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M S O O H N T Mad Max: Fury Road We Are Many The Look of Silence West Girlhood Mr. Holmes Freaks Song of the Sea The Choir The Connection Clouds of Sils Maria Amy The Salt of the Earth Slow West A Fuller Life A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief Orson Welles Over the Rainbow QMU Degree Show
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2 INDEX SCREENING DATES AND TIMES 11-13 TICKET PRICES & INFORMATION 13 GENERAL INFORMATION 23 Amy 9 Blow Out 14 Chimes at Midnight 17 The Choir 8 Clouds of Sils Maria 9 Les combattants 7 Come and See... 21 Coming Soon 14 The Connection 9 Education and Learning 22 Enchanted 18 Filmhouse Cafe Bar + Quiz 22 Filmhouse Explorer 4 Filmhouse Junior 18-19 Filmhouse Loyalty Card 4 Filmhouse Membership 34 Freaks 8 The French Connection 21 A Fuller Life 14 Girlhood 7 A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night 6 Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison... 6 La grande bouffe 14 Labyrinth 18 The Lady From Shanghai 17 The Legend of Barney Thomson 10 LIAF: For Ages 0-6 19 LIAF: For Ages 7+ 19
INDEX The Look of Silence 5 Love at First Fight 7 Mad Max 20 Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior 20 Mad Max: Fury Road 5 The Magnificent Ambersons 17 Magician: The Astonishing...Orson Welles 16 Maidan 21 Minions 19 The Misfits 6 Moomins on the Riviera 18 Moon Man 18 Mr. Holmes 7 Orlando 20 Orson Welles 16-17 Over the Rainbow 20 Pinocchio 18 QMU Degree Show 21 The Salt of the Earth 10 The Secret of Kells 19 Slow West 14 Song of the Sea 8 The Stranger 17 Tangled 19 The Terminator 10 The Third Man 16 Touch of Evil 16 A Touch of Orson 16-17 We Are Many 5 West 7
AUDIODESCRIPTIONANDCAPTIONS In all three screens we have a system which enables us, whenever the necessary digital files are available, to show onscreen captions for customers who are deaf or hard of hearing, and provide audio description (via infra-red headsets) for those who are sight-impaired. This issue, all screenings of Mad Max: Fury Road, Mr. Holmes and Slow West will have audio description, and the following screenings will have onscreen captions: Tue 7 Jul at 6.00pm Mr. Holmes Tue 21 Jul at 8.45pm The Third Man Tue 28 Jul at 6.15pm The Legend of Barney Thomson Mon 3 Aug at 8.40pm Slow West FORCRYINGOUTLOUD Screenings for carers and their babies! Tickets £4.50/£3.50 concessions per adult. Screenings are limited to babies under 12 months accompanied by no more than two adults. Babychanging, bottlewarming and buggy parking facilities are available. Mon 29 Jun at 11am Mon 6 Jul at 11am Mon 13 Jul at 11am Mon 20 Jul at 11am Mon 27 Jul at 11am Mon 3 Aug at 11am
The Misfits Mr. Holmes Song of the Sea The Choir The Salt of the Earth Timbuktu
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Introduction
AMY
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
THE THIRD MAN
THE LEGEND OF BARNEY THOMSON
Film reviews, and the negative side of positivity… I do wish film critics and reviewers would stop writing positive reviews for bad* films. I know how naïve and daft that sounds, given that the appreciation of cinema is as much in the eye of the beholder as anything else, but it sure makes my job harder (bless...). Good reviews raise expectations across the board: of the people selling them and of the people thinking they might want to watch them. Consequently, us poor exhibitors get pressure to show these bad* films... from both ends! Conversely, almost, critics/reviewers are often very harsh on films that, actually, will be very well thought of by large swathes of the cinemagoing public, though those films are more likely to be review-proof. It’s a minefield! (*When I say bad films, I am referring to films I would consider to be not good... objectivity, hopefully, applied!) It’s all very well us showing any film for which a positive review can be found, but – beyond the fact there would be far too many of them – we have to think about whether, ultimately, you would thank us for it. Hopefully, we only rarely get that wrong. Most critics and reviewers don’t often consider that which we simply must: what might audiences make of the film? It’s very easy to write a glowing review demonstrating your extraordinary insight and singular intelligence, when you’re never likely to be held to direct account for your judgement in a way an admission-charging, ‘curated’ cinema like this one, believe you me, often is. And if there’s a film you’ve read a few decent reviews of that you think might tickle your fancy, and we’re not showing it, it’s likely because we think those reviews are... well... misleading. So, Dear Film Reviewer, spare a thought for us poor film programmers when you’re working on your legacy and reputation as iconoclast, controversialist or visionary aesthete. Someone somewhere is likely ‘picking up the tab’ for your largesse! And now July’s films, at least one of which you will currently not find any reviews for anywhere, so ‘hot off the press’ is it... Cleanse your ‘arthouse’ palate immediately post-EIFF with the best blockbuster re-boot in many a year, Mad Max: Fury Road (we’ve thrown on the first two Mel Gibson ones too, for good measure), before getting all serious again with Alex Gibney’s study of the Church of Scientology, Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief. While you’re in the mood for documentary, check out Asif (Senna) Kapadia’s quite brilliant Amy, which details, in similar style to Senna, the all-too-brief life and untimely death of the incredible Amy Winehouse; or even Wim Wenders’ wonderful The Salt of the Earth, a profile of social documentary photographer (and oh so much more) Sebastião Salgado; or both! By now you’ll be longing for some narrative fiction I’m sure, so soar to the musical heights of Handel’s Messiah with the boys in The Choir (under the tutelage of Dustin Hoffman), and then have a right good laugh with Robert Carlyle’s directorial debut, the marvellous, Glasgow-set, jet-black comedy (and EIFF’s recent opening film), The Legend of Barney Thomson. If that’s all a bit too ‘current’ for you, and you subscribe to the view of our sometime chief projectionist that “all the best films have already been made”, the month is spread through with some classics from Orson Welles (in this his centenary year), including restorations of two of the best films ever made, The Third Man and Touch of Evil (two films that are NEVER EVER out of my top 5 of all time) and the rarely seen, finally available, Mr Welles’ favourite of all his films, Chimes at Midnight. There, not a bad* film among them! Rod White, Head of Filmhouse
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THE CHOIR
MR. HOLMES
SLOW WEST
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A TOUCH OF ORSON - THE STRANGER
Main features
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
MAYBEYOUMISSED
WE ARE MANY
MAYBEYOUMISSED
THE LOOK OF SILENCE
NEWRELEASE
Mad Max: Fury Road
We Are Many
The Look of Silence
Showing from Mon 29 Jun (2D and 3D)
Showing from Mon 29 Jun
Showing from Mon 29 Jun
George Miller • Australia/USA 2015 • 2h • Digital 15 - Contains strong violence, threat Cast: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Josh Helman, Nathan Jones.
Amir Amirani • UK 2014 • 1h44m • Digital • 12A - Contains moderate injury detail, partially obscured strong language Documentary featuring Damon Albarn, Brian Eno, Danny Glover, Ken Loach, Noam Chomsky, Tony Benn.
The future truly belongs to the mad. Thirty years after the release of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, we return to the barren, post-apocalyptic wasteland - where water is scarce and gasoline sacred - for more frenetic vehicular action. Tom Hardy dons the leather shoulder pad and has honed his thousandyard-stare as the titular hero, once again embroiled in a furious struggle for justice in the desert wilds. This time, alongside fierce warrior Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) and irradiated ‘War Boy’ Nux (Nicholas Hoult), he wages war on the oppressive, grotesque cult leader, Immortan Joe (played by Hugh Keays-Byrne, who also played the main antagonist in the first Mad Max). Having freed the tyrant’s imprisoned wives (Zoë Kravitz, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Riley Keough, Abbey Lee, Courtney Eaton), they find themselves pursued by his vicious horde. As they learn to trust one another, their fight for survival becomes a quest for redemption, punctuated by jaw-dropping action, visceral thrills and stunningly realised production design.
