Cinema Guide 27 Jan - 2 Mar 2017
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FILMHOUSE & PLAYHOUSE Casey Affleck gives a towering performance in this heart-wrending drama about loss and redemption. Rude, withdrawn and quick to anger, handyman Lee Chandler is a troubled man. When his brother suddenly dies he heads to his hometown, Manchester-by-the Sea, to learn that he’s now guardian of his 16-year-old nephew, Patrick. Going home also dredges up events from the past and the painful break-up with his wife. Kenneth Lonergan / USA 2016 / 137 min
Fri 27 Jan to Thu 2 Feb, Times Vary NOMINATED: BAFTA, Golden Globe, PGA & Screen Actors Guild WINNER: Golden Globe
SILENCE Martin Scorsese has been on a 28 year journey to bring this film to the big screen. Based on Shusaku Endo’s acclaimed novel and starring Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver and Liam Neeson, it tells the story of two Christian missionaries. Travelling to Japan in search of their missing mentor is the ultimate test of faith as they venture into a country where their religion is outlawed and their presence forbidden. Martin Scrsese / USA 2016 / 161 min
Fri 27 Jan to Wed 1 Feb*, Times Vary Filmhouse *Not Tue 31 Jan
NEW @ MACROBERT ARTS CENTRE LION The extraordinary true story of Saroo Brierley, who was born in India, but adopted by an Australian couple after he was separated from his family. At 5 years old he got lost on a train travelling away from his home. Years later he yearns to reunite with his family and decides to use Google Earth to track them down. But his memories are hazy and it could take years. Garth Davis / Australia 2016 / 118 min
Fri 3 to Thu 9 Feb, Times Vary Filmhouse & Playhouse NOMINATED: BAFTA, Golden Globe, PGA & Screen Actors Guild
SPLIT An original thriller that delves into the mysterious reccesses of one man’s fractured mind. Though Kevin (James McAvoy) has evidenced 23 personalities, there is still one left to emerge. Compelled to abduct 3 teenage girls by the wilful Casey, he’s is in the middle of a war involving everyone inside and around him. M Night Shyamalan / USA 2016 / 117 min
Fri 3 to Thu 9 Feb, Times Vary Filmhouse & Playhouse
SING This is the story of Buster Moon, a dapper, down-on-his-luck koala whose theatre has fallen on hard times. In a last-ditch attempt to save it, he organises a singing competition. It’s open to everyone, and everyone turns up: Rosita, a pig who used to sing but gave it up to have a family; Ash, a punk rock porcupine; and Johnny, a gorilla torn between his family’s criminal gang and his showbiz dreams. Garth Jennings / USA 2016 / 108 min
Fri 10 to Sun 19 Feb, Times Vary Filmhouse NOMINATED: Golden Globe
NEW @ MACROBERT ARTS CENTRE JACKIE After her husband’s assassination, Jackie Kennedy’s world is completely shattered. Traumatized and reeling with grief, she must confront the unimaginable: consoling their two young children, vacating the home she painstakingly restored, and planning her husband’s funeral. Jackie quickly realizes that the next seven days will determine how history will define her husband’s legacy and how she will be remembered. Pablo Larrain / Various 2016 / 100 min
Fri 10 to Thu 16 Feb, Times Vary Filmhouse & Playhouse
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HACKSAW RIDGE The true story of Congressional Medal of Honour recipient Desmond Doss, a conscientious objector who served as a medic in World War II. A committed pacifist, he refused to touch a gun or fire a bullet. Eventually allowed to serve on Okinawa, one of the war’s bloodiest battlefields, he went above and beyond the call of duty, single-handedly saving the lives of 75 men. Mel Gibson / Australia & USA 2016 / 139 min
Fri 10 to Thu 16 Feb, Times Vary Filmhouse
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LOVING In 1958 interracial couple Richard and Mildred Loving fell in love and got married. They grew up in a small town in Virginia that was more integrated than most places in the American South. But as they tried to build a life and family in the state, they were first jailed and then banished. They move to the inner city of Washington DC, but work to try and find a way back home to Virginia. Jeff Nichols / UK & USA 2016 / 123 min
Fri 17 to Thu 23 Feb, Times Vary Filmhouse NOMINATED: Golden Globe
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NEW @ MACROBERT ARTS CENTRE T2 TRAINSPOTTING ‘Choose life. Choose Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and hope that someone, somewhere cares. Choose looking up old flames, wishing you’d done it all differently And choose watching history repeat itself!’ After 20 years Renton (Ewan McGregor) finally comes home to Edinburgh and his old pals Spud (Ewen Bremner), Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller) and the psychopathic Begbie (Robert Carlyle). Unsurprisingly there’s plenty of unfinished business to be dealt with... Danny Boyle / UK 2017 / TBC
