National Theatre Live: The Last of the Haussmans Thu 11 Oct, 7pm | Tickets £14 (£12) tbc (180mins, inc. 20min intermission) Director: Howard Davies Cast: Julie Walters, Rory Kinnear, Helen McCrory
Julie Walters stars as anarchic, feisty but growing old, high society drop-out Judy Haussman. After an operation, she’s joined by her wayward offspring, sharp-eyed granddaughter, local doctor Peter, and a troubled teenager who makes use of the family’s crumbling swimming pool. A funny, touching and sometimes savage portrait of a family that’s losing its grip. Part of National Theatre Live – the best of British theatre broadcast live to cinemas worldwide.
Screen Juniors – Sat 6 Oct, 2pm
Monthly film screenings celebrating a world of children’s cinema. Before each screening there will also be free drop-in activities to enjoy, visit mac’s website for further details.
Timetable
Oct
Date Fri 28
Lawless (6pm)
Joanna (8.30pm)
Sat 29
Lawless (6pm)
F for Fake (8.30pm)
Ponyo
Mon 1
Berberian Sound Studio (2pm)
Lawless (7pm) (s) (a)
Tue 2
Lawless (2pm)
Berberian Sound Studio (6pm)
Director: Hayao Miyazaki Cast: Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon Japan | 2008 | English Dub
Wed 3
Lawless (2pm) (s) (a)
Berberian Sound Studio (7pm)
U (101mins) | Tickets £3
Ponyo places Hans Christian Anderson’s The Little Mermaid in a contemporary Japanese setting. It is a tale of childhood love and adventure from the internationally acclaimed Studio Ghibli, the makers of Spirited Away and Howl’s Moving Castle. Screen Juniors programmed in partnership with KINO 10
Thu 4
Lawless (8pm)
Lawless (6pm)
80 Million + Q&A (8.30pm)
Fri 5
Cinema Bambino: Hope Springs (11am)
Tabu (6pm)
Hope Springs (8.30pm)
Sat 6
Screen Juniors: Ponyo (2pm)
Hope Springs (6pm)
Tabu (8.15pm)
Tabu (6pm)
Hope Springs (8.30pm) (s) (a)
Sun 7 Mon 8
Tabu (2pm)
Hope Springs (7pm)
Tue 9
Hope Springs (2pm)
Hope Springs (6pm)
Tabu (8.15pm)
Wed 10 Hope Springs (2pm) (s) (a) Thu 11 Hope Springs (2pm)
Hope Springs (7pm) NT Live: The Last of the Haussmans (7pm)
Flickpic – You Choose What’s Viewed
Fri 12
To Rome with Love (5.55pm) Fear of Falling + Q&A (8.30pm)
Fri 30 Nov & Sat 1 Dec.
Sat 13
To Rome with Love (5pm)
To Rome with Love (8pm)
Sun 14
Barbara (5.30pm)
To Rome with Love (8pm)
Mon 15 Barbara (2pm)
To Rome with Love (7pm)
Tue 16 To Rome with Love (2pm) Wed 17 Snows of Kilimanjaro (2pm)
Barbara (6pm) Barbara (7pm)
Snows of Kilimanjaro (8.15pm)
Thu 18
Snows of Kilimanjaro (6pm)
Winner + Q&A (8.30pm)
To celebrate ‘mac at fifty’, over the next 10 months we’re running Flickpic – a very special programme of films from the last 50 years. Revisiting each decade from the 1960s right up to present day, we’ll be picking out a shortlist of three iconic films and then it’s entirely over to you. Vote for the film you would most like to see and the film with the most votes will be shown in our cinema – it’s as simple as that. Our selection of 1960’s classics will be announced on Mon 1 Oct, and voting will be open on our website and in person at mac for one month. The winning film will then be screened on Fri 30 Nov & Sat 1 Dec.
Hysteria (6pm)
Killing Them Softly (8.10pm)
Sat 20
Killing Them Softly (6pm)
Hysteria (8.10pm)
Sun 21
Hysteria (6pm)
Killing Them Softly (8.10pm)
Mon 22 Brave (10am)
Killing Them Softly (6pm)
Hysteria (8.10pm)
Elizabeth plus Q&A with Director Shekhar Kapur
Tue 23 Hysteria (2pm) Wed 24 Brave (11am) Thu 25 Brave (12pm)
About Elly (6pm) Killing Them Softly (6pm) Killing Them Softly (6pm)
Killing Them Softly (8.30pm) About Elly (8.15pm) Last Shop Standing + Q&A (8.30pm)
Director: Shekhar Kapur Cast: Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston UK | 1998
Fri 26 Sat 27 Sun 28 Mon 29 Tue 30 Wed 31
Elizabeth + Q&A (6.45pm) On the Road (5.30pm) Holy Motors (5pm) On the Road (5.55pm) On the Road (6pm) Pit and the Pendulum (6pm)
A film of the early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch. Diva Partnerships in association with the Producers Forum present an evening with multi Oscar-winning film director Shekhar Kapur. The event begins with a short intro and the screening of his Golden Globe-winning film Elizabeth followed by a short break and then an hour in conversation. This is a unique opportunity to meet one of the film world’s truly great Directors whose work spans both Hollywood and Bollywood traditions.
