Courtyard Film Guide Jan - Feb 2018

JANUARY FEBRUARY 2018 LIVE EVENTS LIVE SCREENINGS FILM CAFÉ BAR EXHIBITIONS EDUCATION BUSINESS MEMBERSHIP PARTICIPATION

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JANUARY TUESDAY 2 8pm

LOVING VINCENT (12A) DIRECTOR: Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman STARS: Douglas Booth, Helen McCrory, Jerome Flynn, Saoirse Ronan, Chris O’Dowd UK/Poland , 2017, 1h 35m

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BREATHE (12A) DIRECTOR: Andy Serkis

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STARS: Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Tom Hollander, Hugh Bonneville UK , 2017, 1h 57m

FRIDAY 29 DECEMBER 6pm, SATURDAY 30 6pm, SUNDAY 31 2.30pm, TUESDAY 2 JANUARY 11am, WEDNESDAY 3 2.30pm, THURSDAY 4 6pm, FRIDAY 5 2.30pm, SATURDAY 6 6pm, MONDAY 8 8pm, TUESDAY 9 11am, 2pm, SATURDAY 13 11am, MONDAY 15 11am

PADDINGTON 2 (PG) DIRECTOR: Paul King

STARS: Brendan Gleeson, Sally Hawkins, Ben Whishaw,

Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville UK/France, 2017, 1h 35m

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While searching for the perfect present for his beloved Aunt Lucy’s hundredth birthday, Paddington spots a unique pop-up book in Mr. Gruber’s antique shop, and embarks upon a series of odd jobs to buy it. But when the book is stolen, it’s up to Paddington and the Browns to unmask the thief.

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FRIDAY 29 8pm, SATURDAY 30 8pm, SUNDAY 31 5pm, TUESDAY 2 JANUARY 6pm, WEDNESDAY 3 8.15pm, THURSDAY 4 11am

THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS (PG) DIRECTOR: Bharat Nalluri

STARS: Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, Jonathan Pryce

Ireland/Canada, 2017, 1h 44m

It’s October 1843 and Charles Dickens is falling on hard times. Despite early success, his last three books have failed, so rejected by his publishers, he sets out to write and self-publish a book, hoping to keep his family afloat. Thus, A Christmas Carol is created. Tracing a whirlwind six weeks of Dickens’ life leading up to the publication of one of his best known titles, this magical film follows the incomparable writer through the creation of characters such as Scrooge and Tiny Tim, as he conjures them into his world, blending harsh reality with his inexhaustible imagination.

JANUARY

FRIDAY 5 11am, SATURDAY 6 11am, 8pm, MONDAY 8 2.30pm, 5.15pm, TUESDAY 9 8.15pm, WEDNESDAY 10 11am, 5.30pm, THURSDAY 11 2.30pm, 7.45pm

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (12A TBC)

DIRECTOR: Rian Johnson STARS: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver USA, 2017, 2h 30m

In Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the Skywalker saga continues as the heroes of The Force Awakens join the galactic legends from the original films in an epic adventure that unlocks age-old mysteries of the Force and shocking revelations of the past.

JANUARY

TUESDAY 2 2.30pm, WEDNESDAY 3 6pm, THURSDAY 4 8pm

THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER (15) DIRECTOR: Yorgos Lanthimos

SATURDAY 6 2.30pm, MONDAY 8 11am, TUESDAY 9 6pm, WEDNESDAY 10 8.15pm, THURSDAY 11 11am

WONDER (PG) DIRECTOR: Stephen Chbosky

STARS: Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell,

STARS: Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts, Daveed Diggs, Owen Wilson USA, 2017, 1h 53m

Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon presiding over a spotless household with his ophthalmologist wife Anna and their two exemplary children. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin, a fatherless teen who Steven has covertly taken under his wing. As Martin begins insinuating himself into the family’s life in ever-more unsettling displays, the full scope of his intent becomes menacingly clear when he confronts Steven with a long forgotten transgression that will shatter the Murphy family’s domestic bliss.

Based on the New York Times bestseller by R J Palacio, Wonder tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August “Auggie” Pullman, a boy with facial differences who has had 27 surgeries to help him breathe, see and hear without aid. As he enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time, and supported by his protective parents, he must learn to navigate school, facing bullies and making friends.

