Phoenix January 2014 brochure by Jake Harvey

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January Programme

Also this month

−− Win a Golden Ticket; enjoy a year’s cinema −− Our darkly delicious Gothic season −− Step back into Leicester’s past with the new St Georges app

New film releases

12 Years a Slave Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom The Wolf of Wall Street The Railway Man All is Lost Leviathan

12 Years a Slave

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January at a glance Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom p4 Future My Love p4

Rush p4

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom p4 Child's Pose p5

The Wolf of Wall Street p5

Parkland p5

All is Lost p5

The Wolf of Wall Street p5

12 Years a Slave p7

The Miners' Hymns p6

Walter Mitty p7

Age of Uprising p7

The Railway Man p6

August: Osage County p10

Wall E p7

The Railway Man p6

Inside Llewyn Davis p10

American Hustle p10

Coming in February

Her p10

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Welcome To be honest this time of year is a bit of a nightmare for film programmers at independent cinemas, as the awards corridor arrives from December to March and with it an embarrassment of riches! With only so much screen space and so many great films to choose from, long hours are spent agonising over what to show and when, weighing up the various merits of The Railway Man against All is Lost, The Wolf of Wall Street versus August: Osage County. But enough, we make sure we fit everything in so you have the chance to see all the award contenders across the next couple of months before the BAFTA and Oscar ceremonies at the end of February. This month’s films are absolute crackers – Britain’s own Idris Elba gives a barnstormer of a performance in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Steve McQueen’s (Hunger, Shame) incendiary 12 Years a Slave, and the return of Scorsese with The Wolf of Wall Street. Then in Feb look out for the Coen Brothers’ new quirky masterpiece Inside Llewyn Davis, Matthew McConaughey with his best performance to date in The Dallas Buyers Club, and star-studded con man thriller American Hustle. Jake Harvey, Film Programmer www.phoenix.org.uk Front cover image: 12 Years a Slave (see page p7)

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Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 12A Fri 3 – Thu 16 Jan Dir: Justin Chadwick Cast: Idris Elba, Naomie Harris UK / South Africa, 2hrs 26mins This incredible biopic stars Britain’s own Idris Elba as Nelson Mandela, one of the most iconic figures of the 20th century who sadly passed away in December. A sweeping epic that covers Mandela’s early career as a lawyer, his involvement with the ANC and imprisonment

Continued from last month The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 12A Thu 2 Jan USA / New Zealand 2013, 2hr 41 mins

Kill Your Darlings 15 Thu 2 Jan USA 2013, 1hr 44 mins

Marius 12A Thu 2 Jan France 2013, 1hr 34mins, subtitled

Fanny PG Thu 2 Jan France 2013, 1hr 42mins, subtitled

on Robben Island, his release after 27 years and, finally, election as the first black president of his beloved South Africa. Featuring a towering central performance from Elba with support from Naomie Harris on scintillating form as Winnie Mandela, it's an astonishing and very moving film.

Rush

Future My Love

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Dir: Ron Howard Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Bruhl UK / USA 2013, 2hrs 2mins

Dir: Maja Borg UK / Sweden 2012, 1hr 33 mins

Back by popular demand! From two-time Oscar winner Ron Howard (Apollo 13) comes this thrilling biopic about the rivalry between drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt during the 1976 Formula One season. Hunt the charismatic Englishman and Lauda the meticulous Austrian clashed on and off the track, but after Lauda suffers a near-fatal crash a grudging respect develops. Big screen intelligent entertainment for fans of motorsport and those new to this gripping story.

Films marked with a rosette are our award winner recommendations

At the brink of losing the love of her life, experimental filmmaker Maja Borg takes us on a poetic road trip through the financial collapse: from a broken past, via utopian futures, to the possibilities we have today. Seeing the economy as a human relationship, she invites us to explore how we could live differently. Carefully weaving archive footage, Super 8 film, and colour HD, Borg poignantly depicts the universal struggle between our heads and hearts. ‘Like Adam Curtis meets Star Trek. I loved it’ – Mark Cousins.

