Celebrate a wintery Christmas at Dendy Cinemas with our Christmas in July Screenings of the ultimate Christmas rom-com, LOVE ACTUALLY.

Love Actually has evolved into an enduring multi-generational reminder of the universal power of love, in all its forms, and has become a holiday viewing tradition.

A heartwarming romantic comedy about eight couples whose lives intersect shortly before the holidays, and featuring unforgettable performances from two-time Academy Award® winner Emma Thompson, BAFTA winner Hugh Grant, Oscar® nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor, Oscar® nominee Keira Knightley, Academy Award® winner Colin Firth, Oscar® nominee Liam Neeson, Oscar® nominee Bill Nighy, Oscar® nominee Laura Linney, plus BFTA winner Rowan Atkinson, Academy Award® winner Billy Bob Thornton, and the late, legendary BAFTA and Emmy winning actor Alan Rickman.

Join us at Dendy Cinemas Portside at 6:30pm with a glass of mulled wine on arrival or Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinema at 6:00pm with mulled wine and hot chocolate available for purchase from the candy bar.

LOVE ACTUALLY – Christmas in July Screenings
FRIDAY, 25 JULY
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Based on the semi-autobiographical story of a teenager (Nico Parker) who, while caring for her brother along with her audacious mother (Laura Linney), strikes up an unlikely friendship with an eccentric activist (Woody Harrelson) who is protesting one of the most landmark medical cases of all time.

Searchlight Pictures presents, a Freestyle Picture Company and 7 Deuce Entertainment Production, “Suncoast”, written and directed by Laura Chinn, and produced by Jeremy Plager, Francesca Silvestri, Kevin Chinoy, and Oly Obst. Executive producers are Chris Stinson, Amy Greene, and Anna Schwartz. The film stars Laura Linney, Nico Parker, Matt Walsh, Keyla Monterosso Mejia, Scott MacArthur, Ella Anderson, Daniella Taylor, Amarr, Ariel Martin, and Woody Harrelson.

Robust parental controls ensure that Disney+ remains a suitable viewing experience for everyone in the family. Subscribers can set access limits on mature content and create PIN-protected profiles alongside the already existing Kids Profiles to give parents and guardians peace of mind.
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When the opportunity arises for the women to win a pilgrimage to Lourdes, France, they jump at the chance. With their priest’s help, the women win the trip and embark on a journey that will change their lives.

Once in Lourdes, the women are tasked with helping the sick and disabled pilgrims who come to bathe in the town’s healing springs. As they work, they reflect on their lives and search for personal miracles.

However, when they are joined by Chrissie (Laura Linney), who has returned from the U.S. after a long absence, old wounds are reopened, and the women must confront their pasts.
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Tom Hanks plays Captain Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger who after a bird strike disables the plane’s twin engines makes a snap decision that untimely saves all 155 passengers and crew aboard the Airbus A320. The film starts with Sully having nightmares about a different outcome to his actions and those scenes are quite arresting.

The film continues using the plot device of the investigation of Sully and his co-pilot played by Aaron Eckhart (with his usual roguish charm). These actions ultimately cost the Airline a lot of money and the investigation is quite questioning of Sully’s actions. This plays out in an us against them way and adds to the dramatic tension of the film.

The real life story is so engaging, Eastwood steps out of the way (mostly) and lets the story speak for itself. The script is taunt and the film gets it’s timing just right. The only slight misstep is having the event’s real participants pop up during the closing credits. This now almost obligatory pandering to the audience adds little to the film’s impact and feels too much like a Spielberg ending.

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Tom Hanks plays Captain Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger who after a bird strike disables the plane’s twin engines makes a snap decision that untimely saves all 155 passengers and crew aboard the Airbus A320. The film starts with Sully having nightmares about a different outcome to his actions and those scenes are quite arresting.

The film continues using the plot device of the investigation of Sully and his co-pilot played by Aaron Eckhart (with his usual roguish charm). These actions ultimately cost the Airline a lot of money and the investigation is quite questioning of Sully’s actions. This plays out in an us against them way and adds to the dramatic tension of the film.

The real life story is so engaging, Eastwood steps out of the way (mostly) and lets the story speak for itself. The script is taunt and the film gets it’s timing just right. The only slight misstep is having the event’s real participants pop up during the closing credits. This now almost obligatory pandering to the audience adds little to the film’s impact and feels too much like a Spielberg ending.

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The story here (based on the novel A Slight Trick of the Mind by Mitch Cullin) is told in such rich strokes, it’s sometime easy to forget that both this tale and the character of Sherlock Holmes created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle are both fictional. McKellen continues to amaze and his performance here while being bathed is subdued British wit burns below the surface with the frustrations of age and the decline of the mental process.

The story revolves around Holmes’ last case and the circumstance that lead to his early retirement and the subsequent 35 years of his self-induced seclusion. It’s a side of the super sleuth that is seldom seen and it informs the character with more human traits that are usually seen with this fictional titan of the mind

This is a work that is told with a pace so far removed from the big bang ethos prevalent today that it might appeal only to those with the patience and eye for subtle detail. However for filmgoers with those attributes, the film offers rich rewards.
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In 1947, the world famous sleuth has retired to a remote Sussex farmhouse, living in relative anonymity with only his housekeeper Mrs Munro (Laura Linney) and her young son Roger for company. Cantankerous, demanding and frustrated with the mis-representation of him in Watson’s best-selling novels, he diverts his attention to an unsolved case. As the mystery deepens, Sherlock tries desperately to recall the events of 30 years ago that ultimately led to his retirement.

This also stars Academy Award nominee Laura Linney (The Savages), Frances de la Tour (Harry Potter) and newcomer Milo Parker.
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Competition will be drawn 22 July 2015, winners will be notified by mail.