QFT Christmas 2017

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QUEEN’S FILM THEATRE

BOOKING AND VENUE INFO TICKET PRICES

BOX OFFICE

Standard admission :

£6.70 (after 5.30pm Tues – Fri, all day Sat and Sun) / £5.00 (before 5.30pm Tues – Fri)

The Box Office opens 30 minutes before the first screening of the day. This also applies to telephone bookings: 028 9097 1097.

Senior Citizens, Disabled Users (Carers’ tickets are free), Unwaged, QUB Staff: £5.00 (after 5.30pm Tues – Fri, all day Sat and Sun) / £4.00 (before 5.30pm Tues – Fri)

Skip the queue by booking online at queensfilmtheatre.com and printing your tickets at home.

Students (aged 16 and over), Children (under 16 years): £4 (all day) *ID required for discounted prices QFT Film Card: Discounts apply as per Terms & Conditions

QFT FILM CARD

Get discounted tickets plus invitations to special events, exclusive meal deals, free tea and coffee refills and much more. Buy online at queensfilmtheatre.com

All day Mondays £4 for every film* The ticket price for uncertified films includes a one-day QFT membership. * Certain exclusions may apply.

FREE PARKING!

QFT offers free parking from 4pm weekdays and all day Saturday and Sunday at the main Queen’s University car park situated beside the McClay Library (entrance at the top of Botanic Avenue).

QFT IS KINDLY SUPPORTED BY:

02/03

GIVE THE GIFT OF FILM The QFT gift pack is the perfect gift for the cinema addict in your life. Give someone a great night out at QFT with this gift that includes:

• • • • •

2 cinema tickets 2 cartons of popcorn 1 large bag of sweets 1 bottle of wine Presented in a cinema reel gift can

QFT GIFT PACK £35

SUPPORTED SCREENINGS

QFT’s Supported Screenings offer themed activities in the foyer 30 minutes before the start of the film, along with free tea, coffee and biscuits. December’s supported screenings are: Dementia Friendly Screening: White Christmas Sat 9 Dec, From 10.30am (Film 11.00am) Our Dementia Friendly screenings aim to make cinema more accessible by providing a fun and inclusive experience for people living with dementia, their families and carers. QFT is committed to the Age-Friendly Belfast Charter.

Autism Friendly Screening: Arthur Christmas Sun 17 Dec, From 11.30am (Film 12.00pm) We provide a relaxed space where audiences with autism or other sensory sensitivities can come along with families, groups and carers to enjoy a film experience in a sensory friendly environment.

Funded by the Department for Communities through Northern Ireland Screen.

RESTORED CLASSICS

RESTORED CLASSICS

This Christmas brings glad tidings of two beloved seasonal classics both newly restored in 4K. Released within a year of each other in 1946 and 1947 respectively, It’s a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street have been freshly boxed and wrapped in digital cinema’s fanciest packaging, adding an extra sparkle to their enduring magic.

They join White Christmas, screening here in its recently restored version.

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE

MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET WHITE CHRISTMAS

DIR: FRANK CAPRA • USA • 1946 2 HRS 10 MINS

DIR: GEORGE SEATON • USA • 1947 1 HR 36 MINS

Frank Capra’s gift that keeps on giving was initially met with a fairly cool response upon its first release - but has, since then, grown in stature, warming its way into the hearts of countless cinemagoers as a now treasured Christmas tradition. Its story of a troubled small-town banker (James Stewart) contemplating his life - and possible death on Christmas Eve follows the redemptive arc laid out in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.

Celebrating its 70th anniversary, this much-referenced and often-remade classic delves into the perennially sticky debate of whether or not Father Christmas truly exists. Kindly old Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn) lands a job at Macy’s department store as their Santa Claus, but causes consternation among his cynical employers when he insists that he’s the real deal. He drags New York’s great and good into an argument that only a miracle can settle.

