The Courtyard Film Guide: June 2023

June 2023 Beau is Afraid

The Little Mermaid

Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret

welcome!

Summer is here and we’ve got one of our biggest programmes ever with over 20 films playing! Most notably, the adaptation of Judy Blume’s Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret, a heartwarming and hilarious tale of adolescence and family. Also we’re looking back at the work of Wes Anderson with our Wes-terday season ahead of the release of Asteroid City.

We also have free tickets available to our two environmental activist focused films with Plastic Warriors and How to Blow up a Pipeline

“Explore the worlds of literature, mountains and music with our selection of documentaries this month!”

- Simon, Head of Film

Film Prices

Tickets £8/£7.50 Concession

Under 16’s £6 Front 2 rows minus £1

Member Prices

Courtyard Club & Card £3 Friends & Patrons 10% o courtyard.org.uk/membership

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Audio Description Available

Check at Box O ce or online for the latest available Audio Described films.

Subtitles

Films which have either a HOH captioned screening or are in a foreign language with English subtitles.

May Thu 25 5pm, Sat 27 7.45pm, Tue 30 5.15pm, Wed 31 5pm

Renfield (15)

USA, 1hr 33min

Director: Chris McKay

June Thu 1 7.30pm (Subs)

Good News!

We’ve removed the £1.50 transaction fee from our cinema events.

Breakfast Movies

11am films Monday to Friday include a pre-film pastry & tea or co ee.

Tickets £8.

Relaxed Screening

Screenings with raised lighting, lowered volume and a relaxed area.

Film Fanatics

Book for 2 films with this symbol and get 20% o , book for 3 or more to get 30% o .

May Fri 26 11am, Sat 27 11.15am, Wed 31 11am

The Unlikely pilgrimage of harold fry (12A)

UK, 1hr 47min

Director: Hettie Macdonald

June Thu 1 11am, Wed 21 11am

Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage

R.M. Renfield decides to leave his centurieslong line of work as a henchman and familiar to Count Dracula and finds a new lease on life in modern day New Orleans when he falls in love with a feisty but perennially aggressive tra c cop.

Stars: Jim Broadbent, Penelope Wilton

A seemingly unremarkable man in his 60s named Harold one day learns his old friend Queenie is dying. He embarks on a walk, only to keep going for 450 miles until he reaches Queenie’s hospice.

Return to Seoul [Retour à Séoul] (15)

France/South Korea, 1hr 59min

Director: Davy Chou

Stars: Park Ji-min, Oh Kwang-rok

A French woman returns to Korea, the country she was born in before being adopted by a French couple. She decides to track down her biological parents.

Foreign language with English subtitles.

June

Fri 2 11am & 7.45pm, Mon 5

Are you there god? It's me margaret (PG)

USA, 1hr 46min

May Tue 30 11.15am,

The Super Mario Bros. Movie (PG)

USA/Japan, 1hr 32min

Director: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic

Stars: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy

While working underground to fix a water main, Brooklyn plumbers Mario and brother Luigi are transported down a mysterious pipe and wander into a magical new world. But when the brothers are separated, Mario embarks on an epic quest to find Luigi.

Director: Kelly Fremon Craig (The Edge of Seventeen)

Stars: Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates

Based on Judy Blume’s iconic 1970s novel. Eleven-year-old Margaret moves to a new town and starts to contemplate everything about life, friendship and adolescence. She relies on her mother, Barbara, who o ers loving support, and her grandmother, Sylvia, who’s coming to terms with finding happiness in the next phase of her life. Questions of identity, one’s place in the world, and what brings meaning to life soon brings them closer together than ever before. Our Baby Friendly Screenings continue for any new parents to enjoy a film.

“Abby Ryder Fortson and Rachel McAdams are remarkable in a thoughtful and funny expansion of the 1970s teen novel.” - The Guardian

June

Suzume

(PG)

Japan, 2hr 2min

Polite Society (12A)

UK, 1hr 43min

Director: Nida Manzoor Mon 5 2.30pm, Tue 6 11am & 7.45pm (Subs), Wed 7 5pm, Thu 8 11am, Fri 9 5pm

Stars: Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya, Renu Brindle

A merry mash up of sisterly a ection, parental disappointment and bold action, Polite Society follows martial artist-in-training Ria Khan who believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting the help of her friends, Ria attempts to pull o the most ambitious of all wedding heists.

Director: Makoto Shinkai (Your Name)

Stars: Nanoka Hara, Hokuto Matsumura, Eri Fukatsu

As the skies turn red and the planet trembles, Japan stands on the brink of disaster. However, a determined teenager named Suzume sets out on a mission to save her country. A perilous journey awaits as the fate of Japan rests on her shoulders.

Foreign language with English subtitles.

