Sat 18 April 7.30pm
Sun 26 April 7.30pm
Ex Machina
Trash
Director by Alex Garland Starring Oscar Isaac, Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson Ex Machina is a dazzling sci-fi thriller in which a young programmer is selected to participate in a breakthrough experiment in artificial intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a female A.I. A directorial debut for Garland, writer of The Beach and 28 Days Later, Ex Machina is wonderfully seductive sci-fi cinema that will haunt you long after the credits roll.
Directed by Stephen Daldry Starring Rooney Mara, Martin Sheen, Wagner Moura Brazil may still be a place of sunshine and carnival for many Europeans – but Trash shows us the seedy underbelly of a country gripped by poverty. Two boys find a wallet in amongst the daily detritus of their local dump. Only when the local police show up, offering a handsome reward, do the boys realise the importance of their discovery. Written by Richard Curtis, Trash is a film about finding hope in the unlikeliest of places.
Rating 15 I Running Time 108 mins I USA/UK I 2015
Rating 15 I Running Time 114 mins I UK/Brazil I 2014
SCREEN
March/April 2015
Sun 19 April 7.30pm
Amour Fou
Rating 12A I Running Time 96 mins I Austria I 2014 I Subtitled
Director by Jessica Hausner Starring Christian Friedel, Birte Schnoeink Set it Berlin during the Romantic Era, Amour Fou is the tale of young poet Heinrich von Kleist (Friedel) and his terminally ill wife Henriette (Schnoeink). Based on a true story, Jessica Hausner’s slow-burning portrait of the fateful steps and decisions that precipitated the 1811 suicide pact manages to find shards of humour and brightness in the sad inevitably of the events it portrays.
Tue 28 April 7.30pm
White God
Rating 12A I Running Time 121 mins I Hungary I 2014 I Subtitled
Directed by Kornél Mundruczó Starring Zsófia Psotta, Sándor Zsótér, Lili Horváth White God is a fantasia of canine madness that sits somewhere between a Stephen King horror-thriller and a tribute to Hitchcock’s The Birds. When 13-year-old Lili (Psotta) is sent to live with her father Daniel (Zsótér), she takes her dog, Hagen – but Daniel takes the dog out in his car and abandons him in the middle of nowhere. As Lili fights to find her canine companion, Hagen is plotting a revenge of his own.
Fri 24 April 11am / 7.30pm
Selma
Rating 12A I Running Time 128 mins I USA I 2014
Director by Ava DuVernay Starring David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth Selma, the chronicle of Martin Luther King’s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965, is a civil rights drama with topical resonance. Unimpeachably important, ambitious in its scope and handsomely presented, this is a hugely impressive film, driven by an even more impressive central performance by David Oyelowo.
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Sun 15 March 7pm
NT Live (Encore): Behind The Beautiful Forevers David Hare’s epic, tumultuous play, set in India and based on Katherine Boo’s uncompromising book.
Sat 25 April 3pm
Shaun the Sheep
Rating U I Running Time 85 mins I UK/France I 2015
Director by Mark Burton, Richard Starzack Starring Andy Nyman, Nick Park When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the farmer, a caravan and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it’s up to Shaun to return everyone safely home. A hugely fun film tightly packed with charm from the studio that brought you Wallace & Gromit.
Sat 25 April 7.30pm
Jupiter Ascending
Rating 12A I Running Time 127 mins I USA I 2015
Director by The Wachowskis Starring Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Eddie Redmayne Jupiter Ascending is set in a vividly bright future, and follows Jupiter Jones (Kunis), a destitute caretaker whose dreams of the stars distract her from a day job cleaning toilets. Little does she know, she is next in line for an extraordinary inheritance that could alter the balance of the cosmos.16 years on from the Matrix, the Wachowskis prove they are still masters of big budget escapism, and this visually stunning film is an eye-popping delight.
Thurs 26 March 7pm
NT Live: A View from The Bridge
Arthur Miller confronts the American dream in this dark and passionate tale, starring Mark Strong.
Thurs 16 April 7pm
NT Live: The Hard Problem
The highly anticipated new play from the acclaimed Tom Stoppard, writer of Shakespeare in Love.
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Sat 28 Feb 3pm / 7.30pm
Tue 17 March 11am / 7.30pm
Wed 1 April 7.30pm
Into The Woods
A Most Violent Year
Son Of A Gun
Directed by Jorge R. Gutierrez Starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Johnny Depp Based on Stephen Sondheim’s enormously successful stage show, Into the Woods is a modern, musical twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales that brings together the heroes and heroines of the best-loved stories of all time, as a magnificent Meryl Streep shares screen time with Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and Rapunzel.
Directed by J.C. Chandor Starring Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo A Most Violent Year dramatizes the struggles of New York City during the winter of 1981, the most brutal and cruel year in the city’s history, and no time in which to attempt to live out the American Dream. The action centres on the lives of an immigrant (Isaac) and his Brooklyn-born wife (Chastain) as the excess of rampant violence, decay and corruption drag them in and threaten to destroy all they have built.
