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Welcome To The March Edition Of The Kinokulture Cinema Newsletter Awards Season is here with the BAFTAS on Sunday 13th and The OSCARS on Sunday 27th March so we are excited to be bringing you more nominated films this month and into April. We have added an additional matinee screening for Kenneth Branagh's 'Belfast', Joanna Hogg's critically acclaimed 'The Souvenir Part II' comes to our screen this month and in April we have Clio Barnard's beautifully touching romance 'Ali & Ava' and Oscar nominated films 'Petite Maman' and 'Flee'. We have a great opportunity for up & coming filmmakers (and everyone else) to see new works by emerging filmmakers from across the region in our 'Midlands Short Film Club' event on 31st March which will include a drinks reception and networking session. Our 'Made In Wales Season' features two films this month 'Sideshow' a blackly comic thriller centred on a laughably inept robbery attempt on a washed-up psychic and 'Mystic Chords Of Memory' a beautifully poetic and unconventional documentary exploring how people experience and maintain connections to their shared past and culture through narratives about place. We also have a special one off screening of 'The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert' and many more wonderful delights including the mouth watering and tender drama 'Master Cheng', Kenneth Branagh returns as Hercule Poirot in 'Death On The Nile', 'Rogoletto' from The Royal Opera House and a stunning new adaptation of 'The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' recorded live at The Leith Theatre, Scotland. On our website you can view trailers and information on each film by clicking on the image or film title.  If you already know which film & date you want to book just click on the Book Now button. View Our Website Here Please scroll down to find out more about our March films and up & coming highlights.  we look forward to seeing you this month  Thank you!

Important COVID-19 Safety Update Keeping Our Customers & Staff Safe Keeping our customers & staff safe is an ongoing priority The Government have now relaxed all Covid-19 safety rules in England but as we all know the virus has not gone away. For the ongoing safety of our staff, visitors & customers we will keep in place the majority of our Covid-19 safety measures which include: a one way system, hand sanitising stations and increased ventilation, cleaning and fogging after each screening. We are gradually re introducing full capacity and any new films that we have put on sale from mid March will no longer have automatic social distancing. Out of courtesy for others we strongly encourage our customers to continue to wear face coverings when entering and moving around the building.  These measures will be under constant review. We ask everyone visiting or working in kinokulture to be aware of the latest advice from the UK Government on COVID-19, and to follow that advice to minimise the risk of the virus spreading.   If you or anyone you live with has symptoms of Covid-19 please stay home and arrange for a PCR test. Check The New Rulings On Self Isolation Here Thank you for helping us all to keep safe.   Coming Up In March At kinokulture cinema 9 Arthur Street, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 1JN   ** Wheel Of Fortune And Fantasy Prize Draw ** To celebrate the release of Wheel Of Fortune And Fantasy we have a fantastic prize draw with the opportunity to win the film poster, a tote bag and a beautiful set of character badges, Just book your tickets online to be entered into the draw!   Wheel Of Fortune And Fantasy (15) Wednesday 3rd March  7:30pm We are very excited to present another masterful piece of cinema from Ryusuke Hamaguchi, director of the multi Oscar nominated 'Drive My Car'  Wheel Of Fortune And Fortune and Fantasy brings you three stories: An unexpected love triangle, a failed seduction trap and an encounter that results from a misunderstanding.   Meiko is startled when she realises that the man who her best friend starts to have feelings for, is her ex; Sasaki plots to trick his college professor out of revenge, using his class-friend-with-benefits Nao, while Natsuko encounters a woman who seems to be someone from her past, leading the two to confess the feelings they have harboured in their hearts - stories about the complexities of relationships, told through coincidences that happen in the lives of women in love. ???? "elegant and amusing, with a delicacy of touch and real imaginative warmth" "Ingenious, sparklingly acted and thoroughly entertaining" The Guardian "wheel of fortune and fantasy is an alternately scathing, erotic, terrifying, and affirming fable of the primordial power of storytelling." Slant Japanese with English subtitles Film Run Time: 2 hours 1 min BOOK TICKETS HERE Belfast (12A) Friday 4th March  7:30pm (two seats together available at the time of publication) Tuesday 8th March 2:00pm (two single seats available at the time of publication) All