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Cinema Art Café Bar September Programme New film releases

Anna Karenina To Rome With Love The Dark Knight Rises Untouchable Double Bills Season Box Office

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September at a glance The Prey p4

Berberian Sound Studio p5

Searching for Sugar Man p5

Anna Karenina p4

The Imposter p5

Shadow Dancer p5

Jackpot p6

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days p6 Sound of my Voice p6

The Dark Knight Rises p7

To Rome with Love p6

The Last Projectionist p7

Swandown p7

Tabu p10

Petit Nicholas p10

Mid-August Lunch p7

Untouchable Tabu p10

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What makes the Phoenix cinema different? It’s a question our new customers often ask. This month, we thought we’d share our thoughts on the subject. If you’ve not seen a film at Phoenix, we think they’re all great reasons to give us a try! Phoenix is a charity - we’re publicly funded to bring great film and art to everybody. Any money we make gets reinvested to develop our service to you the public. We’re independent - we’re free to show films we think our customers will enjoy, not just those which will maximise profits. From smart Hollywood fare like The Dark Knight Rises p7, to world cinema treats such as Norway’s Jackpot p6 and home-grown gems like Swandown p7 - we screen many fantastic films which don’t get shown elsewhere. High-tech meets the human touch - the picture, sound quality and comfort in our two cinemas is state-of-theart, but we also believe in the personal service. Our ushers will make sure your viewing is not disturbed by others (and let you take alcoholic drinks into the cinema!), and we employ projectionists - not machines to ensure the sound and image is always perfect. We love film - our monthly programme of new film releases is just the start. We also run film festivals, seasons, quizzes, short courses and more. We’re good value. With standard ticket prices lower than elsewhere, and a Café Bar serving home-cooked food, a trip to the cinema at Phoenix is an affordable treat. Feel free to give us your thoughts on email at hello@phoenix.org.uk on Facebook or on Twitter. Front cover image: Anna Karenina (see page 4) Phoenix is a registered charity. Our aim is to bring inspirational film and art to all. Made possible with the support of:

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Anna Karenina 12A Fri 7 – Thu 20 Sep Dir: Joe Wright Actors: Keira Knightley, Aaron Johnson, Jude Law UK / France 2012, 2hr 10mins Leo Tolstoy’s novel returns to the big screen in this sumptuous adaptation from Tom Stoppard, Academy Award winner for 1998’s Shakespeare in Love. Marking the third collaboration between director Joe Wright and Keira Knightley following Atonement and Pride & Prejudice, this is a gorgeous and impeccably directed period-drama about honour, duty and heartbreak.

Knightley stars as Anna, a Russian socialite married to a government official, who is seduced by the dashing Count Vronsky and the life of passion he promises.

Continued from last month

The Prey 15

360 15

Flowers of War 15

(La Proie) • subtitled Mon 3 – Thu 6 Sep

Sat 1 - Thu 6 Sep UK / Austria 2011, 1hr 50mins

Sat 1 - Thu 6 Sep China 2011, 2hr 16mins

Fernando Meirelles powerful new film centred on a series of interlinked relationships starring Rachel Weis and Anthony Hopkins.

Christian Bale stars as an American caught up in the Japanese invasion of Nanjing in 1937, who tries to save a group of local women.

The Lorax (3D) U

We are Poets 12A

Sat 1 - Thu 6 Sep USA 2012, 1hr 26mins

Sat 1 - Mon 3 Sep UK 2012, 1hr 30mins

This charming adaptation of Dr Seuss’ beloved cautionary environment-tale features the voices of Zac Efron and Danny DeVito.

This uplifting documentary follows a group of poets from Leeds who are chosen to represent the UK in the poetry competition “Brave New Voices”.

Dir: Eric Valette Actor: Albert Dupontel France 2011, 1hr 44mins A cracking French thriller in the mould of Tell No One and Point Blank. Albert Dupontel stars as incarcerated bank-robber Franck Adrien who swaps stories with fellow prisoner Jean-Louis. Insisting on his innocence, Jean is later found not guilty and released, only for Franck to discover that Jean is a notorious serial-killer and now his family are in the firing line! An audacious escape and pulsepounding chase-sequences ensue as Franck must get to his family first.

