January - February 2016 Film Guide

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dave’s Faves Films of the Month as recommended by our film programmer David Gillam.

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moNday 4 JaNuary 7.30, tueSday 5 2.30, wedNeSday 6 11.00, thurSday 7 2.30, moNday 8 February 8.00, tueSday 9 11.00, 2.30

SuFFrageTTe (12A) DirecTor: Sarah gavron STarring: carey mulligan, meryl Streep, helena bonham carter, brendan gleeson

uK, 2015, 1 hour 46 minutes

moNday 8 February pre-screening talk about the Suffragettes at 7pm by the university of worcester Film starts at 8pm Free but tickets need to be booked in advance

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Saturday 16 JaNuary 6.00 wedNeSday 20 2.30, thurSday 21 11.00

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SuNday 7 February 2.00, wedNeSday 10 11am & 6.00, thurSday 11 2.30

The LaDy in The Van (12A) DirecTor: nicolas hytner STarring: maggie Smith, Dominic cooper,

James corden, Jim broadbent

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uK, 2015, 1 hour 44 minutes

January

Friday 8 11.00, 2.30, 7.30, Saturday 9 6.00, moNday 11 11.00, 8.00, tueSday 12 11.00, 2.30, 6.00, wedNeSday 13 8.15, thurSday 14 2.30 SuNday 3 2.30, moNday 4 11.00, 2.30

The gooD DinoSaur (PG) DirecTor: Peter Sohn STarring: raymond ochoa, Jeffrey Wright,

anna Paquin uSa, 2015, 1 hour 32 minutes

With shades of The Lion King the story follows an Apatosaurus named Arlo who loses his Dad then wanders off into a harsh and mysterious wilderness where he makes friends with a young boy Spot and learns what he is truly capable of. tueSday 5 11.00, 7.30, wedNeSday 6 2.30, 7.30, thurSday 7 11.00, 7.30 Friday 29 11.00, wedNeSday 3 February 11.00, 2.30, thurSday 4 February 11.00

brooKLyn (12A)

alSo moNday 25 11.00, 2.30, moNday 22 February 6.00, tueSday 23 11.00, wedNeSday 24 2.30, thurSday 25 11.00

caroL (15) DirecTor: Todd haynes STarring: cate blanchett, rooney mara, Kyle chandler

uSa/uK, 2015, 1 hour 58 minutes

A sophisticated alluring older woman whose marriage is breaking down Carol is attracted to Therese an aspiring photographer. Intrigued Therese is drawn in despite the threat their relationship poses to them both. Blanchett is simply magnificent as the chic Carol, whose elegant poise thinly veils her crumbling interior world, whilst Mara is mesmerising as the ingénue whose capacity for love awakens a newfound fearlessness.

Saturday 9 11.00, 2.30

DirecTor: John crowley

The big KnighTS (U)

STarring: Saoirse ronan, Domhnall gleeson,

DirecTor: astley baker Davis

michael Zegen, Julie Walters

WiTh The VoiceS oF: brian blessed, David rintoul,

ireland/uK/canada, 2015, 1 hour 52 minutes

uK, 2015, 1 hour 22 minutes tbc

Sweet, sensitive Eilis leaves small-town Ireland for New York in search of a better life.

Homesick she finds settling in a new country hard. But when she returns to Ireland for a visit Eilis has to face the exquisite pain of choosing between her love for two countries . . . and two men.

From the makers of Peppa Pig, join the adventures of Sir Boris, Sir Morris and their noble pets. They live in Castle Big in the far off land of Borovia, where dragons are fierce, witches are wicked, scientists are insane, the economy is bad and television is in black & white . . .

