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the essential guide to what's going on in norwich over the coming fortnight
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event horizon: uoDouu Shakespeare In love wednesday, december 01 14.30 Popular demand brings a return of Tom Stoppard's comedy to the cinema. An adaptation of Shakespeare's life story with comedy, subtle literary references and cross-dressing, this Oscar-winning film is one for all the family. romance wednesday, december 01: 17:45; thursday, december 02: 17:45 & 20:15 A powerful French film about a woman's sexual awakening. The main character, Marie, is disillusioned with her sex life although she still loves her husband. She sleeps with whoever she can in an attempt to keep her love for her husband alive. This film is extremely explicit and will shock you into questioning common perceptions of sexual practices and desires. forgive and forget wednesday, december 01, 20:15 The relationship with two best mates (John Simm and Steve John Shephard) is threatened by a girl 1n this new movie from Aisling Walsh which features much fresh faced British talent. theory of flight monday, december 06 to thursday, december 09 Helena Bonham Carter and Kenneth Branagh star in this dark and movmg portrayal of a young woman, confined to a wheelchair by a rare disease who is desperate to lose her virg1n1ty. The man who drove with mandela friday, december 03 and monday, december 06 : 20:15 Documentary drama, about Cecil Williams a freedom fighter and gay theatre director. In 1962 Nelson Mandela crossed South Africa posmg as Williams chauffer beyond silence sunday, december 05 :17:00 A daughter uses sign language to med1ate between her two deaf-mute parents in this German film the ring sunday, december 05: 19:30 H1tchcock classic set in the world of boxing. Which focuses on the conflict of 'one round' Jack Sandler who finds h1s nval in the ring 1s also after his wife. chance or coincidence fnday, december 10 at 17:45 and 20:15 through to thursday, december 16 A beautiful and romantic drama about a dancer who finds love after a failed career and marriage. Her new husband and son are drowned and a philosophy professor tries to help her get over her loss by filming her as she retraces their last moments together. The professor becomes increasingly obsessed w1th the dancer, but must hide hiS feelings in order to help her 1n her grief. jack frost saturday, december 11, 14:30
Lamentable offering starring Michael Keaton as ... a snowman.
the blalr witch project saturday, december 11 through to thursday, december 16. Cinema City jumps on the bandwagon and shows the second most overly-hyped film of the year. south sunday, december 12: 17:00 Classic shakleton documentary documenting his attempt to cross Antarctica via the North Pole. Introduced by film archivists and also has piano accompaniment.
the mlsadventures of margeret sunday, december 12 19:30 Screwball comedy starring Parker Posey as an unhappily married novelist in pretentious Manhatten. tarzan friday, december 17, 14:30 Latest hit Disney adaptation of boy who grows up in the jungle and meets the lovely Jane (voiced by Minnie Driver.) east is east friday, december 17, 17:45 Manchester Indian family drama . About a father, Puri who constntly clashes with hiS offspnng over their choices in life. Very funny film also starring Eastenders doctor, J1mi M1stry. a la place de couer fnday, december 17, 20:15 Tragic story of a 16 year Clim and her boyfnend Baby. Baby is accused of rape just as Clim discovers she is pregnant. Set in modern day Marseille, this is an excellent film from Robert Guediguin, maker of Marius and Jeanette.
she's all that thursday, december 02, 19:00 Not the most original mov1e ever made, but still a box office hit in America, She's All That 1s a reworkmg of the claSSIC teen mov1e make-over-thegeek-and-fall-in-love plot. Like the recent release American Pie, th is IS a feel -good film w1th gorgeous young actors, a Jangly soundtrack mcluding Sixpence-none-the-ncher's Kiss Me, and a happy ending. waking ned friday, december 03, 21:00 An essentially small screen story which didn't reafly live up to the hype when on General release, but still one worth watch1ng. Set in the Irish countryside (actually filmed on the Isle of Man!) th1s is a gentle comedy following the adventures of the villagers of Tully as they try to keep the lottery money won by the recently deceased Ned. Their antics become more and more farc1ca1 as they desperately try to convince the lottery inspector that Ned 1s still alive,
culminating in a nude motorbike race! it has been said that this film owes a lot to 'Whisky Galore' but is still enjoyable in its own right.
