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Irrational Man
Written and Directed by Woody Allen 99 Homes 45 Years Palio L’eclisse Mistress America Iris Cartel Land In Cold Blood Steamboat Bill, Jr. The Wolfpack Filmosophy Doors Open Day 2015 Over the Rainbow Take One Action Film Festival Filmhouse Junior How to Change the World Dear White People
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45 Years 6 99 Homes 8 Arrietty 10 Beyond Borders Film Festival 12 Black Ice 18 Blow-Up 23 Burden of Peace 12 Cartel Land 5 Casablanca Calling 20 Come and See... 24 Dear White People 6 Democrats 21 Directed by Tweedie 23 The Divide 21 Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder 10 Doors Open Day 2015 22 Education and Learning 26 Filmhouse Cafe Bar + Quiz 26 Filmhouse Explorer 4 Filmhouse Junior 10-11 Filmhouse Loyalty Card 4 Filmhouse Membership 28 Filmosophy 13 Food Chains 20 The Fountain 13 God Is Not Working on Sunday! 12 The Guns of Loos 24 Hachi: A Dog’s Tale 11 Happy Feet 11 Hip Hop-eration 23 Honeymoon 8 How To Change The World 7 I Am Breathing 13 In Cold Blood 6 Inside Out 11 Into the Clouds We Gaze 8
Iris 5 Irrational Man 6 La famille Bélier 8 Landfill Harmonic 21 L’eclisse 5 The Lego Movie 10 Life is Sacred 19 Made in Prague 8 Minions 10 Mistress America 5 Never Let Me Go 13 Over the Rainbow 23 Palio 7 ParaNorman 11 The Play House 7 The Price We Pay 17 Roger Waters The Wall 24 Shield and Spear 17 The Shore Break 18 The Skin I Live In 13 Song of the Sea 11 SQIFF Shorts: Different Versions... 23 Steamboat Bill, Jr. 7 Stories of our Lives 19 Take One Action: Audience Award... 22 Take One Action Film Festival 16-22 Take One Action Opening Event 17 Tangerines 7 Tigers 19 Tremors 24 University of Edinburgh Short Courses 25 The Wanted 18 20 We Are the Giant 18 The Wolfpack 7 Women, War & Peace: War Redefined 12
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 Mistress America, Irrational Man and 45 Years have audio description, and the following screenings will have onscreen captions: Tue 8 Sep at 8.45pm Mistress America Mon 14 Sep at 6.15pm 45 Years Tue 22 Sep at 6.05pm Irrational Man FORCRYINGOUTLOUD Screenings for carers and their babies! Tickets £4.50/£3.50 concessions per adult. Screenings are strictly limited to babies under 12 months accompanied by no more than two adults. Babychanging, bottle-warming and buggy parking facilities are available. Mon 7 Sep at 11am Iris Mon 14 Sep at 11am Irrational Man Mon 21 Sep at 11am Steamboat Bill, Jr. Mon 28 Sep at 11am La famille Bélier
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Introduction
IRRATIONAL MAN
HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD
TAKE ONE ACTION FILM FESTIVAL
STEAMBOAT BILL, JR.
Comedy and theatre? Pah, that’s so last month... Film’s the thing! A couple of months ago on these pages I had a bit of a go at film journos/reviewers about their annoying habit of writing positive reviews for ‘bad’ films (and vice versa), and the repercussions that has for us. I read it back recently and felt I’d been a bit mean. I even went as far as metaphorically beating myself up about it. But then I saw one or two of the UK reviews for Woody Allen’s new film Irrational Man (that opens here on 11 September) and all the irritation that drove me to write it in the first place came flooding back! I’m not going to point you in the direction of these reviews (telling you they exist is daft enough!), suffice to say if you let these reviews get in the way of you seeing the film, I think you’ll regret it. I greatly enjoyed this darkly humorous, “slinky, jazz-infused existential teaser”, and Joaquin Phoenix (in a role not of the kind the director would have played himself as a younger man) makes a great vessel for Woody’s words. One often finds there’s a divide between the US and UK film critical establishments (in the US they tend to be rather more tolerant of sentimentality, amongst other things), and woe betide the UK cinema programmer who puts too much store by positive reviews from across the Atlantic. In this case, hell mend me, I’m with the major US critics who have (rightly!) written in full praise of the film. Jeez… lighten up, you Brits! I’ve been watching a few of the films that will appear in the upcoming Take One Action Film Festival (check out takeoneaction.org.uk) and, boy oh boy, am I feeling righteously indignant about some of the injustice that’s happening in the world today. (I guess that’s exactly how the organisers of this marvellous festival want you to feel…) I say this with not a hint of sarcasm, for I think I may finally have come to the very obvious realisation that righteous indignation is, in itself, never likely to be enough, and perhaps I need to do as the fella says and Take One Action myself... As if to confirm September as the month for activism and social justice, How to Change the World reveals the fascinating story behind the founding, early years, arguments, fallings out, legal wranglings etc etc of Greenpeace; as well as Ramin Bahrani’s Michael Shannon and Andrew Garfield-starring 99 Homes, a dark tale set in the ruthless, stealing, scamming, world of real estate in the US and a young man’s moral disintegration within it. EIFF Michael Powell Award winner (for Best British Film) 45 Years, starring Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay as a couple about to celebrate the appropriate anniversary, hits our screens from the 11th; and Palio tells, beautifully, the full story behind the famously bonkers horse race that takes place in the main square of Siena in Tuscany twice a year, and the associated corruption and politicking that runs alongside it. There’s some great restorations as well: Antonioni’s seminal Monica Vitti and Alain Delon-starring L’eclisse; in beautiful widescreen monochrome, Richard Brooks’ 1967 adaptation of Truman Capote’s classic true crime novel, In Cold Blood; and Buster Keaton’s completely ace silent classic Steamboat Bill, Jr. [Sound of steam whistle, to fade…] Rod White, Head of Filmhouse
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Filmhouse Explorer
LA FAMILLE BÉLIER
45 YEARS
99 HOMES
Filmhouse Explorer We’re really keen to encourage your deeper engagement with the great cinema we screen. We know going to the cinema a lot can be quite expensive, so we’ve devised a ticket deal to make it cheaper to see films beyond the big new releases. Here’s how it works: buy a ticket for a film in the left hand column below, and you will receive a voucher that will entitle you, on handing it in at the Box Office, to 50% off a full price ticket to any film (or any film in any season) listed in the right hand column. We’ve marked the films and seasons involved with wee logos to make them easier to spot (orange for left hand column films and green for right), and you can also find them on our website at www. filmhousecinema.com/tickets/filmhouse-explorer Happy Exploring!
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IN COLD BLOOD
Main features
MISTRESS AMERICA
IRIS
MAYBEYOUMISSED
L’ECLISSE
RESTOREDCLASSIC
CARTEL LAND
NEWRELEASE
Mistress America
L’eclisse
Cartel Land
Showing from Fri 4 Sep
Showing from Fri 4 Sep
Showing from Fri 4 Sep
Noah Baumbach • USA 2015 • 1h26m • Digital 15 - Contains very strong language, strong sex references Cast: Lola Kirke, Greta Gerwig, Heather Lind, Joel Marsh Garland, Michael Chernus.
Michelangelo Antonioni • Italy/France 1962 • 2h3m • Digital Italian with English subtitles • PG - Contains moderate language Cast: Monica Vitti, Alain Delon, Francisco Rabal, Louis Seigner.
Matthew Heineman • Mexico/USA 2015 • 1h40m • Digital Spanish with English subtitles, several scenes of unsubtitled English • 15 - Contains images of real corpses, strong language, drug references Documentary
The second feature screenplay collaboration between director Noah Baumbach and partner Greta Gerwig, Mistress America is a companion comedy that plays out on the streets and suburbs of New York City. Tracy (Lola Kirke) is a college freshman - feeling lonely and detached from the university experience - who is brought under the wing of her adventurous soon-to-be stepsister Brooke (Greta Gerwig). Baumbach’s film is a stylish and energetic 86 minutes, with great sidecharacters, strong chemistry between the lead pairing and an abundance of quips.
Iris Showing from Fri 4 Sep Albert Maysles • USA 2014 • 1h20m • Digital 12A - Contains infrequent strong language Documentary featuring Iris Apfel, Carl Apfel, Billy Apfel, Harold Koda, Bruce Weber.
This penultimate film of the late, great documentarian Albert Maysles (Grey Gardens, Salesman) follows quick-witted, flamboyantly-dressed, 93-year-old style maven Iris Apfel. An outsized presence on the New York fashion scene for decades, Iris is a singular woman whose enthusiasm for fashion, art and people reminds us that clothing - like life - is nothing but an experiment. Despite the abundance of glamour in her current life, she continues to embrace the values and work ethic established during America’s Great Depression.
The conclusion of Michelangelo Antonioni’s informal trilogy on modern malaise (preceded by L’avventura and La notte) L’eclisse tells the story of a young woman (Monica Vitti) who leaves one lover (Francisco Rabal) only to drift into a relationship with another (Alain Delon). Using the architecture of Rome as a backdrop for the couple’s doomed affair, Antonioni reaches the apotheosis of his modernist style, returning to his favourite themes: alienation and the difficulty of finding connections in an increasingly mechanised world.
