Film Guide: September - October 2017

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FAMILY FILMS

SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 2.30, SATURDAY 2 11.00*, 2.30, MONDAY 4 11.15

OCTOBER

SATURDAY 14 11.00*

WINNIE THE POOH (U)

MONSTER ISLAND (PG)

DIRECTORS: Stephen J. Anderson,

Don Hall

DIRECTOR: Leopoldo Aguilar

VOICES OF: Jim Cummings,

Craig Ferguson, John Cleese USA, 2011, 1h 3m

VOICES OF: Fiona Hardingham,

Roger Jackson, Jenifer Beth Kaplan Mexico, 2017, 1h 20m When young Lucas finds out he’s not really a human, the news changes his whole world.

Pooh and his friends embark on an adventure to find Eeyore’s missing tail.

SATURDAY 21 11.00*

SATURDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 11.00*, 2.30 WEDNESDAY 4 OCTOBER 6.00

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THE NUT JOB 2

DIRECTORS: Spike Jonze

(PG TBC)

DIRECTOR: Cal Brunker VOICES OF: Will Arnett,

VOICES OF: Max Records, Catherine Keener, James Gandolfini USA, 2009, 1h 41m

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Katherine Heigl, Maya Rudolph USA, 2017, running time TBC

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Surly and his friends must stop the mayor from destroying their home.

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Yearning for escape and adventure, Max escapes to an island filled with creatures that take him in as their king.

SATURDAY 28 11.00*

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WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE (PG)

THOMAS AND FRIENDS: JOURNEY BEYOND SODOR (U TBC)

DIRECTOR: David Stoten VOICES OF: Mark Moraghan, Hugh Bonneville, Darren Boyd

USA, 2017, 1h 10m Thomas leaves the island for the first time on an exciting adventure.

SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 1 11.00, 6.00, SATURDAY 2 8.00, MONDAY 4 2.30, 7.15 TUESDAY 5 11.00, 6.00, WEDNESDAY 6 11.00, 2.30, THURSDAY 7 11.00

FINAL PORTRAIT (15)

FRIDAY 8 11.00, TUESDAY 12 2.30, WEDNESDAY 13 11.00, THURSDAY 14 2.30

LAND OF MINE (15) DIRECTOR: Martin Zandvliet

DIRECTOR: Stanley Tucci STARRING: Armie Hammer, Geoffrey Rush, Clémence Poésy

UK/USA , 2017, 1h 30m

Paris, 1964. Alberto Giacometti, the celebrated artist, bumps into his old friend, a respected American critic, James Lord, and suggests that he sit for a portrait. Lord is flattered by the request, but as the days go by and turn into weeks with no end in sight, he realises his entire life has been hijacked by the erratic genius.

Nominated Best Foreign Language Film of the Year Academy Awards

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STARRING: Roland Møller, Louis Hofmann, Joel Basman Denmark, 2015, 1h 41m, subtitles

In post-World War II Denmark, a group of young German POWs are forced to clear a beach of thousands of land mines. With little or no training, the boys soon discover the war is far from over.

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MAUDIE (12A)

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DIRECTOR: Aisling Walsh STARRING: Ethan Hawke, Sally Hawkins, Kari Matchett Ireland/Canada, 2016, 1h 56m

Based on a true story, this unlikely romance sees reclusive Everett Lewis (Ethan Hawke) hire a fragile yet determined woman named Maudie (Sally Hawkins) to be his housekeeper. Unexpectedly, Everett finds himself falling in love.

FRIDAY 1 8.00, SATURDAY 2 6.00, TUESDAY 5 2.30, WEDNESDAY 6 8.00

SHOT! THE PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL MANTRA OF ROCK (15) DIRECTOR: Barney Clay STARRING: Mick Rock USA, 2016, 1h 38m

An odyssey into the colourful and bohemian tales of rock ‘n’ roll’s history, this cinematic adventure delves deep into the mind of one of rock’s greatest living photographers: Mick Rock.

Official Selection Tribeca FIlm Festival 2016

TUESDAY 5 8.00, WEDNESDAY 6 6.00, THURSDAY 7 2.30

CITY OF GHOSTS (18) DIRECTOR: Matthew Heineman

Won Grand Jury Awards Sheffield International Documentary Festival

USA, 2017, 1h 32m

A documentary that follows the efforts of a handful of anonymous activists who banded together after their homeland was taken over by ISIS in 2014. This is the story of a brave group of citizen journalists risking their lives to stand up against one of the greatest evils in the world today. A powerful cinematic experience, from one of the most talented documentary filmmakers working today, that is sure to shake audiences to their core.