Fri 17 to Thu 23 Feb, Times Vary Filmhouse & Playhouse
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DENIAL A riveting real-life courtroom drama starring Rachel Weisz and Timothy Spall. American academic Deborah Lipstadt is required to prove the truth of The Holocust in response to being sued for libel by British historian David Irving. He claims that by branding him a Holocaust denier she has damaged his career. Mick Jackson / USA 2016 / 110 min
Fri 24 Feb to Thu 2 Mar, Times Vary Filmhouse
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GOLD Kenny Wells, a prospector desperate for a lucky break, teams up with a similarly eager geologist and sets off on an amazing journey to find gold in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia. Getting the gold was hard but keeping it is even more difficult, sparking an adventure through the most powerful boardrooms of Wall Street. Stephen Gaghan / USA 2016 / 121 min
Fri 24 Feb to Thu 2 Mar, Times Vary Filmhouse *Not Tue 28 Feb or Wed 1 Mar
NOMINATED: Golden Globe
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FILMHOUSE & PLAYHOUSE A psychological portrait of 11-year-old Toni—a tomboy assimilating to a tight-knit dance team in Cincinnati’s West End. Enamored by the power and confidence of this strong community of girls, Toni eagerly absorbs routines, masters drills, and even pierces her own ears to fit in. When a mysterious outbreak of fainting spells plagues the team, Toni’s desire for acceptance is twisted. Anna Rose Holmer / USA 2016 / 70 min
Sun 26, Mon 27 Feb & Wed 1 Mar, Times Vary
REWIND LA LA LAND The story of Mia and Sebastian who are struggling to make ends meet while pursuing their dreams in a city known for destroying hopes and breaking hearts. Damien Chazelle / USA 2016 / 128 min
Fri 10 to Wed 15 Feb, Times Vary Filmhouse & Playhouse *Not Tue 14 Feb
NOMINATED: BAFTA, Golden Globe, PGA & Screen Actors Guild WINNER: Golden Globe (7 categories)
SUBTITLED
The subtitled screenings for February...
Jackie - Mon 13 Feb, 7.15pm
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Denial - Sun 26 Feb, 2pm
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These films have a transcription of the film’s dialogue in English along the bottom of the screen and may also describe the film sounds. Look out for foreign language films too marked FL
RELAXED SCREENINGS
The relaxed screenings for January and February are...
Trolls - Sun 29 Jan, 11am
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Lion - Wed 8 Feb, 2pm
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Moana - Sun 26 Feb, 11am
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This screening is open to everyone, but is designed to welcome people who benefit from a more relaxed environment - those with an Autistic Spectrum condition, sensory and communication disorders and people living with dementia. You can expect: - A relaxed attitude to noise and movement in the Filmhouse - Friendly staff on hand to make your visit as easy and enjoyable as possible - The lights to be on low - The volume to be turned down - No adverts or trailers before the film
Japan Week
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A SILENT VOICE - 聲の形 (Koe no Katachi)
Sun 19 Feb, 7.30pm I All Tickets £5 I Playhouse
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An emotional and beautifully animated film following young Shoya, a boy tormented by his past bullying of deaf classmate Shoko. Shoya decides he must see Shoko once more to atone for his sins, but is it already too late? Naoko Yamada / 2016 / 129 min
A SPARKLE OF LIFE - 燦燦 (San San)
Tue 21 Feb, 7.15pm I All Tickets £5 I Playhouse
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Tae, a 77-year-old widow, signs up with a matchmaking service in pursuit of a last chance at love in this romantic comedy, following one pensioner’s attempt to inject a ‘spark’ into her life. A film exploring the hopes and dreams of Japan’s aging population. Bunji Sotoyama / 2013 / 81 min © 2013 Saitama Prefecture / SKIP city Sai-no-kuni Visual Plaza
PIETA IN THE TOILET -トイレのピエタ(Pieta in the Toilet) Thu 23 Feb, 7.30pm I All Tickets £5 I Filmhouse
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Young failed painter Hiroshi falls into the depths of despair when he discovers he is incurably ill. One day he meets a teenage girl whose strong will in life gradually sheds light on his own. Inspired by the ‘God of Manga’ Osamu Tezuka’s last diary entry. Daishi Matsunaga / 2015 / 120 min
Japan Week films from The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme Supported by:
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS In 2017 the University of Stirling celebrates 50 years since it was founded back in 1967. As part of our programme of activities to celebrate this landmark, we’re screening a selection of classic films from 1967 and offering 50p tickets to everyone. Our first film is this James Bond classic.
