Courtyard Film Guide September - October

SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 2018

Glenn Close & Jonathan Pryce star in The Wife

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Film Fanatics

Book for 2 films out of our Film Fanatics programme (denoted by the Film Fanatics symbol) and we’ll give you 20% off your tickets, book for 3 of the programme and we’ll give you 30% off.

This season we have dedicated Film Fanatics on the ‘Best of British’ Cinema picks

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F Rated

The F-Rating is awarded to films 1. directed by a woman and/or 2. written by a woman. If the film also features significant women on screen in their own right it is TRIPLE F-Rated. The rating is designed to support and promote women and redress the imbalance in the film industry f-rated.org

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FOOTBALL FOR THE GOAL OF THE CENTURY

NATIONAL LOTTERY CINEMA DAY Join us on Sunday 30 September for a special day being celebrated across the UK, organised by Camelot (who run the National Lottery) in partnership with the British Film Institute (BFI) and the Film Audience Network. National Lottery ticket holders can access free films (limited to each screening) all day in our Studio.

Find out more and book your seats at courtyard.org.uk/cinemaday

In the run up to our latest production, The Goal, we’ll be screening a couple of our favourite football-themed flicks.

As part of The Courtyard’s 20th Anniversary Celebrations, The Goal, produced in partnership with Hereford Football Club, hits the stage from 1 - 13 October and is based on the legendary goal scored by Ronnie Radford in 1972.

TUESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER, 7.30pm

CABARET (15) – 20TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING

20TH BIRTHDAY We’re celebrating 20 years of amazing film and arts at The Courtyard so come join us for some classics of the silver screen.

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DIRECTOR: Bob Fosse.

STARRING: Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem.

USA, 1972, 2h 4m

The first show to be performed at The Courtyard was Cabaret back in 1998, so it is fitting that we mark the anniversary with a film screening of the musical. Come dressed in 1920s theme and enjoy cake and a special curtain raiser before the film.

AUGUST / SEPTEMBER FROM FRIDAY 31 CHECK WEBSITE FOR EXACT TIMES

CHRISTOPHER ROBIN (PG) DIRECTOR: Marc Forster. Writers: Alex Ross Perry,

Allison Schroeder STARS: Hayley Atwell, Ewan McGregor, Chris O’Dowd USA, 2018, 1h 58m

In this heart-warming adventure, Christopher Robin has grown up and lost his way. Now it’s up to his childhood friends to venture into our world and help him remember the loving and playful boy who is still inside.

Reunited with Winnie the Pooh, now tattered from years of hugs and play, a spark is rekindled, and he is reminded of the endless days of make-believe that defined his youth.

FRIDAY 7 11am, 5.30pm, SATURDAY 8 7.45pm, SUNDAY 9 5.45pm, MONDAY 10 7.45pm, TUESDAY 11 2.30pm, WEDNESDAY 12 11am, THURSDAY 13 2.30pm & 5.30pm, FRIDAY 14 2.30pm, SUNDAY 16 5.45pm, THURSDAY 20 2.30pm & 5.45pm

THE CHILDREN ACT (12A) DIRECTOR: Richard Eyre. Writer: Ian McEwan

STARS: Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Fionn Whitehead UK, 2017, 1h 45m

Scripted by the book’s original author, Ian McEwan, this is a taught drama that sees Emma Thompson in incredible form, as High Court judge Fiona Maye, and struggling with a disintegrating marriage to Jack (Tucci) at home. Trapped in a conundrum with a case of moral uncertainty, whether to force a teenage boy to have a blood transfusion in spite of his religion, she decides to visit him in the hope a connection will bring her closer to a solution. Wrought with emotion, Thompson is, as ever, impeccable.

SEPTEMBER

FRIDAY 31 7.45pm, WEDNESDAY 5 2.30pm & 7.45pm

HEATHERS (15)

DIRECTOR: Michael Lehmann. Writer: Daniel Waters STARS: Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty USA, 1989, 1h 43m

A regular girl, Veronica, tries to survive the social jungle of high school by sticking with the three most popular girls at school, all called ‘Heather’. 30th Anniversary re-release.

Come dressed in your sharpest ‘80s attire and join us for a killer night.

