September 2016 cinema guide online

Cinema Guide 9 Sep - 6 Oct 2016

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NEW @ MACROBERT ARTS CENTRE A selection of top blockbusters, independent and foreign language films

FILMHOUSE UP FOR LOVE

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Diane is a newly-single lawyer who’s finally managed to get out of a toxic, unhappy marriage. She’s ‘Up For Love’ and arranges a date with the funny and charming Alexandre.

She’s always dreamed of a tall, handsome Prince Charming, but when they meet up he’s actually more than a foot shorter than her.

Fri 9 Sep, 5pm Sat 10 Sep, 5pm Thu 15 Sep, 2pm

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Size most definitely isn’t everything in this sweet, heartfelt romantic comedy.

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Laurent Tirard / France 2016 / 98 min

FILMHOUSE WAR DOGS

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Jonah Hill and Miles Teller star in an unbelievable true story from the director of The Hangover.

Fri 9 Sep, 8pm Sat 10 Sep, 8pm Sun 11 Sep, 5pm Mon 12 Sep, 7.30pm Tue 13 Sep, 7.30pm Wed 14 Sep, 5pm

Bored and stuck in a rut, school-friends David and Efraim decide to exploit a government initiative and land a $300 million contract as ‘War Dogs’ for the Pentagon they quickly find themselves selling guns to some very questionable people. In fact it’s not long before they’re in Iraq, in over their heads, and fleeing for their lives.

Todd Phillips / USA 2016 / 114 min F

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PETE’S DRAGON Pete is a 10 year old orphaned boy who claims to live alone in the woods and have a giant green dragon called Elliot as his best friend.

Share the magic of this Disney classic in a remake, complete with a stellar cast and state-of-the-art special effects!

Sat 10 Sep, 2pm Sun 11 Sep, 2pm

David Lowery / USA 2016 / 103 min

FILMHOUSE WIENER-DOG A dark, starkly funny story of a dog and the different people she touches in her lifetime a young boy recovering from cancer, a compassionate vet called Dawn, a floudering film professor and an embittered elderly woman and her needy granddaughter.

Sun 11 Sep, 8pm Mon 12 Sep, 5pm Tue 13 Sep, 2pm Wed 14 Sep, 7.30pm

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Solondz’s film offers an appallingly honest look at the American experience, brought to life by its all-star cast - Greta Gerwig, Danny DeVito, Julie Delphy and Ellen Burstyn.

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Todd Solondz / USA 2016 / 88 min

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Set sail for a thrilling new adaptation of the classic novel. As the Walker children head out on an adventure to claim an island in the Lake District, they soon discover they’re not alone.

Another gang of children, the Amazons, have already set up camp there, and a battle for the island begins.

Fri 16 Sep, 5pm Sat 17 Sep, 2pm Sun 18 Sep, 2pm Sat 24 Sep, 2pm Sun 25 Sep, 2pm

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With Britain on the brink of war, real battles aren’t far away, and their childhood paradise is about to be turned upside-down.

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Philippa Lowthorpe / USA 2016 / 97 min

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FILMHOUSE Set in the 1930s and the Golden Age of Hollywood, a boy from the Bronx called Bobby is lured by the glamour of Los Angeles.

Fri 16 Sep Sat 17 Sep Sun 18 Sep Mon 19 Sep Tue 20 Sep Wed 21 Sep Thu 22 Sep

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Woody Allen / USA 2016 / 96 min

FILMHOUSE JULIETA

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A powerful, poignant examination of the relationship between mothers and daughters.

Julieta lives in Madrid with her boyfriend, and is planning to move to Portugal with him, but when she finds out her estranged daughter Anita is living in Switzerland her life is thrown into turmoil. Desperate to get in touch, Julieta moves back to her old apartment in the hope that Antia will write.

Sat 17 Sep, 5pm Sun 18 Sep, 8pm Mon 19 Sep, 5pm Tue 20 Sep, 2pm Wed 21 Sep, 7.30pm

Pedro Almodรณvar / Spain 2016 / 99 min F M

PLAYHOUSE THE CHILDHOOD OF A LEADER FL Set against the turmoil of World War I, this dark domestic nightmare focuses on the young son of an American diplomat living in France.

As he learns to manipulate the adults around him it becomes clear his angelic face hides a budding sociopath. A monstrous coming of age that ominously parallels the rising tide of Fascism in Europe, from first time director Brady Cobert.

Mon 19 Sep, 7.15pm* Tue 20 Sep, 7.15pm* Wed 21 Sep, 7.15pm* Thu 22 Sep, 7.15pm*

Brady Corbet / Various 2016 / 113 min

*Playhouse - Tickets: £6 / £5 Students & Friends

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IMPERIUM Daniel Radcliffe stars as Nate Foster, an idealistic FBI agent who goes undercover to take down a radical white supremacy terrorist group.

