| July Film Screenings & Events
kinokulture cinema
9 Arthur Street, Oswestry, SY11 1JN | | |  | Our Kind Of Traitor (15) Friday 1st July 7:30pm
Saturday 2nd July 7:30pm
Tickets: £6.00 Adult/£4.00 Under 16's
Book online: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/137280
Or call the Box Office: 01691 238167 A British couple find themselves caught up with the Russian mafia in this heart-stopping thriller from the pen of John le Carré. Perry and girlfriend Gail are on holiday in Morocco when they meet the wealthy and charismatic Dima. The couple soon find out that Dima is not quite what he seems and is in fact a long-time associate of the Russian mafia, who now want him dead. Dima's only hope is to convince Perry and Gail to broker him sanctuary with the British intelligence services. Together, Dima, Perry and Gail brave a tortuous journey through Paris, the Swiss Alps and London… Based on the bestselling 2010 novel by spy story master John le Carré, this nail-biting thriller will delight anyone who was glued to BBC One's recent adaptation of The Night Manager. Ewan McGregor (Trainspotting) and Naomie Harris (SPECTRE) star as the ordinary British couple drawn into a world unlike any they've ever experienced. Director: Susanna White Cast: Ewan McGregor, Naomie Harris, Stellan Skarsgĺrd, Damian Lewis, Alicia von Rittberg, Velibor Topic Run time: 108 mins | |  | Discover Arts: St Peter's And The Papal Basilicas Of Rome (12A)
Monday 4th July 7:00pm
Tickets: £12.00 Adult/£10.00 Under 16's
Book online: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/236805
Or call the Box Office: 01691 238167 Discover Arts is a new season of unmissable cinema events giving audiences full access to some of the world's most captivating galleries, theatres and works of art. A unique film event on the occasion of the Extraordinary Jubilee proclaimed by Pope Francis. St Peter's And The Papal Basilicas Of Rome brings completely new footage of St Peter's, St John Lateran, St Mary Major, St Paul Outside The Walls and the works of art enshrined within them to the big screen. Antonio Paolucci, director of the Vatican Museums, Paolo Portoghesi, internationally renowned architect, Claudio Strinati, celebrated art historian, and Micol Forti, director of the Vatican Museums Collection Of Contemporary Art, guide us through the story of the basilicas, their evolution over the centuries and their most famous works of art. Run time: 90 mins | |  | Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict (15)
Oswestry Film Society Screening Tuesday 5th July 7:30pm
Tickets: £6.00 Adult/£4.00 Under 16's
Please book tickets through Oswestry Film Society: http://www.oswestryfilmsociety.org.uk/home/4589660643
Or purchase them on the door
Please note Film society Tickets cannot be bought through kinokulture
USA / 2015 / 96mins / Cert 15
The life of art icon Peggy Guggenheim based on her sole authorised biography. Peggy was an heiress to the Guggenheim family who would become a central figure in the modern art movement. As she moved through the cultural upheaval of the 20th century, she collected not only art, but artists. Her colourful life included trysts, affairs and marriages with such figures as Samuel Beckett, Jackson Pollock and Marcel Duchamp, amongst others. This film is a compendium of the greatest 20th art mixed with the wild and iconoclastic life of one of the most powerful women in the history of the art world.