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The Imposter 15 Mon 10 – Thu 13 Sep Dir: Bart Layton Documentary UK 2012, 1hr 39mins In 1994, Nicholas Barclay disappeared from his home in Texas. Fast-forward three years and the boy reappears in a Spanish children’s home, claiming to have escaped his kidnappers. The family welcomes him back but suspicion grows over changes in the boy’s physical appearance. If this isn’t the Barclay’s missing child, then who is he and what happened to

Nicholas? Using real-life witnesses and reconstructions, The Imposter is a fascinating documentary that questions the nature of truth and reliability with every reel.

Berberian Sound Studio 15

Searching for Sugar Man 12A

Fri 7 – Thu 13 Sep

Fri 7 – Mon 10 Sep

Dir: Peter Strickland Actors: Toby Jones, Tonia Sotiropoulou UK 2012, 1hr 32mins

Dir: Malik Bendjelloul Documentary Sweden / UK 2012, 1hr 26mins

Dir: James Marsh Actors: Andrea Riseborough, Clive Owen UK / Ireland 2012, 1hr 41mins

Described by The Daily Telegraph as “one of the most uplifting documentaries in recent memory”, first-time director Bendjelloul tells the story of singer songwriter Sixto Rodriguez. Hailed as the next Dylan in his 70s heyday, Rodriguez struggled to break through into the mainstream and slid into obscurity until his socially-engaged songs struck a chord with white liberals in Apartheid-era South Africa. An inspirational tale with a beautiful soundtrack.

After the successes of Project Nim and Man on Wire, James Marsh steps away from documentary for this deeply affecting film set in 1990s Belfast. Andrea Riseborough stars as Colette McVeigh, a young single mother captured during her failed terrorist bombing attack. Forced to become an MI5 informant by her handler Mac (Clive Owen) or risk losing her son, a nail-bitingly tense story unfolds as Colette must report back on her Republican brothers.

Strickland’s follow up to his awardwinning debut Katalin Varga picked up a nomination for Best British Film at the Edinburgh film festival. Toby Jones plays an expert soundeffect technician hired to work on an Italian horror film, whose tightly wound life unravels as reality begins to mirror the events on screen. Filmed in the ‘giallo’ style, it could almost have been made during the heyday of Italian shock cinema.

Shadow Dancer 15 Fri 14 – Thu 20 Sep

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To Rome with Love 15 Fri 21 Sep – Thu 4 Oct Dir: Woody Allen Actors: Woody Allen, Jesse Eisenberg USA 2012, 1hr 51mins Hot on the heels of the magical Midnight in Paris, Woody Allen continues his European tour with this Roman adventure. Weaving together four distinct plots, the highlight is the story of a neurotic opera director (played, of course, by Allen himself) struggling to stage a new show in the city. Featuring a host of charming performances from some of

Jackpot 15 (Arme Riddere) • subtitled Fri 14 – Thu 20 Sep

Hollywood’s finest actors, To Rome with Love is quite simply a pleasure from start to finish.

Diary of a Wimpy Sound of Kid: Dog Days (3D) U My Voice 15 Sat 15 – Sun 16 Sep

Mon 17 – Thu 20 Sep

Dir: Magnus Martens Actor: Kyrre Hellum Norway 2011, 1hr 25mins

Dir: David Bowers Actor: Zachary Gordon USA / Canada 2012, 1hr 34mins

Dir: Zal Batmanglij Actor: Brit Marling USA 2011, 1hr 25mins

From the pen of Jo Nesbø (who wrote this year’s brilliant Headhunters), here’s a treat for those who’ve developed a taste for Scandi-crime thrillers. When three ex-criminals and their factory foreman win the football pools, chaos ensues as the men realise their share of the money increases as the number of people in their syndicate goes down! Soon the bodies start to pile up - this is twisted, darkly hilarious fare.

