What’s On

Joy of Cinema: Oh My Goodness! (12A) WED 9 - THU 10 APR
Laurent Tirard’s hilarious comedy sees Mother Veronique and the eccentric sisters of the Convent of St. Benedict set out to save the local nursing home by entering a major bicycle race and winning the cash prize…
Fun and frothy, Tirard’s hilariously absurd comedy will have you rolling in the aisles, and the stunning landscapes of France’s Jura region provide a beautiful backdrop too!

Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (U) Saturday 17 & Thursday 22 May
The wonderful 1953 French comedy starring and directed by Jacques Tati is showing in conjunction with Dumfries Museum and their exhibition, ‘The Ever Changing, Changeless Sea’, which runs until the end of July 2025.
Monsieur Hulot comes to a beachside hotel for a vacation and accidentally, but good-naturedly, causes havoc. The film introduced the pipe-smoking, well-meaning but clumsy character of Monsieur Hulot, who appears in Tati's subsequent films, including Mon Oncle, Playtime, and Trafic. There are no adverts or trailers with this film.

EVENT CINEMA | National Theatre Live: Dr Strangelove (12A)
Elevator pitch: Seven-time BAFTA Award winner Steve Coogan plays four roles in the world premiere adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece.
When a rogue U.S General triggers a nuclear attack, a surreal race takes place, seeing the Government and one eccentric scientist scramble to avert global destruction. This explosively funny satire is led by a world-renowned creative team led including Emmy Award-winner Armando Iannucci (The Thick of It, Veep) and Olivier Award-winner Sean Foley (The Upstart Crow).

The Apartment (12A)
A Manhattan insurance clerk (Jack Lemmon) tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but office politics and his own romantic hopes complicate matters. The Apartment is the brilliant darkly comic romance written by I.A.L Diamond and Billy Wilder and directed by Billy Wilder. It's back in cinemas to celebrate the centenary of Jack Lemmon's birth (born 8 February, 1925).

The Apartment (12A) Monday Night Film Club
A Manhattan insurance clerk (Jack Lemmon) tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but office politics and his own romantic hopes complicate matters. The Apartment is the brilliant darkly comic romance written by I.A.L Diamond and Billy Wilder and directed by Billy Wilder. It's back in cinemas to celebrate the centenary of Jack Lemmon's birth (born 8 February, 1925).

A Real Pain (15) Monday Night Film Club
Mismatched cousins reunite for a tour through Poland to honour their beloved grandmother, but their old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.
"Funny and intelligent...A Real Pain will knock the wind out of you."
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Irish Independent

A Real Pain (15) FRI 21 & SAT 22 Feb
Mismatched cousins reunite for a tour through Poland to honour their beloved grandmother, but their old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.
"Funny and intelligent...A Real Pain will knock the wind out of you."
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Irish Independent

Weekend Rebels (N/C 6+) | FOKUS: Films from Germany (£2.50 / £1.25)
Mirco's family is advised to go to a special school for Jason, his autistic son. He makes a pact to make every effort to stay in school if Mirco helps him find a favorite football club.
As they travel across Germany, breaking free from their usual routines, this heartfelt father-son story emphasises the importance of embracing neurodiverse perspectives, while capturing the transformative journey of growth and the lengths we go for those we love.
The film is screening as part of this year's FOKUS: Film From Germany season, showcasing highlights of German cinema in venues across Scotland. The festival is realised by Goethe-Institut Glasgow in cooperation with and supported by Film Hub Scotland. Tickets are £2.50 full / £1.25 access.

Better Man (15)
This gloriously unorthodox musical biopic from The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey riotously details the whirlwind story of the one and only Robbie Williams - cheekily brought to cinematic life in the guise of a revolutionary CGI monkey.

Better Man (15)
This gloriously unorthodox musical biopic from The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey riotously details the whirlwind story of the one and only Robbie Williams - cheekily brought to cinematic life in the guise of a revolutionary CGI monkey.

The Holdovers (15) THU 19 & FRI 20 DEC
One of our favourite films of the year is back and we’re finally able to screen it at Christmas time!
A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England school remains on campus during Christmas break. He soon forms an unlikely bond with a brainy but damaged troublemaker, and with the school's cook, a woman who just lost a son in the Vietnam War.

