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PHOENIX CINEMA DECEMBER & JANUARY WELCOME CONTENTS

Greetings, fellow Phoenix fans! As the newly-appointed Executive Director of your WEEKLY E-MAIL favourite cinema, I’m delighted to be able to wish you all a happy and healthy New WELCOME & CONTENTS 1-2 Year in this last brochure of 2013. It’s truly an honour to serve this North London Stay up to date with all our cultural icon and its loyal community. programming by subscribing MAIN FEATURES 3-9 to our free newsletter: e-mail December and January offer a cornucopia of cinematic treats including the much- [email protected] or anticipated 12 Years a Slave (p.8), showcasing the home-grown talents of director visit our website. HOLIDAY SEASON 11-14 Steve McQueen and actor Chiwetel Ejiofor. We also have an Oscar-tipped solo voyage undertaken by (p.6), as well as Alexander Payne’s engaging FOLLOW US ONLINE FOR THE FAMILY 15-18 odyssey through a wintry heartland, shot in crisp black and white (p.4). For news, chatter and It’s the most wonderful time of the year... so we have a stocking full of wonderful competitions, find us on CALENDAR 19-24 films for the holiday season, not least perennial favourite It’s a Wonderful Life!. Join Facebook,Twitter and us for the Christmas Eve screening and enjoy a complimentary glass of sherry in Instagram. BRINGING UP BABY 25-26 the Phoenix café. Christmas week also brings re-issues of classic The Bishop’s Wife and the sublime Cinema Paradiso, as well as recent release Saving Mr @PhoenixCinema FILM STUDIES 27-28 Banks, which tells the story of P. L. Travers and - and to accompany PhoenixCinema that, the outcome of their collaboration: the one and only Mary Poppins. Phoenix_Cinema SPECIAL EVENTS 29-32 December is jam-packed with Christmas Specials for Kids Club and Toddler Time and as the big day approaches, we have something for all ages, from Arthur SCREEN ARTS 33-34 Christmas and The Polar Express to The Nightmare Before Christmas and the Bolshoi’s Sleeping Beauty. On Christmas Eve a double bill of The Snowman and Father Christmas will put everyone in a magical mood, ready to hang up their stockings in EDUCATION 35 anticipation. SPECIAL NOTICE 36 We welcome back Phoenix patron Mark Kermode for a sold out event. Book now for the Q&A with Dirty Wars director Richard Rowley, plus stage spectacles from the Met Opera, National Theatre and Bolshoi Ballet. CINEMA INFORMATION 37-38

Your support means the world to us. Thanks from all of us at the Phoenix and see you at the movies! BOX OFFICE 020 8444 6789 www.phoenixcinema.co.uk - -Mead, Executive Director 52 HIGH ROAD, EAST FINCHLEY n2 9pj 1 2 FROM FRIDAY 29 NOVEMBER FROM FRIDAY 6 DECEMBER

Jeune & Jolie 18 Nebraska 15 1hr 34. 2013. Directed by François Ozon. With Marine Vacth, Géraldine 1hr 55. 2013. Directed by Alexander Payne. With Bruce Dern, Will Forte, Pailhas, Frédéric Pierrot. June Squibb. François Ozon’s Jeune & Jolie (Young & Beautiful) stars Marine Vacth as Director Alexander Payne (Sideways, The Descendants) takes the helm for Isabelle, a seventeen-year-old on a summer holiday with her family when she this black-and-white road-trip fable. Woody Grant (Bruce Dern, Django loses her virginity. A darker side to her personality is awakened and, upon Unchained, Monster) is a tempestuous Montana man who is convinced he’s returning home, she develops a secret life while keeping up appearances as a won a million-dollars; his estranged son David (Will Forte, Saturday Night literature student. As the drama progresses, it becomes apparent that hers is Live, 30 Rock) begrudgingly agrees to drive him to Nebraska to claim his not the only secret in the family and the web slowly begins to unravel. winnings and finds himself in a tangle of truth and imagination, on a detour through the past, surrounded by absurd and grotesque characters with their Ozon (Potiche, Swimming Pool) is a master of tension and his latest film, which own agenda. brings to mind Belle de Jour, was received to great acclaim at the Toronto and Cannes Film Festivals, receiving a nomination for the Palme D’Or. Told with a unique style and deadpan humour, it’s an affectionate story of a son trying to make a connection with his father at a time when he feels unsure of his own identity. 3 4 FROM FRIDAY 13 DECEMBER FROM FRIDAY 26 DECEMBER

