The Hippodrome - March - May 2013 by Falkirk Leisure & Culture

March 2013 March – 6th––June June2013 2012 March June 2012

The Hippodrome, Bo’ness

Amour Zero Dark Thirty Safety Not Guaranteed Hitchcock I Wish The Hunt Stoker Side by Side Cloud Atlas Shell Robot and Frank Broken Trance Identity Thief A Late Quartet A Place Beyond the Pines First Position The Look of Love The Great Gatsby Star Trek Into Darkness The Hippodrome Festival of Silent Cinema and much more… Box Office: 01324 506850 www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org

As we go to press with this exciting new programme for the March – May season at the Hippodrome we note that our audience numbers have already surpassed those of this time last year. I’m sure that to some degree we can thank a few notable block-busting releases for this pleasing state of affairs (the ‘Les Misérables’ effect!) but it’s good to see that some of the less well known but excellent movies in the programme, have been well attended too. After all the excitement of the BAFTAs and the Oscars, this season finds more room for some of the smaller independent releases – some by first-time directors or starring acting newcomers, others UK or European releases that have attracted awards or audience attention but lack the big marketing budgets of starrier projects. If you can, I urge you to pencil a date in your diaries for these wonderful films… titles like ‘Amour’ – described by critics as “incomparably beautiful”, ‘I Wish’ – widely given 5-stars and inspiring the comment: “simply put, it’s hard to remember a better film about pre-teen life”, and ‘The Hunt’ – which explores trust, love, responsibility, and ultimately has the power and impact of the very greatest works of art. Beyond the film screenings, our evaluation also indicates that the range of Hippodrome 100 centenary initiatives during 2012 have had the desired impact: the profile of the venue and the town continues to rise and more visitors than ever are coming along, bringing a friend or family member, and returning again and again. The final centenary initiative has been the Public Art Legacy Project, for which over 150 primary school children in Bo’ness worked with artist Susheila Jamieson to create works inspired by the Hippodrome. The results of their hard work are currently on display in the Bo’ness Library (until 19th March) and this excellent show is well worth visiting. Like the Hippodrome itself, our Festival of Silent Cinema, now in its third year, has found a special place in the hearts of our audiences. 2

They use words like “warm and welcoming”, “delightful”, “brilliant” and “amazing” to describe the atmosphere, the programming, the building and the staff. If you have been part of the Festival in our first two years you’ll know to expect an intriguing and varied selection of films, the finest musicians performing superb film scores and improvisations, and a pervading air of excitement and discovery. Each event in the extended five day programme has been carefully chosen and developed to inspire you with the thrill and joy of silent cinema. You’ll find an outline of the programme on pages 15 - 19 but you can see the full details at hippfest.co.uk. Do join us for this very special event in the Hippodrome calendar, whether an old friend of the festival or a new visitor, about to be captivated by the magic of silent cinema for the first time. Later in the season there will be lots of buzz in Bo’ness for the Victorian Street Fair on Sunday 26th May. To join in the celebrations the Hippodrome will host a ‘doors open’ afternoon from 12noon to 2pm during which anyone is free to pop in and have a look round the auditorium. We’ll be screening a selection of early films made before the turn of the last century and the Hippodrome café will be open serving hot and cold drinks and snacks. And after all the Victoriana you can slide in to the 1920s and settle down for the 2.30pm or 7.30pm screening of glitzy glamorous new film directed by Baz Luhrmann: ‘The Great Gatsby’. We’ve got some terrific music, ballet and theatre shows lined up for our live and ‘encore’ screenings programme. If dance is your thing you could follow-up an evening marvelling at the principles of the Bolshoi Ballet on 7th March, with the breath-taking documentary ‘First Position’ (11th – 13th May) about the ballet stars of tomorrow. And of course there’s much, much more…See you soon. Alison Strauss Arts Development Officer (Film and Media)

Recent Releases

Amour

Zero Dark Thirty

Safety Not Guaranteed

Belying its apparently gloomy subject matter this film about octogenarians, Georges and Anne, is touching and unforgettable. Two of France’s most venerated actors play the married couple - a pair of retired music teachers who live a contented and relatively active life, attending classical concerts, listening and playing music together and generally going about their domestic routine. When Anne has a funny turn one day and her health begins to deteriorate, the couple’s bond of love is demonstrated with more clarity than ever. Both devastating and inspirational Haneke’s latest demands to be seen.

For a decade, an elite team of intelligence and military operatives devoted themselves to a single goal: to find and eliminate the man held responsible for killing 3,000 people in the 9/11 attacks: Osama bin Laden. This rigorous, controversial and, at times, harrowing thriller reunites the Oscar winning team of director Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal (‘The Hurt Locker’) for the story of history's highest profile manhunt, uncovering the dark side of warfare and leaving you questioning the ends versus means debate in the context of the War on Terror.

