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This children’s movie is inspired by a true story of a brave dolphin called Winter. It is a heart-warming tale of a loving relationship between a lonely boy and an injured dolphin. An enjoyable film for all the family.
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FILM GUIDE JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2012
Dolphin Tale
U
JANUARY Sat 7 11am & 2.30pm Sun 8 2.30pm
By day Ryan Gosling's character is a Hollywood stunt man, by night a Driver making money as a topflight getaway driver. When a struggling mum, Irene is menaced by hoods, he steps in to protect her only to find himself in an escalating conflict with the Mafia.
JANUARY Fri 13 8.30pm Tue 17 6pm
DIRECTOR: Nicolas Winding Refn
STARRING: Harry Connick Jnr, Morgan Freeman & Ashley Judd
STARRING: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Christina Hendricks
USA, 2011, 1 hour 52 mins
USA, 2011, 1 hour 40 mins
Subtitles
All Information contained in this guide is correct at the time of going to print, but may be subject to change.
JANUARY Sat 7 7.30pm Mon 9 7.30pm Tue 10 11am & 8.30pm Wed 11 2.30pm & 8.30pm Thu 12 8.30pm
USA, 2011, 2 hours 26 mins
U (TBC)
In this animated comedy adventure, Shrek’s feline friend, the notorious sword fighter, Zorro like outlaw, Puss In Boots has his own adventures with Humpty Dumpty and love interest Kitty Softpaws to name a few. DIRECTOR: Chris Miller STARRING: Voices of Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek and Zach Galiflinakis USA, 2011, 1 hour 40 mins
Contagion
DECEMBER / JANUARY Fri 30 2.30pm & 7.30pm Sat 31 2.30pm Mon 2 2.30pm & 7.30pm Tue 3 2.30pm & 7.30pm Wed 4 2.30pm & 7.30pm Sun 22 2.30pm subtitles
Subtitles
12A
JANUARY Tue 10 2.30pm & 6pm Wed 11 11am & 6pm Thu 12 6pm
An engrossing thriller centred around a worldwide epidemic of an unknown deadly virus. The sudden death of the central character’s wife sets alarm bells ringing to keep their daughter safe, as the scientists rush to find a vaccine. An energetic and enjoyable tale of terror. DIRECTOR: Steven Sonderbergh
STARRING: Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jude Law & Gwyneth Paltrow USA, 2011, 1 hour 46 mins
Arthur Christmas
U
An animated, fun-packed festive romp. Santa’s youngest son, Arthur, wants to help restore the holiday spirit to the North Pole, but it is his brother, Steven, who will take over after the current Santa Claus. When a child is left without a present Arthur is the only person prepared to put things right. DIRECTOR: Sarah Smith STARRING: Voices of James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie & Jim Broadbent
DECEMBER / JANUARY Fri 30 5pm Sat 31 5pm Mon 2 5pm Tue 3 5pm Wed 4 5pm Sun 15 2.30pm
DIRECTOR: Woody Allen
A Game of Shadows Guy Ritchie provides another action-packed comedy adventure in which Holmes, the world’s most famous detective and Watson have to defeat the evil criminal mastermind, Professor Moriarty. STARRING: Robert Downey Jnr, Jude Law, Noomi Rapace & Jarred Harris
15 (TBC) Subtitles
JANUARY Fri 13 6pm Mon 16 8.30pm subtitles Tue 17 8.30pm Wed 18 2.30pm & 8.30pm Thu 19 7.45pm
USA, 2011, 1 hour 44 mins
Tinker Tailor 15 SolDIer Spy
Back by popular demand, spymaster George Smiley comes out of retirement to track down a mole in MI6. George moves through a looking-glass world where spies spy on spies and nothing is quite as it seems.
JANUARY Tue 17 2.30pm & 7.30pm Fri 20 11am & 2.30pm Sat 21 7.30pm
DIRECTOR: Tomas Alfredson STARRING: Gary Oldman, John Hurt, Colin Firth & Benedict Cumberbatch UK/France, 2011, 2 hours 7 minutes
Midnight in Paris Gil, is on holiday in Paris with his fiancée, Inez and her rich, conservative parents. During this holiday Gil finds himself rubbing shoulders with Ernest Hemingway, TS Eliot and Salvador Dali. A time-travelling twist makes for a fun film.