Directed by Julius Avery Starring Alicia Vikander, Ewan McGregor, Brenton Thwaites Writer-director Julius Avery’s debut feature film begins in a maximum-security prison where the 19-year-old protagonist, JR (Thwaites), is given a stark choice: experience all kinds of heinous assault at the hands of the yeti-like inmates or obtain protection at a cost. Upon release, JR must help secure the freedom of Brendan Lynch (McGregor), Australia’s most notorious criminal. Son of a Gun is a handsomely packaged, smartly paced delight.
Rating PG I Running Time 125 mins I USA I 2014
Rating 15 I Running Time 125 mins I USA I 2014
Rating 15 I Running Time 108 mins I Australia I 2014
Fri 20 March 11am / 7.30pm
Thurs 2 April 7.30pm, Friday 3 April 11am / 7.30pm Sat 4 April 3pm / 7.30pm, Sun 5 April 7.30pm
Wild Rating 15 I Running Time 115 mins I USA I 2014
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Sat 21 March 7.30pm
Wed 15 April 7.30pm
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Directed by Ridley Scott Starring Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Ben Kingsley Exodus: Gods and Kings is the epic story of one man’s daring courage as he takes on the might of an empire. Using state of the art visual effects, Ridley Scott breathes new life into the story of the defiant leader Moses as he rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses. A Biblical epic designed to shake your faith in the order of things, not simply to reaffirm it.
Inherent Vice
Directed by Matthew Vaughn Starring Colin Firth, Michael Caine, Taron Egerton Kingsman: The Secret Service reunites the team behind 2011’s riotous Kick-Ass to produce a comedy thriller with similarly boisterous results. It’s a supremely stylish twist on the 60s tradition of Bond and The Avengers, with an ultra-dapper Colin Firth on top form as seasoned spy Harry Hart, mentor of council-estate wide boy Eggy (Egerton). A must-see for anyone who misses the dash of camp notable for its absence in the modern Bond franchise.
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson In 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles detective Larry “Doc” Sportello (Phoenix) investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend. As the mystery deepens, Doc inadvertently stumbles upon a wide-reaching drug cartel and encounters a weird and wonderful array of characters. A sprawling epic, Inherent Vice is the first attempt to bring the work of legendary reclusive author Thomas Pynchon to the big screen, and the film buzzes with literary ambition, filled with beautiful prose-like dialogue lifted straight from the page.
Sun 1 March 3pm
Paddington
Rating PG I Running Time 95 mins I UK/France I 2014
Directed by Paul King Starring Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Nicole Kidman Everyone’s favourite duffle-coated, marmalade-loving bear has finally made it to the big screen! A warm family comedy based on Michael Bond’s original books, Paddington is the grand adventure of a young Peruvian bear in London. Welcomed into the home of Mr Brown (Bonneville) and his family, Paddington finds himself in danger when taxidermist Millicent (Kidman) attempts to get her hands on him for her museum collection.
Sun 1 March 7.30pm Rating 12A I Running Time 150 mins I UK/USA/Spain I 2014
Fri 13 March 7.30pm
Foxcatcher
Rating 15 I Running Time 129 mins I USA I 2014
Directed by Bennett Miller Starring Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo Foxcatcher tells the darkly fascinating story of the unlikely and ultimately tragic relationship between an eccentric multi-millionaire and two champion wrestlers. Mark Schultz (Tatum) is invited by John du Pont (Carell) to move on to his estate to train for the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Schultz jumps at the opportunity, hoping to finally step out of the shadow of his revered brother, Dave (Ruffalo), but merely sets in motion a series of events nobody could have foreseen.
Sat 14 March 3pm / 7.30pm
Testament of Youth
Rating 12A I Running Time 129 mins I UK I 2014
Directed by James Kent Starring Alicia Vikander, Hayley Atwell, Taron Egerton Testament of Youth is a powerful coming-of-age story which tackles love, war, loss and remembrance based on the beloved WW1 memoir by Vera Brittain. Alicia Vikander gives a glorious performance as Brittain, whose journey from rebellion to stoicism and finally activism is brilliantly realised. Testament of Youth does not shy away from any of the true awfulness of war, and the sense of waste and horror is vividly, hauntingly rendered in this heartbreakingly poignant film.
Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée Starring Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Gaby Hoffmann From the director of Dallas Buyer’s Club, Wild is the portrayal of a grief-stricken woman on a voyage of discovery. Driven only by sheer determination, Cheryl (Witherspoon) hikes more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail alone. As much of a departure for Witherspoon as Dallas Buyer’s Club was for Matthew McConaughey, Wild is a long way from Legally Blonde, and the actress delivers grit, vulnerability, physical bravery and emotional immediacy in her most affecting performance in years.
