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WELCOME

Hello, and welcome to the first edition of Widescreen, the exclusive magazine for the Wells Film Centre.

In it, we'll be showcasing the movies we'll be featuring over the next month, bringing you the hottest film news and gossip, and giving you a bit more information on the movies heading your way in the months to come.

We're enormously proud of our cinema, and are also very passionate about film. Hopefully, as a local resident, you've been able to join

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us and share our passion, but if you haven't visited us yet, then I hope you'll find something in these pages to interest you and come and join us.

To find out showtimes for any of our films or Event Cinema, head to www.wellsfilmcentre.co.uk or ring us on 01749 673195 and we’ll be glad to help in whatever way we can.

Hope you enjoy the magazine. Sally Cooper Proprietor, Wells Film Centre

The Wells Film Centre was established in 1992 by Derek Cooper. Derek has been in the cinema industry for over 30 years, and started in the old Regal cinema – just next door to the Wells Film Centre.

Originally a village hall and scout hut, Derek built the cinema up from a single screen to the three state-of-the-art digital screens it now houses.

In the last couple of years, Derek has passed the management of the Wells Film Centre over to his daughters Sally, Becky and Libby, who share Derek’s passion for film and will ensure that the Wells Film Centre remains a family business that the whole community can enjoy.

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CONTENTS ISSUE 1  JUNE 2015

COMINGSOON

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Our news pages are fit to burst with the latest film news, the juiciest movie gossip and the best previews.

If it’s new and hot then you’ll find it here.

FEATURE2015 FILMS

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

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There are some incredible movies coming up in the second half of 2015, and in this feature we’re highlighting the ones that you’re going to want to see.

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From Minions to Mad Max: Fury Road, if you’re heading out to the Wells Film Centre this month, then here’s what you’ve got to look forward to.

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Think you know your films? Time to prove your movie mettle with our ingenious quiz.

COMMUNITYSECTION 42 News and events for Wells and the surrounding area.

If you’re looking for something else to do with your free time, then we have plenty of options for you.

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It’s the final page, but we’re going out in style. Every issue we dissect a classic movie moment and give you little-known facts on the amazing scenes that have made movie history.

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WIDESCREEN DIGITAL Welcome to the unique digital edition of Widescreen, the film magazine for the Wells Film Centre in Somerset.

Here you find the same magazine as the print one that’s distributed to the Wells area, but with a few exclusive neat touches.

You can click on any of the adverts to go to their web page, and keep an eye out for any of these icons for a range of bonus features.

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STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED

The latest news on 2015’s biggest movie

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o what do we know so far? Well, the Internet has been in meltdown since the film was officially announced on the 30th of October, 2012 – the same day that Disney acquired Lucasfilm for the sum of $4.05 billion – but hard facts are still thin on the ground.

The two trailers released so far have revealed that the dark side of the Force has risen again, with the wonderfully titled Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) seen

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with a seemingly homemade lightsaber and Luke Skywalker apparently missing.

The Empire are no more, but in its place is the First Order – and one of the main First Order officers is Captain Phasma (Gwendoline Christie), the chrome stormtrooper shown above. Empire fans need not worry though, as the First Order is made up from the remnants of the Empire, so stormtroopers, TIE fighters and Star Destroyers will all appear.

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Joss Whedon, the writer and director of (among many others) the two Avengers movies is rumoured to have signed up to do Star Wars: Episode IX. When recently asked about the role of families in the Star Wars universe, Daisy Ridley (Rey) dropped a fairly large hint that the rumours are true and she’s the daughter of Han and Leia. “I have to say that I’m ‘solitary’, that’s how I begin – that’s probably a big clue as to what it is,” said Ridley in an interview on Japanese TV. Solitary? Solo? Geddit?

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18 DEC New characters such as Finn (John Boyega) and Rey (Daisy Ridley) feature heavily but everybody really wants to see the return of Luke, Han, Leia and Chewie. They’re all back, but how do they link the old characters with the new?

We believe Finn and Rey discover Luke’s lightsaber and take it to Leia, which begins a hunt for Luke who’s been in hiding since the end of the Empire in Return of the Jedi.

Seriously, could it be anything less than amazing? We’ll find out soon enough.

The best Star Wars rumour we heard this month? It has to be the one that Daniel Craig has a cameo in The Force Awakens as a stormtrooper. Simon Pegg let it slip in a red carpet interview, but it’s not been confirmed by Craig himself.

Although Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams) doesn’t appear in Episode VII, we have it on very good authority that the original owner of the Millennium Falcon is definitely due to appear in one of the two sequels – or the three spin-off films.

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PERFECTLY PITCHED Anna Kendrick, the multi-talented Oscar-nominated star of Pitch Perfect 2, explains how the film and the character of Beca were created

Taking the pressure off “When you do almost every other film, you have no idea if anybody’s going to be interested in sitting down and watching your movie. To me, it felt like the pressure was off because I knew people wanted to see Pitch Perfect 2.”

On creating the character of Beca “I remember something in the air on the first movie where people wanted Beca to be more energetic and enthusiastic. I told them that I just don’t think we need to try that hard. I think when you try to create the ultimate cool-girl badass, people recoil. Just let people discover her.”

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Developing the Barden Bella sound “The Bellas have gone a little too far. They went for an original sound by the end of the first movie, and this time around it’s good, but it’s a lot. There’s too much showmanship and sound, so this movie is about them thinking they need to push it even further, when they actually need to strip back down and find themselves again.”

Working with top choreographer, AJ Jones He’s worked with the best of the best, but he knows how to deal with people who say, ‘I can’t do that,’ to which he says, ‘It just looks hard; it’s going to be great.’”