Sherlock Holmes
DIRECTOR: Guy Ritchie
DIRECTOR: Tate Taylor STARRING: Emma Stone, Viola Davis & Bryce Dallas Howard
UK, 2011, 1 hour 37 mins
18
DIRECTOR: Charles Martin Smith
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Puss In Boots
Drive
12A
JANUARY Fri 13 2.30pm Mon 16 6.30pm Tue 17 11am Wed 18 11am & 6pm
The Deep 12A Blue Sea Based on the Terence Rattigan play, this is a haunting exploration of the gap between what a woman desires and what she gets in life in post-war London. Hester, is caught between her loveless marriage and her hopeless passion for a feckless man-child.
STARRING: Owen Wilson, Marion Cotillard, Rachel McAdams & Kathy Bates
DIRECTOR: Terence Davies
USA, 2011, 1 hour 34 mins
UK, 2011, 1 hour 38 mins
JANUARY / FEBRUARY Sun 29 2.30pm & 6pm Mon 30 11am & 8.30pm Tue 31 2.30pm & 6pm Wed 1 11am & 6pm
STARRING: Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston & Simon Russell Beale
Weekend
18
JANUARY
Bored with hanging out with his straight friends, Russell heads out on a Friday night, where he meets handsome Glen, and the pair embark on a weekend together that slowly changes them both. This is an emotional love story with terrific low-key performances from the two leads.
Sun 29 8.15pm Mon 30 6.30pm Tue 31 11am
Germany, 2010, 1 hour 59 mins with subtitles
UK, 2011, 1 hour 36 mins
At her own wedding Justine is overcome by depression and alienates everyone, including her new husband and her devoted sister, Claire. When a new planet, Melancholia, appears in the sky, Justine knows it will destroy earth.
JANUARY/ FEBRUARY Tue 31 8.30pm Wed 1 2.30pm & 8.30pm
STARRING: Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland & John Hurt Denmark/Sweden/Germany/France/Italy, 2011, 2 hrs 16 mins
Footloose
A fun remake of the 80s original. Hot stepping, big-city rebel Ren, shakes up the music hating town of Bomont and falls for Ariel, the daughter of the strict Rev Moore. With big musical moments this is a top film with an infectious sound track.
The Girl With the 18 (TBC) Dragon Tattoo
An English-language take of the Swedish writer, Stieg Larsson’s bestselling book. This is a gripping story of a campaigning journalist Mikael and his partnership with spiky and sassy, Lisbeth. The film centres around the fight to expose financial fraud and to track down a serial killer.
DIRECTOR: Lars Von Trier
12A
Sat 4 8.30pm Wed 8 8.30pm Thu 9 2.30pm
STARRING: Ulrich Thomsen, Wotan Wilke Mohring & Katrin Sass
STARRING: Tom Cullen & Chris New
Melancholia
Sinikka, a 13 year old girl, vanishes on a hot summer night. Her bicycle is found in the exact place where a young girl was killed in the same way 23 years before. Inevitably those involved in the original case harbour a deep desire to catch the killer this time.
FEBRUARY
DIRECTOR: Baran bo Odar
DIRECTOR: Andrew Haigh
18
The Silence
15
FEBRUARY Sat 4 2.30pm Sun 5 2.30pm
FEBRUARY Fri 10 2.30pm 8.30pm Mon 13 8.30pm Wed 15 8.30pm Thu 16 8.30pm
STARRING: Elijah Wood, Robin Williams & Hank Azaria
Amelie
15
In the heart of Paris, the eccentric, one of a kind, Amelie brings joy to her friends, secretly sorting out the problems in their lives. But when she discovers a strange photo album belonging to Nino, she realises that she is in love and has problems of her own. A Valentine’s treat – not to be missed.
FEBRUARY Fri 10 6pm Mon 13 6pm Tue 14 6pm Wed 15 6pm Thu 16 6pm
The Iron Lady
A fascinating portrait of Margaret Thatcher, one of the 20th century’s most famous, influential and controversial women. The film centres on one woman’s ambition and the price she had to pay as she made her way to the top. A snap-shot of the way that she broke through barriers of gender and class to make her mark on Britain. DIRECTOR: Phyllida Law
STARRING: Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough & Dennis Quaid
STARRING: Asa Butterfield, Jude Law, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Kingsley & Ray Winstone
STARRING: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Anthony Head & Richard E Grant
USA, 2011, 1 hour 53 mins
UK, 2011, 1 hour 57 mins
UK, 2011, 1 hour 45 mins
A classy look at the political machinations and dirty tricks required to secure the democratic nomination of a President. The story centres around Governor Morris and his campaign manager in a game of truth and honesty.