FRI 8 – SAT 23 DEC

THURS 21 – SAT 23 DEC

SAT 9 (DEMENTIA FRIENDLY) THURS 21 & SAT 23 DEC

DIR: MICHAEL CURTIZ • USA • 1954 1 HR 59 MINS

Directed by Michael Curtiz (Casablanca) this heartwarming Christmas tale is a true joy to watch and includes a veritable treasury of Irving Berlin classic tunes. Two talented song-anddance men (Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye), pals during World War II, join forces, romantically and professionally, with The Haynes Sisters (Rosemary Clooney and Vera Ellen) and together they trek to Vermont for the perfect seasonal holiday.

04/05

FAMILY FAVOURITES

FAMILY FAVOURITES The Muppets, Tom Hanks and Aardman Animations – what more do you need for the perfect family Christmas?

THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL

THE POLAR EXPRESS

FRI 15 – SAT 23 DEC

DIR: BRIAN HENSON • USA • 1992 1 HR 26 MINS

SAT 16 – SUN 17 DEC

The best ever Muppet film, digitally restored for your viewing pleasure, and celebrating its 25th anniversary. Michael Caine plays Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserable old man, bitter about his past and determined to ignore Christmas completely. When Scrooge is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas past, present and future, he begins to discover the feeling of Christmas cheer and the importance of good deeds.

ARTHUR CHRISTMAS SUN 17 (AUTISM FRIENDLY) THURS 21 – SAT 23 DEC

DIR: ROBERT ZEMECKIS • USA • 2004 1 HR 40 MINS

DIR: SARAH SMITH & BARRY COOK UK/USA • 2011 • 1 HR 37 MINS

Robert Zemeckis pushed the boundaries of motion capture animation to create his unique winter wonderland starring Tom Hanks. Late on Christmas Eve, a young boy lies awake in bed doubting the existence of Santa Claus and nervously waiting to hear the sound of sleigh bells.

Instead a magical steam engine roars outside his window, bound for the North Pole.

Santa’s secret is revealed in this family comedy from animation wizards Aardman, creators of Wallace & Gromit. Santa misses one gift delivery, and to Santa’s young son, Arthur, this isn’t in keeping with the magic of Christmas. With retired Grandsanta, a rebellious young elf, an old sleigh and some untrained reindeer, Arthur sets out in a crazy mission to deliver the last present!

YULE CRACK UP!

YULE CRACK UP! Will Ferrell, Chevy Chase and, erm, Liam Neeson? The crazy, wacky and preposterous sides of Christmas are explored in two films that don’t take themselves too seriously (plus Love Actually).

ELF

LOVE ACTUALLY

NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION

DIR: JON FAVREAU • USA/GERMANY 2003 • 1 HR 37 MINS

DIR: RICHARD CURTIS • UK/USA/FRANCE 2003 • 2 HRS 15 MINS

DIR: JEREMIAH S. CHECHIK • USA • 1989 1 HR 37 MINS

Will Ferrell’s take on a North Pole elf trying to figure out Manhattan just might be the funniest he’s ever been, and this is certainly one of the best Christmas movies from the last twenty years. Under the watchful eye of writer/director Jon Favreau, Will Ferrell’s performance as loveable man-child Buddy is played with supreme comedic skill. Elf is a true modern Christmas classic.

With nine separate stories and the cheesiest concept you can imagine, you’ll never want to admit that this is a tearjerker, but it is. The star-studded cast includes Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Alan Rickman, Keira Knightley, Laura Linney and Emma Thompson (who steals the show). Whether you love it sincerely, love it ironically, or hate it but just can’t look away, we welcome you to join us!

With 25,000 lights on the roof, the SWAT team taking siege outside, and an exploding turkey on the dining room table, the Griswold family celebrates the holiday in true National Lampoon style!

Having survived both Wally World and Europe, Clark (funniest man alive Chevy Chase) and his family are now attempting to have a “good old-fashioned family Christmas.” What could go wrong?

MON 18 – SAT 23 DEC

MON 18 – WED 20 DEC

THURS 21 – SAT 23 DEC

06/07

CULT CHRISTMAS

CULT CHRISTMAS

Top of Santa’s “nice list” this year is the 4K restoration of It’s a Wonderful Life, but we’re also making room in our festive selection box for those more used to a lump of coal on the big day. Welcome to the party, pal!

