June 2014 Phoenix Brochure by Jake Harvey

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June Programme

S TA G E O N SCREEN

SUMMER 2014

New film releases

Frank The Wind Rises Jersey Boys Fading Gigolo

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June at a glance Jimmy's Hall p4

Ilo Ilo p4

Blue Ruin p4

Omar p5

Frank p5

Cheap Thrills p5

The Wind Rises p5

Frank p5

Grace of Monaco p6

Leave to Remain p6

Story of Children and Film p6

Grace of Monaco p6

A Touch of Sin p6

Jersey Boys p7

Fading Gigolo p7

In Bloom p7

Downhill p7

Boyhood p15

Cold in July p15

Coming in July

Belle p15

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Whether you fancy a spot of Shakespeare, opera at Glyndebourne or a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see Monty Python live from London’s O2, we have 12 stunning shows to tempt you this summer – and they’re all just £13–£15 a ticket (concessions are less). Be sure to book early as they often sell out. For a summer night in the city, you can always combine a show with a meal in our café bar – and whether it’s beer, wine or anything else, you’re always welcome to take drinks into our screens. See any Stage on Screen show and you could also win a super night on the town – two tickets to see Abigail’s Party at Curve, a meal at Chutney Ivy, and a taxi from your home and back with Swift Fox Cabs. Our film programme is also full of gems this month with movies from at least 12 different countries, and that’s not to mention An Indian Summer – where we join others in Leicester’s Cultural Quarter to celebrate a vibrant world inspired by India, its people and culture! (p14–15)

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This month sees the start of our annual Stage on Screen summer season (p12–13) – giving you a chance to sit back and experience some of the world's great stage shows beamed live-via-satellite (or recorded and screened unedited) onto our cinema screens in Leicester.

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Jimmy’s Hall

12A

Fri 30 May – Thu 12 Jun Dir. Ken Loach Cast: Barry Ward, Andrew Scott UK/Ireland 2014, 1hr 46mins This powerful new film from the writer and director team of The Wind that Shakes the Barley is based on the life of Jimmy Gralton, an Irish political activist in the 1920s and 30s. After building a dance hall so young people could have a place to learn, debate and have fun, Jimmy faced violent clashes with the Church over his communist views.

A gorgeously-shot period film with a great ensemble cast including Andrew Scott (Sherlock) and Jim Norton (Father Ted), it’s rumoured to be Ken Loach’s last film, so it comes as no surprise he’s returned to issues close to his heart – freedom from oppression and the rights of the common man.

Continued from last month

Ilo Ilo

Before the Winter Chill

Mon 2 – Thu 5 Jun 15

Dir. Anthony Chen Cast: Koh Jia Ler, Angeli Bayani Singapore 2013, 1hr 39mins, subtitled

(Avant l'hiver)

Fri 30 May – Thu 5 Jun Dir. Philippe Claudel Cast: Daniel Auteuil, Kristin Scott Thomas France/Luxembourg 2013, 1hr 43mins, subtitled Director Philippe Claudel's (I've Loved You So Long) domestic thriller starring Daniel Auteuil and Kristin Scott Thomas is custom-made for French Cinema lovers.

The Raid 2: Berandal

12A

Fri 30 May – Mon 2 Jun Dir. Gareth Evans Cast: Iko Uwais, Julie Estelle Indonesia 2014, 2hrs 30mins, subtitled Exploding back onto screen in a flurry of feet and fists, this sequel to 2012’s barnstorming The Raid is a breathless and brilliant action movie.

Anthony Chen's feature directorial debut is a bittersweet indie-drama. In the midst of the financial crisis in 1990s Singapore, Teresa, a Filipino maid searching for a better life, begins working for a middle-class family. Despite initially clashing with the family’s spoilt son Jiale, Terese and the boy soon develop an inseparable bond but this arouses the jealousy of Jiale’s mother. Heartfelt and sincere, this festival circuit favourite explores class tensions and changing human relationships with a delicate touch.