“A powerful and (...) moving tribute to organised dissent and the power of the people.” - Screen Daily On February 15 2003, millions of people, in over 800 cities across the world, marched against the impending invasion of Iraq, seen as a pretext for US and UK geo-political gain. The largest mobilisation in human history - reported as a failure - is powerfully retold in this moving and dramatic film, illustrative of the movement as a tipping point for global social change, and a devastating critique of the state of democracy today. With gripping contributions from a remarkable cast including Damon Albarn, Danny Glover, Richard Branson, Noam Chomsky, Ken Loach, Tony Benn, Jesse Jackson, Tariq Ali and Hans Blix, We Are Many is a vital record for vigilance against present and future wars.
Joshua Oppenheimer • Denmark/Indonesia/Norway/Finland/UK 2014 • 1h43m • Digital • Indonesian and Javanese with English subtitles 15 - Contains graphic descriptions of killings and torture Documentary
Following the filming of his landmark The Act of Killing - in which perpetrators of the 1965 Indonesian genocide recreated past their atrocities - director Joshua Oppenheimer turned his gaze to a single victim, a plantation worker called Ramli. In looking through the footage shot by Oppenheimer (and his anonymous Indonesian collaborators), Ramli’s family discover the identity of the men who killed him. Determined to finally break the silence and fear under which his community continues to live, Ramli’s younger brother, Adi, sets out to confront the men responsible for his murder.
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A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT
MAYBEYOUMISSED
THE MISFITS
RESTOREDCLASSIC
GOING CLEAR: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE PRISON OF BELIEF
NEWRELEASE
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
The Misfits
Showing from Mon 29 Jun
Showing from Mon 29 Jun
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Ana Lily Amirpour • USA 2014 • 1h41m • Digital Persian with English subtitles 15 - Contains drug use, strong violence, sex Cast: Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Marshall Manesh, Mozhan Marnò, Dominic Rains, Rome Shadanloo.
John Huston • USA 1961 • 2h5m • Digital PG - Contains mild language and violence Cast: Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift,
Showing from Fri 3 Jul Alex Gibney • USA 2015 • 1h59m • Digital • cert tbc Documentary
The final completed film of stars Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe is an elegy for the death of the Old West from writer Arthur Miller and director John Huston. Gable stars as Gay Langland, an aging hand travelling the byways and working at rodeos with his two comrades, Guido (Eli Wallach) and young Perce Howland (Montgomery Clift). The three men come up with a plan to corral some misfit mustangs and sell them for dog food, but Gay’s new girlfriend Roslyn Taber (Marilyn Monroe), a high-minded ex-stripper who has just divorced her husband in Reno, is appalled by the plan.
Acclaimed documentarian Alex Gibney is famed for delving into the innermost dealings of major institutions. From ‘big oil’ to WikiLeaks, his films shine an exploratory light on the cultures and environments that foster these high-profile stories. Inspired by Lawrence Wright’s 2013 book of the same name, Going Clear sees Gibney turn his attention to the strange and storied history of the Church of Scientology. Showcasing remarkable testimonies from former members, including Oscar-winning director Paul Haggis, the film blends these experiences with fascinating archival material to produce a rather chilling exposé.
In an Iranian ghost town, a lonely vampire stalks her prey. Her victims are Bad City’s most unsavoury men: those who mistakenly take as granted the submissiveness of a chador-cloaked woman like herself. But things suddenly change when she encounters Arash, a cat-loving hipster whose respect for the codes of honour between men and women throws her killer instincts off-balance. Shot through by striking black-and-white cinematography, Ana Lily Amirpour’s debut feature expertly fuses disparate elements of horror, film noir and Westerns. It also features an extraordinary soundtrack, with music ranging from ‘80s New Wave to the Middle Eastern fusion beats of Bei Ru and the underground Iranian rock of Radio Tehran and Kiosk.
Main features
GIRLHOOD
WEST
NEWRELEASE
West
Westen Showing from Fri 3 Jul Christian Schwochow • Germany 2013 • 1h42m • Digital German, English, Russian and Polish with English subtitles 15 - Contains strong sex, violence Cast: Jördis Triebel, Tristan Göbel, Alexander Scheer, Jacky Ido, Anja Antonowicz.
In the late 1970s, Nelly Senff (Jördis Triebel) and her young son Alexej (Tristan Göbel) escape East Berlin with only a pair of suitcases between them. Three years after the death of Alexej’s father, Wassilij, they hope to find a fresh start in the vaunted freedom of the West. Instead, they find themselves seeking shelter at a crowded Emergency Refugee Centre where, gradually, Nelly’s past begins to catch up with her, as the Allied secret services demand information on Wassilij - whom they allege was a spy.
LES COMBATTANTS
MAYBEYOUMISSED
MR. HOLMES
MAYBEYOUMISSED
Girlhood Bande de filles
Mr. Holmes
Showing from Fri 3 Jul
Showing from Fri 3 Jul
Céline Sciamma • France 2014 • 1h53m • Digital French with English subtitles 15 - Contains strong language, violence, drug use Cast: Karidja Touré, Assa Sylla, Lindsay Karamoh, Mariétou Touré, Djibril Gueye.
Bill Condon • UK/USA 2015 • 1h43m • Digital • English and Japanese with English subtitles • PG • Contains infrequent upsetting scenes Cast: Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Milo Parker, Hiroyuki Sanada,
Oppressed by her family setting, dead-end school prospects and the domineering boys in the neighbourhood, Marieme starts a new life after meeting a group of three free-spirited girls. She changes her name and her dress code, and quits school to join the gang, hoping that this will be a way to freedom. Featuring a wonderful ensemble cast, Girlhood is an engrossing coming-of-age film from Tomboy director Céline Sciamma.
Les combattants Love at First Fight
Showing from Fri 3 Jul Thomas Cailley • France 2014 • 1h38m • Digital • French with English subtitles • 15 - Contains strong language, moderate sex Cast: Adèle Haenel, Kévin Azaïs, Antoine Laurent, Brigitte Roüan
An energetic crowd-pleasing comedy, surely destined for an English-language remake. Easy-going Arnaud has few plans for his summer, other than helping his brother with the family carpentry business. Whilst on a job he meets an enigmatic girl, Madeleine, and is attracted to her somewhat domineering personality. When she signs up for an army training course, Arnaud follows suit, in the hope of getting to know her better.
In 1947, the long-retired Sherlock Holmes (Ian McKellen) lives out his days on the south coast of England, tending to his beloved beehives and living down the legend created by his now-estranged friend, Dr Watson. As his once-fêted memory fades away, he attempts to piece together a part of his own past - the reason why he abandoned London and his career almost three decades before. With Mr Holmes, director Bill Condon (Gods and Monsters) crafts a Sherlock story only tangentially dedicated to serpentine sleuthing. Instead, he and McKellen together craft the very human story of a 93-year-old detective desperately trying to reconnect with lost recollections, and at last facing the mistakes made over a long career.
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SONG OF THE SEA
RESTOREDCLASSIC
NEWRELEASE
THE CHOIR
NEWRELEASE
Freaks
Song of the Sea
The Choir
Tue 7 to Thu 9 Jul
From Fri 10 Jul
From Fri 10 Jul
Tod Browning • USA 1932 • 1h2m • Digital 12A - Contains moderate horror Cast: Wallace Ford, Leila Hyams, Olga Baclanova, Roscoe Ates,
Tomm Moore • Ireland/Denmark/Belgium/Luxembourg/France 2014 • 1h33m • Digital • PG - Contains mild threat With the voices of Lucy O’Connell, Brendan Gleeson, David Rawle, Lisa Hannigan, Fionnula Flanagan.
