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Aliens Vs Predator 2: Requiem, (15) 93 mins. When a Predator scout ship crash lands in a Colorado town. The Aliens on board escape and kill all the Predators... except one. The last remaining Predator must now destroy all the Aliens as well as the horrific Pred-Alien that was first spawned in the "AVP". Meanwhile the town's people are caught in the middle of the ultimate face-off! Empire Greenbridge: 14:40, 17:00, 19:20, 21:40 Cineworld Shaw Ridge: 4.10, 6.30, 9.00pm

Alvin and the Chipmunks, (U) 91 mins. A global treasure that has delighted three generations of fans, comes to the big screen for the first time. Adding a new comic sensibility and some funky remixes of the classic Chipmunk songs. Before you can say, "Alvinnnnn!!!" the Munks are running amock, turning their new home into a disaster area. Empire Greenbridge: 11:00, 13:15, (15:30 Sat & Sun only) Cineworld Shaw Ridge: (11.30am Sat & Sun only), 1.30pm

Bee Movie, (U) 91 mins. Barry the bee makes the shocking discovery that human beings eat honey in mass quantities. Having finally found his calling in life, the infuriated Barry decides to sue the human race for stealing all of the honey that his fellow bees work so hard to produce. Empire Greenbridge: Sat & Sun 11:15, 13:30 Cineworld Shaw Ridge: (11.40am Sat & Sun only)

Charlie Wilson's War, (15) 101 mins. Charlie Wilson's War is the true story of how a playboy congressman, a renegade CIA agent and a beautiful Houston socialite joined forces to lead the largest and most successful covert operation in history, the arming of the Afghan freedom fighters in Afghanistan. Empire Greenbridge: (13:00 Fri & Mon - Thur only), 15:30, 18:05, 20:30 Cineworld Shaw Ridge: 3.50, 6.15, 8.50pm

Dan in Real Life, (PG) 98 mins. When Dan goes to a local bookstore, he meets a woman. They start to fall for each other. However, Dan is in for the surprise of his life when he returns to his parent's house. Marie is his brother's new girlfriend. Over the course of several days, the two go back and forth in forbidden love and plenty of laughs. Empire Greenbridge: 12:35, 17:05, 21:25 Cineworld Shaw Ridge: (8.20pm except Mon)

Enchanted, (PG) 107 mins. Classic Disney animation meets contemporary urban chaos when a frightened princess is banished from her magical animated homeland to modern day New York City in a romantic comedy. Empire Greenbridge: (11:20 Sat & Sun only), 13:40, 16:00, 18:20 Cineworld Shaw Ridge: (11.25am Sat & Sun only), 1.45, 5.10pm

Halla Bol, (12A) 145 mins. BOLLYWOOD WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES. Ashfaque is a small town boy aspiring to be a film star in the Hindi film industry. Cineworld Shaw Ridge: (1.50 Sun only), (8.00pm Mon only)

I am Legend, (15) 100 mins. Robert Neville is the last living man on Earth... but he is not alone. Every other man, woman, and child has become a vampire, and they are all hungry for Neville's blood. By day, he is the hunter, stalking the sleeping undead through the abandoned ruins of civilization. By night, he barricades himself in his home and prays for the dawn. Empire Greenbridge: 12:15, 14:45, 17:15, 19:45, 21:00, (22:15 Fri & Sat only) Cineworld Shaw Ridge: 1.40, 4.00, 6.35, 9.00pm

In The Valley of Elah, (15) 121 mins. It’s the phone call every soldier’s father dreads. “Your son is missing.” What Hank Deerfield had never thought to fear, however, was that this call would come when his son, Mike, was home in the U.S., on leave from service in Baghdad. Hank decides to take matters into his own hands, and to figure out what happened to his son. Empire Greenbridge: 12:30, 15:20, 18:20, 21:20 Cineworld Shaw Ridge: (12.30 Sat & Sun only), 3.20, 6.00, 8.40pm

Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium, (U) 94 mins. Molly Mahoney is the awkward and insecure manager of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, the strangest, most fantastic, most wonderful toy store in the world. But when Mr.Magorium, a 243-year-old eccentric, bequeaths the store to her, a dark and ominous change begins to take over the once remarkable Emporium. Empire Greenbridge: Sat & Sun 11:05

No Country for Old Men, (15) 123 mins. The story begins when Llewelyn Moss finds a pickup truck surrounded by a bodyguard of dead men. A load of heroin and two million dollars in cash are still in the back. When Moss takes the money, he sets off a chain reaction of catastrophic violence that not even the law-in the person of aging, disillusioned Sheriff Bell - can contain. Empire Greenbridge: 12:40, 15:35, 18:25, 21:10