The up-and-coming analyst must confront the challenge of sticking to a new identity while maintaining his principles, navigating the dangerous of white supremacy.

Fri 23 Sep, 5pm Sat 24 Sep, 5pm Sun 25 Sep, 8pm Tue 27 Sep, 7.30pm Thu 29 Sep, 2pm

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Daniel Ragussis / USA 2016 / 106 min M

FILMHOUSE CAPTAIN FANTASTIC Ben and Leslie Cash have created a haven for their children in the forests of the Pacific Northwest. But now it’s time for ‘Captain Fantastic’ to enter the real world.

Fri 23 Sep, 8pm Sat 24 Sep, 8pm Sun 25 Sep, 5pm Mon 26 Sep, 4.30pm Tue 27 Sep, 2pm Wed 28 Sep, 4.30pm Thu 29 Sep, 7.30pm

When Leslie dies in hospital, Ben and the children leave their pastoral paradise to attend her funeral. However, the kids have no idea how to cope in modern American society, and Ben’s father-in-law is threatening to have him arrested for child abuse.

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Matt Ross / USA 2016 / 119 min

FILMHOUSE Based on a true story, Federal Agent Robert ‘Bob’ Mazur goes undercover to infiltrate the drug trafficking scene in 1986.

Fri 30 Sep 5pm Sat 1 Oct 5pm Sun 2 Oct 8pm Mon 3 Oct 4.45pm Wed 5 Oct 7.30pm Thu 6 Oct 2pm

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Brad Furman / UK 2016 / 127 min

FILMHOUSE BRIDGET JONES’S BABY

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Bridget is over 40, single (again) and pregnant!

The problem is, no one knows who the father of Bridget Jones’s baby is – not even Bridget herself.

Fri 30 Sep, 8pm Sat 1 Oct, 2pm & 8pm Sun 2 Oct, 2pm & 5pm Mon 3 Oct, 7.30pm Tue 4 Oct 7.30pm Wed 5 Oct, 5pm Thu 6 Oct, 7.30pm

It might be Mark. On the other hand, it could be her dashing American suitor Jack. She has to figure out which of them is the father and break the news to her parents. Suffice to say, her ‘happily ever after’ isn’t going according to plan.

Sharon Maguire / Various 2016 / TBC min F

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SUBTITLED

The subtitled screenings for September are...

Cafe Society

Mon 19 Sep

Bridget Jones’s Baby Wed 5 Oct

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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

AUTISM FRIENDLY

The autism friendly screenings for September are...

Matilda

Sun 25 Sep

Swallows & Amazons Sun 25 Sep

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These screenings are open to everyone, but the lights are on low, the volume’s turned down and there are no adverts or trailers before the films.

EVENT CINEMA FOR 2016 Full details here: www.macrobertartscentre.org

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE THE DEEP BLUE SEA Helen McCrory (Medea and The Last of the Haussmans at the National Theatre, Penny Dreadful, Peaky Blinders) returns to the National Theatre in Terence Rattigan’s devastating masterpiece, playing one of the greatest female roles in contemporary drama. Tom Burke (War and Peace, The Musketeers) also features in Carrie Cracknell’s critically acclaimed new production.

Thu 1 Sep, 7pm Tickets £14 / £11.50 Conc & Friends

A flat in Ladbroke Grove, West London.

1952. When Hester Collyer is found by her neighbours in the aftermath of a failed suicide attempt, the story of her tempestuous affair with a former RAF pilot and the breakdown of her marriage to a High Court judge begins to emerge.

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE THE THREEPENNY OPERA Mack the Knife is back in town...

A darkly comic new take on Brecht and Weill’s raucous musical broadcast live from the stage of the National Theatre.

Thu 22 Sep, 7pm Tickets £14 / £11.50 Conc & Friends

London scrubs up for the coronation. The thieves are on the make, the whores on the pull, the police cutting deals to keep it all out of sight. Mr and Mrs Peachum are looking forward to a bumper day in the beggary business, but their daughter didn’t come home last night and it’s all about to kick off…

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LIVE NORMA This new production is distinguished by a superlative cast of internationally renowned singers. Bellini’s classic bel canto opera is full of wonderful melodies and opportunities for star singing, but it is especially known for Norma’s stunning showpiece aria - Casta diva.

Mon 26 Sep, 7.15pm Tickets: £15 / £12.50 Conc & Friends

Àlex Ollé of innovative Catalan theatre group La Fura dels Baus directs, brings a modern edge to this timeless tale of love, rivalry and betrayal, set against a backdrop of war driven by the extremes of a fanatically religious society.