Blue Ruin

Fri 6 – Sun 15 Jun (excl Sun 8 & Thu 12) Dir. Jeremy Saulnier Cast: Macon Blair, Devin Ratray USA 2013, 1hr 30mins This terrific indie flick has garnered a lot of buzz since its premiere at Cannes last year and for good reason – an edge-of-your-seat ride, Blue Ruin is a revenge thriller not afraid to get its hands dirty. Living out of his rusty old car, bearded loner Dwight learns that the person he believes murdered his parents is due to be released from prison. Desperate to confront him, Dwight kick-starts a series of events that spiral violently out of control. Constantly gripping and in parts wickedly funny, we wait with bated breath for the next film from director Saulnier.

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Frank

Fri 6 – Thu 19 Jun Dir. Lenny Abrahamson Cast: Michael Fassbender, Domnhall Gleeson, Maggie Gyllenhaal UK/Ireland 2014, 1hr 35mins Abrahamson’s wonderful new film is loosely based on the experiences of journalist Jon Ronson who played keyboards for cult singing phenomenon Frank Sidebottom (he of the huge papier mâché head). In the film Jon is played by Gleeson, a bored young office drone who jumps at the chance to accompany Frank

(Fassbender underneath the mask) and his misfit band to a recording retreat in the Irish countryside where Frank walks a thin line between madness and genius. Sharing videos of their work online, Jon is contacted about a gig at the SXSW Festival in Texas – but is the band ready for the spotlight? Don’t be put off by the

Omar

Cheap Thrills

weirdness; Frank is one of the funniest and most unexpectedly moving films we’ve seen in a long time.

The Wind Rises

(Kazetachinu)

Sun 15 – Thu 19 Jun

Fri 20 – Sun 22 Jun

Dir. Hany Abu-Assad Cast: Adam Bakri, Leem Lubany Palestine 2013, 1hr 38mins, subtitled

Dir. E.L. Katz Cast: Pat Healy, Ethan Embry USA 2013, 1hr 26mins

Abu-Assad's Oscar-nominated and Cannes Jury Prize winner is set in the war-torn reality of the occupied territories and told through the eyes of Palestinian baker Omar. Routinely climbing over the isolation wall to see his girlfriend, after the shooting of an Israeli soldier Omar is arrested and blackmailed into becoming an informant for the military police. Under watch by his Israeli handler and with his life in constant danger from both sides; a thrilling story of friendship, trust and betrayal ensues.

E.L. Katz's debut feature is a supremely-twisted black comedy packed with laughs and gore in equal measure. After losing his job, family-man Craig meets his ex-con school friend Vince at the local bar. Whilst toasting their depressing lives the two buddies are approached by an enigmatic couple who want to pay them to commit increasingly outlandish dares because ‘what doesn’t kill you, makes you richer’. As the cash and stakes escalate and the blood flows, how far will Craig go to provide for his family?

Fri 20 – Thu 26 Jun Dir. Hayao Miyazaki Cast: Hideaki Anno (voice), Miori Takimoto (voice) Japan 2013, 2hrs 7mins, subtitled Based on the life of celebrated airplane designer Jiro Horikoshi, The Wind Rises follows his early days as a wannabe pilot and takes in key moments in Japanese history including the Great Depression and Japan’s entry into WWII. With his fascination inspired by peaceful, civilian uses for aircraft, Jiro becomes disillusioned as his designs are used for fighter planes. Reportedly Miyazaki’s last film, the genius Japanese animation supremo is going out with a beautiful and heartfelt work of art.

CINEMA BIZARRE The weird and wonderful

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Grace of Monaco

Fri 13 – Thu 26 Jun Dir. Olivier Dahan Cast: Nicole Kidman, Tim Roth France/USA/Belgium/Italy 2014, 1hr 43mins This luscious Grace Kelly biopic opened the Cannes Film Festival last month, and comes from the director of 2007’s La Vie en Rose. Focussing on her marriage to Prince Rainier III (Roth) and set during the rising tensions between France and Monaco in the 1960s, Grace struggles to balance her own identity with the duties of royalty.

With a superb supporting cast including Derek Jacobi and Frank Langella, as Grace’s confidant Father Francis Tucker, it’s a beautifully shot and absorbing story.

