QUAD Film Guide May/June 2021

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Multi-Oscar winning Nomadland

May & June

Welcome back to an exciting new world of film Adam Marsh Film Programmer

New opening times Cinema Screenings Monday, Tuesday & Thursday: Between 3.00pm & 9.00pm Wednesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday: Between 12.00pm and 9.00pm

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Monday 17th – Thursday 20th May UK 2020 118 mins Dir: Francis Lee

Nomadland Monday 17th – Thursday 27th May USA 2020 107 mins Dir: Chloé Zhao Winner of Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress at the 2021 Oscars, Nomadland is this year’s must-see film. Frances McDormand (Fargo,Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) is Fern, who, following the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, packs her van and sets off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad.

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Ammonite

A fictionized account of the life of the 19th century palaeontologist Mary Anning, Kate Winslet plays the pioneering scientist with Saoirse Ronan as the gentlewoman who falls in love with her while staying in Mary’s beloved Lyme Regis.

12A

Minari (S)

Apples

Friday 21st – Thursday 27th May USA 2020 115 mins Dir: Lee Isaac Chung

Friday 28th May – Thursday 3rd June Greece 2020 91 mins Dir: Christos Nikou

A Korean-American family who move to a tiny Arkansas farm in search of a better life.

Father Jacob (Oscar nominated Stephen Yeun) plans to start a farm specialising in Korean vegetables, while his mother Monica (Yeri Han) worries about Jacob’s lofty ambitions.

Restrained and richly textured, by turns funny, moving and sharply insightful.

In an alternative version of the recent past the eerily timely Apples depicts a disease that leaves its victims with severe memory loss.

A government treatment programme prescribes sufferers to perform daily tasks and capture new memories with a Polaroid camera. Prescient and incorporating surrealist humour with a tender touch.

PG 15

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets

Sisters With Transistors

The Sound Of Metal

Monday 17th – Thursday 20th May USA 2020 98 mins Dir: Bill Ross & Turner Ross

Monday 17th – Thursday 20th May UK 2020 86 mins Dir: Lisa Rovner

Friday 21st – Thursday 27th May USA 2019 130 mins Dir: Darius Marder

It’s the closing night party at an American dive bar. The warmth of a pub jukebox spills out like liquor, behind the laughter, heart-to-hearts and enveloping ruby lighting, new friends are made in this last chance saloon, where the locals prop up the bar, along with each other.

Tapping into the community spirit and the connections people make in unexpected places.

A documentary telling the remarkable untold story of electronic music’s female pioneers, composers who embraced machines and their liberating technologies including Daphne Oram, Delia Derbyshire, Maryanne Amacher, Eliane Eadigue, Suzanne Ciani, and Laurie Spiegel.

Riz Ahmed is superb as the heavy metal drummer who, after losing his hearing, is forced to re-evaluate his place in the world. In a home for Deaf addicts, Ruben must choose between his new Deaf community and fighting to hold on to what has always defined him. Director Darius Marder uses innovative sound design to create a powerful soundscape that gives you a real sense of Ruben’s sonic experience.

First Cow

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Friday 28th May – Thursday 3rd June USA 2019 121 mins Dir: Kelly Reichardt In her latest film celebrated American director Kelly Reichardt (Meek’s Cutoff) once again trains her perceptive eye on the Pacific Northwest, this time evoking an authentically hardscrabble early nineteenth century way of life. A taciturn loner has travelled west to join fur trappers in Oregon Territory, where he forges a connection with a Chinese immigrant.

Soon the two collaborate on a highly successful business, but its longevity is perilously reliant upon the clandestine participation of a nearby wealthy landowner (Toby Jones) and his prized milking cow.

15 Peter Bradsaw,

Undergods

The Guardian

Friday 21st – Thursday 27th May UK 2020 92 mins Dir: Chino Moya A collection of darkly humorous, science fiction tales about human weakness and doomed fortune; a series of men see their worlds torn apart through a visit from an other-worldly stranger. This arresting first feature blends sci-fi and fantasy to create a world view which is at once savagely grotesque and alarmingly familiar.

