March - April 2019
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WELCOME
Green book, Thurs 18 April see page 10
BREAKFAST MOVIES
Join us for a classic film at 11am, you get a free hot drink and pastry with every ticket purchased.
FASHION WEEK
From Monday 4 - Sunday 10 March the Arts Centre will be hosting it’s first ever Fashion Week. If you see this symbol you know that you’ll be watching a fashion related film. For a full list of events please look online.
MY SHAKESPEARE
Our Honorary Patron, Philip Sutton (RA) is returning with a kaleidoscopic exhibition featuring work inspired by Shakespeare. We have a Bard related line up of film screenings to accompany the exhibition.
BLAKE - YOUNG FILM PROGRAMMER
With the support of the BFI the Arts Centre has taken on a young persons film producer to help us bring more young people into the building. Look out for his films when you see the symbol.
Keep your eyes peeled for the line up!
£6 Adult ticket £6 Breakfast movies includes a pastry and hot drink
(no concessions)
£5 Bridport Arts Centre Members £4 Film Society Members £3.50 Young Programmer £3 Under 25s BAC Stage members Look out for special £2.50 screenings of children’s films There is a £1.50 booking fee on all transactions. Members exempt
DATE FOR YOUR DIARY This year’s From Page to Screen Festival will take place from Wednesday 24 – Sunday 28 April 2019
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MARCH SUNDAY 3
The Bromley Boys (PG) | 2018 | 1h 48m | 11am DIRECTED BY | Steve Kelly STARRING | Brenock O’Connor, Jamie Foreman, Alan Davies The Bromley Boys is a funny yet touching coming of age football memoir played out to the sights and sounds of late 60’s Britain. Based on the hilarious novel by Dave Roberts, it recounts the author’s highs and the lows supporting the worst football team in the country at the time - Bromley FC.
THURSDAY 7
Alexander McQueen (15) | 2018 | 1h 51m | 7.30pm DIRECTED BY | Ian Bonhote The life and career of fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen: from his start as a tailor, to launching and overseeing his eponymous line, and his untimely death.
FRIDAY 8
Henry V (1989)
INTRODUCED BY PHILIP SUTTON (RA) Join us at the Arts Centre to celebrate the work of two marvels; Philip Sutton RA & William Shakespeare. This is a unique evening with Philip Sutton introducing the film (Henry V) and talking a little about his exhibition ‘My Shakespeare’. A lot of Philip’s influence for his work on Shakespeare has come from Henry V. (PG) | 1989 | 2h 17m | 7pm DIRECTED BY | Kenneth Branagh STARRING | Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Simon Shepherd King Henry V of England is insulted by the King of France. As a result, he leads his army into battle against France. Along the way, the young King must struggle with the sinking morale of his troops and his own inner doubts. The war culminates at the bloody Battle of Agincourt.
SUNDAY 10
Coco Before Chanel (12A) | 2009 | 1h 50m | 11am DIRECTED BY | Anne Fontaine STARRING | Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola SUBTITLED Several years after leaving the orphanage to which her father never returned for her, Gabrielle Chanel finds herself working in a provincial bar. She’s both a seamstress for the performers and a singer, earning the nickname Coco from the song she sings nightly with her sister. A liaison with Baron Balsan gives her an entrée into French society and a chance to develop her gift for designing increasingly popular hats. When she falls in love with English businessman Arthur Capel further opportunities open up, though life becomes ever more complicated.
SUNDAY 10
Love, Cecil (12A) | 1h 38m |..2pm DIRECTED BY | Lisa Immordino Vreeland Lisa Immordino Vreeland directs this documentary about Academy Award-winning costume designer Cecil Beaton. A respected photographer, artist and set designer, Beaton was best known for designing on award-winning films such as ‘Gigi’ (1958) and ‘My Fair Lady’ (1964).
SUNDAY 10
Yves Saint Laurent (15) | 2014 | 1h 46m | 7pm DIRECTED BY | Jalil Lespert STARRING | Pierre Niney, Guillaume Gallienne, Nikolai Kinski A look at the life of French designer Yves Saint Laurent from the beginning of his career in 1958 when he met his lover and business partner, Pierre Berge.