From the producers of ‘Little Miss Sunshine’, and sharing some of that indie hit’s quirky sweetness, this is a rom-com / sci-fi that blends human drama with plenty of laughs. Apparently inspired by a real classified ad, the film follows three cynical magazine employees who set out to look for the story behind a newspaper notice placed by paranoid but likeable supermarket worker Kenneth, who is seeking a companion to go back in time. Together, these oddball characters embark on an unexpected journey in a film with life-affirming lessons about the power of belief.

Dir. Kathryn Bigelow / US / 2012 / AD / 2h 37m With: Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Chris Pratt, Jason Clarke, Mark Strong, James Gandolfini

Dir. Colin Trevorrow / US / 2012 / 1h 26m With: Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson

Dir. Michael Haneke / France/Germany / 2012 / French with English subtitles / 2h 7m With: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert

Sun 3 Mar 19:30

Fri 8 Mar – Mon 11 Mar Fri 8 19:30 Sat 9 19:30 Sun 10 19:30 Mon 11 11:00 (cuppa)

Mon 18 Mar 11:00 (cuppa) Wed 20 Mar 19:30

Recent Releases

Hitchcock

I Wish

The Hunt

Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren are the distinguished leads in this straightup biopic charting the moment in the celebrated British director’s career when he and his wife and long-time professional collaborator – Alma Reville – were working on that most iconic of horror films: ‘Psycho’. Hopkins’ Hitch is all the things that popular insights would lead us to expect: a man of perverse obsessions haunted by dark childhood episodes, whilst his support cast, playing Janet Leigh and Anthony Perkins, are entertaining and convincing.

A superbly acted, insightful modern fairy tale about two young boys trying to reunite their divided family. In the wake of their parent’s divorce, 12-year-old Koichi and his younger brother (played by his real life sibling) have been split up against their will. When Koichi discovers that a new bullet train line is due to open connecting the two towns they live in, he determines that the energy generated by two trains passing each other will work a miracle, and their wish to be reunited will come true.

An utterly gripping drama about honourable and unassuming nursery school teacher Lucas, whose innocent bond with a young girl in his charge leads to a terrible misapprehension and ultimately triggers his painful fall from grace. Taut from its opening minutes, with every character and relationship beautifully drawn and performed, this immensely powerful film is much more than a straightforward study of crowd hysteria, achieving tremendous nuance with its perfectly constructed narrative about a life pulled needlessly apart.

Dir: Sacha Gervasi / US / 2012 / 1h 38m With: Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Biel

Fri 22 Mar – Mon 25 Mar Fri 22 19:30 Sat 23 20:00 Sun 24 14:30 Mon 25 11:00 (cuppa)

Dir. Hirokazu Koreeda / Japan / 2011 / Japanese with English subtitles / 2h 8m With: Koki Maeda, Ohshirô Maeda, Ryôga Hayashi

Sat 23 Mar 14:30 Wed 27 Mar 19:30

Dir. Thomas Vinterberg / Denmark / 2012 / Danish with English subtitles / 1h 55m With: Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika Wedderkopp

Thu 28 Mar 19:30

Recent Releases

Stoker

Side by Side

Cloud Atlas

The director of ‘Old Boy’, Chan-wook Park’s first English language feature is an unsettling mix of Gothic horror and Suspense, starring Mia Wasikowska (‘Alice in Wonderland’, ‘Jane Eyre’) as India - bereaved following the death of her father, and variously beguiled by, and suspicious of, her Uncle Charlie, who comes to live with her and her emotionally unstable mother. Family tensions are infused with Hitchcock-ian overtones, plentiful Freudian themes and cultural references, from ‘Dracula’ to ‘Hamlet’, in this brilliant but queasy auteur piece.

Keanu Reeves takes the audience on a tour of the past and a look into the future of filmmaking in this involving documentary probing the impact of recent digital innovation. In the past twenty years the standard format of recording moving images has been overtaken by the evolution of new filmmaking technology. Reeves as host conducts entertaining and in-depth interviews with an impressive array of Hollywood luminaries such as Martin Scorsese, James Cameron, George Lucas, Danny Boyle and many more. Packed with satisfying nitty gritty detail but never beyond the comprehension of a lay person, this is a must-see for any film fanatic.

An ambitious adaptation of the awardwinning novel by David Mitchell deploying a cast of notables in multiple roles and in intertwining stories that move through time from ancient civilisations to future worlds . Action, mystery and romance weave through a story studded with gorgeous cinematic moments in an exploration of the ongoing consequences of individuals’ actions. Described variously by critics as “spectacular”, “visionary” and also “fascinating but flawed” this film, demands that you make up your own mind.

