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FRI 20 JAN 2017 SEASON 3 ICELANDIC FILM / SUBTITLED SEPT 2016 TO FEB 2017 RAMS (15) Directed by Grimur Hakonarson, 93 minutes. 2015 For more information visit www.AylshamPictureHouse.com “a masterclass Winner of more than a dozen international communicate by means of notes passed FRI 16 SEPT COMEDY in combining awards, Rams tells the story of two sheep between them by a scene – stealing character and farming brothers who have not spoken sheepdog. Hakonarson brings his feel landscape ... to each other for forty years, and have to for the Icelandic landscape along with (15) played with come together in order to save what is polished storytelling, great acting and a RADIATOR deceptive dearest to them – their sheep. non-judgemental view of simple agrarian Written and directed by Tom Browne, 93 minutes. 2014 life in the twenty-first century brilliantly to poignancy by The curmudgeonly bachelor brothers only the screen. the excellent WITH TOM BROWNE (Director of this film) leads” EMPIRE SIGUROUR SIGURJONSSEN, THEODORE JULIUSSON AND CHARLOTTE BOVING Q&A “Radiator is Winner of no less than five international arrives from London to support his mother FRI 17 FEB 2017 DRAMA a beautiful awards. The late Richard Johnson plays a in attempting to bring a semblance of and moving cantankerous and debilitated father, whose normality to his parents’ deteriorating wife, (Jones) and son Daniel struggle to lives. Authenticity and humour make it (15) film” improve the quality of his fading life in a irresistible watching, often touching and GQ MAGAZINE ramshackle cottage in Cumbria. Daniel life affirming. THE SHORT BIG DANIEL CERQUEIRA, JULIA FORD, RICHARD JOHNSON AND GEMMA JONES Directed by Adam McKay, 130 minutes SAT 8 OCT FAMILY “a comedy to The story of the enormous and sheer size of the deception. Brilliantly make your breathtaking fraud perpetrated by Wall acted and directed, the film leaves us to blood boil” Street banks mainly around the selling wonder at the ruthless greed of many of sub prime mortgages on a gigantic bankers, many of whom were never held SWALLOWS THE TELEGRAPH scale is unpicked during the film at a to account and are still in high positions pace that racks up the tension, at the in the world of finance. +AMAZONS (U) same time as leaving us gasping at the Directed by Philippa Lowthorpe. 101 minutes. 2016 CHRISTIAN BALE, STEVE CARELL, RYAN GOSLING AND BRAD PITT Design www.sugarfreedesign.co.uk A new BBC Films version of the 1930 WITH NICK BARTON Aylsham Picture House relies on MEMBERS OF MEMBERS OF SUPPORTED BY children’s classic by Arthur Ransome, it (Producer of this film and Norfolk resident) ticket sales and donations to show tells the tale of the nautical adventures Q&A films at affordable prices and carry out in The Lake District of the four Walker educational projects within Aylsham and surrounding areas. Please make a children and their chums the Blacketts and their grumpy Uncle Jim. Nick Barton, Producer of this film donation online to support our work. and local resident – will attend our screening for a Q&A before the film. BUY TICKETS £5 • ORDER ONLINE OR DIRECT FROM BARNWELL’S NEWSAGENTS, AYLSHAM STARRING KELLY MACDONALD, RAFE SPALL, ANDREW SCOTT, HARRY ENFIELD AND JESSICA HYNES FRI 21 OCT 2016 WITH INTERVAL FRI 9 DEC 2016 WITH INTERVAL CLASSIC FILM + COCKTAILS CHRISTMAS CAROLS + RAFFLE (U) Casablanca MEET ME IN St LOUIS (U) Directed by Michael Curtiz, 102 minutes, 1942. Directed by Vincente Minelli, 113 minutes. 1944 “ An We present one of the classic films of all Rick (Bogart), a world weary cafe owner in “still an This is our first Musical – a classic from father is promoted and ordered to move undisputed time, nominated for eight Academy Awards wartime Casablanca, who discovers that unmissable 1940’s Hollywood, set in early 1900s, to New York. 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The story concerns the Nazis. the boy next door at the same time as the Garland at the peak of her singing powers. HUMPHREY BOGART, INGRID BERGMAN, PAUL HENREID, CLAUDE RAINS, PETER LORRE, SYDNEY GREENSTREET JUDY GARLAND, MARGARET O’BRIEN, MARY ASTOR, LEON AMES, TOM DRAKE AND HARRY DAVENPORT FRI 18 NOV 2016 THRILLER FRI 6 JAN 2017 COMEDY BRIDGE FILMED ON LOCATION IN NORFOLK. OF (15) SPIES (12a) CHICK•LIT Directed by Steven Spielberg, 141 minutes, 2015 Directed by Tony Britten, 93 minutes. 2016 “Bridge of It is 1962, and America prepares to man in case of last minute betrayal. A charming comedy about four male friends who will The only snag is that the publisher insists that the young Spies is retrieve the spy plane pilot Gary Powers Tense negotiation has taken place between try literally anything to save their favorite local pub from woman ‘author’ does press and publicity. This leads to a gravely (Austin Stowell) by exchanging him American lawyer James Donovan (Hanks) closing down. 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NEW YORK TIMES EILEEN ATKINS, CAROLINE CATZ, NIAMH CUSACK, JOHN HURT, MILES JUPP, CHRISTIAN MCKAY, TOM PALMER], TOM HANKS, MARK RYLANCE, AMY RYAN AND ALAN ALDA DAKOTA BLUE RICHARDS, DAVID TROUGHTON, CATHY TYSON, JAMES WILBY Thank you for your support. Please send us your feedback and help us to improve what we do. Make suggestions for films you would like to see in the future Email for the attention of Paul to [email protected]. 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Hakonarson brings his feel landscape ... to each other for forty years, and have to for the Icelandic landscape along with (15) played with come together in order to save what is polished storytelling, great acting and a RADIATOR deceptive dearest to them – their sheep. non-judgemental view of simple agrarian Written and directed by Tom Browne, 93 minutes. 2014 life in the twenty-first century brilliantly to poignancy by The curmudgeonly bachelor brothers only the screen. the excellent WITH TOM BROWNE (Director of this film) leads” EMPIRE SIGUROUR SIGURJONSSEN, THEODORE JULIUSSON AND CHARLOTTE BOVING Q&A “Radiator is Winner of no less than five international arrives from London to support his mother FRI 17 FEB 2017 DRAMA a beautiful awards. The late Richard Johnson plays a in attempting to bring a semblance of and moving cantankerous and debilitated father, whose normality to his parents’ deteriorating wife, (Jones) and son Daniel struggle to lives. 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