Macrobert Cinema Guide 26 Jan to 22 Feb

Cinema Guide 26 Jan to 22 Feb 2018

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ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD When 16-year-old John Paul Getty III is kidnapped his devoted mother Gail (Michelle Williams) trys to convince his billionaire grandfather (Christopher Plummer) to pay the ransom. With her son’s life in the balance, and his captors getting more brutal, Gail and Getty’s advisor (Mark Wahlberg) become unlikely allies in a race against time. The film is inspired by true events.

Ridley Scott / USA 2017 / 133 min

Fri 26 Jan to Thu 1 Feb, Times Vary (Not Wed 31 Jan) Filmhouse / Playhouse

AWARD NOMINATIONS: BAFTA, GOLDEN GLOBES

MOLLY’S GAME The true story of Molly Bloom, a beautiful, young, Olympic-class skier who ran the world’s most exclusive high-stakes poker game for a decade before being arrested in the middle of the night by 17 FBI agents wielding automatic weapons. Her only ally was her criminal defense lawyer Charlie Jaffey, who learned there was much more to Molly than the tabloids led people to believe.

Aaron Sorkin / USA 2017 / 140 min

Fri 26 Jan to Thu 1 Feb, Times Vary Filmhouse

AWARD NOMINATIONS: BAFTA, GOLDEN GLOBES, PGA

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DARKEST HOUR On the eve of World War II, within days of becoming Prime Minister, Winston Churchill faces one of his most turbulent and defining trials! As the unstoppable Nazi forces roll across Western Europe and the threat of invasion is imminent, Churchill must manage an unprepared public, a skeptical King, and his own party plotting against him. In what seemed like his darkest hour he had to rally a nation and change the course of world history.

Joe Wright / UK 2017 / 125 min

Fri 2 to Thu 8 Feb, Times Vary Filmhouse / Playhouse

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AWARD NOMINATIONS: BAFTA, GOLDEN GLOBES AWARD WINS: GOLDEN GLOBES

THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI After months have passed without a culprit in her daughter’s murder case, Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand) makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at William Willoughby (Woody Harrelson), the town’s revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Dixon (Sam Rockwell), an immature mother’s boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing’s law enforcement is only exacerbated.

Martin McDonagh / UK & USA 2017 / 104 min

Fri 2 to Thu 8 Feb, Times Vary Filmhouse / Playhouse AWARD NOMINATIONS: BAFTA, GOLDEN GLOBES, PGA AWARD WINS: GOLDEN GLOBES

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EARLY MAN Young caveman Dug is on an epic quest to save his tribe from a mighty enemy and his Bronze Age city. Dug’s tribe are still in the Stone Age, and they’re no match for people armed with bronze. So he sets out for the mysterious Bronze city, with his sidekick Hognob, to try and save them all. On the way he finds himself caught up in an incredible journey unlike anything he’s known.

Nick Park / UK 2018 / 89 min

Fri 9 to Sun 18 Feb, Times Vary Filmhouse / Playhouse

COCO Miguel’s family has banned music for generations, but he’s determined to defy them and follow in the footsteps of his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz.

When he’s magically transported to the vibrant and colourful Land of the Dead, he sets out to discover the true story of his family’s history and prove his musical talent.

Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina / USA 2017 / 105 min

Fri 9 to Sun 18 Feb, Times Vary (Not Wed 14 Feb) Filmhouse / Playhouse

AWARD NOMINATIONS: BAFTA, GOLDEN GLOBES, PGA AWARD WINS: GOLDEN GLOBES

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DOWNSIZING As a solution to over-population, scientists have discovered a way to shrink people to five inches tall. Intrigued, Paul and Audrey decide to give it a try - as well as being hugely beneficial for the environment, money goes much further in a downsized world, and the promise of a better life is too much to pass up. As they move in to their new community, little do they know that life-changing adventures are in store for them.

Alexandre Payne / USA 2017 / 135 min

Fri 9 to Thu 15 Feb, Times Vary Filmhouse / Playhouse

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AWARD NOMINATIONS: GOLDEN GLOBES

THE POST Katharine Graham (Meryl Streep) is the first female publisher of a major American newspaper - The Washington Post. With help from editor Ben Bradlee (Tom Hanks), she races to catch up with The New York Times to expose a massive cover-up of government secrets that spans three decades and four U.S. presidents. Together, they must overcome their differences as they risk their careers, and their freedom, to help bring long-buried truths to light.

