may June film guide

Cinema guide May - June 2010

Highlights Kick Ass Robin Hood MICMACS Crazy Heart ....... & much much more!

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Introduction from Fiona, Executive Director The first of our summer publications brings a bumper film issue with something for everyone in the Norman McLaren filmhouse.

As our festival for ages 12-17 years, mFEST, approaches, our young film programmers have been hard at work selecting the best of current and classic cinema - and if you are aged 12-17 you can access a very special £2 ticket for selected screenings, see page 3 for full listings.

Special events for this issue: we are delighted to welcome back Stirling Bike Club with Follow Me, and a very special chance to see La Danse - The Paris Opera Ballet. Finally we celebrate the best of Scottish talent with a selection of films including Mrs Brown and Local Hero.

The hugely anticipated graphic novel adaptation Kick-Ass hits the screens at the end of May, and we’re really looking forward to the Banksy satire Exit Through The Gift Shop.

Revisiting those popular Oscar nominated-films you may have missed - Precious, The Hurt Locker and Avatar all return to the big screen; as well as a selection of favourites for our younger audiences including Alice in Wonderland, Up and Nanny McPhee.

Our new artistic director will be place later on this year but in the meantime I am delighted to step in and welcome you to this very exciting cinema season!

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Full price £3.80 Concession £3.30

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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 £2 for young people aged 12-17 years. Ask at the time of booking for details.

Contents Baby Pictures -

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Special Event -

mPOWER Films

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Special Event -

mFEST

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Special Event -

La Dance/The Horse Boy & More

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May/June films

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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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A Single Man Ondine Everybody’s Fine MicMacs Robin Hood Brothers Sex and The City 2 I Know You Know Billy Elliot

All films start at 10.30am

mPOWER films Aged 12-17 years? Visit www.mpowerscotland.org to find out more information on our Summer 2010 festival. Our young film programmers who are all aged 12-17 have selected the following screenings (Fridays 5.15pm); these have a very special ticket deal of just £2 if you are also aged 12-17. All you need to do to access your discounted tickets is book by calling Tickets and Information on 01786 466666 and registering your e-mail address - ensuring you will also receive exclusive festival information as and when it is announced! mFEST, the first festival of its kind in Scotland, takes place on 30 July - 2 August. See page 4 for further details.

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Precious Romeo & Juliet Kick Ass Jurassic Park Sons Of Cuba The Scouting Book The First Movie Kicks

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Friday 30th July - Monday 2nd August At venues and locations over four days featuring the very best in international acts… right here in Stirling

Perform his only Scottish festival date of the year and wowing audiences at Glastonbury, Wirelsss, V Festival and Underage Festival last summer with his debut album ‘Catch 22’ Tinchy Stryder, supported by Daisy Dares You will perform at the Albert Halls as part of mFEST.

T T C Brace yourself for an unforgettable hour of super-charged circus and heart pumping music: with an hour of premier-league beat boxing, drumming, turntablism and ridiculously accomplished acrobatics. Selling out performances world wide, mFEST are proud to present Tom Tom Crew.

Working with a hand picked group of young performers and artists from the mPOWER Scotland project, the production under the direction of internationally renowned La Fura dels Baus, will be an outstanding event for young people and the cult followers of La Fura dels Baus.

Tickets for all shows are individually priced call the mFEST tickets line on: 01786 466 666 to book.

Special Events The Horse Boy (Cert TBC) Michael Scott, USA 2009, 93 mins

Documentary following the quest of Rupert Isaacson and his wife to find healing for their autistic son Rowan. After discovering that Rowan's condition appears to be improved by contact with horses and other animals, the family leave their home in Texas to seek help from the traditional shamans in Mongolia.

Rupert will be attending this screening and will do a Q&A session and sign books.