Refugee Week: Leave to Remain

Story of Children and Film PG

Fri 20 – Mon 23 Jun

Sun 22 – Thu 26 Jun

Dir. Bruce Goodison Cast: Toby Jones, Noof Ousellam UK 2013, 1hr 29mins

Dir. Mark Cousins Documentary UK 2013, 1hr 46mins

From BAFTA-winning director Bruce Goodison this moving coming-of-age drama follows young teenager Omar – whose refugee status in the UK is about to be decided. When a boy from Omar’s hometown in Afghanistan arrives, the secret he knows about Omar’s past threatens to derail his asylum plea. Packed with strong performances from first-time talent and acclaimed actor Toby Jones (Berberian Sound Studio), the soundtrack comes from Mercury Award-winning band Alt-J. Screening to mark Refugee Week.

A joyful celebration of childhood and the movies from the man behind The Story of Film. Filming his niece and nephew playing one lazy Sunday morning, director Mark Cousins uses the footage as a jumping-off point to explore the commonality between portrayals of children on screen in over 50 films from 25 countries. Including classics like ET the Extra-Terrestrial and The Red Balloon plus many rarely seen masterpieces, it makes for fascinating viewing.

A Touch of Sin

(Tianzhu ding) Mon 23 – Thu 26 Jun Dir. Zhang-KeJia Cast: Wu Jiang, Vivien Li China 2013, 2hrs 10mins, subtitled An incendiary look at life in modern China, Zhangke Jia’s (Still Life) film traces the impact of violence on four ordinary people: a sauna receptionist having an affair with a married man; a miner sick of corrupt officials; a worker desperately trying to eke out a living in low-paid jobs; and a migrant exploring the power owning a gun grants him. With multi-layered, fascinating characters that refuse to fit into easily defined notions of ‘good’ or ‘bad’, it’s thoughtful world cinema to be mulled over.

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Jersey Boys

Fri 27 Jun – Thu 10 Jul Dir. Clint Eastwood Cast: John Lloyd Young, Christopher Walken USA 2014, 2hrs 14mins Based on the smash hit Tony Award-winning musical of the same name, Jersey Boys tells the story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who came together to form the iconic group The Four Seasons. Overcoming gambling debts, family disasters and mafia threats, in director Eastwood’s hands

Fading Gigolo

Fri 27 Jun – Thu 3 Jul Dir. John Turturro Cast: John Turturro, Woody Allen USA 2013, 1hr 30mins John Turturro (O Brother, Where Art Thou?) stars as unassuming florist Fioravante, persuaded by his best friend Murray (Allen) to provide a ‘service’ to several lonely women in Upper Manhattan. Discovering that the shy and not conventionally attractive Fioravante is catnip for certain women, Murray decides to become his ‘manager’ and expand his client base to the Jewish Orthodox community. A gentle, bittersweet hymn to ageing, love and loneliness, Allen is superb as the fast talking Murray – particularly when he’s hauled before a tribunal of Rabbi elders to explain himself!

it’s a triumphant feel-good story of the men responsible for some of the 60’s biggest hits including ‘Sherry’, ‘Big Girls Don't Cry’ and ‘Walk Like a Man’, all instantly recognisable thanks to Frankie Vallie’s trademark falsetto.

In Bloom

Downhill

15 (Grzeli nateli dgeebi)

Mon 30 Jun – Thu 3 Jul

Sat 28 Jun – Tue 1 Jul (excl. Sun 29) Dir. Nana Ekvtimishvili, Simon Groß Cast: LikaBabluani, Mariam Bokeria Georgia/Germany/France 2013, 1hr 42mins, subtitled This superb coming-of-age debut feature follows two friends Eka and Natia trying to enjoy their teens despite the breadline reality of newly independent, post-Soviet Georgia. When Natia is given a gun by a would-be suitor, the ever present threat of conflict hanging over the country begins to leech into the two girls’ high school lives of gossip, boys and bullies. Beautiful long-takes combine with subtle performances from the two terrific leads to make this an impressive debut from Ekvtimishvili.