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RISING STAR

The hottest movie news, in bite-sized pieces

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You may not instantly recognise Miles Teller, but we promise that his name is one you’ll be hearing a lot more of in the future

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lthough he had been in films before the incredible Whiplash, it was Miles Teller’s performance as the talented music student Andrew Neyman who battles the bullying teacher Fletcher (Oscarwinner J.K. Simmons) that thrust him very deservedly into the spotlight.

Miles first caught Hollywood’s eye when he starred alongside Nicole Kidman in 2010’s harrowing Rabbit Hole, before a major part in the Young Adult series, Divergent.

It’s unknown whether the fact Miles has been drumming since the age of 15 (he’s now a youthfullooking 28) helped him secure the role in Whiplash, but he did have to sharpen his talents to play the gifted

jazz drummer – having lessons three days a week for four hours at a time.

Now Miles is one of Hollywood’s hottest young stars, with a wide range of movies in the pipeline – including one of this year’s blockbusters, Fantastic Four, where he’ll be playing super-stretchy Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic).

STAR TRIVIA Miles was in a near-fatal car accident in 2007, which left him with multiple scars on his face and neck.

Rumour has it that Miles has been signed up to play the actor (and Ghostbuster!)

Dan Aykroyd in a John Belushi bio-pic – Dan and John played and acted together in the 70s and 80s as The Blues Brothers.

Believe it or not, but Marvel and Sony Pictures are rebooting Spider-Man again.

The next film will appear in 2017 (with a rumoured cameo in the next Avengers film, too), and young actor Asa Butterfield has apparently bagged the title role.

Ricky Gervais has announced that The Office’s David Brent will be heading to the big screen. Titled Life on the Road, the film will centre around him touring with a struggling rock band.

Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy recently confirmed that a new Indiana Jones film is ‘in the works’. There’s no news year on casting, but we’ve heard a rumour that Harrison Ford won’t be back in the role and it might go to Chris Pratt instead.

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COMINGSOON PIECES OF EIGHT

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Meet the stars of The Hateful Eight, Quentin Tarantino’s next star-studded blockbuster

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NEW AARDMAN TBA FILM ANNOUNCED And it’s taking us back to the dawn of time

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fter the enormous success of Shaun the Sheep, Aardman are already beavering away on their next film, Early Man, and this one has Aardman co-creator Nick Park back at the helm – his first film since directing Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.

Obviously we know very little about the movie yet, apart from that it’ll be another stop-motion animation title and it’s set at the dawn of time, when (apparently) man roamed the earth alongside the dinosaurs. Colour us excited!

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hen the script for The Hateful Eight, Quentin Tarantino’s latest film, was leaked online in 2013, we all presumed that would be the end of it – especially when Tarantino himself hosted a charity one-off reading of the script the following April – but after a fairly hefty rewrite, filming went ahead and the resulting movie will be released later this year.

Set around 1880, The Hateful Eight is peppered throughout with Tarantino’s sharp dialogue and character studies.

After a blizzard forces eight bounty hunters to share a house, tempers quickly fray and it’s not long before the body count starts to rise…

TOP FIVE Tom Hardy, who stars in the recently released and critically acclaimed Mad Max: Fury Road, is a hugely versatile actor. To prove it, here are five of his most varied performances…

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BRONSON (2008)

Hardy put on three stone and did around 2,500 press-ups a day to transform himself into the character of serial offender, Charles Bronson.

INCEPTION (2010)

Although he made plenty of fans as Bronson, it was when he played the part of the con man Eames in Inception that Hardy became a star.

THE LITTLE MAN

THE BOUNTY HUNTER

THE HANGMAN

THE SHERIFF

Oswaldo Mobray Tim Roth

Major Marquis Warren Samuel L. Jackson

John Ruth Kurt Russell

Chris Mannix Walton Goggins

THE PRISONER

THE COW PUNCHER

THE CONFEDERATE

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Daisy Domergue Jennifer Jason Leigh

Joe Gage Michael Madsen

Sanford Smithers Bruce Dern

Bob Demián Bichir

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (2012)

Hardy beefed up again to play Batman’s toughest adversary yet, the psychotic Bane.

THIS MEANS WAR (2012)

Switching roles completely, Hardy stars alongside Chris Pine and Reese Witherspoon in a rom-com about two spies in love with the same woman.

LOCKE (2013)

Entirely shot during a car journey with just Hardy as the driver, his character, Ivan Locke, receives a phone call that changes his life.

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WELLS CINEMA NEWS

WELLS FILM CENTRE JOINS THE MEERKATS Goodbye Orange Wednesdays, hello Meerkat Movies

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eerkat Movies is the exciting new reward for customers of comparethemarket.com, offering 2 for 1 cinema tickets every Tuesday or Wednesday for a whole year when you buy a qualifying product.* Becoming a Meerkat Movies member is easy. All you need to do is make a qualifying purchase through comparethemarket.com. Then download the Meerkat Movies app, or visit comparethemarket.com. Log in to activate your membership and claim your voucher.

You then have one voucher code to use every Tuesday or Wednesday at the Wells Film Centre, so just show your 2 for 1 voucher code to the cashier and enjoy the film. Simples!

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A GRAND NIGHT OUT

Charity screening raises £181 for the CTBF

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he Wells Film Centre were proud to host a special gala night on the 8th of May, with an exclusive screening of the film A Royal Night Out one week before the film’s official release date in the UK. The event was hosted to honour the 70th anniversary of VE Day, and raised a total of £181 for the CTBF (the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund). This was helped by a charity raffle that included very generous donations from the Swan Hotel, Great Shakes bar, Spinning Wheel tearoom, Wendy’s Hair and Beauty Salon, Beah restaurant and the Wells Film Centre itself.