Rating 15 I Running Time 129 mins I UK I 2014
Sun 22 March 7.30pm
Whiplash
Rating 15 I Running Time 107 mins I USA I 2014
Directed by Damien Chazelle Starring Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist Though ostensibly the simple tale of a promising young drummer who enrolls at a cut-throat music school, Whiplash is closer to Full Metal Jacket than Mr Holland’s Opus. The film is driven by stunning performances, with the Oscar-worthy J.K. Simmons – playing the mentor role with the terrifying gusto of a drill sergeant – matched by the terrific Miles Teller, who shows us an intense young man who finds in music an order and sense that the world around him lacks.
Sun 29 March 7.30pm
Pelo Malo (Bad Hair)
Rating 15 I Running Time 93 mins I Venezuela I 2013 I Subtitled
Directed by Mariana Rondón Starring Samuel Lange Zambrano, Samantha Castillo Pelo Malo – or Bad Hair – is the breakthrough drama from Venezuelan writer-director Mariana Rondón, in which a nine-year-old boy’s preening obsession with straightening his hair elicits a tidal wave of homophobic panic in his hard-working mother. Against a backdrop of appalling poverty in the slums of Venezuela, Rondón imbues her coming of age tale with a raw authenticity leavened by an impressive lightness of touch.
Rating 15 I Running Time 122 mins I USA/UK I 2015
Directed by John Madden Starring Maggie Smith, Richard Gere, Bill Nighy The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is the sequel to John Madden’s surprise box-office smash, which starred Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and Bill Nighy as English retirees in India. This follow-up sees the aspiring Sonny (Dev Patel) expanding his enterprise and planning a lavish wedding – just as the hotel’s balance is disrupted by the arrival of new American resident Guy (Gere), much to the delight of the ladies.
Rating 15 I Running Time 148 mins I USA I 2014
Fri 17 April 7.30pm
Love Is Strange
Rating 15 I Running Time 94 mins I USA I 2014
Directed by Ira Sachs Starring John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Marisa Tomei After nearly four decades together, Ben (Lithgow) and George (Molina) finally tie the knot in an idyllic wedding ceremony in lower Manhattan. But George is fired from his teaching post, forcing them to sell their apartment and adjust to new living arrangements. Love is Strange is a courageous, patient film that resonates with the issues of love, aging and loss that define a life.
Sat 18 April 3pm
Big Hero 6
Rating PG I Running Time 102 mins I USA I 2014
Directed by Don Hall, Chris Williams Starring Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, Jamie Chung Big Hero 6 is an action-packed comedy-adventure about the special bond that develops between Baymax, an inflatable robotic nurse, and child prodigy Hiro Hamada. Though a loose adaptation of a long-defunct Marvel comic, this is Disney doing what they do best – a meeting of extravagantly stunning visuals and disarmingly huggable characters.
Sat 28 Feb 3pm / 7.30pm
Tue 17 March 11am / 7.30pm
Wed 1 April 7.30pm
Into The Woods
A Most Violent Year
Son Of A Gun
Directed by Jorge R. Gutierrez Starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Johnny Depp Based on Stephen Sondheim’s enormously successful stage show, Into the Woods is a modern, musical twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales that brings together the heroes and heroines of the best-loved stories of all time, as a magnificent Meryl Streep shares screen time with Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and Rapunzel.
Directed by J.C. Chandor Starring Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo A Most Violent Year dramatizes the struggles of New York City during the winter of 1981, the most brutal and cruel year in the city’s history, and no time in which to attempt to live out the American Dream. The action centres on the lives of an immigrant (Isaac) and his Brooklyn-born wife (Chastain) as the excess of rampant violence, decay and corruption drag them in and threaten to destroy all they have built.
Directed by Julius Avery Starring Alicia Vikander, Ewan McGregor, Brenton Thwaites Writer-director Julius Avery’s debut feature film begins in a maximum-security prison where the 19-year-old protagonist, JR (Thwaites), is given a stark choice: experience all kinds of heinous assault at the hands of the yeti-like inmates or obtain protection at a cost. Upon release, JR must help secure the freedom of Brendan Lynch (McGregor), Australia’s most notorious criminal. Son of a Gun is a handsomely packaged, smartly paced delight.
Rating PG I Running Time 125 mins I USA I 2014
Rating 15 I Running Time 125 mins I USA I 2014
Rating 15 I Running Time 108 mins I Australia I 2014
Fri 20 March 11am / 7.30pm
Thurs 2 April 7.30pm, Friday 3 April 11am / 7.30pm Sat 4 April 3pm / 7.30pm, Sun 5 April 7.30pm
Wild Rating 15 I Running Time 115 mins I USA I 2014
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Sat 21 March 7.30pm
Wed 15 April 7.30pm
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Directed by Ridley Scott Starring Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Ben Kingsley Exodus: Gods and Kings is the epic story of one man’s daring courage as he takes on the might of an empire. Using state of the art visual effects, Ridley Scott breathes new life into the story of the defiant leader Moses as he rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses. A Biblical epic designed to shake your faith in the order of things, not simply to reaffirm it.
