Cinema Guide 4 - 31 May 2018
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A QUIET PLACE If they hear you, they hunt you. So a family live a silent life in isolation, using sign language to communicate. They don’t know what’s out there, but they know how to avoid it - listen closely, move carefully, and never make a sound. Can they survive the day to day struggles of life in a world of silence. Starring real life husband and wife Emily Blunt and John Krasinski. John Krasinski / USA 2018 / 90 min
Fri 4 to Wed 9 May, Times Vary (Not Tue 8 May) Filmhouse / Playhouse
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THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY In 1946 Juliet Ashton (Lily James) is a London-based journalist. Intrigued by the unusual name of a book club based on Guernsey, she begins exchanging letters with residents on the island. Feeling compelled to visit Guernsey in person, she starts to get a picture of what life was like during the German occupation and how The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society was created as a cover for breaking curfew during WWII. Mike Newell / UK, USA 2018 / 124 min
Fri 4 to Thu 10 May, Times Vary Filmhouse
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LOVE, SIMON Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it’s a little more complicated. He hasn’t told his family or friends that he’s gay, and he doesn’t know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he’s fallen for online. Resolving both issues proves hilarious, terrifying and life-changing in this heart-warming comedy drama about accepting who you are.
Greg Berlanti / USA 2018 / 110 min
Fri 4 to Mon 7 May, Times Vary Filmhouse / Playhouse
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BEAST In a small island community, a troubled young woman called Mol falls for a mysterious outsider (Pascal) who empowers her to escape her oppressive family. When he comes under suspicion for a series of brutal murders, she defends him at all costs and learns what she is capable of in this love story, trapped in a horror film from first time director Michael Pearce.
Michael Pearce / UK 2018 / 107 min
Fri 11 to Wed 16 May, Times Vary (Not Tue 15 May) Filmhouse / Playhouse
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THE LEISURE SEEKER This film stars Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland as Ella and John spencer - a runaway couple on an unforgettable journey in the faithful old RV they call The Leisure Seeker. As they travel from Boston to The Ernest Hemingway Home in Key West, they re-discover their passion for life and their love for each other, on the road trip of a lifetime.
Paolo Virzi / Italy, France 2018 / 104 min
Fri 11 to Thu 17 May, Times Vary Filmhouse / Playhouse
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GHOST STORIES Professor Phillip Goodman, psychologist and skeptic, has his rationality tested to the hilt when he stumbles across a long-lost file containing details of three terrifying hauntings. Shaken by what he reads, Goodman embarks on a mission to find rational explanations for these ghostly stories. As Goodman investigates, he meets three tormented people, each with a tale more frightening and inexplicable than the last. Jeremy Dyson, Andy Nyman / UK 2018 / 98 min
Fri 18 to Mon 21 May, Times Vary Filmhouse
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AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR The Avengers unite to battle their most powerful enemy yet - the evil Thanos. Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk and the rest of the Avengers are on a mission to collect all six Infinity Stones and beat Thanos’ plans to use the artifacts to inflict his twisted will on reality. The fate of the planet and existence itself has never been more uncertain as everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment. Anthony Russo, Joe Russo / USA 2018 / 156 min
Fri 18 to Thu 24 May, Times Vary Filmhouse
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MANSFIELD 66/67 A documentary about the last two years of Jayne Mansfield’s life, exploring the legend of a uniquely enduring star and the myth of her death being caused by a curse. In 1966, Jayne was 33 and lived in a Pink Palace. Ahead of her time and refusing to play by society’s rules, she embarked on a wild and ultimately tragic psychedelic adventure with lawyer/boyfriend Sam Brody in tow, desperately trying to redefine herself. P. David Ebersole, Todd Hughes / UK, USA 2018 / 94 min
Sun 20, Mon 21 & Wed 23 May, Times Vary Filmhouse / Playhouse
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TULLY Marlo (Charlize Theron) is a mother of three children - including a newborn. Her brother (Mark Duplass) gifts her a night nanny to help with childcare. Hesitant to accept such extravagance at first, Marlo comes to form a unique bond with the thoughtful, surprising, and sometimes challenging young nanny named Tully (Mackenzie Davis).