The Wells Film Centre is planning more charity events for later in the year, so keep an eye on the news pages of Widescreen, or ‘like’ the Film Centre’s Facebook page at www. facebook.com/WellsFilmCentre.

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TED 2

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STARRING: Mark Wahlberg, Seth MacFarlane, Amanda Seyfried, Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman DIRECTOR: Seth MacFarlane

he original Ted film was such an ingenious idea that it couldn’t possibly fail. And fail it didn’t, as the combination of a razor-sharp script and an original idea made it a box office smash and ensured that a sequel was just a formality. For those (few) that missed Ted, it was all about a boy’s teddy bear that was magically brought to life. So far so safe, but as the boy turns into a man then so does the bear and, well, you can imagine the rest.

A lot’s happened to Ted (voiced by the film’s writer/director, Seth MacFarlane) since the end of the first film. He’s married his girlfriend, TamiLynn, and they’re planning to start a family. Before that though, Ted receives a letter stating that he’s required to prove he’s a person in a court of law.

Can Ted settle down, raise a family and win his case? Perhaps, but there’s bound to be plenty of near-misses and hilarious situations before he gets there. Be sure not to miss this, as Ted 2 will be one of the funniest and most outrageous films released this year.

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ANT-MAN

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STARRING: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Corey Stoll, Evangeline Lilly, Judy Greer, Hayley Atwell DIRECTOR: Peyton Reed

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roving that size really isn’t everything, the latest in the exceedingly long line of films to be released in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (their words, not ours) is Ant-Man on the 17th of July.

As the name would suggest, Ant-Man features a superhero the size of an ant and, comparatively, just as strong.

Originally down to be directed by Wells’ own Edgar Wright (who left the project last year), it’s the tale of petty criminal Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), who teams up with the retiring Ant-Man Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) to carry on the good name and protect the secret behind the Ant-Man suit from a wide selection of evil types that are trying to steal it.

Under the weight of a seemingly endless pile of superhero movies that feature enormous superhuman characters that can destroy buildings with a casual flick of the arms, Ant-Man has to be applauded for trying something new. And you’ll be able to see the results for yourself when it hits the Wells Film Centre next month.

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INSIDE OUT

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STARRING: Diane Lane, Amy Poehler, Kyle MacLachlan, Mindy Kaling, Bill Hader DIRECTORS: Pete Docter, Ronaldo del Carmen

ixar are a studio that, over the years, has produced some innovative and groundbreaking animation, and every indication is that Inside Out will continue this tradition.

The story centres on the character of Riley, a young girl who's run by her emotions – literally. Inside her head are five emotional characters (Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and sadness) that live in the Headquarters, the control centre in Riley's mind. Sounds bonkers? Quite possibly, but no more bonkers than a rat becoming a top chef and we all loved Ratatouille!

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FANTASTIC FOUR

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STARRING: Miles Teller, Toby Kebbell, Jamie Bell, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara DIRECTOR: Josh Trank

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ou’re forgiven for not initially getting too excited about a new Fantastic Four film. After all, the last two (released in 2005 and 2007) were only average at best, but the good news here is that 2015’s Fantastic Four is new and very much improved.

For starters, it’s directed by Josh Trank, who gave us the impressive character-driven sci-fi film Chronicle, and written by Simon Kinberg who’s penned three X-Men movies and is now working on 2018’s Star Wars spinoff movie, so it’s fair to say that they this is a franchise that's in safe hands.

Of course, the proof will be in August when Fantastic Four is released, but all the signs are that it will not only be a match for the two previous Fantastic Four films, but that it will significantly improve upon them, too. Watch this space.

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RICKI AND THE FLASH

STARRING: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Sebastian Stan, Mamie Gummer DIRECTOR: Jonathan Demme

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he may have won three Oscars in her glittering 40-year career, but one thing Meryl Streep has never done before is play a rock singer.

Directed by Jonathan Demme (who previously gave us, among others, The Silence of the Lambs and Philadelphia) and written by the brilliant Diablo (Juno) Cody, Ricki and the Flash centres on the life of Ricki Rendazzo (Streep), an ageing rocker who gave up her family to follow her dream of being a famous rock ‘n’ roller.

When her daughter Julie (played by Streep’s real-life daughter, Mamie Gummer) goes through a personal crisis, Ricki decides to put her music career on hold and return to her family.

With a rocking soundtrack (all performed by Streep and her band) and an emotionally charged storyline, Ricki and the Flash is looking like being another winner for the world's bestknown actress.

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FEATURE2015 FILMS

COMING ATTRACTIONS

2015’s been a great year for movies so far. Here we take a closer look at some of the biggest releases heading to the Wells Film Centre in the rest of it.

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SPECTRE

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23 OCT STARRING: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Naomie Harris, Ralph Fiennes DIRECTOR: Sam Mendes Spectre will be the 25th Bond film, and the first full one starring Ralph Fiennes as M, Naomie Harris as Moneypenny and Ben Whishaw as Q. When Bond discovers a cryptic message from an unlikely source, it leads him to a sinister organisation known as SPECTRE. 007 will need all his extensive skills and experience to uncover the secret and, once again, save the world.

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FEATURE2015 FILMS SPY

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5 JUNE STARRING: Melissa McCarthy, Jude Law, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne, Allison Janney DIRECTOR: Paul Feig Reuniting the comedy dream team of Melissa McCarthy and Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, The Heat) for another outing sees McCarthy in the role of Susan, a desk-bound CIA analyst who dreams of being out in the field with the other agents. When fate gives her the opportunity of a lifetime though, Susan has to go deep undercover to prevent a global crisis and, ultimately, save the world!

