Cruise and Diaz (re-united again for the first time since ‘Vanilla Sky’) as a disarmingly suave secret agent and mousy girl-next-door, thrown into each other’s company and the explosive intrigues of a deadly mission. The leads and villainous co-stars (led by Peter Sarsgaard – ‘An Education’) are clearly having lots of fun with the stunts and script, and the award-winning director of ‘Walk the Line’ and ‘Copland’ ensures the tone remains firmly tongue-in-cheek in this whirlwind, romantic action thriller.

Dir. James Mangold / US / 2010 / 1h 49m / ADWith: Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Peter Sarsgaard, Jordi Molla

Fri 24 Sep – Wed 29 Sep Fri 24 20:00 Sat 25 14:30 Sun 26 14:30 Mon 27 11:00 (cuppa) Wed 29 19:30

The Secret in Their Eyes Winner of this year’s best Foreign Language film Oscar and over 30 other international awards this is a slick, tense and engrossing thriller about a former detective fighting a losing battle to leave his past behind. Retired operative Benjamín Espósito is writing a novel, using a closed, rape and murder case as source material. Despite a successful conviction, Benjamín remains convinced of another man’s guilt. With the dual motive of researching his novel and seeking closure, Benjamin revisits all the key players in the case, including former colleague Irene: object of his unspoken affection. Great plot, great acting, great ending… a must-see in anyone’s book.

Dir. Juan Jose Campanella / Argentina/Spain / 2009 / 2h 9m / Spanish with English sub-titlesWith: Ricardo Darín, Soledad Villamil, Pablo Rago, Javier Godino

Sat 25 Sep 19:30 Sun 26 19:30

The Girl Who Played With Fire Second instalment of the hugely successful film adaptations of Stieg Larsson’s ‘Millennium Trilogy’ crime novels, again starring Naomi Rapace as live-wire computer hacker Lisbeth and Michael Nykvist as journalist Mikael. Whilst investigating a sex-trafficking ring, Lisbeth is accused of three murders, and forced to go on the run while Mikael works to clear her name. The pair use all their skills and ingenuity to bring the guilty to justice – exposing a pan-European ring of corruption and unearthing some secrets from Lisbeth’s own disturbed past. A dark thriller which hints at the legacy of the Cold War and a State’s complicity in distant atrocities – hints which serve to emphasise the overall grimy, malevolent tone.

Dir. Daniel Alfredson / Sweden/Denmark/Germany / 2009 / 2h 9m / Swedish/Italian/French with English sub-titlesWith: Naomi Rapace, Michael Nykvist, Lena Endre

Fri 1 Oct – Thu 7 Oct Fri 1 20:00 Sat 2 14:30 Sun 3 14:30 Wed 6 20:00 Thu 7 19:30

Leaving With her idle bourgeois lifestyle getting her down, well-to-do mother Suzanne goes back to work as a physiotherapist in the south of France. Her husband agrees to fix up a consulting room in their backyard but when Suzanne and the man hired to do the building work meet, their mutual attraction is sudden and violent. Suzanne must then decide whether to give up everything and live this all engulfing passion to the fullest. Kristin Scott Thomas’ towering central performance as Suzanne has already earned her a Cesar Award nomination with many more accolades likely to follow.

Dir. Catherine Corsini / France / 2009 / 1h 26m / French with English sub-titlesWith: Kristin Scott Thomas, Yvan Attal, Sergi Lopez

Sat 2 Oct 19:30 Sun 3 Oct 19:30 Mon 4 Oct 11:00 (cuppa)

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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World A rom-com with a difference, as we would expect from the mould-breaking director of ‘Shaun of the Dead’ and ‘Hot Fuzz’. Slacker twenty-something Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera – ‘Juno’, ‘Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist’) falls for the electric-blue-haired Ramona. But the course to true love involves a series of tasks in which Scott must defeat her seven evil exes. This boy meets girl package is a head-rush, mash-up of live action, special effects, animation, comic book, video games and music. Dazzling, energetic and hugely enjoyable. Wright delivers once again.

Dir. Edgar Wright / US / 2010 / 1h 52m / ADWith: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans

Fri 8 Oct – Thu 14 Oct Fri 8 20:00 Sat 9 19:30 Sun 10 14:30 Wed 13 19:30 Thu 14 19:30

The Illusionist The titular Illusionist is one of a dying breed of music hall entertainers forced to accept gigs in fringe theatres, at garden parties and in increasingly obscure venues. Whilst performing in the Inner Hebrides, he encounters Alice, an innocent young girl who, awestruck by his performance, decides to follow him to Edinburgh… and change his life forever. Award-winning Chomet’s (‘Belleville Rendezvous’) second feature is a beautiful, charming animation born out of an unrealised film script by Jacques Tati’s, and finally brought to life at his Scottish animation studio by Chomet, at the request of the Tati family. Made in hand-drawn 2D at Chomet’s insistence, in homage to the vintage Disney films ‘101 Dalmations’ and ‘The Aristocats’ he so admires. The result is a lovely tale about loss and growing-up, starring the beautiful Edinburgh city-scape.