Dir.Chan-wook Park / US / 2013 / 1h 38m With: Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode

Fri 12 Apr 19:30 Wed 17 Apr 20:00

Dir. Christopher Kenneally / US / 2009 / 1h 39m

Sat 13 Apr 14:30 Sun 14 Apr 19:30

Dir. Tom Tykwer/Andy Wachowski/Lana Wachowski / Germany/US / 2012 / 2h 52m With: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess

Sat 13 Apr - Thu 18 Apr Sat 13 19:30 Sun 14 14:30 Mon 15 11 :00 (cuppa) Thu 18 19 :30

Recent Releases

Shell

Robot and Frank

Broken

This award-winning, beautifully photographed film marks the arrival of Scottish writer-director Scott Graham as a distinctive new voice in British cinema. Shell is a motherless 17-year-old girl on the cusp of womanhood who lives and works at a remote petrol station in the desolate Scottish Highlands. Apart from the occasional passing customers and regulars, Shell’s only company is her reserved father Pete, to whom she is devoted. Struggling to re-imagine her role within the family and life in general Shell’s emotionally charged connection with her father becomes gradually more difficult and disturbing.

In the near future, the belligerent and forgetful Frank has two grown children who are concerned he can no longer look after himself. Against the old man's wishes, Frank’s son buys a humanoid robot programmed to improve Frank’s physical and mental health. Hostile at first, Frank gradually begins to enjoy the company of his artificially intelligent companion, especially when he grasps the potential boon to his own erstwhile cat burgling antics. A playful and thoughtful indie drama led by a brilliant performance from Fank Langella (‘Frost/ Nixon’) as Frank.

Newcomer Eloise Laurence is terrific as Skunk - an 11-year-old girl at the dawn of an idyllic summer holiday in this winner at the year’s British Independent Film Awards. The happy prospect of care-free days stretching before her is cut short when a vulnerable young man suffers a savage attack by a neighbour, and Skunk’s innocence begins to drain away. A rich and expertly controlled portrait of interlocking lives in a suburban estate, with the tender father-daughter relationship of Skunk and Archie (Tim Roth) at the heart of a gentle and sorrowful tale.

Dir. Jake Schreier / US / 2012 / 1h 29m With: Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon, James Marsden

Dir. Rufus Norris / UK / 2012 / 1h 30m With: Eloise Laurence, Tim Roth, Cillian Murphy

Sat 20 Apr – Wed 24 Apr Sat 20 14:30 Sun 21 14:30 Mon 22 11:00 (cuppa) Wed 24 20:00

Sun 21 Apr 19:30 Thu 25 Apr 20:00

Dir. Scott Graham / UK / 2012 / 1h 30m With: Chloe Pirrie, Joseph Mawle, Iain de Caestecker 6

Fri 19 Apr 20:00 Sat 20 Apr 19:30

Recent Releases

Trance

Identity Thief

Les Misérables

Academy Award winning director Danny Boyle (‘127 Hours’, ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, ‘Trainspotting’) returns to the big screen from the Olympics opening ceremony with this psychological thriller about fine art thieves. Things go sour for auctioneer Simon (James McAvoy) when he falls in with a criminal gang to steal an extremely valuable painting but forgets where he has stashed it. The gang’s impatience with their accomplice takes a mind-bending turn when they engage a hypnotherapist in an attempt to raid Simon’s brain for clues for the stolen masterwork’s location.

A curse of the modern age is the starting premise for this new comedy from the director of ‘Horrible Bosses’. Unlimited funds have allowed Diana (McCarthy ‘Bridesmaids’) to live it up on the outskirts of Miami, where the self-appointed queen of retail buys whatever takes her fancy. However the ID she uses to finance her sprees belongs to mild mannered office worker Sandy (Bateman -‘Juno’) who lives 2,000 miles away. With his finances out of control, Sandy must embark on a disasterstrewn road trip to wrangle the con artist back to his home town.

Further to a sell-out run at the Hippodrome in February we present another chance to see this epic film adaptation of the beloved global stage sensation, directed by Tom Hooper (‘The King’s Speech’). Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France the film tells the story of ex-prisoner Valjean (Jackman) who breaks parole and is hunted for decades by ruthless Javert (Crowe). Jackman and Crowe do a fine job in the two male leads but the film belongs to Hathaway who gives a career defining performance as factory worker Fantine.