Mon 10 May 7.30pm Tickets £5.50

La Danse -

the Paris Opera Ballet

La Danse

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Frederick Wiseman, France/USA 2009, 159 mins

The Paris Opera Ballet is one of the world’s great ballet companies. The film follows the rehearsals and performances of seven ballets: Genus by Wayne McGregor, Le Songe de Medée by Angelin Preljocaj, La Maison de Bernarda by Mats Ek, Paquita by Pierre Lacotte, Casse Noisette by Rudolph Nureyev, Orphée and Eurydice by Pina Bausch, and Romeo and Juliette by Sasha Waltz.

Thurs 20 May 8.15pm

The Horse Boy

More Special Events Celebrate some of the best of Scottish actors - and enjoy that beautiful scenery - with these three excellent films:

Mrs Brown (PG) John Madden, UK/Ireland/USA 1997, 105 mins

Judi Dench is a formidable Queen Victoria and Billy Connolly her faithful servant John Brown, in this biopic of their deep friendship. Watch out for the young Gerard Butler as Archie Brown.

Fri 7 May 8.15pm

Mrs Brown

Local Hero (PG) Bill Forsyth, UK 1983, 111 mins

An oil billionaire (Burt Lancaster) send his representative Mac to the tiny town of Ferness in an attempt to further develop his oil empire. However the threat of Mac “going native” as well as stubborn beachcomber Ben Knox (the fabulous Fulton Mackay) could overturn his plans.

Sat 8 May 5.15pm

Local Hero

The Last King of Scotland (15) Kevin MacDonald, UK 2006, 121 mins

Based on the novel by Giles Foden, this partly fictional tale charts the rise of Ugandan President Idi Amin (Forest Whittaker) and the tentative friendship between the dictator and his physician Nicholas Garragin (James MacAvoy).

Sun 9 May 8.15pm 5

The Last King of Scotland

PROGRAMME Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince (12A) David Yates, UK/USA 2009, 153 mins Contains moderate threat

The 6th instalment of the Harry Potter series sees the evil Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds meaning Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was, and Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle.

Sat 1 - Mon 3 May 1.30pm

The Half Blood Prince

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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.

Extraordinary Measures

Sat 1 & Sun 2 May, times vary

Still Walking (U) Hirokazu Koreeda, Japan 2009, 114 mins Japanese with English subtitles

Over the course of a beautiful day, new relatives become acquainted telling stories and squabbling over sizzling tempura and an elegant graveside ritual is performed for Junpei, the youngest son of the Yokoyama family who died while rescuing a boy from drowning.

Sat 1 & Sun 2 May, times vary

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Still Walking

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Treeless Mountains (PG) So Yong Kim, USA 2010, 89 mins

Two young sisters are forced to acclimate to changes in their family life as their mother has left them in search for their estranged father.

Mon 3 May 7.30pm

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Treeless Mountains

Coco Before Chanel (12A) Anne Fontaine, France 2009, 105 mins French with English subtitles Contains moderate sex references

Audrey Tatou stars as Coco Chanel in a biopic of her glamourous lifestyle and rise from obscurity.

Tues 4 May 7.30pm

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Coco Before Chanel

A Single Man (12A) 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, it is the story of a British college professor (Colin Firth) who is struggling to find meaning to his life after the death of hislong time partner.

Wed 5 & Thurs 6 May, times vary

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A Single Man

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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.

Thurs 6 & Fri 7 May, times vary Precious

The Princess and The Frog (U) Ron Clements & John Musker, USA 2010, 97 mins

Disney return with an unforgettable tale filled with music, humour and heart where two frogs - along with the help of a 197-year-old voodoo priestess, a love-sick Cajun firefly, and a trumpet-playing alligator discover that what they want isn't as important as what they need.

Sat 8 & Sun 9 May, times vary

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Invictus (12A)

The Princess and The Frog

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.

Sat 8 & Sun 9 May, times vary

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Invictus

The Yes Men Fix The World (12A) Andy Bichlbaum & Mike Bonanno, UK, USA, France 2009, 87 mins Contains one use of strong language

Named ‘Best Documentary’ at the Berlin Film Festival, The Yes Men return with another controversial documentary in which they take on the power of huge corporations.