Dir. Sylvain Chomet / UK/France / 2010 / 1h 23m / dialogue-free

Sat 9 Oct 14:30 Sun 10 Oct 19:30 Mon 11 Oct 11:00 (cuppa)

Tinkerbell and the Great Fairy Rescue During a summer stay on the mainland, Tinkerbell is accidentally discovered while investigating a little girl’s dolls’ house. As the other fairies launch a daring rescue in the middle of a fierce storm, Tink develops a special bond with the lonely little girl. Determined to mend the girl’s distant friendship with her father, Tink turns away her rescuers in order to help her new human friend, risking her own safety and the future of fairy-kind. A charming animated family film for the holidays with Mae Whitman (‘Scott Pilgrim…’) as the voice of everyone’s favourite fairy and Lucy Liu (‘Kung Fu Panda’) as her fairy ally.

Dir. Bradley Raymond / US / 2010 / 1h 16mWith: Mae Whitman, Michael Sheen, Lucy Liu

Tue 12 Oct 11:00 Thu 14 Oct 14:30

The Runaways 1975 California and a teenage girl band is spotted by unscrupulous Svengali-figure Kim Fowley (Shannon) who engineers their meteoric journey from classroom to rock stadium in just a couple of years. Dakota Fanning (‘Coraline’) and Kristen Stewart (‘Twilight’) play the founder members: Cherie Currie and Joan Jett – two fierce, talented girls who shook the LA music scene and changed the rules of rock, making way for all the credible girl bands that came in their wake. Music promo director Sigismondi perfectly and affectionately captures the teenage kicks and creative conflicts puncturing the careers of the girls who were picked up and dropped by the whirlwind of fame.

Dir. Floria Sigismondi / US / 2010 / 1h 47mWith: Kirsten Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Michael Shannon

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Mother At once nail-bitingly tense and brimming with humanity, Korean director Bong's terrific film comes fresh from sweeping the Asian Film Awards with a hat-trick of Best Film, Best Script and Best Actress. This taut, unsentimental, ‘Hitchcockian’ dissection of a mother defending her son at all costs remains consistently unpredictable right up to its supremely satisfying climax. When a mother discovers her 27 year old son has been arrested for the murder of a young girl, she obsessively sets out to track down the real killer and prove her son's innocence at all costs.

Dir: Bong Joon-ho / South Korea / 2009 / 2h 10mWith: Hye-ja Kim, Bin Won, Ku Jin, Yoon Jae-Moon

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Bluebeard The often re-interpreted Charles Perrault fable of the monstrous nobleman with scary secrets in his dungeon is brought lovingly to life in Breillat’s costume drama, set in once-upon-a-time France, with a parallel 1950s narrative in which two little girls frighten each other deliciously as they read the original dark tale to each other. Like the best fairy-tales the story has real bite and the chaste, storybook compositions form a contradictory and thought-provoking backdrop to the feminist interpretation of spirited girls thrilling to the illicit.

Dir. Catherine Breillat / France / 2009 / 1h 47m / French with English sub-titlesWith: Dominque Thomas, Lola Creton, Daphne Baiwir

Sat 16 Oct 14:30 Sun 17 Oct 19:30

Tamara Drewe The director of ‘The Queen’ and ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ cements his track record of excellent social satire with this return to the big screen – an enjoyably saucy adaptation of Posy Simmonds graphic novel (itself based on Thomas Hardy’s ‘Far From the Madding Crowd’) about a successful, sultry young newspaper columnist who returns, on the occasion of an annual writers’ retreat, to her dull home village to sell her deceased mother’s property. Her presence succeeds in turning the heads of three very different menfolk, and Ms Drewe (Bond girl Gemma Arterton) leaves an invidious trail of destruction.

Dir. Stephen Frears / UK / 2010 / 1h 51mWith: Gemma Arterton, Dominic Cooper, Roger Allam, Tamsin Greig, Luke Evans

Fri 29 Oct 20:00 Sat 30 Oct 14:30

The Kid (cert tbc)

A heart-wrenching screen adaptation of British crime writer, Kevin Lewis’s, best-selling memoir – his autobiographical account of a brutal upbringing at the hands of a monstrous mother and his subsequent, hard-won salvation. Rupert Friend (‘The Young Victoria’) plays the older, damaged Kevin, whilst McElhone, cast against type, gives a terrifying, performance as the savage Mrs Lewis. The traumatic tale of triumph over adversity is leavened by the occasional kindnesses of secondary characters including Ioan Gruffudd as a concerned teacher and Bernard Hill as Kevin’s care-worker.

Dir. Nick Moran / UK / 2010 / 1h 40mWith: Rupert Friend, Augustus Prew, Natasha McElhone, Ioan Gruffudd

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City Island Andy Garcia is perfectly cast as the suburban family man who works as a prison guard by day but secretly nurtures his unfulfilled ambitions at extra-mural acting classes, where he channels his inner Brando in an attempt to impress casting agents. His troublesome Italian-American family include long-suffering wife (Margulies), a teenage son with a penchant for XXLarge women, a daughter working strip clubs to pay college fees, and a young probationer who also happens to be his illegitimate son. Sharing the breezy, indie-comedy feel of ‘Little Miss Sunshine’, the family tensions erupt in a melodramatic but heart-warming finale.

