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Welcome to our cinema miniGuide for August. We’ve some gorgeous films in store this month, starting with our After Dark special (p4-5); a selection of classic noir favourites such as Chinatown and Point Blank mixed in with gothic new releases, Byzantium and the apocalyptic World War Z. Sofia Coppola takes us on a dizzying crime-spree in The Bling Ring (p6), the true story of a group of teenagers who burgled the homes of Hollywood stars. In stark contrast we catch a rare glimpse of everyday Saudi Arabia through the eyes of strong-willed young tomboy Wadjda (p8) in a heartfelt film from a country where cinemas have been banned for over thirty years. Cine Phonic, our music and film extravaganza continues with the one-off nationwide event David Bowie is happening now (p10), screened live from the V & A, at the finale of their enormously successful exhibition. Plus we’ve some fantastic music docs, from My Father and the Man in Black (p10), a journey of discovery for the son of Johnny Cash’s talented but troubled manager, to Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (p11), which takes a look at the protest and subsequent imprisonment of three feminist superstars, in a case that shocked the world. For highlights of other events, including some great summer workshops happening in Chapter this month, turn to page 14.

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The Comedian

Renoir

Fri 26 July — Thu 1 Aug

UK/2012/80mins/15. Dir: Tom Shkolnik. With: Edward Hogg, Elisa Lasowski, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett.

France/2012/111mins/subtitles/12A. Dir: Gilles Bourdos. With: Michel Bouquet, Christa Theret, Vincent Rottiers.

Ed is a twenty-something year old trying to make it on the London Comedy circuit, keeping skin and bone together by working in call centres during the day and performing in pubs and comedy clubs by night. Together with Alissa, his soulful flatmate and Nathan, a charismatic gay man he picks up on a bus, the film explores Ed’s sense of drifting uncertainty in post financial crises Britain.

At the estate of Impressionist master Pierre-Auguste Renoir in 1915, his son Jean returns home to convalesce during the war. During his stay he becomes attracted to his father’s beguiling muse, Andrée who seduces Jean into the new art of filmmaking, giving him the opportunity to step out from under his father’s long artistic shadow. A sensuous tale of love between rivals who happen to be father and son, where the only rule of the game is that all is fair in love and war.

Clockwise from left: The Comedian, Blackfish, Renoir

“The spirit of Dogma 95 is alive, well and refreshingly reinvented in The Comedian.” Variety

Blackfish Fri 26 July — Thu 1 Aug USA/2013/90mins/15. Dir: Briela Cowperthwaite.

Performing orca Tilikum has killed several people whilst in captivity. Shocking footage and interviews from the staff explore the creature’s extraordinary nature, the species’ cruel treatment and pressures from the multi-billion dollar sea-park industry. This emotionally wrenching story challenges us to consider our relationship to nature and reveals how little we humans have learned from these highly intelligent and enormously sentient fellow mammals. A mesmerizing psychological thriller with a killer whale at its centre, this is the first film since Grizzly Man to show how nature can get revenge on man when pushed to its limits.

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Clockwise from left: Byzantium, Point Blank, Chinatown

Byzantium Fri 2 — Thu 8 Aug UK/2012/118mins/15. Dir: Neil Jordan. With: Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan.

Clara, a hardworking lap-dancer and her kind, introverted daughter, Eleanor are on the run and end up at a bleak British beach town. Befriending a lonely businessman who provides shelter for them in his recently inherited guesthouse Byzantium, they try to settle, but settling and making friends is a problem for these women who are unlike any other. Intercutting wintry realism of the present with sinister occult events in the past, this is a seductive, complex and beautifully shot film that combines the classic gothic of the vampire tale with political bite.

“Seductive, sadistic and elegantly depraved, Byzantium is an unabashedly stylish addition to a timeless genre.” Piers Handling, Toronto International Film Festival

Point Blank Sun 11 + Tue 13 Aug USA/1967/91mins/18. Dir: John Boorman. With: Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson.

After being double-crossed and left for dead in the depths of Alcatraz, a mysterious man single-mindedly tries to retrieve the rather inconsequential sum of money that was stolen from him. A kaleidoscopic neo-noir with a career best performance from Lee Marvin as Walker, descending into the corrupt concrete hell of LA.

Chinatown Sun 18 + Tue 20 Aug USA/1974/130mins/15. Dir: Roman Polanski. With: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston.

Private eye Jack Gittes specialises in sordid adultery cases in the dry heat of 1930s Los Angeles. Hired by Evelyn Mulwray to check on her husband Hollis, Jake gets the goods but finds himself set up for a fall. Sticking his nose into a complex web of corruption, he discovers that all roads lead to the secretive, murky world of Chinatown; more of a state of mind than a destination, and that the birth of the American dream is a bloody, dirty business.

“Caustic, daring and horrifically shocking... Chinatown still retains the power to bruise and scar to this day.” Little White Lies

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Only God Forgives

Repulsion

Fri 23 Aug — Thu 5 Sep

Sun 25 + Tue 27 Aug

USA/2013/90mins/18. Dir: Nicholas Winding Refn. With: Ryan Gosling, Kristen Scott Thomas, Yayaying Rhhatha Phongam.

