White Wall Cinema: DOGFIGHT
2025-04-06 18:40 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Wagner Hall
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Nancy Savoca’s criminally underseen 1991 film is an ineffably bittersweet portrait of youth in the 1960s, starring two of cinema’s brightest and most underserved talents in the late great River Phoenix (Stand By Me, My Own Private Idaho) and the wonderful Lili Taylor (Mystic Pizza, Six Feet Under).

When hot headed, Vietnam-bound marine Eddie Birdlace (River Phoenix), brings aspiring San Francisco folk singer Rose (Lili Taylor) as his date to a pre-shipping out to war ‘Dogfight’ party (a cruelly misogynistic party where men compete to bring the most unattractive dates they can find), things seem destined for disaster. But what begins as a night to forget unexpectedly develops into something far more meaningful.

Featuring music by folk legends Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, and Pete Seeger, Dogfight captures the miracle of human connection whilst gently prodding at notions of societal roles and the assumptions we make about others, all played out between two vividly drawn and beautifully acted characters (critics have argued Taylor more than deserved an Oscar nomination here). The film also gracefully subverts ideas surrounding machismo, patriotic duty, and the very meaning of America itself.

Finally seeing a renaissance in recent years Nancy Savoca’s Dogfight is a forgotten gem that deserves its new status as an undiscovered classic, that, whilst imbued with a light touch by its director, will non the less stay with you long after the credits roll.

DOORS: 6.40pm*

START TIME: 7.10pm*

RUN TIME: 93 mins

CERT: 15 (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

White Wall Cinema: EMPIRE RECORDS
2025-04-18 19:00 - 22:30
GOOD FRIDAY SPECIAL EVENT

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Easily THE Most 90s movie ever made, the definitive cult classic and enduring fan favourite coming of age comedy-drama Empire Records comes to White Wall Cinema for a special Good Friday event.

A joyous depiction of 90s teen culture Empire Records follows a group of misfit employees at a Delaware record store (the shop itself is enough to inspire waves of 90s nostalgia) who find they have to band together to save their indie record store from a corporate takeover. Filled with teenage life problems, romances and laughs, Empire Records features a brilliant ensemble cast of fresh faced young stars including Liv Tyler (Lord of The Rings), Renée Zellweger (Bridget Jones), Robin Tunney (The Craft), Rory Cochrane (Dazed & Confused / Argo), Debi Mazar (Goodfellas / Entourage) plus a legendary and unforgettable turn from Maxwell Caulfield as washed up pop-star Rex Manning (Say No More Mon Amour)!

The film is chock full of classic 90s tunes, as such we will be spinning some of our own on the night ahead of screening time (including some pre-film big screen music videos of the era), so come early and grab a drink. On that note we will be serving a special coctail inspired by the legend Rex Manning himself and we will be opening up our beer garden for the first time this year. Plus if you fancy dressing up in your best 90s Empire Records inspired garb we might well give out a best dressed award. That plus much more at this special Good Friday special screening event. You are off work so no excuses, but either way, ‘Damn the man, save the Empire’!

DOORS, DJ & DRINKS FROM: 7pm*

SCREENING START TIME: 8.05pm*

FILM RUN TIME: 90 mins

CERT: 12 (Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

White Wall Cinema: THE KEEP + THE FOG
2025-04-20 21:00 - 2025-04-21 01:30
LATE NIGHT DOUBLE BILL – BANK HOLIDAY SUNDAY (NO WORK MONDAY!)

White Wall Cinema’s first ever late night screening we have twinned two supernatural horror classics, one hard-to-find, long lost gem by one of cinema’s coolest directors, and one much loved favourite by a horror master which we will sync up the time and date of the story with the actual time and date of the screening for extra spookiness!

The night begins with a super special screening of the long lost recently unearthed 1983 Michael Mann (Miami Vice, Heat, Collateral, Manhunter) film The Keep. Hard to find and rarely screened, this fabled holy grail of cinema follows a group of Nazi soldiers who occupy a small village in the Carpathian Mountains during World War II, only to find the fortress they are so keen on setting up camp in wasn’t built to keep them out, but was actually constructed to keep something evil in!

This will be followed by an all time classic from legendary horror director John Carpenter’s (Halloween, The Thing, They Live, Escape From New York). The Fog is the spooky tale of a small Californian coastal town celebrating it’s centenary which marks not only the 100th anniversary of the town, but also of a supernatural fog that descended following a mysterious ship wreck in the area. This unearthly fog now returns bringing with it dangerous spectres hell-bent on seeking retribution.

Please Note: There will be a short interval between the films but patrons will only be able to enter prior to the start of the first film..

*Please note – doors open at 9pm in advance of screening time in order to give patrons extra time to enjoy safely purchase food & drink, take a look at our archive movie store and to allow gradual entry to your seats in a safe and easy way. Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 9.30pm. There will usually be no admittance from 20 minutes after the films stated start time. No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue’s licence.

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DOORS: 9pm*

START TIME: 9.30pm*

RUN TIME: 96 mins + 90 mins

(Event End Approx 1.10am)

CERT: 18

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White Wall Cinema: DIDI
2025-04-24 19:20 - 22:30
The trick of Sean Wang’s brilliant debut film Didi is that it is both a coming of age movie for anyone who’s ever been a teenager, as well as being a deeply accurate portrait of what it was like for the first generation that grew up online. In what feels like a spiritual sequel to Jonah Hill’s ‘Mid90s’ and a prequel to Bo Burnham’s ‘Eighth Grade’, 2008 is depicted with heartfelt and deadly accuracy as young Didi grows up in a world of Facebook & MySpace whilst still facing the timeless agonies of being a teenager.

Sublimely written and performed, Didi boasts a brilliant lead in the shape of its young lead Izaac Wang, who must learn to navigate the tricky teenage questions of understanding your cultural identity, how to flirt with girls, how to skateboard, and how to get along with your mother, (played here beautifully by the marvellous Joan Chen of Twin Peaks fame).

Living with his sister, mother and (the director’s own real-life) grandmother, Didi’s life reflects both a highly personal statement from director Sean Wang, but also an extraordinarily moving and universal portrait of the joy and chaos of being 13 whilst trying to be cool. Tender, funny, and painful Wang’s film is a triumphant and definitive portrait of a very recent bygone era that gives us a wonderfully salient insight into the past, the present and the future of teenage life.