THURSDAY 14
A Star is Born
(15) | 2018 | 2h 15m | 11am & 7.30pm DIRECTED BY | Bradley Cooper STARRING | Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Sam Elliott Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers, and falls in love with struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer until Jackson coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally’s career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons. Free hot drink and pastry at the 11am screening
SUNDAY 17
Hokusai - British Museum 2pm This fascinating new cinema event, British Museum presents: Hokusai, is a groundbreaking documentary and exclusive private view of the major British Museum exhibition Hokusai: beyond the Great Wave. Filmed in Japan, the US and the UK, the film focuses on Hokusai’s work, life and times in the great, bustling metropolis of Edo, modern Tokyo. Introduced by arts presenter Andrew Graham-Dixon, and featuring artists David Hockney, Grayson Perry and Maggi Hambling, this is the first UK biography of Japan’s greatest artist. Hokusai is an artist who influenced Monet, Van Gogh and other Impressionists, is the father of manga and the only painter with his own emoji.
SUNDAY 17
Leave No Trace (PG) | 2018 | 1h 49m | 7.30pm DIRECTED BY | Debra Granik STARRING | Thomasin McKenzie, Ben Foster, Jeffery Rifflard Will (Ben Foster) and his teenage daughter, Tom (Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie), have lived off the grid for years in the forests of Portland, Oregon. When their idyllic life is shattered, both are put into social services. After clashing with their new surroundings, Will and Tom set off on a harrowing journey back to their wild homeland. The film is directed by F LAW LE S S Debra Granik from a script A N D D E E P LY adapted by Granik and Anne Rosellini. A F F EC T IN G
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THURSDAY 21
The Wife
(15) | 2018 | 1h 40m | 11am DIRECTED BY | Björn Runge STARRING | Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Max Irons Behind any great man, there’s always a greater woman - and you’re about to meet her. Joan Castleman a highly intelligent and still-striking beauty - the perfect devoted wife. Forty years spent sacrificing her own talent, dreams and ambitions to fan the flames of her charismatic husband Joe and his skyrocketing literary career. Ignoring his infidelities and excuses because of his “art” with grace and humour. Their fateful pact has built a marriage upon uneven compromises. And Joan’s reached her breaking point. On the eve of Joe’s Nobel Prize for Literature, the crown jewel in a spectacular body of work, Joan’s coup de grace is to confront the biggest sacrifice of her life and secret of his career. This 11am screening comes with a free hot drink and a pastry
SUNDAY 24
Widows
(15) | 2018 | 2h 9m | 7.30pm DIRECTED BY | Steve McQueen STARRING | Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Colin Farrell “Widows” is the story of four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands’ criminal activities. Set in contemporary Chicago, amid a time of turmoil, tensions build when Veronica (Viola Davis), Alice (Elizabeth Debicki), Linda (Michelle Rodriguez) and Belle (Cynthia Erivo) take their fate into their own hands and conspire to forge a future on their own terms.
TUESDAY 26
Anonymous (12) | 2011 | 2h 10m | 7.30pm DIRECTED BY | Roland Emmerich STARRING | Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave, David Thewlis Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, is presented as the real author of Shakespeare’s works. Edward’s life is followed through flashbacks from a young child, through to the end of his life. He is portrayed as a child prodigy who writes and performs A Midsummer Night’s Dream for a young Elizabeth I. A series of events sees his plays being performed by a frontman, Shakespeare. This is a part of the Philip Sutton My Shakespeare season
THURSDAY 28
Stan and Ollie (PG) | 2018 | 1h 37m | 11am & 7.30pm DIRECTED BY | Jon S. Baird STARRING | Steve Coogan, John C. Reilly, Shirley Henderson The true story of Hollywood’s greatest comedy double act, Laurel and Hardy, is brought to the big screen for the first time. Starring Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly as the inimitable movie icons, Stan and Ollie is the heart-warming story of what would become the pair’s triumphant farewell tour. With their golden era long behind them, the pair embark on a variety hall tour of Britain and Ireland. Despite the pressures of a hectic schedule, and with the support of their wives Lucille (Shirley Henderson) and Ida (Nina Arianda) - a formidable double act in their own right - the pair’s love of performing, as well as for each other, endures as they secure their place in the hearts of their adoring public. Free hot drink and pastry at the 11am screening
FRIDAY 29 Young Programmers Slot
Bohemian Rhapsody (12A) | 2018 | 2h 14m | 7.30pm DIRECTED BY | Bryan Singer STARRING | Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee Bohemian Rhapsody is a foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury. Freddie defied stereotypes and shattered convention to become one of the most beloved entertainers on the planet. The film traces the meteoric rise of the band through their iconic songs and revolutionary sound. They reach unparalleled success, but in an unexpected turn Freddie, surrounded by darker influences, shuns Queen in pursuit of his solo career. Having suffered greatly without the collaboration of Queen, Freddie manages to reunite with his bandmates just in time for Live Aid. While bravely facing a recent AIDS diagnosis, Freddie leads the band in one of the greatest performances in the history of rock music. Queen cements a legacy that continues to inspire outsiders, dreamers and music lovers to this day.