Jason Reitman / USA 2018 / 96 min
Fri 25 to Wed 30 May, Times Vary Filmhouse
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LEAN ON PETE Charley Porter is a teenager looking for a new start in Portland with his father. He finds work caring for an aging racehorse called Lean On Pete at a local racetrack, but when he learns Pete is bound for slaughter, Charley goes to extremes to save his friend. Together they set out on an odyssey across the new American frontier in search of a place to call home.
Andrew Haigh / UK 2018 / 122 min
Fri 25 to Thu 31 May, Times Vary Filmhouse / Playhouse
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PSYCHO VERTICAL This film takes a look into the intricate mind of Andy Kirkpatrick, a world-class climber and alpinist who lives a life of conflicting desires and identities. Follow Andy on an 18-day, solo ascent of El Capitan, where life on the wall is precarious, tough and ‘crushingly lonely’ in this raw and intimate portrait of one of climbing’s most controversial, unpredictable and celebrated figures.
Jen Randall / UK 2018 / 75 min
Thu 31 May, 7.30pm Filmhouse
ALL FILMS, ALL DAY
Thu 5 Jul, 7.20pm Filmhouse Tickets: £17 / £15 Conc & Friends www.macrobertartscentre.org
‘A joyous life-affirming Billy Elliot.’ THE INDEPENDENT
McKellen PLAYING THE PART LIVE
Sun 27 May, 3pm I Filmhouse Celebrate one of our acting icons on his birthday weekend. Tickets: £12 / £10 Conc & Friends
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CINEMA-MONDE
Thu 24 May, 5pm
Seeking his Native roots, a troubled young man (Rykko Bellemare) must face himself after accidentally getting caught up in a crime. JOIN THE CONVERSATION: There will be a post-screening discussion with director Chloé Leriche. Chloé Leriche / Canada 2016 / 95 min Part of Cinema-Monde: Film, Borders, Translation
FAMILY REWIND PETER RABBIT Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit makes the leap to the big screen in this adventure for all the family. Peter and his sisters spend their days having fun in Mr. McGregor’s vegetable garden. But things are about to get interesting, when Bea a warm-hearted animal lover moves in next door. It’s soon man versus rabbit in a fight for her affection. Will Gluck / Various 2018 / 95 min
Sat 5 & Sun 6 May, 11am Filmhouse
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CINEMA-MONDE
Sat 26 May, 3.30pm
One Christmas evening in Montreal, Amokrane, an Algerian taxi driver, picks up Kahina, a former pop star that he thought was dead. JOIN THE CONVERSATION: There will be a post-screening discussion with director Bachir Bensaddek Bachir Bensaddek / Canada, Tunisia 2016 / 87 min
Part of Cinema-Monde: Film, Borders, Translation
SUBTITLED SCREENINGS
The subtitled screenings are...
The Leisure Seeker - Sun 13 May, 7.45pm Avengers: Infinity War - Mon 21 May, 4.15pm 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 are...
The Guernsey Literary... - Wed 9 May, 2pm Kiki’s Delivery Service - Sun 27 May, 11am These screenings are open to everyone, but are 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 - Friendly staff on hand to make your visit easy & enjoyable - The lights to be on low - The volume to be turned down - No adverts or trailers before the film
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Royal Opera House Live
SWAN LAKE
Tue 12 Jun, 7.15pm I Thu 14 Jun, 7.15pm I Sun 17 Jun, 2pm Filmhouse Tickets: £15 / £12.50 Conc & Friends
TICKETS & BOOKING Filmhouse: Standard £8 Conc
£7
Students
£6
Friends
£6.50
Before 5pm (Tue to Fri)
£6
Family Rewind
£3
Mondays (any film, any time)
£4
Playhouse: All Tickets
£6
Please note all discounts and offers are subject to availability, cannot be retrospectively applied and are offered at the discretion of Macrobert Arts Centre. We’re unable to offer any refunds unless an event is cancelled.
