ONSCREEN Magazine March/April 2019

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WELCOME 2019 is well underway, and it’s now time for some of the year’s biggest films!

Marvel fans rejoice as Captain Marvel crashlands into the MCU with her origin story before joining the remaining Avengers for their second showdown with Thanos in Avengers: Endgame.

There are more superhero shenanigans with DC’s answer to Deadpool, Shazam!, and more classic Disney magic in Tim Burton’s Dumbo.

Enjoy family-friendly fare with Wonder Park, where a child’s imagination comes alive, hair-raising hijinks in Missing Link, and a special celebration of Peppa Pig’s birthday.

Two great British stories get the big screen treatment in Fighting With My Family and Fisherman’s Friends.

If you prefer things on the scary side, then there’s a hellish Hellboy reboot, Pet Sematary bringing WINPIG: Stephen King’s scariest PEPPA OF FUN novel back to life, and a new FESTIVAL IES GOOD nightmare from the mind to ge 26 behind Get Out, Us. See pa t more Craig May Editor

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The unmissable new releases hitting the big screen in March and April.

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We look at all the forthcoming films to get excited about in May and June.

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WELCOME

TO THE CURZON MARCH/APRIL 2019

Turn to the INSIDE BACK PAGE for our listings

It’s a brilliant year for family film with some huge titles coming to the Curzon this Spring.

Disney bring their special brand of magic to a live action remake of Dumbo, showing in March. Marvel’s first female lead Captain Marvel joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Avengers: End Game in April brings a nail-biting conclusion to 2018’s epic Infinity War. A little closer to home in March, Homegrown Shorts returns for another year. Showcasing the best up and coming film makers in the South West.

A screening of the socially conscious, rom-com Brassed Off is joined by a live Brass Band concert in our auditorium on 31st March at 1.30pm. The band will be playing before the showing of the film set in a small mining village and starring a young Ewan McGregor as a fuglehorn player in love.

Exhibition on Screen on Tuesday 9th April at 7.30pm gets exclusive access to a landmark exhibition of Rembrandt’s later work at London’s National Gallery and Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum.

Look out for our Curzon Specials; the Oscar nominated Capernaum on March 24th and 28th tells the story of a young boy who attempts to sue his parents. The Swedish adult fairytale, Border, on Sunday 14th April is an original and engrossing piece of modern fantasy and a must see for those seeking something a little bit different. Finally, don’t miss our new selection of wines available in our bar.

See you soon The Curzon Team

Opening Hours: 10am-2pm Mon-Sat and 30 minutes before all listed screening times.

How to find us: 46-48 Old Church Road, Clevedon BS21 6NN CurzonClevedon

By Bus: X5 from Weston-super-Mare or Portishead. X6 from Bristol. X7 from Nailsea.

By Train: Nearest station is Yatton, 4.7 mi.

Film & Event Booking: www.curzon.org.uk / 01275 871000 The Cinema is equipped for Audio Description and Hearing Assistance.

Like the idea of volunteering?

We have great opportunities for volunteers in the cinema, bar, box office and main office and we are supported by a group of DIY enthusiasts and archive experts. Interested? We are particularly looking for Saturday helpers.

Contact us: info@curzon.org.uk

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Hellboy is back, and he’s on fire! Before you see the rebooted, more hellish take on the legendary half demon, we want to test your knowledge of Hellboy, his lore, and the new film.

1. What is Hellboy’s true demon name?

2. Who created Hellboy?

3. What is Hellboy’s signature weapon?

4. David Harbour stars as Hellboy but for which Netflix series is he best known?

5. What is the B.P.R.D? 6. Which English director is helming the new Hellboy? (hint: he directed The Descent) 7. What country does Hellboy visit in the new film?

8. Milla Jovovich stars as an ancient sorceress, what’s her name?

9. Who stars as Hellboy’s adoptive father Trevor Bruttenholm?

10. Who previously played Hellboy in the Guillermo del Toro films?

Answers... 1. Anung Un Rama 2. Mike Mignola 3. Right Hand Of Doom 4. Stranger Things 5. Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense 6. Neil Marshall 7. England 8. Nimue The Blood Queen 9. Ian McShane 10. Ron Perlman

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RELEASE DATE 15 MARCH / Director Chris Foggin / Starring Daniel Mays, James Purefoy, Tuppence Middleton / Genre Comedy, Drama, Musical

A fast-living, cynical London music executive heads to a remote Cornish village on a stag weekend where he’s pranked by his boss into trying to sign a group of shanty singing fishermen. He becomes the ultimate fish out of water as he struggles to gain the respect or enthusiasm of the unlikely boy band and their families who value friendship and community over fame and fortune. As he’s drawn deeper into the traditional way of life, he’s forced to re-evaluate his own integrity and ultimately question what success really means.

Starring Daniel Mays, James Purefoy, Tuppence Middleton, David Hayman, Dave Johns, and Noel Clarke, Fisherman’s Friends is a feel-good comedydrama shot on location in Cornwall and inspired by the real-life story of a group of fishermen who went from singing sea shanties in Port Isaac to securing a deal with Island Records and performing at Glastonbury.

AVENGERS: ENDGAME

Film Shorts AVENGERS: ENDGAME

THE SISTERS BROTHERS

RELEASE DATE 25 APRIL After the catastrophic events of Infinity War, and with Tony Stark adrift in space, the remaining Avengers - Captain America, Black Widow, Bruce Banner, and Thor - attempt to bring back their fallen allies, defeat the almighty Thanos, and restore order to the universe.

