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guided Melissa McCarthy to stardom in Bridesmaids, The Heat and Spy. Now McCarthy and the girls are replacing the boys in this distaff remake of the 1984 hit about a motley crew of spectral experts who join forces to save the world. Stars Melissa McCarthy & Kristen Wiig. Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury, until Thurs 1 Sept THE COMMUNE (15) Thomas Vinterberg (Festen, The Hunt, Far From The Madding Crowd) sets his latest film in a commune in the ’70s where not everybody sees eye to eye. Trine Dyrholm won the best actress award at Berlin for her performance. And if Ms Dyrholm looks familiar to you, she starred opposite Pierce Brosnan in the delightful Love Is All You Need (2012). Malvern Theatres, until Thurs 1 Sept
SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS (PG) A childhood summer in the Lake District. Two groups of children - in their dinghies Amazon and Swallow play pirates in between the camping and fishing trips. Stars Kelly Macdonald & Rafe Spall. Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, until Sun 4 Sept NOTES ON BLINDNESS (U) In the summer of 1983, just days before the birth of his first son, writer and theologian John Hull went blind. To make sense of this change, he began keeping a diary on audio-cassette. The film gives exclusive access to these original recordings that encompass dreams, memory and imagining life, excavating the interior world of blindness. Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury, Thurs 1 Sept THE MARTIAN (12a) A team of astronauts encounter a raging storm during a mission to planet Mars. They escape the burning planet but leave Mark Whatney (Matt Damon), whom they believe to be dead, behind. But Whatney is alive, and now finds himself alone on the red planet, where he must develop means to survive until his rescue. Outdoors at Avoncroft Museum, Bromsgrove, Fri 2 Sept THE SHALLOWS (15) Just when you thought it was safe… A surfer on a secluded beach in Mexico finds herself the prey of a great white shark, even though she’s only 200 yards from the beach. Stars Blake Lively and Óscar Jaenada. The Electric Cinema, Birmingham, Fri 2 - Thurs 8 Sept OUR KIND OF TRAITOR (15) The latest adaptation of a John le Carré novel, this spy thriller sees a British couple on holiday who find themselves befriended by a Russian oligarch. However, Dima has an ulterior motive for his amiability, and soon the couple’s holiday in the sun turns into a game of shadows. Artrix, Bromsgrove, Fri 2 & Mon 5 Sept THE BFG (PG) A live-action adaptation of Roald Dahl’s story of the lonely giant (played here by Mark Rylance) who kidnaps a little girl (Ruby Barnhill) to help him outwit the maneating giants that have been plaguing the human world. Also stars
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Friday 1 - Sunday 11 September Ruby Barnhill & Dame Penelope Wilton. Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury, Sun 4 - Thurs 8 Sept; mac, Birmingham, until Tues 13 Sept TICKLED (15) After stumbling upon a bizarre competitive endurance tickling video online, wherein young men are paid to be tied up and tickled, reporter David Farrier reaches out to request a story from the company. But the reply he receives is shocking - the sender mocks Farrier's sexual orientation and threatens extreme legal action should he dig any deeper. The Electric Cinema, Birmingham, Sat 3 Sept WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (PG) A tale of a man, a woman and a rabbit in a triangle of trouble. It's a world where laughing can be dangerous, romance can be hilarious, and Toons and people live side by side. Stars Bob Hoskins & Christopher Lloyd. mac, Birmingham, Sat 3 Sept THE BLUES BROTHERS (15) Direct out of jail, Jake Blues and his Brother Elwood are off on a "mission from God" to raise funds for the orphanage in which they grew up. The only thing they can do is do what they do best: play music. So they get their old band together and they're on their way - yet not without getting in a bit of trouble here and there. Stars John Belushi & Dan Aykroyd. mac, Birmingham, Sat 3 Sept CASABLANCA (U) Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), who owns a nightclub in Casablanca, discovers his old flame, Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), is in town with her husband, Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid). Laszlo is a famed rebel, and with Germans on his tail, Ilsa knows Rick can help them get out of the country. Outdoors in Rose Bank Gardens, Malvern, Sun 4 Sept GOLDEN YEARS (12a) Fate, the pensions crisis and a steadfast refusal to accept the injustice of old age contrive to force law-abiding retired couple Arthur and Martha into a life of crime. Refusing to take the loss of their pensions lying down, they decide to take back what was theirs in the first place. They decide to start robbing banks. Stars Bernard Hill & Simon Callow. Stourbridge Town Hall, Mon 5 Sept THE SHALLOWS (15) Just when you thought it was safe… A surfer on a secluded beach in Mexico finds herself the prey of a great white shark, even though she’s only 200 yards from the beach. Stars Blake Lively and Óscar Jaenada. Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury, Mon 5 - Wed 7 Sept GARY NUMAN: ANDROID IN LA LA LAND + DIRECTOR Q&A (15) Filmed with candour, warmth and humour, Android In La La Land explores life for Gary and his Numanoid family as they set up home in California and as Gary records his eagerly anticipated new album Splinter. With exclusive access to the Numan family as they unpack in California, the story unfolds at home, in the studio and on the road. This screening will be followed by a live onstage director Q&A. The Electric Cinema,
