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Toni beats the odds
07/06/21
A COMEDY-drama centred on the world of horse racing is the new film showing at Henley’s Regal Picturehouse cinema from today (Friday). Dream Horse stars Toni Collette of About a Boy and Muriel’s Wedding fame. It tells the story of Jan Vokes, a Welsh ...
The Imposter
19/09/12
Without any clue to his whereabouts, the ensuing search looked like a lost cause. But his family kept hoping and praying and, over three years later, they got their miracle.
Isabelle's farewell
31/05/21
A NEW film starring César Award-winning actress Isabelle Huppert is showing at the Regal Picturehouse cinema from today (Friday). Directed by Ira Sachs, Frankie tells the story of a well-known actress who has only a few months to live and so ...
How we look is still a difficult issue to face
04/12/17
MOVIES that tackle difficult issues are one thing. Those that actually succeed in doing so are quite another. Three decades on from the success of Mask, which saw Eric Stoltz nominated for a Golden Globe and Cher win the best actress award ...
Film explores the downside of plastic
20/02/18
PLASTICS campaigner Julia Carey is inviting Henley Standard readers to attend a free screening of the documentary Bag It: Is Your Life Too Plastic? The film, which has previously been shown at the town hall, follows “everyman” Jeb Berrier ...
Film’s a big surprise
28/10/19
HENLEY’S Regal Picturehouse cinema is showing another of its popular series of surprise films tonight (Friday). The screening, which starts at 8.45pm, is billed as a mystery preview of an upcoming new release, with details being revealed ...
Farmyard alliances portray life’s pitfalls
13/08/18
A MEDDLESOME duck, a bossy pig and a dozy rabbit face a series of misadventures in this family-friendly animation. The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales comprises three humorous stories following these creatures and others. Each of the ...
Apollo expert is boldly going - to the cinema
29/10/18
IT’S nearly 50 years since man first walked on the moon, but it’s safe to say it’s an achievement that will never be forgotten. The release of Damien Chazelle’s film First Man earlier this month — following Neil Armstrong’s ...
Heroes are ready to make quantum leap
06/08/18
SUPERHERO comics aren’t usually thought of as being particularly educational — much less the big screen film adaptations thereof. But when it comes to Ant-Man and the Wasp, the sequel to 2015’s Ant-Man, there are some ...
Bench rest for bees
25/05/19
A SWARM of bees appeared on a bench outside the Regal Cinema in Henley on Monday. I’m told that a “bee-swarm co-ordinator” was called out to deal with them. Apparently they had been doing the rounds. Hannah Wilson, ...
Albatross screening
11/02/19
A SCREENING of the film Albatross will take place at Henley town hall on Monday (Frebruary 11) at 7pm. It is about the albatrosses of Midway Island in the Pacific and how they are impacted by plastic pollution in ...
Disney is giving this remake its Beast shot
17/03/17
WHEN it was announced that Disney would be producing a live-action remake of its 1991 animation classic Beauty and the Beast, it was hard to believe a quarter of a century had gone by. The original is still with ...
Party for Regal's 20th birthday
03/03/17
A PARTY was held at the Regal Picturehouse in Henley to mark 20 years since it opened. About 120 people attended the event at the cinema in Boroma Way. Guests enjoyed champagne and there was a cake in the shape ...
Supersonic return of heroic hedgehog
04/04/22
TWO years after the film Sonic the Hedgehog came out, a follow-up has been released. The imaginatively titled Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (PG) is based on the character of the classic Nineties Sega game. Sonic, ...
Film producer looking out for army of carers
01/03/21
A FORMER Henley College student is fundraising to make a short film highlighting the plight of the UK’s army of unpaid carers. Lizzie Worsdell is now a second year master’s student at London’s Raindance ...
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