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In close contention will also be Darren Aronossky’s Black Swan, the backstage drama of a ballet company with Natalie Portman as the emergent prima ballerina. This has to be The Red Shoes for our times and allows Aronossky to explore a different world of dysfunction after that of The Wrestler for which he won an Oscar two years ago. There are also impressive performances in Barney’s Version from Paul Giamatti and Dustin Hoffman which I believe will challenge the reluctance of the Academy to reward comedies. Last year’s Oscar winner, Danny Boyle, has a new film in marked contrast to Slumdog Millionaire. 127 Hours is taut, tense and painful but compelling viewing and will probably find him shortlisted yet again. Peter Mullen also returns with his first film since The Magdalene Sisters. NEDS explores a wayward Glasgow childhood in the 1960s, with Mullen’s characteristic insight and compassion where violence is part of the norm.

Highlight of the World Cinema programme is East Winds, a weekend festival of new films from China, Japan and Korea by some of the brightest new talents from this dynamic film making region, some of whom will be coming to Warwick Arts Centre to talk about their film making. Strictly not to be missed. Have fun.

John Gore. Film Programmer

Cover image: The King’s Speech (p06)

The perfect trip. The perfect trap. Johnny Depp stars as an American tourist whose playful dalliance with a stranger leads to a web of intrigue, romance and danger. During an impromptu trip to Europe to mend a broken heart, Frank (Depp) unexpectedly finds himself in a flirtatious encounter with Elise (Jolie), an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path. Against the breathtaking backdrop of Paris and Venice, their whirlwind romance quickly evolves as they find themselves unwittingly thrust into a deadly game of cat and mouse.

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Mon 3 – Thu 6 Jan Dir: Julian Schnabel France / Israel / Italy / India 2010 113mins Cast: Freida Pinto, Hiam Abbass Jerusalem, 1948. On her way to work, Hind Husseini comes across 55 orphaned children in the street. She takes them home to give them food and shelter. Within six months, 55 had grown to almost 2,000, and the Dar al-Tifel Institute was born. At the age of 7, Miral was sent to the Institute by her father following her mother’s death. At the age of 17, she is assigned to teach at a refugee camp where she is awakened to the reality of her people’s struggle. When she falls for political activist, Hani, she finds herself torn between the fight for the future of her people and Mama Hind’s belief that education is the road to peace. From Julian Schnabel, director of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, based on the book by Rula Jebreal.

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It is awards season again and the bookies will be shortening the odds on a number of frontrunners. From the moment that it first screened in Toronto in September, the buzz was that Colin Firth would be in the running for his role as King George VI in The King’s Speech. It is the ‘must see’ film of January.

Fri 31 Dec – Thu 6 Jan Dir: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Italy / France / US 2010 tbc mins Cast: Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Paul Bettany

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Fri 7 – Sun 9 Jan Dir: Lisa Cholodenko US 2010 107mins Cast: Mark Ruffalo, Julianne Moore, Annette Bening Simply put, this whip-smart comedy drama about modern family life was one of the most enjoyable films of 2010. Couple Nic and Jules (Bening and Moore) live with their teenage children, Joni and Laser, in Los Angeles. As Joni prepares for college, her younger brother pesters her to help him find their biological father. Against her better judgement, she makes a call to the sperm bank; the bank, in turn, calls Paul (Ruffalo) and a complicated new chapter begins for the family. “Exuberant. A heart-warming look at modern families!” Wall Street Journal

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The Way Back 12A Fri 7 – Wed 12 Jan Dir: Peter Weir US 2010 133mins Cast: Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris, Saorise Ronan, Colin Farrell

Based on Slavomir Rawicz’s memoirs, The Long Walk, this is a harrowing story of an American trapped in Stalin’s web, a Russian with a reverence for his captors, and a Polish soldier forced into heroism, and their escape from one of Stalin’s gulags. Unable to face the brutality of the prison, the men escape and are faced with a 4,000 mile trek to freedom. Peter Weir (The Truman Show, Master and Commander) is one of the finest directors working today and this is truly a passion project for him, shining a light on one of the lesser known aspects of World War II.