Dir. Raymond De Felitta / US / 2009 / 1h 43mWith: Andy Garcia, Julianna Margulies, Steven Strait, Ezra Miller

Sat 16 Oct 19:30 Mon 18 Oct 11:00 (cuppa)

Eat, Pray, Love Ryan Murphy, creator of TV phenomenon ‘Glee’, directs this uplifting drama based on the best-selling, true-life memoir of Elizabeth Gilbert and starring Julia Roberts as the happily-married woman who takes stock of her life and determines to undertake a life-changing journey in her pursuit of fulfilment, food and romance. The very definition of a Hollywood ‘woman’s picture’. Roberts ‘everygirl’ appeal is a perfect fit for this film which sees her combine her rom-com persona with that of crusading adventurer (cf. ‘Pelican Brief’ or ‘Erin Brockovich’).

Dir. Ryan Murphy / US / 2010 / 2h 20mWith: Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem, Richard Jenkins, Billy Crudup

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Winter’s Bone This deeply atmospheric award-winning drama follows 17-year-old Ree’s desperate quest to track down her bail-skipping father and save the family home from the bailiffs. Set in the desolate but stunningly photographed Ozark mountains of backwoods America, the film casts a powerful spell, thanks to mesmerising cinematography (by Scottish-born Micahel McDonaough) and an outstanding performance from Lawrence as the unflinching girl, battling to protect her siblings and win the respect of her hardened relatives.

Dir. Debra Granik / US / 2009 / 1h 40mWith: Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Kevin Breznahan

Thu 4 Nov 20:00

Mr Nice Biopic of the infamous Oxford-graduate turned drug-runner: Howard Marks, whose colourful memoir topped the best-seller lists and inspired his on-going tour of sell-out live shows. During the 80s, Marks had 43 aliases and 25 companies trading as fronts for his illicit career… he even found time for a side-line in espionage for the CIA and MI6. This fantastical story is brought vividly to life by a great cast including a full-throttle Thewlis as an IRA operative and Ifans, superb as the unorthodox Marks, an impersonation perhaps aided by the actor’s real-life friendship with the man himself.

Dir. Bernard Rose / UK / 2010 / 2hWith: Rhys Ifans, Chloe Sevigny, David Thewlis, Omid Djalili

Fri 5 Nov – Wed 10 Nov Fri 5 20:00 Sat 6 19:30 Sun 7 14:30 Wed 10 20:00

The Town Ben Affleck follows his acclaimed directorial debut ‘Gone Baby Gone’ with this pacy and sophisticated crime drama adapted from the award winning crime novel by Chuck Hogan: ‘Prince of Thieves’. Affleck stars as Doug MacRay, a career criminal and leader of a ruthless group of bank robbers. Planning his next job and battling to keep one step ahead of the FBI agent looking to bring down him and his crew, Doug is struck with a powerful and instant attraction to Claire (Rebecca Hall), a bank manager held hostage in one of his earlier heists, who is unaware of her charming suitor’s real identity.

Dir. Ben Affleck / US / 2010 / 2h 5mWith: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Chris Cooper, Blake Lively

Fri 12 Nov 19:30 Wed 17 Nov 19:30 Thu 18 Nov 19:30

The Wildest Dream George Mallory was obsessed with becoming the first to conquer Everest for the much-quoted reason “because it’s there”. Last seen in 1924 just below the summit, the clouds rolled in and Mallory disappeared into legend. 75 years later, climber Conrad Anker's life became intertwined with Mallory's after finding his frozen body with all his belongings intact. The only thing missing was a photo of his wife which Mallory had promised to place on the summit. This suspenseful and awe-inspiring drama-documentary charts Conrad’s return to Everest, haunted by Mallory's story and driven to unravel the mysteries surrounding the legendary climber’s disappearance.

Dir. Anthony Geffen / US / 2010 / 1h 34m

Sat 6 Nov 14:30 Sun 7 Nov 19:30 Mon 8 Nov 11:00 (cuppa)

Despicable Me In a white picket-fence neighbourhood sits a black house with a dead lawn. Hidden deep beneath this mysterious dwelling is the secret hideout of Gru, super-villain and dastardly engineer of the biggest heist in the history of the world. Aided by an army of little yellow minions and armed with his arsenal of shrink-rays and battle-ready vehicles, he vanquishes all who stand in his way… until he encounters the collective iron will of Margo, Edith and Agnes – three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential Dad.

Dir. Pierre Coffin & Chris Renaud / US / 2010 / 1h 35m / ADWith: Steve Carrell, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews, Jason Segel

Sat 13 Nov 14:30 Sun 14 Nov 14:30 Mon 15 Nov 11:00 (cuppa)

The Social Network (cert tbc)

“You don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies”. Rarely has a tag line summed up a film so deftly as this intro to the film about how a Harvard undergraduate invented Facebook, became the youngest billionaire in history, and stumbled in the mire of personal and legal complications. Eisenberg (‘Adventureland’) stars as Mark Zuckerberg, the young man at the heady centre of the communication revolution and director Fincher (‘Se7en’ and the US remake of ‘Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’) creates a fact-based cautionary tale that simultaneously reflects larger, universal cultural issues.

