June events at kinukulture Independent Cinema

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Welcome To Our June Newsletter We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has expressed their concerns and given kind words of support to us over the future of kinokulture. We would also like to thank BFI Film Hub Midlands who are continuing to support us in bringing a wide range of British & international films to Oswestry through the BFI with support from the National Lottery. The good news is that we are working with the Independent Cinema Office and our colleagues at the BFI Film Audience Network to build a framework on how we can transfer the cinema over into community ownership. Over the Summer months we will be working on creating a Community Share Offer which we hope to launch in September  ... so watch this space! June At A Glance! The team at Oswestry Film Society start the month off in style with the cult classic 'Priscilla Queen Of the Desert' quickly followed up by a very special screening of the new documentary 'The Other Fellow' with an after screening director's Q&A and later in the month they bring you Daniel Day Lewis in the multi Award winning 'There Will Be Blood' We pick up the baton with a fantastic new 4K restoration of 'Dance Craze' the legendary 1981 concert film featuring Madness, The Specials, The Beat, Bad Manners and many other great British Ska bands. Also coming up this month we travel the world with the Moroccan drama 'Blue Caftan', 'Under The Fig Trees' from Tunisia, the weirdly & wonderfully bonkers Estonian animation 'The Old Man Movie: Lactopolypse' and the coming of age drama 'War Pony' made in collaboration with members of the Pine Ridge Community. Our Made In Wales season continues with the skilfully made Sci-Fi found footage drama 'LOLA', the best selling Judy Blume novel 'Are you There God? It's Me Margaret' comes to our screen, Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen set off on another big adventure in 'Book Club - The Next Chapter' and Robert Rodriguez returns to cinemas with the tense thriller 'Hypnotic'. Come along and join us for a deep dive into the wonderful world of cinema! 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 Our doors and cafe/licensed bar selling a range of hot & cold drinks and pre packaged snacks open 30 minutes before the screening time. Please scroll down to find out more about our June programme & for our latest news updates & new ticket pricing policy at the bottom of this newsletter.  We look forward to seeing you this month  Thank you! June Film Screenings At kinokulture cinema 9 Arthur Street, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 1JN   Priscilla Queen Of The Desert (15) Oswestry Film Society Screening Tuesday 6th June 7:30pm Approaching its 30th anniversary, this unlikely Aussie success continues to amuse and delight. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a road comedy following two drag queens (Hugo Weaving andf Guy Pearce) and a transgender woman (Terence Stamp) as they journey across the remote Australian Outback from Sydney to Alice Springs in a tour bus that they have named "Priscilla." Along the way they encounter various groups and individuals, from supportive Aboriginal Australians to hostile back-of-beyond small-towners.  The film was a surprise worldwide hit, and its positive portrayal of LGBT individuals helped to introduce LGBT themes to a mainstream audience. A clever and witty script, outrageous (Oscar-winning) costumes, stunning scenery, a beaty soundtrack, and above all a darned good story have maintained a kind of iconic popularity for the film - and it's one not to be missed.  "It presents a defiant culture clash in generous, warmly entertaining ways" - the New York Times. ? While its premise is ripe for comedy - and it certainly delivers its fair share of laughs - 'Priscilla' is also a surprisingly tender and thoughtful road movie with some oustanding performances. ? Please note the film starts at 7:30pm there are no trailers at OFS screenings Run Time: 1 hour 43 mins FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OSWESTRY FILM SOCIETY & BOOK TICKETS HERE The Other Fellow (15) + Director's Q&A Oswestry Film Society Screening Thursday 8th June 7:30pm? Please join us to welcome film director Matt Bauer to Oswestry - the man behind a new docu-drama that's attracting worldwide media attention.     1953. Jamaica. When author Ian Fleming needs a name for his suave, sophisticated secret agent, he steals one from an unaware birdwatcher and creates a pop-culture phenomenon about the ultimate fictional alpha-male. 2023. Seventy years after the publication of the first Bond novel and as all eyes turn on to who could be the seventh 007, filmmaker Matthew Bauer is on a global mission to discover the lasting, contrasting and very personal impacts of sharing such an identity with James Bond.  From the James Bond, who's made his life reflect that of the fictional spy, to the one in prison - and many in between - the film is both intriguing and entertaining (with a decent twist too) that should leave you shaken and stirred The Oswestry Film Society's own James Bond is delighted to bring Matt Bauer - fresh from his launches in London and other exotic places - to a more cosy Shropshire premiere. Please support us in this coup for Oswestry.   