Fill the Void U All is Lost 12A 1hr 31. 2012. Directed by . With Hadas Yaron, Yiftach 1hr 46. 2013. Directed by J. C. Chandor. With Robert Redford. Klein, Irit Sheleg. Covering similar thematic ground to recent hit Gravity, All Is Lost follows Eighteen-year-old Shira (Hadas Yaron) is the devout youngest daughter one man’s increasingly fraught struggle to survive when his boat is struck of a Hasidic family and is about to be married off to a very promising, and severely damaged by a much larger vessel during a solo voyage in the soft-spoken young man of the same age. A tragedy leads to her being torn Indian Ocean. 1,700 miles from land, forced to rely on traditional navigation between her heart’s wish and her family’s desires. The claustrophobia of the methods and, in the knowledge that rescue is at best a faint hope, the cramped apartments within which the drama takes place add to the tension nameless sailor is confronted with the growing possibility that he will not and high emotional stakes. survive. This poignant, sympathetic portrait of ’s Hasidic community won Best Screen legend Robert Redford (All The President’s Men, Butch Cassidy and the Actress for Yaron at the 2012 and has been selected Sundance Kid) takes on possibly the most demanding role of his career as as Israel’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy the only cast member in an almost entirely wordless performance that is Awards. already being heavily tipped for an Oscar nomination.

5 6 FROM FRIDAY 3 JANUARY FROM FRIDAY 10 JANUARY

Railway Man TBC 12 Years a Slave 15 Running time tbc. Australia/UK 2013. Directed by Jonathan Teplitzky. With 2hrs 14. 2013. Directed by Steve McQueen. With Chiwetel Ejiofor, Brad Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman. Pitt, Michael Fassbender. Eric Lomax (Colin Firth, The King’s Speech, A Single Man) was one of In pre-Civil War America, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor, American thousands of Allied prisoners of war forced to work on the construction of Gangster, Children of Men), a free man from upstate New York, is abducted the Thai/Burma railway during WW2. His experiences left him traumatised and sold as a slave on a Louisiana plantation. Over the following dozen years, and shut off from the world. Years later, he meets the magnetic Patti he experiences all the cruelty, degradation and humiliation of the slavery (Nicole Kidman, The Hours, Australia) on a train and falls in love. Patti is system as he is traded between different owners (Michael Fassbender and determined to rid Eric of his demons and makes a discovery that leaves her Benedict Cumberbatch) and different conditions. To survive, he must keep facing a terrible decision. Should Eric be given a chance to come face-to-face his identity and character a secret, and hope that the distant memory of with his past or will it tear him further apart? freedom becomes a reality once again. Turner Prize-winning artist Steve McQueen directs his third film after Hunger and Shame – both of which also Adapted from Lomax’s autobiography, this compelling story will appeal to featured Fassbender – and presents a stark and unflinching portrait of one history buffs and cinephiles alike. of the darkest periods of human history. 7 8 FROM FRIDAY 24 JANUARY FRIENDS OF THE PHOENIX

Friends of The Phoenix membership offers: 2 free tickets £2 off all regular screenings £2 off for a guest, twice a year & no booking fees £25 single or £40 joint

Inside Llewyn Davis TBC 1hr 45. USA 2013. Directed by Joel & Ethan Coen. With Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman. Firm Phoenix favourites Joel and Ethan Coen return with their first film since 2010’s multi-award winning True Grit. Mapping out a week in the life of an obscure folk singer (Oscar Isaac, Che) as he attempts to make a name for himself in New York’s Greenwich Village in 1961, the darkly comic Inside Llewyn Davis is loosely inspired by the pre-fame struggles of Bob Dylan. A typically virtuoso cast includes perennial Coen performer John Goodman ... the perfect holiday gift (Raising Arizona, Barton Fink), Carey Mulligan (Never Let Me Go), and Justin Timberlake (The Social Network), and the soundtrack is already inviting comparisons with the phenomenally successful soundtrack to the Coen’s Visit our website or ask at the box office for more own O Brother, Where Art Thou? information. Gift vouchers also available.