DOORS: 7.20pm*

START TIME: 8pm*

RUN TIME: 91 mins

CERT: 15 (Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

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White Wall Cinema: THE FRENCH CONNECTION
2025-04-29 19:30 - 22:30
Winner of 5 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor for the late great Gene Hackman (Unforgiven, Mississippi Burning, The Conversation, The Royal Tenenbaums) we pay tribute to this titan of the acting world at the peak of his powers. Extraordinarily directed by the also recently departed William Friedkin, the no-nonsense genius who also gave us classics like The Exorcist, The Boys In The Band, Cruising, To Live and Die in L.A. and Sorcerer, The French Connection is a landmark film featuring a towering performance from Hackman and the best car chase sequence ever committed to celluloid.

When rough and tumble cop Jimmy ‘Popeye’ Doyle (Hackman) and his partner Buddy ‘Cloudy’ Russo (Roy Scheider – Jaws) stumble upon a narcotics ring in early 70s New York the obsessive Doyle sets about busting it up and taking down the smugglers bringing in heroine from Marseille. Realistic, fast-paced and uncommonly smart it ushered in a new gritty era of cinema that would lead to the greatest ever era of American films.

Repeatedly listed in the American film institutes top 100 movies of all time, this neo-noir masterpiece has influenced everyone from Akira Kurosawa to Steven Spielberg to David Fincher. Garnering more than 20+ major film awards (including the aforementioned 5 Oscars) The French Connection is a keystone of American cinematic culture and a big screen must for movie fans of all stripes, as well as being a fitting tribute to one of America’s greatest all-time screen actors, Gene Hackman.

DOORS: 7.30pm

START TIME: 8.10pm

RUN TIME: 104 mins

CERT: 18

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White Wall Cinema: DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN
2025-05-09 19:50 - 22:30
40TH ANNIVERSARY

Celebrating 17 years of Brighton’s favourite 80s party and the city’s longest running weekly club night (Every Saturday at Green Door Store) ‘It Is Still 1985’ is marking both their own longevity and the fact that the year they are named after (1985) is now exactly 40 years ago by teaming up with us at White Wall Cinema to create a new movie club for 2025 that screens a selection of movies celebrating their 40th anniversary on a limited number of select dates across this year.

A bonafide member of the first wave of American 80s-era independent filmmakers, Susan Siedelman was just coming down from the success of her first film ‘Smithereens’ (the first American independent film to be selected for competition at Canne) a gritty and humorous look at New York’s Bohemian post-punk music scene, when she stumbled upon her next film and truly captured pop culture lightning in a bottle. Against the studios wishes she refused a who’s who list of stars lined up for the film’s lead roles opting instead to cast two unknowns in the shape of Rosanna Arquette and Siedelman’s neighbour at the time Madonna. Arquette of course would go on to be a major movie star (credits include Scorsese’s After Hours, Besson’s The Big Blue, Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction and Cronenberg’s Crash) but it was Madonna, still exuding the hyper cool of New York street fashion, cool in a way that only a newly minted popstar on the verge of mega-fame can be, that set audiences alight in 1985.

DOORS: 7.50pm*

START TIME: 8.30pm*

RUN TIME: 104 mins

CERT: 15 (Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult).

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White Wall Cinema: Oliver Stone's THE DOORS
2025-05-25 18:30 - 22:30
THE FINAL CUT – 4K REMASTER – VAL KILMER TRIBUTE

Please note. Doors for this event are 7pm when we will be starting the evening off early with drinks and a DJ playing a selection of mid 60s to early 70s tunes to get you in the mood in our beer garden.

Perhaps the most remarkable acting performance in a biopic in the history of cinema, the recently departed Val Kilmer truly embodies the legendary Doors frontman Jim Morrison in this sensational new cut and 4k remaster, from renowned director Oliver Stone.

Already a voice of cinematic counter culture writing such scripts as Midnight Express and Scarface, as a director Stone would re-define Americas vision of itself through popular cinema, documenting key moments in the countries checkered history with films like Salvador, Platoon, Wall Street, Born on the Fourth of July, JFK, Natural Born Killers and more. The Doors sits right in the centre of this legendary run of cinematic masterpieces and captures all sides of the mythology of a cultural icon who has perhaps more than anybody else come to define our understanding of the word ‘ rockstar’.

A true ode to the 60s and The Lizard King that sat atop it, this spectacularly entertaining kaleidoscopic journey through the era is underpinned by Kilmer’s breathtakingly uncanny performance and aided by an exceptional supporting cast that includes Meg Ryan (When Harry Met Sally…), Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet) Frank Whaley (Field Of Dreams), Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill 1&2), and even a real life rock star in Billy Idol.

​Spectacular concert scenes, brilliant production design recreations of legendary 60s locations and Stone’s trademark lyrical version of history all add up to an intoxicating thrill-ride through the short but eventful life of Morrison that absolutely demands big screen viewing thanks to Stone’s highly cinematic eye and Kilmer’s astonishing performance.

DOORS, DRINKS, DJS FROM: 6.30pm*

START TIME: 8.10pm*

RUN TIME: 138 mins

CERT: 18

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White Wall Cinema: SUMMER ARCHIVE SALE
2025-06-07 12:00 - 18:00, 2025-06-08 12:00 - 18:00
A special weekend long event, we open the White Wall Cinema archive for a massive sell off of films from our collection, with over 1000 Blu-Ray and DVD bargains to choose from as well as a selection of film poster art.

Plus our special cinematic soundtrack beer garden where you can grab a drink and take in the summer sun whilst enjoying a selection of songs hand picked from our favourite movie soundtracks. Come for a browse and stay for a beer!

Doors: Midday – 6pm

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White Wall Cinema: VHS FEST NIGHT 1 - THE LOST BOYS
2025-06-20 19:00 - 22:30
Join us for VHS Fest, a special three night film festival celebrating films that represent the classic era of VHS video. Each night you can take a stroll through our life size VHS rental store, indulge in some retro gaming, have a drink in our beer garden (with our VHS era playlist) and then enjoy a cult classic film from the era on the big screen. Tickets for individual nights are available as well as a discounted festival ticket for all three nights (nights two and three revealed soon).

Night one of VHS Fest sees us take a trip to 80s Santa Clara, California. When a newly divorced mother and two sons move to the coastal locale, it’s only a matter of time until the town’s local teen vampire biker gang attempt to recruit one of the family. It’s then up to younger brother Sam and his two friends from the local comic book store to save the day.