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The Wolf of Wall Street 18 Fri 17 Jan – Thu 6 Feb Dir: Martin Scorsese Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jean Dujardin USA 2013, 2hrs 59mins Will this finally be Leo’s year to win an Oscar? With his incredible performance in Martin Scorsese’s new film - based on the tell-all autobiography of former stockbroker Jordan Belfort – we think he’s a strong contender.

We follow Belfort’s (DiCaprio) meteoric rise to the heights of Wall Street, and the inevitable fall as his world disintegrates in a storm of corruption, crime and some very angry FBI agents. We’re big fans of Hugo but it’s great to have Marty back making grown-up cinema,

and his sensational cast (including Matthew McConaughey and The Artist’s Jean Dujardin) delivers. It’s outrageous, incendiary stuff.

Parkland

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All is Lost

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Fri 10 – Thu 16 Jan

Dir: Peter Landesman Cast: Paul Giamatti, Billy Bob Thornton USA 2013, 1hr 34mins

Dir: Calin Peter Netzer Cast: Luminita Gheorghiu Romania 2013, 1hr 51mins, subtitled

Dir: J. C. Chandor Cast: Robert Redford USA 2013, 1hr 46mins

The assassination of President John F Kennedy sent shockwaves into the heart of America that reverberated around the globe, and this new star-studded film follows the events of that day in November 1963 in Dallas, Texas. From the Chief of the Secret Service to the medical staff at Parkland Hospital and the office worker who captured the event on camera, Parkland reveals the chaotic and fascinating story behind one of modern history’s most infamous moments.

This superb new thriller from Romania stars Luminita Gheorghiu as affluent mother Cornelia, partly estranged from her spoilt grown-up son Barbu. When Barbu is held on suspicion of manslaughter, Cornelia sees a way to draw him back under her control by using her wealth and influence to persuade local officials to keep him out of prison. Part film-noir, part political drama, it feels fresh and relevant - an enthralling addition to the current new wave of Romanian Cinema.

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Hollywood icon Redford stars as a sailor forced to confront his own mortality after crashing his boat into an abandoned shipping container. With no land in sight we follow the resourceful seaman as he desperately battles the elements. The film’s beauty, like Ang Lee’s Life of Pi, is in its remarkable simplicity: boat, sea, sky, and a man fighting for survival. It’s utterly enthralling from the first minute to the last, and Redford gives the performance of his career.

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The Railway Man

Fri 17 – Thu 30 Jan Dir: Jonathan Teplitzky Cast: Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman Australia / UK 2013, 1hr 56mins Based on the bestselling autobiography by Eric Lomax, this new drama stars Colin Firth (The King’s Speech) as an ex-soldier haunted by his experiences in World War II, encouraged by his new wife Patti (Kidman) to confront his past. Through flashback we see a younger Lomax’s (a superb Jeremy Irvine, War Horse) brutal treatment

at the hands of Japanese guards during his internment at a POW camp. Back in the present day Lomax discovers one of his former tormentors giving tours of the ruins of the camp. Should he take revenge? A complex, often heartbreaking look at the effects of warfare long after the battles have ended.

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Leviathan

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The Miners' Hymns

Fri 10 – Tue 14 Jan

Mon 13 – Thu 16 Jan

Sat 18 Jan, 6.15pm

Dir: Atiq Rahimi Cast: Golshifteh Farahani Afghanistan / UK, 1hr 42mins, subtitled

Dir: Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Verena Paravel France / UK, 1hr 27mins

Dir: Bill Morrison UK 2010, 1hr 20mins

Rahimi’s stunning new film stars exiled Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani (About Elly) as a woman abandoned with her comatose husband in a war-torn city. Unable to leave and trapped by constant fire fights and bombardment, she spends her days telling the unresponsive man about her dreams, frustrations and desires, whilst indulging the affections of a young soldier. A sensual and deeply moving parable of modern-day Afghanistan with a gripping lead performance from Farahani.

