March/arpil film

Cinema guide

March - April 2010

Highlights Avatar Alice in Wonderland Precious Nowhere Boy ....... & much much more!

Tickets and Information

01786 466666 Book Online www.macrobert.org

Introduction from Liz, Artistic Director Welcome to March and April films at macrobert and what a season we have! The macrobert cinema was renamed the Norman McLaren filmhouse last year after Stirling’s own Oscar-winning artist. We are pleased to be able to bring back the world acclaimed show NORMAN, and to celebrate this we are screening some of McLaren’s wonderful short films all of which were ground breaking and awe-inspiring.

Fans of DIRTY DANCING get the opportunity not only to see the film but also a chance to learn all the moves yourself in our dance workshop.

We have several films on offer that are sure to have done well at the Oscars with the innovative AVATAR and the thrilling HURT LOCKER. macrobert favourite Mr Johnny Depp returns in what is guaranteed to be a very different magical fantasy directed by Tim Burton - ALICE IN WONDERLAND. Finally after 18 years I leave macrobert at the end of February and would like to thank you, our fantastic audience for your support of macrobert. A new Artistic Director will shortly be appointed to take macrobert into a very exciting and successful stage in its development.

Booking Call tickets and information on 01786 466666 between 9am and 8.30pm daily (10am – 8.30pm on Sundays) Book online at www.macrobert.org to purchase tickets in advance You can also make bookings in person.

Ticket prices (Unless otherwise stated)

Film Four Pack (choose any four films from this brochure and pay:)

Screenings before 6pm Full price £3.95 Concession £3.45

Full price £16 Concessions £12

Screenings after 6pm

Family Film (indicated by (f) in the calendar)

Full price £4.95 Concesion £3.95

Full price £3.50 Children £3.00

Your visit: You can park free on the University campus Come along early and enjoy a meal or light bite from our café bar Take a beer or wine into the cinema with you, or choose from a range of cinema favourites and healthy treats Concessions apply to full time students, under 18s, senior citizens, people with a disability (plus one companion), young scot card holders and benefit claimants. Proof of eligibility is required.

Cert TBC means that the film is awaiting BBFC or local authority licensing approval The use of cameras and recording equipment is not permitted Tickets cannot be exchanged, or money refunded, except in the event of cancellation of a screening by macrobert Screen advertisements and trailers are shown before all films We reserve the right to relocate film screenings between the Norman McLaren Filmhouse and mainhouse; in such cases seating will be unreserved.

Please see our main brochure for a full list of booking conditions

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macrobert arts centre limited is a Scottish Charity , no SC079546

Aged 12 - 17 years? Visit www.mpowerscotland.org to find out more information on our 2010 Summer Festival.

Screenings with the mPOWER logo displayed have special ticket deals of ÂŁ2 for young people aged 12-17 years. Ask at the time of booking for details.

Contents Baby Pictures -

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Special Event -

Stirling Bike Club

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Special Event -

Norman McLaren

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Galway Festival / Dirty Dancing

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Oscar Nominees Foreign Subtitled Film Subtitles Available Audio Described Films Available Family Film Parental Information Treehouse Session Baby Pictures

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Baby Pictures - You CAN still go to the cinema!

BABY PICTURES IS MOVING! Come along and visit on our new Wednesday morning time slot. You may have noticed, sometimes our distributors just couldn’t get these films along in time for a Friday morning, so to ensure your viewing is uninterrupted, we’ve moved days. Please do let us know what you think about this and any aspect of Baby Pictures - we are here to listen! Just drop us a line on marketing@macrobert.org or call 01786 467155 if you have any feedback for us!

Now you can bring your baby along and enjoy the latest releases on the big screen without worrying about bothering other members of the audience. The lights are turned up a bit and the sound is turned down, mats are out and there is space for buggies; creating a baby-friendly atmosphere.

Membership is free and open to any baby under 12 months old - sign up before the film.