The latest instalment in the hugely successful ‘Wimpy Kid’ series, based on Jeff Kinney’s best-selling children’s novels. 12 year old "wimpy kid" Greg Heffley plans to spend his summer holiday playing video games, but his dad insists on dragging him to a holiday park! A sweet, good natured comedy that captures the feeling of being young and restless; with enough pratfalls to make children in the audience giggle while their parents roll their eyes!

A journalist couple infiltrate a local cult in this intensely creepy film from the team behind last year’s haunting sci-fi Another Earth. Drawn deeper into the cult, the journalists begin to question themselves and each other as the line between investigation and indoctrination becomes blurred. Brit Marling is captivating as the cult’s ethereal leader Maggie, amassing followers and testing them with bizarre initiations. Thrilling stuff and a hard film to shake off.

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The Last Projectionist 12A

Mid-August Lunch U Swandown 12A

Fri 21, Sat 22 & Mon 24 Sep

(Pranzo di ferragosto ) • subtitled Sunday 23 Sep, 3pm

Dir: Thomas Lawes Documentary UK 2012, 1hr 21mins

Dir: Gianni Di Gregorio Actor: Gianni Di Gregorio Italy 2008, 1hr 20mins

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to run an independent arts cinema, this is the film for you. A nostalgic trip down memory lane, and a sobering assessment of how the wheels of progress have irrevocably altered cinema exhibition, Lawes’ film focuses on The Electric in Birmingham, Britain’s oldest surviving cinema. An insightful comment on what the digital age holds for picture houses and their loyal patrons, this is a thought-provoking treat.

Dir: Andrew Kotting Documentary UK 2012, 1hr 38mins

Last Autumn, director Andrew Kotting set off on a journey with writer Ian Sinclair. Their route: the Lovers of Italy and all things Italian waterways of South East England, are welcome to the showing of from Hastings to Hackney. Their this prize-winning comedy which launches the Autumn season of the vessel: a pedalo shaped like a swan! The pair filmed their Leicester Dante Alighieri Society. aquatic odyssey, documenting A chance to see Gianni Di encounters with people and places Gregorio’s wonderful 2008 film about growing old and growing up. along the way. The result is a funny and utterly compelling film which has been a hit on the independent Presented in association with the cinema circuit, featuring Leicester Dante Alighieri Society. appearances from comedian call 07504 814 343 for more Stewart Lee and graphic novel information. author Alan Moore.

The Dark Knight Rises 12A Fri 21 – Thu 27 Sep Dir: Christopher Nolan Actors: Christian Bale, Michael Caine USA 2012, 2hrs 44mins The evening screening on Thu 27 Sep will feature a special introductory talk from Dr James Russell, senior film studies lecturer at DeMontfort University. All rise for the final instalment of Christopher Nolan’s reimagining of Batman. A recluse for the past 8 years, Bruce Wayne must become the bat one last time as he faces his physical and intellectual equal in

Mon 24 – Thu 27 Sep

Bane. Brilliant performances from the ensemble cast, and spectacular action as Gotham’s Police Force fights an all-out war with Bane’s troops for control of the city.

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The Lorax 3D 360 Nostalghia 360 The Flowers of War We are Poets Lazy Sunday: The Lorax 3D The Flowers of War 360 We are Poets The Lorax 3D The Flowers of War 360 The Flowers of War 360 The Prey The Lorax 3D The Prey 360 Spanish Cinema Now We are Poets + Live Poetry 360 The Prey The Lorax 3D The Flowers of War 360 Shut Up and Play the hits + Q&A 360 The Flowers of War The Lorax 3D The Lorax 3D The Prey 360 The Prey The Flowers of War 360