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‘***** – Prepare for an extraordinary offshore odyssey’ – The Telegraph

A film by Bill Morrison, original score by Jóhann Jóhannsson, produced by Forma.

A documentary shot in the North Atlantic about the fishing industry may not seem like everyone’s cup of tea, but Leviathan has been garnering rave reviews and award nominations across the globe. Thanks to new innovative filming techniques, we are hurled into the back-breaking life of a trawlerman – lashed by wind and rain – at the mercy of the ocean swell. Unlike anything you have seen before, it’s an astonishing trip.

The former coal mining communities in North East England are the subject of this inspired documentary by American artist-filmmaker Bill Morrison. Their story is told entirely without words, yet the film is far from silent: it features a remarkable original score by the Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson. This screening will be introduced by David Bell, author of The Dirty Thirty about the Leicestershire Miners' strike.

Films marked with a rosette are our award winner recommendations

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12 Years a Slave

Fri 31 Jan – Thu 13 Feb Dir: Steve McQueen Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender USA / UK 2013, 2hrs 14mins ‘***** – It's the nobility of this remarkable film that pierces the soul’ – The Telegraph Solomon Northup (Ejiofor) is a free black man in upstate New York, 1841, making a living as a skilled carpenter and fiddle player. One morning he finds himself drugged,

Age of Uprising

Mon 20 – Thu 23 Jan Dir: Arnaud des Pallières Cast: Mads Mikkelsen France / Germany 2013, 2hrs 2mins, subtitled There’s nothing like a French revolution, and Pallières’ film is a powerhouse of a movie full of passion and style. Set in the 16th century, after being wronged by a local lord, horse dealer Michael Kohlhaas (Mikkelsen, The Hunt) leaves his family to raise an army in rebellion. With the clergy and courts drawn into the conflict, will Kohlhaas emerge victorious? Age of Uprising is a cinematic feast of action, stirring music and gorgeous landscapes.

in chains, and kidnapped into slavery. Trapped on a plantation run by the monstrous Edwin Epps (an incendiary Michael Fassbender), Northup confronts the heartbreaking tyranny and injustice with intelligence and dignity. British lead Ejiofor is outstanding, with an excellent supporting cast including

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Paul Giamatti, Paul Dano and Benedict Cumberbatch. Adapted from Northup 1853 autobiography, Steve McQueen’s (Hunger, Shame) new film is a brave, unforgettable and excoriating vision of slavery.

Wall-E PG

Tue 28 Jan, 8pm

Fri 24 – Mon 27 & Wed 29 Jan

Dir: Andrew Stanton USA 2008, 1hr 35mins

Dir: Ben Stiller Cast: Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig USA 2013, 1hr 54mins Walter Mitty is a daydreamer, escaping the boredom of his magazine job with action-packed fantasies of heroism and daring-do. But when there’s a crisis at work and a vital photo negative goes missing, he’s forced to confront the real adventure: his life! A wonderfully quirky comedy-adventure, based on James Thurber’s 1939 short story and shot largely in the beautiful scenery of Iceland, Walter Mitty is an up-lifting hidden gem - the perfect accompaniment to anyone with a new year’s resolution!

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Continuing our screenings in collaboration with the DMU Film Society, this month’s choice is Pixar’s Oscar-winning animation. A small waste-collecting robot falls in love, inadvertently embarks on a space journey, and kick-starts a series of events that will decide the fate of mankind! A story about how anyone can make a difference, it’s inventive, charming stuff that leaves a big goofy smile on your face.

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CLOSED HAPPY NEW YEAR! 4pm The Hobbit Part II 3D 4.15pm Kill Your Darlings 6.30pm Marius 7.30pm The Hobbit Part II 2D 8.45pm Fanny 3pm The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 4pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 6.15pm Future My Love 7.30pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 8.30pm Rush 12pm The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 1pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 3.15pm Future My Love 4.30pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 5.30pm The Innocents 7.45pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 8.15pm Rush 12pm Lazy Sunday: Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 12.15pm The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 3.15pm The Innocents 3.30pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 5.30pm Future My Love 7pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 7.45pm Rush 10.30am Monday Movies 1pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 1.30pm Parkland 3.45pm Rush 4.30pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 6.20pm Child’s Pose 7.45pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 8.45pm Rush