Inherent Vice
Directed by Matthew Vaughn Starring Colin Firth, Michael Caine, Taron Egerton Kingsman: The Secret Service reunites the team behind 2011’s riotous Kick-Ass to produce a comedy thriller with similarly boisterous results. It’s a supremely stylish twist on the 60s tradition of Bond and The Avengers, with an ultra-dapper Colin Firth on top form as seasoned spy Harry Hart, mentor of council-estate wide boy Eggy (Egerton). A must-see for anyone who misses the dash of camp notable for its absence in the modern Bond franchise.
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson In 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles detective Larry “Doc” Sportello (Phoenix) investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend. As the mystery deepens, Doc inadvertently stumbles upon a wide-reaching drug cartel and encounters a weird and wonderful array of characters. A sprawling epic, Inherent Vice is the first attempt to bring the work of legendary reclusive author Thomas Pynchon to the big screen, and the film buzzes with literary ambition, filled with beautiful prose-like dialogue lifted straight from the page.
Sun 1 March 3pm
Paddington
Rating PG I Running Time 95 mins I UK/France I 2014
Directed by Paul King Starring Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Nicole Kidman Everyone’s favourite duffle-coated, marmalade-loving bear has finally made it to the big screen! A warm family comedy based on Michael Bond’s original books, Paddington is the grand adventure of a young Peruvian bear in London. Welcomed into the home of Mr Brown (Bonneville) and his family, Paddington finds himself in danger when taxidermist Millicent (Kidman) attempts to get her hands on him for her museum collection.
Sun 1 March 7.30pm Rating 12A I Running Time 150 mins I UK/USA/Spain I 2014
Fri 13 March 7.30pm
Foxcatcher
Rating 15 I Running Time 129 mins I USA I 2014
Directed by Bennett Miller Starring Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo Foxcatcher tells the darkly fascinating story of the unlikely and ultimately tragic relationship between an eccentric multi-millionaire and two champion wrestlers. Mark Schultz (Tatum) is invited by John du Pont (Carell) to move on to his estate to train for the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Schultz jumps at the opportunity, hoping to finally step out of the shadow of his revered brother, Dave (Ruffalo), but merely sets in motion a series of events nobody could have foreseen.
Sat 14 March 3pm / 7.30pm
Testament of Youth
Rating 12A I Running Time 129 mins I UK I 2014
Directed by James Kent Starring Alicia Vikander, Hayley Atwell, Taron Egerton Testament of Youth is a powerful coming-of-age story which tackles love, war, loss and remembrance based on the beloved WW1 memoir by Vera Brittain. Alicia Vikander gives a glorious performance as Brittain, whose journey from rebellion to stoicism and finally activism is brilliantly realised. Testament of Youth does not shy away from any of the true awfulness of war, and the sense of waste and horror is vividly, hauntingly rendered in this heartbreakingly poignant film.
Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée Starring Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Gaby Hoffmann From the director of Dallas Buyer’s Club, Wild is the portrayal of a grief-stricken woman on a voyage of discovery. Driven only by sheer determination, Cheryl (Witherspoon) hikes more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail alone. As much of a departure for Witherspoon as Dallas Buyer’s Club was for Matthew McConaughey, Wild is a long way from Legally Blonde, and the actress delivers grit, vulnerability, physical bravery and emotional immediacy in her most affecting performance in years.
Rating 15 I Running Time 129 mins I UK I 2014
Sun 22 March 7.30pm
Whiplash
Rating 15 I Running Time 107 mins I USA I 2014
Directed by Damien Chazelle Starring Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist Though ostensibly the simple tale of a promising young drummer who enrolls at a cut-throat music school, Whiplash is closer to Full Metal Jacket than Mr Holland’s Opus. The film is driven by stunning performances, with the Oscar-worthy J.K. Simmons – playing the mentor role with the terrifying gusto of a drill sergeant – matched by the terrific Miles Teller, who shows us an intense young man who finds in music an order and sense that the world around him lacks.
Sun 29 March 7.30pm
Pelo Malo (Bad Hair)
Rating 15 I Running Time 93 mins I Venezuela I 2013 I Subtitled
Directed by Mariana Rondón Starring Samuel Lange Zambrano, Samantha Castillo Pelo Malo – or Bad Hair – is the breakthrough drama from Venezuelan writer-director Mariana Rondón, in which a nine-year-old boy’s preening obsession with straightening his hair elicits a tidal wave of homophobic panic in his hard-working mother. Against a backdrop of appalling poverty in the slums of Venezuela, Rondón imbues her coming of age tale with a raw authenticity leavened by an impressive lightness of touch.
Rating 15 I Running Time 122 mins I USA/UK I 2015
Directed by John Madden Starring Maggie Smith, Richard Gere, Bill Nighy The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is the sequel to John Madden’s surprise box-office smash, which starred Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and Bill Nighy as English retirees in India. This follow-up sees the aspiring Sonny (Dev Patel) expanding his enterprise and planning a lavish wedding – just as the hotel’s balance is disrupted by the arrival of new American resident Guy (Gere), much to the delight of the ladies.