UK/1965/105mins/15. Dir: Roman Polanski. With: Catherine Deneuve, Ian Hedry, John Fraser, Yvonne Furneaux.

Julian is respected in Bangkok’s criminal underworld, running a boxing club as a front for drug smuggling with his violent brother Billy. When Billy is murdered their crime-lord matriarch Jenna compels him to find and kill whoever is responsible and ‘raise hell’, but there is a sword-carrying cop on his trail. A queasy, tense nightmare with a neon-sheen, from the director and star of Drive.

Carol, a beautiful but cripplingly shy young Belgian woman is left alone in a Kensington flat when her worldly sister goes on holiday with her obnoxious boyfriend. Carol’s already consuming fear of sex develops into a neurotic horror and fascination of dirt and decay that escalates into agoraphobia and paranoia. This scabrous, deeply disturbing nightmare of swinging 60s London with a clattering free jazz score from Chico Hamilton was Polanski’s first film in English and brought a European sensibility to the kitchen-sink realism of British film.

Clockwise from left: Only God Forgives, Repulsion, World War Z

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The World’s End Fri 23 — Thu 29 Aug UK/2013/109mins/15. Dir: Edgar Wright. With: Simon Pegg, Martin Freeman, Rosamund Pike, Nick Frost.

20 years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friends reunite when one of them becomes hell bent on trying the drinking marathon again. They are persuaded to stage an encore by mate Gary King, a 40-year old man trapped at the cigarette end of his teens, who drags his reluctant pals to their home town and once again attempts to reach the fabled pub, The World’s End. As they attempt to reconcile the past and present, they realize the real struggle is for the future, not just theirs but humankind’s. Reaching The World’s End is the least of their worries.

World War Z Fri 30 Aug — Thu 5 Sep USA/2013/116mins/15. Dir: Marc Foster. With: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Peter Capaldi.

Gerry, a former U.N. investigator is pulled into his old profession when a zombie apocalypse threatens to destroy the world. With a virologist and a military team in tow he dashes around the globe in search of patient zero, finding previous world powers pushed aside in the battle to kill or cure the human race. An intelligent, impressive thriller with an emphasis on geopolitics rather than gore, anchored by a solid central performance from producer and actor Brad Pitt.

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The Bling Ring Fri 2 — Thu 8 Aug USA/2013/87mins/15. Dir: Sofia Coppola. With: Emma Watson, Claire Julien, Gavin Rossdale. Clockwise from top: The Bling Ring, Days of Grace, Madame De

In the fame-obsessed world of Los Angeles, a group of teenagers take us on a thrilling and disturbing crime-spree in the Hollywood hills. Based on true events, the teenagers fixated on the glamorous life of stars such as Paris Hilton. Coveting and stealing luxury goods from their homes, they were dubbed “The Bling Ring” by the media whilst still at large. Sofia Coppola immerses the viewer in this breezy, shallow world, where what begins as youthful fun spins out of control, revealing a sobering view of our modern culture.

Madame De Sun 4 + Tue 6 Aug France/1953/105mins/subtitles/U. Dir: Max Ophüls. With: Danielle Darrieux, Charles Boyer, Vittoria de Sica.

Andre and Louise, a general and his wife in fin-desiècle Paris are a fashionable couple whose respective dalliances and misdeeds become unavoidable with the dizzying pattern of coincidence drawn by a pair of diamond earrings. Originally a wedding gift, the earrings are sold, gifted, resold and re-gifted back to Madame De with heart-breaking consequences. A gripping, elegant tale with immaculate storytelling and incredible camerawork. Ophüls effortlessly crafted one of the greats of preNew Wave French filmmaking.

“Gem-hard, crystalline and superbly impervious.” J Hoberman, Village Voice

Days of Grace Fri 2 — Thu 8 Aug Mexico/2013/133mins/subtitles/15. Dir: Everado Valerio Gout. With: Tenoch Huerta, Kristian Ferrer.

In Mexico City during the World Cup it is traditional for both cops and criminals to let their guard down, but not Lupo. A muscular young cop exuding intensity and honesty, he will stop at nothing to catch his man. As we see Lupo and the criminals he targets through their respective volatile careers and a trio of World Cups, we see that in this violent world, redemption is harder to achieve than revenge. An impressive debut presenting a dizzying, colourpopping, trench-eye view of the Mexican drug wars.

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Clockwise from left: The Deep, Breathe In, From Up on Poppy Hill

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The Deep Fri 2 — Thu 8 Aug Iceland/2012/93mins/subtitles/12A. Dir: Baltasar Kormákur. With: Ólafur Darri Ólafsson.

In 1984, a fishing boat capsizes several miles off the south coast of Iceland. Gulli and his fellow seamen are left fighting for survival in the freezing cold waters. The film follows Gulli on his miraculous attempt to swim to safety in the battering and relentless ice-cold ocean. Naturalistic, atmospheric and inspiring, the story acts like a modern Icelandic saga where a man ends up with the deep below him, the sky above him and his only option is to swim or die. Iceland’s official submission for the Best Foreign Language Film for the 2013 Oscars.

