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THE REVENANT Fri 15 – Thu 28 Jan
THIS MONTH —
THE CANVAS OF RESONANCE The art of sound effects
SMARTPHONE DARKROOM Free photography workshop
NEW FILMS —
THE DANISH GIRL JOY SPOTLIGHT IN THE HEART OF THE SEA
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JANUARY HIGHLIGHTS
ART / THE CANVAS OF RESONANCE
FILM / JOY
STAGE ON SCREEN / THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
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Available as Silver Screenings – see p13
LEARN / COURSES FOR 2016
FILM / THE DANISH GIRL
FAMILY / SMARTPHONE DARKROOM
COMING IN FEBRUARY
THE BIG SHORT
DAD'S ARMY
HAIL, CAESAR!
WELCOME Ah January… time to take stock and plan for the year ahead, after the excesses of the festive season. With New Year‘s resolutions still being made (and broken!) now’s the time to try something different, and Phoenix is the perfect place to do it. We’ve got loads of fantastic short courses, which are a great way to get more out of film, learn new skills and meet people. With 90 minute ’tasters’ through to 8-week intensive courses, there’s plenty to choose from (p5).
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Our new exhibition is The Canvas of Resonance (p4), a dramatic sound and visual installation inspired by the Foley artists who created sound effects in the early days of cinema, TV and radio. The Cube Gallery will resonate with the sound of thunder from 19 Jan. We’ve now entered the ‘awards corridor’, leading up to the BAFTAs and Oscars at the end of February. The rumour-mill’s hotly tipped Eddie Redmayne for The Danish Girl (p6); The Revenant’s Leonardo DiCaprio is a strong contender (p10); and Jennifer Lawrence is outstanding in Joy (p7). We’re also bringing back Suffragette, The Lady in the Van, Brooklyn and Carol – all huge successes in late 2015, so if you missed them the first time round now’s your chance. After the frantic activity of Christmas, have a relaxing weekend and bring your little (and not so little) ones down to Phoenix for a family film (p15). We’ve got great kids’ movies every weekend, including our regular Reel India screening if you fancy trying something new.
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THE CANVAS OF RESONANCE Tue 19 Jan – Sat 20 Feb Cube Gallery, Free
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The Canvas of Resonance is a sound and visual installation by Kenny Wong Chi-Chuen, inspired by the Foley artists who produced sound effects for cinema, TV and radio in the predigital age. In the early days of live radio, Foley artists invented a novel way to create the sound of thunder: their method of rattling a large piece of thin copper sheeting suspended by wires was so effective that it became a mainstay of the industry for decades, and is still what many people associate with a Foley artist’s work. The Canvas of Resonance re-examines this longstanding audio effect, creating complex, atmospheric sound compositions by manipulating the surface of a series of metal sheets suspended in the gallery space. The resulting installation – accompanied by flickering lights highlighting the surface of the metal – is a dramatic, immersive experience.
THE CANVAS OF RESONANCE ARTIST’S TALK & EXHIBITION LAUNCH Tue 19 Jan, from 6pm Hong Kong-based artist Kenny Wong Chi-Chuen will introduce his exhibition The Canvas of Resonance and discuss his practice, which includes work as an artist, designer and mechanical engineer. The talk will be followed by a short Q&A and a launch party for the exhibition in the Café Bar, with refreshments and a DJ set from Phoenix’s Alan Morton.
SMARTPHONE DARKROOM WITH LEICESTER LO-FI Sat 23 Jan, 12pm – 4pm Café Bar, Free Inspired by Kenny Wong’s blending of technologies old and new, you can combine digital and analogue photography in this free drop-in workshop. Use your smartphone to print images directly onto light sensitive photographic paper and develop the prints with traditional darkroom chemicals. Drop-in, no need to book. Suitable for children and adults alike.
LEARN AT PHOENIX
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GET DEEPER INTO FILM
LEARN NEW SKILLS
TALKING PICTURES WINTER
A HISTORY OF THE OSCARS
Mondays, 4 Jan – 7 Mar (10 sessions) Tuesdays, 5 Jan – 8 Mar (10 sessions) 10.30am – 12pm Price: £80 / £70 conc.
Fridays, 29 Jan – 4 Mar (6 sessions) 2pm – 3.30pm Price: £72 / £60 conc.