EVENT CINEMA NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: MACBETH Shakespeare’s most intense and terrifying tragedy, directed by Rufus Norris (The Threepenny Opera, London Road), will see Rory Kinnear (Young Marx, Othello) and Anne-Marie Duff (Oil, Suffragette) return to the National Theatre to play Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. The ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war. Ruthlessly fighting to survive, the Macbeths are propelled towards the crown by forces of elemental darkness. Thu 10 May, 7pm Tickets: £15 / £12.50 Conc & Friends
MATTHEW BOURNE’S CINDERELLA & Live Q&A with Matthew Bourne A thrilling and evocative love story set in London during the Second World War. The internationally acclaimed interpretation of the classic fairy tale has, at its heart, a true war-time romance. A chance meeting results in a magical night for Cinderella and her dashing young RAF pilot, together just long enough to fall in love before being parted by the horrors of the Blitz. Tue 15 May, 7pm Tickets: £15 / £12.50 Conc & Friends
EVENT CINEMA
THE DAM BUSTERS: Live from the Albert Hall Experience the film like never before with a brand new 4K restoration. TV historian Dan Snow hosts the commemorative screening, paying tribute to Wing Commander Guy Gibson and his comrades of the legendary 617 squadron, with music from the world-famous Glenn Miller Orchestra. Special guests include family members of the Dam Busters crew and former members of the squadron, as well as historian Paul Beaver and Professor Hugh Hunt. Thu 17 May, 7.15pm Tickets: £10 / £8 Conc & Friends
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: CAT
ON A HOT TIN ROOF
Tennessee Williams’ twentieth century masterpiece Cat on a Hot Tin Roof played a strictly limited season in London’s West End in 2017. Following his smash hit production of A Streetcar Named Desire, Benedict Andrews’ ‘thrilling revival’ (New York Times) stars Sienna Miller alongside, Jack O’Connell and Colm Meaney. On a steamy night in Mississippi, a Southern family gather at their cotton plantation to celebrate Big Daddy’s birthday. Tue 22 May, 7.30pm Tickets: £15 / £12.50 Conc & Friends
OSCAR WILDE SEASON LIVE:
AN IDEAL HUSBAND
A new production of the Rolls-Royce of English comedies broadcast live from the Vaudeville Theatre in London’s West End. This entertaining and topical play brings an act of political sin into the heart of the English home. As an ambitious government minister, Sir Robert Chiltern’s smooth ascent to the top seems assured until Mrs Cheveley appears in London with damning proof of his previous financial chicanery. Tue 5 Jun, 7.15pm Tickets: £15 / £12.50 Conc & Friends
ANIME IN MAY
Sat 12 May, 11am I £3 (Subtitled)
Sun 13 May, 11am I £3 (English Language)
Hayao Miyazaki / Japan 1988 / 86 min
Mon 14 May, 7.30pm I £4
(subtitled)
Sat 19 May, 11am I £3 (Subtitled)