Rating 15 I Running Time 148 mins I USA I 2014
Fri 17 April 7.30pm
Love Is Strange
Rating 15 I Running Time 94 mins I USA I 2014
Directed by Ira Sachs Starring John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Marisa Tomei After nearly four decades together, Ben (Lithgow) and George (Molina) finally tie the knot in an idyllic wedding ceremony in lower Manhattan. But George is fired from his teaching post, forcing them to sell their apartment and adjust to new living arrangements. Love is Strange is a courageous, patient film that resonates with the issues of love, aging and loss that define a life.
Sat 18 April 3pm
Big Hero 6
Rating PG I Running Time 102 mins I USA I 2014
Directed by Don Hall, Chris Williams Starring Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, Jamie Chung Big Hero 6 is an action-packed comedy-adventure about the special bond that develops between Baymax, an inflatable robotic nurse, and child prodigy Hiro Hamada. Though a loose adaptation of a long-defunct Marvel comic, this is Disney doing what they do best – a meeting of extravagantly stunning visuals and disarmingly huggable characters.
Sat 28 Feb 3pm / 7.30pm
Tue 17 March 11am / 7.30pm
Wed 1 April 7.30pm
Into The Woods
A Most Violent Year
Son Of A Gun
Directed by Jorge R. Gutierrez Starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Johnny Depp Based on Stephen Sondheim’s enormously successful stage show, Into the Woods is a modern, musical twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales that brings together the heroes and heroines of the best-loved stories of all time, as a magnificent Meryl Streep shares screen time with Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and Rapunzel.
Directed by J.C. Chandor Starring Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo A Most Violent Year dramatizes the struggles of New York City during the winter of 1981, the most brutal and cruel year in the city’s history, and no time in which to attempt to live out the American Dream. The action centres on the lives of an immigrant (Isaac) and his Brooklyn-born wife (Chastain) as the excess of rampant violence, decay and corruption drag them in and threaten to destroy all they have built.
Directed by Julius Avery Starring Alicia Vikander, Ewan McGregor, Brenton Thwaites Writer-director Julius Avery’s debut feature film begins in a maximum-security prison where the 19-year-old protagonist, JR (Thwaites), is given a stark choice: experience all kinds of heinous assault at the hands of the yeti-like inmates or obtain protection at a cost. Upon release, JR must help secure the freedom of Brendan Lynch (McGregor), Australia’s most notorious criminal. Son of a Gun is a handsomely packaged, smartly paced delight.
Rating PG I Running Time 125 mins I USA I 2014
Rating 15 I Running Time 125 mins I USA I 2014
Rating 15 I Running Time 108 mins I Australia I 2014
Fri 20 March 11am / 7.30pm
Thurs 2 April 7.30pm, Friday 3 April 11am / 7.30pm Sat 4 April 3pm / 7.30pm, Sun 5 April 7.30pm
Wild Rating 15 I Running Time 115 mins I USA I 2014
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Sat 21 March 7.30pm
Wed 15 April 7.30pm
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Directed by Ridley Scott Starring Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Ben Kingsley Exodus: Gods and Kings is the epic story of one man’s daring courage as he takes on the might of an empire. Using state of the art visual effects, Ridley Scott breathes new life into the story of the defiant leader Moses as he rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses. A Biblical epic designed to shake your faith in the order of things, not simply to reaffirm it.
Inherent Vice
Directed by Matthew Vaughn Starring Colin Firth, Michael Caine, Taron Egerton Kingsman: The Secret Service reunites the team behind 2011’s riotous Kick-Ass to produce a comedy thriller with similarly boisterous results. It’s a supremely stylish twist on the 60s tradition of Bond and The Avengers, with an ultra-dapper Colin Firth on top form as seasoned spy Harry Hart, mentor of council-estate wide boy Eggy (Egerton). A must-see for anyone who misses the dash of camp notable for its absence in the modern Bond franchise.
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson In 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles detective Larry “Doc” Sportello (Phoenix) investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend. As the mystery deepens, Doc inadvertently stumbles upon a wide-reaching drug cartel and encounters a weird and wonderful array of characters. A sprawling epic, Inherent Vice is the first attempt to bring the work of legendary reclusive author Thomas Pynchon to the big screen, and the film buzzes with literary ambition, filled with beautiful prose-like dialogue lifted straight from the page.
Sun 1 March 3pm
Paddington
Rating PG I Running Time 95 mins I UK/France I 2014
Directed by Paul King Starring Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Nicole Kidman Everyone’s favourite duffle-coated, marmalade-loving bear has finally made it to the big screen! A warm family comedy based on Michael Bond’s original books, Paddington is the grand adventure of a young Peruvian bear in London. Welcomed into the home of Mr Brown (Bonneville) and his family, Paddington finds himself in danger when taxidermist Millicent (Kidman) attempts to get her hands on him for her museum collection.
