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This Week at The Ritzy
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.)
Opening this Friday:
THE WACKNESS. This edgy, bittersweet and funny coming-of-age story follows Luke Shapiro who spends his last summer before college selling dope throughout New York City, trading it with his shrink for therapy, while crushing on his step-sister.
BEN X (S/T) follows an autistic boy who retreats into a virtual world inspired by the online game Archlord to escape bullying.
To celebrate the release of BEN X we are offering copies of Archlord. All you have to to is to buy a ticket to see BEN X and collect your copy from our Box Office. (This offer will be available on a first come first served basis.)
Continuing:
HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY, GET SMART, SOMERS TOWN, THE DARK KNIGHT and MAN ON WIRE.
This week's World Cinema Matinee will be BEFORE THE RAINS, our Sunday Matinee will feature the comedy SARAH SILVERMAN: JESUS IS MAGIC, and INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL will be closing our Summer Kids' Specials this Friday.
On Tuesday we are pleased to host LAMBETH PEACE MONTH with two free screenings. As part of a month-long programme of free, fun and thought-provoking events and activities to celebrate a peaceful and unified community, The Ritzy will be showing: SPELLBOUND and COACH CARTER.
Tickets can be collected from our Box Office or from the Safer Lambeth stall.
For further information on other Peace Month activities around Brixton please email peacemonth@lambeth.gov.uk.
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JAR CITY (15) S/T
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 2065 or by visiting the cinema. |
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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 2065
ROH 2008-9 Season
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California Dreamin' (15): World Cinema Matinee 12:20
Get Smart (12A): 13:30, 16:00, 18:30, 21:00
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (12A): 12:45, 15:20, 18:00, 20:40
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (12A): Holiday Special 12:15
Mamma Mia! - Sing Along (PG): 20:50
Man on Wire (12A): 18:40
Somers Town (12A): 15:15, 17:15, 19:15, 21:15
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (PG): 12:30, 14:45
The Banishment (12A): 15:30
The Dark Knight (12A): 17:00, 20:10
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California Dreamin' (15): World Cinema Matinee 12:20
Get Smart (12A): Silver Screen 13:30, Silver Screen 16:00, 18:30, 21:00
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (12A): Silver Screen 15:20, 18:00, 20:40
Horton Hears a Who! - AUTISM FRIENDLY SCREENING (U): Autism Friendly Screening 11:00
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (12A): Holiday Special 12:15
Mamma Mia! - Sing Along (PG): 20:50
Man on Wire (12A): 18:40
Somers Town (12A): Silver Screen 15:15, 17:15, 19:15, 21:15
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (PG): Silver Screen 12:30, Silver Screen 14:45
The Banishment (12A): Silver Screen 15:30
The Dark Knight (12A): 17:00, 20:10
Silver Screen: all films, before 5pm, just £4 for the over-60s, including free coffee/tea and biscuits
Summer Kids' Specials: INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL (12A) at 12.15pm
Autism Friendly Screening: HORTON HEARS A WHO (U) at 11am
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Before the Rains (12A): World Cinema Matinee 12:10
Ben X (15): 14:20, 21:00
Get Smart (12A): 12:15, 17:45
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (12A): 15:20, 18:00, 20:40
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army - BIG SCREAM (12A): Big Scream 11:00
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (12A): Holiday Special 12:15
Man on Wire (12A): 16:30, 18:45
Somers Town (12A): 15:10, 17:10, 19:10, 21:10
The Dark Knight (12A): 14:40, 20:10
The Wackness (15): 13:30, 16:00, 18:30, 20:50
The Wackness - BIG SCREAM (15): Big Scream 11:00
Big Scream!: for parents and babies under one year old: THE WACKNESS (15) + HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY (12A ) at 11am