Courtyard Family Saturday Film & workShop £6 or £3 For Cy Club memberS

January Saturday 9 8.30, wedNeSday 13 2.30, thurSday 14 11.00, 6.00

macbeTh (15) DirecTor: Justin Kurzel STarring: michael Fassbender,

marion cotillard, David Thewlis uK/France/uSa, 2015, 1 hour 53 minutes

Dark, brooding and visually striking, the desolate Scottish landscape is a haunting backdrop to all the political shenanigans behind the throne. Kicking off with a big battle in the mist this crunching adaptation just gets more brutal and unsparing from there.

wedNeSday 13 6.00, thurSday 14 8.15

mia maDre (15) DirecTor: nanni moretti STarring: margherita buy, John Turturro, giulia Lazzarini, nanni moretti italy, 2015, 1 hour 47 minutes, subtitles

Margherita Buy excels as a film director having to cope with a clearly unhinged American lead John Turturro, in full-on crazy mode. But her simmering frustration is merely an echo of the larger picture, where her innate control-freakery prevents her accepting the reality of her mother’s imminent passing.

SuNday 17 2.00, wedNeSday 20 11.00, thurSday 21 2.30 moNday 11 6.00, tueSday 12 8.15

branD: a SeconD coming (15)

winner of the ecumenical Jury prize Cannes Film Festival 2015

Dr ZhiVago (PG) DirecTor: David Lean STarring: Julie christie, omar Sharif, alec guinness,

Tom courtenay

DirecTor: odi Timoner

uK/uSa/italy, 1965, 3 hours 13 minutes

STarring: russell brand, Katy Perry,

Set in Moscow on the eve of the First World War, medical student Yuri Zhivago meets the beautiful Lara, setting in train a fateful romance that turns their lives upside down.

Their intensely passionate relationship is challenged by war and the power of tradition.

Fifty years after its initial release the biggest of big screen romances returns in a beautifully restored digital print.

Stephen merchant, Simon amstell uK/uSa, 2015, 1 hour 42 minutes

Focusing largely on his recent ‘Brand: A Second Coming’ tour, this very funny, smart and hugely entertaining documentary tells his life story from his troubled childhood in Essex to the launch of his book REVoLuTIoN. There are some great routines and a sincere attempts to challenge some of the worst aspects of our society through high-octane comedy.

January SuNday 24 2.00, moNday 25 8.00, wedNeSday 27 6.00, thurSday 28 2.30 Saturday 16 8.00, moNday 18 8.00, tueSday 19 6.00, wedNeSday 20 8.00

briDge oF SPieS (12A) DirecTor: Stephen Spielberg STarring: Tom hanks, mark rylance,

amy ryan, alan alda uK/uSa, 2015, 2 hours 21 minutes

STeVe JobS (15) DirecTor: Danny boyle STarring: michael Fassbender,

Kate Winslet, Seth rogen, Jeff Daniels uSa, 2015, 2 hours 2 minutes

An enthralling story of the brilliant single-minded man at the epicentre of the digital revolution and a penetrating look at what it takes to create change.

Switching constantly between public and personal spheres, the furious pace is a reminder of the huge competing demands on Jobs.

Tom Hanks stars as the American attorney tasked with negotiating the release of a u-2 spy plane pilot shot down over Russia at the height of the Cold War. Deeply satisfying entertainment, this absorbing true-life tale thrums with suspense and shapes up expertly into a John Le Carré-style nail-biter. “handsome and mature entertainment” daily telegraph

moNday 18 6.00, tueSday 19 8.45, wedNeSday 20 6.00

burnT (15) DirecTor: John Wells STarring: bradley cooper, Sienna miller,

uma Thurman, Lily James, emma Thompson uSa, 2015, 1 hour 44 minutes tbc

Adam Jones is a Chef who had it all and lost it.

Sudden success sent him down the path of excess, drinking, drugs and debauchery destroying his career. He cleans up and returns to London, determined to redeem himself by spearheading a top restaurant that can gain three Michelin stars.

moNday 25 6.00, wedNeSday 27 8.30, thurSday 28 11.00

he nameD me maLaLa (PG) DirecTor: Davis guggenheim STarring: malala yousafzai, Ziauddin yousafzai,

Toor Pekai yousafzai uSa, 2015, 1 hour 27 minuTeS

Shot and seriously injured by the Taliban, Malala has since become a powerful advocate for girls’ education.