Dir. Danny Boyle / UK / 2013 / 1h 41m With: James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson, Vincent Cassel

Dir. Seth Gordon / US / 2013 / AD / 1h 52m With: Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, John Cho

Fri 26 Apr –Thu 2 May Fri 26 20:00 Sat 27 19:30 Sun 28 14:30 Wed 1 19:30 Thu 2 19:30

Sat 27 Apr 14:30 Sun 28 Apr 19:30 Mon 29 Apr 11:00 (cuppa)

Dir. Tom Hooper / UK / 2012 / AD / 2h 38m With: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried

Fri 3 May 19:30 Sat 4 May 19:30 Sun 5 May 14:30 7

Recent Releases

A Late Quartet (cert tbc) An outstanding ensemble cast of US art house’s finest actors come together for this modest yet potent drama about a world-renowned string quartet thrown into turmoil when their lead cellist (Walken) receives a life changing Parkinson’s diagnosis. As the group's future suddenly hangs in the balance, suppressed emotions and competing egos threaten to derail years of friendship and collaboration. The emotional narrative, which meditates on aging, creativity and artistic dedication, is beautifully structured around Beethoven's Opus 131 String Quartet in C-sharp minor. Dir. Yaron Zilberman / US / 2012 / 1h 45m With: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken, Catherine Keener

Sat 4 May 14:30 Sun 5 May 19:30 Thu 9 May 19:30

The Place Beyond the Pines (cert tbc) An enthralling and epic crime drama, reuniting the director of ‘Blue Valentine’ with his lead Ryan Gosling, that explores the bond between fathers and sons, and between men and men. In an attempt to provide for his new family, Luke - an enigmatic stunt motorcycle rider - quits his travelling carnival life and commits a series of bank robberies. In a narrative that constantly subverts audience expectation, the stakes rise as Luke encounters an ambitious police officer (Bradley Cooper) who is looking to quickly move up the ranks in a police department riddled with corruption. Dir. Derek Cianfrance / US / 2012 / 2h 20m With: Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes

Fri 10 May – Wed 15 May Fri 10 19:30 Sat 11 19:30 Sun 12 19:30 Wed 15 20:00

First Position (cert tbc) Bess Kargman (herself a former dancer) follows several young hopefuls in one of the most prestigious ballet competitions in the world in this inspiring documentary showcasing breathtaking talent. In the final round, with hundreds competing for only a handful of elite scholarships and contracts, we meet six dancers as they prepare for a chance to enter the world of professional ballet, struggling through bloodied feet, near exhaustion and debilitating injuries, while navigating their various domestic backgrounds and personal dramas. A thrilling and moving portrait of tenacity, passion and the most gifted young ballet stars of tomorrow. Dir. Bess Kargman / US / 2011 / 1h 30m

Sat 11 May 14:30 Sun 12 May 14:30 Mon 13 May 11:00 (cuppa)

Recent Releases

The Look of Love

The Great Gatsby (cert tbc)

Character study of Paul Raymond - the British entrepreneur who began his show business career as a mind-reader in a cabaret act and went on to become Britain's richest man. As well as charting Raymond’s growing empire of gentleman's clubs, porn magazines and nude theatre, Winterbottom’s film (’24 Hour Party People’, ‘A Mighty Heart’) delves in to Raymond’s personal life which was as colourful as his revue shows though marred by personal tragedy. This is meaty material and Coogan’s performance is utterly convincing as a man apparently glorying in hedonism but always in control.

Costumes by Prada, music by Jay-Z, Prince and Lady Gaga, screenplay by Luhrmann and his collaborator on ‘Romeo + Juliet’, this is a guaranteed treat for fans of the great Australian director and of F. Scott Fitzgerald's set-text stalwart. 1922 – in an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz, bootleg kings and sky-rocketing stocks – Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his New York neighbour, Jay Gatsby, the beautiful and unattainable Daisy and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan.

Dir. Michael Winterbottom / UK / 2013 / 1h 41m With: Steve Coogan, Imogen Poots, Anna Friel, Matt Lucas

Fri 17 May – Wed 22 May Fri 17 19:30 Sat 18 14:30, 19:30 Sun 19 14:30, 19:30 Mon 20 11:00 (cuppa) Wed 22 20:00

Dir. Baz Luhrmann / Australia/US / 2013 / dur tbc With: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton

Fri 24 May – Thu 30 May Fri 24 20:00 Sat 25 14:30, 19:30 Sun 26 14:30, 19:30 Mon 27 11:00 (cuppa) Wed 29 20:00 Thu 30 19:30

