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FAMILY FRIENDLY FILM OVER EASTER PREVIEWS & INDEPENDENT CINEMA RELEASES EVENT CINEMA IN APRIL Welcome To Our Special Easter Holidays Newsletter Our Lives, Our World, Our Cinema With the Easter holidays now upon us we are pleased to present a packed two weeks of big screen film entertainment for all the family! Please scroll down to find out more about our Easter Holidays programme & other films coming up in April. On our website you can view trailers and information on each film by clicking on the image or film title.  If you already know which film & date you want to book just click on the Book Now button. View Our Website Here Our doors and cafe/licensed bar selling a range of hot & cold drinks and pre packaged snacks open 30 minutes before the screening time. Our ticket pricing policy is at the bottom of this newsletter.    We hope you will Come along and join us for a deep dive into the wonderful world of cinema!   COMING TO OUR SCREEN OVER THE EASTER HOLIDAYS kinokulture cinema 9 Arthur Street, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 1JN   Poor Things (18)  Saturday 23rd March  7:30pm Winner of 4 Academy Awards including Best Actress From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. Under Baxter's protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn, a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation. Director: Yorgos Lanthimos Cast: EMMA STONE, MARK RUFFALO, WILLEM DAFOE, RAMY YOUSSEF, CHRISTOPHER ABBOT, SUZY BEMBA, JERROD CARMICHAEL, KATHRYN HUNTER, VICKI PEPPERDINE, MARGARET QUALLEY, HANNA SCHYGULLA Run time: 2 hours 21 mins BOOK TICKETS HERE The Color Purple (12A) Sunday 24th March  2:00pm (Subtitled For the Hard Of Hearing) Tuesday 26th March 7:30pm Celie Harris (Fantasia Barrino) is an African-American woman living in the South during the early 1900s. Torn apart from her sister and her children, Celie faces many hardships in life, including an abusive husband, but with support from a sultry singer named Shug Avery (Taraji P. Henson), as well as her stand-her-ground stepdaughter, Celie ultimately finds extraordinary strength in the unbreakable bonds of a new kind of sisterhood. A story of the powerful connection between three unbreakable women, Alice Walker's classic novel The Color Purple is transformed into a profound, unforgettable big-screen musical. "The rough edges of Steven Spielberg's 1985 adaptation have been softened but the evocative energy of this movie-musical's three female leads is magical" *** Peter Bradshaw - The Guardian "This musical adaptation is a profoundly moving experience" **** The Independent Nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 2024 Academy Awards Director: Blitz Bazawule Cast: Taraji P. Henson, Colman Domingo, David Alan Grier, Danielle Brooks, Aunjanue Ellis, H.E.R. , Halle Bailey, Deon Cole, Louis Gossett Jr., Elizabeth Marvel, Corey Hawkins, Stephen Hill, Jon Batiste, Fantasia Barrino, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, Ciara Run time: 2 hours 21 mins BOOK TICKETS FOR SUNDAY HERE BOOK TICKETS FOR TUESDAY HERE Escapes: Seize Them! (15) FREE Preview Screening Monday 25th March  7:30pm Escapes is a brand new offering to engage new audiences, giving you the chance to get down to your local cinema for free! This film will be shown with descriptive subtitles on screen. SEIZE THEM! is a comedy road movie set in the dark ages. It follows Queen Dagan (Aimee Lou Wood), an egotistical yet lonely monarch, whose reign is toppled by the charismatic Humble Joan (Nicola Coughlan) and the treacherous Leofwine (Jessica Hynes). Now a fugitive with a hefty bounty on her head, the Queen embarks on a quest to regain the throne with the help of Shulmay (Lolly Adefope), a castle worker with mysterious motives, and Bobik (Nick Frost), a shit shoveler who dreams of a grander life. Her new friends and wild adventures make her question the kind of Queen she wants to be. Supported by the BFI, awarding National Lottery funding Director: Curtis Vowell Cast: Aimee Lou Wood, Lolly Adefope, Nicola Coughlan, Jessica Hynes, Nick Frost UK 2024 Preview courtesy of Entertainment Film UK release date: 5th April Run time: 1 hour 31 mins BOOK FREE TICKETS THROUGH CINEMATIK HERE