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Film Tickets Look out for a selection of top films from 1967 throughout this year!
Sat 28 Jan, 4.30pm & 7.45pm Sun 29 Jan, 4.30pm & 7.45pm Lewis Gilbert / UK 1967 / 112 min
EVENT CINEMA NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: AMADEUS Music. Power. Jealousy. Lucian Msamati (Luther, Game of Thrones, NT Live: The Comedy of Errors) plays Salieri in Peter Shaffer’s iconic play, broadcast live from the National Theatre, and with live orchestral accompaniment by Southbank Sinfonia. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a rowdy young prodigy, arrives in Vienna, the music capital of the world – and he’s determined to make a splash. Thu 2 Feb, 7pm Tickets: £14 / £11.50 Conc & Friends
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: NO
MAN’S LAND (ENCORE) Following their hit run on Broadway, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart return to the West End stage in Harold Pinter’s No Man’s Land, broadcast from Wyndham’s Theatre, London. One summer’s evening, two ageing writers, Hirst and Spooner, meet in a Hampstead pub and continue their drinking into the night at Hirst’s stately house nearby.
The broadcast will be followed by an exclusive Q&A with the cast and director.
Sun 5 Feb, 7.15pm
ADDITIONAL SCREENING
Tickets: £14 / £11.50 Conc & Friends
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LIVE: WOOLF
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The pioneering literary work of Virginia Woolf is the inspiration for multi-award-winning choreographer Wayne McGregor’s brilliant triptych for The Royal Ballet. McGregor has long been at the cutting edge of ballet, working with collaborators from across the artistic world, and in this critically acclaimed work he combines themes from three of Woolf’s landmark novels – Mrs Dalloway, Orlando and The Waves – with elements of her letters, essays and diaries.
Wed 8 Feb, 7.15pm Tickets: £15 / £12.50 Conc & Friends
EVENT CINEMA ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY LIVE: THE
TEMPEST (ENCORE)
Simon Russell Beale returns to the RSC after 20 years to play Prospero in this groundbreaking production directed by Artistic Director Gregory Doran. On a distant island a man waits... Robbed of his position, power and wealth, his enemies have left him in isolation. But this is no ordinary man, and this no ordinary island. Prospero is a magician, able to control the very elements and bend nature to his will.
