A world-renowned but reclusive novelist, believing he is about to die, summons his estranged sons to his home. But instead of seeking forgiveness for their shattered family, he tells them a wild and unbelievable secret that could rewrite their past.

Bill Nighy, Dominic West, George MacKay, Johnny Flynn, Noah Jupe and Imelda Staunton star in this tale about a dysfunctional family stuck at an impasse created by their megalomaniac father.

At once a taut, deeply engrossing political thriller and one of the most fascinating films ever made about the inner workings of the press, Alan J. Pakula’s All the President’s Men plays as part of our Wayback Wednesday series, celebrating the cinema of 1976.

Academy-Award winners Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman star in this true story as Washington Post reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. When they cover a seemingly routine story of a break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington’s Watergate office building, their reportage and subse­quent revelations move Congress to force the President of the United States to resign.

Step into the burgeoning British youth culture of the 1950s and 60s with this selection of excerpts from the BFI National Archive’s Associated-Rediffusion collection.

Launched in 1955 as part of the fledgling ITV. Associated-Rediffusion was one of the very first independent television companies that, among other achievements, shook up the world of documentary TV.

In this vibrant compilation, discover the rise of the teenager, the teddy boy and the coffee bar; the importance of pop music to the post-war generation; and the newfound freedoms that have come to define these landmark years in British cultural history.

Included titles:

Fan Fever (1956) - A spirited look at the rise of fandom amongst teenage girls, capturing the rising tide of pop obsession in dance halls and clubs.

This Week: Teddy Boys (1956) – A probing snapshot of the Teddy Boy subculture, spotlighting its bold style and the concerns it stirred nationwide.

Celebrity: Cliff Richard (1959) – An early portrait of Cliff Richard as he rises from Britain’s music scene to become a defining pop idol.

This Week: Leamington Spa Teddy Boys (1958) – A revealing dispatch from Leamington Spa, showing how Teddy Boy culture took root beyond the major cities. 5. Living for Kicks (1960) – 11 mins A vivid study of youth culture in Brighton as teenagers chase excitement and define their identities in a fast-changing consumer culture.

The Beat City (1963) – A fast-paced portrait of Liverpool which captures the energy of youth music culture as it surges through the city’s clubs and dance halls.

In an era of great change and great beauty emerged the character of James McNeill Whistler. Considered by some to be one of the great innovators of 19th century art, he was a contemporary of the impressionists, much admired by Van Gogh and Manet. Boldly experimental and famously witty, Whistler disrupted the strict conventions of Victorian society in pursuit of a new cult of beauty, creating “art for arts sake” and earning himself a place in the history of great art.

Tate Britain is now holding the first major retrospective of Whistler in three decades. This blockbuster exhibition promises to reawaken the world to just how important Whistler is to art history, uniting world-famous masterpieces with rarely seen works.

Written and directed by acclaimed artist Imran Perretta and set and filmed in Luton, Ish follows 12-year-old best friends Ish and Maram, who wrestle to hold onto their friendship in the wake of a police stop and search. As the ripples take hold, the boys try to make sense of the men they are becoming - and how letting go can be the hardest part of growing up.

Free for Friends of the Forum and 16-25 Members.

“A poignant and poetic urban pastoral’

- The Guardian

“A remarkably beautiful film’

- Sight and Sound

Celebrate this beloved coming-of-age story from the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of Spirited Away, and Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki, about a resourceful young witch who uses her broom to create a delivery service, only to lose her gift of flight in a moment of self-doubt.

It is a tradition for all young witches to leave their families on the night of a full moon and fly off into the wide world to learn their craft. When that night comes for Kiki, she embarks on her new journey with her sarcastic black cat, Jiji, landing the next morning in a seaside town, where her unique skills make her an instant sensation. Don’t miss this delightfully imaginative and timeless story of a young girl finding her way in the world, featuring the voices of Kirsten Dunst, Janeane Garofalo, Phil Hartman, and Debbie Reynolds.