Alvin & The Chipmunks
FEBRUARY Sat 4 Tue 7 Wed 8
6pm 2.30pm 6pm
Chipwrecked
Playing around while aboard a cruise ship, the Chipmunks and the Chipettes accidently go overboard and end up marooned in a tropical paradise. They soon discover their new turf is not as deserted as it seems. DIRECTOR: Mike Mitchell
DIRECTOR: George Clooney STARRING: George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman & Ryan Gosling
STARRING: Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler & Jesse McCartney
USA, 2011, 1 hour 41 mins
USA, 2011, 1 hour 25 mins
U
FEBRUARY Sun 12 2.30pm Mon 13 2.30pm Tue 14 11am Wed 15 11am Thu 16 2.30pm
DIRECTOR: Jean-Pierre Ameris STARRING: Benoit Poelvoorde, Isabelle Carre & Lorella Cravotta UK, 2011, 1 hour 18 mins in subtitles
Thursday 9 February | 7PM National Theatre Live
TRAVELLING LIGHT Saturday 11 February | 5pm
Tue 14 8.30pm
GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG
Special Valentine's Menu in the Mezzanine. Call the Box Office for more information
Met Opera
Saturday 25 February | 6pm Met Opera
ERNANI Monday 5 March | 7pm National Theatre Live
COMEDY OF ERRORS FEBRUARY Sat 18 6pm & 8.30pm Mon 20 11am & 8.30pm Tue 21 11am & 8.30pm Wed 22 11am, 2.30pm & 8.30pm Thu 23 2.30pm
Romantics Anonymous
This film is about the boss of a struggling chocolate factory and the gifted chocolate maker he hires. Both share a common affliction and chronic shyness in the path of romance. As they stumble from one comic set-up to the next, we’re willing them to make it against the odds.
WHAT ELSE IS ON OUR CINEMA SCREEN
FEBRUARY
15 (TBC)
DIRECTOR: Martin Scorsese
The Ides of March
Subtitles
France, 2001, 2 hrs with subtitles
DIRECTOR: Craig Brewer
15
Mon 13 11am Tue 14 2.30pm Wed 15 2.30pm Thu 16 11am subtitles Fri 17 11am & 2.30pm Sun 19 2.30pm
DIRECTOR: George Miller
STARRING: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Dominique Pinon
USA, 2011, 2 hrs 17 mins
Set in 1930s Paris, Hugo lives a secret life in the walls of a Paris train station and gets caught up in a magical, mysterious adventure where he encounters a broken machine, an eccentric girl and the cold. Inspired by the story of film pioneer George Melies and based on Brian Selznich’s prize-winning book.
Now all grown-up, Mumble, The Master of Tap, has a problem because his tiny son, Erik, is reluctant to dance. Erik runs away with a couple of friends and they stumble across The Mighty Sven – a penguin who can fly! A film full of musical numbers and some light-hearted family fun.
DIRECTOR: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
STARRING: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara & Stella Skardgard
Hugo
FEBRUARY
USA, 2011, 1 hour 39 mins
DIRECTOR: David Fincher
PG (TBC)
Happy Feet 2
U
12A
FEBRUARY Mon 20 6.30pm Tue 21 2.30pm & 6pm Wed 22 6pm Thu 23 11am
Sunday 11 March | 3pm Bolshoi
LE CORSAIRE
Saturday 7 April | 5pm Met Opera
MANON Saturday 14 April | 6pm Met Opera
LA TRAVIATA Sunday 29 April | 4pm
Monday 2 April | 7pm National Theatre Live
SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER
Bolshoi
THE BRIGHT STREAM Sunday 24 June | 4pm Bolshoi
For more details look online at www.courtyard.org.uk
RAYMONDA
BORDERLINES FILM FESTIVAL Fri 24 February – Sat 11 March
Celebrating its 10th birthday the film festival returns to The Courtyard with a selection of films, some of the highlights this year include; The Artist, War Horse, Las Acacias, Miss Bala, Think Global Act Rural and Shame. For more information visit www.borderlinesfilmfestival.co.uk