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From Destination Sunderland Entertainment Empire cinemas, sunderland offer cinema goers the latest blockbuster movies in a modern cinema environment.
Local restaurants: Frankie & Benny’s, Nandos, Panda Oriental Buffet, McDonalds. Nearest cash dispenser is at the Bank of Scotland about 4-minutes walk from the Cinema. Free parking to all cinema guests. Whats On: Today Alice In Wonderland 2D (PG) <p><strong>Synopsis: </strong>From Walt Disney Pictures and visionary director Tim Burton comes an epic fantasy adventure ALICE IN WONDERLAND, a magical and imaginative twist on some of the most beloved stories of all time. JOHNNY DEPP stars as the Mad Hatter and MIA WASIKOWSKA as 19-year-old Alice, who returns to the whimsical world she first encountered as a young girl, reuniting with her childhood friends: the White Rabbit, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Dormouse, the Caterpillar, the Cheshire Cat, and of course, the Mad Hatter. Alice embarks on a fantastical journey to find her true destiny and end the Red Queens reign of terror. The all-star cast also includes ANNE HATHAWAY, HELENA BONHAM CARTER and CRISPIN GLOVER. The screenplay is by Linda Woolverton. Capturing the wonder of Lewis Carrolls beloved Alices Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871) with stunning, avant-garde visuals and the most charismatic characters in literary history, ALICE IN WONDERLAND comes to the big screen at EMPIRE CINEMAS on March 5, 2010. Alice In Wonderland will be showing in 3D at selected Cinemas (see list of cinemas on right for details).</p><p><strong>Starring: </strong>Tim Burton , Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway</p><p><strong>Todays film times: <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=258994">14:00</a> <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=258995">16:30</a> <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=258996">19:00</a> </strong></p> Alice In Wonderland 3D (PG) <p><strong>Synopsis: </strong>From Walt Disney Pictures and visionary director Tim Burton comes an epic 3D fantasy adventure ALICE IN WONDERLAND, a magical and imaginative twist on some of the most beloved stories of all time. JOHNNY DEPP stars as the Mad Hatter and MIA WASIKOWSKA as 19-year-old Alice, who returns to the whimsical world she first encountered as a young girl, reuniting with her childhood friends: the White Rabbit, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Dormouse, the Caterpillar, the Cheshire Cat, and of course, the Mad Hatter. Alice embarks on a fantastical journey to find her true destiny and end the Red Queens reign of terror. The all-star cast also includes ANNE HATHAWAY, HELENA BONHAM CARTER and CRISPIN GLOVER. The screenplay is by Linda Woolverton. Capturing the wonder of Lewis Carrolls beloved Alices Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871) with stunning, avant-garde visuals and the most charismatic characters in literary history, ALICE IN WONDERLAND comes to the big screen in Disney Digital 3D at EMPIRE CINEMAS on March 5, 2010. </p><p><strong>Starring: </strong>Tim Burton , Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway</p><p><strong>Todays film times: <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=258720">13:00</a> <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=258721">15:30</a> <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=258722">18:00</a> <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=258723">20:30</a> </strong></p> Avatar 2D (12A) <p><strong>Synopsis: </strong>AVATAR is the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet called Pandora, filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar--a human mind in an alien body--he finds himself torn between two worlds in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of its indigenous people, the Navi. More than 14 years since the storys inception and four years in the making, AVATAR marks James Cameron's return to feature directing since helming 1997's Titanic, the highest grossing film of all time and winner of eleven Oscars including Best Picture. WETA Digital, renowned for its work in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and King Kong, will incorporate new intuitive CGI technologies to transform the environments and characters into photorealistic imagery that will transport the audience into a world rich with imaginative vistas, creatures and characters. AVATAR will break new ground in delivering a fully immersive, emotional story which promises to reinvent the movie-going experience. AVATAR will be showing in 3D at selected Cinemas (see list of cinemas on right for details).</p><p><strong>Starring: </strong>Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver</p><p><strong>Todays film times: <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=258997">12:45</a> <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=258998">16:15</a> <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=258999">19:45</a> </strong></p> Bright Star (PG) <p><strong>Synopsis: </strong>London 1818: a secret love affair begins between 23 year-old English poet, John Keats (Ben Whishaw), and the girl next door, Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish), an out-spoken student of high fashion. This unlikely pair begin at odds, he thinking her a stylish minx, while she was unimpressed not only by his poetry but also by literature in general. However, when Fanny heard that Keats was nursing his seriously ill younger brother, her efforts to help touched Keats and when she asked him to teach her about poetry he agreed. The poetry soon became a romantic remedy that worked not only to sort their differences, but also to fuel an impassioned love affair. When Fanny's alarmed mother and Keats' best friend finally awoke to their attachment, the relationship had an unstoppable momentum. Intensely and helplessly absorbed in each other, the young lovers were swept deeply into powerful new sensations, "I have the feeling as if we're dissolving," Keats wrote to her. Together they rode a wave of romantic obsession that only deepened as their troubles mounted. When