9 10 HOLIDAY SEASON FEATURES FROM FRIDAY 20 DECEMBER

It’s a Wonderful Life U Cinema Paradiso 15 Saturday 21 December 3pm Friday 20 December 8.30pm Tuesday 24 December 2pm Saturday 21 December 9pm 2hrs 12. USA 1946. It wouldn’t be Monday 23 December 8.30pm Christmas without it! 2 hrs. Italy/ 1989. Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. With Join us for our Christmas Eve Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, screening and enjoy a Marco Leonardi. complimentary glass of festive sherry. A love letter to cinema, this 25th anniversary re-issue will make you fall in love with the movies all over again. The Bishop’s Wife U Friday 20 December 6pm Sunday 22 December 9pm 1hr 45. USA 1947. Directed by Henry Koster. With Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven. Saving Mr Banks PG Re-issue of the Christmas classic featuring the angelic Cary Grant, answering prayers in Friday 20 December, 3pm unexpected ways. Saturday 21 December, 6pm Sunday 22 December, 6pm Monday 23 December, 5.30pm U 2hrs 5. USA/UK/Australia 2013. Mary Poppins Directed by John Lee Hancock. Monday 23 December 2pm With Emma Thompson, Tom Tuesday 24 December 5pm Hanks, Paul Giamatti. 2 hrs 14. USA 1964. Directed by Robert The extraordinary story of how Stevenson. With Julie Andrews, Dick Van P. L. Travers and Walt Disney Dyke, David Tomlinson. brought Mary Poppins to life. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

11 12 HOLIDAY SEASON SPECIALS DECEMBER

The Polar Express U Bolshoi Ballet: Saturday 7 December 2.30pm Sleeping Beauty 1hr 36. USA 2004. Directed by Sunday 22 December 3pm . With Tom Marius Petipa’s masterpiece is one of Hanks, Josh Eli, Nona Gaye. the most popular and accomplished Catch the train for a special choreographic works in the classical screening of this magical adventure. repertoire. The new version by Yuri Grigorovich will captivate fairy-tale Tickets £5/£3. Family ticket £12. lovers and the whole family during the All proceeds go to the East Christmas season. Finchley Community Trust.

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas PG Sunday 22 December 11am 1hr 19. USA 1993. Directed by Henry Selick. Snowman U Jack Skellington discovers + Father Christmas Christmas Town and tries Tuesday 24 December 11am to recreate it at home with The perfect treat for children on unexpected consequences... Christmas Eve as the excitement Tickets £5/£3. Family ticket £12. mounts! Tickets £5/£3. Family ticket £12.

13 14 EVERY SATURDAY TICKETS £2 KIDS CLUB

28 DECEMBER PHOENIX KIDS CLUB Moon Man U Every Saturday at 11am we have a free activity for kids aged 5-10 1hr 32. The man in the moon is bored followed by a film at midday. A maximum of 20 children can attend and hitches a ride to earth on the tail the activities, so pre-booking through our box office is advised. All of a comet. But how will little films are shown in 2D. children get to sleep? Tickets for the film are £2. Friends discount not applicable. No lone adults. 4 JANUARY All children under 12 years of age must be accompanied by a responsible adult. 2 U 30 November 1hr 43. Can the Smurfs rescue from Tangled the evil ? 1hr 40. Disney’s update on the classic tale of Rapunzel. 11 JANUARY U 7 december LIAF When Santa Fell to 1hr 19. A selection of specially selected Earth PG animation shorts from the London International Animation Festival. 1hr 50. Can Ben and Charlotte help Santa to 18 JANUARY save Christmas from the evil Turbo 2D U nutcrackers? 1hr 36. Can a little garden 14 DECEMBER snail win the Indy 500? Muppet Christmas Carol U 1hr 26. The classic tale from Charles Dickens with a Muppet twist. AUTISM FRIENDLY SCREENINGS A film screening specially for people on the autism Sunday 1 December 21 DECEMBER spectrum and their families, friends and carers. Arthur Christmas PG During the screening lights will be left on, volume will be a little lower and it’s fine to make noise or Sunday 5 January 1hr 47. Christmas is the family take a break. The Smurfs 2 business for Arthur, can he match up to his famous Grandfather? Screenings start at 11am, tickets £2. 15 16 Holiday WORKSHOP EVERY TUESDAY at 11am

