MACROBERT FILMHOUSE
Men in Black 3
JUNE 2012
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NEW AT MACROBERT Each month, macrobert brings you some of the biggest blockbusters to hit the screen along with some outstanding foreign films and even some touching documentaries.
DAMSELS IN DISTRESS Whit Stillman / USA 2012 / 99 min / (12A) Contains moderate sex references and suicide references
FRI 1 JUNE 7.30PM SAT 2 JUNE 5.00PM SUN 3 JUNE 8.00PM
A trio of very different girls at a male-dominated American college become intent on redressing the balance. Violet, Rose and Heather soon start a programme to help depressed students with an unusual combination of dance lessons and personal hygiene tuition. But the well-meaning girls find their friendship threatened by a series of romantic escapades.
AFRICAN CATS Alastair Fothergill, Keith Scholey / USA 2012 / 89 min / (U) Contains documentary footage of animals hunting and fighting
SAT 2 JUNE 2.00PM SUN 3 JUNE 2.00PM WED 6 JUNE 2.00PM** **Midweek Matinee Screening
Disney’s epic wildlife documentary follows a group of lions and cheetahs in the African savannah, capturing their relationships and group dynamics in every detail. Voiced by Samuel L. Jackson, the film centres on two families of big cats and how they bring their cubs up to survive in one of the harshest environments on earth.
ELLES Malgorzata Szumowska/ France 2012 / 100 min / Fench with English subtitles / (18) Contains strong nudity, sex, sexual fetish and a scene of sexual violence SAT 2 JUNE 8.00PM SUN 3 JUNE 5.00PM MON 4 JUNE 7.30PM
When Parisian journalist Anne begins to research an article into students turning to prostitution to fund their studies, her preconceptions are challenged by the two independent women she interviews.
MARLEY Kevin Macdonald / USA 2012 / 145 min / (15) Contains soft drug use and references
TUES 5 JUNE 7.30PM THU 7 JUNE 7.30PM
Marley details Bob Marley’s impact on music history and his role as a figurehead for social and political change and features rare footage, performances and interviews with the people that knew him best; including the Marley family.
THE LUCKY ONE Scott Hicks / USA 2012 / 101 min / (12A) Contains moderate sex and violence
FRI 8 JUNE 7.30PM SAT 9 JUNE 5.00PM SUN 10 JUNE 8.00PM WED 13 JUNE 2.00PM**
Based on the best-selling book of the same name, The Lucky One tells the story of a US marine who returns from a tour of Iraq and searches out an unknown woman from a photograph he found whilst on duty with the belief that she is the lucky charm that kept him alive.
**Midweek Matinee Screening
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE Joss Whedon / USA 2012 / 142 min / (12A) Contains moderate fantasy violence
SAT 9 JUNE 2.00PM SAT 9 JUNE 8.00PM SUN 10 JUNE 2.00PM SUN 10 JUNE 5.00PM MON 11 JUNE 7.30PM
Based on the classic Marvel comic series, action adventure Avengers Assemble follows Nick Fury, director of an international peacekeeping agency and the elite team of superheroes he assembles to deal with a terrifying extra-terrestrial threat to global safety and security.
BREATHING Karl Markovics/ Germany 2012 / 93 min / German with English subtitles / (15) Contains strong language
TUE 12 JUNE 7.30PM WED 13 JUNE 7.30PM THU 14 JUNE 7.30PM
Breathing is the uplifting and inspiring story of Roman, a young man who after taking a probation job to avoid prison, makes a startling discovery that triggers him to explore his past and search for the mother who abandoned him as a child.
THE ANGELS’ SHARE Ken Loach / UK 2012 / 106 min / TBC
FRI 15 JUNE 7.30PM SAT 16 JUNE 5.00PM SUN 17 JUNE 8.00PM MON 18 JUNE 7.30PM TUE 19 JUNE 7.30PM WED 20 JUNE 2.00PM** THU 21 JUNE 7.30PM
After swearing that his new-born son won’t take the same path as himself, Robbie meets three men during community service who like him can’t find work because of their criminal past. Together the band of friends take an adventurous risk and discover that ‘turning to drink’ might just change their lives forever.