Following Malala as she starts her life afresh in Britain, behind the image of the activist and campaigner we discover a warm, smart, wise beyond her years, loving, playful, funny, fearless fighter. this film contains a sequence of flashing lights.

January/February Friday 29 2.30, 8.00, Saturday 30 2.30 SuNday 31 2.00, wedNeSday 3 February 6.00, thurSday 4 2.30

STar WarS: The Force aWaKenS (12 tbc) DirecTor: J. J. abrams STarring: harrison Ford, carrie Fisher,

mark hamill, Simon Pegg uSa, 2015, 2 hours 20 minutes tbc

The most eagerly awaited film of the year The Star Wars saga continues with this seventh entry. It’s the start of a new trilogy set after the events of Return of the Jedi. Definitely something to be enjoyed on the big screen!

Saturday 30 11.00

ghoSThunTerS (PG) DirecTor: Tobi baumann STarring: milo Parker, anke engelke, bastian Pastewka

ireland/germany/austria, 2015, 1 hour 39 minutes

Tom, a scaredy-cat boy, Hetty, a maverick professional ghosthunter, who doesn't like children or ghosts, and Hugo, a bright green, clumsy, slimy blob who is completely harmless and totally loveable. They prove themselves through friendship, courage and selfconfidence in their fight against the evil ice ghost.

Courtyard Family Saturday Film & workShop £6 or £3 For Cy Club memberS

February

winner best New director prize San Sebastian Film Festival 2014

Friday 29 6.00, wedNeSday 3 February 8.45

The LeSSon (15) DirecTor: Kristina grozeva, Petar Valchanov STarring: margita gosheva, ivan Savov, Stefan Denolyubov

bulgaria/greece, 2014, 1 hour 45 minutes, subtitles

Life is getting on top of Nade, a well-meaning teacher in a small Bulgarian town. She’s a good woman doing her best but supporting a feckless husband means they’re slipping into debt.

Meanwhile at school she is looking for a petty thief so she can teach him a lesson about right and wrong. But her clear moral compass gets increasingly called into question as her desperation mounts.

Saturday 6 6.00, tueSday 9 8.00, thurSday 11 8.00

The Program (15) DirecTor: Stephen Frears STarring: ben Foster, chris o’Dowd,

guillaume canet, Dustin hoffman uK/France, 2015, 1 hour 43 minutes

This is the story of Lance Armstrong’s rise and fall in a way that will appeal to non-cycling fans too. As we scroll through the years with dazzling, pacy style, a mesmerising Ben Foster plays the world’s most famous cheat as a furiously driven man with ego and ambition to burn. Through sheer force of will he recovers from testicular cancer and goes on to build one of cycling’s most successful ever teams.

February

tueSday 9 6.00, thurSday 11 6.00

Friday 12 11.00, 8.00, Saturday 13 8.00, SuNday 14 2.30, moNday 15 8.00

by The Sea (12A tbc)

ice anD The SKy (U)

DirecTor: angelina Jolie

DirecTorS: Luc Jacquet

STarring: brad Pitt, angelina Jolie,

STarring: claude Lorius

melanie Laurent

France, 2015, 1 hour 29 minutes, subtitles

uSa, 2015, 1 hour 43 minutes

Shot in the beautiful Antarctic this tell the life story of climatologist Claude Lorius who has spent his life drilling out ice cores at enormous depth. His resulting analysis proved key in linking climate change and “greenhouse” gases. The simplicity of his deep-drilling operations – first to 900m, extracting ice around 40,000 years old; and then to 3600m and 400,000 years – really hits home.

