Chippenham Film Club - February - Girl
2023-02-13 19:30 (Europe/London) | Reel Cinema Chippenham, 91 Marshfield Road, Chippenham, SN15 1JR
Mon, 13th February, 7:30pm
A promising teenage dancer enrols at a prestigious ballet school while grappling with her gender dysphoria.
Inspired by a true story, Girl stars Victor Polster, in his acting debut, as a trans girl who pursues a career as a ballerina.
Polster won the Cannes Un Certain Regard Jury Award for Best Performance, Girl was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars.

Chippenham Film Club - Brian and Charles
2023-03-13 19:30 | Reel Cinema Chippenham, 91 Marshfield Road, Chippenham, SN15 1JR
After a particularly harsh winter Brian goes into a deep depression; completely isolated and with no one to talk to, Brian does what any sane person would do when faced with such a melancholic situation.
He builds a robot.
Brian and Charles is a 2022 comedy drama directed by Jim Archer, in his feature debut, from a screenplay by David Earl and Chris Hayward, who also star in the film.
Tickets are available through the film club’s website https://chippenhamfilmclub.co.uk/product/brian/
Please arrive on time as the curtain goes up promptly at 7.30pm.
Thanks.

Chippenham Film Club April feature - Toni Erdmann
2023-04-03 19:30 - 22:30 | The Reel Cinema, 91 Marshfield Rd, Chippenham, SN15 1JR, United Kingdom
A practical joking father tries to reconnect with his hard working daughter by creating an outrageous alter ego and posing as her CEO’s life coach.
Toni Erdmann is a 2016 German-Austrian comedy drama film directed, written and co-produced by Maren Ade.
The film, which premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, was named the best film of 2016 by Sight and Sound.
Toni Erdmann won five awards at the 2017 European Film Awards including best director, best actor and best actress and was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars.

Chippenham Film Club May feature
2023-05-15 19:30 - 22:30 | The Reel Cinema, 91 Marshfield Rd, Chippenham, SN15 1JR, United Kingdom
Ali (Matthias Schoenaerts) meets Stephanie (Marion Cotillard) when he saves her from a brawl at the nightclub. Their casual acquaintance develops into something much more after a horrible accident. As Stephanie draws on Ali’s physical strength, an unexpected courtship slowly comes to life.
Cotillard was nominated for a whole slew of major awards for her performance, Schoenaerts picked up a Cesar for best newcomer. The London Film Critics Circle awarded Rust and Bone best foreign language film.

Chippenham Film Club's bonus July feature
2023-07-24 19:30 - 22:00 | The Reel Cinema, 91 Marshfield Rd, Chippenham, SN15 1JR, United Kingdom
Set over one summer, The Florida Project follows precocious six-year-old Moonee as she courts mischief and adventure with her ragtag playmates and bonds with her rebellious but caring mother, all while living in the shadows of Walt Disney World.
The Florida Project is screening on Monday 24th, tickets are available through the club’s website, please arrive promptly as all performances start at 7.30pm.

Chippenham Film Club's August feature Portrait of a Lady on Fire
2023-08-14 19:30 - 22:30 | The Reel Cinema, 91 Marshfield Rd, Chippenham, SN15 1JR, United Kingdom
At the end of the 18th century, on an isolated island in Brittany, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.
Starring Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel, the film is a beautiful, almost timeless study of power and passion in which observed becomes observer.
Selected for the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2019, it won the Queer Palm, becoming the first film directed by a woman to win the award, Celine Sciamma also won the award for best screenplay at Cannes.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire was voted the 30th greatest film of all time in the Sight & Sound 2022 critics’ poll.
All Chippenham Film Club events are open to members and non-members.

Chippenham Film Club September feature
2023-09-11 19:30 - 22:30 | The Reel Cinema, 91 Marshfield Rd, Chippenham, SN15 1JR, United Kingdom
Proxima stars Eva Green as Sarah, a woman trying to balance work and family life. As she prepares for a year-long stint on the International Space Station, she also tries to prepare her eight-year-old daughter Stella (Zélie Boulant), for life without her.
The film also stars Lars Eidinger as Thomas, her ex-husband and Stella’s father and Matt Dillon as Mike, her colleague. Mike is initially dismissive of her abilities as an astronaut but with his help, and Sandra Huller as Wendy, a psychologist, Sarah and Stella find their way through the complexities of the situation.
Chippenham Film Club provides entertaining, interesting and thought-provoking cinema in Chippenham. Find out more about the club on our website – chippenhamfilmclub.co.uk

Chippenham Film Club October feature
2023-10-09 19:30 - 22:00 | The Reel Cinema, 91 Marshfield Rd, Chippenham, SN15 1JR, United Kingdom
Chris is a caravan fan and aspiring writer who takes his girlfriend Tina on a road trip. At their first stop, the National Tramway Museum, Chris confronts a man who is littering, after which things take a decidedly dark turn. Sightseers is a 2012 British black comedy written by and starring Alice Lowe and Steve Oram, the film was selected to be screened in the Director’s Fortnight section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.

