Films & Events

Bridget Jones first blasted onto bookshelves in Helen Fielding’s literary phenomenon Bridget Jones’s Diary, which became a global bestseller and a blockbuster film. As a single career woman living in London, Bridget Jones not only introduced the world to her romantic adventures, but added “Singletons,” “Smug-Marrieds” and “f---wittage” into the global lexicon. Bridget’s ability to triumph despite adversity led her to finally marry top lawyer Mark Darcy and to become the mother of their baby boy....

• Friday, March 14th

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A series of four informal slide-talks in connection with current and upcoming exhibitions in the UK, given by local artist and art historian Dr Andrew Paterson, who is a Teaching Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. Wednesday evenings, fortnightly, 12th February to 26th March, 7.30 to 8.30pm. Wednesday 12th March, 7:30 PM Goya to Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Oskar Reinhart Collection (Exhibition at the Courtauld Gallery, London, until 26th May) An outstanding collection of Impressio...

• Wednesday, March 12th

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Escaping post-war Europe, visionary architect László Toth arrives in America to rebuild his life, his work, and his marriage to his wife Erzsébet after being forced apart during wartime by shifting borders and regimes. On his own in a strange new country, László settles in Pennsylvania, where the wealthy and prominent industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren recognizes his talent for building. But power and legacy come at a heavy cost.... This film has a 15 minute interval 2 hours after the start t...

• Saturday, February 22nd

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• Sunday, February 23rd

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• Monday, February 24th

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• Thursday, February 27th

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New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music. As he forms his most intimate relationships during his rise to fame, he grows restless with the folk movement and, refusing to be defined, makes a controversial choice that culturally reverberates worldwide. Timothée Chalamet stars and si...

• Saturday, February 22nd

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• Monday, February 24th

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• Thursday, February 27th

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When the glittering Las Vegas revue she has headlined for decades announces it will soon close, showgirl Shelly (Pamela Anderson) sets out to plan her next act. Reconciling the decisions she’s made and the life she's built, she decides to repair her complicated relationship with her daughter (Billie Lourd). With an outstanding ensemble cast that includes Jamie Lee Curtis, Dave Bautista, Brenda Song and Kiernan Shipka, The Last Showgirl is a joyous tribute to a long-gone Las Vegas – and all the w...

• Friday, March 28th

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Jesus Christ Superstar Live Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock classic Jesus Christ Superstar returns to its roots with this sensational performance filmed in the UK during the Live Arena Tour. An incredible cast including Tim Minchin as Judas Iscariot, Melanie Chisholm as Mary Magdalene, Chris Moyles as King Herod and Ben Forster as Jesus Christ, perform hit songs including “I Don’t Know How to Love Him,” “Gethsemane,” “Heaven on Their Minds,” “Everything’s Alright,” “King Herod’s Song” an...

• Tuesday, March 4th

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Join us at the Birks Cinema for a very special event on Sunday 23 February 2025 at 1pm. We will be screening Orwell on Jura (The Crystal Spirit) 1983, followed by a discussion with the film's producer Norman McCandlish. A Drama Documentary, shot on Jura, in Barnhill, the house where Orwell stayed. Starring Ronald Pickup as Orwell, Script by Alan Plater, It covers the last years of his life as he writes Nineteen Eighty Four. The Film was produced by local resident Norman McCandlish during his ti...

• Sunday, February 23rd

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Strauss’s Salome (new production) 2024–25 The Met: Live in HD This performance has no interval. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium on May 17 to conduct Strauss’s one-act tragedy, which will be transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera stage to cinemas worldwide. Leading the company’s first new production of the work in 20 years, Claus Guth, one of Europe’s leading opera directors, gives the biblical story a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting. South African...

• Saturday, May 17th

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A series of four informal slide-talks in connection with current and upcoming exhibitions in the UK, given by local artist and art historian Dr Andrew Paterson, who is a Teaching Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. Wednesday evenings, fortnightly, 12th February to 26th March, 7.30 to 8.30pm. Wednesday 26th February, 7:30 PM Forty Years of Scotland’s Photography Collection (Exhibition at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, until 16th March) In 2024, the National Galleries of...