Tues 11 May 7.30pm

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The Yes Men Fix The World

Ondine (12A) Neil Jordan, Ireland & USA 2009, 111 mins Contains moderate violence, injury detail and infrequent strong language

Starring Colin Farrell as an Irish fisherman whose life is completely transformed after catching a beautiful and mysterious creature in his nets. However, as we all know enchanting fairytales always have a dark side…

Wed 12 May 10.30am & 7.30pm

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Ondine

Exit Through The Gift Shop (15) Banksy & Thierry Guetta, USA & UK 2010, 87 mins

The story of how an eccentric French shop keeper and amateur film maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner with spectacular results.

Thurs 13 May 5.15pm Exit Through The Gift Shop

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The Hurt Locker (15) 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.

Thurs 13 May 8.15pm

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (12A)

The Hurt Locker

Baz Luhrmann, USA 1997, 120 mins

Leonardo Di Caprio and Claire Danes star in this exciting and iconic adaptation of the original tale of star-crossed lovers Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, whose love blossoms despite the war raging between their families.

Fri 14 May 5.15pm

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Romeo and Juliet

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (18) Niels Arden Oplev, USA 2010, 153 mins

An adaptation of Stieg Larsson's bestselling crime novel. Suspecting his niece’s death was not an accident but in fact a murder by one of his own family members, he employs a journalist and a computer hacker to investigate.

Fri 14 - Sun 16 May, times vary

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Ponyo (U) Hayao Miyazaki, Japan 2010, 101 mins

A magical story inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale “The Little Mermaid.” This is the story of a young and overeager goldfish named Ponyo (voiced by Noah Cyrus) and her quest to become human.

Sat 15 & Sun 16 May 1.30pm

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Ponyo

Crazy Heart (15) Scott Cooper, USA 2009, 112 mins

Bad Blake (Jeff Bridges) is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who's had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times.

Sat 15 & Sun 16 May, times vary Crazy Heart

Sex & Drugs & Rock n Roll (15) Mat Whitecross, UK 2010, 115 mins

Biopic of late British singer-songwriter Ian Dury, who contracted polio at the age of ten but defied all expectations by overcoming the debilitating effects of the disease and went on to become one of the founders of the new wave scene in Britain in the 1970s

Mon 17 & Tues 18 May 7.30pm

Sex & Drugs & Rock n Roll

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Everybody’s Fine (12A) Kirk Jones, USA 2009, 99 mins Contains one use of strong language

Robert De Niro stars as Frank in this heartfelt, dramatic comedy where he decides to build up his relationship with his children who have all moved out, lead their own lives and have no time to stay in touch with each other, an all too common family picture in the modern world.

Wed 19 & Thurs 20 May, times vary

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Everybody’s Fine

Kick Ass (15) Matthew Vaughn, USA & UK 2010, 117 mins

"How come nobody's ever tried to be a superhero?" When Dave Lizewski, ordinary New York teenager, dons a green-and-yellow internetbought wetsuit to become the no-nonsense vigilante, Kick-Ass, he soon finds an answer to his own question: because it hurts…

Fri 21 - Mon 24 May times vary Kick Ass

Old Dogs (PG) Walt Becker, USA 2009, 88 mins

Two best friends - one unlucky-in-love divorcee (Robin Williams) and the other a fun-loving bachelor (John Travolta) - have their lives turned upside down when they’re unexpectedly charged with the care of six-year-old twins while on the verge of the biggest business deal of their lives.

Sat 22 & Sun 23 May 1.30pm

From Paris With Love (15)

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Old Dogs

Pierre Morel, France 2010, 92 mins

A personal aide to the U.S. Ambassador in France, James Reese (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) has an enviable life in Paris, but his real passion is his side job as a low-level operative for the CIA. When he's offered his first senior-level assignment, he can't believe his good luck - until he meets his new partner, Charlie Wax (John Travolta).