Chippenham Film Club's October feature
2023-10-23 19:30 - 22:30 | The Reel Cinema, 91 Marshfield Rd, Chippenham, SN15 1JR, United Kingdom
Master Li, a warrior, asks Yu Shu Lien, the woman he loves, to pass on his sword, Green Destiny, to Sir Te however, when the sword is stolen, Li embarks on a mission to find it. Starring Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi and Chang Chen,
Crouching Tiger is an absolute classic, and helped put director Ang Lee on the cinematic map.

Chippenham Film Club's November feature
2023-11-13 19:30 - 22:30 | The Reel Cinema, 91 Marshfield Rd, Chippenham, SN15 1JR, United Kingdom
On his 80th birthday, Humberto Suárez (Jose Luis Gomez), an ageing multi-millionaire, decides to finance a film so that people will look fondly upon his legacy. He selects the reclusive Palme d’Or laureate Lola Cuevas (Penelope Cruz) to be the director, with the screenplay being adapted from a Nobel Prize winning novel titled Rivalry, about a man (Antonio Banderas) who is unable to forgive his brother (Oscar Martinez) for killing their parents in a drunk-driving incident.
A 2021 Spanish-Argentine black comedy film, directed by Gaston Duprat and Mariano Cohn, the film brings together Banderas and Martinez, the two previously appeared together in Almoldovar’s I’m So Excited, and Cruz, who has appears regularly in films by the same director.

Chippenham Film Club's December feature
2023-12-11 19:30 - 22:00 | The Reel Cinema, 91 Marshfield Rd, Chippenham, SN15 1JR, United Kingdom
Cinema Paradiso is a 1988 coming of age drama written and directed by Guiseppe Tornatore.
Set in a small Sicilian town, the film centres on the friendship between a young boy and an aging projectionist who works at the titular movie theatre.
This Italian-French production stars Phillipe Noiret and Salvatore Cascio, the film score was composed by Ennio Morricone. Credited with revitalising Italy’s film industry, Cinema Paradiso has been cited as one of the greatest films of all time.
It was a commercial success, winning several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and the Cannes Festival’s Grand Prix, Cinema Paradiso was nominated for 11 BAFTAs, winning five.

Chippenham Film Club's January feature
2024-01-08 19:30 - 22:30 | The Reel Cinema, 91 Marshfield Rd, Chippenham, SN15 1JR, United Kingdom
Aftersun is a 2022 coming of age drama written and directed by Charlotte Wells in her feature directorial debut. Starring Paul Mescal (Normal People, God’s Creatures), Frankie Corio and Celia Rowlson-Hall, the film follows an 11-year-old girl Sophie, on holiday with her father at a Turkish resort on the eve of his 31st birthday.
The film tells the story through a series of memories and personal recollections, filtered through a haze of memory and imagination by the now-adult Sophie (Celia Rowlson-Hall) looking back on things she didn’t really understand at the time. Aftersun had its world premiere at Cannes on 21 May 2022, where Wells was nominated for the Golden Camera, Scottish-born, New York-based writer-director Wells picked up a whopping 16 nominations at the British Independent Film Awards.

Frozen Sing-A-Long
2024-01-13 14:30 - 16:30 | Neeld Community & Arts Centre, The Neeld, High Street, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3ER, United Kingdom
CLOGS Musical Theatre presents Musical Movie Sing-A-Long. Experience the Magic of Disney’s Frozen with us!
Join us for an unforgettable afternoon filled with music, laughter and memories. Sing along to your favourite Frozen tunes and get lost in the enchanting story of Anna, Elsa and Olaf.
But wait, there’s more – you might even get a chance to meet our beloved princesses!
Come to the Neeld in Chippenham ready to be entertained! Get ready to sing along to ‘Let It Go’, ‘For the First Time in Forever’ and ‘Love is an Open Door’.
Tickets: Adults £15* | Concessions (under 16s) £10* | Family of Four £40*
(*Plus booking fee)
Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult