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Dir. James Rouse Cast: Ned Dennehy, Richard Lumsden UK 2014, 1hr 38mins 'A road movie. On foot.' In this new British comedy, four old school mates set out to complete an epic Coast to Coast walk across Northern England. Quickly remembering why they haven’t met up in over two decades and contending with rain, wind and unrequited lust with local women, the friends’ journey becomes a trip straight into mid-life crises. With a superb homegrown cast including Karl Theobald (TV's 2012) and Richard Lumsden (Sightseers), it’s poignant and very funny stuff.

are available as Silver Screenings – see page 10

June '14 Sun 1

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Postman Pat Lazy Sunday: Jimmy’s Hall Before the Winter Chill Jimmy’s Hall Postman Pat Jimmy’s Hall Before the Winter Chill Jimmy’s Hall The Raid 2 Before the Winter Chill Jimmy’s Hall Ilo Ilo Jimmy’s Hall Ilo Ilo Jimmy’s Hall The Raid 2 Ilo Ilo Jimmy’s Hall Before the Winter Chill Jimmy’s Hall Ilo Ilo Matisse: Live from Tate Modern Jimmy’s Hall – Subtitled Jimmy’s Hall Jimmy’s Hall Jimmy’s Hall Ilo Ilo Jimmy’s Hall Before the Winter Chill Vikings Adventures from the British Museum Jimmy’s Hall Before the Winter Chill Jimmy’s Hall Ilo Ilo Jimmy’s Hall Before the Winter Chill Jimmy’s Hall Ilo Ilo Jimmy’s Hall Blue Ruin Jimmy’s Hall Green Film Festival: Musicwood Jimmy’s Hall Frank Rio 2 – Autistic Friendly Rio 2 Jimmy’s Hall Frank Jimmy’s Hall East of Eden Green Film Festival: Expedition to the End of the World Jimmy’s Hall Blue Ruin Jimmy’s Hall Rio 2 Lazy Sunday: Frank Jimmy’s Hall Green Film Festival: The Last Catch Glyndebourne: Der Rosenkavalier Jimmy’s Hall Jimmy’s Hall Frank Jimmy’s Hall Blue Ruin Jimmy’s Hall Frank Jimmy’s Hall Blue Ruin Blue Ruin Jimmy’s Hall Frank Jimmy’s Hall Blue Ruin Globe on Screen: The Tempest Jimmy’s Hall South Pacific

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Jimmy’s Hall Frank Blue Ruin Jimmy’s Hall Frank Jimmy’s Hall Blue Ruin Jimmy’s Hall Jimmy’s Hall Frank NT Live: A Small Family Business Jimmy’s Hall Grace of Monaco Frank Grace of Monaco Frank Double Bill: Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus Blue Ruin Double Bill: Magic Magic The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Grace of Monaco Rebel without a Cause Essential Cinema: The Long Good Friday Grace of Monaco Blue Ruin Glob on Screen: The Tempest Frank The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Lazy Sunday: Grace of Monaco Blue Ruin Frank Grace of Monaco Essential Cinema: The Long Good Friday Frank Omar Grace of Monaco Frank Frank Omar Omar Frank Omar Grace of Monaco Omar Grace of Monaco Frank Omar Grace of Monaco – Subtitled English National Opera: Benvenuto Cellini Frank Frank Frank Grace of Monaco Grace of Monaco Omar Frank RSC: Henry IV Part II Omar Omar Grace of Monaco Frank Omar Grace of Monaco Frank Grace of Monaco – Audio Described The Wind Rises Leave to Remain Grace of Monaco Leave to Remain The Wind Rises Cinema Bizarre: Cheap Thrills Who Framed Roger Rabbit Leave to Remain Giant Grace of Monaco

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Cinema Bizarre: Cheap Thrills RSC: Henry IV Part II The Wind Rises Lazy Sunday: The Wind Rises Who Framed Roger Rabbit Story of Children and Film Grace of Monaco Cinema Bizarre: Cheap Thrills Leave to Remain Story of Children and Film The Wind Rises Story of Children and Film The Wind Rises Leave to Remain Grace of Monaco Story of Children and Film The Wind Rises A Touch of Sin The Wind Rises A Touch of Sin Grace of Monaco Story of Children and Film A Touch of Sin The Wind Rises Story of Children and Film Indian Summer: Kid’s Screening Grace of Monaco The Wind Rises A Touch of Sin Story of Children and Film A Touch of Sin Grace of Monaco Indian Summer: The Lunchbox + Q&A The Wind Rises Story of Children and Film A Touch of Sin Grace of Monaco Story of Children and Film The Wind Rises A Touch of Sin Jersey Boys Fading Gigolo Fading Gigolo Jersey Boys Indian Summer: Ship of Theseus Jersey Boys Godzilla Jersey Boys Fading Gigolo In Bloom Jersey Boys Indian Summer: Midnight’s Children + Talk Jersey Boys Lazy Sunday: Godzilla Jersey Boys Jersey Boys Indian Summer: Tabla with a Difference Jersey Boys Indian Summer: Highway Jersey Boys Fading Gigolo Jersey Boys Downhill Downhill Jersey Boys Fading Gigolo Jersey Boys In Bloom