Sun 1 March 7.30pm Rating 12A I Running Time 150 mins I UK/USA/Spain I 2014
Fri 13 March 7.30pm
Foxcatcher
Rating 15 I Running Time 129 mins I USA I 2014
Directed by Bennett Miller Starring Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo Foxcatcher tells the darkly fascinating story of the unlikely and ultimately tragic relationship between an eccentric multi-millionaire and two champion wrestlers. Mark Schultz (Tatum) is invited by John du Pont (Carell) to move on to his estate to train for the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Schultz jumps at the opportunity, hoping to finally step out of the shadow of his revered brother, Dave (Ruffalo), but merely sets in motion a series of events nobody could have foreseen.
Sat 14 March 3pm / 7.30pm
Testament of Youth
Rating 12A I Running Time 129 mins I UK I 2014
Directed by James Kent Starring Alicia Vikander, Hayley Atwell, Taron Egerton Testament of Youth is a powerful coming-of-age story which tackles love, war, loss and remembrance based on the beloved WW1 memoir by Vera Brittain. Alicia Vikander gives a glorious performance as Brittain, whose journey from rebellion to stoicism and finally activism is brilliantly realised. Testament of Youth does not shy away from any of the true awfulness of war, and the sense of waste and horror is vividly, hauntingly rendered in this heartbreakingly poignant film.
Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée Starring Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Gaby Hoffmann From the director of Dallas Buyer’s Club, Wild is the portrayal of a grief-stricken woman on a voyage of discovery. Driven only by sheer determination, Cheryl (Witherspoon) hikes more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail alone. As much of a departure for Witherspoon as Dallas Buyer’s Club was for Matthew McConaughey, Wild is a long way from Legally Blonde, and the actress delivers grit, vulnerability, physical bravery and emotional immediacy in her most affecting performance in years.
Rating 15 I Running Time 129 mins I UK I 2014
Sun 22 March 7.30pm
Whiplash
Rating 15 I Running Time 107 mins I USA I 2014
Directed by Damien Chazelle Starring Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist Though ostensibly the simple tale of a promising young drummer who enrolls at a cut-throat music school, Whiplash is closer to Full Metal Jacket than Mr Holland’s Opus. The film is driven by stunning performances, with the Oscar-worthy J.K. Simmons – playing the mentor role with the terrifying gusto of a drill sergeant – matched by the terrific Miles Teller, who shows us an intense young man who finds in music an order and sense that the world around him lacks.
Sun 29 March 7.30pm
Pelo Malo (Bad Hair)
Rating 15 I Running Time 93 mins I Venezuela I 2013 I Subtitled
Directed by Mariana Rondón Starring Samuel Lange Zambrano, Samantha Castillo Pelo Malo – or Bad Hair – is the breakthrough drama from Venezuelan writer-director Mariana Rondón, in which a nine-year-old boy’s preening obsession with straightening his hair elicits a tidal wave of homophobic panic in his hard-working mother. Against a backdrop of appalling poverty in the slums of Venezuela, Rondón imbues her coming of age tale with a raw authenticity leavened by an impressive lightness of touch.
Rating 15 I Running Time 122 mins I USA/UK I 2015
Directed by John Madden Starring Maggie Smith, Richard Gere, Bill Nighy The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is the sequel to John Madden’s surprise box-office smash, which starred Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and Bill Nighy as English retirees in India. This follow-up sees the aspiring Sonny (Dev Patel) expanding his enterprise and planning a lavish wedding – just as the hotel’s balance is disrupted by the arrival of new American resident Guy (Gere), much to the delight of the ladies.
Rating 15 I Running Time 148 mins I USA I 2014
Fri 17 April 7.30pm
Love Is Strange
Rating 15 I Running Time 94 mins I USA I 2014
Directed by Ira Sachs Starring John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Marisa Tomei After nearly four decades together, Ben (Lithgow) and George (Molina) finally tie the knot in an idyllic wedding ceremony in lower Manhattan. But George is fired from his teaching post, forcing them to sell their apartment and adjust to new living arrangements. Love is Strange is a courageous, patient film that resonates with the issues of love, aging and loss that define a life.
Sat 18 April 3pm
Big Hero 6
Rating PG I Running Time 102 mins I USA I 2014
Directed by Don Hall, Chris Williams Starring Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, Jamie Chung Big Hero 6 is an action-packed comedy-adventure about the special bond that develops between Baymax, an inflatable robotic nurse, and child prodigy Hiro Hamada. Though a loose adaptation of a long-defunct Marvel comic, this is Disney doing what they do best – a meeting of extravagantly stunning visuals and disarmingly huggable characters.