SUNDAY 31
Gnomeo and Juliet (U) | 2011 | 1h 24m | 11am DIRECTED BY | Kelly Ashbury STARRING | James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Maggie Smith Garden gnomes Gnomeo (James McAvoy) and Juliet (Emily Blunt) have as many obstacles to overcome as their quasi namesakes when they are caught up in a feud between neighbours. But with plastic pink flamingos and lawnmower races in the mix, can this young couple find lasting happiness? This is part of the Philip Sutton My Shakespeare season
APRIL THURSDAY 4
Lady Bird (15) | 2017 | 1h 34m | 11am DIRECTED BY | Greta Gerwig STARRING | Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts Christine “Lady Bird” MacPherson is a high school senior from the “wrong side of the tracks.” She longs for adventure, sophistication, and opportunity, but finds none of that in her Sacramento Catholic high school. LADY BIRD follows the title character’s senior year in high school, including her first romance, her participation in the school play, and most importantly, her applying for college. The 11am screening comes with a free hot drink and pastry
THURSDAY 4
Burning
(15) | 2018 | 2h 28m | 7.30pm DIRECTED BY | Lee Chang-dong STARRING | Ah-in Yoo, Steven Yeun, Jong-seo Jun Burning tells the story of three individuals and a mysterious incident they experience. Jongsu bumps into an old friend, Haemi, on a part-time delivery job. Haemi asks Jongsu to take care of her cat while she leaves on a trip to Africa. When she returns, Haemi introduces Jongsu to Ben, a man she met in Africa. One day, Ben and Haemi pay Jongsu a visit, and Ben reveals his secret interests to Jongsu.
TUESDAY 9
Darkest Hour (PG) | 2017 | 2h 5m | 11am DIRECTED BY | Joe Wright STARRING | Gary Oldman, Lily James, Kristin Scott Thomas During World War II, as Adolf Hitler’s awesomely powerful Wehrmacht rampages across Europe, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Neville Chamberlain, is forced to resign, recommending Winston Churchill as his replacement. But even in his early days as the country’s leader, Churchill is under pressure to commence peace negotiations with the German dictator or to fight head-on the seemingly invincible Nazi regime, whatever the cost. However difficult and dangerous his decision may be, Churchill has no choice but to shine in the country’s darkest hour.
THURSDAY 11
Edie
(12) | 2018 | 1h 42m | 11am DIRECTED BY | Simon Hunter STARRING | Sheila Hancock, Kevin Guthrie, Paul Brannigan 83 year old Edie believes that it is never too late - packing an old camping bag, leaving her life behind and embarking on an adventure she never got to have - climbing the imposing Mount Suilven in Scotland. The 11am screening comes with a free hot drink and pastry
THURSDAY 11
Bad Times at the El Royale (15) | 2018 | 2h 21m | 7.30pm DIRECTED BY | Drew Goddard STARRING | Jeff Bridges, Chris Hemsworth, Dakota Johnson Circa 1969, several strangers, most with a secret to bury, meet by chance at Lake Tahoe’s El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Over the course of one night, everyone will show their true colours - before everything goes to hell.
SUNDAY 14
Love, Simon (12A) | 2018 | 1h 50m | 2pm DIRECTED BY | Greg Berlanti STARRING | Nick Robinson, Jennifer Garner, Josh Duhamel A young coming-of-age tale about a teenage boy, Simon Spier, goes through a different kind of Romeo and Juliet story. Simon has a love connection with a boy, Blue, by email, but the only problem is that Simon has no idea who he’s talking to. Simon must discover who that boy is - who Blue is. Along the way, he tries to find himself as well.