Voted #1

by Sundance Critics Poll Nominated Grand Jury Prize Sundance

SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 15 11.00, SATURDAY 16 2.30, SUNDAY 17 7.15, MONDAY 18 11.00, THURSDAY 21 2.30

Won BAFTA Scotland Award Best Feature Film

TOMMY’S HONOUR (PG) DIRECTOR: Jason Connery STARRING: Ophelia Lovibond, Sam Neill, Peter Mullan USA/UK, 2016, 1h 52m

Based on the powerfully moving true story of the challenging relationship between “Old” Tom and “Young” Tommy Morris, the dynamic father-son team who ushered in the modern game of golf. These two members of Scotland’s Golf Royalty are seen in a tale of father-son love, rivalry and tragedy.

MONDAY 18 7.45, WEDNESDAY 20 2.30, THURSDAY 21 6.00

CHUBBY FUNNY (15) DIRECTOR: Harry Michell

STARRING: Harry Michell, Augustus Prew, Isabella Laughland

UK, 2016, 1h 29m

This light-hearted comedy kindly mocks an entrenched narcissist, as he navigates the woes of a quarter life crisis. Original, laugh-out-loud, and heartbreakingly honest, sure to be a classic British comedy.

“A lean mean punchline machine.” OOOOO Chortle

MONDAY 18 2.30, TUESDAY 19 11.00, THURSDAY 21 11.00

WILLIAMS

FRIDAY 22 11.00, SATURDAY 23 2.30, 8.00, MONDAY 25 11.00, 6.00, TUESDAY 26 11.00, 2.30, WEDNESDAY 27 8.00, AD THURSDAY 28 6.00

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DIRECTOR: Morgan Matthews

LIMEHOUSE GOLEM (15) DB

STARRING: Frank Williams,

Sir Jackie Stewart, Nigel Mansell UK, 2017, 1h 49m

Morgan Matthews’ documentary tells the extraordinary story of the Williams Formula 1 team, from its inception to the present day - and its founder Sir Frank Williams.

FRIDAY 15 2.30, MONDAY 18 6.00, WEDNESDAY 20 11.00, THURSDAY 21 8.00

THE GHOUL (15) DIRECTOR: Gareth Tunley

STARRING: Tom Meeten, Alice Lowe, Rufus Jones

UK, 2017, 1h 25m

In this atmospheric slow-burn crime drama, Tom Meeten’s detective Chris is called to investigate a mysterious, possible double murder. Discovering clues in the house of a shadowy suspect, he goes undercover as a patient to see the suspect’s psychotherapist. But our Nominated understanding of Chris is Raindance quickly turned on its head in Award at British a classic case of narratorial Independent mistrust.

Film Awards 2016

“The

burgeoning cross-cultural

DIRECTOR:Juan Carlos Medina STARRING: Olivia Cooke, Bill Nighy,

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Douglas Booth UK, 2016, 1h 49m

Nighy plays Scotland Yard detective John Kildare, brought back to uncover a Jack the Ripper-esque figure, the Limehouse ‘Golem’ whose gruesome East End murders have shaken their community. As Kildare investigates, his path crosses that of musichall performer Elizabeth and they begin a series of conversations looking back into her past…

FRIDAY 22 2.30, SATURDAY 23 11.15, 6.00, MONDAY 25 2.30, WEDNESDAY 27 6.00, THURSDAY 28 8.15

DEMENTIA-FRIENDLY SCREENING THURSDAY 28 2.00

THE DARK TOWER (TBC) DIRECTOR: Nikolaj Arcel STARRING: Katheryn Winnick, Matthew McConaughey,

Idris Elba USA, 2017, Running time TBC

Stephen King’s ambitious story makes its long-awaited launch to the big screen, starring Idris Elba as Roland Deschain and Matthew McConaughey as the Man in Black. Sharing an ancient vendetta, they must fight to the death in this epic battle over the fate of the All-World Universe.

CALAMITY JANE (U)

DIRECTORS: David Butler STARRING: Doris Day, Howard Keel, Allyn Ann McLerie USA, 1953, 1h 39m

A classic film in a friendly environment, sound is a little quieter and the lights are only dimmed.

Tickets £7 inc tea & cake from 1.30pm (carers free) FRIDAY 29 2.30, 8.15, SATURDAY 30 6.00, MONDAY 2 OCT 11.00, 2.30, TUESDAY 3 11.00, WEDNESDAY 4 2.30, 8.00, THURSDAY 5 11.00

VICTORIA & ABDUL (TBC)

DIRECTORS: Stephen Frears STARRING: Eddie Izzard, Judi Dench, Michael Gambon UK, 2017, running time TBC

SEPTEMBER

Abdul Karim arrives from India to participate in Queen Victoria’s golden jubilee. The two forge an unlikely and devoted alliance that her household and inner circle try to destroy. Dame Judi Dench reclaims this legendary royal role in a stand out performance.