Matinee Special! If you’re a Senior Citizen you can go to a matinee screening and get either soup of the day OR a cup of tea or filter coffee and a traycake for only £8! Offer runs from Mondays to Thursdays inclusive and only applies to screenings starting before 5.00pm. Ask for the Matinee Special deal at the box office and you’ll receive a voucher which can be exchanged in the café bar between 1.30pm and 5.30pm that day only. Offer is subject to availability and only available in person.
A harrowing look at the journeys of two modern-day vigilante groups and their shared enemy: the murderous Mexican drug cartels. Director Matthew Heineman embeds himself with two vigilante groups as each vies to bring their own brand of justice to a society where institutions have failed. One small-town Mexican physician known as “El Doctor” leads a citizen uprising against a cartel that has wreaked havoc on the Michoacán region for years. Meanwhile, in Arizona’s “Cocaine Alley”, an American veteran heads a small paramilitary group whose goal is to stop Mexico’s drug wars from seeping across the border. All tickets purchased for Cartel Land between Fri 4 Sep and Thu 10 Sep will come with a free SuperTicket. Full details at cartellandmovie.co.uk/superticket
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DEAR WHITE PEOPLE
45 YEARS
MAYBEYOUMISSED
IRRATIONAL MAN
IN COLD BLOOD
RESTOREDCLASSIC
NEWRELEASE
Dear White People
In Cold Blood
Irrational Man
Tue 8 & Wed 9 Sep
Showing from Fri 11 Sep
Showing from Fri 11 Sep
Justin Simien • USA 2014 • 1h48m • Digital 15 - Contains strong language, drug use, racial stereotyping Cast: Tessa Thompson, Tyler James Williams, Kyle Gallner, Teyonah Parris.
Richard Brooks • USA 1967 • 2h15m • Digital • 15 Cast: Robert Blake, Scott Wilson, John Forsythe, Paul Stewart.
Woody Allen • USA 2015 • 1h35m • Digital • 12A - Contains infrequent strong language, moderate sex references Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Parker Posey, Emma Stone.
When a young, intelligent and outspoken woman of mixed race (Tessa Thompson) attends a prestigious, predominantly white school, the privileged order is shaken to its core. Justin Simien’s sharply written and assured satirical comedy-drama launches a broadside on racial privilege, interracial taboos and class divides in contemporary society and culture (with cinema itself, amusingly, a particular target).
45 Years Showing from Fri 11 Sep Andrew Haigh • UK 2015 • 1h35m • Digital 15 - Contains strong language, sex Cast: Charlotte Rampling, Tom Courtenay, Geraldine James, Dolly Wells, David Sibley.
Andrew Haigh’s subtly devastating 45 Years is a beautiful portrait of the fractured relationship of a couple delightfully played by Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay - as they head towards their 45th wedding anniversary party. A powerful and enthralling follow-up to Haigh’s critically acclaimed Weekend, the film (which won the Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film at the 2015 Edinburgh International Film Festival) dwells on how an apparently happy union can be tormented by an echo from the past, with a decades-long bond threatened by insecurities and irrational jealousy.
On 15 November 1959, ex-convicts Perry Smith and Dick Hickock entered a Midwest American farmhouse and brutally murdered an entire family, expecting to find their $10,000 savings hidden in a safe. But there was no safe - and no money. After attempting to evade police capture, they were given a sensational trial, documented and detailed in Truman Capote’s now-classic ‘nonfiction novel’, In Cold Blood. Released only a year after the book’s publication, Richard Brooks’ bold cinematic adaptation stayed true to the story’s immediacy, with filming taking place in authentic locations, including the site of the murder and the penitentiary where Smith and Hickock were later held. Featuring stark black-and-white cinematography from Conrad L Hall and a superbly expressive jazz score by Quincy Jones (both brilliantly served by a new digital restoration), In Cold Blood is a ripped-from-theheadlines horror story ripe for rediscovery.
Woody Allen’s 45th feature sees him returning from continental Europe to the leafy collegiate environs of Rhode Island. Here, writer and newly-appointed professor Abe (Joaquin Phoenix) is in the midst of grappling with a long-standing bout of ennui - unable to write, uninterested in life and unhappy in his competing relationships with colleague Rita (Parker Posey) and brilliant student Jill (Emma Stone). But, after overhearing a passing conversation at a restaurant, Abe finds himself drawn down an unexpected path, leading him towards philosophical crises, hidden dangers and late-night games of Russian roulette... 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
STEAMBOAT BILL, JR.
TANGERINES
RESTOREDCLASSIC
THE WOLFPACK
MAYBEYOUMISSED
PALIO
NEWRELEASES
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Tangerines Mandariinid
How To Change The World
Showing from Fri 18 Sep
Fri 18 to Tue 22 Sep
Showing from Fri 25 Sep
Chas F Reisner • USA 1928 • 1h11m • Digital Silent with recorded music track • U Cast: Buster Keaton, Tom McGuire, Ernest Torrence, Tom Lewis, Marion Byron.
Zaza Urushadze • Estonia/Georgia 2013 • 1h29m • Digital Estonian, Russian and Georgian with English subtitles • cert tbc Cast: Lembit Ulfsak, Mikheil Meskhi, Giorgi Nakhashidze, Elmo Nüganen, Raivo Trass.
Jerry Rothwell • Canada/UK 2015 • 1h50m • Digital 15 - Contains strong language, images of bloody real animal slaughter Documentary
Steamboat Bill thinks his business woes have been solved when he learns that his long-estranged son is returning home from college. But he’s sorely disappointed to find that Bill Jr (Buster Keaton) is not quite the hardy seafarer he expects him to be. And Bill Jr’s sudden affection for the daughter of Bill’s more successful rival isn’t helping matters one bit... One of the final films over which Keaton was to exert creative control, Steamboat Bill, Jr. is a disaster-struck romance featuring some of The Great Stone Face’s most notorious stunt work - including one particular falling house!
Set in 1992, during the growing conflict between Georgia and Abkhazian separatists in the wake of the Soviet Union’s dissolution, this compassionate story focuses on two Estonian immigrant farmers who decide to remain in Georgia long enough to harvest their tangerine crop. When the fighting arrives at their doorsteps, Ivo (played by legendary Estonian actor Lembit Ulfsak) along with friend Margus (Elmo Nüganen), treat two wounded soldiers from opposite sides. A beautifully eloquent statement for peace and the futility of bloodshed over racial and ethnic division.
This rousing documentary chronicles the adventures of the eclectic group of Canadian hippie journalists, photographers, musicians, scientists and American draft dodgers who set out to stop Alaskan atomic bomb tests in 1971 and ended up founding Greenpeace International. They agreed that a handful of people could change the world - they just couldn’t always agree on how to do it.
PLUS SHORT The Play House
The Wolfpack Wed 23 & Thu 24 Sep
Buster Keaton & Eddie Cline • USA 1921 • 20m
Crystal Moselle • USA 2015 • 1h30m • Digital 15 - Contains strong language • Documentary
In this astonishing documentary, the filmmakers are granted access to the Angulo family, a reclusive clan of six brothers living with their parents and sister in a New York apartment. Rarely leaving the house (in one year none of them crossed the threshold), the homeschooled brothers pass the time re-enacting Hollywood movies from their extensive DVD collection. Deeply unsettling yet utterly compelling, this amazing study of a very unusual family asks as many questions as it manages to answer.
Palio Showing from Fri 25 Sep Cosima Spender • UK/Italy 2015 • 1h32m • Digital • Italian with English subtitles • 12A - Contains moderate violence, injury detail, sex references • Documentary
Twice a year, the Italian city of Siena hosts the oldest horse race in the world: the Palio, in which strategy, bribery and corruption play as much a part in winning as the skill of the riders. Cosima Spender’s documentary takes an intense look at a world in which horses are allocated by lot, and jockeys openly make deals promising large cash sums to try and secure the best start. Central to her story is the deep-seated rivalry between Gigi Bruschelli, who has won 13 Palios in 16 years, and his former trainee, Giovanni Atzeni, who is less interested in bribes and collusion, riding for the love of the race. Their passionate and dramatic battle underpins this epic microcosm of Italian life.
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LA FAMILLE BÉLIER
99 HOMES
NEWRELEASE
99 Homes Showing from Fri 25 Sep Ramin Bahrani • USA 2014 • 1h52m • Digital • cert tbc Cast: Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Laura Dern.
When his family are abruptly evicted from their Florida home during the real estate crash of 2008, single father Dennis Nash (Andrew Garfield) - out of sheer desperation - accepts an offer to work for the broker who kicked him out (Michael Shannon). Becoming increasingly successful, Nash is faced with subjecting other families to the humiliating ordeal that plunged his life into turmoil. With acclaimed filmmaker Ramin Bahrani at the helm and compelling performances from his lead actors, 99 Homes is an intense and urgent drama. MAYBEYOUMISSED
La famille Bélier Mon 28 Sep to Thu 1 Oct Eric Lartigau • France/Belgium 2014 • 1h46m • Digital • French, French Sign Language and Spanish with English subtitles 12A - Contains moderate sex references, infrequent strong language Cast: Karin Viard, François Damiens, Eric Elmosnino, Louane Emera, Roxane Duran.
16-year-old Paula Bélier is the only hearing member of her dairy-farming family, and acts as interpreter for her deaf parents on a daily basis. But, on joining a school choir, her demanding music teacher discovers Paula’s hitherto unknown talent for singing. As she devotes herself more and more to training her voice, and decides to pursue preparations for a prestigious Radio France Choir audition, the bonds between her and her previously close-knit family begin to fray.