Chippenham Film Club January bonus feature
2024-01-22 19:30 - 22:00 | The Reel Cinema, 91 Marshfield Rd, Chippenham, SN15 1JR, United Kingdom
An epic and intimate journey filmed through five years during which Waad al-Kateab tells the story of how she fell in love, married and gave birth to her daughter.
For Sama is a 2019 documentary film produced and narrated by Waad Al-Kateab, and directed by Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts. The film focuses on Waad Al-Kateab’s journey as a journalist and rebel in the Syrian uprising, her husband Hamza al-Kateab, is one of the few doctors left in Aleppo, and they raise their daughter Sama Al-Kateab during the Syrian Civil War.
For Sama made history when it was nominated in four categories in the BAFTA awards, making it the most nominated documentary ever, it was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary and the Oscars.
For Sama is rated an 18 certificate, and is described as ‘a reality-based horror film, a harrowing first person documentary’, please be aware that some of the content is very upsetting.

Chippenham Film Club February feature
2024-02-12 19:30 - 22:30 | The Reel Cinema, 91 Marshfield Rd, Chippenham, SN15 1JR, United Kingdom
On Body and Soul is a 2017 Hungarian drama/ comedy/ romance about the central finance officer (Géza Morcsányi) of a slaughterhouse, and the newly appointed meat quality inspector (Alexandra Borbély) who discover they can communicate with each other through their dreams, leading to an unlikely romance.
On Body and Soul won the Berlin Golden Bear in the main competition section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival, was selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film and was nominated at the 90th Academy Awards. Alexandra Borbély won the European Actress award at the European Film Awards for her performance in the film.

Movie Trail
2024-02-23 09:00 - 2024-02-25 17:00 | Cousin Norman’s, 5 Union Road, Chippenham, SN15 1HW
Hidden in the streets of Chippenham are references to 20 classic movies, from across the decades… some are masquerading as street signs, others are hidden in shops and amongst the information that we walk past every day.
The more you can find, the closer you’ll be to winning the top prize of a £50 voucher for Reel Cinema Chippenham!
You can pick up an answer sheet from Cousin Norman’s or Chippenham Museum.
Good luck, and happy hunting!
£1 suggested donation

The Movie Trail will be up from 9am on Friday 23rd February until 5pm on Sunday 25th February.
Copies of the quiz & a map to follow can be collected from Chippenham Museum (10am-4pm on Friday and Saturday) – or from Cousin Norman’s (10am-4pm on Friday and 9am-4pm on Saturday).
You can also download a copy of the map and the Movie quiz here.
Hand in your answers to either venue by Friday 5th March for a chance of winning.
In the event of a tie names will be drawn at random to choose a winner.

This event is part of a three-day arts festival happening around Chippenham from the 23rd-25th February. Find out more about Chippenham Fringe Feb 2024 and the other creative and vibrant Fringe performances and activities taking place by visiting our website here.
Chippenham Fringe Feb is produced and delivered by Melt Productions in collaboration with Chippenham Borough Lands Charity (CBLC) and the Chippenham Chat group. Funding for the event is provided by Chippenham Borough Lands Charity.
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Chippenham Film Club March feature
2024-03-11 19:30 - 22:00 | The Reel Cinema, 91 Marshfield Rd, Chippenham, SN15 1JR, United Kingdom
Wild Tales is a 2014 Spanish-language black comedy anthology film, written and directed by the Argentine filmmaker Damián Szifron. The film, a Spanish-Argentinian co-production, is composed of six stand-alone shorts with a common theme of catharsis, violence and vengeance. The film has an ensemble cast which includes Ricardo Darín (The Secret in Their Eyes, Carancho), Oscar Martínez (Official Competition), Leonardo Sbaraglia (Dolor y gloria), Érica Rivas.
The film received critical acclaim, particularly for being a good example of an engaging anthology film, for its cast (mainly Rivas), humour, cinematography, and music. It won a number of awards including eight Platino Awards, the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language, and the Goya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, and for the Palme d’Or at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. Wild Tales is the most-seen Argentine film of all time.