• Access Cinema • Silver Screening • James Dean Season • UK Green Film Festival • Indian Summer

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10 Joining independent cinemas up and down the country, we screen some of the best films with an environmental message from around the world.

UK Green Film Festival Musicwood + acoustic guitar gig 12A

Expedition to the End of the World 15

Fri 6 Jun, 6.15pm

Sat 7 Jun, 6pm

Dir. Maxine Trump Documentary USA/Madagascar 2012, 1hr 20mins

Dir. Daniel Dencik Documentary Denmark/Sweden 2013, 1hr 30mins, subtitled (parts)

Representatives from three of the most famous guitar companies in the world (Taylor, Martin and Gibson) travel to one of the most beautiful rainforests on the planet. Their mission: to spread the word of sustainability before the forest (which supplies the wood for their guitars) is gone for good. We’ll be joined by local guitarists Steve Hicks and Lynn Goulbourn giving us a taste of beautiful guitar music before the film.

Packed to the gills with a motley crew of artists, scientists and explorers, a three-masted schooner sets sail for the end of the world: the rapidly-melting massifs of North East Greenland. A raucous documentary brought to life by the oddball crew – all grown-ups who have steadfastly refused to lose their childlike wonder of the natural world.

The Last Catch

Sun 8 Jun, 2.30pm Dir. Marcus CM Schmidt Documentary Germany 2012, 1hr 24mins, subtitled (parts) Director’s Markus CM Schmidt’s compelling documentary (a UK premiere) explores the problematic issues of livelihood and sustainability surrounding the Bluefin Tuna fishing trade. With their industry on the brink of collapse, the fisherman themselves are facing extinction.

ESSENTIAL CINEMA Must-see masterpieces

Access Cinema Subtitled Jimmy’s Hall 12A Tue 3 June, 7.45pm

Grace of Monaco PG Tue 17 June, 6.15pm

The Long Good Friday

Silver Screenings Matinee screenings for just £4.60 including refreshments.

Jimmy’s Hall Wed 4 June, 11am

Audio Described

South Pacific

Grace of Monaco PG

Wed 11 June, 10.30am Screening in partnership with The University of the Third Age (U3A)

Fri 20 June, 1pm

Autistic Friendly & Supported Environment Rio 2 2D U Sat 7 June, 10.30am

Frank Wed 18 June, 11am

Grace of Monaco Wed 25 June, 11am

Sat 14 & Sun 15 Jun All tickets £3 Dir. John Mackenzie Cast: Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren UK 1980, 1hr 52mins With the sad news of Bob Hoskins passing away in April, we’re screening perhaps his best performance with all tickets reduced to £3. One of the all-time greatest British films, Hoskins stars as Harold Shand, a London gangster looking to go legitimate by redeveloping the Docklands. When a series of murders and bomb explosions rip his organisation and plans apart, Shand ruthlessly pursues the identity of those responsible but risks losing it all.

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James Dean Season To mark the release of a new digital restoration of Rebel Without a Cause, we’re pleased to screen the three completed films of screen icon James Dean, tragically killed in a car accident in September 1955.

East of Eden

PG Sat 7 Jun, 3.30pm

Rebel without a Cause

Dir. Elia Kazan Cast: Julie Harris, James Dean USA 1955, 1hr 50mins

Dir. Nicholas Ray Cast: James Dean, Natalie Wood USA 1955, 1hr 48mins

James Dean burst onto the scene in March 1955, playing Cal Trask in this adaptation of John Steinbeck’s classic novel. Set during the lead up to America’s entry into WWI, Cal is desperate for his father’s love and respect but is always second to favourite son Aron. Dean’s raw and vulnerable performance earned him a posthumous Oscar nomination.

