Bad Santa (15) - Whiteleys Shopping Centre

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Pop-up cinema screening of Bad Santa at Whiteleys Shopping Centre. The Nomad Cinema presents Terry Zwigoff’s screwball black comedy for a bargain £8 per ticket.

Billy Bob Thornton’s Willie Stokes is the sleaziest Santa the screen has ever seen. When he’s not knocking back quarts of cheap glog, he’s knocking off department stores with his pint-sized partner in crime - and we haven’t even got to his attitude to the kids who come to sit on his knee. But after a botched robbery leaves our antihero stuck with a young lad who just happens to believe him to be the real Father Christmas, Willie begins to see a different side to the festive season. Terry Zwigoff’s anarchic black comedy is vulgar, foul-mouthed and yet somehow manages to capture all that is right about Christmas. Not bad for a film featuring a dwarf kicking a child in the testicles.

This winter The Nomad Cinema takes up residence at Whiteleys Shopping Centre, screening a mixture of recent releases and classic films from all eras.

* This new pop-up cinema concept, created by FITCH and The Nomad, can be found in the space vacated by Books Etc.

* Cinematic décor comes courtesy of an exhibition of vintage film posters from The Reel Picture Company.

* The Vestal Vodka pop-up bar will serve curated cocktails, wine, beer and popcorn, with ice cream available from the Oddono’s Gelati stall (only food and drink bought on site is allowed in the cinema).

* The most unusual cinema seating you’ll ever experience includes beanbags, inflatable wedges, directors chairs and garden benches, plus there’s tiered seating for the more traditional among you.

*And if you spend £10 or more at one of Whiteleys’ restaurants, you’ll be given a voucher that can be exchanged for one free cinema ticket (subject to availability).

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