Birmingham, Tues 6 Sept ONE MORE TIME WITH FEELING (18) A unique one-night-only cinema event directed by Andrew Dominik (Chopper, Killing Them Softly), One More Time With Feeling is the first ever opportunity to hear Skeleton Tree, the 16th studio album from Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds. The Electric Cinema, Birmingham, Thurs 8 Sept; Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, Thurs 8 Sept; Artrix, Bromsgrove, Thurs 8 Sept CAESAR & CLEOPATRA (PG) A witty and seductive comedy about the relationship between a veteran Roman political strategist and an enchanting Egyptian teenage queen. Stars Christopher Plummer & Nikki M James. mac, Birmingham, Thurs 8 Sept SUMMERTIME (15) Two women from entirely different worlds - Carole is a militant feminist teaching Spanish in Paris and Delphine is a farmer’s daughter committed to her parents in rural southwest France - fall passionately in love. Stars Cécile de France & Izïa Higelin. Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury, Thurs 8 Sept GHOSTBUSTERS (12A) Who you gonna call? Paul Feig, apparently, he who guided Melissa McCarthy to stardom in Bridesmaids, The Heat and Spy. Now McCarthy and the girls are replacing the boys in this distaff remake of the 1984 hit about a motley crew of spectral experts who join forces to save the world. Stars Melissa McCarthy & Kristen Wiig. Artrix, Bromsgrove, Fri 9 - Sun 11 Sept WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (PG) Charlie Bucket, whose family is poor, strikes it lucky when he discovers one of the five golden tickets to tour Willy Wonka’s mysterious chocolate factory. Gene Wilder stars in this Roald Dahl classic. mac, Birmingham, Sat 10 Sept STAR TREK BEYOND (15) How many Star Trek films have there been? Whoops, this is the 13th and the third in the rebooted series. Simon Pegg penned the screenplay (in collaboration with Doug Jung) and takes the USS Enterprise into the furthest reaches of unchartered space, where the crew encounters a really nasty piece of work (Idris Elba). Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury, Sat 10 Sept MAGGIE'S PLAN (15) Maggie’s plan is to have a baby on her own, courtesy of the seed of a former college colleague. Then she falls in love with a married man… Stars Greta Gerwig & Ethan Hawke. Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury, Sun 11 - Tues 13 Sept
NEW FILMS ON GENERAL RELEASE: Released from Fri 2 Sept, showing at selected cinemas THE 9TH LIFE OF LOUIS DRAX (15) BROTHERHOOD (15) CAFE SOCIETY (12A) JIM: THE JAMES FOLEY STORY (tbc) MORGAN (tbc)
ONE MORE TIME WITH FEELING (tbc) SAUSAGE PARTY (15) THINGS TO COME (12A)
NEW FILMS ON GENERAL RELEASE: Released from Fri 9 Sept, showing at selected cinemas BEN-HUR (tbc) ACTOR IN LAW (tbc) CAFE SOCIETY (12A) ANTHROPOID (15) BAAR BAAR DEKHO (tbc) THE BLUE ROOM (15) CAPTAIN FANTASTIC (15) DON'T BREATHE (tbc) HELL OR HIGH WATER (15) KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS (tbc) THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (PG) THE LAND OF THE ENLIGHTENED (tbc) THEO AND HUGO (18)
Events BALLOON MODELLING Have a go at creating your very own car out of a balloon, until Thurs 1 Sept, British Motor Museum, Gaydon, Warwickshire
SUMMER FORESTRY ADVENTURE CLUB Enjoy bug hunts, campfire stories & songs, cooking, crafts and more in this Forestry Adventure Club, until Fri 2 Sept, Arley Arboretum, Bewdley MIC LAB: WORKING VEHICLES Get your designers’ head on and create a strong working vehicle. Try it out on different terrains in the test and play area, until Fri 2 Sept, Coventry Transport Museum SUMMER NIGHTS West Midland Safari Park continues to open late until Sun 4 Sept, West Midland Safari and Leisure Park, Bewdley, Worcestershire GREAT FIRE OF LONDON WEEK Commemorate 350 years since the Great Fire of London at Blakesley Hall with themed crafts, garden and house trails, quizzes and performances based on the Great Fire, until Sun 4 Sept, Blakesley Hall, Birmingham MAKING MUSICAL MEMORIES - MUSICAL MELODIES TRAIL Find a variety of activity stations around the museum, including a musical Instrument area and colouring post. Try the Memory Game using Elgar's very own desk, until Sun 4 Sept, The Elgar Birthplace Museum, Worcester SUMMER TRAILS unti Tues 6 Sept, Croome Park, nr Pershore, Worcestershire FAMILY SUMMER ACTIVITIES until Sat 17 Sept, Gas Hall, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery KIDS' ADVENTURE DAYS Featuring more than 20 outdoor activities, under the supervision of highly qualified staff, Thurs 1 Sept, The Old