GREMLINS

DIE HARD

BAD SANTA

DIR: JOE DANTE • USA • 1984 1 HR 46 MINS

DIR: JOHN MCTIERNAN • USA • 1988 2 HRS 12 MINS

DIR: TERRY ZWIGOFF • USA/GERMANY 2003 • 1 HR 31 MINS

We are delighted to welcome Gremlins star Zach Galligan to QFT for a post-screening Q&A! Two years after E.T., Steven Spielberg gave it a mischievous sibling in Joe Dante’s anarchic creature feature, a subversive parable on the dangers of irresponsible pet care that doubles as an antidote to small-town Americana and Yuletide sentimentality. Zach Galligan plays the teenager who unwittingly unleashes a vicious, murderous swarm of little gremlins.

Tickets £10 (£8 concessions and Film Card holders).

The employees of the Nakatomi Corporation have their festive soirée interrupted by the arrival of a group of well organised, well-armed - and well dressed - criminals headed up by a charismatic mastermind (Alan Rickman, in full flight). Their only hope is tough, street-smart New York cop John McClane (Bruce Willis). Out-numbered, out-gunned and minus a pair of shoes, McClane starts picking off the gang one by one. And you thought your office Christmas party was bad…

Forget the recent sequel, THIS is the ultimate feel bad Christmas movie. Billy Bob Thornton overindulges in the spirit of the season as Willie T. Stokes: a hard-drinking, foul-mouthed professional thief who cements his spot on the “naughty list” by impersonating a department store Santa in order to rob shopping malls during the Christmas period. Bad Santa is the latest in our series of Cult & Classic late night screenings.

+ ZACH GALLIGAN Q&A SAT 9 DEC, 8.10PM

FRI 15 – SUN 17 DEC

FRI 22 DEC, 10.00PM

AT A GLANCE

CHRISTMAS AT OFT - AT A GLANCE DATE

EVENT

TIME

Fri 8

It’s a Wonderful Life

6.20pm

Sat 9

Dementia Friendly: White Christmas It’s a Wonderful Life Gremlins + Q&A

From 10.30am (Film 11.00am) 1.50pm 8.10pm

Sun 10

It’s a Wonderful Life

5.20pm

Mon 11 – Thurs 14

It’s a Wonderful Life

6.20pm

Fri 15

It’s a Wonderful Life The Muppet Christmas Carol Die Hard

3.40pm/6.20pm/9.00pm 6.40pm 8.40pm

Sat 16

It’s a Wonderful Life The Polar Express The Muppet Christmas Carol Die Hard

3.40pm/6.20pm/9.00pm 4.30pm 6.40pm 8.40pm

Sun 17

Autism Friendly: Arthur Christmas The Polar Express It’s a Wonderful Life The Muppet Christmas Carol Die Hard

From 11.30am (Film 12.00pm) 3.30pm 5.20pm/8.00pm 5.40pm 7.40pm

Mon 18 – Wed 20

It’s a Wonderful Life Elf The Muppet Christmas Carol Love Actually

3.40pm/6.20pm/9.00pm 4.30pm 6.40pm 8.40pm

Thurs 21

White Christmas Arthur Christmas The Muppet Christmas Carol Miracle on 34th Street It’s a Wonderful Life Elf National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

1.45pm 2.20pm 4.15pm 4.30pm 6.20pm/9.00pm 6.40pm 8.45pm

Fri 22

Arthur Christmas The Muppet Christmas Carol Miracle on 34th Street It’s a Wonderful Life Elf National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation QFT Late: Cult & Classic: Bad Santa

2.20pm 2.40pm 4.30pm 4.40pm/7.20pm 6.40pm 8.45pm 10.00pm

Sat 23

White Christmas Arthur Christmas The Muppet Christmas Carol Miracle on 34th Street It’s a Wonderful Life Elf National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

1.45pm 2.20pm 4.15pm 4.30pm 6.20pm/9.00pm 6.40pm 8.45pm

Times are subject to change. Please check queensfilmtheatre.com for up-to-date information.

Pick up our double issue Nov-Dec What’s On guide for details of our full programme.