HONEYMOON
INTO THE CLOUDS WE GAZE
Made in Prague
Honeymoon
A biennial UK showcase of contemporary Czech cinema, is back for the fifth time with five titles crisscrossing the UK. Capturing the country´s dramatic past and its influence on contemporary life and culture, five internationally acclaimed films tour 24 UK venues.
Jan Hrebejk • Czech Republic/Slovakia 2013 • 1h38m • Digital Czech with English subtitles • 15 Cast: Anna Geislerová, Stanislav Majer, Jirí Cerny , Kristyna Nováková.
This edition of Made in Prague began at Filmhouse on Sunday 9 August, and this month we have the final two films in the programme. In the contemporary psychological drama Honeymoon by Jan Hrebejk, the happiness of the central couple is threatened when an uninvited wedding guest questions the groom’s past. Also, in Martin Dusek´s fascinating and sensitive documentary Into the Clouds We Gaze it is car tuning which substitutes for love and lack of opportunities for the main character.
Organised in collaboration with the Czech Centre London and Czech Film Center
Líbánky
Sun 6 Sep at 8.45pm
Jan Hrebejk directs this gripping drama about a rich society wedding thrown into chaos by the arrival of a stranger with a horrifying accusation to make - one which implicates the groom in a violent incident from the past. Beautifully acted by an expansive cast, and shot with the elegance and clarity of a Robert Altman classic, the film recalls Dogme 95 masterpiece Festen in its exploration of privilege, corruption and the horrible repercussions of suppressing ugly secrets. At once acidly funny and painfully moving, Honeymoon makes for compulsive viewing.
Into the Clouds We Gaze K oblakum vzhlízíme Thu 10 Sep at 6.15pm Martin Dusek • Czech Republic 2014 • 1h6m • Digital • Czech with English subtitles • 15 Documentary
A beautifully shot observational film from documentarian Martin Dusek (The Analogs), this riveting study of a proud petrolhead living in Bohemia combines shrewd observation and haunting imagery to paint a portrait of a very specific lifestyle and place in time. A funny, melancholic and lyrical portrait of boredom, stasis and the culture of aimless Czech youth, set in one of the more remote areas of modern Europe.
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MINIONS
ARRIETTY
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!
THE LEGO MOVIE
DOCTOR PROCTOR’S FART POWDER
Minions
The Lego Movie
Sun 6 Sep at 11.00am
Sun 20 Sep at 11.00am
Kyle Balda & Pierre Coffin • USA 2015 • 1h31m • Digital U - Contains mild comic violence With the voices of Pierre Coffin, Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Steve Coogan, Allison Janney, Michael Keaton.
Phil Lord & Christopher Miller • USA/Denmark/Australia 2014 1h40m • Digital • U - Contains mild fantasy violence and very mild language With the voices of Christopher Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson, Will Ferrell, Will Arnett.
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).
Arrietty Sun 13 Sep at 11.00am Hiromasa Yonebayashi • Japan 2010 • 1h34m • Digital U - Contains no material likely to offend or harm With the voices of Saoirse Ronan, Mark Strong, Tom Holland, Geraldine McEwan, Phyllida Law.
Beneath the floorboards of a sprawling mansion set in a magical, overgrown garden in the suburbs of Tokyo, tiny 14-year-old Arrietty lives with her equally tiny parents. Arrietty’s parents have always warned her: “Never let humans see you.” Once seen, little people always have to move on. But the adventurous Arrietty doesn’t listen, and is spotted by Sho, a 12-year-old boy. The two begin to confide in each other and, before long, a friendship begins to blossom.
Emmet is a perfectly ordinary, generic construction worker. He spends his days following the instructions and building whatever is desired of him. That is until he discovers the Piece of Resistance, a relic which heralds the coming of ‘The Special’. As the prophesy has foretold, The Special will save the world from ultimate destruction. Emmet goes on a wild adventure through all the Lego realms on a quest to save the world and ultimately discover what is truly special about himself.
Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder Doktor Proktors prompepulver Sun 27 Sep at 11.00am Arild Fröhlich • Norway 2014 • 1h27m • Digital • PG - Contains toilet humour, mild threat Cast: Eilif Hellum Noraker, Emily Glaister, Kristoffer Joner.
A delightfully silly family film based on a series of books by crime writer Jo Nesbø. Shy and lonely Lise and her new neighbour, curious and excitable Nilly, investigate a cloud of smoke coming from the home of reclusive inventor Doctor Proctor... Between 9.30am-11.00am on 27 September, as part of Doors Open Day 2015, there will be a FREE Incredible Inventions Arts & Crafts event - see page 22 for details.
Filmhouse Junior
INSIDE OUT
HACHI: A DOG’S TALE
HAPPY FEET
PARANORMAN
Inside Out
Happy Feet
Song of the Sea
Sun 4 Oct at 11.00am
Sun 18 Oct at 11.00am
Sun 1 Nov at 11.00am
Pete Docter & Ronaldo Del Carmen • USA 2015 • 1h42m • Digital U - Contains very mild threat With the voices of Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Bill Hader, Lewis Black, Mindy Kaling, Kaitlyn Dias, Diane Lane, Kyle MacLachlan.
George Miller, Warren Coleman & Judy Morris • Australia/USA 2006 • 1h49m • 35mm • U - Contains scary moments With the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving, Miriam Margolyes.
Tomm Moore • Ireland/Denmark/Belgium/Luxembourg/France 2014 • 1h34m • Digital • PG - Contains mild threat With the voices of Lucy O’Connell, Brendan Gleeson, David Rawle, Lisa Hannigan, Fionnula Flanagan.
Meet the emotions inside the mind of teenager Riley: Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger and Disgust. Struggling to adjust after a long-distance move, an emotional rollercoaster ensues when Joy and Sadness get lost in Riley’s head. Can they find their way back? This latest film from the animation genius of Disney-Pixar will charm and delight audiences of all ages.
Emperor penguins have lived for centuries with one simple goal: to find their soulmates through their own unique song. But young Mumble despairs that he might be the worst singer in the world. Fortunately, he just happens to be a brilliant tap dancer. George Miller drapes his story about a young penguin’s struggles with being ‘different’ in striking visuals, invigorating songs and lively characterisations, laced with a serious subtext about the damage being done to the icy wastes of Antarctica by mankind.
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.
Hachi: A Dog’s Tale Sun 11 Oct at 11.00am Lasse Hallström • USA/UK 2009 • 1h33m • 35mm • English and Japanese with English subtitles • U - Contains no material likely to offend or harm Cast: Richard Gere, Joan Allen, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Sarah Roemer, Jason Alexander.
Parker, a university professor, finds a lost puppy at a train station and takes it home, much to the annoyance of his wife, who had banned him from having another dog. However, Parker and the dog develop such a remarkable bond that Cate is forced to relent, and Hachi becomes a devoted member of the family and the local community. Join our new families email list to receive regular information about family screenings and events, as well as details of competitions, offers and loads of other exciting stuff for the whole family! Email families@filmhousecinema.com to sign up.
ParaNorman Sun 25 Oct at 11.00am Chris Butler & Sam Fell • USA 2012 • 1h33m • Digital PG - Contains mild comic horror and violence, frightening sequences and innuendo With the voices of Kodi Smit-McPhee, Anna Kendrick, Tucker Albrizzi, Casey Affleck, Christopher Mintz-Plasse.
When a small town comes under siege by zombies, it calls on misunderstood local boy Norman and his talent for speaking to the dead to save themselves from a centuries-old curse. Watch him take on ghosts, witches and (worst of all) grown-ups in this spooky stop-motion comedy for all the family!
Get more information on upcoming Education and Learning events at Filmhouse - including screenings for schools - on page 30.
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Beyond Borders Film Festival
WOMEN, WAR & PEACE: WAR REDEFINED
BURDEN OF PEACE
GOD IS NOT WORKING ON SUNDAY!
Beyond Borders Film Festival 2015
WOMEN & WAR: A ROLE REDEFINED
WOMEN: AGENTS OF CHANGE
Fri 4 Sep at 6.05pm
Sat 5 Sep at 6.05pm
Produced by Peter Bull • USA 2011 • 1h • 15 Documentary, narrated by Geena Davis.
Elements of Change
War Redefined, the capstone of the five-part Women, War & Peace series, challenges the conventional wisdom that war and peace are men’s domain, through incisive interviews with leading thinkers, politicians and seasoned survivors of war and peacemaking. Interviewees include Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee, Bosnian war crimes investigator Fadila Memisevic and globalisation expert Moisés Naím.
Leona Goldstein • Germany/Rwanda 2014 • 1h23m Unsubtitled English and French with English subtitles • 15 Documentary featuring Godelieve Mukasarasi, Florida Mukarubuga.
The annual Beyond Borders Film Festival exhibits documentary-style films about individuals and communities caught in conflict and change, to shed light on themes often overlooked by mainstream media. The 2015 Beyond Borders Film Festival explores some of the most crucial and immediate changes happening in the modern world, with a special focus on women and conflict, the changes brought by modern warfare, and the changes experienced by those at the epicentre of conflict. To find out more about Beyond Borders Scotland and its 2015 summer programme, visit www.beyondbordersscotland.com
Women, War & Peace: War Redefined
WOMEN: AGENTS OF CHANGE
Burden of Peace Sat 5 Sep at 4.05pm
Joey Boink & Sander Wirken • Guatemala/Netherlands 2015 1h17m • Spanish with English subtitles • 12A Documentary
Burden of Peace tells the impressive story of Claudia Paz y Paz, the first woman to lead the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Guatemala. The country, ravaged for years by a devastating civil war in which nearly 200,000 Mayan Indians were systematically massacred, is today one of the most violent in the world. As Paz begins an attack against corruption and drug gangs, she does something everyone had hitherto thought impossible: she arrests former dictator Efraín Rios Montt on charges of genocide, leading to the firstever conviction of a former head of state for genocide in a national court.
