Entertainment Swindon

From space odysseys to live theatre – What to watch this Leap Day at Vue 

Yesterday was (29 February) marking Leap Day, the extra day of the year that occurs once every four years to sync up the calendar year with the solar year.  

Planetary science aside, film lovers found an extra day to get down to the cinema, making the most of the extra day to check out the latest movies on the big screen.

Get taken back to the 1920s to witness a dark and absurd scandal in Wicked Little Letters. This riotous mystery comedy, starring national treasure Olivia Colman, is based on a stranger than fiction true story about a small seaside town that starts to unravel as anonymous (and wicked) letters begin arriving through residents’ letterboxes… 

Fans of anime will be thrilled to hear they can catch latest title in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba series, Demon Slayer: To The Hashira Training,this Leap Day at Vue.  Follow Tanjiro as he undergoes rigorous training with the Stone Hashira, Himejima, in his quest to become a Hashira. Even better, the film is seamlessly followed by a sneak peak of the highly anticipated Hashira Training Arc – an episode never before seen by audiences.  

Meanwhile, sci-fi lovers have a special treat in store this Thursday, with a double screening of space juggernauts, Dune and Dune: Part Two. The epic films tell the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. Technically released today, Friday 1st March, the second instalment was shown at 00.01 – making anyone who watched one of the first to catch this epic space opera in the UK. 

One for the family, Migration comes from the makers of Minions and The Super Mario Bros. Movie. The story follows the Mallards, a family of ducks who decide to leave the safety of their New England pond for an adventurous trip to the tropical paradise of Jamaica. However, their well-laid plans quickly go awry when they end up lost in New York City.

Leap Day saw a treat for theatre fans with the National Theatre’s Vanya screening at Vue in Greenbridge. Andrew Scott bought multiple characters to life in Simon Stephens’ radical new version of Chekhov’s classic show. 

Toby Bradon, General Manager of Vue UK and Ireland, said: “Why not reacquaint yourselves with the big screen or see something totally new? With everything from space odysseys to one-man theatre – there really is something for everyone at Vue.”