Arrival

The Harrogate Film Society is screening Arrival at the Harrogate Odeon on Wednesday 18 November. It's part of their main season, which runs about 15 films between September and April, with a Classic Season and an Art Season staged with the Friends of Mercer Art Gallery alongside it. The society has been bringing world cinema to Harrogate since at least 1955, run entirely by volunteers, and the Harrogate Advertiser has called it one of the biggest and most progressive film societies in the North.

Arrival is Denis Villeneuve's 2016 science-fiction film, rated 12A and running 116 minutes. It follows a linguist whose life is transformed when she encounters aliens. The society describes it as more mellow than his later futuristic epics like Dune, so it's a bit of a different side of his work if you're already familiar with the bigger spectacles. It's a thoughtful piece of sci-fi rather than an action movie.

The screening is in Screen 3 at the Odeon on East Parade, HG1 5LB. The society runs its screenings there with a full cinematic sound and vision experience, including surround sound, so it's a proper cinema trip rather than a casual viewing. After the film, there are discussion groups, which is one of the things that sets the society apart from just seeing a film on your own.

Doors open at 6.45pm and the film starts at 7pm. Seating is limited to 70 unreserved places, and non-members are welcome, so you don't have to be a member to come along. There's no cash entry, so keep that in mind if you're planning to head down.