10.30am Talking Pictures 1pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 1.30pm Child’s Pose 4pm Parkland 4.15pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 6.15pm Parkland 7.30pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (subtitled) 8.30pm Child’s Pose 10.30am Silver Screening: Kes 1pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 1.30pm Child’s Pose 4pm Parkland 4.30pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 6.15pm Child’s Pose 7.45pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 8.45pm Parkland 3.45pm Child’s Pose 4.30pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 6.15pm Parkland 7.45pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 8.30pm Child’s Pose 4.15pm The Patience Stone 4.45pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 6.30pm All is Lost 8pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 9pm The Bird with the Crystal Plumage 10.30am Mary Poppins Autistic Friendly Screening 11.15am Mary Poppins 1.30pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 2.15pm The Patience Stone 4.30pm All is Lost 4.45pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 7pm All is Lost 8.15pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 9.15pm The Bird with the Crystal Plumage 12pm Lazy Sunday: All is Lost 12.30pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 2.30pm Mary Poppins

3.45pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 5.15pm The Patience Stone 7pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 7.30pm All is Lost All is Lost Mon 13 1pm 1.30pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 3.45pm The Patience Stone 4.30pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 6.15pm Leviathan 7.45pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 8.30pm All is Lost Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Tue 14 1pm 1.30pm All is Lost 4pm Leviathan 4.30pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 6.15pm All is Lost (subtitled) 8pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 8.45pm The Patience Stone Silver Screening: All is Lost Wed 15 11am 1pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 1.30pm All is Lost 4pm Leviathan 4.30pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 6.15pm Leviathan 7.45pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 8.15pm All is Lost Thu 16 3.45pm All is Lost 4.15pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 6.15pm All is Lost 7.30pm Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 8.45pm Leviathan Fri 17 2pm Invictus - Audio Described 3.45pm The Railway Man 4pm The Wolf of Wall Street 6.15pm La Belle et la Bete 7.45pm The Wolf of Wall Street 8.30pm The Railway Man Sat 18 11.30am Free Birds 3D 1pm The Wolf of Wall Street 1.30pm The Railway Man

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Invictus - Audio Described La Belle et la Bete The Wolf of Wall Street The Miner’s Hymns + Intro The Wolf of Wall Street The Railway Man Free Birds 3D Lazy Sunday: The Wolf of Wall Street La Belle et la Bete Bolshoi Ballet: Jewels The Wolf of Wall Street The Wolf of Wall Street The Railway Man The Wolf of Wall Street The Railway Man Age of Uprising The Wolf of Wall Street The Railway Man The Wolf of Wall Street The Wolf of Wall Street The Railway Man The Railway Man (subtitled) The Wolf of Wall Street Age of Uprising Silver Screening: The Railway Man The Wolf of Wall Street The Railway Man The Wolf of Wall Street Age of Uprising The Wolf of Wall Street The Railway Man Age of Uprising The Wolf of Wall Street The Railway Man The Wolf of Wall Street Age of Uprising The Night of the Hunter The Wolf of Wall Street The Railway Man

8pm The Wolf of Wall Street 8.45pm The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 11am Walking with Dinosaurs 3D Sat 25 12.30pm The Wolf of Wall Street 1pm The Railway Man 3.45pm The Night of the Hunter 4.15pm The Wolf of Wall Street 6pm The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 8pm The Wolf of Wall Street 8.30pm The Railway Man Lazy Sunday: The Railway Man Sun 26 12pm 12.15pm The Wolf of Wall Street 2.40pm Walking with Dinosaurs 3D 3.50pm The Wolf of Wall Street 5pm The Night of the Hunter 7.15pm The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 7.30pm The Wolf of Wall Street The Wolf of Wall Street Mon 27 1pm 1.30pm The Railway Man 4pm The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 4.30pm The Wolf of Wall Street 6.30pm The Night of the Hunter 8.15pm The Wolf of Wall Street 8.45pm The Railway Man The Wolf of Wall Street Tue 28 1pm 1.30pm The Railway Man 5.30pm The Railway Man 7pm The Wolf of Wall Street (subtitled) 8pm Wall-E Silver Screening: Wed 29 11am The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 1pm The Wolf of Wall Street 1.15pm The Railway Man 3.45pm The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 6.15pm The Railway Man 7.30pm The Wolf of Wall Street 8.45pm The Secret Life of Walter Mitty The Railway Man Thu 30 3pm 3.15pm The Wolf of Wall Street 5.45pm The Railway Man