lock, stoek and two smoking barrels sunday, december 05, 19:00 The hit film of 1999, this superb Brit-flick is exciting, dangerous, sexy, cool and very funny. Rimed in London's Bankside and starring the cream of British actors, 'Lock, stock.. ' is a tale of gangsters, gambling and violence with amazing twists in the plot and an excellent soundtrack. the buttoners monday, december 06, 18:30 Six thought-provoking stories woven together, despite their different time and locations. the opposite of sex tuesday, december 07, 21:00 Although it's quite worrying to see Wednesday from The Addams Family as a peroxide femme-fatale, Christina Ricci holds this film together with remarkable panache. Unusually, it is th1s strong female character who leads the action, combinmg seduction, theft and deception for her own enjoyment. austln powers: the spy who shagged me thursday, december 09, 19:00 Everyone knows the catch-phrases by now, and they are no different in this second instalment of Powers' shaggadelic world. If you have seen the first Austin Powers film you w111 know the format, the jokes and the plot, but it stHI manages to be hilarious the second t1me round because no one does it better than Mike Myers. existenz friday, december 10, 21:00 Another modern film cash1ng in on technology fever, but with an actual plot which makes it accessible and enjoyable. Jenn1fer Jason Leigh and Jude Law are thrown mto hiding together when Leigh's add1ct1ve VIrtual reality game sparks ant1-game activists to attempt to assassinate her. it's a wonderful life sunday, december 12, 19:00 Probably best known in popular culture m the 1990s as the film that Lister was obsessed w1th 1n Red Dwarf. Th1s class1c film is sentimental, fantastical and utterly unrealistiC, but must be seen as part of cinema history. the wedding singer tuesday, december 14, 21:00 This fluffy film set in the 1980s could be annoy1ng With Adam Sandler's imtat1ng drawl and Drew Barrymore as a d1tzy American wa1tress, but in fact it is sweet and funny. Both Sandler and Barrymore are engaged to other partners, but after a chance meeting at a weddmg where they are both working they gradually realise that they are meant for each other.
the world Is not enough Yes, he's back with more women, bigger guns and badder baddies than ever before. As always, the plot is totally unbelievable: but that is the appeal of 007. This is Pierce Brosnan's third Bond movie and he seems to have settled well into the part which could almost have been written for him. The rest of the cast is also very strong although many critics have attacked Denise Richard's portrayal of Dr Christmas Jones as being a return to the wooden 'eye candy' of earlier Bond films. British stars such as Robert Carlyle and John Cleese are criminally under-used, but this leaves plenty of screen time for Brosnan to shine. Not the best Bond movie ever made, but as part of British and film history 'the world is not enough' is sure to make a killing at the box office this Christmas. the sixth sense Given the current trend of horror movies such as The Blair Witch Project and Carrie - The Rage you could be forgiven for wondering how this could be any different from anything you've seen before, and indeed what Bruce Willis is doing in such a movie! However, The Sixth Sense' is much more than a horror film . Yes, there are ghosts and dead bodies hanging from the ceiling, but the real focus of the 4 film IS the psychological effect that the chilling plot has upon the audience. The plot centres around 8 year old Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment) who sees "dead people". W1ll1s IS his psychologist who becomes drawn into the mystery and discovers things about himself and the world of the supernat~,~ral that he could never hope to explain. lt is a welcome change to see Bruce Willis in such an emotiOnally challenging role and, somewhat surprisingly, he pulls it off very well. The film's plot is gripping until the end and will have a far more profound effect on the audience than any mindless Stephen King adaptation. fight club
Rght Club IS the "must-see" film of 1999, starnng ~ Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter and Edward Norton (see essential film)
happy texas
Happy Texas is a light-hearted comedy follow1ng two convicts who are mistaken for gay beauty pageant organisers. Sound ridiculous? Well it is, but the film still manages to be funny and touching in all the nght places without trying too hard as can sometimes be the case with Hollywood comedies. it won 't change your life, but it equally won't offend you and will ser'ld you out of the cinema smiling. Happy Texas is "sweet and hilarious", good clean fun for a mindless evening out.
tarzan Still hanging on hoping to catch the final few children not to have seen the latest D1sney animated blockbuster. Tarzan is as I am sure you are all aware the man of the jungle who has grown up amongst the greenery w1th his an1mal friends .. .when along comes Jane. We can all guess what happens next. Happy endmg anyone?
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