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Sky News
3 days ago
- Business
- Sky News
How to get cheap cinema tickets at Odeon, Vue and Cineworld
Why you can trust Sky News In 2024, the average price of a cinema ticket was £7.73, but at many cinemas, you can end up paying significantly more. Odeon Luxe, Everyman and Picturehouse Central offer premium experiences, with fully reclining seats and enhanced audio and visual - but it comes at a hefty price tag of up to £20 per ticket. But there are a few ways around this... Money blog: Follow the latest 2-for-1 for a year Meerkat Movies has been a staple of the movie ticket-saving scene for years now. If you buy any insurance through the Compare the Market website, you can get 2-for-1 tickets every Tuesday and Wednesday. While the easiest way to qualify for this is to use the site to buy insurance, you can also buy it by purchasing the cheapest travel insurance policy available. At the time of writing, a single trip policy covering one day's travel in the UK (which I'm not actually going to be taking), would cost £1. Purchasing this then makes you eligible for Meerkat Movies. Bank switches Lloyds Bank currently has an offer where, if you switch banks to its Club Lloyds account, you will get either six free Odeon or six free Vue tickets. There is a bit of small print to be aware of though - the account is fee-free as long as you meet its £2,000 a month minimum pay-in - there's a £3 a month fee (rising to £5 a month from 2 June) if you don't. Check your work benefits If your work is signed up to some kind of employee benefit system (Perks at Work being quite a common one), you may find you can purchase cheap tickets through that. This will give you an instant access code you can use to buy your ticket. However, it's worth double-checking any of the offers below to see if they come in cheaper. I've previously paid £10 for an e-code, only to realise I could have bought the ticket via a different scheme for less than that. Odeon Cinema Amazon Prime If you already pay for Amazon Prime, then you'll already have a way to buy cheap(er) tickets. You can buy two standard tickets for £10, or two recliner tickets at an Odeon Luxe for £15. However, this offer is only available Monday to Thursday and can only be used once a month. Vodafone If you are a Vodafone or Voxi customer, you can get two standard tickets for £8, or two Luxe tickets for £13. This offer can be used at almost all Odeon cinemas. If you're with Vodafone, you can use the offer once a week, while Voxi customers get it once a month. MyOdeon If you sign up for a MyOdeon account, you can get cheaper tickets all day Monday, and on some selected screenings Tuesday to Sunday. Odeon says you'll always get cheaper tickets by booking online than you will at the box office. OdeonKids With this offer, families can attend OdeonKids screenings for £2.75 per ticket, and adults pay kids' prices at a number of selected cinemas. ScreenUnseen This one could go either way (I speak from experience having once got stuck watching a 2.5-hour-long Western film), but if you like a lucky dip, you can spend £6 on a ScreenUnseen showing at Odeon if you are a member. It's £7 if you're a non-member, and a further £1 if you book at the box office instead of online. The catch is, you don't know what you are watching until the lights go down - unless you are able to solve some very cryptic clues they post online. Silver Screenings If you are aged over 60, you can bag a £3.50 ticket to select screenings - plus Odeon says you'll even get free coffee, tea and biscuits before the movie starts. Vue Sky Cinema subscribers If you are already paying for a Sky Cinema package, log into your app and you'll find two free tickets every month to use at a Vue cinema. O2 priority O2 and Virgin Media customers can buy two tickets for £9 (it used to be £6, but like everything else, the price has gone up) or four for £18, which they can use at any Vue location. MightyMornings If you have children aged between four and 12, you can get tickets for them for £2.49 for some showings after 10am. They must be accompanied by an adult. Cineworld and Picturehouse Cineworld and Picturehouse belong to the same group, so any offers can usually be used across both chains, but make sure to read the small print. Tesco Clubcard You can double the value of your Tesco Clubcard if you put your points toward cinema tickets. So £1 clubcard means £2 to spend at Cineworld. Three Mobile If you're with Three, you can claim a £3 adult cinema ticket for any 2D movie once a week via the Three app. This is valid any time on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Child and adult screenings Cineworld Movies for Juniors costs £3.99 for kids and accompanying adults if you are going on a weekend or school holiday. However, it is rarely brand-new releases. CineSeniors