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LIVE NORMA This new production is distinguished by a superlative cast of internationally renowned singers. Bellini’s classic bel canto opera is full of wonderful melodies and opportunities for star singing, but it is especially known for Norma’s stunning showpiece aria - Casta diva.

Mon 26 Sep, 7.15pm Tickets: £15 / £12.50 Conc & Friends

Àlex Ollé of innovative Catalan theatre group La Fura dels Baus, brings a modern edge to this timeless tale of love, rivalry and betrayal - set against a backdrop of war driven by the extremes of a fanatically religious society.

ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY LIVE CYMBELINE Join us for this live cinema screening from the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Feel part of the action from your seat.

Wed 28 Sep, 7pm Tickets: £15 / £12.50 Conc & Friends

Cymbeline is a ruler of a divided Britain. When Innogen, the only living heir, marries her sweetheart in secret, an enraged Cymbeline banishes him. But a powerful figure behind the throne is plotting to seize power and murder them both. Innogen embarks on a dangerous journey that will reunite Cymbeline with a lost heir and reconcile the young lovers.

ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY LIVE KING LEAR Join us for this live cinema screening of one of Shakespeare’s most epic plays, broadcast live from the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.

Wed 12 Oct, 7pm Tickets: £15 / £12.50 Conc & Friends

King Lear has ruled for many years. As age begins to overtake him, he decides to divide his kingdom amongst his children, living out his days without the burden of power. Misjudging his children’s loyalty and finding himself alone in the wilderness, he is left to confront the mistakes of a life that has brought him to this point.

The legendary show comes to the Macrobert Filmhouse (and other cinemas) for one night only in this spectacular, sell-out 25th Anniversary Gala Performance of the global stage sensation.

The epic love story tells the tragic tale of young bar girl Kim, orphaned by war, who falls in love with American GI Chris – but their lives are torn apart by the fall of Saigon.

The show also features appearances by some of the original cast including Jonathan Pryce and Lea Salonga.

Sun 16 Oct, 7pm Tickets: £15 / £12.50 Conc & Friends

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LIVE COSI FAN TUTTE How much do you love your partner? How much do you trust them? And can they trust you? Mozart’s classic opera puts two pairs of lovers to the test – with great music but distinctly unexpected results.

Mon 17 Oct, 6.30pm Tickets: £15 / £12.50 Conc & Friends

For this new production, director Jan Philipp Gloger creates a richly theatrical world as the playground for this quirky comedy, where two men try to woo each other’s partners for a bet. Don Alfonso – the puppet master of this experiment in love – uses all the sets, props and tricks of his trade to invent new scenes to challenge the lovers’ affections.

BRANAGH THEATRE LIVE THE ENTERTAINER Set against the backdrop of post-war Britain, John Osborne’s modern classic conjures the seedy glamour of the old music halls for an explosive examination of public masks and private torment.

Rob Ashford directs Kenneth Branagh as Archie Rice, with John Hurt as Billy Rice in the final production for Plays at the Garrick season.

Thu 27 Oct, 7.15pm Tickets: £14 / £11.50 Conc and Friends

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LIVE ANASTACIA An identity in crisis; a country in revolution.

Anastasia is a ballet about one of the great historical mysteries of the 20th century, only recently solved.

Wed 2 Nov, 7.15pm Tickets £15 / £12.50 Conc & Friends

At the height of the Russian Revolution the royal family were executed, but afterwards a young woman appeared – apparently a surviving royal princess, the Grand Duchess Anastasia. Known as ‘Anna Anderson’, she couldn’t remember her past and she was presumed to be an imposter. Many wanted to forget the massacre and the Revolution; many believed, or hoped, that a princess could have survived, a remnant of the old world.

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LIVE LES CONTES D’HOFFMAN The Royal Opera’s lavish production of Offenbach’s masterpiece, is a favourite with audiences. Created by Academy Awardwinning film director John Schlesinger, this production brings alive a 19th-century world of romance, comedy, mystery and menace.

Tue 15 Nov, 6.15pm Tickets: £15 / £12.50 Conc & Friends

At the centre of these extraordinary tales of clockwork dolls, magical glasses, ghostly voices and sensual courtesans is the vivid imagination of the drunken romantic poet Hoffmann. Charismatic young tenor Vittorio Grigolo is Hoffmann – compelled to tell the story of his lovers who, he believes, have all been stolen by a succession of arch villains.

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LIVE: THE NUTCRACKER Thu 8 Dec, 7.15pm Sun 11 Dec, 2pm Thu 15 Dec, 7.15pm

A young girl’s enchanted present leads her on a wonderful adventure in this classic ballet, danced to Tchaikovsky’s glittering score.

Tickets: £15 / £12.50 Conc & Friends www.macrobertartscentre.org I 01786 466 666

FAMILY REWIND / PARENT & TODDLER All tickets are £2*

*Babies under 12 months go free at Parent & Toddler screenings

FILMHOUSE

THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS The humans behind Despicable Me give us a snapshot of what happens when we leave for work or school every day.

