MARCH - APRIL 2015 LIVE EVENTS LIVE SCREENINGS FILM CAFÉ BAR EXHIBITIONS EDUCATION BUSINESS MEMBERSHIP PARTICIPATION
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10am to 8pm Monday to Saturday, 11am to 2.30pm - Sunday Tickets £6.80 Friends & Patrons £6.12 Courtyard Card (14-25) £3 Courtyard Club (13s and under) £3 Children Under 16 £4.80 Matinee Screenings £4.80* Concessions £5.80 Breakfast Movie (including a hot drink and pastry) £6.80* *Applies weekdays and term times only. No concessions available. All information contained in this guide is correct at the time of going to print, but may be subject to change.
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BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND APRIL MONDAY 23 FEBRUARY 11.00 THURSDAY 26 FEBRUARY 11.00, 2.30 & 7.30 TUESDAY 7 APRIL 11.00, WEDNESDAY 8 APRIL 2.30 THURSDAY 9 11.00
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING (12A) DIRECTOR: James Marsh STARRING: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones,
David Thewlis, Emily Watson USA, 2014, 2 hours 3 minutes
Based on Jane Hawking’s memoir, this is the sweet, love-filled story of her life with the extraordinary Stephen Hawking. Together they defy impossible odds and achieve more than they could ever have dreamed. A healthy, active young man, at 21, Hawking received an earthshattering diagnosis. With Jane fighting tirelessly by his side, Stephen embarks on his most ambitious scientific work, studying the very thing he now has precious little of - time.
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Film Fanatics Discount If you love the silver screen and can’t get enough of film, then buy in bulk and get a better deal. 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.
Dave’s Faves Film of the Month as recommended by our film programmer David Gillam.
Audio Description For up to date information on which films will include Audio Description, please call the Box Office or check The Courtyard website.
Family Films
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FEBRUARY / MARCH
BORDERLINES FILM FESTIVAL
20 15
FRIDAY 27 FEBRUARY - SUNDAY 15 MARCH Borderlines Film Festival 2015: films and previews to get your teeth into; cinema from Argentina to Australia, Norfolk to Herefordshire, Turkey to Timbuktu; variety, passion, polemics, humour, drama and sheer entertainment; festival award-winners including Winter Sleep (Cannes Palme D’Or). Blink and it’ll be spring.
MARCH MONDAY 16 8.30
BOYHOOD (15) DIRECTOR: Richard Linklater STARRING: Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette,
Ellar Coltrane USA, 2014, 2 hours 46 minutes
The younger child of a divorced couple (Arquette and Hawke), Mason develops into a heartbreaker. Subtly scripted this is no documentary, but by lingering on moments that most films would cut, Boyhood develops an unprecedented feeling of intimacy. “Tender, funny, wise and wistful, full of warmth and humanity.” Time Out
MARCH: MONDAY 16 6.00, 7.30, TUESDAY 17 WEDNESDAY 18 6.00, 8.30, THURSDAY 19 4.30 , FRIDAY 20 6.00, 8.30, SATURDAY 21 11.00, 2.30, SUNDAY 22 6.00, 8.30, MONDAY 23 11.00, 2.30, 6.00, 8.30, TUESDAY 24 11.00, 2.30 APRIL: MONDAY 20 11.00, 6.00, TUESDAY 21 2.30 (EASY SCREENING), WEDNESDAY 22 11.00, THURSDAY 23 2.30
THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (PG) DIRECTORS: John Madden STARRING: Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel,
Maggie Smith, Celia Imrie UK/USA, 2014, 1 hour 57 minutes tbc
Having joined the Jaipur workforce, Evelyn and Douglas (Judi Dench and Bill Nighy) are wondering where their regular dates will lead. While Norman and Carol (Ronald Pickup and Diana Hardcastle) are negotiating the tricky waters of an exclusive relationship, and Madge (Celia Imrie) juggles two eligible and very wealthy suitors. Join us for our second best More than a Matinee event, from 12noon come to our book making workshop, enjoy a tasty lunch and watch an ‘easy screen’ of the Second Best Marigold Hotel, all for just £10!