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Anna Karenina Anna Karenina Berberian Sound Studio The Imposter Anna Karenina Berberian Sound Studio Anna Karenina The Imposter Anna Karenina The Imposter Anna Karenina The Imposter Berberian Sound Studio Anna Karenina Anna Karenina Shadow Dancer Anna Karenina Shadow Dancer Jackpot Anna Karenina Autistic Spectrum Screening: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Anna Karenina Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Jackpot Anna Karenina Shadow Dancer Anna Karenina Jackpot Lazy Sunday: Shadow Dancer Anna Karenina Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Anna Karenina The 39 Steps The Third Man Anna Karenina Jackpot Shadow Dancer Anna Karenina Jackpot Anna Karenina Shadow Dancer

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In Bruges To Rome with Love The Last Projectionist The Dark Knight Rises To Rome with Love To Rome with Love The Last Projectionist Swandown To Rome with Love To Rome with Love To Rome with Love Swandown The Dark Knight Rises To Rome with Love To Rome with Love Swandown The Dark Knight Rises To Rome with Love To Rome with Love Swandown The Dark Knight Rises To Rome with Love To Rome with Love Swandown To Rome with Love The Dark Knight Rises To Rome with Love Untouchable To Rome with Love Untouchable Petit Nicolas The Social Cinema: Breakfast Club To Rome with Love Untouchable Untouchable Petit Nicolas Untouchable Ghost-Dog: Way of the Samurai Leon Untouchable To Rome with Love Untouchable

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The Lorax 3D The Flowers of War 360 The Flowers of War NT Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Screenwriting for Horror The Prey Searching for Sugar Man Anna Karenina Berberian Sound Studio Anna Karenina Searching for Sugar Man Berberian Sound Studio Anna Karenina Anna Karenina Searching for Sugar Man Berberian Sound Studio Anna Karenina In Search of Haydn Anna Karenina Searching for Sugar Man Lazy Sunday: Anna Karenina Searching for Sugar Man Bullitt Anna Karenina Drive Anna Karenina Berberian Sound Studio Searching for Sugar Man Anna Karenina Berberian Sound Studio Anna Karenina Searching for Sugar Man Anna Karenina The Imposter Anna Karenina Berberian Sound Studio The Imposter Anna Karenina NT Live - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 7.30pm 8.30pm Tues 18 3.30pm 4pm 6.15pm 6.30pm 8.30pm 8.45pm Wed 19 1.15pm 1.30pm 4pm 4.30pm 6.30pm 7.30pm 8.30pm Thu 20 2pm 3pm 4.15pm 6.15pm 7.30pm 8.45pm 8.45pm 2.45pm Fri 21 3.30pm 6.15pm 6.15pm 8.15pm 8.45pm Sat 22 1pm 2.15pm 3.45pm 6.15pm 6.15pm 8.15pm 8.45pm Sun 23 12pm 1pm 3pm 4pm 5.15pm 7pm

Anna Karenina Sound of My Voice Anna Karenina Shadow Dancer Anna Karenina Sound of My Voice Jackpot Anna Karenina Shadow Dancer Anna Karenina Sound of My Voice Anna Karenina Jackpot Anna Karenina Shadow Dancer Shadow Dancer Anna Karenina Jackpot Anna Karenina Phoenix Film Quiz Sound of My Voice Anna Karenina The Dark Knight Rises To Rome with Love The Last Projectionist To Rome with Love The Dark Knight Rises To Rome with Love To Rome with Love The Dark Knight Rises To Rome with Love The Last Projectionist To Rome with Love The Dark Knight Rises To Rome with Love Lazy Sunday: The Dark Knight Rises To Rome with Love Mid-August Lunch To Rome with Love Miller’s Crossing To Rome with Love Education Double Bills Events

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Lazy Sunday: To Rome with Love Untouchable Untouchable Bolshoi Ballet: La Sylphide Untouchable Petit Nicolas Tabu Untouchable To Rome with Love Untouchable Petit Nicolas Untouchable Tabu

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Beasts of the Southern Wild • Holy Motors Killing them Softly • The Queen Of Versailles On the Road