Steven Spielberg / Various 2017 / 116 min

Fri 9 to Thu 15 Feb, Times Vary Filmhouse / Playhouse

AWARD NOMINATIONS: GOLDEN GLOBES, PGA

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LAST FLAG FLYING They served together in the Vietnam War and now Larry “Doc” Shepherd, Sal Nealon and the Rev. Richard Mueller are reuniting for a different type of mission - to bury Doc’s son, a young Marine killed in Iraq. They bypass a burial at Arlington National Cemetery choosing to take the casket on a bittersweet trip up the coast to New Hampshire instead.

Richard Linklater / USA 2017 / 125 min

Fri 16 to Wed 21 Feb, Times Vary (Not Mon 19 Feb) Filmhouse / Playhouse

ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ. The life of an idealistic defense attorney (Denzel Washington) is upended when his mentor, a civil rights icon, dies. After joining a firm led by one of his mentor’s former students, he begins a friendship with a young champion of equal rights (Carmen Ejogo). A turbulent series of events follow that put the activism that has defined Roman’s career to the test.

Dan Gilroy / USA 2017 / 122 min

Fri 16 to Thu 22 Feb, Times Vary Filmhouse

AWARD NOMINATIONS: GOLDEN GLOBES

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TOURING FILM PROGRAMME 2018 (Un)true Colours - Secrets and Lies in Japanese Cinema

SCOTTISH PREMIERE

GUKOROKU 愚行録 (TRACES OF SIN)

Investigative reporter Tanaka immerses himself into an unsolved shocking murder case story of the ‘perfect’ family and soon discovers that the family in question was not the ideal it was believed to be. Kei Ishikawa’s crime mystery explores the dark sides of social cliques and human nature.

Kei Ishikawa / Japan 2016 / 120 min

Mon 5 Feb, 7.30pm I Filmhouse Q&A: Join us after the film for a Q&A with Kosuke Mukai Kosuke Mukai is a Writer, Cinematographer and Editor, known for screen writing for an array of Japanese series and films, including the well acclaimed Shinya Shokudo (2009-present), Linda Linda, Linda (2005), and The Girl in the Sun (2013). He was awarded the Ryuzo Kikushima Award in 2007 for his contribution as a screenwriter for The Matsugane Potshot (2007) and was the winner of the Best Screenplay Award at the 71 annual Mainichi Film Concours Film Awards for his screenplay for the film Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow (2016).

His most recent narrative Gukoroku: Traces of Sin (2016) was shown at Venice Film Festival in 2016.

©2017 “The Dark Maidens” Film Partners © Rikako Akiyoshi/Futabasha Publishers Ltd. 2013

SCOTTISH PREMIERE

ANKOKU JOSHI 暗黒女子 (THE DARK MAIDENS)

Set in an academy for daughters of the rich and powerful, this captivating murder mystery revolves around the death of literature club chairman Itsumi – rumours soon circulate that the culprit is one of the club’s members; but who did it?

Saiji Yakumo / Japan 2017 / 105 min

Mon 19 Feb, 7.30pm I Filmhouse

©BONES / STRANGERS 2007. All Rights Reserved.

STRANGER MUKOHADAN ストレンヂア 無皇刃譚 (SWORD OF THE STRANGER)

In this breath-taking anime set in feudal-era Japan, young Kotaru is pursued by assassins from the Ming Dynasty. When his loyal dog Tobimaru is injured, Kotaru reluctantly recruits a nameless samurai for protection, unaware that “No-name” has his own inner demons to battle.

Masahiro Ando / Japan 2007 / 95 min

Mon 12 Mar, 7.30pm I Filmhouse

OH LUCY! オー・ルーシー！

55-year-old office drone Setsuko finds salvation in the form of John, an American teacher in a Tokyo language school with an unorthodox approach to teaching.

When John abruptly quits and returns home, Setsuko sets off to the States on a journey of discovery.

Atsuko Hirayanagi / Japan 2017 / 102 min

Mon 26 Mar, 7.30pm I Filmhouse

Get even more from our film programme in February!