Campy, gothic and cool with a rocking 80s soundtrack​​, The Lost Boys is a key touchstone of 80s pop culture and still the best teen screen vampire gang ever assembled (apologies to Twilight & Buffy). The stacked cast of 80s icons include Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, Kiefer Sutherland, & Dianne Wiest (on the verge of winning her Oscar) all under the spell of ace cinematography from Michael Chapman, who by this point in his career had already shot Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and the iconic Michael Jackson ‘Bad’ music video for Martin Scorsese (not to mention Paul Schrader’s ‘Hardcore’ , Hal Ashby’s ‘The Last Detail’ the 70s Invasion of The Bodysnatchers remake). Imbued with director Joel Schumacher’s bold, vividly coloured visual style, ace production design and frenetic energy, it deserves nothing less than to be enjoyed on the big screen in this new 4K remaster.

​​​​​The iconic teenage horror comedy is fun from start to finish and the perfect way to kick off a weekend of VHS classics.

DOORS: 7pm*

START TIME: 7pm*

LAST ADMISSION: 8.40pm

FILM RUN TIME: 97 mins

CERT: 15

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White Wall Cinema: VHS FEST NIGHT 2 - COMMANDO
2025-06-21 18:30 - 22:30
Join us for VHS Fest, a special three night film festival celebrating films that represent the classic era of VHS video. Each night you can take a stroll through our life size VHS rental store, indulge in some retro gaming, have a drink in our beer garden (with our VHS era playlist) and then enjoy a cult classic film from the era on the big screen. Tickets for individual nights are available as well as a discounted festival ticket for all three nights (nights two and three revealed soon).

Night Two: When ex United States Army Special Forces colonel John Matrix (Schwarzenegger obviously) has his now peaceful life interrupted by the kidnap of his young daughter Jenny (Alyssa Milano – Charmed), he must race against the clock to rescue her from a band of classic 80s bad guys that includes Dan Hedaya (Blood Simple, Clueless, The Usual Suspects, Mulholland Drive), Vernon Wells (Mad Max 2, Weird Science), David Patrick Kelly (The Warriors, Twin Peaks), & Bill Duke (Predator, Menace II Society) with the unwitting help of innocent bystander Cindy (Rae Dawn Chong – The Color Purple).

But hey, who cares about the plot? All in all it’s a fabulous excuse for Arnie to charge around the roads and shopping malls of upstate California as well as the Island hide-out of a Latin American dictator, reeking havoc with large guns (both the human flesh kind and the mechanical kind) whilst uttering ludicrously funny quips. Extremely dated and extremely entertaining this is the epitome of the non franchise 80s actioner that was such a staple of the era.

​Helmed by cult director Mark Lester (The Class of 1984, Firestarter, the latter being THE key influence on Stranger Things) and during Arnie’s unprecedented hot streak sandwiched between The Terminator and Predator, Commando is everything you could want from an Arnie movie and more. With endless one liners, a penchant for 80s action movie outfits (bicep revealing vests, denim dungarees, camo, chainmail & leather trousers) and explosions bigger than Arnie’s pecs, this is the perfect Saturday night VHS Fest choice. Let’s party!

DOORS: 6.30pm*

START TIME: 6.30pm*

LAST ADMISSION BEFORE FILM: 7.55pm

FILM RUN TIME: 90 mins

CERT: 18

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White Wall Cinema: VHS FEST NIGHT 3 - COCKTAIL
2025-06-22 18:30 - 22:30
Join us for VHS Fest, a special three night film festival celebrating films that represent the classic era of VHS video. Each night you can take a stroll through our life size VHS rental store, indulge in some retro gaming, have a drink in our beer garden (with our VHS era playlist) and then enjoy a cult classic film from the era on the big screen. Tickets for individual nights are available as well as a discounted festival ticket for all three nights (nights two and three revealed soon).

Night Three: Hot on the heels of two breakthrough performances in Tony Scott’s Top Gun and Scorsese’s The Color of Money, and right before what is likely the most unprecedented unbroken run of successful (either financially or critically) movies in cinema history that would last until present day, Cruise graced this popcorn classic with the presence of mega-star. Transforming what was essentially a b-movie into a box office smash that would take in nearly nine times it’s own budget at the box office.

When young Brian Flanagan (Tom Cruise) is discharged from the army he dreams of making it big in business in New York City, despite taking the right classes and applying for the right jobs he is repeatedly rejected until in desperation he stumbles upon veteran bartender Doug Coughlin (an unforgettable Bryan Brown) and accepts a job in order to make ends meet. Eventually hatching a scheme to start his own bar by making in money bartending in Jamaica he falls into a whirlwind romance with an American artist Jordan Mooney (Elisabeth Shue) holidaying at the resort as darker storm clouds begin to gather over his life, love and dreams.

​A movie that created an entire generation of bartenders, Cocktail is a flashy, funny and sometimes dark comic book coming of age fantasy that reflects the changing tides of the era. A fascinating study of how the charm of the yuppie dream was beginning to fade, Tom Cruise plays it braggadocious and cocky before craftily deploying his trademark earnestness.

DOORS: 6.30pm*

START TIME: 6.30pm*

LAST ADMISSION BEFORE FILM: 8pm

FILM RUN TIME: 103 mins

FILM CERT: 15

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White Wall Cinema: THE GREAT GATSBY (1974)
2025-09-19 18:30 - 22:30
100TH ANNIVERSARY OF GATSBY

*Please note – doors open at 6.30pm for fizz in the garden. Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 7.40pm. There will usually be no admittance from 20 minutes after the films stated start time. No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue’s licence.

White Wall Cinema returns for the first event of it’s new season (and our 10th year) with a screening marking 100 years of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s much celebrated iconic novel The Great Gatsby. We will also be throwing a small garden party before with a free glass of fizz (because what would Gatsby’s 100th birthday be without it?)

Infamously tricky to bring to the screen, the 1974 adaptation is perhaps the most faithful to Fitzgerald’s novel, while wisely becoming its own distinct cinematic vision. Scripted by Francis Ford Coppola (of The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, and more), reworking an earlier draft by Truman Capote, and directed by Jack Clayton (Room at the Top, The Innocents), this version plays Gatsby as a kind of ghost story.

A world away from Baz Luhrmann’s brash and violently lurid 2013 take, this 1974 film is all billowing curtains, haunted silences, and humid, regret-laden tension, draped in authentically lavish sets, rich period detail, and gorgeous opulent Oscar winning costumes — with a dazzling cast to match.

Still a byword for the glittering allure of the Jazz Age, a century after its publication, this version of The Great Gatsby properly explores the dark compulsive contradictions of American wealth, fantasy, and delusion. So join us — for a glass of fizz and a hauntingly beautiful film — to mark 100 years of Fitzgerald’s enduring masterpiece. After all, no one throws a party like Gatsby… do they, old sport?