With his cool gaze, blond quiff and leather jacket, James Dean forever identified himself as the rebellious teen in Nicholas Ray’s 1955 film, released just a month after his death. Arriving in Los Angeles, teenager Jim Stark must prove himself to local bullies with switchblade knife fights and ‘chickie runs’ in which cars race toward a seaside cliff.

Sat 14 Jun, 2.30pm

A fascinating exercise in independent filmmaking switching between genres: both films were made simultaneously in Chile with a skeleton cast and crew.

DOUBLE BILL Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus / Magic Magic 18 Fri 13 Jun, 7.30pm Dir. Sebastián Silva Cast: Michael Cera Chile/USA, 1hr 36mins + 1hr 36mins (15min interval)

The mostly-improvised comedy Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus picked up the directing award at the 2013 Sundance Festival and follows an obnoxious American tourist (Cera) who sets out on a Mescaline-fuelled road trip into the desert. We follow with the psychological horror Magic Magic that stars Juno Temple as Alicia. Staying with her cousin’s weird friends and suffering from insomnia, Alicia struggles to hold onto reality as events spiral out of control.

Giant

PG Sat 21 Jun, 3pm Dir. George Stevens Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean USA 1956, 3hrs 17mins A sprawling epic set amongst the cattle ranches and oil fields of Texas. Dean plays Jett Rink, a cowboy and oil baron whose rivalry with rancher Bick Benedict (Rock Hudson) plays out across two generations. The film brought Dean his second posthumous Oscar nomination.

Coming Next Month

Belle

Boyhood

Cold in July

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S TAG E O N S C R E E N SU M MER 2 014 SE A SON Tickets £15 / £13 conc. Enjoy 12 of the world’s finest stage shows right here in Leicester during our popular Stage on Screen summer season. Theatre, Shakespeare, opera, Monty Python – all on the big screen at Phoenix cinema!

Henry IV Part II Sat 21 Jun, 7.30pm As the King's health gets worse, Hal must choose between duty and loyalty to an old friend in Shakespeare's heartbreaking conclusion to this pair of plays.

The Two Gentlemen of Verona (live) Wed 3 Sep, 7pm

A Small Family Business (live) Thu 12 Jun, 7pm A riotous exposure of entrepreneurial greed, this is the story of Jack McCracken: a man of principle in a corrupt world. But not for long.

Medea (live) 12A Thu 4 Sep, 7pm

Valentine and Proteus are best friends, until they fall in love with the same girl. Now with friendship forgotten, the rivals’ affections quickly get out of hand.

Der Rosenkavalier (live) Sun 8 Jun, 4.30pm

Helen McCrory takes the title role in Euripides’ powerful tragedy, as Medea – a woman who exacts an appalling revenge for a family betrayal.

Sung in German with English supertitles, a new production of Strauss’s romantic farce.

Don Giovanni (recorded) Sun 6 Jul, 3pm Mozart’s ‘dark shaded comic opera’ has become a Glyndebourne classic.

All Globe on Screen tickets are £13 / £11.50 conc.

The Tempest (recorded) Tue 10 Jun, 7.30pm Sat 14 Jun, 7.30pm Imbued with a spirit of magic and the supernatural, Shakespeare’s masterpiece of forgiveness, generosity and enlightenment.

Macbeth (recorded) Thu 10 Jul, 7.30pm Sat 19 Jul, 7.30pm From its mesmerising first moments to the last fulfilment of the witches’ prophecy, Shakespeare’s gripping account of the profoundest engagement with the forces of evil.

A Midsummer Night's Dream (recorded) Sat 26 Jul, 7.30pm Thu 7 Aug, 7.30pm Shakespeare put some of his most dazzling dramatic poetry to this amazingly inventive play, whose seriousness is only fleetingly glimpsed beneath its dreamlike surface.

La Traviata (live) Sun 10 Aug, 5.30pm A new production of Verdi’s opera, a story of one couple’s tragic passion. Encore screenings are recordings of the first night’s live performance. Licensing restrictions limit the number of encore screenings we can show.