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Invictus The Lovely Bones The Commitments Only When I Dance Nanny McPhee and The Big Bang Nanny McPhee and The Big Bang Alice in Wonderland A Prophet An Education

All films start at 10.30am

Special Event In association with Stirling Bike Club www.stirlingbikeclub.org.uk

New World Disorder 10 (Cert TBC) USA, 2009 NWD 10 "Dust & Bones" is the final chapter in the epic saga known as New World Disorder. Shot in high definition with RED cameras you' ll witness the ultimate throw down segment by Darren Berrecloth, unbelievable back flip combinations from Greg Watts and the new school styles of Graham Agassiz. Follow the Clump, Stumps and Jumps Tour as they jam the west coast and entertain a Giants baseball game from the Hell Barge in San Francisco Bay. Pile in the rest of the top freeriders, dirt jumpers and slopestylers and this world class film will have you reeling.

Thurs 11 March 8.15pm Tickets £5.50/£4.50 concession 3

New World Disorder 10

LEMIEUX PILON 4D ART presents

By Michel Lemieux, Victor Pilon and Peter Trosztmer We’re delighted to announce the return of 4D Art with NORMAN - A Tribute to Norman McLaren.

The show introduces McLaren’s life and work, we meet his friends and colleagues, dance through his playful animated landscapes and enter his imaginary worlds all in the company of the extraordinary performer, Peter Trosztmer.

“A visual feast” The Ottowa Sun “I wanted everyone in the city to experience this masterful fusion of live action and film... How NORMAN was put together is pure genius…It is mind-boggling how it all happens.” Globe and Mail Wed 3 - Fri 5 March 8pm Tickets £15/£12 conc/£9 under 18’s/ £2 for 12-17 years (see www.mpowerscotland.org.uk for more information about £2 tickets)

To further celebrate the work of Norman McLaren we’ll be showing a number of short films before the feature presentations in the filmhouse named after this iconic artist:

Lines: Horizontal (Cert TBC) Evelyn Lambart & Norman McLaren, Canada 1962, 6 mins

Screenings before Invictus, Mon 1 March 5.15pm & Thurs 4 March 8.15pm

Lines: Vertical (Cert TBC) Evelyn Lambart & Norman McLaren, Canada 1960, 6 mins

Screenings before Invictus, Tues 2 March 7.30pm & The Lovely Bones, Fri 5 March 5.15pm

Begone Dull Care (Cert TBC) Evelyn Lambart & Norman McLaren, Canada 1949, 8 mins

Screenings before Invictus, Wed 3 March 7.30pm 4

Special Event - Galway Festival To celebrate St Patrick's day and in celebration of a new partnership between Galway and Stirling, macrobert is showing a number of films celebrating Irish culture, history, music and film:

The Commitments (15) Alan Parker, Ireland/UK/USA 1991, 118 mins

Feelgood film based on the novel by Roddy Doyle. An enthusiastic musician, Jimmy Rabbitte, decides to bring soul

The Commitments

music to the people of Ireland with the “World’s Hardest Working Band” - The Commitments

Wed 17 March, 10.30am & 5.15pm

Michael Collins (15) Neil Jordan, Ireland/UK/USA 1996, 133 mins

Michael Collins (Liam Neeson) plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a completely independent Irish republic. With Alan Rickman as de Valera and Julia Roberts as Kitty Kiernan.

Michael Collins

Wed 17 March 8.15pm

War of the Buttons (PG) John Roberts, UK/France/Japan 1994, 94 mins

Two gangs of children from the Irish villages of Ballydowse and Carrickdowse are at war. When the Bally's gangleader Fergus has all his buttons removed by his rivals the Carricks, the war becomes very serious.

Sat 20 & Sun 21 March 1.30pm War of the Buttons

Dirty Dancing (15) Emilo Ardalino, USA 1987, 100 mins

Frances “Baby” Houseman (Jennifer Gray) learns about life, love and dancing at a family holiday camp when she meets talented but misunderstood dancer Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze).

You’ve seen the film… now learn the moves! macrobert gives you the chance to be Baby or Johnny for the night. Come along before the screening to learn those moves with dance artist Kim Bruce and Paul McLavin.

Fri 16 April 8.15pm Pre-film dance class 6.30pm - 7.30pm Screening starts 8.15pm Tickets price £10 (includes workshop, screening and pre-screening glass of wine, beer or soft drink)

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Dirty Dancing

PROGRAMME Invictus (12A) Clint Eastwood, USA 2009, 133 mins Contains infrequent strong language

A look at the life of Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) after the fall of apartheid in South Africa during his first term as president when he campaigned to host the 1995 Rugby World Cup event as an opportunity to unite his countrymen. Also starring Matt Damon and Scott Eastwood.

