Phoenix Leicester March 2015 by Jake Harvey

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CINEMA

ART

NEW FILMS —

THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY CATCH ME DADDY LOVE IS STRANGE STILL LIFE

THIS MONTH —

THE CRYSTAL LINE The future battlefield heard through its past – in our gallery

FAMILY FILMS

Catch Shaun the Sheep this Easter

CAFÉ BAR SUITE FRANÇAISE

Fri 13 – Thu 26 Mar

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MARCH AT A GLANCE

THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL p4

Hinterland p4

Catch Me Daddy p6

The Duke of Burgundy p5

Boyhood p5

Into The Woods p7

Testament of Youth p6

Suite Française p6

Open Bethlehem p7

A Second Chance p7

The Signal p10

Still Life p7

Still Alice p10

Love is Strange p10

MOMMY

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COMING IN APRIL

DARK HORSE

The advent of March means the awards season is over for another year, and we can focus once again on what we enjoy most here at Phoenix – taking you off the beaten track to bring you smaller-budget, high quality films you won’t see anywhere else in the city. There’s a very British feel to this month’s programme, with films spanning the human condition – love in all its forms, missed opportunities, and questions of morality. Highlights include The Duke of Burgundy, Hinterland, Catch Me Daddy and Still Life. We’re always interested in hearing what you – our customers – think, so we’ve installed a new film reviews board where you can share your thoughts about the movies you’ve seen. Just fill in a card and pin it up! For a Mother’s Day treat on Sunday 15th, look no further than Phoenix, where you can enjoy one of three great films and a delicious lunch with our great value Film & Dine offer. A new exhibition opens in our Cube gallery this month: The Crystal Line blends a WW1 crystal radio with internet technology to explore the future of modern warfare. We’re also running a workshop where you can build your own crystal radio. And later this month we’ll be publishing our first book – Hidden Stories – featuring original creative writing inspired by Leicester’s Cultural Quarter and beyond. Join us for the exhibition opening on 31 March, and enjoy live performances from award-winning writers.

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CONTINUED FROM LAST MONTH

THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL

Fri 27 Feb – Thu 19 Mar Dir: John Madden Cast: Judi Dench, Maggie Smith UK 2015, 2hrs 2mins

In this sequel to the tremendously successful Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, proprietor Sonny is looking to expand. However, with his forthcoming marriage to the love of his life taking up all his time, he looks for help from his newly installed no-nonsense co-manager Muriel (Maggie Smith). Elsewhere, old favourites Evelyn and Douglas (Dench and

Nighy) are wondering where their regular lunch dates are leading, and handsome new arrival Guy (a twinkly-eyed Richard Gere) causes a bit of a stir.

MARY IS HAPPY, MARY IS HAPPY 15

Fri 27 Feb – Mon 2 Mar Dir: Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit Cast: Patcha Poonpiriya Thailand 2013, 2hrs 7mins

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Available as Silver Screenings – see p13

'The first film based on a real Twitter feed’ – this new Thai film following high school pupil Mary is a punchy and original comingof-age story.

A MOST VIOLENT YEAR

Fri 27 Feb – Thu 5 Mar Dir: J.C. Chandor Cast: Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain USA 2014, 2hrs 5mins Oscar Issac stars as heating oil supplier Abel, trying to grow his business in New York in 1981, the most crime-ridden year in the Big Apple’s history.

ENEMY

HINTERLAND + Q&A

Fri 27 Feb – Thu 5 Mar Dir: Denis Villeneuve Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal Canada / Spain 2013, 1hr 31mins

Mon 2 Mar, 6.15pm Dir: Harry Macqueen Cast: Lori Campbell UK 2014, 1hr 20mins

An enthralling psychological thriller from Denis Villeneuve (Incendies, Prisoners) guaranteed to make your skin crawl. Glum history professor Adam Bell is watching an old movie when he spots what looks like himself in a scene. Discovering the doppelganger is enigmatic actor Anthony, Adam tracks him down; but what begins as a friendly meeting descends into a darker journey as the two identical men’s lives become bizarrely and irrevocably intertwined.

The simple narrative of two friends setting out on a journey from London to Devon and back again is the basis for a beautifully-observed, gorgeously-shot tale about missed opportunities and a love seemingly out of reach. Writer, director and star Macqueen’s debut is a tender travelogue with moments of wistful, tender longing, and features superb performances by director and singer-turned-actress Lori Campbell. Director Harry Macqueen joins us for a Q&A following the screening.