DOORS, DRINKS FROM: 6.30pm*

SCREENING START TIME: 7.40pm*

FILM RUN TIME: 146mins

CERT: 12A (Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

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White Wall Cinema: BEST IN SHOW
2025-09-24 19:40 - 22:30
25TH ANNIVERSARY

*Please note – doors open at 7.40pm, Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 8.00pm. There will usually be no admittance from 20 minutes after the films stated start time. No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue’s licence.

In the wake of This Is Spinal Tap, co-writer and Tap lead guitarist Christopher Guest (aka Nigel Tufnel) went on to create a string of similarly brilliant ‘mockumentaries’ over the next four decades. Reuniting a recurring troupe of improvisational comedy legends—virtually a who’s who of the genre—Guest crafted modern classics like Waiting for Guffman, A Mighty Wind, For Your Consideration, and Mascots. Now, with Guest returning to Spinal Tap for a long-awaited sequel, we think it’s the perfect time to celebrate what may be the finest of all his works (Tap included!)—with this special 25th anniversary screening of the almighty Best in Show.

Rather than chronicling the misadventures of a washed-up rock band, Best in Show shifts focus to the world of competitive dog lovers as they descend on the prestigious Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show (a hilariously deadpan spoof of America’s answer to Crufts). An eccentric cast of characters converges on the canine competition, and what unfolds is a loving, sharply observed, and wildly funny portrait of a uniquely obsessive subculture. From neurotic yuppies with a dog in therapy to a folksy Southern man with ventriloquist dreams, no satirical stone is left unturned in this laugh-a-minute comedy gem.

This pitch-perfect parody is driven by a magnificent ensemble cast, including: Jennifer Coolidge (Legally Blonde, The White Lotus), John Michael Higgins (A Mighty Wind, For Your Consideration), Michael Hitchcock (A Mighty Wind, Glee) Eugene Levy (American Pie, Schitt’s Creek), Jane Lynch (Glee, The 40-Year-Old Virgin), Michael McKean (Spinal Tap, Better Call Saul), Catherine O’Hara (Beetlejuice, Schitt’s Creek), Parker Posey (Dazed & Confused, The White Lotus) & Guest himself (Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride). And of course, the late, great Fred Willard, whose improvisational turn as the dog show’s clueless commentator has since become the stuff of comedy legend.

Arguably the funniest mockumentary ever made, Best in Show directly influenced an entire generation of TV comedy—from The Office and Parks & Recreation to Modern Family. We’re thrilled to bring it back to the big screen in all its glory for this unmissable 25th anniversary celebration.

DOORS: 7.20pm*

START TIME: 8pm*

RUN TIME: 90 mins

CERT: 12 (Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

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White Wall Cinema: RED ROCKET
2025-10-07 19:00 - 22:30
Just before creating Anora—his Palme d’Or and Best Picture Oscar-winning triumph—Sean Baker delivered what we believe is the funniest, most insightful, and most entertaining film of his career. While Anora and acclaimed titles like The Florida Project and Tangerine (yes, the one shot on an iPhone) have justifiably earned him a place among the most exciting voices in American cinema, it’s Red Rocket that deserves more attention.

The film tells the story of Mikey Saber, a washed-up adult film actor, con artist, and all-around hustler who returns to his South Texas hometown after 17 years. Barely tolerated by the locals who remember him, Mikey embarks on a chaotic journey fueled by charm, manipulation, and a string of increasingly poor decisions that make for a concerning yet compelling rollercoaster journey through America at ground level.

Red Rocket (like Baker’s other works) raises hard questions about the American dream, through its darkly humorous sensibilities, and its staggeringly beautiful cinematography, add to that an electrifying and exceptionally clever performance from Simon Rex, and Baker has created one of the most surprising movies of recent years. For our money, the critical acclaim and awards showered on Anora could just as easily have gone to Red Rocket—perhaps Baker’s most daring, thought-provoking, and masterfully executed film to date.

A joy to watch on the big screen,​ *This screening will also be followed by an optional and informal post film discussion group.*

DOORS: 7pm*

START TIME: 7.30pm*

RUN TIME: 128 mins

CERT: 18

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*Please note – doors open at 7.00pm, Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 7.30pm. There will usually be no admittance from 20 minutes after the films stated start time. No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue’s licence

White Wall Cinema: PANIC ROOM
2025-10-16 19:00 - 22:30
One of the world’s most beloved directors, David Fincher cemented his status as perhaps the defining filmmaker of the late 1990s to early 2010s with an unprecedented run of films that included Se7en, Fight Club, Zodiac, The Social Network, and Gone Girl—all of which earned widespread critical acclaim and box office success. But with such high-profile triumphs often comes overlooked gems, in this case Fincher’s taut 2002 thriller was buried in the hype of the monumental, zeitgeist-defining impact of his previous film Fight Club.

Now, in 2025—freed from the burden of being “the follow up to Fight Club”—Panic Room re-emerges in this long-awaited, brand-new 4K remaster, revealing itself as a hugely entertaining, heart-pounding home invasion thriller. Fincher perfectly utilises the twin talents of the legendary Jodie Foster (The Silence of the Lambs, Nell) in one of her finest roles, and a pre-Twilight Kristen Stewart as a newly divorced mother and daughter who, upon moving into a Manhattan brownstone, are bemused to discover it contains a state-of-the-art panic room—an impenetrable safe space designed for emergencies. Little do they know they’re about to need it, as three masked intruders (Forest Whitaker, Jared Leto, and Dwight Yoakam) violently break in during the dead of night.

​Combining Fincher’s signature glossy dread with a lesser-appreciated Hitchcockian flair, Panic Room is a masterclass in spatial tension, with characters maneuverer like pawns in a high-stakes game of psychological chess. Touching on themes as varied as gender, feminism, surveillance, mortality, domesticity, race, real estate, and ecological anxiety, it’s as intelligent as it is nerve-shredding—a rare thriller that makes existential dread feel thrillingly enjoyable.

Join us for a special screening of the brand-new 4K remaster as spooky season kicks off in style.