“Kormákur has fashioned a film rooted in the real, yet somehow as awe-inspiring as any stories about mythical trolls, fairies or epic battles.” Steve Gravestock, Toronto International Film Festival

Breathe In Fri 9 — Thu 15 Aug USA/2012/98mins/15. Dir: Drake Doremus. With: Guy Pearce, Felicity Jones, Amy Ryan.

When a beautiful British exchange student arrives to spend a term with a Manhattan family, her presence begins to rattle their shaky foundations. Former rock musician, Keith, teaches music locally and is pinning his hopes for professional fulfillment on an imminent audition for a chair with the New York symphony. When the strikingly pretty and talented Sophie arrives, they form a creative bond. Director, Doremus (Like Crazy) confirms his knack for pinpointing subtle emotional tremors on his characters’ fragile personal landscapes.

“A nuanced look at a New York family.” Hollywood Reporter

From Up on Poppy Hill Fri 9 — Thu 15 Aug

Japan/2011/91mins/Japanese with subtitles for evening performances, dubbed for matinees/U. Dir: Goro Miyazaki.

Umi, a young girl whose father has been missing at sea for some years, strikes up a relationship with a young man at her school. Together they attempt to save the school club house from demolition by petitioning a wealthy school patron to come to their aid. As the children draw closer together they uncover a hidden past between their families, which at once brings them closer and drives them painfully apart. An emotionally complex, gripping tale set in a beautifully rendered world with incredible attention to detail, this is one of the most satisfying films from Ghibli in years.

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Blancanieves

Wadjda

Fri 16 — Thu 29 Aug

Fri 16 — Thu 22 Aug

Spain/2012/105mins/silent with inter-titles/12A. Dir: Pablo Berger. With: Maribel Verdú, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Angela Molina.

Saudi Arabia/2012/97mins/subtitles/PG. Dir: Haifaa Al Mansour. With: Reem Abdullah, Waad Mohammed, Abdullrahman Al Gohani.

Drawing on Grimm’s Snow White, this is a visually stunning and bloody adult tale of a little girl who grows up to fight for her place in the world. Tragedy strikes twice when bullfighter Antonio is paralyzed in the ring and his beloved wife dies giving birth to their daughter Carmen. He marries the heartless gold digger Encama and teaches Carmen the art of bullfighting. Fed up with an invalid husband, Encama has him killed and Carmen is left for dead until she is discovered by Los Enanitos Toreros, a troupe of dwarf bullfighters.

Lit up by an utterly disarming central performance, this is an appealing, heartfelt gem that will give you a rare glimpse into everyday Saudi society. Smart, strong-willed, tomboy Wadjda is often in trouble as she chafes at her life’s restrictions, stopping at nothing to earn the money to buy a bike. To shoot a film in a country where cinemas themselves have been banned for over thirty years is an achievement for any director. When that filmmaker also happens to be a woman, in a country where it is illegal for women to drive, let alone direct, it’s all the more impressive.

L to R: Blancanieves, Wadjda

Frances Ha Fri 16 — Thu 22 Aug USA/2012/86mins/15. Dir: Noah Baumbach. With: Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Adam Driver.

Frances is at a crossroads in her mid-twenties, living in New York and looking back at her college glory days as she deals with growing up and paying the bills in the least humiliating way possible. Throwing herself into her dream career as a dancer, the possibilities dwindle and she watches her friends either sorting their lives out or remain stuck in perpetual immaturity. Despite the uncertainty, Frances lives her life with unaccountable joy and lightness. A sensitive modern comic fable of an ordinary person struggling with the dull realities of growing up, exploring New York, friendship, class, ambition, failure and redemption.

“Boundary-pushing cinema in all the best ways.” Telegraph

What Maisie Knew Fri 30 Aug — Thu 5 Sep USA/2013/99mins/ctba. Dir: Scott McGehee, David Siegel. With: Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan, Alexander Skarsgard.

In this powerful contemporary update of the Henry James novel, we meet Maisie, a little girl with newly divorced parents; fading rock star Susanne and British art dealer Beale. The ex-lovers compete for custody, more to score points against each other than for her well-being. Their respective new partners are caught in the middle of this narcissistic display but are unprepared to take responsibility for the child. A luminous performance from newcomer Onata Aprile and a biting look at modern family life.

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The Paradise Trilogy

Paradise: Faith

Clockwise from top: Paradise: Love, Paradise: Hope, Paradise: Faith

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Originally conceived as a single five hour film by Ulrich Seidl, the trilogy follows a middle-aged single mother, a devoutly religious sister, and the overweight 13-year old daughter of the same family, each trying to realise their unfulfilled dreams and desires.

Paradise: Love Mon 19 — Thu 22 Aug Austria/2013/120mins/subtitles/18. Dir: Ulrich Seidl. With: Margarete Tiesel, Peter Kazungu, Inge Maux.

Middle-aged Teresa heads to Kenya with friends, to laze in the sun, drink cocktails and hopefully find romance. However, the resort they have chosen happens to be a haven for sex tourists. An uncomfortable and powerful comment on the cyclical nature of exploitation, featuring an incredibly brave central performance by Tiesel as a woman craving someone to make her feel special but looking in all the wrong places.