Dir. David Fincher / US / 2010 / dur tbcWith: Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Timberlake, Rooney Mara

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Made in Dagenham ‘Calendar Girls’ director Nigel Cole brings to the screen a dramatisation of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against unequal pay and sexual discrimination. With humour, common sense and courage, and led by the fast-talking, no-nonsense Rita (Hawkins), the band of women take on their corporate paymasters, an increasingly belligerent local community, and finally the government itself. With the upbeat tone of that earlier British industrial unrest movie: ‘Brassed Off!’ this enjoyable drama boasts a fabulous supporting cast including Bob Hoskins, Rupert Graves, John Sessions and Geraldine James.

Dir. Nigel Cole / UK / 2010 / 1h 53m / ADWith: Sally Hawkins, Rosamund Pike, Miranda Richardson

Sat 20 Nov – Thu 25 Nov Sat 20 19:30 Sun 21 19:30 Mon 22 11:00 (cuppa) Thu 25 20:00

Mary and Max (cert tbc) (screening tbc, see below)

Hilarious and heart-rending by turns this unique animation (using the stop-motion techniques familiar to us from the beloved exploits of Wallace and Gromit) is an unforgettable portrait of a supremely unlikely friendship. Following the pen-pal relationship forged between Mary Dinkle, an Australian school girl, and Max Horowitz, a solitary, overweight New Yorker with Asperger’s syndrome, the film is blessed with utterly engaging characters, a brilliant voice-cast, dazzlingly skilled animation and a narrative that shifts effortlessly from laugh-out-loud to desperately touching, without ever becoming saccharine. Already the recipient of 34 awards, including an Oscar, for his short film work, Adam Elliot’s feature debut is simply a must-see.

Dir. Adam Elliot / Australia / 2008 / 1h 32mWith: Toni Collette, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Humphries, Eric Bana

Sat 27 Nov 14:30 Mon 29 Nov 11:00 (cuppa) Thu 2 Dec 20:00Note: these screenings of ‘Mary and Max’ are subject to final confirmation. Any programme changes will be published in the monthly highlights for November, at the venue and at www.falkirk.gov.uk/hippodrome

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (cert tbc)

Part one of the final instalment of the Harry Potter stories (corresponding to the first part of book number seven in JK Rowling’s global publishing phenomenon) is directed by David Yates, who gave us the successful incarnations of book five and six, and stars the regular rosta of A-listers including Ralph Fiennes, Gary Oldman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, and Robbie Coltrane… Voldemort's power is growing stronger. He now has control over the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts. Harry, Ron, and Hermione decide to finish Dumbledore's work and find the rest of the Horcruxes to defeat the Dark Lord. But the challenges facing them are the most fearsome yet.

Dir. David Yates / UK/USA / 2010 / dur tbcWith: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint

Fri 3 Dec – Thu 9 Dec Fri 3 19:30 Sat 4 11:00 (jeely), 14:30, 19:30 Sun 5 14:30 19:30 Mon 6 11:00 (cuppa) Wed 8 20:00 Thu 9 20:00

The Kids Are All Right Nic and Jules – Academy Award nominees Annette Bening (‘American Beauty’) and Julianne Moore (‘Hannibal’, ‘The Big Lebowski’) – are married and share a cosy suburban home with their teenage children: Joni and Laser. Their household is thrown into disarray when the teens undertake to track down their “bio-dad”, the easy-going Paul (Ruffalo, ‘The Brothers Bloom’) whose life-style and world-view prove disruptive and compelling in equal measure. The most talked-about movie at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, this award-winning film combines comedic surprise with poignant emotional truth in a vibrant, and richly drawn portrait of a modern family.

Dir. Lisa Cholodenko / US / 2010 / 1h 46m / ADWith: Mark Ruffalo, Julianne Moore, Annette Bening

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The Fall of the House of Usher: The Southwell CollectiveThe Southwell Collective make a welcome return to the Hippodrome after their near sell-out performance last year.

The four strong band of musicians perform live their specially composed scores (for oboe, cor anglais, guitar, bass clarinet, bass recorder and electronic soundscape) to two classic silent films. ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ – Edgar Allan Poe’s gripping horror classic of paranoia and suspense as filmed in this visually stunning, suspenseful and surreal masterpiece by one of cinema’s leading avant-garde visionaries, Jean Epstein. Screened with ‘Ghosts Before Breakfast’ (dir.Hans Richter, 1928), a short in which ordinary objects behave in unusual, unexpected ways. The new score, composed by Michael McCartney for The Southwell Collective, aspires to achieve the same effect, featuring music which sounds somewhat familiar, yet subtly unpredictable.