**Midweek Matinee Screening
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise / USA 1991 / 92 min / (U) Contains mild violence and threat
SAT 16 JUNE 2.00PM SUN 17 JUNE 2.00PM
A beautiful young woman, Belle, is taken prisoner by a hideous beast. Befriending his bizarre mix of enchanted staff, she realises that beauty really is skin deep and that underneath his terrifying exterior beats the heart of a prince.
JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass / USA 2012 / 83 min / (15) Contains strong language and drug use
SAT 16 JUNE 8.00PM SUN 17 JUNE 5.00PM WED 20 JUNE 7.30PM
On the way to buy wood glue, a series of strange events causes Jeff to spend a day with his brother on the trail of his wife. This leads him to some very unexpected places indeed that may just answer his questions about the universe.
MEN IN BLACK 3 Barry Sonnenfeld / USA 2012 / 105 min / (PG) Contains mild language, innuendo and fantasy violence
FRI 22 JUNE 7.30PM SAT 23 JUNE 2.00PM SAT 23 JUNE 5.00PM SUN 24 JUNE 2.00PM SUN 24 JUNE 8.00PM MON 25 JUNE 2.00PM TUE 26 JUNE 2.00PM WED 27 JUNE 2.00PM** THU 28 JUNE 2.00PM
Will Smith is back as Agent J, accompanied as always by Tommy Lee Jones as Agent K. This time, the mission takes J back in time to the 1960s to save K from an assassination that would change the course of history. Working alongside young Agent K, he uncovers the truth behind his partner and the agency, whilst helping to secure the future of the human race.
DARK SHADOWS Tim Burton / USA 2012 / 113 min / / (12A) Contains moderate violence, horror, gore, sex references and soft drug use
SAT 23 JUNE 8.00PM SUN 24 JUNE 5.00PM MON 25 JUNE 7.30PM
Accidentally freed from the tomb he was confined to by witch Angelique in 1752, Barnabas Collins rises in 1972 Maine to find his once-grand estate has fallen into ruin along with his proud family. However, some things never change and Barnabas must once again battle monsters, witches and werewolves to regain his mastery of Colinwood Manor.
SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN Lasse Hallström / UK 2012 / 107 min / (12A) Contains one use of strong language and moderate sex references TUE 26 JUNE 7.30PM THU 28 JUNE 7.30PM
A repressed British civil servant is unwillingly coerced into an incredible scheme to introduce salmon to the parched wadis of The Yemen to make a fishing-mad sheik’s dream come true and help build a better relationship between the respective countries.
TOP CAT Alberto Mar / USA 2012 / 90 min / Certificate TBC
FRI 29 JUNE 2.00PM SAT 30 JUNE 2.00PM SUN 1 JULY 2.00PM MON 2 JULY 2.00PM TUE 3 JULY 2.00PM WED 4 JULY 10.30AM THU 5 JULY 2.00PM
The cool cat and chums are back on the block, this time facing a hard-line regime laid down by a new Police Chief intent on ridding the city’s alleyways of their feline feistiness. With their easy life under threat as Dibble is forced to get tough, are TC’s nine lives finally over?
PROMETHEUS Ridely Scott / USA 2012 / Running time and certificate TBC
FRI 29 JUNE 7.30PM SAT 30 JUNE 5.00PM SUN 1 JULY 8.00PM MON 2 JULY 7.30PM TUE 3 JULY 7.30PM WED 4 JULY 7.30PM THU 5 JULY 7.30PM
Prometheus follows a group of explorers as they stumble upon a clue that may explain the origins of mankind; but when they attempt to discover more, they unleash a secret that could spell the end of the entire human race.
HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER VACATION Adrian Grunberg / USA 2012 / 96 min / (15) Contains strong language, bloody violence, hard drug use and sexual threat SAT 30 JUNE 8.00PM SUN 1 JULY 5.00PM WED 4 JULY 2.00PM** ** Midweek Matinee Screening
When a job goes wrong for career-criminal Driver, he winds up busting through the US-Mexico border, being beaten by cops and thrown into jail. Along the way he teams up with a nine-yearold local boy who helps him survive the prison system and whom he realises he must protect from the men who murdered his father.
KIDS FILM CLUB Join us at macrobert at 11.00am on Saturday and Sunday mornings for the all new Kids Film Club. Kids and adults alike only have to pay £1.50 or you can select four films in the month for £5. Become a member and you can also pick up a bag full of goodies like popcorn and juice for only £1.50. Kids Film Club is sponsored by:
HUGO Martin Scorsese / USA 2011 / 125 min / (U) Contains mild language and scenes of emotional distress and bereavement
SAT 2 JUNE 11.00AM SUN 3 JUNE 11.00AM
Set in 1930’s Paris, Hugo tells the magical tale of an orphan who has secretly made his home in a train station and spends his time tending to the railway’s clocks. When he tries to fix a mechanical man, he sets in motion a series of events that threaten to unlock all his secrets.
MR POPPER’S PENGUINS Mark Waters / USA 2011 / 94 min / (PG) Contains mild comic threat and flatulence jokes
SAT 9 JUNE 11.00AM SUN 10 JUNE 11.00AM
Mr. Popper led a simple life, until he shared his New York penthouse with 6 penguins. That is when Popper’s life turns upside-down. He warms to his frosty new friends. He enjoys his everyday chores of preparing sushi for seven while wearing gloves. But in these snowy square feet of Manhattan, it doesn’t take long before the cracks start to show.
THE MUPPETS James Bobin / USA 2012 / 109 min / (U) Contains mild comic violence, brief rude humour & one use of mild language
SAT 16 JUNE 11.00AM SUN 17 JUNE 11.00AM
Since their last adventure, The Muppets have gone their separate ways and found different careers and varying degrees of success. When Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, discovers the Muppet Theatre is under threat of destruction at the hands of a money-mad oil baron, he vows to help raise the $10 million needed to save the theatre by reuniting The Muppets for a live telethon.
MIRROR MIRROR Tarsem Singh / USA 2012 / 106 min / (PG) Contains mild threat, violence and infrequent mild language
SAT 23 JUNE 11.00AM SUN 24 JUNE 11.00AM
When an evil queen takes over the ruling of a kingdom she doesn’t bargain for the determination of an exiled princess to regain her crown. Enlisting the help of seven diminutive but daring helpers, they embark on an incredible journey to topple the tyrant and restore her birth right.
THE PIRATES! IN AN ADVENTURE WITH SCIENTISTS!
SAT 30 JUNE 11.00AM SUN 1 JULY 11.00AM
Peter Lord, Jeff Newitt / UK 2012 / 88 min / (U) Contains very mild language, violence, threat and innuendo Pirate Captain sets out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the year Award, a quest that takes Captain and his crew from the shores of Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London.
SPECIAL EVENTS Each month macrobert brings you a range of special event screenings, ranging from post show discussions to genre specific films and everything in between.
DALAI LAMA RENAISSANCE + DIRECTOR Q & A
WED 6 JUNE 7.30PM
Khashyar Darvich / USA 2007 / 82 min / Contains no sex, violence, or adult language / Appropriate for all ages The 14th Dalai Lama invited 40 of the West’s leading, most innovative thinkers to his residence in the Himalayan Mountains of India to discuss the world’s problems and how we can solve them. What transpired was unexpected and powerful, and was captured by an 18-person 5-camera film crew. The film features quantum physicists Fred Alan Wolf and Amit Goswami, Michael Beckwith and revolutionary social scientist Jean Houston. During the Q&A, Los Angeles-based ProducerDirector Khashyar Darvich will answer questions from the audience, as well as share his experience spending time with the Dalai Lama and what led to the transformational experience captured in the Dalai Lama Renaissance documentary film.