François Girard • USA 2014 • 1h43m • Digital • cert tbc Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Garrett Wareing, Eddie Izzard, Kathy Bates
Famously, MGM virtually disowned Browning’s masterpiece, so that it remained unseen here until the 60s. That’s testament, surely, both to its sheer dramatic power and to the material itself: a group of circus ‘freaks’ decide to exact revenge on a trapeze artist and her strongman lover who have been plotting together against one of their number, a relatively wealthy midget infatuated with the acrobat. Browning’s unsentimental sympathies for both his cast and the characters they play are immediately evident in his matter-of-fact, non-voyeuristic depiction of their lives and in the story’s celebration of their strong sense of solidarity. The film combines moral outrage with cinematic expertise to brilliant effect. A genuine one-off, and quite unforgettable.
Based on ancient Celtic myths, this stunningly beautiful animated feature is the soulful and magical tale of a brother and sister on an adventure to save the spirit world. Following their mother’s mysterious disappearance, Saoirse (O’Connell) and her brother Ben (Rawle) live with their distraught father (Gleeson) by the sea. With Saoirse still yet to utter her first word, Ben’s frustrations give way to wonder as he discovers that his sister is a selkie - a mythical changeling who can turn into a seal.
An uplifting drama that truly finds its voice through impressive choral performances, this latest feature from François Girard (The Red Violin) takes familiar themes - a troubled musical prodigy pushed to fulfil his potential and produces something rather more engaging. The debuting Garrett Wareing is supported by an excellent understated performance from Dustin Hoffman as the head choirmaster. Coupled with the myriad talents of Kathy Bates, Josh Lucas, Debra Winger and Eddie Izzard, The Choir hits the emotional highnotes with aplomb. Filmhouse email list For screening times, news and competitions, join our email list at www.filmhousecinema.com/email/subscribe Filmhouse mailing list To have this monthly programme sent to you for a year, send £7 (cheques payable to Filmhouse Ltd) with your name and address and the month you wish your subscription to start, or subscribe in person at the box office or by phone on 0131 228 2688. Facebook News, updates and competitions: www.facebook.com/filmhousecinema Twitter Follow @Filmhouse for news and updates
Main features
THE CONNECTION
MAYBEYOUMISSED
CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA
MAYBEYOUMISSED
AMY
NEWRELEASE
Amy
The Connection
Clouds of Sils Maria
La French
Sils Maria
Showing from Fri 17 Jul
Fri 10 to Sun 12 Jul
Mon 13 to Thu 16 Jul
Cédric Jimenez • France 2014 • 2h15m • Digital French with English subtitles 15 - Contains strong violence, strong language, drug use Cast: Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche, Céline Sallette, Mélanie Doutey, Benoït Magimel, Guillaume Gouix.
Olivier Assayas • France/Switzerland/Germany/USA/Belgium 2014 • 2h4m • Digital • English, French, German and Swiss German with English subtitles 15 - Contains very strong language Cast: Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Chloë Grace Moretz, Lars Eidinger, Angela Winkler.
Asif Kapadia • UK 2015 • 2h3m • Digital 15 - Contains very strong language, strong drug languages Documentary
Beginning in 1975, a French police magistrate (The Artist’s Jean Dujardin) works tirelessly over six years to help the drug-addicted youth of Marseilles. Through them, he also hopes to build his case against an elusive heroin kingpin, who remains untouchable thanks to his network of ruthless and violent underlings. Buoyed by sweeping, stylised setpieces which have drawn comparison to Tarantino and Scorsese, this compelling crime drama more than justifies its title’s knowing nod to William Friedkin’s Oscar-winning classic The French Connection (which screens on 27 July, see page 21).
This new film by Olivier Assayas (Summer Hours, Carlos) follows Maria Enders (Juliette Binoche), an internationally-acclaimed actress whose breakthrough role was playing Sigrid, a young woman who seduces and abandons her older female boss, in the play and film versions of Maloja Snake. Invited after 20 years to perform in a revival of the play, she finds herself now cast as the older woman, with Jo-Ann Ellis (Chloë Grace Moretz), a young Hollywood starlet with a penchant for scandal, set to play Sigrid. Beginning rehearsals, the pair travel to the remote Sils Maria region of the Alps, where Maria finds herself face to face with an ambiguously charming woman - one who seems, in many ways, to be an unsettling reflection of herself.
An absorbing, moving and insightful documentary from Asif Kapadia (who directed Oscar-winning documentary Senna) that charts the amazing highs and terrible lows in the life of the wonderfully talented but terribly troubled Amy Winehouse, who died in 2011. Great use of home video, camera phones, archive footage and interviews combine to craft a mesmerising - and often very sad - film brimming with magical musical moments, offering a remarkable portrait of a wonderful talent. Amy received its UK Première at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2015.
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THE SALT OF THE EARTH
NEWRELEASE
The Salt of the Earth Le sel de la terre
Showing from Fri 17 Jul Juliano Ribeiro Salgado & Wim Wenders • France/Brazil/Italy 2014 1h50m • Digital • French, Portuguese and English with English subtitles • 12A - Contains images of real dead bodies Documentary
For the last 40 years, photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. He has witnessed some of the major events of our recent history - international conflicts, starvation and exodus. He is now embarking on the discovery of pristine territories, of wild fauna and flora, and of grandiose landscapes, as part of a huge photographic project in tribute to the planet’s beauty. The 6pm screening on Saturday 18th July will be followed by a Q&A with special guests including renowned Scottish photojournalist Gerry McCann (The Herald, The Observer). Presented by Take One Action - Scotland’s global change film festival. Take One Action’s main festival will be presented at Filmhouse from 16 - 27 September.
www.takeoneaction.org.uk
THE TERMINATOR
RESTOREDCLASSIC
The Terminator Fri 24 to Sun 26 Jul James Cameron • UK/USA 1984 • 1h47m • Digital English and Spanish with English subtitles 15 - Contains strong language, moderate horror, violence Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton
In the year 2029, humanity is all but extinct. Pockets of survivors remain, living either as slaves or as part of the ragtag resistance movement fighting to overthrow their cruel robot overlords. From these ruins, two soldiers are sent back in time to 1984, both intent on influencing the outcome of the conflict to come. One is a human guerrilla fighter; the other, an unstoppable (and ripped) T-800 killing machine. The common target they share is Sarah Connor, whose unborn child has the potential to become humanity’s saviour.
THE LEGEND OF BARNEY THOMSON
NEWRELEASE
The Legend of Barney Thomson Showing from Fri 24 Jul Robert Carlyle • UK 2015 • 1h33m • Digital • cert tbc Cast: Robert Carlyle, Emma Thompson, Ray Winstone, Tom Courtenay, Martin Compston.
