film

Where's the cinema?

There isn't one. But there's new hope that St Albans will have its own independent cinema. The art deco Odeon on London Road closed in 1995 and was sold in 2008. In Dec 2009, James Hannaway, owner of The Rex agreed a deal to buy and restore the cinema, with huge public support. Latest news and how to help.

You can catch a movie at:

the Alban Arena and Maltings Arts Theatre - see below
Campus West, Welwyn Garden City - see selections below
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.

Keep up to date on and

First up

2 & 3 Sep - Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call

Nicholas Cage in a tour-de-force performance that takes in depravity and redemption. Cert 18. Alban Arena, Thu 2 Sep & Fri 3 Sep, 7.30pm. £6/£4.

Sat 11 Sep - The Princess & The Frog (U)

A fairy tale set in Jazz Age-era New Orleans about young Tiana and her frog prince. Maltings Arts Theatre, Sat 11 Sep, 2pm, £2.50. Buy tickets here.

14 to 16 Sep - Robin Hood (12A)

Russell Crowe stars in Ridley Scott's 'untold story of how the man became a legend'. Alban Arena, 14 Sep 7.30pm, 15 Sep 1.30pm & 7.30pm, 16 Sep 7.30pm

Wed 22 Sep - Remember Me (BUY TICKETS HERE)

A romantic drama centered on two new lovers: Tyler and Ally. For parents/carers and their babies. Cert 12A. Maltings Arts Theatre, Wed 22 Sep, 12 noon.