An Ordinary Execution 12A

Une éxecution extraordinaire Mon 10 – Wed 12 Jan Dir: Marc Dugain France 2010 105mins subtitled Cast: André Dussollier, Marina Hands, Edouard Baer The ageing Josef Stalin (Dussollier) has need of a doctor and the extraordinary methods of Anna (Hands) are sought out. The young doctor finds herself inexorably drawn into the menacing milieu of the old tyrant. Trapped in the Kremlin with the ailing dictator, she is forced to contend with his paranoia and suspicions. Based on director Dugain’s best-selling novel of the same name, this intriguing film raises old questions about Stalin’s suspicious death and also paints a fascinating portrait of the mind of a dictator. “Dugain’s story is an ingenious attempt to dissect the corrosive cynicism underlying the Kremlin’s mindset.” Hollywood Reporter

National Theatre Live:

FELA!

Thu 13 Jan 6.45pm Cinema £10 A provocative and wholly unique hybrid of dance, theatre and music, FELA! explores the world of Afrobeat legend Anikulapo-Kuti. Using his pioneering music (a blend of jazz, funk and African rhythm and harmonies), FELA! reveals Kuti’s controversial life as an artist and political activist. Featuring many of Fela Kuti’s most captivating songs and Bill T. Jones’ visionary staging, FELA! is the winner of three 2010 Tony Awards.

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“An ecstatic phenomenon.” Time Out, New York

Of Gods and Men 15

Des hommes et des dieux Fri 14 – Sun 16 Jan Dir: Xavier Beauvois France 2010 122mins subtitled Cast: Lambert Wilson, Michael Lonsdale, Olivier Rabourdin

This humane and thought-provoking film raises deep questions about faith and courage in trying times and was the winner of the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival 2010.

Men s and Of God

Close to the villagers, they share in their labours and festivities, and take care of their daily medical needs. When a group of foreign workers are massacred, panic seizes the region and the monks must decide whether to continue their work or return to France.

Monst ers

Brotherhood. Faith. Martyrdom. Love. A monastery high in the mountains of the Maghreb, sometime in the 90s... Eight French Cistercian monks live in harmony with the Muslim population.

The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest 15

Luftslottet som sprängdes Fri 14 - Thu 20 Jan Dir: Daniel Alfredson Sweden / Denmark / Germany 2009 148mins subtitled Cast: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace Following on from The Girl Who Played With Fire, comes the final part in the Millennium Trilogy, The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest.

Mon 17 – Thu 20 Jan Dir: Gareth Edwards UK 2010 94mins Cast: Scoot McNairy, Whitney Able, Kevon Kane Andrew has to escort the boss’s daughter, Samantha, from a trip in South America. Unfortunately for Andrew, Mexico has been infested with aliens for the last six years and he’s missed the last ferry back to the US. Picking up where the usual monster movie would end, Monsters is anything but usual. Where you might expect an action thriller, it turns out to be far more about the relationship between Andrew and Samantha with the titular monsters as supporting characters rather than the focus. Made on a tiny budget, but certainly not showing it, this film has been heralded as the new District 9.

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Lisbeth is in hospital recovering from injuries sustained during The Girl Who Played With Fire and awaiting trial for murder upon her eventual release. With the help of Mikael and his researchers at Millennium, she must prove her innocence. But she faces powerful enemies and her own past. Don’t miss the final, exciting instalment of the Millennium Trilogy!

Monsters 12A

Rapid Eye Movement

Tue 18 Jan £3.50 The latest slice of new shorts from Midland based film makers will include Matt Cooke and Vince Lund’s RTS award-winning film, Handle with Care. If you have a film you would like to submit for consideration for this programme of the freshest and brightest, it should run less than 15 mins and be delivered on DigiBeta, Beta SP, 35mm or DVD by 14th January, to: John Gore, Film Programmer, Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL

The true story of American mountain climber, Aron Ralston. Ralston (Franco) is climbing in the Utah mountains when he falls into a canyon and gets his arm pinned immovably under a boulder. Trapped, he begins to reflect and think about his regrets, hopes and what he should be doing with his life. He has only limited food and water, but looks at the knife he brought with him... One of the highlights of the London Film Festival this year, veteran director Danny Boyle (Sunshine, Slumdog Millionaire) returns with a film that is thrilling despite its obviously fixed location.