Act the Part… Winter Wonderland FRIDAY 3 JANUARY at 10am Ages 8-12. Tickets £15. 20 spaces available. This day-long workshop will be your chance to create an icetastic character from top to toe. Discover the art of monologue writing and make your own mini script before creating costumes, props and set designs to bring your character to life. A performance for friends, parents and carers will end the day.

A special 30 minute programme in a relaxed environment perfect for little ones with a fun activity at 10.30am (places are limited and must be pre-booked in person or over the phone) Ages 2-4. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets £3 per child.

3 December 7 January Mr Men Christmas Special Olly the Little White Van (tbc) 10 December 14 January Rastamouse Christmas Special Masha and the Bear 17 December 21 January Timmy Time Christmas Poppy Cat (tbc) Special

17 18 calendar www..phoenixcinema..co..uk DECEMBER

CALENDAR KEY FRI 29 NOV - THU 5 DEC FRI 6 - THU 12 DEC MAIN FEATURE MAIN FEATURES MAIN FEATURES Jeune & Jolie Nebraska HOLIDAY SEASON ALSO PLAYING ALSO PLAYING FAMILY SCREENINGS SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER SATURDAY 7 DECEMBER SPECIAL EVENTS TANGLED at 12pm WHEN SANTA FELL TO EARTH at 12pm SCREEN ARTS SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER THE POLAR EXPRESS at 2.30pm AUTISM FRIENDLY: BRINGING UP BABY ARTHUR CHRISTMAS at 10am SUNDAY 8 DECEMBER DIRTY WARS + Q&A at 1.30pm HERITAGE EVENTS MONDAY 2 DECEMBER MARK KERMODE TUESDAY 10 DECEMBER FILM STUDIES PRESENTS at 7pm TODDLER TIME at 11am (returns only) Wednesday 11 DECEMBER All Main Feature times to be TUESDAY 3 DECEMBER MUSCLE SHOALS at 11am confirmed. Please check our TODDLER TIME at 11am website for latest information. THURSDAY 12 DECEMBER All programming subject to WEDNESDAY 4 DECEMBER PERSEPOLIS at 11am THE WAY WAY BACK at 11am change. THURSDAY 5 DECEMBER ROGER & ME at 11am Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!

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FRI 13 - THU 19 DEC FRI 20 - SUN 22 DEC MON 23 & Tue 24 DEC THU 26 DEC - THU 2 JAN main feature main feature main feature MAIN FEATURE SEE BELOW SEE BELOW All is Lost ALSO PLAYING ALSO PLAYING ALSO PLAYING ALSO PLAYING

SATURDAY 14 DECEMBER FRIDAY 20 DECEMBER MONDAY 23 DECEMBER SATURDAY 28 DECEMBER THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS SAVING MR BANKS at 3pm MARY POPPINS at 2pm MOON MAN at 12pm CAROL at 12pm THE BISHOP’S WIFE at 6pm SAVING MR BANKS at 5.30pm SUNDAY 29 DECEMBER MET OPERA: CINEMA PARADISO at 8.30pm CINEMA PARADISO at 8.30pm GONE WITH FALSTAFF at 5.55pm THE WIND at 1.45pm SATURDAY 21 DECEMBER TUESDAY 24 DECEMBER SUNDAY 15 DECEMBER ARTHUR CHRISTMAS at 12pm THE SNOWMAN + FATHER MET OPERA: IT’s A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS at 11am FALSTAFF at 1.30pm LIFE at 3pm IT’s A WONDERFUL SAVING MR BANKS at 6pm LIFE at 2pm TUESDAY 17 DECEMBER CINEMA PARADISO at 9pm MARY POPPINS at 5pm TODDLER TIME at 11am SUNDAY 22 DECEMBER WEDNESDAY 25 DECEMBER Wednesday 18 DECEMBER THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CLOSED FILL THE VOID at 11am CHRISTMAS at 11am BOLSHOI: SLEEPING BEAUTY at 3pm SAVING MR BANKS at 6pm THE BISHOP’S WIFE at 9pm

