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Where's the cinema?
There isn't one. Yet. The art deco Odeon on London Road closed in 1995 and was sold in 2008. In April 2010, the public helped James Hannaway, owner of The Rex purchase the cinema for £1 million. Once refurbished, it will reopen as The Odyssey in 2012.
You can catch a movie at:
- Alban Arena and Harpenden Public Halls
- Watford Palace Theatre and Campus West, Welwyn.
- The Rex - a beautiful, independent art deco cinema in Berkhamsted. Tel: 01442 877759.
- Vue Watford - an eight screen cinema at Woodside Leisure Park in Garston. Tel: 08712 240 240 or book online.
- Odeon Hatfield- a nine screen complex at the Galleria Shopping Centre. Tel: 0871 22 44 007 or book online.
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First Up
Wed 15 Feb - The Adventures Of Tin Tin (PG)
Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor. Alban Arena, 1.30pm & 7.30pm
Tue 21 Feb - Welcome to the Rileys (15)
On a business trip to New Orleans, a damaged man seeks salvation by caring for a wayward young woman (Kristen Stewart). Arena, 1.30 & 7.30pm
Hugo tells the tale of an orphan boy living a secret life in the walls of a Paris train station caught up in a magical, mysterious adventure. Arena, 1.30pm.
Mumble's son, Erik, is struggling to realize his talents in the Emperor Penguin world as a new threat to their home emerges. Alban Arena, 11am
Coming Soon
Tue 28 Feb - The Deep Blue Sea (12a)
The wife of a British Judge (Rachel Weisz) is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot. Alban Arena, 7.30pm.
Wed 29 Feb - Wuthering Heights (15)
A poor young English boy named Heathcliff develops an intense relationship with his young foster sister, Cathy. Alban Arena, 1.30 & 7.30pm.
The story of Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget. Alban Arena,1.30 & 7.30pm
Wed 7 Mar - My Week With Marilyn (tbc)
The tense interaction between Olivier and Marilyn Monroe during production of The Prince and the Showgirl. Alban Arena, 1.30 & 7.30pm.
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