SOUL (PG) Wednesday 27th & Thursday 28th March  2:00pm   Pixar's "Soul," is coming to cinemas for a limited time after originally having streaming-only releases on Disney+ during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pixar Animation Studios will take you on a journey from the streets of New York City to the cosmic realms to discover the answers to life's most important questions. Described by Mark Kermode as 'like a fever-dream cross between Disney's Fantasia and Powell and Pressburger's A Matter of Life and Death…' Soul is the story of a school teacher who dreams of being a professional jazz musician, but discovers the true meaning of life after a terrible accident. Directors: Pete Docter, Kemp Powers Cast: Jamie Foxx, Daveed Diggs, John Ratzenberger, Ahmir-Khalib Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Tina Fey US 2020 Run time: 1 hour 40 mins BOOK TICKETS HERE The End We Start From (15) Wednesday 27th & Thursday 28th March  7:30pm   Mahalia Belo's confident feature debut brings Megan Hunter's acclaimed 2017 dystopian novel to the screen as a disaster movie, whose immense power derives from the intimacy of its performances. An excellent Jodie Comer, playing the young mother, is joined by a uniformly superb cast, including Joel Fry and Katherine Waterson, who convey the emotional gravity of this poignant and unsettlingly prophetic tale of survival against the odds, which has echoes of The Road and Children of Men "The Killing Eve star finally shakes that off as her defining role, thanks to a heroic performance in Mahalia Belo's tense, stirring new film" **** Telegraph Director: Mahalio Belo Cast: Jodie Comer, Joel Fry, Katherine Waterson UK 2023 Run time: 1 hour 42 mins BOOK TICKETS HERE ARGYLLE (15) Friday 29th & Saturday 30th March  7:30pm Tuesday 2nd April  2:00pm   From the twisted mind of Matthew Vaughn (Kingsman franchise, Kick-Ass) comes Argylle, a razor-witted, reality-bending, globe-encircling spy thriller. Bryce Dallas Howard (Jurassic World franchise) is Elly Conway, the reclusive author of a series of best-selling espionage novels, whose idea of bliss is a night at home with her computer and her cat, Alfie. But when the plots of Elly's fictional books - which center on secret agent Argylle and his mission to unravel a global spy syndicate - begin to mirror the covert actions of a real-life spy organization, quiet evenings at home become a thing of the past. Accompanied by Aiden (Oscar winner Sam Rockwell), a cat-allergic spy, Elly (carrying Alfie in her backpack) races across the world to stay one step ahead of the killers as the line between Elly's fictional world and her real one begins to blur. DIRECTOR: Matthew Vaughn CAST: Henry Cavill, Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston, Dua Lipa, Ariana DeBose, Catherine O'Hara, John Cena, Samuel L. Jackson Run time: 2 hours 18 mins BOOK TICKETS HERE DUNE (12A) Re Release Sunday 31st March  2:00pm A chance to refresh yourselves on the story so far before our screenings of DUNE Part Two A mythic and emotionally charged hero's journey, "Dune" tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence—a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential—only those who can conquer their fear will survive. Director: Denis Villeneuve Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Javier Bardem, Rebecca Ferguson, Stellan Skarsgard Run time: 2 hours 35 mins BOOK TICKETS HERE The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (PG)  Oswestry Film Society Screening Tuesday 2nd April 7:30pm?  Please note the film starts at 7:30pm there are no trailers at OFS screenings When the last agent under his command is killed and Alec Leamas (the great Richard Burton) is called back to London, he hopes to retire (come in from the cold) for good. His spymaster, however, has other plans: determined to bring down the head of East German Intelligence and topple his organization, he once more sends Leamas into the fray -- this time to play the part of a pseudo-defector. In a story of cat and mouse, love and betrayal, Lemas becomes disillusioned after realising that he is a mere cog in a huge system. Will he upset that system? Burton is perfect in this starkly shot film as the cynical, faithless enigma who hides his mission so well even we can't guess