BOYHOOD 15

RAILWAYS

Fri 6, Sat 7 and Mon 9 Mar REMEMBERED U Dir: Richard Linklater Sun 8 Mar, 2.30pm Cast: Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette Tickets: £7 USA 2014, 2hrs 42mins Rare archive films from the 1950/60s Back by popular demand after a recall Britain’s post-war golden tremendously successful awards age of steam when boys crowded season, Richard Linklater’s drama the end of railway platforms taking was filmed across a period of 12 engine numbers. It was the age of years with the same cast, following the Ian Allan Locospotters books young Mason (Ellar Coltrane) from and when ‘Railway Roundabout’ age 5–18. A nostalgic hymn to the was compulsive viewing on BBC recent past, childhood and family; children’s TV. British Transport Films whether it’s as a parent, sibling were shown in schools encouraging or friend, everyone will recognise many into a career on the railways some part of their own experience in and almost everyone wanted to be Mason’s journey. an engine driver. Nostalgia indeed!

THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY 18

Fri 6 – Thu 12 Mar Dir: Peter Strickland Cast: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Monica Swinn UK 2014, 1hr 44mins

Peter Strickland’s third feature charts the relationship between Cynthia, a woman who studies butterflies, and her maid and lover Evelyn. Whilst Strickland’s previous film, Berberian Sound Studio, was a love-letter to Italian giallo, The Duke of Burgundy is a beautifully-crafted throwback to the erotically-charged Euro films – 'so teasing and elusive of the 1970s. Visually stunning, it that after one viewing, you just want examines relationships and the limits to watch the thing again, and feel of compassion in a breathtakingly your way again around its contours.' kinky manner. – The Telegraph.

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING 12A Mon 9 – Thu 12 Mar Dir: James Marsh Cast: Eddie Redmayne UK 2014, 2hrs 3mins

With star Eddie Redmayne having nabbed an armful of awards, James Marsh’s powerful biopic of Stephen Hawking returns by popular demand. The film follows the young Hawking from his days studying theoretical physics at Cambridge to meeting and falling in love with literature student Jane, and their subsequent struggles dealing with his diagnosis of motor neurone disease.

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CATCH ME DADDY

Daniel Wolfe’s directorial debut follows Laila, a British-Pakistani girl on the run from her family with an ex-military boyfriend. Carving out an existence on the gloomy outskirts of the Yorkshire Moors, tensions begin to rise as a group of bounty hunters, led by Laila’s brother, are hired to track her down. Bold and thrilling British filmmaking with stunning cinematography from Robbie Ryan, the film has drawn comparisons to John Ford’s classic The Searchers.

Available as Silver Screenings – see p13

SUITE FRANÇAISE

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Fri 13 – Thu 19 Mar Dir: Daniel Wolfe Cast: Sameena Jabeen Ahmed UK 2014, 1hr 52mins

TESTAMENT OF YOUTH 12A

Fri 13 – Thu 26 Mar Dir: James Kent Cast: Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington UK 2014, 2hrs 10mins

After a short run in February, this moving adaptation of Vera Brittain’s 1933 autobiography is back by popular demand. Strong-willed and intelligent, Vera is torn between her ambition to be a writer, her relationship with her fiancée, and the increasing presence of the war. A spirited performance from Alicia Vikander as Vera with a great supporting cast including Kit Harrington (Game of Thrones).

Fri 13 – Thu 26 Mar Dir: Saul Dibb Cast: Michelle Williams, Kristen Scott Thomas, Sam Riley UK / France / Canada 2014, 1hr 47mins Saul Dibb (Bullet Boy, The Duchess) directs an impressive cast including Michelle Williams, Kristen Scott Thomas and Sam Riley in this sweeping romantic drama set during the first years of Nazi occupation in France. Lucile (Williams) is living with her controlling mother-in-law (Scott Thomas) as they await news of her prisoner-of-war husband. Things become complicated when their small town is occupied by Nazi

troops and Lucile is forced to accommodate Bruno, a handsome German officer (Matthias Schoenaerts) in her home. At first hostile towards the enemy soldier, the pair begin a romance that will threaten the frail unity of the small French town.