Chris Renaud, Yarrow Cheney / USA 2016 / 91 min

Sat 10 Sep, 11am Sun 11 Sep, 11am

FILMHOUSE

ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE Scrat’s epic pursuit of the elusive acorn catapults him into the universe where he accidentally sets off a series of cosmic events that transform and threaten the Ice Age World.

Mike Thurmeier, Galen T. Chu / USA 2016 / 94 min Sat 17 Sep, 11am Sun 18 Sep, 11am Thu 22 Sep, 10.30am Sat 1 Oct, 11am Sun 2 Oct, 11am Thu 6 Oct, 10.30am

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MATILDA The grouchy no-hoper Wormwoods are parents to a very sweet girl, Matilda, who also happens to be a genius and have telekenetic powers.

Danny De Vito / USA 1996 / 94 min

Sat 24 Sep, 11am* Sun 25 Sep, 11am Thu 29 Sep, 10.30am

*This is a scratch & sniff performance with lots of smelling fun to enjoy!

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DEMENTIA FRIENDLY Our Dementia Friendly Film Screening for September is...

Singin’ in the Rain

Thu 8 Sep

11am

Details of our October screening will be available in the next Cinema Guide (out towards the end of September).

Check out our Facebook / Twitter / Website / Enewsletters for more details too.

LATE NIGHT CULT CLASSICS Fri 30 Sep, 11pm Alfred Hitchcock / USA 1960 / 109 mins

Be a be fraid, ver y afr aid !

Fri 28 Oct, 11pm William Friedkin / USA 1974 / 122 mins

ALL TICKETS £5

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DIARY

9 Sep - 6 Oct

SEP 9 FRI UP FOR LOVE 9 FRI WAR DOGS 10 SAT SECRET LIFE OF PETS 10 SAT PETE’S DRAGON 10 SAT UP FOR LOVE 10 SAT WAR DOGS 11 SUN SECRET LIFE OF PETS 11 SUN PETE’S DRAGON 11 SUN WAR DOGS 11 SUN WIENER-DOG 12 MON WIENER-DOG 12 MON WAR DOGS 13 TUE WIENER-DOG 13 TUE WAR DOGS 14 WED WAR DOGS 14 WED WIENER-DOG 15 THU UP FOR LOVE 15 THU THE BEATLES 16 FRI SWALLOWS & AMAZONS 16 FRI CAFE SOCIETY 17 SAT ICE AGE 5 17 SAT SWALLOWS & AMAZONS 17 SAT JULIETA 17 SAT CAFE SOCIETY 18 SUN ICE AGE 5 18 SUN SWALLOWS & AMAZONS 18 SUN CAFE SOCIETY 18 SUN JULIETA 19 MON JULIETA 19 MON CHILDHOOD OF A LEADER 19 MON CAFE SOCIETY 20 TUE JULIETA 20 TUE CHILDHOOD OF A LEADER 20 TUE CAFE SOCIETY 21 WED CAFE SOCIETY 21 WED CHILDHOOD OF A LEADER 21 WED JULIETA

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OCT 1 SAT ICE AGE 5 1 SAT BRIDGET JONES’S BABY 1 SAT THE INFILTRATOR 1 SAT BRIDGET JONES’S BABY 2 SUN ICE AGE 5 2 SUN BRIDGET JONES’S BABY 2 SUN BRIDGET JONES’S BABY 2 SUN THE INFILTRATOR 3 MON THE INFILTRATOR 3 MON BRIDGET JONES’S BABY 4 TUE BRIDGET JONES’S BABY 5 WED BRIDGET JONES’S BABY 5 WED THE INFILTRATOR 6 THU ICE AGE 5 6 THU THE INFILTRATOR 6 THU BRIDGET JONES’S BABY

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BOOKING & INFO ABOUT YOUR VISIT BOX OFFICE OPENING HOURS Mon-Thu 10am to 7.45pm (Phones close at 7pm) Fri-Sun 10am to 8.15pm (Phones close at 7pm)

TICKET PRICES (Filmhouse): £6.95 / £6.45 Conc TICKET DISCOUNTS:* Students £5 Friends £5.45 Family Rewind £2 (all tickets) Midweek Matinees £3.20 £5 @ 5pm Screenings (Mon, Wed & Fri screenings only) GROUP DISCOUNT* - WEE GROUP SAVER: 4 tickets for the same film for any 4 people £23.80 *All discounts and offers are subject to availability and at the discretion of Macrobert Arts Centre.

TICKET PRICES (Playhouse): £6 / £5 Students & Friends FIND US

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Cinema Guide 9 Sep - 6 Oct 2016

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