September
Mon 6 Sep 7.45pm
HUE AND CRY (U)
Ealing Comedies
The first of the classic Ealing Comedies in which a gang of East End street boys foil the activities of a master criminal, player by Alastair Sim, who co-ordinates robberies via newspaper comic strips.
UK, 1947, 78 mins, Curtains close at approximately 9.40pm
Preceded by an installment of a classic 1930s adventure serial
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Tue 7 Sep 7.45pm
LEBANON (15)
An award winning drama set within an Israeli tank unit on its
first mission during the 1982 Lebanon war. Samuel Maoz' claustrophobic debut,
based on personal experiences, focuses on four inexperienced conscripts and
their insecure commander, witnessing the conflict through the tank's distorted
perspectives and the crew's increasing disorientation.
Israel (subtitled), 2010, 93 mins
Reviews: :: The Observer :: The Guardian :: The Independent ::
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Thu 9 Sep 7.45pm
BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL - NEW ORLEANS (18)
Werner Herzog's audacious re-imagining of Abel Ferrara's cult
1992 police drama; casting Nicolas Cage as Terence McDonagh, a troubled
detective investigating the killing of five Senegalese immigrants. 'Abel
Ferrara's crazed tale of a crack-addled cop turns into something totally
different – albeit equally deranged – in Werner Herzog's funky, surreal
reboot.' (Peter Bradshaw, 'The Guardian')
USA, 2009, 121 mins
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Fri 10 and Sat 11 Sep 7.45pm
SKELETONS (15)
Nick Whitfield's endearing debut following Davis and Bennett,
mismatched traveling operatives of Veridical Ltd, specialising in the removal of
metaphorical skeletons from clients' lives; in an oddly plausible, off-kilter
British comedy with shades of Terry Gilliam and Charlie Kaufman. 'Sharply
written, darkly funny, well cast and strikingly photographed [...] a work of
genuine originality and inspiration' (Wendy Idle, 'The Times')
UK, 2010, 93 mins
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Mon 13 Sep 7.45pm
WHISKY GALORE! (pg)
Ealing Comedies
The comic account of the shipwrecked S.S. Politician, and the subsequent pilfering of its cargo of whisky by Outer Hebridian islanders - leading to a battle of wits between the islanders and the British authorities.
UK, 1949, 80 mins, Curtains close at approximately 9.30pm
Preceded by an installment of a classic 1930s adventure serial
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Tue 14 Sep 7.45pm
AJAMI (15)
An engrossing Oscar nominated collaboration between Palestinian
and Israeli directors, Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani. Ajami presents a balanced
view of life in inner-city Jaffa, a melting pot of nationalities and simmering
tension, insightfully weaving five narratives together to reveal its occupants’
experiences of day-to-day survival.
Israel/Germany, 2009, 125 mins
Reviews: :: The Observer :: The Guardian :: The Independent ::
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Thu 16 Sep 7.45pm
HEARTBREAKER (15)
A smart, snappy romantic comedy set against a glamorous Monte
Carlo backdrop, starring Romain Duris as a professional charmer in the business
of breaking up unwanted relationships; when forced to break his own rules of
engagement he finds his skills and professional detachment sorely tested by
Vanessa Paradis as the sharp-witted Juliette Van Der Becq.
France (subtitled), 2010, 104 mins
Reviews: :: The Observer :: The Guardian :: The Independent ::
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Fri 17 and Sat 18 Sep 7.45pm
INCEPTION (12A)
The cerebral action thriller from Memento director Christopher
Nolan, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a corporate spy employed to steal or plant
ideas through the manipulation of dreams. Nolan brings a spectacular visual
style to a challenging multilayered psychic heist film.
USA, 2009, 147 mins
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Mon 20 Sep 7.45pm
THE MAGNET (U)
Ealing Comedies
An English domestic comedy and satire on psychologists centred on Johnny Brent, a ten-year-old boy, whose guilt, following the trade of an invisible watch for a powerful magnet, leads him to run away from home and into trouble.
UK, 1950, 74 mins, Curtains close at approximately 9.20pm
Preceded by an installment of a classic 1930s adventure serial
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Tue 21 Sep 7.45pm
LEAVING (15)
An outstanding central performance by Kristin Scott Thomas as
Suzanne, a repressed housewife and mother discontent with her bourgeois
lifestyle, lies at the heart of Catherine Corsini's brooding infidelity tale,
which stylishly frames the repercussions of her mutual attraction to Ivan, a
Spanish builder employed to remodel the family home.
France (subtitled), 2009, 85 mins
Reviews: :: The Observer :: The Guardian :: The Independent ::
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Thu 23 Sep 7.45pm
MOTHER (15)
An unpredictable thriller directed by Joon-Ho Bong following a
mother's lonely and determined struggle to clear her mentally challenged son
after he is implicated in the murder of a schoolgirl. 'It’s elegant, witty,
tightly plotted and absolutely gripping. If Almodovar made a Hitchcock movie by
way of Twin Peaks it would turn out like this.' (Damon Wise, 'Empire')
Korea (subtitled), 2009, 123 mins
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Fri 24 and Sat 25 Sep 7.45pm
LETTERS TO JULIET (PG)
A likeable romantic comedy starring Amanda Seyfried as Sophia
Hall, an American tourist and aspiring journalist in Verona, who senses a
potential story in the letters written to Shakespeare's Juliet and left at the
fictional lover's courtyard. Answering a letter written by Claire (Vanessa
Redgrave) leads her to their quest to find the man she jilted 60 years before.
USA, 2010, 105 mins
Reviews: :: The Observer :: The Guardian :: The Independent ::
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Mon 27 Sep 7.45pm
THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT (U)
Ealing Comedies
The invention of a fabric that never gets dirty or wears out brings the altruistic Sidney Stratton into conflict with garment manufacturers and trade unions, who resort to desperate measures to keep the material under wraps.
UK, 1951, 81 mins, Curtains close at approximately 9.25pm
Preceded by an installment of a classic 1930s adventure serial
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Tue 28 and Thu 30 Sep 7.45pm
THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES (18)
This year’s surprise best foreign film Oscar winner is an
immensely watchable Argentinian crime drama, centred on a retired Federal
Justice agent writing a novel based on an unsolved case from the 70s. In order
to overcome writer’s block and complete the novel he determines that he must
solve the case, releasing emotions thought long since forgotten.
Argentina (subtitled), 2009, 129 mins
Further information regarding scenes used to determine the BBFC classification, may be found at the extended classification link. Please note that this page contains spoilers.
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