NEW! Invictus (12a)
(2h 38m)
Fri-Thu: 14:30, 17:30, 20:30.
For those of us who remember as long ago as 16 years, Clint Eastwood's new drama about how rugby brought about reconciliation between whites and blacks at the end of apartheid may be over-egging the pudding a little in terms of the facts. But with Morgan Freeman starring as Nelson Mandela and Matt Damon as the Springboks' inspirational captain, Francois Pienaar aiming to win the 1995 World Cup for the whole nation, it still sounds a stirring proposition.

NEW! The Wolfman (15)
(1h 57m)
wheelchair access
Wed-Thu: 20:40.
No matter how many times he's shot at, the wolfman always returns - as a movie at least. The latest incarnation stars powerful actor Benicio Del Toro as Lawrence Talbot, a nobleman who returns to his family estate after the mystery disappearance of his brother. Reunited with his estranged father, played by Anthony Hopkins, there's soon hair and blood everywhere. Also starring Emily Blunt and Art Malik.

NEW! The Princess and the Frog (U)
(2h 02m)
wheelchair access
Fri: 15:30, 18:00, 20:40. Sat-Sun: 10:40, 13:00, 15:30, 18:00, 20:20. Mon-Thu: 15:30, 18:00, 20:40.
Be gone CGI! Disney returns to old-fashioned hand-drawn animation in this adaptation of the classic fairytale. Relocated to jazz age New Orleans in the 1920s, this musical romance features the voices of Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Oprah Winfrey and John Goodman. Music by Randy Newman.

NEW! DIRECTOR'S CHAIR
Away We Go (15)
(1h 53m)
wheelchair access
Tue: 20:10.
A great cast for Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes' first foray into more low-key, indie-type comedy-drama. Catherine O'Hara, Jeff Daniels, Josh Hamilton and Maggie Gyllenhaal star in this comedy-drama film co-written by Dave Eggers about a young couple who are expecting their first child.

NEW! SENIOR SCREEN
Me and Orson Welles (12A)
(2h 09m)
wheelchair access
Tue: 10:30.
Acclaimed light-hearted, period drama set backstage amid the excitment of a New York stage production of Julius Caesar in the 1930s by the legendary Orson Welles. Zac Efron plays the young actor who falls for older production assistant Claire Danes while rising UK star Christian McKay play Welles.


Edge of Darkness (15)
(2h 22m)
wheelchair access
Fri-Mon: 20:40. Wed-Thu: 17:25

Astro Boy (PG)
(1h 49m)
Fri: 16:00, 18:20. Sat-Sun: 11:20, 13:40, 16:00, 18:20. Mon-Thu: 16:00, 18:20.

Sherlock Holmes (12A)
(2h 33m)
wheelchair access
Fri-Tue: 14:25, 17:25, 20:20. Wed-Thu: 17:25.

Alvin and the Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel (U)
(1h 43m)
Sat-Sun: 10:25, 12:25.

Avatar 3D (12A)
(3h 06m)
Fri: 16:35, 20:00. Sat-Sun: 13:05, 16:35, 20:00. Mon-Thu: 16:35, 20:00.

ODEON KIDS
Bandslam (PG)
(2h 06m)
Sat-Sun: 10:45.

NEWBIES
Invictus (12A)
(2h 28m)
Tue: 10:40.


Wetherby Film Theatre

It's Complicated (15)
(2h 1m)
Showing Fri-Mon and Tues-Thurs at 19:30 plus 14:30 matinee on Monday.
See review on this page

Ritz Cinema, Thirsk

Sherlock Holmes (x 12a)
(2h 8m)
Showing daily at 19:30 plus matinees Sat/Sun/Wed at 14:30.
Action-packed adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective with the emphasis on the 'buddy' relationship between the eccentric Holmes (Robert Downey Jnr) and his dependable parter Dr Watson (Jude Law).