DOORS: 7pm*

START TIME: 7.40pm*

RUN TIME: 112 mins

CERT: 15 (Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

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*Please note – doors open at 7.00pm, Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 7.40pm. There will usually be no admittance from 20 minutes after the films stated start time. No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue’s licence

White Wall Cinema: TEEN WOLF
2025-10-24 19:30 - 22:30
40TH ANNIVERSARY

Just over a month after Back to the Future smashed box office records, 1985’s hottest property, Michael J. Fox, returned to the big screen in this iconic ’80s teen comedy. In Teen Wolf, Fox plays Scott Howard—an average, unlucky-in-love teenager and hopeless high school basketball player—whose body starts going through some… unusual changes… it quickly becomes apparent that this is more than just an aggressive case of puberty. Discovering and revealing your identity as a werewolf is hard enough—but try doing it while trying to impress the popular girl and win the big game

Endlessly silly, proudly escapist, and unapologetically ’80s, this high school coming-of-age comedy leans fully into its joyously thin plot and delightfully hokey werewolf premise. Teen Wolf aims squarely for fun, but also flashes a sly satirical edge beneath its gloriously daft exterior. A spirited B-movie at heart, Teen Wolf was elevated to box office success thanks to its charming and talented lead. Made for just $4 million, the film grossed over $80 million, debuting at No. 2 at the box office—second only to (you guessed it) Back to the Future.​

While the 1980s delivered a slew of iconic teen films—from The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off to Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Say Anything— it was Teen Wolf that broke new ground by popularizing the supernatural high school teen. paving the way for the likes of The Lost Boys, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Twilight, Jennifer’s Body, and Warm Bodies. Not only that this irresistible premise, spawned a sequel—the brilliantly titled Teen Wolf Too, with Jason Bateman replacing Fox—an animated ’80s TV series, and a darker, a 2010s TV reboot (which even got its own movie). Teen Wolf has undoubtedly cemented its place in pop culture history and remains a deeply enjoyable, throwaway gem that howls(!) with nostalgia in every scene.

DOORS: 7.30pm*

START TIME: 8.10pm*

RUN TIME: 92 mins

CERT: PG (Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult).

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*Please note – doors open at 7.30pm, Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 8.10pm. There will usually be no admittance from 20 minutes after the films stated start time. No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue’s licence

White Wall Cinema: WHITE NIGHTS
2025-10-26 18:00 - 22:30
40TH ANNIVERSARY

A totally unexpected approach to the cold war thriller, White Nights pirouettes into an entirely different category by utilising the electrifying pairing of Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines—two of the greatest dancers of the 20th century, each with wildly different styles, lighting up the screen together in a film that fuses political tension with jaw-dropping artistry.

Whether you’re a fan of 80s pop culture, Cold War thrillers, or simply want to see two of the greatest performers of all time at the peak of their powers, join us as the nights begin to draw in—and, in fact, on the very day the clocks go back (so don’t forget to adjust your watch!)— to delve into this unexpected piece of 80s ephemera named after a Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) phenomenon: the ‘White Nights’—those magical, and somewhat eerie summer days when the sun never fully sets…

Celebrating its 40th anniversary, White Nights comes from director Taylor Hackford director of An Officer and a Gentleman, The Devil’s Advocate, Ray). This Cold War thriller follows Nikolai (Mikhail Baryshnikov), a world-famous Russian-American ballet dancer whose plane makes an emergency landing in Siberia. Recognised as a defector, he’s taken into custody by Soviet authorities and placed under house arrest.

While White Nights works as a enjoyably gripping 1980s Cold War thriller, what truly sets it apart is its remarkable pairing of two dance legends: Gregory Hines and Mikhail Baryshnikov. Their talents are showcased in White Nights to breathtaking effect, with choreography by the legendary Twyla Tharp. Every dance sequence is a visual and emotional feast—electrifying, athletic, and deeply expressive. White Nights is can’t miss Sunday evening treat.

DOORS,: 6pm*

START TIME: 6.40pm*

RUN TIME: 136 mins

CERT: 15 (Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

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*Please note – doors open at 6.00pm, Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 6.40pm. There will usually be no admittance from 20 minutes after the films stated start time. No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue’s licence

White Wall Cinema: DON'T LOOK NOW + Q&A
2025-10-30 18:50 - 22:30
4K RESTORATION SCREENING

Widely regarded as one of the greatest British films of all time—even among a remarkable run that includes Performance (1970), Walkabout (1971), and The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)—Nicolas Roeg’s Don’t Look Now is often considered his crowning achievement.

Adapted from a short story by Daphne du Maurier, the film stars screen legends Julie Christie (Darling, Doctor Zhivago, McCabe & Mrs. Miller) and Donald Sutherland (M*A*S*H*, Klute, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Ordinary People) as John and Laura Baxter, a couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter following a tragic accident. While in Venice, where John has been commissioned to restore one of the city’s churches, Laura encounters a pair of sisters who claim to have made contact with the couple’s deceased child. But it’s only when John begins seeing strange and unsettling visions in the city’s labyrinthine streets that he starts to question the boundary between the living and the dead.

Considered by some a psychological horror and by others a supernatural thriller, Don’t Look Now is, at its heart, a profound meditation on grief—and one of the most exquisitely crafted, relentlessly unsettling films in all of cinema. Presented here in a stunning 4K restoration, experience Roeg’s haunting masterpiece on the big screen and then stay with us after the film for a special Q&A to gain deeper insight the film’s production and enduring power.

This screening will be followed by an in-depth discussion with special guest author Justin John Doherty, who—following appearances at venues such as Cult Plex Manchester and BFI Southbank—will join us to discuss the film and his stunning new coffee table book, DON’T LOOK NOW AND THEN. Featuring hundreds of previously unpublished photographs and documents, the book offers a fresh and intimate glimpse into the making of Nicolas Roeg’s masterpiece.

​Following the film and Q&A, there will also be an opportunity to purchase a copy of Justin’s remarkable new book.

DOORS: 6.50pm*

START TIME: 7.20pm*

RUN TIME: 110 mins

CERT: 15 (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

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*Please note – doors open at 6.50pm, Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 7.20pm. There will usually be no admittance from 20 minutes after the films stated start time. No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue’s licence

White Wall Cinema: CRIMSON PEAK
2025-10-31 18:30 - 21:15
EARLY EVENING HALLOWEEN SCREENING

GUILLERMO DEL TORO – 10TH ANNIVERSARY / 4K REMASTER

*Please note – doors open at 6.30pm, Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 6.55pm. There will usually be no admittance from 20 minutes after the films stated start time. No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue’s licence

Guillermo del Toro — the visionary behind Pan’s Labyrinth, the Best Picture Oscar-winning The Shape of Water, the stunning recent Pinocchio animation, and Netflix’s upcoming $120 million Frankenstein — flexes his gothic-romance muscles in this often-overlooked yet gorgeously crafted modern classic, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.