RELEASE DATE 5 APRIL Set in 1850 Oregon, this gun-slinging dark comedy with heart and true western grit follows the adventure of Charlie and Eli Sisters (Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly), two brothers and assassins, through shootouts and endless brotherly bickering while they are hunting down a prospector.

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FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY RELEASE DATE 1 MARCH / Director Stephen Merchant / Starring Florence Pugh, Jack Lowden, Nick Frost / Genre Biography, Comedy, Sport

Based on a true story, Fighting With My Family follows reformed gangster Ricky, wife Julia, daughter Paige, and son Zak as they make a living wrestling together in tiny venues. When Page and Zak get the opportunity to try out for WWE, the family grabs a once-in-a-lifetime chance to turn their wildest dreams into a dazzling future. However, the brother and sister duo discover that to become superstars, both their talent and their relationship will be put to the test. Wrestling has always kept this family together; now it could tear them apart.

Starring Florence Pugh, Jack Lowden, Nick Frost, and Lena Headey with appearances by Vince Vaughn, Stephen Merchant, and Dwayne Johnson, Fighting With My Family is a heartwarming and smart comedy that proves everything is worth fighting for when it comes to family.

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MID90S

Film Shorts MID90S

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RELEASE DATE 12 APRIL Stella Grant is every bit a seventeen-year-old: she’s attached to her laptop and loves her best friends. But unlike most teenagers, she spends much of her time in hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient. Her life is full of routines, boundaries, and self-control - all of which is put to the test when she meets an impossibly charming fellow CF patient named Will. As their connection intensifies, so does the temptation to throw the rules out the window and embrace that attraction.

RELEASE DATE 12 APRIL Written and directed by Jonah Hill, Mid90s follows Stevie, a thirteen-year-old in 90s-era LA who spends his summer navigating between his troubled home life and a group of new friends that he meets at a Motor Avenue skate shop.

WHAT THEY HAD RELEASE DATE 1 MARCH Bridget (Hilary Swank) returns home to Chicago at her brother’s (Michael Shannon) urging to deal with her ailing mother (Blythe Danner) and her father’s (Robert Forster) reluctance to let go of their life together.

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Hellboy

Us

RELEASE DATE 11 APRIL / Director Neil Marshall / Starring David Harbour, Ian McShane, Milla Jovovich / Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy

RELEASE DATE 22 MARCH / Director Jordan Peele / Starring Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss / Genre Horror, Thriller

Hellboy is back, and he’s on fire.

The legendary half-demon superhero is called to the English countryside to battle a trio of rampaging giants.

There he discovers The Blood Queen, Nimue, a resurrected ancient sorceress thirsting to avenge a past betrayal. Suddenly caught in a clash between the supernatural and the human, Hellboy is now hell-bent on stopping Nimue without triggering the end of the world.

Adelaide Wilson returns to her beachside childhood home with her husband and their two children for an idyllic summer getaway but when darkness falls, the Wilsons encounter four silhouetted figures holding hands in their driveway. The new nightmare from the mind of the Academy Awardwinning director of Get Out pits an endearing American family against a terrifying and uncanny opponent: doppelgängers of themselves.

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CAPTAIN MARVEL RELEASE DATE 8 MARCH / Directors Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck / Starring Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Jude Law / Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

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adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe follows the journey of Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes.

While a galactic war between two alien races reaches Earth, Danvers finds herself and a small cadre of allies at the centre of the maelstrom.

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DREAMS TAKE FLIGHT

JUST SAY THE WORD

Dumbo

Shazam!

RELEASE DATE 29 MARCH / Director Tim Burton / Starring Colin Farrell, Danny DeVito, Michael Keaton / Genre Family, Fantasy

RELEASE DATE 5 APRIL / Director David F. Sandberg / Starring Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Mark Strong / Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A newborn elephant’s oversized ears make him the laughingstock at an already struggling circus but when it’s revealed that Dumbo can fly, the circus makes an incredible comeback and Dumbo is recruited as the star attraction at Dreamland. Dumbo soars to new heights, but beneath its shiny veneer, Dreamland is full of dark secrets. The classic Disney animation comes to life in an all-new live-action adventure that expands the beloved story where differences are celebrated.

We all have a superhero inside us; it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson’s case, by shouting out one word - SHAZAM! - this streetwise fourteen-yearold foster kid can turn into the adult superhero Shazam, courtesy of an ancient wizard. Still a kid at heart - inside a ripped, godlike body - Shazam revels in this adult version of himself by doing what any teen would do with superpowers: have fun with them!

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WHAT’S ON

THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET HAIRY

MISSING LINK RELEASE DATE 5 APRIL / Director Chris Butler / Starring Hugh Jackman, Zach Galifianakis, Zoe Saldana / Genre Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Brave and dashing adventurer Sir Lionel Frost considers himself to be the world’s foremost investigator of myths and monsters. The trouble is, no one else seems to agree. He sees a chance to prove himself by travelling to America’s Pacific Northwest to discover the world’s most legendary creature: The Missing Link.

What Sir Lionel discovers isn’t a terrifying remnant of Man’s primitive ancestry but Mr Link, a slightly silly, surprisingly smart, and soulful beast.

As species go, he’s as endangered as they get.

He’s possibly the last of his kind, he’s lonely, and he believes that Sir Lionel is the one man alive who can help him.

Along with the independent and resourceful Adelina Fortnight, who possesses the only known map to the fabled valley of Shangri-La, the unlikely trio embarks on a riotous roller-coaster ride of a journey to find Link’s distant relatives.

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EIGHTH GRADE

Film Shorts EIGHTH GRADE

THE PRODIGY

RELEASE DATE 26 APRIL Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of her thus far disastrous eighth-grade year.