With so many fantastic films to choose from this awards season, we’re expanding our Double Feature offer for this Cinema Guide. Come and see any of our ‘New @ Macrobert Arts Centre’ films and get half price tickets to any of the films in the Japan Foundation Touring Programme:

GUKOROKU (TRACES OF SIN) 愚行録 ANKOKU JOSHI (THE DARK MAIDENS) 暗黒女子 STRANGER MUKOHADAN (SWORD OF THE STRANGER) ストレンヂア 無皇刃譚 OH LUCY! オー・ルーシー！

SUBTITLED SCREENINGS

The subtitled screenings are...

Darkest Hour - Sun 4 Feb, 2pm Downsizing - Fri 9 Feb, 7.45pm These films have a transcription of the film’s dialogue in English along the bottom of the screen and may also describe the film sounds. Look out for foreign language films too marked FL

RELAXED SCREENINGS

The relaxed screenings are...

Paddington 2 - Sun 28 Jan, 11am Darkest Hour - Wed 7 Feb, 2pm These screenings are open to everyone, but are designed to welcome people who benefit from a more relaxed environment - those with an Autistic Spectrum condition, sensory and communication disorders and people living with dementia. You can expect: - A relaxed attitude to noise and movement - Friendly staff on hand to make your visit easy & enjoyable - The lights to be on low - The volume to be turned down - No adverts or trailers before the film

FAMILY REWIND / PARENT & TODDLER PADDINGTON 2 Paddington is on the hunt for the perfect present for Aunt Lucy’s 100th birthday.

A unique, antique book could be exactly what he needs – but when a dastardly thief snatches it first, it’s up to Paddington and the Browns to catch him and get it back.

Paul King / UK 2017 / 103 min

Sat 27 & Sun 28 Jan, 11am Filmhouse

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FERDINAND The story of a giant bull with a big heart.

Mistaken for a dangerous beast, he’s torn away from his family and sent to fight in a stadium.

He’s determined to get back to his family though and with the help of his team of misfit friends, sets out on the ultimate adventure - the journey home!

Carlos Saldanha / USA 2017 / TBC min

Sat 3 & Sun 4 Feb, 11am Filmhouse

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Fri 9 to Sun 18 Feb Tickets from £5.50

Built to fight. Born to love.

Fri 9 to Sun 18 Feb Tickets from ÂŁ5.50

EVENT CINEMA NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: FOLLIES Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical is staged for the first time at the National Theatre and broadcast live to cinemas. New York, 1971.

There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie about themselves.

Wed 31 Jan, 7.30pm Tickets: £15 / £12.50 Conc & Friends

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LIVE: TOSCA One of the great evenings of opera, from its strident opening chords this production conjures up a world of political instability and menace.

Jonathan Kent’s production captures the dangerous political turbulence of Rome in 1800. The Chief of Police, Scarpia – one of the most malevolent villains in opera – ruthlessly pursues and tortures enemies of the state.

Wed 7 Feb, 7.15pm - SOLD OUT Sun 11 Feb, 1pm Tickets: £15 / £12.50 Conc & Friends English Surtitles

ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY LIVE: TWELFTH

NIGHT

A tale of unrequited love – hilarious and heartbreaking. Twins are separated in a shipwreck, and forced to fend for themselves in a strange land. The first twin, Viola, falls in love with Orsino, who dotes on Olivia, who falls for Viola but is idolised by Malvolio.

Enter Sebastian, who is the spitting image of his twin sister...

Wed 14 Feb, 7pm Tickets: £15 / £12.50 Conc & Friends

EVENT CINEMA NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: CAT

ON A HOT TIN ROOF

Tennessee Williams’ twentieth century masterpiece Cat on a Hot Tin Roof played a strictly limited season in London’s West End in 2017. Following his smash hit production of A Streetcar Named Desire, Benedict Andrews’ ‘thrilling revival’ (New York Times) stars Sienna Miller alongside, Jack O’Connell and Colm Meaney. On a steamy night in Mississippi, a Southern family gather at their cotton plantation to celebrate Big Daddy’s birthday.

Thu 22 Feb, 7pm Tickets: £15 / £12.50 Conc & Friends

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LIVE: THE

WINTER’S TALE

Christopher Wheeldon created his adaptation of Shakespeare’s late great romance for The Royal Ballet in 2014. Building on the success of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, this production received ecstatic praise at its premiere, acclaimed by critics and audiences alike for its intelligent, distinctive and emotionally powerful story, told through exquisite dance. It is now widely judged to be a modern ballet classic.

