Errol Flynn Filmhouse March 2015

“IT TRULY IS A STUNNING LITTLE GEM IN THE HEART OF NORTHAMPTON” The Guardian Our 88-seat cinema promises the discerning movie‑goer an unrivalled experience, hosting the very best in world, independent, British and mainstream films.

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MARCH HIGHLIGHTS

THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (PG)

This colourful sequel sees Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and Bill Nighy joined by Richard Gere and Tamsin Greig, as the gang contend with romantic entanglements, business pitches and a visit from a mystery hotel inspector, in the run up to Sonny’s (Dev Patel) wedding.

THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (U)

LOVE IS STRANGE (12A)

This classic romantic comedy features radiant performances from Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart and Cary Grant.

HHHHH “A WITTY, WHIRLING TALE OF LOVE AND MANNERS” Total Film

John Lithgow and Alfred Molina star in this tender drama as two lovers forced to live apart for the first time in four decades. In association with Q-Film.

HHHH “A MOVING AND BRILLIANTLY ACTED STORY” The Guardian

STILL ALICE (12A)

BAFTA SHORTS (15)

Julianne Moore gives a Golden Globe and BAFTA‑winning performance as a renowned linguistics professor who receives a diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.

HHHHH Daily Telegraph

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A feature-length selection of short live action and animated films from this year’s BAFTA awards, including Best Short Film winner Boogaloo And Graham, which has also been nominated for an Academy Award.

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UNDER THE RADAR

KAJAKI. THE TRUE STORY (15)

Set in Afghanistan in 2006, this compelling drama follows a company of young British soldiers who become trapped in a dried-out riverbed full of anti‑personnel mines.

HHHH “TENSE, BLACKLY COMIC AND TROUBLING” Empire

MET OPERA LIVE: LA DONNA DEL LAGO

The Metropolitan Opera’s production of Rossini‘s showcase of vocal virtuosity, set in the medieval Scottish highlands and based on a beloved novel by Sir Walter Scott. Broadcast live from New York.

MAXINE PEAKE AS HAMLET (12A) THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY (18)

Peter Strickland’s (Berberian Sound Studio) erotic drama follows Cynthia and Evelyn, two lovers caught up in a series of S&M games. As the dynamics of control gradually begin to shift, they find their relationship pushed towards breaking point.

HHHH “FILTHY AND FRAUGHT WITH GENUINE EMOTION” The Guardian

Maxine Peake stars in this unique and critically acclaimed production of Shakespeare‘s tragedy.

Recorded during its sell-out run at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre.

HHHH “PEAKE IS A DELICATELY FEROCIOUS PRINCE OF DENMARK” The Observer

WHITE GOD (15)

In Hungarian with English subtitles This thrilling Hungarian satire takes place in a city where mixed-breed dogs have been banned. As a young girl strives to be reunited with her beloved pet, an army of mongrels escape from the dog shelter and stage an uprising. Winner of Best Film in the Un Certain Regard at last year’s Cannes Festival.

HHHH “[A] STARTLING AND ELUSIVE PARABLE” The Guardian

NT LIVE: A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE (12A) Mark Strong (The Imitation Game) leads a stellar cast in this magnetic adaptation of Arthur Miller’s tragic masterpiece, broadcast live from London.

HHHHH “NOT TO BE MISSED. OUTSTANDING” The Times

CLASSICS

THE TALES OF HOFFMAN (U)

EVENT CINEMA

A stunning restoration of Powell and Pressburger’s dazzling take on Jacques Offenbach’s opera, containing previously unseen footage. Released in 1951, the film stars Moira Shearer and Robert Rounseville as Hoffman, a university student who is spectacularly unlucky in love.

RSC ENCORE: LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST

Another chance to see the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Shakespeare’s sparkling comedy, directed by Christopher Luscombe.

Recorded at Stratford-Upon-Avon.