"Immordino Vreeland tells [Peggy Guggenheim's] story in a lively way, combining gossip, name-dropping and frothier elements with a serious appraisal of her contribution to art history." The Independent
"A hoot from start to finish." Little white lies | |  | In Focus: Heart Of A Dog (PG)
Wednesday 6th July 7:30pm
Tickets: £6.00 Adult/£4.00 Under 16's
Book online: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/256725
Or call the Box Office: 01691 238167 Due to the re scheduling of 'Where You're Meant to Be' the first screening in our new In Focus Mini Season is Laurie Anderson's 'HEART OF A DOG'. "Hello, little bonehead. I'll love you forever." So begins HEART OF A DOG, Laurie Anderson's cinematic journey through love, death and language. Centering on Anderson's beloved rat terrier Lolabelle, who died in 2011, HEART OF A DOG is a personal essay that weaves together childhood memories, video diaries, philosophical musings on data collection, surveillance culture and the Buddhist conception of the afterlife, and heartfelt tributes to the artists, writers, musicians and thinkers who inspire her.Fusing her own witty, inquisitive narration with original violin compositions, hand-drawn animation, 8mm home movies and artwork culled from exhibitions past and present, Anderson creates a hypnotic, collage-like visual language out of the raw materials of her life and art, examining how stories are constructed and told — and how we use them to make sense of our lives. LAURIE ANDERSON is one of America's most renowned — and daring — creative pioneers. She is best known for her multimedia presentations and innovative use of technology. As writer, director, visual artist and vocalist she has created groundbreaking works that span the worlds of art, theater and experimental music. 'Deeply moving and strangely exhilarating' ★★★★★ Irish Times
'An experimental marvel' Los Angeles Times
'A dreamy, drifty and altogether lovely movie.' The New York Times
'The film is a pleasure' The Hollywood Reporter
'A lucid dream of a movie' Vulture Director: Laurie Anderson USA 2015 Cast: Archie, Jason Berg, Heung-Heung Chin, Bob Currie, Paul Davidson, Dustin Defa Run time: 76 mins
In Focus is a series of Mini Seasons exploring experimental, documentary and artists cinema.
Future screenings in season 1:
'I am Belfast': Wednesday 10th August 7:30pm
More information here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/269913
'Animal Live Rescore To Un Homme Qui Dort' Friday 9th September 7:30pm
More information here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/266619 "This project is supported by Film Hub North West Central, proud to be a member of the BFI Film Audience Network" | |  | Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet (12A)
Thursday 7th July 7:15pm
Tickets: £12.00 Adult/£10.00 Under 16's
Book online: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/215866
Or call the Box Office: 01691 238167 The Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company Live cinema season continues with a new vision of Shakespeare's heartbreaking tale of forbidden love. Branagh and his creative team present a modern passionate version of the classic tragedy.
The second in the Branagh Theatre Live season, following last year's The Winter's Tale with Judi Dench, this new production has an All-star cast including Derek Jacobi (Gladiator, Gosford Park), Lily James (Downton Abbey, War & Peace), Richard Madden (Game of Thrones, Cinderella) and Meera Syal (Beautiful Thing).
"Romeo and Juliet will be screened in high definition black and white" A longstanding feud between Verona's Montague and Capulet families brings about devastating consequences for two young lovers caught in the conflict. Reuniting the stars of his celebrated film of Cinderella, Kenneth Branagh directs Richard Madden and Lily James as Romeo and Juliet and Sir Derek Jacobi as Mercutio.
"In the luminous Lily James Kenneth Branagh has found the perfect Juliet"
★★★★★
Daily Mail
"This production has a pulsating energy"
★★★★
The Guardian
"Bustling, energetic and exuberant"
Time Out
"Sir Derek Jacobi is an absolute master"
The Times
"This new production sparkles with two of the fairest stars"
Sunday Times Run time: 210 mins | |  | Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius Of James Booker (15)
With DJ Set by Pete Beresford Friday 8th July 7:30pm
Tickets: £6.00 Adult/£4.00 Under 16's
Book online: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/129301
Or call the Box Office: 01691 238167 Bayou Maharajah explores the life and music of New Orleans piano legend James Booker, the man Dr. John described as "the best black, gay, one-eyed junkie piano genius New Orleans has ever produced."
We are pleased to present this one off screening on its opening night of release in the UK A brilliant pianist, his eccentricities and showmanship belied a life of struggle, prejudice, and isolation. A wild genius with a style that combined elements of rhythm-and-blues, jazz, ragtime and classical music, he gained the nicknames "Piano Prince of New Orleans", "Black Liberace" and "Bayou Maharajah". Illustrated with never-before-seen concert footage, rare personal photos and exclusive interviews, the film paints a portrait of this overlooked genius.