Star Trek Into Darkness (cert tbc) The new ‘Star Trek’ franchise continues with this follow-up to 2009's reboot, again directed with a sure, experienced hand, by J.J. Abrams. After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror within their own organisation, Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) leads a manhunt to a warzone world to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction. Starring all the actors who so satisfyingly interpreted the classic characters of the original TV show and big screen features, including Bones, Spock, Scotty, Uhura and Chekov. Dir. J.J. Abrams / US / 2013 / AD/ 2h 9m With: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana

Fri 31 May – Thu 6 Jun Fri 31 20:00 Sat 1 14:30, 19:30 Sun 2 14:30, 19:30 Mon 3 11:00 (cuppa) Wed 5 20:00 Thu 6 19:30

Special Events

Reality

The Happy Lands

In partnership with the Park Gallery we are proud to present a screening of this brand new release - a fiendishly amusing examination of celebrity culture.

It's the General Strike 1926 - only seven years after the slaughter of the trenches, miners’ unions lead the country against savage austerity cuts handed to the nation by a Liberal-Conservative government. Inspired by true stories from local families in Fife, ‘The Happy Lands’ follows the journey of law-abiding citizens who become law-breakers in a heroic battle against the state. “Remarkable, original and daring…a shining beacon of hope” Tony Garnett, (Producer ‘Kes’, ‘Cathy Come Home’).

Luciano is an affable fishmonger who develops a sudden obsession with being a contestant on ‘Big Brother’. So overcome by his dream of being on reality TV, Luciano finds his own reality spiralling out of control, in this darkly comic look at the perils of a vacuous pursuit of fame. Dir. Matteo Garrone / Italy / 2012 / Italian with English subtitles / 1h 54m With: Aniello Arena, Loredana Simioli, Nando Paone

Sun 24 Mar 19:30 This screening is programmed to coincide with ‘Reggie’s Roller Palace’ the first Scottish showing of a new exhibition by Olivia Brown: an installation of over 100 ceramic dogs inspired by competitions like the ‘X-Factor’ and ‘Strictly Come Dancing’. 10

The Park Gallery, Callendar House, Falkirk 9 Feb – 21 April 2013, free admission.

Dir. Robert Rae / Prod. Helen Trew A Theatre Workshop Scotland Production supported by Creative Scotland through The National Lottery, in association with BBC Scotland.

Sun 31 Mar 14:30 We are delighted that this afternoon’s screening will be heralded by members of the Unison Kinneil Band who will perform live outside the Hippodrome from 13:45 – 14:30

Hippodrome Recent Holidays Releases

The Croods

Wreck-It Ralph

Jack the Giant Slayer

Be prepared to travel thousands of years back in time to meet the world's first modern family. Nicolas Cage is the voice of Grug: patriarch of the Crood family who set out on a quest to find a new home after their cave is destroyed. During their journey, they meet free-thinking Guy with his cool new 'creations' such as fire, dazzling Grug’s eldest girl Eep but sparking some age-old father-daughter conflicts. Top-notch family fun from the reliable Dreamworks studio.

A clever, fun and colourful Disney adventure built on joyful nostalgia for ‘eighties video arcade games. When Wreck-It Ralph (John C. Reilly) gets tired of being the bad guy in the ‘Fix-It Felix’ game, he decides to find a new game where he can be the hero fighting giant alien bugs alongside squadron leader Calhoun (Jane Lynch). Packed with inventive verbal and visual gags the script has a lot of fun with a multitude of familiar video game characters such as Pac-Man and Mario.

The childhood fairy-tale gets a modern revamp in this junior action pic directed by Bryan Singer (‘The Usual Suspects’, ‘X-Men’) and starring Nicholas Hoult (‘Warm Bodies’, ‘About a Boy’). The film re-imagines a world in which the long-standing peace between men and giants is threatened when young Jack leads an expedition into the giants' kingdom hoping to rescue a kidnapped princess. In the recent tradition of fairy-tale updates Singer’s film thrillingly expands on a traditional tale adding a Ray Harryhausen sensibility, enlivened by the very latest in CGI and motion-capture technology.

Dir. Kirk De Micco, Chris Sanders / US / 2013 / 1h 38m With: Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone

Fri 29 Mar – Sun 7 Apr Fri 29 19:30 Sat 30 11:00 (Reel Saturday), 14:30, 19:30 Sun 31 19:30 Mon 1 11:00 (cuppa) Wed 3 10:30, 19:30 Thu 4 19:30 Fri 5 19:30 Sat 6 11:00 (Reel Saturday), 14:30, 19:30 Sun 7 14:30, 19:30

Dir. Rich Moore / US / 2012 / 1h 48m With: John C. Reilly, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch

Mon 8 Apr 11:00 (cuppa) Wed 10 Apr 10:30, 19:30 Thu 11 Apr 14:30, 19:30 Sat 27 Apr 11:00 (Reel Saturday)