Barry Keoghan, Raffey Cassidy UK/Ireland, 2017, 2h

JANUARY

FRIDAY 12 6pm, SATURDAY 13 8.15pm, MONDAY 15 6pm, TUESDAY 16 2.30pm WEDNESDAY 10 2.30pm, THURSDAY 11 6pm

OUR LAST TANGO (12A) DIRECTOR: German Kral STARS: María Nieves Rego, Juan Carlos Copes, Melina Brutman Argentina/Germany/Italy, 2015, 1h 24m, subtitles

Follow the life and love story of Argentina’s famous tango dancers Maria Nieves Rego and Juan Carlos Copes, who met as teenagers and danced together for nearly fifty years until a painful separation tore them apart. They once dazzled audiences and ignited a new passion for tango throughout Latin America, Europe and the United States; as lovers, they expressed their passion – and the complex, painful despair of its aftermath – in the very steps of the tango itself.

KALEIDOSCOPE (15) DIRECTOR: Rupert Jones

STARS: Anne Reid, Toby Jones, Sinead Matthews, Deborah Findlay, UK, 2016, 1h 39m

Gentle soul Carl lives a quiet life in a high rise block on an estate, and other than his friendly neighbour Monique, he exists in relative isolation. Carl takes the plunge into the world of online dating and sets up a rendezvous with the young and bubbly Abby.

However, when the date continues back at Carls, it soon becomes clear things are not what they seem.

FRIDAY 12 2.30pm, 8pm, SATURDAY 13 6pm, MONDAY 15 2.30pm, 7pm, TUESDAY 16 11am, WEDNESDAY 17 7.45pm

BATTLE OF THE SEXES (12A)

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DIRECTORS: Valerie Faris, DB Jonathan Dayton STARS: Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Bill Pullman,

Andrea Riseborough, Elisabeth Shue USA, 2017, 2h

FRIDAY 12 11am, SATURDAY 13 2.30pm, MONDAY 15 8pm

JANE (PG)

DIRECTOR: Brett Morgen STARS: Jane Goodall USA, 2017, 1h 30m

Using a trove of unseen footage, this film tells the story of wildlife researcher and pioneer Jane Goodall’s early explorations, focusing on her groundbreaking field work, her relationship with cameraman and husband Hugo van Lawick, and the chimpanzees that she studied.

In the wake of the sexual revolution and the rise of the women’s movement, the 1973 tennis match between women’s world champion Billie Jean King and ex-men’s-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs was billed as the “Battle of the Sexes” and became one of the most watched televised sports events of all time, reaching 90 million viewers around the world. As the rivalry between King and Riggs kicked into high gear, off-court both were fighting more personal and complex battles.

MONDAY 22 2.30pm, WEDNESDAY 24 8.15pm, THURSDAY 25 11am

JANUARY

BRIGSBY BEAR (15)

DIRECTOR: Dave McCary STARS: Kyle Mooney, Mark Hamill, Jane Adams, Greg Kinnear USA, 2017, 1h 37m

Brigsby Bear Adventures is a children’s TV show produced for an audience of one: James. When the show abruptly ends, James makes some discoveries and his life changes forever. Unable to to let go of a lifetime of affection for the show, James sets out to recreate Brigsby Bear for himself, building friendships and a new life on the way.

WEDNESDAY 17 11am - 3.30pm

MOVING PICTURES: MAMMA MIA! (PG)

MONDAY 22 6pm, THURSDAY 25 7.45pm

DIRECTOR: Phyllida Lloyd STARS: Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth,

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Stellan Skarsgard, Julie Walters USA/UK/Germany, 2008, 1h 46m

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MONDAY 22 11am, 8pm, WEDNESDAY 24 6pm AD THURSDAY 25 2.30pm

STRONGER (15)

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DIRECTOR: David Gordon Green

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STARS: Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany,

Miranda Richardson, Richard Lane Jr. USA, 2017, 1h 59m

Stronger is the inspiring true story of Jeff Bauman, an ordinary man who captured the hearts of his city and the world to become the symbol of hope following the infamous 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. 27-year-old Jeff is a working-class Boston man who was at the marathon to try and win back his ex-girlfriend Erin. Waiting for her at the finish line when the blast occurs, he loses both his legs in the attack.

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DIRECTOR: George Clooney STARS: Matt Damon, Oscar Isaac, Julianne Moore, Noah Jupe UK/USA, 2017, 1h 44m

Suburbicon is a peaceful, idyllic, suburban community with affordable homes and manicured lawns - the perfect place to raise a family, and in the summer of 1959, the Lodge family is doing just that. But the tranquil surface masks a disturbing reality, as husband and father Gardner Lodge must navigate the town’s dark underbelly of betrayal, deceit and violence.

