MACROBERT FILMHOUSE
Being Elmo
MAY 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.
THE HUNGER GAMES James McTeigue / USA 2012 / 142 min / 12A
TUE 1 MAY 7.30PM THU 3 MAY 7.30PM
In future North America deadly, gladiatorial combat has become an annual TV sensation. Every year, a teenage boy and girl are selected to compete in a fight to the death with other contenders. A young woman, Katniss, takes her younger sister’s place for the upcoming event - only training from a past champion and her instinct for survival can help her return home victorious.
WE BOUGHT A ZOO Cameron Crowe / USA 2012 / 124 min / (PG) Contains mild language
WED 2 MAY 10.30AM* WED 2 MAY 2.00PM** WED 2 MAY 7.30PM * Parent & Toddler Screening **Midweek Matinee Screening
We Bought a Zoo is the incredible true story of a father who moves his young family to the countryside to restore and re-open a struggling zoo. In an attempt to bring them all closer, he relocates, along with his two children, to the rundown menagerie where the family embark on a soul-restoring journey to return the zoo to its former glory.
BEL AMI Declan Donnellan, Nick Ormerod / UK 2012 / 102 min / (15) Contains strong sex
FRI 4 MAY 7.30PM SAT 5 MAY 5.00PM SUN 6 MAY 8.00PM
Based on the classic Guy De Maupassant novel of the same name, Bel Ami is a story of power and seduction in 1890s French society. It tracks Georges Duroy’s rags to riches ascent up the rungs of the social ladder via the beds of the most beautiful and influential women in the city.
THE PIRATES! IN AN ADVENTURE WITH SCIENTISTS
SAT 5 MAY 2.00PM SUN 6 MAY 2.00PM MON 7 MAY 2.00PM
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.
LE HAVRE Aki Kaurismaki / Various 2012 / 94 min / French with English subtitles / (PG) Contains infrequent mild language
TUE 8 MAY 7.30PM THU 10 MAY 7.30PM
Marcel and Arletty’s quiet, economically impoverished but emotionally rich life is disrupted when she is diagnosed with a serious disease. At the same time, Marcel takes a young illegal immigrant under his wing as he aids him in hiding from officials who want to see him deported.
WRATH OF THE TITANS Jonathan Liebesman / USA 2012 / 99 min / (12A) Contains moderate fantasy violence and threat
SAT 12 MAY 2.00PM SUN 13 MAY 8.00PM WED 16 MAY 7.30PM
Wrath of the Titans finds Perseus, the demigod son of Zeus, living a quiet life as a fisherman a decade after his defeat of the monstrous Kraken. However, when the gods lose control of the imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos, he returns to embark on a heroic quest to rescue his father and save mankind.
CONTRABAND Baltasar Kormákur / USA 2012 / 109 min / (15) Contains strong language, once very strong, strong violence & hard drug use
SAT 12 MAY 8.00PM SUN 13 MAY 5.00PM MON 14 MAY 7.30PM
Contraband stars Mark Wahlberg as Chris, a man drawn back into the lethal world of international smuggling. When a drug deal involving his brother goes wrong and his boss swears revenge, Chris organises one last run to Panama to collect counterfeit dollars he hopes will save his life. When things don’t go entirely according to plan, he’s forced to use his old skills to save himself and his family.
DELICACY La Delicatesse / David and Stéphane Foenkinos / France 2012 / 108 min / French with English subtitles / (12A) Contains strong language
TUE 15 MAY 7.30PM WED 16 MAY 2.00PM** THU 17 MAY 7.30PM **Midweek Matinee Screening
The beautiful Nathalie throws herself into her work after her husband of just three years unexpectedly passes away. Then one day, she fixates on Markus, an unremarkable underling of hers at the office. As their relationship goes from awkward to genuinely loving, Nathalie and Markus will have to overcome a host of obstacles including everyone else’s judgmental perceptions as well as their own self-doubts.
BATTLESHIP Peter Berg / USA 2012 / 131 min / (12A) Contains moderate violence, threat and implied strong language
FRI 18 MAY 7.30PM SAT 19 MAY 5.00PM SUN 20 MAY 8.00PM
Lt. Alex Hopper is in hot water with his gruff commanding officer, complicated further by the fact that he’s engaged to his superior’s beautiful daughter. It makes for a bad start, but nobody could have predicted what would happen next. When a team is sent to investigate a mysterious vessel in the middle of the ocean, it erects a giant force field and launches a devastating bombardment. If humanity is to survive, Hopper must step up to the mark.
MIRROR MIRROR Tarsem Singh / USA 2012 / 106 min / (PG) Contains mild threat, violence and infrequent mild language
SAT 19 MAY 2.00PM SUN 20 MAY 2.00PM
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.
HEADHUNTERS Hodejegerne / Morten Tyldum / Norway 2012 / 108 min / Norwegian with English subtitles / (12A) Contains strong sex, violence and strong gory images SAT 19 MAY 8.00PM SUN 20 MAY 5.00PM MON 21 MAY 7.30PM
Based on Jo Nesbø’s best-selling novel, Headhunters is the story of Norway’s most charismatic corporate head-hunter who moonlights as an equally high-achieving art thief. When he sets his sights on his biggest heist ever, little does he know that the priceless painting’s owner is a man with secrets of his own and a trap has been set to make sure this robbery is no easy steal.