RELEASE DATE 15 MARCH When Sarah’s young son Miles begins to show disturbing behaviour she believes that an evil, possibly supernatural force has overtaken him. Fearing for her family’s safety, Sarah grapples with her maternal instinct to love and protect her son while investigating what - or who - is causing his dark turn. She is forced to look for answers in the past, taking the audience on a wild ride; one where the line between perception and reality becomes frighteningly blurry.

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BEN IS BACK RELEASE DATE 15 MARCH When her nineteen-yearold son unexpectedly returns home, Holly is relieved but wary of him staying clean.

Over a turbulent twenty-four hours, her love for her son is tested as she does everything in her power to keep him safe.

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Pet Sematary

Serenity

RELEASE DATE 5 APRIL / Directors Kevin Kölsch, Dennis Widmyer / Starring Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, John Lithgow / Genre Horror, Thriller

RELEASE DATE 1 MARCH / Director Steven Knight / Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jason Clarke / Genre Drama, Thriller

Sometimes dead is better in a new horror based on Stephen King’s scariest novel. After relocating his family from Boston to rural Maine, Dr Louis Creed discovers a burial ground hidden deep in the woods near their new home.

When tragedy strikes, Louis turns to his unusual neighbour, Jud Crandall, setting off a perilous chain reaction that unleashes an unfathomable evil with horrific consequences.

Fishing boat captain Baker Dill’s quiet life is shattered when his ex-wife Karen tracks him down with a desperate plea to save her and their young son from her new, violent husband. Karen’s appearance thrusts Dill back into a life he’d tried to forget, and as he struggles between right and wrong, his world is plunged into a new reality that may not be all that it seems.

WONDER PARK RELEASE DATE 12 APRIL / Director Dylan Brown / Starring Brianna Denski, Mila Kunis, Tom Baker / Genre Adventure, Animation, Family

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One magical day, June discovers an old rollercoaster car in the woods and climbs inside. Suddenly, she finds herself in Wonderland, an amusement park she built from her own imagination but has since forgotten. All of her rides and fun-loving characters are brought back to life but have fallen into disarray without her. Now, June must put the wonder back into Wonderland before it’s lost forever.

WHO IS GRETA?

INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS

Greta

Red Joan

RELEASE DATE 19 APRIL / Director Neil Jordan / Starring Isabelle Huppert, Chloë Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe / Genre Drama, Horror

RELEASE DATE 19 APRIL / Director Trevor Nunn / Starring Judi Dench, Sophie Cookson, Tom Hughes / Genre Biography, Drama, Thriller

A sweet, naïve young woman trying to make it on her own in New York City, Frances, doesn’t think twice about returning the handbag she finds on the subway to its rightful owner.

That owner is Greta, an eccentric and lonely French piano teacher. Having recently lost her mother, Frances quickly grows closer to widowed Greta. The two become fast friends - but Greta’s maternal charms begin to dissolve and grow increasingly disturbing as Frances discovers that nothing in Greta’s life is what it seems.

In the year 2000, Joan Stanley is enjoying retirement in suburbia when her tranquil life is suddenly disrupted when she’s arrested by MI5 and accused of providing intelligence to Communist Russia. Cut back to 1938 where Joan is a Cambridge physics student who falls for young communist Leo and through him, begins to see the world in a new light.

Working at a top-secret nuclear research facility during WWII, Joan is confronted with an impossible question - what price would you pay for peace?

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CELEBRATE IN CINEMAS

PEPPA PIG: FESTIVAL OF FUN RELEASE DATE 5 APRIL / Directors Neville Astley, Mark Baker, Joris Van Hulzen, Sarah Roper / Starring Harley Bird, Morwenna Banks, Richard Ridings / Genre Animation, Comedy, Family

Get ready for Peppa’s biggest celebration yet when the muddiest ever festival comes to cinemas to celebrate fifteen years of Peppa Pig! Little piggies can look forward to a whole hour of snorts and giggles with ten brand new and neverbefore-broadcast episodes featuring a two-part festival special, complete with new characters and locations, songs to sing along to, and dances and movements to join in with; making it the perfect cinema outing for all the family to enjoy.

Join Peppa and George in their brand new oink-tastic adventures as they dance in the mud at a children’s festival, celebrate Grandpa Pig’s birthday at a restaurant for the first time, and take a trip to the cinema to see Super Potato’s big movie feature.

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THE INFORMER

Film Shorts THE INFORMER

MISS BALA

RELEASE DATE 22 MARCH Honourably discharged Special Ops soldier Pete Koslow’s (Joel Kinnaman) world is turned upside-down when he’s jailed after a fight to protect his wife. He’s given a chance for early release by two FBI agents (Rosamund Pike and Clive Owen) who recruit him as an informant.

But when the operation to take down the most powerful crime boss in New York, and earn Koslow his freedom, goes wrong, Koslow finds himself caught in the crossfire between the mob and the FBI.

RELEASE DATE 15 MARCH Gloria (Gina Rodriguez) finds a power she never knew she had when she is drawn into a dangerous world of cross-border crime. Surviving will require all of her cunning, inventiveness, and strength.

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DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE RELEASE DATE 19 APRIL Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughan star as two overzealous cops who get suspended from the force and subsequently delve into the criminal underworld to get their just due.

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The Aftermath

Wild Rose

RELEASE DATE 1 MARCH / Director James Kent / Starring Keira Knightley, Jason Clarke, Alexander Skarsgård / Genre Drama, Romance, War

RELEASE DATE 12 APRIL / Director Tom Harper / Starring Jessie Buckley, Julie Walters, Sophie Okonedo / Genre Drama, Music

In postwar Germany, 1946, Rachael Morgan arrives in the ruins of Hamburg in the bitter winter to be reunited with her husband, Lewis. But as they set off for their new home, Rachael is stunned to discover that they will be sharing the grand house with a German widower and his troubled daughter. In this charged atmosphere, enmity and grief give way to passion and betrayal.

