THE NUT JOB: FROM 15 AUGUST
AUGUST 2014
@ MAREEL & ISLESBURGH COMMUNITY CENTRE
www.shetlandboxoffice.org T: 01595 745555
WELCOME TO MAREEL CINEMA This leaflet contains details of most of the films you can expect to see at Mareel this month. Please be aware that, due to the flexible nature of cinema programming, some details may be subject to change.
CINEMA TICKETS Our prices vary depending on the day and time of the performance, and the type of screening. When booking you will be asked to choose between two different ticket types: adult or concession. Concessions include children aged up to 15 years old (those aged 16 and above must buy adult tickets), students (must produce valid ID), seniors (aged 60+), and people with disabilities. Tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded once purchased. Customers are responsible for checking that they have booked the correct tickets at time of purchase as mistakes cannot be rectified at a later date. Only in the event of a screening being cancelled will your ticket be refunded.
TICKET PRICES MATINEES:
before 5pm
Price per ticket
Monday to Friday
£4.50 / £3.50
Saturday, Sunday, Holidays*
£7 / £5
EVENINGS:
from 5pm onwards Monday
£6 / £4
Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
£7 / £5
Friday, Saturday, Holidays*
£8 / £6
SPECIAL SCREENINGS: Senior Screening (includes refreshment ) £5
MAREEL OPENING HOURS Sun - Thu: 10am - 11pm Fri - Sat: 10am - 1am
*Holidays include Bank Holidays, Christmas’ Eve, Boxing Day, & New Year’s Eve. • 3D screenings cost an extra £1 on top of ticket prices. • 3D glasses cost an additional £1 and are reusable.
Shetland Arts Development Agency manages Mareel, the Garrison Theatre & Bonhoga Gallery. We also develop and promote a year round programme of film, music, theatre, literature, visual arts, & dance events. We do this because we want to see Shetland celebrated as a place where inspiration & innovation are valued; where people want to live, work & study; and we want the full social & economic potential of the islands to be achieved.
Shetland Arts is supported by Creative Scotland and core funded by the Shetland Charitable Trust. Shetland Arts is a registered charity (SCO37082).
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SKYLIGHT Showing on: Thu 31 July @ 7pm Tickets on sale now £16 / £13
Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan feature in the highly anticipated West End production of David Hare’s Skylight, directed by Stephen Daldry, and recorded at London’s West End by National Theatre Encore. On a bitterly cold London evening, schoolteacher Kyra Hollis (Carey Mulligan) receives an unexpected visit from her former lover, Tom Sergeant (Bill Nighy), a successful and charismatic restaurateur whose wife has recently died. As the evening progresses, the two attempt to rekindle their once passionate relationship only to find themselves locked in a dangerous battle of opposing ideologies and mutual desires. Skylight is directed by Academy Award-nominated director Stephen Daldry, who directed the sell-out West End production of The Audience with Helen Mirren, which was also shown in cinemas across the UK. Skylight was originally produced at the National Theatre in 1995, before transferring to the West End and Broadway, and won an Olivier Award for Best Play.
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EARTH TO ECHO On sale now Tuck, Munch and Alex are a closely bonded trio of inseparable friends, but their time together is coming to an end. Their neighbourhood is being destroyed by a highway construction project that is forcing their families to move away. But just two days before they must part ways, the boys find a cryptic signal has infected their phones. Convinced something bigger is going on and looking for one final adventure together, they set off to trace the messages to their source and discover something beyond their wildest imaginations: hiding in the darkness is a mysterious being, stranded on Earth, and wanted by the government. This launches the boys on an epic journey full of danger and wonder, one that will test the limits of their friendship and change all of their lives forever.
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (3D & 2D) On sale now This sequel to 2011’s game-changing Rise of the Planet of the Apes finds the majestic Caesar (reprised by Andy Serkis) leading his fellow highly evolved simians against a band of survivors of a virus that all but wiped out humankind 15 years earlier. The ensuing struggle will determine who ultimately rules the planet. Using the latest stop-motion technology, innovative young director Matt Reeves guarantees that this new incarnation of the popular primate saga is as engrossing as ever. Also new to the project is Gary Oldman as the pugnacious leader of the humans, who include Keri Russell and Kodi Smit-McPhee. As well as Serkis, Terry Notary returns as Caesar’s best pal Rocket, while Judy Greer joins up as his wife Cornelia.