Keats fell ill a year later, the two young lovers faced no marriage but separation. In Keats' own poignant words, "forever panting and forever young." </p><p><strong>Starring: </strong>Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw, Paul Schneider</p><p><strong>Todays film times: <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=259163">11:00</a> </strong></p> Case 39 (15) <p><strong>Synopsis: </strong>"Case 39" is a horror film starring Renee Zellweger as a family services social worker Emily Jenkins. Emily thinks she has seen it all until she meets her newest, most mysterious case, troubled 10-year old Lilth Sullivan (Jodelle Ferland). Emily's worst fears are confirmed when the parents try to kill Lilth, their only daughter. Emily saves her and decides to take her in herself until the right foster family comes along. Then the real Horror begins... </p><p><strong>Starring: </strong>Renee Zellweger, Jodelle Ferland, Ian McShane</p><p><strong>Todays film times: <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=259005">13:30</a> <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=259006">16:10</a> <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=259007">18:40</a> <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=259008">21:10</a> </strong></p> From Paris With Love (15) <p><strong>Synopsis: </strong>From the Director of TAKEN come a thriller where a government agents desire to shine beyond the shadows of his profession comes true when he is paired with his new partner in crime Wax. As the two tear through Paris on an anti-terrorism peace mission, our young agent discovers the deadliest weapons are the one we love the most. </p><p><strong>Starring: </strong>Pierre Morel, John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys Meyers</p><p><strong>Todays film times: <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=258986">13:20</a> <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=258987">16:00</a> <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=258988">18:20</a> <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=258989">20:45</a> </strong></p> Green Zone (15) <p><strong>Synopsis: </strong>During the U.S. led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller (Damon) and his team of Army inspectors were dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert. Rocketing from one boobytrapped and treacherous site to the next, the men search for deadly chemical agents but stumble instead upon an elaborate coverup that inverts the purpose of their mission. Spun by operatives with intersecting agendas, Miller must hunt through covert and faulty intelligence hidden on foreign soil for answers that will either clear a rogue regime or escalate a war in an unstable region. And at this blistering time and in this combustible place, he will find the most elusive weapon of all is the truth. </p><p><strong>Starring: </strong>Matt Damon, Jason Isaacs, Brendan Gleeson</p><p><strong>Todays film times: <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=259009">13:50</a> <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=259010">16:20</a> <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=259011">18:50</a> <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=259012">21:15</a> </strong></p> Leap Year (PG) <p><strong>Synopsis: </strong>Amy Adams (SUNSHINE CLEANING, DOUBT, ENCHANTED) is a young woman who has an elaborate scheme to propose to her boyfriend on Leap Day, an Irish tradition which occurs every time the date February 29 rolls around. However she faces a major setback when bad weather threatens to derail her planned trip to Dublin. With the help of an innkeeper, however, her cross-country odyssey just might result in her getting engaged. From the director of RED RIDING 1983 and AND WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER, LEAP YEAR is a charming and quirky love story which is guaranteed to leave its audience leaping for joy. </p><p><strong>Starring: </strong>Amy Adams, Matthew Goode, John Lithgow</p><p><strong>Todays film times: <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=258968">15:20</a> <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=258969">20:20</a> </strong></p> Legion (15) <p><strong>Synopsis: </strong>In the supernatural action thriller Legion, an out-of-the-way diner becomes the unlikely battleground for the survival of the human race. When God loses faith in Mankind, he sends his legion of angels to bring on the Apocalypse. Humanity's only hope lies in a group of strangers trapped in a desert diner and the Archangel Michael (Paul Bettany). </p><p><strong>Starring: </strong>Paul Bettany, Dennis Quaid, Kevin Durand</p><p><strong>Todays film times: <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=258990">13:10</a> <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=258991">15:40</a> <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=258992">18:10</a> <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=258993">20:50</a> </strong></p> Ondine (12A) <p><strong>Synopsis: </strong>Ondine is a lyrical modern fairy tale that tells the story of Syracuse (Colin Farrell), an Irish fisherman whose life is transformed when he catches a beautiful and mysterious woman (Alicja Bachleda) in his nets. His daughter Annie (Alison Barry) comes to believe that the woman is a magical creature, while Syracuse falls helplessly in love. However, like all fairy tales, enchantment and darkness go hand in hand. Written and directed by Neil Jordan - and shot against the Irish coast's magical backdrop by cinematographer Christopher Doyle - Ondine is a story of love, hope and the unwavering belief in the impossible. </p><p><strong>Starring: </strong>Colin Farell, Alicja Bachleda, Alison Barry</p><p><strong>Todays film times: <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=259000">12:40</a> <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=259001">15:00</a> <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=259002">17:30</a> <a href="http://www.empirecinemas.co.uk/index.php?page=booking&tbx_site_id=20&perf_id=259003">20:00</a> </strong></p> EMPIRE CINEMAS © Copyright 2006 by Destination Sunderland |