Rose-Lynn Harlan is bursting with raw talent, charisma, and cheek. Fresh out of jail and with two kids, all she wants is to get out of Glasgow and make it as a country singer. Her mum Marion has had a bellyful of Rose-Lynn’s nonsense. Forced to take responsibility, Rose-Lynn gets a cleaning job, only to find an unlikely champion in the middle-class lady of the house.

CAPTIVE STATE RELEASE DATE 29 MARCH / Director Rupert Wyatt / Starring John Goodman, Vera Farmiga, Ashton Sanders / Genre Sci-Fi, Thriller

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From the director of Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes comes a smart sci-fi thriller in the vein of District 9 and Arrival. Set in a Chicago neighbourhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extra-terrestrial force, Captive State explores the lives on both sides of the conflict - the collaborators and dissidents.

LET THE GAMES BEGIN

LITTLE SECRET. BIG PROBLEM

What Men Want

Little

RELEASE DATE 15 MARCH / Director Adam Shankman / Starring Taraji P. Henson, Aldis Hodge, Tracy Morgan / Genre Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

RELEASE DATE 12 APRIL / Director Tina Gordon Chism / Starring Regina Hall, Marsai Martin, Issa Rae / Genre Comedy, Fantasy

Ali Davis is a successful sports agent who’s constantly boxed out by her male colleagues. When Ali is passed up for a well-deserved promotion, she questions what else she needs to do to succeed in a man’s world... until she gains the ability to hear men’s thoughts! With her newfound power, Ali looks to outsmart her colleagues as she races to sign the next basketball superstar, but the lengths she has to go to will put her relationships to the test.

One day, thirteen-year-old Jordan Sanders wakes up in a stranger’s penthouse. She discovers that overnight she’s become a take-no-prisoners tech mogul, adult version of herself. With adult Jordan’s assistant April the only one in on the secret that she’s trapped in an awkward tween body, Jordan must navigate a do-or-die presentation with everything on the line. Little is an irreverent new comedy about the price of success, and having a second chance to grow up.

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HOTEL MUMBAI November 26, 2008‌ Terror struck the heart of India. Starring Dev Patel and Armie Hammer and from the producer of Sicario and Wind River comes this gripping true story.

RELEASE DATE COMING SOON / Director Anthony Maras / Starring Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Jason Isaacs / Genre Thriller

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n November 2008, jihadists from Pakistan staged a series of devastating terror attacks across Mumbai, hurling India’s most populous city into utter chaos. During the three-day standoff, these gunmen seized the legendary Taj Mahal Palace Hotel with over five-hundred guests and employees trapped inside. In the thick of the maelstrom, people from many different countries, cultures,

creeds, and social classes must find a way to organise and escape in the face of constant peril.

Among the hotel staff is renowned chef Hemant Oberoi (Anupam Kher) and waiter (Dev Patel), who risk everything to protect their guests.

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desperate couple (Armie Hammer and Nazanin Boniadi) make unthinkable sacrifices to defend their newborn child, while a steely Russian millionaire (Jason Isaacs) seems only interested in protecting himself.

A searing, immersive cinematic experience, Hotel Mumbai draws audiences to the epicentre of the attack and highlights ordinary people from all walks of life whose responses to this nightmarish scenario reveal the courage and resilience that unite us when we need it most.

In gripping, realistic detail, the film speaks to the humanity that shines from within the tragedy.

HOTEL MUMBAI

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FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS

HEART AND SOLE A group of shanty-singing fishermen net themselves a record deal in a feel-good British comedy-drama inspired by the true story of Port Isaac’s Fisherman’s Friends.

WORDS LEE CURTIS RELEASE DATE 15 MARCH / Director Chris Foggin / Starring Daniel Mays, James Purefoy, Tuppence Middleton / Genre Comedy, Drama, Musical

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ive fishermen, a shopkeeper, a potter, an engineer, and two builders - ten friends who went from singing in their local harbour to securing a record deal, a UK top ten album, and playing on the pyramid stage at Glastonbury.

The tale of Port Isaac’s Fisherman’s Friends is so remarkable that it’s no surprise to see it receive the big screen treatment, with an ensemble cast including Daniel Mays, Tuppence Middleton, James Purefoy, Dave Johns, and Noel Clarke.

Filmed on location in Cornwall, Fisherman’s Friends follows a big city music executive who finds himself in the small village of Port Isaac where he’s pranked by his boss into signing a group of shanty-singing fishermen to their label. His attempts to lure the fishermen and their families into the music industry are met with scepticism, and as he’s drawn further into their community and traditional way of life, he comes to realise that success may not mean fame and fortune, but friendship and happiness.

From Kids In Love director Chris Foggin and the producers of Finding Your Feet, Fisherman’s Friends hopes to land similar success in finding an appetite for feel-good comfort food cinema.

Cornwall On Screen JAMAICA INN (1939) Alfred Hitchcock’s adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s novel is set in the titular inn on Bodmin Moor.

STRAW DOGS (1971) Cornish landscapes replace the Wild West as the backdrop to Sam Peckinpah’s controversial “Westcountry western”.

SAVING GRACE (2000) Doc Martin might have put Port Isaac on the map for most, but it was a location for this often-forgotten wacky British comedy first.

THE BAD EDUCATION MOVIE (2015) Alfie Wickers takes his class on a school trip to Cornwall only to get recruited into a terrorist organisation fighting for Cornish independence.