One of the most ornately designed gothic films ever made, Crimson Peak is a visual feast. Drawing on inspirations such as The Haunting, The Innocents & The Shining, Del Toro’s signature lavish production design and richly detailed aesthetic are on full display in this director-approved 4K transfer — a version that absolutely deserves to be experienced on the big screen. Within the film’s grand and hauntingly beautiful sets, flashes of grotesque horror and moments of genuine spookiness emerge, creating one of the most chilling and visually arresting pieces of cinema in recent memory.

Set in the 1880s, the story follows aspiring writer Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska), who is haunted by the ghostly memory of her mother. When she falls for the enigmatic Sir Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston), he whisks her away from Buffalo, New York, to his ancestral home, Allerdale Hall — a crumbling Gothic mansion built atop blood-red clay in the remote English countryside. But the decaying estate seems to possess a sinister life of its own. As Edith tries to adjust to her unsettling new home, she soon suspects that Thomas and his cold, mysterious sister, Lady Lucille Sharpe (Oscar winner Jessica Chastain), may be hiding dark and terrible secrets.​ A true masterpiece of decadent design and gothic storytelling, Crimson Peak is unmissable this Halloween.

Catch it in our special early evening screening — or make a night of it with a discounted joint ticket for our late-session showing of Dario Argento’s Deep Red, for a back-to-back Halloween double bill drenched in blood-red horror and scarlet-tinged spookiness.

DOORS: 6.30pm*

START TIME: 6.55pm*

RUN TIME: 119 mins

CERT: 15 (Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

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White Wall Cinema: DEEP RED
2025-10-31 21:35 - 2025-11-01 12:15
LATE EVENING HALLOWEEN SCREENING

DARIO ARGENTO – 50TH ANNIVERSARY / 4K RESTORATION

*Please note – doors open at 9.35pm, Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 10.00pm. There will usually be no admittance from 20 minutes after the films stated start time. No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue’s licence

Dario Argento — the wonderfully deranged Italian horror maestro behind genre-defining classics like Suspiria, Tenebrae, and The Bird with the Crystal Plumage — brings us what many fans consider his greatest work, and the ultimate giallo film: Deep Red. Celebrating its 50th anniversary, this special late-evening screening on Halloween night

Late one evening, while wandering the streets of Rome, English jazz pianist Marcus Daly (David Hemmings — Blow-Up, Gladiator) witnesses a brutal axe murder through the window of a high-rise apartment. Rushing to the scene in an attempt to catch the killer, Marcus finds he’s already too late… or is he? What unfolds is a deliciously twisted mystery that draws both Marcus and eccentric journalist Gianna Brezzi (Daria Nicolodi) into a surreal web of murder, memory, and misdirection.

Deep Red is a hyper-stylised noir drenched in Argento’s signature aesthetic — with arguably the most dazzling cinematography of his entire career, all underscored by a pulsing, prog-rock soundtrack from his legendary collaborators, Goblin. Released at the height of Italy’s giallo craze — a movement defined by stylish, violent murder mysteries — Deep Red features some of the most inventive and shocking set-pieces in all of horror cinema. While Suspiria (made directly after this) may be Argento’s most famous film, Deep Red, presented here in a gorgeous new 4K restoration of it’s full length original cut, is widely considered his crowning achievement, where his cinematic trademarks are at their most refined and ferociously imaginative.

Join us for this terrifying late-night screening — or make a full night of it with a discounted joint ticket for our earlier showing of Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak, for a Halloween double bill soaked in blood-red horror and lavish, scarlet-tinged spookiness.

DOORS: 9.35pm*

START TIME: 10pm*

RUN TIME: 127 mins

LANGUAGE: English + some Italian w/English Subtitles

CERT: 18

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White Wall Cinema: ROBOT DREAMS
2025-11-11 19:00 - 22:30
*Please note – doors open at 7.00pm, Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 7.30pm. There will usually be no admittance from 20 minutes after the films stated start time. No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue’s licence

With a thoroughly deserved 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, Pablo Berger’s Oscar-nominated Robot Dreams is, without a doubt, one of the most tender and touching films in recent memory. Unlike any animated film you’ve ever seen, its beautifully crafted, pop-coloured world and deceptively simple storytelling unfold into a masterful, gorgeously wistful tale of love, friendship, loss, and hope — one we truly can’t recommend enough for big screen viewing.

Set in 1980s Manhattan, the story follows Dog, a solitary figure navigating life in the big city. One day, after seeing a television advert, he orders and assembles a robotic companion. What follows is the blossoming of a beautiful friendship, as Dog introduces Robot to the wonders of New York. They become inseparable — until one fateful summer evening, a malfunction forces Dog to make an impossible decision. Will they ever find their way back to each other?

This bittersweet tragi-comedy is an ode to loneliness and the quiet resilience needed to overcome it. It’s a poetic meditation on connection, memory, and hope. Eschewing the usual tropes of exploring ‘evil AI’ or ironic humour that plague so many animated features, Robot Dreams offers instead a profoundly human story — one that earns its place among the most affecting pieces of cinema ever made.

At once achingly melancholic and radiantly hopeful, it’s a film that will stay with you long after the credits roll — and you’ll never hear Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September” the same way again.

DOORS 7pm*

SCREENING START TIME: 7.30pm*

FILM RUN TIME: 102mins

CERT: PG (Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

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White Wall Cinema: SHOWGIRLS
2025-11-21 18:50 - 22:30
PAUL VERHOEVEN’S – 4K REMASTER – 30TH ANNIVERSARY

Let’s start here: Showgirls is, without question, the most fun you can possibly have in a cinema. But it’s also, let’s be honest, a masterpiece. Directed by the legendary Dutch provocateur Paul Verhoeven — the man behind RoboCop, Total Recall, Starship Troopers, Basic Instinct, and more recently Elle and Benedetta — Verhoeven is no stranger to both criticism and controversy..

Upon its 1995 release, Showgirls was almost universally panned by critics, dismissed as vulgar, exploitative, and downright terrible. But once the (frankly puritanical) outrage subsided, something fascinating happened: audiences started to reappraise it. What began as mockery evolved into cult worship. Viewers and critics alike began to suspect what, in hindsight, seems obvious given Verhoeven’s career — Showgirls isn’t just a really bad movie; it’s a really bad movie on purpose.

Beneath its camp excess — the wooden dialogue, cringe-inducing performances, and spectacularly unsexy sex scenes — lies a razor-sharp satire of the American psyche. Just as RoboCop skewered corporate greed and automation, and Starship Troopers lampooned the U.S. military-industrial complex and it’s imperialist desires, Showgirls turns its glittering knives on America’s obsession with commodification, objectification, and that ever-elusive ideal: the American Dream — which, of course, is simply to be rich.