Sun 12 Sep 14:30Tickets £8 (£6 conc) Pre-booking advised

Blow-up + talk

Alan Davie at 90: ‘Antonioni’s Blow-up and Alan Davie’Alan Davie was born in Grangemouth in 1920 and studied at Edinburgh College of Art in the late 1930s. One of Scotland’s most prolific living artists, he is consistently named as one of the most important British painters of the post-war decades. To celebrate Davie’s life and art in the month of his 90th birthday, the Hippodrome presents a screening of ‘Blow-up’ – Antonioni’s swinging-sixties thriller which features a work by Davie – preceded by a talk presented by Bill Hare, lecturer at the University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh College of Art. This screening is part of the supporting events programme for the 5* reviewed exhibition of recent works by Alan Davie at the Park Gallery, Callendar House, Falkirk which runs until 16th October (house and gallery admission: free).

Dir. Michelangelo Antonioni / UK / 1966 / 1h 51m + talk (approx 30mins)With: Vanessa Redgrave, David Hemmings, Peter Bowles, Sarah Miles, Jane Birkin

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Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff Featuring narration from Martin Scorsese and unique interviews with the world's greatest actors, directors and technicians, ‘Cameraman’ illuminates the work of Jack Cardiff whose exceptional career is interwoven with the history of cinema. In this humorous, intimate and fascinating insight into Cardiff’s work, the master himself explains how he helped elevate cinematography to an art form with his groundbreaking vision and technical wizardry in films like ‘The Red Shoes’, ‘The African Queen’ and many others. Cardiff relates tales of working with Hollywood's greatest icons including Monroe, Hepburn, Bogart, Douglas and Loren.

Dir. Craig McCall / UK / 2010 / 1h26m

Sat 18 Sep 14:30 Thu 23 Sep 19:30

Rashomon The Hippodrome is proud to present a new digital restoration of this genuine masterpiece, to mark the centenary of the birth of revered Japanese director, Akira Kurosawa. A nobleman and his wife are set upon by a bandit who kills the man and rapes the woman – or so it seems. But the story becomes less clear-cut when the narrative is presented from four different angles – one version from each of the protagonists plus a witness. Who can be believed – if anyone? An unmissable chance to see a master-class in editing, style and performance.

Dir. Akira Kurosawa / Japan / 1951 / 1h 28m / b&w / Japanese with English sub-titlesWith: Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori

Thu 21 Oct 20:00

The Leopard “There are films so richly realised you can live in them – ‘The Leopard’ is one such, and this new digital restoration, recently premiered in Cannes, makes the experience yet more intense” (Richard Dyer). Visconti’s epic tale of the declining fortunes of a Sicilian aristocrat, set against the momentous historical backdrop of Italian unification and the rise of the bourgeoisie, centres around a magisterial performance from Burt Lancaster in his most iconic role. Stately cinematography and gorgeous costumes render a powerful sense of place and the rapturous score and celebrated final ballroom scene cast a mesmeric and lingering spell.

Dir. Luchino Visconti / Italy / 1963 / 3h 5m / Italian & French with English sub-titlesWith: Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon

Sat 23 Oct 19:00 Sun 24 Oct 14:30

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein + shortsThe comedy duo’s finest hour is a fond homage to classic monster pics – featuring the leads from seminal Universal studios titles ‘The Wolfman’, ‘Dracula’ and ‘Frankenstein’ – and an enjoyable outing for the double act’s brand of buffoonery and verbal play. Screening over the Halloween weekend with two suitably spooky, local shorts: ‘Brainwashed’ (Big Screen Bo’ness,10mins) and ‘That’s Life’ (Caroline Orr, Focus Film Group, winner of the 2009 Glasgow Youth Film Festival ‘One Minute Film Competition’).

Dir. Charles Barton / US / 1948 / 1h 23m / b&w

With: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr.

Sat 30 Oct 11:00 (jeely) Sun 31 Oct 14:30

Oh! What a Lovely War We mark Armistice Day with this screening of Richard Attenborough’s (‘Ghandi’, ‘Cry Freedom’) directorial debut, exposing the follies of war. Focussing on the Smith family who go off to fight in WWI, the film is packed with songs and famous faces representing the cream of British acting talent. Singling out just Olivier for an acting accolade may now be considered remiss but the film also picked up awards for best film, editing, direction, soundtrack, costume and cinematography. Widely praised on release, the relative rarity of public screenings belies the film’s classic status.

Dir. Richard Attenborough / UK / 1969 / 2h 24mWith: Joe Meli, Colin Farrell, Corin Redgrave, Maggie Smith, Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud, Dirk Bogarde, Kenneth More

Thu 11 Nov 19:30

Back to the Future This year marks the 25th anniversary of the release of ‘Back to the Future’ and a welcome re-issue of this brilliant family adventure. For anyone who hasn’t seen it the plot goes like this: In 1985, Doc Brown invents time travel and transports his young friend, Marty McFly back to 1955 where he accidentally prevents his parents from meeting, and puts his own existence at stake… oh, and invents rock ‘n’ roll. Think skateboards, DeLoreans and Huey Lewis… To celebrate the 25th anniversary, anyone coming to a Hippodrome screening wearing an orange body-warmer, as modelled by Michael J. Fox in the film, will get in free of charge. 80s-tastic!