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NT Live: Coriolanus The Wolf of Wall Street 12 Years a Slave The Wolf of Wall Street 12 Years a Slave August: Osage County 12 Years a Slave

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August: Osage County

Fri 31 Jan – Thu 13 Feb Dir: John Wells Cast: Meryl Streep, Benedict Cumberbatch USA 2013, 2hrs Based on Tracy Lett’s Pulitzer prize-winning play of the same name, Meryl Streep stars as Violet, the drug-addled matriarch of the

Looking Forward to February

The Invisible Woman 12A Ralph Fiennes directs and stars in this lush account of Charles Dickens’ affair with a younger woman.

Inside Llewyn Davis 15 The return of the Coen Brothers is always something to celebrate, and this gorgeous ode to the ‘60s New York folk scene is an absolute joy.

Weston family. As her estranged family gather at her home after a family crisis, what should have been a sombre gathering soon explodes into a feast of back-biting arguments as Violet and her grownup daughters vent years of pent-up anger. Streep is on award-worthy

form (when isn’t she?) in this grand drama, with superb support from a hugely-talented cast including Benedict Cumberbatch, Julia Roberts and Ewan McGregor.

With the Oscars and BAFTAs just months away, some of the best films of the year are released by the film studios – hungry for awards – in January and February. There’s so much to look forward to! Here’s some of our top awards picks we’ll be screening at Phoenix in February and early March.

Like last year we’ll be pairing our food and cinema offering so be sure to keep an eye on our blackboards for classic American dishes in January, and the ‘Best of British’ in February.

Her TBC Spike Jonze’s (Being John Malkovich) new film stars Joaquin Phoenix as Theodore, a lonely writer who develops an unlikely relationship with his new electronic organiser.

The Dallas Buyers Club 15

American Hustle 15 This cracking con-man thriller stars Christian Bale and Bradley Cooper, and is directed by Silver Linings Playbook helmer David O. Russell.

The Monuments Men TBC An all-star cast including George Clooney and Jean Dujardin play a World War II platoon tasked with rescuing art masterpieces from the Nazis.

Matthew McConaughey stars as Ron Woodroof, a hustler diagnosed with AIDS who starts smuggling medicine across the border from Mexico.

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The Innocents 12A Sat 4 – Sun 5 Jan

The BFI’s season ‘Gothic: The Dark Heart of Film’ has sparked a national interest in this fascinating genre, so this month we present three new digital restorations alongside one of our favourite horror movies.

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REMASTERS & REISSUES The Bird with the Crystal Plumage 15 Fri 10 – Sat 11 Jan Dir: Dario Argento Cast: Tony Musante Italy / West Germany 1970, 1hr 32mins Following the sad news that actor Tony Musante passed away in November we thought we’d present this classic slice of Italian giallo for this month’s Cinema Bizarre: the feature debut of horror maestro Dario Argento. When Sam (Musante), an American writer in Rome witnesses an attempted murder at an art gallery, he tries to help the police solve the crime – making him a target for a black-glove-wearing serial killer.

