31/12/2014 - 2015 to open with The Theory of Everything and The Woman In Black: Angel Of Death

The Theory of Everything by James Marsh

The British Isles will ring in the New Year with two local releases. Working Title Films’ much acclaimed The Theory of Everything [+see also:
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Also opening on the same day is Hammer Films’ Woman in Black sequel Woman in Black: Angel of Death, directed by Tom Harper (The Scouting Book for Boys [+see also:
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January 2 will see the release of Enemy [+see also:
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