MY COUSIN RACHEL (2017) The most recent du Maurier classic that received the big screen treatment was fittingly filmed in Cornwall.

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WONDER PARK

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HAVE YOURSELF A WILD RIDE A child's imagination comes alive in a thrilling new animated adventure from Nickeloden Movies. Welcome to Wonder Park!

WORDS AARON POTTER RELEASE DATE 12 APRIL / Director Dylan Brown / Starring Brianna Denski, Mila Kunis, Tom Baker / Genre Animation, Family, Fantasy

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eaturing the voices of Matthew Broderick, Jennifer Garner, Mila Kunis, Joe Sugg, Caspar Lee, and Tom Baker, Wonder Park is an animated film set within a world where a child’s creativity can bring the wonders of her thought-to-be-imaginary amusement park to life.

Tapping into the limitless amount of ingenuity that comes from being a child with big dreams, the movie follows June, a girl who one day finds that the Wonderland of her childhood playtime has become real. It isn’t all rides and wild slides, however, as June and friends soon learn that the park has become infested by an evil horde of Chimpanzombies. Only by working together with the park’s furry cohorts of bears and beavers can June restore peace to the land of her imagination.

Wonder Park promises to be a charming and fun-fuelled ride for all the family, proving that just because you grow up doesn’t mean you have to lose that special spark of imagination. Should the movie set audiences laughing, there’s already a Wonder Park TV spin-off in the works to hit the small screen later in the year.

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Theatrical Theme Parks JURASSIC PARK A park’s ability to instil both wonder and dread was first cemented when Sam Neil’s Dr Alan Grant stepped off the Jeep. A land of cloned dinosaurs might be good in theory, but Jurassic Park highlighted the downsides.

TROUBLEMAKER THEME PARK Robert Rodriguez’s first Spy Kids sequel, Island Of Lost Dreams, raised the amusement park bar with a ride that juggles its visitors in the air. A landmark architectural achievement, but it didn’t do the kids’ tummies any good.

SPOOKY ISLAND Scooby and the gang’s first big screen adventure saw them travel to the mysterious land of Rowan Atkinson’s Spooky Island. It lived up to its name, even if there was a maniacal Great Dane behind it.

YOU’LL BELIEVE AN ELEPHANT CAN FLY Tim Burton’s live-action remake of the Disney animated classic sees the return of our hero, but also the return of the heartache. Bring tissues.

WORDS ROBB SHEPPARD RELEASE DATE 29 MARCH / Director Tim Burton / Starring Colin Farrell, Danny DeVito, Michael Keaton / Genre Family, Fantasy

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ollowing Beauty And The Beast and The Jungle Book, Dumbo is the latest Disney family favourite to be brought slap-bang up to date via the live-action treatment.

In case you ran away to the circus having never heard, Dumbo is a baby elephant with unusually large ears. So enormous, in fact, that all it takes is a gust of wind and a flap of the earlobes and suddenly he’s flying high. This makes him a sure-fire hit with thrill-seeking

audiences, although unfortunately, the Big Top and the people within it aren’t all they’re cracked up to be.

Director Tim Burton does love a recurring cast (who doesn’t?) and Dumbo resurrects one of our favourite double acts from his Batman Returns days, with Michael Keaton and Danny DeVito taking leading roles. Eva Green comes back to the fold after Burton’s Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children, then throw in Colin Farrell and you’ve got yourself a killer cast.

As with any Burton film, expect velvety visuals, a hefty helping of gothic imagery, and a soaring musical score by Danny Elfman.

Roll up, roll up; the circus is coming to town.

THE REIMAGINATION OF TIM BURTON PLANET OF THE APES (2001) Burton lived up to the phrase “reimagining” when he tackled this 1968 sci-fi. Ground-breaking makeup and effects gave us some magnificent monkey business from Tim Roth.

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (2005) Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory enchanted fans in 1971, so audiences were eager to see Burton’s take of the Roald Dahl favourite. Although Johnny Depp’s Willy Wonka was more Michael Jackson than Gene Wilder, we still enjoyed those pesky kids getting their chocolatey comeuppance.

ALICE IN WONDERLAND (2010) In 2010 Burton returned us to Wonderland, with Mia Wasikowska as a nineteen-year-old Alice.

Audiences were brought closer than ever to Lewis Carroll’s original landscape through eye-popping CGI.

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SPEAKING THE LANGUAGE OF HORROR While unusual for a writer/director to share their influences on a live project, Jordan Peele assigned Nyong’o ten genre definers to study so she’d have a “shared language” for creating Us. Here’s three from that list:

JAWS (1975) Spielberg nailed the premise of creating suspense through what’s off-screen as much as what’s seen. Us promises an unseen monster element in a more human horror story.

THE SHINING (1980)

The cult King/Kubrick classic explores the horrors within a personality, and its destructive effect on family. Expect this in Us, particularly with matriarchal character Adelaide Wilson.

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OUR OW WORST ENEMIES

THE SIXTH SENSE (1999)

A supernatural horror with unsettling reality from M. Night Shyamalan, master of the surprise ending. Will Peele spring his own upon us here?

Academy Award-winning director of Get Out, Jordan Peele presents Us with a new nightmare for a family of four who go head-to-head with their demon counterparts.

WORDS JIM ROBERTS RELEASE DATE 22 MARCH / Director Jordan Peele / Starring Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss / Genre Horror, Thriller

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hen Adelaide Wilson (Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o) takes her family to their Santa Cruz beach house and husband Gabe (Winston Duke from Black Panther) sings excitedly along to 18 March / April 2019

“I Got 5 On It,” it seems like a perfect getaway. However, any warm and fuzzy nostalgia is swiftly replaced by fear when the family are confronted with unwanted neighbours.