THURSDAY 25 6pm

TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH (CERT TBC) DIRECTOR: David Lavallee STARS: Emma Thompson Canada, 2016, 1h 22m

To the Ends of the Earth follows concerned citizens living at the frontiers of extreme oil and gas extraction, bearing witness to a global crossroads - the mayor of an Inuit village in Canada’s high arctic who fears animal damage at the hands of seismic testing, the environmental lawyer visiting energy production zones, and the river conservationist in Utah, fighting to protect the river from oil shale projects.

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JANUARY FRIDAY 26 11am, SATURDAY 27 2.30pm, MONDAY 29 8.15pm, TUESDAY 30 7.45pm, WEDNESDAY 31 11am, THURSDAY 1 FEBRUARY 7.45pm

MOLLY’S GAME (15) DIRECTOR: Aaron Sorkin

STARS: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner,

Jon Bass, Michael Cera, Chris O’Dowd USA, 2017, 2h 20m

Molly Bloom, a beautiful young Olympic-class skier, ran the world’s most exclusive high-stakes poker game for a decade before being arrested in the middle of the night by 17 FBI agents wielding automatic weapons. Her players included Hollywood royalty, sports stars, business titans, and finally, unbeknownst to her, the Russian mob.

FRIDAY 26 2.30pm, MONDAY 29 6pm, WEDNESDAY 31 8.15pm, THURSDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2.30pm

SATURDAY 27 11am, WEDNESDAY 31 6pm

FERDINAND (PG TBC) DIRECTOR: Carlos Saldanha STARS: John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Bobby Cannavale, David Tennant USA, 2017, running time TBC

Voiced by John Cena, Ferdinand is a giant bull with a big heart, but is mistaken for a dangerous beast, captured and torn from his home and family.

Determined to return home, he rallies a misfit team for the ultimate adventure.

ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD (15 TBC) DIRECTOR: Ridley Scott STARS: Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer USA, 2017, running time TBC

Set in the 70s, masked men kidnap a teenage boy named John Paul Getty III. His grandfather, the notoriously miserly, billionaire oil magnate Jean Paul Getty, is the richest man in the world, and refuses to pay the requested ransom to free his favourite grandson.

Devoted mother Gail, is determined to retrieve her son, so with time running out, she attempts to sway Getty even as her son’s captors become increasingly more determined, volatile and brutal.

TUESDAY 30 6pm, WEDNESDAY 31 2.30pm, THURSDAY 1 FEBRUARY 11am, 6pm

MENASHE (U)

DIRECTOR: Joshua Z Weinstein STARS: Menashe Lustig, Yoel Falkowitz USA, 2017, 1h 22m, subtitles

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Deep in the heart of New York’s notoriously secretive Hasidic Jewish community, Menashe, a good-hearted but somewhat hapless grocery store clerk, struggles against tradition to keep custody of his only son after his wife passes away.

With pressure building on him from his community to remarry, or to move his son in with his brother and sister-in-law, Menashe is torn between the requirements of his faith and his own need to take time to grieve and spend with his son.

FRIDAY 2 11am, SATURDAY 3 2.30pm, 8.15pm, MONDAY 5 8.15pm, TUESDAY 6 11am, WEDNESDAY 7 2.30pm, 8.15pm, THURSDAY 8 8.15pm

THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (PG) DIRECTOR: Michael Gracey STARS: Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson,

Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron USA, 2017, running time TBC

Inspired by the ambition and imagination of P.T. Barnum, The Greatest Showman is an original musical that celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.

MONDAY 5 11am, TUESDAY 6 6pm, THURSDAY 8 2.30pm

HOSTILES (CERT TBC) DIRECTOR: Scott Cooper STARS: Rosamund Pike, Christian Bale, Ben Foster, Wes Studi, USA, 2017, 2h 7m

Habitually ruthless oppressor of the Native American peoples, US Cavalry man Blocker has been ordered to release dying Cheyenne chief Yellow Hawk and accompany him to his homeland of the Valley Of The Bears in Montana so that he can be properly buried in the land of his ancestors. On the way, and with an accompanying party, Blocker chances upon the devastated pioneer woman Rosalie, after the trauma of seeing her family slaughtered by Comanches. Taking it upon himself to be protector and lead her to safety, they embark on an extraordinarily long and gruelling journey, into dark histories and off-the-scale brutality.