what he's up to. Run Time: 1 hour 48 mins FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OSWESTRY FILM SOCIETY & BOOK TICKETS HERE Migration (PG) Wednesday 3rd & Thursday 4th April  2:00pm The creators of the blockbuster Minions, Despicable Me, Sing and The Secret Life of Pets comedies, invite you to take flight into the thrill of the unknown with a funny, feathered family vacation like no other in the action-packed new original comedy, Migration. The Mallard family is in a bit of rut. While dad Mack is content to keep his family safe paddling around their New England pond forever, mom Pam is eager to shake things up and show their kids—teen son Dax and duckling daughter Gwen—the whole wide world. After a migrating duck family alights on their pond with thrilling tales of far-flung places, Pam persuades Mack to embark on a family trip, via New York City, to tropical Jamaica. As the Mallards make their way South for the winter, their well-laid plans quickly go awry. The experience will inspire them to expand their horizons, open themselves up to new friends and accomplish more than they ever thought possible, while teaching them more about each other—and themselves—than they ever imagined. Director: Benjamin Renner Cast: Elizabeth Banks, Danny DeVito, Carol Kane, David Mitchell, Kumail Nanjiani, Awkwafina , Keegan-Michael Key, Caspar Jennings, Tresi Gazal Run time: 1 hour 27 mins BOOK TICKETS HERE Bob Marley: One Love (12A) Wednesday 3rd April  7:30pm BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE celebrates the life and music of an icon who inspired generations through his message of love and unity.  On the big screen for the first time, discover Bob's powerful story of overcoming adversity and the journey behind his revolutionary music. Produced in partnership with the Marley family and starring Kingsley Ben-Adir as the legendary musician and Lashana Lynch as his wife Rita. Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green Cast: James Norton, Anthony Welsh, Lashana Lynch, Michael Gandolfini, Tosin Cole, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Umi Myers, Nadine Marshall UK 2023 Run time: 1 hour 44 mins BOOK TICKETS HERE   Driving Mum (12A) Thursday 4th April  7:30pm Hilmar Oddsson's delightful 1980-set darkly comedic road movie is an oddball odyssey of self-discovery and acceptance across the beautifully photographed landscapes of Iceland. Middle-aged and disappointed, Jón (Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson) spends his days knitting and listening to the radio with his domineering elderly mother (Kristbjörg Kjeld) on their rural Icelandic farmstead. With his life overtaken with looking after his home and his mother's needs, Jón's isolated world is upended when she suddenly passes away. But having left him a series of instructions to follow upon her death, Jón sets out on a journey across Iceland to honour her final wishes – including being buried in Eyrarbakki, her home village. Strapping her into his Ford Cortina, and with the beloved (and scene-stealing) family dog Brezhnev in tow, Jón sets off on his strange odyssey. With his late mum still relentlessly nagging him from the back seat, he meets a variety of peculiar and charming strangers en route, and encounters some ghosts from his past too… Beautifully filmed in crisp black and white, Driving Mum is a heartwarming, emotional film with a fantastic central performance from Gunnarsson. WINNER, Grand Prix, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2022 WINNER, Best Original Score, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2022  "It excels in storytelling, photography, acting and – first and foremost – lyrical freedom…an instant classic."Victor Fraga, DMovies ????Eye For Film ????Kino-Zeit Director: Hilmar Oddsson Iceland/Estonia 2022 (UK release 2024) Icelandic with English subtitles Run time: 1 hour 52 mins BOOK TICKETS HERE   DUNE Part Two (12A) Friday 5th & Saturday 6th April  7:00pm Sunday 7th April  2:00pm (Subtitled for the Hard Of Hearing) The saga continues as award-winning filmmaker Denis Villeneuve embarks on "Dune: Part Two," the next chapter of Frank Herbert's celebrated novel Dune, with an expanded all-star international ensemble cast.  