Fri 23 — Sun 25 Aug Austria/2013/113mins/subtitles/18. Dir: Ulrich Seidl. With: Maria Hofstatter, Nabil Saleh, Natalya Baranova.

Here we meet Teresa’s sister Anna Maria who devotes her spare time to missionary work and has found paradise in Catholicism. She goes from door to door carrying a statue of the Virgin Mary and imposes her beliefs on all she encounters. She believes that she is giving herself wholly to Jesus, but when her husband, a crippled Egyptian Muslim comes back to the family home he expects a share of her love.

Paradise: Hope Mon 26 — Thu 29 Aug Austria/2013/88mins/subtitles/18. Dir: Ulrich Seidl. With: Melanie Lenz, Verena Lahbauer, Joseph Lorenz.

The final film in the trilogy is set at a weight loss camp for preteens run by rather humourless disciplinarians. While her mother is in Kenya, Melanie has a great time at the camp, despite the oppressive climate, and forms some close friendships. Developing a crush on the camp director, Melanie struggles with the disappointment of reality and her imagined paradise.

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L to R: Behind the Candelabra, David Bowie is happening now

“ Art is not a mirror to reflect the world, but a hammer with which to shape it” Vladimir Mayakovsky

Behind the Candelabra Fri 19 July — Thu 1 Aug USA/2013/118mins/15. Dir: Steven Soderbergh. With: Michael Douglas, Matt Damon, Rob Lowe, Dan Akroyd, Debbie Reynolds.

Before Elvis, Elton John, Madonna and Lady Gaga, there was Liberace; virtuoso pianist, outrageous entertainer and flamboyant star of stage and television. Liberace lived lavishly and embraced a lifestyle of excess both on and off stage. In the summer of 1977, handsome young stranger Scott Thorson walked into his dressing room and, despite their age difference and seemingly different worlds, the two embarked on a secretive five-year love affair.

My Father and the Man in Black Fri 9 — Thu 15 Aug Canada/2013/87mins/15. Dir: Jonathan Holiff.

Jonathan Holiff rarely saw his father Saul when he was growing up and when he did it wasn’t fun. Saul was the talented but troubled manager of legend Johnny Cash; responsible for pairing him with June Carter, he saw him through the pill-popping ‘60s right through to his religious conversion. After his father’s death, Jonathan goes to a storage lockup and finds a treasure trove of recordings, letters and memorabilia that takes him on a journey of rediscovering his father and the career of Johnny Cash. A thrilling documentary with some extraordinary raw moments from the Cash archives.

David Bowie is happening now Tue 13 Aug A Live Nationwide Cinema Event The V & A present David Bowie is happening now; a unique nationwide cinema event screened live from the finale of David Bowie is — the Museum’s enormously successful exhibition, before it goes on international tour. Introduced by exhibition curators, Victoria Broackes and Geoffrey Marsh, the event will feature special guests offering an insight into the stories behind some of the 300 objects from the David Bowie archive, many of which have never before been displayed in public. £14/£10

“A triumph.” Ben Luke, The Evening Standard

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Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer

Go Faster Stripe

Fri 16 + Sat 17 Aug

We’ve teamed up with the Go Faster Stripe crowd to bring you some of the finest new comedy around. Many of these performances were filmed here at Chapter, enjoy!

Russia/UK/2013/90mins/subtitles/18 . Dir: Mike Lerner, Maxim Pozdorovkin.

Dressed in pastel jumpsuits and neon ski masks, brandishing guitars like weapons, three young women at the core of the Pussy Riot movement in Moscow were sentenced to seven years in prison for a satirical performance in a Moscow cathedral. Their arrest divided Russia, highlighting corruption at the heart of the church and the oppression of the Putin regime as they embraced fame as feminist superstars. Nadia Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina and Ekaterina Samutsevich remain calm and defiant as legal proceedings begin and the filmmakers look at their origins and reasons for protest.

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John Shuttleworth — The Minor Tour Wed 7 Aug Armed with his trusty Yamaha keyboard John bashes out songs about cups of tea and DIY including the classic “I can’t go back to savoury now.“

Kevin Eldon is Titting About

Noys R Us at Bogiez Rock Bar and Nightclub

Wed 14 Aug

Chapter Cinema, in association with Bogiez Rock Bar and Nightclub, brings you Noys R Us Film Night. On the last Sunday of the month we’ll be taking the best in alt/rock/metal/punk cinema to your favourite rock club. Drink, relax and watch some of the most incendiary music films ever made.

Having brightened up the best comedy of recent years, including Brass Eye and Big Train, this is Kevin’s first solo show and it doesn’t disappoint.

Simon Munnery — Fylm Makker Wed 21 Aug

Dig!

A great leap forward for comedy in this experimental show, sitting in the audience behind a box of tricks making live films with hilarious results.