21 22 CALENDAR BOX OFFICE 020 8444 6789 www.phoenixcinema.co.uk JANUARY

FRI 3 - THU 9 JAN FRI 10 - THU 16 JAN FRI 17 - THU 23 JAN FRI 24 - THU 30 JAN MAIN FEATURES MAIN FEATURES MAIN FEATURES MAIN FEATURES Railway Man 12 Years a Slave 12 Years a Slave Inside LlewYn Davis ALSO PLAYING ALSO PLAYING ALSO PLAYING ALSO PLAYING SATURDAY 4 JANUARY SATURDAY 11 JANUARY SATURDAY 18 JANUARY SMURFS 2 at 12pm LIAF at 12pm TURBO at 12pm SATURDAY 25 JANUARY KIDS CLUB TBC at 12pm SUNDAy 5 JANUARY SUNDAY 12 JANUARY SUNDAY 19 JANUARY AUTISM FRIENDLY: FROM THE ARCHIVES: BOLSHOI ballet: SUNDAY 26 JANUARY THE SMURFS 2 at 10am Cameraman: The Life JEWELS at 3pm LEE DANIELS’ THE EPIC OF EVEREST at 2pm and work of Jack THE BUTLER at 2pm CardifF at 1.30pm TUESDAY 21 JANUARY TODDLER TIME at 11am TUESDAY 28 JANUARY TUESDAY 7 JANUARY TUESDAY 14 JANUARY TODDLER TIME at 11am TODDLER TIME at 11am TODDLER TIME at 11am Wednesday 22 JANUARY SUNSHINE ON LEITH at 11am Wednesday 29 JANUARY Wednesday 8 JANUARY Wednesday 15 JANUARY LEE DANIELS’ ALL IS LOST at 11am THURSDAY 23 JANUARY CAPTAIN PHILLIPS at 11am THE BUTLER at 11am Casablanca at 11am THURSDAY 9 JANUARY THURSDAY 16 JANUARY THURSDAY 30 JANUARY L’Age D’Or + Chien L’Atalante at 11am Andalou at 11am Les Amants at 11am Nt LIVE: CORIOLANUS at 7pm

23 24 EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 11AM TICKETS £6 DECEMBER & JANUARY BRINGING UP BABY WEEKLY SCREENINGS FOR PARENTS AND CARERS WITH BABIES Every Wednesday at 11am parents and carers have a chance to bring their little ones to the cinema and enjoy a film in a comfortable environment. The programme includes the latest releases plus films you may have missed the first time around. All films will also be shown on the Tuesday of the same week.

4 DECEMBER 18 DECEMBER The Way Way Back 12A Fill the Void U 1hr 43. USA 2013. Directed by Nat See page 5 Faxon, Jim Rash. With Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Allison Janney. 8 JANUARY Shy teen Duncan is dreading his family 12A vacation but makes an unexpected All is Lost friend. See page 6

11 DECEMBER 15 JANUARY 22 JANUARY 29 JANUARY Muscle Shoals PG Captain Phillips 12A Sunshine on Leith 12A Lee Daniels’ 12A 1hr 51. USA 2013. Directed by Greg 2hrs 26. USA 2013. Directed by Justin 1hr 40. UK 2013. Directed by Dexter The Butler ‘Freddy’ Camalier. With Rick Hall, Chadwick. With Tom Hanks, Barkhad Fletcher. With George MacKay, Peter 2hrs 12. USA 2013. Directed by Lee Jimmy Cliff, Aretha Franklin. Abdi, Barkhad Addirahman. Mullan, Jason Flemyng. Daniels. With Forest Whitaker, Oprah Documentary celebrating the The dramatic true story of a US ship Jubilant, heartfelt cult hit featuring Winfrey. distinctive sound of the FAME studio hijacked by Somali pirates. music by pop-folk band The Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents and its founder. Proclaimers. through extraordinary political and personal change. 25 26 FILM STUDIES THURSDAYS AT 11AM TICKETS £6 DECEMBER & JANUARY

Hampstead Garden Suburb Institute, in partnership with the Phoenix, runs All screenings are open to the public. Tickets £6. Please note the film regular film studies courses. The course has a screening at 11am on Thursdays starts promptly at 11am with no trailers. followed by a seminar. Visit www.hgsi.ac.uk for more information on joining the course.