BEING ELMO Constance Marks / USA 2011 / 80 min / TBC
TUE 22 MAY 7.30PM THU 24 MAY 7.30PM
Being Elmo traces Kevin Clash’s rise from his modest beginnings in Baltimore to his current success as the man behind Elmo, one of the world’s most recognisable and adored characters. Millions of children tune in daily to watch Elmo, yet when Kevin walks down the street he is not recognized. In addition to puppeteering Elmo, Mr. Clash is arguably the creative force behind today’s Sesame Street, producing, directing and traveling around the globe training other puppeteers
SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN Lasse Hallström / UK 2012 / 107 min / (12A) Contains one use of strong language and moderate sex references FRI 25 MAY 7.30PM SAT 26 MAY 5.00PM SUN 27 MAY 8.00PM WED 30 MAY 2.00PM** ** Midweek Matinee Screening
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.
A CAT IN PARIS Jean-Loup Felicioli & Alain Gagnol / France 2010 / 70min / English language version / (PG) Contains infrequent mild violence
SAT 26 MAY 2.00PM SUN 27 MAY 2.00PM
Dino the cat leads a double life. By day he is the loyal pet companion to Zoe, but by night he works with Nico, a burglar with a heart of gold. Since her father’s murder by gangster Costa, Zoe hasn’t spoken a word. One night though Zoe decides to follow Dino and in her pursuit she discovers that her nanny may be in league with gangsters.
ALBERT NOBBS Rodrigo Garcia / Ireland 2012 / 114 min / (15) Contains infrequent strong sex and strong language
SAT 26 MAY 8.00PM SUN 27 MAY 5.00PM MON 28 MAY 7.30PM
Based on a short story by author George Moore, Albert Nobbs is an incredible tale of a woman, portrayed by Glenn Close, who poses as a man in order to find work in 19th century Ireland. After living a lie for thirty years, she realises that she is trapped in the role and escaping it could be impossible.
THIS MUST BE THE PLACE Paolo Sorrentino / USA 2012 / 112 min / (15) Contains strong language and sex references
TUE 29 MAY 7.30PM WED 30 MAY 7.30PM THU 31 MAY 7.30PM
A washed up American goth rocker living in Ireland finds his comfortable life is shattered when his estranged father who survived Auschwitz dies. Discovering that one of his captors and chief tormentor may still be alive and living in the USA, he embarks on a soul-searching journey to his homeland to find him.
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:
A MONSTER IN PARIS Bibo Bergeron / France 2011 / 90 min / (U) Contains mild comic fight scenes and innuendo
SAT 5 MAY 11.00AM SUN 6 MAY 11.00AM
Set in Paris in 1910, A Monster in Paris tells the tale of a shy movie projectionist and an inventor who accidently create Franc, a monster with a terrifying talent for music and the evil Mayor Commissioner Maynott who wants to use the monster for his own ends.
DOLPHIN TALE Charles Martin Smith / USA 2011 / 113 min / (U) Contains one use of mild language and scenes of emotional distress
SAT 12 MAY 11.00AM SUN 13 MAY 11.00AM
Based on a true story, Dolphin Tale is the story of Winter, a dolphin who loses her tail in a freak accident and the young boy who nurses her back to health with the help of Dr McCarthy (Morgan Freeman), a prosthetics expert who might just have the answer to Winter’s problem.
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED
SAT 19 MAY 11.00AM SUN 20 MAY 11.00AM
Mike Mitchell / USA 2011 / 87 min / (U) Contains mild comic threat and very mild innuendo Whilst aboard a luxury cruise, the chipmunks are accidently thrown overboard. As they find themselves washed ashore, they look to work on their survival skills and soon realise the island is not as deserted as first thought.
TOY STORY 3 Lee Unkrich / USA 2010 / 103 min / (U) Contains mild violence and scary scenes
SAT 26 MAY 11.00AM SUN 27 MAY 11.00AM
Woody, Buzz and the whole gang are back. As their owner Andy prepares to depart for college, his loyal toys find themselves in daycare where untamed tots with their sticky little fingers do not play nice. So, it’s all for one and one for all as they join Barbie’s counterpart Ken, a thespian hedgehog named Mr. Pricklepants and a pink, strawberryscented teddy bear called Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear to plan their great escape.
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. While never abandoning his roots in arthouse cinema Christopher Young has also produced what is arguably the most commercially successful UK film ever. It is hard to believe that the man behind the phenomenon that is “The Inbetweeners” still lives on Skye and quite recently brought one of the few Gaelic feature films ever made to the screen. The screening will be followed by an interview with Scotland’s own fusion of Judd Apatow and Saul Zaentz conducted by his fellow Scottish producer Peter Broughan, founder of the Scottish Cultural Memory Project of which this is the inaugural event.