JURASSIC WORLD

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The park is finally open, but disaster strikes when a genetically modified new breed of dinosaur decides to go on a rampage. With the action ramped up and an all-star cast, we’re all hoping that Jurassic World can do justice to the series.

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The year is 1947, and a long-retired Sherlock Holmes (played perfectly

by Ian McKellen) is haunted by the one case he never managed to solve 50 years previously. Piecing together the clues he can remember, can he solve it before it’s too late?

29 MAY

The Barden Bellas are back and taking to the international stage.

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MR. HOLMES

29 MAY

SAN ANDREAS

After an earthquake, one man goes on a rescue mission to save his daughter.

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ANT-MAN

Paul Rudd stars in this superhero movie where size isn’t everything.

THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.

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14 AUG STARRING: Henry Cavill, Arnie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Hugh Grant DIRECTOR: Guy Ritchie The coolest TV show ever made gets the big-screen treatment with Henry Cavill (Man of Steel) and Arnie Hammer (The Lone Ranger) stepping into the roles of Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin. Set in the early 60s, the two play U.N.C.L.E. agents forced to work together to stop a mysterious international criminal organisation. And wear very sharp suits, too!

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MINIONS

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The brilliant Minions were arguably the funniest thing in the two Despicable Me films, so it makes perfect sense for them to have their own movie. In it, three of them (Kevin, Stuart and Bob) venture out in search of a new master.

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MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS

The second in the Maze Runner trilogy.

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TED 2

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The sequel to one of the funniest and most original comedies of recent years sees Ted settled down and married to his sweetheart, Tami-Lynn. They want to start a family, but first Ted has to prove he’s a person in a court of law.

2 OCT

EVEREST

A climbing expedition on Mount Everest is hit by a devastating storm.

2 OCT

THE WALK

Philippe Petit’s attempt to cross the Twin Towers is brought to film.

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FEATURE2015 FILMS THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 2

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STARRING: Jennifer Lawrence, Julianne Moore, Josh Hutcherson, Woody Harrelson DIRECTOR: Francis Lawrence The epic Hunger Games series comes to its dramatic conclusion with the second film of the third book, Mockingjay. In it, Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) has to deal with a full-scale war in the nation of Panem and the growing threat of assassination by President Snow (Donald Sutherland). Her only hope of survival is to kill Snow before he gets to her, but can she succeed?

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THE CHOIR

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After a tragic death in his family, 11-year-old Stet (Garrett Wareing) is moved to a Choir school where, initially, he’s reluctant to joy in. The school’s master (Dustin Hoffman) is the first to spot that Stet has a rare and impressive talent, though.

INSIDE OUT

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Inside Out is the first of two Pixar releases this year, and tackles the question ‘what would happen if all your emotions were actual characters living in your head?’ It’s a strange one to be sure, but Pixar are renowned for bringing us original (and brilliant) stories.

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A new twist on the classic Peter Pan tale, starring Hugh Jackman.

A powerful drama about the rise of the feminist movement.

Maggie Smith plays a homeless pensioner in a script by Alan Bennett.

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THE LADY IN THE VAN

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

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STARRING: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley DIRECTOR: J.J. Abrams The hope of the world is that J.J. Abrams is able to exorcise the ghosts of the last three Star Wars films, and with his pedigree and the fact that the script is being co-written

by Lawrence Kasdan (who wrote The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi), we happen to think the Star Wars legacy is in very safe hands. Come the 18th of December and we’ll know for sure.

FANTASTIC FOUR

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We weren’t sure of what to make of this Fantastic Four reboot, but when we realised that it starred the likes of Miles Teller (Whiplash), Jamie Bell (Tintin, Billy Elliot) and Toby Kebbell (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes), we knew it was in safe hands.

27 NOV

THE MARTIAN

Ridley Scott directs and Matt Damon stars in this sci-fi action-adventure.

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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 5

26 DEC

We currently know absolutely nothing about Mission: Impossible 5, aside from the fact that all the gang are returning and long-time Tom Cruise collaborator Christopher McQuarrie is directing. We’re expecting big things, though.

27 NOV

THE GOOD DINOSAUR

It’s Pixar again, with this tale about an Apatosaurus named Arlo.

21 DEC

THE PEANUTS MOVIE

Charles M. Schulz’s classic comic strip hits the big screen in style.

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THIS MONTH’S MOVIES

All the films coming to Wells Film Centre this month

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We go back in time to help the Minions find a new boss!

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SURVIVOR

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PITCH PERFECT 2

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SPY

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DANNY COLLINS

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MINIONS PG

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26 JUN

STARRING: Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, Steve Coogan, Jennifer Saunders DIRECTORS: Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin RUN TIME: 95 minutes

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Scarlet is a dangerously charming woman, which could not have been easy in the late 1960s Pierre Coffin (co-director)

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n what is surely one of the movie highlights of the year, the hilarious minions from the two blockbuster Despicable Me films have broken out to star in their own movie.

In the ultimate origins film, Minions takes us way back in time to the dawn of creation to witness the birth of the minions themselves to when they discover their purpose in life. Born to serve the most despicable masters on the planet, they work for dinosaurs, Genghis Khan and Napoleon. Unfortunately for the minions though (as well as the people they serve), a series of tragic accidents leaves their masters dead and them without a job.

FILMFACTS One of the directors, Pierre Coffin, voices all the minions in the movie – over 100 of them.

If you want more minions films, then there are three short minions movies on each DVD or Blue-ray for Despicable Me and Despicable Me 2.

Missing Gru? He’s not in the Minions movie, but Despicable Me 3 has been confirmed for release in 2017.