Dir. Robert Zemeckis / US / 1985 / 1h 56mWith: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd

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Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore The age-old war between the canine and feline species is put on hold when they join forces to thwart a rogue cat spy (voiced by Bette Midler) with her own sinister plans for conquest.

Dir. Brad Peyton / 2010 / 1h 22m

Sat 11 Sep 11:00

Asterix in Britain Celebrate Bo’ness Big Roman Week with us at a screening featuring the plucky Gaul and chums in an animated adventure which sees Asterix, Obelix, Getafix and co coming to the aid of ancient Britons suffering a Roman invasion.

Dir. Pino Van Lamsweerde / 1986 / 1h 29m approx

Sat 18 Sep 11:00

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Fantasy adventure about nerdy physics student Dave who meets Balthazar (Nicholas Cage), a centuries-old sorcerer who enlists his help to defeat an evil magician.

Dir. John Turteltaub / 2010 / 1h50m

Sat 25 Sep 11:00

The Last Airbender A mystical world divided into nations of Earth, Air, Fire and Water is thrown out of balance when the Fire Nation attempts to take over the world, but salvation seems to lie with a young boy who can master all the Elements.

Dir. M Night Shyamalan / 2010 / 1h 43m / AD

Sat 2 Oct 11:00

Marmaduke Owen Wilson is the voice of the world’s most loveable Great Dane, the comic-strip creation Marmaduke, in this live-action family comedy following the exploits of a super-sized pet who leaves a trail of havoc wherever he goes.

Dir. Tom Dey / 2010 / 1h 28m / AD

Sat 9 Oct 11:00

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Live-action adaptation of Jeff Kinney’s cartoon novel about a boy reluctantly enduring the never-ending social minefield of school situations from canteen to playground who embarks on a mission to be the most popular kid on the block.

Dir. Thor Freundenthal / 2010 / 1h 32m / AD

Sat 16 Oct 11:00

Kung Fu Panda Oscar-nominated animation starring an hilarious Jack Black as Po, the overweight, easy-going panda who is plucked from obscurity to defeat the evil Tai Lung, under the tutelage of kung fu master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman).

Dir. Mark Osborne/John Stevenson / 2008 / 1h 32m

Sat 23 Oct 11:00

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein + shortsThe comedy duo’s finest hour featuring a cast of characters from Universal Studio’s classic monster pics. Screening for Halloween with two suitably spooky, local shorts (see page 19 for details).

Dir. Charles Barton / 1948 / 1h 23m + 15mins shorts approx / b&w

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The Fox and the Child A haunting and beautifully shot drama, from the director of ‘March of the Penguins’, about a young girl living a solitary life in the mountains of eastern France, who seeks to befriend and tame a wild fox.

Dir. Luc Jacquet / 2007 / 1h 32m

Sat 6 Nov 11:00

Shorts for Wee Ones (ages 2+)

A delightful collection of imaginative short films from around the world, on tour from the Discovery International Film Festival for Children and Young People. With wonderful characters and storytelling, these films are great for ages 2+.

Dir. Various / 55mins approx

Sat 13 Nov 11:00 ** jeely jar special ** www.discoveryfilmfestival.org.uk

Who Framed Roger Rabbit Oscar winning tale of a “toon” hating detective who is a cartoon rabbit's only hope to prove his innocence when he is accused of murder. The chemistry is magic, the effects are astonishing and then there is the unforgettable Jessica Rabbit!

Dir. Robert Zemeckis / 1988 / 1h 44mins

Sat 20 Nov 11:00

Alpha and Omega (cert tbc)

Two young wolves at opposite ends of their pack's social order are thrown together into a foreign land and need each other to return home. A top-notch voice-cast includes Danny Glover and Dennis Hopper in his last film before his death in May this year.