other screenings are sold out Nominated for 6 BAFTAS & 7 Oscars From lauded director Sir Kenneth Branagh, and starring an acclaimed ensemble cast, Belfast is a personal and joyful story about the power of memory, set in late 1960s Northern Ireland. At the centre of the film is Buddy, a young boy on the cusp of adolescence, whose life is filled with familial love, childhood hijinks and a blossoming romance. Yet, with his beloved hometown caught up in increasing turmoil, his family faces a momentous choice: hope the conflict will pass or leave everything they know behind for a new life. "Nightmarishness meets nostalgia as Jamie Dornan and Judi Dench star in a scintillating Troubles-era coming-of-age tale. Kenneth Branagh's euphoric eulogy to his home city." ***** Peter Bradshaw - The Guardian "The writer-director's return to his end-of-innocence moment — when sectarian violence rocked Northern Ireland — is, to put it bluntly, his best movie in years ... A personal triumph!" - Rolling Stone Film Run Time: 98 mins BOOK TICKETS HERE   Exhibition On Screen: Frida Kahlo (12A) Tuesday 8th March 7:00pm Who was Frida Kahlo? Everyone knows her, but who was the woman behind the bright colours, the big brows, and the floral crowns? Take a journey through the life of a true icon, discover her art, and uncover the truth behind her often turbulent life. Making use of the latest technology to deliver previously unimaginable quality, we take an in-depth look at key works throughout her career. Using letters Kahlo wrote to guide us, this definitive film reveals her deepest emotions and unlocks the secrets and symbolism contained within her art. Exhibition on Screen's trademark combination of interviews, commentary and a detailed exploration of her art delivers a treasure trove of colour and a feast of vibrancy. This personal and intimate film offers privileged access to her works, and highlights the source of her feverish creativity, her resilience, and her unmatched lust for life, politics, men and women. Delving deeper than any film has done before, engaging with world-renowned Kahlo experts, exploring how great an artist she was, discover the real Frida Kahlo. Directed by Ali Ray Running time: 90 minutes BOOK TICKETS HERE The Souvenir Part II (15)  Friday 11th & Saturday 12th March  7:30pm Winner of 3 British Independent Film Awards In the aftermath of her tumultuous relationship with a charismatic and manipulative older man, Julie (Honor Swinton Byrne) begins to untangle her fraught love for him in making her graduation film, sorting fact from his elaborately constructed fiction. Joanna Hogg's shimmering story of first love and a young woman's formative years, The Souvenir Part II is a portrait of the artist that transcends the halting particulars of everyday life — a singular, alchemic mix of memoir and fantasy. With an outstanding cast that also includes Richard Ayoade, Charlie Heaton, Joe Alwyn, and Tilda Swinton, the critically acclaimed sequel to The Souvenir is a truly unmissable cinematic event. "This rich and mysterious film is a real achievement" ????? The Guardian. Run time: 1 hour 48 mins  BOOK TICKETS HERE Royal Opera House: Rogoletto (12A)  Encore Sunday 13th March 2:00pm A new production of Verdi's Rigoletto, directed by Oliver Mears – his first as Director of The Royal Opera. This production sees Verdi's masterpiece as a modern morality play that pits power against innocence, beauty against ugliness, in a pitiless world of luxurious decadence, corruption and social decay. The Duke of Mantua is a serial womaniser. At a palace party, not content with the married Countess Ceprano, the Duke reveals he is also infatuated with a mysterious woman he has seen in church. The hunchbacked jester Rigoletto jokes that the Duke should have the Countess's husband murdered. Count Ceprano vows to kidnap Rigoletto's lover as punishment. Chaos descends when the elderly Count Monterone arrives and confronts the Duke for seducing his daughter – a third woman! Rigoletto takes his jesting too far, and the old man curses him. Rigoletto's so-called 'lover' is in fact his daughter, Gilda, whom he keeps under lock and key at home. She has secretly fallen in love with the Duke of Mantua, who came to her church in disguise. Gilda is kidnapped by Count Ceprano and delivered into the Duke's clutches. Rigoletto engages an assassin to exact his revenge. But before the day is out, the old man's curse will exert its deadly power. Run time: 3 hours (including one interval) BOOK TICKETS HERE Beginners (15) Oswestry Film Society Screening Tuesday 15th March  7:30pm    The late Christopher Plummer gives a great performance as Hal, an elderly widower who comes out as gay shortly after his wife's death and starts exploring life as an openly gay man.  Ewan McGregor plays his son, Oliver, looking back on his father's life and using it as inspiration to pursue romance with Melanie Laurent.  It's a drama with a lovely light touch, funny, moving, and a great tribute to Plummer.  