Sat 22 & Sun 23 May, times vary From Paris With Love

MICMACS (12A) Philippe Lioret, France 2009, 110 mins French/Kurdish with subtitles

Dany Boon leads a terrific cast including André Dussolier, Dominique Pinon and the matchless Yolande Moreau in a thrilling comedy about one man's plan to destroy two big weapons manufacturers, with a little help from his friends.

Tue 25 & Wed 26 May, times vary

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MICMACS

Tokyo Story (U) Yasujiro Ozu, Japan 1953, 136 mins Japanese with English subtitles

An aging couple, living in retirement in rural Japan, decide to visit their married children in the bustling metropolis of post-war Tokyo. But once they arrive, they find that the children no longer have room for them in their busy lives.

Thurs 27 May 5.15pm 9

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Tokyo Story

Green Zone (15) Paul Greengrass, France/USA /Spain/UK 2010, 115 mins

Discovering covert and faulty intelligence causes a U.S. Army officer (Matt Damon) to go rogue as he hunts for Weapons of Mass Destruction in an unstable region. A high octane, pacy thriller from the makers of the Bourne trilogy.

Thurs 27 May 8.15pm Green Zone

Jurassic Park (PG) Stephen Spielberg, USA 1993, 127 mins

During a preview tour, a theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok. Sam Neill heads up the band of survivors including Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern and Richard Attenborough.

Fri 28 May 5.15pm Jurassic Park

Robin Hood (Cert TBC) Ridley Scott, USA/UK 2010, 148 mins

Oscar-winner Russell Crowe stars as the legendary figure known by generations as Robin Hood. In 13th century England, Robin and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power.

Fri 28 May - Thurs 3 June times vary Robin Hood

The Railway Children (U) Lionel Jeffries, UK 1970, 109 mins

Bernard Cribbins, Jenny Agutter and Dinah Sheridan star in the screen adaptation of the classic E. Nesbitt children’s novel. The Waterbury children are uprooted from their comfortable London lifestyle and relocate to the country, where adventures begin around the nearby railway and the train’s travellers.

Sat 29 & Sun 30 May 1.30pm

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The Railway Children

West Side Story (PG) Jerome Robbins & Robert Wise, USA 1961, 152 mins

Rival gangs the Jets and the Sharks are rumbling on the streets of New York City, but against this back drop of violence, love blossoms between members of the rival gangs; Jets leader Tony falls for Maria, the sister of his sworn rival, Bernardo.

Sat 29 & Sun 30 May, times vary

Sons of Cuba (Cert TBC)

West Side Story

Andrew Lang, UK 2009, 88 mins

Set in the legendary Havana Boxing Academy, a boarding school that hand picks 9-year old boys and turns them into the best boxers in the word. The results have been stunning: Cuba has dominated Olympic boxing for the past quarter of a century, and this emotionally charged film gives access to the journey the boys make through their education.

Thurs 3 & Fri 4 June, times vary

Sons of Cuba

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The Headless Woman (12A) Lucrecia Martel, Argentina/France/Italy/Spain 2008, 87 mins Contains one use of strong language Spanish with English subtitles

A dentist, Veronica, runs over a shanty town child and keeps driving.

How much will, or should, this affect her life? Not just a thriller, but also a socio-political allegory, strewn with Hitchcockian references.

Fri 4 June - Sun 6 June times vary

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The Headless Woman

How To Train Your Dragon (PG) Dean DeBlois & Chris Sanders, USA 2010, 98 mins

Feckless teenager Hiccup (Baruchel) is an accident-prone misfit living in an island village of Vikings under regular attack from apparently rapacious, fire-breathing dragons. But when Hiccup shoots one down and then tracks it down and befriends it, he comes to question his priorities.

Sat 5 & Sun 6 June 1.30pm

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How To Train Your Dragon

A Boy Called Dad (15) Brian Percival, UK 2009, 80 mins

Fourteen year-old father Kyle Ward struggles with the responsibilities of parenthood while trying to forge a bond with his own dad.