Dir. Bryan Singer / US / 2013 / 1h 54m With: Nicholas Hoult, Stanley Tucci, Ewan McGregor, Bill Nighy, Warwick Davis

Sat 4 May 11:00 (Reel Saturday) Mon 6 May 11:00 (cuppa) Wed 8 May 19:30

Live and Encore Recent Screenings Releases

Don Quixote (Bolshoi Ballet)

People

An exuberant and colourful production of a new choreographic version of Gorsky’s classic ballet that has become a staple of the Bolshoi repertoire and stars real-life couple Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev as Kitri, an innkeeper’s lovely daughter and Basilio, her penniless suitor.

by Alan Bennett

“Osipova and Vasiliev are at the height of their technical prowess, they egg each other on to ever greater displays of speed, strength and weightless airiness… One of those evenings that no one who was there will ever forget… Exceptional!” The Telegraph, Sarah Crompton

Award-winning writer Alan Bennett (‘The Madness of King George’) is reunited with director Nicholas Hytner and Olivier Award-winning actress Frances de la Tour, with whom he worked on ‘The History Boys’, for this, his sixth play to have its premiere at the National Theatre in London.

Ballet recorded live on 6 March 2011 Choreography: Alexei Fadeyechev With: Natalia Osipova, Ivan Vasiliev, Denis Savin, Alexei Loparevich, Alexander Petukhov

Thu 7 Mar 19:00 2h 50m including interval £12 (£10 concessions) Don't miss ballet documentary 'First Position' see page 8 12

People spoil things. There are so many of them and the last thing one wants is them traipsing through one’s house. But with the park a jungle and a bath on the billiard table, what is one to do? Dorothy (Frances de la Tour) wonders if an attic sale could be a solution.

Dir. Nicholas Hytner

Thu 21 Mar 19:00 3h approx including interval £12 (£10 concessions)

Live and Encore Recent Screenings Releases

This House by James Graham It’s 1974 and the corridors of Westminster ring with the sound of infighting and backbiting as Britain’s political parties battle to change the future of the nation, whatever it takes. In this hung parliament, the ruling party holds on by a thread. Fist fights erupt in the bars, and ill MPs are hauled in to cast their votes. James Graham’s biting and critically-acclaimed new play strips politics down to the practical realities of those behind the scenes who roll up their sleeves, and on occasion bend the rules, to manoeuvre a conflicting chorus of MPs amidst the madness of the Westminster village. Dir. Jeremy Herrin

Thu 16 May 19:00 3h approx including interval £12 (£10 concessions)

Ennio Morricone in Concert at Cannes Film Festival During his 50-year career, Oscar-winner Ennio Morricone has composed over 500 film scores and has given over 150 concerts throughout the world. The maestro’s concerts are absolutely unique events, and the magnificence of his work comes to life in each concert he performs. Tonight Morricone will conduct the most famous of his film scores with their original orchestration, to be performed by a symphony orchestra of 93 players and a choir of 80 singers. The evening’s repertoire will include ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’, ‘Once Upon a Time in America’, ‘The Mission’, ‘Cinema Paradiso’, ‘The Untouchables’ and many others. Concert recorded live 21 May 2013

Thu 23 May 19:00 2h 30m approx including interval £12 (£10 concessions)

A chance to re-live the glamour, romance and drama of this modern silent sensation – a joyous homage to the glory of Hollywood’s silent era. Wednesday 13 March • 19:30 1h 40m + SSA short / £5.85 (£4.55)

Baby Peggy, the Elephant in the Room (UK Premiere) Spellbinding documentary about the oldest surviving silent film star who began her career at just 19 months old. Followed by a rare showing of the delightful ‘Peg o’ the Mounted’ (1924) starring Baby Peggy. Introduced by the documentary's director: Vera Iwerebor.

Talk: 'Bright, Steady, and Free from Flicker' Early Cinema in Bo'ness and Beyond Including a special focus on the history of Bo’ness, Dr Maria Velez-Serna and Prof John Caughie of the University of Glasgow uncover the real experience of “goin’ tae the pictures” a hundred years ago. This presentation will be illustrated with historical documents and footage from the Scottish Screen Archive.