We skip forward a few decades now and the minions are living in Antarctica. Without anyone to serve they become bored and listless, until one more ambitious minion, Kevin, decides to head out and find a new master. With two other minions tagging along, the rebellious Stuart and the loveable little Bob, the three head to America to attend Villain-Con and find a new boss. And it’s there that the meet the world’ first female super-villain, Scarlet Overkill (Sandra Bullock).

“Scarlet is an unusual supervillain,” says Minions’ co-director Pierre Coffin. “She is a dangerously charming woman, which could not have been easy in the late 1960s.” And Minions’ producer, Chris Meledandri says, “This is a side to Sandra Bullock we haven’t seen before. She is really enjoying playing with this villainy but underneath there’s a character you cannot help but fall in love with.”

Rarely do we get the feeling that a film is going to be amazing before we’ve seen it, but anyone who’s seen any of the three trailers for Minions knows that it’s guaranteed to be a hysterical movie from the first scene to the very end.

TRAILER TRAWL The best bits of the film’s trailer…

1 The year is 1968 and the minions are off to find a new master to work for.

2 Hitching a lift, they get picked up by a family heading to Villain-Con in Orlando.

3 But when they get there, the only baddie anyone is talking about is Scarlet Overkill.

4 Scarlet tells the minions a bedtime story – with a suitably scary ending!

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SAN ANDREAS TBC

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29 MAY

STARRING: Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Ioan Gruffudd, Paul Giamatti, Kylie Minogue DIRECTOR: Brad Payton RUN TIME: TBC

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an Andreas is a big film.

From the movie’s star, Dwayne Johnson (who stands at six foot, five inches), to the grade-9 earthquake that rips through California after the infamous San Andreas fault collapses, it’s a film that respectfully channels classic Irwin Allen disaster movies from the 1970’s, such as The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno, yet brings the genre bang up to date with some stunning visual effects.

Interviewed at San Andreas’ British premiere, the film’s star, Dwayne Johnson said, “The movie is big, it’s epic. There are visual effects

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and there’s family. There are all these cool elements that if you do right in a disaster genre – which is a hard genre to get right – then we have a shot at making it cool.”

Family is an important word here, as San Andreas is all about it.

Johnson plays Ray, a search and rescue helicopter pilot in Los Angeles who, along with his estranged wife Emma (Carla Gugino), must brave a crumbling city to fly across to San Francisco to rescue their daughter, Blake (Alexandra Daddario). Little do they realise though, that a second, larger earthquake is about to hit the whole state of California…

FILMFACTS The San Andreas fault is a tectonic fault line that runs through most of California.

Expert seismologists predict that it could cause a massive earthquake at any time.

Dwayne Johnson’s first movie role was 2001’s The Mummy Returns.

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PITCH PERFECT 12A

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29 MAY

STARRING: Anna Kendrick, Elizabeth Banks, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow, Adam DeVine DIRECTOR: Elizabeth Banks RUN TIME: 115 minutes

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he Barden Bellas are back!

After their triumphant victory at the nationals, the stage seems set for them to take over the world – especially when they’re booked in to performance for the President at his birthday celebrations. Unfortunately though, after a rather revealing wardrobe malfunction by Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson) during the performance, the Bellas are suspended from performing in any a cappella competition. Their only hope for salvation is if they can win the a cappella worlds in Copenhagen, but that means going head-to-head

with the ruthless German group, Das Sound Machine.

As Anna Kendrick, who plays the role of Beca, the leader of the Barden Bellas says, “The Bellas have gone a little too far, so this movie is about them thinking they need to push it even further, when they actually need to strip it back down and find themselves again.”

After the enormous success of the first film, a sequel was inevitable, really. Thankfully though, the hugely talented writer of the original Pitch Perfect film is back, and Elizabeth Banks – who returns as Gail – is taking over directorial duties. June 2015

FILMFACTS Despite nearly missing out on the chance to play the role of Gail in the first Pitch Perfect movie (it very nearly went to Kristen Wiig), Elizabeth Banks has gone on to not only star in the sequel but direct it too!

Real a capella groups were used during filming.

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SPY 15

5 JUN

STARRING: Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Jason Statham, Jude Law, Allison Janney, Bobby Cannavale DIRECTOR: Paul Feig RUN TIME: 120 minutes

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ou’ve got to feel sorry for Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy). Getting a job with the CIA and expecting a life of excitement and danger as an agent in the field, she actually ends up working as a low-level analyst.

She may be good at her job, but rather than dodging bullets and travelling the world, she’s more likely to be found behind a desk filing paperwork.

All that changes though when Susan’s called up for an undercover job – as, to be honest, she’s the only one working for the CIA who wouldn’t be recognised. Before she

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knows it, Susan is working alongside her reluctant co-agent Rick Ford (Jason Statham) and battling her Bridesmaids co-star Rose Byrne (playing the gloriously over-the-top villain, Rayna Boyanov).

Spy is another great film from the very much in vogue McCarthy. She’s funny without resorting to stealing scenes and chewing scenery, and this is the third time she’s worked with the writer/director Paul Feig (previously, he’s directed her in Bridesmaids and The Heat). The pair will be reunited again next year for the hotly anticipated all-female Ghostbusters reboot.

FILMFACTS Paul Feig has worked with Melissa McCarthy twice previously (on Bridesmaids and The Heat) and they’re working together again for 2016’s Ghostbusters reboot.

Melissa McCarthy trained in the Filipino martial art Kali for the role.

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JURASSIC WORLD 12A

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11 JUN

STARRING: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Judy Greer, Vincent D’Onofrio, Jake Johnson DIRECTOR: Colin Trevorrow RUN TIME: 120 minutes

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f you remember, at the end of 2001’s Jurassic Park 3 everyone escapes from the island and the whole dinosaur eco system is left to sort itself out quietly on its own. As nice as that would be, it doesn’t necessarily make for interesting movies, so now, 14 years later, we have Jurassic World, and the park is very much open for business.