A true, (deliberate) “disasterpiece” from one of cinema’s great satirists, Showgirls is both an unhinged, wildly enjoyable ride and a biting critique of American ambition. It’s a film that has to be seen to be believed — and even then, you might not quite believe it. Dismiss it as shallow trash at your peril. Showgirls is as adventurous, invigorating, important, and outrageously entertaining as American cinema gets — and as honest about America as any film ever made.

DOORS: 6.50pm*

START TIME: 7.20pm*

RUN TIME: 131 mins

CERT: 18

*Please note – doors open at 6.50pm, Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 7.20pm. There will usually be no admittance from 20 minutes after the films stated start time. No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue’s licence

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White Wall Cinema: CASQUE D'OR
2025-11-25 19:00 - 22:30
JACQUES BECKER’S 4K REMASTER

Undoubtedly one of the greatest films in all of French cinema — and boasting a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes — Casque d’Or stands as a cornerstone of the work of the great French filmmaker Jacques Becker.

The celebrated wave of American cinema now known as New Hollywood — Bonnie and Clyde, The Graduate, and so many others that reshaped modern filmmaking — was itself inspired by the French New Wave and figures like Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and Jacques Demy. But where did they find their inspiration? Becker, belonging to the generation before them, was perhaps the director the New Wave revered most deeply. François Truffaut in particular held Becker’s work — and Casque d’Or above all — in the highest regard, and with good reason.

Set during La Belle Époque and loosely based on a true story, Casque d’Or follows Marie (Simone Signoret), a Parisian prostitute and gangster’s moll, who falls in love with Manda (Serge Reggiani), a reformed criminal trying to start anew. Their passion, however, soon draws them into a violent clash with Marie’s former lover and his dangerous underworld syndicate.

A loving recreation of its period, the film combines lyrical beauty with emotional depth and features wonderfully nuanced performances — most notably from Simone Signoret, whose radiant and defiant portrayal of Marie became so iconic that it even graced a French postage stamp. Casque d’Or remains one of cinema’s greatest tragic love stories and a landmark achievement from one of France’s finest directors at the height of his powers.

As François Truffaut wrote:

“Casque d’Or, sometimes funny, sometimes tragic, finally proves that by a refined use of a shift in tone, one can surpass parody, look upon a picturesque and bloody past, and resurrect it with tenderness and violence.”

DOORS: 7pm*

START TIME: 7.30pm*

RUN TIME: 98 mins

LANGUAGE: French w/ English Subtitles

CERT: 12A (Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

*Please note – doors open at 7.00pm, Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 7.30pm. There will usually be no admittance from 20 minutes after the films stated start time. No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue’s licence

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AndAlso: An Autumn Celebration
2025-11-28 19:00 - 22:30
DOORS: 7.00pm*

START TIME: 7.30pm*

AGE: Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult – please see the guidance notes below.

Pricing & Concessions

We’ve updated our ticketing to make things simpler and more accessible. Concessions are now available via a discount code, offering 30% off the standard price. Just pop the Concessions discount code: IMPROV30 in on the booking page.

Age Guidance

Our improv shows are recommended for ages 16 and over, as some content may include mature themes or language.

Audience members under 16 are welcome at the discretion of their parent or guardian, provided they are comfortable with the nature of improvised comedy.

This autumn, for one night only, we’re taking over Wagner Hall and filling it with the improv we love. The AndAlso Autumn Celebration is our chance to bring the whole community together: students, teachers, friends, and a couple of very special guests. Let us do some make-em-ups for you.

Expect a night of Brighton’s best improvisation, including:

Our Talent Development team

The AndAlso teachers

Ten Thousand Million (Heather and Jules)

Plus some surprises to come

The AndAlso community is bigger than ever, and there’s so much to come in 2026, so come celebrate with us.

This is our biggest show yet, and it won’t be the same without you. Tickets are limited and go on sale 10am on Monday 6th October.

We’ll see you there.

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*Please note – doors open at 7.00pm, Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 7.30pm. No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue’s licence

White Wall Cinema: THE GOONIES
2025-11-29 18:30 - 22:30
40TH ANNIVERSARY – 4K REMASTER

One of the most beloved films of the 1980s, The Goonies is a wildly fun kids’ classic from Superman and Lethal Weapon director Richard Donner. Blending the sassy, the hip, the innocent, and the wild, the film features an all-star cast of young ’80s talent including Sean Astin (The Lord of the Rings, Stranger Things), Josh Brolin (Weapons, No Country for Old Men, Dune), Corey Feldman (The Lost Boys, Stand By Me), Martha Plimpton (The Mosquito Coast, Parenthood), and Ke Huy Quan (Indiana Jones, Everything Everywhere All At Once)

As a group of West Coast kids spend their final days together before their homes are bulldozed to make way for a country club and golf course, they stumble upon an ancient treasure map. Determined to save their neighbourhood, they embark on a swashbuckling adventure that leads them deep into a dangerous underground cavern — with the local crime family, The Fratellis (played by Anne Ramsey – Throw Momma from the Train, Robert Davi – Die Hard, and Joe Pantoliano – The Matrix, The Sopranos, Bound) — hot on their trail.

Few films have become such enduring icons of pop culture as The Goonies and its unforgettable characters — Chunk, Data, Sloth, and Mama Fratelli and with such iconic instantly recognisable 80s moments like “The Truffle Shuffle” and “Hey, you guys!” With a story by Steven Spielberg and a script by Chris Columbus (Home Alone, Mrs. Doubtfire, Harry Potter), this riotous kids’ adventure — with its perfect blend of 1980s innocence and attitude — remains as dynamic as ever in this stunning 4K restoration.

Join us for this special 40th Anniversary screening — the grand finale of the It Is Still 1985 Movie Club for the year!

DOORS: 6.30pm*

START TIME: 7pm*

RUN TIME: 114 mins

CERT: 12A (Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult).

*Please note – doors open at 6.30pm, Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 7.00pm. There will usually be no admittance from 20 minutes after the films stated start time. No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue’s licence

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White Wall Cinema: YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES
2025-12-11 19:00 - 22:30
STEVEN SPIELBERG 40TH ANNIVERSARY – CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

If these days you like your Harry Potter without any actual Harry Potter in it, you’ll love Young Sherlock Holmes.

