January is one of the best times to plan a visit to the cinema! It’s the perfect time to escape the hibernate of winter, but still stay warm and cosy with friends and family.
And with so much to see on the big screen, it’s the perfect opportunity to squeeze in a couple of trips during the colder and darker months and combine with a bite to eat.
Full films, times, and bookings at www.odeon.co.uk
COLETTE (15)
Release date: 9th January
After Sidonie-Gabrielle ‘Colette’ marries a successful man of letters known simply as “Willy”, she moves to Paris and writes a semi-autobiographical novel about a country girl named Claudine.
Unfortunately, because Willy convinced her to ghostwrite for him, she doesn’t get any of the credit for the phenomenon that her novel becomes. And in the years to come, while her and Willy’s adventures become the talk of Paris, she defies everyone to get her name on the books she writes.
Keira Knightley stars as ‘Colette’ in this acclaimed drama, alongside Dominic West as Willy.
STAN AND OLLIE
Release date: 11th January
‘Stan & Ollie’ tells the story of how Laurel and Hardy, with their golden age long behind them, embark upon a tour of the music halls of Britain and Ireland.
Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly are ‘Stan & Ollie’ in the true story of Hollywood’s greatest comedy double act.
MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS (15)
Release date: 18th January
‘Mary, Queen Of Scots’ and Elizabeth I of England were cousins, with each fearing and admiring the other. But their hope for two kingdoms united would ultimately collapse into war.
When Mary gave birth to a child who would be heir to both Scotland and England, Elizabeth was forced to go to war to protect her crown. As both attempted to rule as women in a man’s world, their conflict would change the course of history.
Saoirse Ronan stars as ‘Mary, Queen Of Scots’ alongside Margot Robbie as Elizabeth I in this riveting historical drama.
BEAUTIFUL BOY (15)
Release date: 18th January
‘Beautiful Boy’ is the true story of father and son David and Nic Sheff, and their attempts to cope with Nic’s struggle with addiction over many years.
Steve Carell and Timothee Chalamet star in ‘Beautiful Boy’, a devastating drama based on David and Nic Sheff’s memoirs about Nic’s addiction.
GLASS (15)
Release date: 18th January
David Dunn is unbreakable, with incredible strength. Kevin Wendell Crumb is split, with multiple identities inside him. And Elijah Price is Mr. ‘Glass’, who holds secrets for both of them.
As Dunn pursues the superhuman figure of The Beast, one of Crumb’s identities, the battle between them quickly escalates – while Price lurks in the shadows, waiting for the world to recognise that people like them exist.
The worlds of ‘Unbreakable’ and ‘Split’ collide in M. Night Shyamalan’s eagerly-awaited ‘Glass’, starring Bruce Willis, James McAvoy and Samuel L. Jackson.
VICE (15)
Release date: 25th January
‘Vice’ explores the epic story about how a bureaucratic Washington insider quietly became the most powerful man in the world as Vice-President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that we still feel today.