Sun 25 Aug USA/2004/107mins/15. Dir: Ondi Timoner. Doors 6.00pm, film 7 .00pm

Indie rock history doesn’t involve many intermusician feuds, but even in this kinder, gentler, world, tempers and egos can get out of control. Dig! documents the rivalry between the Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Starting out as friends, as the film progresses, the disparity in the bands success turns the relationship toxic, with explosive results. The Dandys enjoy massive European popularity, while TBJM botch countless opportunities and break up several times. Dig!‘s true star is TBJM frontman Anton Newcombe, a cartoonish caricature of every negative stereotype associated with rock musicians; a fey, megalomaniacal, occasionally violent, drug addict with just enough charm to attract followers. Suffice to say, his performance alone is worth the price of admission. Image: Richard Herring

Tickets are £5 and can be purchased through www.chapter.org and at Bogiez.

Richard Herring — What is Love Anyway? Wed 28 Aug Richard Herring seeks to define and destroy love. Before love destroys him. Again.

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Clockwise from top left: The Moo Man, The Battle of the Sexes, NT Live: Macbeth

The Battle of the Sexes Tue 27 Aug UK/2013/83mins/PG. Dir: Zara Hayes, James Erskine.

The Moo Man Fri 9 — Thu 15 Aug UK/2013/98mins/ctba. Dir: Andy Heathcote, Heike Bachelier.

Dairy farming is indelibly linked to the British countryside and this timely documentary examines how high production for supermarkets has disrupted the links with farming and nature. Farmer Stephen Hook decides to buck the trend and chooses to keep his small, compassionate family farm going at a point when big super dairies are trying their best to get a stronghold in the UK. A heart-warming, gentle and surprisingly funny look at the incredible bonds between man and animal in this bucolic, bovine landscape that is at risk of disappearing forever. We will be joined by Andy Heathcote, the director and Steve the farmer for a post screening Q&A on 9th of August.

In 1973 retired pro tennis player Bobby Riggs chauvinistically challenged the women’s champion Billie Jean King to a famous tennis duel, to prove once and for all that men were better than women. For the media, this was a welcome distraction from the horrors of Vietnam and Watergate, and for women an opportunity to take a step towards equality. Combining footage with contemporary interviews with players past and present we relive how this match changed sport forever. Join us after the screening for Chapter’s LGBT film discussion group.

When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun Fri 30 Aug — Thu 5 Sep USA/2010/115mins/ctba. Dir: Dirk Simon. With: Richard Gere, The Dalai Lama.

NT LIVE: Macbeth Mon 26 Aug 120mins (no interval)

Recorded at Manchester International Festival, featuring Kenneth Branagh as the Scottish king in his first Shakespeare role for over a decade and Alex Kingston (Doctor Who, ER) as Lady Macbeth.

As economic interests make an open China an alluring possibility for Western governments, possible human rights violations are swept aside. The lack of progress towards an autonomous Tibet urges more of its people to consider the Dalai Lama’s controversial Middle Way Policy, a compromise on independence. With interviews from prominent speakers in the Buddhist community as well as other world leaders, this is a look at the complexity of the struggle with an incredible soundtrack by Philip Glass and Thom Yorke amongst others.

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A selection of fabulous, family-friendly films every Saturday at 11am and 3pm and week days during the school holidays. Children under 12 years old must be accompanied by an adult. Please contact us for details of our Supportive Environment Screenings for families.

Carry on Screaming!

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Monsters University [2D] Fri 16 — Thu 22 Aug

USA/2013/110mins/U. Dir: Dan Scanlon. With: John Goodman, Billy Crystal.

Every Friday at 11am, Carry on Screaming allows parents or carers to see a film without having to worry about their baby causing a disturbance. Check out the calendar for details of these special screenings, exclusively for people with babies under one year old.

The Smurfs 2 [2D]

Despicable Me 2 [2D]

USA/2013/running time TBC/cert TBA. Dir: Raja Gosnell. With: Hank Azaria, Katy Perry, Neil Patrick Harris.

USA/2013/98mins/U. Dir: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud. With: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Ken Jeong.

Smurfette has been kidnapped and the Smurfs set off to rescue her. Can they get to her before the evil sorcerer finishes his diabolical plan?!

Fri 26 July — Thu 1 Aug

We take a look at how the inseparable pair of monsters, Mike and Sully met, hated each other and then became the best of friends.

Fri 23 — Thu 29 Aug

Gru’s life takes an unexpected turn when he is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to deal with a powerful new super criminal.

The Wolverine [2D]

Star Trek Into Darkness [2D]

USA/2013/running time TBC/ctba. Dir: James Mangold. With: Hugh Jackman, Famke Jenssen.

USA/2013/132mins/12A. Dir: JJ Abrams. With: Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto.

Wolverine makes a voyage to modern-day Japan, where he encounters an enemy from his past that will impact on his future.

Fri 2 — Thu 8 Aug

Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to the Klingon warzone to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction.

From Up on Poppy Hill Fri 9 — Thu 15 Aug

Japan/2011/91mins/Dubbed for matinees/U. Dir: Goro Miyazaki.

Clockwise from left: Monsters University, Star Trek Into Darkness (2D), The Smurfs 2 (2D)

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Umi strikes up a relationship with a young man at her school and together they attempt to save the school club house from demolition. (See page 7 for more details.)

Fri 30 + Sat 31 Aug

We’re not just a cinema. Here are some highlights of Art, Performance and Learning events happening here throughout August. For full listings please download our quarterly brochure from www.chapter.org.