Dir. Anthony Bell & Ben Gluck / 2010 / dur tbc

Sat 27 Nov 11:00

September

Wed 1 Inception (12A) 20:00

Thu 2 Inception (12A) 19:30

Fri 3 The Rebound (15) 20:00 3

Sat 4 The Karate Kid (PG) J 11:00 3

The Rebound (15) 14:30 3

The Killer Inside Me (18) 19:30 3

Sun 5 The Karate Kid (PG) 14:30 3

The Rebound (15) 19:30 3

Mon 6 The Rebound (15) C 11:00 3

Wed 8 The Rebound (15) 20:00 3

Thu 9 The Killer Inside Me (18) 20:00 3

Fri 10 Splice (15) 20:00 4

Sat 11 Cats & Dogs (U) J 11:00 20

Heartbreaker (15) 14:30, 19:30 4

Sun 12 Fall of the House of Usher + live music 14:30 16

Splice (15) 19:30 4

Mon 13 Heartbreaker (15) C 11:00 4

Wed 15 Splice (15) 20:00 4

Thu 16 Black Death (15) 20:00 4

Fri 17 Skeletons (12A) 20:00 5

Sat 18 Asterix in Britain (U) J 11:00 20

Cameraman (PG) 14:30 18

SoulBoy 19:30 5

Sun 19 Skeletons (12A) 14:30 5

SoulBoy 19:30 5

Mon 20 SoulBoy C 11:00 5

Wed 22 SoulBoy 20:00 5

Thu 23 Cameraman (PG) 19:30 18

Fri 24 Knight and Day (12A) 20:00 6

Sat 25 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (PG) J 11:00 20

Knight and Day (12A) 14:30 6

The Secret in Their Eyes (18) 19:30 6

Sun 26 Knight and Day (12A) 14:30 6

The Secret in Their Eyes (18) 19:30 6

Mon 27 Knight and Day (12A) C 11:00 6

Wed 29 Hippodrome for Schools

Knight and Day (12A) 19:30 6

Thu 30 Blow-up (15) + talk 19:30 17

October

Fri 1 The Girl Who Played With Fire (15) 20:00 7

Sat 2 The Last Airbender (PG) J 11:00 20

The Girl Who Played With Fire (15) 14:30 7

Leaving (15) 19:30 7

Sun 3 The Girl Who Played With Fire (15) 14:30 7

Leaving (15) 19:30 7

Mon 4 Leaving (15) C 11:00 7

Wed 6 The Girl Who Played With Fire (15) 20:00 7

Thu 7 The Girl Who Played With Fire (15) 19:30 7

Fri 8 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (12A) 20:00 8

Sat 9 Marmaduke (U) J 11:00 21

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Sat 9 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (12A) 19:30 8