Please note the film starts at 7:30pm there are no trailers at OFS screenings Run Time: 1 hour 20 mins FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OSWESTRY FILM SOCIETY & BOOK TICKETS HERE DANCE CRAZE (12A) + DJ Set By The Vinylistas Friday 9th & Saturday 10th June  7:30pm The legendary concert film Dance Craze captures the best of 2 Tone Records, the iconic label that emerged from Coventry in 1979 to release the best of the British ska revival. Director Joe Massot ('The Song Remains the Same') and acclaimed cinematographer Joe Dunton filmed 2 Tone bands at various venues over the course of 1980, using the newly invented Steadicam on Super 35mm film to make it look like the camera was dancing along with the beat of the music. The result is an incredible document of the sheer force and energy of the musicians and fans from one of the most exhilarating post-punk scenes.Dance Craze has now been newly restored to 4K from 70mm materials with a brand new Dolby Atmos sound mix by the British Film Institute in collaboration with Chrysalis records. Our Resident DJ's The Vinylistas will be playing a pre show set on Friday night and a pre & post show set on Saturday night. Director: Joe Massot With: Bad Manners, The Beat, The Bodysnatchers, Madness, The Selecter, The Specials UK 1981 4K Restoration 2023 Run time: 1 hour 28 mins BOOK TICKETS FOR HERE

The Blue Caftan (12A) Wednesday 14th June 7:30pm This rich, slow-burn drama about the complex relationship between a long-married couple delights with glorious and sensual detail. The Blue Caftan was a huge audience hit at this year's Borderlines Film Festival. Halim (Saleh Bakri) and Mina (Lubna Azabal) run a caftan shop in the historic Salé medina, producing exquisitely finished handsewn garments. Married for some time, their union nevertheless contains a secret which must be kept quiet in a strictly conservative country like Morocco, and when new circumstances (including the arrival of a young apprentice) arise, so too do new emotional challenges that threaten to upset the careful calibration of their lives. Brilliantly acted, it's an overwhelmingly tender character study and a thoughtful investigation into a country's relationship with tradition and modernity. Director: Maryam Touzani Cast: Lubna Azabal, Saleh Bakri, Ayoub Massioui FRANCE/MOROCCO/BELGIUM, 2022 ARABIC WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES Run time: 1 hour 58 mins ? BOOK TICKETS HERE Made In Wales: LOLA (15)  Thursday 15th June  7:30pm Our 'Made In Wales' season returns with this fantastical and superbly inventive found footage film made with support from Ffilm Cymru In 1941, music-loving sisters Thomasina (Emma Appleton) and Martha Hanbury (Stefanie Martini) build a machine called LOLA which can intercept radio and TV broadcasts from the future. While the sisters initially use the machine for small ventures like becoming the first fans of the 1970's music scene, they soon realize that the machine may hold the key to defeating the Nazis. LOLA proves to be massively effective in shifting the tide of the war, but as Thomasina begins to become carried away with the level of power the machine holds over the future, the sisters soon discover the world-altering consequences of their actions. "Andrew Legge's imaginative and experimental science-fiction feature commits itself admirably to an outlandish idea, and skilfully weaves black and white found footage into an intriguing, playful movie." *** - Irish Independent " Its strong sense of style and its wealth of ideas give us lots to enjoy." **** Sunday Times Director: Andrew Legge Cast: Emma Appleton, Stafanie Martini, Rory Fleck Byrne Run time: 1 hour 20 mins BOOK TICKETS HERE Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (12A)  Friday 16th & Saturday 17th June 7:30pm Sunday 18th June  2:00pm (subtitled for the Hard Of Hearing)   Controversial on its 1970 publication for its candid study of then-taboo subjects including menstruation and teen sexuality, Judy Blume's classic young adult novel Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret is a timeless coming-of-age story that explores teenage girlhood with insight, humour, and empathy. In Kelly Fremon Craig's (The Edge of Seventeen) big-screen adaptation, 11-year-old Margaret (Abby Ryder Fortson) is uprooted from her life in New York for the suburbs of New Jersey, where she navigates the messy and tumultuous throes of puberty alongside making friends at her new school and evolving her ideas about religion amidst her parents' interfaith marriage. She relies on her mother, Barbara (Rachel McAdams), who is also struggling to adjust to life outside the city, and her adoring grandmother, Sylvia (Kathy Bates), who isn't happy they moved away – and likes to remind them every chance she gets. Co-produced by Blume, Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret promises to be a compelling, big-hearted, frank and funny adaptation of one of her most successful (and most often banned) books that should appeal to both newcomers to her work and nostalgic readers alike. Director: Kelly Fremon Craig