La Belle et la Bête

Fri 17 – Sun 19 Jan Dir: Jean Cocteau Cast: Jean Marais, Josette Day France 1941, 1hr 34mins, subtitled Premiering at the Cannes film festival to great acclaim, Cocteau's timeless gothic fairy tale looks better than ever thanks to a digital restoration by the BFI. After her father angers the cursed master of a nearby castle, young Belle is condemned to live with this ‘Beast’. Can true love bloom in his gothic castle? What is digital restoration? Find out about the painstaking restoration work carried out by the BFI to bring old classic films back to their former glory - visit www.bfi.org.uk/live/video/326

Dir: Jack Clayton Cast: Deborah Kerr USA / UK 1961, 1hr 40mins Arriving in a gorgeous new digital restoration from the BFI, Clayton’s adaptation of Henry James’ The Turn of The Screw is a masterclass in creeping terror. Hired to care for two orphaned children, prim governess Miss Giddens (Kerr) is disturbed by their odd behaviour. Believing them to be controlled by the spirit of their former governess, Giddens becomes determined to free them from their possession. A ghost story for grown-ups.

The Night of The Hunter 12A Fri 24 - Mon 27 Jan Dir: Charles Laughton Cast: Robert Mitchum USA 1955, 1hr 32mins It must be one of cinema’s saddest tales that after the poor critical and commercial response to his debut, Charles Laughton never directed another film. Nowadays, The Night of the Hunter is rightly regarded as a masterpiece. A dark gorgeouslyshot Southern tale of murder and greed, with the influence of the German Expressionist films of the ‘20s seen in its abstract framing and long shadows. This new digital restoration is a twisted treat.

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Golden Ticket Win a year's free cinema! See any film at Phoenix in January and you could become one of just three Golden Ticket holders – entitled to watch any film at Phoenix, any time, for a whole year! Just pop your contact details on an entry form – available from box office or our ushers – and we’ll enter you into the prize draw taking place on 1st Feb. Conditions. A Golden Ticket enables free entry to any regular film subject to seat availability, but not Stage on Screen performances or special events. We won’t store your contact details unless you choose to join one of our mailing lists. See website for full details.

Family Weekend Films With tickets from just £9.50 for an adult and child, give Phoenix a try next weekend!

Mary Poppins U Sat 11 & Sun 12 Jan Following the success of Saving Mr. Banks, we’re screening the classic film starring Julie Andrews as the world’s favourite nanny. She’s only here until the wind changes so don’t miss out – spit spot!

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 12A Fri 3 – Sun 5 In the next chapter of this popular series Katniss and Peeta must leave their families and embark on a ‘Victor’s Tour’, but trouble soon finds them.

Free Birds U Sat 18 & Sun 19

Creation Station

Terrific turkey time-travel tale. Reggie and Jake team up in an attempt to get their fellow birds off the holiday menu.

Walking with Dinosaurs 3D U Sat 25 – Sun 26 Jan

Sat 18 Jan, 10.15 – 11.15 Tickets: £4 per child, adults free.

Based on the BBC series, this family film follows Patchi a young dinosaur who most overcome being the smallest and weakest member of his herd in order to lead them to safety during a mass migration.

All materials are provided in this month’s arts and crafts hour, taking inspiration from our Saturday morning film Free Bird. Perfect for ages 5 – 10. Reserve places at the Phoenix box office.

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Stage on Screen Winter Season

Have you tried our Stage on Screen shows yet? With bestsellers like Shakespeare’s Coriolanus and spectacular performances from the Bolshoi and RSC, make it your New Year’s resolution to enjoy some of the world’s greatest stage shows come alive on our cinema screens! All tickets £14 / £12 conc. Advanced booking recommended.

Henry IV – Part 1 Wed 14 May, 7pm (live)

Henry IV – Part 2 Wed 18 Jun, 7pm (live)

Silver Screenings

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Matinee screenings for just £4.60 including refreshments!

Wed 3 Sep, 7pm (live)

Coriolanus Thu 30 Jan – SOLD OUT Sat 1 Feb, 7.30pm

Jewels

Shakespeare’s tale of manipulation and revenge, starring Tom Hiddleston and Mark Gatiss.

Lost Illusions

War Horse

Sun 30 Mar, 4pm (live)

Thu 27 Feb – SOLD OUT Sat 1 Mar – SOLD OUT Thu 6 Mar, 7.30pm The National Theatre’s phenomenally successful stage production, with a new encore date added!

