Shortcuts Autumn/Winter 2011

C I N E M A SHORT SEASONS OF GREAT FILMS

AUTUMN 2011 EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY

Short Cuts

THURSDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER 2011 – 7.30PM

Paul Greg Mottola, 2011 Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) reunite for the comedy adventure, Paul, as two sci-fi geeks whose pilgrimage takes them to America's UFO heartland. While there, they accidentally meet an alien who takes them on an insane road trip that alters their universe forever. For the past 60 years, an alien named Paul has been hanging out at a top-secret military base. For reasons unknown, the space-travelling smart ass decides to escape the compound and hop on the first vehicle out of town - a rented RV containing Earthlings Graeme Willy (Pegg) and Clive Gollings (Frost). Chased by federal agents, Graeme and Clive hatch a fumbling escape plan to return Paul to his mother ship.

Cert: 15 Running Time: 104 minutes Š Universal Pictures

TICKETS FREE

WEDNESDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2011 – 7.30PM

True Grit Ethan Coen & Joel Coen, 2010 Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, (Josh Brolin), 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross (Haitee Steinfeld) sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. marshal she can find, a man with "true grit," Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn (Jeff Bridges). Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, sloth, and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith in him. Against his wishes, she joins him in his trek into the Indian Nations in search of Chaney. They are joined by Texas Ranger LaBoeuf, (Matt Damon) who wants Chaney for his own purposes. The unlikely trio find danger and surprises on the journey, and each has his or her "grit" tested.

Cert: 15 Running time: 110 minutes TICKETS £3.00/£2.50 conc.

© Paramount Pictures

WEDNESDAY 5TH OCTOBER 2011 – 7.30PM

Eat Pray Love Ryan Murphy, 2010 On the heels of a painful divorce, Liz Gilbert (Julia Roberts) who had previously looked forward to a contented life of domestic bliss sets out to seek her true destiny by travelling first to Italy, where she learns to appreciate nourishment; then to India, where she discovers the power of prayer; and finally to Bali, where she unexpectedly finds the meaning of true love.

Cert: PG Running time: 133 minutes © Sony Pictures

TICKETS £3.00/£2.50 conc.

WEDNESDAY 12TH OCTOBER 2011 – 7.30PM

West is West Andy DeEmmony, 2010 This belated sequel to hit East is East opens in Salford in 1976. Sajid Khan, probably best remembered for wearing his Parka coat throughout the first film, is now a teenager and he is having a terrible time at home and at school. His father, George, sends him home to Pakistan for a dose of decent values. The film relocates to a small village in Pakistan and Sajid is grudgingly submerged in family history. The film also features George’s older son Maneer, who has been living in the village in the hope of finding a bride, while George himself is forced to face the past and the wife and children he left behind 30 years earlier when he moved to England and married a white woman.

Cert: 15 Running time: 96 minutes TICKETS £3.00/£2.50 conc.

© BBC Films

WEDNESDAY 26TH OCTOBER 2011 – 7.30PM

Red Riding Hood Catherine Hardwicke, 2011 Under a terrifying red moon, a werewolf takes the life of a young woman. The victim is the older sister of Valerie, (Amanda Seyfried), a beautiful girl, who has just found out that her parents have arranged for her to marry into the town's wealthiest family. But Valerie wants only Peter, a poor woodcutter, and the couple plan to run away together. Scared and desperate for revenge, the townspeople call upon famed werewolf hunter Father Solomon (Gary Oldman) to kill the beast once and for all. Panic grips the town as the death toll rises and Valerie discovers she has a unique connection to the wolf that unavoidably draws them together, making her a potential suspect and bait.

Cert: 12A Running time: 100 minutes © Warner Bros

TICKETS £3.00/£2.50 conc.

WEDNESDAY 2ND NOVEMBER 2011 – 7.30PM

Insidious James Wan, 2010 From the creators of Saw and Paranormal Activity, Insidious is the terrifying story of a family who shortly after moving house discover they are under siege to dark spirits from otherworldly forces when their young son inexplicably falls into a deep coma. As devoted parents Josh (Patrick Wilson) and Renai (Rose Byrne) struggle in vain to uncover the root cause of their son's condition, the stress of the situation gradually begins to take its toll on their once strong relationship. Later, when darkness falls and spectres appear to reach out for them from the shadows, the frightened parents realise they're dealing with powers beyond human comprehension.

Cert: 15 Running time: 102 minutes TICKETS £3.00/£2.50 conc.

© Momentum Pictures

WEDNESDAY 16TH NOVEMBER 2011 – 7.30PM

Killing Bono Nick Hamm, 2011 As a punk schoolboy in Dublin in the 1970s, Neil McCormick wants to be famous, he wants to be a rock god. Neil and his brother Ivan have it all worked out - the albums, the stadium concerts, the quest for world peace. There's only one thing they hadn't counted on - the boy sitting on the other side of the classroom has plans of his own.