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Learning

Sean Edwards utilises the Gallery, Art in the Bar and Lightbox spaces throughout August, for his first major solo exhibition in Wales, Drawn in Cursive. Interested in the sculptural potential of the everyday, Edwards works from an archive of over 600 objects, investigating their potential whilst inviting the audience to play a part in their creation. Tooth & Clawr reading group meet again on Tuesday 20th of August, providing an opportunity to critically engage with the exhibition programme. This month we’ll be taking Sean Edwards’ exhibition as a starting point.

Throughout the summer holidays our learning team will be hosting 5 Film Activity Days for 7 – 11 year olds. The activity days will include the screening of a film and creative activities based on the film’s themes or genre; see family-features (page 13) for list of films. Every Wednesday from 9am - 3.30pm, from the 24 July to 28 August (with the exception of the 14 August). Each activity day costs £20, and a packed lunch must be provided. Places are limited each day so booking in advance is essential.

Performance

Shock n Awe present Fallen, a darkly comic new play about a seemingly cursed Welsh farm and the arrival of an exotic stranger (Wed 31 July — Sat 3 Aug) whilst later in the month we’ll be taken on a toe-tapping, finger-clicking romp in Stalking John Barrowman (Tue 27 — Fri 30 Aug). Looking for treats for the family over the summer holidays? Here Be Monsters (Tue 6 — Sat 10 Aug), presented by our award-winning resident company Theatr Iolo, is a magical tale of fantasy, quest and adventure from writer Mark Williams (stage adaptor of Horrible Science). For further information, please see our website.

Filmmaking Challenge Are you aged between 12 and 15 and would like to help Chapter make a short film about who we are and why we do what we do? We are looking for a small group of committed young people who would like to learn the basics of filmmaking whilst learning about Chapter. You would need to have a passion for creating short films and be able to commit to 1-2 hours a week over the summer holidays. All enquiries to learning@chapter.org

Chapter Animation and the Cardiff YOS Continuing our partnership with the Cardiff Youth Offending Service, Chapter staff will be leading 8 animation workshops over the summer with young people who have been identified as being at risk of offending. Working with animation software iStopMotion, the young people involved will learn new computer literacy skills as well as developing teamwork, concentration and communication skills. The completed animations will be posted on our website. For information on all learning activities, please see our website www.chapter.org/learning-and-participation

L to R: Here Be Monsters, Sean Edwards

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Gweithdai a Dosbarthiadau Rydym yn cynnal amrywiaeth eang o weithdai dyddiol a dosbarthiadau gydag ymarferwyr annibynnol, gan gynnwys bale, zumba, ioga, crefft ymladd, massage i fabanod, cerddoriaeth i blant, pilates, tango, fflamenco, ysgrifennu creadigol, gwersi cerddoriaeth a mwy. Ewch i www.chapter.org am fwy o fanylion.

Cwmnïau ac Artistiaid Cysylltiedig Mae Chapter yn gartref i gwmnïau theatr, cwmnïau dawns, stiwdios animeiddio, gwneuthurwyr printiau, crochenwyr, dylunwyr graffeg, dylunwyr deunydd symudol, cyfansoddwyr, gwneuthurwyr ffilmiau, cyhoeddwyr cylchgronau, artistiaid annibynnol a llawer iawn mwy. Ewch i www.chapter.org am fwy o fanylion.

Associated Companies and Artists Chapter is home to theatre companies, dance companies, animation studios, printmakers, potters, graphic designers, motion designers, composers, filmmakers, magazine publishers, many individual, independent artists and more. Head to www.chapter.org for more details.

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Workshops and Classes We host a wide variety of daily workshops and classes run by independent practitioners including ballet, zumba, yoga, Martial arts, baby massage, children’s music, pilates, tango, flamenco, creative writing, music lessons and more. Head to www. chapter.org for more details.

Parcio Mae gennym faes parcio yng nghefn yr adeilad ac mae meysydd parcio lleol eraill wedi eu nodi ar y map uchod. Gofynnwn i chi barchu ein cymdogion os gwelwch yn dda drwy osgoi parcio mewn strydoedd cyfagos.

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Parking We have a car park to the rear of the building and local car parks are marked on the map above. Please respect our neighbours and avoid parking on nearby streets.

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By Bike There are plenty of bike racks at the front of the building.

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By Bus Bus numbers 17, 18 and 33 stop close by and leave every five minutes from the city centre.

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Ar Droed Mae hi’n daith gerdded hamddenol o ryw 20 munud o ganol y ddinas.

Sut i gyrraedd Chapter Fe ddewch chi o hyd i ni yn Nhreganna, i’r gorllewin o ganol y ddinas. Heol y Farchnad, Treganna, Caerdydd CF5 1QE

How to get to Chapter You’ll find us in Canton to the west of the city centre. Market Road, Canton, Cardiff CF5 1QE

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By Foot We’re just a 20 minute slowish walk from the city centre.