A delightful jet-black comedy about a downtrodden barber whose mundane life is turned upside down when he accidentally turns killer. Based on a novel by Douglas Lindsay – the first of seven books about Barney Thomson – the film was shot in Glasgow, with the city a vibrant and vital backdrop to the hilariously black story. Locations include the East End (where the barber shop is located), Shawfield dog track and the Barrowlands, which doubles as the bingo hall where Barney’s controlling mother Cemolina spends quality time. Emma Thompson is a revelation as the mother, complete with Glaswegian accent and a serious amount of make-up to help transform her into a truly memorable character. Robert Carlyle directs (his feature debut) and plays the lead alongside the hilariously fierce Thompson, Martin Compston as a rival barber and Ray Winstone as a fishout-of-water London cop exasperated by his Scottish colleagues. We are delighted to screen The Legend of Barney Thomson following its World Première at the Opening Night of Edinburgh International Film Festival 2015. MAIN FEATURES CONTINUE ON PAGE 14
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Mon 1 Mad Max: Fury Road (AD) 2.30/8.45 29 1 Mad Max: Fury Road [3D](AD) 6.00 Jun 2 The Misfits 1.00/6.05 2 The Look of Silence 3.40/8.50 3 We Are Many 1.15/8.25 3 A Girl Walks Home Alone... 3.50/6.10 *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
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Sun 1 Pinocchio (FJ) 5 1 Mr. Holmes (AD) Jul 1 Magician: ...Orson Welles 2 Les combattants 2 Going Clear: Scientology... 3 West 3 Girlhood *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
11.00am 1.00/6.00/8.20 3.30 1.15/6.10 3.35/8.30 1.10/6.15 3.45/8.45
Sat 1 Song of the Sea 11 1 The Choir Jul 1 The Connection 2 The Connection 2 Touch of Evil (OW) 2 The Choir 3 The Choir *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
1.00/5.30 3.10 8.00 1.05 3.55/8.45 6.25 1.10
Sun 1 Enchanted (FJ) 12 1 Touch of Evil (OW) Jul 1 The Choir 1 Song of the Sea 1 The Connection 2 The Connection 2 Touch of Evil (OW) 2 The Choir 3 The Choir *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
11.00am 1.15 3.40 6.00 8.15 1.05 3.55/8.45 6.25 1.10
Mon 1 Song of the Sea 13 1 Clouds of Sils Maria Jul 2 The Choir 2 Touch of Evil (OW) 3 The Choir *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
1.00/6.00 3.15/8.15 1.05/6.05 3.30/8.25 3.45
Tue 1 Song of the Sea 14 1 Clouds of Sils Maria Jul 2 The Choir 2 Touch of Evil (OW) 3 The Choir *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
1.00/6.00 3.15/8.15 1.05/6.05 3.30/8.25 3.45
Wed 1 Song of the Sea 15 1 Clouds of Sils Maria Jul 2 The Choir 2 Touch of Evil (OW) 3 The Choir *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
1.00/6.00 3.15/8.15 1.05/6.05 3.30/8.25 3.45
Tue 1 Mad Max: Fury Road (AD) 30 1 Mad Max: Fury Road [3D](AD) Jun 1 Mad Max (1979) 2 The Misfits 2 The Look of Silence 3 We Are Many 3 A Girl Walks Home Alone... *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
2.30 6.00 8.45 1.00/6.05 3.40/8.50 1.15/8.25 3.50/6.10
Mon 1 Mr. Holmes (AD) 6 2 Going Clear: Scientology... Jul 2 Les combattants 3 West 3 Girlhood *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
2.30/6.00/8.20 1.15/6.10 3.50/8.45 1.10/6.15 3.45/8.30
Wed 1 Mad Max: Fury Road [3D](AD) 1 1 Mad Max: Fury Road (AD) Jul 2 The Look of Silence 2 The Misfits 3 A Girl Walks Home Alone... 3 We Are Many *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
2.30/8.45 6.00 1.00/6.05 3.20/8.30 1.15/8.35 3.50/6.10
Tue 1 Mr. Holmes (AD) 7 1 Mr. Holmes (AD) (C) Jul 2 Going Clear: Scientology... 2 Les combattants 3 Freaks 3 Girlhood *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
1.00/3.30/8.20 6.00 (captioned) 1.15/6.10 3.50/8.45 1.10/5.15/6.50 2.45/8.30
Thu 1 Mad Max: Fury Road (AD) 2 1 Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior Jul 2 The Look of Silence 2 The Misfits 3 A Girl Walks Home Alone... 3 We Are Many *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
2.30/6.00 8.45 1.00/6.05 3.20/8.30 1.15/8.35 3.50/6.10
Wed 1 Mr. Holmes (AD) 8 2 Les combattants Jul 2 Going Clear: Scientology... 3 Girlhood 3 Freaks *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
1.00/3.30/6.00/8.20 1.15/6.10 3.35/8.30 1.10/5.50 3.45/8.40
Fri 1 Mr. Holmes (AD) 3 2 Les combattants Jul 2 Going Clear: Scientology... 3 West 3 Girlhood *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
1.00/3.30/6.00/8.20 1.15/6.10 3.35/8.30 1.10/8.45 3.45/6.15
Thu 1 Mr. Holmes (AD) 9 1 QMU Degree Show (D) Jul 2 Les combattants 2 Going Clear: Scientology... 3 Girlhood 3 Freaks *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
1.00/3.30/6.00 8.30 1.15/8.45 3.35/6.10 1.10/5.50 3.45/8.40
Sat 1 Mr. Holmes (AD) 4 1 Magician: ...Orson Welles Jul 2 Les combattants 2 Going Clear: Scientology... 3 Girlhood 3 West *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
1.00/6.00/8.20 3.30 1.15/6.10 3.35/8.30 1.10/6.15 3.45/8.45
Fri 1 Song of the Sea 10 1 The Choir Jul 1 The Connection 2 The Connection 2 Touch of Evil (OW) 2 The Choir 3 The Choir *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
1.00/5.30 3.10 8.00 1.05 3.55/8.45 6.25 1.10
SCHEDULE CONTINUES OVERLEAF
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FILMHOUSE PROGRAMME
29 June - 6 August 2015
BOX OFFICE 0131 228 2688
DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE
SCREENING TIMES
DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE
SCREENING TIMES
DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE
SCREENING TIMES
Thu 1 Song of the Sea 16 1 Clouds of Sils Maria Jul 2 The Choir 2 Touch of Evil (OW) 3 The Choir *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
1.00/6.00 3.15/8.15 1.05/6.05 3.30/8.25 3.45
Mon 1 The Choir 20 1 Amy Jul 2 The Salt of the Earth 2 Amy 3 The Third Man (OW) *Plus films and times TBC (see below)
2.30/6.00 8.30 1.00/6.10/8.40 3.25 3.35/8.45
Sat 1 The Salt of the Earth 25 1 The Legend of Barney... (AD) Jul 2 The Legend of Barney... (AD) 2 Orlando (OR) 2 The Salt of the Earth 2 The Terminator *Plus films and times TBC (see below)
1.10 3.40/6.15/8.30 1.00 3.45 6.10 8.35
Fri 1 The Choir 17 1 Amy Jul 2 Amy 2 The Salt of the Earth 3 The Third Man (OW) *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
1.00/3.30/6.00 8.30 1.05 3.45/6.10/8.40 1.10/6.05
Tue 1 The Choir 2.30/6.00 21 1 Amy 8.30 Jul 2 The Salt of the Earth 1.00/6.10/8.40 2 Amy 3.25 3 The Third Man (OW) 3.35 3 The Third Man (OW) (C) 8.45 (captioned) *Plus films and times TBC (see below)
Sun 1 Labyrinth (FJ) 26 1 The Legend of Barney... (AD) Jul 2 The Salt of the Earth 2 The Terminator 2 Orlando (OR) *Plus films and times TBC (see below)
11.00am 1.30/3.40/6.15/8.30 1.00/8.10 3.30 6.00
Sat 1 Amy 18 1 The Salt of the Earth Jul 1 The Choir 2 The Choir 2 The Salt of the Earth (+Q&A) 2 The Salt of the Earth 3 The Third Man (OW) *Plus films and times TBC (see below)
1.00/8.30 3.40 6.05 1.05/3.30 6.00 8.50 1.10/6.05
Wed 1 The Choir 22 1 Amy Jul 2 Amy 2 The Salt of the Earth 3 The Third Man (OW) *Plus films and times TBC (see below)
2.30/6.00 8.30 1.00 3.40/6.10/8.40 1.05/6.05
Mon 1 The Legend of Barney... (AD) 27 1 The French Connection Jul 2 The Salt of the Earth 2 The French Connection 2 The Legend of Barney... (AD) *Plus films and times TBC (see below)
1.30/3.45/6.15 8.40 1.10/6.00 3.40 8.30
Sun 1 Moon Man (FJ) 19 1 The Choir Jul 1 Amy 2 The Salt of the Earth 2 Amy 3 The Third Man (OW) *Plus films and times TBC (see below)
11.00am 1.00/3.30/6.00 8.30 1.00/6.10/8.40 3.25 1.10/6.05
Thu 1 The Choir 23 1 Amy Jul 2 Amy 2 The Salt of the Earth 3 The Third Man (OW) *Plus films and times TBC (see below)
2.30/6.00 8.30 1.00 3.40/6.10/8.40 1.05/8.45
