Harleston Cinema

Thursday 25th May 2017
Fences.    Drama (12A)   139 mins.

Fences is an American drama film based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning play written by August Wilson and starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis.  Denzel Washington directs.

This is a tale of a struggling family living in Pittsburgh in the 1950’s.  A working-class African-American father, embittered by his own missed opportunities creates further tension in his family when he squashes his son’s chance to meet a college football recruiter.  Brilliant acting!

Thursday 22nd June 2017
Sully (PG13)  96 mins

On 15 Jan 2009 Capt Chelsea “Sully” Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) tries to make an emergency landing in New York’s Hudson River after US Airways Flight 1549 strikes a flock of geese.  Miraculously, all of the 155 passengers and crew survive the harrowing ordeal.  Sullenberger becomes a national hero in the eyes of the public and the media.  Despite the accolades, the famed pilot now faces an investigation that threatens to destroy his career and reputation. Directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Tom Hanks & Aaron Eckhart.

Thursday 27th July 2017
Beauty and the Beast.  (PG) 129 mins.

Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ is a live-action re-telling of the studio’s animated classic.  Emma Watson has the perfect soulfulness to bring your dream of Belle to life.  The tale may be as old as time but it’s retold with freshness and flair.
All films are shown on the fourth Thursday of the month at the Masonic Room in Harleston.
Matinee: Doors open at 1.30pm, film starts at 2.00pm.
Evening: Doors open at 7.00pm, film starts at 7.30pm.
To book seats and for further information, please ring Harleston Information Plus on 01379 851917.

There will be no film in August.