Local Hero

Local Hero is screening at Reading Shinfield Cinema on Saturday 7 November, with the film starting at 17:20. It's a screening of the film itself, so you'll be seeing the whole thing from start to finish.

For those who haven't caught it, Local Hero is the 1983 comedy-drama written and directed by Bill Forsyth. It follows a New York advertising executive who's sent to a remote village in the Scottish Highlands to buy up the town and turn it into a resort. The film is well-known for its dry, understated humour and the way it lets the strange, slow pace of village life take over, rather than rushing towards a big punchline. It's the kind of movie that works just as well as a quiet Saturday afternoon watch as it does on a big screen.

The cinema is Reading Shinfield Cinema, located at School Green in Shinfield, within the School Green Centre (RG2 9EH). It's a bit of a trek from the town centre, so if you're coming from Reading, you'll want to leave a bit of time to get out to Shinfield. The screening is on a Saturday, and the 17:20 start puts it in that late-afternoon slot where you're out of the house but still home in time for the evening.

Entry is free, so there's no ticket to book in advance. The film starts at 17:20 at the Reading Shinfield Cinema, School Green, RG2 9EH.