• Wednesday, February 26th

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Part of the Aberfeldy Film Festival, presented by the Heartland Film Society. Supported by Film Hub Scotland, awarding funds on behalf of The National Lottery and Screen Scotland Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, Disney's 1993 remake of the 1963 hit The Incredible Journey, follows three household pets as they travel across mountains and plains on their way to find their owners. A misunderstanding leads the animals to mistakenly believe that they have been abandoned by their loved ones, wh...

• Saturday, March 1st

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Join us for a special event at the Birks Cinema, Monday 10 March at 7pm. The event will include live readings from poems written (in English as a second language) by Palestinian children and young people from Gaza, published by the Hands Up project in 2023 as 'Moon tell me truth'. This initiative spotlights their courage and resilience in the face of trauma and displacement. In 2024 Scottish writers wrote responses to some of these poems, leading to a further booklet ‘Come Here’. Some of these...

• Monday, March 10th

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Part dog, part man, all hero. From DreamWorks Animation—creators of the beloved blockbuster franchises Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon and The Boss Baby—comes the canine-crime-fighting film adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s New York Times bestselling literary phenomenon: Dog Man. When a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured together on the job, a harebrained but life-saving surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born. Dog Man is sworn to protect and...

• Sunday, February 23rd

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• Monday, February 24th

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ROYAL BALLET AND OPERA CINEMA SEASON 2024/25 On a stormy night, fate brings two strangers together, unleashing a love with the power to end worlds. Meanwhile, in the realm of the gods, an epic battle ensues between their ruler Wotan and his rebellious daughter, Brünnhilde. Running time 365 minutes (TBC) Sung in German with subtitles...

• Wednesday, May 14th

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Six nations rugby, live from Scottish Gas Murrayfield in Edinburgh. This is a free but ticketed event. Recommended donation of £5 when making your booking. Your support will help us to fund more events like this!...

• Saturday, March 8th

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The Dawn of Impressionism: Paris, 1874 Directed by Ali Ray – Produced by Phil Grabsky The Impressionists are the most popular group in art history - millions flock every year to marvel at their masterpieces. But, to begin with, they were scorned, penniless outsiders. 1874 was the year that changed everything; the first Impressionists, “hungry for independence”, broke the mould by holding their own exhibition outside official channels. Impressionism was born and the art world was changed forever...

• Tuesday, March 18th

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The Guilty Act: Criminal Law Series Members of the Jury: the case of Mr Ernest Ramsay will be examined throughout the evening. Then you must collectively determine his fate. Will you accept his defence? Will you find him innocent or guilty? The decision rests with you. Welcome to Scots Law Talks. Join us for an exciting evening where we deliver our Criminal Law Series: The Guilty Act event! Taking place on Friday 23rd May 2025 at 19:00 GMT, this in-person event is a must-attend for anyone i...

• Friday, May 23rd

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ROYAL BALLET AND OPERA CINEMA SEASON 2024/25 Prince Siegfried chances upon a flock of swans while out hunting. When one of the swans turns into a beautiful woman, Odette, he is enraptured. But she is under a spell that holds her captive, allowing her to regain her human form only at night. Von Rothbart, arbiter of Odette's curse, tricks the Prince into declaring his love for the identical Odile and thus breaking his vow to Odette. Doomed to remain a swan forever, Odette has but one way to break...

• Thursday, February 27th

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André Rieu celebrates his 75th Birthday! The King of the Waltz invites you to a boat party with him and his beloved Johann Strauss Orchestra as they sail through his hometown of Maastricht. This brand-new cinema special is a tribute to André's childhood dream of one day forming his own orchestra and travelling the world. The film features a selection of André's favourite and most spectacular global performances along with some of the finest moments the Maestro and his Johann Strauss Orchestra h...

• Sunday, April 13th

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Part of the monthly Heartland Film Society series. The McKinleys, The Ettes, Strawberry Switchblade, Sophisticated Boom Boom, Twinsets, His Latest Flame, Sunset Gun, Lungleg, Pink Kross, Sally Skull, Hello Skinny and The Hedrons. Ignored by the industry and deprived of the global success afforded to the male-dominated bands of the day, Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands is a celebration of the women and the music of yesteryear, and a rallying cry to the female talent o...

