Films showing from Friday November 24 at Kino, Rye
A Bad Mom’s Christmas [15] 104 mins
Under-appreciated and overburdened moms Amy, Kiki and Carla rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for moms: Christmas. As if creating the perfect holiday for their families isn’t hard enough, they’ll have to do it while hosting and entertaining their own respective mothers when they come to visit. Starring Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Kathryn Hahn, Christine Baranski, Susan Sarandon, Justin Hartley, Cheryl Hines and David Walton.
Paddington 2 [PG] 103 mins (and Kids’ Club, see below)
While searching for the perfect present for Aunt Lucy’s hundredth birthday, Paddington spots a unique pop-up book in Mr. Gruber’s antique shop, and embarks upon a series of odd jobs to buy it. But when the book is stolen, it’s up to Paddington and the Browns to unmask the thief. Directed by Paul King and starring Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Hugh Grant, Brendon Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, Michael Gambon, Joanna Lumley, Jessica Hynes, Eileen Atkins, Tom Conti, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Julie Walters.
The Florida Project [15] 111 mins
Warm, winning, and gloriously alive, ’s Oscar-tipped The Florida Project is a deeply moving and unforgettably poignant look at childhood. Set on a stretch of highway just outside the
imagined utopia of Disney World, The Florida Project follows six-year-old Moonee (Brooklynn Prince)in a stunning breakout turn) and her rebellious mother Halley (Bria Vinai, another major
discovery) over the course of a single summer. The two live week to week at ‘The Magic Castle’, a budget hotel managed by Bobby (a career-best Willem Dafoe), whose stern exterior hides a
deep reservoir of kindness and compassion.
Murder On The Orient Express [12A] 114 mins
What starts out as a lavish train ride through Europe quickly unfolds into one of the most stylish, suspenseful and thrilling mysteries ever told. From the novel by crime queen Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express tells the tale of 13 strangers stranded on a train. Everyone’s a suspect when detective Hercule Poirot arrives to interrogate all the passengers and search for clues before the killer can strike again. Kenneth Branagh directs and leads an all-star cast including Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Derek Jacobi, Olivia Colman, Daisy Ridley, Lucy Boynton, Miranda Raison, Tom Bateman and Josh Gad.
Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool [15] 106 mins
The story of the playful, but passionate relationship between Peter Turner, a young British actor, and the eccentric Academy Award-winning actress Gloria Grahame (who rose to fame in the 1940s) in her later years. What starts as a vibrant affair between a legendary femme fatale and her young lover, quickly grows into a deeper relationship, with Turner being the one person she allows herself to turn to for comfort and strength. But, their passion and lust for life is ultimately tested to the limits by events beyond their control. Starring Annette Bening, Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Vanessa Redgrave and Stephen Graham.
The Death of Stalin [15] 104 mins
1950’s Soviet Russia takes on darkly comic form in the days following Stalin’s collapse as his core team of ministers tussle for control. Starring , Jason Isaacs, Steve Buscemi, Andrea Riseborough, Rupert Friend and Michael Palin.
Kid’s Club
Paddington 2 [PG] 103 mins (see above)
This runs for the first film at weekends and at various other times (see quick-view listings page). Great children’s films for just £7.25 and for every child ticket bought, an adult goes free. Grab a Kids’ Club loyalty card, have it stamped five times and get your sixth ticket free.
Royal Ballet Live:
The Nutcracker (2017), Tuesday, December 5 at 7:15pm
Peter Wright’s nigh-on definitive production for the Royal Ballet ranks as one of the most enduring and enchanting versions of The Nutcracker. With its festive period setting, dancing snowflakes and enchanting stage magic, Lev Ivanov’s 1892 ballet has become the perfect Christmas entertainment, with Tchaikovsky’s sumptuous, sugar-spun music the most recognisable of all ballet scores. Loosely based on the story by ETA Hoffmann, the ballet opens with a lively Christmas party, its Victorian setting captured in opulent detail by Julia Trevelyan Oman’s designs. Wright’s choreography ingeniously incorporates surviving fragments of the ballet’s original material, including the sublime pas de deux for the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Prince. But in emphasising the relationship between Clara and the Nutcracker Prince, the production also gains a touching subtext of first love. Conductor and cast to be confirmed.
Oscar Wilde Live Season:
A Woman Of No Importance, screening live by satellite on Tuesday, November 28 at 7:15pm
Classic Spring is the new theatre company from Dominic Dromgoole, former Artistic Director of Shakespeare’s Globe. The company’s first season is a year-long celebration of the late genius Wilde, one aiming to provide a much fuller picture of the man and the artist, revealing this much-loved but complex playwright as the brilliant renegade he was in his own time. Dominic Dromgoole will personally direct the first play A Woman of No Importance, starring Olivier Award-winning actor Eve Best as Mrs Arbuthnot and BAFTA-nominated Anne Reid as Lady Hunstanton, alongside Eleanor Bron and William Gaunt. Screening live from the Vaudeville Theatre on Tuesday November 28 at 7:15pm.
Multi-award-winning actor, director, comedian and playwright Kathy Burke will then direct Lady Windermere’s Fan on Tuesday March 20. The season will continue with the titles An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest, with cinema broadcast dates to be announced in due course.
Oscar Wilde Season Live ticket prices: Adults £20, Members and Concessions £18, Children 16 and under £12.
Live: Berliner Philharmoniker, New Year’s Eve Gala Concert
Sunday, December 31 at 4pm, 120 mins approx including interval. Booking from 2pm Friday November 3
Celebrate the end of 2017 with the Berliner Philharmoniker’s glittering New Year’s Eve Gala Concert broadcast live from Berlin and conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, with star guest Joyce DiDonato. The internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano will perform Richard Strauss’s lavishly beautiful orchestral songs with the concert programme also including works by Dvořák, Stravinsky, Bernstein and Shostakovich. The cinema broadcast features exclusive interviews and programme insights.
Kino member free tickets cannot be used for Live, NT, RSC, opera, ballet or special events.
For further information and booking visit Kino Rye or check the quick-view listings page.