March
Fri 2 and Sat 3 Mar 7.45pm
THE DESCENDANTS (15)
Alexander Payne masterfully blends tragedy and comedy in his first feature
since 2004's Oscar winning Sideways. George Clooney plays Matt King, a Hawaiian
lawyer, whose wife falls into a coma following a boating accident. By his own
admission, always “the back-up parent, the understudy”, he faces the
challenge of guiding his two daughters at an emotional time, as well as coming
to terms with unknown facets of his wife's life. 'A drama of unusual nuance. It
lingers, spawns thoughts, connections, as a great film ought. ‘(Catherine
Shoard, The Guardian)
USA, 2011, 114 mins
Reviews: :: The Observer :: The Guardian :: The Independent ::
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Mon 5 Mar 7.45pm
HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO (U)
Preston Sturges Season
Hail The Conquering Hero is a satire on the nature of hero worship. It stars Eddie Bracken as Woodrow Truesmith, a man discharged from the marines due to chronic hay fever. Events do not go to plan however when his low-key return home is scuppered by an unwanted hero's welcome.
USA, 1944, 101 mins, Curtains close at approximately 9.50pm
Free Admission
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Tue 6 and Thu 8 Mar 7.45pm
THE ARTIST (PG)
No further reservations are being taken for these screenings
The subject of near universal acclaim and adoration, The Artist is an
uplifting and beguiling celebration of the days before movies talked. George
Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is a silent movie superstar, for whom the advent of the
talkies sounds the death knell for his career; for Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo),
a young extra and smitten fan, it seems that the sky's the limit and major movie
stardom awaits. The Artist tells the story of their interlinked destinies in
glorious black and white, an utterly charming ode to silent films and the art of
visual storytelling.
France (silent, b/w), 2011, 100mins
Reviews: :: The Observer :: The Guardian :: The Independent ::
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Fri 9 and Sat 10 Mar 7.45pm
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (18)
The Social Network and Fight Club director David Fincher applies his
distinctive style to an adaptation of the worldwide bestselling novel The Girl
with the Dragon Tattoo. In this English language remake, Daniel Craig plays
Mikael Blomkvist, who is aided by the now iconic Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara)
in his search for a woman who has been missing for 40 years.
USA, 2011, 152 mins
Further information regarding scenes used by the BBFC to determine the film's certification, may be found at the extended classification link on the web page found here - please note that this page contains spoilers.
Reviews: :: The Observer :: The Guardian :: The Independent ::
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Friday 23 and Saturday 24 Mar 7.45pm Saturday Matinee 2.30pm
THE ARTIST (PG)
The subject of near universal acclaim and adoration, The Artist is an
uplifting and beguiling celebration of the days before movies talked. George
Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is a silent movie superstar, for whom the advent of the
talkies sounds the death knell for his career; for Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo),
a young extra and smitten fan, it seems that the sky's the limit and major movie
stardom awaits. The Artist tells the story of their interlinked destinies in
glorious black and white, an utterly charming ode to silent films and the art of
visual storytelling.
France (silent, b/w), 2011, 100mins
Reviews: :: The Observer :: The Guardian :: The Independent ::
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