Fri 26 February - Thurs 4 March, times vary

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Sherlock Holmes (12A) Guy Ritchie, USA/Germany 2009, 128 mins Contains moderate violence

Detective Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr) and his stalwart partner Watson (Jude Law) engage in a battle of wits with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England.

Sat 27 February - Mon 1 March, times vary Tues 6 April 7.30pm

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Sherlock Holmes

Avatar (12A) James Cameron, USA/UK 2009, 162 mins Contains moderate violence, threat and language

The story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, he finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people.

Fri 5 - Sun 7 March, times vary

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The Lovely Bones (12A) Peter Jackson, USA/UK/New Zealand 2009, 135 mins Contains child murder theme, disturbing scenes and moderate violence

Based on the novel by Alice Sebold. A murdered girl (Saoirse Ronan) watches over her family from heaven and must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her loved ones to heal. Also starring Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz and Stanley Tucci.

Fri 5 - Thurs 11 March, times vary

Alvin and The Chipmunks -

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The Squeakquel (U)

Betty Thomas, USA 2009, 88 mins

The world famous singing pre-teen chipmunk trio return to contend with the pressures of school, celebrity, and a rival female music group known as The Chipettes.

Sat 6 & Sun 7 March 1.30pm

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A Single Man (12A) Tom Ford, USA 2009, 101 mins Contains suicide theme, moderate threat, drug references and nudity English/Spanish with subtitles

Set in Los Angeles in 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, A Single Man is the story of a British college professor (Colin Firth) who is struggling to find meaning to his life after the death of his long term partner.

Fri 12 - Mon 15 March, times vary

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Precious (15) Lee Daniels, USA 2009, 110 mins

Clareece "Precious" Jones is an overweight, illiterate African-American teen in Harlem. Just as she's about to give birth to her second child, Jones is accepted into an alternative school where a teacher helps her find a new path in her life.

Fri 12 - Sun 14 March, times vary

Up (U)

Precious

Pete Docter/Bob Peterson, USA 2009, 96 mins

This Disney Pixar movie sees a 78 year old balloon salesman, Carl, finally fulfilling a lifelong dream of a great adventure. He ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilds of South America. But he discovers all too late that his biggest nightmare has stowed away on the trip: an overly optimistic 8 year old wilderness explorer named Russell...

Sat 13 & Sun 14 March 1.30pm

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The Hurt Locker (15)

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Kathryn Bigelow, USA 2008, 131 mins

A suspenseful portrait following the technicians of a bomb squad in Iraq as they search and disarm a wave of roadside bombs on the streets of Baghdad. This thrilling and heart-stopping look at the psychology of bomb technicians and the effects of risk and danger on the human psyche is a fictional tale inspired by real events.

Tues 16 March 7.30pm

The Box (12A) The Hurt Locker

Richard Kelly, USA 2009, 115 mins Contains moderate horror and psychological threat

Norma Lewis (Cameron Diaz) and her husband, Arthur (James Marsden) are an average couple living a normal life in the suburbs with their young son, until a mysterious man appears on their doorstep and presents Norma with a life-altering proposition: the box. On pressing a button contained within the box, they receive one million dollars, but someone unknown to them will die as a consequence‌

Thurs 18 March 8.15pm 7

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The Box

A Serious Man (15) Ethan & Joel Coen, USA/UK/France 2009, 105 mins

Larry Gopnik, a conscientious professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has his life turned upside down when a serious of misfortunes befall him.

A superb character study within a classic Coen brothers screwball thriller, with lots of dark laughs.

Fri 19 & Sat 20 March, times vary A Serious Man

Inglourious Basterds (18) Quentin Tarantino, USA 2009, 152 mins

Lieutenant Aldo Riane (Brad Pitt) organises a group of Jewish American soldiers to perform shocking acts of retribution. Later known to their enemy as “the basterds”, Raine’s squad joins German actress and undercover agent Bridget on a mission to take down the leaders of the Third Reich.