THURSDAY 5 DECEMBER THURSDAY 16 JANUARY Roger & Me 15 L’Atalante PG 1hr 28. USA 1990. Directed by Michael Moore. With Michael 1hr 30. France 1934. Directed by Jean Vigo. With Michel Moore, Roger Smith. Simon, Dita Parlo, Jean Dasté. Michael Moore’s wickedly iconoclastic documentary was In French and Russian with English subtitles. inspired by the decline and fall of Flint, Michigan. The most acclaimed film in Jean Vigo’s short career, a dark love story with hallucinatory qualities. THURSDAY 12 DECEMBER 12A THURSDAY 23 JANUARY Persepolis U Ihr 34. France/USA 2008. Directed by Vincent Paronnaud, Casablanca Marjane Satrapi. With Chiara Mastroianni (voice), Catherine 1hr 38. USA 1942. Directed by Michael Curtiz. With Deneuve (voice), Danielle Darrieux (voice). In French, English, Humphrey Bogart, , Paul Henreid. Persian and German with English subtitles. Set in unoccupied Africa during the early days of World An outspoken Iranian girl finds her unique attitude and War II: An American expatriate meets a former lover, with outlook on life repeatedly challenged during the Islamic unforeseen complications. revolution.

THURSDAY 9 JANUARY THURSDAY 30 JANUARY 15 L’Age D’Or 15 Ihr 03. France 1930. Directed by Luis Buñuel. With Gaston Les Amants (The Lovers) Modot, Lya Lys, Caridad de Laberdesque. 1hr 27. France 1959. Directed by Louis Malle. With , Jean-Marc Bory, Alain Cuny. A surrealist tale of passionate love from master filmmaker Bunuel. In French with English subtitles. In French with English subtitles. Moreau plays a housewife whose life brightens considerably 15 + Chien Andalou when she meets a handsome young archeologist. 16 mins. France 1929. Directed by Luis Buñuel. 27 28 SPECIAL EVENTS DECEMBER

Mark Kermode Presents MONDAY 2 DECEMBER 7pm 1hr 30. The UK’s most trusted and most outspoken film critic returns to the stage with his unique blend of ranting and analysis. Expect trenchant opinion, hilarious autobiographical anecdotes, passionate personal prejudices, entertaining diversions and scathing, sardonic humour. Returns only.

Gone with the Wind PG Sunday 29 DECEMBER 1.45pm 3hrs 31. USA 1939. Directed by Victor 12A Fleming. With Clark Gable, , Dirty Wars + Q&A Leslie Howard. SUNDAY 8 DECEMBER 1.30pm The perfect end to your year: spend an 1hr 26. USA/Afghanistan/Iraq/Kenya/Somalia/Yemen 2013. Directed by Richard afternoon with Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Rowley. Butler in the classic Southern tale. Investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill stumbles upon a US military night raid gone badly wrong in a remote corner of Afghanistan. Intent on exposing the truth, he is drawn into a disquieting world of black ops, kill lists and drone strikes underpinning the ‘War on Terror’. Followed by Q&A with director Richard Rowley.