"This winning doc features a can't-‐miss subject and plenty of performance footage... A must-‐see for aficionados of New Orleans jazz, it's also accessible to viewers who don't know a Professor Longhair from a Dr. John."
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
"In a city bulging with musicians who deserve or have appropriated the title 'genius', James Booker, the Piano Prince of New Orleans, Ambassador of the Ivories, the Black Liberace, clearly had the talent to merit the garland, his style a wondrous collision of dazzling classical technique, blues feeling and jazz improvisation rooted in stride, ragtime and boogie woogie."
–MOJO MAGAZINE "For those who only know of the New Orleans rhythm and blues piano tradition through the likes of Fats Domino and Professor Longhair, Booker's playing may come as a revelation. Melding blues, jazz and classical, it pays scant regard to the traditional rules of song or composition."
–THE GUARDIAN Director: Lily Keber Run time: 90 mins | |  | Noma: My Perfect Storm (15)
Oswestry Food & Drink Festival Saturday 9th July 7:30pm
Tickets: £6.00 Adult/£4.00 Under 16's
Book online: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/264949
Or call the Box Office: 01691 238167 A Special one off screening to tie in with Oswestry Festival Of Food & Drink. With automatic access to genius, René Redzepi plays with wilderness and interprets a forgotten edible world into a language we all understand. A modern ugly duckling, bullied by his peers, Redzepi found his home in the no man's land and transformed into swan. Noma, My Perfect Storm is a creative journey into the mind of René Redzepi. How did he manage to revolutionise the entire world of gastronomy, inventing the alphabet and vocabulary that would infuse newfound pedigree to Nordic cuisine and establish a new edible world while radically changing the image of the modern chef? His story has the feel of a classic fairy tale: the ugly duckling transformed into a majestic swan, who now reigns over the realm of modern gourmet cuisine. But beneath the polished surface, cracks appear in the form of old wounds. 2013 stands as the worst year in René Redzepi's career. We follow him as he fights his way back to the top, reinventing NOMA and reclaiming the title of best restaurant in the world in 2014 for the fourth time. Run time: 99 mins | |  | Globe On Screen: Richard II (Cert. TBC) Wednesday 13th July 7:00pm
Saturday 16th July 1:30pm
Tickets: £12.00 Adult/£10.00 Under 16's
Book online: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/133419
Or call the Box Office: 01691 238167 Within the hollow crown
That rounds the mortal temples of a king
Keeps death his court. Ruling by divine right, but himself ruled by caprice, King Richard exiles Henry Bolingbroke and seizes his father's vast estates. While Richard is distracted by a rebellion in Ireland, Bolingbroke returns to England, intent on recovering his rightful property and, with the support of his disgruntled peers, perhaps seizing the crown itself. Dazzlingly eloquent and ceremonious, Richard II invests a weak and self-dramatising man with tragic status and represents Shakespeare's most searching exploration of the meaning of kingship and the rising powers that can destroy it. ★★★★
'Charles Edwards's excellent Richard…pierces the heart. Recommended.'
The Independent ★★★★
'[Charles] Edwards is a beautiful fit for the role.'
Financial Times ★★★★
'a briskly intelligent production.'
The Guardian ★★★★
'A human and entertaining night of tragedy.'
Time Out ★★★★★
'A highly intelligent and fast-moving production.'
WhatsOnStage 'A production that achieves true tragic stature.'