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Frankie

After Love

The Dig

Friday 28th May – Thursday 3rd June USA/France 2019 100 mins Dir: Ira Sachs

Friday 4th – Thursday 10th June UK 2020 89 mins Dir: Aleem Khan

In Sintra, Portugal, an historic town known for its brightly coloured fairy-tale castles and lush gardens and parks, matriarch Frankie (Isabelle Huppert) gathers three generations of her family together for a holiday.

But despite the gorgeous surroundings, she has troubling news to impart.

Joanna Scanlan (Pin Cushion, The Thick Of It) gives a quietly devastating performance as a woman grappling with the death of her husband. Mary Hussain, who took the name Fatima when she converted to his Muslim faith, is tidying his things in their Dover home when she stumbles upon a secret, and she sets off across the Channel to Calais to uncover the truth.

Friday 4th – Wednesday 9th June (excluding Mon 7th & Tuesday 8th) UK 2021 111 mins Dir: Simon Stone In the late 1930s, wealthy landowner Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan) hires amateur archaeologist Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes) to investigate the mounds on her property in Sutton Hoo. The self-taught Brown and his team make a staggering find in the mysterious formations.

With Lily James, Johnny Flynn, Ben Chaplin and Ken Stott.

Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry Friday 11th – Sunday 13th June USA 2021 141 mins Dir: R J Cutler This documentary offers a deeply intimate look at extraordinary teenage phenomenon Billie Eilish.

Award-winning filmmaker R.J.Cutler follows her journey on the road, onstage, and at home with her family as the writing and recording of her debut album changes her life.

“The documentary captures everything – it’s as much of a warning of the dangers of fame as it is a celebration of Eilish’s undoubted stardom.”

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Polystyrene: I Am A Cliché

Evening Standard

Tuesday 1st – Thursday 3rd June UK 2021 89 mins Dir: Paul Sng & Celeste Bell Poly Styrene was the first woman of colour in the UK to front a successful rock band.

As the frontwoman of X-Ray Spex, the Anglo-Somali punk musician was a key inspiration for the riot grrrl and Afropunk movements. Featuring unseen material, this documentary follows Poly’s daughter, Celeste, as she examines her mother’s unopened artistic archive.

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Surge Friday 4th – Thursday 10th June UK 2020 105 mins Dir: Aneil Karia Ben Whishaw plays Joseph, an emotionally unstable airport security officer beset by loneliness, insomnia and unresolved feelings for a co-worker. After lashing out at work, he goes on a chaotic odyssey through London, experiencing surreal encounters with strangers as his actions push him closer and closer to breaking point – and/or liberation.

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Sheffield Doc Fest Two excellent selections from the UK’s finest documentary film festival Doc//Fest arrive just in time for our reopening.

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Summer of Soul Friday 4th June at 4:30pm USA 2021 117 mins Dir. Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson In the summer of 1969, The Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park).

After that summer, the footage was largely forgotten – until now. Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson presents a transporting film that includes never-before-seen concert performances from Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly and the Family Stone, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Ray Baretto, Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach and more.

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The Story of Looking Saturday 12th June at 8pm UK 2021 90 mins Dir Mark Cousins Facing the threat of losing his sight, award-winning filmmaker Mark Cousins embarks on an intimate odyssey from his bed, to explore the central role of looking in his own life and in the past, present and future of human experience. Join us in conversation with Mark as we delve into how looking can paint a portrait of our culture.

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The Father Friday 11th June – Thursday 20th June UK 2020 96 mins Dir: Florian Zeller Anthony is 81 years old. He lives alone in his London flat and refuses all the nurses his daughter Anne (Olivia Colman) tries to impose upon him. But the necessity of organising care is becoming more and more pressing, as she’s decided to move to Paris with a man she’s just met. Anthony Hopkin’s unflinching performance as a man in the grips of dementia powers nabbed him the BAFTA for Best Actor.

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Satori Screen: Tezuka’s Barbara

Ahead Of The Curve

Friday 11th June 7pm Japan 2019 100 mins Dir: Macoto Tezka

Monday 14th – Thursday 17th June USA 2020 95 mins Dir: Jen Rainin, Rivkah Beth Medow

UK Premiere

When famous novelist Mikura stumbles across a seemingly homeless young woman in an underpass, he brings her home and quickly finds he has a new muse. But his life is soon turned upside down as he is led down some dangerous paths by the bad-mannered, flirtatious and drunken woman who goes by the name of Barbara.