Films to look out for in October

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Petit Nicolas PG

Untouchable TBC

Tabu 15

(Le Petit Nicolas) • subtitled

(Intouchables) • subtitled

Fri 28 Sep – Mon 1 Oct

Fri 28 Sep – Thu 11 Oct

Dir: Laurent Tirard Actors: Valerie LeMercier France / Belgium 2009, 1hr 31mins

Dir: Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano Actors: François Cluzet, Omar Sy France 2011, 1hr 52mins

Dir: Miguel Gomes Actors: Teresa Madruga Portugal/ Germany 2012, 1hr 58mins

Maxime Godart stars as Nicolas, a boy living a blissful suburban life with his mother and father, spending time enjoying school and playing with his friends. Disaster strikes, however, when he overhears news that his mother is pregnant! Thinking the baby will replace him, Nicolas sets out to be the best son he can possibly be. This sweet and charming film from France is a real treat.

This wonderful feel-good movie about the friendship between Philippe, a wealthy Quadriplegic, and Driss, a man from the ghetto hired as his live-in carer, is a sensation. Smashing box-office records in its native France and picking up numerous festival awards along the way, it is now the most successful foreign-language film of all time. Starring François Cluzet (Tell No One).

A favourite with critics at film festivals this year, director Miguel Gomes brings us a delectable slice of art-house fare. Centering on the tragic love affair between Aurora and Gianluca and filled to the brim with the language of film, Tabu is a cinephile’s dream, awash with glorious celluloid textures. Nostalgic yet humorous, Gomes’ film is a meditation on yearning for the things we have lost.

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Mon 1 – Thu 4 Oct

You see us as you want to see us... in the simplest terms and the most convenient definitions. Join us in detention for our most edifying Social Cinema yet as we head back to school for this undisputed 80s classic. The quintessential high school movie, The Breakfast Club is filled to the brim with iconic characters, music, dialogue and possibly the best freeze-frame ending in movie history.

The Social Cinema: The Breakfast Club Fri 28 September Time: 8pm til late Tickets: £5 / £6 sofa seats

There’ll be a themed food and drinks menu, bespoke cocktails, a late bar with DJs, a special retro gaming station, and even discount at the bar for those in fancy dress! Space is limited so book soon.

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Double Bills Double Bills Tickets: Each double bill £10.

11 Join us this September for our new double bills season. Featuring a mix of the old, the new and the achingly cool, come relax at the weekend with a good ol’ fashioned double-feature.

Bullitt/Drive 18

The 39 Steps/The Third Man PG

Sun 9 Sep, 3pm

Sun 16 Sep, 4.15pm

Dir: Peter Yates / Nicolas Winding Refn Actors: Steve McQueen / Ryan Gosling USA 1968, 1hr 54mins / USA 2011, 1hr 40mins

Dir: Alfred Hitchcock / Carol Reed Actors: Robert Donat / Orson Welles UK 1935 1hr 26mins / UK 1949 1hr 44mins

The first week sees two different takes on the musclecar movie featuring two blond-haired, blue-eyed and very determined men. King-of-cool Steve McQueen lends his magnetic screen presence to Frank Bullitt, a tough as nails detective tasked with protecting a witness in a mob trial. Featuring THAT car-chase through the streets of San Francisco. We follow with Refn’s breakout hit film from 2011. Starring Ryan Gosling as The Driver this is a bone-crunching trip with a killer electro soundtrack.

In the second week we delve into two tales of intrigue and shadowy men doing shadowy deeds. We begin with Hitchcock’s adaptation of John Buchan’s spy story. Richard Hannay stumbles upon a chilling conspiracy and becomes both the pursued and the pursuer searching for the truth about the 39 Steps. Next up, post-war Vienna for Reed’s fable of love, disillusionment and moral corruption. The black market has the city in its grasp as pulp novelist Holly Martins searches the sewers for old friend Harry Lime.