Hippodrome Festival of Silent Cinema

The Artist

Friday 15 March • 14:30 1h 30m incl. Q&A / £5.85 incl. tea/coffee and a cake / £2.90 talk only

Thursday 14 March • 19:30 recommended U 58m + 12m short + intro / £5.85 (£4.55)

Hippodrome Festival of Silent Cinema

Friday Night Gala: Stage Struck Gloria Swanson stars as lowly waitress Jenny who dreams of becoming an actress in order to earn the adulation of the man she loves. With live accompaniment from world-class pianist and composer Neil Brand. Dress: Glad Rags! Friday 15 March • Reception: 18:30 • Screening: 19:30 recommended U 1h 18m + SSA Short £10 (£8) incl. ‘champagne reception’ Canapés courtesy of The Town Bistro, Bo’ness

Chaplin and Keaton Double Bill Chaplin’s best-loved short: ‘The Immigrant’ followed by Keaton’s ‘One Week’ in which Buster and his new bride must build a house from a DIY pre-fab kit. Accompanied on piano by mighty showman: Neil Brand. Come dressed as your favourite silent film star to be in our fancy dress competition. No upper age limit! Prizes sponsored by Town Centre Management. Saturday 16 March • 10:30 25m + 25m + SSA short / £2.25 ** Jeely Jar Screening 2-for-1 with clean jam jar and lid.

Jujiro (Crossways)

First ever Scottish appearance by The Dodge Brothers with a barn-storming line-up including washboards, banjos, double-bass and harmonica, accordion, and piano, accompanying this rare Soviet gem in which a jail warder plays cat and mouse with an escaped prisoner.

Kinugasa’s classic of the avant-garde, with a new score performed live by leading UK contemporary electronic ensemble Minima. This dream-like film follows a man whose dangerous obsession with a cold-hearted geisha has tragic consequences.

Saturday 16 March • 14:00 recommended PG 1h 10m approx. / £10 (£8)

The Oyster Princess Pioneering musician Günter A. Buchwald performs for this glorious comedy directed by legendary subversive Ernst Lubtisch in which Ossi Oswalda (known as ‘the German Mary Pickford’) plays the spoilt and thoroughly modern heiress who sets her heart on marrying royal blood.

Saturday 16 March • 20:00 recommended PG 1h 12m + SSA short / £10 (£8) Screening supported by Japan Foundation

Hippodrome Festival of Silent Cinema

The Ghost That Never Returns

Saturday 16 March • 17:00 recommended PG 1h / £8 (£6) Screening supported by Goethe-Institut Glasgow

Continuing our fruitful relationship with the inspiring collections and curators at the Scottish Screen Archive (SSA), we’ll be screening short Scottish silent films before selected features. All accompanied live by acclaimed silent film pianists from the area, Mike Nolan and Forrester Pyke.

Hippodrome Festival of Silent Cinema

New Found Sound

The Film Explainer Returns

The third year of talented Falkirk district secondary school pupils who will perform their interpretations of Scottish Screen Archive shorts on the themes of travel, sport and industry.

A new commission created by renowned storyteller Andy Cannon with Musical Director Frank McLaughlin on guitar, mandolin and small pipes, and Stewart Hardy on fiddle, bringing to life a selection of films from the Scottish Screen Archive including a rare early version of the Rob Roy story.

Sunday 17 March • 11:00 recommended U 1h 15m approx incl. Q&A / £5 (£4)

Another Fine Mess With Laurel and Hardy With the aid of his violin and piano Günter A. Buchwald will accompany the boys in three of their hilarious silent shorts. ‘Putting Pants on Philip’, ‘Their Purple Moment’ and ‘Double Whoopee’, co-starring Jean Harlow. Sunday 17 March • 13:30 1h 5m + SSA short / £8 (£6)

Sunday 17 March • 16:30 recommended U 1h 15m approx. incl Q&A / £8 (£6)

An unusual drama based on a still-unsolved, real-life murder case screening with the world premiere of a new music commission by pianist, flugelhorn player and composer Jane Gardner who performs with Hazel Morrison and Su-a Lee on piano, percussion, musical saw and cello. This new music work supported with funds from the PRS for Music Foundation. This presentation of ‘The Goose Woman’ by arrangement with Photoplay Productions. Sunday 17 March • Reception: 19:30 • Screening: 20:00 recommended PG 1h 20m approx. + SSA short £10 (£8 ) incl. reception

Hippodrome Festival of Silent Cinema

Closing Night Gala: The Goose Woman

Pre-screening cake bites courtesy of Absolutely Sweet, Bo’ness

19 Image: Courtesy of Photoplay Productions

Reel Saturday Screenings 20

Rise of the Guardians

Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists

Return screening of the epic animated adventure that tells the story of Santa, Easter Bunny, Sandman, Tooth Fairy and Jack Frost who must join forces to protect children all over the world when the evil Pitch plans to extinguish their dreams.