SONDHEIM’S COMPANY 83 min – 20min interval – 63 min
WED 27 JUNE 7.30PM
Recorded live at the Avery Fisher Hall, the New York Philharmonic’s all-star production of Stephen Sondheim’s musical Company is the story of Robert, a single man unable to commit fully to a steady relationship, the five married couples who are his best friends, and his three girlfriends. Staged as a series of vignettes linked by a celebration for Robert’s 35th birthday, the musical throws a comic spotlight on the eternal issues faced by people in relationships. Conducted by Paul Gemignani and starring Neil Patrick Harris, Patti LuPone, Jon Cryer and Christina Hendricks.
THE MIDWEEK MATINEE Each Wednesday at 2.00pm we bring you one of the months’ movie highlights for only £2.50. Not only that but we will throw in a free tea or filter coffee to help you relax that little bit more. We hope you can join us soon and enjoy a nice relaxing afternoon with us. Why not come a little earlier and have a delicious lunch beforehand, check out www.macrobert.org/cafebar for our menus.
AFRICAN CATS (U) WED 6 JUNE 2.00PM
THE LUCKY ONE (12A) WED 13 JUNE 2.00PM
THE ANGELS’ SHARE (TBC) WED 20 JUNE 2.00PM
MEN IN BLACK 3 (PG) WED 27 JUNE 2.00PM
HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER VACATION WED 4 JULY 2.00PM
PARENT AND TODDLER SCREENINGS
Sponsored by:
Wednesday mornings are now accessible to the whole family at macrobert. Bring your kids along and enjoy family films on the big screen in a child friendly, relaxed atmosphere with the lights dimmed and the sound at a comfortable level. Screenings start at 10.30am each Wednesday and tickets are priced at £1.50 or free to any baby under 12 months.
HUGO (U) WED 6 JUNE 10.30AM
MR POPPER’S PENGUIN (PG) WED 13 JUNE 10.30AM
THE MUPPETS (U) WED 20 JUNE 10.30AM
MIRROR MIRROR (PG) WED 27 JUNE 10.30AM
TOP CAT (TBC) WED 4 JULY 10.30AM
KIDS FILM CLUB Join macrobert at 11.00am on Saturday and Sunday mornings for the all new Kids Film Club. Kids and adults alike only have to pay £1.50 or you can select four films in the month for £5. Become a member and you can also pick up a bag full of goodies like popcorn and juice for only £1.50. Sponsored by:
FIND US University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA Park for free on the University Campus. There are frequent buses from Stirling town centre and the train station to the University Campus. For all public transport options call Traveline Scotland at 0871 200 22 33.
TICKET PRICES Screenings before 4.00pm: friends £3.80/full price £4.75/concession £4.25 Screenings after 4.00pm: friends £4.60/full price £5.75/concession £5.25 Kids Film Club 11.00am screenings: £1.50 each/£5 (four films from this brochure; tickets must be bought at the same time) Film Four Pack (four films from this brochure; tickets must be bought at same time): full price £17.20/concession £13.20 Concessions apply to full-time students, under 18s, senior citizens, people with a disability (plus carer), Young Scot Card holders and benefit claimants. Proof of eligibility is required.
BOX OFFICE OPENING HOURS Mon - Fri 10.00am to 7.45pm (phones close at 7.00pm) Sat 9.00am to 8.15pm (phones close at 7.00pm) Sun 10.00am to 8.15pm (phones close at 7.00pm) Please note: Lines will close up to half an hour before busy performances.
ACCESS INFORMATION macrobert welcomes all disabled visitors. Our building is fully accessible for wheelchairs, and we offer hearing loops at the box office and bar. Audio description and subtitling are available for selected cinema screenings (see diary). Concession tickets are available for people with a disability plus carer.