Fri 19 & Sat 20 March, times vary

Nowhere Boy (15)

Inglourious Basterds

Sam Taylor Wood, UK/Canada 98 mins, 2009

A chronicle of John Lennon’s life growing up in Liverpool, torn between two women - his aunt, Mimi (Kristen Scott Thomas), who raised him, and Julia (Anne-Marie Duff), the spirited mother who gave him up.

Sun 21 & Mon 22 March, times vary

Amelia (PG)

Nowhere Boy

Mira Nair, USA/Canada 2009, 111 mins

Hilary Swank stars as Amelia Earhart, whose meteoric rise to fame and fortune as a legendary aviatrix were propelled along by her tempestuous relationship with publisher George Putnam (Richard Gere).

Sun 21 March 8.15pm

Welcome (15)

Amelia

Philippe Lioret, France 2009, 110 mins French/Kurdish with subtitles

Bilal, age 17, is in the midst of an adventurous journey across Europe; however, his trek comes to an abrupt end on the northern coast of France when he reaches the English Channel. Could Bilal join the number of bold swimmers who attempt the frosty crossing?

Tues 23 March 7.30pm

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Only When I Dance (PG) Beadie Finzie, Brazil/UK 2009, 78 mins Portuguese with subtitles

Documentary following two teenagers as they strive to realise an extraordinary dream; their ambition is to leave Brazil to join one of the great companies in the North. For them, dance is the way out, an escape. The question is, can they make it?

Wed 24 & Thurs 25 March, times vary

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Only When I Dance

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Julie and Julia (12A) Nora Ephron, USA 2009, 123 mins Contains one use of strong language and moderate sex references

Based on two true stories, Julie & Julia intertwines the lives of two women (Amy Adams and Meryl Streep) who, though separated by time and space, are both at loose ends...until they discover that with the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible.

Thurs 25 March 8.15pm

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Nanny McPhee and The Big Bang (Cert TBC)

Julie and Julia

Susanna White, UK/France/USA 2010, Duration TBC

Emma Thompson returns as the formidable Nanny McPhee, who appears at the door of harried young housewife Isabel Green (Maggie Gyllenhaal), who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But Mrs Green’s children are fighting a war of their own against two spoiled city cousins who have just moved in and refuse to leave!

Fri 26 March - Thurs 8 April, times vary

It’s Complicated (15)

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Nanny McPhee and The Big Bang

Nancy Meyers, USA 2009, 120 mins

Jane (Meryl Streep) is the mother of three grown kids, owns a thriving Santa Barbara business and has - after a decade of divorce - an amicable relationship with her ex-husband, attorney Jake (Alec Baldwin). But when Jane and Jake find themselves out of town for their son's college graduation, things start to get complicated. An innocent meal together turns into the unimaginable - an affair. Should Jane and Jake move on with their lives, or is love truly lovelier the second time around? It's complicated!

Sat 3 & Sun 4 April 7.30pm It’s Complicated

Nine (12A) Rob Marshall, USA 2009, 118 mins Contains moderate sex references and language

The story of Guido Contini (Daniel Day-Lewis), a world famous film director as he confronts an epic mid-life crisis with both creative and personal problems. He must balance the many women of his life, including his wife (Marion Cotillard), his mistress (Penelope Cruz), his film star muse (Nicole Kidman), his confidant and costume designer (Judi Dench), an American fashion journalist (Kate Hudson), the prostitute from his youth (Fergie) and his mother (Sophia Loren).

Wed 7 & Thurs 8 April 7.30pm

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Nine

Alice in Wonderland (Cert TBC) Tim Burton, USA 2010, duration TBC

19-year-old Alice (Mia Wasikowska) returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's (Helena Bonham Carter) reign of terror. Also Starring Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter and Stephen Fry as the Cheshire Cat among many, many others!

Fri 9 - Thurs 15 April, times vary 9

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Alice in Wonderland

About A Boy (12A) Chris Weitz & Paul Weitz, UK/USA/France/Germany 2002, 101 mins

A young Nicholas Hoult (Skins) at the start of his career stars as Marcus, a boy persecuted at school for his bowl-cut and slightly dubious singing talents, pushed forward by his hippy mum (Toni Collette) who also suffers from depression. When Marcus strikes up a reluctant friendship with professional loafer Will (Hugh Grant), both of their lives will change forever.