Sun 20 May, 11am I £3
(English Language)
Hayao Miyazaki / Japan 2003 / 125 min
Mon 21 May, 7.30pm I £4
(subtitled)
*Sat 26 May, 11am I £3 (Subtitled)
Hayao Miyazaki / Japan 1989 / 103 min
Sun 27 May, 11am I £3
(English Language)
*Join us for a free family workshop after the film, keep an eye on our website for more details: www.macrobertartscentre.org
Isao Takahata / Japan 1988 / 89 min
Mon 28 May, 7.30pm I £4
(subtitled)
DIARY: 4 TO 31 MAY 2018 4 FRI A QUIET PLACE 5PM 4 FRI LOVE, SIMON 7.45PM* 4 FRI GUERNSEY LITERARY... 8PM 5 SAT PETER RABBIT 11AM 5 SAT GUERNSEY LITERARY... 2PM 5 SAT GUERNSEY LITERARY... 5PM 5 SAT A QUIET PLACE 7.45PM* 5 SAT LOVE SIMON 8PM 6 SUN PETER RABBIT 11AM 6 SUN GUERNSEY LITERARY... 2PM 6 SUN LOVE SIMON 5PM 6 SUN GUERNSEY LITERARY... 8PM 6 SUN A QUIET PLACE 7.45PM* 7 MON GUERNSEY LITERARY... 2PM 7 MON LOVE SIMON 4.45PM 7 MON A QUIET PLACE 7.30PM 8 TUE GUERNSEY LITERARY... 4.45PM 8 TUE GUERNSEY LITERARY... 7.30PM 9 WED GUERNSEY LITERARY... 2PM 9 WED GUERNSEY LITERARY... 4.45PM 9 WED A QUIET PLACE 7.30PM 10 THU GUERNSEY LITERARY... 4PM 10 THU MACBETH 7PM 11 FRI BEAST 5PM 11 FRI BEAST 7.45PM* 11 FRI LEISURE SEEKER 8PM 12 SAT NEIGHBOUR TORTORO 11AM 12 SAT LEISURE SEEKER 2PM 12 SAT BEAST 5PM 12 SAT BEAST 7.45PM* 12 SAT LEISURE SEEKER 8PM 13 SUN NEIGHBOUR TORTORO 11AM 13 SUN LEISURE SEEKER 2PM 13 SUN LEISURE SEEKER 5PM 13 SUN LEISURE SEEKER* 7.45PM 13 SUN BEAST 8PM 14 MON LEISURE SEEKER 2PM 14 MON BEAST 4.45PM 14 MON NEIGHBOUR TORTORO 7.30PM 15 TUE LEISURE SEEKER 4PM 15 TUE CINDERELLA 7PM 16 WED BEAST 4.45PM 16 WED LEISURE SEEKER 7.30PM 17 THU LEISURE SEEKER 4.45PM
17 THU THE DAM BUSTERS 7.15PM 18 FRI GHOST STORIES 5PM 18 FRI AVENGERS 8PM 19 SAT SPIRITED AWAY 11AM 19 SAT AVENGERS 2PM 19 SAT GHOST STORIES 5PM 19 SAT AVENGERS 8PM 20 SUN SPIRITED AWAY 11AM 20 SUN AVENGERS 2PM 20 SUN AVENGERS 5PM 20 SUN MANSFIELD 66/67 7.45PM* 20 SUN GHOST STORIES 8PM 21 MON GHOST STORIES 2PM 21 MON AVENGERS 4.15PM 21 MON MANSFIELD 66/67 7.15PM* 21 MON SPIRITED AWAY 7.30PM 22 TUE AVENGERS 4.15PM 22 TUE CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF 7.30PM 23 WED MANSFIELD 66/67 4.45PM 23 WED AVENGERS 7.30PM 24 THU AVANT LES RUES 5PM 24 THU AVENGERS 7.30PM 25 FRI LEAN ON PETE 5PM 25 FRI TULLY 8PM 26 SAT KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE 11AM 26 SAT MONTREAL LA BLANCHE 3.30PM 26 SAT TULLY 6PM 26 SAT LEAN ON PETE 8PM 27 SUN KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE 11AM 27 SUN MCKELLAN: PLAYING THE PART 3PM 27 SUN TULLY 6PM 27 SUN LEAN ON PETE 8PM 28 MON LEAN ON PETE 2PM 28 MON TULLY 4.45PM 28 MON LEAN ON PETE 7.15PM* 28 MON FIREFLIES 7.30PM 29 TUE TULLY 4.45PM 29 TUE LEAN ON PETE 7.30PM 30 WED LEAN ON PETE 4.45PM 30 WED TULLY 7.30PM 31 THU LEAN ON PETE 4.45PM 31 THU LEAN ON PETE 7.15PM* 31 THU PSYCHO VERTICAL 7.30PM
*In the Playhouse
Cinema Guide 4 - 31 May 2018
THE
LEISURE SEEKER