MRS BROWN’S BOYS D’MOVIE On sale now Brendan O’Carroll’s brilliant comic creation defends her market stall from a nasty developer in her hilarious big-screen debut. Feisty matriarch Agnes Brown (Brendan O’Carroll) runs a fruit and vegetable stall in Dublin’s historic Moore Street Market. It’s been in her family for generations and she hopes eventually to pass it on to daughter Cathy (Jennifer Gibney). Then she receives a vast tax bill. Maria (Fiona O’Carroll) and Rory (Rory Cowan) embark on a foolhardy plan to raise the cash by swimming the channel. Meanwhile, our pottymouthed heroine learns that she’s not the only one to have her livelihood and heritage threatened. A dastardly developer wants to bulldoze the entire market. Now Agnes must take on the Irish establishment - with a little help from Buster Brady’s troop of blind trainee Ninjas, an alcoholic solicitor, and a barrister with Tourette’s Syndrome!
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GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (3D & 2D) Preview screenings on sale now!
Film officially opens: Fri 1 Aug Tickets on sale: Wed 23 July From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchises of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team, the Guardians of the Galaxy. An action-packed, epic space adventure expanding the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits: Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand with the galaxy’s fate in the balance.
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JERSEY BOYS Showing from: Fri 1 Aug Tickets on sale: Wed 23 July From director Clint Eastwood comes the big-screen version of the Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys. The film tells the story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who came together to form the iconic 1960s rock group The Four Seasons. The story of their trials and triumphs are accompanied by the songs that influenced a generation.These classic hits are now being embraced by a new generation of fans through the stage musical, which has been running on Broadway for more than eight years and has also enjoyed successful tours around the globe.
TAMMY THE GOLDEN DREAM Showing from: Fri 1 Aug Tickets on sale: Wed 23 July Spanish language film with English subtitles. Diego Quemada-Diez’s astounding and gripping debut feature is a piercing and poetic road movie that follows the fortunes of four Guatemalan teenagers on a dangerous journey across the Mexican border into America. Using improvisational techniques and nonprofessional actors, The Golden Dream has astounded and won critical praise world over, garnering numerous awards including a specially created prize by Cannes Jury members in 2013.
Showing from: Fri 1 Aug Tickets on sale: Wed 23 July In one very bad day, Tammy (Melissa McCarthy) totals her car, is fired from her job, and comes home to find her husband getting it on with the neighbour. Clearly it’s time to cut and run, but since she now has neither income nor transport, she turns to her game old grandmother Pearl (Susan Sarandon) for help. The good news is that Pearl’s up for an adventure; the bad news is that she’s a crazy drunk. The pair set off on a madcap road trip to Niagara Falls, falling into all kinds of hilarious scrapes. The two leads invest their largerthan-life characters with real heart and soul as well as comic flair, and they’re supported by a superb comedy ensemble including Allison Janney, Dan Aykroyd, Kathy Bates, Sandra Oh, Toni Collette and Gary Cole.
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PLANES 2: FIRE & RESCUE (3D & 2D) Showing from: Fri 1 Aug
Tickets on sale: Wed 23 July Planes: Fire & Rescue is a new comedy-adventure about second chances, featuring a dynamic crew of elite firefighting aircraft devoted to protecting historic Piston Peak National Park from raging wildfire. When world famous air racer Dusty (voiced by Dane Cook) learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he must shift gears and is launched into the world of aerial firefighting. Dusty joins forces with veteran fire and rescue helicopter Blade Ranger and his courageous team, including spirited super scooper Dipper (voice of Julie Bowen), heavy-lift helicopter Windlifter, ex-military transport Cabbie and a lively bunch of brave all-terrain vehicles known as The Smokejumpers. Together, the fearless team battles a massive wildfire and Dusty learns what it takes to become a true hero.
BABES IN ARMS
Mondays at 11am For parents/guardians with babies up to 18 months old. 4 Aug
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 2D
p5
18 Aug FINDING VIVIAN MAIER p10 25 Aug THE NUT JOB 2D p12 We are also happy for parents/guardians with babies up to 18 months old to attend any morning or afternoon screening with a U, PG or 12A certification.
FINDING VIVIAN MAIER
11 Aug HERCULES 2D p10
SENIOR SCREENINGS
Wednesdays at 2pm Weekly screenings for our mature guests (60+), offered at a discounted rate with refreshments included in the ticket price. (Please retain your ticket to claim your refreshments) 6 Aug
JERSEY BOYS p6
20 Aug THE YOUNG & PRODIGIOUS T.S. SPIVET p11 27 Aug TBC
JERSEY BOYS
13 Aug FINDING VIVIAN MAIER p10
FILM WEDNESDAYS
Wednesdays at 8pm + additional Sunday screenings The best of independent & world cinema, classic films & documentaries, for film lovers. 6 Aug THE GOLDEN DREAM p6 13 Aug FINDING VIVIAN MAIER p10 20 Aug COLD IN JULY p13 27 Aug BOYHOOD p15
Access to unlimited film at Mareel for just £22.50 a month.
BOYHOOD
PROMOTIONS & SPECIAL SCREENINGS
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Access to unlimited off-peak film at Mareel for just £18 a month.