Fri 9 April 5.15pm About A Boy

Glorious 39 (12A) Stephen Poliakoff, UK 2009, 129 mins Contains strong language and one gory image

Family secrets and political intrigue take centre stage in this absorbing thriller set on the eve of the Second World War. Head of the Keyes family, Alexander (Bill Nighy) is an influential Conservative MP, and son Ralph works at the Foreign Office. Adopted eldest daughter Anne (Romola Garai) is a budding actress, whose charmed life is disrupted when she stumbles upon secret recordings hidden in the outbuildings of her family home.

Fri 9 & Sat 10 April, times vary

Bright Star (PG)

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Glorious 39

Jane Campion, UK/Australia/France 2009, 119 mins

London 1818: a secret love affair begins between 23 year old English poet, John Keats (Ben Whishaw), and the girl next door, Fanny Brawne, an outspoken student of fashion. By the time Fanny’s alarmed mother and Keats’s best friend Brown have realised their attachment, they are intensely and helplessly absorbed in each other.

But their mutual obsession only deepens as their troubles mount up…

Sat 10 & Sun 11 April, times vary

Bright Star

The Last Station (15) Michael Hoffman, Germany/Russia/UK 2009, 112 mins

Historical drama that recounts Russian author Leo Tolstoy's (Christopher Plummer) struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things. Also starring James McAvoy, Helen Mirren and Paul Giamatti.

Mon 12 & Tues 13 April 7.30pm

Oil City Confidential (15) Julien Temple, UK 2009, 104 mins

The Last Station

The last film in Julian Temple’s trilogy on British music of the 1970s; a prequel to his landmark films about punk figureheads the Sex Pistols in The Filth & The Fury and Joe Strummer in The Future Is Unwritten, this film charts the vital role played by the band Dr Feelgood in shaping the cultural explosion which was to follow, and defining the strange cultural vacuum which existed before the coming of punk rock.

Wed 14 April 7.30pm Oil City Confidential

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (U) Howard Hawks, USA 1953, 91 mins

Lorelei Lee (Marilyn Monroe) and her friend Dorothy Shaw (Jane Russell) are a pair of showgirls; Dorothy the sassy one looking for true love, Lorelei the blonde hoping to marry a millionaire, with her sights set on Gus Esmond, a wealthy nerd stuck under his father's thumb.

When Lorelei and Dorothy take a transatlantic cruise to Paris, an undercover detective follows to find out if Lorelei is really a gold-digging schemer…

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Thurs 15 April 8.15pm

Wayne's World (PG) Penelope Spheeris, USA 1992, 94 mins

Mike Myers and Dana Carvey star in this cult comedy movie following the misadventures of two slackers promoting their public-access cable show. When they are hired by a local TV station to do their show professionally, Wayne and Garth can't believe their luck, but success is not all it's cracked up to be…

Fri 16 April 5.15pm Wayne's World

Aliens in The Attic (PG) John Shultz, USA/Canada 2009, 86 mins

A family takes a holiday in Maine only to find that the house has been inhabited by a group of feisty aliens. It's up to the kids of the family to take them on and reclaim their summer home.

Sat 17 & Sun 18 April 1.30pm

Adoration (15)

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Atom Egoyan, Canada 2008, 100 mins Partially in French with subtitles

Aliens in The Attic

A high school French teacher gives her class a translation exercise based on a real news story, about a terrorist who plants a bomb in the airline luggage of his pregnant girlfriend. The story has a profound effect on orphaned student Simon (Devon Bostock), who re-imagines the terrorist and his girlfriend as his own parents and presents his version of the story to his class. Encouraged by Sabine, Simon takes his story online and is soon defending his position in internet chatrooms, while using the fictitious tale to explore the truth about his parents' death.

Sat 17 & Sun 18 April, times vary

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Adoration

Crying with Laughter (Cert TBC) Justin Molotnikov, UK 2009, duration TBC

Things are looking good for stand-up comedian Joey (Stephen McCole) - his foul-mouthed act has drawn interest from people in high places. Then he tells one little gag about an old school pal, who just happens to be in the audience, and things begin to unravel suddenly Frank (Malcolm Shields) is everywhere Joey goes, wanting to talk about the old days...