Vanessa is a writer drifting across France. But when they linger in a sleepy seaside town they make friends with an amusing local barman and a vibrant hotel owner. Their time with this unique array of local characters strengthens their bond and reaffirms their marriage.

Friday 12 2.30, 6.00, Saturday 13 6.00, moNday 15 11.00, 2.30, 6.00

SnooPy & charLie broWn: The PeanuTS moVie (U) DirecTor: Steve martino WiTh The VoiceS oF: noah Schnapp,

bill melendez, hadley belle miller Saturday 6 8.00, moNday 8 6.00, wedNeSday 10 2.30, 8.00 , thurSday 11 11.00

in The hearT oF The Sea (12A) DirecTor: ron howard STarring: chris hemsworth, cillian murphy,

brendan gleeson uSa, 2015, 2 hours 1 minutes tbc

In the winter of 1820, a mammoth sperm whale with an almost human sense of vengeance attacked a whaling ship. But that told only half the story. This reveals the encounter's harrowing aftermath. Stranded thousands of miles from home the ship's surviving crew is pushed to their limits to stay alive. Braving storms, starvation, panic and despair, the men come to question their deepest beliefs.

uSa, 2015, 1 hour 33 minutes

The hapless Charlie Brown tries to get Lucy to notice him, while his loveable beagle Snoopy sets out to rescue the love of his life.

Embarking upon his greatest mission Snoopy and his team take to the skies to pursue their arch-nemesis, the Red Baron.

February Saturday 20 11.00, 2.30

ZaraFa (PG) DirecTor: rémi bezançon, Jean-christophe Lie WiTh The VoiceS oF: max renaudin Pratt,

Simon abkarian, François-Xavier Demaison France/belgium, 2012, 1 hour 19 minutes, dubbed

Set in the 18th century this beautifully animated tale is suitable for all ages. Escaping from a slave trader, Maki befriends Zarafa, an orphan giraffe. When Zarafa is given to the King of France Maki is determined to rescue his best friend so they set out on a journey from Africa to Paris. They have many exciting adventures on the way with hot-air balloons, nomads and encounters with Malaterre, the aviator, and the Pirate Queen Bouboulina.

Saturday 20 8.30, moNday 22 2.30, tueSday 23 8.30, wedNeSday 24 6.00

granDma (15) DirecTorS: Paul Weitz STarring: Lily Tomlin, Julia garner, marcia gay harden

uSa, 2015, 1 hour 20 minutes tbc

When her 18-year-old granddaughter turns up needing help, the pair set off on a road trip through LA. While their unannounced visits to old friends sees them rattling skeletons and digging up secrets. Time together gives them the chance to confront both their demons and each other.

Courtyard Family Saturday Film & workShop £6 or £3 For Cy Club memberS

borderliNeS Film FeStiVal 2016 Friday 26 February SuNday 13 marCh

Saturday 20 6.00, SuNday 21 2.00, moNday 22 11.00, 8.15, tueSday 23 2.30, 6.00, wedNeSday 24 11.00, 8.00, thurSday 25 2.30

The DaniSh girL (15 tbc) DirecTor: Tom hooper STarring: eddie redmayne, alicia Vikander, ben Wishaw

uK/germany/uSa, 2015, 2 hours tbc

From the director of The King’s Speech comes the remarkable love story of artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. In 1920s Copenhagen Lili and Gerda's marriage evolves as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as one of the world's first transsexuals. Despite its highly unusual story essentially this is a luscious, gorgeously crafted period drama that is stunning to look at and conventionally told.

From Turkey to Japan Borderlines brings you films and previews from all over the world to warm the cockles of your heart. A Scottish strand runs through Britain’s biggest rural film festival with veteran filmmaker Terence Davies’s adaptation of the Lewis Grassic Gibbons’s Sunset Song (Nicola Sturgeon’s favourite novel) alongside Hector, featuring Peter Mullan as an affable down and out pensioner nursing a tragic past.

Visit borderlinesfilmfestival.org for full details and offers