Tue 1 The Legend of Barney... (AD) 1.30/3.45/8.30 28 1 The Legend of Barney... (AD)(C) 6.15 (captioned) Jul 2 The Salt of the Earth 1.10/8.10 2 The Lady From Shanghai (OW) 3.40/6.00 *Plus films and times TBC (see below)
Fri 1 The Salt of the Earth 24 1 The Legend of Barney... (AD) Jul 2 The Legend of Barney... (AD) 2 The Terminator 2 The Salt of the Earth *Plus films and times TBC (see below)
1.10 3.40/6.15/8.30 1.00 3.45/8.35 6.10
KEY (AD) – Audio Description (see page 2) (C) – Captioned for customers who are deaf or hard of hearing (see page 2)
* The majority of our screenings are scheduled well in advance, and times published in this monthly brochure and on our website. Most weeks we leave some spaces in the schedule in order to allow us to keep on films that are proving popular for a little longer; these late-scheduled screenings will be added to our website from midday at the latest on the Tuesday preceding the start of the new cinema week on Friday, and listed in our weekly screenings email – sign up at www.filmhousecinema.com/news
All screenings in 2D unless marked [3D] Information about For Crying Out Loud screenings for babies and carers can now be found on page 2. SEASONS: (BB) - Beyond Borders (page 21) (CS) – Come and See... (page 21) (D) – Degree Shows (page 21) (FJ) – Filmhouse Junior (pages 19) (OR) – Over the Rainbow (page 20) (OW) – A Touch of Orson (pages 16-18) Full index of films on page 2
WWW.FILMHOUSECINEMA.COM DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE
29 June - 6 August 2015
SCREENING TIMES
Wed 1 The Legend of Barney... (AD) 1.30/3.45/6.15/8.30 29 2 The Salt of the Earth 1.10/8.10 Jul 2 The Lady From Shanghai (OW) 3.40/6.00 *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12) Thu 1 The Legend of Barney... (AD) 30 1 The Salt of the Earth Jul 2 The Lady From Shanghai (OW) 2 The Salt of the Earth 2 Maidan (BB) 3 The Legend of Barney... (AD) *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
1.30/3.45/8.30 6.00 1.10 3.15 6.30 6.15
Fri 1 Slow West (AD) 31 1 The Legend of Barney... (AD) Jul 2 The Legend of Barney... (AD) 2 Chimes at Midnight (OW) *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
1.00/5.05/9.15 2.55/7.05 1.10/8.30 3.20/6.00
Sat 1 Slow West (AD) 1 1 The Legend of Barney... (AD) Aug 2 The Legend of Barney... (AD) 2 Chimes at Midnight (OW) *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
1.00/2.55/9.15 4.55/7.05 1.10/8.30 3.20/6.00
Sun 1 Moomins on the Riviera (FJ) 2 1 Slow West (AD) Aug 1 The Legend of Barney... (AD) 2 The Legend of Barney... (AD) 2 Chimes at Midnight (OW) *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
11.00am 1.00/5.05/9.15 2.55/7.05 1.10/5.45 3.20/8.00
Mon 1 The Legend of Barney... (AD) 3 2 The Legend of Barney... (AD) Aug 2 Chimes at Midnight (OW) 2 The Magnificent... (OW) 2 Slow West (AD) (C) 3 Slow West (AD) *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
2.30/6.15/8.30 1.10 3.20 6.30 8.40 (captioned) 3.50
FILMHOUSE PROGRAMME
DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE
SCREENING TIMES
TICKET PRICES AND INFORMATION
Tue 1 The Legend of Barney... (AD) 4 2 The Magnificent... (OW) Aug 2 The Stranger (OW) 2 La grande bouffe 2 Slow West (AD) 3 Slow West (AD) *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
2.30/6.15/8.30 1.30 3.40 6.00 8.45 3.50
MATINEES (Shows starting prior to 5pm) Mon - Thu: £7.20 full price, £5.70 concessions Friday Matinees: £5.50/£4.00 concessions Sat - Sun: £9.00 full price, £7.20 concessions
Wed 1 The Legend of Barney...(AD) 5 1 Slow West (AD) Aug 2 La grande bouffe 2 The Magnificent... (OW) 2 A Fuller Life 2 The Stranger (OW) 3 Slow West (AD) 3 The Legend of Barney... (AD) *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
2.30/6.15 8.40 1.15 4.00 6.05 8.15 3.50 8.45
Thu 1 The Legend of Barney... (AD) 6 1 La grande bouffe Aug 2 A Fuller Life 2 The Stranger (OW) 2 Slow West (AD) 3 Slow West (AD) 3 The Legend of Barney... (AD) *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
2.30/6.15 8.25 1.30/8.30 3.30 6.30 3.50 8.45
EVENING SCREENINGS (Starting 5pm and later) £9.00 full price, £7.20 concessions For screenings in 3D add £2 to ticket price. All tickets to Filmhouse Junior screenings (marked FJ on grid) are £4.00. Tickets for children under 12 are £4.00 for any screening. Filmhouse Members get £1.50 off every ticket (excludes Friday matinees and Filmhouse Junior) Concessions available for: children (under 15); students (with valid matriculation card); school pupils (15-18 years); Young Scot cardholders; senior citizens; people with disability or invalidity status (carers go free); claimants (Jobseekers Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, Housing Benefit); NHS employees (with proof of employment).
There are usually ticket deals available on film seasons. All performances are bookable in advance, in person, online at www.filmhousecinema.com or by phone on 0131 228 2688. We do not charge a booking fee. Tickets may also be reserved without payment, in which case they must be collected no later than 30 minutes before the performance starts. Tickets cannot be exchanged nor money refunded except in the event of a cancellation of a performance. Screenings are subject to change, but only in extraordinary circumstances. All seats are unreserved. If you require seats together please arrive in plenty of time. Cinemas will be open 15 minutes before the start of each screening. The management reserves the right of admission and will not admit latecomers. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Double bills are shown in the same order as indicated on these pages. Intervals in double bills last 10 minutes. BOX OFFICE: 0131 228 2688 (10am-9pm daily) PROGRAMME INFO: 0131 228 2689
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Main features
SLOW WEST
LA GRANDE BOUFFE
MAYBEYOUMISSED
Slow West Showing from Fri 31 Jul John Maclean • UK/New Zealand 2015 • 1h24m • Digital 15 - Contains strong violence Cast: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Michael Fassbender, Caren Pistorius, Ben Mendelsohn, Rory McCann.
When the aristocratic Jay Cavendish (Kodi Smit-McPhee) leaves Scotland in pursuit of his lost love, Rose (Caren Pistorius), the poetry-quoting youth swiftly finds himself adrift in the lawless American West. Taken under the protection of mysterious traveller Silas Selleck (Michael Fassbender), the pair trek across the rough wilderness, pursued by the bounty hunters who are also looking to track down Rose’s family. A vivid new addition to the recent renaissance of the Western genre, Slow West is the stunningly assured debut from director John Maclean, a distinguished BAFTA-winning short filmmaker, former member of influential Scottish groups The Beta Band and The Aliens, and graduate of the Edinburgh College of Art.
RESTOREDCLASSIC
La grande bouffe Blow Out
Tue 4 to Thu 6 Aug Marco Ferreri • France/Italy 1973 • 2h10m • Digital • French and Italian with English subtitles • 18 - Contains strong sex Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Michel Piccoli, Philippe Noiret, Ugo Tognazzi, Andréa Ferréol.
A judge, a television producer, a pilot and a chef have, for whatever reason, decided life has become bland. Their solution is to shuffle off this mortal coil via a grand blow-out. But their weapon of choice is not the rope, the blade or the bullet - for these seemingly successful men, their end is to come via the continuous consumption of food, drink and sex over a weekend. A study of stoic, sickening self-indulgence that takes a swipe at the French bourgeoisie with a compelling mix of humour
A FULLER LIFE
MAYBEYOUMISSED
A Fuller Life Wed 5 & Thu 6 Aug Samantha Fuller • USA 2013 • 1h20m • Digital 15 - Contains infrequent references to rape and sexual assault Documentary featuring William Friedkin, Monte Hellman, Buck Henry, Tim Roth, Constance Towers, Wim Wenders.