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First Post
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- First Post
Paris shocker: The case of British paedophile who tried to marry 9-year-old at Disneyland
A 39-year-old British man, previously called a 'dangerous sexual predator' in another case, staged a fake wedding with a nine-year-old Ukrainian girl at Disneyland Paris on Saturday. The huge ceremony turned out to be a shocking social media stunt costing $150,000 (over Rs 129 lakh) read more The man has been identified as Jaskarn 'Jacky' Jhaj. X A 39-year-old British man, who was earlier called a 'dangerous sexual predator' in a separate case, staged a fake wedding with a nine-year-old girl at Disneyland Paris. The man is facing several charges after what is believed to have been a social media stunt. He was previously found guilty of child sex offences in the UK, according to reports. ALSO READ | The shocking case of a German doctor who had a 'lust for killing' and murdered his 15 patients STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Police said he pretended to be a 22-year-old 'groom' and even hired professional make-up artists to change how he looked. But who is this man? What happened during the fake wedding? What did the police say? Let's take a look: Who is the 39-year-old paedophile? The grand wedding set up between the 39-year-old man and a nine-year-old girl turned out to be a shocking $150,000 social media stunt at Disneyland Paris. Around 300 guests and a string quartet were present at the event, which began around 5 am before the park opened to the public. It was only when staff noticed how young the 'bride' was that the true nature of the event came to light, according to BFMTV. The man has been identified as Jaskarn 'Jacky' Jhaj. He was jailed in the UK in 2016 for four years after being convicted of four counts of sexual activity with two 15-year-old girls. He reportedly tricked them into attending parties by pretending to be a Hollywood film producer and offering them alcohol. Jhaj was arrested during the fake wedding. He is known for pulling off strange stunts in the past. In one such incident last year, he arranged a fake funeral at the London Oratory in Knightsbridge, complete with an empty coffin and hired mourners. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD The grand wedding turned out to be a shocking $150,000 social media stunt at Disneyland Paris. Reuters/File Photo He was also behind a staged red carpet event in 2023 at Leicester Square's Odeon Luxe cinema. Around 90 children and many teenage extras were hired to act as fans while Jhaj, dressed in a red tuxedo, walked the red carpet pretending to be a film star. Some child actors, as young as six, were dressed in school uniforms and told to act as though they had fainted. After this fake film premiere, he was arrested on suspicion of breaking a sexual harm prevention order but was later released on bail. In another stunt, also last year, Jhaj, who once bragged on camera about being labelled 'a dangerous sexual predator', was filmed walking naked in East London, while blowing up a fake police van. The explosion sent the van's roof flying 50 feet into the air. ALSO READ | The shocking case of a gynaecologist who 'raped' 87 women in Norway The shocking case of British man who tried to marry a 9-year-old girl Footage has recently emerged showing the staged wedding between the man and the nine-year-old Ukrainian girl at the Disneyland resort near Paris. According to Le Parisien, the young girl appeared 'scared and confused' when she arrived at the park wearing a wedding dress and five-inch heels that had been 'taped to her feet'. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD A convicted and known paedophile British National, Jacky Jhaj, paid £110K to rent out Disneyland Paris to stage a wedding with a 9-year-old girl. Peter Williams, Director of Family Education Trust, says 'it's bewildering this even got that far'. — GB News (@GBNEWS) June 24, 2025 Authorities said the British man was arrested along with a 24-year-old Latvian woman who was pretending to be the girl's sister, the girl's 41-year-old mother, and a 55-year-old Latvian man who was brought in to take part in the ceremony. Investigators believe the group had shared an online advertisement ahead of the event, inviting people to join the staged wedding. Around 200 adults and 100 children, aged between five and fifteen, were reportedly hired. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Those attending were allegedly told they were being paid to take part in a luxury wedding rehearsal. Prosecutors said the Ukrainian girl, who had only just arrived in France, was not physically harmed during the incident, The New York Post reported. Disneyland Paris has said it is 'fully cooperating with the authorities in their investigation.'
