Trio of Christmas delights for film fans

THREE classic Christmas films will be shown at an historic picture house which will be turning itself into a winter wonderland.

The Village Screen will be turning Abbeydale Picture House in Sheffield festive on Friday, December 20 and Saturday, December 21.

Visitors will find themselves entering a grotto of festivities as they enter a world of twinkling lights and Christmas trees, the perfect setting for a series of seasonal screenings.

The celebrations kick off with feel-good film Love Actually (cert 15) on Friday, December 20 at 8.30pm (doors at 6.30pm).

The Richard Curtis-directed film follows the lives of eight very different couples dealing with their love lives in the build up to Christmas.

On Saturday, the cinema will host a bundle of Christmas crackers, starting off with a matinee screening of Elf, the hilarious tale of Buddy (Will Ferrell) as he sets off on to the mean streets of New York in search for his long-lost dad.

Doors for Elf will open at 2pm and the film will be shown at 4pm.

Later, in an evening screening, watch a young, fresh-faced Macauley Culkin as he tackles and outsmarts a pair of clueless burglars to protect the family home in the action-packed Christmas adventure film Home Alone.  

Doors for Home Alone open at 6.30pm and the film will be shown at 8.30pm.

Elf and Home Alone are suitable for the whole family but it is recommended that children no young than eight should attend so they can get a good view of the screen.

Ahead of each screening there is the opportunity to savour the Winter Wonderland experience, which will include a live band, street food vendors and a bar that will serve a selection of drinks including some winter warmers throughout the evening.

Tickets are £16 for adults,£14 for students and seniors (60+) and family options are available.

Bookings can be made at www.thevillagegreenevents.co/cinemaevents and online booking fees apply.

Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.