HHHHH “BLISSFULLY ENTERTAINING AND EMOTIONALLY INVOLVING” Daily Telegraph

NT LIVE: BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS (12A)

David Hare’s adaptation of Katherine Boo’s study of the interconnected lives of the residents of a Mumbai slum, starring Meera Syal (Much Ado About Nothing, RSC). Broadcast live from the National Theatre.

HHHH “MAGNIFICENT” The Independent

SECONDS (15)

The University Of Northampton’s Cult Film Club present this unique drama from 1966, starring Rock Hudson as a jaded executive provided with a new face and lifestyle by a shady, multi-national corporation. He begins to feel trapped in his new life, but finding a way out is not nearly as easy as it was to find a way in.

NEW SEASON

INHERENT VICE (15)

Paul Thomas Anderson’s new feature stars Joaquin Phoenix as a drug-fuelled private eye in 1970s Los Angeles. When his ex-girlfriend disappears after paying him a visit, his investigation leads him into world of hippies, loan sharks, dentists, detectives and a mysterious organisation called the Golden Fang.

HHHHH Little White Lies, The Guardian, Daily Telegraph

SUITE FRANÇAISE (15)

Based on the best-selling novel by Irene Nemirovsky and set in occupied France in the 1940s, Michelle Williams plays a young woman awaiting news of her husband, a prisoner of war, only to find herself drawn to a handsome German officer. With Kristin Scott Thomas and Sam Riley (Control).

SECOND CHANCE CAKE (15)

Jennifer Aniston gives a strong performance as Claire, a caustic woman who becomes darkly fascinated by the suicide of a woman in her chronic pain support group, and begins an unlikely affair with the deceased’s husband (Sam Worthington, Avatar).

LIFE OF RILEY (12A)

In French with English subtitles This comedy from renowned director Alan Resnais was his final film before his death last year. Adapted from Alan Ayckbourn’s play, the story follows the emotional entanglements of three couples.

Another chance to see some of the most popular films from the last few months.

TESTAMENT OF YOUTH (12A)

Alicia Vikander and Kit Harington star in this moving drama, based on Vera Brittain’s bestselling memoirs. A spirited young lady comes of age during the First World War. HHHH “HEARTFELT AND STIRRING” The Times

WHIPLASH (15)

J.K. Simmons gives a BAFTA and Golden Globewinning performance as a brutal band instructor at an exclusive music academy, who will stop at nothing to get the most out of promising young drummer Miles Teller. Winning three BAFTAs, the film is also in the running for five Oscars, including Best Picture.

HHHHH “GENIUS” Daily Telegraph

THE IMITATION GAME (12A)

Benedict Cumberbatch received his first Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Second World War code-breaker Alan Turing. The film has eight nominations in total, including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress for Keira Knightley.

HHHHH “THE BEST BRITISH FILM OF THE YEAR” The Independent

SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE (U)

In the latest stop-motion extravaganza from the multi-award-winning Aardman Animations Britain’s favourite sheep embarks on an adventurous journey to the big city to get his owner back.

HHHH “SHEAR DELIGHT” The Guardian

BIRDMAN (15)

Having already won a Golden Globe (Best Actor, Comedy), Michael Keaton’s performance as a faded actor could be an Oscar-winner. The film also stars Edward Norton, Emma Stone and Naomi Watts and has been nominated for nine Academy Awards.