Four masked figures wielding sinister scissors storm the house. Meet the Tethered - the counterparts of each family member, including child actors Shahadi Wright Joseph (soon to be Young Nala in The Lion King) and Evan Alex. The Tethered appear to represent a shadow-like repressed side

of the family’s human opposites.

Following his horror and social commentary success Get Out, Peele is keen to keep the audience on the back foot as to what is reality and what is really going on beneath the mask(s).

Cue jumping-out-of-your-seat moments and mysterious white rabbits placed throughout the film. What is clear, though, is that each character must confront dark inner demons or face the life-threatening external consequences. But who will win out in the end…them or Us?

JUST SAY THE WORD When troubled teenager Billy Batson encounters an ancient wizard, he is bestowed the powers of a god. To transform into an adult superhero, Shazam, he need only utter the word…

WORDS CHRIS WASEY RELEASE DATE 5 APRIL / Director David F. Sandberg / Starring Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Mark Strong / Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

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hile DC’s main staples wear their superpowers with a brood and a scowl, Billy Batson is having a blast.

A troubled fourteen-year-old boy, Billy has spent his life bouncing between foster homes. After protecting his disabled foster brother from local bullies, the two escape to the subway and are transported to a magical plane where Billy meets an ancient magician the all-powerful Shazam.

Chosen as champion for this world, he need only say the wizard’s name to

be transformed (into Zachary Levi, best known as geek super-spy, Chuck).

Giddy with excitement, Billy discovers he has strength to rival Superman, can fly, and shoot electricity from his hands. Awesome!

But even as a child, great powers come with great responsibilities.

Shazam may pummel armed robbers with ease, but when encountering Dr Thaddeus Sivana, a twisted inventor intent on destruction, he discovers magic is not enough.

Easter eggs in the trailer confirm that Billy exists in the same world as Batman and Superman, but here, dark and brooding give way to irreverence and absurdism. What child (or adult, for that matter) hasn’t ever imagined having superpowers? Imagine the fun you could have...

“’Sup? I’m A Superhero…”

First published in 1940, Billy Batson is one of DC’s longestrunning heroes. However, his first appearance was under a different (now slightly confusing) name, Captain Marvel.

Publishing stopped in the seventies and the licence for the name lapsed … to be quickly poached by Marvel. DC relaunched the comic, using the character’s catchphrase “Shazam” as a name and acronym for his powers: S – wisdom of Soloman H – strength of Hercules A – stamina of Atlas Z – power of Zeus A – courage of Achilles M – speed of Mercury Shazam would have many enemies over the next fifty years, but his greatest foes are Dr Sivana and Black Adam. More powerful than Superman (and with Dwayne Johnson confirmed for the role), expect Adam in the sequel.

SHAZAM!

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THE KING OF HORROR RETURNS A family move to a large rural house on the edge of the woods and quickly learn that the Pet Sematary within is more than meets the eye.

WORDS HARRY FAINT RELEASE DATE 5 APRIL / Directors Kevin Kölsch, Dennis Widmyer / Starring Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, John Lithgow / Genre Horror, Thriller

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n the summer of 2017, the remake of Stephen King’s monumental novel It was released, unleashing clown-fuelled terror once again to audiences worldwide.

This year it’s time for another one of King’s classics to be reborn and reimagined in what is set to be the must-see horror flick of the year.

Pet Sematary, a story which King himself has referred to as his scariest, follows a doctor named Louis Creed and his family as they move into a large house bookended by a well-maintained woods and a dangerous road where many cherished pets have been fatally hit by speeding vehicles. From the word go, trouble is at their door. During a pleasant walk in the woods, they come across a creepy pet cemetery where the local children have long buried their beloved companions.

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LONG LIVE THE KING Stephen King’s stories have been made into over seventy-five films and telev ision programmes. Here are some of the greats worth your time. Be prepared to be scared!

CARRIE (1976)

A shy girl named Carrie with the power to move things with her mind unlea shes hell after being humiliated by classmate s at her senior prom.

the family begin to wonder whether the eerie final resting place holds a more sinister supernatural power, and learn that maybe sometimes it is better for the dead to stay dead. Much like the pets themselves, Pet Sematary is a terrifying story resurrected, and one not to miss.

PET SEMATARY

THE SHINING (1980)

Step into the Overlook Hotel, wher e cabin fever abruptly meets the supernatu ral, and isolation leads to violence as the gruesome past becomes the frightening prese nt.

MISERY (1990)

Less scary, more creepy. Kathy Bates stars as an obsessed fan gone too far as she kidnaps and holds an author hostage only to learn that he has killed off her favourite character, with bone-shattering consequences.

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THE WORLD OF POKÉMON COMES TO LIFE!

POKÉMON: DETECTIVE PIKACHU

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RELEASE DATE 10 MAY / Director Rob Letterman / Starring Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton / Genre Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery

When ace private eye Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, his twenty-one-year-old son Tim is determined to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Harry’s former Pokémon partner, Detective Pikachu: a hilariously wise-cracking, adorable super-sleuth who is a puzzlement even to himself. Finding that they are uniquely equipped to communicate with one another, Tim and Pikachu join forces on a thrilling adventure to unravel the tangled mystery. Chasing clues together through the neon-lit streets of Ryme City - a sprawling, modern metropolis where humans and Pokémon live side by side - they encounter a diverse cast of Pokémon characters and uncover a shocking plot that could destroy this peaceful co-existence and threaten the whole Pokémon universe.