Sun 19 Jan, 3pm (live)

Sun 2 Feb, 2pm (live)

The Golden Age Full show details on the Phoenix website.

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The Railway Man Wed 22 Jan, 11am Kes Wed 8 Jan, 10.30am Screening in partnership with The University of the Third Age (U3A) All is Lost Wed 15 Jan, 11am The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Wed 29 Jan, 11am

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Access Cinema

Audio Described Invictus 12A Fri 17 Jan, 2pm

Are you deaf or hard of hearing? You can now watch subtitled versions of the latest English language movies in our main cinema screens for the first time. With weekly evening screenings from our main film programme, anyone with hearing loss can now enjoy films like The Railwayman or Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom together with friends and family. Many of the latest films will feature subtitles which not only describe the actors’ dialogue, but provide valuable contextual information such as sound effects and music.

Autistic Friendly & Supported Environment Subtitled Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 12A Tue 7 Jan, 7.30pm All is Lost 12A Tue 14 Jan, 6.15pm

Screenings for children and adults on the autistic / Asperger’s spectrum as well as those with learning disabilities. Every second Saturday of the month, we’ll keep the lights up, the sound down and let you talk and move around if you feel like it!

The Railway Man 15 Tue 21 Jan, 6.15pm

Autistic Friendly & Supported Environment

The Wolf of Wall Street 18 Tue 28 Jan, 7pm

Mary Poppins U Sat 11 Jan, 10.30am

Short Courses Find out full details at www.phoenix.org.uk under short courses. To book, call 0116 242 2800 or enquire at the box office.

Film Appreciation Talking Pictures Tuesdays, 7 Jan – 11 Mar (10 sessions) 10.30am – 12pm Tutor: Alan Seaman Cost: £80 / £70 conc.

Skills

Understanding Film

The Art of Screening Writing

Thursdays, 6 Feb – 10 Apr (10 sessions) 7pm – 8.30pm Tutor: Blake Goddard Cost: £65 / £55 conc.

Tuesdays, 4 Feb – 25 Mar (8 sessions) 7pm – 9pm Tutor: Richard James & Kenton Hall Cost: £96 / £88 conc.

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Journey back to Leicester’s industrial past Got a smartphone? Next time you visit Phoenix, download the free St Georges app and immerse yourself in the rich heritage of the city’s Cultural Quarter. The new app is the result of a six month project – a partnership between Phoenix, the University of Leicester and app developer Cuttlefish – which explored how the industrial landscape of St Georges has evolved from the Victorian era to the present day. You can use it anywhere but it’s best as a walking guide, letting you stroll around 26 of the area’s historic buildings – brought to life by articles, historical news reports, photographs, and recordings from the people who lived and worked in them. St Georges was once a hive of industry, dominated by factories and warehouses, but by the 1960s – in the face of foreign competition – it was in decline. Old family firms were bought-out, relocated or failed until by the late 1990s much of the area was unused. Today, as the Cultural Quarter, St Georges is experiencing a rebirth as a home for cultural and creative industries.

Use the free wi-fi at Phoenix to download the app and pre-load the guide before you start to explore! Ask for the Wi-Fi code at the bar.

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Box Office 0116 242 2800 Book Online www.phoenix.org.uk

*Concessions are available with proof of status, for: • Unemployed • Disabled • Retired in receipt of state pension

Special ticket offers Family ticket: Adult + child £9.50, adult + 2 children £14.25, 2 adults + 2 children £19.00 (2D films only). Access Cinema: Concessionary pricing applies to subtitled

Phoenix, 4 Midland Street, Leicester, LE1 1TG

films. All other screenings are £4. Carer tickets are free for

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

CEA card holders. Orange & EE Wednesdays: 2 for 1 tickets.

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A temporary pay and display car park is available next to Phoenix. Parking costs £1 for 1 hour, £1.50 for 2 hours, £2 for 3 hours and £4 all day. Parking after 6pm and on Sundays is free.

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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.

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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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