FRIDAY 7 2.30pm, SATURDAY 8 5.30pm, SUNDAY 9 8pm, MONDAY 10 2.30pm, TUESDAY 11 11am, THURSDAY 13 11am

HEARTS BEAT LOUD (12A) DIRECTOR: Brett Haley. Writers: Brett Haley, Marc Basch STARS: Nick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons, Ted Danson USA, 2018, 1h 37m

A sweet tale about parenthood and trying to grow up, this is a family film for older kids. Widower Frank is trying to hold on to his college-bound daughter, Sam. When the pair start a band together, and get noticed on Spotify, it’s not long before an embarrassing family project becomes a professional outfit, and Frank and Sam must reassess their roles again.

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FRIDAY 14 11am, MONDAY 17 6pm, TUESDAY 18 8pm, THURSDAY 20 11am

COLD WAR (15) DIRECTOR AND WRITER:

Pawel Pawlikowski STARS: Joanna Kulig,

SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 7 7.45pm, SATURDAY 8 2.30pm, TUESDAY 11 6pm

THE MORE YOU IGNORE ME (15)

DIRECTOR: Keith English. Writer: Jo Brand

Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc Poland, France, UK, 2018, 1h 24m, English subtitles

Best Director, Cannes Film Festival 2018

Paweł Pawlikowski follows his Oscarwinning Ida with this epic romance set against the backdrop of Europe after World War II. Sumptuously shot in luminous black and white, it spans decades and nations to tell a love story that is tragic, moving and honest.

STARS: Mark Addy, Sheridan Smith, Sally Phillips UK, 2018, 1h 38m

SUNDAY 16 8pm, MONDAY 17 2.30pm

THE DAMNED UNITED

Based on the novel by Jo Brand, and scripted by her, this is a coming-of-age story of a dysfunctional family, weaving in realistic insights from her experiences working in psychiatric healthcare. This is a heartwarming comedy, sometimes stark, but very funny.

Set to the music of Morrissey and The Smiths, the atmosphere of small town ‘80s culture is palpable.

(15) 35MM SCREENING DIRECTOR: Tom Hooper.

WRITERS: Peter Morgan, David Peace

UK, 2009,

STARS: Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall, Jim Broadbent UK, 2009, 1h 35m

England in the 1960s - two very different managers command unprecedented loyalty among their fans and teams - Brian Clough and Don Revie. The loathing and rivalry between them was to become the stuff of legend.

SEPTEMBER MONDAY 17 7.45pm, TUESDAY 18 5.45pm, WEDNESDAY 19 11am, THURSDAY 20 8pm

REINVENTING MARVIN (TBC) DIRECTOR: Anne Fontaine

MONDAY 10 5.30pm, TUESDAY 11 8pm WEDNESDAY 12 2.30pm, THURSDAY 13 7.45pm

FIRST REFORMED (15) DIRECTOR AND WRITER: Paul Schrader

STARS: Amanda Seyfried, Ethan Hawke, Cedric the Entertainer USA, 2018, 1h 53m

Schrader (Taxi Driver) returns to form in this brooding film, where chaplain Toller (Hawke) falls victim to a theological crisis, after he is forced to see the world through the eyes of a troubled young man. Michael, an extreme environmental activist is disenchanted and doesn’t want to bring his new baby into a dying world.

His terrified wife (Seyfried) seeks Toller’s help, but as Toller writes his journal, existential questions abound.

“This mesmerizing drama of a pastor’s crisis of faith feels like the movie Paul Schrader was put on this planet to make.” Ann Hornaday, Washington Post Media

WRITERS: Pierre Trividic, Anne Fontaine STARS: Finnegan Oldfield, Grégory Gadebois, Vincent Macaigne France, 2017, 1h 55m, French with English subtitles

Marvin lives in the Vosges Mountains, in a very humble social class where culture is non-existent and human interactions are brusque. Delicate and shy, he is ridiculed at home and at school, subjected to homophobic harassment, until, through a series of connections, he finds his way into the theatre.

Championed by stars including Isabelle Huppert, playing herself, Marvin finds his feet in this modern day fairytale.

FRIDAY 21 6pm, MONDAY 24 8pm, TUESDAY 25 6pm, WEDNESDAY 26 11am, THURSDAY 27 2.30pm

LUCKY (TBC)

DIRECTOR: John Carroll Lynch WRITERS: Logan Sparks, Drago Sumonja STARS: Harry Dean Stanton, David Lynch, Ron Livingston USA, 2017, 1h 28m, English and Spanish with subtitles

SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 21 11am, MONDAY 24 2.30pm, TUESDAY 25 7.45pm, WEDNESDAY 26 5.45pm

THE NEGOTIATOR (Beirut) (15) DIRECTOR: Brad Anderson WRITER: Tony Gilroy STARS: Rosamund Pike, Jon Hamm, Mark Pellegrino

USA, 2018, 1h 47m, English and Arabic with English subtitles

From the scriptwriter of Michael Clayton, this is a tense thriller that traverses America and the Middle East. Mason Skiles has a great life as a diplomat in Beirut, with his wife, Nadia, and a thirteen year-old Palestinian boy named Karim.