Elf (PG)
Buddy (Will Ferrell) was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa's elves. Unable to shake the feeling that he doesn't fit in, the adult Buddy travels to New York, in full elf uniform, in search of his real father. As it happens, this is Walter Hobbs (James Caan), a cynical businessman. After a DNA test proves this, Walter reluctantly attempts to start a relationship with the childlike Buddy with increasingly chaotic results.

Dog on Trial / Le Procès du chien (N/C 12+) Monday Night Film Club
Avril, an independently minded lawyer known for taking on lost causes, resolves to secure a victory in her next case. However, when Dariuch another seemingly hopeless client, asks her to defend his faithful canine companion, Cosmos, Avril is unable to resist. She dives into the absurdity of defending a canine client, confronting not only the legal system but also advocating for both women’s and animal rights.
Dog on Trial / Le Procès du chien is also screening as part of this year's French Film Festival.

My Favourite Cake (12A) Monday Night Film Club
Mahin (70) lives alone in Tehran since her husband’s death and her daughter’s departure for Europe, until an afternoon tea with friends leads her to break her solitary routine and revitalize her love life. But as Mahin opens herself up to new romance, what begins as an unexpected encounter quickly evolves into an unpredictable, unforgettable evening.

The Marching Band (En fanfare) (N/C 12+) | French Film Festival 2024
This French spin on Mark Herman’s Brassed Off has a beating emotional pulse of its own.
Thibaut is an internationally renowned conductor of the Lille Symphony Orchestra who travels the world. He discovers he was adopted - then also finds out he has a younger brother, Jimmy, who works in a school cafeteria and plays the trombone in a school marching band. While they seem to be worlds apart, their unwavering love of music unites them in difficult circumstances. What emerges is an immensely touching and melodious work, bringing relationships and music to the fore.
Screening as part of this year's French Film Festival 2024.

The Marching Band (En fanfare) (N/C 12+) | French Film Festival 2024
This French spin on Mark Herman’s Brassed Off has a beating emotional pulse of its own.
Thibaut is an internationally renowned conductor of the Lille Symphony Orchestra who travels the world. He discovers he was adopted - then also finds out he has a younger brother, Jimmy, who works in a school cafeteria and plays the trombone in a school marching band. While they seem to be worlds apart, their unwavering love of music unites them in difficult circumstances. What emerges is an immensely touching and melodious work, bringing relationships and music to the fore.
Screening as part of this year's French Film Festival 2024.

ART OF ACTION: The General (U) plus introduction
When Union spies steal an engineer's beloved locomotive, he pursues it single-handedly and straight through enemy lines.
Dr Connor McMorran will provide an introduction to this afternoon's screening.
Buster Keaton's classic silent action-comedy is screening as part of Art of Action, a UK-wide film season supported by National Lottery and BFI Film Audience Network. Art of Action is a season of films designed to celebrate the physicality of actors and the stunt performers whose extraordinary on-screen exploits push the boundaries of filmmaking.

It's Raining Men (Iris et les hommes) (N/C 15+) | French Film Festival 2024
Iris (played by the wonderful Laure Calamy from Call My Agent) has a seemingly flawless husband, two wonderful daughters, a dental practice with a relentless stream of customers, a nice apartment in an area she loves, friends who understand her... And she’ll soon be 50. And then a stranger plants a seed in her head: "Take a lover". Iris open Pandora’s box and candidates emerge as if from nowhere – as if it were raining men.
"A feel-good delight! Calamy, unleashed, offers a very funny and engaging performance." Le Parisien
Screening as part of this year's French Film Festival 2024.

It's Raining Men (Iris et les hommes) (N/C 15+) | French Film Festival 2024
Iris (played by the wonderful Laure Calamy from Call My Agent) has a seemingly flawless husband, two wonderful daughters, a dental practice with a relentless stream of customers, a nice apartment in an area she loves, friends who understand her... And she’ll soon be 50. And then a stranger plants a seed in her head: "Take a lover". Iris open Pandora’s box and candidates emerge as if from nowhere – as if it were raining men.
"A feel-good delight! Calamy, unleashed, offers a very funny and engaging performance." Le Parisien
Screening as part of this year's French Film Festival 2024.