Cast: Rachel McAdams, Abby Ryder Fortson, Elle Graham, Benny Safdie, and Kathy Bates US 2023 Run time: 1 hour 45 mins BOOK TICKETS FOR FRIDAY & SATURDAY HERE BOOK TICKETS FOR SUNDAY HERE     There will Be Blood (15) Oswestry Film Society Screening Tuesday 20th June 7:30pm "An intelligent and enthralling masterpiece" (Time Out) – ranked as an epic in loads of reviews, so it's bizarre that many people haven't seen it. This fantastic 2007 film is set over the first three decades of the 1900s, following the lust for money and power of ruthless oil prospector Daniel Plainview, played by Daniel Day Lewis (My Left Foot, Gandhi, Lincoln, Last of the Mohicans, A Room With A View, In The Name Of The Father, etc etc). Day Lewis delivers arguably his best ever performance. An Oscar, a Bafta, a Golden Globe and other awards back that up as he portrays a man who is despicable, yet ambitious and passionate about what he is doing – and who'll do anything to succeed. Please note the film starts at 7:30pm there are no trailers at OFS screenings Run Time: 2 hours 38 mins FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OSWESTRY FILM SOCIETY & BOOK TICKETS HERE Under The Fig Trees (12A)  Wednesday 21st June  7:30pm This mellow drama, set in a picturesque Tunisian orchard, is a beautiful reminder of the importance of friendship and savouring the joys of the everyday. Acclaimed French-Tunisian documentarian Erige Sehiri makes her narrative debut with this beautifully observed, deeply intimate look at a day in the lives of workers on an Tunisian orchard during the summer harvest. Under the sun-dappled trees, a deep connection blossoms between the young men and women as they flirt, develop feelings of attraction and denial, and try to understand one another. Under the Fig Trees is rich with images that bring an observational levity to each fleeting and formative encounter. Director: Erige Sehiri Cast: Fide Fdhili, Feten Fdhili, Ameni Fdhili, Samar Sifi, Leila Ouhebi, Hneya Ben Elhedi Sbahi, Gaith Mendassi, Abdelhak Mrabti, Fedi Ben Achour, Firas Amri Tunisia, France, Switzerland, Germany, Qatar  2020 (UK Release 2023) Run time: 1 hour 32 mins BOOK TICKETS HERE The Old Man Movie: Lactopolypse (15)   Thursday 22nd June 7:30pm "If Jan Švankmajer and the South Park crew launched a joint takeover of Aardman Animation, they might come up with something as surreal and puerile as this madcap, very funny, yet somehow sweet-natured Estonian stop-motion comedy. Expanding on the Vanamehe Multikas web series of viral shorts starring the cheerfully sinister Old Man farmer character, the feature raises its narrative stakes to a potential ruminant apocalypse, while the bodily function and bovine-inspired clowning is arguably raunchier than ever. Call it Creature Discomforts." Sight & Sound In a remote Estonian village, three children from the city are forced to spend the summer on their grandfather's farm. Determined to make them see the simple beauty of country living, he sets them to work, only to have them accidentally set loose his prized but thoroughly mistreated cow. Now they have only 24 hours to find and milk the rogue bovine before its exponentially expanding udders explode and unleash the Lactopalypse. To make matters worse, a decrepit, disgraced farmer and his chainsaw-wielding gang is also determined to catch the animal, with murder on his mind. On their epic journey, our heroes must face festival hippies, vicious forest dwellers, strange woodland sprites, heavy-metal rockers and other dangers commonly found in the Estonian countryside! Directors: Mikk Mägi and Oskar Lehemaa Estonia 2022 Estonian with English subtitles Run Time 1 hour 28 mins BOOK TICKETS HERE   Book Club The Next Chapter (15)   Friday 23rd & Saturday 24th June  7:30pm Sunday 25th June 2:00pm (Subtitled for the Hard Of Hearing) The highly anticipated sequel follows our four best friends as they land in Europe and take their book club to Italy for the fun girls trip they never had. As the legendary quartet find themselves gondola-ing, Vespa-ing, and Eurostar-ing their way through stunning scenery, things go off the rails and secrets are revealed, turning their relaxing vacation into a once-in-a-lifetime cross-country adventure. Director: Bill Holderman Cast: Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen. US 2023 Run time: 1 hour 47 minutes BOOK TICKETS FOR FRIDAY & SATURDAY HERE BOOK TICKETS FOR SUNDAY HERE Garden Tea Party In Aid Of NASS Charity Saturday 24th June 9:30am - 12:00 Mid Day THE WILLOW GARDEN (Next to the cinema)   The National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society (NASS) is the only charity in the UK dedicated to transforming axial spondyloarthritis including ankylosing spondylitis (AS) care in the UK by building awareness, improving care and empowering the community. One of our volunteer stewards is organising this tea party to help raise funds for the local group enabling them to continue using the Hydrotherapy pool at the RJAH hospital. Please come along to find out more and support them. Tea, Cake, Plants, & Books in the Willow Garden adjacent to Kinokulture. FREE ENTRY War Pony (15) Wednesday 28th & Thursday 29th June  7:30pm WAR PONY tells the interlocking stories