Share your love of film with this 10 week course of tutorled group discussions that put the cinema week into focus. Includes a ticket to the 1pm or 1.30pm film screening.
LOVE IS STRANGE Fri 12 Feb, 7pm – 8.30pm Price: £10 / £8 conc. The antidote to Valentine’s Day: a speedy tour of unusual and twisted portrayals of romantic love on film.
AUSTEN ON SCREEN Thursdays, 7 Apr – 28 Apr (4 sessions) 7pm – 8.30pm Price: £48 / £40 conc. A tour of Jane Austen’s life and works on screen, exploring their lasting impact and asking whether they truly capture the genius of her writing.
As we anticipate the 2016 Academy Awards, join us for a history of this glittering prize.
UNDERSTANDING ADAPTATION Fri 18 Mar, 7pm – 8.30pm Price: £10 / £8 conc. A refreshing look at adaptations in the cinema, focusing on the creative process involved in getting a book onto the big screen.
FILM AND PHILOSOPHY Sat 16 Apr, 10.30am – 4pm Price: £15 A fascinating exploration of what we understand by good and evil, justice, duty and desire, through film.
THE ART OF SCREENWRITING: A PRACTICAL GUIDE Tuesdays, 2 Feb – 22 Mar (8 sessions) 7pm – 9pm Price: £96 / £80 conc. An intensive skills-based guide to screenwriting, sharing industry secrets along the way.
ACTING FOR FILM BASICS Wednesdays, 6 Apr – 27 Apr (4 sessions) 7pm – 8.30pm Price: £48 / £40 conc. A practical guide to the skills and techniques for film acting. No experience necessary!
FILM SCHOOL Tuesdays, 3 May – 21 Jun (8 sessions) 7pm – 9pm Price: £96 / £80 conc. A practical introduction to filmmaking, taking you step by step from pre-production planning through to the final edit of your film.
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FILM THE DANISH GIRL
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Sat 2 - Fri 15 Jan Dir: Tom Hooper Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander UK/Germany/USA 2015, 2hrs
Sat 2 - Mon 4 Jan Dir: John Crowley Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Domhnall Gleeson Ireland/UK/Canada, 1hr 49mins
- Beautiful, humane and moving’ - The Telegraph. After his triumph last year in The Theory of Everything, Eddie Redmayne may be in line for another Oscar with his stunning turn in this remarkable love story, inspired by the lives of artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Originally known as Einar, Lili Elbe (Redmayne) was one of the first people to undergo sex reassignment surgery in the early 20th century. Directed by
Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech, Les Misérables) with a cast that includes Alicia Vikander as Lili’s wife Gerda, Matthias Schoenaerts and Ben Whishaw, The Danish Girl is captivating and beautifully made.
One of our most popular films from last year returns due to demand. 1950s Ireland and young Eilis is leaving for America. Sponsored by a priest in Brooklyn, Eilis finds a job and lodgings with the no nonsense Mrs. Kehoe (Julie Walters). After initial homesickness, Eilis falls in love with her new life, but a tragedy back home means she must return to Ireland. Torn between two countries, she must decide where her heart lies.
THE LESSON
LOVE 3D
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Sat 2 - Tue 5 Jan Dir: Petar Valchanov, Kristina Grozeva Cast: Margita Gosheva, Ivan Barnev Bulgaria/Greece, 1hr 51mins, subtitled In a small Bulgarian town, high school English teacher Nadezhda knows that one of her students is stealing from the others in her class. Bothered that she can’t find out who the thief is, her personal life begins to fall apart as bailiffs intend to repossess her home. Increasingly desperate to save her family from the street, Nadezhda gets into debt with local loan sharks and will soon learn that good and bad is not always so black and white.
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Sat 2 - Sun 3 Jan Dir: Gaspar Noé Cast: Aomi Muyock, Karl Glusman France/Belgium 2015, 2hrs 15mins, subtitled Following a phonecall from his ex’s mother, cinema student Murphy recalls time spent with his former girlfriend, Electra - a relationship of sex, drugs and heartbreak. From arthouse provocateur Gasper Noe, director of Enter the Void and Irreversible, this is an extremely explicit, but often tender and touching look at love and lust between adults.