FEBRUARY

SATURDAY 3 6pm, MONDAY 5 2.30pm, TUESDAY 6 8.30pm, THURSDAY 8 11am

A WOMAN’S LIFE (CERT TBC) DIRECTOR: Stéphane Brizé STARS: Judith Chemla, Jean-Pierre Darroussin,

Yolande Moreau, Swann Arlaud France/Belgium, 2016, 1h 59m, subtitles

Jeanne has returned from convent school, back to the warmth of the family chateau where she helps her father, Baron Simon-Jacques, in the garden, and takes strolls with her mother Adélaïde. When handsome Viscount Julien de Lamare comes for her hand, the young baroness imagines her future path will be rosy, but as winter sets in her husband grows cold, and a dark secret is uncovered.

MONDAY 5 5.30pm, WEDNESDAY 7 11am

35MM: THE ENGLISH PATIENT (15) DIRECTOR: Anthony Minghella STARS: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas, Naveen Andrews, Colin Firth USA/UK, 1996, 2h 35m

TUESDAY 6 2.30pm, WEDNESDAY 7 6pm, THURSDAY 8 6pm

PITCH PERFECT 3 (CERT TBC) DIRECTOR: Trish Sie

STARS: Ruby Rose, Hailee Steinfeld, Anna Kendrick USA, 2017, running time TBC

After the highs of winning the World Championships, the Bellas find themselves split apart and discovering there aren’t job prospects for making music with your mouth. But when they get the chance to reunite for an overseas USO tour, this group of awesome nerds will come together to make some music, and some questionable decisions, one last time.

FRIDAY 9 11am, SATURDAY 10 2.30pm, MONDAY 12 8pm, TUESDAY 13 2.30pm, WEDNESDAY 14 11am, 8pm, THURSDAY 15 8pm

THE POST (CERT TBC)

DIRECTOR: Steven Spielberg STARS: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Alison Brie USA, 2017, running time TBC

Post editor Ben Bradlee and the country’s first female newspaper publisher Katharine Graham take on the White House in a battle documenting the age-old fight between journalism and government.

FEBRUARY FRIDAY 9 2.30pm, MONDAY 12 2.30pm, TUESDAY 13 11am

ERIC CLAPTON: A LIFE IN 12 BARS (CERT TBC) DIRECTOR: Lili Fini Zanuck STARS: Eric Clapton UK, 2017, 2h 15m

MONDAY 12 6pm, THURSDAY 15 11am, FRIDAY 16 2.30pm

BRAD’S STATUS (CERT TBC) DIRECTOR: Mike White STARS: Ben Stiller, Austin Abrams, Jenna Fischer USA, 2017, 1h 42m

Brad Sloan has a satisfying career and a comfortable life in suburban California, but it’s not quite what he imagined during his glory days in college. On a trip with his 17-year-old musical prodigy son to visit universities, Brad confronts his successes in stark contrast to his college friends - a hedge-fund genius, Hollywood director, political consultant, and tech mogul. On the edge of breakdown, and with his neurosese growing ever fierce, he must confront the nature of true happiness and success.

An intimate, revealing musical odyssey on the life and career of guitar virtuoso Eric Clapton, told by those who have known him best, including BB King, Jimi Hendrix, and George Harrison.

Over a five-decade career, Clapton has proven himself to be a guitar legend, creating rock music deeply influenced by the blues. In this documentary, he reflects candidly on how his life experiences were channelled into music. The film traces his career through The Yardbirds, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos, and his solo years, telling the stories behind hits like For Your Love, Layla, and Tears in Heaven.

MONDAY 12 11am, WEDNESDAY 14 6pm, THURSDAY 15 2.30pm

SANCTUARY (15) DIRECTOR: Len Collin STARS: Kieran Coppinger,

Charlene Kelly, Robert Doherty, Patrick Becker Ireland, 2016, 1h 27m

Sanctuary explores, with compassion, understanding and considerable humour, challenges faced by intellectually disabled individuals in Ireland today, particularly when they fall in love. Larry has Downs. Sophie has severe epilepsy. The two are attracted to each other and, with the help of care worker Tom, they sneak away to a hotel room during a supervised trip to the cinema.

MONDAY 19 6pm, TUESDAY 20 2.30pm, 8pm, WEDNESDAY 21 11am, 8pm

DOWNSIZING (15) DIRECTOR: Alexander Payne

STARS: Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Kristen Wiig, Rolf Lassgard USA, 2017, 2h 15m

When scientists discover how to shrink humans to five inches tall as a solution to overpopulation, Paul and his wife Audrey are transfixed by the prospect of a life of wealth and enjoyment where their $52,000 becomes $12.5 million in LeisureLand. They decide to abandon their stressed lives in order to get small and move to their new downsized community — a choice that triggers life-changing adventures.