Films
Flushed Away (Certificate U)
Saturday, July 12 - 11am
Flushed Away (the computer-animated comedy), tells the story of a pampered pet mouse who is flushed down the toilet from his penthouse apartment in Kensington beneath the streets of London, where he has to learn a whole new way of life.
Sleuth (Certificate 15)
Wednesday, July 16 - 7.30pm
The Anthony Shaffer play originally brought to the screen in 1972 gets the remake treatment in this updating that finds Michael Caine stepping into the role of the brilliant thriller writer portrayed by Laurence Olivier in the original, and Jude Law following in Caine's footsteps as the young hairdresser who steals the literary giant's wife, only to find himself subsequently swallowed up in an elaborate revenge scheme. Kenneth Branagh directs a script adapted from Shaffer's original play by screenwriter Harold Pinter.
Golden Compass (Certificate PG)
Saturday, August 16 - 11am
Lyra Belaqua, living in Oxford's Jordan College, is a young girl living among scholars. Her world may seem diverse, from physical embodiments of souls that take the shape of an animal, but similar with people around you to become friends and enemies. She is thrown into a perilous adventure when she overhears a conversation of an extraordinary microscopic particle, Dust. This particle is said to unite different worlds, and is feared by many who want to destroy it forever. As Lyra is flung into the middle of this horrible struggle, she meets wondrous creatures both big and small, and villains who are not what they seem. Gobblers, that kidnap children, will turn out in the most unexpected places. And a magical compass of gold that will answer any question if one is skilled enough to read it.
Sweeny Todd - The Demon Barber (Certificate 18)
Wednesday, August 20 - 7.30pm
After being sent away by Judge Turpin, Sweeney Todd (Johnny Depp) a.k.a Benjamin Barker returns to London with the help of a sailor, Anthony Hope. He opens a barber shop above Mrs. Lovett's Meat Pie Shop, where she sells "the worst pies in London." With the help of Mrs. Lovett, Todd means to rid London of the corrupt aristocracy, and hopes to be reunited with his daughter, Johanna, who is now Judge Turpin's ward.
Alvin and The Chipmunks (Certificate U)
Saturday, September 6 - 11am
In a tree farm, three musically inclined chipmunks, Alvin, Simon and Theodore, find their tree cut down and sent to Los Angeles. Once there, they meet the frustrated songwriter David Seville, and despite a poor house wrecking first impression, they impress him with their singing talent. Seeing the opportunity for success, both human and chipmunks make a pact for them to sing his songs.
Atonement (Certificate 15)
Wednesday, September 10 - 7.30pm
The film opens in England in 1935, on the hottest day of the year. In the looming shadow of World War II Briony Tallis and her family live a life of wealth and privilege in their enormous Victorian Gothic mansion.
As the family gathers for the weekend the combination of the oppressive heat and long suppressed emotions coming to the surface create an ominous sense of threat and danger.
Briony, a fledgling writer, is a girl with a vivid imagination. Through a series of catastrophic misunderstandings she accuses Robbie Turner, the housekeeper’s son and lover of her sister Cecilia, of a crime he did not commit.
This accusation destroys Robbie and Cecilia’s new found love and dramatically alters the course of all their lives.
Tickets can be reserved in advance – just call in or phone the box office on (01992) 531500 or email castle.hall@eastherts.gov.uk
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