Jurassic World is set 22 years after the events in the third film, and while the park features the whole range of dinosaurs available through John Hammond’s original cloning programme, and plenty of creatures that would chomp through you

given the slightest opportunity, the punters (around 20,000 a day) are getting a little bored.

As the stock price for the park begins to drop, the powers that be (chiefly the park’s Operations Manager, Claire Dearing – Bryce Dallas Howard) decide that the way forward is to genetically engineer larger, smarter and fiercer dinosaurs to bring the crowds back. The result is the Indominus rex, a creature twice the size of a T-rex and with a sizeable temper, too. All well and good, until disaster strikes, the Indominus rex escapes from its pen and the park is thrown into chaos. June 2015

FILMFACTS Jurassic World is considered to be a direct sequel to the first Jurassic Park film – and therefore ignoring the two movies that followed the original.

You may notice that the T-rex in the film is the original one from Jurassic Park!

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12 JUN

STARRING: Al Pacino, Christopher Plummer, Annette Bening, Jennifer Garner, Bobby Cannavale DIRECTOR: Dan Fogelman RUN TIME: 106 minutes

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n the surface, Danny Collins (Al Pacino) appears to be a very happy man. After a long career in the music industry he is both a household name and also ridiculously rich, but despite the fame and fortune, something is missing from Danny’s life.

All that changes though when Danny’s manager, Frank (Christopher Plummer) gives him a letter that John Lennon wrote to him in the early 70s.

In it, Lennon reassures Danny that it is possible to have fame and fortune while keeping his artistic integrity.

Danny realises he’s lost touch with both his music and his family, so quits

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his world tour and books himself into a hotel to work on his music – while at the same time searching for his son (Bobby Cannavale).

So far so good, but what’s really interesting about Danny Collins is the fact that it’s based on a true story.

Steve Tilston is a folk musician that gave an interview with a magazine that John Lennon just so happened to read and respond to. Like Danny, Tilston didn’t get the letter until it was passed it on to him in 2005.

Danny Collins is a heartwarming story, with beautiful acting by Al Pacino and Annette Bening, the hotel manager Danny tries to woo.

FILMFACTS This is the first time that Al Pacino has played a singer, but other actors that have tried it include Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart), Gwyneth Paltrow (Country Strong) and Keira Knightley (Begin Again).

Check out page 17 to find out more about Ricki and the Flash, starring Meryl Streep.

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12 JUN

STARRING: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Zoë Kravitz DIRECTOR: George Miller RUN TIME: 120 minutes

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t’s been a whopping 30 years since the last Mad Max film was released – which was 1985’s Beyond Thunderdome – but despite Mad Max: Fury Road being in development for over 10 years, George Miller, the director of the original three films, is back as the director and co-writer, and we’re delighted to say that not only is Max back, but he’s also madder than ever!

It is a new Max though, as despite the fact that Mel Gibson, the original Max, was linked to the film when it was planned for release in the early noughties, it’s Tom Hardy that’s stepped into the dust-caked boots of

Max Rockatansky. And though they might be big boots to fill, he’s done a brilliant job of it.

Fury Road is set in the aftermath of a nuclear war. Water and petrol have become rare and therefore much more valuable. With violent and deranged gangs prowling the desert wastelands, life becomes literally a fight for survival.

Initially a prisoner of tyrannical cult leader Immortan Joe, Max manages to escape and, eventually team up with Imperator Furiosa (brilliantly played by Charlize Theron) as they try to reach the 'Green Place' and, ultimately, safety. June 2015

FILMFACTS To give Fury Road a grittier and more real feel, over 80% of the effects used in the film are stunt-based, with as little CGI as possible.

Hugh Keays-Byrne, who plays the evil Immortan Joe, also played the role of Toecutter in the original Mad Max.

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19 JUN

STARRING: Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Philip Davis, Frances de la Tour DIRECTOR: Bill Condon RUN TIME: 115 minutes

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ased on the novel A Slight Trick of the Mind by American author Mitch Cullin, Mr. Holmes sees the world’s most famous detective (played to perfection by the always-brilliant Ian McKellen) now in his nineties and retired to a remote Sussex farmhouse. He shares his home with his housekeeper (Laura Linney) and her young son, Roger (Milo Park), and spends his days recounting his adventures to the boy. What disturbs Sherlock more than anything though is the one case that remains unsolved.

With his health and memory fading, it would appear that Sherlock

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will end his days never being able to solve the case, as all he can remember are fragments of the crime, but slowly, and with the help of Roger, the pair piece together the elements of Sherlock Holmes’ final case and, for the final time, the game is afoot!

Mr. Holmes reunites Ian McKellen with Bill Condon, the writer and director of 1998’s Gods and Monsters (which also starred McKellen), and it’s a match made in heaven. Sherlock Holmes is the role that McKellen was born to play and the dynamic duo of Holmes and the young Roger works wonderfully.

FILMFACTS Mr. Holmes is based on the Mitch Cullin novel A Slight Trick of the Mind – with the name changed, obviously.

Nicholas Rowe plays the role of ‘Matinee Sherlock’ in Mr. Holmes, but in 1985 he was the lead in the film Young Sherlock Holmes.

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SURVIVOR 12A

19 JUN

STARRING: Pierce Brosnan, James D’Arcy, Milla Jovovich, Antonia Thomas DIRECTOR: James McTeigue RUN TIME: 96 minutes

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hen agent Kate Abbott (Milla Jovovich) is posted to the US Embassy in the UK, she presumes it’ll be a quiet posting where she can sit around, drink tea and talk about the weather. Unfortunately for her though, the reality is very different. The wrong person in the wrong place, she finds herself at the scene of a terrorist explosion caused by the vicious assassin The Watchmaker (Pierce Brosnan). From that moment on, she’s on the run from both her employers and one of the most deadly killers in the world.

