There’s another great week of films, entertainment and events for the community to welcome in the new year at Pontio in Bangor.

Bangor Aye’s Film of The Week: Wish (U)

‘Wish’ follows a young girl named Asha who wishes on a star and gets a more direct answer than she bargained for when a trouble-making star comes down from the sky to join her. It wouldn’t be a holiday without a Disney movie for the kids. And this holiday is no exception.

“Wish” is a perfectly enjoyable, entertaining fairy tale. It is an expressive nod to the past, paying tribute to Disney’s extensive legacy in animation.

“Recaptures that old school Disney magic with a storyline and soundtrack that is going to impress everyone from kids through to grandparents.”

More information and https://www.pontio.co.uk/

Cinema:

Wish (U)

Friday 4 – Saturday 27 January

Wish will follow a young girl named Asha who wishes on a star and gets a more direct answer than she bargained for when a trouble-making star comes down from the sky to join her.

Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom (12A)

Sunday 7 – Thursday 11 January

Having failed to defeat Aquaman the first time, Black Manta, still driven by the need to avenge his father’s death, will stop at nothing to take Aquaman down once and for all.

This time Black Manta is more formidable than ever before, wielding the power of the mythic Black Trident, which unleashes an ancient and malevolent force. To defeat him, Aquaman will turn to his imprisoned brother Orm, the former King of Atlantis, to forge an unlikely alliance. Together, they must set aside their differences in order to protect their kingdom and save Aquaman’s family, and the world, from irreversible destruction.

The Eternal Daughter (12)

Tuesday 9 – Thursday 11 January

 

In this ghost story from acclaimed filmmaker Joanna Hogg, a middle-aged daughter and her elderly mother must confront long-buried secrets when they return to their former family home, a once-grand manor that has become a nearly vacant hotel brimming with mystery.

A pre-recorded Q&A with Joanna Hogg and Tilda Swinton will be shown before the film

Maestro (15)

12+13+16 January

Maestro will tell the complex love story of Leonard and Felicia, a story that spans over 30 years-from the time they met in 1946 at a party and continuing through two engagements, a 25 year marriage, and three children: Jamie Bernstein, Alexander Bernstein and Nina Bernstein Simmons.

Ferrari (15)

12 – 18 January

Set during the summer of 1957. Ex-racecar driver, Ferrari, is in crisis. Bankruptcy stalks the company he and his wife, Laura, built from nothing ten years earlier. Their tempestuous marriage struggles with the mourning for one son and the acknowledgement of another. He decides to counter his losses by rolling the dice on one race – 1,000 miles across Italy, the iconic Mille Miglia.

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Theatr Bryn Terfel

Welsh National Opera Orchestra A Viennese Celebration

Thursday 11 January 7.30pm

Kick-start the New Year the right way, with WNO Orchestra.

In this unmissable New Year concert by WNO Orchestra, experience the musical pulse of Austria’s capital city, where the air is full of music and its soul rooted in Viennese.

Full of fun, attractive and zesty rhythmic masterpieces, enjoy some of the most brilliant examples of Viennese music, from Weber’s romantic concert waltz and Strauss II’s riveting polka to Josef Strauss’s Dynamiden waltz and Lanner Der Romantiker waltz, complete with a few rousing, and familiar, surprises. Under the direction of Leader and Concertmaster David Adams and joined by WNO’s latest Associate Artists, soprano Emily Christina Loftus and mezzo-soprano Beca Davies, sit back and delight in this vibrant showcase of favourites from Vienna.