And his name is Bono.

Written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, Killing Bono is an entertaining ‘almost true’ story of rock rivalry, guilt and failure and features some engaging performances from the young cast. It is also the final screen credit of the late Pete Postlethwaite.

Cert: 15 Running time: 114 minutes © Paramount Pictures

TICKETS £3.00/£2.50 conc.

WEDNESDAY 23RD NOVEMBER 2011 – 7.30PM

Water for Elephants Francis Lawrence, 2011 Based on the acclaimed bestseller, Water for Elephants presents an unexpected romance in a uniquely compelling setting. Veterinary school student Jacob (Robert Pattinson) meets and falls in love with Marlena, (Reese Witherspoon) a star performer in a circus of a bygone era. They discover beauty amidst the world of the Big Top, and come together through their compassion for a special elephant. Against all odds including the wrath of Marlena's charismatic but dangerous husband, August (Christopher Waltz), Jacob and Marlena find lifelong love.

Cert: 12A Running time: 120 minutes TICKETS £3.00/£2.50 conc.

© 20th Century Fox

WEDNESDAY 30TH NOVEMBER 2011 – 7.30PM

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger Woody Allen, 2010 Two couples find their lives turned upside down by their unfulfilled longings in this ensemble comedy starting Antonio Banderas and Anthony Hopkins.

Set in London, Alfie and Helena have been married for years. They have a grown-up daughter named Sally, who is married to a successful novelist named Roy but finds the future of her marriage in jeopardy after falling for Greg the dapper owner of a prominent art gallery. Meanwhile, as Roy develops a fixation on Dia an exotic beauty he encounters on the street, Alfie ditches Helena for Charmaine an impressionable young call girl. Now it seems that the harder everyone tries to run away from their problems, the faster their lives seem to fall apart.

Cert: 12A Running time: 98 minutes © Sony Pictures

TICKETS £3.00/£2.50 conc.

WEDNESDAY 7TH DECEMBER 2011 – 7.30PM

Oranges and Sunshine Jim Loach, 2010 Oranges & Sunshine tells the story of Margaret Humphreys (Emily Watson), a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovered one of the most significant social scandals in recent times: the organised deportation of children in care from the United Kingdom to Australia. Almost single-handedly, against overwhelming odds and with little regard for her own well-being, Margaret reunited thousands of families, brought authorities to account and worldwide attention to an extraordinary miscarriage of justice.

Cert: 15 Running time: 100 minutes TICKETS £3.00/£2.50 conc.

© Icon Film Distribution

THURSDAY 3RD WEDNESDAY 14TH DECEMBER, DECEMBER 2009 2011 - 7.30PM – 7.30PM

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Cert: 15 12 Running time: Time: 119 119 minutes minutes © Universal Pictures © Lionsgate

TICKETS £3.00/£2.50 conc.

SHORT CUTS CINEMA Short Cuts Cinema is based in The Studio Theatre, in the Performing Arts Centre (next to Rose Theatre), on Edge Hill University campus.

In person, Monday to Friday (12noon - 5.30pm) from the Box Office, Performing Arts Centre, or Edge Hill main reception desk (9am - 5pm).

Tickets can also be purchased from the County Information Centre at Ormskirk Bus Station, Monday to Saturday, 9.30am - 5.30pm.

It seats 140 and films are projected onto a seven metre wide screen, accompanied by a Stereo Sound system.

Online: Secure online booking system via edgehill.ac.uk/rosetheatre.

TICKETS Tickets are ÂŁ3.00/ ÂŁ2.50 conc. Entry is on a first come, first served basis.

However, tickets can be reserved in advance:

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ACCESSIBILITY The Studio Theatre benefits from disabled access, a hearing loop system and ample free car parking. Guide dogs are welcome. Please advise staff in advance if you have requirements that might need assistance.

FOOD & DRINK Bar facilities available. Hot and cold refreshments can be purchased from the Waters Edge (open until 7.30pm) on the University campus.

HOW TO FIND US

By Rail From Ormskirk railway station, walk up Station Approach, turn left at the top, then right onto Stanley Street. Continue into Knowsley Road and turn left into St Helens Road. Edge Hill is a quarter of a mile up St Helens Road on the left hand side. The walk from the railway station is approximately 15 minutes.

By Motorway From the M6, leave at junction 26 (M58-Skelmersdale). From the M58, exit at junction 3, taking the A570 towards Southport and Ormskirk.

Edge Hill is two miles from the junction on the right hand side.

By Bus From Ormskirk Bus Station, turn left and then right at the traffic lights into Knowsley Road. Then follow the directions as by rail.

CAR PARKING Ample 24 hour, security patrolled, free parking is available.

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