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Thu 1 Iau Fri 2 Gwe Sat 3 Sad Sun 4 Sul Mon 5 Llun Tue 6 Maw Wed 7 Mer Thu 8 Iau Fri 9 Gwe Sat 10 Sad Sun 11 Sul Mon 12 Llun Tue 13 Maw Wed 14 Mer Thu 15 Iau

Despicable Me 2 (2D) (U) p13 Behind the Candelabra (15) p10 Behind the Candelabra (15) p3 Renoir (12A) p3 Carry on Screaming: The Deep (12A) p7 Star Trek Into Darkness (2D) (12A) p13 Byzantium (15) p4 The Bling Ring (15) p6 Star Trek Into Darkness (2D) (12A) p13 Star Trek Into Darkness (2D) (12A) p13 The Bling Ring (15) p6 Byzantium (15) p4 The Deep (12A) (subtitles) p7 Byzantium (15) p4 The Bling Ring (15) p6 The Bling Ring (15) p6 Byzantium (15) p4 Star Trek Into Darkness (2D) (12A) p13 Madame De (U) p6 Byzantium (15) p4 The Bling Ring (15) p6 Star Trek Into Darkness (2D) (12A) p13 Days of Grace (15) p6 The Bling Ring (15) p6 Byzantium (15) p4 Star Trek Into Darkness (2D) (12A) p13 Byzantium (15) p4 The Bling Ring (15) p6 Carry on Screaming: The Moo Man (U) p12 From Up on Poppy Hill (U) (dubbed) p7 From Up on Poppy Hill (U) (subtitles) p7 Breathe In (15) p7 From Up on Poppy Hill (U) (dubbed) p7 From Up on Poppy Hill (U) (dubbed) p7 Breathe In (15) p7 From Up on Poppy Hill (U) (subtitles) p7 My Father and the Man in Black (15) p10 From Up on Poppy Hill (U) (subtitles) p7 Breathe In (15) p7 Breathe In (15) p7 From Up on Poppy Hill (U) (subtitles) p7 From Up on Poppy Hill (U) (dubbed) p7 Point Blank (18) p4 David Bowie is happening now (ctba) p10 From Up on Poppy Hill (U) (dubbed) p7 The Moo Man (U) p12 Breathe In (15) p7 From Up on Poppy Hill (U) (subtitles) p7 From Up on Poppy Hill (U) (dubbed) p7 My Father and the Man in Black (15) p10 From Up on Poppy Hill (U) (subtitles) p7 Breathe In (15) p7

11.00 2.30 6.00 8.30 11.00 3.00 6.00 8.30 11.00 3.00 6.00 8.00 3.45 6.00 8.30 6.00 8.00 11.00 2.30 6.00 8.30 11.00 2.30 6.15 8.15 11.00 6.00 8.30 11.00 3.00 6.15 8.20 11.00 3.00 6.00 8.15 4.00 6.00 8.15 6.00 8.15 11.00 2.30 7.00 11.00 2.30 6.00 8.15 11.00 2.30 6.00 8.15 6.15 8.20 5.00 7.30 6.00 8.15 5.30 Here Be Monsters 2.00 8.15

Madame De (U) p6 Days of Grace (15) p6

Chapter Moviemaker p3 The Deep (12A) (subtitles) p7 Days of Grace (15) p6 The Deep (12A) (subtitles) p7

6.15 8.20

5.00 7.15 6.15 8.30 6.00 8.15 6.00 8.30 6.15 8.20

My Father and the Man in Black (15) p10 The Moo Man (U) p12

Point Blank (18) p4 The Moo Man (U) p12

My Father and the Man in Black (15) p10 The Moo Man (U) p12 Breathe In (15) p7 From Up on Poppy Hill (U) (subtitles) p7

BAFTA Go Faster Stripe: Kevin Eldon (no cert) p11

My Father and the Man in Black (15) p10 The Moo Man (U) p12

After Hours at the Polestar Club

Here Be Monsters

Jo Fong: The Audience Here Be Monsters Here Be Monsters

8.00

2.00

5.00-6.00 2.00 7.00

2.00 7.00

Here Be Monsters Here Be Monsters

2.30 5.40 8.25 2.30 6.00 8.30

Byzantium (15) p4 Days of Grace (15) p6 The Deep (12A) (subtitles) p7 Breathe In (15) p7 The Moo Man + Q&A (U) p12 My Father and the Man in Black (15) p10

5.00-6.00 2.00

Jo Fong: The Audience Here Be Monsters

8.00

Days of Grace (15) p6 5.45 Go Faster Stripe: John Shuttleworth (no cert) p11 8.30

Fallen

2.30 8.00 8.30

The Deep (12A) (subtitles) p7 Days of Grace (15) p6

Fallen Fallen Drones Comedy Club

2.30 5.40 8.25

Byzantium (15) p4 Days of Grace (15) p6 The Deep (12A) (subtitles) p7

8.00

6.15 8.15

The Comedian (15) p3 Blackfish (15) p3

Fallen

Cinema 1 Sinema 1 Cinema 2 Sinema 2 Theatre Theatr Gallery Oriel

Pop Up Produce 4.00-7.00

Clonc yn y Cwtch 6.30-8.00

Boardgaming Sunday 5.30

Music Geek Monthly 3.30

Pop Up Produce 4.00-7.00

Clonc yn y Cwtch 6.30-8.00

Cardiff Storytelling Circle 8.00

Events Digwyddiadau

Fri 16 Gwe Sat 17 Sad Sun 18 Sul Mon 19 Llun Tue 20 Maw Wed 21 Mer Thu 22 Iau Fri 23 Gwe Sat 24 Sad Sun 25 Sul Mon 26 Llun Tue 27 Maw Wed 28 Mer Thu 29 Iau Fri 30 Gwe Sat 31 Sad