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Mon 4 - Thu 7 Jan Dir: Jennifer Peedom Australia/Nepal 2015, 1hr 36mins, subtitled (parts) In 2013 news channels around the world carried the incredible story of a fight on Everest, as a brawl broke out at 21,000ft between European climbers and a group of angry Sherpas. Filmmaker Jennifer Peedom wanted to find out what had happened to the stereotypical happy, smiling Sherpa, but whilst making this illuminating and moving documentary she ended up capturing a tragedy that changed how people think about Everest and Sherpas forever.
SUFFRAGETTE
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JOY
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Tue 5 - Thu 7 Jan Dir: Sarah Gavron Cast: Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter UK 2015, 1hr 46mins
Fri 8 - Thu 21 Jan Dir: David O. Russell Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper USA 2015, 2hrs 4mins
Back by popular demand, Sarah Gavron’s film follows the early members of the British suffrage movement. After witnessing an act of protest vandalism in the street, laundry factory worker Maud Watts (Mulligan) finds herself drawn to the local suffragettes. Deciding to join the fight, Maud and her fellow campaigners face opposition and persecution from an increasingly brutal state.
Following their hugely successful collaborations in Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle, Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and director David O. Russell reunite for this empowering real-life story of Joy Mangano, the self-made business magnate and inventor of the Miracle Mop. A determined and visionary woman, Joy built the first prototype herself and set out to sell it across America, but faced ridicule, betrayal and
CAROL
THE HUNGER GAMES: MYSTERY FILM MOCKINGJAY PART II 12A Fri 8 Jan, 6.45pm
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Fri 8 - Mon 11 Jan Dir: Todd Haynes Cast: Rooney Mara, Cate Blanchett UK/USA/France 2015, 1hr 56mins Returning for a 4-day run in case you missed it during the Christmas rush (or just want to experience it again), Todd Haynes’ achingly romantic film is sure to be nominated for just about everything as the awards season gets into full swing next month. 1950s Manhattan and bored department store clerk Therese (Mara) meets and falls for Carol (Blanchett), an older woman stuck in a loveless marriage of convenience.
Fri 8 - Mon 11 Jan Dir: Francis Lawrence Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson USA 2015, 2hrs 17mins
heartbreak along the way. Jennifer Lawrence is superb in the lead role, her Joy an inspiring mix of grit and moxy; great support comes from Cooper, Édgar Ramírez and Robert De Niro.
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Join us as we continue our journey into the unknown with our monthly Mystery Film screening. Since starting in June 2015 we’ve screened Mean Streets on 35mm, The final film of the franchise and Godard’s Breathless, A Snake of the most thrilling yet! We rejoin June, Do the Right Thing plus a rare Katniss (Lawrence) and District 13 35mm screening of Woody Allen’s as they continue to revolt against Annie Hall. No-one knows what we the autocratic Capitol, targeting President Snow (Donald Sutherland) are screening before the film starts, including our staff, so take a chance as the one responsible for the mindless killing. Like the trailer says, and see some great cinema up on nothing can prepare you for the end. the big screen.