• Sunday, March 16th

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ROYAL BALLET AND OPERA CINEMA SEASON 2024/25 The beautiful but icy Princess Turandot will only marry a man who can correctly answer three riddles. Those who fail are brutally beheaded. But when an unknown prince arrives, the balance of power in Turandot’s court is forever shaken, as the mysterious stranger does what no other has been able to. Running time: 205 minutes, Two intervals Sung in Italian with subtitles Cast: PRINCESS TURANDOT Sondra Radvanovsky CALAF SeokJong Baek LIÙ Anna Princeva...

• Tuesday, April 1st

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Michelangelo - Love & Death Directed by David Bickerstaff – Produced by Phil Grabsky The spectacular sculptures and paintings of Michelangelo seem so familiar to us, but what do we really know about this Renaissance giant? Michelangelo’s genius is evident in everything he touched. Beautiful and diverse works such as the towering statue of David, the moving Pietà in the Papal Basilica of St. Peter and his tour-de-force, the Sistine Chapel ceiling, still leave us breathless today. Spanning his...

• Tuesday, May 20th

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• Sunday, May 25th

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An escapist and inventive cinemascope delight, Guys and Dolls glistens thanks to the charm of its ensemble, which includes Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra and Jean Simmons. Gambler Nathan Detroit has few options for the location of his big craps game. Needing $1,000 to pay a garage owner to host the game, Nathan bets Sky Masterson that Sky cannot get virtuous Sarah Brown out on a date. Despite some resistance, Sky negotiates a date with her in exchange for bringing people into her mission. Meanwh...

• Wednesday, April 2nd

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Part of the monthly Heartland Film Society series. SAMSARA is a story split in two: two continents, two communities, two belief systems, two sets of experiences and inner lives. Between them lies a sensory pathway, all light and sound. The viewer is only asked to close their eyes and travel with it. In Laos, a young man named Amid is tending to a dying woman. He takes his boat out on the Mekong River. One day he meets a novice monk, Bee An, who asks about the book he carries. Amid explains that...

• Sunday, April 20th

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Beethoven’s Fidelio 2024–25 The Met: Live in HD This performance will have 1 interval. Following a string of awe-inspiring Live in HD performances, Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen returns to the Metropolitan Opera as Leonore, the faithful wife who risks everything to save her husband from the clutches of tyranny in Beethoven’s Fidelio. Completing the distinguished cast is British tenor David Butt Philip as the political prisoner Florestan, Polish bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny as the villainous...

• Saturday, March 15th

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Part of the Aberfeldy Film Festival, presented by the Heartland Film Society. Supported by Film Hub Scotland, awarding funds on behalf of The National Lottery and Screen Scotland Join us at the cinema starting at 6:30pm for the HFS Opening Night Party. This screening of will be preceded by the Scottish short "Hen Do" (2mins). En-route to her hen weekend, bride-to-be Faye kills the vibe with a bombshell confession. Feature film "Little Miss Sunshine" (103mins). Father Richard (Greg Kinnear) is...

• Friday, February 28th

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Cat is a solitary animal, but as its home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences. The world seems to be coming to an end, teeming with the vestiges of a human presence. Cat is a solitary animal, but as his home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences. In the lonesome boat sailing...

• Friday, April 4th

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Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro (Revival) 2024–25 The Met: Live in HD This performance will have one interval. On April 26, Mozart’s timeless comedy returns to cinemas worldwide with a live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera. Conductor Joana Mallwitz, in her Met debut, takes the podium to conduct a stellar ensemble cast including American bass-baritone Michael Sumuel as the clever valet Figaro, Ukrainian soprano Olga Kulchynska as the wily maid Susanna, Canadian baritone Joshua Hopkins as the sk...

• Saturday, April 26th

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Part of the Aberfeldy Film Festival, presented by the Heartland Film Society. Supported by Film Hub Scotland, awarding funds on behalf of The National Lottery and Screen Scotland The joys and pitfalls of growing up are seen through the eyes of a child named Mason (Ellar Coltrane), his parents (Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke) and his sister (Lorelei Linklater). Vignettes, filmed with the same cast over the course of 12 years, capture family meals, road trips, birthday parties, graduations and ot...

