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Film fans will be happy when the new Pontio Arts & Innovation Centre opens in Bangor next week as it will held the long awaited return of a cinema to the city.

Since the closure of Theatr Gwynedd and the Plaza cinema there have been only limited film screenings in Bangor .

But Pontio has a 200-seater, state-of-the-art cinema within the complex and officials plan 15-25 screenings each week. The films will be a mixture of first-run blockbusters, independent films and movie classics.

Emyr Williams, cinema coordinator at Pontio has drawn up a list of five films to see in December.

1 Steve Jobs (15)

WHEN: December 1 - 10, various dates and times

"Pontio is a brand new venue that is committed to bringing innovation and the arts closer to the people, so our choice of Steve Jobs - a biopic of the Apple computers company founder and digital pioneer - as our first commercial film seems a natural fit.

"Added to the fact that it was directed by Bangor University graduate and national treasure Danny Boyle, this happens to be a wildly entertaining picture with major star turns by Michael Fassbender and Kate Winslet provides plenty of reasons to come and visit the new ‘picture house’ in town."

2 Tangerine (15)

WHEN: December 11-17 at 5.30pm and 8.15pm

"From the man who gave us the iPhone to the first major film shot entirely with one – Tangerine is proving to be one of the cinematic sensations of the year.

"It says something that the revolutionary shooting style of the film plays second fiddle to the innovation in the story told and performances seen on the screen.

"This film is an extraordinary funny and fresh revenge story involving transgender characters intent on causing mayhem on the tangerine soaked streets of Christmas time Los Angeles. A real eye-opening cinematic delight."

3 Everest 3D (12A)

WHEN: December 19 at 2pm

"No longer a gimmick to drag people away from their television sets, 3D cinema is here to stay and Pontio is committed to providing regular stereoscopic delights – from the visceral thrills of climbing Everest, escaping dinosaurs or the post apocalyptic hordes (Jurassic World, Mad Max:Fury Road) to the clash of physical and intellectual delights to be found in our Jean Luc Godard birthday screening Adieu au Language (Goodbye to Language).

"Pick up your glasses and sign up for the ride!"

4 Mr Calzaghe (15)

WHEN: December 16 at 5.30pm

"Already Pontio has been highlighting new Welsh cinema in our pre-opening screening season (Orion, Set Fire to the Stars, Just Jim, Yr Ymadawiad) and this is set to continue.

"In December we will be bringing the story of Welsh boxer Joe Calzaghe to Bangor, a story that encompasses both the sporting legend and the family story behind his extraordinary worldwide success.

"Mr Calzaghe also stresses how documentary features have succeeded in telling stories in a new way and have found a natural home and eager audience up on the big screen."

5 Spectre

"Can Pontio really be a cinema without screening James Bond?

"The answer is clearly no! The resurgence of popular cinema and the return of audiences to cinemas is showing no signs of diminishing and film titles as crowd pleasing as James Bond will always find a place up on the Pontio cinema screen."

Tickets and more information available online or the Box Office on 01248 382828.