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The Epic of Everest U FROM THE ARCHIVES SUNDAY 5 JANUARY 2pm SUNDAY 12 JANUARY 1.30pm 1hr 27. UK 1924. Directed by J.B.L. Noel. With Cameraman: The Life and Andrew Irvine, George Mallory. work of Jack Cardiff PG The official film record of the legendary Everest 1hr 24. USA 2010. Directed by Craig expedition of 1924. Its release coincides with the 60th McCall. With Jack Cardiff, Martin anniversary of the final conquest of Everest in 1953 by Scorcese, . Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. Jack Cardiff was a true pioneer. This A newly commissioned score composed, orchestrated documentary charts his 70-year career and conducted by Simon Fisher Turner (The Great in cinematography, from working White Silence) features a haunting combination of on to early experiments electronic music, found sounds, western and Nepalese in technicolour and his famous instruments and vocals. collaborations with directors . With interviews from the man himself along with many famous faces. Lee Daniels’ The Butler 12A + The Red Shoes SUNDAY 26 JANUARY 2pm 2hrs 13. UK 1948. Directed by Michael 2hrs 12. USA 2013. Directed by Lee Daniels. Powell and . With With Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey. , Anton Walbroock, Director Lee Daniels (Precious) teams up Marius Goring. with Emmy Award-winning screenwriter Danny Strong to tell the remarkable story of A young ballerina is cast in The Red White House butler Eugene Allen (played by Shoes, a ballet based upon the sinister Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker), who served tale by Hans Christian Anderson, and eight U.S. presidents and witnessed sweeping finds herself torn between love and social change during his three decades of ambition. service at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

31 32 SCREEN ARTS DECEMBER & JANUARY

The Met Live in HD BOLSHOI BALLET Verdi’s Falstaff Sleeping Beauty Robert Carsen’s production—the first new Marius Petipa’s masterpiece is one of Met Falstaff since 1964—is set in the English the most popular and accomplished countryside in the mid-20th century. Ambrogio choreographic works in the classical Maestri (last season’s Dulcamara in the Opening repertoire. The new version by Yuri Night production of L’Elisir d’Amore) sings the Grigorovich will captivate fairy-tale title role of the brilliant and blustery Sir John lovers and the whole family during the Falstaff, opposite a marvellous ensemble that Christmas season. includes Angela Meade, Stephanie Blythe, ENCORE Sunday 22 Dec 3pm Lisette Oropesa, and Franco Vassallo. LIVE Saturday 14 Dec 5.55pm Jewels ENCORE Sunday 15 Dec 1.30pm Choreographed in 1967 in , this ballet, with its jewel-like costumes, celebrates the three cities and three dance schools that forged National Theatre Live the elegance, aesthetic and style of choreographer George Balanchine. Coriolanus ENCORE Sunday 19 Jan 3pm National Theatre Live will broadcast the Donmar Warehouse’s production of Coriolanus, Shakespeare’s searing tragedy of political manipulation and revenge, with Tom Hiddleston in the title role and Mark Gatiss as Menenius, directed by the Donmar’s Artistic Director Josie Rourke. LIVE Thursday 30 Jan 7pm ENCORE Monday 3 Feb 12pm

33 34 EDUCATION SPECIAL NOTICE

Throughout the year our film education work engages with children and young people through term-time screenings, visits and Looking to the Future... workshops. With the increasing cost of postage, this will be the last brochure to be UPCOMING SCREENINGS delivered by mail. However, we will continue to stock printed brochures in 13 DECEMBER 24 JANUARY our foyer and cafe and distribute to local libraries. The Polar Express Holocaust Memorial £1.50 per pupil Day: Film and Survivor We hope that you will take this opportunity, if you haven’t done so already, Talk - £3 per pupil 16 & 19 DECEMBER to sign up for our regular email updates, including our weekly newsletter as Arthur Christmas well as advance notice of special events, priority booking and other offers. £1.50 per pupil All accompanying adults are free of charge. Please check our friendly website www.phoenixcinema.co.uk for additional Screenings start at 10am. information.

We know you’re as keen as we are to keep the Phoenix sustainable Visit the Phoenix and able to bring you the best possible programming in a comfortable Did you know we also offer visits? environment. This New Year’s resolution will help us towards that goal as Your class can have exclusive use of well as decreasing paper waste. the auditorium (including a special screening) participate in amazing For members of our Friends scheme, our lovely Front of House staff will workshops and get an exciting peek be holding a series of group sessions in our cafe, covering the basics of how behind the scenes of our historic building. See our website for ideas or to access our online services. These sessions will be starting in the new ask us about tailoring a visit to your year, if you’re interested in taking part please contact us on 020 3074 1966. specifications. - Elizabeth Taylor-Mead, Executive Director