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CLOSED HAPPY NEW YEAR! 11.30am The Good Dinosaur 1pm The Good Dinosaur 2pm The Danish Girl 3.30pm The Lesson 5pm The Danish Girl 6pm Brooklyn 7.45pm The Danish Girl 8.30pm Love 3D 11.30am The Good Dinosaur 12pm Lazy Sunday: The Danish Girl 2pm Brooklyn 3.30pm The Danish Girl 4.45pm Love 3D 7pm The Danish Girl 7.45pm The Lesson 10.30am Talking Pictures 11am The Good Dinosaur 1pm Brooklyn 1.30pm The Danish Girl 3.45pm Brooklyn 5pm The Danish Girl 6.15pm Sherpa 7.45pm The Danish Girl 8.30pm The Lesson 10.30am Talking Pictures 1pm The Danish Girl 1.30pm Sherpa 3.40pm Suffragette 4.10pm The Danish Girl 6pm The Lesson 7pm Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter’s Tale 8.30pm The Danish Girl 11am The Danish Girl 1.30pm Sherpa 2pm The Danish Girl 3.45pm Suffragette 4.45pm The Danish Girl 6.15pm Sherpa 7.45pm The Danish Girl 8.30pm Suffragette 3pm The Danish Girl 3.30pm Suffragette 6pm The Danish Girl - Descriptive subtitled
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Thu 14 2.30pm Joy 3.15pm The Danish Girl 5.30pm Joy 6pm The Forbidden Room 8.15pm Joy 8.40pm The Danish Girl 1pm The Revenant - Audio Described 3.30pm The Danish Girl 4.30pm The Revenant 6.10pm Joy 8pm The Revenant 8.45pm In the Heart of the Sea 10.30am Pan 11am Ek tha Bhujang 12.45pm The Revenant 12.50pm In the Heart of the Sea 3.30pm Joy 4.30pm The Revenant 6.10pm In the Heart of the Sea 8pm The Revenant 8.45pm Joy 10.45am Pan 12pm Lazy Sunday: In the Heart of the Sea 1.15pm The Revenant 3.30pm The Revenant 4.40pm In the Heart of the Sea 7.15pm The Revenant 7.30pm Joy 1pm The Revenant 1.30pm In the Heart of the Sea 4.30pm The Revenant 6.10pm In the Heart of the Sea 7.45pm The Revenant 8.45pm Joy 1pm The Revenant 1.30pm In the Heart of the Sea 4.15pm The Revenant 6pm Joy - Descriptive Subtitled 7.45pm The Revenant 8.40pm In the Heart of the Sea 11am Joy 1.30pm In the Heart of the Sea 1.45pm The Revenant 4.40pm Joy Sun 31
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11am Grandma 1pm The Revenant 1.30pm The Lady in the Van 4.10pm Grandma 4.15pm The Revenant 6.15pm Grandma 7.45pm The Lady in the Van 8.15pm The Revenant 1.30pm The Revenant 2.15pm The Lady in the Van 4.45pm The Revenant 4.45pm Grandma 7pm NT Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses 8pm The Revenant 2pm A History of the Oscars 2.45pm Spotlight 3.30pm Radiator 5.30pm Spotlight 6.15pm Star*Men 8.15pm Spotlight 8.40pm Room 11am Labyrinth 12.15pm Spotlight 1.30pm Radiator 3pm Spotlight 4pm Double Bill The Searchers & True Grit 4pm The Searchers 5.45pm Spotlight 6.20pm True Grit 8.30pm Room 8.30pm Spotlight 11am Labyrinth 12pm Lazy Sunday: Spotlight 1.15pm Radiator 2.50pm Room 3.45pm Spotlight 5.30pm Labyrinth 7pm Room 7.45pm Spotlight
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6.15pm Suffragette 8.30pm The Danish Girl 8.45pm Sherpa 1.30pm The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 2pm Joy 4.10pm The Danish Girl 5.15pm Joy 6.45pm Mystery Film 8.15pm Joy 8.40pm Carol 10.30am The Muppets - Autism Friendly 11.30am The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 12.30pm Joy 3pm Carol 3.15pm Joy 5.50pm The Danish Girl 6pm Joy 8.30pm Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain 8.45pm Joy 11am The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 12pm Lazy Sunday: Joy 2pm The Danish Girl 3pm Joy 4.45pm Carol 6pm Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter’s Tale 7.30pm Joy 1pm The Danish Girl 1.30pm Joy 3.35pm The Forbidden Room 4.30pm Joy 6.10pm Carol 7.45pm Joy 8.40pm The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 1pm Joy 1.30pm The Forbidden Room 4pm Joy 4.30pm The Danish Girl 7pm NT Live: Jane Eyre 7.30pm Joy 10.30am On Golden Pond 1pm Joy 1.30pm The Danish Girl 4.30pm Joy 6.10pm The Danish Girl 7.45pm Joy 8.40pm The Forbidden Room Tue 26