The film, from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, is the highly anticipated follow-up to 2021's six-time Academy Award-winning "Dune." "Dune: Part Two" will explore the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee. Director: Denis Villeneuve Cast: Zendaya, Timotheé Chalamet, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh , Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Léa Seydouz, Christopher Walken Run time: 2 hours 47 mins BOOK TICKETS FOR FRIDAY & SATURDAY HERE BOOK TICKETS FOR SUNDAY HERE   NT Live: NYE (12A) Tuesday 23rd April  7:00pm (Re Scheduled tickets go on sale to the public on 28th March) We sincerely apologise for any confusion over the previous cancellation of this event due to a potential operational clash. We are now in a position to reinstate it and all previous bookings have been given an early bird opportunity to book in advance of tickets being put back on sale to the public on 28th March. National Theatre Live a new play by Tim Price   directed by Rufus Norris     Michael Sheen plays Nye Bevan in a surreal and spectacular journey through the life and legacy of the man who transformed Britain's welfare state and created the NHS.    Confronted with death, Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan's deepest memories lead him on a mind-bending journey back through his life; from childhood to mining underground, Parliament and fights with Churchill.    Written by Tim Price and directed by Rufus Norris (Small Island), this epic new Welsh fantasia will be broadcast live from the National Theatre. Run time: 2 hours 40 mins ? BOOK TICKETS FROM 28th MARCH HERE   ALSO COMING UP IN APRL Perfect Days (PG)  Wednesday 10th April  7:30pm Hirayama seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of toilets in Tokyo. Outside of his very structured everyday routine he enjoys his passion for music and for books. And he loves trees and takes photos of them.  A series of unexpected encounters gradually reveal more of his past. A deeply moving and poetic reflection on finding beauty in the everyday world around us. "Zen and the art of toilet cleaning? You'd better believe it. This is as gentle as it gets — a humble little film, maybe, but an enriching one. It's a soul-cleanse." **** Empire Magazine "Wim Wenders captures the beauty of the everyday in his best fiction film since Wings of Desire" - BFI Director Wim Wenders Cast: KôjiYakusho, Min Tanaka, Tomokazu Miura, Tokio Emoto, Arisa Nakano, Yumi Asô, Aoi Yamada, Sayuri Ishikawa Japanese with English subtitles Run time: 2 hours 4 mins BOOK TICKETS HERE The Eternal Daughter (12A) + Pre Recorded Q&A Thursday 11th April 7:30pm An artist and her elderly mother confront long-buried secrets when they return to a former family home, now a hotel haunted by its mysterious past. Featuring a towering, deeply moving performance by Tilda Swinton, acclaimed filmmaker Joanna Hogg's beguiling latest film is a brilliant and captivating exploration of parental relationships and the things we leave behind. "An extraordinarily moving drama of celebration, regret, creation, loss, and family, this latest feature by writer-director Joanna Hogg grabbed my heart in an icily intimate embrace and then refused to let go." **** MovieFreak Director: Joanna Hogg Cast: Tilda Swinton, Carly-Sophia Davies and Joseph Mydell Run time: 1 hour 36 mins BOOK TICKETS HERE   Wicked Little Letters (15) Friday 12th & Saturday 13th April  7:30pm Sunday 14th April. 2:00pm (Subtitled for The Hard Of Hearing) Thrust the most scatological obscenities you can think of into the stuffy quaintness of a 1920s English seaside town, and the outcome is riotous comedy. A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a farcical and occasionally sinister scandal in this riotous mystery comedy. Based on a stranger than fiction true story, Wicked Little Letters follows two neighbours: deeply conservative local Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley). When Edith and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime. The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues. However, as the town's women - led by Police Officer Gladys Moss (Anjana Vasan) - begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect that something is amiss, and Rose may not be the culprit after all. "Whether or