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Monty Python Live (mostly) Berlioz’s Benvenuto Cellini (live) 12A Tue 17 Jun, 7pm Unseen in London for many years, Berlioz’s first completed opera is based on the autobiography of celebrated 16th century goldsmith and sculptor Benvenuto Cellini.

Sun 20 Jul, 7pm Thu 24 Jul, 7pm

For younger film lovers

At a combined age of just 358, the Monty Python team once again perform some of their greatest hits.

See our family-friendly ticket prices on the back page.

Matisse: Live from Tate Modern Tue 3 Jun, 7.15pm An exclusive, intimate, behindthe-scenes tour of the unmissable exhibition Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs

Rio 2

U Sat 7 & Sun 8 Jun USA 2014, 1hr 41mins Join Blu in his fun-filled, action packed attempt to conquer the wilds of the Amazon, and his most dreaded fear – his father-in-law!

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

12A Sat 14 & Sun 15 Jun USA 2014, 2hrs 22mins Peter Parker learns that being the hero’s not all it’s cracked up to be, as the city of New York is threatened once again… this time by a new gang of super-villains

Who Framed Roger Rabbit Win a night on the town! Make an evening of it

What better way to start – or end – the evening with a meal and a glass of wine in the Phoenix Café Bar? Choose from freshly cooked dishes on our daily specials board, and wines and ales from the bar. Feel free to take your drink into the cinema!

See any Stage on Screen show this summer and you could win a fabulous night out for two: • • •

Tickets to Abigail’s Party at Curve (17 Oct – 8 Nov) A pre/post theatre banquet at Chutney Ivy A taxi to and from your home courtesy of Swift Fox Cabs

Just complete an entry form at box office and you’ll be entered into the prize draw on 5th Sep. See website for conditions.

PG Sat 21 & Sun 22 Jun USA 1988, 1hr 39mins Roger Rabbit must prove his innocence when accused of a murder in Toontown. This piece of classic cinema is a treat for kids and adults alike.

Godzilla

12A Sat 28 & Sun 29 Jun USA/Japan 2014, 2hrs 3mins As humankind stands defenceless in the face of natural disaster, the world’s most feared monster is reborn to restore balance.

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An Indian Summer

Films The Lunchbox + panel discussion PG Wed 25 Jun, from 7.30pm The film will be preceded by a panel discussion on contemporary Indian film and filmmaking.

Wed 25 – Sun 29 Jun Step into a vibrant world inspired by India, its people and culture as Phoenix celebrates An Indian Summer, the 4th annual week-long arts festival taking place across Leicester’s Cultural Quarter.

Performances Desi Circus Live Sun 28 & Sun 29 June, All Day Free

Yoga and Meditation Wed 28 & Thu 29 Jun Phoenix Courtyard Suites Free

Desi Circus Live presents a showcase of music, dance, theatre, comedy and puppet shows – on stage in the Phoenix Café Bar all weekend!

Bring a little tranquillity into your life.

Tabla with a Difference

The most ancient form of meditation – yoga for the mind.

Sun 29 Jun, 4.30pm Tickets: £5 Sit back and delight in this sound and visual treat! Three of the world’s finest tabla drummers – two in Leicester, one in India! – perform simultaneously alongside dancers and poets against a backdrop of stunning visuals on the Phoenix cinema screen. A spectacular one-off event! Find out more at indiansummer.org.uk

Raja Yoga Meditation Both days, 12pm, 12.30pm & 4pm, 30mins

Mindful Meditation Both days, 2pm, 2.20pm & 2.40pm, 20mins Relaxing meditation with a Buddhist Monk.

Laughter Yoga Both days, 1pm & 3pm, 45mins The best medicine? A new and contagious form of yoga.

A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system connects a lonely housewife to a widowed clerk. They begin swapping letters and life stories through a lunchbox.

Ship of Theseus

TBC

Fri 27 Jun, 7.30pm This award-winning film has been a hit on the festival circuit. Questions of identity, justice, beauty and death are explored through the lives of an experimental photographer, an ailing monk and a young stockbroker.

Midnight’s Children + introductory lecture 12A Sat 28 Jun, 6.30pm Introduced by Indian film expert Eleanor Halsall from SOAS London. Adapted from Rushdie’s Booker Prize-winning novel, this magical realist fantasy explores the history of modern India through the eyes of those born at the moment of independence.