The Times Directed by: Simon Godwin Designer: Paul Wills Composer: Stephen Warbeck Cast: Thomas Ashdown, Oliver Boot, Graham Butler, William Chubb, Charles Edwards, Henry Everett, William Gaunt, Jonny Glynn, Greg Haiste, Angus Imrie, Richard Katz, Kate Malyon, Frederick Neilson, Anthony Pinnick, Ekow Quartey, Anneika Rose, David Sturzaker, Sasha Waddell, Arthur Wilson, Joshua Mason Wood, Sarah Woodward Running time: Approximately 2hrs 40mins including one interval. Recorded at Shakespeare's Globe 2015. | |  | Chicken (15) Thursday 14th July 7:30pm
Tickets: £6.00 Adult/£4.00 Under 16's
Book online: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/260085
Or call the Box Office: 01691 238167 Based on Freddie Machin's acclaimed play, UK director Joe Stephenson's debut feature follows Richard (Chambers) a young boy with learning difficulties living with his troubled brother Polly (Watkins) in a remote caravan in the Norfolk countryside. A 15 year-old boy with learning difficulties, Richard, longs to put down roots but his restless and destructive brother, Polly, needs to keep moving. When the land they live on is bought by a new landowner, and the electricity supply to their caravan is cut, their already precarious living conditions get even worse. Then a chance meeting with the new landowner's daughter, 17 year old Annabel (Yasmin Paige), leaves Richard besotted; whilst Polly befriends the guys who run a seedy traveling fair. Richard's optimistic view on life becomes increasingly difficult to maintain as Polly's abusive behavior worsens, family secrets are revealed, and he is torn between loyalty to his brother and his first true friend in Annabel. At once tough and bleak, Stephenson's assured film teases out the lyricism and optimism in the source material, bringing a distinctive visual sensibility to the film's remote settings. Chambers and Watkins bring chemistry and pathos to the fraught drama and the film stands out from traditional British kitchen sink realism in its heightened, cinematic style. "Scott Chambers gives a detailed and affecting performance as a young man with learning difficulties" **** The Guardian Dir: Joe Stephenson Cast: Scott Chambers, Morgan Watkins, Yasmin Paige. Run time: 86 mins | |  | Sing Street (12A) Friday 15th July 7:30pm
Saturday 16th July 7:30pm
Tickets: £6.00 Adult/£4.00 Under 16's
Book online: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/139556
Or call the Box Office: 01691 238167 A Dublin teenager forms a band in this irresistibly catchy celebration of all things eighties. Dublin, 1985: times are hard and jobs are scarce. 14-year-old teenager Conor (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) finds an outlet from his humdrum life through his love of the latest music from the likes of The Cure, Hall & Oates and Spandau Ballet. He also reluctantly has to adapt to a new school where, unexpectedly, he falls for Raphina (Lucy Boynton). Offering to put her in a music video, Conor runs up against an obstacle: he has neither a band nor a song. There's only one thing to do: he must get a group together, one that will be known as Sing Street. This nostalgic and delightful comedy drama is the latest movie from Once and Begin Again visionary John Carney. Scored to some of the decade's most timeless, chart-topping hits, it's a critically acclaimed slice of life that promises to have you dancing in the aisles. " John Carney perfectly negotiates the space between kitchen-sink realism and musical fantasy in which this lovely, lyrical movie casts its spell." **** Mark Kermode's Film Of The Week - The Guardian Director: John Carney Cast: Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Jack Reynor, Aiden Gillen, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Lucy Boynton Run time: 106 mins | |  | Pride + Prejudice + Zombies (15) Oswestry Film Society Screenings Tuesday 19th July 7:30pm
Tickets: £6.00 Adult/£4.00 Under 16's
Please book tickets through Oswestry Film Society: http://www.oswestryfilmsociety.org.uk/home/4589660643