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SUBTITLED SCREENINGS
Mondays at 8.15pm And where possible additional week day matinees. 4 Aug
JERSEY BOYS p6
11 Aug GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY p5 18 Aug FINDING VIVIAN MAIER p10 25 Aug LUCY p15 Some screenings may be subject to change. LUCY
Please check weekly film flyer for updates.
ASN FRIENDLY SCREENINGS
Twice per month For people with additional support needs & their families, friends, & carers. It is fine for customers to move around, make noise, or take a break during the film. p7 THE NUT JOB
10 Aug PLANES 2: FIRE & RESCUE 2D
24 Aug THE NUT JOB 2D p12
AUTISM FRIENDLY SCREENINGS
3 Aug PLANES 2: FIRE & RESCUE 2D
PLANES 2: FIRE & RESCUE
Monthly screening for people on the autistic spectrum & their families, friends, & carers. Soundtrack volume is reduced & low lights are left on. It is fine for customers to move around, make noise, or take a break during the film. p7
FAMILY & FRIENDS
TEN 4 NINE
For groups of 4 including 2+ children & 1+ adult, all pay concession prices for any U, PG, 12A, 12, or 15 film.
Buy 10 tickets in one purchase for any one screening for the cost of 9.
(subject to age restrictions)
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HERCULES (3D & 2D)
Showing from: Fri 8 Aug Tickets on sale: Wed 30 July Having already fulfilled his 12 labours of penance, including slaying the manyheaded Hydra and the massive Nemean lion, Hercules roams the earth in 1400 BCE, finding solace only in bloody conflict. He bonds with six similarly troubled warriors who are hired by the King of Thrace to train an army that can be as ruthless and defiant as they are. The starry cast includes Ian McShane, Ian Whyte and Peter Mullan, and with Dwayne Johnson in the title role, it’s the ultimate summer blockbuster.
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FINDING VIVIAN MAIER Showing from: Fri 8 Aug Tickets on sale: Wed 30 July This documentary takes as its starting point the accidental discovery by real-estate agent John Maloof of a huge cache of negatives. It was only later that he realised their importance: he had stumbled upon a wealth of stunning photographs by Vivian Maier, an unsung talent who had worked as a nanny in Chicago and New York from the 1950s to the 1990s. Maloof’s discovery resulted in Maier’s recognition as one of the most vivid street photographers of the 20th century. Paying homage to her work as well as exploring the strange twists and turns of her life, this film is dense with images, interviews and revelations, painting a fitting and moving portrait of a true artist, who sadly only gained recognition after her death.
OCULUS Showing from: Fri 15 Aug
THE YOUNG & PRODIGIOUS T.S. SPIVET Showing from: Fri 15 Aug Tickets on sale: Wed 6 Aug BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Ten-year-old T. S. Spivet lives on a Montana ranch with his blissfully eccentric and is a science prodigy who unexpectedly wins an award from the Smithsonian for his perpetual motion machine, prompting him to abscond to Washington aboard a freight train. His adventures en route, and his celebrity status once there, provide the bulk of the film’s alternately comical, touching and sharply observed comments on human frailties.
Tickets on sale: Wed 6 Aug Ten years ago, tragedy struck the Russell family, leaving the lives of teenage siblings Tim and Kaylie forever changed when Tim was convicted of the brutal murder of their parents. Now in his 20s, Tim is newly released from protective custody and only wants to move on with his life; but Kaylie, still haunted by that fateful night, is convinced her parents’ deaths were caused by something else altogether: a malevolent supernatural force unleashed through the Lasser Glass, an antique mirror in their childhood home. Determined to prove Tim’s innocence, Kaylie tracks down the mirror, only to learn similar deaths have befallen previous owners over the past century. With the mysterious entity now back in their hands, Tim and Kaylie soon find their hold on reality shattered by terrifying hallucinations, and realize, too late, that their childhood nightmare is beginning again...
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THE NUT (3D JOB & 2D) Showing from: Fri 15 Aug
Tickets on sale: Wed 6 Aug Successfully foraging for our affections, this Disney-produced animated animal adventure will surely win over kids of all ages as Surly the arrogant squirrel seeks to claw back nature’s bounty following a particularly cruel winter. After accidentally destroying their stockpile of fodder, Surly is banished by the bossy Raccoon from the parkland he shares with his fellow scavengers. He therefore embarks on an audacious plan to rob the local nut shop – but as fate would have it, the shop is merely a Mafia front. Despite an enjoyably aggressive guard dog called Precious, it all comes right in the end for Surly and his best squirrel pals, the self-serving Grayson and the caring Andie.