not there's a factual basis to the story, it's undeniably an absolute blast." Wendy Ide - Screen International Director: Thea Sharrock Cast: Olivia Colman, Timothy Spall, Eileen Atkins, Gemma Jones, Anjana Vasan, Jessie Buckley Run Time: 1 hour 40 mins BOOK TICKETS FOR FRIDAY & SATURDAY HERE BOOK TICKETS FOR SUNDAY HERE Drive Away Dolls (15) Friday 19th & Saturday 20th April  7:30pm Sunday 21st April  2:00pm (Subtitled for The Hard Of Hearing) Written by acclaimed director Ethan Coen and long-term collaborator Tricia Cooke, Drive-Away Dolls is a fantastic comedy caper following two women in search of a fresh start. Drive-Away Dolls follows Jamie, an uninhibited free spirit bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend, and her demure friend Marian who desperately needs to loosen up. In search of a fresh start, the two embark on an impromptu road trip to Tallahassee, but things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals along the way. "No one could mistake the film for art — there's no more than a nod to the value of finding true luurrrvvve — but Coen and Cooke have fashioned a zippy piece of trash cinema so unencumbered with ambition or pretension that it's the perfect pick-me-up..." **** Sunday Times "It's a rare treat these days to see something so breezy and unconcerned with trend-chasing in cinemas. It will surely be lost in the shuffle of bigger releases this year, but I look forward to seeing it at midnight screenings for years to come." **** Little White Lies Director: Ethan Coen Cast: Margaret Qualley,Geraldine Viswanathan, Pedro Pascal UK  US 2023 Run time: 1 hour 24 mins BOOK TICKETS FOR FRIDAY & SATURDAY HERE BOOK TICKETS FOR SUNDAY HERE We are thrilled to be supported by Film Hub Midlands through the BFI Film Audience Network with funds from The National Lottery. The aim of this support is to give everyone in the UK the opportunity to enjoy a diverse range of British & international independent films and without this support we would not be able to offer such a wide range of independent & world cinema.  If you have visited kinokulture over the past few months please help us by filling in the BFI Survey. TAKE THE SURVEY HERE  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Ticket Pricing Policy: Sofa (seating two people): £22.00 Adult: £9.00 16-30/jobseekers/student/NHS: £7.00 Under 16: £5.00 Event Cinema Ticket Prices Sofa (seating two people): £30.00 Adult: £14.00 Under 16's/16-30/jobseekers/student/NHS: £12.00 (Online booking fees applied for all advance bookings) Please do carefully check your dates before booking as we cannot offer refunds Although we encourage online booking where possible there may be tickets available on the door (doors open 30 minutes before the screening time). Gift Vouchers & CEA Cards To order Gift Vouchers for your cinema loving family & friends please email or call us to place an order. The CEA Card is a national card scheme developed for UK cinemas by the UK Cinema Association (UKCA). The Card enables a disabled cinema guest to receive a complimentary ticket for someone to go with them when they visit a participating cinema. Accessibility The auditorium is situated on the first floor but sadly due to the building being Grade II listed we have no disabled lift accessibility. There are 20 low rise stairs to the auditorium and wheelchairs/prams can be left downstairs. Mens, Ladies & a Disabled Wash Room are all located on the ground floor. We have a loop system and Senheisser Connect system installed and our Sunday matinees have Audio Described subtitles for the Hard Of Hearing.  If you want to discuss your accessibility needs or have a CEA card and require a complimentary ticket for your carer or if you have been given a kinokulture Gift Voucher please contact us on 01691 238167 to reserve your tickets or email us:  info@kinokulture.org.uk   We would like to say a huge thank you to the BFI and DCMS for their support through the Cultural Recovery Fund, to BFI Film Hub Midlands & Film Hub Wales for their continuing support through the FAN Film Audience Network: Cinema & Exhibition funds and to everyone for all the wonderful kind words of support and donations. Ruth & Ian and the kinokulture team Please visit our website for up to date Information & bookings