Or purchase them on the door Please note Film society Tickets cannot be bought through kinokulture USA / 2016 / 107mins / Cert 15 Yes, you read it correctly… Mrs Bennet is eager to marry her daughters off to wealthy suitors. Mr Bennet is more concerned that their Shaolin martial arts and weapons training are up to zombie-killing scratch. "Considering how horribly wrong this unusually delicate balance could have gone, it really is saying something about (its) success that it works like a charm, delivering furtive glances and fetid cadavers in equal absurd proportion to remain a commodious and dastardly fine pleasure throughout." Radio Times "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies does exactly what it says on the tin, rather entertainingly too, especially if you have seen one too many tasteful television adaptations of Austen's work." The Times | |  | Arabian Nights Volume 1: The Restless One World Cinema Season 2
Wednesday 20th July 7:30pm
Tickets: £6.00 Adult/£4.00 Under 16's
Book online: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/254420
Or call the Box Office: 01691 238167 Our second Mini Season of World Cinema is this extraordinary three feature tryptich from Portuguese director Miguel Gomes starting off with Arabian Nights Volume 1 - The Restless One. Following in the tradition of The Arabian Nights, Portuguese auteur Miguel Gomes (Tabu) uses his Scheherazade (Alfaiate) as both a character and a framing device. Usually we would find her telling stories night after night so as to postpone her own execution at the hands of her husband the king. But in this first instalment of Gomes's three-volume magnum opus, we instead meet the storyteller aboard a glitzy speedboat, narrating topical parables about venal bankers and politicians who are destroying the cultural and social fabric of Portugal and beyond. Thus we see a gaggle of fat-cat economists whose ruthless doctrines are driven by sexual impotence, a plague of wasps accompanying the mass sackings of shipyard workers, and Gomes himself deserting his film crew because of government-imposed funding cuts. This is an ambitious, visually intoxicating work with a tough moral spine. "Think of Arabian Nights as a cinematic box set: three boundary-bursting, exuberant, empathetic films from Miguel Gomes, which build up into a portrait of present-day Portugal." **** The times "A glowing lovesong to Portugal performed by a man who has mastered a range of exotic instruments." ***** Little White Lies Director: Miguel Gomes.
Starring: Crista Alfaiate. Portugal/France/Germany/Switzerland 2015. Run time:125 mins. Portuguese with English subtitles. Arabian Nights Volume 2 - The Desolate One: Wednesday 17th August 7:30pm Arabian Nights Volume 3 - The Enchanted One: Wednesday 14th September 7:30pm "This project is supported by Film Hub North West Central, proud to be a member of the BFI Film Audience Network" | |  | Almeida Live: Richard III (15) Thursday 21st July 7:00pm
Tickets: £12.00 Adult/£10.00 Under 16's
Book online: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/258645
Or call the Box Office: 01691 238167 The Almeida Theatre makes its live screening debut with an explosive new adaptation of Richard III, directed by Almeida Artistic Director Rupert Goold with Ralph Fiennes as Shakespeare's most notorious villain and Vanessa Redgrave as Queen Margaret. War-torn England is reeling after years of bitter conflict. King Edward is ailing, and as political unrest begins to stir once more, Edward's brother Richard – vicious in war, despised in peacetime – awaits the opportunity to seize his brother's crown. Through the malevolent Richard, Shakespeare examines the all-consuming nature of the desire for power amid a society riddled by conflict. Olivier-winning director Rupert Goold's (Macbeth, King Charles III) searing new production hones a microscopic focus on the mythology surrounding a monarch whose machinations are inextricably woven into the fabric of British history. Director: Rupert Goold Cast includes: David Annen, Joseph Arkley, Tom Canton, Daniel Cerquiera, Simon Coates, Susan Engel, Ralph Fiennes, James Garnon, Mark Hadfield, Scott Handy, Finbar Lynch, Aislín McGuckin, Joseph Mydell, Vanessa Redgrave, Joshua Riley, Joanna Vanderham Run time: 3 hours 30 mins (TBC) The first round of advance tickets for this in the Almeida Theatre have completely sold out. | |  | Learning To Drive (15)
Friday 22nd July 7:30pm
Saturday 23rd July 7:30pm
Wednesday 27th July 7:30pm
Tickets: £6.00 Adult/£4.00 Under 16's
Book online: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/139588
