WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
(PG)
, 101mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Friday, February 12, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| The classic children’s picture book has been made into a live-action film with customary ingenuity and visual panache by director Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich). Expanding the original story but retaining its unique flavour, young Max makes an epic journey into his imagination. |
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Tulpan
(12)
, 103mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, February 15, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| This unique film is a delightful portrait of nomadic life on the Kazakh steppes. Ex-sailor Asa returns to his home to woo the only eligible girl around. It is easy to see why this utterly charming and naturalistic film has won a dozen awards at film festivals around the world. Subtitled. |
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JOHNNY MAD DOG
(15)
, 98mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, February 15, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| Johnny Mad Dog is only 15 years old, but heads a brutal band of child soldiers even younger than himself. Set in an unnamed African country, this intense film tells a gripping tale of exploitation that begs to be told, and features remarkable natural performances from its young cast. Subtitled. |
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An Education
(12)
, 99mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, February 22, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| With a captivating central performance from newcomer Carey Mulligan, this is a superb British drama. A teenage girl in 1960s London is torn between a bright academic future and the older man who promises something far more exciting than her dreary suburban existence. |
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A SERIOUS MAN
(15)
, 105mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, February 22, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| The Coen Brothers return to familiar ground with this typically dark comedy. Larry Gopnik is a physics professor whose life is coming apart at the seams. Vividly exploring the dynamics of Jewish family life in 1960s American suburbia, this great film is the Coens’ most personal to date. |
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TALES FROM THE GOLDEN AGE
(12)
, 131mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, March 01, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| Written and partly directed by Palme D’Or winner Cristian Mungiu, this unique Romanian film brings together five stories set in the final years of Ceausescu’s communist rule. Each based on an urban myth, these absurdist tales are often both hilarious and insightful. Subtitled. |
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BRIGHT STAR
(PG)
, 119mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, March 08, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| Adapted from Andrew Motion’s biography of John Keats, this exquisite period romance follows the young poet’s love affair with outspoken seamstress Fanny Brawne. Beautifully directed by Jane Campion (The Piano), this is quite possibly the best film of her career. |
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SÉRAPHINE
(PG)
, 121mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, April 05, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| An art collector discovers that his housekeeper is none other than the brilliant French painter Séraphine de Senlis. With a mesmerising central performance from Yolande Moreau, this period biopic won an amazing seven Césars including best film, screenplay and actress. Subtitled. |
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NINE
, 0mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, April 19, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| From the director of Chicago, and starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Nicole Kidman, Penélope Cruz and Judi Dench (among others), this lavish musical adaptation of Federico Fellini’s classic film 8½ is a movie with a pedigree few others could hope to match. |
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NOWHERE BOY
(15)
, 95mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, April 26, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| In dreary 1950s Liverpool, a young John Lennon is torn between the mother who gave him up aged 5, and the aunt who subsequently raised him. This British film is an insightful portrait of the teenage years of this cultural hero as he takes his first steps into the music business. |
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THE ROAD
(15)
, 119mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, May 03, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| Adapted from Cormac McCarthy’s post-apocalyptic novel, this thriller is a gripping tale of survival in a world where almost all life has been destroyed. Atmospheric and dark, the film follows a father and son as they make a perilous trek south in search of food, warmth and safety. |
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DISGRACE
(15)
, 118mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, May 10, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| A white Cape Town professor loses his job after an affair with a student, then goes to live with his daughter on her farm. Successfully adapted from J.M. Coetzee’s Booker prize winning novel, and starring John Malkovitch, this is a complex and intelligent exploration of guilt and morality in post-apartheid South Africa. |
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UP IN THE AIR
(15)
, 104mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, May 17, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| Written and directed by Jason Reitman (Juno) and with a career best performance from George Clooney, this beautifully crafted comedy is a must-see. Ryan Bingham is a jet-setting corporate downsizer, but when the job he loves is threatened, he is forced to reflect on his life. |
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A PROPHET
(18)
, 150mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, May 24, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| Acclaimed as one of the best films of the year, and winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes, this French drama is a gripping tale of a young Arab prisoner who works his way up the ranks of a criminal gang. Gritty and complex, this is an utterly realistic prison drama. Subtitled. |
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The Lovely Bones
(12)
, 135mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, May 31, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| Director Peter Jackson brings Alice Sebold’s bestselling novel to the big screen. A brutally murdered 14-year-old girl watches her grieving family from the afterlife, as well as her killer as he plans to strike again. Be sure to book your tickets early for this deeply moving film. |
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THE WHITE RIBBON
(12)
, 143mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Saturday, February 10, 2029
, show starts 20:00 |
| Winner of the prestigious Palme D’Or at Cannes last year, this rich, mysterious and beautifully crafted film is the latest tour de force from director Michael Haneke (Hidden). On the eve of WWI, paranoia spreads as a rural German village is plagued by a number of accidents. Subtitled |
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