God Is Not Working on Sunday!
God Is Not Working on Sunday! reveals the reality of today’s Rwanda, a country still coping with the consequences of genocide. Twenty years on, it is considered one of the most economically successful countries on the African continent. And, in particular, the emancipation of women has moved the country forward. But the trauma of war still persists in the minds of many women. Director Leona Goldstein follows the work of activists Godelieve and Florida as, together, they help women overcome difficult memories of the past and the burdens of their present lives, and encourage women to speak out, fight for their rights and support each other.
TICKETDEAL Buy any three (or more) tickets for films in this season and get 15% off This offer is 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.
Filmosophy
NEVER LET ME GO
I AM BREATHING
THE FOUNTAIN
THE SKIN I LIVE IN
Filmosophy: Regeneration
Never Let Me Go
The Fountain
Tue 8 Sep at 5.45pm
Tue 10 Nov at 6.15pm
This fifth season of Filmsophy will focus on the theme of ‘regeneration’ and is offered in association with the MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine - a world-leading research centre studying stem cells, disease and tissue repair to advance human health. The films screened will allow an opportunity to discuss the Centre’s groundbreaking research. We will seek to distinguish between science fiction and science fact, and to gain a valuable insight into the lives of those touched by the diseases and injuries that regenerative medicine aims to treat.
Mark Romanek • UK/USA 2010 • 1h44m • Digital 12A - Contains moderate sex and nudity Cast: Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield, Keira Knightley, Charlotte Rampling, Sally Hawkins.
Darren Aronofsky • USA/Canada 2006 • 1h35m • 35mm 15 - Contains one use of strong language and some moderate violence Cast: Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Ellen Burstyn.
Based on Kazuo Ishiguro’s acclaimed best-selling novel, Never Let Me Go is a haunting story of love and loss. Kathy (Carey Mulligan), a young woman in her early thirties, recalls her childhood years growing up with her friends Ruth and Tommy at Hailsham, an idyllic-seeming English boarding school. The Hailsham regime taught its pupils to believe they were special, encouraging creativity, sporting activity and a healthy lifestyle, reinforced by regular medical checks. The children were sheltered from the outside world, and afraid of what lay beyond the school gates, though this had little impact on their day-to-day happiness. But as they grew older, they learned that a dark secret hung over their future.
Three intertwining stories about men - from past, present and future - pursuing eternity with their love is the central premise of Darren Aronofsky’s third feature film. In a deeply personal and ambitious project, Aronofsky explores love, death and grief through the stories of Tomás, Tom and Tommy (Hugh Jackman), with layered subtleties that complement the often vivid and ornate visuals. Garnering a reputation as rather divisive among critics, this is a grandiose, sincere and unquestionably original piece of cinema.
I Am Breathing
Pedro Almodóvar • Spain 2011 • 2h • Digital • Spanish with English subtitles • 15 - Contains strong sex, sexual violence, brief gore & very strong language Cast: Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Blanca Suárez
Films will be preceded by short introductions and followed by a range of post-screening events featuring scientists from the Centre and other invited speakers. The screenings will be introduced and discussion sessions hosted by James Mooney, Short Courses lecturer and course organiser at The University of Edinburgh. You can also find out more at the MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine website: www.crm.ed.ac.uk/stem-cellsregenerative-medicine/ethics
TICKETDEAL Buy any three (or more) tickets for films in this season and get 15% off This offer is 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.
Tue 13 Oct at 5.45pm Emma Davie & Morag McKinnon • UK/Denmark 2012 • 1h12m Digital • 15 Documentary
When Neil Platt is diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease at the age of 33, he makes the unusual decision to document his final months, not just in a blog (which he painstakingly dictates via frustratingly inaccurate speech recognition software) but by inviting a film crew into the home he shares with his tireless wife Louise and toddler son Oscar. The result is a heartbreaking, funny and tender portrayal of incredible fortitude and love.
The Skin I Live In La piel que habito Tue 8 Dec at 6.00pm
Brilliant Toledo plastic surgeon Robert Ledgard is obsessed with his latest revolutionary human skin treatment. Not exactly shy of breaking a few ethical rules here and there, he’s also got a laboratory in his basement.... and a beautiful woman in a flesh-coloured unitard he keeps imprisoned in a room upstairs... Suffice to say, Thierry Jonquet’s source novel, ‘Mygale’, gives the world’s favourite Spanish auteur ample opportunity to explore his customary themes and stylings, albeit in a genre he’s perhaps not readily associated with.
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FILMHOUSE PROGRAMME
DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE
4 September - 1 October 2015 SCREENING TIMES
Fri 1 Mistress America 1.00/3.00 4 1 Mistress America 5.00/7.00/9.00 Sep 2 Iris 1.30 2 L’eclisse 3.30/8.30 2 Cartel Land 6.15 3 Women, War & Peace... (BB) 6.05 *Plus films and times TBC (see below) Sat 1 Mistress America 1.00/3.00 5 1 Mistress America 5.00/7.00/9.00 Sep 2 Iris 1.30 2 L’eclisse 3.30/8.30 2 Cartel Land 6.15 3 Burden of Peace (BB) 4.05 3 God Is Not Working... (BB) 6.05 *Plus films and times TBC (see below) Sun 1 Minions (FJ) 11.00am 6 1 Mistress America 1.00/3.00 Sep 1 Mistress America 5.00/7.00/9.00 2 Iris 1.30 2 L’eclisse 3.30/6.10 2 Honeymoon (CZ) 8.45 3 Cartel Land 8.40 *Plus films and times TBC (see below) Mon 1 Mistress America 7 1 L’eclisse Sep 2 Iris 2 Mistress America 3 Cartel Land *Plus films and times TBC (see below)
2.30/6.00 8.15 3.50/6.15 8.20 8.40
For Crying Out Loud Baby & Carer Screening - see page 2
Tue 1 Mistress America 2.30 8 1 Mistress America (C) 8.45 (captioned) Sep 1 L’eclisse 6.00 2 Cartel Land 1.30 2 Iris 3.50 2 Never Let Me Go (F) 5.45 +discussion 2 Dear White People 8.50 3 Dear White People 3.40 3 Iris 6.10 *Plus films and times TBC (see below)
* 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
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DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE
SCREENING TIMES
DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE
SCREENING TIMES
Wed 1 Mistress America 9 1 L’eclisse Sep 2 Iris 2 L’eclisse 2 Dear White People 3 Dear White People 3 Cartel Land *Plus films and times TBC (see below)
2.30/8.45 6.00 1.30/6.15 3.30 8.15 1.15 6.10
Thu 1 Irrational Man 17 2 45 Years Sep 2 In Cold Blood 2 Shield and Spear (TOA) 3 In Cold Blood *Plus films and times TBC (see below)
2.30/6.00/8.15 1.05/6.15 3.15 8.30 +discussion 8.25
Thu 1 Mistress America 10 1 L’eclisse Sep 2 Iris 2 Cartel Land 2 Into the Clouds We Gaze (CZ) 2 Mistress America 3 Iris *Plus films and times TBC (see below)
2.30/6.00 8.15 1.30 3.30 6.15 8.20 6.10
Fri 1 Irrational Man 18 1 Steamboat Bill Jr + Short Sep 2 The Price We Pay (TOA) 2 Tangerines 2 The Shore Break (TOA) 2 We are the Giant (TOA) 3 Irrational Man 3 Tangerines *Plus films and times TBC (see below)
1.00/6.00/8.15 3.30 12.50 +discussion 3.40 5.45 +discussion 8.35 +discussion 3.50 6.10
Fri 1 Irrational Man 11 2 45 Years Sep 2 In Cold Blood 3 In Cold Blood *Plus films and times TBC (see below)
1.00/3.15/6.00/8.15 1.10/6.15/8.30 3.20 8.25
Sat 1 Irrational Man 12 2 45 Years Sep 2 In Cold Blood 3 In Cold Blood *Plus films and times TBC (see below)
1.00/3.15/6.00/8.15 1.10/6.15/8.30 3.20 8.25
Sat 1 Irrational Man 19 1 Steamboat Bill Jr + Short Sep 2 Steamboat Bill Jr + Short 2 Black Ice (TOA) 2 Stories of our Lives (TOA) 2 Tigers (TOA) 3 Tangerines *Plus films and times TBC (see below)
1.00/6.00/8.15 3.30 1.10 3.15 +discussion 5.45 +discussion 8.35 +discussion 1.15/6.10
Sun 1 Arrietty (FJ) 13 1 Irrational Man Sep 2 45 Years 2 In Cold Blood 3 In Cold Blood *Plus films and times TBC (see below)
11.00am 1.00/3.15/6.00/8.15 1.10/6.15/8.30 3.20 8.25
Mon 1 Irrational Man 2.30/6.00/8.15 14 2 In Cold Blood 1.05 Sep 2 45 Years 3.55/8.30 2 45 Years (C) 6.15 (captioned) 3 In Cold Blood 5.45 *Plus films and times TBC (see below) For Crying Out Loud Baby & Carer Screening - see page 2
Tue 1 Irrational Man 15 2 In Cold Blood Sep 2 45 Years 2 Blow-Up 3 In Cold Blood *Plus films and times TBC (see left)
2.30/6.00/8.15 1.05 3.55/8.45 6.10 5.45
Wed 1 Irrational Man 16 1 The Price We Pay (TOA) Sep 2 45 Years 2 In Cold Blood 2 Irrational Man 3 TOA Opening Event (TOA) *Plus films and times TBC (see left)