FRIDAY 27 + MONDAY 30 MARCH 11.00, 2.30, TUESDAY 31 MARCH 2.30, 8.30, WEDNESDAY 1 APRIL 11.00, THURSDAY 2 2.30, 6.00, FRIDAY 3 11.00, SATURDAY 4 11.00
TUESDAY 31 5.30, THURSDAY 2 APRIL 8.00
GUYS & DOLLS (U) DIRECTOR: Joseph L Mankiewicz
SHAUN THE SHEEP THE MOVIE (U)
STARRING: Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Jean Simmons
USA, 1955, 2 hours 30 minutes
DIRECTORS: Mark Burton, Richard Starzack STARRING: Shaun, Blitzer, Trumper, Slip
UK/France, 2014, 1 hour 34 minutes tbc
Shaun and co. must travel to the confusing, chaotic city to help return everyone safely to the green, green grass of home. There’s a definite Wallace and Gromit flavour to the usual sheep-powered chaos, plus a few new characters including animal warden Trumper and Slip, an orphan dog who helps out our heroes.
Based on the Broadway show, Guys and Dolls consistently ranks amongst the most popular film musicals of all time. Veteran gambler Sky Masterson (Brando in a brave musical debut) takes a bet from Nathan Detroit (Sinatra) that he can win the affection of Salvation Army “soldier” (Simmons), setting himself up to lose both his money and his heart. Filled to the brim with Frank Loesser tunes such as Luck be A Lady and Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat, the inspired casting of Marlon Brando lends an emotional depth to the unlikely romance that is rare in musicals. “A musical fairly glittering with intelligence and invention.” Time Out
APRIL Delicious Roald Dahl themed sweet treats at the Courtyard Cafe Bar!
THURSDAY 2 11.00
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (12A)
TUESDAY 31 11.00, WEDNESDAY 1 APRIL 2.30
DIRECTOR: Tim Burton
FANTASTIC MR FOX (PG)
STARRING: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, Helena Bonham Carter
DIRECTOR: Wes Anderson WITH THE VOICES OF: George Clooney, Meryl Streep,
Bill Murray, Owen Wilson USA, 2009, 1 hour 27 minutes
This is a fabulous take on Roald Dahl's muchloved story of the roguish, debonair Mr Fox whose wild animal instincts as a sneaky chicken thief endanger his beloved family. The animals band together to fight against the evil farmers Boggis, Bunce and Bean (“one short, one fat, one lean”), who are determined to capture the fantastic Mr Fox at any cost. George Clooney is perfectly cast in this is charming, funny, delightful adaptation. “Genuinely original . . . touching, hilarious and unforgettable” Empire
USA, 2005, 1 hour 50 minutes
Roald Dahl’s classic story of an innocent young boy who wins a tour of the eccentric Willy Wonka’s fabulous chocolate factory gives Depp and Burton the chance to give full rein to their wackiness. A charming, beautifully imagined, sweet cocktail of a film that remains largely faithful to Roald Dahl’s original story.
Delicious Roald Dahl themed sweet treats at the Courtyard Cafe Bar!
FRIDAY 3 2.30, SATURDAY 4 2.30, TUESDAY 7 2.30, 8.30, WEDNESDAY 8 11.00, 6.00, THURSDAY 9 2.30, 8.30
KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE (15) DIRECTOR: Matthew Vaughn
STARRING: Colin Firth, Samuel L Jackson,
Michael Caine, Mark Hamill USA, 2014, 2 hours 9 minutes
Based upon the acclaimed comic book Kingsman: The Secret Service, Colin Firth stars as Harry Hart, a suited, booted and immaculately mannered gentleman spy, who takes an unrefined upstart under his wing after spotting real potential in the young man. The agency could use some fresh blood, particularly when the diabolic, tech genius Valentine launches a terrifying scheme to change the world by nefarious means.
FRIDAY 10 2.30, 8.00, SATURDAY 11 2.30, MONDAY 13 11.00, 8.00, TUESDAY 14 2.30, WEDNESDAY 15 2.30, 7.30, Join us after the screening on THURSDAY 16 2.30
STILL ALICE (12A) DIRECTORS: Richard Glatzer, Wash
Tuesday 14 April for a discussion about dementia with our guest panel.