Doorway Film Night : Cathy Come Home
2024-03-14 19:00 | The Neeld
As part of its 20th anniversary celebrations Doorway invites you to watch the ground-breaking drama Cathy Come Home, directed by Ken Loach. We are extremely pleased to announce that Ken Loach himself will be joining us to introduce the film, which will be followed by a Q&A session and a raffle with some amazing prizes.
Cathy Come Home was first broadcast in 1966 and tells the story of Cathy and Reg, a couple with three young children, who find their life spiralling into poverty when Reg loses his job. It’s gripping and emotional, and it remains a truly ground-breaking piece of dramatic fiction that helped make change back then, and raises questions for us now about current levels of poverty and homelessness.
Tickets: Standard £10.00 | Concessions (U16s & Over 65’s) £8.00
Please contact the venue for any access requirements.
Tickets are also available through our Box Office on 01249 446699, from the Neeld Box Office or at the Town Hall.
Tickets are non-refundable unless this event is cancelled or postponed

Chippenham Film Club April feature
2024-04-08 19:30 - 22:30 | The Reel Cinema, 91 Marshfield Rd, Chippenham, SN15 1JR, United Kingdom
Mustang is a 2015 Turkish-language film co-written and directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s in her feature debut. Set at an unspecified time in the 2010s in a remote Turkish village, Mustang depicts the lives of five young orphaned sisters and the challenges they face growing up as girls in a conservative society.
The event that triggers the family backlash against the five sisters at the beginning of the film is based on Ergüven’s personal life.

Chippenham Film Club (bonus) April feature
2024-04-22 19:30 - 21:30 | The Reel Cinema, 91 Marshfield Rd, Chippenham, SN15 1JR, United Kingdom
Ex Machina is a 2014 science fiction psychological thriller written and directed by Alex Garland in his directorial debut, starring Domhnall Gleeson (Harry Potter, The Revenant), Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl, Testament of Youth), and Oscar Isaac (Drive, Dune, Inside Llewyn Davis), it follows a programmer who is invited by his CEO to administer the Turing test to an intelligent humanoid robot.
The film premiered on 16 December 2014, and received widespread critical acclaim, with praise for its visual effects, screenplay, and performances.
At the 88th Academy Awards, the film won Best Visual Effects and Garland was nominated for Best Original Screenplay. It earned five nominations at the BAFTAS that year, including Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Best Original Screenplay. Ex_Machina was cited as among the best films of the 2010s.

REEL CLASSIC season
2024-04-25 14:30, 2024-05-16 14:30, 2024-05-23 14:30, 2024-05-30 14:30, 2024-06-06 14:30, 2024-06-13 14:30 | Reel Cinema Chippenham, 91 Marshfield Road, Chippenham, SN15 1JR
At 2:30pm every Thursday from April 18 to June 13 you can watch a classic movie at your local REEL Cinema, with tickets just £3.99 each!*

Spanning more than fifty years, the eight award-winning films in the REEL Classics Season feature some of the world’s greatest movie stars in front of the camera, and some of the big screen’s finest directors behind it. Digitally remastered and looking better than ever, the films being shown are:

THU APRIL 25: SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (1952)
THU MAY 02: NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
THU MAY 09: LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)
THU MAY 16: DR ZHIVAGO (1965)
THU MAY 23: AGE OF INNOCENCE (1994)
THU JUNE 06: HOPE AND GLORY (1987)
THU JUNE 13: THE ENGLISH PATIENT (1996)

*Standard online booking fees apply

Visit the REEL cinema website for more information and to book.

Kandu Arts Reel Film Festival
2024-06-07 19:00 - 22:00 | Reel Cinema Chippenham, 91 Marshfield Road, Chippenham, SN15 1JR
CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF ‘EVERYTHING’
Join us at the Astoria Reel Cinema on June 7th at 8:00 PM for the 20th-anniversary celebration of the acclaimed Kandu Arts for Sustainable Development film, “Everything” (2004), starring Ray Winstone and Jan Graveson.
This special screening is part of the Kandu Arts Reel Film Festival, and tickets are available for £5.99, online and at the door.
One reviewer described the film as “a tense and intelligent film that deals with a difficult subject.”
The festivities will commence at 7:15 PM with the one-off screening of the 50th Anniversary of the Chippenham Folk Festival Documentary, produced by Kandu Arts, (entry to the documentary is by donation) followed by “Everything” at 8:00 PM.
We hope to see you all there.