Miller's Crossing/In Bruges 18

Ghost-Dog: Way of the Samurai/Leon 15

Sun 23 Sep, 5.15pm Dir: The Coen Brothers / Martin McDonagh Actors: Gabriel Byrne / Colin Farrell USA 1990 1hr 50mins / UK 2008 1hr 47mins Our third double-bill features two very different approaches to the gangster genre bound together by comedy and violence. The Coen Brother’s most overlooked film, Miller’s Crossing may also be their best. A prohibition-era tale of warring mobs, with a cracking performance from Gabriel Byrne. Martin McDonagh’s hilarious comedy follows, with Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as two hit-men killing time in “boring” Bruges waiting for instructions from their gangland boss.

Sat 29 Sep, 4pm Dir: Jim Jarmusch / Luc Besson Actors: Forest Whitaker / Jean Reno France, Germany 1999 1hr 50mins / France 1994 2hrs 7mins Two of the most innovative directors offer their take on the hit-man movie in our final double-bill. Forest Whitaker stars as Ghost Dog, a philosophy-reading assassin who follows the code of the samurai. When his employers turn on him, Ghost Dog begins a bloody mission of vengeance. We finish with one of the best films ever made. Jean Reno is electric as “cleaner” Leon, whose act of saving a small girl leads to trouble.

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NT Live

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Thu 6 Sept, 7pm (Doors open 6:30pm) Tue 11 Sep, 8.15pm (Doors open 8pm – Pre-recorded encore of Thu 6 show) Tickets: £13.50 / £11.50 Running time: 2 ½ hours approx. Mark Haddon’s celebrated, multi-award-winning novel is beautifully adapted into a stage play for the first time. Christopher, fifteen years old, stands beside Mrs Shears’ dead dog, Wellington. It has been speared with a garden fork, it is seven minutes after midnight and Christopher is under suspicion. He records each fact in his book to solve the mystery. He has an extraordinary brain, exceptional at maths but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched and he distrusts strangers. But his detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a frightening journey that upturns his world.

Bolshoi Ballet La Sylphide A ballet in 2 acts

Sun 30 Sept, 4pm Tickets: £13.50 / £11.50 conc. Running time: 2hr 20mins approx. (including 30min intermission) With the Orchestra of the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre, the Bolshoi Soloists, and Corps de Ballet. In a Scottish manor-house, on the morning of his wedding, James wakes from a dream to discover a beautiful winged sylph before him. Entranced by the vision, he attempts to capture her but she escapes him and vanishes. During the wedding preparations, James hardly notices his bride-to-be Effie; instead she is wooed by Gurn whom she ignores. James joins in the preparations but gradually realises his dreams go far beyond the walls of the manor-house and that his obsession with the winged creature risks his own happiness and that of his fiancée.

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Music on the big screen

Shut Up and Play the Hits! + live Q&A via satellite 15 Tue 4 Sep, 8.30pm Tickets: £7.25 / £5.60 conc. / £5 student

Leicester International Music Festival Phoenix is proud to present two screenings in collaboration with Leicester International Music Festival. This year’s Festival celebrates the Art of Music: the art of music itself, as expressed by three great classical composers Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven; and music inspired by works of art, from four contemporary composers Michael Berkeley, Jonathan Harvey, David Matthews and Sven-Ingo Koch. More information at www. leicesterinternationalmusicfestival.org.uk or call 0116 225 4920

Nostalghia 15 Sat 1 Sep, 6.15pm The film that inspired Sven-Ingo Koch’s new composition “nostalgia” premiering at Leicester International Music Festival. A Russian poet journeys to Italy for research and finds his fate gradually becoming intertwined with his beautiful guide Eugenia and local lunatic Domenico. Pining for his homeland and longing for his wife, the poet has a series of abstract dreams. A gorgeous and lyrical work from visionary director Andrei Tarkovsky, this stunning film is not to be missed.

On 2 April 2011, LCD Soundsystem played its final show at Madison Square Garden to a rapturous sold-out crowd. SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS is both a narrative film documenting this once in a lifetime performance and an intimate portrait of LCD frontman James Murphy.