INBETWEENERS Ben Palmer / UK 2011 / 97 min / (15) Contains strong language, twice very strong, and strong sex references
WED 9 MAY 7.00PM
Jay, Will, Neil and Simon head off to hedonist’s paradise Malia on a lads’ holiday that promises sun, sea, sand and seriously shambolic partying.
SECOND CHANCE AND CLASSIC CINEMA macrobert gives you a second chance to see some of the biggest hits of the past few months and revisit some classic films.
BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL John Madden / UK 2012 / 124 min / (12A) Contains strong language, moderate sex references and racist remarks SAT 5 MAY 8.00PM SUN 6 MAY 5.00PM MON 7 MAY 7.30PM WED 9 MAY 2.00PM ** ** Midweek Matinee Screening
A group of English pensioners retirement takes an unconventional turn when they abandon their homeland for a seemingly luxurious sanctuary for “the elderly and beautiful� in Jaipur, India. On arrival, they discover that the hotel falls somewhat short of the romantic idyll promised, but won over they find that life can begin again when you let go of the past.
THE ARTIST Michel Hazanavicius / France/Belguim 2011 / 100 min / (PG) Contains scene of mild threat
FRI 11 MAY 7.30PM SAT 12 MAY 5.00PM SUN 13 MAY 2.00PM
George Valentin is a world-famous silent movie superstar whose illustrious career looks set to come to an abrupt end with the arrival of the talkies. At the same time, Peppy Miller, a struggling dancer, is catapulted into stardom thanks to her natural ability for the new medium.
TITANIC James Cameron / USA 1997 / 194 min / (12A) Contains strong language, nudity, intense threat and disturbing images
WED 23 MAY 2.00PM** WED 23 MAY 7.30PM ** Midweek Matinee Screening
Titanic is an epic, action-packed romance set against the ill-fated maiden voyage of the R.M.S Titanic. At the time, Titanic was the most luxurious liner of her era but ultimately carried over 1,500 people to their death in the ice cold waters of the North Atlantic in the early hours of April 15, 1912.
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.
WE BOUGHT A ZOO (PG) WED 2 MAY 2.00PM
BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (12A) WED 9 MAY 2.00PM
DELICACY (12A) WED 16 MAY 2.00PM
TITANIC (12A) WED 23 MAY 2.00PM
SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN (12A) WED 30 MAY 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 ÂŁ1.50 or free to any baby under 12 months.
WE BOUGHT A ZOO (PG) WED 2 MAY 10.30AM
A MONSTER IN PARIS (U) WED 9 MAY 10.30AM
DOLPHIN TALE (U) WED 16 MAY 10.30AM
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED (U) WED 23 MAY 10.30AM
TOY STORY 3 (U) WED 30 MAY 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
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MAY 2012
THE HUNGER GAMES 7.30PM WE BOUGHT A ZOO 10.30AM* WE BOUGHT A ZOO 2.00PM** WE BOUGHT A ZOO 7.30PM THE HUNGER GAMES 7.30PM BEL AMI 7.30PM A MONSTER IN PARIS 11.00AM THE PIRATES 2.00PM BEL AMI 5.00PM BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL 8.00PM A MONSTER IN PARIS 11.00AM THE PIRATES 2.00PM BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL 5.00PM BEL AMI 8.00PM THE PIRATES 2.00PM BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL 7.30PM LE HAVRE 7.30PM*** A MONSTER IN PARIS 10.30AM* BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL 2.00PM** THE INBETWEENERS 7.00PM LE HAVRE 7.30PM*** THE ARTIST 7.30PM DOLPHIN TALE 11.00AM WRATH OF THE TITANS 2.00PM THE ARTIST 5.00PM CONTRABAND 8.00PM DOLPHIN TALE 11.00AM THE ARTIST 2.00PM CONTRABAND 5.00PM WRATH OF THE TITANS 8.00PM CONTRABAND 7.30PM DELICACY 7.30PM*** DOLPHIN TALE 10.30AM* DELICACY 2.00PM**/*** WRATH OF THE TITANS 7.30PM DELICACY 7.30PM*** BATTLESHIP 7.30PM ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED 11.00AM MIRROR MIRROR 2.00PM BATTLESHIP 5.00PM HEADHUNTERS 8.00PM*** ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED 11.00AM MIRROR MIRROR 2.00PM HEADHUNTERS 5.00PM*** BATTLESHIP 8.00PM HEADHUNTERS 7.30PM*** BEING ELMO 7.30PM ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED 10.30AM* TITANIC 2.00PM** TITANIC 7.30PM BEING ELMO 7.30PM SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN 7.30PM TOY STORY 3 11.00AM A CAT IN PARIS 2.00PM SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN 5.00PM ALBERT NOBBS 8.00PM TOY STORY 3 11.00AM A CAT IN PARIS 2.00PM ALBERT NOBBS 5.00PM SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN 8.00PM ALBERT NOBBS 7.30PM THIS MUST BE THE PLACE 7.30PM TOY STORY 3 10.30AM* SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN 2.00PM** THIS MUST BE THE PLACE 7.30PM THIS MUST BE THE PLACE 7.30PM
* PARENT & TODDLER SCREENING ** MIDWEEK MATINEE SCREENING *** SUBTITLED SCREENING