Wed 28 Feb, 7.15pm Sat 3 Mar, 2pm Tickets: £15 / £12.50 Conc & Friends

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LIVE: CARMEN This is the best-known work by French composer Georges Bizet, and one of the most famous operas in the entire art form – numbers such as the Habanera and the Toreador Song have permeated the popular consciousness as little else has. The opera’s heady combination of passion, sensuality and violence initially proved too much for the stage, and it was a critical failure on its 1875 premiere. Bizet died shortly after, and never learned of the spectacular success his Carmen would achieve.

Tue 6 Mar, 6.45pm Sun 11 Mar, 2pm Tickets: £15 / £12.50 Conc & Friends English Surtitles

EVENT CINEMA NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: JULIUS

CAESAR

Ben Whishaw (The Danish Girl, Skyfall, Hamlet) and Michelle Fairley (Fortitude, Game of Thrones) play Brutus and Cassius, David Calder (The Lost City of Z, The Hatton Garden Job) plays Caesar and David Morrissey (The Missing, Hangmen, The Walking Dead) is Mark Antony. Broadcast live from The Bridge Theatre, London. Caesar returns in triumph to Rome and the people pour out of their homes to celebrate. Alarmed by the autocrat’s popularity, the educated élite conspire to bring him down.

After his assassination, civil war erupts on the streets of the capital.

Thu 22 Mar, 7pm Tickets: £15 / £12.50 Conc & Friends

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LIVE: BERNSTEIN

CENTENARY

To celebrate the centenary year of the composer’s birth, The Royal Ballet has united all three of its associate choreographers to celebrate the dynamic range and danceability of Bernstein’s music. The programme includes two world premieres by Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor and Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon, marking each artist’s first foray into Bernstein. At the heart of the programme is Liam Scarlett’s The Age of Anxiety, created in 2014 to Bernstein’s soul-searching Second Symphony.

Tue 27 Mar, 7.15pm Tickets: £15 / £12.50 Conc & Friends

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LIVE: MANON Manon’s brother Lescaut is offering her to the highest bidder when she meets Des Grieux and falls in love. They elope to Paris, but when Monsieur G.M. offers Manon a life of luxury as his mistress she can’t resist. With the Lescauts’ encouragement Des Grieux cheats at cards in an attempt to win Monsieur G.M.’s fortune. They are caught. Manon is arrested as a prostitute and deported to New Orleans, followed by Des Grieux. On the run, Manon dies from exhaustion.

Thu 3 May, 7.15pm Tickets: £15 / £12.50 Conc & Friends

EVENT CINEMA NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: MACBETH ‘Something wicked this way comes...’

Returning home from battle, the victorious Macbeth meets three witches on the heath.

Driven by their disturbing prophecies, he sets out on the path to murder. This contemporary production of Shakespeare’s darkest psychological thriller marks both Christopher Eccleston’s RSC debut and the return of Niamh Cusack to the company - broadcast live in the Filmhouse.

Thu 10 May, 7pm Tickets: £15 / £12.50 Conc & Friends

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LIVE: SWAN

LAKE

This season The Royal Ballet creates a new production of this ballet, with additional choreography by Artist in Residence Liam Scarlett. Remaining faithful to the PetipaIvanov text, Scarlett brings fresh eyes to the staging of this classic ballet, in collaboration with his long-term designer John Macfarlane.

Prince Siegfried chances upon a flock of swans while out hunting. When one of the swans turns into a beautiful woman, Odette, he is enraptured.

Tue 12 & Thu 14 Jun, 7.15pm Sun 17 Jun, 2pm Tickets: £15 / £12.50 Conc & Friends

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TICKETS & BOOKING

Filmhouse Ticket Prices: Standard £7.25 Conc £6.75 Students £5.50 Friends £5.75 Films Before 5pm £5.50 (Mon to Fri only) Midweek Matinees £3.50 (Tue & Thu 2pm) Family Rewind / P&T £2.25 Wee Group Saver £25 (4 tickets for a film for any 4 people) Playhouse Ticket Prices: Standard £6.50 Students & Friends £5.50 Please note all discounts and offers are subject to availability, cannot be retrospectively applied and are offered at the discretion of Macrobert Arts Centre. We’re unable to offer any refunds unless an event is cancelled.

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Macrobert Arts Centre cannot be held liable for any arrangements made due to changes to the brochure.