The story follows a young Watson (Alan Cox — yes, the son of Brian, and bearing a remarkable resemblance to a certain young wizard) during his first term at a Victorian London boarding school, where he befriends a teenage Sherlock Holmes (Nicholas Rowe). When a series of bizarre deaths begin to occur around campus, seemingly the result of strange hallucinations, Holmes and Watson set out to investigate, aided by fellow student Elizabeth (Sophie Ward) and a who’s who of vintage British character actors familiar from Doctor Who, Coronation Street, Rising Damp, Brideshead Revisited, The Elephant Man, Brighton Rock, The Great Escape, The Avengers, The Prisoner, Yes Minister, and many, many more.

Directed by Barry Levinson, right in the middle of an extraordinary run that included Diner, The Natural, Good Morning, Vietnam, and Rain Man (for which he won the Oscar for Best Director), Young Sherlock Holmes was ground-breaking in many ways, including featuring the first fully CGI character in film history. Blending Conan Doyle’s classic detective world with an Indiana Jones–style sense of adventure, it’s a deeply underappreciated gem that invites endless comparisons to the Harry Potter series, despite predating the first novel by over a decade.

This joyous coming-of-age, boarding school, supernatural adventure mystery remains a forgotten treasure, and we can’t wait to bring it back to the big screen for this special 40th anniversary screening.

DOORS: 7pm*

START TIME: 7.30pm*

RUN TIME: 109 mins

CERT: PG (Under 16’s must be accompanied by and adult)

*Please note – doors open at 7.00pm, Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 7.30pm. There will usually be no admittance from 20 minutes after the films stated start time. No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue’s licence

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White Wall Cinema: BRAZIL
2025-12-17 18:50 - 22:30
TERRY GILLIAM 40TH ANNIVERSARY – CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

Originally known as the mad genius behind the “stomping foot” and other iconic animations for the legendary Monty Python’s Flying Circus, Terry Gilliam got his first taste of directing when he co-helmed the classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail in 1975. Over the following decades, Gilliam evolved into one of cinema’s great visionaries, a Hollywood outsider whose work stood firmly against the factory line of corporate moviemaking.

The story follows hapless low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowery (Jonathan Pryce – Wolf Hall, Game of Thrones), who repeatedly daydreams about rescuing the same beautiful woman. Just before Christmas (yes, it’s a kind of bizarre Christmas movie), Sam discovers an administrative error at work that has led to the accidental arrest, and subsequent death, of an innocent man, while the fugitive terrorist Harry Tuttle (Robert De Niro) remains at large. As Sam tries to untangle the mess, he encounters the woman from his dreams (Kim Greist) and unintentionally turns himself into an enemy of the state. What follows is his hilarious and beautifully bizarre struggle to navigate a dystopian, polluted, hyper-consumerist, and suffocatingly bureaucratic world in the desperate hope of making sense of it all.

A landmark film brimming with unfettered visual imagination, Brazil remains a true masterwork, a madcap classic that, even 40 years later, fizzes with invention, relevance, and Gilliam’s signature brand of sharp, absurd, dark comedy. At once sad, uplifting, harrowing, and hopeful, it’s a true alternative Christmas treat. Don’t miss our special 40th-anniversary screening, which will conclude our 2025 film programme.

DOORS: 6.50pm*

START TIME: 7.20pm*

RUN TIME: 142 mins

CERT: 15 (Under 16’s must be accompanied by and adult)

*Please note – doors open at 6.50pm, Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 7.20pm. There will usually be no admittance from 20 minutes after the films stated start time. No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue’s licence

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White Wall Cinema: THE DEAD ZONE
2026-01-23 19:30 - 22:30
From acclaimed body-horror master David Cronenberg (The Fly, Videodrome, Crash, Scanners, Dead Ringers, etc.) comes this superlative Stephen King adaptation—an elegant fusion of horror, relationship drama, and psychological-political thriller.

A prescient and highly entertaining supernatural thriller, The Dead Zone features an excellent, nuanced performance from Walken and stands as one of Cronenberg’s most gripping, bleak, relevant, and unexpectedly romantic films. Here the director steps away from his signature body-horror terrain to focus on the terrors of the mind, resulting in one of the most poignant, powerful, and strangely humane works of his career.

In what is usually the festivity free “dead zone” of January, treat yourself to a Friday night taking in this wonderfully wintry New England mood piece, stacked with pulpy thrills, elevated by the inspired pairing of one of America’s great directors with one of its most entertaining storytellers.

DOORS: 7.30pm*

SCREENING START TIME: 8pm*

FILM RUN TIME: 103mins

CERT: 15 (Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

*Please note – doors open at 7.30pm, Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 8.00pm. There will usually be no admittance from 20 minutes after the films stated start time. No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue’s licence

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White Wall Cinema: ROOFMAN
2026-01-30 19:20 - 22:30
You might be forgiven for assuming this true-crime comedy-drama is merely a popcorn vehicle for the indisputable talents of its star, Channing Tatum (Magic Mike, Foxcatcher). In reality, Roofman—directed by U.S. indie film stalwart Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond the Pines) is filled with deft, thoughtful touches that elevate it into one of the most surprisingly poignant and enjoyable pieces of crowd-pleasing cinema in recent memory.

This uncharacteristically light-hearted drama from a director better known for brooding intensity navigates its necessary tonal shifts with remarkable ease, resulting in an oddly compelling, funny, quirky, and quietly affecting film that surprises at every turn. Expertly tailored to Tatum’s natural charisma (arguably delivering a career-best performance) he is supported by an outstanding ensemble, including LaKeith Stanfield (Get Out, Sorry to Bother You, Uncut Gems, Knives Out), Juno Temple (Ted Lasso, Fargo), Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), and Ben Mendelsohn (Animal Kingdom, Rogue One).

Beautifully shot and assuredly directed, Cianfrance allows the shaggy-dog, lovable-rogue elements to flourish without ever losing sight of the story’s social grounding. A glorious exercise in noughties nostalgia, stylish crowd-pleasing filmmaking, and stealth heartbreak, Roofman feels destined to become a sleeper hit. Best experienced with an audience, it’s a modern popcorn movie with genuine soul—and one that comes highly recommended.

DOORS: 7.20pm*

START TIME: 7.50pm*

RUN TIME: 126 mins

CERT: 15 (Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

*Please note – doors open at 7.20pm, Please try to allow extra time to get seated prior to the performance start time of 7.50pm. There will usually be no admittance from 20 minutes after the films stated start time. No hot food or alcohol from outside the premises is allowed. All alcoholic drinks consumed on the premises must be purchased from the bar as per the conditions of the venue’s licence

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