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At the Arts Picturehouse this Week
Opening on Friday is ANGEL, a rags-to-riches melodrama set in Edwardian England, directed by François Ozon and starring Romola Garai (ATONEMENT).
Also new this week is THE WACKNESS, set in New York City in the summer of '94, about a lonely dope-dealing student and his unorthodox shrink.
Read the Picturehouse Recommends article...
Shane Meadows' (THIS IS ENGLAND) new feature,
SOMERS TOWN, continues. Two boys, one Polish and one English, strike up an unlikely friendship on a housing estate in London, where the girl they both love also lives.
Read the Picturehouse Recommends article...
Certain shows of SOMERS TOWN will be preceded by the short film DOG ALTOGETHER.
Also continuing are MAN ON WIRE and THE DARK KNIGHT.
Our Stanley Kubrick Season begins this week.
We are excited to announce that Amnesty International's Secret Policeman's Ball 08 will be broadcast live from the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday 4 October, 7.00. Featuring leading comedy talent from both sides of the Atlantic. More details in next week's newsletter. (This is an over-18 event)
Win a pair of tickets to the UK premiere of THE DUCHESS in London's West End on Wednesday 3 September! Visit our Competitions page for full details.
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Picturehouse cinemas present a series of LIVE broadcasts of productions from
Royal Opera House's 2008-9 season
Don Giovanni
Monday 8 September, 6.40
The new Royal Opera season begins with all the drama and excitement of Don Giovanni, one of the timeless classics of all opera. Mozart's music and the words of his great collaborator Da Ponte are brought to life in Francesca Zambello's engrossing production.
Hänsel und Gretel
Tuesday 16 December, 7.10
Is that the wind whispering or a wicked witch planning to fatten you up and eat you? Find out with Hansel and Gretel in this funny-scary-touching opera - perfect family fare from The Royal Opera at holiday time.
Ticket prices
Full price £20, Concessions £19, Members £17.50, Children £5
To book, visit the cinema in person or call 0871 704 2050
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Members' Free Preview
JAR CITY (15)
Sunday 7 September, 11.00am
Director: Baltasar Kormákur. Starring: Ingvar Sigurdsson, Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson. Iceland/Germany/Denmark 2006. 93 mins. Icelandic with English subtitles.
As one of the most important contemporary Icelandic directors, Kormákur (101 REYKJAVIK) was ideally placed to transpose Icelandic crime writer Arnaldur Indridason's gripping, authentic and haunting prose to the screen, complete with its heavy mood, multilayered narrative and focus on the minutiae of police procedure.
Members can enjoy this superb thriller first and free of charge. Tickets are limited and available on a first come first served basis by calling the Box Office on 0871 704 2050 or by visiting the cinema. |
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THE DUCHESS
THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS
BADLANDS
NEW YORK METROPOLITAN OPERA 2008/09 SEASON |
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Director: Francois Ozon Origin: Belgium, France, United Kingdom Year: 2008 Duration: 120m Starring: Romola Garai, Charlotte Rampling, Sam Neill
Set in Edwardian England from 1905 onwards, ANGEL traces the career of would-be novelist Angel Deverell (Garai, ATONEMENT), whose blithe innocence of the ways of the world doesn't stop her pen from spilling forth torrid romantic fantasies. Angel's literary career is a runaway success, and the headstrong ingénue becomes the Barbara Cartland of her time. Wealth, fame and love come her way, but the one thing that continues to evade her is wisdom. Garai is spirited, affecting and finally troubling in a role that might have honoured Bette Davis in her youthful heyday. An unexpected change of direction from Ozon (EIGHT WOMEN), this is a brave and bracing rags-to-riches melodrama.
To book tickets, call 0871 704 2050 or book online
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Director: Paddy Considine Origin: United Kingdom Year: 2008 Duration: 17m Starring: Peter Mullan, Karl Johnson, Olivia Colman
BIFA and BAFTA-winning short film DOG ALTOGETHER (dir. Paddy Considine, 17min) precedes the screening of Shane Meadows' SOMERS TOWN. The latest film from Meadows is a look at the transition from childhood to adulthood and the hostilities of urban living. Tommo (Turgoose), just turned 16 and released from social care, runs away to London from a difficult life in Nottingham. Marek (Jagiello), a Polish immigrant, lives with his father, who drinks with his friends after working on a construction site. The quiet and sensitive Marek is not comfortable in his father's world. Both boys struggle to make sense of their new environment and a chance meeting in Somers Town leads them to form an unexpected partnership. The film's frequently uncompromising portrait of the realities of life for those on the margins of society is leavened by Meadows' characteristic humour and sympathy for his characters.
*Contains strong language, sex references and violence
To book tickets, call 0871 704 2050 or book online
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Director: Isabel Coixet Origin: United States Year: 2008 Duration: 111m Starring: Patricia Clarkson, Ben Kingsley, Penelope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard
Adapted from Philip Roth's novella 'The Dying Animal', a cruel anatomisation of sexual obsession and a study of male foibles and attitudes towards women, the exquisitely performed ELEGY features Sir Ben Kingsley at his peerless best. He plays Kepesh, a professor who falls for Cruz's intelligent and beautiful grad student, only to find her sheer loveliness an impossible challenge to his ego. The direction from Coixet is faultlessly restrained and the supporting performances from Hopper and Clarkson are riveting. Scripted by Nicholas Meyer, the film also audaciously takes a more feminist tract, emphasising what Kepesh cannot see: the emotional void at the centre of his obsession. Crisply shot by Jean-Claude Larrieu, this is an elegant and challenging modern romance.
