The Princess and the frog (U)
14 November 11am
Our Fantastic Tales season starts with The Princess and the frog (U).
Tiana is a beautiful young woman with big dreams, and into her life comes a dashing young prince. There’s only one problem – he’s been transformed into a frog by a witch doctor. Before long, there’s another problem: when Tiana kisses him, she becomes a frog, too. Are the two of them going to be able to find a way to return to their original bodies? This beautiful romantic adventure is a return by Disney to traditional, hand drawn animation. It’s a dazzling-looking film with a great, feisty heroine in Tiana and lots of terrific music.
Recommended for ages 5+
Songs of the sea (PG)
21 November 11am
Our Fantastic Tales season continues with a new film by the makers of The Secret of Kells, one of last year’s successes at Kids’ Whirled.
Beautifully drawn, with a bewitching soundtrack this new film is yet again an enchanting feast for the eyes and a heart-felt celebration of traditional Gaelic story-telling and folktales: after the disappearance of her mother when she was a baby, 4-year old Saoirse, who lives on a small island with her father and older brother Ben, discovers a magical coat that turns her into a seal-like creature called a Selkie. Having spent the night swimming with the seals, Saoirse is found washed up on the shore by her Granny who decides she and Ben would be safer living in the city. One Halloween night, longing to return home, Saoirse awakens some Faerie creatures leading the two children on a weird and wonderful journey back home.
Recommended for ages 7+
The Big Knights (U)
28 November 11am
We’re delighted to bring you The Big Knights, described as “one of the funniest, goofiest, most ideas-stuffed kids cartoons in decades” by Time Out’s Tom Huddleston.
In the far off land of Borovia, where dragons are fierce, witches are wicked, scientists are insane, the economy is bad and television is in black & white, stands Castle Big: home of The Big Knights.
From the award-winning animators behind Peppa Pig, The Big Knights revolves around the exploits of brothers Sir Boris (the finest swordsman in the world), Sir Morris (the most enthusiastic) and their noble pets, Sir Horace the Dog and Sir Doris the Hamster. A newly remastered compilation, hand-picked by its creators, of the best of the brilliant BBC children’s series.
Recommended for ages 4+
Edward Scissorhands (PG)
5 December 3pm
Afternoon screening! ’Fantastic Tales’ continues with the gothic and touching Edward Scissorhands. A misunderstood soul, kind at heart and craving love, he is cursed with having scissors for hands after his inventor fails to give him a proper human pair. After the inventor dies and he finds himself in a tight-knit small town, he is taken in by Avon lady Peg and finds himself attracted to her daughter, Kim. Edward is finally appreciated after locals realise his talent for hedge trimming and hair cutting, but his acceptance short lived after an accident and his new found “friends” turn their back on this misfit.
Recommended for ages 9+
Kirikou and the men and women (U)
12 December 11am
Join Kirikou, the beloved feisty young boy with a big heart, as he helps to save his fellow villagers from a whole host of crazy mishaps. Told through the eyes of Kirikou’s grandfather, The Wise Man who lives in the Forbidden Mountain, the stories mix mythology, fable, humour and wit to tell tales of courage and learning the ways of the world. Follow Kirikou as he uses his courage and intelligence to help his family and friends when a number of problems arise in his village.
Beautifully animated and set in lush and exotic locations, Kirikou and the Men and Women is a unique and original animation.
In French with English subtitles
Recommended for ages 5+
Cinderella (U)
19 December 3pm
Afternoon screening! To mark the end of our amazing Fantastic Tales season, we’re having a special Christmas screening with this colourful live-action version of Cinderella. Traditional, yet magical, it is helped immensely by fabulous costumes and spectacular sets and looks set to have audiences enchanted all over again. In this version, Cinderella continues to exude kindness and courage to all creatures, in spite of facing a great tragedy as a young girl. Meanwhile her stepmother is given a slightly more complicated backstory than we are used to. Often very funny and full of warmth, this is a film to enchant the whole family.
Recommended from ages 5+