Westmoreland STARRING: Julianne Moore, Kristen Stewart, Alec Baldwin USA, 2014, 1 hour 51 minutes tbc
Alice Howland is a vivacious, charming, linguistics professor who starts to forget words. While her family tries to cope with the situation, we dive deep into one woman’s experience of her own deteriorating condition. All the emphasis is on Moore’s reactions, her vulnerability seesawing with her strength, as she faces the disease’s terrible terror power to wipe out personal certainties and identity.
Supported by
TUESDAY 7 6.00, WEDNESDAY 8 8.45, THURSDAY 9 6.00
Winner of the Best Documentary prize at Edinburgh International Film Festival 2014
FIFTY SHADES OF GREY (18 TBC)
DIRECTOR: Sam Taylor-Johnson STARRING: Jamie Dornan, Dakota Johnson,
Luke Grimes, Jennifer Ehle USA, 2015, 1 hour 57 minutes
When Anastasia Steele meets Christian Grey, she finds herself desperate to get close to this beautiful, brilliant, intimidating man. Mr Grey admits he wants her too, but on his own terms. Ana hesitates as she discovers the singular tastes of Mr Grey who is consumed by the need to control everything.
FRIDAY 10 6.00, WEDNESDAY 15 8.30
MY NAME IS SALT (U) DIRECTOR: Farida Pacha STARRING: Sanabhai, Devuben and their family
from the Little Rann of Kutch Switzerland/India, 2013, 1 hour 32 minutes, subtitles
Every year thousands of families travel to a bleak desert in Gujarat where they extract the whitest salt in the world using the same painstaking manual techniques as generations before them. We spend a season with one of these families observing the very particular rhythms of their lives as they work on the salt marshes. “A lyrical celebration of human endeavour” Eye for Film
APRIL MONDAY 13 6.00
UNDER THE SKIN OF THE CITY (15)
Winner Netpac Award Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2001
DIRECTOR: Rakhshan Bani-Etemad STARRING: Golab Adineh,
Mohammad Reza Forutan, Baran Kosari Iran, 2001, 1 hour 32 minutes, Farsi with English subtitles
After her grueling daily grind in the Tehran textile factory Tuba comes home to an invalid husband, a pregnant daughter whose husband beats her regularly; a teenage son, who's been getting into trouble due to his radical politics; and an older son who wants to fix all her problems by going to work in Japan. Tuba soldiers on trying to keep her family together despite her mounting troubles. “an involving, beautifully cast film that portrays contemporary Iranian issues in a remarkably universal light.” Hollywood Reporter Screening as part of the British Council celebration of Iranian cinema
FRIDAY 17 11.00, 8.30, SATURDAY 18 6.00, SUNDAY 19 2.00, MONDAY 20 2.30, 8.30, TUESDAY 21 6.00, WEDNESDAY 27 8.15, THURSDAY 23 11.00, 8.00
SUITE FRANÇAISE (15) DIRECTOR: Saul Dibb STARRING: Kristin Scott Thomas,
Michelle Williams, Matthias Schoenaerts UK/France/Canada, 2015, 1 hour 54 minutes
FRIDAY 17 2.30, 6.00, SATURDAY 18 8.30, TUESDAY 21 8.30, THURSDAY 23 6.00
MORTDECAI (12A) DIRECTOR: David Koepp
1944, in a small French town, Lucille Angellier lives unhappily with her domineering mother-in-law as they wait for news of her POW husband. When the handsome, refined German officer Bruno is billeted with Lucille the two begin a hesitant relationship.
STARRING: Johnny Depp, Ewan McGregor,
Gwyneth Paltrow, Paul Bettany USA, 2014, 1 hour 56 minutes
Armed only with his good looks and special charms Mortdecai must recover a stolen painting rumoured to contain the code to a lost bank account filled with Nazi gold. As he races across the globe the bumbling Mortdecai has to juggle an MI5 Inspector, an international Russian terrorist, some angry Russian, and his impossibly leggy wife who is determined to solve the case herself.