Summer Kids' Specials: INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL (12A) at 12.15pm
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Before the Rains (12A): World Cinema Matinee 12:10
Ben X (15): 14:20, 21:00
Boo, Zino And The Snurks (U): Kids' Club 10:30
Get Smart (12A): 12:15, 17:45
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (12A): 12:45, 15:20, 18:00, 20:40
Man on Wire (12A): 16:30, 18:45
Somers Town (12A): 11:10, 13:10, 15:10, 17:10, 19:10, 21:10
The Dark Knight (12A): 14:40, 20:10
The Wackness (15): 11:00, 13:30, 16:00, 18:30, 20:50
Kids' Club: BOO, ZINO AND THE SNURKS (U) at 10.30am
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Before the Rains (12A): World Cinema Matinee 12:10
Ben X (15): 14:20, 21:00
Get Smart (12A): 12:15, 17:45
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (12A): 12:45, 15:20, 18:00, 20:40
Jesus is Magic (15): Sunday Rep 13:20
Man on Wire (12A): 16:30, 18:45
Somers Town (12A): 15:10, 17:10, 19:10, 21:10
The Dark Knight (12A): 14:40, 20:10
The Wackness (15): 13:30, 16:00, 18:30, 20:50
Sunday Matinee: SARAH SILVERMAN: JESUS IS MAGIC (15) at 1.20pm
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Before the Rains (12A): World Cinema Matinee 12:10
Ben X (15): 14:20, 21:00
Get Smart (12A): 12:15, 17:45
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (12A): 12:45, 15:20, 18:00, 20:40
Man on Wire (12A): 16:30, 18:45
Somers Town (12A): 13:10, 15:10, 17:10, 19:10, 21:10
The Dark Knight (12A): 14:40, 20:10
The Wackness (15): 13:30, 16:00, 18:30, 20:50
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Before the Rains (12A): World Cinema Matinee 12:10
Ben X (15): 14:20, 21:00
Coach Carter: Lambeth Peace month (12A): Free screening 14:45
Get Smart (12A): 12:15, 17:45
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (12A): 12:45, 15:20, 18:00, 20:40
Man on Wire (12A): 16:30, 18:45
Somers Town (12A): 13:10, 15:10, 17:10, 19:10, 21:10
Spellbound: Lambeth Peace Month (U): Free screening 10:30
The Dark Knight (12A): 20:10
The Wackness (15): 13:30, 16:00, 18:30, 20:50
Lambeth Peace Month Free Screenings: SPELLBOUND (U) at 10.30am + COACH CARTER (12A) at 2.45pm
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Before the Rains (12A): World Cinema Matinee 12:10
Ben X (15): 14:20, 21:00
Get Smart (12A): 12:15, 17:45
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (12A): 12:45, 15:20, 18:00, 20:40
Man on Wire (12A): 16:30, 18:45
Somers Town (12A): 13:10, 15:10, 17:10, 19:10, 21:10
The Dark Knight (12A): 14:40, 20:10
The Wackness (15): 13:30, 16:00, 18:30, 20:50
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Before the Rains (12A): World Cinema Matinee 12:10
Ben X (15): Silver Screen 14:20, 21:00
Get Smart (12A): Silver Screen 12:15, 17:45
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (12A): Silver Screen 12:45, Silver Screen 15:20, 18:00, 20:40
Man on Wire (12A): Silver Screen 16:30, 18:45
Somers Town (12A): Silver Screen 13:10, Silver Screen 15:10, 17:10, 19:10, 21:10
The Dark Knight (12A): Silver Screen 14:40, 20:10
The Wackness (15): Silver Screen 13:30, Silver Screen 16:00, 18:30, 20:50
Silver Screen: all films, before 5pm, just £4 for the over-60s, including free coffee/tea and biscuits
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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.
LOVE LETTERS AND LIVE WIRES: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE GPO FILM UNIT (U)
Sunday 21 September, 4.00
In 1933, the General Post Office made history by founding its own film production unit. The GPO Film Unit would become internationally renowned as a centre for creative, exciting public-information films, leaving us perhaps the most evocative record of the 1930s zeitgeist on celluloid.
This selection of some of The GPO's greatest short films, newly restored by the BFI National Archive, showcases the Unit's sheer range: from quintessential documentary (NIGHT MAIL) to avant-garde animation (TRADE TATTOO) and even musical comedy (THE FAIRY OF THE PHONE).
Made by such varied talents as Grierson, Cavalcanti, Len Lye and Norman McLaren, the films bring alive a revolution in mass communications as epoch-changing then as the internet is now.