PICK OF THE MONTH MONDAY 25 8.15, WEDNESDAY 27 2.30

THE WORK (TBC)

DIRECTORS: Jairus McLeary and Gethin Aldous

USA, 2017, 1h 27m

Set inside a single room in Folsom Prison, The Work follows three men from outside as they participate in a four-day group therapy retreat with level-four convicts.

This must-see cathartic piece of cinema offers a powerful and rare look past the cinder block walls, steel doors and the dehumanizing tropes in our culture to reveal a movement of change and redemption that transcends what we think of as rehabilitation.

“The most powerful group therapy session ever caught on camera” IndieWire

FRIDAY 29 6.00, MONDAY 2 OCTOBER 6.00, TUESDAY 3 2.30, WEDNESDAY 4 11.00

DETROIT(TBC) DIRECTOR: Kathryn Bigelow STARRING: John Boyega, Anthony Mackie, Algee Smith USA, 2017, running time TBC

50 years after the shocking ‘Algiers Motel Incident,’ in which three young black men were murdered by white police officers two days after a civil rights riot, Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow presents this disturbingly true-to-life drama of the events that led up to this horrifying tragedy.

SATURDAY 30 8.15, MONDAY 2 OCT 8.15, THURSDAY 5 2.30

LOGAN LUCKY (12A TBC)

DIRECTOR: Steven Soderbergh STARRING: Daniel Craig, Katherine

Waterston, Channing Tatum USA, 2017, 1h 59m

SEPTEMBER

The Logans are a family famous for its bad luck. But the conniving Jimmy Logan decides it’s time to turn their luck around, and with a little help from his friends, the Redneck Robbers, he plans to steal $14 million from the Charlotte Motor Speedway.

OCTOBER FRIDAY 13 11.00, 8.15, WEDNESDAY 18 6.00, THURSDAY 19 11.00

WIND RIVER (15 TBC) DIRECTOR: Taylor Sheridan

STARRING: Jon Bernthal, Elizabeth Olsen, Jeremy Renner USA, 2017, 1h 50m

A powerful whodunit, set in the stunning snows of a reservation in Wyoming. While tracking a mountain lion feasting on local livestock, “predator hunter” for hire Cory Lambert spots the corpse of an 18-year-old woman who appears to have been raped and left for dead. s of evolution and ‘modern’ teachings on sex and homosexuality.

FRIDAY 13 2.30,

OCTOBER FRIDAY 6 11.00, MONDAY 9 2.30, TUESDAY 10 8.15, THURSDAY 12 1.30

HOTEL SALVATION (PG)

MONDAY 16 6.00, WEDNESDAY 18 2.30

DIRECTOR: Shubhashish Bhutiani

SCRIBE (15)

STARRING: Adil Hussain,

Lalit Behl, Geetanjali Kulkarni India, 2016, 1h 52m, subtitles

DIRECTOR: Thomas Kruithof STARRING: François Cluzet, Denis

An ominous dream convinces 77-year-old Dayanand Kumar that his end could be near, so he visits the holy city of Varanasi with dutiful son Rajiv. Finding residence in the Hotel Salvation, a guesthouse devoted to people waiting for death, Rajiv struggles to juggle his responsibilities back home, while Daya starts to bloom in the hotel.

“An Indian comedy full of emotional depth and understated paradox...”

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Podalydès, Sami Bouajila, France, 2016, 1h 31m, subtitles

A timely political thriller involving a mild-mannered bookkeeper sucked into a nightmare of uncertain loyalties. Scribe is a lean, edgy drama that boasts an ace cast and the kind of skillfully crafted script that keeps audiences tensely guessing to the very end.

MONDAY 9 6.00, TUESDAY 10 6.00, THURSDAY 12 11.00

GOD’S OWN COUNTRY (TBC) DIRECTOR: Francis Lee STARRING: Josh O’Connor, Alec Secareanu, Gemma Jones UK, 2017, 1h 44m

Won Directing Award for World Cinema - Dramatic at Sundance Film Festival

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Young farmer Johnny Saxby works long hours on his family’s farm in the north of England. He numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a handsome Romanian migrant worker who Won Manner takes residence for lambing season.

Jury Award Best Film for Dealing with emotions he has never at Berlin felt before, the two men work closely International together, and an intense relationship Film Festival begins to form.