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PUDSEY THE DOG: THE MOVIE Showing from: Fri 15 Aug Tickets on sale: Wed 6 Aug A heartwarming, quintessentially British adventure for all the family starring London stray dog Pudsey (voiced by David Walliams) who is quite happy being a lone ranger and looking out for number one until he meets siblings Molly (Izzy Meikle-Smalls), George (Spike White) and Tommy (Malachy Knights). Following her divorce, their mother Gail (Jessica Hynes) is moving the family to the sleepy village of Chuffington-on-Sea and Pudsey tags along, to the dismay of their landlord, Mr Thorne (John Sessions) and his cat Faustus. As Pudsey starts to settle in with the family and realize what he was missing when he was alone, he stumbles across Thorne and Fautus’ evil plan and he determines to save them and the whole village.
WALKING ON SUNSHINE
COLD IN JULY
Showing from: Fri 15 Aug
Tickets on sale: Wed 6 Aug
Tickets on sale: Wed 6 Aug BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Set to the greatest hits of 80s, Walking on Sunshine is the feel-good musical. After a whirlwind romance, Maddie, fresh from a long term relationship, is preparing to marry gorgeous Raf and has invited her sister Taylor to the wedding in Italy. Unbeknownst to Maddie, however, Raf is Taylor’s ex-holiday flame, and the love of her life...and that is just one of the set-backs on their road to happy ever after! The musical features 80s pop classics such as Human League’s ‘Don’t You Want Me Baby’, Madonna’s ‘Holiday’, Cyndi Lauper’s ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun’, and Wham’s ‘Wake Me Up Before You Go Go’ to name but a few.
Showing from: Fri 15 Aug
How can a split-second decision change your life? While investigating noises in his house one balmy Texas night in 1989, Richard Dane puts a bullet in the brain of low-life burglar Freddy Russell. Although he’s hailed as a small-town hero, Dane soon finds himself fearing for his family’s safety when Freddy’s ex-con father, Ben, rolls into town, hell-bent on revenge.Michael C. Hall brings a shell-shocked vulnerability to his portrayal of Dane that contrasts perfectly with the grizzled badasses portrayed by Sam Shepard and Don Johnson. Directed with an excellent eye for the visual poetry of noir, this pulpy, southern-fried mystery is a throwback to an older breed of action film, one where every punch and shotgun blast opens up both physical and spiritual wounds.
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THE EXPENDABLES 3 Showing from: Fri 22 Aug
Tickets on sale: Wed 13 Aug
Barney, Christmas and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks, who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill... or so he thought. Stonebanks, who eluded death once before, now is making it his mission to end The Expendables but Barney has other plans.
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Antonio Banderas, Jet Li, Wesley Snipes, Dolph Lundgren, Kelsey Grammer, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Kellan Lutz, Ronda Rousey, Glen Powell, Victor Ortiz, Robert Davi, Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford & Arnold Schwarzenegger
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BOYHOOD Showing from: Fri 22 Aug Tickets on sale: Wed 13 Aug Richard Linklater’s Boyhood is a fictional drama made with the same group of actors over a 12-year period that takes a one-of-a-kind trip through the exhilaration of childhood. The film tracks 6 year-old Mason (Ellar Coltrane) over life’s most radically fluctuating decade, through a familiar whirl of family moves, family controversies, faltering marriages, re-marriages, new schools, first loves, lost loves, good times, scary times and a constantly unfolding mix of heartbreak and wonder. But the results are unpredictable, as one moment braids into the next, entwining into a deeply personal experience of the incidents that shape us as we grow up and the ever-changing nature of our lives.
BELLE Showing from: Fri 27 Aug Tickets on sale: Wed 18 Aug BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Belle is inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mabatha-Raw), the illegitimate mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral. Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord Mansfield (Tom Wilkinson) and his wife (Emily Watson), Belle’s lineage affords her certain privileges, yet the color of her skin prevents her from fully participating in the traditions of her social standing. Left to wonder if she will ever find love, Belle falls for an idealistic young vicar’s son bent on change who, with her help, shapes Lord Mansfield’s role as Lord Chief Justice to end slavery in England.
LUCY Showing from: Fri 22 Aug Tickets on sale: Wed 13 Aug Tricked into delivering a briefcase by her devious boyfriend, a student (Scarlett Johansson) is then kidnapped and surgically implanted with a vial containing a mysterious substance. Although the substance is designed to dramatically increase the brain’s processing power, it may kill her if it leaks into her body – which it does. Aided by a sympathetic police captain, she rushes desperately to seek help from renowned psychologist Professor Samuel Norman, even as her cerebral skills are multiplying exponentially.
29 AUGUST
7 SEPTEMBER SHETLAND’S 8TH ANNUAL
FILM FESTIVAL
curated by MARK KERMODE
& LINDA RUTH WILLIAMS
20 feature films 6 documentaries 3 workshops 1 lecture 11 Q&As 2 film quizzes 6 education screenings 2 outreach events 1 music gig 1 wild party loads of local films short films galore 95 events FIND OUT MORE @ SHETLANDARTS.ORG/SCREENPLAY