Or call the Box Office: 01691 238167 A man and a woman from wildly opposing cultural backgrounds bond in this warm-hearted story of friendship. Neurotic New Yorker Wendy (Patricia Clarkson) is a successful author whose husband has just left her for a younger woman. Having never learned to drive, she occupies herself by taking lessons with kindly Indian instructor Darwan (Sir Ben Kingsley), who is about to enter into an arranged marriage. Unexpectedly, despite Wendy's irascible temper and Darwan's soft-spoken nature, they soon become good friends and through their friendship, learn how to move forward in their lives. Led by the dynamic duo of Oscar nominee Patricia Clarkson (The Station Agent) and Oscar winner Sir Ben Kingsley (Sexy Beast), this is a tender look at the perils of navigating life's roadblocks, and how inspiration can come from the most unlikely of places. "Patricia Clarkson as a jilted wife and Ben Kingsley as her Indian driving instructor made a great odd couple in this unflashy but dependable comedy." **** The Guardian "Clarkson, in particular, is spot-on; her character unfolds gradually into the serenity that comes with hard-earned self-sufficiency. And the gentle, low-key humour belies some spiky observations about multicultural America." *** The Observer Director: Isabel Coixet Cast: Patricia Clarkson, Sir Ben Kingsley, Jake Weber, Sarita Choudhury Run time: 90 mins | |  | Robinson Crusoe (PG)
Saturday 23rd July 1:30pm
Monday 25th July 1:30pm
Tuesday 26th July 1:30pm
Wednesday 27th July 1:30pm
Tickets: £6.00 Adult/£4.00 Under 16's
Book online: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/134441
Or call the Box Office: 01691 238167 We launch our Summer Holiday Season of Family Friendly Films with this delightful animation.
On a tiny exotic island, Tuesday, an outgoing parrot lives with his quirky animal friends in paradise. However, Tuesday can't stop dreaming about discovering the world. After a violent storm, Tuesday and his friends wake up to find a strange creature on the beach: Robinson Crusoe. Tuesday immediately views Crusoe as his ticket off the island to explore new lands. Likewise, Crusoe soon realizes that the key to surviving on the island is through the help of Tuesday and the other animals. It isn't always easy at first, as the animals don't speak "human." Slowly but surely, they all start living together in harmony, until one day, when their comfortable life is overturned by two savage cats, who wish to take control of the island. A battle ensues between the cats and the group of friends but Crusoe and the animals soon discover the true power of friendship up against all odds (even savage cats). BBFC Consumer Advice:Mild threat, mild bad language. Run time: 90 mins | |  | Solaris: Sculpting Time Andrei Tarkovsky Season (12A) Tuesday 26th July 7:30pm
Tickets: £6.00 Adult/£4.00 Under 16's
Book online: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/260608
Or call the Box Office: 01691 238167 One of world's most visionary, celebrated and influential filmmakers, Andrei Tarkovsky made just seven features before his tragically early death at the age of 54. Characterised by metaphysical and spiritual explorations of the human condition, each film is an artistic masterpiece of extraordinary visual beauty and stand as enduring classics of world cinema. Screening from pristine new digital prints, the Russian auteur's seven features will be showing at selected cinemas across the UK and Ireland. Solaris On a space station orbiting the ocean-covered planet Solaris, cosmonaut Kris Kelvin arrives to investigate a series of mysterious and bizarre occurrences among the crew. What he discovers are supernatural phenomena that cause repressed and haunting memories to take on physical form, including that of Kelvin's late wife. Through her, Kelvin attempts to communicate with the forces responsible which appear to be emanating from the mysterious planet itself. Director Andrei Tarkovsky transcends the normal conventions of the science fiction genre, resulting in a moving and unsettling vision of memory and humanity which has often been compared to Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. This film is screened as part of Sculpting Time: Andrei Tarkovsky Retrospective. "THERE WERE IMAGES OF STARTLING BEAUTY, THEN DEVELOPMENTS THAT QUESTIONED THE FUNDAMENTAL BEING OF THE CHARACTERS THEMSELVES, AND FINALLY