WARNING: THIS FILM CONTAINS REPEATED SCENES OF A GORGEOUS SMALL DOG BEING VERY LOVABLE INDEED. "It's one of those movies I can't be sure you'll be tempted by, but I'm certain that if you are, you'll like it very much."  London Evening Standard   Film Run Time: 1 hours 40 mins FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OSWESTRY FILM SOCIETY & BOOK TICKETS HERE Made In Wales: Sideshow (15) Wednesday 16th March 7:30pm MAGIC, MAYHEM, MURDER… NOT EVEN A PSYCHIC COULD PREDICT A NIGHT LIKE THIS. After breaking into the home of a washed-up psychic, two criminals get much more than they bargained for, because 'The All-Seeing Stupendo' is a genuine master of the dark mystic arts – at least that's what it says on his poster and he's sticking to it. "Sideshow has a dry sense of humour about it, the film has so many clever moments, an ending that had me laughing out loud, and I highly recommend checking it out." - Horrorbuzz.com Film Run Time: 1 hour 35 mins BOOK TICKETS HERE The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde - Live From Leith Theatre (12A) Thursday 17th March 7:00pm Within the century-old walls of historic Leith Theatre, something sinister is stirring. A gothic tale of double lives and inner demons, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde takes on its own hybrid identity in this unique retelling. Concerned by his good friend Dr Henry Jekyll's recent behaviour, Gabriel Utterson is driven to uncover the identity of the mysterious and dangerous Mr. Hyde, to whom Jekyll is enthralled. Whilst on this search for the truth, Utterson finds himself seduced by the society of Edinburgh's rich and powerful, but beneath the glossy façade lies a grim and brutal reality. A first for National Theatre of Scotland, this exciting and unique theatre/cinema production is captured live from Leith Theatre and broadcasted live into cinemas across the UK on the 27th February. This screening was filmed in front of a live audience. Embracing the duality of the storyline and the period authenticity, the film will be shot in black and white. Both the film and live event will feature new electronic music by DJ and music producer Hudson Mohawke, acclaimed for his genre-smashing creative approach. "Jekyll and Hyde is a masterpiece by one of Scotland's best storytellers deserving of a groundbreaking and challenging interpretation. What better tale to explore hybrid storytelling? Working with the National Theatre of Scotland to create this innovative piece has not only allowed me to collaborate with some of the most talented theatre and film makers in Scotland, but also to explore the narrative and formal questions that inspire me as an artist. I am so grateful to National Theatre of Scotland for consistently supporting and celebrating work that pushes the boundaries of storytelling." Run time: 1 hour 40 mins (approx) BOOK TICKETS HERE Death On The Nile (12A) Friday 18th, Saturday 19th & Tuesday 22nd March 7:30pm Sunday 20th March  2:00pm Wednesday 23rd March 1:30pm Based on the 1937 novel by Agatha Christie, "Death on the Nile" is a daring mystery-thriller directed by Kenneth Branagh about the emotional chaos and deadly consequences triggered by obsessive love. Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple's idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short. Set against an epic landscape of sweeping desert vistas and the majestic Giza pyramids, this tale of unbridled passion and incapacitating jealousy features a cosmopolitan group of impeccably dressed travelers, and enough wicked twists and turns to leave audiences guessing until the final, shocking denouement. Film Run Time: 2 hours 7 mins BOOK TICKETS HERE Master Cheng (12A) Wednesday 23rd & Thursday 24th March  7:30pm Following the death of his wife, professional chef CHENG travels with his young son to a remote village in Finland to connect with an old Finnish friend he once met in Shanghai. Upon arrival, nobody in the village seems to know his friend but local café owner Sirkka offers him accommodation and in return Cheng helps her in the kitchen surprising the locals with the delights of Chinese cuisine. Gradually his cooking encourages these vastly different cultures to connect and Cheng is soon a celebrated member of the community. Unfortunately his tourist visa is soon to run out and it's up to the villagers to come up with a plan to help him stay.  "The latest from veteran Finnish filmmaker Mika Kaurismäki is the sort of film that charms in quiet, unassuming ways. Master Cheng is a comforting tribute to the value of opening yourself up to the unfamiliar." **** The Scotsman - Glasgow Film Festival Review Running times: 2 hour 54 mins  BOOK TICKETS HERE Cyrano (12A) Friday 25th & Saturday 26th March  7:30pm Award-winning director Joe Wright envelops moviegoers in a symphony of emotions with music, romance, and beauty in Cyrano, re-imagining the timeless tale of a heartbreaking love triangle.  