Sun 10 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (12A) 14:30 8

The Illusionist (PG) 19:30 8

Mon 11 The Illusionist (PG) C 11:00 8

Tue 12 Tinkerbell and the Great Fairy Rescue (U) 11:00 9

Wed 13 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (12A) 19:30 9

Thu 14 Tinkerbell and the Great Fairy Rescue (U) 14:30 9

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (12A) 19:30 8

Fri 15 The Runaways (15) 20:00 9

Sat 16 Diary of a Wimpy Kid (PG) J 11:00 21

Bluebeard (15) 14:30 10

City Island (12A) 19:30 10

Sun17 The Runaways (15) 14:30 9

Bluebeard (15) 19:30 10

Mon 18 City Island (12A) C 11:00 10

Wed 20 Hippodrome for Schools

The Runaways (15) 19:30 9

Thu 21 Rashomon (12A) 20:00 18

Fri 22 Hippodrome for Schools

Eat, Pray, Love (PG) 19:30 10

Sat 23 Kung Fu Panda (PG) J 11:00 21

Eat, Pray, Love (PG) 14:30 10

The Leopard (PG) 19:00 18

Sun 24 The Leopard (PG) 14:30 18

Eat, Pray, Love (PG) 19:30 10

Mon 25 Eat, Pray, Love (PG) C 11:00 10

Wed 27 Hippodrome for Schools

Eat, Pray, Love (PG) 19:30 10

Thu 28 Mother (15) 20:00 11

Fri 29 Tamara Drewe (15) 20:00 11

Sat 30 Abbott and Costello (PG) + shorts J 11:00 21

Tamara Drewe (15) 14:30 11

The Kid 19:30 11

Sun 31 Abbott and Costello (PG) + shorts 14:30 19

The Kid 19:30 11

November

Mon 1 CLOSED

Wed 3 Hippodrome for Schools

The Kid 20:00 11

Thu 4 Winter’s Bone (15) 20:00 12

Fri 5 Hippodrome for Schools

Mr Nice (18) 20:00 12

Sat 6 The Fox and the Child (U) J 11:00 22

The Wildest Dream (15) 14:30 12

Mr Nice (18) 19:30 12

Sun 7 Mr Nice (18) 14:30 12

The Wildest Dream (15) 19:30 12

Mon 8 The Wildest Dream (15) C 11:00 12

Wed 10 Mr Nice (18) 20:00 12

Thu 11 Oh! What a Lovely War (PG) 19:30 19

Fri 12 The Town (15) 20:00 13

Sat 13 Shorts for Wee Ones (U) **J 11:00 22

Despicable Me (U) 14:30 13

Back to the Future (PG) 19:30 19

Sun 14 Despicable Me (U) 14:30 13

Back to the Future (PG) 19:30 19

Mon 15 Despicable Me (U) C 11:00 13

Wed 17 Hippodrome for Schools

The Town (15) 20:00 13

Thu 18 The Town (15) 19:30 13

Fri 19 The Social Network 20:00 13

Sat 20 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (PG) J 11:00 22

The Social Network 14:30 13

Made in Dagenham (15) 19:30 14

Sun 21 The Social Network 14:30 13

Made in Dagenham (15) 19:30 14

Mon 22 Made in Dagenham (15) C 11:00 14

Wed 24 The Social Network 19:30 13

Thu 25 Made in Dagenham (15) 20:00 14

Fri 26 The Kids Are All Right (15) 20:00 14

Sat 27 Alpha and Omega J 11:00 22

Mary and Max / title tbc 14:30 15

The Kids Are All Right (15) 19:30 14

Sun 28 The Kids Are All Right (15) 14:30, 19:30 14

Mon 29 Mary and Max / title tbc 11:00 15

December

Wed 1 The Kids Are All Right (15) 20:00 14

Thu 2 Mary and Max / title tbc 20:00 15

Fri 3 Harry Potter/Deathly Hallows Pt 1 19:30 15

Sat 4 Harry Potter/Deathly Hallows Pt 1 J 11:00 , 14:30, 19:30 15

Sun 5 Harry Potter/Deathly Hallows Pt 1 14:30, 19:30 15

Mon 6 Harry Potter/Deathly Hallows Pt 1 C 11:00 15

Wed 8 Harry Potter/Deathly Hallows Pt 1 20:00 15

Thu 9 Harry Potter/Deathly Hallows Pt 1 20:00 15

C Cuppa screenings Café opens at 10:30 for tea/coffee and cake. Screening starts at 11:00. Ticket price £5.25 includes refreshments. £2.60 for film only.

B Baby Friendly screenings start at 11:00. Bring your baby free (up to 18 months) and enjoy the film without worrying about any noise your wee one may make. All tickets £4.00.

J Jeely Jars start at 11:00. All tickets £2.10. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult. In the Hippodrome’s heyday youngsters could get their cinema ticket in exchange for a jeely jar. We have named our Saturday morning screenings of well-loved family films and kids’ classics in honour of this tradition. Once a season we’ll give you the chance to revive the custom (see below).

Look out for the Jeely Jar Special** when you can 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.

AD Audio Description service for blind or partially sighted people which supplies a spoken description of action not revealed by the film’s dialogue. Pick up your headphones from the Hippodrome staff.

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By Car: Bo’ness lies on the south bank of the Firth of Forth. Travelling from the west, exit the M9 at J5 onto the A905 then take the A904 into Bo’ness. From the east, exit at J3 onto the A803 then take the A904 into Bo’ness.

By Bus: There are bus services to Bo’ness from Edinburgh, Linlithgow, Bathgate, Falkirk, Stirling, Cumbernauld and Glasgow. The services are operated by First Edinburgh. Call Traveline Scotland on 0871 200 22 33 for bus timetables or visit www.travelinescotland.com

By Train: The nearest station to Bo’ness is Linlithgow, which is served by trains from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling/Dunblane. Details of services are available from National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50 or www.nationalrail.co.uk.

Parking: The Hippodrome is within easy walking distance of Bo’ness Town Centre car parks.

Tickets (unless otherwise stated)

Tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £5.25

Concessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £4.00

Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £14.40 (2 adults + 2 children or 1 adult + 3 children)

Super Saver Ticket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £18.00

Super Saver Concession. . . . . . . . . . £13.60

Cuppa with refreshments . . . . . . . . £5.25 Cuppa film on its own . . . . . . . . . . . £2.60

Baby Friendly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £4.00

Jeely Jar Screenings . . . . . . . . . . . . £2.10

Concessions

Concession tickets are available for children under 16 years, unemployed in receipt of benefits, full-time students, OAPs, Young Scot Card Holders and Falkirk Council Leisure Card holders. Proof of concession eligibility must be shown before purchase.

Super Saver Tickets

Four tickets to four films £18.00 (£13.60 concessions). All four tickets must be purchased together in advance (this offer excludes Jeely Jar Screenings, Cuppas, Baby Friendly and Special Events).

Please Note: Smoking is not permitted in the Hippodrome.

Orange Wednesdays

Orange Wednesdays give you 2 cinema tickets for the price of 1, at Wednesday screenings.

From your Orange phone either:

Text ‘FILM’ to 241 and Orange will send you your ticket by text (cost of text 35p); call 241 from your Orange phone; go to Orange World, select ‘Film’ then ‘Orange Wednesdays’.

Also available for Orange home broadband or dial-up customers and Orange mobile broadband customers.

For full terms and conditions and more information please go to www.orange.co.uk/orangewednesdays

Box Office and Booking Information

The Hippodrome Box Office is open Saturdays 10:15am - 2:30pm, and also opens 45 minutes before, and closes 15 minutes after the start of each screening. There is usually no need to book, but tickets can be booked in advance during the open hours OR from the Steeple Box Office (Tel: 01324 506850), Monday to Saturday, 9:30am - 4:45pm. Telephone bookings are subject to a 50p booking fee.

Refunds

Tickets will not be exchanged or money refunded after purchase except in the event of cancellation of screening/activity by Falkirk Council.

Refreshments

The Hippodrome Café and Licensed Bar opens 45 minutes before each screening and closes at the start of the screening. Popcorn, ice-cream, sweets, tea, coffee and soft drinks are available from the Café. Beer, wine, and spirits are available from the Licensed Bar. Please note: Children and young people are not permitted to approach the bar. No person under the age of 18 years is permitted to purchase alcohol. Proof of age may be requested. Only food and drink purchased on the premises may be consumed.

Access

• 3 wheelchair spaces on lower floor • accessible toilet • infra red sound transmission • induction loop (in cinema and at box office)

Please advise Box Office staff of any access requirements when booking.

Baby changing facility

A baby changing room is located on the ground floor.

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Let us know what you’re interested in (film, visual arts / museum exhibitions, live performances: drama, music, comedy).

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