Stop-motion feature from Wallace and Gromit creators Aardman Animation, based on Gideon Defoe’s ‘Pirates!’ series of books. A nautical hi-jinks adventure about an enthusiastic but hapless pirate captain and his arch enemies Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz.

Dir. Peter Ramsey / 2012 / AD/ 1h 37m

Dir. Peter Lord/Geoff Newitt / 2012 / 1h 28m

Sat 2 Mar 11:00

Sat 23 Mar 11:00

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Croods

Young Bilbo (Freeman) is recruited by Gandalf to join a quest to reclaim a lost Dwarf Kingdom. The spectacular fantasy reunites the ‘Rings’ trilogy’s principal stars and introduces some well-known new cast members including our very own Billy Connolly.

Top-notch Dreamworks feature about the pre-historic Crood family who set out on a quest to find a new home after their cave is destroyed. During their journey, they meet free-thinking Guy who sparks some age-old father-daughter conflicts.

Dir. Peter Jackson / 2012 / 2h 49m

Dir. Kirk De Micco, Chris Sanders / 2013 / 1h 38m

Sat 9 Mar 11:00

Sat 30 Mar 11:00 & Sat 6 April 11:00 (also screening w/c Fri 29 March to Sun 7 April see pg 11)

Wreck-It Ralph

A young woman is entranced by an Aerialist but when they fall into the dreamlike world of Cirque du Soleil and are separated, they must travel through the different tent worlds trying to find each other. Brought to the big screen by exec producer James Cameron.

When Wreck-It Ralph gets tired of being the bad guy in the ‘Fix-It Felix’ game, he decides to find a new game where he can be the hero in this clever, fun Disney adventure built on joyful nostalgia for ‘eighties video arcade games.

Dir. Andrew Adamson / 2012 / AD/ 1h 31m

Dir. Rich Moore / 2012 / 1h 48m

Sat 13 Apr 11 :00

Sat 27 Apr 11:00 (also screening Mon 8 Apr 11:00, Wed 10 Apr 10:30, 19:30 Thu 11 Apr 14:30, 19:30)

Sammy’s Great Escape

Jack the Giant Slayer (cert tbc)

Sammy the intrepid turtle explorer is back for more high-sea adventures in this family-friendly sequel to ‘A Turtle's Tale’. When poachers for a new sea aquarium capture Sammy and his best friend Ray, it's up to the next generation of turtles to rescue them.

The childhood fairy-tale gets a modern revamp in this junior action pic which re-imagines a world in which the long-standing peace between men and giants is threatened when young Jack leads an expedition into the giants' kingdom hoping to rescue a kidnapped princess.

Dir: Vincent Kesteloot, Ben Stassen / 2012 / 1h 32m

Sat 20 Apr 11:00

Reel Saturday Screenings

Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away

Dir. Bryan Singer / 2013 / dur tbc

Sat 4 May 11:00

Reel Saturday Recent Screenings Releases

Finding Nemo

Kung Fu Panda 2

The tale of overly protective clownfish named Marlin and his son Nemo who are separated when Nemo is captured and imprisoned in a fish tank. Marlin embarks on a dangerous trek and finds himself the unlikely hero of an epic effort to rescue his son.

Loveable sequel in which Panda Po is living his dream as The Dragon Warrior when his “awesome” life is threatened by the villainous Lord Shen (voiced by the master of mean, Gary Oldman) who plans to destroy kung fu.

Dir: Andrew Stanton/Lee Unkrich / 2003 / 1h 40m

Dir. Jennifer Yuy / 2011 / AD /1h 31m

Sat 11 May 11:00

Sat 25 May 11:00

Adventures of Tin Tin: The Secret of the Unicorn

Frankenweenie

A spirited animated adventure in the tradition of ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ about Tintin, the intrepid young reporter whose relentless pursuit of a good story thrusts him into a world of high adventure and pits him against the nefarious Red Rackham (Daniel Craig). 22

Dir. Steven Spielberg / 2011 / AD / 1h 47m

Sat 18 May 11:00

Exquisite stop-motion animation about a young boy who conducts a science experiment to bring his beloved dog Sparky back to life, only to face unintended, sometimes monstrous consequences. Touching despite Burton’s dark humour. Dir. Tim Burton / 2012 / AD / 1h 27m

Sat 1 Jun 11:00

Fri 1

Flight (15)

Sat 2

Rise of the Guardians (PG)

Hyde Park on Hudson (12A)

Sun 3

19:30

R 11:00

Sun 17

Another Fine Mess with Laurel & Hardy (U)

13:30

The Film Explainer Returns (PG)

16:30

19:30

Closing Night Gala: The Goose Woman (PG)

14:30

Mon 18

Safety Not Guaranteed (15)

C 11:00

Flight (15)