Thu 9 Feb, 7pm Tickets: £15 / £12.50 Conc & Friends
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: SAINT
JOAN
Gemma Arterton is Joan of Arc, broadcast live from the Donmar Warehouse. Bernard Shaw’s classic play follows the life and trial of a young country girl who declares a bloody mission to drive the English from France. As one of the first Protestants and nationalists, she threatens the very fabric of the feudal society and the Catholic Church across Europe. Thu 16 Feb, 7pm Tickets: £14 / £11.50 Conc & Friends
DISNEY NEWSIES: THE BROADWAY MUSICAL Filmed live on stage, this is an unmissable, Tony Award® winning Broadway show from the producers of Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King. Jeremy Jordan (Supergirl, The Last Five Years) stars in this high-energy explosion of song and dance set in 1890s New York City. Based on a true story, Newsies is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a ragged band of teenage ‘newsies,’ who dreams only of a better life far from the hardship of the streets. Sun 19 Feb, 2pm Tickets: £10 / £7.50 Conc & Friends
EVENT CINEMA ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LIVE: THE
SLEEPING BEAUTY
A perennial delight and a much-loved classic, The Royal Ballet’s production combines the best of classical ballet, with all its charms and virtuosity, splendid music and talented dancers. First choreographed to Tchaikovsky’s great musical score by Marius Petipa in Russia in 1890, The Sleeping Beauty has wonderful ensembles and solos, including the Rose Adage as Princess Aurora meets her suitors, and of course the concluding celebratory dances for the happy union of prince and princess. Tue 28 Feb, 7pm (Live) Thu 2 Mar, 7pm; Sun 5 Mar, 2pm (Encore) Tickets: £15 / £12.50 Conc & Friends
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: HEDDA
GABLER
‘I’ve no talent for life.’ Just married. Bored already. Hedda longs to be free... Hedda and Tesman have just returned from their honeymoon and the relationship is already in trouble. Trapped but determined, Hedda tries to control those around her, only to see her own world unravel. Thu 9 Mar, 7pm Tickets: £14 / £11.50 Conc & Friends
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LIVE: MADAMA
BUTTERFLY
Puccini’s Madama Butterfly is one of the most popular of all operas, with ravishing music and a heartbreaking story of a loving geisha deserted by a callous American husband. Much loved soprano Ermonela Jaho sings the title role for the first time at Covent Garden, in Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier’s stunningly beautiful production. Thu 30 Mar, 7.15pm (Live) Wed 5 Apr, 7.30pm (Encore) Tickets: £15 / £12.50 Conc & Friends
EVENT CINEMA NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: TWELTH
NIGHT
Tamsin Greig is Malvolia in a new twist on Shakespeare’s classic comedy of mistaken identity. A ship is wrecked on the rocks. Viola is washed ashore but her twin brother Sebastian is lost. Determined to survive on her own, she steps out to explore a new land. So begins a whirlwind of mistaken identity and unrequited love. Thu 6 Apr, 7pm Tickets: £14 / £11.50 Conc & Friends
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LIVE: JEWELS George Balanchine’s evocation of the sparkle of emeralds, rubies and diamonds is a brilliant ballet classic. The French Romantic music of Fauré provides the impetus for the subtlety and lyricism of Emeralds, while the fire of Rubies comes from Stravinsky and the jazz-age energy of New York. Grandeur and elegance complete the ballet with the splendour of Imperial Russia and the peerless music of Tchaikovsky in Diamonds. Tue 11 Apr, 7.15pm Tickets: £15 / £12.50 Conc & Friends
ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY LIVE: JULIUS
CAESAR
Angus Jackson directs Shakespeare’s epic political tragedy, as the race to claim the empire spirals out of control. Caesar returns from war, all-conquering, but mutiny is rumbling through the corridors of power. The Rome season in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre opens with the politics of spin and betrayal turning to violence. Wed 26 Apr, 7pm Tickets: £15 / £12.50 Conc & Friends
FAMILY REWIND & PARENT & TODDLER*
All tickets are £2 *Tickets for babies under 12 months are free
TROLLS After the Bergens invade Troll Village, Poppy (Anna Kendrick), the happiest Troll ever born, and the overly-cautious, curmudgeonly Branch (Justin Timberlake) set off on a journey to rescue her friends. Walt Dohrn, Mike Mitchell / USA 2016 / 92 min
Sat 28 & Sun 29 Jan, 11am Thu 2 Feb, 10.30am P Filmhouse
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MOANA An adventurous teenager sails out on a daring mission to save her people. On her travels Moana meets the once-mighty demigod Maui and together they sail across the open ocean, encountering enormous monsters and impossible odds. Ron Clements, John Musker / USA 2016 / 113min
Sat 4 & Sun 5 Feb, 11am Sat 25 & Sun 26 Feb, 11am Thu 2 Mar, 10.30am P Filmhouse
BOOKING & ABOUT YOUR VISIT BOX OFFICE OPENING HOURS Mon-Thu 10am to 7.45pm (Phones close at 7pm) Fri-Sun 10am to 8.15pm (Phones close at 7pm)
FILMHOUSE TICKET PRICES: £6.95 / £6.45 Conc FILMHOUSE TICKET DISCOUNTS*: Students: £5 Friends: £5.45 Family Rewind: £2 (all tickets) Midweek Matinees: £3.20 5pm(ish) Films for a Fiver: £5 (Mon to Fri screenings only) Wee Group Saver (4 tickets for a film for any 4 people): £23.80 *All discounts and offers are subject to availability and at the discretion of Macrobert Arts Centre.