HHHHH “KEATON IS TREMENDOUS” The Guardian

FILM SCHEDULE Fri 6 March Mon 16 March Tue 24 March The Imitation Game 6.15pm The Second Best Exotic 6.15pm Life Of Riley Inherent Vice 8.45pm Marigold Hotel The Duke Of Burgundy Sat 7 March The Second Best Exotic 8.45pm Wed 25 March Testament Of Youth 3.15pm Marigold Hotel Life Of Riley (SS) Inherent Vice 6pm Tue 17 March Cake Whiplash 9pm The Second Best Exotic 2.30pm Cult Film Club: Seconds Sun 8 March Marigold Hotel Thu 26 March The Philadelphia Story 3pm The Second Best Exotic 6.15pm NT Live: A View From The RSC Encore: Love's 5.30pm Marigold Hotel Bridge (LB) Labour's Lost (NLP) The Second Best Exotic 8.45pm Fri 27 March Mon 9 March Marigold Hotel Suite Française Q-Film: Love Is Strange 6.15pm Wed 18 March Still Alice The Imitation Game 8.30pm The Second Best Exotic 11.30am Sat 28 March Tue 10 March Marigold Hotel (PB) Birdman 6.15pm Shaun The Sheep Movie The Second Best Exotic 2.30pm Inherent Vice 9pm Shaun The Sheep Movie Marigold Hotel (SS) Wed 11 March Suite Française The Second Best Exotic 6.15pm Love Is Strange (SS) 2.30pm Still Alice Marigold Hotel Testament Of Youth 6.15pm Sun 29 March The Second Best Exotic 8.45pm Kajaki. The True Story 9pm Maxine Peake As Marigold Hotel Thu 12 March Hamlet (NLP) Thu 19 March NT Live: Behind The 7pm Suite Française The Second Best Exotic 2pm Beautiful Forevers (LB) Marigold Hotel Mon 30 March Fri 13 March The Second Best Exotic 5pm Shaun The Sheep Movie The Second Best Exotic 6.15pm Marigold Hotel Shaun The Sheep Movie Marigold Hotel Private Hire 7.45pm White God The Second Best Exotic 9pm Fri 20 March Suite Française Marigold Hotel Cake 6.15pm Tue 31 March Sat 14 March The Second Best Exotic 8.45pm The Second Best Exotic 10.30am Shaun The Sheep Movie Marigold Hotel Marigold Hotel Suite Française Sat 21 March The Second Best Exotic 1.15pm Still Alice Private Hire 10am Marigold Hotel Wed 1 April The Second Best Exotic 7.45pm Met Opera Live: La Donna 4.55pm Shaun The Sheep Movie Marigold Hotel Del Lago (LB) Suite Française (SS) Sun 22 March The Second Best Exotic 9pm Suite Française The Second Best Exotic 2.30pm Marigold Hotel Still Alice Marigold Hotel Sun 15 March Thu 2 April The Tales Of Hoffman 5.15pm The Second Best Exotic 2.30pm Shaun The Sheep Movie Mon 23 March Marigold Hotel Still Alice Maxine Peake As 7pm The Second Best Exotic 5.15pm Suite Française Hamlet (NLP) Marigold Hotel Visit www.errolflynnfilmhouse.com for details of further screenings including Bafta Shorts on Mon 6 April and exciting live broadcast events.

6.15pm 8.45pm 2.30pm 6.15pm 8.30pm 7pm 6.15pm 8.45pm 11.30am 2.30pm 6pm 8.30pm 2pm 5.45pm 11.30am 2.30pm 6.15pm 9pm 2.30pm 6.15pm 8.45pm 11.30am 2.30pm 6.15pm 8.45pm 2.30pm 6.15pm 8.45pm

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TICKET INFORMATION Adults: £7.50 Concessions: £6.50 (students, senior 60+, jobseekers and disabled) Child: £5 (14 and under) Peak Screenings (Fri & Sat eve from 6pm): £8.50, £7.50 concessions, £6 child (14 and under) Live Broadcast screenings (LB): £14, £12 concessions, £10 child. Please note prices may vary.

Non-Live Premium screenings (NLP): £12, £10 concessions, £8 child SILVER SCREEN (SS) matinees £5 Screenings aimed at audiences aged 50 and above.

FAMILY TICKET OFFER £10 (one adult and one child) available for screenings of Shaun The Sheep Movie during the Easter holidays.

PARENT AND BABY SCREENINGS (PB) £6.50 This exclusive screening gives parents/carers the chance to catch up on the latest movies with their baby in a safe and comfortable environment – no need to find a babysitter or worry about causing a disturbance.

Baby aged under one goes free. No baby no entry.

This month you can enjoy The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel on Wed 18 March 11.30am.

Tickets for Parent And Baby screenings cannot be booked online; please call 01604 624811 or visit Box Office to book.