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Crying with Laughter

We Live In Public (15) Ondi Timoner, USA 2009, 90 mins

We Live In Public reveals the effect the web is having on our society, as seen through the eyes of artist Josh Harris. Harris curated and funded the ground breaking project “Quiet” in an underground bunker in New York, where over 100 people lived together on camera for 30 days. Through his experiments, including a six-month stint living with his girlfriend under 24-hour electronic surveillance which led to his mental collapse, Harris demonstrates the price we pay for living in public.

We Live In Public

Sun 18 & Mon 19 April, times vary

Fish Tank (15) Andrea Arnold, UK 2009, 124 mins

The story of Mia (Katie Jarvis), a volatile 15 year old who is always in trouble and who has become excluded from school and ostracised by her friends. One hot summer's day her mother (Kierston Wareing) brings home a mysterious stranger called Connor (Michael Fassbender) who promises to change everything and bring love into all their lives.

Tues 20 April 7.30pm

Fish Tank

A Prophet (18) Jacques Audiard, France/Italy 2009, 155 mins

Condemned to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena cannot read or write. Arriving at the jail entirely alone, he appears younger and more fragile than the other convicts. He is 19 years old. Cornered by the leader of the Corsican gang who rules the prison, he is given a number of “missions” to carry out, toughening him up and gaining the gang leader's confidence in the process.

But Malik is brave and a fast learner, daring to secretly develop his own plans ...

A Prophet

Wed 21 & Thurs 22 April, times vary

Repo! The Genetic Opera (18) Darren Lynn Bousman, USA 2008, 98 mins

In the year 2056 an epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet.

Out of the tragedy, a saviour emerges: GeneCo, a biotech company that offers organ transplants, for a price. Those who miss their payments, however, are scheduled for repossession and hunted by villainous Repo Men.

Wed 21 April 7.30pm

Repo! The Genetic Opera

Shutter Island (15) Martin Scorsese, USA 2010, 138 mins

Leonardo Di Caprio stars as Marshall Teddy Daniels, investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding on the remote Shutter Island. Also starring Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer and Max Von Sydow.

Thurs 22 - Sun 25 April, times vary Shutter Island

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The Boat That Rocked (15) Richard Curtis, UK 2009, 134 mins

Bill Nighy heads up the cast in this light-hearted rock rom-com as Quentin, station manager of the anarchic Radio Rock - a pirate radio station situated somewhere in the North Sea. Battling against closure by stuffy government minister Dormandy (Kenneth Branagh), Quentin is joined by a motley crew of DJs including "The Count" (Philip Seymour Hoffman), Gavin (Rhys Ifans) and Dave (Nick Frost).

From the makers of Notting Hill and Love Actually.

Fri 23 April 5.15pm

The Boat That Rocked

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (U) Phil Lord/Chris Miller, USA 2009, 90 mins

The most delicious event since macaroni met cheese. Inspired by the beloved children's book by Judi Barrett, this film focuses on the town of Chewedandswallowed, where food falls from the sky like rain.

Madcap inventor Flint and weathergirl Sam Sparks are on the case, to save the town from getting squashed by giant meatballs!

Sat 24 & Sun 25 April 1.30pm

I’m Gonna Explode (15)

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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Gerardo Naranjo, Mexico 2008, 106 mins Spanish with subtitles

Roman and Maru are two troubled teenagers who attempt an impossible rebellion against the adult world. The partners in crime decide to disappear together to a place where they don't have to answer to anyone. Thinking only of the immediate future, they runaway from trouble at home and tediousness of everyday life, and set up a makeshift camp in a place where no one will think to look.

Sat 24 & Sun 25 April, times vary

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Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (PG)

I’m Gonna Explode

Jacques Demy & Agnès Varda, France 1967, 120 mins French with subtitles

Delphine and Solange are twin sisters living a quiet, but dull existence in the French town of Rochefort. Max, an artist-poet on his military service, arrives in the town and paints a portrait of his ideal woman, which turns out to be Delphine. Meanwhile, Solange meets and instantly falls in love with the famous composer Andy Miller, although the two suddenly lose sight of each other. Will the happy pairs of lovers be united or will cruel fate keep them apart?