A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac (played by Peter Dinklage) dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous Roxanne (Haley Bennett), Cyrano has yet to declare his feelings for her — and Roxanne has fallen in love, at first sight, with Christian (Kelvin Harrison, Jr.). "Peter Dinklage steals the show in Joe Wright's musical version of the classic text" -  Screen Daily Film run time: 2 hours 3 mins BOOK TICKETS HERE The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert (12A) Sunday 27th March 2:00pm An Exclusive Theatrical Presentation Of The Rooftop Concert From Legendary Filmmaker Peter Jackson's Docuseries "The Beatles: Get Back" Acclaimed filmmaker Peter Jackson's "The Beatles: Get Back" is a unique cinematic experience that takes audiences back in time to The Beatles' intimate recording sessions during a pivotal moment in music history. The film showcases the warmth, camaraderie, and creative genius that defined the legacy of the iconic foursome. Shot in January 1969 and compiled from over 60 hours of unseen footage (filmed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg). The film features – for the first time in its entirety – The Beatles' last live performance as a group alongside other scenes from the acclaimed docuseries. Film run time: 65 mins BOOK TICKETS HERE Made In Wales: Mystic Chords Of Memory (PG) + Q&A Wednesday 30th March 7:30pm Mystic Chords of Memory explores how people experience and maintain connections to their shared past and culture through narratives about place. Set in Cymru (Wales, U.K), this unconventional documentary touches on a breadth of topics and features locals across the country, including a storyteller who practices 'mythic maintenance' on his favorite historical site, a land-based artist creating work about the life of slate quarry workers, former coal miners, village elders, political activists, sheep farmers, and practitioners of Celtic spirituality. In weaving these seemingly disparate elements together, the film considers how both shared and personal identity are constructed through connection to place, and how stories serve as a means of cultural resilience and a vehicle of collective memory. Following the screening there will be a Q&A session with Fiona Collins, storyteller & contributor to the film, hosted by our Co-Curator on the Made In Wales Season, Alison Layland.   Finalist at the Wales International Film Festival 2021 Directed Written and Produced by: Lauren Everett Wales 2021 Filming Locations: Maesteg and other parts of the South Wales Coal Valleys, Brecon Beacons, Borth, Angelsey Island, Blaenau Ffestiniog area and other parts of North Wales. English/Welsh with English subtitles Film run time: 1 hour 49 mins + Q&A BOOK TICKETS HERE Midlands Short Film Club (UC) Thursday 31st March 7:30pm Film Hub Midlands and BFI Network are proud to present Midlands Short Film Club, a selection of screenings showcasing the fantastic work of emerging filmmakers whose films have been made with BFI NETWORK funding.                     Exploring imaginations, connection, creativity and joy, Midlands Short Film Club is a series of Short Film screenings which will take place at cinemas and film exhibition venues across the Midlands.  For our screening at kinokulture Midland Short Film Club will bring together short films made both in the Midlands and in Wales (with support from Ffilm Cymru Wales), showcasing some of the best BFI NETWORK supported short films in the area.  Following the event there will be a drinks reception and an opportunity to network and meet other local filmmakers. Tickets cost £2.00 or £6.00 for a sofa seating two BOOK TICKETS HERE Please help us to continue offering a diverse choice of films by taking this short survey many of you will be aware that kinokulture has been supported by Film Hub Midlands & Film Hub Wales through the BFI Film Audience Network with funds from The National Lottery. The aim of this support is to give everyone in the UK the opportunity to enjoy a diverse range of British & international independent films and without this support we would not be able to offer such a wide range of independent & world cinema. From time to time the BFI ask us to survey a sample of our audience so that they can continue to improve their offer and support for independent cinemas and their audiences. If you have visited kinokulture in February we hope you will spare a few minutes to take this short online survey and help us to continue bringing a diverse film programme to Oswestry audiences. We have two different surveys one for our general programme & one for our 'Made In Wales' Season   TAKE THE GENERAL SURVEY HERE  If you are attending one of our 'Made In Wales' screenings in March (Sideshow & Mystic Chords Of Memory) Please take the survey below after the screening. MADE IN WALES SURVEY With Grateful Thanks! COMING SOON APRIL HIGHLIGHTS Our season of Oscar & BAFTA nominated films continues into April with 'Ali & Ava' Clio Barnard's brilliant depiction of an inter racial romance, Celine Sciamma's 'Petite Maman' a sublime modern fairytale about the quiet wonder of mother-daughter relationships and 