London Children's Film Festival 2008
Sat 22 - Sun 30 Nov 2008
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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 2065 or book online
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Director: Nic Balthazar Origin: Belgium, Netherlands Year: 2007 Duration: 93m Starring: Laura Verlinden, Marijke Pinoy, Greg Timmermans, Pol Goossen
Ben (Timmermans) is different. He is mildly autistic and his life is full of strange rituals. He lives in his own world, which is half the time located online, in the galaxy of computer games. School is a daily hell for Ben, where two bullies make his existence thoroughly miserable. Fuelled by his signature video game and inspired by Scarlite, his mystery girl on the web, Ben devises a cunning plan to change his life and that of his tormentors. The film is based on Balthazar's own bestselling Belgian novel that also spawned a hit play. Evocative of DONNIE DARKO, this is an intelligent and visually assured look at adolescent alienation.
Note: this film is subtitled
*Contains bullying and suicide theme
To book tickets, call 0871 704 2065 or book online
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Director: Guillermo Toro Origin: United States Year: 2008 Duration: 120m Starring: Luke Goss, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Ron Perlman
With a signature blend of action, humour and character-based spectacle, the saga of the kitten-loving hero from Hell continues to unfold. Bigger muscle, badder weapons and more ungodly villains arrive in an epic vision from Oscar-nominated director del Toro (PAN'S LABYRINTH). After an ancient truce existing between humankind and the invisible realm of the fantastic is broken, hell on Earth is ready to erupt. A ruthless leader who treads the worlds above and below defies his bloodline and awakens an unstoppable army of creatures. Now, it's up to the planet's toughest, roughest superhero to battle the merciless dictator and his marauders. He may be red. He may be horned. He may be misunderstood. But when you need the job done right, it's time to call in Hellboy.
*Contains moderate fantasy violence and infrequent strong language
To book tickets, call 0871 704 2065 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 2065 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
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Director: Santosh Sivan Origin: India, United Kingdom, United States Year: 2008 Duration: 98m Starring: Linus Roache, Leopold Benedict, Rahul Bose
An Englishman intent on opening a spice plantation in Kerala attempts to gain the trust of the local villagers and destroys numerous lives in the process in this period drama from director/cinematographer Sivan. The year is 1937, and the power that the English wield over the citizens of India can be devastating even in the mildest of cases. Henry Moores (Roache, PRIEST) is an entrepreneur who has singled out Kerala as the site of a potentially lucrative spice business. While he is busy attempting to realise his professional goals, his personal needs fall on the shoulders of his pretty housekeeper, Sajani (Das). One day, when their trip into the forest to collect honey takes a decidedly sensual turn, two local boys witness the erotically charged tryst and word eventually gets back to Sajani's husband.
*Contains moderate violence
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Director: Liam Lynch Origin: United States Year: 2008 Duration: 72m Starring: Sarah Silverman
Fresh from her recent 'dalliance' with Matt Damon, the controversially hip US comedienne, Sarah Silverman, stars in JESUS IS MAGIC, her first stand-up comedy movie. Silverman's comic persona is that of a self-centred hipster, brash and clueless about her own political incorrectness. The film showcases Sarah live on stage in L.A. at the height of her comic powers, and begins and ends with her in conversation with two friends: at the start, she's the loser compared with their recent artistic successes; by the end, she's the star, in her dressing room, dismissive and cutting.
To book tickets, call 0871 704 2065 or book online
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Director: Cristian Nemescu Origin: Romania Year: 2007 Duration: 154m Starring: Armand Assante, Jamie Elman, Razvan Vasilescu
An astonishing debut feature, Nemescu's bold and brilliant satire has modern-day Romania and US foreign policy firmly in its sights. In 1999, a secret NATO train filled with US Marines is halted by a bolshy local station master-cum-black marketeer. What follows is a rambunctious Balkan farce that shades inexorably into tragedy as the soldiers and the townspeople try to fraternise. A happy outcome was never possible and, as the town implodes, the Americans move blithely on to Kosovo, unaware of the violence they have unleashed. Sadly, this will be Nemescu's only feature, as both he and his sound editor were killed in a car crash while still working on the film.
Note: this film is subtitled
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Director: Phyllida Lloyd Origin: United Kingdom, United States Year: 2008 Duration: 108m Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Christine Baranski, Meryl Streep, Julie Walters
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.
*Contains mild language and sex references
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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.
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