Shaun Of The Dead (15)
Celebrate Halloween with the 20th anniversary of ‘SHAUN OF THE DEAD’, the perfect blend of horror, comedy, and romance.
Shaun (Simon Pegg) has no clue what to do with his life or with his relationship, but motivation comes in the form of a freak zombie attack.

My Old Ass (15) Bring a Baby Screening
This screening is exclusively designed for new parents to enjoy the most recent cinema releases in a baby-friendly environment.
What would you ask your older self?
An 18th-birthday mushroom trip brings Elliott face-to-face with her wisecracking 39-year-old self. When the older Elliott starts handing out warnings about what her younger self should and shouldn't do, she realizes she has to rethink everything about family, love, and what's becoming a transformative summer.

Hundreds of Beavers (12A) Monday Night Film Club
In this 19th century, supernatural winter epic, a drunken applejack salesman must go from zero to hero and become North America's greatest fur trapper by defeating hundreds of beavers.

My Old Ass (15)
What would you ask your older self?
An 18th-birthday mushroom trip brings Elliott face-to-face with her wisecracking 39-year-old self. When the older Elliott starts handing out warnings about what her younger self should and shouldn't do, she realizes she has to rethink everything about family, love, and what's becoming a transformative summer.

My Old Ass (15)
What would you ask your older self?
An 18th-birthday mushroom trip brings Elliott face-to-face with her wisecracking 39-year-old self. When the older Elliott starts handing out warnings about what her younger self should and shouldn't do, she realizes she has to rethink everything about family, love, and what's becoming a transformative summer.

The Lady in the Van (12A)
The Lady in the Van is the much loved drama, based on real events, about Miss Shepherd (Maggie Smith), a woman of uncertain origins, who “temporarily” parked her van in playwright Alan Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years. One of the most popular films ever at the Robert Burns Centre, it's showing in tribute to Dame Maggie Smith who died recently aged 89.
There are no ads or trailers with this film.

Pulp Fiction (18) 30th Anniversary
Join us for Royale with Cheese, Jack Rabbit Slim’s, ‘Misirlou’, “Zed’s dead baby, Zed’s dead”, Vincent Vega and so much more as Quentin Tarantino’s cool 1994 classic returns to the Big Screen for its 30th Anniversary. The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.

Deadpool & Wolverine (15)
Two failed superheroes forge an unlikely partnership to combat a sinister threat. A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. But when his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit-up again with an even more reluctant Wolverine.

Deadpool & Wolverine (15)
Two failed superheroes forge an unlikely partnership to combat a sinister threat. A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. But when his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit-up again with an even more reluctant Wolverine.

Deadpool & Wolverine (15)
Two failed superheroes forge an unlikely partnership to combat a sinister threat. A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. But when his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit-up again with an even more reluctant Wolverine.

Deadpool & Wolverine (15)
Two failed superheroes forge an unlikely partnership to combat a sinister threat. A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. But when his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit-up again with an even more reluctant Wolverine.

Deadpool & Wolverine (15)
Two failed superheroes forge an unlikely partnership to combat a sinister threat. A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. But when his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit-up again with an even more reluctant Wolverine.

Thelma (12A)
Inspired by a real-life experience of director Josh Margolin's own grandmother, Thelma puts a clever spin on movies like Mission: Impossible, shining the spotlight on an elderly grandmother as an unlikely action hero. With infectious humour, Margolin employs the familiar tropes of the action genre in hilarious, age-appropriate ways to tackle aging with agency. In the first leading film role of her 70-year career, June Squibb portrays the strong-willed Thelma with grit and determination, demonstrating that she is more than capable of taking care of business -- despite what her daughter Gail, son-in-law Alan, or grandson Danny might believe.
“The action movie you need this summer…one of the year’s best films, & the most fun you’ll have at the theatre this summer.” 4/4 stars (Boston Globe)
“Delivers delightful character-driven action & laughs” 5 stars (Movies for Grownups)