AN ENDING THAT TEASINGLY SUGGESTED THAT EVERYTHING IN THE FILM NEEDED TO BE SEEN IN A NEW LIGHT" **** ROGER EBERT, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES Director: Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union 1972 Russian with English subtitles Run time: 166 mins Future screenings in the Sculpting Time Tour: Mirror: Tuesday 23rd August 7:30pm Stalker: Tuesday 27th September 7:30pm Nostalgia: Tuesday25th October 7:30pm The Sacrifice: Tuesday 22nd November 7:30pm This season of films is courtesy of Curzon/Artifial Eye "This project is supported by Film Hub North West Central, proud to be a member of the BFI Film Audience Network" | |  | Afternoon Classics: An American In Paris (U)
Thursday 28th July 1:30pm
Tickets: £6.00 Adult/£4.00 Under 16's
Book online: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/262931
Or call the Box Office: 01691 238167 Our first Mini Season of Afternoon Classics is a trio of musicals from the Golden Age Of Hollywood fully restored by the BFI. Gotta sing! Gotta dance!! Gotta paint!!! Now digitally restored 60 years after it swept the Oscars, Minnelli's Gershwin-based musical remains one of the creative pinnacles of the form. Gene Kelly is at his dazzling best as Jerry Mulligan, a former GI whose dreams of becoming a successful artist have led him to the city of light, love and the Impressionists. Much admired by wealthy patron Miro (Nina Foch), he risks her displeasure when he falls for shopgirl Lise (Leslie Caron), herself betrothed to Henri (Georges Guétary), who's an old friend of Jerry's pianist pal Adam (Oscar Levant). This romantic roundelay is, in the end, simply the framework – albeit a consistently engaging and funny one – for some of the finest musical sequences ever filmed. Most memorable of all is the climactic ballet danced to Gershwin's titular tone poem on ravishing sets inspired by Toulouse-Lautrec, Degas, Dufy, Rousseau et al – an eloquent evocation of Jerry's inner life, superbly shot and choreographed, and as audacious and exhilarating as its equivalent in The Red Shoes.'S wonderful! - Geoff Andrew We offer Free Tea/coffee & Cake with every ticket at our Afternoon Classic screenings. USA 1951 Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron Run time: 113 mins Other screenings in this first Afternoon Classic Mini Season: Singin' In The Rain (U): Thursday 25th August 1:30pm "This project is supported by Film Hub North West Central, proud to be a member of the BFI Film Audience Network" | |  | Poor Cow R/I (15)
Thursday 28th July 7:30pm
Tickets: £6.00 Adult/£4.00 Under 16's
Book online: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/262933 Or call the Box Office: 01691 238167 Poor Cow - Ken Loach's first feature film and a landmark in British social realist filmmaking - is back in cinemas in a new digital restoration. This snapshot of '60s London stars Carol White (Up the Junction, Cathy Come Home) as young mother Joy. Beautiful, free-spirited and resilient, Joy is nevertheless struggling to cope while her brutal, uncaring husband (John Bindon) is in jail. Clutching at any slight chance of happiness, she falls for his associate, Dave (Terence Stamp) - but with heart-breaking results. Loach depicts Joy's world with typical care, showing how her plight derives from a set of social circumstances largely outside her control. Full of '60s colour and music - including the music of Donovan - it's also stylistically innovative, with an improvised spontaneity and Joy providing first-person narration over the soundtrack. It all serves to create a slightly distanced, ironic tone - offset by the film's tender compassion for, and thoughtful involvement in, its subject. UK 1967 Director: Ken Loach Cast: Carol white, Terence Stamp, John Bindon Run time: 101 mins | |  | Alice Through The Looking Glass (PG) Friday 29th July 1:30pm (2D)
Saturday 30th July 1:30pm (2D)
Wednesday 3rd August 1:30pm (2D)
Wednesday 3rd August 7:30pm (3D)
Thursday 4th August 1:30pm (3D)
Thursday 4th August 7:30pm (2D)
Tickets:
2D screenings: £6.00 Adult/£4.00 Under 16's
Book online: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/135334
Or call the Box Office: 01691 238167
3D screenings: £7.00 Adult/£5.00 Under 16's
Book online: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/135337