© 1989 Eiko Kadono/Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli

Light’s, camera, KONG! The award-winning remake of iconic Hollywood classic, KING KONG plays as part of our Wayback Wednesday series, celebrating the cinema of 1976.  

An oil company executive leads an expedition to an uncharted Pacific island in search of a massive hidden oil deposit. En route the expedition is joined by a stowaway primatologist and a beautiful castaway named Dwan. Upon arriving on the island, they find no oil but instead a tribe of natives who abduct Dwan and offer her as a sacrifice to their giant ape god Kong.

John Schlesinger’s classic thriller, featuring Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier and a chilling visit to the dentist screens for one night only this summer as part of our Wayback Wednesday series, celebrating the cinema of 1976.

Graduate student Thomas ‘Babe’ Levy (Dustin Hoffman) is unwittingly caught in the middle of an international conspiracy involving stolen diamonds, an exiled Nazi war criminal, and a rogue government agent.

This is the rambunctious, ridiculous and totally true story of how the Minions conquered Hollywood, became movie stars, lost everything, unleashed monsters onto the world and then banded together to try and save the planet from the mayhem they had just created.

Adventure reaches new heights!

The Paw Patrol lands on a mysterious dinosaur island after a storm, where they meet Rex, a stranded pup. When Humdinger’s reckless mining triggers a volcano, the team faces their biggest rescue mission yet to save the island.

A new film from the National Emergency Briefing - a public information initiative to ensure the UK is fully briefed on the climate and nature crisis.

Last November, ten of the UK’s leading experts briefed an invited audience of over 1,200 politicians and leaders from business, culture, faith, sport and the media. The briefing set out the implications of climate and nature breakdown for health, food systems, national security and the economy. The People’s Emergency Briefing presents the national implications of climate and nature breakdown - along with credible, positive responses - in a single, accessible account.

Featuring Chris Packham, leading scientists, a former general and Jennifer Saunders - all being far too frank about where things are heading and what can be done about it.

The film will be followed by a discussion led by members of Hexham’s Climate Cafe, learn what you can do at a local level.

Tickets are pay as you feel, if you’d like to claim a free ticket and avoid the online processing fee book via our cinema box office.

In the 72 hours leading up to D-Day, all the pieces are in place except for one key element – the British weather. Britain’s chief meteorological officer James Stagg (Andrew Scott) is called upon to deliver the most consequential forecast in history, locking him into a tense standoff with the entire Allied leadership. The wrong conditions could devastate the largest ever seaborne invasion, while any delay risks German intelligence catching on.

With only his trusted aide Captain Kay Summersby (Kerry Condon) to confide in, and haunted by a catastrophic D-Day rehearsal, the final decision rests with Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower (Brendan Fraser). With only hours to go, the fate of the war and the lives of millions hang in the balance.

Fighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that doesn’t remember him, and the pressure of seeing his old friends move on without him, sparks a change in Peter Parker he may not have the power to control.

But that transformation might also be the only thing that can stop a shocking new threat to the city and those he loves - a powerful villain no one can even see.

After his Oscar-winning portrait of Robert Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan moves from the atomic to the mythic with his long-awaited ambitious adaptation of Homer's foundational saga. With a starry cast led by Matt Damon and a strenuous shoot across the world, The Odyssey promises an immersive big screen experience to defy the Gods.

Odysseus, the legendary King of Ithaca, embarks on a long and perilous journey home following the Trojan War. Throughout his voyage, he is forced to confront the whims of gods, mythological monsters, and trials that stretch both his cunning and his humanity to the breaking point.

The Summer Book follows an intergenerational family spending a transformative summer at their rustic vacation home on an unspoiled, remote island in the Gulf of Finland.

Adapted from Tove Jansson’s beloved novel, the film explores grief, nature, and the delicate bonds between a young girl, her wise grandmother (Glenn Close), and her grieving father (Anders Danielsen Lie).

“A masterpiece that appeals to the senses.”

- Third Coast Review