Sat 5 & Sun 6 June, times vary

Avatar (12A)

A Boy Called Dad

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.

Mon 7 June 7.30pm

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Letter from an Unknown Woman (U)

Avatar

Max Ophuls, USA 1948, 86 mins

About to leave the city in order to avoid a duel, concert pianist Stefan Brand receives and reads a letter from a woman he can no longer remember - Ilse, who first nurtured a crush on him as a schoolgirl neighbour and whose later encounters with him were considerably more intimate... Starring Joan Fontaine and Louis Jordan.

Tues 8 June 7.30pm

Brothers (15)

Letter from an Unknown Woman

Jim Sheridan, USA 2009, 104 mins

Sam Cahill (Tobey Maguire) begins his latest tour in Afghanistan and his chopper is shot down. He is presumed dead. As his family, including his wife (Natalie Portman), brother (Jake Gyllenhaal) and father mourn his loss, they try to move on with their lives. Then Sam unexpectedly returns home…

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Brothers

Food Inc (PG) Robert Kenner, USA 2008, 94 mins

Documentary detailing the many ways that the U.S. is manipulated and exploited by their food industry. Compelling, entertaining and illuminating documentary which makes you think twice, and then a few more times, about eating anything at all in U.S. This film has a post-show discussion with Going Carbon Neutral Stirling Food Inc

Thurs 10 June 7.30pm

The Scouting Book for Boys (15) Tom Harper, UK 2009, 93 mins

Two best friends decide to take drastic action when they find out one of them is to be sent to live with her father. Starring Thomas Turgoose (This is England, Somers Town)

Fri 11 - Sun 13 June times vary

The Scouting Book for Boys

Sex and The City 2 (Cert TBC) Michael Patrick King, USA 2010, duration TBC

Carrie and the girls return to discuss men, sex and friendship over a few cosmopolitans. The popular ensemble cast returns including Sarah Jessica Parker, Chris Noth, Kirsten Davis, Kim Catrall and Cynthia Nixon.

Fri 11 - Thurs 17 June Sex and The City 2

Alice in Wonderland (PG) Tim Burton, USA 2010, 108 mins

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.

Sat 12 & Sun 13 June 1.30pm

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Alice in Wonderland

Mugabe and The White African (12A) Lucy Bailey and Andrew Thompson, UK 2009, 90 mins Contains bloody injury detail

Documentary about Mike Campbell, a persecuted white farmer in Zimbabwe who decides to make a stand against Mugabe and his party putting himself, his family and his farm at risk.

Thurs 17 June 8.15pm

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Mugabe and The White African

The First Movie (Cert TBC) Mark Cousins, UK/Canada 2009, 76 mins

Part documentary, part essay, part contemporary memoir, recording his visit to Goptapa in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, which was the subject of a horrendous chemical assault in 1988, part of Saddam Hussein's genocidal assault upon the Kurds.

Fri 18 June 5.15pm Mon 21 & Tues 22 June 7.30pm

The First Movie

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The Blind Side (12A) Contains infrequent moderate violence, language and sex references

Home decorator Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock) stuns her family and community when she invites homeless black teen Big Mike to live in her home. As Leigh Anne strives to help Big Mike academically, she delves into his traumatic upbringing and discovers that the youngster shows promise as an American football player.

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Fri 18 - Sun 20 June times vary

The Blind Side

Nanny McPhee and The Big Bang (U) Susanna White, UK/France/USA 2010, 109 mins

Nanny McPhee 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!

Sat 19 & Sun 20 June 1.30pm

Psycho (15)

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Nanny McPhee and The Big Bang

Alfred Hitchcock, USA 1960, 108 mins

A woman arrives at a strange motel, having arranged to meet her lover.