It’s a race against time for Kate though, as not only does she

have to clear her name before The Watchmaker can get to her, but she’s also got to stop a large-scale terrorist attack planned for New Year’s Eve in one of the most heavily populated areas of the US, Times Square.

Director James McTeigue is best known for his directorial debut, V for Vendetta, and like that film, Survivor is a tense and action-packed story of paranoia and the ever-lurking threat of a terrorist attack. Both Jovovich and Brosnan are excellent in their roles and ably supported by James D’Arcy, Angela Bassett and Frances de la Tour.

Fans of classic action thrillers will find a lot to enjoy in Survivor. June 2015

FILMFACTS Aside from being the last Bond before Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan is also a professional fire eater, a huge fan of Doctor Who, is close friends with Meryl Streep, was considered for the role of Batman in the 1989 film and, judging from Mamma Mia!, really can’t sing!

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EVENT CINEMA Here’s a breakdown of all of the brilliant special cinema events coming to the Wells Film Centre in the following month.

ANTONY & CLEOPATRA STARRING Clive Wood, Eve Best DIRECTOR Jonathan Munby CERT 12A RELEASE 4th June/9th June LENGTH 180 minutes The third of our Roman Tragedies, Antony & Cleopatra picks up Antony’s story many years after Julius Caesar.

Virtue and vice in Shakespeare’s exploration of the conflicting claims of sex and power, all expressed in a tragic poetry of breathtaking beauty . The Globe’s 2014 envisioning of this iconic play encapsulates these themes while deftly threading a sense of comedy throughout.

Road documents the events that shook Suffolk in 2006, when the town Ipswich was shattered by the discovery of the bodies of five women.

The film is based on interviews conducted with the road’s real residents. Using their own words set to an innovative musical score, London Road tells a moving story of ordinary people coming together during the darkest of experiences.

This unmissable premiere event will feature an exclusive Q&A following the screening with the key cast and crew, broadcast live from London.

LA BOHEME LONDON ROAD STARRING Tom Hardy, Olivia Colman DIRECTOR Rufus Norris CERT 15 RELEASE 9th June LENGTH 140 minutes With an ensemble cast that includes Olivia Colman, Tom Hardy and Anita Dobson, London

STARRING Anna Netrebko DIRECTOR John Copley CERT 12A RELEASE 10th June LENGTH 175 minutes John Copley’s keen stagecraft and attention to detail make his production a masterpiece of realism, while Julia Trevelyan Oman’s designs evoke the atmosphere of 19th-century Paris.

Several of today’s greatest opera stars return to bid farewell to this sublime staging, notably

PRICES All Event Cinema performances are £15 per person. Film Club Members pay only £14.

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Anna Netrebko as Mimi, and Joseph Calleja as her lover, Rodolfo. Dan Ettinger conducts one of Puccini’s most emotional scores, in a revival that promises to go down in Royal Opera history.

called Dromio), keep them in ignorance of each other and you have all the ingredients for chaos.

COMING SOON CARMEN 1 July

THE COMEDY OF ERRORS STARRING Hattie Ladbury, Simon Harrison DIRECTOR Blanche McIntyre CERT PG RELEASE 25th June/30th June LENGTH 146 minutes Basing his plot on a farce by Plautus, Shakespeare caps the mayhem of his Roman original to build up a hectic tale of violent cross-purposes, furious slapstick and social nightmare.

This sell-out production employed authentic costumes and staging, and will have audiences roaring with laughter as it crams in “more hilarious anarchy than you can shake an identity-confused servant at.” (London Theatre Guide).

Take one pair of twin brothers (both called Antipholus), and one pair of twin servants (both

GUILLAUME TELL 5 July EVERYMAN 16 July ANDRE RIEUS 2015 MAASTRICHT CONCERT 18 July THE MERCHANT OF VENICE 22 July OTELLO 26 August THE BEAUX’ STRATAGEM 3 September AIDA 15 September CORIOLANUS 24 September THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST 8 October HAMLET 15 October HENRY V 21 October

Speak to a member of staff for more information on the Film Club.

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MOVIEQUIZ SCREEN

TEST

It’s time to test your film knowledge with our movie quiz ROUND 1

ROUND 2 See if you can work out which movies are featured in the following shots…

A The Hustler B Cool Hand Luke C Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

The latest releases is the name of the all-female 1 What a cappella group in the sequel to the smash hit, Pitch Perfect?

World is finally open for 2 Jurassic business, but can you name the new dinosaur they genetically engineer to bring the crowds in?

A Platoon B Full Metal Jacket C Apocalypse Now

you name the fault in California 3 Can that’s prone to earthquakes? played the lead role in the original 4 Who three Mad Max movies?

Brosnan shows up as an assassin 5 Pierce in the thriller Survivor, but what famous film character is he better known for?

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A When Harry Met Sally B You’ve Got Mail C Sleepless in Seattle

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ROUND 4 How many of these Colin Firth performances do you know?

Do you know which films these famous quotes come from?

“Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys.

Make your lives extraordinary.”

“Show me the money!”

“Nobody puts Baby in a corner.”

“You’re gonna need a bigger boat.”

“If you build it, he will come.”

“I see dead people.”

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HOW WELL DID YOU SCORE?

Try to match the film with the character…

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NAPOLEON SOLO

THE HUNGER GAMES

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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE

KATE ABBOTT

ANT-MAN

SUSAN COOPER

THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.