BBC News
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Sheffield teenager bags 'best film' award for filmmaking debut
A 19-year-old student has scooped a top award in a competition to celebrate young Holt, from Sheffield, triumphed in the best film category 16-19 at the Into Film awards. Written as part of her A-Level coursework the film, No Dice, is described as an "hilarious comedy" that makes "great use of special effects, and shows that there's no age limit on having fun".Grace said: "It feels absolutely insane, I still can't really believe it - it feels a bit embarrassing, but also amazing." The film, centred around a Dungeons and Dragons-style fantasy role-play game, was shown at the Odeon Luxe in Leicester Square as part of the awards ceremony. Grace said others at the ceremony had given her "words of encouragement" about her future in the industry."At the very least, it might have put my name on the map a bit and given me a bit of a boost to keep making films - and making my skills better," she said."I really hope it'll help give me a little bit of a leg up too."Ms Holt, who is now studying at Lancaster University, said her family had been her "biggest supporters"."I'm so happy that they're supporting me, they're really, really incredible and cheered for me so hard." Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds or catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise reunite at F1 London premiere, three decades after sinking their teeth into Interview with the Vampire
Fans were in for a treat on June 23 when Tom Cruise made a surprise appearance to support Brad Pitt at the London premiere of the much-anticipated film F1. The red carpet moment quickly stole the spotlight as the two actors, who starred together in Interview with the Vampire nearly 30 years ago, reunited outside the Odeon Luxe in Leicester Square. Their natural camaraderie instantly became one of the highlights of the night, sparking a wave of nostalgia among long-time fans who've been hoping to see the pair share a moment like this again in public. Set in the high-speed world of professional racing, F1 stars Brad Pitt as a former Formula One driver who comes out of retirement to mentor a rising talent and take one last shot at redemption. Directed by Joseph Kosinski, who also helmed Top Gun: Maverick, the film blends on-track action with an underdog comeback story and is already generating major buzz ahead of its theatrical release on June 27. Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise reunite after 30 years While Pitt plays the lead, Tom Cruise, fresh off the success of his film, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, came out to support the premiere as a guest, making it the first time in decades the two A-listers have been seen together at a major public event. Their last on-screen collaboration was in the 1994 gothic cult classic Interview with the Vampire, where Cruise played the charming vampire Lestat and Pitt took on the role of the brooding Louis. The film was filled with dramatic striking visuals, and seeing the two of them reconnect definitely made for a moment that will go down well in Hollywood history. And just like that….it's 1994 all over again. #TomCruise & #BradPitt — Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) June 23, 2025 Wearing a forest green suit paired with a soft sage scarf, Pitt lit up the moment he spotted Cruise approaching. Cruise, dressed in a slate grey suit and a crisp blue shirt, returned the energy with a wide smile. The two Hollywood icons embraced warmly and posed side by side for the cameras, making it their first official red carpet appearance together since the America: A Tribute to Heroes benefit concert back in 2001. Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt at F1 premiere| Credit: X (F1 movie) Will Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise reunite again? Fans have been hoping for an onscreen reunion for years, but so far, it's all just wishful thinking. Pitt recently poked fun at the idea during an interview with E! News, joking, 'I'm not going to hang my ass off aeroplanes,' before adding that he'd consider teaming up with Cruise 'when he does something again that's on the ground.' Meanwhile, in a separate interview with CinemaBlend during CinemaCon 2025, Cruise said, 'It's great to see Brad behind the wheel. He's a really skilled driver. Trust me, I've raced him before. Back when we were filming Interview with the Vampire, we'd wrap up for the day and spend our nights racing go-karts.' For more news and updates from the world of Hollywood, keep reading Indiatimes Entertainment.
Yahoo
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Scarlett Johansson Compares Jurassic World Rebirth to Spielberg's Classic
At the world premiere of Jurassic World: Rebirth, Scarlett Johansson spoke about how the movie pays tribute to Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park legacy. The actress also drew a comparison between the two films. Now, many are curious to know what Johansson said. On Tuesday, Scarlett Johansson walked the green carpet at the world premiere of Jurassic World: Rebirth in London. Joined by co-stars Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey, Rupert Friend, and Ed Skrein, Johansson celebrated the launch of the latest chapter in the Jurassic franchise at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square. Director Gareth Edwards, screenwriter David Koepp, who also wrote the original Jurassic Park, and producer Frank Marshall were also in attendance. Dressed in a bold pink gown, Johansson spoke enthusiastically about the film. She called it a tribute to Steven Spielberg's early Jurassic movies. Speaking to reporters, she said, 'So I think it really is a love letter to Steven's work. Fans of the Jurassic universe can expect to really feel the DNA of the original 'Jurassic Park' in this film.' (via Variety) Previously, Johansson has been vocal about her enthusiasm for joining the Jurassic universe. In a previous interview with ComicBook, she shared that the original Jurassic Park was one of the first movies she ever saw in theaters. She said, 'It was life-changing. It was mind-blowing. I cannot express how excited I am. The script is so incredible.' Jurassic World: Rebirth is set five years after the events of Jurassic World: Dominion. With Earth's ecosystem now largely uninhabitable for dinosaurs, the few that remain have retreated to isolated regions. Among them are three dinosaurs whose genetic material could be the key to developing a life-saving drug. Johansson stars as Zora Bennett, an operative recruited by a pharmaceutical company to lead a high-stakes mission. She is joined by paleontologist Dr. Henry Loomis, played by Jonathan Bailey, and team leader Duncan Kincaid, portrayed by Mahershala Ali. The post Scarlett Johansson Compares Jurassic World Rebirth to Spielberg's Classic appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