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“There’s no doubt about the skill and flair with which Boyle re-imagines Ralston’s awful jam.” The Guardian

The King’s Speech 12A

Bathory 15

Fri 21 Jan – Wed 2 Feb Dir: Tom Hooper UK / Australia 2010 118mins Cast: Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, Geoffrey Rush The unlikely subject of this costume drama is George VI’s stutter. After his brother abdicates, George (Firth) reluctantly assumes the throne. In the age of radio, plagued by a speech impediment and considered unfit to be King, he consults an unorthodox Australian speech therapist, Lionel Logue (Rush). They strike up an unlikely friendship, and as a result George is able to find his voice and lead the country through war. A stellar cast including Timothy Spall and Derek Jacobi unite to tell this surprisingly unknown story about a man’s struggle to ascend the throne and leave his people. Reviews have been tremendous and the film is already being tipped for Oscars in February.

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Fri 21 – Thu 27 Jan Dir: Danny Boyle UK 2010 94mins Cast: James Franco, Amber Tamlyn, Kate Mara

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127 Hours 15

Fri 28 – Sun 30 Jan Dir: Juraj Jakubisko Slovakia / Czech Republic / UK / Hungary 2008 140mins Cast: Anna Friel, Karel Roden The tale of the notorious Countess Elizabeth Bathory, has been recounted by historians, writers, poets, musicians, painters and filmmakers for many years. Tradition has it that Countess Bathory was the greatest murderess in the history of humankind – a fact documented by her entry in the Guinness Book of Records - and also inspired the story of Dracula. Stories have it that she bathed in blood and performed many gruesome acts of torture on her female victims before killing them. But is it really true? In four centuries no historical document has been found to reveal what exactly happened. Diametrically opposing the established legend, Bathory is about a defenceless widow who owns more property and riches than the King himself and who, as a result, becomes a victim of scheming from on high.

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Tournée Mon 31 Jan – Wed 2 Feb Dir: Mathieu Amalric UK 2010 112mins Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Julie Atlas Muz, Mimi Le Meaux Joachim, a former Parisian television producer had left everything behind to start a new life in America. But he returns with a team of New Burlesque striptease performers whom he has filled with romantic dreams of a tour of France. Travelling from town to town, despite the cheap hotel rooms and lack of money, the curvaceous showgirls invent an extravagant fantasy world of warmth and hedonism. But their dream of a tour culminating in a last grand show in Paris goes up in smoke when Joachim is betrayed by an old friend and loses the theatre where they were due to perform. An obligatory return journey to the capital violently reopens the wounds of his past...

National Theatre Live:

Live from the internationally acclaimed Donmar Warehouse

King Lear

by William Shakespeare Thu 3 Feb 6.45pm Cinema £15 The Donmar’s Artistic Director, Michael Grandage, directs Derek Jacobi as King Lear. “Who is it that can tell me who I am?” An ageing monarch. A kingdom divided. A child’s love rejected. As Lear’s world descends into chaos, all that he once believed is brought into question. One of the greatest works in western literature, King Lear explores the very nature of human existence: love and duty, power and loss, good and evil.

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Kokuhaku Fri 11 Feb Dir: Tetsuya Nakashimi Japan 2010 106mins subtitled Cast: Takako Matsu, Masaki Okada, Yoshuno Kimura

East Winds

In this thriller, Takako Matsu is a teacher consumed with desire for vengeance upon two students she dubs ‘A’ and ‘B’ for the murder of her four year-old daughter. Matsu is known for supporting and comedy roles but in this film takes a complete u-turn and gives a terrifying tour de force. Exquisitely acted and brilliantly paced, this is a quintessentially Japanese thriller.

Two high school students from a small-city high-school. One is a fighter who is involved in a legendary street-fight with a rival school, the other is a geeky wimp who loves to study and is one of the only students to not participate in the fight.

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Kick the Moon 15

Sillaui dalbam Sat 12 Feb Dir: Sang-Jin Kim 2001 118mins subtitled Cast: Sung-jae Lee, Seung-won Cha

Years later, the punk has grown to be a teacher in the high-school he attended and the nerd has become a mafia underboss and has returned to his hometown to set up operations. The two men compete for the affections of a local lady restaurant owner to the backdrop of the fighting of rival gang factions in the small city.