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TOY STORY 4

Toy Story 4 RELEASE DATE 21 JUNE / Director Josh Cooley / Starring Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Tony Hale / Genre Animation, Adventure, Family

Woody has always been confident about his place

in the world and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that’s Andy or Bonnie. But when Bonnie adds a reluctant new toy called Forky to her room, a road trip adventure alongside old and new friends will show Woody how big the world can be for a toy.

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Men In Black: International RELEASE DATE 14 JUNE / Director F. Gary Gray / Starring Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Liam Neeson / Genre Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

The Men In Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe but now they face their biggest, most global threat to date. Agent H, one of the best to ever wear the suit, and ambitious rookie Agent M, are partnered up to find the mole in the Men In Black organisation in an all-new adventure that expands the Men In Black universe.

John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum RELEASE DATE 17 MAY / Director Chad Stahelski / Starring Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Laurence Fishburne / Genre Action, Crime, Thriller

In this third instalment of the adrenaline-fueled action franchise, super-assassin John Wick returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin’s guild, the High Table, John Wick is excommunicado, but the world’s most ruthless hit men and women await his every turn.

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 - PARABELLUM are among the original cast members reprising their roles alongside new additions Patton Oswalt, Tiffany Haddish, Nick Kroll, and Harrison Ford.

Tolkien RELEASE DATE 3 MAY / Director Dome Karukoski / Starring Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney / Genre Biography, Drama

Nicholas Hoult stars as Lord Of The Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien in a biopic that explores the formative years of the orphaned writer as he finds friendship, love, and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school. This takes him into the outbreak of World War I, which threatens to tear the “fellowship” apart. All of these experiences would inspire Tolkien to write his Middle-earth novels.

The Secret Life Of Pets 2 RELEASE DATE 24 MAY / Directors Chris Renaud, Jonathan Del Val / Starring Patton Oswalt, Kevin Hart, Harrison Ford / Genre Animation, Adventure, Family

Catch up with all your favourite characters from the 2016 film as Max, Duke, Chloe, and Snowball reunite to reveal more about the lives our pets lead after we leave for work or school each day. Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, and Lake Bell

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Aladdin RELEASE DATE 24 MAY / Director Guy Ritchie / Starring Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, Will Smith / Genre Adventure, Family, Fantasy

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Guy Ritchie brings his singular flair for fast-paced, visceral action to the fictitious port city of Agrabah in the spell-binding live-action retelling of the 1992 Disney animation. Aladdin is the exciting tale of a charming street rat who falls in love with the courageous and self-determined Princess Jasmine after discovering a magic lamp which contains the key to their future.

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X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX

X-Men: Dark Phoenix RELEASE DATE 7 JUNE / Director Simon Kinberg / Starring Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender / Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

During a rescue mission in space, Jean Grey is hit by a mysterious cosmic force which makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable. As she spirals out of control, tearing the family apart, the X-Men must find a way to unite - not just to save Jean, but save the planet from aliens who wish to weaponise this force and rule the galaxy.

Godzilla: King Of The Monsters RELEASE DATE 31 MAY / Director Michael Dougherty / Starring Millie Bobby Brown, Vera Farmiga, Sally Hawkins / Genre Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

The next chapter in the MonsterVerse follows the 24 March / April 2019

heroic efforts of the cryptozoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of godsized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species thought to be mere myths - rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity’s very existence hanging in the balance.

GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS and Slither presents a startling, subversive take on a radical new genre: superhero horror.

Ad Astra RELEASE DATE 22 MAY / Director James Gray / Starring Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga / Genre Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi

This science fiction thriller follows astronaut Roy McBride as he travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. His journey will uncover secrets that challenge the nature of human existence and our place in the cosmos.

Brightburn RELEASE DATE 24 MAY / Director David Yarovesky / Starring Jackson A. Dunn, Elizabeth Banks, David Denman / Genre Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister? With Brightburn, the visionary filmmaker of Guardians Of The Galaxy

ROCKETMAN

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RELEASE DATE 24 MAY Taron Egerton stars as Sir Elton John in an epic musical fantasy about the uncensored human story of the music icon’s breakthrough years. Directed by Dexter Fletcher, who last year rocked the world with a footstomping celebration of Queen Bohemian Rhapsody.

RELEASE DATE 21 JUNE Seth Rogen stars as Fred Flarksy, an unemployed journalist, battered by his own misfortune and self-destructive ways, who endeavours to pursue his childhood crush and babysitter Charlotte Field (Charlize Theron) - who is now one of the most powerful and unattainable women on earth.

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NOT THE MAN Witness the meteoric rise of one of music’s most captivating figures as the fantasy of stardom becomes reality. Prepare for fallouts, stadium sellouts, twinkling keys, and the fall back down to Earth.

WORDS BRODY ROSSITER RELEASE DATE 24 MAY / Director Dexter Fletcher / Starring Taron Egerton, Bryce Dallas Howard, Richard Madden / Genre Biography, Fantasy, Musical

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fter the origins of his very first piano were revealed to homes across the UK thanks to a certain department store’s Christmastime campaign, Elton John once again entered the national consciousness.

The release of Rocketman looks to ensure he remains there, as Taron Egerton stars as the musician in a “musical fantasy” focusing on Elton’s breakthrough years.

Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, and Bryce Dallas Howard join Egerton for the

flamboyant biopic. Fresh from his impactful turn in BBC drama Bodyguard, Golden Globe-winner Richard Madden portrays Elton’s former long-time manager John Reid.

Bell takes the role of Bernie Taupin, the writer responsible for the lyrics of many of Elton’s hits, while Bryce Dallas Howard embodies Elton’s mother, Sheila. All would play integral parts in Elton’s rise to stardom before witnessing it begin to spiral out of control.

Punctuated by triumph, despair, addiction, and redemption, Rocketman pairs a talented cast and director with the story of one of the music industry’s most enduring legends.