To book tickets, call 0871 704 2050 or book online
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Director: José Padilha Origin: Brazil Year: 2007 Duration: 114m Starring: Wagner Moura, André Ramiro, Caio Junqueira
In response to the extreme drug-related violence of Rio's favelas, the Brazilian government formed a paramilitary force, BOPE (Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais, or Special Police Operations Battalion), to take matters into its own hands. Padilha's (BUS 174) Berlin prize-winning drama ELITE SQUAD takes viewers inside BOPE to make a scathing indictment of the cycle of violence that permeates Brazilian society. Moura (CARANDIRU) stars as Captain Nascimento, the leader of a BOPE unit who is considering retirement in the face of his impending fatherhood. In an effort to pick his successor, he looks to two younger recruits, part-time law student André Matias (Ramiro) and the bellicose hood Neto (Junqueira). But he soon realised that the naïve men will need to mature before they could take the reins.
Note: this film is subtitled
To book tickets, call 0871 704 2050 or book online
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Director: Phyllida Lloyd Origin: United Kingdom, United States Year: 2008 Duration: 108m Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Meryl Streep, Julie Walters
The Sing-Along version in which the lyrics appear on the screen so the audience can join in for the songs!
MAMMA MIA! brings the timeless lyrics and melodies of iconic super-group ABBA and the worldwide smash stage hit to the big screen. An independent single mother who owns a hotel on a Greek island, Donna (Streep), is about to let go of her daughter Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), as she is getting married. Sophie has secretly invited three guests; on a quest to find her father to walk her down the aisle, she brings back three men from Donna's past to the island they visited 20 years earlier. Over 24 chaotic, magical hours, new love will bloom and old romances will be rekindled. Inspired by the storytelling magic of ABBA's songs, MAMMA MIA! is a celebration of mothers and daughters, old friends and new family found.
To book tickets, call 0871 704 2050 or book online
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Director: James Marsh Origin: United Kingdom Year: 2008 Duration: 95m Starring: David Frank, Ardis Campbell, Philippe Petit, David Demato
On 7 August 1974, a 24-year-old French high-wire artist named Philippe Petit performed one of the most astonishing stunts of the late 20th century: he strung a thin cable between the two towers of the World Trade Center and not only walked across from one building to another, but also executed a nerve-wracking series of knee-bends and acrobatic movements on the cable, some 1,350 feet above the ground, before turning himself in. This took place to the consternation and vexation of Port Authority policemen, who immediately arrested Petit for the act - prompting many to dub his stunt "the artistic crime of the century". James Marsh's (WISCONSIN DEATH TRIP, THE KING) riveting and beautifully shot documentary revisits and recounts the chain of events some 34 years after they occurred.
*Contains one scene of moderate sexualised nudity
To book tickets, call 0871 704 2050 or book online
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Director: Shane Meadows Origin: United Kingdom Year: 2008 Duration: 71m Starring: Kate Dickie, Thomas Turgoose, Piotr Jagiello, Ireneusz Czop
The latest film from Meadows is a look at the transition from childhood to adulthood and the hostilities of urban living. Tommo (Turgoose), just turned 16 and released from social care, runs away to London from a difficult life in Nottingham. Marek (Jagiello), a Polish immigrant, lives with his father, who drinks with his friends after working on a construction site. The quiet and sensitive Marek is not comfortable in his father's world. Both boys struggle to make sense of their new environment and a chance meeting in Somers Town leads them to form an unexpected partnership. The film's frequently uncompromising portrait of the realities of life for those on the margins of society is leavened by Meadows' characteristic humour and sympathy for his characters.
*Contains one use of strong language, moderate sex references and violence
To book tickets, call 0871 704 2050 or book online
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Director: Andrei Zvyagintsev Origin: Russian Federation Year: 2008 Duration: 157m Starring: Maria Bonnevie, Aleksandr Baluyev, Konstantin Lavronenko
Zvyaguintsev follows up THE RETURN with another masterpiece, a hypnotic story full of mood and ambiguity about a marriage undone by masculine pride. After a long absence, Alex (Lavronenko) and Vera (Bonnevie) return with their two children to his father's country house, a seemingly idyllic spot. When Vera makes an unforeseen confession, Alex faces a moral dilemma, and in enlisting his brother's help he sets off a tragic chain of events. From its stunning opening shot the film unfolds at a languorous pace, feeding the sense of inevitability and dread, and allowing the performances to shine. Bonnevie is particularly impressive as Vera, whose own side of these scenes from a marriage only takes shape once the tragedy is in train.
Note: this film is subtitled
*Contains brief sight of gore, and suicide and abortion references.
To book tickets, call 0871 704 2050 or book online
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Director: Jonathan Levine Origin: United States Year: 2008 Duration: 110m Starring: Famke Janssen, Josh Peck, Ben Kingsley
It's the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are filled with the sounds of hip-hop and the sweet aroma of marijuana - but change is in the air. The newly inaugurated mayor, Rudy Giuliani, is beginning to implement his anti-fun initiatives against "crimes" such as noisy portable radios, graffiti and public drunkenness. Against this backdrop, Luke Shapiro (Peck) spends his last summer before college selling dope throughout New York City, trading it with his shrink (Kingsley, SEXY BEAST) for therapy, while crushing on his stepsister (Thirlby). Famke Janssen, Mary Kate Olsen and Method Man round out the cast in this edgy, bittersweet and funny coming-of-age story.
To book tickets, call 0871 704 2050 or book online
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