2.30/6.00 8.20 +discussion 1.05/6.15 3.15 8.30 6.45 (FREE)
KEY (AD) – Audio Description (see page 2) (C) – Captioned for customers who are deaf or hard of hearing (see page 2) 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 12) (CS) – Come and See... (page 29) (CZ) - Made in Prague (page 8) (F) - Filmosophy (page 13) (FJ) – Filmhouse Junior (pages 10-11) (LF) - Luminate Festival Tour (page 23) (OR) – Over the Rainbow (page 23) (TOA) - Take One Action Film Festival (page 16-22) (WW) - The First World War in Cinema (page 24) Full index of films on page 2
WWW.FILMHOUSECINEMA.COM DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE
4 September - 1 October 2015
SCREENING TIMES
Sun 1 The Lego Movie (FJ) 20 1 Irrational Man Sep 2 Steamboat Bill Jr + Short 2 Life is Sacred (TOA) 2 Tremors (CS) 3 Tangerines *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
11.00am 1.00/3.30/6.00/8.15 1.10/3.15 5.45 +discussion 8.30 + Q&A 1.15/8.40
Mon 1 Irrational Man 21 2 Steamboat Bill Jr + Short Sep 2 The Wanted 18 (TOA) 3 Tangerines *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
2.30/6.05/8.15 3.15/8.25 6.00 +discussion 1.15/6.10
For Crying Out Loud Baby & Carer Screening - see page 2
Tue 1 Irrational Man 2.30/8.15 22 1 Irrational Man (C) 6.05 (captioned) Sep 2 Steamboat Bill Jr + Short 3.15/8.25 2 Food Chains (TOA) 6.00 +discussion 3 Tangerines 1.15/8.40 *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE
Tue 1 99 Homes 29 1 La famille Bélier Sep 1 Roger Waters The Wall 2 La famille Bélier 2 How To Change The World 2 99 Homes 3 Palio *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
SCREENING TIMES
2.30 5.40 8.00 (£12/£10) 1.10 3.30/8.30 6.00 1.15/8.45
Wed 1 99 Homes 30 1 La famille Bélier Sep 2 How To Change The World 2 La famille Bélier 3 Palio *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
2.30/8.40 6.15 1.00/8.30 3.30 3.50/6.10
Thu 1 99 Homes 1 1 La famille Bélier Oct 2 How To Change The World 2 Palio 3 Hip Hop-eration +Short (LF) 3 Palio *Plus films and times TBC (see page)
2.30/6.15 8.40 3.30/6.00 8.25 1.00/6.10 3.50
FILMHOUSE PROGRAMME
TICKET PRICES AND INFORMATION 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 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).
Wed 1 Irrational Man 23 2 The Wolfpack Sep 2 Casablanca Calling (TOA) 3 Steamboat Bill Jr + Short *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
2.30/6.05/8.15 3.45/8.30 6.00 +discussion 1.15/6.15
Thu 1 Irrational Man 24 2 The Wolfpack Sep 2 The Divide (TOA) 3 Steamboat Bill Jr + Short *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
2.30/6.05/8.15 3.45/8.30 6.00 +discussion 1.15/6.15
Fri 1 99 Homes 25 2 The Divide (TOA) Sep 2 How To Change The World 2 Democrats (TOA) 3 Palio *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
3.40/6.10/8.40 1.00 +discussion 3.30/6.00 8.30 +discussion 2.00/7.10
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.
Sat 1 99 Homes 26 2 How To Change The World Sep 2 Landfill Harmonic (TOA) 3 Palio *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
1.10/3.40/6.10/8.40 3.20/8.30 5.45 +discussion 2.00/9.15
Please completely refrain from using mobile phones (including checking messages/the time) or talking audibly during screenings. Filmhouse staff reserve the right to ask customers to leave the premises.
Sun 1 Doctor Proctor’s... (FJ) 27 1 99 Homes Sep 1 The Guns of Loos (WW) 2 How To Change The World 2 TOA: Audience Award Winner 3 Palio 3 99 Homes *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
11.00am 1.00/8.40 4.30 (£10/£8) 3.30/8.30 6.00 +discussion 2.00/8.45 6.20
Mon 1 99 Homes 28 1 La famille Bélier Sep 2 La famille Bélier 2 How To Change The World 2 SQIFF Shorts: Different...(OR) 3 Palio *Plus films and times TBC (see page 12)
2.30/8.40 6.15 1.30 3.50/8.50 6.30 1.15/8.45
For Crying Out Loud Baby & Carer Screening - see page 2
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.
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 BOOK ONLINE: www.filmhousecinema.com
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Take One Action Film Festival
LANDFILL HARMONIC
THE SHORE BREAK
BLACK ICE
“Take One Action’s focus on empowering people to engage with issues of global concern through great cinema is unique in the UK. This work is really, really important.” - Ken Loach and Paul Laverty, Patrons “Take One Action brings to light stories from across the planet which like South Africa’s injustices, courage and beauty - were once hidden” - Archbishop Desmond Tutu “Want to change the world but not sure where to start? These guys will rouse you into action.” - The Guardian
16-27 September Take One Action – Scotland’s global change cinema project – is back in Edinburgh, premiering two weeks of the most acclaimed cinema about global social change. 2015 is a vital year for social justice in Scotland and around the world. In the days and months ahead... • We’ll be celebrating International Day of Peace (21 September) • World leaders will be setting major new goals for global development (UN,September) – it’s down to us to make them happen • Our politicians speak for us (or not) at the global climate talks (December) • We vote for a new Scottish parliament (2016) Whether you’ve been socially active before or not, we hope you’ll find films in this programme and online to inspire and sustain you. Seeking inspiration beyond the screen? Our screenings and events provide opportunities for audience interaction – fun, empowering, and gentle – and our new website puts more power in our audience’s hands. For the full programme including outdoor screenings, free workshops and masterclasses, pick up a festival guide available in the foyer or visit takeoneaction.org.uk.
Please note: Take One Action 2015 is an ad-free festival thanks to support from our audiences. If you want to help us stick to what matters, and grow our work across Scotland, you can donate too. Visit takeoneaction.org.uk/give-take. Please take your seats in the cinema at the advertised start time.
Take One Action Film Festival
TAKE ONE ACTION OPENING EVENT
THE PRICE WE PAY
Take One Action Opening Event
The Price We Pay
SHIELD AND SPEAR
Shield and Spear
Wed 16 Sep at 6.45pm
Scottish Premiere
45m
Wed 16 Sep at 8.20pm & Fri 18 Sep at 12.50pm
Thu 17 Sep at 8.30pm
A free, accessible overview of this year’s Festival. Open to all, this is the ideal way to start your festival journey towards a better world. Grab a café bite then join us before our opening film to find out all about Take One Action 2015 and beyond - from the mouths of the filmmakers, organisers and changemakers who are bringing it to life. With exclusive short films and live music, get switched on, connected and come away buzzing about this year’s line-up. You’ll also get our quick guide to organising screenings to inspire your own community. Don’t miss it!
Harold Crooks • Canada 2014 • 1h33m • Digital • English and French with English subtitles • 12A Documentary
Petter Ringbom • South Africa 2014 • 1h29m • Digital • English, Zulu and Afrikaans with English subtitles • 15 Documentary
“Concise, engrossing, infuriating.” - Variety “Masterful.” - Libération In this smart, eye-opening and incendiary documentary, Harold Crooks (co-writer of The Corporation and codirector of Surviving Progress) examines the UK and global financial system. He argues that the inheritance of generations of entrepreneurs and workers has been appropriated by a tiny elite whose sole purpose is to artificially increase it - separate to any social utility or adequate taxation - at the expense of the world. Centred on the City of London and its offshore tax havens, the film blows the lid off the idea that big finance makes the world go round, with leading economists as well as defectors from the world of big finance creating a compelling, coherent and forceful call for action.
“Vibrant and eye-opening.” - The Hollywood Reporter In this beautiful, spirited and challenging art-doc, director Petter Ringbom charts the interventions of a whole new generation of black and white South African activist-artists tackling issues of race, human rights and equality through music, photography and dialogue. Brett Murray’s painted caricature of South African president Jacob Zuma results in a lawsuit and death threats. Photographer Zanele Muholi’s work exposes hate crimes in the LGBT community. The Smarteez design collective champions freedom of expression. And musician Xander Ferreira challenges racism through boundary-crossing lyrics and performance.
Book your free place today at: takeoneaction.org.uk/event/2015-opening-edinburgh
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. A special ticket price of £4.50 for under 21s (with valid ID, when booking in person) is available on all evening & weekend screenings (does not apply to matinees).