Sat 18 April 7.30pm
Sun 26 April 7.30pm
Ex Machina
Trash
Director by Alex Garland Starring Oscar Isaac, Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson Ex Machina is a dazzling sci-fi thriller in which a young programmer is selected to participate in a breakthrough experiment in artificial intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a female A.I. A directorial debut for Garland, writer of The Beach and 28 Days Later, Ex Machina is wonderfully seductive sci-fi cinema that will haunt you long after the credits roll.
Directed by Stephen Daldry Starring Rooney Mara, Martin Sheen, Wagner Moura Brazil may still be a place of sunshine and carnival for many Europeans – but Trash shows us the seedy underbelly of a country gripped by poverty. Two boys find a wallet in amongst the daily detritus of their local dump. Only when the local police show up, offering a handsome reward, do the boys realise the importance of their discovery. Written by Richard Curtis, Trash is a film about finding hope in the unlikeliest of places.
Rating 15 I Running Time 108 mins I USA/UK I 2015
Rating 15 I Running Time 114 mins I UK/Brazil I 2014
SCREEN
March/April 2015
Sun 19 April 7.30pm
Amour Fou
Rating 12A I Running Time 96 mins I Austria I 2014 I Subtitled
Director by Jessica Hausner Starring Christian Friedel, Birte Schnoeink Set it Berlin during the Romantic Era, Amour Fou is the tale of young poet Heinrich von Kleist (Friedel) and his terminally ill wife Henriette (Schnoeink). Based on a true story, Jessica Hausner’s slow-burning portrait of the fateful steps and decisions that precipitated the 1811 suicide pact manages to find shards of humour and brightness in the sad inevitably of the events it portrays.
Tue 28 April 7.30pm
White God
Rating 12A I Running Time 121 mins I Hungary I 2014 I Subtitled
Directed by Kornél Mundruczó Starring Zsófia Psotta, Sándor Zsótér, Lili Horváth White God is a fantasia of canine madness that sits somewhere between a Stephen King horror-thriller and a tribute to Hitchcock’s The Birds. When 13-year-old Lili (Psotta) is sent to live with her father Daniel (Zsótér), she takes her dog, Hagen – but Daniel takes the dog out in his car and abandons him in the middle of nowhere. As Lili fights to find her canine companion, Hagen is plotting a revenge of his own.
Fri 24 April 11am / 7.30pm
Selma
Rating 12A I Running Time 128 mins I USA I 2014
Director by Ava DuVernay Starring David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth Selma, the chronicle of Martin Luther King’s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965, is a civil rights drama with topical resonance. Unimpeachably important, ambitious in its scope and handsomely presented, this is a hugely impressive film, driven by an even more impressive central performance by David Oyelowo.
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE Sit back, relax and join a global audience experiencing the very best of British Theatre. Live Broadcasts I £12.50/£10 I www.ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk
Sun 15 March 7pm
NT Live (Encore): Behind The Beautiful Forevers David Hare’s epic, tumultuous play, set in India and based on Katherine Boo’s uncompromising book.
Sat 25 April 3pm
Shaun the Sheep
Rating U I Running Time 85 mins I UK/France I 2015
Director by Mark Burton, Richard Starzack Starring Andy Nyman, Nick Park When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the farmer, a caravan and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it’s up to Shaun to return everyone safely home. A hugely fun film tightly packed with charm from the studio that brought you Wallace & Gromit.
Sat 25 April 7.30pm
Jupiter Ascending
Rating 12A I Running Time 127 mins I USA I 2015
Director by The Wachowskis Starring Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Eddie Redmayne Jupiter Ascending is set in a vividly bright future, and follows Jupiter Jones (Kunis), a destitute caretaker whose dreams of the stars distract her from a day job cleaning toilets. Little does she know, she is next in line for an extraordinary inheritance that could alter the balance of the cosmos.16 years on from the Matrix, the Wachowskis prove they are still masters of big budget escapism, and this visually stunning film is an eye-popping delight.
Thurs 26 March 7pm
NT Live: A View from The Bridge
Arthur Miller confronts the American dream in this dark and passionate tale, starring Mark Strong.
Thurs 16 April 7pm
NT Live: The Hard Problem
The highly anticipated new play from the acclaimed Tom Stoppard, writer of Shakespeare in Love.
For details of all film and theatre events on at Adam Smith Theatre, Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline, Lochgelly Centre and Rothes Halls, Glenrothes go to www.onfife.com. For alterations or additions to the film programme visit www.onfife.com/film. Digital Equipment Funded by Fife Council’s Capital Grant Scheme
ON at Fife Theatres is part of Fife Cultural Trust, combining Libraries, Museums, Theatres and Arts and Archives in the Kingdom. Company limited by guarantee (incorporated in Scotland) Company Number: SC415704. Scottish Charity Number: SCO43442.
Your Cinema in Kirkcaldy Movies £6.50 (£5.50) Breakfast Movies £5.50 BENNOCHY ROAD, KIRKCALDY KY11ET BOX OFFICE TEL 01592 583302
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Sat 18 April 7.30pm
Sun 26 April 7.30pm
Ex Machina
Trash
Director by Alex Garland Starring Oscar Isaac, Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson Ex Machina is a dazzling sci-fi thriller in which a young programmer is selected to participate in a breakthrough experiment in artificial intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a female A.I. A directorial debut for Garland, writer of The Beach and 28 Days Later, Ex Machina is wonderfully seductive sci-fi cinema that will haunt you long after the credits roll.