At a party for dignitaries, a CIA friend comes to claim Karim for questioning about his older brother.

Things take a dark turn, driving Mason out to investigate.

Acclaimed character actor John Carroll Lynch’s directorial debut. Lucky is an old US Navy veteran of rigid habits and attitudes in a small town. When his routine is interrupted by a sudden collapse at home, Lucky finds himself realizing that his remarkably healthy old age is going to face an inevitable decline and he has to accept it.

Featuring David Lynch as a friend, this tale blends comedy and tragedy so sensitively.

“Fantastic. Stanton is phenomenal. One of the best performances of 2017.” Brian Tallerico, rogerebert.com

FRIDAY 21 2.30pm & 7.45pm, MONDAY 24 5.45pm, TUESDAY 25 11am & 2.30pm, WEDNESDAY 26 2.30pm & 8pm, THURSDAY 27 11am

PUZZLE (15)

DIRECTOR: Marc Turtletaub WRITERS: Oren Moverman, Natalia Smirnoff STARS: Kelly Macdonald, Irrfan Khan USA, 2018, 1h 43m

A thoughtful film about discovering passions. Agnes (Macdonald) operates a ‘happy’ home with her predictable husband.

On receiving a puzzle for her birthday, she discovers a previously-unknown skill and travels to Manhattan, looking for puzzles, and finding herself in partnership with Robert (Khan).

Recognising not only her talent, but her outer and inner beauty, complications begin.

Winner Grand Prize of the Jury, Cannes Film Festival 2018

SATURDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2.30pm, SUNDAY 30 7.30pm, MONDAY 1 OCTOBER 7.30pm, THURSDAY 4 2.30pm

BLACKKKLANSMAN (15)

DIRECTOR: Spike Lee

Writers: Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee STARS: John David Washington, Topher Grace, Adam Driver USA, 2008, 2h 15m

The struggle for civil rights rages on in 1970s America, when Ron Stallworth becomes the first African-American detective in Colorado. Setting out with his colleague Flip Zimmerman, he infiltrates the Ku Klux Klan on a vigilante mission to expose them and take down their organisation.

FRIDAY 28 2.30pm, SATURDAY 29 7.45pm, MONDAY 1 OCTOBER 5.30pm, THURSDAY 4 11am

THE RIDER (15 TBC) DIRECTOR AND WRITER: Chloé Zhao

Cannes Film Festival 2017, Winner C.I.C.A.E. Award

OCTOBER

STARS: Brady Jandreau, Tim Jandreau, Lilly Jandreau

USA, 2017, 1h 44m

Rodeo star Brady must rehabilitate after suffering a severe head injury, at the foot of a horse. Trying to support his alcoholic father and learning disabled sister, the stoic Brady must adapt within a world built around different expectations. Sharply drawn, unrelenting, but beautifully told, this one’s a keeper.

FRIDAY 5 11am, SATURDAY 6 2.30pm, TUESDAY 9 2.30pm, WEDNESDAY 10 11am, THURSDAY 11 2.30pm, FRIDAY 12 11am, THURSDAY 18 2.30pm

THE LITTLE STRANGER (12A) DIRECTOR: Lenny Abrahamson WRITERS: Lucinda Coxon, Sarah Waters STARS: Ruth Wilson, Domhnall Gleeson, Charlotte Rampling, Will Poulter Ireland, UK, France, 2018, 1h 41m

SEPTEMBER SUNDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 5.30pm, MONDAY 1 OCTOBER 2.30pm

FEVER PITCH (15)

Based on the novel by Sarah Waters (Tipping the Velvet, Fingersmith), the director of Room returns with another tale of struggle and complexity. Dr Faraday attends Hundred Hall in the summer of 1943, to visit a patient, a young, disfigured man.

The man is experiencing hauntings and visions.