In Search of Haydn U Sat 8 Sep, 6.15pm From the maker of In Search of Mozart and In Search of Beethoven (nominated for Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards), filmmaker Phil Grabsky returns with In Search of Haydn. Haydn is regarded as one of music’s greatest innovators - Mozart and Beethoven both looked up to him - yet in concert halls today he is often overshadowed in favour of his younger contemporaries. Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven are featured composers in this year’s Leicester International Music Festival.

The film will be preceded by live footage from the red carpet premiere, followed by a Q&A live by satellite with James Murphy.

We Are Poets 12A Mon 3 Sep, 8.30pm This uplifting documentary runs for the first three days of September. It follows a group of young poets from Leeds who are chosen to represent the UK in the USA poetry competition “Brave New Voices”. Anyone dismissing today's youth as politically apathetic better pay heed - here is electrifying evidence to the contrary. Join us for the evening screening on Mon 3rd which will feature live-performances from local poets!

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Digital Arts

Secret Garden Martin Rieser and Andrew Hugill (De Montfort University) Mon 10 Sep – Mon 1 Oct Location: DMU Cube gallery at Phoenix Entry: Free A contemporary retelling of the Garden of Eden story through a ‘digital opera’ - featuring Adam and Eve as computer-generated avatars and the Secret Garden as an idyllic three-dimensional ‘augmented-reality’ world. In this rich interactive installation, viewers can follow the characters - as they examine their choices in a fallen world - via any one of eleven iPads mounted in the DMU Cube gallery. The viewer’s presence and their movements – along with those of other audience members - changes the musical score and the viewing of the actors. Combining music, dance, poetry and song, with technologies including motion-capture and computer gaming, this beautiful installation explores the potential of augmented-reality technology in art – where elements of an environment are ‘augmented’ by computermediated sensory input.

Exodus Martin Rieser Until Sun 30 Sep Continued from August, Exodus tells the stories of Asians expelled from Uganda by Idi Amin in 1972. Their tales of expulsion, migration and new lives in Leicester are told through an interactive artwork in the Phoenix Café Bar and an audio trail between Phoenix and New Walk Museum & Art Gallery. Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

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Courses True Brit

Genre: Horror

Digital Photography: Portraiture

Thu 13 – Fri 14 Sep Times: 10.30am – 4pm Price: £40 / £36 conc.

Tuesdays, 2 Oct – 27 Nov Times: 7pm – 9pm Price: £63 / £54 conc.

Sat 13 Oct (one day course) Time: 10am – 4pm Price: £22.50 / £16.50 conc.

The success of The King's Speech last year heralded fresh claims that the future was bright for British cinema, but persistent funding problems mean our films are made largely from more modest resources. This course looks at recent trends and many of the exciting new directors we can look forward to over the next few years, and also celebrates some of the treasures that have perhaps 'slipped under the radar'.

We examine the horror genre and how its films deal with our most primal fears: our nightmares, our vulnerabilities and fear of the unknown. Featuring film excerpts and theoretical study, tutor Blake Goddard will take you through the genre highlighting some of its most revered offspring such as The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, The Wickerman and most recently The Cabin in the Woods.

Learn how to take stunning portraits of friends, family and fascinating strangers. In this one day course, you’ll get to take pictures with models in both studio and natural lighting situations whilst tutor Zoe Coalburn will explain how to get the most out of your camera. Please book through Leicester Adult Skills and Learning Services on 0116 233 4343.

Café Bar Since we introduced our new menu in April, the Phoenix Café Bar has never been busier. And our customers tell us they're happy. In a recent survey, 88% of you said we provide good or great value for money. What makes us most proud is that 78% of people said they’d be likely to recommend us to their friends and family.

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Rutland Street NCP on Halford Street (LE1 1TQ) is a short walk from Phoenix and costs £3.80 all day for Phoenix customers (with tickets stamped at the Phoenix box office). Free parking is available all week after 6pm, and on Sundays, on bays marked with single yellow lines around the building (pay & display prices apply at other times).

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