Directed by Stephen Daldry Starring Rooney Mara, Martin Sheen, Wagner Moura Brazil may still be a place of sunshine and carnival for many Europeans – but Trash shows us the seedy underbelly of a country gripped by poverty. Two boys find a wallet in amongst the daily detritus of their local dump. Only when the local police show up, offering a handsome reward, do the boys realise the importance of their discovery. Written by Richard Curtis, Trash is a film about finding hope in the unlikeliest of places.
Rating 15 I Running Time 108 mins I USA/UK I 2015
Rating 15 I Running Time 114 mins I UK/Brazil I 2014
SCREEN
March/April 2015
Sun 19 April 7.30pm
Amour Fou
Rating 12A I Running Time 96 mins I Austria I 2014 I Subtitled
Director by Jessica Hausner Starring Christian Friedel, Birte Schnoeink Set it Berlin during the Romantic Era, Amour Fou is the tale of young poet Heinrich von Kleist (Friedel) and his terminally ill wife Henriette (Schnoeink). Based on a true story, Jessica Hausner’s slow-burning portrait of the fateful steps and decisions that precipitated the 1811 suicide pact manages to find shards of humour and brightness in the sad inevitably of the events it portrays.
Tue 28 April 7.30pm
White God
Rating 12A I Running Time 121 mins I Hungary I 2014 I Subtitled
Directed by Kornél Mundruczó Starring Zsófia Psotta, Sándor Zsótér, Lili Horváth White God is a fantasia of canine madness that sits somewhere between a Stephen King horror-thriller and a tribute to Hitchcock’s The Birds. When 13-year-old Lili (Psotta) is sent to live with her father Daniel (Zsótér), she takes her dog, Hagen – but Daniel takes the dog out in his car and abandons him in the middle of nowhere. As Lili fights to find her canine companion, Hagen is plotting a revenge of his own.
Fri 24 April 11am / 7.30pm
Selma
Rating 12A I Running Time 128 mins I USA I 2014
Director by Ava DuVernay Starring David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth Selma, the chronicle of Martin Luther King’s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965, is a civil rights drama with topical resonance. Unimpeachably important, ambitious in its scope and handsomely presented, this is a hugely impressive film, driven by an even more impressive central performance by David Oyelowo.
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE Sit back, relax and join a global audience experiencing the very best of British Theatre. Live Broadcasts I £12.50/£10 I www.ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk
Sun 15 March 7pm
NT Live (Encore): Behind The Beautiful Forevers David Hare’s epic, tumultuous play, set in India and based on Katherine Boo’s uncompromising book.
Sat 25 April 3pm
Shaun the Sheep
Rating U I Running Time 85 mins I UK/France I 2015
Director by Mark Burton, Richard Starzack Starring Andy Nyman, Nick Park When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the farmer, a caravan and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it’s up to Shaun to return everyone safely home. A hugely fun film tightly packed with charm from the studio that brought you Wallace & Gromit.
Sat 25 April 7.30pm
Jupiter Ascending
Rating 12A I Running Time 127 mins I USA I 2015
Director by The Wachowskis Starring Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Eddie Redmayne Jupiter Ascending is set in a vividly bright future, and follows Jupiter Jones (Kunis), a destitute caretaker whose dreams of the stars distract her from a day job cleaning toilets. Little does she know, she is next in line for an extraordinary inheritance that could alter the balance of the cosmos.16 years on from the Matrix, the Wachowskis prove they are still masters of big budget escapism, and this visually stunning film is an eye-popping delight.
Thurs 26 March 7pm
NT Live: A View from The Bridge
Arthur Miller confronts the American dream in this dark and passionate tale, starring Mark Strong.
Thurs 16 April 7pm
NT Live: The Hard Problem
The highly anticipated new play from the acclaimed Tom Stoppard, writer of Shakespeare in Love.
For details of all film and theatre events on at Adam Smith Theatre, Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline, Lochgelly Centre and Rothes Halls, Glenrothes go to www.onfife.com. For alterations or additions to the film programme visit www.onfife.com/film. Digital Equipment Funded by Fife Council’s Capital Grant Scheme
ON at Fife Theatres is part of Fife Cultural Trust, combining Libraries, Museums, Theatres and Arts and Archives in the Kingdom. Company limited by guarantee (incorporated in Scotland) Company Number: SC415704. Scottish Charity Number: SCO43442.
Your Cinema in Kirkcaldy Movies £6.50 (£5.50) Breakfast Movies £5.50 BENNOCHY ROAD, KIRKCALDY KY11ET BOX OFFICE TEL 01592 583302
www.onfife.com
ONfife
@ONfife