Memories of Matsuko 15

When he is tasked with cleaning out the garbage-strewn apartment of a recently murdered aunt he never knew he had, Shou finds himself drawn to this kindred spirit and inspired by her irrepressible hope in the face of truly awful circumstances. Q&A with Gabrielle Roberto, composer, following the screening

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Kiraware Matsuko no isshô Sat 12 Feb Dir: Tetsuya Nakashima Japan 2006 130mins subtitled Cast: Miki Nakatani, Eita, Yûsuke Iseya Shou is an aimless 20 year-old who has quit his band, been dumped by his girlfriend and, after concluding that the future is hopeless, has lost himself in a blur of alcohol and pornography.

Asian Film Festival

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Cold Fish 18

Tsumetai nettaigyo Sat 12 Feb Dir: Sion Sono Japan 2010 144mins Cast: Makoto Ashikawa, Denden Sion Sono’s outrageous thriller is allegedly based on fact. Cold F ish

Shop-owner Shamoto is increasingly estranged from his wife and daughter and lives for visits to his favourite planetarium. When Yukio Murata, boss of a tropical fish supermarket, steps into his life, Shamoto’s world is transformed. It’s not until he witnesses Murata murdering an investor and is forced to help with the disposal of the corpse that he realises just how much his world has been transformed.

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Pochi no kokuhaku Sun 13 Feb Dir: Gen Takahashi Japan 2006 195mins Cast: Shun Sugata, Harumi Inoue, Reila Aphrodite

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A deliciously engrossing and disturbing investigation into the Japanese criminal justice system, Confessions of a Dog follows in the great tradition of Sidney Lumet’s stories of police corruption, Serpico and Prince of the City. Takeda (Sugata) is an initially diffident street cop who becomes drawn into a world of beatings, taking bribes, expense fraud and worse. Although the story itself is fictional, the details come from real life events, documented by investigative journalist Yu Terasawa, who has campaigned for change in the Japanese police system. A chilling and enthralling portrait of a deeply flawed system. Q&A with director following the screening

Love in a Puff 15

Chi ming yu chun giu Sun 13 Feb Dir: Ho-Cheung Pang Hong Kong 2010 104mins subtitled Cast: Miriam Yeung Chin Wah, Shawn Yue

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Following the implementation of the anti-smoking law in Hong Kong in 2007, smokers from office buildings take to the street, forming a new community known as the ‘Hot Pot Pack’. Jimmy (Yue) is a mild-mannered advertising executive in his twenties. While smoking in an alley packed with booming loudmouth co-workers, he befriends a misfit cosmetics salesgirl Cherie (Yeung) who also likes to light up. An awkward romance soon blossoms amidst the anxiety of their nicotine rush. Q&A with director following the screening

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Fri 4 – Thu 10 Feb Dir: Ethan and Joel Coen US 2010 110mins Cast: Matt Damon, Jeff Bridges

This remake of this 1969 classic western re-unites Jeff Bridges with the Coen Brothers for the first time since The Big Lebowski. A 14-year-old girl hires a man with ‘true grit’ to help her hunt down the killer of her father. She finds Reuben Cogburn (Bridges) a true reprobate and the toughest U.S. marshal around. His less than noble character makes her insist on following him and they are joined by Texas ranger LaBoeuf (Damon) who is hunting the killer for his own reasons. Months before its release the film was already being tipped for Oscars and with such a stellar cast under such fine writer-directors, it’s not hard to see why.