PLAYHOUSE TICKET PRICES: £6 / £5 Students & Friends
FIND US
Macrobert Arts Centre, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA Limited parking is available on the University Campus, but please note that there are charges for this between 9am and 5pm and the car parks are extremely busy at the moment. For public transport options call Traveline Scotland on 0871 200 22 33.
ACCESS INFORMATION Macrobert Arts Centre welcomes all visitors with additional support needs, visit www.macrobertartscentre.org or call 01786 466 666 for full details. All information is correct at time of print and is subject to change without prior notice / Macrobert Arts Centre cannot be held liable for any arrangements made due to changes to the brochure.
MACROBERT ARTS CENTRE SUPPORTERS:
Macrobert Arts Centre limited is a Scottish charity, no SC039546.
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DIARY: 27 JAN TO 2 MAR 2017
27 FRI MANCHESTER BY THE SEA 5PM 27 FRI MANCHESTER BY THE SEA* 7.30PM 27 FRI SILENCE 8PM 28 SAT TROLLS 11AM 28 SAT MANCHESTER BY THE SEA 2PM 28 SAT YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE* 4.30PM 28 SAT SILENCE 4.45PM 28 SAT YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE* 7.45PM 28 SAT MANCHESTER BY THE SEA 8PM 29 SUN TROLLS 11AM 29 SUN MANCHESTER BY THE SEA 2PM 29 SUN YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE* 4.30PM 29 SUN SILENCE 4.45PM 29 SUN YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE* 7.45PM 29 SUN MANCHESTER BY THE SEA 8PM 30 MON SILENCE 4PM 30 MON MANCHESTER BY THE SEA 7.30PM 31 TUE ROH: IL TRAVATORE 7.15PM 31 TUE MANCHESTER BY THE SEA* 7PM 1 WED MANCHESTER BY THE SEA 4.45PM 1 WED SILENCE 7.30PM 2 THU TROLLS 10.30AM 2 THU MANCHESTER BY THE SEA 2PM 2 THU NT LIVE: AMADEUS 7PM 2 THU MANCHESTER BY THE SEA* 7.15PM 3 FRI LION 5PM 3 FRI SPLIT* 7.30PM 3 FRI LION 8PM 4 SAT MOANA 11AM 4 SAT LION 2PM 4 SAT SPLIT 5PM 4 SAT SPLIT* 7.30PM 4 SAT LION 8PM 5 SUN MOANA 11AM 5 SUN LION 2PM 5 SUN LION 4.30PM 5 SUN NT LIVE: NO MAN’S LAND 7.15PM 5 SUN SPLIT* 7PM 6 MON LION 5PM 6 MON SPLIT 7.30PM 7 TUE LION 2PM 7 TUE SPLIT 7.30PM 8 WED LION 2PM 8 WED SPLIT 4.30PM 8 WED ROH: WOOLF WORKS 7.15PM 9 THU MOANA 10.30AM 9 THU SPLIT 1.45PM 9 THU LION 4.15PM 9 THU RSC LIVE: THE TEMPEST 7PM 10 FRI SING 3PM 10 FRI LA LA LAND 5.15PM 10 FRI JACKIE* 7.30PM 10 FRI HACKSAW RIDGE 8PM 11 SAT SING 10.30AM, 12.45PM, 3PM 11 SAT LA LA LAND 5.15PM 11 SAT JACKIE* 7.30PM 11 SAT HACKSAW RIDGE 8PM 12 SUN SING 10.30AM, 12.45PM, 3PM 12 SUN HACKSAW RIDGE 5.15PM 12 SUN JACKIE* 7.30PM 12 SUN LA LA LAND 8PM
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T2 Trainspotting A film by Danny Boyle. Ewan McGregor Ewen Bremner Jonny Lee Miller and Robert Carlyle
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