On the Road (2pm)
Holy Motors (2pm) On the Road (2pm) Husbands (2pm)
Holy Motors (8.15pm) On the Road (7.30pm) Holy Motors (8.40pm) Pit and the Pendulum (8.45pm) On the Road (7.50pm)
Please note screenings and times may be subject to change. Registered company no: 718349 Registered charity no: 528979
Oct 2012
Image: Pit & the Pendulum
Fri 19
Fri 26 Oct, 6.45pm |Tickets £12 (£9) 15 (124mins)
Cinema
(s)(a) Subtitled and audio described screening
Berberian Sound Studio
Lawless
Director: Peter Strickland Cast: Toby Jones, Tonia Sotiropoulou, Cosimo Fusco UK | 2012
Director: John Hillcoat Cast: Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, Guy Pearce USA | 2012
15 (92mins)
A British sound engineer is assigned to work on an Italian horror film in the early 1970s, resulting in a psychological rollercoaster. Clever and intense, this film is reminiscent of classic art house films such as Blow-Up and The Conversation.
Ticket Prices Full price £7, Concession £5 Cinema Bambino: £5 (under 12 months free) Sales and Information | 0121 446 3232 www.macarts.co.uk Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, B12 9QH
18 (115mins)
Epic outlaw tale, based on the true story of the infamous Bondurant Brothers who, against the backdrop of America’s most notorious crime wave, made a run for the American Dream in Prohibition-era Virginia. Includes subtitled and audio described screenings Mon 1 Oct, 7pm & Wed 3 Oct, 2pm
NOTICE We are currently trialling reserved seating in the cinema for ALL matinee screenings. This means that you will be able to choose your preferred seats (subject to availability). If you have any questions, or would like to give feedback, please contact a member of staff.
Hope Springs 12A (100mins)
Brave
PG (100mins) | Tickets £3
Director: David Frankel Cast: Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carrell USA | 2012
Director: Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman Cast: Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson USA | 2012
When Kay hears of a renowned “Couples Specialist”, she convinces her sceptical husband to attend an intense week-long marriage therapy course in an attempt to reconnect and reignite their passion.
Princess Merida, determined to make her own path in life, rebels against her father’s kingdom that ultimately unleashes chaos and fury throughout the land. Granted one wish, Miranda must use her bravery and archery skills to undo a beastly curse...
Includes subtitled and audio described screenings – Sun 7 Oct, 8.30pm & Wed 10 Oct, 2pm and Cinema Bambino Screening, Fri 5 Oct, 11am
To Rome with Love 12A (112mins)
Director: Woody Allen Cast: Woody Allen, Penélope Cruz, Jesse Eisenberg USA | 2012 The intertwining romances, adventures and predicaments of visitors and residents of Rome, including a young couple on their honeymoon, a man who wakes up to find himself a celebrity, an architect reminiscing his student days and a frustrated opera director.
Barbara
TBC (105mins) Director: Christian Petzold Cast: Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Rainer Bock Germany | 2012 | Subtitled Set in 1980s East Germany, Barbara finds herself banished from East Berlin after trying to obtain a visa. This results in her working at a clinic in an isolated gloomy town, where she finds herself torn between a desire to flee to the West, and a growing attachment to a fellow physician.
Snows of Kilimanjaro (Les neiges du Kilimanjaro) 15 (107mins)
Director: Robert Guédiguian Cast: Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gérard Meylan France | 2011 | Subtitled A union pensioner and his wife’s idyllic existence is smashed apart when they are subject to a brutal attack by two masked robbers in their own home. However, after the horrific event they find that merely getting the assailants brought to justice is not enough for their consciences. Projectionist’s Pick:
Husbands
Killing Them Softly 18 (97mins)
Director: Andrew Dominik Cast: Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta, James Gandolfini USA | 2012 Adapted from George V. Higgins novel set in New Orleans, Killing Them Softly follows a professional enforcer, Jackie Cogan, who investigates a heist that occurs during a high stakes, mob-protected, poker game.
