May
Thu 1 May 7.45pm
MISTER LONELY (15)
Harmony
Korine's film sees a group of impersonators living in a castle whilst running a
farming commune in the Scottish highlands. Two parallel stories combine to
create a rumination on everything from the cult of celebrity to the vanity of
human wishes. With a cast as diverse as to include Samantha Morton, James Fox
and Werner Hertzog in an acting role, Korine's latest work is an uplifting
experience which will time and again sidestep your expectations.
UK, 2007, 113 mins
Reviews: :: The Guardian :: The Observer :: The Times ::
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Fri 2 and Sat 3 May 7.45pm
Love in the time of cholera (15)
Set
in Cartagena, Columbia over the late 19th century and the first decades of the
20th century, this romantic drama is the first English language adaptation of
the work of Gabriel García Márqitunes uez'. Javier Bardem plays Florentino
Ariza, who waits for more than half a century to claim the hand of Fermina Daza,
the woman he loves. The film is marks departure for Four Weddings And A Funeral
Director Mike Newell.
USA, 2007, 138 mins
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Tue 6 May 7.45pm
Lars and the real girl (12a)
In
a small town in America, Lars falls into a delusional state, surprising friends
and family when his new girlfriend Bianca is a lifesize silicon sex doll;
however, encouraged by his doctor, and their own affection for him, the
community rallies round, involving Bianca in the town's social activities until
Lars can be cured. Nancy Oliver's Oscar-nominated script sets a wry tone against
physical comedy, the tale thoughtful, never approaching the bad taste that the
film's premise could imply. 'If this film were any more Capraesque, they'd have
had to call it It's a Wonderful Lars' (Kate Stables, 'Sight & Sound'
Thu 8 to Sat 10 May 7.45pm + Saturday Matinee 3.00pm
There Will Be Blood (15) 
Paul
Thomas Anderson's fifth feature is a creation myth for American capitalism. The
life story of Daniel Plainview a turn of the century silver miner turned oilman,
a film of epic cinematography and scope, accompanied by a stunning score by
Jonny Greenwood. 'It is a visionary, rivetingly strange film centring on
Day-Lewis's towering, intensely physical portrait of a haunted and haunting man
who strikes it rich in California in the early 1900s', (Peter Stanford, 'The
Observer')
USA, 2007, 158mins
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Tue 13 May 7.45pm
Alice in the Cities (U)
They
really don't make them like this anymore; Wim Wenders' gently amusing and
melancholy road movie follows an alienated photo-journalist's unlikely odyssey.
'It is an intriguing movie that lives in the mind for hours after the lights
have come up' (Peter Bradshaw, 'The Guardian').
Germany, 1975 (subtitles) (b/w), 112mins
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Thu 15 to Sat 17 May 7.45pm
THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL (12A)
Courtly
intrigues abound, as Tudor nobles plot and scheme for power and position in an
adaptation of Phillipa Gregory's novel. The Boleyn sisters played by Scarlett
Johansson and Natalie Portman vie for the hand of Henry VIII, as he in turn
tests their sisterhood to breaking point.
UK / USA, 2008, AD available, 115mins
Reviews: :: The Guardian :: The Observer :: The Times ::
Showing with:
THE GIFT (PG)
Almost every minute of every day, a baby is born with HIV. In 2007 almost 400,000 babies came into the world destined to live a terribly shortened life because of HIV. UNICEF'S Born Free initiative aims to distribute a drug costing less than a pound, to the worlds poorest countries, which halves the chance of a baby getting HIV from their mother.
Gwyneth Paltrow recites a moving poem written by Simon Armitage over a fiction-based love story with a twist. Whilst it is not our policy to show short films we hope that the subject of this film makes for essential viewing.
UNICEF, 2008, 4mins
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Mon 19 May 7.45pm
Wings Of Desire (15)
Wim Wenders' enchanting fantasy about an angel who, while wandering unseen through West Berlin, falls in love with a beautiful circus performer and decides to give up his immortality and become human. '"Wings" is a soaring vision that appeals to the senses and the spirit.' (Desson Howe, 'Washington Post')
Germany, 1988 (subtitles) (B/w & Colour), 128mins
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Tue 20 May 7.45pm
THE CONFORMIST (15)
Bernado
Bertolucci's masterpiece remains a hugely entertaining conundrum; a thrilling
film-noir with a complex flash-back structure and out-of-kilter 'Third
Man'-style camera angles. Faithfully adapted from Alberto Moravia's novel it
follows Marcello Clerici, an agent of Mussolini's fascism despatched to Paris to
infiltrate a dissident movement led by his old philosophy professor Luca Quadri.
'A character study, an indictment of "normality", a cautionary tale -
but most of all, a great movie', (Anthony Quinn, 'The Independent')
Italy, 1970, 115mins
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Thu 22 to Sat 24 May 7.45pm
SON OF RAMBOW (12A)
In
this acclaimed 80's set British coming-of-age comedy, a 12 year old schoolboy,
Will Proudfoot, is coerced into accepting the title role in a home movie sequel
to First Blood. Creatively entitled "Son of Rambow", its synopsis an
emblematic mission to rescue Rambow's captive father; Will's real father having
been killed during the recent Falklands war. 'There's something quintessentially
English about Jennings' film - it's charmingly eccentric, funny and warm, and
moving without ever overplaying its sentiment', (Sandra Hebron, London Film
Festival)
UK, 2007, 95mins
Reviews: :: The Guardian :: The Observer :: The Times ::
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Tue 27 May 7.45pm
THE ORPHANAGE (15)
A
story of grief, longing and remorse, in the guise of a classic chiller. Laura,
her husband and young son Simón move to a former orphanage where she had lived
as a child. Before long the place has a disturbing effect on Simón who
befriends some disconcerting imaginary playmates. 'A poignant film that looks at
the past and the world beyond to illuminate the realities of the present',
(Maria Delgado, 'Sight & Sound')
Spain, 2008, 105mins
Reviews: :: The Guardian :: The Observer :: The Times ::
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Thu 29 to Sat 31 May 7.45pm
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY (15)
Mike
Leigh's mellowest work yet, and his most purely entertaining. An effervescent
comedy offering a lighthearted slice of life, seen through eyes of a
free-spirited London schoolteacher Polly. Harking back to Leigh's origins as a
serio-comic television playwright in the mid-seventies, the film touches on
familiar themes; centred around a truthful character study featuring a fantastic
performance from the up-and-coming Sally Hawkins as Polly.
UK, 2008, 118mins
Reviews: :: The Guardian :: The Observer :: The Times ::
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