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Ahead Of The Curve tracks the power of lesbian visibility and community from the early ‘90s to the present day through the story of Franco Steven’s founding of Curve magazine.

Decades later, in the wake of a disabling injury, Franco learns that Curve will fold within the year and questions the relevance of the magazine in the face of accelerating threats to LGBTQ+ community.

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Friday 18th – Thursday 1st July USA 2021 120 mins Dir: Jon M. Chu A bodega owner has mixed feelings about retiring to the Dominican Republic after inheriting his grandmother’s fortune. With songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton) from his hit Broadway musical, Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) directs this joyous, happy musical.

The Odd Couple

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Rare Beasts Friday 11th – Thursday 17th June UK 2021 91 mins Dir: Billie Piper Mandy (Billie Piper) is a modern woman in a crisis. Raising a son, Larch (Toby Woolf) in the midst of a female revolution, mining the pain of her parents’ separation and professionally writing about a love that no longer exists, she falls upon a troubled man, Pete (Leo Bill), who is searching for a sense of worth, belonging and ‘restored’ male identity.

Monday 14th – Thursday 17th June USA 1968 101 mins Dir: Gene Saks Oscar Madison (Walter Matthau), a divorced, sloppy sports writer invites Felix Unger (Jack Lemmon), a newly separated meticulous photographer, to share his apartment. A hilarious comedy film based on Neil Simon’s stage play is the second pairing of ten films that Matthau did with Lemmon. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay Adaptation.

A Quiet Place Part II Friday 18th – Thursday 24th June USA 2020 97 mins Dir: John Krasinski After the devastating events of the first film, the Abbott family are forced out into the wider world where they realise that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats lurking beyond the sand path.

With Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds and Cillian Murphy.

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Friday 25th June – Thursday 1st July UK 2020 102 mins Dir: Euros Lyn

In The Heights

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Dream Horse

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Supernova Friday 25th June – Thursday 6th July UK 2021 95 mins Dir: Harry Macqueen After twenty years together, Sam (Colin Firth) and Tusker (Stanley Tucci)’s blissful life has been shattered following Tusker’s diagnosis with early onset dementia. The pair travel across England in their old campervan, visiting loved ones and returning to special places from their past. But as Sam and Tusker’s trip progresses and they are forced to confront the grave reality of their situation… Driven by two beautiful performances from Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci.

Toni Collette stars in this rousing story of triumph over adversity, via one woman’s extraordinary ambition to breed a champion racehorse in her home village.

Determinedly crowd-pleasing and very well-crafted, Dream Horse explores the impact of this triumph for all in this small but eclectic community and features excellent performances from Collette and Damien Lewis in particular, amid a wider cast including Owen Teale, Siân Phillips and BBC TV’s Gavin & Stacey‘s Joanna Page.

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Cine Kids PG

Scoob Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th June

U PG

Tom & Jerry

Raya And The Last Dragon

Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th May USA 2021 92 mins Dir: Tim Story

Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th June

The generation old rivalry between Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse spills over onto the big screen. Chloe Grace Moritz has the unenviable task to remove Jerry Mouse from the Royal Gate. She has no option but to bring in an exterminator in the form of a blue cat called Tom.

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Peter Rabbit 2

Godzilla Vs. Kong

Friday 28th May – Thursday 10th June USA 2021 93 mins Dir: Will Gluck

Friday 4th – Wednesday 9th June (excluding Mon 7th & Tue 8th) USA 2021 113 mins Dir: Adam Wingard

Mr McGregor and Bea are now happily married and living alongside Peter and his rabbit family. Bored of life in the garden, Peter heads to the big city and naturally creates chaos for all his family.

In the blue corner, hailing from the fighting city of Tokyo it’s the King Of Monsters Godzilla.

And his opponent in the red corner, the pride of Skull Island, King Kong! Released during Lockdown, this titanic match-up between two colossal monsters of cinema deserves to be seen on the big screen.

Earwig And The Witch Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th June

Family Focussed Film screenings every weekend and during school holidays.

All tickets are £4.00 per person for Cine Kids Club members. www.derbyquad co.uk/whats-on/ cinema/cine-kids