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.
It's Volunteers Week and we talked to Billy Bedborough one of our longstanding volunteers at Hippfest about how he became involved and what he enjoys about volunteering.
Nick Mortimore recently took a trip to the Hippodrome to see compelling contemporary love story Ali and Ava. Nick shares some thoughts on the film and his trip to the cinema.
The shortlist has been announced for the National Campaign for the Arts' (NCA) Hearts for the Arts Awards 2022. The awards celebrate the unsung heroes of Local Authorities who are championing the arts against all odds.
This month’s Hippodrome guest blog comes from Valerie Bruce – a Trustee of Bo’ness Community Bus.
This month’s Hippodrome blog is a guest entry by Fatima, a refugee from Syria currently living in Falkirk. The local charity – Friends of Scottish Settlers – put me in touch with Fatima who attended one of our Hippodrome screenings of BAFTA-nominated Limbo (2020). Fatima’s mother tongue is Arabic but she has written this blog in English.
A gang of reformed criminals soon return to their old ways when they meet a new team of bandits responsible for a series of high-stakes heists, in this animated comedy adventure.
In Berlin 1942, Hilde is a member of an anti-Nazi group. She falls in love with another member, Hans. The two spend a summer together until they get caught by the Gestapo and Hilde is imprisoned, eight months pregnant.
Five high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a great deal more in common than they thought.
A gang of reformed criminals soon return to their old ways when they meet a new team of bandits responsible for a series of high-stakes heists, in this animated comedy adventure.
In Berlin 1942, Hilde is a member of an anti-Nazi group. She falls in love with another member, Hans. The two spend a summer together until they get caught by the Gestapo and Hilde is imprisoned, eight months pregnant.
A professional matchmaker is torn between her ex and a seemingly perfect new romance in this romantic drama.
The Smurfs set out to rescue one of their own when an evil scientist finds the location of Smurf Village.
A professional matchmaker is torn between her ex and a seemingly perfect new romance in this romantic drama.
A professional matchmaker is torn between her ex and a seemingly perfect new romance in this romantic drama.
Two sisters pursue romance in this drama from 1995 set in England at the turn of the nineteenth century.
Two sloppy actors in 1969 London go to a gay uncle's cottage.
After a baby forest creature becomes separated from its family, a girl embarks on a journey to reunite them in this fantasy adventure. Moments of intense threat and sight of injuries may be unsettling for younger viewers.
Inter Alia a new play by Suzie Miller Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica in the much-anticipated next play from the team behind Prima Facie. Jessica Parks is a smart Crown Court Judge at the top of her career. Behind the robe, she is a karaoke fiend, a loving wife and a supportive parent. When an event threatens to throw her life completely off balance, can she hold her family upright?
In a violent future in Old Detroit, murdered police officer Alex Murphy is resurrected as RoboCop, a powerful cyborg law enforcer. As he fights crime, he begins to recover memories of his past and seeks revenge on the gang who killed him. Director Paul Verhoeven
Get on board! We have organised a Taste of Silents shuttle bus between Linlithgow train station and the Hippodrome (pre-booking essential, journey time approx. 15 mins.) to help you travel to Bo’ness on public transport.
Clarence Brown directs a smouldering love triangle drama for the ages in this steamy tale of tragic romance starring a trio of silent era screen icons: Greta Garbo, John Gilbert and Lars Hanson (aka Lars Handsome!)
Get on board! We have organised a Taste of Silents shuttle bus between Linlithgow train station and the Hippodrome (pre-booking essential, journey time approx. 15 mins.) to help you travel to Bo’ness on public transport.
Michael Dorsey, an unsuccessful actor, disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap.
10 years has passed since a fire broke out in Paris, leaving only a mask behind - As the love story continues in Coney Island, NY, The Phantom's undying love has grown for the soprano singer, Christine Daae.
Get on board! We have organised a Taste of Silents shuttle bus between Linlithgow train station and the Hippodrome (pre-booking essential, journey time approx. 15 mins.) to help you travel to Bo’ness on public transport.
To mark the 100th anniversary of this visionary and controversial film, the Hippodrome presents this special screening with live accompaniment by Scottish improvisational ensemble S!nk, acclaimed for their immersive and explosive soundscapes.
Get on board! We have organised a Taste of Silents shuttle bus between Linlithgow train station and the Hippodrome (pre-booking essential, journey time approx. 15 mins.) to help you travel to Bo’ness on public transport.
Get on board! We have organised a Taste of Silents shuttle bus between Linlithgow train station and the Hippodrome (pre-booking essential, journey time approx. 15 mins.) to help you travel to Bo’ness on public transport.
Buster Keaton is at his hilarious best in this buddy comedy… co-starring Brown Eyes the cow!
Get on board! We have organised a Taste of Silents shuttle bus between Linlithgow train station and the Hippodrome (pre-booking essential, journey time approx. 15 mins.) to help you travel to Bo’ness on public transport.
We are delighted to reprise the online presentation of Neil Brand: Key Notes! A high-speed voyage into the art of silent cinema accompaniment presented by the world’s foremost proponent of this specialised artform.
Event as part of the West Lothian Film Festival.
Event as part of the West Lothian Film Festival.
Event as part of the West Lothian Film Festival
When his secret bride is executed for assaulting an English soldier who tried to rape her, Sir William Wallace begins a revolt against King Edward I of England.
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