PLUS SHORT Iron Sky Daniel Wolfe • UK 2014 • 19m Presented in association with Christian Aid and Oxfam. Introduced on screen by director Harold Crooks and followed by discussion with Nairobi-based Alvin Mosioma (Director, Tax Justice Network - Africa), Chris Hegarty (Senior Policy and Advocacy Advisor, Christian Aid) and Jamie Livingstone (Head of Oxfam Scotland).
Scottish Premiere
PLUS SHORT Dis/connect Doug Hindson • UK 2015 • 3m Presented in association with University of Edinburgh Centre of African Studies. We will be joined by researcher and novelist Igor Štiks (Edinburgh College of Art) and Dr Barbara Bompani (Centre of African Studies, University of Edinburgh).
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Take One Action Film Festival
THE SHORE BREAK
The Shore Break UK Premiere
Fri 18 Sep at 5.45pm Ryley Grunenwald • South Africa 2014 • 1h30m • Digital • English and isiMpondo with English subtitles • 12A Documentary
In a close-knit community in South Africa, two cousins take sides against each other in a story which beautifully and steadily spotlights corruption, the nature of “development”, international land-grabbing and our own consumer dependencies in the West. Stunningly shot in Ryley Grunenwald’s IDFA awardwinning film, the Wild Coast Region is one of the most underdeveloped areas in South Africa. Here the Pondo people retained a traditional way of life and agriculture - that is, until the arrival of TEM, an Australian company with plans to mine titanium, a key mineral in mobile phones and computers. Wary of the erosion of community-led development, local tour guide Nonhle is against the mine and co-ordinates widespread resistance to it. But her cousin Madiba, representing an array of outside interests, believes economic prosperity will derive from the mine - at least for him and his allies. But which way will the shore break?
PLUS SHORT A Sense of Place Max Smith • UK 2013 • 3m We look forward to welcoming director Ryley Grunenwald and writer and lands rights campaigner Andy Wightman to explore the film further and provide opportunities for audiences to connect and respond together.
WE ARE THE GIANT
We Are the Giant
BLACK ICE
Black Ice
Fri 18 Sep at 8.35pm
Scottish Theatrical Premiere
Greg Barker • USA 2014 • 1h32m • Digital • English and Arabic with English subtitles • 15 - Contains strong real violence, sight of dead bodies and injuries Documentary
Sat 19 Sep at 3.15pm
“A heartfelt portrait of courage.” - The Guardian “Gathers in complexity, insight and moral force with each story.” - Total Film The most powerful, shocking and ultimately inspiring film to come out of the Arab Spring so far, Sundance veteran Greg Barker’s We Are the Giant takes its audience inside the lives of six extraordinary people. From Libya to Bahrain, they grapple with the agonising and universal dilemmas at the heart of all struggles for justice and freedom: whether to take up arms and fight, or to advocate change through peace and non-violence. Filmed largely in secret (sometimes at great risk) and woven together by wonderful animated segments which call up connections between the past and present, the film is witness to the very different, painful choices that come to define the protagonists and their nations.
When a Greenpeace ship set sail to protest against dangerous global climate change at the first oil drilling site in the Arctic Ocean, no one on board could have known what was coming. Seized at gunpoint and detained as pirates, the fate of the ‘Arctic 30’ sparked a bitter international dispute. This powerful documentary captures up close from start to finish the extraordinary events that made global headlines in 2013.
PLUS SHORT Aliah Valentino Bedini • Italy 2012 • 5m Presented in association with Amnesty International. We are delighted to welcome protagonist and award-winning Bahraini human right activist Maryam al-Khawaja.
Maarten van Rouveroy • Netherlands 2014 • 53m • Digital English and Russian with English subtitles • 12A Documentary
SHORT FILMS SPECIAL The screening will open with 30 minutes of the best new international short films about humanity and the environment. Full details available via the Take One Action Film Festival brochure and website. Starting on Friday 25 September, Filmhouse are screening Jerry Rothwell’s documentary about the founders of Greenpeace, How to Change the World. (See page 7)
Please note: Take One Action 2015 is an ad-free festival thanks to support from our audiences. If you want to help us stick to what matters, and grow our work across Scotland, you can donate too. Visit www.takeoneaction.org.uk/give-take. Please take your seats in the cinema at the advertised start time.
Take One Action Film Festival
STORIES OF OUR LIVES
TIGERS
LIFE IS SACRED
Stories of our Lives
Tigers
Life Is Sacred
Sat 19 Sep at 5.45pm
Sat 19 Sep at 8.35pm
Sun 20 Sep at 5.45pm
Jim Chuchu • Kenya 2014 • 1h • Digital • English and Swahili with English subtitles • 15 Cast: Tim Mutungi, Kelly Gichohi, Mugambi Nthiga, Paul Ogola, Rose Njenga.
Danis Tanovic • India/France/UK 2014 • 1h30m • Digital • English, Hindi and German with English subtitles • 15 Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Geetanjali, Danny Huston, Khalid Abdalla, Adil Hussain, Maryam D’Abo.
Andreas Dalsgaard • Denmark 2014 • 1h46m • Digital Spanish and English with English subtitles • 15 Documentary
Despite being banned in its native Kenya, this vital montage of poetic black-and-white short films by art collective The NEST offers a deeply humane look at the challenges facing LGBT men and women in many parts of Africa. Addressing topics such as the search for identity and self-determination, enforced heterosexualisation and the struggle for acceptance, their subjects have one thing in common: they all describe the need for love, and their fear of fulfilling this love openly. Time and again, their fears prompt the question: is it better to hide away, resign oneself to the situation and leave the country, or stay and fight openly for diversity? The members of The NEST have opted for the latter and are determined to continue their struggle for recognition. Screening preceded by Take One Action’s inaugural Campaign Short Film Awards: celebrating the very best in film media spurring grassroots social action. Presented in association with Africa in Motion. Stay with us after the film for conversations with Sunny Dolat (stylist, production designer and cofounder of The NEST) and Zara Kitson (LGBT Youth Scotland). Filmhouse’s monthly strand of LGBTQIA cinema, Over The Rainbow, can be found on page 23.
“An inspiring story of personal courage.” - The Hollywood Reporter Based on real-life events, this moving Pakistan-set thriller from Academy Award-winning director Danis Tanovic (No Man’s Land) charts a young salesman’s journey from excited newbie to shocked whistleblower. Ayan can barely believe his luck when he is recruited to work for Lasta, a multinational pharmaceutical company selling infant formula. It’s not long before his natural charm and knack for glad-handing make him into a minor star, and Lasta expand his responsibilities. However, one day he is devastated to see firsthand what the selling of baby formula really means in certain cases. Shocked, Ayan sets out to challenge the system and the powers that be.
Scottish Premiere
Scottish Premiere
PLUS SHORT Reclaiming Pakistan Lisa Donato • USA 2015 • 8m Presented in association with Global Justice Now and the University of Edinburgh’s Global Health Academy. Stay with us after the film for conversations with Liz Murray (Global Justice Now), Patti Rundall (Baby Milk Action), Dana MacLeod (The Tap Water Awards) and Liz Grant (Global Health Academy, University of Edinburgh).
Scottish Premiere
“An intriguing, quietly inspirational story of one man’s struggle against politics” - The Hollywood Reporter Violence is part of everyday life in Colombia, where the military, guerrillas, paramilitaries, and drug cartels have been fighting for decades, and hundreds of thousands of people have been killed. But unorthodox presidential candidate Antanas Mockus and his enthusiastic supporters attempt to reverse the vicious cycle with an imaginative and positive election campaign. As mayor of Bogotá, dressed in a Superman costume and with an indomitable trust in the good of his fellow citizens, he took on towering crime rates and people’s bad traffic habits. But his idealism is both his strength and his weakness in an aggressive political system in which he struggles to restore people’s faith in being able to make a difference. Can good ideas and an idealistic drive alone change a political culture where violence is rampant? This is the portrait of an inspiring man and a powerful youth movement, whose stories are relevant far beyond Colombia’s borders. Presented in association with Unison Scotland Stay with us after the film for inspiring conversations and opportunities for creative, effective personal action.
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THE WANTED 18
The Wanted 18
FOOD CHAINS
CASABLANCA CALLING
Food Chains UK Premiere
Casablanca Calling
Mon 21 Sep at 6.00pm Paul Cowan & Amer Shomali • Canada/Palestine/France 2014 1h15m • Digital • Arabic, English and Hebrew with English subtitles •12A Documentary
Tue 22 Sep at 6.00pm
Wed 23 Sep at 6.00pm
Sanjay Rawal • USA 2014 • 1h26m • Digital • 15 Documentary, narrated by Forest Whitaker
Rosa Rogers • UK/Morocco/France 2014 • 1h10m • Digital Arabic with English subtitles • 12A • Documentary
“Should be seen by everyone who lifts fork to mouth three times a day.” - Film Journal In a story whose after-taste is global, producers Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) and Eva Longoria (actress and Cesar Chavez Legacy award winner) chart the inspirational fight by migrant US farmworkers to bring supermarket giants to the table over fair wages. Supermarkets have tremendous power over the agricultural system, reaping $4 trillion globally every year. Yet countless farmworkers in the EU and US continue to live in poverty and are forced to work in subhuman conditions. Focusing on an intrepid group of tomato pickers, this is a powerful story of justice trumping greed.