Mon 26 April 7.30pm

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Les Demoiselles de Rochefort

Red Road (18) Andrea Arnold, UK/Denmark 2006, 113 mins

Jackie (Katie Dickie) works at a video-surveillance firm in Glasgow that is in charge of protecting people who live on a single block of Red Road. One day a man appears on her monitor, a man she thought she would never see again. That man is an ex-con named Clyde (Tony Curran). Shocked to see him free from prison, Jackie begins stalking Clyde, compelled to confront him for his crimes.

Tues 27 April 7.30pm 13

Red Road

An Education (12A) Contains moderate sex references Lone Scherfig, USA 2009, 95 mins

Carey Mulligan stars as Jenny, a young woman full of promise and intent to study at Oxford. But meeting an older man (Peter Sarsgaard) leads Jenny to believe that she can learn things outside the classroom, casting doubt on her future plans. Also starring Alfred Molina, Rosamunde Pike, Dominic Cooper, Olivia Williams and Emma Thompson.

Wed 28 & Thurs 29 April, times vary

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Up In The Air (15)

An Education

Jason Reitman, USA 2009, 109 mins

Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) is a corporate downsizer who has long been contented with an unencumbered lifestyle living out of a suitcase, hotels and rental cars. When Ryan’s boss threatens to permanently call him in from the road, he is at once terrified and exhilarated at the prospect of being “grounded” and actually having a real home.

Wed 28 & Thurs 29 April, times vary

Up In The Air

Life is Beautiful (PG) Roberto Benigni, Italy 1997, 116 mins

In 1939, Guido, an Italian Jew, falls in love with Dora, who isn't Jewish. He woos her away from the Fascist official she has been dating, and they get married. Their son Giosue grows up among growing anti-Semitism. As the war progresses, Guido and Giosue are arrested and taken to a concentration camp. Dora goes too, determined not to separate the family. In the midst of the horrors of the camp, Guido protects his son by pretending that survival in the concentration camp is an elaborate game with which Giosue must play along or be sent home.

Life is Beautiful

Fri 30 April 5.15pm

Extraordinary Measures (PG) Tom Vaughan, USA 2010, 105 mins

A drama centred on the efforts of John and Aileen Crowley (Brendan Fraser and Keri Russell) to find a researcher who might have a cure for their two children's rare genetic disorder. Also starring Harrison Ford and Alan Ruck.

Fri 30 April - Sun 2 May, times vary

Extraordinary Measures

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Tickets £12/£19 conc/£6 students/ £2 for 12-17 years

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March Mon 1

Invictus Sherlock Holmes

April 5.15pm 8.15pm

Thurs 1

Nanny McPhee...

1.30pm(f) 4.15pm(f) 7.30pm

Fri

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Nanny McPhee...

It’s Complicated

1.30pm(f) 4.15pm(f) 7.30pm 7.30pm(m)

Tues 2

Invictus

7.30pm

Wed 3

Invictus

10.30am(bp)(t) 7.30pm

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Thurs 4

Avatar Invictus

5.15pm 8.15pm

Nanny McPhee...

It’s Complicated

1.30pm(f) 4pm(f) 7.30pm(m)

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Fri

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The Lovely Bones Avatar

5.15pm 8.15pm

Nanny McPhee...

It’s Complicated

1.30pm(f) 4.15pm(f) 7.15pm 7.30pm(m)

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Alvin and The...

Avatar The Lovely Bones

1.30pm*(f) 5.15pm 8.15pm

Nanny McPhee...

Sherlock Holmes

1.30pm(f) 4pm(f) 7pm 7.30pm(m)

Tues 6

Nanny McPhee...

Sherlock Holmes

1.30pm(f) 4pm(f) 7pm 7.30pm(m)

Sun

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Alvin and The...

The Lovely Bones Avatar

1.30pm**(f) 5.15pm 7.30pm

Wed 7

Nanny McPhee...

Nine

10.30am(bp)(t)(f) 1.30pm(f) 7pm 7.30pm(m)

Mon 8

The Lovely Bones

7.30pm

Thurs 8

Nanny McPhee...