Black Swan 15

Fri 4 – Thu 10 Feb and Mon 14 – Thu 17 Feb Dir: Darren Aronofsky US 2010 108mins Cast: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Winona Ryder, Vincent Cassel A psychological thriller set in the world of a New York City ballet. Black Swan stars Natalie Portman as Nina, a featured dancer who finds herself locked in a web of competitive intrigue with a new rival at the company. This is a thrilling and at times terrifying journey through the psyche of a young ballerina whose starring role as the Swan Queen turns out to be a part for which she becomes frighteningly perfect. “Outlandishly entertaining.” New York Times “Breathtaking”  Philadelphia Inquirer

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Mon 14 & Tue 15 Feb Dir: Frank Capra US 1934 134mins Cast: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly A spoiled heiress (Colbert) is fleeing from her family when she is recognised by a roguish newspaperman (Gable). He promises to keep her secret if she will give him an exclusive so they travel together, sharing motel rooms by impersonating a squabbling married couple. It’s easy to forget that this film is almost 80 years old with its great wit, charm and razor sharp dialogue. A timeless classic and a true delight.

Loose Cannons 12A Brighton Rock tbc Mine Vaganti Wed 16 & Thu 17 Feb Dir: Ferzan Ozpetek Italy 2010 113mins subtitled Cast: Ricardo Scamarcio, Nicole Grimaudo

Fri 18 – Thu 24 Feb Dir: Rowan Joffé UK 2010 111mins Cast: Helen Mirren, John Hurt, Sam Riley, Andy Serkis, Andrea Riseborough

Some family secrets are best kept in the closet...

Based on the 1938 British noir classic by Graham Greene, Rowan Joffe’s Brighton Rock is set in the mods and rockers era of the 60s.

Tommaso is the youngest child in the large, eccentric Cantone family who own a pasta factory in Puglia. When the Cantones gather for a family dinner to both welcome Tommaso’s return and to discuss the future of the family business, a secret is revealed that throws the whole family into turmoil, and the strong familial ties which bind them together are put to the test with explosive and hilarious results.

It charts the headlong fall of Pinkie (Sam Riley, Control), a razor-wielding disadvantaged teenager hell bent on clawing his way up through the ranks of organised crime. At the heart of the story is Pinkie’s relationship with Rose (Riseborough), an apparently innocent young waitress who stumbles on evidence linking Pinkie and his gang to a revenge killing. Riseborough has been hailed as a rising star for a number of years and this is where she hits the stratosphere. “Suffice it to say that if that (the original) was a masterpiece, then so is this.” The Guardian

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“A touching and bittersweet comedy drama with a wicked tongue and a heart of gold.”  Attitude

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I Am Love meets Meet the Parents in this outrageous ‘al dente’ family comedy from celebrated awardwinning director Ferzan Ozpetek.

Barney’s Version 15

Fri 18 – Thu 24 Feb Dir: Richard J. Lewis US 2010 134mins Cast: Minnie Driver, Dustin Hoffman, Rosamund Pike, Paul Giamatti Paul Giamatti shines playing irascible Barney Panofsky. Based on the novel by Mordecai Richler, Panofsky is moved to tell his story when he is accused of murdering his best friend Scooter. We spend forty years with Panofsky and enter his world, meeting his three wives, his embarrassing dad (Hoffman) and Scooter, the murdered friend. The two plot threads of moving confessional and compelling whodunit are brilliantly woven together by accomplished TV director Richard J. Lewis and the film is flawlessly cast with Paul Giamatti proving particularly excellent in the role.

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Silent film with live accompaniment by Minima Fri 25 Feb £10 (£8) Dir: Yakov Protazanov Russia 1924 67mins Cast: Yuliya Solntsevea, Igor Ilyinsky and Nikolai Tsereteli

Aelita : Quee n of M ars

Based on a novel by Tolstoy this is the first Russian science fiction film and is remarkable for its futuristic martian sets and costume, probably the apogee of Russian film design. The silent film’s focus is upon a young man who flies a rocket to Mars where he meets the beautiful queen (Solntsevea) and together they lead an uprising against the Council of Elders. With obvious political undertones, this is an example of an extremely rare genre of cinema, Russian silent sci-fi, and worth seeing just for that. Minima’s music is an audacious 21st century interpretation of the images of silent and avantgarde film.

Met Opera Live:

Susan Graham, Plácido Domingo and Paul Groves reprise their starring roles in Gluck’s masterful interpretation of the Greek myth.