DIARY: 26 JAN TO 22 FEB 2018

26 FRI ALL THE MONEY 5PM 26 FRI MOLLY’S GAME 8PM 27 SAT PADDINGTON 2 11AM 27 SAT MOLLY’S GAME 2PM, 5PM 27 SAT ALL THE MONEY 8PM 28 SUN PADDINGTON 2 11AM 28 SUN ALL THE MONEY 2PM, 5PM 28 SUN MOLLY’S GAME 8PM 29 MON ALL THE MONEY 4.45PM 29 MON MOLLY’S GAME 7.30PM 30 TUE ALL THE MONEY 7.15PM* 30 TUE MOLLY’S GAME 7.30PM 31 WED MOLLY’S GAME 4.30PM 31 WED NT LIVE: THE FOLLIES 7.30PM 1 THU ALL THE MONEY 2PM, 7.15PM* 1 THU MOLLY’S GAME 7.30PM 2 FRI DARKEST HOUR 5PM, 7.45PM* 2 FRI THREE BILLBOARDS 8PM 3 SAT FERDINAND 11AM 3 SAT DARKEST HOUR 2PM, 4.45PM*, 8PM 3 SAT THREE BILLBOARDS 5PM, 7.45PM* 4 SUN FERDINAND 11AM 4 SUN DARKEST HOUR 2PM, 5PM, 7.45PM* 4 SUN THREE BILLBOARDS 4.45PM*, 8PM 5 MON THREE BILLBOARDS 5PM 5 MON DARKEST HOUR 7.15PM* 5 MON GUKOROKU 7.30PM 6 TUE THREE BILLBOARDS 2PM, 7.30PM 6 TUE DARKEST HOUR 7.15PM* 7 WED DARKEST HOUR 2PM, 4.30PM 7 WED THREE BILLBOARDS 7PM* 7 WED ROH LIVE: TOSCA 7.15PM 8 THU DARKEST HOUR 2PM 8 THU THREE BILLBOARDS 7.30PM 9 FRI EARLY MAN 10.15AM, 12.30PM 9 FRI COCO 2.45PM 9 FRI DOWNSIZING 5PM, 7.45PM* 9 FRI THE POST 8PM 10 SAT EARLY MAN 10.15AM, 12.30PM 10 SAT COCO 2.45PM 10 SAT DOWNSIZING 5PM

10 SAT THE POST 8PM 11 SUN EARLY MAN 10.15AM, 12.30PM* 11 SUN ROH LIVE: TOSCA 1PM 11 SUN COCO 2.45PM* 11 SUN THE POST 5PM, 7.45PM* 11 SUN DOWNSIZING 8PM 12 MON EARLY MAN 10.15AM, 12.30PM 12 MON COCO 2.45PM 12 MON THE POST 5PM, 7.15PM* 12 MON DOWNSIZING 7.30PM 13 TUE EARLY MAN 10.15AM, 12.30PM 13 TUE COCO 2.45PM 13 TUE THE POST 5PM, 7.30PM 13 TUE DOWNSIZING 7.15PM* 14 WED EARLY MAN 10.15AM, 12.30PM 14 WED DOWNSIZING 4PM 14 WED RSC LIVE: TWELFTH NIGHT 7PM 14 WED THE POST 7.15PM* 15 THU EARLY MAN 10.15AM, 12.30PM 15 THU COCO 2.45PM 15 THU THE POST 5PM 15 THU DOWNSIZING 7.30PM 16 FRI EARLY MAN 10.15AM, 12.30PM 16 FRI COCO 2.45PM 16 FRI LAST FLAG FLYING 5PM, 7.45PM* 16 FRI ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ. 8PM 17 SAT EARLY MAN 10.15AM, 12.30PM 17 SAT COCO 2.45PM 17 SAT LAST FLAG FLYING 5PM 17 SAT ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ. 8PM 18 SUN EARLY MAN 10.15AM, 12.30PM 18 SUN COCO 2.45PM 18 SUN ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ. 5PM 18 SUN LAST FLAG FLYING 8PM 19 MON ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ. 4.45PM 19 MON DARK MAIDENS 7.30PM 20 TUE LAST FLAG FLYING 2PM 20 TUE ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ. 7.30PM 21 WED LAST FLAG FLYING 5PM 21 WED ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ. 7.30PM 22 THU ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ. 2PM 22 THU NT LIVE: CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF 7PM *In the Playhouse

Cinema Guide 26 Jan to 22 Feb 2018