There she encounters Norman (Perkins), seemingly controlled by his mother. She decides to take a shower…

Sat 19 & Sun 20 June, times vary

I Know You Know (15)

Psycho

Justin Kerrigan, UK 2010, 81 mins

Set in Wales, this semi-autobiographical tale sets father and son at loggerheads when doting dad Charlie (Robert Carlyle) starts behaving strangely.

Wed 23 & Thurs 24 June, times vary

Follow Me/Seasons (Cert TBC) UK 2008, 105 mins

The multi award winning team behind The Collective series of mountain bike films are back with their latest feature, combining the world’s most talented mountain bikers at the very top of their game with stunning locations, cinematography and soundtrack.

Following seven of the world’s top mountain bikers through the course of the four seasons of the year, Seasons captures the essence of the sport at its thrilling best.

I Know You Know

Thurs 24 June 8.15pm Tickets £7.50/£6 concession

Follow Me/Seasons

Kicks (15) Lindy Heymann, UK 2009, 82 mins

Optimistic Nicole (Kerrie Hayes) and savvy wannabe WAG Jasmine (Nicola Burley) bond over clothes, vino and, most of all, football. But their adoration of local-boy-done-good Lee, a Liverpool player, takes their obsession too far.

Fri 25 & Sat 26 June, times vary 13

Kicks

Repo Men (18) Miguel Sapochnik, USA/Canada 2010, 111 mins

Set in the near future when artificial organs can be bought on credit, Jude Law plays a “Repo Man” with the grisly job of repossessing organs if the client can’t keep up the payments. When he then needs a transplant, his best friend and colleague (Forest Whitaker) must then chase him down.

Sat 26 & Sun 27 June, times vary

Repo Men

Up! (U) Pete Docter/Bob Peterson, USA 2009, 96 mins The newest 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...

Up!

Sat 26 & Sun 27 1.30pm

No One Knows About Persian Cats (12A) Bahman Ghobadi, France 2009, 106 mins Contains moderate injury detail

Iranian musicians Negar and Ashkan look for band members to play at a London concert ... and the visa that allows them to leave Tehran to do so.

Sun 27 & Mon 28 June, times vary

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No One Knows About Persian Cats

Billy Elliot (15) Stephen Daldry, UK/France 2000, 110 mins

Jamie Bell plays Billy, a boy who loves to dance and pursues his dream against all the odds - and the wishes of his father.

Tues 29 & Wed 30 June, times vary

Billy Elliot

The Apartment (PG) Billy Wilder, USA 1960, 125 mins

A man tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.

Wed 30 June 7.30pm The Apartment

Did you check what films are eligible for the £2 mPOWER price for ages 12-17 year olds? See page 3 for full details, and to learn what mPOWER is all about.

"Being involved in the programming at the macrobert is a fantastic way to share your passion for film. It is not just choosing films to screen, it is also about sharing what you know with the other members of the group, and discussing lots of new films." Euan, Young film programmer

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June

The Half Blood Prince Extraordinary Measures Still Walking

1.30pm(f) 5.15pm 8.15pm

Sun

2

The Half Blood Prince Still Walking Extraordinary Measures

1.30pm(f) 5.15pm 8.15pm

Mon

3

The Half Blood Prince Treeless Mountains

1.30pm(f) 7.30pm

Tue

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Coco Before Chanel

7.30pm

Wed

5

A Single Man

10.30am(bp)(t) 7.30pm

Thur

6

A Single Man Precious

5.15pm 8.15pm

Fri

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Precious Mrs Brown

5.15pm 8.15pm

Sat

8

The Princess and the Frog Local Hero Invictus

1.30pm*(f) 5.15pm 8.15pm

The Princess and the Frog Invictus The Last King of Scotland

1.30pm**(f) 5.15pm 8.15pm

Sun

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Mon

10

The Horse Boy

7.30pm

Tues

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The Yes Men Fix The World

7.30pm

Wed

12

Ondine

10.30am(bp)(t)

Thur

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Exit Through The Gift Shop The Hurt Locker