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Christoph Willibald Von Gluck Sat 26 Feb 6pm Cinema £25 (£20) 12 2hrs 45 mins approx Conductor Patrick Summers With Susan Graham, Plácido Domingo, Paul Groves, Gordon Hawkins

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Blue Valentine PG

Fri 25 Feb – Thu 3 Mar Dir: Derek Cianfrance US 2010 120mins Cast: Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, John Doman One of the stand-out films in this year’s Sundance and Cannes Film Festivals, Blue Valentine is an intelligent, heartbreaking story of a couple nearing the end of their marriage. Dean (Gosling) and Cindy (Williams) are parents of a beloved young daughter, but their relationship seems set in a downward spiral. In flashback we see the pleasure and promise of their early relationship, and the film pulls us between past and present, giving us a subtly drawn, non-judgemental portrait of the ebb and flow of love. Moving fluidly between these two time periods, Blue Valentine unfolds like a cinematic duet whose refrain asks, where did their love go?

NEDS: Non Educated Delinquents 18

Sun 27 Feb – Thu 3 Mar Dir: Peter Mullan UK / France / Italy 124mins Cast: Conor McCarron, Martin Bell, Linda Cuthbert From the award-winning writer-director Peter Mullan (The Magdalene Sisters) comes a story set against the backdrop of 1970s Glasgow about a young man’s journey from prize-winning schoolboy to knife-carrying youth. Struggling against the low expectations 13 of those around him, John McGill changes from victim to avenger, altar boy to glue sniffer, scholar to NED. When he attempts to change back again, his new reality and recent past make conformity near impossible and violent self determination near inevitable.

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Films A-Z 127 Hours Aelita: Queen of Mars An Ordinary Execution Barney’s Version Bathory Black Swan Blue Valentine Brighton Rock Cold Fish Confessions Confessions of a Dog Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest (The) It Happened One Night Kick The Moon Kids Are All Right (The) King’s Speech (The) Loose Cannons Love in a Puff Memories of Matsuko Miral Monsters NEDS: Non Educated Delinquents Of Gods and Men On Tour Tourist (The) True Grit Way Back (The)

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Events East Winds: Asian Film Festival p08 Family Film: Africa United p17 Family Film: The Story of Kells p17 Film Talk: Classified p16 Film Talk: Greene on Screen p16 Met Opera Live: Iphigénie en Tauride p12 National Theatre Live: FELA! p04 National Theatre Live: King Lear p07 Rapid Eye Movement p05

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January Sun 2 The Tourist 4pm Another Year 7.30pm Mon 3 Miral 4pm The Tourist 7.30pm Tue 4 The Tourist 6.30pm Miral 8.50pm Wed 5 Miral 6.30pm The Tourist 9pm Thu 6 The Tourist 6.30pm Miral 8.50pm Fri 7 The Kids Are All Right 6.30pm The Way Back 8.50pm Sat 8 The Way Back 3.30pm The Way Back 6.15pm The Kids Are All Right 9pm Sun 9 The Kids Are All Right 4pm The Way Back 7.30pm Mon 10 An Ordinary Execution 6.30pm The Way Back 8.50pm Tue 11 The Way Back 6.15pm An Ordinary Execution 9pm Wed 12 The Way Back 3.45pm An Ordinary Execution 6.30pm The Way Back 8.50pm Thu 13 National Theatre Live: FELA! 6.45pm Fri 14 Of Gods and Men PSD. 6pm The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest 8.40pm Sat 15 Family Film: Africa United 1.30pm Of Gods and Men 3.20pm The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest 6pm Of Gods and Men 9pm Sun 16 Of Gods and Men 4pm The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest 7.30pm Mon 17 The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest 6pm Monsters 9pm Tue 18 Rapid Eye Movement 6.30pm The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest 8.30pm Wed 19 The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest 6pm Monsters 9pm Thu 20 Monsters 6.30pm The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest 8.40pm Fri 21 The King’s Speech 6.30pm 127 Hours 9pm Sat 22 Film Talk: Classified 11am The King’s Speech 4pm 127 Hours PSD. 6.30pm The King’s Speech 8.40pm Sun 23 The King’s Speech 4pm 127 Hours 7.30pm Mon 24 127 Hours 6.30pm The King’s Speech 8.40pm