SUNDAY 14
My Generation (12) | 2017 | 1h 25m | 7.30pm DIRECTED BY | David Batty STARRING | David Bailey, Michael Caine, Joan Collins Michael Caine explores the cultural revolution of the 1960s, looking at archive footage and interviewing some key figures including David Bailey, Joan Collins, Sandie Shaw, Twiggy and Paul McCartney.
THURSDAY 18
The Book Club (12) | 2018 | 1h 44m | 11am DIRECTED BY | Bill Holderman STARRING | Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen Four longtime friends and book club members “Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen” have their lives upended when they aim to spice up their mundane routines by reading the provocative bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey. With newfound confidence, they each begin to come alive as exciting romances are ignited and old flames are rekindled. Through it all, the ladies inspire one other to make this next stage of their lives the best and steamiest thus far. There is a free hot drink and pastry with this film
THURSDAY 18
Green Book (12A) | 2018 | 2h 10m | 7.30pm DIRECTED BY | Peter Farrelly STARRING | Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini In 1962, Tony Vallelonga, a tough bouncer, is looking for work with his nightclub is closed for renovations. The most promising offer turns out to be the driver for the highly educated African-American classical pianist Don Shirley for a concert tour into the Deep South states. Together, the mismatched pair embark on a two-month tour of concert venues in the racially charged deep south and discover they’re on the road to a meaningful and unique friendship.
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THURSDAY 2 MAY, 2019
Shakespeare in Love (15) | 1998 | 2h 3m | 11am DIRECTED BY | John Madden STARRING | Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush Will Shakespeare is a known but struggling poet, playwright and actor who not only has sold his next play to both Philip Henslow and Richard Burbidge but now faces a far more difficult problem: he is bereft of ideas and has yet to begin writing. He is in search of his muse, the woman who will inspire him but all attempts fail him until he meets the beautiful Viola de Lesseps. This screening comes with a free hot drink and pastry
SATURDAY 25 MAY,
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake 2019 | 7.30pm Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake comes to cinemas with a fresh look for the 21st century and is ‘as bold and beautiful as ever’ ( Telegraph). Tickets £10
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MET OPERA - LA FILLE DU REGIMENT Sunday 3 | 6pm Tickets £17.50, Concessions £14.50
MET OPERA - DIE WALKURE
Sunday 31 March | 6pm Tickets £17.50, Concessions £14.50
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE - LA FORZA DEL DESTINO Sunday 7 April | 6pm
RSC - AS YOU LIKE IT
Wednesday 17 April | 7pm Tickets £10
EXHIBITIONS ON SCREEN - REMBRANT Tuesday 23 April | 7.30pm Tickets £13, Concessions £11
DE SDAY L I W NE D WE AN IDEAL HUSBAND
Wednesday 27 March 11am
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Wednesday 1 May 11am
FILM DIARY MORNING 11AM
AFTERNOON 2PM
EVENING 7.30PM
MARCH SUNDAY 3
THE BROMLEY BOYS
THURSDAY 7
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN
FRIDAY 8
HENRY V (1989) 7PM
SUNDAY 10
COCO BEFORE CHANEL
THURSDAY 14
A STAR IS BORN
LOVE, CECIL
A STAR IS BORN HOKUSAI - BRITISH MUSEUM
SUNDAY 17 THURSDAY 21
YVES SAINT LAURENT 7PM
LEAVE NO TRACE
THE WIFE
SUNDAY 24
WIDOWS
TUESDAY 26
ANONYMOUS
THURSDAY 28
STAN AND OLLIE
STAN AND OLLIE BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
FRIDAY 29 SUNDAY 31
GNOMEO AND JULIET
APRIL THURSDAY 4
LADY BIRD
TUESDAY 9
DARKEST HOUR
THURSDAY 11
EDIE
BURNING
BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE LOVE, SIMON
SUNDAY 14 THURSDAY 18
MY GENERATION GREEN BOOK
THE BOOK CLUB
#WildeWednesdays 27 MARCH
AN IDEAL HUSBAND
1 MAY
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
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