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5pm The Revenant 7.30pm Evelyn Waugh Screening: Title TBC 8.15pm The Revenant 2pm In the Heart of the Sea 2.45pm The Revenant 4.45pm The Revenant 6.10pm Joy 8pm The Revenant 8.45pm In the Heart of the Sea 2.30pm Le Mepris 3pm The Revenant 5pm The Revenant 6.15pm The Lady in the Van 8.15pm The Revenant 8.30pm Sisters 11am Snoopy and Charlie Brown 1pm The Lady in the Van 1.15pm The Revenant 3.40pm Le Mepris 4.40pm The Revenant 6.15pm The Lady in the Van 8pm The Revenant 8.40pm Sisters 11am Snoopy and Charlie Brown 12pm Lazy Sunday: The Revenant 1.10pm Le Mepris 3pm Bolshoi Ballet: The Taming of the Shrew 3.40pm The Revenant 5.40pm Sisters 7pm The Revenant 8.10pm The Lady in the Van 1pm The Revenant 1.30pm The Lady in the Van 4pm The Revenant 4.10pm Le Mepris 6.30pm Grandma 7.30pm The Revenant 8.30pm Sisters 1pm The Revenant 1.30pm Grandma 3.45pm The Lady in the Van 4.15pm The Revenant 6.15pm My Nazi Legacy 7.30pm The Revenant 8.30pm Grandma - Descriptive Subtitled
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Relax at Phoenix with a full English breakfast and a midday film 10am – 12pm every Sunday, £12.50 / £10.95 (booking essential)
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SLEAFORD MODS – INVISIBLE BRITAIN 18 Sat 9 Jan, 8.30pm Dir: Nathan Hannawin, Paul Sng UK 2015, 1hr 25mins Part band doc, part look at the state of the nation, this new film follows the Nottingham band on a tour of the UK in the run up to the 2015 General Election. Sleaford Mods – Invisible Britain shows the most exciting and uncompromising British band in years sticking two fingers up to the zeitgeist and articulating the rage and desperation of those without a voice in austerity Britain.
THE REVENANT
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Fri 15 - Thu 28 Jan Dir: Alejandro González Iñárritu Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy USA 2016, 2hrs 36mins Based on an astonishing true story, DiCaprio stars as frontiersman Hugh Glass accompanying fur-trappers up the Missouri river. After an attack by Pawnee tribesman, Glass leads the survivors to safety but is attacked by a bear. Left for dead by the men who were assigned to guard him and his son, Glass eventually crawls out of his shallow grave with vengeance on his mind. Determined to find those who wronged him, Glass will face every hardship nature
has to throw at him as he journeys through unforgiving terrain in deep winter. Shot using only natural light by Iñárritu and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki (Birdman), and featuring a completely committed performance from DiCaprio, The Revenant is a jaw-dropping, violent, beautiful and savage picture.
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THE FORBIDDEN ROOM 12A
IN THE HEART OF THE SEA 12A Fri 15 - Thu 21 Jan Dir: Ron Howard Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker USA 2015, 2hrs 2mins Academy award winner Ron Howard‘s (Rush) new film is a gloriously old-fashioned big screen adventure yarn surrounding the maritime legend that inspired Moby Dick. When the New England whaling ship Essex is struck by a
Mon 11 - Thu 14 Jan Dir: Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson Cast: Roy Dupuis, Charlotte Rampling Canada 2015, 1 hr 59mins ‘ - I've never taken LSD and wandered around a film archive, but I imagine the experience might be similar to The Forbidden Room.’ - The Guardian. Canadian director Guy Maddin returns with a hallucinatory journey into whimsy colossal whale, the survivors face as the crew of a stricken submarine storms and starvation adrift in the journey through their ship trying to ocean; their Captain wants to get find their missing captain. With each them home but the first mate thirsts step they find themselves descending for revenge against the beast. The into a head-turning mix of fairytale, great cast includes Chris Hemsworth, myth and Udo Kier being plagued by Cillian Murphy and Ben Whishaw. bottoms!
EVELYN WAUGH SCREENING: TITLE TBC Wed 20 Jan, 7.30pm Screening in partnership with The Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh project based at the University of Leicester, the film will be introduced by Rebecca L. Moore looking at the influence film had on the writer’s work. Please check our website for film details.