SCOTT LANG

MINIONS

KATNISS EVERDEEN

SURVIVOR

ETHAN HUNT

26: Wow, are you sure you didn’t cheat? If not, then congratulate yourself on your superior movie knowledge.

20-25: Well done, you clearly know your Kingsman from your King’s Speech.

10-19: Hmm, a few slip ups.

We recommend a few trips to the Wells Film Centre to brush up on your movies.

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COMMUNITYNEWS

CHARITY GALA EVENT COMES TO WELLS

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Lavish gala dinner organised to raise much-needed funds for St John Ambulance

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he BEST WESTERN PLUS Swan Hotel is delighted to be supporting the St John Ambulance by hosting a charity gala dinner on Saturday 27 June.

This wonderful organisation does a huge amount of volunteer work within Wells and throughout the country. Adult volunteers are out day and night, while youth members support many local events – either fundraising or undertaking supervised first aid duties.

St John Ambulance is looking to purchase specialist equipment to improve the service that

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their volunteers provide, and the gala dinner aims to raise funds to make this possible.

The three-course black tie gala dinner will take place in the hotel’s Oak Room and is priced at £35 to include coffee and a welcome drink. Guests are invited for 7.30pm, dinner will commence at 8.00pm. Guests will be seated on tables of eight. A raffle will be held after dinner and be followed by dancing until midnight.

If you would like to join us, please contact the hotel on (01749) 836300. Places will be booked on a first-come, first-served basis.

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JOIN THE PILATES CHARITY MARATHON Four-hour event coming this June

he Wells and Mendip museum will once again be hosting an art exhibition by the A and AS-level students from Wells Cathedral School.

This year the theme is ‘Fluid Sculpture’ – exhibits that are designed to be placed in natural surroundings to accentuate the differences between organic and inorganic.

The exhibition will run from the 16-27 of June and entry is free.

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ells-based Pilates instructors Corali Sacerdote, Zoisa Holder and Clare Jevons are organising a four-hour Pilates Marathon charity event on Sunday 14 June from 9.30am to 1.30pm to raise awareness of how it can assist with the recovery and management of autoimmune neurological conditions, including Transverse Myelitis, Parkinson’s and Multiple Sclerosis.

Pilates can help to build strength, stability, balance, flexibility and release tension from muscles. It’s gentle yet effective, suitable for all and highly recommended by GPs and Physiotherapists.

The charity event will be held at the Pilates Body Aligned Studio, 9a Market St, Wells, BA5 2DS. It costs just £10 per hour to join in with the three instructors, and booking is essential as spaces are limited to just 25.

To book, email Corali or Zoisa at info@pilatesbody aligned.uk or phone them on 01749 679015. Alternatively, to donate to this worthy cause, head to https://www. justgiving.com/teams/Pilatesbodyaligned.

If you have a news story you’d like to feature here, then please drop us a line at info@super8media.co.uk and we’ll do our very best to include it.

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EVENTCALENDAR WHAT’S ON IN WELLS

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From films to events, here’s a round-up of everything that’s going on in Wells this month. Keep the calendar handy to make sure you don’t miss out on anything.

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EVENT CINEMA Antony & Cleopatra (2pm) London Road (6.45pm)

EVENT CINEMA La Boheme (7.15pm)

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‘Fluid Sculpture’ exhibition, Wells and Mendip Museum (16-27 June)

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EVENT CINEMA The Comedy of Errors (2pm)

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Glastonbury Festival (24-28 June)

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EVENT CINEMA Antony & Cleopatra (7pm)

NEW RELEASE Spy 15

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NEW RELEASES Jurassic World 12A Danny Collins 15 Mad Max 15

Collett Park Festival, Shepton Mallet

Pilates charity marathon, Pilates Body Aligned

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NEW RELEASES Mr. Holmes TBC Survivor 12A

Bishop’s Palace Garden Festival (20-24 June)

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Charity Gala Dinner, Swan Hotel

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Somerset Schools’ Folk Dance Festival

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CLASSIC MOVIE MOMENTS

RELEASED 1979  DIRECTOR Ridley Scott  STARRING Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Harry Dean Stanton, Veronica Cartwright Setting the scene… Picking up what they initially believe to be a distress call from the planet LV-426, three crew members of the commercial spacecraft Nostromo land to investigate. After discovering a crashed spaceship (and the source of the call’s signal), Gilbert Ward Kane (John Hurt), the Nostromo’s Executive Officer, is lowered down into a hanger filled with pods. Kane notices that when he passes his hand through a laser-like blue light that covered the whole of the hanger, there’s a reaction from the pods beneath. Little does he know that in a

matter of minutes, a facehugger will burst free from one of the pods and attach itself to his face.…

Did you know? The set team produced over 130 alien eggs for the spaceship on LV-426 (remember, this was before CGI technology could duplicate them). Also, the laser lights that were used so effectively in the scene were borrowed by the band The Who – they were testing them for their stage show in the soundstage next to where Alien was being filmed.

Quiz Answers Round 1: 1. The Barden Bellas, 2. Indominus rex, 3. San Andreas, 4. Mel Gibson, 5. James Bond. Round 2: 1. Cool Hand Luke, 2. Apocalypse Now, 3. When Harry Met Sally.

Round 3: 1. Dead Poets Society, 2. Jerry Maguire, 3. Dirty Dancing, 4. Jaws, 5. Field of Dreams, 6. The Sixth Sense. Round 4: 1. Kingsman: The Secret Service, 2. The Railway Man, 3. Mamma Mia!, 4. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, 5. The King’s Speech, 6. Nanny McPhee. Round 5: Spy – Susan Cooper, The Hunger Games – Katniss Everdeen, Ant-Man – Scott Lang, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. – Napoleon Solo, Minions – Stuart, Survivor – Kate Abbott

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