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MUSIC_A5_Layout 1 21/08/2013 10:53 Page 1 MUSIC FILM SEASON We are delighted to present a season of music films, curated for us by Mark Starte and Rachel Thomas of the Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre. The dial will be cranked up, so come and shake your stuff, rock and roll with your mates and enjoy some great music! www.saffronscreen.com MUSIC_A5_Layout 1 21/08/2013 10:53 Page 2 SPRINGSTEEN & I (PG) Sun 8th September 8pm DIRECTOR Baillie Walsh SCREEN TEST This documentary combines crowd-sourced archive footage of performances across Bruce’s career with fans’ reflections of what his music has meant to them. (2013 UK 124 mins) STOP MAKING SENSE (PG) Fri 13th September 8pm DIRECTOR Jonathan Demme SCREEN TEST Demme’s documentary of Talking Heads in concert, filmed over three shows in Hollywood in December 1983, is one of the best concert movies of all time, a brilliantly choreographed show. (1984 USA 88 mins) THE OUTER EDGES (PG) Mon 23rd September 8pm DIRECTOR Kieran Evans SCREEN TEST Musician Karl Hyde of Underworld and filmmaker Kieran Evans present a moving documentary about the Essex borderlands, the ‘Outer Edges’ of London. Followed by a Q&A with Kieran Evans and Karl Hyde. (2013 UK 74 mins) THIS IS SPINAL TAP (15) Sun 29th September 8pm DIRECTOR Rob Reiner CAST Christopher Guest, Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer SCREEN TEST Reiner’s mockumentary about the comeback tour of heavy metal band Spinal Tap is one of the funniest films of all time. With a brilliantly inventive script, standout performances and some of the best parody songs ever written. (1984 USA 82 mins) MORRISSEY 25: LIVE (PG) Sat 5th October 8pm DIRECTOR James Russell SCREEN TEST This concert movie marking 25 years of Morrissey’s solo career was filmed during an intimate gig at the Hollywood High School, Los Angeles, in March 2013. An unmissable event for fans of the former Smiths frontman. (2013 USA 92 mins) LED ZEPPELIN: CELEBRATION DAY (PG) Sun 13th October 8pm DIRECTOR Dick Carruthers SCREEN TEST 20 million people applied for tickets to this 2007 concert at the O2 Arena; only 18,000 were successful. A celebration of rock ‘n’ roll at its most magical and magnificent. (2012 UK 125 mins) From 7.30pm, the Livewire Rock Academy will perform a half hour set. SVENGALI (cert tbc) Fri 18th October 8pm DIRECTOR John Hardwick CAST Jonny Owen, Vicky McClure, Martin Freeman, Michael Smiley SCREEN TEST This gentle satire of show business follows idealistic Dixie (Owen) and his girlfriend Shell (McClure) as they leave their small Welsh hometown for London. (2013 UK 90 mins) Followed by a Q&A with John Hardwick, Jonny Owen and Vicky McClure. ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US (cert tbc) Sat 26th & Tues 29th October 3pm DIRECTOR Morgan Spurlock SCREEN TEST An intimate all-access look at life on the road for Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis. This documentary tells the remarkable story of the global music phenomenon's meteoric rise to fame. (2013 USA Length tbc) THE SOUND OF MUSIC Sing along (U) Sun 27th October 3pm DIRECTOR Robert Wise CAST Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Peggy Wood SCREEN TEST A glorious chance to see this perennial classic on the big screen, and to sing along with friends and family to all the famous songs. (1965 USA 172 mins) www.design-mill.co.uk.