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Film Times Tickets and booking ACCESSIBILITY Phoenix Film Group Main features and some special The box office is open from 11am • Full access for wheelchair Visit www.phoenixcinema.co.uk/filmgroup to events start 25 minutes after the Mon–Sat and from 1pm Sunday. users: external ramp, lift, sign up for our free newsletter. stated programme times. All other Adult Tickets disabled toilet. Four dedicated To join the Film Group simply buy your screenings start promptly at the Mon all day: £6 spaces in the auditorium. Please cinema ticket for the screening, collect your published times. All times listed are Tue–Fri before 5pm: all tickets £6, let us know when booking. free hot drink from our kiosk and enjoy the subject to confirmation. For up to date after 5pm: £9.50 adults/£7 concs. • Guide dogs welcome; please film. Afterwards, meet other film-lovers for a information please: Sat, Sun and Bank Holidays let us know in advance. lively discussion in our cafe. • Visit our website: before 5pm: £9.50 adults/£7 concs. • Disabled parking available on Tuesday 3 December: Jeune & Jolie www.phoenixcinema.co.uk. after 5pm: all tickets £9.50 the High Road and Fairlawn Tuesday 7 January: The Railway Man (tbc) • Join our free email list. Go to our Child & Family Tickets: Avenue on single yellow lines Phoenix Gallery website or visit the box office. Mon all day and Tue-Fri before 5pm: and in parking bays any time, Dec & Jan: • Call 020 8444 6789 for recorded film child £5, family of 4 £20 free of charge. Dark City Gallery - classic British film prints. Tue-Fri after 5pm + Sat, Sun, Bank times 24 hours a day. • Limited guide features for Hire the Phoenix Holidays: child £6, family of 4 £27 visually impaired visitors. Stairs • Pick up a weekly time sheet at the The Phoenix is available to hire for children’s cinema or local libraries and shops. Child: under 15s. have clear markings, floor Family must include 2 children. surfaces are non-slip. Staff will parties, private screenings, business events • Check listings on the Time Out Concessions: unemployed, senior citizens, be happy to assist. and as a filming location. For more details see website and in national papers. students, registered disabled. Please bring the ‘Cinema Hire’ section of the website or • Free admission for carers of email [email protected] Parking proof of status. Prices and discounts for registered disabled visitors, special events may vary. East Finchley Tube Station: subject to CEA card and Orange Wednesdays £4.50 Mon–Fri, £1.50 Saturday, • Tickets for the film week starting availability. Applications for the 2 tickets for the price of 1 every Wednesday. £1 Sundays/Bank Holidays. Friday will go on sale no later than CEA card available from the Simply call 241 from your Orange mobile, or the Monday prior. text the word FILM to 241. Friends’ discount Local parking: box office. may not be used in conjunction. • Saturday evening shows and special • Subtitled screenings offered Max stay 90mins, payable by mobile events have allocated seating. phone. Free after 6.30pm and Sundays/ when possible. Integrated • Tickets booked online or by induction loop available. Bank Holidays. telephone subject to booking fee. Management reserve the right of admission. • This programme is available Transport • No refunds or exchanges on Information correct at time of press. Registered any tickets within 48 hours of a online and in large format, on charity no. 296135. Part of the Europa Cinemas Tube: East Finchley (Northern Line) screening. All refunds are at the request. Network of the European MEDIA Programme. Buses: 102, 143, 234, 263, 603, H3. manager’s discretion. 37 38 SCREEN ARTS 2014 NOW ON SALE The Met Live in HD Bolshoi Ballet Dvořák’s Rusalka Lost Illusions (Live) Sat 8 & Sun 9 Feb Sun 2 Feb 3pm Borodin’s Prince Igor The Golden Age (Live) Sat 1 & Sun 2 Mar Sun 30 Mar 4pm Massenet’s Werther Sat 15 & Sun 16 Mar National Theatre Live Puccini’s La Bohème Sat 5 & Sun 6 Apr War Horse Thu 27 Feb 7pm Mozart’s Così fan tutte Mon 3 Mar 12pm Sat 26 & Sun 27 Apr Sun 9 Mar 2pm Tue 11 Mar 8pm Rossini’s La Cenerentola Sat 10 & Sun 11 May

RSC Live Henry IV Part 1 Wed 14 May 7pm Henry IV Part 2 Wed 18 Jun 7pm Two Gentlemen of Verona Wed 3 Sep 7pm

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