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

Sat 14 Mar, 3.45 pm Dir: Wes Anderson Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Willem Dafoe, Bill Murray UK / Germany / USA 2014, 1hr 37mins On its release in March 2014, Wes Anderson’s comedy struck a chord with audiences of all ages and tastes. The runaway winner of our Phoenix Top Five vote, The Grand Budapest Hotel throws its doors open for a final one-off screening. Zero Moustafa, the owner of the eponymous hotel, recounts his early tutelage under head concierge Gustave H.

STILL LIFE

12A

Fri 20 – Thu 26 Mar Dir: Uberto Pasolini Cast: Eddie Marsan, Joanne Froggatt UK / Italy 2013, 1hr 32mins Eddie Marsan stars as lonely council worker John May, whose unusual job is to seek out the relatives of those who have died alone, organise their funerals and write their eulogies. When told he is being made redundant, John throws himself into his final search for a deceased man’s family. Tracking down his daughter Kelly (Downton Abbey’s Joanne Froggatt), the two begin a touching friendship that makes John reconsider his lonesome

OPEN BETHLEHEM + Q&A PG Wed 18 Mar, 6.30pm Dir: Leila Sansour Cast: Leila Sansour Palestine 2014, 1hr 30mins

Leila Sansour’s striking documentary follows her campaign to unite Muslims, Christians and Jews in an attempt to end the occupation of her hometown from Israeli forces. Arriving in Bethlehem armed with a camera and a broken-down family car, intent on filming a documentary about her father, Leila soon finds herself caught up in a campaign to save the city. This special one-off screening is held in partnership with Friends of Al-Aqsa and will feature a Q&A with director Leila.

lifestyle. Uberto Pasolini’s film offers an extraordinary performance from Marsan and a moving study on solitude and death.

A SECOND CHANCE

Fri 20 – Thu 26 Mar Dir: Susanne Bier Cast: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Denmark 2014, 1hr 42mins, subs

Susanne Bier’s (In a Better World) latest is an edgy, nail biting thriller following two police officers who respond to a domestic disturbance and uncover a neglected baby in a cupboard. Recovering from his own personal tragedy and frustrated by the authorities’ refusal to intervene, one of the officers takes matters into his own hands and kidnaps the child. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Ulrich Thomsen supply gripping performances as good men torn between their duty and what they believe is the right thing to do.

INTO THE WOODS

Fri 27 – Mon 30 Mar Dir: Rob Marshall Cast: Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Johnny Depp USA 2014, 2hrs 5mins With an impressive ensemble cast featuring Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp, Emily Blunt and more, Into the Woods has finally made its leap onto the big screen. Adapted from the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Into the Woods offers a modern twist on all your favourite fairy tale characters whose paths are intertwined by the story of a baker and his wife cursed by a wicked witch (Streep).

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Peppa Pig Lazy Sunday: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Mary is Happy, Mary is Happy RSC – Love’s Labour’s Lost Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Enemy Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel A Most Violent Year A Most Violent Year Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Mary is Happy, Mary is Happy Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Hinterland + Q&A Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Enemy Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Enemy Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel A Most Violent Year Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Descriptive Subtitled Enemy A Most Violent Year Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel A Most Violent Year Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Enemy Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel A Most Violent Year RSC – Love’s Labour’s Won Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Enemy Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel A Most Violent Year Matrimonio all’italiana (Marriage Italian Style) Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Enemy 8 Great Hollywood Directors Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Boyhood Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel The Duke of Burgundy Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Boyhood Distributing Your Film Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Paddington Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel The Duke of Burgundy Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel The Duke of Burgundy Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Boyhood Paddington Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Railways Remembered Bolshoi Ballet: Romeo and Juliet Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel The Duke of Burgundy Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel The Theory of Everything Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel The Duke of Burgundy Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel The Duke of Burgundy Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Boyhood Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel The Theory of Everything Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel The Duke of Burgundy The Theory of Everything Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – Descriptive Subtitled The Duke of Burgundy Some Like it Hot The Theory of Everything Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel The Theory of everything Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

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Suite française A Second Chance Shaun the Sheep Lazy Sunday: Suite française Still Life Suite française Shaun the Sheep A Second Chance Suite française Still Life Suite française Still Life Suite française A Second Chance Suite française Still Life Hamlet Suite française Suite française A Second Chance Suite française Still Life Suite française – Descriptive Subtitled Still Life A Second Chance Suite française Suite française Still Life Suite française Still Life Suite française A Second Chance Still Life Suite française A Second Chance Suite française Still Life NT Live: A View from the Bridge Suite française Love is Strange White God Still Alice Love is Strange Still Alice Into the Woods Fargo Shaun the Sheep Into the Woods Spring in a Small Town The Signal White God Into the Woods Still Alice Hamlet Love is Strange Lazy Sunday: Shaun the Sheep Into the Woods Still Alice Spring in a Small Town White God Love is Strange Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter The Signal Shaun the Sheep Love is Strange Still Alice Into the Woods White God Still Alice Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter The Signal Love is Strange Shaun the Sheep Love is Strange Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter Shaun the Sheep Still Alice Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter

Access Cinema Silver Screening Courses Stage on Screen Leicester Red Project

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LOVE IS STRANGE

Fri 27 Mar – Thu 2 Apr Dir: Ira Sachs Cast: John Lithgow, Alfred Molina USA / France 2014, 1hr 34mins John Lithgow and Alfred Molina star as ageing Manhattan couple Ben and George in this warm and delicate film of sweet melancholy. Deciding to tie the knot after nearly 40 years together, their marriage results in George being fired from his teaching job at a Catholic school. No longer able to afford their apartment, the pair are forced to be apart and sleep on the

couches of friends and family, and soon the situation begins to take its toll on all involved. A beautifullyacted film about relationships and the need to wake up next to the one you love.

STILL ALICE

WHITE GOD

12A

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Fri 27 Mar – Thu 2 Apr Dir: Wash Westmoreland, Richard Glatzer Cast: Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin USA / France 2014, 1hr 41mins Julianne Moore is on awardwinning form in this adaptation of the 2007 best-selling novel. Moore plays Alice, a distinguished linguistics academic diagnosed with the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease and facing an uncertain future as her family struggle to come to terms with the devastating news. Alec Baldwin, Kate Bosworth and Kristen Stewart round-out an impressive supporting cast in this honest account of a family’s tested bonds.

Fri 27 Mar – Thu 2 Apr Dir: Kornél Mundruczó Cast: Zsófia Psotta Hungary 2014, 2hrs 1min, subtitled

– 'Breathtakingly exciting' – Empire. This gripping satire from Hungary won the Un Certain Regard Award at Cannes. Upset by her parents’ separation, Lili’s only comfort comes from her dog Hagen. When her father abandons the dog on the street, Hagen is trained by a gang to be a fighting dog. Turning on his trainers Hagen and an army of other mistreated dogs rise up and run riot through the streets of Budapest, and Lili must venture into the overrun city to find her friend.

THE SIGNAL

Sat 28 - Mon 30 Mar Dir: William Eubank Cast: Brenton Thwaites USA 2014, 1hr 37mins

A mind-bending new indie sci-fi film with echoes of Akira, Beyond the Black Rainbow and Primer. Computer geek Nic and his two friends decide to confront a hacker called Nomad and trace him to a dusty hut in the middle of nowhere. Suddenly everything goes black and Nic wakes up in a lab being questioned by the ominous Dr Damon. Pursued by Damon’s team after escaping the lab, Nic must find his friends and uncover the truth behind The Signal.

KUMIKO, THE TREASURE HUNTER

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Sun 29 Mar – Thu 2 Apr Dir: David Zellner Cast: Rinko Kikuchi USA 2014, 1hr 45mins, subs (parts)

This gripping new film revolves around the urban legend of Takako Konishi, a young Japanese woman who became convinced that the Coen Brothers’ film Fargo detailed the location of a lost bag of money. This led Konishi on an obsessive journey to America to discover its whereabouts. With stunning visuals and an acclaimed performance from Rinko Kikuchi, Kumiko is a cinematic experience to treasure.

Inspired by

LEICESTER SPRING IN A SMALL TOWN

Sat 28 – Sun 29 Mar Dir: Mu Fei Cast: Chaoming Cui, Wei Li China 1948, 1hr 38mins, subtitled – 'A powerful, yet exquisitely subtle emotional drama, something to be compared with Ophüls, or Mizoguchi, or with a Hollywood studio picture by Douglas Sirk or an early David

Lean,’ – The Guardian. Regarded as the finest work from the first great era of Chinese filmmaking, Fei Mu’s quiet, piercingly-poignant study of adulterous desire and guilt-ridden despair – now fully restored – is a world cinema gem waiting to be discovered. INSPIRED BY LEICESTER – every month we screen a film which reflects the rich diversity of life in Leicester.