Nine

1.30pm(f) 4pm(f) 7pm 7.30pm(m)

Tues 9

The Lovely Bones

7.30pm

Fri

9

Alice in Wonderland 1.30pm*(f) About A Boy 5.15pm Glorious 39 8.15pm*

Wed 10 The Lovely Bones

10.30am(bp)(t) 7.30pm

Thurs 11 The Lovely Bones New World Dis...

5.15pm 8.15pm

Sat

Fri

12 A Single Man Precious

5.15pm 8.15pm

10 Alice in Wonderland 1.30pm*(f) Glorious 39 5.15pm** Bright Star 8.15pm

Sun

Sat

13 Up Precious A Single Man

1.30pm(f)* 5.15pm 8.15pm

11 Alice in Wonderland 1.30pm*(f) Bright Star 5.15pm Glorious 39 8.15pm*

Sun

14 Up A Single Man Precious

1.30pm** 5.15pm 7.30pm

Mon 12 Alice in Wonderland 4.30pm**(f) The Last Station 7.30pm Tues 13 Alice in Wonderland 4.30pm*(f) The Last Station 7.30pm Wed 14 Alice in Wonderland 10.30am**(bp)(t)(f) Oil City Confidential 7.30pm

Mon 15 A Single Man

7.30pm

Tues 16 The Hurt Locker

7.30pm

Wed 17 The Commitments Michael Collins

10.30am(bp)(t) 5.15pm 8.15pm

Thurs 18 The Box

8.15pm

Thurs 15 Alice in Wonderland 5.15pm*(f) Gentlemen Prefer... 8.15pm Fri

16 Wayne’s World 5.15pm Dirty Dancing Wo... 6.30pm Dirty Dancing 8.15pm

Fri

19 A Serious Man 5.15pm Inglourious Basterds 8.15pm*

Sat

Sat

20 War of the Buttons 1.30pm(f) Inglourious Basterds 5.15pm** A Serious Man 8.15pm

17 Aliens in The Attic Adoration Crying With La..

1.30pm(f) 5.15pm 8.15pm*

Sun

Sun

21 War of the Buttons Nowhere Boy Amelia

1.30pm (f) 5.15pm** 8.15pm*

18 Aliens in The Attic We Live in Public Adoration

1.30pm(f) 5.15pm 8.15pm

Mon 19 We Live in Public

7.30pm

Mon 22 Nowhere Boy

7.30pm*

Tues 20 Fish Tank

7.30pm

Tues 23 Welcome

7.30pm

Wed 21 A Prophet Repo: Genetic...

10.30am(bp)(t) 7.30pm

Thurs 22 Shutter Island A Prophet

5.15pm 8.15pm

Fri

23 The Boat That Ro...

Shutter Island

5.15pm* 8.15pm

Sat

24 Cloudy With A...

Shutter Island I’m Gonna Explode

1.30pm(f) 5.15pm 8.15pm

Sun

25 Cloudy With A...

I’m Gonna Explode Shutter Island

1.30pm(f) 5.15pm 8.15pm

Wed 24 Only When I Dance 10.30am(bp)(t) Thurs 25 Only When I Dance 5.15pm Julie and Julia 8.15pm Fri

26 Nanny McPhee...

1.30pm(f) 5pm(f) 7.30pm

Sat

27 Nanny McPhee...

1.30pm(f) 4pm(f) 7pm

Sun

28 Nanny McPhee...

1.30pm(f) 4pm(f) 7pm

Mon 29 Nanny McPhee...

1.30pm(f) 4.30pm(f) 7.15pm

Tues 30 Nanny McPhee...

4.15pm(f) 7.30pm

Wed 31 Nanny McPhee...

10.30am(bp)(t)(f) 4.15pm(f) 7.30pm

Key: Family Film (f) Treehouse Sessions (t) Baby Pictures (bp) Mainhouse Screening (m) * audio described ** audio described & subtitled

Tickets and Information

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Mon 26 Les Demoiselles...

7.30pm

Tues 27 Red Road

7.30pm

Wed 28 An Education Up In The Air

10.30am**(bp)(t) 7.30pm

Thurs 29 Up In The Air An Education

5.15pm 8.15pm*

Fri

30 Life Is Beautiful 5.15pm Extraordinary Mea... 8.15pm

7.15pm