LE MEPRIS
THE LADY IN THE VAN 12A SISTERS Fri 22 - Thu 28 Jan Dir: Nicholas Hytner Cast: Maggie Smith, Dominic Cooper UK 2015, 1hr 44mins
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Fri 22 - Mon 25 Jan Dir: Jason Moore Cast: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler USA 2015, 1hr 58mins
Back by popular demand, this Two sisters return to their hometown wonderful comedy drama is to find their parents are selling the adapted by Alan Bennett from house they grew up in… but not on his play, based on his real-life their watch! Comedy-stars Tina Fey relationship with Miss Shepherd (a and Amy Poehler feature in this superb Maggie Smith), an eccentric hilarious movie, as they decide local homeless woman, invited by to throw one last party in their Bennett to temporarily park her van family home so it ‘goes out with a on the driveway of his London home, bang’. With cameos from the likes where she stayed for 15 years! of James Brolin, Maya Rudolph (Bridesmaids) and John Cena (Trainwreck) - why would you want to miss out?
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Fri 22 - Mon 25 Jan Dir: Jean-Luc Godard Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli France/Italy 1963, 1hr 43mins, subtitled (parts) Caught in the crossfire of a creative battle between an artistic director and a hard-headed producer, screenwriter Paul Javal (Piccoli) finds himself embroiled in a battle of wills on the set of a new adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey. Siding with the producer and his chequebook, Paul’s decision-making incurs the displeasure of his beautiful wife Camille (Bardot). Emotionally charged and sublimely shot, Godard’s New Wave masterpiece epitomises ‘60s style and glamour.
ROOM
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Fri 29 Jan - Thu 4 Feb Dir: Lenny Abrahamson Cast: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay Ireland/Canada 2015, 1hr 58mins Ma and Jack have lived in ‘Room’ for all of Jack’s life. Ma has created a whole world for Jack there with toys, school and gym class. But Ma wants them to escape; she wants to returns to the world that Jack thinks only exists in their TV, and to do that they will have to risk everything. Lenny Abrahamson’s
stunning new film about a mother and son held against their will is by turns thrilling and profoundly moving; it hits with a punch of emotional power you’ll feel for days afterwards. Essential viewing.
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GRANDMA
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Mon 25 - Thu 28 Jan Dir: Paul Weitz Cast: Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner USA 2015, 1hr 19mins When Elle’s granddaughter Sage turns up looking for money due to an unwanted pregnancy, the two drive around town trying to borrow some cash. Lily Tomlin is wonderful as the acerbic feminist poet Elle who has enough life experience to handle just about anyone; you almost pity Sage’s weed-smoking boyfriend who finds this out the hard way! A warm, touching and funny film, it’s refreshing to see an older, fiercely independent woman in a lead role.
SPOTLIGHT
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Fri 29 Jan - Thu 11 Feb Dir: Thomas McCarthy Cast: Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo USA 2015, 2hrs 9mins This intelligent and gripping new film follows the Boston Globe’s ‘Spotlight’ investigative journalists as they unearthed a huge scandal of child abuse and cover-up within their local Catholic Archdiocese in 2001. Reminiscent of All the President’s Men with a superb ensemble cast that includes Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo,
Liev Schreiber and Stanley Tucci, Spotlight is the frontrunner for Best Picture in the upcoming awards season. It’s a terrific testament to a team of determined men and women who refused to give up.
RADIATOR
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Fri 29 Jan - Mon 1 Feb Dir: Tom Browne Cast: Richard Johnson, Julia Ford UK 2014, 1hr 34mins
DOUBLE BILL: THE SEARCHERS + TRUE GRIT 15
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Sat 30 Jan, 4pm Dir: John Ford Cast: John Wayne USA 1956, 1hr 54mins Dir: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen Cast: Jeff Bridges USA 2010 1hr 46mins A double bill of Westerns to celebrate Iñárritu’s The Revenant and whet the appetite for our screenings of Tarantino’s
The Hateful Eight in Feb. We start with John Ford’s classic starring John Wayne as a Civil War veteran on a journey to rescue his niece. We follow with the Coens‘ superb update of True Grit starring Jeff Bridges as a Marshal hired by a teenager to track down her father's murderer.
Isolated in their remote Cumbrian cottage, elderly couple Leonard and Maria find that time has caught up with them and their lives have gradually slipped from eccentricity into chaos. Taking a few days off work, their son Daniel has travelled back home to help them cope. With very little time to spare, Daniel faces the daunting challenge of restoring some order to the house whilst keeping everyone happy.
