Inside view
Tell us about your job...
I work in ODEON’s
Operations
department as the
central operations
communication and
planning manager.
Queenie, Queenie,
who’s got the gong?
What was the last film
you saw at ODEON?
The last film I saw
at ODEON was
Mamma Mia! Here
We Go Again
– I love a musical!
Get excited for…
Queens galore!
And you thought history was boring...
This January, get ready for the
royal rumble to end them all
as not one but two historical
romps featuring British queens
march into ODEON cinemas.
Arriving first, on New Year’s
Day, is Yorgos Lanthimos’
The Favourite. Starring Oscar
winners Rachel Weisz and
Emma Stone, it tells the story
of the alleged lesbian love
triangle that shocked the court
of England’s luckless 18th-
century monarch Queen
Anne. Superbly witty, but also
dark and devious, it’s received
rave early reviews and is being
touted as an awards frontrunner.
Standing in its way, however,
is Josie Rourke’s equally
delectable Mary Queen of
Scots, which sees Margot
Robbie and Saoirse Ronan
going head to head as
Elizabeth I and bitter rival
Mary Stuart. Who will get
your royal seal of approval?
The Favourite arrives in
cinemas on New Year’s
Day, while Mary Queen of
Scots opens on 18 January
• A follow-up to the US smash-hit Crazy Rich Asians has been given the green light
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What’s your must-see
list like right now?
This year, I’m looking
forward to Mary
Poppins Returns,
Fantastic Beasts: The
Crimes of Grindelwald
and The Nutcracker
and the Four Realms.
Watch all the films you
want as often as you
like for one low
monthly fee. Visit
odeon.co.uk/limitless
to find out more.
Liz Doel
ODEON, LONDON