FRIDAY 20 11.00, SATURDAY 21 2.30, THURSDAY 26 6.00

OCTOBER FRIDAY 13 6.00, SATURDAY 14 2.30, MONDAY 16 8.00, TUESDAY 17 8.00, WEDNESDAY 18 11.00, THURSDAY 19 2.30, 8.30

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (PG)

DIRECTOR: Steven Spielberg STARRING: Richard Dreyfuss, Francois Truffaut, Teri Garr

USA, 1977, 2h 17m

GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN (PG TBC) DIRECTOR: Simon Curtis STARRING: Margot Robbie, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Macdonald UK, 2017, running time TBC

The story of A. A. Milne, the celebrated children’s creator of Winnie the Pooh, and his relationship with his young son, Christopher Robin, who, alongside his toys was the unwitting inspiration for one of the most successful children’s stories ever created.

Steven Spielberg followed Jaws with this epic science fiction adventure about a disparate group of people who attempt to contact alien intelligence.

40th Anniversary re-release.

FRIDAY 20 2.30, TUESDAY 24 11.00

INSYRIATED (15) DIRECTOR: Philippe Van Leeuw

STARRING: Hiam Abbass, Diamand Bou Abboud,

Juliette Navis, Mohsen Abbas Belgium, 2017, Arabic, 1h 26m, subtitles

TUESDAY 17 6.00, WEDNESDAY 18 8.15

Nail-bitingly tense this thriller revolves around the contemporary reality of PICK life for many in war-torn Syria, with its OF THE focus on Oum, a mother-of-three who MONTH is confined inside her flat in a city under siege. What must be done to survive the senseless violence of war is at the heart of this shocking, resonant and tragically still very timely film.

SETTE GIORNI (SEVEN DAYS) (TBC)

DIRECTOR: Rolando Colla STARRING: Bruno Todeschini, Alessia Barela Italy, 2017, 1h 35m, subtitles

A seemingly impossible love begins between a man, Ivan, whose brother is marrying on a Sicilian island, and the bride’s best friend, Chiara. They determine to enjoy their love for just a few days, but it proves much harder to curtail than they planned.

RELAXED SCREENING THURSDAY 19 5.30

WONDER WOMAN (12A) DIRECTOR: Patty Jenkins

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STARRING: Gal Gadot, Robin Wright, Chris Pine, David Thewlis

USA, 2017, 2h 21m

Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained warrior. When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, she leaves home to fight a war, discovering her full powers and true destiny.

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FRIDAY 27 2.30, SATURDAY 28 6.00, MONDAY 30 11.00, THURSDAY 2 NOV 6.00

BORG VS MCENROE (TBC) DIRECTORS: Janus Metz

STARRING: Shia LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgård, David Bamber

USA, 2017, running time TBC

Award-winning Danish director Janus Metz brings to the screen the story of one of the world’s greatest icons Björn Borg and his biggest rival, John McEnroe and their legendary duel during the 1980 tournament at Wimbledon.

FRIDAY 27 6.00, SATURDAY 28 8.15, MONDAY 30 2.30, 6.00, TUESDAY 31 11.00 WEDNESDAY 1 NOV 8.00, THURSDAY 2 2.30

FRIDAY 27 8.15, TUESDAY 31 6.00

GET OUT (15)

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DIRECTOR: Jordan Peele STARRING: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford USA, 2017, 1h 44m

When Chris, a young African-American man, visits his white girlfriend’s family estate, he becomes ensnared in the more sinister, real reason for the invitation. As the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he could have never imagined. This speculative thriller is equal parts gripping thriller and provocative commentary.

MONDAY 30 8.15, TUESDAY 31 2.30, THURSDAY 2 NOVEMBER 11.00

KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE (TBC)

IN BETWEEN (TBC)

DIRECTOR: Maysaloun Hamoud STARRING: Mouna Hawa, Sana

DIRECTOR: Matthew Vaughn STARRING: Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Mark Strong

UK/USA, 2017, running time TBC

Members of Kingsman find new allies when they discover a spy organization in the United States known as Statesman.

In an adventure that tests their strength and wits, the elite secret agents from both sides of the pond band together to battle a ruthless enemy and save the day.

Best Performance by an Actress Golden Globe 1991

Jammelieh, Shaden Kanboura Israel/France, 2017, 1h 36m, Arabic/Hebrew, subtitles

Equally fluent in Arabic and Hebrew, ultra-chic lawyer Layla and her flat-mate, lesbian disc jockey Salma, are part of a Palestinian cultural underground scene, of parties, drink and drugs with a set of bohemian friends. When good Muslim girl Nour, comes to occupy their third room, a sisterhood develops.

TUESDAY 31 8.15, WEDNESDAY 1 NOVEMBER 2.30

MISERY (15)

DIRECTOR: Rob Reiner STARRING: James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth

USA, 1990, 1h 47m

Best Actress in a Leading Role Academy Award 1991

Adapted from a Stephen King novel, after a famous author is rescued from a car crash by a fan of his novels, he comes to realize that the care he is receiving is only the beginning of a nightmare of captivity and abuse.