of two Oglala Lakota men coming of age on the Pine Ridge Reservation. At 23, Bill (Jojo BapteiseWhiting) just wants to make something of himself. Whether it's syphoning gas, delivering goods or breeding Poodles, he is determined to carve his way to the "American Dream". Meanwhile, 12-year-old Matho (LaDainian Crazy Thunder) can't wait to become a man. Desperate for approval from his young, unavailable father, a series of destructive decisions turns Matho's life upside down and he finds himself unequipped to deal with the harsh realities of the adult world. A powerful tale of life, hope and belonging on the Reservation. Featuring spellbinding performances from first-time actors Jojo Bapteise Whiting and LaDainian Crazy Thunder, and created over a period of several years, in collaboration with members of the Pine Ridge Reservation. WAR PONY is the directorial debut of Riley Keough (Daisy Jones & The Six, Zola) and Gina Gammell, and written with first-time writers, Franklin Sioux Bob and Bill Reddy. "A rousing tale of love and money" ????-The Guardian "A raw authenticity rarely found in film"????-Time Out Run time: 1 hour 55 mins BOOK TICKETS HERE Hypnotic (15) Friday 30th June & Saturday 1st July  7:30pm Sunday 2nd July  2:00pm (Subtitled for the Hard Of Hearing)   Determined to find his missing daughter, Austin detective Danny Rourke (Ben Affleck) instead finds himself spiraling down a rabbit hole while investigating a series of reality-bending bank robberies where he will ultimately call into question his most basic assumptions about everything and everyone in his world. Aided by Diana Cruz (Alice Braga), an unnervingly gifted psychic, Rourke simultaneously pursues and is pursued by a lethal specter (William Fichtner) - the one man he believes holds the key to finding the missing girl – only to discover more than he ever bargained for. Director: Robert Rodriguez Cast: Ben Affleck, Alice Braga, Jeff Fahey, William Fichtner, Dayo Okeniyi, Hala Finley, Jackie Earle Haley, J.D. Pardo US 2023 Run time:  1 hour 34 mins BOOK TICKETS FOR FRIDAY & SATURDAY HERE BOOK TICKETS FOR SUNDAY HERE JULY HIGHLIGHTS Coming up in July we have the West End hit 'Oklahoma! The Musical' starring Hugh Jackman & Maureen Lipman and the return of NT Live's best ever selling show 'Fleabag' written by & starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge.  Plus another great selection of new releases including Wes Anderson's 'Asteroid City' featuring a stellar cast of many! The gripping true life drama 'Reality' about former American intelligence specialist Rality Winner and the next film in our Made In Wales season the Welsh/English language romantic drama 'Translations'. These events are all on sale and we are currently planning our Summer Holiday Programme so look out for 'Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny and more goodies coming to our screen over July & August! VISIT OUR WEBSITE HERE OTHER NEWS  Journeyman - the Art of Steve Dilworth  A book by Georgina Coburn For those of you who came along to our premiere screening of 'Stuff The World Is Made Of' the beautiful documentary about Harris based sculptor/maker Steve Dilworth we have some exciting news to share. After 5 years of research, Georgina Coburn's book 'Journeyman – The Life and Art of Steve Dilworth' is ready for publication. The plan is to release the book in time for Dilworth's autumn exhibition at the Pangolin Gallery in London.  "When I began my research in 2014, I wanted to answer the question of what makes a Dilworth? His work is powerful and its effect on many people, lasting and profound. In Dilworth's objects, as so often in life, what is most valuable is hidden inside. His art holds nature close, in ways our global consumer culture has too long discarded. I think what Dilworth's art connects us to has increasing urgency. The intention behind it and the way that his work is integrated into peoples' lives is unlike anything else in contemporary art. Dilworth's work is a living example of why art matters and acknowledgement of his importance in the history of Art is long overdue. My intention is to shine a light on his uncompromising, visionary work, opening up a wider conversation about the value of art outside the art world." Georgina Coburn. The book can be pre ordered for £35.00 (including P&P). PRE ORDER THE BOOK HERE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NEW Ticket Pricing Policy To support our sustainability we have taken the difficult decision to increase our ticket prices from April onwards. We have tried to keep the increase as low as possible as we know that the cost of living crisis is impacting on us all and hope that you still feel that we offer great value and will continue to visit us. Regular Screenings Ticket Prices From April Sofa (seating two people): £22.00 Adult: £9.00 16-30/jobseekers/student/NHS: £7.00 Under 16: £5.00 Event Cinema Ticket Prices Sofa (seating two people): £30.00 Adult: £14.00 Under 16's/16-30/jobseekers/student/NHS: £12.00 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 their support through the Cultural Recovery Fund, to BFI Film Hub Midlands & Film Hub Wales for their continuing 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