One World Media Award: Women’s Rights in Africa In Morocco, a country where over 60% of women have never been to school, a new generation of women have started work as official Muslim leaders. They are called Morchidat or spiritual guides. The profound story of a quiet social revolution in Morocco, Casablanca Calling follows three Morchidat - Hannane, Bouchra and Karima - as they set out to change their country, starting at street level. Their mission is to teach an Islam based on compassion, tolerance and equality, and to separate its original teachings from prejudice, misinterpretation and misunderstanding. Their work takes them into mosques, schools, homes, orphanages, prisons and out in the countryside. They support the education of women and girls, campaign against early marriage and encourage young people to build a better Morocco rather than dreaming of life in the West. An intimate portrait of three female leaders, a society in transition, and a mission to educate a nation.
“Endearing...unexpectedly humorous.” - The Hollywood Reporter “The intelligence as well as the charm of The Wanted 18 lies in how it balances the farcical nature of labelling cows a national menace with the seriousness of purpose behind the community’s bid for dignity and autonomy under occupation.” - Variety During the First Palestinian Intifada - the unarmed civilian insurgency that included protests, stone throwing, civil disobedience and refusal to pay taxes to Israel - a group of townspeople in the West Bank town of Beit Sahour decide to buy eighteen cows and produce their own milk. Seeking to create an alternative economy as a stepping stone towards self-sufficiency and sovereignty, their venture proves so successful that the collective farm becomes a landmark. Even the cows become local celebrities - until the Israeli army takes note and declares that the cows pose “a threat to the national security of the state of Israel”. Through interviews and playful animation, The Wanted 18 charts a stirring portrait of a community united in defiance. Presented in association with Scottish Palestinian Forum.
PLUS SHORT Nasi Lemak Orlando von Einsiedel • UK 2012 • 6m Presented in association with Unison Scotland. Stay with us after the film for inspiring conversations and opportunities for effective personal action. Discussion guests include author and journalist Joanna Blythman.
Scottish Premiere
PLUS SHORT Give MA WordSmith • USA 2013 • 2m Stay with us after the film for conversations with Dr Ebithal Mahadeen, Jordanian feminist and Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, and Dr Kathy Galloway, practical theologian, campaigner, writer and Head of Christian Aid Scotland.
Take One Action Film Festival
THE DIVIDE
DEMOCRATS
LANDFILL HARMONIC
The Divide
Democrats
Landfill Harmonic
Thu 24 Sep at 6.00pm & Fri 25 Sep at 1.00pm
Fri 25 Sep at 8.30pm
Sat 26 Sep at 5.45pm
Katharine Round • UK/USA 2015 • 1h14m • Digital • 15 Documentary
Camilla Nielsson • Denmark 2014 • 1h40m • Digital • English and Shona with English subtitles • 15 • Documentary
Brad Allgood & Graham Townsley • USA 2015 • 1h24m • Digital Spanish with English subtitles • 12A • Documentary
A moving and urgent account of how inequality impacts our societies, inspired by best-seller The Spirit Level. As Britain today faces yet another round of harsh austerity measures while rising wealth is concentrated in ever fewer hands, what is the true cost of inequality? Director Katharine Round presents moving, personal stories from across the income spectrum. From the carer on a zero-hour contract to the ambitious Wall Street psychologist who aspires to the affluent lifestyle of the burnt-out traders he supports, The Divide successfully articulates how the rising gap between rich and poor negatively impacts people from the bottom to the top of society.
Winner: Best Documentary Feature, Tribeca Film Festival “Even the slyest political satire couldn’t outdo this riveting doc.” - Variety This gripping political thriller offers an incisive wartsand-all snapshot of a nascent democracy. Shot over three years, with remarkable access to the corridors of power in Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe, Democrats focuses on two political opponents tasked with drafting a new constitution. Mangwana, a blustery cynic unashamedly buoyed by the might of ruling party ZANU-PF, stands in stark contrast to the cautious Mwonzora, from the barely tolerated Movement for Democratic Change. Director Camilla Nielsson charts the two men’s complex relationship as they travel throughout the country during a nationwide consultation process marred from the outset by corruption and intimidation. Yet as meetings descend into violent clashes and Mwonzora faces imprisonment, Democrats captures unmistakable progress towards more democratic rule - and serves as a vivid illustration of our common struggle for dignity.
A testament to the transformative power of music and the resilience of the human spirit. The inspiring true story of The Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, a youth music group from the slums of Paraguay. Their choice of instrument - recycled garbage - blazes with hope in the face of inequality and environmental injustice. More than 60% of Paraguayans live in poverty, and in the slums of Cateura, young people have fewer chances than most. Enter Favio Chavez, a musician and teacher who sees boundless opportunity where others see garbage. Working hand-in-hand with local garbage pickers, children and parents, the orchestra is soon catapulted into the global spotlight. But when a natural disaster strikes their country, Favio must find a way to keep the orchestra intact and maintain a source of hope for their town.
Scottish Premiere
PLUS SHORT Hotel 22 Elizabeth Lo • USA 2015 • 8m Presented in association with Oxfam. We are delighted to be welcoming director Katharine Round, who will be joined (on 24 September) by Marco Biagi MSP (Minister for Local Government and Community Empowerment).
Scottish Premiere
Presented in association with NIDOS. We are delighted to be welcoming director Camilla Nielsson to the screening, along with community outreach worker Twimukye Macline Mushaka.
Scottish Premiere
PLUS SHORTS The Reinvention of Normal Liam Saint-Pierre • UK
2015 • 8m
Remade in Edinburgh Gavin Greaves • UK 2015 • 2m Presented in association with Oxfam. The screening will be followed by conversations and opportunities for creative, effective personal action. It will be preceded by a fun (and wholly voluntary) 10-minute South American song workshop in the auditorium, led by community singing teacher Penny Stone. No previous singing experience needed!
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Take One Action/Doors Open Day 2015
LAST YEAR’S AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER, THE REVOLUTIONARY OPTIMISTS
Take One Action: Audience Award Winner Sun 27 Sep at 6.00pm Take the plunge and join us for the final screening of Take One Action 2015 - as voted for by YOU from our host of critically acclaimed premieres. In the last few years, audiences have been treated to The Revolutionary Optimists, Girl Rising and Chasing Ice. This year, it could be a darling of the festival circuit or an exciting newcomer. What’s certain is that it will have fired the imagination and social spirits of hundreds of festival goers in the preceding days so don’t miss it! Please note: the screening will be anticipated as a certificate 15 and children may therefore not be admitted. Present a ticket stub from another Take One Action 2015 festival film at the Filmhouse box office any time up to Saturday 26 September to get your Audience Award Screening ticket for just £4.50. One reduced price ticket per stub. Only valid when booking in person by 9pm on Saturday 26 September. All tickets bought for this event are non-refundable. MORE POWER TO YOU Want to inspire your community on a regular basis? Keen to put on your own festival of critically acclaimed, social-change films? Start a Take One Action Local. Join us to find out more on Saturday 19 September at 11.00am. To book your place for this event, our free Campaigner Training Workshop or find out about director masterclasses, visit takeoneaction.org.uk
PROJECTION TOURS
Doors Open Day at Filmhouse 26 & 27 September 2015
INCREDIBLE INVENTIONS ARTS AND CRAFTS
Projection Tours Sat 26 Sep, FREE Tours begin at 10.00am, 10.45am & 11.30am Projecting in a wide variety of traditional and contemporary film formats, join the Filmhouse projection team in a rare opportunity to explore behind the scenes in our Projection Tours as part of Doors Open Day 2015. Tours are FREE but must be booked in advance via Filmhouse Box Office - open 10.00am-9.00pm daily, 0131 228 2688. These tours were extremely popular last year so advance booking is essential!
Doors Open Day is your chance to explore some of Edinburgh’s architecturally and culturally significant buildings. From heritage landmarks to the city’s newest architecture, Doors Open Day offers free access to properties that are either not usually open to the public or would normally charge an entry fee. The event Incredible Inventions Arts and Crafts also offers the public an opportunity to find Sun 27 Sep, 9.30am - 11.00am, FREE out more about the capital’s public buildings. Edinburgh Film Guild Rooms at Filmhouse We’re inviting you to come and have a guided tour of our Screen One projection box, normally very much off limits to the public! We’ll also have a free arts and crafts event to tie in with our Filmhouse Junior screening of Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder. Doors Open Day is a celebration of Edinburgh’s architecture, culture and heritage and has been organised by the Cockburn Association (Edinburgh’s Civic Trust) since 1991. Edinburgh Doors Open Day is part of European Heritage Days. www.cockburnassociation.org.uk
Families of all ages are welcome to our FREE drop-in arts and crafts event themed around the movie Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder. This free event can be booked in advance via Filmhouse box office – or just come along! Tickets to Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder at 11.00am cost £4 (see page 10).
Over the Rainbow/Hip Hop-eration/Blow-Up
SQIFF SHORTS: DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF MY SELF
OVERTHERAINBOW
HIP HOP-ERATION
SPECIALEVENT
BLOW-UP
SPECIALEVENT
SQIFF Shorts: Different Versions of My Self
Hip Hop-eration
Blow-Up
Thu 1 Oct at 1.00pm & 6.10pm
Tue 15 Sep at 6.10pm
Mon 28 Sep at 6.30pm
Bryn Evans • New Zealand/USA 2014 • 1h33m • Digital • cert tbc Documentary
Michelangelo Antonioni • UK/Italy/USA 1966 • 1h51m • 35mm 15 - Contains moderate nudity and drug use Cast: David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, Jane Birkin, Peter Bowles.