35MM SCREENING

DIRECTOR: David Evans WRITER: Nick Hornby STARS: Colin Firth, Ruth Gemmell,

Luke Aikman UK, 1996, 1h 38m

Based on Nick Hornby’s bestselling autobiographical novel, and scripted by the man himself, this is a romantic comedy about a man, a woman and a football team.

FRIDAY 28 11am, SATURDAY 29 5.30pm, SUNDAY 30 2.30pm

ANCHOR AND HOPE (15) DIRECTOR: Carlos Marques-Marcet WRITERS: Carlos Marques-Marcet,

Jules Nurrish

STARS: Oona Chaplin, Natalia Tena,

Geraldine Chaplin Spain, 2018, 1h 51m, English & Spanish with English subtitles

At 38, Eva fears that her biological clock is about to stand still, but her fiancée Kat does not want a newborn to upset their carefree lifestyle on a canal boat in London. When Roger comes to visit from Barcelona, Eva sees him as a potential donor. Three independent spirits face up to the realities of parenthood in London.

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TUESDAY 9 11am, WEDNESDAY 10 2.30pm, THURSDAY 11 11am

POPE FRANCIS: A MAN OF HIS WORD (PG) DIRECTOR: Wim Wenders.

WRITERS: Wim Wenders, David Rosier

STARS: Pope Francis, Joe Biden, Evo Morales

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Switzerland, Holy See (Vatican City State), Italy, Germany, France, 2018, 1h 36m, Italian, Spanish, German, English with English subtitles

In this insightful and personal portrait of Pope Francis, Wim brings his specific visual style to create a thoughtful documentary. We see Pope Francis deep in concern for the poor, environmental issues, social justice, and calling for peace. It is an intimate investigation into the value of religion and community.

FRIDAY 19 6pm, MONDAY 22 8pm, THURSDAY 25 2.30pm

TEHRAN TABOO (TBC) DIRECTOR: Ali Soozandeh WRITERS: Grit Kienzlen,

Ali Soozandeh

OCTOBER FRIDAY 12 2.30pm, MONDAY 15 2.30pm, THURSDAY 18 11am

THE GUARDIANS

(LES GARDIENNES) (15) DIRECTOR: Xavier Beauvois WRITERS: Xavier Beauvois, Marie-Julie Maille,

Frédérique Moreau, Ernest Pérochon

STARS: Nathalie Baye, Laura Smet, Iris Bry

France, 2017, 2h 18m, French with English subtitles

It’s 1915 and World War I is raging on, but in this unspoiled country the women are guarding the farms in the absence of their husbands. Tirelessly driven Hortense hires young orphan Francine and a friendship of respect flourishes, at the cost of the familial status quo. This is a beautiful and intriguing reflection on rural life for women.

FRIDAY 19 11am & 8pm, SATURDAY 20 2.30pm, MONDAY 22 5.45pm, WEDNESDAY 24 8pm, THURSDAY 25 11am, FRIDAY 26 2.30pm, MONDAY 29 7.30pm

THE WIFE (15)

STARS: Farhad Abadinejad,

Jasmina Ali, Rozita Assadollahy Germany/Austria, 2017, 1h 36m, Persian with English subtitles

In this gorgeously animated drama, the lives of several strong-willed women and a young musician intersect.

Their stories reveal the hypocrisies of modern Iranian society, where sex, drugs, and corruption coexist with strict religious law.

DEMENTIA FRIENDLY SCREENING: WEDNESDAY 24 2pm

THE MALTESE FALCON (PG) DIRECTOR: John Huston WRITERS: John Huston,

Dashiell Hammett

STARS: Humphrey Bogart, Mary

Astor, Gladys George USA, 1941, 1h 40m

In this noir classic, detective Sam Spade (Bogart) gets more than he bargained for when he takes a case brought to him by a beautiful but secretive woman (Astor).

DIRECTOR: Björn Runge. Writer: Jane Anderson STARS: Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Max Irons, Christian Slater, Elizabeth McGovern Sweden, USA, UK, 2017, 1h 40m

In the performance of her lifetime, Glenn Close is Joan Castleman, devoted wife, champion and confident to her Nobel prize-winning, writer husband, Joe (Pryce), in this adaptation from the novel by Meg Wolitzer. This is a deep interrogation of a life spent living someone else’s dreams, which comes to a head on the eve of Joe’s celebration. Memories, infidelities, frustrations and sacrifice rear up in a climax that will have every member of the audience incensed with emotion, and yearning for a life celebrating womanhood, and liberation. Powerful, funny and poignant.