SILVER SCREENINGS STAR*MEN
MY NAZI LEGACY
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Fri 29 Jan, 6.15pm Dir: Alison E. Rose UK 2015, 1hr 28mins
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Tue 26 Jan, 6.15pm Dir: David Evans UK 2015, 1hr 34mins
THE DANISH GIRL
In this excellent documentary, human-rights lawyer Philippe Sands conducts conversations with two men whose fathers were highranking Nazis during WWII. Niklas Frank, Hitler’s godson, is convinced of his father’s guilt, but Horst von Wachter refuses to acknowledge the crimes his father Otto was accused of and can’t accept he was evil. Taking a trip to the Ukraine where members of Sands’ family were slaughtered, all three men must try to come to terms with the past.
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Wed 13 Jan, 10.30am Open to all, screening in partnership with The University of the Third Age (U3A)
JOY
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GRANDMA
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Four exceptional astronomers – Donald the theoretician, Nick the visionary, Roger the inventor, and Wallace the observer – celebrate 50 years of work and friendship on a road trip in the south-western United States, recapturing youthful adventures and recounting each other's influences on the most exciting period in astronomy’s history. The screening will be introduced by Professor Paul O'Brien, head of the University of Leicester’s Department of Physics and Astronomy.
For anyone who is deaf or has hearing loss, we show subtitled versions of the latest English language movies in our main cinema screens.
THE DANISH GIRL Thu 7 Jan, 6pm
JOY
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AUDIO DESCRIBED For our customers who are blind or have sight loss, these monthly screenings feature audible descriptions of the action on screen.
THE REVENANT
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Fri 15 Jan, 1pm
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AUTISM FRIENDLY
Tue 19 Jan, 6pm
For children and adults on the autistic / Asperger’s spectrum, these screenings have reduced sound levels, partially raised lighting, no trailers and freedom to move around.
There’s no booking fee and we’ll enter you into our Golden Ticket prize draw on Mon 1 Feb. For full terms and conditions visit phoenix.org.uk/goldenticket
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THE MUPPETS Sat 9 Jan, 10.30am
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STAGE ON SCREEN
THIS MONTH
See some of the world’s greatest stage shows and exhibitions come alive on our cinema screens.
THE WINTER’S TALE
Tickets from £11.50
(Branagh Theatre Live) Sun 10 Jan, 6pm Your final chance to see Judi Dench in Kenneth Branagh’s outstanding production.
JANE EYRE
N AT I O N A L T H E AT R E LIVE Jane Eyre Tue 12 Jan, 7pm Les Liaisons Dangereuses Thu 28 Jan, 7pm
Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse Tue 12 Apr, 7.30pm
This dynamic production of Charlotte Brönte’s classic story is back by popular demand.
As You Like It Thu 25 Feb, 7pm
B R A N A G H T H E AT R E L I V E
(Bolshoi Ballet) Sun 24 Jan, 3pm Available as Silver Screenings – see p13
Renoir: The Unknown Artist Tue 16 Feb, 7.30pm
(NT Live) Tue 12 Jan, 7pm
ENGLISH N AT I O N A L OPERA
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
14 – 15
EXHIBITION ON SCREEN
The Bolshoi’s breathtaking adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy, choreographed by Jean-Christophe Maillot.
LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES (NT Live) Thu 28 Jan, 7pm An irresistible tale of seduction, intrigue and betrayal, starring Michelle Dockery and Dominic West.
The Magic Flute Wed 9 Mar, 7.30pm
BOLSHOI BALLET The Taming of the Shrew Sun 24 Jan, 3pm
The Winter's Tale Tue 5 Jan, 7pm Sun 10 Jan, 6pm Romeo and Juliet Thu 7 Jul, 7.15pm
R O YA L SHAKESPEARE C O M PA N Y Hamlet Wed 8 Jun, 7pm
Spartacus Sun 13 Mar, 3pm Don Quixote Sun 10 Apr, 4pm
See our website for full details and more shows in 2016, and to buy tickets (with no booking fee).
FAMILIES AT PHOENIX Phoenix Family Films
EK THA BHUJANG
THE GOOD DINOSAUR
10 year old Kabir wants to be Lord Krishna in the school play, but his teacher won’t let him as he’s not a Hindu. So Kabir tells a lie to help him get the role, but the lie grows and grows and eventually he’s forced to face his fears.