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February Tue 1 On Tour 6.30pm The King’s Speech 9pm Wed 2 The King’s Speech 4pm The King’s Speech 6.30pm On Tour 9pm Thu 3 National Theatre Live: King Lear 6.45pm Fri 4 Black Swan 6.30pm True Grit 8.50pm Sat 5 True Grit 4pm True Grit PSD. 6.30pm Black Swan 9pm Sun 6 Black Swan 4pm True Grit 7.30pm Mon 7 True Grit 6.30pm Black Swan 9pm Tue 8 Black Swan PSD. 6.30pm True Grit 8.50pm Wed 9 Black Swan 4pm True Grit 6.30pm Black Swan 9pm Thu 10 Black Swan 6.30pm True Grit 8.50pm Fri 11 East Winds: Confessions 8pm Sat 12 East Winds: Kick The Moon 1pm East Winds: Memories of Matsuko 3.30pm East Winds: Cold Fish 8pm Sun 13 East Winds: Confessions of a Dog 3pm East Winds: Love in a Puff 8pm Mon 14 It Happened One Night 6.15pm Black Swan 9pm Tue 15 Black Swan 6.30pm It Happened One Night 8.50pm Wed 16 Black Swan 4pm Loose Cannons PSD. 6.30pm Black Swan 9pm

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Black Swan Loose Cannons Brighton Rock Barney’s Version Film Talk: Greene on Screen Brighton Rock Barney’s Version Brighton Rock Brighton Rock Barney’s Version Barney’s Version Brighton Rock Brighton Rock Barney’s Version Brighton Rock Barney’s Version Brighton Rock Brighton Rock Barney’s Version Aelita: Queen of Mars PSD. Blue Valentine Family Film: The Story of Kells Met Opera Live: Iphigenie en Tauride NEDS Blue Valentine Blue Valentine NEDS: Non Educated Delinquents

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March Tue 1 NEDS: Non Educated Delinquents PSD. 6.15pm Blue Valentine 9pm Wed 2 Blue Valentine 6.30pm NEDS: Non Educated Delinquents 9pm Thu 3 NEDS: Non Educated Delinquents 6.15pm Blue Valentine 9pm

PSD. = Post-Show Discussion (see page 16) NB. Where certificates show TBC the information was unavailable at the time of going to print. Please check website for updated information.

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BBFC: Classified

Greene Screen

Sat 22 Jan 11am – 3.30pm £9.50 (£6)

Sat 19 Feb 11am – 3.30pm £9.50 (£6)

In the last decade, the British Board of Film Classification has developed from role of censor to an advisory capacity for film and DVD.

Graham Greene (1907-1991) was one of the greatest British novelists of the 20th Century, producing such classics as Brighton Rock, The End of the Affair, The Power and the Glory and The Honorary Consul. Graham Greene also loved cinema. He was a noted film critic, an acclaimed screenwriter and saw the majority of his novels translated into film or television adaptations.

The Education Officer for the BBFC talks about the role of the BBFC and how it has changed, what the Board does and how decisions are made on classification, with examination of a number of illustrated case studies of borderline decisions. There will be complete screening of Mike Leigh’s 1993 film Naked, Davis Thewlis’ finest screen performance, and challenging of its content and presentation.

Naked 18 Dir: Mike Leigh UK 1993 131mins Cast: David Thewlis, Lesley Sharp Johnny flees Manchester for London, to avoid a beating from the family of a girl he has raped. There he finds an old girlfriend, and spends some time homeless, spending much of his time ranting at strangers, and meeting characters in plights very much like his own.

To coincide with the release of Rowan Joffe’s new film adaptation of Brighton Rock, Adrian Wootton (CEO of Film London), who is a longtime aficionado of Graham Greene and has written and lectured about him extensively, presents this heavily illustrated talk, tracing Greene’s life and career, featuring film clips from some of the most famous movie adaptations. There will be a complete screening of a recently restored print of The Fallen Idol, starring Ralph Richardson and directed by Carol Reed.

The Fallen Idol PG Dir: Carol Reed UK 1948 95mins Cast: Ralph Richardson, Michèle Morgan A butler working in a foreign embassy in London falls under suspicion when his wife accidentally falls to her death, the only witness being an impressionable young boy.