June

Loving Highsmith (12A)

UK, 1hr 24min

Loving Highsmith examines the life and work of Patricia Highsmith, the iconic author of thriller classics such as The Talented Mr. Ripley. The film uses diaries, notebooks, and the intimate reflections of her friends and family.

“Perhaps the real achievement of Loving Highsmith is the degree of access it provides to the inner life of a famously guarded woman, who described being interviewed as a “profound indignity.”

- The Hollywood Reporter

June

Book Club: The next chapter (12A)

USA, 1hr 48min

Stars: Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Mary Steenburgen

Four best friends take their book club to Italy for the fun girls trip they never had. When things go o the rails and secrets are revealed, their relaxing vacation turns into a once-in-a-lifetime cross-country adventure.

With an all-star cast, this is the perfect summer comedy.

June Sat 10 5.15pm

Plastic Warriors (Cert TBC)

UK, 1hr 33min

Director: Michael Wafer

As a part of Greener Footprints Week we’re previewing this powerful documentary which sheds light on the e ects of microplastics on our environement. You can get a free ticket to this film if you arrive using sustainable travel (public transport, cycle, walk etc.)Just let our Box O ce know on the day of the screening to claim your ticket. Free tickets subject to availability.

June Wed 14 5.15pm

Love According to Dalva (15)

France, 1hr 28min

Director: Emmanuelle Nicot

Stars: Zelda Samson, Alexis Manenti

Dalva is 12, but she dresses and lives like a woman. One day, she’s taken away from her house. Dumbfounded at first, a new life seems to start for Dalva.

Foreign language with English subtitles.

June Mon 12 7pm, Tue 13 7pm

The Eight Mountains (12A)

Italy/Belgium/France/UK, 2hr 27min

Director: Felix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch

Stars: Luca Marinelli, Alessandro Borghi, Lupo Barbiero

In a secluded village in the Italian Alps, an unlikely brotherhood forms between two young boys: Pietro, a boy from the city, and Bruno, who has only ever known life in the mountains. Over the years Bruno remains faithful to his home while Pietro aspires to greater heights, but as decades pass and lives unfold, their paths ultimately lead them back to where they first met. Foreign language with English subtitles.

wes-terday

Ahead of the release of Asteroid City (see back page), we thought we’d revisit the work of American Writer-Director Wes Anderson. Famous for his unmistakable visual style of symmetry and pastel colours, paired with witty and moving dialogue. With an impressive portfolio and such a consistent level of quality, Anderson now sits amongst the world’s most loved filmmakers. You can book for all three of our Wes-terday screenings for just £15!

June

Sat 17 2.30pm, Mon 19 7.45pm

Bottle Rocket (15, 1996) USA, 1hr 31min

Stars: Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, James Caan

Back where it all began, Bottle Rocket was Wes Anderson’s hilarious first feature film. After being released from a mental hospital, Anthony finds that his wacky friend Dignan is more determined than ever to begin an outrageous crime spree. But the more they learn, the more they realize that they do not know the first thing about crime.

Tue 20 7.30pm, Wed 21 2.30pm

The Darjeeling Limited (15, 2007)

Ten years later, Wes Anderson was already on to his fifth feature length film! A year after the accidental death of their father, three brothers meet for a train trip across India. Amid foreign surroundings, can the brothers sort out their di erences?

June

Thu 22 2.30pm, Sat 24 5.15pm

The Grand Budapest Hotel (15, 2014) USA, 1hr 39min

Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Tony Revolori, F. Murray Abraham

Moving on to what many of us consider to be his masterpiece, The Grand Budapest Hotel has been a fan favourite since its release and received 4 Academy Awards. A writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel’s glorious years under an exceptional concierge.

Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman

June Sat 17 5.15pm

Cult Classic: Raging Bull (15, 1980)

USA, 2hr 9min

Director: Martin Scorsese (Taxi Driver)

Stars: Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci

Witness the re-release of Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull featuring the award-winning performance from Robert De Niro. The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.

Fun fact: Martin Scorsese had always hated sports movies and only agreed to make the film after the failure of New York, New York and the persistence of De Niro.

June

Sat 17 7.45pm, Mon 19 5pm, Tue 20 11am, Wed 21 7.30pm (Subs), Thu 22 11am

Love AGain (12A)

USA, 1hr 44min

Director: James C. Strouse

Stars: Priyanka Chopra, Sam Heughan, Celine Dion

Coping with the loss of her fiancé, Mira Ray sends a series of romantic texts to his old cellphone number, not realizing it was reassigned to journalist Rob Burns. Rob becomes captivated by the honesty of her words. Love Again is a remake of the 2016 German hit film SMS für Dich, itself based on Sofie Cramer’s novel.