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Scottish Queer International Film Festival (SQIFF) has handpicked a selection of the best short films from our Festival, all addressing the theme of uncertainty and/ or defiance in presenting different versions of our queer selves. Amongst other weird and wonderful tales, a trans man buys a blow-up version of himself from the supermarket, a woman shaves her head to look like a balding guy, a queer man in Uganda faces his image of himself in response to violent discrimination, a gay couple deal with the difficulties of showing their affection in public, and a young woman explores her illicit sexual desires for the first time. We will be joined by several of the filmmakers after the screening for a Q&A. All films in the programme will screen with English subtitles to make this event more accessible for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
SQIFF takes place 24th to 27th September at the Centre for Contemporary Arts and other venues in Glasgow. For more details, go to www.sqiff.org
These senior citizens may each be almost a century young, but for Kara, (94) Maynie, (95) and Terri, (93) the journey to Las Vegas and the World Hip Hop Dance Championships is just the beginning of a life’s journey. Along with twenty-four other nonagenarians they defy the odds and hip-hop their way into the hearts and minds of thousands of young fans from around the world, pushing their bodies and artificial joints to the absolute limits of old age. Along the way we hear how these extraordinary characters contributed to New Zealand as we know it. Their stories are a reminder of their history as a nation and the joy of living life to the fullest.
PLUS SHORT Directed by Tweedie Duncan Cowles • UK 2015 • 16m Making a film when you’re 87 is less than convenient. As granddad ‘Tweedie’ reluctantly takes up his new role as a filmmaker, we’re invited to examine the difficulties of communication between the generations, whilst exploring that unspoken contract that binds children to their grandparents. Screening as part of the Luminate Film Tour 2015. www.luminatescotland.org
Michelangelo Antonioni’s provocative look into the world of mod fashion, and an engaging murder mystery that examines the existential nature of reality through photography. Thomas (David Hemmings), a nihilistic London fashion photographer based in part on David Bailey (who is said to have been approached to play the role himself), lives a life of excess in newly-Swinging London. Becoming bored with his lucrative career, he one day takes candid photos of a rendezvous between a woman (Vanessa Redgrave) and a middle-aged man. She pursues him to ask for the illicit photos, and he imagines that he has witnessed a scene of sexual intrigue - never thinking that he may have accidentally obtained visual evidence of a murder... Screening in association with the National Galleries of Scotland. The screening will be introduced by Dr Glyn Davis, Reader in Screen Studies in the School of Design, Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh.
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Come and See.../The Guns of Loos/Roger Waters The Wall
TREMORS
Come and See... A monthly one-off screening of a great film we simply thought you might like to see, again or for the first time, on the big screen.
Tremors Sun 20 Sep at 8.30pm Ron Underwood • USA 1990 • 1h36m • Digital • 12A - Contains moderate threat, gore, infrequent strong language Cast: Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross, Reba McEntire.
An affectionate tribute to 1950s B movies, this cult classic sees the small town of Perfection, Nevada, come under attack from giant underground worms, with reluctant local handymen Val (Kevin Bacon) and Earl (Fred Ward) attempting to save its residents from gruesome deaths. Despite under-performing at the box office on release, Tremors became a hit on VHS and spawned multiple sequels. Combining horror with a hefty dose of humour, Tremors is the last great Hollywood monster movie to rely heavily on practical creature effects rather than CGI. Director Ron Underwood will take part in a live postscreening Skype Q&A. This 25th anniversary screening will be introduced by local author Jonathan Melville, whose new book, Seeking Perfection: The Unofficial Guide to Tremors, is the first on the franchise. Copies will be available to buy on the night.
THE GUNS OF LOOS
THEFIRSTWORLDWARINCINEMA
ROGER WATERS THE WALL
SPECIALEVENT
The Guns of Loos
Roger Waters The Wall
Sun 27 Sep at 4.30pm
Tue 29 Sep at 8.00pm
Sinclair Hill • UK 1928 • 1h24m • Digital Silent with live accompaniment • U Cast: Madeleine Carroll, Hermione Baddeley, Henry Victor, Bobby Howes, Donald Macardle, Adeline Hayden Coffin.
Roger Waters & Sean Evans • UK 2014 • 2h35m • Digital English and French with English subtitles • 12A - Contains infrequent strong language, nudity, bloody moments Cast: Concert film featuring Roger Waters, Nick Mason.
The Guns of Loos marked a bold new approach to depicting the war on screen. The striking recreations of the conflict at Loos provide the backdrop to an intense psychological drama about a factory owner faced with the horrors of returning from the war. Combining strong performances with outstanding cinematography, the film received rave reviews on its release in 1928, with many critics declaring it the best war film ever made. Soon forgotten during the emergence of the ‘talkies’, this commemorative screening is a very exciting opportunity to see a truly unique film brought back to the big screen. The event is made even more special by the accompaniment of a brand new musical score by one of the UK’s leading silent film composers and performers, Stephen Horne, which has been commissioned by DCA in association with the Great War Dundee partnership. Tickets £10/£8
Roger Waters, co-founder and primary songwriter of Pink Floyd, fuses the epic and the personal in Roger Waters The Wall, a concert film that goes well beyond the stage. Based on the groundbreaking concept album, Roger Waters The Wall could be called a concept film: it’s a state-of-the-art show that dazzles the senses, combined with an intensely personal road trip that deals with the loss Roger has felt throughout his life due to war. After the film we will present The Simple Facts, a unique opportunity to see Roger Waters and his Pink Floyd bandmate Nick Mason - reunited, unscripted and in conversation, answering questions submitted by fans from around the world. Tickets £12/£10
University of Edinburgh Short Courses
University of Edinburgh
Short Courses
Welcome to the University of Edinburgh Short Courses for 2015/16. This year we have thirty film courses on offer, with ten of them taking place at the Edinburgh Film Guild cinema between September 2015 and June 2016. Watch this space! Enrolling now, a new edition of the French Cinema course, with ten new films including a screening at the French Film Festival UK in November. Also, Classical Hollywood: Cliché and Innovation discusses Hollywood’s history and legacy, and The Cinema of Alfred Hitchcock revisits the art and craft of the ‘Master of Suspense’ - both courses offering new critical insights and group discussions. Join us and learn more about your favourite films and directors! Martine Pierquin, Course Organiser The University of Edinburgh, Short Courses
French Cinema
The Cinema of Alfred Hitchcock
Martine Pierquin
Jim Dunnigan
Learn more about the popular stars and innovative directors of French cinema. Together we will examine ten critically acclaimed films, all introduced by a short lecture and followed by a group discussion. In November, we will also attend a screening at the French Film Festival (not included in course fee).
An introduction to the cinema of Alfred Hitchcock from the early British work onwards. The films will be studied with particular reference to genre and the star system. The key focus will be an examination of Hitchcock’s work in the light of the auteur theory.
Dates: Mondays from 28 September 2015 (10 weeks) Class Times: 18:30 - 21:20 Fee: £110 / £73 conc
Dates: Thursdays from 1 October 2015 (10 weeks) Class Times: 18:30 - 21:20 Fee: £110 / £73 conc
Classical Hollywood: Cliché and Innovation Rolland Man Stars, glamour, the Production Code, big studios, escapism, the Dream Factory. Clichés abound in our view of Hollywood, just as they do in the films produced there. We will take a closer look at the way Hollywood films recycled, reinvented and even revolutionised their own clichés – and how they reflected the dreams (and nightmares) of American society. Dates: Tuesdays from 29 September 2015 (10 weeks) Class Times: 18:30 - 20:20 Fee: £105 / £70 conc
For details of further film courses and to enrol go to: www.ed.ac.uk/short-courses
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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 for pupils (unless stated otherwise), teachers go free. To book call Box Office on 0131 228 2688 or email education@cmi-scotland.co.uk For more info go to www.filmhousecinema.com/learning/schools-and-teachers/ We Are Many - Tuesday 8 September, 10am • S3-S6, Modern Studies Girlhood - Thursday 10 September, 10am • S4-S6, Modern Languages (French) Song of the Sea - Tuesday 15 September, 10am • P3-S2 Take One Action Film Festival: Primary Schools Event - Thursday 17 September, 10am • FREE • P4-P7 Take One Action Film Festival: Landfill Harmonic - Tuesday 22 September, 10am • FREE • S1-S6, Modern Studies, Global Citizenship, Spanish, Music
Take One Action Film Festival: The Divide - Friday 25 September, 10am • FREE • S1-S6, Social Studies, Modern Studies, Economics
Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival: Foosball - Tuesday 6 October, 10am • P4-P7, Modern Languages (Spanish) Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival: Five Days to Dance - Wednesday 7 October, 10am • S1-S6, Modern
Filmhouse Cafe Bar Drop in for a cappuccino, espresso or herbal tea and enjoy one of our superb cakes. New breakfast menu is available daily! 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
Languages (Spanish), Expressive Arts
Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival: Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed - Thursday 7 October, 10am • S1-S6, Modern Languages (Spanish)
French Film Festival: Zarafa - Wednesday 4 November, 10am • P4-S3, Modern Languages (French) French Film Festival: Young Tiger - Thursday 5 November, 10am • S4-S6, Modern Languages (French) We will be adding screenings of new releases Macbeth and Suffragette (dates TBC) as well as schools events as part of the Africa in Motion Film Festival in October and the German Film Festival in November - please check next month’s brochure or our website, or email education@cmi-scotland.co.uk to be added to our mailing list.
Film Quiz Sunday 13 September 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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