Give your opinion or pose questions for further debate on the film you have just seen in this series of post-screening discussions led by Julia Condon Jones. Julia Condon Jones is a Film Studies teacher who has been leading the post screening discussions (in the frame) at Warwick Arts Centre for two years and invites you to come and have a chat about the film you have just watched (with her). Everyone is welcome to talk about whatever issues the film has raised.

Of Gods and Men 15 Fri 14 Jan 6pm

127 Hours 15

Sat 22 Jan 6.30pm

The King’s Speech 12A Tue 25 Jan 6.30pm

True Grit tbc

Sat 5 Feb 6.30pm

Black Swan 15

Tue 8 Feb 6.30pm

Loose Cannons 12A Wed 16 Feb 6.30pm

Aelita: Queen of Mars U Fri 25 Feb 6.30pm

NEDS: Non Educated Delinquents 18 Tue 1 Mar 6.15pm

Our regular movie events for you to enjoy as a family.

Africa United 12A

The Secret of Kells PG

Sat 15 Jan 1.30pm Cinema £4.50 (£2.50 Dir: Debs Gardner-Paterson UK 2010 88mins Cast: Eriya Ndayambaje, Roger Nsengiyumva, Sanyu Joanita Kintu

Sat 26 Feb 1.30pm Cinema £4.50 (£2.50) Dir: Tomm Moore, Nora Twomey France / Belgium / Ireland 2009 75mins Cast: Evan McGuire, Brendan Gleeson, Mick Lally This Oscar nominated film follows 12 year-old Brendan who lives in a remote medieval outpost under siege from barbarian raids. But a new life of adventure beckons when a celebrated master illuminator arrives from foreign lands carrying an ancient but unfinished book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers.

Experience the joy, laughter and hope, “the ubuntu” that comes from making an incredible journey. This film tells the extraordinary story of three Rwandan kids who walk 3000 miles to the Football World Cup in South Africa.

To help complete the magical book, Brendan has to overcome his deepest fears on a dangerous quest that takes him into the enchanted forest where mythical creatures hide. But with the barbarians closing in, will Brendan’s determination and artistic vision illuminate the darkness and show that enlightenment is the best fortification against evil?

Africa United

The Sec ret of kells

Using a sack load of ingenuity (and a World Cup wall chart for a map), our pint-sized protagonists set off through the endless horizons of Africa in pursuit of an unlikely dream. And as they walk they gather a tribe – a ragamuffin team – of broken and brilliant characters who help them negotiate a way through a series of glorious, dangerous, hilarious and often bizarre situations.

West Midlands Film Hub Warwick Arts Centre and Screen WM have joined forces to create a Film Hub for the West Midlands. Come along to experience, understand, enjoy and even make movies.

how to find us By Car On approaches to Coventry, simply follow the brown signs for Warwick Arts Centre. Once on the University of Warwick campus, head for car parks 6, 7 or 8. For the latest on the roads around Coventry visit: www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/travel

By Train Services run regularly from Birmingham, Leicester and London to Coventry from where we are a short taxi or bus ride away.

By Bus Regular bus services from Coventry, Leamington Spa and Kenilworth stop outside the Arts Centre. Centro Hotline: 024 7655 9559

booking information Telephone Bookings 024 7652 4524

CP = Car Park For Sat Nav our postcode is CV4 7AL

Online Bookings www.warwickartscentre.co.uk

Box Office Opening Times Mon - Sat 9.30am - 9pm Sun - 2.00pm - 8pm

Warwick Arts Centre is a resource provided by The University of Warwick. We gratefully acknowledge the support of the following organisations:

Ticket Prices (unless otherwise stated) 40p per ticket booking fee applies

Full Price:

£6.60

Discounts:

£5.35*

Groups of 5+:

£4.80 each

Full Time Students, Under 16s, Registered unemployed: £4.30 University of Warwick students: £3.00 Weekday Matinees: £4.35 * 60+ in full-time retirement, Passport to Leisure holders

Brochure available in large print on 024 7652 4524 Warwick Arts Centre reserves the right to change the film programme without notice. Please check our website or contact the Box Office for updated information.

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National Theatre of Scotland

Black Watch

Tue 8 – Sat 12 Mar 7.30pm

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