June

Mon 19 2.30pm, Tue 20 2.30pm, Wed 21 11am, Mon 26 7.45pm

The Three Musketeers: D'artagnan (15)

France, 2hr 1min

Director: Martin Bourboulon (Ei el)

Stars: François Civil, Romain Duris, Eva Green

The latest retelling of Alexander Dumas’ tale. D’Artagnan arrives in Paris trying to find his attackers after being left for dead, which leads him to a real war where the future of France is at stake. He aligns himself with Athos, Porthos and Aramis, three musketeers of the King.

Foreign language with English subtitles.

June Wed 21 5pm, Tue 27 5pm, Wed 28 11am

Little Richard: I Am Everything (15)

USA, 1hr 41min

Director: Lisa Cortés

Throughout his life, Little Richard careened between religion, sex and rock ‘n’ roll. A treasure trove of archival material brings to life a revolutionary figure, one who reinvented popular music as the ultimate form of self-expression.

- Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

June

Wed 21 7pm, Sat 24 7pm

Beau is Afraid (15)

USA, 2hr 58min

Director: Ari Aster

Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone, Nathan Lane

From the Director of Midsommar and Hereditary comes a bizarre horror-epic starring Joker’s Joaquin Phoenix. Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque odyssey back home.

June

Fri 23 11am, Sat 24 11am (Subs), Mon 26 2.30pm, Tue 27 11am, Wed 28 4.30pm, Thu 29 4.30pm

The Little Mermaid (PG TBC)

USA, 2hr 15min

Director: Rob Marshall (Mary Poppins Returns)

Stars: Halle Bailey, Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem

We’re going ‘Under the Sea’ this June to visit Ariel, Flounder and Sebastian with the release of Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid. A young mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince. Get £3 tickets for Under 14s with a free Courtyard Club membership.

June Fri 23 2.30pm, Sat 24 7.45pm, Mon 26 11am

How to Blow up a pipeline (15)

USA, 1hr 44min

Director: Daniel Goldhaber

Stars: Ariela Barer, Kristine Froseth, Lukas Gage

With the climate crisis at a dangerous point of no return, a group of brave environmental activists come up with a daring plan to make their voices heard and disrupt an oil pipeline. As a part of Greener Footprints Week, you can get a free ticket to this film if you arrive using sustainable travel (public transport, cycle, walk etc.) Just let our Box O ce know on the day of the screening to claim your ticket. Free tickets subject to availability.

June

Sat 24 2.30pm, Mon 26 5.15pm, Tue 27 7.30pm (Subs), Wed 28 2pm, Thu 29 11am & 7.45pm

Air (15)

USA, 1hr 51min

Director: Ben A eck (Argo)

Stars: Matt Damon, Jason Bateman, Ben A eck, Viola Davis, Chris Messina, Chris Tucker

Based on true events as Sonny Vaccaro and Nike pursue basketball rookie Michael Jordan, creating a partnership that revolutionizes the world of sports and contemporary culture.

June Tue 27 2.30pm, Wed 28 7.45pm, Thu 29 2pm

A Crack in the Mountain (12A)

Hong Kong, 1hr 40min

Director: Alastair Evans

A small, impoverished Vietnamese community struggles to deal with the opportunity and challenges that arise when Hang Son Doong, the largest cave in the world and a place of extraordinary natural beauty is discovered nearby.

“Can we enjoy beautiful places responsibly, or do we protect things best by leaving them alone?”

- The Earthbound Report

June Family

Tickets on sale soon! Screening from Friday 30 June.

Asteroid City (Cert tbc)

USA, Runtime TBC

Director: Wes Anderson

Stars: Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Je rey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody

A huge summer of cinema is kicking o with Asteroid City. World-changing events spectacularly disrupt the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention in an American desert town circa 1955.

The Super mario bros. movie (PG)

Saturdays! Sat 3 June, 11am

All with a free pre-activity from 10.30am

Colour Creations with wordplay

Sat 10 June, 11am

Flotsam & Jetsam (Live)

Sat 17 June, 11am

The Little Mermaid (Cert TBC)

Sat 24 June, 11am

The Mousetrap

Monday 26 June - Saturday 1 July

Tickets £32.50 - £26.50

As news spreads of a murder in London, a group of seven strangers find themselves snowed in at a stately countryside guesthouse. When a police sergeant arrives, the guests discover – to their horror – that a killer is in their midst! One by one, the suspicious characters reveal their sordid pasts. Which one is the murderer? Can you solve the mystery before another “mouse” goes SNAP?

Friendly Screening: Blue Hawaii (1961, PG)

Dementia

Friday 30 June, 2pm

Runtime: 1hr 42min

Tickets £5

Enjoy a cup of tea and a biscuit with this classic Elvis musical at The Courtyard. The film will be screened in the new Nell Gwynne Studio, set up with tables and chairs. The lights will be dimmed and the sound a little quieter for a dementia friendly experience.