Kaiju lovers, assemble: a special screening of both the 1954 version of Godzilla plus Godzilla Minus One/Minus Colour will take place at the Hippodrome Cinema, Bo’ness
This month’s blog was written by Mariana Bracho Escalante. Mariana is originally from Cancun Mexico but moved to Scotland in 2022 and has made Falkirk her home for the last two years. Mariana has worked with refugees and asylum seekers for the last ten years and she now works for Falkirk Council as a Refugee Resettlement Worker. She has lived in Spain, Mexico, Palestine, England and now Scotland. She loves to travel, read and has a deep love for films. To coincide with our screenings of the Disney-Pixar animation Coco (2017) at the Hippodrome on 26th and 27th October, we invited Mariana to write a blog piece about the Day of the Dead tradition from her home-country, so central to the film. Mariana is also creating a special Day of the Dead altar at the Hippodrome which you can see when you visit in the days leading up to the screenings and you can even take up Mariana’s invitation to make your own addition to the altar.
In anticipation of our upcoming ‘Lord of the Rings screenings’ we invited local independent cinema fan, Nicholas Shearer, to write this month’s guest Hippodrome blog post. Nic is a Data Ethicist from Falkirk who specialises in software development and data projects. He likes his cinemas like he likes his films - with lots of character!
The informal event has been planned around the showing of a new film – Much Ado About Dying (cert. 15) – and will be facilitated by members of the teams at Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership, Falkirk and Clackmannanshire Carers’ Centre and Strathcarron Hospice.
Alison Strauss has written this blog post about watching One Life (PG) at the Hippodrome this weekend and about her very personal connection with the story. Alison is our Arts Development Officer (Film and Media) at Falkirk Council and is the programmer of the Hippodrome year-round and founding director of the annual Hippodrome Silent Film Festival.
Two cousins embark on a tour of Poland in honour of their beloved Jewish grandmother. This comedy drama combines humour and warmth with a nuanced and sometimes painful exploration of family history, love and loss.
Speaker Geoff Bailey Grangemouth has seen radical change over the years with the almost total eradication of the Old Town and the shifting patterns of industry and transport. Some of these physical alterations to the streetscape are documented in photographs which also illustrate the shifting tides of fashion and technology. This is a nostalgic look into the past of once familiar scenes.
A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.
Two cousins embark on a tour of Poland in honour of their beloved Jewish grandmother. This comedy drama combines humour and warmth with a nuanced and sometimes painful exploration of family history, love and loss.
Dog Man is a 2025 American animated superhero comedy film based on Dav Pilkey's children's graphic novel series Dog Man.
The Hippodrome is proud to present a special Valentine’s Day screening of Mooonstruck featuring a chance to experience one of our popular taste-along chocolate shows.
A woman turns to dating apps as a remedy for her unsatisfying marriage in this quirky French comedy drama. Sexual encounters and occasionally explicit images appear in the context of online dating. French with English subtitles
Ben Carré was an artist and painter – and as one of the pioneers of early French cinema and art direction was such a significant creative influencer. Designing 34-feature films for Tourneur between 1914 and 1919, theirs was a unique creative collaboration admired and coveted by many, never replicated or surpassed in the history of cinema.
Three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who; Sex Education) in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy. While assuming the role of a dutiful guardian in the country, Jack lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy adopts a similar facade. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate. Max Webster (Life of Pi) directs this hilarious story of identity, impersonation and romance, filmed live from the National Theatre in London.
The folk music scene is changed forever when a young Bob Dylan finds fame in New York. This US period biographical drama tracks the early years of the musician's career and contains some emotional scenes and frank language.
The folk music scene is changed forever when a young Bob Dylan finds fame in New York. This US period biographical drama tracks the early years of the musician's career and contains some emotional scenes and frank language.
An aspiring sorcerer finds acceptance at a magical school until higher authorities try to misuse her powers. This adaptation of the popular stage musical explores themes of friendship and prejudice. Special event includes 1min intro from Cynthia and Ariana, encouraging the audience to warm up their vocal chords and to get ready to sing along
Dog Man is a 2025 American animated superhero comedy film based on Dav Pilkey's children's graphic novel series Dog Man.
The folk music scene is changed forever when a young Bob Dylan finds fame in New York. This US period biographical drama tracks the early years of the musician's career and contains some emotional scenes and frank language.
An architect escapes Europe to start a new life in America but struggles to move on from his past and build a new future. This powerful drama explores themes of identity, discrimination, abuse, addiction, and trauma.
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” and “Superstar” in an exciting and contemporary interpretation.
An architect escapes Europe to start a new life in America but struggles to move on from his past and build a new future. This powerful drama explores themes of identity, discrimination, abuse, addiction, and trauma.
IFI Head of Irish Film Programming: Sunniva O’Flynn will take us through some of the collection’s silent highlights, on a journey from the Aran Islands to the tenements of Dublin, for a colourful glimpse of schoolyards, summer fairs, holy communions and religious processions, all seen through the frame of the Father.
A collection of short documentary films about women who enjoy mountaineering, sports and adventures in the natural world.
