5 Cinema Highlights for November 2024

Anora

Winner of this year's prestigious Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or, Anora (From Fri 1 Nov), is Sean Baker’s best work yet. Anora is a thrill-ride about the currencies of life – love, sex, money, and green cards – and their cross-cultural appeals, featuring an Oscar tipped performance from Mikey Madison. 

Seven Samurai

We’re pleased to present a stunning new 4K restoration of Akira Kurosawa’s monumental tale of heroism and humanism, Seven Samurai (Sat 2 – Tue 5 Nov). Celebrate 70 years of this tour de force that has inspired countless classics and regularly ranked as one of the greatest films ever made. A must see on the big screen. 

French Film Festival

We welcome back the French Film Festival UK to our screens throughout November and early December (Fri 8 Nov – Mon 2 Dec). Now in its 32nd year, French Film Festival UK presents the best of French cinema. We’re pleased to screen 4 titles this year featuring French classics and new releases. 

Blitz

4-time Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan stars in Blitz (From Fri 8 Nov), the new wartime epic from Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave). With incredible visuals and a dramatic soundscape brilliantly evoking the bombed and burning capital, Blitz is a moving tapestry of British life during the conflict’s decisive moments.

Black British Pioneers: Then And Now 

Due to current availability issues of key participants of the programme, we have chosen to postpone this full programme until 2025.  Once we have a confirmed postponement schedule we will advertise the new dates and full line-up

As part of our 50th anniversary festivities, Rebels With A Cause!, we welcome a special season, curated by Tosin Alapafuja, celebrating Black British Pioneers within performance arts, photography and music. Black British Pioneers: Then and Now (Sat 23 and Fri 29 Nov) is presented through 3 programmes of shorts featuring archival works and contemporary films. Each programme can be viewed separately or appreciated as a complete season.