Celebrating 20 Years of "Everything" and 50 Years of Ray Winstone: Special Screening at Kandu Arts Reel Film Festival
2024-06-07 19:00 - 23:00 | Reel Cinema Chippenham, 91 Marshfield Road, Chippenham, SN15 1JR
Join an unforgettable evening at the Astoria Reel Cinema in Chippenham on June 7th at 8:00 PM as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the acclaimed Kandu Arts for Sustainable Development produced film “Everything” (2004), starring Ray Winstone and Jan Graveson. This special screening is part of the Kandu Arts Reel Film Festival, and tickets are available for £5.99 both online and at the door.
Co-produced by Ed Deedigan of Kandu Arts, with musical contributions by Damon Albarn, “Everything” was created to raise awareness of Kandu Arts’ work, particularly with women involved in the sex industry. The film features real locations in Chippenham and involved local young people, including those in care, offering them unique opportunities in film and music production. A highlight of this initiative was the re-recording of the song “Tender” at Damon Albarn’s London studio, featuring Ray and Lois Winstone alongside two Kandu Arts looked-after young people, providing them with a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
To mark this milestone, the event will also honour Ray Winstone’s remarkable 50-year career in the film industry. The evening will include a special Q&A session with Ed Deedigan of Kandu Arts, providing unique insights into the making of the film and its impact.
The festivities will commence at 7:15 PM with the one-off screening of the 50th Anniversary of the Chippenham Folk Festival Documentary, produced by Kandu Arts. Entry to the documentary is by donation.
At 8:00 PM, the big screen will come alive with “Everything”, a film that offers a realistic portrayal of a sex worker’s life and her interactions with Richard, a deeply troubled character played by Ray Winstone. The film has been praised for its intense and intelligent storytelling, captivating performances, and authentic settings.
Earlier in the day, young filmmakers from Wiltshire College and beyond will present their new films to an invited audience. Renowned film and music producer Neville Farmer will judge the young filmmakers’ entries and attend the evening screening of “Everything”.
“Everything” received notable acclaim, including a BAFTA nomination in 2005 for the Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer, or Producer in their First Feature Film, the Best Actor Award for Ray Winstone at the Polish Film Festival, and the Silver Award for Producers at the Cairo Film Festival.
One review describes the film as “a tense and intelligent film that deals with a difficult subject. It gives a realistic portrayal of a sex worker’s life as she comes into contact with Richard, played by Ray Winstone. He is deeply troubled by something he won’t or can’t reveal, but he persists regardless of the cost to himself.” Another review states, “The performances were captivating, the suspense was just right (you never lost interest but weren’t overly stressed either), and the setting utterly believable. (NB: the locations were real, not sets).”
To pre-purchase tickets, visit https://reelcinemas.co.uk/chippenham
For more information about Kandu Arts and upcoming workshops, events and projects, visit www.kandu-arts.com

Chippenham Film Festival June feature
2024-06-10 19:30 - 22:00 | The Reel Cinema, 91 Marshfield Rd, Chippenham, SN15 1JR, United Kingdom
On 2 September 1942, Eric Ravilious joined the crew of a military plane that was embarking on a search party for a missing aircraft off the coast of Iceland. Four days after that plane also failed to return, the RAF declared the crew lost in action.
Eric Ravilious is as compelling and enigmatic as his art. Set against the dramatic wartime locations that inspire him, Margy Kinmonth’s film brings to life this brilliant but still grossly undervalued British artist. Caught in the crossfire of war 80 years ago, Ravilious’s legacy largely sank without trace, until now. Made with the blessing of the Ravilious Estate, this first full length feature documentary about Ravilious unfolds in his own words, through previously unseen private correspondence and rare archive film.
The film features the voices of Freddie Fox, Tamsin Greig, Jeremy Irons & Harriet Walter and asks what his life and art tells us about the elusive concept of Englishness, and what it means to be a war artist.

Chippenham Film Club July feature
2024-07-08 19:30 - 22:00 | The Reel Cinema, 91 Marshfield Rd, Chippenham, SN15 1JR, United Kingdom
In a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished, he recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man’s arrival brings further misfortune for Kolya and his family. Starring Aleksei Serebryakov (MacMafia), Elena Lyadova, and Vladimir Vdovichenkov, the film was selected to compete for the Palme d’Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival where Zvyagintsev and Negin won the award for Best Screenplay.
The film was judged the best film of the year at the 2014 BFI London Film Festival and the 45th International Film Festival of India. It won the Best Foreign Language Film award at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards and the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Feature Film in 2014. It was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards.