Speaker Gary Fry Lost pieces of art from the golden age of Hollywood have been rediscovered and are now in a new home, at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow. Six original backdrops from the early Metro Goldwyn Mayer film archive have generously been donated to the RCS Scenic Art department from the Art Directors Guild, Archive. These pieces were created by George Gibson, a Scot who trained in Glasgow before moving to Hollywood in the early 20th century to pioneer the new art form of painted film backdrops. Join us for a talk hosted by scenic art lecturer Gary Fry to find out more about how these iconic pieces of film history were created and used on the big screen.
A friendly guide from the team at Falkirk Council will take you on a tour around the inside of The Hippodrome, Scotland's oldest purpose-built cinema (established 1912).
Rare screening of the romantic drama voted “Best British feature of 1928”, and starring “Britain’s handsomest screen actor” Ivor Novello.
£3.50 each way, pre-booking essential. Thanks to Braes Travel!
Eerie drama bearing all the hallmarks of a fully-fledged folk horror.
Beautiful, naturalistic portrait of everyday life for the indigenous people of Sweden.
£3.50 each way, pre-booking essential. Thanks to Braes Travel!
HippFest is thrilled to offer our audiences the opportunity for a guided tour of the newly restored Rosebank Distillery with tutored tasting of Glengoyne and Tamdhu single malt whiskies at an exclusive HippFest-only price.
Legendary director John Ford digs deep into his Irish roots for this affectionate tale about Irish immigrants to America, set in the dramatic world of horse-racing.
Discover the darkly comedic and idiosyncratic world of Irish animator Flora Kerrigan - the rediscovered “amateur” filmmaker with a professional sensibility.
Delightful collection of short silent films from the IFI Irish Film Archive and National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive presenting alternating perspectives on Scotland and Ireland through the lens of Scottish and Irish filmmakers.
Book here to watch this screening online! Booking will close at midnight on Thursday 20 March. Beautiful, naturalistic portrait of everyday life for the indigenous people of Sweden.
An audience with silent cinema music maestro Neil Brand!
Twenty-six-year-old Hitchcock cut his directorial teeth on this seedy but stylistic melodrama about a pair of chorus girls with opposing moral compasses.
The sea-swept Hebridean island may be fictitious, and the stunning Scottish location-shooting may actually be in Massachusetts, but this charming tale of West Coast fisher-folk will beguile you with its proud tartan heart.
Book here to watch this screening online! This is not a live-stream. Booking will close at midnight on Friday 21 March. Delightful collection of short silent films from the IFI Irish Film Archive and National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive presenting alternating perspectives on Scotland and Ireland through the lens of Scottish and Irish filmmakers.
Buster Keaton proves his genius as a physical comedian, inventive performer and artistic visionary in this preposterous take on Romeo and Juliet, transplanted to 19th century Kentucky.
Delightful and extremely funny domestic comedy starring Reginald Denny, the silent era’s answer to Cary Grant.
Fast-paced, enjoyable romp mixing high drama and exciting stunt work, plus a generous pinch of humour.
Charming tale about a mischievous boy who dreams of riding on a steam train.
A new moving image and live music joint commission with Flatpack Festival, The Dark Mirror weaves a mythological tale inspired by the rich recorded history and transnational cultural significance of canals.
Poetic realist masterpiece beautifully shot on the canals and waterways of Flanders and northern France.
Book here to watch this screening online! Booking will close at midnight on Saturday 22 March. The sea-swept Hebridean island may be fictitious, and the stunning Scottish location-shooting may actually be in Massachusetts, but this charming tale of West Coast fisher-folk will beguile you with its proud tartan heart.
Book here to watch this screening online on-demand. Booking will close at midnight on Saturday 22 March. An audience with silent cinema music maestro Neil Brand!
Our annual HippFest initiative - inviting young musicians from Falkirk district schools to compose, arrange and perform new scores for Scottish archive shorts - is back with a bang.
The boys in bowlers are back! Join us for a glorious afternoon in the company of the world’s best-loved comedy team.
Inspired by our screening of Smouldering Fires, this fun hands-on session will reveal simple skin-care beauty secrets to awaken your inner radiance.
Adapted from one of China's most beloved novels, this “spirit magic” film follows the adventures of characters familiar to Gen X from the cult BBC dubbed broadcasts of the Chinese TV series Monkey in the late 70s and early 80s.
An intelligent and moving love-triangle drama starring Pauline Frederick, resplendent as the older and wiser woman who puts her heart on the line for Love.
Meet “Heliotrope” Harry – the most debonair of all gentlemen thieves to have ever graced a cinema screen.
Seven-time BAFTA Award-winner Steve Coogan (Alan Partridge, The Trip) plays four roles in the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece Dr. Strangelove.
Based on the Academy Award® nominated film, Billy Elliot the Musical has won the hearts of millions since it opened in London’s West End in 2005. Set in a northern mining town, against the background of the 1984/85 miners’ strike, Billy’s journey takes him out of the boxing ring and into a ballet class where he discovers a passion for dance that inspires his family and whole community and changes his life forever. The original creative team behind the film, including writer Lee Hall (book & lyrics), director Stephen Daldry, and choreographer, Peter Darling, is joined by music legend Elton John (music) to produce a funny, uplifting and spectacular theatrical experience that will stay with you forever.
Winner of over 35 awards, experience the best of British Musical HER-story in a live capture of the must-see musical sensation, SIX the Musical.
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