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Watch a movie, concert
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Hi,
Cinema
on the Square returns this week! Book your tickets now and
enjoy our celebration of movies, music and summer at our
open-air cinema experience on the giant concert stage on
Millennium Square.
The
line-up includes classic concert films Stop Making Sense
(Talking Heads) and Amazing Grace (Aretha Franklin), and
a season of films made in or inspired by Paris to celebrate the
Olympics starting on 26 July, with highlights like romantic
comedy Amélie, Baz Luhrmann's musical Moulin Rouge!,
and Agnès Varda's New Wave classic Cléo from 5 to 7.
Plus we have films for all the family like Wonka, another
Paris-inspired film Ratatouille, and Encanto
screening in the Singalong version, and our finale film Barbie.
Cinema on the Square runs from Wednesday 24 to Friday 26 July.
Seating is provided and a fully licensed bar and food vendors
are open on site during the screenings.
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Our
Classic Concerts series captures the raw energy and excitement
of live performance, through two of the most acclaimed concert
films of all time. Experience both films on our outdoor
concert stage screen and transport yourself back in time to feel
like you're really in the audiences of these must-see live
shows.
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STOP MAKING SENSE - TALKING
HEADS
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Experience the brand-new digital
restoration of Talking Heads unforgettable stage show,
Stop Making Sense, shot over four nights of their live
tour in 1983. Featuring early hits like Psycho Killer
to Al Green’s Take Me to the River with full band and
backing choir. On the way they take in classics like
Once in a Lifetime and Girlfriend is Better, complete
with gigantic business suit.
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AMAZING GRACE - ARETHA FRANKLIN
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Over two days in 1972, Aretha Franklin
recorded her new gospel album at the New Temple
Missionary Baptist Church in Watts, Los Angeles. The
recording was also captured by a film crew led by
Sydney Pollack. The footage remained unseen until 2018
when it was used to create this intimate concert film
which was released to universal acclaim.
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Celebrate
the Paris Olympics with our Paris Stories film series at Cinema
on the Square. We've curated a selection of films that capture
the rich diversity of Paris onscreen. Fom the enchanting
romance and magic of the City of Light to the raw, energetic
vibes of its concrete suburbs and alternative music scenes.
Join us for this unique opportunity to see films made in or
inspired by Paris in the epic outdoor setting of Millennium
Square on a giant screen with a concert sound system.
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Oozing charm and inventive flourishes,
Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s delightful romantic comedy exudes
a genuine warmth and cheeky humour throughout. Amélie
balances her waitressing job in Montmartre with a
desire to help those around her through unnecessarily
elaborate schemes. When she decides to focus on her own
life for a change, she begins a game of cat and mouse
with equally eccentric soul Nino. Join other Amélie
fans for this outdoor screening of the much-loved
Paris-set film on the giant concert stage screen on
Millennium Square!
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Idealistic poet Christian escapes to Paris
to join the Bohemian revolution of 1899. There he is
drawn into the sultry underworld of the Moulin Rouge
cabaret club, becoming infatuated with its star
performer Satine. As the star-crossed lovers continue
their affair in secret, a deathly final curtain looms
that will change the course of their lives and Paris
forever. With extravagant musical numbers set to some
of the biggest tunes of the century, Baz Luhrmann’s
grand spectacle is a gritty musical love affair to
remember, a must-be seen on the big screen.
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Mathieu Kassovitz’s explosive 1995 classic
La haine was something bracingly new for French cinema,
showing a different side of Paris, the ‘banlieue’ in
the concrete suburbs in a fraught 24 hours after the
police shooting of a young Arab man. Featuring dizzyingly
effective black and white cinematography and a vibrant
hip hop soundtrack that will come alive on the big
screen in Millennium Square.
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Don’t miss the chance to see a 10th
anniversary screening of Céline Sciamma’s powerful
coming-of-age drama Girlhood, on the huge open-air
screen on Millennium Square. The film follows Marieme,
a young girl navigating the challenges of adolescence
in a tough Paris suburb. As she joins a gang of
free-spirited girls, Marieme slowly comes out of her
shell and experiences moments of shared joy and
freedom.
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Step into the streets of sixties Paris
with Agnès Varda’s radical French New Wave film,
screening on the outdoor concert screen. Cléo From
5 to 7 chronicles two hours in the life of pop singer
Cléo as she aimlessly roams the Parisian streets, encountering
several friends and strangers. Blending vérité and
melodrama, Varda creates an arresting portrait of one
woman's inner journey as she confronts mortality.
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In partnership with Leeds
Young Film Festival (LYFF), we proudly present a selection of
our favourite family films on the big screen. Bring the whole
family to experience these magical films, perfect for all ages,
in our outdoor summer cinema experience.
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Paul King, the director and co-writer of
the Paddington films breathes life into another
whimsical world in this prequel to Roald Dahls’ beloved
story. A young Willy Wonka teams up with orphans,
misfits and a renegade Oompa - Loompa (played by Hugh
Grant) in an attempt to open his first chocolate shop.
For new and old fans alike, watching this vibrant
exploration of Wonka's story will be sure to sweeten
the most savoury of palettes.
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Remy appreciates good food and has quite a
sophisticated palate. He would love to become a famous
French chef so he can create and enjoy culinary
masterpieces to his heart's delight. The only problem
is, Remy is a rat; but he won't let that stop him. Experience
Pixar’s highly entertaining and fast-paced Paris-set
animated comedy, outdoors on the giant concert stage
screen on Millennium Square!
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Join us for this special outdoor
Sing-along version of the enchanting Disney animation,
with an irresistible chart-topping soundtrack from Lin
Manual Miranda. Revisit the mystical mountains of
Colombia, home to the extraordinary Madrigal family,
each blessed with a unique gift by the magic of the
Encanto. Sing along to your favorite songs like 'We
Don’t Talk About Bruno' in this heartwarming musical
adventure for fans of all ages.
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Dance
the night away this summer with Barbie at Cinema on the Square.
Hot pink houses, fashionable wardrobes and all the beach-ing
off you could wish for, Barbie (Margot Robbie) is living the
dream in Barbie Land until an existential crisis, flat feet and
thoughts of death hit. When her questions lead her on a path of
discovery to the real world, Barbie (and a tag-along Ken)
witness the dangers of humanity and learn about their very
different places in it. Featuring an all-star cast of dolls and
a hit summer soundtrack, Greta Gerwig’s 'sublime' blockbuster
will have you laughing, crying and wanting to throw a giant
blowout party with planned choreography… and a bespoke song.
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Millennium
Square is part of Leeds Ticket Hub, the city's cultural ticket office: Leeds
Ticket Hub, Carriageworks Theatre, The Electric Press, 3
Millennium Square, Leeds, LS2 3AD.
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