For a large print version please email marketing@macrobert.org or call 01786 466666 Tickets cannot be refunded, except in the event of cancellation of a screening by macrobert / (TBC) means that the film is awaiting BBFC or local authority licensing approval / The use of cameras and recording equipment is not permitted / Screen advertisements and trailers are shown before all films / All information is correct at time of print and is subject to change without prior notice / macrobert cannot be held liable for any arrangements made due to changes to the brochure
MACROBERT THANKS THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR SUPPORT
Main funders
macrobert arts centre limited is a Scottish charity, no SC039546. To support us with donations please go to www.macrobert.org/donate
DIARY 1 FRIDAY 2 SATURDAY 3 SUNDAY 4 MONDAY 5 TUESDAY 6 WEDNESDAY 7 THURSDAY 8 FRIDAY 9 SATURDAY 10 SUNDAY 11 MONDAY 12 TUESDAY 13 WEDNESDAY 14 THURSDAY 15 FRIDAY 16 SATURDAY 17 SUNDAY 18 MONDAY 19 TUESDAY 20 WEDNESDAY 21 THURSDAY 22 FRIDAY 23 SATURDAY 24 SUNDAY 25 MONDAY 26 TUESDAY 27 WEDNESDAY 28 THURSDAY 29 FRIDAY 30 SATURDAY
JUNE 2012
DAMSELS IN DISTRESS 7.30PM HUGO 11.00AM AFRICAN CATS 2.00PM DAMSELS IN DISTRESS 5.00PM ELLES 8.00PM HUGO 11.00AM AFRICAN CATS 2.00PM ELLES 5.00PM DAMSELS IN DISTRESS 8.00PM ELLES 7.30PM MARLEY 7.30PM HUGO 10.30AM* AFRICAN CATS 2.00PM** DALAI LAMA RENAISSANCE 7.30PM MARLEY 7.30PM THE LUCKY ONE 7.30PM MR POPPER’S PENGUINS 11.00AM AVENGERS ASSEMBLE 2.00PM THE LUCKY ONE 5.00PM AVENGERS ASSEMBLE 8.00PM MR POPPER’S PENGUINS 11.00AM AVENGERS ASSEMBLE 2.00PM AVENGERS ASSEMBLE 5.00PM THE LUCKY ONE 8.00PM AVENGERS ASSEMBLE 7.30PM BREATHING 7.30PM MR POPPER’S PENGUINS 10.30AM* THE LUCKY ONE 2.00PM** BREATHING 7.30PM BREATHING 7.30PM THE ANGELS’ SHARE 7.30PM THE MUPPETS 11.00AM BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 2.00PM THE ANGELS’ SHARE 5.00PM JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME 8.00PM THE MUPPETS 11.00AM BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 2.00PM JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME 5.00PM THE ANGELS’ SHARE 8.00PM THE ANGELS’ SHARE 7.30PM THE ANGELS’ SHARE 7.30PM THE MUPPETS 10.30AM* THE ANGELS’ SHARE 2.00PM** JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME 7.30PM THE ANGELS’ SHARE 7.30PM MEN IN BLACK 3 7.30PM MIRROR MIRROR 11.00AM MEN IN BLACK 3 2.00PM MEN IN BLACK 3 5.00PM DARK SHADOWS 8.00PM MIRROR MIRROR 11.00AM MEN IN BLACK 3 2.00PM DARK SHADOWS 5.00PM MEN IN BLACK 3 8.00PM MEN IN BLACK 3 2.00PM DARK SHADOWS 7.30PM MEN IN BLACK 3 2.00PM SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN 7.30PM MIRROR MIRROR 10.30AM* MEN IN BLACK 3 2.00PM** SONDHEIM’S COMPANY 7.30PM MEN IN BLACK 3 2.00PM SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN 7.30PM TOP CAT 2.00PM PROMETHEUS 7.30PM PIRATES! IN AN ADVENTURE WITH SCIENTISTS! 11.00AM TOP CAT 2.00PM PROMETHEUS 5.00PM HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER VACATION 8.00PM
* PARENT & TODDLER SCREENING ** MIDWEEK MATINEE SCREENING *** SUBTITLED SCREENING