Departure Lounge, mac & swish Films presents:
Last Shop Standing plus Q&A with Director Thu 25 Oct, 8.30pm (50mins)
Director: Pip Piper Cast: Paul Weller, Johnny Marr, Billy Bragg UK | 2012 Local Birmingham film maker Pip Piper takes us behind the counter to discover why nearly 2000 record shops have already disappeared across the UK. The film charts the rapid rise of record shops in the 1960's, 70's and 80's, the influence of the chart, the underhand deals, the demise of vinyl and rise of the CD as well as new technologies. Join us from 7.30pm for DJ and vinyl swap.
12A (131mins) Director: John Cassavetes Cast: Ben Gazzara, Peter Falk, John Cassavetes | USA 1970 A sudden death of a friend brings three middle-aged men together. Starting to feel the pressures of life and their advancing years, in the light of recklessness, they decide to momentarily leave their families in search for an escape. However, they ultimately find that their mindless enthusiasm for regained freedom can only be short lived.
On the Road TBC (137mins)
Director: Walter Salles Cast: Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley, Kristen Stewart USA | 2012 Based on Jack Kerouac’s seminal pseudoautobiography, Dean and Sal are of the Beat generation, and thirsty for freedom they search for adventure, resulting in an energetic rollercoaster ride of events as they travel throughout the US.
Halloween special Pit and the Pendulum 15 (80mins)
Director: Roger Corman Cast: Vincent Price, Barbara Steele, John Kerr USA | 1961 A classic horror film set in 16th century Spain. A young Englishman visits the forbidding Medina castle to investigate his sister’s mysterious death, resulting in a series of horrific revelations and gruesome events...
Holy Motors
Hysteria
Director: Leos Carax Cast: Denis Lavant, Edith Scob, Eva Mendes France | Germany | 2012 | Subtitled
Director: Tanya Wexler Cast: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Pryce UK | 2011
15 (99mins)
18 (116mins)
From dawn to dusk, Monsieur Oscar, a shadowy character, journeys from one life to the next. He seems to be playing roles, plunging headlong into each part, but where is his true family and home?
A mischievous romantic comedy delving into the history behind the invention of the world’s first electro-mechanical vibrator in the name of medical science, and at the peak of Victorian prudishness. Starring Academy Award nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal and Hugh Dancy.
About Elly
(Darbareye Elly) 12A (118mins) Director: Asghar Farhadi Cast: Golshifteh Farahani, Marila Zareie Iran | France | 2009 | Subtitled
PLAY POLAND FILM FESTIVAL
A group of friends escape to the Caspian Sea on holiday, and Sepideh invites her daughter’s teacher Elly. A few days into the trip Elly vanishes without a trace, sparking a frantic search that sours the festivities, and reveals deceits amongst the group.
Play Poland Film Festival returns to mac birmingham with a selection of the best in contemporary Polish cinema. There’s also a chance to see posters designed by Polish artists to advertise American films in a free exhibition which opens Fri 21 Sep. Each screening will be followed by a Q&A session.
Tabu
15 (118mins) Director: Miguel Gomes Cast: Teresa Madruga, Laura Soveral Portugal | 2012 | Subtitled Exploring the relationship between an altruistic woman, her senile neighbour and an African housekeeper, Miguel Gnomes creates a fragmented, magic-realist adventure. Winner of the Alfred Bauer Prize 2012.
80 Million
Fear of Falling
The Winner
Lok wysokoici
Wygrany
Thu 4 Oct, 8.30pm 15 (102mins)
Fri 12 Oct, 8.30pm 15 (90mins)
Thu 18 Oct, 8.30pm 15 (110mins)
Director: Waldemar Krzystek Cast: Filip Bobek, Marcin Bosak, Wojciech Solarz Poland | 2011
Director: Bartosz Konopka Cast: Marcin Dorocinski, Krzysztof Stroinski, Magdalena Poplawska Poland | 2011
Director: Wiesław Saniewski Cast: Pawel Szajda, Janusz Gajos Poland | 2011
80 milionów
Lower Silesia, Autumn 1981. The young activists of the Solidarity movement organise a spectacular bank robbery to steal 80 million of trade union money. Officers from the Security Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs follow them step by step and an exciting strife kicks off where clergymen and conmen get involved. Each side shall have an ace up their sleeve.
The feature debut of Oscar-nominated director Bartosz Konopka. It is a moving story of a TV presenter, whose bright career and peaceful family life is trembled by the news about his father's serious problems.
The Winner is in principle a heartfelt story about the search for freedom. Oliver, a young American pianist of Polish origin, breaks down under pressure from his mother and his cold-hearted agent and cancels his European tour. He shall lose it all: love, recognition and a very promising career. However, he gains something new...