A gripping tribute to a true American maverick. Samuel Fuller’s adventure-filled life as journalist, infantryman, novelist and filmmaker spanned the entire world and encompassed major turning points in 20th-century history. His body of work as a director, writer and producer is one of the most radical and exhilarating in the history of American cinema. Twelve prominent Fuller admirers use his own words to narrate his life story, accompanied by clips from his great films and neverbefore-seen images from his personal archive.
COMING SOON The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson Julien Temple’s digressive and distinctive documentary on the Dr. Feelgood/The Blockheads guitarist, Wilko Johnson. Diagnosed with terminal illness, his response to tragedy will surprise and inspire. Au revoir l’été An 18-year-old girl, Sakuko, learns about the deceptions of the adult world in a low-key and thoughtful film from Koji Fukada. Theeb In 1916, a young Bedouin boy guides a British officer through treacherous terrain in the Hijaz region of the (then) Ottoman Empire.
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Orson Welles
MAGICIAN: THE ASTONISHING LIFE...
TOUCH OF EVIL
A Touch of Orson 6 May 2015 marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Orson Welles - director, actor, producer, author, screenwriter, phenom. Prodigously talented as a boy, his interest in and knowledge of literature, theatre, music and magic went hand-in-hand with his precocious intelligence. By his late teens he had travelled across the Atlantic, toured Ireland and forged a career in the theatre (famously started by talking his way into a production at the Gate Theatre, Dublin), before returning to the United States to become the “boy wonder” of New York’s theatrical stage. Acclaim, controversy and a TIME magazine cover at 23 followed, along with infamous radio productions and an unprecented two-film deal with RKO leading to the incomparable Citizen Kane.
THE THIRD MAN
NEWRELEASE
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles Sat 4 & Sun 5 Jul Chuck Workman • USA 2014 • 1h31m • Digital • 12A - Contains infrequent strong language, moderate sexualised nudity Documentary featuring Peter Bogdanovich, Oja Kodar, Jeanne Moreau, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Julie Taymor.
The extraordinary tale of how a precocious prodigy from Wisconsin caused a stir in the worlds of theatre, radio and cinema all before his 26th birthday, then spent the rest of his life trying to live up to his own reputation. In the process, he found himself stymied as much by distrustful studios and reluctant funders as by his own stubborn unwillingness to compromise the artistic vision which, today, is seen as possessed of an unfailing foresight. This is the story of Orson Welles - and, as the man himself said, it’s all true.
Touch of Evil
Studio favour would prove short-lived, however (thanks, in part, to William Randolph Hearst), and the meddling money-men would sadly compromise much of Welles’ directorial work.
Showing from Fri 10 Jul
Despite this, his creative vision and immense on-screen talent are still so evident, in his own productions and the films of others. As Jean-Luc Godard put it: “Everyone will always owe him everything”.
Self-righteous Mexican narcotics cop Vargas (Charlton Heston) hits the border hell-hole of Los Robles, and goes up against Welles’ local colossus of law enforcement, Hank Quinlan - a cop who won’t stop short of fabricating evidence to back up his (invariably correct) intuition. Morally ambiguous, flawed, and quite, quite brilliant.
THE THIRD MAN
RESTOREDCLASSIC
The Third Man Showing from Fri 17 Jul Carol Reed • UK 1949 • 1h45m • Digital • PG - Contains mild threat Cast: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, Trevor Howard, Bernard Lee.
Summoned to occupied post-war Vienna by his old friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles), brash American pulp writer Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) arrives to find his old chum being widely mourned, especially by the actress Anna (Alida Valli), though less so by British Major Calloway (Trevor Howard). In this quartered, ruined, double-talking city, however, it’s as well to take nothing at face value... The Third Man remains among the most consummate of British thrillers: Reed and Greene’s sardonic vision of smiling corruption is deliciously realised with superb location work, a roster of seasoned Viennese performers and Anton Karas’ jaunty zither score. This stunning 4K restoration (based on a 4K scan) was handled by the Deluxe laboratory in the UK on behalf of STUDIOCANAL.
Orson Welles • USA 1958 • 1h51m • Digital 12A - Contains moderate violence, threat, drug references Cast: Orson Welles, Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Marlene Dietrich, Akim Tamiroff.
Filmhouse Explorer Get a half-price ticket to any of the films in this season with Filmhouse Explorer – see page 4 for details!
Orson Welles
THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI
CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT
THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS
THE STRANGER
The Lady From Shanghai
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Stranger
Tue 28 to Thu 30 Jul
Mon 3 to Wed 5 Aug
Tue 4 to Thu 6 Aug
Orson Welles • USA 1947 • 1h31m • Digital PG - Contains mild violence, scenes of smoking Cast: Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles, Everett Sloane, Glenn Anders, Ted de Corsia.
Orson Welles • USA 1942 • 1h28m • 35mm • U Cast: Joseph Cotten, Dolores Costello, Anne Baxter, Tim Holt, Agnes Moorehead.
Orson Welles • USA 1946 • 1h35m • Digital PG - Contains mild violence Cast: Edward G Robinson, Loretta Young, Orson Welles, Philip Merivale, Richard Long.
Welles’ unsettling 1947 noir, starring his then-wife, Rita Hayworth. The director plays an Irish sailor who accompanies a beautiful woman (Hayworth) and her husband on a sea cruise, and becomes a pawn in a game of murder. Don’t attempt to follow the plot too closely (studio boss Harry Cohn offered a reward to anyone who could explain it to him), just revel in the dazzling visuals and Welles’ tongue-in-cheek approach to storytelling.
Chimes at Midnight Fri 31 Jul to Mon 3 Aug Orson Welles • France/Spain/Switzerland 1965 • 1h53m • Digital PG - Contains moderate violence Cast: Orson Welles, Jeanne Moreau, Margaret Rutherford, John Gielgud, Marina Vlady.
The somewhat buffoonish recurring character Falstaff was described by Orson Welles as “Shakespeare’s greatest creation”. Often directly compared to him, particularly in his later years, his connection to the character is perhaps one of the most organic in all of cinema. Sir John Falstaff is re-imagined and resplendent through Welles’ vision and performance in this portmanteau of five of The Bard’s plays. The comedy and warmth remain but, inevitably and with great poignancy, these give way to tragedy.
Hacked about by a confused RKO, Welles’ second film still looks a masterpiece, astounding for its almost magical re-creation of a gentler age when cars were still a nightmare of the future and the Ambersons felt safe in their mansion on the edge of town. Right from the wryly comic opening, detailing changes in fashions and the family’s exalted status, Welles takes an ambivalent view of the way the quality of life would change under the impact of a new industrial age, stressing the strength of community as evidenced in the old order while admitting to its rampant snobbery and petty sense of manners. With immaculate period reconstruction, a stirring score by Bernard Herrmann, and virtuoso acting shot in long, elegant takes, it remains the director’s most moving film.
Welles’ third film is a hugely enjoyable thriller, as Wilson (Edward G Robinson) from the Allied War Crimes Commission patiently stalks a former top Nazi (Welles), now ensconced as a prep school teacher in a small Connecticut town and newly married to the innocent Mary (Loretta Young). Studded with great scenes like the stranger’s furtive flight through the dockyards and the murder in the woods with boys streaming by on a paperchase.
TICKETDEALS Buy any three (or more) tickets for films in this season and get 15% off Buy any six (or more) tickets for films in this season and get 25% off Buy any nine (or more) tickets for films in this season and get 35% off These offers are available online, in person and on the phone, on both full price and concession price tickets. Tickets must all be bought at the same time.
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Filmhouse Junior
PINOCCHIO
ENCHANTED
Filmhouse junior Films for a younger audience, weekly on Sundays at 11am. Tickets cost £4.00 (£5.00 for 3D screenings) per person, big or small!