“This is an unmissable movie for Glenn Close fans. Actually, you can’t watch it without becoming a fan – if you weren’t one already….

It is a smart, supremely watchable and entertaining film…” Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

FILM & DISCUSSION: AD THURSDAY 25 8pm

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DIRECTOR: Jo Barker

and Sylvie Planel UK, 2017, running time tbc

Food and farming is in crisis.

In just over a decade we’ve lost more than 33,000 farms from our countryside, and alongside this, bad diet is now causing more health problems than smoking. At the heart of all change lies a story, and In Our Hands is a film about a new kind of farm, a new kind of food and a new kind of society.

Join Herefordshire Green Network for a discussion after the film about the issues raised, and the filmmakers from Blackbark Films for a Q&A.

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FAMILY FILM

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FRIDAY 31 AUGUST 11.15am, SATURDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 5.30pm, MONDAY 3 11.15am, SATURDAY 8 11am

THE BIG BAD FOX AND OTHER TALES... (U)

DIRECTOR: Patrick Imbert, Benjamin Renner WRITERS: Benjamin

Renner, Jean Regnaud

STARS: Guillaume Darnault, Damien

Witecka, Kamel Abdessadok France/Belgium, 2017, 1h 23

Meet an array of delightful misfit farm animals: a fox who mothers a family of chicks, a rabbit who plays the stork, and a duck who wants to be Santa Claus.

A lovely trio of stories with hand-drawn animation, straight from the makers of the Oscar-nominated Ernest & Celestine.

SATURDAY 1 11am , MONDAY 3 2.30pm, TUESDAY 4 6pm

HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION (U)

DIRECTOR: Genndy Tartakovsky WRITERS: Michael McCullers, Genndy Tartakovsky STARS: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Kathryn Hahn

USA, 2018, 1h 37m

HAPPY BIRTHDAY COURTYARD: SATURDAY 22 2pm, birthday cake 1.30pm

BUGSY MALONE (U) DIRECTOR: Alan Parker WRITER: Alan Parker STARS: Jodie Foster, Scott Baio, Florrie Dugger UK, 1976, 1h 33m, English and Italian

Bugsy Malone was the first Youth production to be performed at The Courtyard 20 years ago, so we’re celebrating by screening the classic family flick with pre-activities and cake before the film!

Winner of five BAFTAs including Best Screenplay, 1977

SATURDAY 6 OCTOBER 11am

SGT. STUBBY: AN UNLIKELY HERO (PG) DIRECTORS: Richard Lanni WRITERS: Richard Lanni, Mike Stokey VOICES OF: Logan Lerman, Helena Bonham-Carter, Gerard Depardieu country, 2018, 1h 24m

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The true story of a stray dog who joins his new master on the battlefields of the First World War. For his valorous actions, Sgt. Stubby is still recognized as the most decorated dog in American history.

SATURDAY 20 OCTOBER 11am , RELAXED SCREENING: WEDNESDAY 24 5.30pm

LUIS AND THE ALIENS (U)

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Wolfgang Lauenstein, Sean McCormack.

Germany/Luxembourg/Denmark, 2018, 86m

Buster plays a cinema projectionist, framed for theft by a jealous rival for his girl’s hand, who daydreams himself into life as a daring detective.

Wonder at a true marvel of the cinema.

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DIRECTOR: Christoph Lauenstein,

SATURDAY 22 11am

Mitchell, Clyde Bruckman STARS: Buster Keaton, Kathryn McGuire, Joe Keaton USA, 1924, 45m

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WRITERS: Wolfgang Lauenstein,

DIRECTOR: Buster Keaton WRITERS: Jean C. Havez, Joseph A.

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Join our favourite monster family as they embark on a vacation on a luxury monster cruise ship!

SHERLOCK JR. (U)

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Christoph Lauenstein

STARS: Franciska Friede, Joey Guila

A lonely boy becomes friends with three lovable aliens that crash near his house and as his new friends save him from being sent to boarding school. £10 R

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SATURDAY 27 OCTOBER 11am

TEEN TITANS GO! AD TO THE MOVIES (PG) DIRECTOR: Aaron Horvath, Peter Rida Michail WRITERS: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic STARS: Nicolas Cage, Kristen Bell,

Will Arnett USA, 2018, 88m

A villain’s maniacal plan for world domination sidetracks five teenage superheroes who dream of Hollywood stardom.

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