Discover how Reginald Kenneth Dwight began his journey to becoming an iconic singer, pianist, and composer who would go on to sell over three-hundred-million records worldwide.

Directing Fantasy Dexter Fletcher was tasked with bringing Elton’s flamboyant legacy to the silver screen. While some may recognise him from his time in front of the camera starring in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Band Of Brothers, the director has quickly built a reputation for being a major talent behind the camera as well. His previous pictures including Wild Bill, Eddie The Eagle, and the Proclaimers’ musical Sunshine On Leith - earned widespread acclaim from audiences and critics alike. Despite remaining uncredited, Fletcher also stepped up to complete the troubled production of the Oscar nomination-baiting Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody following the controversial departure of director Bryan Singer.

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Set for release from April 2019, Peppa Pig: Festival Of Fun is perfectly timed to entertain little ones ahead of the Easter holidays. The hour-long theatrical release gives preschool audiences ten brand new and never-before-broadcast episodes featuring a two-part festival special, complete with new characters and locations. Little piggies can look forward to a whole hour of snorts and giggles with songs to sing along to and dances and movements to join in with; making it the perfect cinema outing for pre-schoolers and all the family to enjoy.

To celebrate the release of Peppa Pig: Festival Of Fun, on Friday 5th April, we have teamed up with Entertainment One to give one lucky reader oink-tastic prizes that are perfect for little piggies. For a chance to win, simply answer the question below: Q What birthday is Peppa Pig celebrating this year?

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HOMEGROWN SHORTS 2019

Brassed Off + LIVE Brass Band Concert Sunday 31st March at 1:30pm

Wednesday 27th March at 7:30pm » Homegrown Shorts is back, presenting a selection of fantastic short films from across the South West! Featuring films shot in, inspired by, or created by filmmakers hailing from our cosy corner of the British Isles, our programme is chock full of award-winning storytelling of all shapes and sizes, all from the fertile minds of the cinematic talent right on our regional doorstep.

» North Somerset Community Brass Band and

Clevedon Brass Band team up for a live concert in our auditorium before a screening of the 90s rom com starring Ewan McGregor.

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BORDER Sunday 14th April at 7:30pm

»From the author of Let The Right One In comes a love story like no other in this Swedish slice of magical realism.

MAKE A NIGHT OF IT! » We have a new selection of wines available in our bar, open half an hour before each evening film.

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We take a look at the best limited releases, independent, documentary, and world cinema films showing on select screens in March / April.

Everybody Knows RELEASE DATE 8 MARCH / Director Asghar Farhadi / Starring Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Ricardo Darín / Genre Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Laura travels from Argentina to her small home town in Spain for her sister’s wedding, bringing her two children along for the occasion.

Amid the joyful reunion BORDER and festivities, the eldest daughter is abducted.

In the tense days that follow, various family and community tensions surface and deeply hidden secrets are revealed in an unforgettable portrait of love, loss, and betrayal.

Out Of Blue RELEASE DATE 29 MARCH / Director Carol Morley / Starring Patricia Clarkson, Jacki Weaver, Toby Jones / Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery

When homicide detective Mike Hoolihan is called to investigate the shooting of leading astrophysicist and black hole expert, Jennifer Rockwell, she is affected in ways she struggles to comprehend. Out Of Blue is a neo-noir detective story, a metaphysical mystery revolving around contemporary Atlanta and the mysteries of the universe, in which Mike’s quest for the truth destabilises her view of the world, and herself.

Believing that they’re on the cusp of a musical revolution, the group gets even darker driven by the black metal dogma to spread evil.

Bel Canto RELEASE DATE 26 APRIL / Director Paul Weitz / Starring Julianne Moore, Ken Watanabe, Sebastian Koch / Genre Drama, Romance, Thriller

Based on Ann Patchett’s international bestseller, this dramatic love story follows a famous soprano who travels to a military dictatorship in South America to give a private concert at a wealthy Japanese businessman’s birthday party.

As the glittering gathering of diplomats and politicians convenes, the mansion is taken over by a guerrilla rebel group demanding the release of their imprisoned comrades.

Lords Of Chaos RELEASE DATE 29 MARCH / Director Jonas Åkerlund / Starring Rory Culkin, Jack Kilmer, Emory Cohen / Genre: Biography, Horror, Music

Oslo, 1987. Seventeenyear-old Euronymous is determined to escape his idyllic Scandinavian hometown and create “true Norwegian black metal” with his band, Mayhem.

The White Crow

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RELEASE DATE 22 MARCH / Director Ralph Fiennes / Starring Oleg Ivenko, Ralph Fiennes, Louis Hofmann / Genre Biography, Drama

» From his poverty-stricken childhood in the Soviet city of

Ufa, to his blossoming as a student dancer in Leningrad, to his arrival at the epicentre of western culture in Paris in the early 1960s and a nail-biting stand-off at the Le Bourget airport, The White Crow is the true story of Rudolf Nureyev and his incredible journey to become a unique artist who transformed the world of ballet forever.

CURZON MAR-APR PROGRAMME

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Captain Marvel (12A) *F

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Tour

Curzon Tours (booking required)

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Thu 21 Mar

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Sun 24 Mar

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Home Grown Shorts (15)

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Capernaum (PG)

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Thu 28 Mar

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Brassed Off (15)

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Dumbo (U)

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Rembrandt

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Sun 14 Apr

Theatre Film Opera

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7.00pm

Wed 17 Apr

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6.45pm

Tue 30 Apr

01275 871000

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www.curzon.org.uk

MARCH

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Brassed Off + Live brass band concert - Sun 31 March 1.30pm

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