ESSENTIAL CINEMA Must-see masterpieces

FARGO

DRIVE & ONLY GOD FORGIVES

Fri 27 Mar, 8.30pm Dir: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen Cast: Frances McDormand, William H. Macy USA 1996, 1hr 40mins

Sat 21 Mar, from 3.30pm Dir: Nicholas Winding-Refn Cast: Ryan Gosling USA 2011, 2013, 3hrs 6mins (15min interval) From the mind of Nicholas WindingRefn, two visually striking movies with pounding electronic scores by Cliff Martinez, both starring a moody, monosyllabic Ryan Gosling. Drive is a dreamlike, trance-inducing

DOUBLE BILL crime-thriller set against the neon-drenched locales of LA, and is followed by the blood-soaked revenge-driven nightmare Only God Forgives, set in the seedy streets of Bangkok.

To coincide with the release of Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter, which takes its inspiration from Fargo, we present a one-off screening of the Coen’s wonderful neo-noir comedy-thriller. Seven-monthspregnant cop Marge Gunderson investigates a series of murders that lead her to hapless car salesman Jerry Lundegaard and the recent kidnapping of his wife. One of the most popular cult films to ever come out of America? Yah, you betcha.

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STAGE ON SCREEN The world’s greatest stage shows at the cinema Tickets: £15 / £13 conc. If you’ve never experienced Stage on Screen, there’s plenty of great performances to choose from this month.

BOLSHOI BALLET

N AT I O N A L T H E AT R E LIVE

R OYA L SHAKESPEARE C O M PA N Y

Behind the Beautiful Forevers Thu 12 Mar, 7pm

Love’s Labour’s Lost Sun 1 Mar, 3pm

A View From the Bridge Thu 26 Mar, 7pm Sat 28 Mar, 7.30pm

Love’s Labour’s Won Wed 4 Mar, 7pm Thu 19 Mar, 7pm

The Hard Problem Thu 16 Apr, 7pm

The Merchant of Venice Wed 22 Jul, 7pm

Man and Superman Thu 14 May, 7pm

Othello Wed 26 Aug, 7pm

Romeo and Juliet Sun 8 Mar, 4pm GLOBE ON SCREEN

Ivan the Terrible Sun 19 Apr, 4pm

ENGLISH N AT I O N A L OPER A La Traviata Wed 11 Mar, 7.30pm The Pirates of Penzance Tue 19 May, 7.30pm Carmen Wed 1 Jul, 7.30pm

EXHIBITION ON SCREEN

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Vincent van Gogh – A New Way Tue 14 Apr, 7.30pm The Impressionists Tue 26 May, 7.30pm

Titus Andronicus Thu 2 Apr, 7pm Sat 4 Apr, matinee time TBC Julius Caesar Thu 7 May, 7pm Sat 9 May, matinee time TBC Antony & Cleopatra Thu 11 Jun, 7pm Sat 13 Jun, matinee time TBC The Comedy Of Errors Thu 25 Jun, 7pm Sat 27 Jun, matinee time TBC R OYA L E XCHANGE MANCHESTER Hamlet Mon 23 Mar, 7.30pm See our website for full details and to buy tickets (with no booking fee).

ACCESS CINEMA DESCRIPTIVE SUBTITLES

THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL PG Tue 3 Mar, 6.10pm Tue 10 Mar, 7pm

SUITE FRANÇAISE

Tue 17 Mar, 6pm Tue 24 Mar, 7pm

AUDIO DESCRIBED

SUITE FRANÇAISE Fri 20 Mar, 1pm

AUTISM FRIENDLY

PADDINGTON

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FAMILY FILMS SHAUN THE SHEEP

Sat 21 & Sun 22 Mar, Sat 28 Mar – Thu 2 Apr Dir: Richard Starzack, Mark Burton Cast: Justin Fletcher, John Sparkles UK / France 2014, 85mins The beloved Aardman animated character makes a move onto the big screen in his exciting featurelength debut. Shaun and his farmyard companions are forced to venture into the ‘Big City’ to save their missing owner, Farmer. This zany, stop motion adventure is perfect escapist entertainment for young children and adults alike.

PADDINGTON

Sat 7 & Sun 8 Mar, Sat 14 & Sun 15 Mar Dir: Paul King Cast: Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Julie Walters UK / France 2014, 95mins Based on the hugely popular children’s books by Michael Bond, Paddington Bear is now in his first feature film. When Peruvian bear Paddington visits London he meets the lovely Brown family, but also catches the eye of a rare bear collector!

MOTHER'S DAY

SUNDAY 15TH MARCH

SILVER SCREENINGS Matinee screenings for just £4.60 including refreshments.

THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL PG Wed 4 Mar, 11am © Leicester Mercury Treat your mum! For just £10 per person, you can enjoy a meal and a movie at Phoenix on Mother’s Day. Our films on the day are: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Suite française and Testament of Youth.

A limited number of tables can be reserved in advance (for this offer only) by calling our box office. Visit phoenix.org.uk/cafe-bar to find out more about our Café Bar and this offer.

SOME LIKE IT HOT

SUITE FRANÇAISE

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

Wed 18 Mar, 11am

STILL LIFE

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SHORT COURSES

BRITISH POLITICS IN FILM Sat 9 May (1 session) 10.30am – 4pm Price: £24 / £20 conc.

With the results of the general election due the day before, this one-day course explores the presentation of government on screen.

THE FADING AFTERGLOW OF CREATION — AN EXHIBITION OF THINGS FROM AN IMAGINED FUTURE

WORKSHOP: MAKE A CRYSTAL RADIO SET Sat 14 Mar 1pm - 4.30pm (1 session) Price: £25

To tie in with our upcoming exhibition, The Crystal Line, learn how to build your own crystal radio.

8 GREAT HOLLYWOOD DIRECTORS Fridays, 6 Mar – 8 May 2pm – 3.30pm (8 Sessions) Price: £52 / £44 conc.

Highlighting eight of the greatest Hollywood directors to grace the silver screen.

DISTRIBUTING YOUR FILM

Sat 7 Mar 10.30am – 4pm (1 session) Price: £35 / £30 conc. Film marketing, sales and distribution – how to sell your film and make a profit.

FILM SCHOOL

Thursdays, 7 May – 25 Jun 7pm – 9pm (8 sessions) Price: £96 / £80 conc. A week by week look at the process of filmmaking from planning your production to the final edit.

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Cube Gallery, Free 10 Apr – 8 May

unearthed artefacts from a long-dead race who fell victim The Fading Afterglow of Creation to their over-reliance on machines. brings together the work of Leicester-based artists Dave Briggs and Jack Squires, looking Both artists have been taking part in our Phoenix Interact at the ways fact and fiction Labs Bursary Scheme, combine to shape how we see designed to help artists use ourselves in an increasingly creative technology in their technologically-driven world. work. Visit phoenix.org.uk/get-involved The exhibition presents a to find out more about the collection of inventions using scheme and Phoenix Interact ideas taken from obsolete Labs. visions of the future, along with

CAS TALK: ALEX MAY Wed 11 Mar, 6.30pm, Free

The first in a new series of talks for anyone interested in the history and future of art and technology beginning with renowned digital artist, Alex May. See the website for more details.

ART JULIAN OLIVER THE CRYSTAL LINE Cube Gallery, Free Fri 6 – Mon 30 Mar

Created by internationallyrenowned artist Julian Oliver, The Crystal Line reconstructs a World War One crystal radio as a way to hear about the future of warfare. The advent of radio communications revolutionised war, removing the need for human and animal messengers, and giving commanders more effective control of their troops on the frontline. The radios possessed an almost magical quality, turning electromagnetic phenomena in the air directly into electricity.

THE CRYSTAL LINE— THE FUTURE BATTLEFIELD HEARD THROUGH ITS PAST

Today, all wireless communications are descendants of the crystal radio, from mobile phones to wireless networking. The Crystal Line will scour the World Wide Web for the latest developments in warfare, transmitting them to the radio set complete with audio properties and textures unique to crystal radio set; heard just as men in the trenches would have heard them a century ago.

Commissioned by Phoenix and the Cutting Room

LAUNCH EVENT

Fri 6 Mar, from 6pm Join us for the exhibition opening and a talk by Julian Oliver.

HIDDEN STORIES BOOK LAUNCH Screen 2, Tue 31 Mar 6pm – 7.45pm (drinks from 6pm, readings start at 6.30pm) Join us for the launch of Hidden Stories, an illustrated collection of original, award-winning writing inspired by the history of Leicester’s Cultural Quarter and the mills of the North Derbyshire town of Glossop. There’ll be live readings from the writers and an opportunity to meet them over a glass of wine or local beer.

The book expands upon the stories contained in our smartphone app of the same name. Search ‘Hidden Stories Leicester’ in the App Store or Google Play The book is part of Affective Digital Histories, a research project exploring how communities change with urban decline and regeneration. Visit affectivedigitalhistories.org.uk to find out more.

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