Highway

12A Sun 29 Jun, 6.30pm After a young woman is abducted and held for ransom on the eve of her wedding she starts to feel liberated while developing a strange bond with one of her kidnappers.

Book online www.phoenix.org.uk

Exhibitions River Studies (Ganges/ Brahmaputra) Michael Aschauer Cube gallery at Phoenix Wed 25 Jun – Fri 8 Aug Free

Band Baja Jukebox! LCB Depot, Rutland Street Mon 23 – Sun 29 Sun Discover the pop music of India in this glorious retro jukebox – an installation created by An Indian Summer and Phoenix Interact Labs.

River Studies is an ongoing project that explores how rivers affect people and cultures. Blending photography, data visualisation and cartography, the exhibition will feature a fascinating array of films and prints, alongside an interactive online artwork: play.riverstudies.org. Rivers have a long and complex relationship with human society, carving pathways that accumulate history and identity. How much of it is reflected by their appearance? Some differences are inevitable: urban and rural areas, changes in vegetation. But there are also more gradual and subtle differences to discover and explore.

Map of Indian Rivers The geography and rivers of India are also explored on the walls of the café bar in an art piece which blends hand painting with projection.

Short Courses Short courses for film makers and film lovers.

Skills Distributing Your Film Tuesdays 3 June – 24 June (4 sessions) 7pm – 8.30pm Tutor: Rhys Davies Cost: £48 / £44 conc.

The Story of the Story Sat 5 July (1 session) 10am – 4pm Tutor: Richard James Cost: £26 / £22 conc.

Digital Heritage Workshop Sat 14 Jun, 1.30 – 6pm What would people in 2034 think of our lives from the stories, photos and videos we create today? Phoenix is working with the University of Leicester on a digital heritage project focusing on Leicester’s Cultural Quarter, which considers the role ‘crowdsourcing’ and social media can play in forming our social history. You can get involved by taking part in this workshop – please contact: gino.attwood@phoenix.org.uk

Appreciation Forensic Film: Investigation of 6 Classic Scenes Tuesdays 1 July – 5 August (6 sessions) 7pm – 8.30pm Tutor: Keith Allott Cost: £39 / £33 conc.

Austen on Screen Wednesdays 9 July – 30 July (4 sessions) 2pm – 3.30pm Tutor: Kenton Hall Cost: £28 / £24

Talk Cinema Mon 21 July – Mon 29 Sep (10 sessions including 10 screenings) 10.30am – 12pm Tutor: Keith Allott Cost: £80 / £70 conc. See website for more details. To book call the box office.

Box office 0116 242 2800

Film & Dine Enjoy a great night out for less with our combined cinema ticket and a meal offer £13 / £11.50 conc.

Opening Times

Tickets Full

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Student/U18

After 5pm & Weekends

£7.90

£6.10

£5.00

10am – 11pm

Before 5pm

£7.10

£6.10

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11am – 9pm (Sat) 10am – 6pm (Sun)

Autistic Friendly / £4.00 Supported Environment one free carer ticket available Screenings for CEA cardholders

Mon – Fri

Sat – Sun

Box office

12pm – 9pm

11am – 9pm

Café Bar & DMU Cube Gallery

9am – 11pm

Food Served

11am – 9pm

Box Office 0116 242 2800

Family tickets

3D films cost an additional £1.50 Art exhibitions are all FREE entry

Book Online www.phoenix.org.uk

Special ticket offers – not available online Orange and EE Wednesdays: 2 for 1 tickets

Phoenix, 4 Midland Street, Leicester, LE1 1TG

You can buy tickets in advance online, by phone or in person at the box office. We do not charge a booking fee.

For office enquires, including corporate space hire, call 0116 242 2821.

*Concessions available for people with proof of status for unemployment, receipt of state pension and disability. One free carer ticket is available for CEA cardholders.

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Parking is also available around Phoenix. On single yellow lines, parking is free after 6pm. In pay and display bays, parking is free after 6pm and all day on Sundays. Please always check the signs as circumstances may change.

Rutland Street NCP on Halford Street (LE1 1TQ) is a short walk from Phoenix and costs £4.20 all day for Phoenix customers (with tickets stamped at the Phoenix box office).

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