PG
Sat 2 – Mon 4 Jan USA 2015, 1hr 41mins What would have happened if the asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs on Earth actually missed? An unlikely bond is formed between human and dinosaur in this epic journey of friendship and family.
THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART II 12A
PAN
Fri 8 – Mon 11 Jan USA/Germany 2015, 2hrs 17mins
PG
Sat 16 – Sun 17 Jan USA/UK/Australia 2015, 1hr 51mins When Peter, a 12 year old orphan, is spirited away to the magical Neverland, he finds excitement and danger, and finally discovers his destiny.
SNOOPY AND CHARLIE BROWN: THE PEANUTS MOVIE U Sat 23 – Sun 24 Jan USA 2015, 1hr 33mins Charlie Brown and Snoopy return in a feature length movie full of laughs for all the family. Loveable underdog Charlie wants to impress his new neighbour. A dose of nostalgia for those who remember the original comic strip and TV series.
U
Sat 16 Jan, 11am India 2015, 1hr 13mins Hindi with English subtitles
With great family films every weekend, free workshops and a new children’s menu in our Café Bar, Phoenix is the perfect place to relax with your nearest and dearest.
In the final film of the franchise we rejoin Katniss and District 13 as they continue to revolt against the autocratic Capitol, targeting President Snow as the one responsible for the mindless killing. Nothing can prepare you for the end!
LABYRINTH
U
Sat 30 – Sun 31 Jan Dir: Jim Henson Cast: David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly UK/USA 1986, 1hr 38mins A weekend of screenings so a new generation can discover this cult classic as it turns 30! When teenager Sarah’s selfish wish for her baby brother to disappear is granted by the Goblin King (Bowie), Sarah must solve a deadly maze to rescue him.
Part of our regular programme of films screening in partnership with the Children’s Film Society, India.
SMARTPHONE DARKROOM WITH LEICESTER LO-FI Sat 23 Jan, 12pm – 4pm Café Bar, Free Combine digital and analogue photography in this fun, free workshop. Take photos on your smartphone, then transfer them onto light sensitive photographic paper and develop the prints with traditional darkroom chemicals. Drop-in, no need to book. Suitable for children and adults alike.
MAKE IT A LAZY SUNDAY Relax at Phoenix with a full English breakfast and a midday film 10am – 12pm every Sunday, £12.50 / £10.95 (booking essential)
OPENING TIMES
TICKETS Sat – Sun & bank holidays
Mon – Fri
12pm – 9pm
Box Office
STANDARD TICKETS
Full
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Student/U18
After 5pm & Weekends
£8.30
£6.50
£5.50
Before 5pm
£7.50
£6.50
£5.50
£1 off standard Full and Conc ticket price
10.30am – 9pm (Wed)
11am – 9pm
Café Bar & Cube Gallery
9am – 11pm
10am – 11pm
MyPhoenix Members & Friends
Food Served
11am – 9pm
11am – 9pm (Sat) 10am – 6pm (Sun)
TICKET OFFERS
PARKING There is a pay and display car park next to Phoenix. Parking costs £1 for up to 2 hours, £2 for 3 hours, £4 all day, and is free after 6pm. On Sundays and bank holidays there is a £1 charge from 6am-6pm and a maximum stay of 3hrs.
Autism Friendly / Supported Environment Screenings
£4.00 one free carer ticket available for CEA cardholders
Family tickets
Adult + child £10 Adult + 2 children £15 2 adults + 2 children £20
Rutland Street NCP on Halford Street (LE1 1TQ) is a short walk from Phoenix and costs £4.40 all day for Phoenix customers. Tickets must be validated at the Box Office.
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On-street parking is also available around Phoenix. Please always check the signs as restrictions may apply.
Lazy Sunday †
Combine the film of your choice with a meal
£14.75 / £13.25 conc.
Any item from the brunch menu, a drink and a ticket to the 12pm show
£12.50 / £10.95 conc.
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BOX OFFICE 0116 242 2800
BOOK ONLINE
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Phoenix, 4 Midland Street, Leicester, LE1 1TG Office enquiries, including room & screen hire – 0116 242 2821
ACCESS Front of building & Halford St NCP
Hearing loops in building
Wheelchair spaces available
Baby changing facilities
Guide dogs are welcome
Toilet & washing facilities
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