Carry on Screaming: Wadjda (PG) p8 Monsters University (2D) (U) p13 Frances Ha (15) p8 Blancanieves (12A) p8 Monsters University (2D) (U) p13 Monsters University (2D) (U) p13 Blancanieves (12A) p8 Frances Ha (15) p8 Blancanieves (12A) p8 Frances Ha (15) p8 Blancanieves (12A) p8 Blancanieves (12A) p8 Frances Ha (15) p8 Monsters University (2D) (U) p13 Chinatown (15) p4 Frances Ha (15) p8 Blancanieves (12A) p8 Monsters University (2D) (U) p13 Wadjda (PG) p8 Blancanieves (12A) p8 Frances Ha (15) p8 Monsters University (2D) (U) p13 Paradise: Love (18) p9 Frances Ha (15) p8 Blancanieves (12A) p8 Carry on Screaming: Blancanieves (12A) p8 The Smurfs 2 (2D) (ctba) p13 Blancanieves (12A) p8 Only God Forgives (18) p5 The Smurfs 2 (2D) (ctba) p13 The Smurfs 2 (2D) (ctba) p13 Only God Forgives (18) p5 Blancanieves (12A) p8 Only God Forgives (18) p5 Only God Forgives (18) p5 Blancanieves (12A) p8 NT Live: Macbeth (ctba) Blancanieves (12A) p8 Only God Forgives (18) p5 The Smurfs 2 (2D) (ctba) p13 Repulsion (15) p5 Only God Forgives (18) p5 Blancanieves (12A) p8 The Smurfs 2 (2D) (ctba) p13 The World’s End (15) p5 Blancanieves (12A) p8 Only God Forgives (18) p5 The Smurfs 2 (2D) (ctba) p13 Blancanieves (12A) p8 Only God Forgives (18) p5 Blancanieves (12A) p8 Carry on Screaming: tbc The Smurfs 2 (2D) (ctba) p13 What Maisie Knew (ctba) p8 Only God Forgives (18) p5 The Wolverine (2D) (ctba) p13 The Wolverine (2D) (ctba) p13 Only God Forgives (18) p5 What Maisie Knew (ctba) p8

11.00 3.00 6.00 8.00 11.00 3.00 6.00 8.15 3.30 5.45 7.45 6.10 8.25 11.00 2.30 6.00 8.00 11.00 2.30 6.00 8.15 11.00 2.30 6.00 8.00 11.00 3.00 6.00 8.15 11.00 3.00 6.00 8.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 1.30 6.00 8.15 11.00 2.30 6.15 8.20 11.00 2.30 6.00 8.15 11.00 2.30 6.00 8.00 11.00 3.00 6.10 8.20 11.00 3.00 6.00 8.00 Stalking John Barrowman

2.30 6.00 8.30

Lavender Screen: The Battle of the Sexes (PG) p12 The World’s End (15) p5

Paradise: Hope (18) p9 6.15 Go Faster Stripe: Richard Herring (no cert) p11 8.30 6.10 8.30

The World’s End (15) p5 Paradise: Hope (18) p9

What Maisie Knew (ctba) p8 World War Z (2D) (15) p5 When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun (ctba) p12 When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun (ctba) p12 World War Z (2D) (15) p5

5.50 8.15

Stalking John Barrowman

6.00

Repulsion (15) p5 Paradise: Fath (18) p9

8.15

6.10 8.30

Paradise: Faith (18) p9 The World’s End (15) p5

7.30

5.45 8.15 5.00 7.15

Stalking John Barrowman

2.30 6.15 8.30

Only God Forgives (18) p5 The World’s End (15) p5 Paradise: Faith (18) p9

Music Geek Monthly 8.00

Pop Up Produce 4.00-7.00

Clonc yn y Cwtch 6.30-8.00

Find Your Voice 10.00-4.30 Offsite: Noys R Us p11 6.00

Wadjda (PG) p8 5.45 Go Faster Stripe: Simon Munnery (no cert) p11 8.00 5.45 8.20

Pop Up Produce 4.00-7.00

6.00 8.30 6.15 8.30

Paradise: Love (18) p9 Wadjda (PG) p8 Wadjda (PG) p8 Paradise: Love (18) p9

Paradise: Love (18) p9 Wadjda (PG) p8

Clonc yn y Cwtch 6.30-8.00

5.00 7.40

Chinatown (15) p4 Wadjda (PG) p8

Sunday Jazz 9.00

6.15 8.30

8.30

Wadjda (PG) p8 Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (18) p11

Drones Comedy Club

2.30 6.15 8.15

Frances Ha (15) p8 Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (18) p11 Wadjda (PG) p8