For these shows we choose to screen dubbed versions where these are available, but some films will be in their original language with subtitles – these are marked on individual film descriptions. Please note: although we normally disapprove of people talking during screenings, these shows are primarily for kids, so grown-ups should expect some noise!
Pinocchio Sun 5 Jul only Hamilton Luske & Ben Sharpsteen • USA 1940 • 1h28m • Digital U - Contains smoking scenes
When gentle woodcarver Geppetto builds a marionette to be his substitute son, a benevolent fairy brings the toy to life. The puppet, named Pinocchio, is not yet a human boy, however - he must earn the right to be real by proving that he is brave, truthful, and unselfish. But, even with the help of Jiminy, a cricket who the fairy assigns to be Pinocchio’s conscience, the marionette goes astray...
MOON MAN
LABYRINTH
Enchanted
Labyrinth
Sun 12 Jul only
Sun 26 Jul only
Kevin Lima • USA 2007 • 1h47m • Digital PG - Contains mild scary scenes and innuendo Cast: Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, Timothy Spall, Susan Sarandon.
Jim Henson • UK/USA 1986 • 1h41m • Digital • U Cast: Jennifer Connelly, David Bowie, Toby Froud, Shelley Thompson, Christopher Malcolm.
A classic Disney fairytale collides with modern-day New York City in this delightful film about an animated princess from the land of Andalasia who is thrust into the heart of New York City by an evil queen. Soon after her arrival, Princess Giselle begins to change her views on life and love after meeting a handsome lawyer. Can a storybook view of romance survive in the real world?
Moon Man
Jennifer Connelly plays Sarah, a young girl who must travel through the Labyrinth to save her baby brother from the Goblin King (David Bowie). Full of Jim Henson’s Creature Shop’s typically imaginative creature design, the film’s eye-popping sets, including the MC Escher inspired castle, create a wholly believable world existing just behind the facade of reality.
Moomins on the Riviera
Sun 19 Jul only
Muumit Rivieralla
Stephan Schesch, Sarah Clara Weber • France/Germany/Ireland 2012 • 1h35m • Digital U - Contains no material likely to offend or harm With the voices of Katharina Thalbach, Ulrich Tukur, Corinna Harfouch.
Sun 2 Aug only
The man on the moon is bored. One day, he hitches a ride to Earth on the tails of a passing comet - an “attack from outer space” that sets the alarm bells ringing in the President’s headquarters - and starts to explore the fantastical creatures and sights of a new planet. But all is not well - the Moon Man’s absence from his post means that all the world’s children are unable to sleep. Before the President captures him, they must join forces to return him to his rightful place in the sky.
In search of adventure, the Moomins, Snorkmaiden and Little My leave Moominvalley behind and set sail for the French Riviera. But family ties are threatened as Moominpappa takes on the airs and graces of the aristocratic ‘de Moomin’, Snorkmaiden is dazzled by the attentions of a playboy, Moomin is consumed by jealousy ...and Moominmamma waits for her family to come to their senses.
Xavier Picard • Finland/France 2014 •1h17m • Digital U - Contains no material likely to offend or harm With the voices of Russell Tovey, Nathaniel Parker, Tracy Ann Oberman, Stephanie Winiecki, Ruth Gibson.
Filmhouse Junior
MOOMINS ON THE RIVIERA
THE SECRET OF KELLS
TANGLED
MINIONS
LIAF: For Ages 0-6
The Secret of Kells
Minions
Sun 9 Aug only
Sun 23 Aug only
Sun 6 Sep only
46m • Digital • U
Tomm Moore • France/Belgium/Ireland 2009 • 1h19m • Digital PG - Contains some scary scenes With the voices of Venise du Bois du Roy, Brendan Gleeson, Liam Hourican, Mick Lally, Michael McGrath.
Kyle Balda & Pierre Coffin • USA 2015 • 1h44m • Digital • cert tbc With the voices of Pierre Coffin, Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Steve Coogan, Allison Janney, Michael Keaton.
A programme of 14 short films from the London International Animation Festival, specially chosen for children aged 0-6. This international showcase includes The New Species (Czech Republic), about three kids who decide to seek scholarly wisdom from a paleontologist; Miriam’s Kite (Estonia), about a pet chicken that takes to the skies; and the charming My Mum Is an Aeroplane (Russia/USA).
LIAF: For Ages 7+ Sun 16 Aug only 1h • Digital • PG
A programme of 10 short films from the London International Animation Festival, specially chosen for children aged 7 and over. They include Effie Pappa’s McLaren Award-winning My Stuffed Granny, about the desperate measures to which Sofia and her dad go to claim grumpy granny’s pension, and the delightful Rabbit and Deer, in which two friends learn to live with each other’s differences after one of them enters the third dimension.
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In a remote medieval outpost of Ireland, young Brendan embarks on a new life of adventure when a celebrated master illuminator arrives from foreign lands carrying a book brimming with secret wisdom and powers. To help complete the magical book, Brendan has to overcome his deepest fears on a dangerous quest that takes him into the enchanted forest. Don’t miss Tomm Moore’s enchanting new animated feature Song of the Sea, screening at Filmhouse from Fri 10 Jul (page 8)
Tangled Sun 30 Aug only Nathan Greno & Byron Howard • USA 2010 • 1h40m • Digital PG - Contains mild violence, threat and brief sight of blood With the voices of Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Donna Murphy, Ron Perlman, MC Gainey.
When charming bandit Flynn hides out in a mysterious tower, he’s taken hostage by Rapunzel, a feisty maiden with 70 feet of magical, golden hair. Rapunzel, who’s looking for her ticket out of the tower where she’s been locked away for years, strikes a deal with the handsome thief, and the unlikely duo sets off on an action-packed adventure.
In this prequel to their adventures with Gru in the Despicable Me films, three Minions - Kevin, Stuart and Bob - travel to the US in 1968 in search of a boss. Finding service as henchmen to the evil Scarlet Overkill (Sandra Bullock), they end up travelling to England on a dastardly mission to steal the crowd of Queen Elizabeth (Jennifer Saunders). Get more information on upcoming Education and Learning events at Filmhouse - including screenings for schools - on page 22.
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Orlando/Mad Max
ORLANDO
MAD MAX
OVERTHERAINBOW
Over the Rainbow is Filmhouse’s monthly screening strand for new and classic queer cinema and events. In July, we’ve the chance to make our first retrospective selection: Sally Potter’s gorgeous Orlando.
Orlando Sat 25 & Sun 26 Jul Sally Potter • UK/Russia/Italy/France/Netherlands 1992 • 1h30m 35mm • English and French with English subtitles • PG Cast: Tilda Swinton, Billy Zane, Quentin Crisp, Charlotte Valandrey, John Wood.
Combining a terrific and totally in-tune trio of talents Sally Potter, Virginia Woolf and Tilda Swinton - Orlando is a bold, unsentimental and strikingly cinematic reworking of the 1928 novel long considered a classic in both feminist and gender studies. As the film’s eponymous, agelessly innocent aristocrat (Swinton) journeys through 400 years of English history, first as a man and later as a woman, Potter’s depiction of Orlando’s quest for love becomes a sumptuous dance through time. Its use of stunning visual opulence in arthouse period drama has since carried through to the work of filmmakers like Wes Anderson and Sofia Coppola, both of whom have succumbed to its influence.
Mad Max Dig out your leathers and studded shoulder pads (but leave the shotguns at home) for George Miller’s original Mad Max duo. Furious, frenetic, fender-bending action awaits in the desolate desert as we remind ourselves of the strong, silent qualities that made Mel Gibson a star of the ‘80s.
Mad Max Tue 30 Jun only George Miller • Australia 1979 • 1h33m • Digital 15 - Contains strong threat, violence, injury detail Cast: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne
This creative, original, exciting, low-budget genre landmark gave the young Mel Gibson his first starring role. Set in the near future, Mad Max presents a postapocalyptic society descending into chaos, with the forces of law and order barely holding their own. Gibson plays Max, a good cop who’s fed up with his job. After chasing crazed criminals for years and seeing so many of his buddies killed in action, he just wants to retire and spend the rest of his days with his wife and child. Spending an idyllic break with his family on the beach, Max decides to put away his badge and uniform for good. But this is not to be... Though the plot is that of a simple revenge western, director George Miller infuses the film with a kinetic combination of visual style, amazing stunt work, creative costume design, and eccentric, detailed characterisations.
