Silver Screen Weekly - What's Coming Up At The Cinema From Friday 26th January 2024

The Colour Purple (12a)
The Colour Purple is a bold new take on a classic, inspired by Alice Walker's 1982 novel and the stage musical based upon it, and produced by Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey and Quincy Jones. A coming of age musical drama, the film tells the story of sisterhood and how it can guide us through some of the harshest and most dangerous times in our lives. Starring Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, H.E.R. and Halle Bailey, this passionate, triumphant and visionary take on an iconic story by director Blitz Bazawule is a huge contender at this year's awards season. The Colour Purple pops with its performances, hits you with its meaning and emotion, and is filled with memorable musical numbers.

Other releases:
Baghead (15) (Horror about a woman who inherits a Berlin pub, that holds a dark secret in the basement.) - Friday 26th January
All Of Us Strangers (15) (Acclaimed British drama about a lonely man who confronts his feelings of those he has lost, through the love he forms with a local man.) - Friday 26th January
Jackdaw (15) (Action thriller set across a single night, as a man races to save his brother from dangerous criminal kidnappers.) - Friday 26th January
Samsara (U) (Drama depicting the soul’s spiritual journey from Laos to Zanzibar.) - Friday 26th January
Forever Young (15) (British drama about an older woman given the chance to be young again and right her past but her husband’s refusal to join her throws her into a dilemma.) - Friday 26th January
Padre Pio (15) (True story based drama about an Italian priest after WWII struggling with his faith and the changing political landscape.) - Friday 26th January
This Blessed Pot (15) (Docu-drama about a Chinese filmmaker and widower’s connection in Essex.) - Friday 26th January
Carmen (12a) (Met 2023/24 presentation of the iconic opera.) - Saturday 27th January
Blue Giant (12a) (Japanese animated drama about a young Jazz enthusiast who moves to Tokyo to pursue his dream of being a Saxophonist.) - Wednesday 31st January
Pet Shop Boys Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live At The Royal Arena (PG) (Concert cinema experience of The Pet Shop Boys’ Copenhagen performance from their tour.) - Wednesday 31st January
Kinky Boots - The Musical (12a) (Filmed live at the Adelphi Theatre in the heart of London’s West End, Cindy Lauper, Harvey Fierstein and Jerry Mitchell’s hit musical based on the film and inspired by true events.) - Thursday 1st February
The Chosen Season 4 (TBC) (Continuation of the popular series looking at the life of Jesus.) - Thursday 1st February