Samson and Delilah
(15)
, 100mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, September 06, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| Beautifully made and acted, this unique film is a heartrending portrait of what it means to be an Aborigine in modern Australia. Two young lovers escape from their isolated community, but the wider world is a harsher place than they imagine. Winner of the Camera D’Or at Cannes. Partially subtitled. |
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City of Life and Death
(15)
, 130mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, September 13, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| In WWII, Japanese invaders massacred many thousands of soldiers and civilians in the city of Nanking. This technically flawless and surprisingly balanced Chinese film recounts the events from different perspectives with great emotional depth, and deserves a place among the classics of its kind. Subtitled. |
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Four Lions
(15)
, 101mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, September 20, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| Four young British Muslims want nothing more than to become terrorists. The only obstacle in their path is their own utter stupidity and incompetence. Despite the controversy surrounding Chris Morris’s feature debut, this is at its heart a classic farce and a hilarious Jihadist comedy. |
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Vincere
(15)
, 124mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, September 27, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| An exquisitely crafted Italian period drama that tells the tale of Benito Mussolini’s rise to power and the lover and son he sought to hide from the wider world. A virtuoso synthesis of historical drama, archive footage and sublime music, this is quality European cinema at its best. Subtitled. |
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Greenberg
(15)
, 107mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, October 04, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| Noah Baumbach’s follow-up to The Squid and The Whale is an exquisitely dark comedy, starring Ben Stiller as the middle-aged Roger Greenberg, who begins to realise he has so far achieved next to nothing in his life. |
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Ajami
(15)
, 120mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, October 11, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| An Oscar-nominated crime thriller, this multi-stranded tale is set in the Ajami community of Tel Aviv, where Muslims, Jews and Christians live in uneasy proximity. Moving, realistic and utterly gripping. Subtitles |
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Inception
(12)
, 148mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, October 18, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| The most intelligent and enjoyable Blockbuster of the year. Christopher Nolan’s visually stunning sci-fi brain-teaser is the thrilling tale of a crack team who delve deep into the subconscious dream-state of their target. |
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Heartbreaker
(15)
, 105mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, October 25, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| A huge hit in its native France, this superior romantic comedy stars Romain Duris as a professional seducer who is hired to break up undesirable couplings. Has he finally met his match in his latest assignment? Subtitles. |
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White Material
(15)
, 100mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, November 01, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| The latest critically acclaimed work from director Claire Denis stars Isabelle Huppert as a French woman who struggles to keep her family’s African coffee plantation as the country falls apart around her. Subtitles |
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London River
(12)
, 87mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, November 08, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| Beautifully acted (co-starring Brenda Blethyn), this deeply moving film tells the tale of two very different parents brought together by shared grief in the wake of the 7/7 terror attacks. Partly subtitled |
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The Concert
(15)
, 119mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, November 15, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| A hugely enjoyable and unashamedly sentimental farce. It tells the unlikely tale of a disgraced Russian conductor who plans to reform his orchestra after 30 years apart to play one final concert in Paris. Subtitles |
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Gainsbourg
(15)
, 130mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, November 22, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| A highly ambitious and unconventional biopic exploring the life and many loves of Serge Gainsbourg: singer, composer, actor and French icon. A fascinating film with excellent performances all around. Subtitles. |
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Peepli [Live] (tbc)
, 104mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, November 29, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| This very funny but equally poignant satire centres on a rural Indian village which becomes the centre of a media storm when a poor farmer plans to commit suicide to receive government compensation for his family. Subtitles. |
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The Secret in Their Eyes
(18)
, 129mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, December 06, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| Winner of the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, this Argentinean murder mystery is a stunningly crafted piece of bravura film-making. A retired attorney attempts to piece together the strands of a 25 year-old case. Subtitles. |
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The Girl Who Played With Fire
(15)
, 129mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, December 13, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| The follow-up to The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is another slick and stylish crime thriller, with a searing performance from Noomi Rapace as the highly unconventional amateur sleuth, Lisbeth Salander. Subtitles. |
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Mother
(15)
, 128mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, January 03, 2011
, show starts 20:00 |
| A gripping and subtle Hitchcockian thriller with a mesmerising central performance, this South Korean film tells of a mother who will go to any length to prove her son’s innocence when he accused of murder. Subtitles |
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The Illusionist
(PG)
, 90mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, January 10, 2011
, show starts 20:00 |
| A beautifully crafted animated tale from the maker of Belleville Rendezvous. The bittersweet tale of an aging magician who strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young girl, and a love letter to old Edinburgh. |
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Tamara Drewe
(15)
, 111mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, January 17, 2011
, show starts 20:00 |
| Posy Simmonds’ tartly comic graphic novel is brought to the big screen by Stephen Frears (The Queen). Young, sexy journalist, Tamara, returns to her rural home, triggering lust and envy within the close-knit community. |
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Winter’s Bone
(15)
, 100mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, January 24, 2011
, show starts 20:00 |
| When Ree’s father jumps bail, she must track him down before she and her siblings lose their home. One of best films of the year, this drama set in the remote Ozark woods of Missouri is a haunting and beautiful indie gem. |
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Made in Dagenham
(15)
, 113mins,
£4.50/£3.50
Monday, January 31, 2011
, show starts 20:00 |
| In 1968 a group of women walked out of their Ford jobs, in protest against sexual discrimination. From the director of Calendar Girls and with a strong all-British cast, this is one crowd-pleaser you should not miss. |
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