5.15pm 8.15pm

Fri

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Romeo & Juliet The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

5.15pm 8.15pm

Sat

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Ponyo The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Crazy Heart

1.30pm(f) 5.15pm 8.15pm*

Sun

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Ponyo Crazy Heart The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

1.30pm(f) 5.15pm** 8.15pm

Mon

17

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

7.30pm*

Tues

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Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

7.30pm**

Wed

19

Everybody’s Fine

10.30am**(bp)(t)

Thur

20

Everybody’s Fine La Danse

5.15pm* 8.15pm

7.30pm

Tue

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Robin Hood

7.30pm*

Wed

2

Robin Hood

10.30am**(bp)(t)

Thur

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Robin Hood Sons of Cuba

5.15pm** 8.15pm

Fri

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Sons of Cuba The Headless Woman

5.15pm 8.15pm

Sat

5

How To Train Your...

A Boy Called Dad The Headless Woman

1.30pm(f) 5.15pm 8.15pm

Sun

6

How To Train Your...

The Headless Woman A Boy Called Dad

1.30pm(f) 5.15pm 8.15pm

Mon

7

Avatar

7.30pm 7.30pm

7.30pm*

Tue

8

Letter From An Un...

Wed

9

Brothers

10.30am(bp)(t) 7.30pm

Thur

10

Brothers Food Inc

5.15pm 7.30pm

Fri

11

The Scouting Book...

Sex and the City 2

5.15pm 8.15pm

Sat

12

Alice in Wonderland Sex and the City 2 The Scouting Book...

1.30pm(f) 5.15pm 8.15pm

Sun

13

Alice in Wonderland The Scouting Book...

Sex and the Coty 2

1.30pm(f) 5.15pm 8.15pm

Mon

14

Sex and the City 2

7.30pm

Tue

15

Sex and the City 2

7.30pm

Wed

16

Sex and the City 2

10.30am(bp)(t) 7.30pm

Thur

17

Sex and the City 2 Mugabe and the...

5.15pm 8.15pm

7.30pm*

Fri

21

Kick Ass

5.15pm* 8.15pm*

Fri

18

Sat

22

Old Dogs From Paris With Love Kick Ass

1.30pm*(f) 5.15pm 8.15pm*

The First Movie The Blind Side

5.15pm 8.15pm

Sat

19

Sun

23

Old Dogs Kick Ass From Paris With Love

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

Nanny McPhee and...

The Blind Side Psycho

1.30pm**(f) 5.15pm 8.15pm

Sun

20

Mon

24

Kick Ass

7.30pm*

Tues

25

Micmacs

7.30pm

Nanny McPhee and...

Psycho The Blind Side

1.30pm**(f) 5.15pm 8.15pm

Wed

26

Micmacs

10.30am(bp)(t) 7.30pm

Mon

21

The First Movie

7.30pm

Thur

27

Tokyo Story Green Zone

5.15pm 8.15pm

Tues

22

The First Movie

7.30pm

Wed

23

I Know You Know

10.30am(bp)

Thur

24

I Know You Know Follow Me

5.15pm 8.15pm

Fri

25

Kicks Repo Man

5.15pm 8.15pm

Sat

26

UP! Repo Man Kicks

1.30pm(f) 5.15pm 8.15pm

Sun

27

UP! No One Knows...

Repo Man

1.30pm(f) 5.15pm 8.15pm

Mon

28

No One Knows...

7.30pm

Tue

29

Billy Elliot

7.30pm

Billy Elliot The Apartment

10.30am(bp)(t) 1.30pm 7.30pm

Fri

28

Jurassic Park Robin Hood

5.15pm 8.15pm*

Sat

29

The Railway Children Robin Hood West Side Story

1.30pm(f) 5.15pm* 8.15pm

Sun

30

The Railway Children West Side Story Robin Hood

1.30pm(f) 5.15pm 8.15pm*

Mon

31

Robin Hood

7.30pm*

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

7.30pm

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