Solihull Arts Complex
Cinema returns to The Core Theatre!
Cinema returns to The Core Theatre!
Cinema at The Core is returning this month with a film programme full of glitz and glamour as we celebrate some of the greatest Movie Musicals alongside our NT Live screenings!
Plus, we’re launching a new Hong Kong Cinema season and introducing Cinema Bambino, a monthly baby-friendly film club for new parents to enjoy a trip to the cinema in a relaxed atmosphere.
Here’s what we’re screening in our main auditorium in June and July…
Hong Kong Cinema – The Way We Talk, Tue 17 June, 1pm
A soul-searching story about three friends, Wolf, Alan and Sophie, who have different conditions of deafness. In Cantonese/Hong Kong Sign Language.
Hong Kong Cinema – The Way We Talk
NT Live: Dr. Strangelove, Wed 18 June, 7pm
Seven-time BAFTA Award winner Steve Coogan plays four roles in the world premiere adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece, Dr Strangelove. Enjoy an explosively funny satire on the big screen in The Core Theatre.
Cinema Bambino – Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy (2025), Wed 25 June, 10.30am
Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger) navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her family, friends, and former lover, Daniel. Back to work and on the apps, she's pursued by a younger man and maybe - just maybe - her son's science teacher.
Cinema Bambino - Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy (2025)
Singin’ in the Rain (1952), Wed 2 July, 2pm
In 1920s Hollywood, a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound in this classic musical starring Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds.
La La Land (2016), Wed 2 July, 7pm
When Sebastian (Ryan Gosling), a pianist, and Mia (Emma Stone), an actress, follow their passion and achieve success in their respective fields, they find themselves torn between their love for each other and their careers in this Academy Award winning musical.
NT Live: A Streetcar Named Desire, Wed 16 July, 7pm
An acclaimed production of Tennessee Williams' timeless masterpiece comes to the big screen at The Core Theatre, starring Gillian Anderson, Vanessa Kirby and Ben Foster.
NT Live: A Streetcar Named Desire
Hong Kong Cinema – The Moon Thieves, Thu 17 July, 11am
An inexperienced team of antique watch thieves assemble to pull off an audacious heist in this stylistic Cantonese language crime thriller.
Hong Kong Cinema: The Moon Thieves
Grease (1978), Fri 18 July, 2pm
Good girl Sandy Olsson (Olivia Newton-John) and greaser Danny Zuko (John Travolta) fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?
Chicago (2002), Fri 18 July, 7pm
Murderers Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Roxie Hart (Renée Zellweger) find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago in an award-winning adaptation of the original Broadway musical.
Cinema Bambino – Black Bag (2025), Wed 30 July, 10.30am
When intelligence agent Kathryn Woodhouse (Cate Blanchett) is suspected of betraying the nation, her husband George (Michael Fassbender) – also a legendary agent – faces the ultimate test of whether to be loyal to his marriage or his country in this stylish spy thriller from the director of Ocean’s 11.
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