MAD MAX 2: THE ROAD WARRIOR
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior Thu 2 Jul only George Miller • Australia 1981 • 1h35m • Digital 15 - Contains strong violence and a scene of sexual violence Cast: Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Michael Preston, Max Phipps, Vernon Wells.
Following the events of the first Mad Max film, Gibson’s cynical drifter is left roaming the desert wasteland. When he encounters a small (but petrol-rich) community of survivors, he finds himself defending them against the might of the masked, fuel-covetous Humungus and his gang of bikers. With ten times the budget of its predecessor, Mad Max 2 was at the time the most expensive film ever made in Australia. The characterisation and dialogue are intentionally minimal, but the stunts are simply jawdropping, even by today’s standards - as is its liberal use of leather, mascara and exotic hairstyles. The long-awaited new instalment in George Miller’s cacophonous canon, Mad Max: Fury Road, is screening at Filmhouse from Mon 29 Jun - see page 5.
Maidan/Come and See/Degree Show
MAIDAN
SPECIALEVENT
Maidan Thu 30 Jul only Sergei Loznitsa • Ukraine/Netherlands 2014 • 2h14m • Digital Ukrainian with English subtitles 12A - Contains infrequent strong language Documentary
Sergei Loznitsa’s film Maidan captures the trajectory of the Ukrainian civil uprising in 2013/2014 from peaceful rallies to bloody street battles. In a minimalist style and with long, still shots, the film depicts the point of view of the crowd, peeking into the organised chaos of a revolution. Loznitsa withholds any grand narrative and manages to give the viewer a sense of participating in history-making, particularly as the film progresses, and the mood tips from euphoric to besieged. Beyond Borders Scotland - an organisation dedicated to cultural dialogue - presents this special screening and will host an open post-film discussion with activists of the Euromaidan protests, offering first-hand insights into the time in the square, the movement itself and the current situation in Ukraine.
THE FRENCH CONNECTION
QMU DEGREE SHOW
Come and See
Degree Show
A monthly one-off screening of a great film we simply thought you mnight like to see, again or for the first time, on the big screen.
Queen Margaret University Degree Show
The French Connection Mon 27 Jul only William Friedkin • USA 1971 • 1h44m • Digital • English and French with English subtitles • 18 Cast: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi.
William Friedkin’s hugely influential thriller from 1971 is a fictionalised account of New York City’s largest drug bust. But at the same time it is about blurring the line between good guys and bad guys (now default in your typical crime movie), and the gritty, yet often boring pursuit of narcotics crime. Gene Hackman is the relentlessly obsessive Jimmy ‘Popeye’ Doyle, as certain of his hunches as he is unmindful of the line that separates cop from criminal. He bears down on international drug smuggler Charnier (Fernando Rey), resulting in one of cinema’s most dizzying chase sequences. The French Connection is unusual in that it is selfconsciously not a melodrama: there is no romantic subplot, no family life, no heroic actors or actions. It is spare, cold, and generally unpleasant. It is also masterful. Cédric Jimenez’s stylish, ‘70s-set The Connection (page 9) views the same international drug smuggling operation from the European side of the Atlantic, and screens at Filmhouse from Fri 10 to Sun 12 Jul.
Thu 9 Jul only 1h40m
QMU’s cream of the crop; 10 shorts made by our Film & Media students covering a diverse range of subjects and genres. The documentaries profile an award winning artist, take you on a musical journey to the streets of Morocco and show you how to build an Earthship. The dramas feature characters dealing with the effects of grief, poverty, illness... and junk mail. Perhaps immodestly, we think it’s one of our strongest ever screenings: we hope you’ll agree. http://www.qmu.ac.uk/mcpa/coursesFilmAndMedia. htm
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Education and Learning
WE ARE MANY
SONG OF THE SEA
Education and Learning Filmhouse offers schools the opportunity to engage with a variety of film which support moving image literacy and subjects including modern languages and social studies. For more information email education@cmi-scotland.co.uk or call Nicola Kettlewood or Jenny Leask on 0131 228 6382. Details at www.filmhousecinema.com/learning
Autumn Events for Schools and Teachers CPD Event for Teachers Wednesday 9 September, 4.30pm-6.30pm • For both Primary and Secondary teachers Come and see one of the films we’ll be screening for schools as part of this year’s French Film Festival, and enjoy a glass of wine and a chat about using film to enrich Modern Languages teaching. This event is free for teachers but places are limited – to book please call Jenny Leask or Nicola Kettlewood on 0131 228 6382 or email education@cmi-scotland.co.uk
Screenings for Schools Tickets £3 per pupil, teachers go free. We Are Many (1h50m, cert 12A) Tuesday 8 September, 10am • S3-S6, Modern Studies A powerful documentary following the implications and legacy of the massive worldwide demonstrations that took place in 2003, protesting against the Iraq war. Girlhood (1h53m, cert 15, French with English subtitles) Thursday 10 September, 10am • S4-S6, Modern Languages (French) A girl with few real prospects joins a gang, reinventing herself and gaining a sense of self confidence in the process. However, she soon finds that this new life does not necessarily make her any happier. Song of the Sea (1h33m, cert TBC, expected PG) Tuesday 15 September, 10am • P3-S2 A stunningly beautiful, Oscar-nominated animation from the team behind The Secret of Kells, about a young boy trying to save his sister from becoming a selkie. There will also be schools screenings as part of the Take One Action Film Festival (September), Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (October), Africa in Motion Film Festival (October/November) and the French Film Festival (November).
Filmhouse Cafe Bar Drop in for a cappuccino, espresso or herbal tea and enjoy one of our superb cakes. Our full menu runs from noon to 10pm seven days a week! All our dishes are prepared on the premises using fresh ingredients. We have an extensive vegetarian range with a variety of daily specials. A glass of wine? Choose from nine! The bar has real choice in ales, beers and bottles. A special event? Just ask, we can probably help. Or just come and relax in the ambience! Opening hours: Monday to Thursday: 8am - 11.30pm Friday: 8am - 12.30am Saturday: 10am - 12.30am Sunday: 10am - 11.30pm 0131 229 5932 cafebar@filmhousecinema.com
Film Quiz Sunday 12 July Filmhouse’s phenomenally successful (and rather tricky) monthly quiz. Free to enter, teams of up to eight, to be seated in the cafe bar by 9pm.
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Filmhouse foyer and box office are accessed from Lothian Road via a ramped surface and two sets of automatic doors. Our cafe bar and accessible toilet are also at this level. The majority of seats in the cafe bar are not fixed and can be moved. There is wheelchair access to all three screens. Cinema one has space for two wheelchair users and these places are reached via the passenger lift. Cinemas two and three have one space each and to get to these you need to use our platform lifts. Staff are always on hand to help operate them – please ask at the box office when you purchase your tickets. A second accessible toilet is situated at the lower level close to cinemas two and three.
INFORMATION
Filmhouse 88 Lothian Road Edinburgh EH3 9BZ www.filmhousecinema.com Box Office: 0131 228 2688 (10am-9pm) Recorded Programme Info: 0131 228 2689 Administration: 0131 228 6382 Fax: 0131 229 6482 email: admin@filmhousecinema.com
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Advance booking for wheelchair spaces is Nicola Kettlewood recommended. If you need to bring along Knowledge & Learning a helper to assist you in any way, then Filmhouse is a trading name of Centre for they will receive a complimentary ticket. There are induction loops and infra-red in all three screens for those with hearing impairments. This programme and our website carry information on which films have subtitles. We regularly have screenings with audio description for customers with visual impairments and subtitles for those with hearing difficulties – see page 2 for details of these.
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