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SATURDAY 18 11.00, 2.00
SATURDAY 25 11.00, SUNDAY 26 2.00
DOCTOR PROCTOR'S FART POWDER (PG TBC) DIRECTORS: Arild Fröhlich
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER (PG TBC)
STARRING: Eilif Hellum Noraker, Emily Glaister,
DIRECTOR: Paul Tibbitt
Marian Saastad Ottesen
STARRING: Antonio Banderas,
Norway, 2013, 1 hour 27 minutes, subtitles
Clancy Brown, Tom Kenny
Doctor Proktor lives in a world where the dungeons are darker, the rich sons are nastier, and the mad professors are even madder. Two lonely children, Lisa and Nilly must help Doctor Proktor to get recognition for his amazing invention, industrial strength farting powder that can propel people into outer space!
USA/South Korea, 2015, 1 hour 28 minutes tbc
SpongeBob, the world's favorite sea dwelling invertebrate goes on a quest to find a stolen recipe. He comes ashore to our world and ends up going head to head with a pirate in his most super-heroic adventure yet.
FRIDAY 24 2.30, SATURDAY 25 2.00, SUNDAY 26 7.30, MONDAY 27 2.30, 7.30, TUESDAY 28 2.30, 6.00, WEDNESDAY 29 8.30, THURSDAY 30 2.30, 8.00
THE WATER DIVINER (15 TBC) DIRECTOR: Russell Crowe STARRING: Russell Crowe, Jai Courtney, Olga Kurylenko
Australia, 2015, 1 hour 51 minutes tbc
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MONDAY 27 6.00
BASHU, THE LITTLE STRANGER (15) DIRECTOR: Bahram Beizai STARRING: Susan Taslimi, Adnan Afravian,
This is a beautifully shot, intelligently directed and fastmoving blockbuster with a touch of Indiana Jones and a pinch of Lawrence of Arabia. Russell Crowe not only directs this handsome, big-hearted, oldfashioned tale, but also stars as a decent man on a mission to find his three sons, missing presumed dead after the World War I battle of Gallipoli. It’s a heart-warming story of family, love and sacrifice spic ed with some humour and an unlikely love interest
Parvis Pourhosseini Iran, 1990, 2 hours, subtitles
Made during the Iran-Iraq war and originally banned this has been voted the best Iranian film of the last thirty years by Iranian critics. Featuring a brilliant performance by actress Susan Taslimi, it tells of a poor farm wife trying to coax a young war refugee out of his fear and trauma. Screening as part of the British Council celebration of Iranian cinema
APRIL
MONDAY 27 2.15, TUESDAY 28 8.15, WEDNESDAY 29 2.30, THURSDAY 30 6.00
X + Y (TBC) DIRECTOR: Morgan Matthews
MONDAY 27 8.30, WEDNESDAY 29 6.00
STARRING: Asa Butterfield, Sally Hawkins,
BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT (15)
Rafe Spall UK, 2014, 1 hour 51 minutes
Graced by a string of excellent performances this heartwarming story celebrates how love can change even the most complex of lives. Mildly autistic Nathan is a teenage prodigy who understands the world through logic and reason. He’s bewildered by his mother’s (Sally Hawkins) deep need to love him, preferring the easy company of his brilliant but underachieving maths tutor (Rafe Spall). When the Mathematical Olympiad takes him from the English suburbs to Taipei, life flares into vivid colour and sound, music, taste and emotion. This is a nicely understated, feel-good film that manages to avoid the usual clichés.
COMING SOON Coming soon Kate Winslet in Alan Rickman’s delightful tale of gardens and intrigue at the French court, A Little Chaos and Helen Mirren in Woman in Gold.
DIRECTOR: Ridley Scott STARRING: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer,
Sean Young, Daryl Hannah USA, 1982, 1 hour 57 minutes
The retro-futurist design changed the look of sci-fi movies ever since. Reviled on release, this adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is now recognized as one of the finest, most influential sci-fi films ever made “Bold, bleak and still brilliant.” Time Out