• Sunday, March 2nd

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ROYAL BALLET AND OPERA CINEMA SEASON 2024/25 Sensuous contemporary ballet meets the energy of musical theatre in four distinctive short works. Fool’s Paradise, The Two of Us, Us, An American in Paris: four works showing the remarkable choreographic range of The Royal Ballet's Artistic Associate, Christopher Wheeldon. Running time 180 minutes FOOL’S PARADISE Luminescent and shimmering, Fool’s Paradise marked the first of Wheeldon’s many collaborations with composer Joby Talbot. It was created...

• Thursday, May 22nd

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Dr. Strangelove co-adapted by Armando Iannucci co-adapted and directed by Sean Foley Seven-time BAFTA Award-winner Steve Coogan plays four roles in the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece Dr. Strangelove. This explosively funny satire, about a rogue U.S General who triggers a nuclear attack, is led by a world-renowned creative team including Emmy Award-winner Armando Iannucci and Olivier Award-winner Sean Foley....

• Thursday, March 27th

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Six nations rugby, live from Stade de France in Paris. This match will be projected on a big screen in our cafe mezzanine area. Seats are limited, so please book ahead. This is a free but ticketed event. Recommended donation of £5 when making your booking. Your support will help us to fund more events like this!...

• Saturday, March 15th

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Join us on Monday 24 February at 6pm for the Scottish premiere of 'Life, Hope, Water'. A film by young leaders from across the world, including Ruby, local Breadalbane student.This short 12 minute film is about young people across the world sharing their experiences around water. Learning from experts and eachother's insights, they learn how to take care of water for the future.Rosetta Life brought together the people who took part in the program Place 4 Hope. An arts in h...

• Monday, February 24th

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Part of the Aberfeldy Film Festival, presented by the Heartland Film Society. Supported by Film Hub Scotland, awarding funds on behalf of The National Lottery and Screen Scotland This vibrant and inventive father-daughter comedy follows Georgie (Lola Campbell), a resourceful 12-year-old girl who secretly lives alone in her flat in a working class suburb of London following the death of her mother. She makes money stealing bikes with her best friend Ali (Alin Uzun) and keeps the social workers o...

• Saturday, March 1st

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A series of four informal slide-talks in connection with current and upcoming exhibitions in the UK, given by local artist and art historian Dr Andrew Paterson, who is a Teaching Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. Wednesday evenings, fortnightly, 12th February to 26th March, 7.30 to 8.30pm. Wednesday 26th March, 7:30 PM Andy Goldsworthy and Ian Hamilton Finlay (Goldsworthy exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, 26th July to 2nd November; Finlay exhibition at Gallery of Moder...

• Wednesday, March 26th

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Join us for quiz night at the Birks Cinema. Gather your friends and family to win the top prize! Each team is allowed a maximum of 4 members, £10 per team. Add a bowl of nachos to share for an additional £5!...

• Friday, March 7th

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• Friday, April 4th

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The Capulets and Montagues are sworn enemies. Yet it is love at first sight for Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet when they meet each other at the Capulet ball, into which Romeo has snuck. The two fall in love and they profess their devotion to each other at Juliet’s balcony. They secretly get married. The stakes are raised for the young couple when Romeo avenges the death of his friend Mercutio who has been killed by Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin. For this, Romeo is exiled from Verona. Meanwhile, Jul...

• Thursday, March 20th

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Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia 2024–25 The Met: Live in HD This performance has 1 interval. The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024–25 Live in HD season comes to a close with a live transmission of Rossini’s effervescent comedy on May 31. Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside American tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Moldovan baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the ingenious ba...

• Saturday, May 31st

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Six nations rugby, live from Twickenham in London This is a free but ticketed event. Recommended donation of £5 when making your booking. Your support will help us to fund more events like this!...

• Saturday, February 22nd

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Celebrate Mother's Day at the Birks Cinema! Join us for a special Afternoon Tea created by Charlotte Flower Chocolates on 30 March at 3:00 pm. Treat your Mum to an exquisite afternoon tea featuring delicious treats from local chocolatier Charlotte Flower, accompanied by mouthwatering sandwich, scones, and cakes expertly crafted by her and her talented team. It's a super special treat your Mum truly deserves. £22.50 per person The last day to book is the night before (29 March) Any food left...

• Sunday, March 30th

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