P.S I Love You, (12A) 126 mins. A grieving young widow discovers that her late husband has left her a list of tasks revealed in 10 messages, delivered anonymously, intended to ease her out of grief and transition her to a new life. Empire Greenbridge: 12:25, 15:15, 18:15, 21:15 Cineworld Shaw Ridge: 2.00, 5.30, 8.25pm

St Trinian's, (12A) 100 mins. The infamous school for 'young ladies' is facing dire financial crisis. The fearless girls gather together a motley crew of teachers, associates, and the rest of the school's ungovernable and uninhibited pranksters, who, using their wit, sass, determination and ingenuity, attempt to pull off the heist of the century and save the school from impending bankruptcy. Empire Greenbridge: 12:20, 14:40, 17:00, 19:15, 21:35

Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, (18) 116 mins. SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND THURSDAY ONLY. Sweeney Todd a.k.a Benjamin Barker returns to London after being sent away by Judge Turpin with the help of a sailor. He opens a barber shop above Mrs. Lovett's Meat Pie Shop were she sells "the worst pies in London." With the help of Mrs. Lovett, Todd tries to rid of all the people who have ever done him wrong and hopes to be reunited with his daughter, Joanna, who is now Judge Turpin's ward. Empire Greenbridge: 12:20, 15:00, 17:50, 20:40 Cineworld Shaw Ridge: 1.05, 3.40, 6.20, 8.55pm

The Golden Compass, (PG) 114 mins. The story of an Oxford girl on a great adventure to the North searching for an extraordinary particle. Forced to seek aid from clans, gyptians, and formidable armored bears with not the faintest clue that she alone was destined to win, or to lose, this more-than-mortal battle... . Empire Greenbridge: 13:10, 15:40, 18:10, 20:45 Cineworld Shaw Ridge: (11.30am Sat & Sun only), (1.55pm except Sun)

The Kite Runner, (12A) 128 mins. The story is about the bond that develops in Afghanistan between a privileged youth, Amir, and the son of his father's servant, Hassan. The relationship fractures when Hassan is set upon by a gang of neighborhood bullies during and the other boy does nothing to help him. After this attack, Amir feels deep guilt and shame, which causes him to shut Hassan out of his life until years later, when the tragedy of the Taliban regime reconnects the youths. Empire Greenbridge: 17:35, 20:15

Walk Hard - The Dewey Cox Story, (15) 95 mins. Behind the music is the up-and-down-and-up-again story of a musician whose songs would change a nation. On his rock 'n roll spiral, Cox sleeps with 411 women, marries three times, has 22 kids and 14 stepkids, stars in his own 70s TV show, collects friends ranging from Elvis to the Beatles to a chimp, and gets addicted to - and then kicks - every drug known to man... but despite it all, Cox grows into a national icon. The movie is a spoof of rock-star biopics. Empire Greenbridge: 14:45, 19:15

Children's Films

Are We Done Yet?, (PG) 92 mins. Now married to Suzanne, Nick Persons has bought a quiet suburban house to escape the rat race of the big city and to provide more space for his new wife and kids Lindsey and Kevin. But when his new home quickly becomes a costly "fixer upper" and he finds himself at the mercy of an eccentric contractor, Nick's suburban dream becomes a riotous nightmare. Empire Greenbridge: SAT ONLY: 10.00am

Hairspray, (PG) 107 mins. Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show. Empire Greenbridge: SAT ONLY 10.00am

Happily N'ever After, (U) 87 mins. In a world of happy endings gone wrong, the race for control of the kingdom is on, with the fate of the venerable storyline ‘Happily N’Ever After’ hanging in the balance. Cineworld Shaw Ridge: SAT ONLY 10.00am

Nancy Drew, (PG) 99 mins. Even though she promised her worried Dad that she‘d quit the "sleuthing" business, it isn‘t long before Nancy gets a lead on one of the greatest unsolved cases of all time: the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of famous actress Dehlia Draycott. Cineworld Shaw Ridge: SAT ONLY: 10.00am

Surf's Up, (PG) 85 mins. A documentary crew go behind the scenes as a young rockhopper sets out to win the prestigious Penguin World Surfing Championship. Cineworld Shaw Ridge: SAT ONLY 10.00am

Key for EMPIRE, GREENBRIDGE: *Fri & Sat only **Not Thurs +Sat & Sun only (AD)Audio Description (S)Subtitles

Cinema Information Cineworld Shaw Ridge Tel: 0871 200 2000   Empire Greenbridge Tel: 0871 471 4714   Wyvern Theatre Tel: (01793) 524481 Arts Centre Tel: (01793) 614837