'FLEE' A beautifull and poignant animated documentary telling the true story about a man's need to confront his past in order to truly have a future. Also coming up in April are 'The Pebble And The Boy' a Mod inspired road trip featuring music by Paul Weller, The Jam & The Style Council with a special post screening zoom Q&A with director Chris Green, our next Adventure Club screening 'Wall Of Shadows' a breathtaking and beautifully-filmed story from the Sherpas' perspective, 'Encanto' is our Easter treat for the little ones alongside Mark Rylance starring in 'Phantom Of The Open' The unbelievable true story of Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, who managed to gain entry to The British Golf Open Championships qualifying in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in the Open history, becoming a folk hero in the process. All these films are already on sale BOOK TICKETS VIA OUR WEBSITE HERE Coming On Sale Soon! The Duke starring Jim Broadbent as Kempton Bunton, a 60-year old taxi driver who stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery's history. Please do keep checking our website for this and other new films coming on sale.   For all those cycling enthusiasts out there we also have a very special screening on Wednesday 20th April of 'A Sunday In Hell' the classic documentary on Paris-Roubaix, cycling's toughest one-day race with an introduction and Q&A by The Guardian's William Fotheringham. Please note that tickets for this screening need to be purchased through the promoters own website - Radio Days Events. BOOK Tickets For 'A Sunday In Hell' HERE   Our Virtual Screening Room Brings kinokulture into your home Our Virtual Screening Room remains available through our website with a fantastic selection of films on offer. If you can't make it to the cinema we are constantly working with our distributing partners to offer a great range of independent films to watch in the comfort of your own home. Look out for some truly special films which will only be released through our Virtual screening Room coming from our partners at the ICO,Sovereign Films and Modern Films in the coming months.   ACCESS OUR VIRTUAL SCREENING ROOM HERE   NEWS FROM OUR FRIENDS & PARTNERS at WOW FILM FESTIVAL, BORDERLINES FILM FESTIVAL & SHREWSBURY LGBT+ HISTORY FESTIVAL WOW Wales One World Film Festival WOW Film Festival is back celebrating 21 years of sharing the very best eye-opening world cinema. The 21st edition of our unique festival runs online from Friday 25 February until Sunday 13 March. EXPLORE THE FESTIVAL HERE Borderlines Film Festival Friday 4th - Sunday 20th March Sadly we were not able to be a partner venue for Borderlines this year but their 2022 programme consists of 60 independent features from around the world screening in various venues across Shropshire, Herefordshire, Malvern and the Welsh Borders + 10 titles will be streamed online. EXPLORE THE FESTIVAL HERE Shrewsbury LGBT+ History Festival 1st - 3rd April Shrewsbury LGBT+ History Festival returns. This year there are a variety of events taking place across Shrewsbury, from presentations to book signings, showcases to live music. As always, the festival welcomes friends and allies, as well as LGBT+ people, to come along and enjoy. Rainbow Film Festival will also be hosting screenings at The Hive in March including 'Hating Peter Tatchell' + Q&A on Sunday 6th March. There will also be a giant projection running after sunset each evening from the 1st - 3rd of April upon Shrewsbury Market Hall, courtesy of Andy McKeown & Wild Strawberry. EXPLORE THE FESTIVAL HERE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION We have  reduced the regular concession ticket price for 16-30's, students, jobseekers & NHS workers to £6.00 and the under 16 ticket price to £4.00. (this does not apply to Event Cinema as these prices are set by the distributors). Although we encourage online booking where possible there may be tickets available on the door (doors open 30 minutes before the screening time). Gift Vouchers & CEA Cards To order Gift Vouchers for your cinema loving family & friends please email or call us to place an order. The CEA Card is a national card scheme developed for UK cinemas by the UK Cinema Association (UKCA). The Card enables a disabled cinema guest to receive a complimentary ticket for someone to go with them when they visit a participating cinema. If you have a CEA card and require a complimentary ticket for your carer or if you have been given a kinokulture Gift Voucher please contact us on 01691 238167 to reserve your tickets or email us:  info@kinokulture.org.uk   We would like to say a huge thank you to the BFI and DCMS for continuing to support us through the Cultural Recovery Fund, to BFI Film Hub Midlands & Film Hub Wales for their support through the FAN Film Audience Network: Cinema & Exhibition funds and to everyone for all the wonderful kind words of support and donations. Ruth & Ian and the kinokulture team Please visit our website for up to date Information & bookings