Or call the Box Office: 01691 238167 Alice returns to Wonderland in this eye-popping follow-up to Tim Burton's fantasy blockbuster. Several years after her first adventures in the utterly madcap and enchanting world of Wonderland, Alice Kingsleigh (Mia Wasikowska) finds herself sucked back into the magical land where the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp) is dying. In order to save her eccentric friend, Alice must delve ever further into this topsy-turvy universe to seek out the very living embodiment of Time himself (Sacha Baron Cohen). In 2010, Tim Burton's adaptation of Lewis Carroll's beloved children's classic became one of the biggest blockbusters of all time. Now, Muppets director James Bobin steps in with Mia Wasikowska and Johnny Depp leading the all-star cast, including a returning Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen and the late Alan Rickman in his final role as caterpillar Absolem. Meanwhile, Ali G and Borat creator Sacha Baron Cohen brings the quirky menace as the villainous Time. Director: James Bobin Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Alan Rickman Run time: 113 mins
*** Please note that 3D glasses are provided by the cinema and need to be returned after the screening, thank you. | |  | The Nice Guys (15)
Friday 29th July 7:30pm
Saturday 30th July 7:30pm
Monday 1st August 7:30pm
Tickets: £6.00 Adult/£4.00 Under 16's
Book online: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/139596
Or call the Box Office: 01691 238167 Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling are a chalk and cheese duo in this fast-talking comedy-thriller. Holland March (Ryan Gosling) is a down-on-his-luck private eye barely scraping a living in 1970s Los Angeles. Jackson Healey (Russell Crowe) is a tough guy enforcer who thinks with his fists. When these two polar opposites are unexpectedly thrown together in the search for a missing girl, a darkly hilarious and fast-moving mystery unfolds as they plunge ever further into the city's seedy, neon-inflected underbelly. Lethal Weapon writer Shane Black returns to the territory of his critically acclaimed directorial debut Kiss Kiss Bang Bang with this snappy and irreverent buddy comedy, one that brings the 1970s roaring back to life in all its flare-trousered glory. Gladiator's Russell Crowe and Drive's Ryan Gosling make for unexpectedly hilarious partners in crime whilst the supporting cast includes Oscar winner Kim Basinger. "A defiantly old-school action comedy that delivers big where it really counts." **** Little White Lies "Quick on its wits and fast with its fists, this is Black firmly back doing what he does best. And nobody out there does it better." **** Empire Magazine Director: Shane Black Cast: Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe, Matt Bomer, Kim Basinger Run time: 116 mins | |  | Coming Up Later In The Summer Holidays
The BFG (Cert. TBC)
In 2D & 3D
From Friday 26th August - Thursday 1st September
Tickets:
2D screenings: £6.00 Adult/£4.00 Under 16's
Book online: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/134434 3D screenings: £7.00 Adult/£5,00 Under 16's
Book online: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/135337
Or call the Box Office: 01691 238167 Mark Rylance headlines this enchanting version of Roald Dahl's classic novel. An orphan named Sophie finds herself snatched away from the orphanage one morning by a friendly giant she names the BFG. The BFG's job is collect, catalogue and deliver pleasant dreams to children. Sophie joins him on his travels, except they are followed by a group of evil giants, who have an altogether more unpleasant plan for the sleeping kids. Together, Sophie and the BFG must save the children from becoming the giants' next meal! This is acclaimed filmmaker Steven Spielberg's magical adaptation of Roald Dahl's beloved children's classic. Oscar-winning actor Mark Rylance plays the BFG himself, with newcomer Ruby Barnhill as Sophie alongside a rollcall of great British actors, including Penelope Wilton (Shaun of the Dead), Rebecca Hall (Iron Man 3) and Rafe Spall (Get Santa). Cast: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement, Rebecca Hall, Rafe Spall, Bill Hader
Director: Steven Spielberg
Run time: 1hour, 57 mins
*** Please note that 3D glasses are provided by the cinema and need to be returned after the screening, thank you. | | |
