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Cinema Highlights 15 NOV – 19 DEC 2019 Cover image: Judy + Punch Judy image: Cover ACCESS A full list of our accessible performances can be found Welcome in the timetable on page 26-27. If you have any questions about a particular show, please contact our Box Office. The Film Festival has passed for another year. I’m probably in a remote Throughout the brochure we use the following key: corner of the building somewhere, rocking back and forth slowly and wondering how I’m going to manage to do this all again next year. Dear Reader, I’m not. The reason I’m not is that this programme starts with Audio Description Sunday Brunch two of the best films of the year. Ken Loach’s new film Sorry We Missed Available via a headset for all Every Sunday morning, enjoy a You - about zero hour contracts, the gig economy and a young family screenings marked with the selected film together with a tea or correspondent symbol. Please coffee, and a breakfast roll (veggie/ struggling to get by. It’s another vital film from the master of social realism, ask Box Office for your headset. vegan options available). You can still and a must see in the lead up to yet another general election. Monos was enjoy the film without brunch. the winner of the Best Film at the London Film Festival in October. Set Dream and Scream mainly on a remote Colombian mountaintop, a group of young soldiers Specially for parents and carers of Autism-friendly are looking after a kidnapped American. It’s the most beautifully shot new babies aged 0 –12 months. These screenings are especially film of the year, it’s a hallucinogenic experience at times, and features a for people on the autistic spectrum stunning score by the British composer Mica Levi (which I’m listening to as Descriptive Subtitles and their families, friends and carers. I write this in a very noisy office, she also composed the scores for Under Check the timetable on page 26-27 the Skin and Jackie). for selected subtitled screenings. Silver Linings screenings If you’re not too filmed out by the Inverness Film Festival we are screening Selected screenings for audiences films from the Take One Action Film Festival, French Film Festival, UK Over 60s. Ticket cost £5. Jewish Film Festival and the BFI Musicals tour. New Prices Friends Coffee Morning Perhaps you’re looking for something different, something a little out Film starts 11.30am – of the ordinary. Well, if that’s the case we have you covered. First up is UNDER26: £5* Coffee served from 10.30am. the continuing adventures of Elsa and Anna in Frozen 2, then Matt Damon FRIENDS: £6 and Christian Bale join forces with Ford in Le Mans ‘66 to give those pesky STANDARD: £7.50 Programmer’s Choice European racing giants Ferrari a race for their money, after that Daniel Craig leads an all star cast in Knives Out; a clever and funny mansion * proof of age may be required of * proof murder mystery. Lastly, well it’s Episode 9 and probably the last one in the saga, is Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - I’ve loved the last few Star Wars films, Daisy Ridley has breathed a breath of fresh air into the EDEN COURT CINEMA COURT EDEN CINEMA COURT EDEN franchise after the prequels, and I can’t wait for the midnight screening to find out what happens. I hope you enjoy what you see and please do let me know what you think. Paul MacDonald-Taylor 2 Head of Programming, Film + Visual Art 3 Cinema Highlights Sorry We Missed You (15) Monos (15) FRI 15 - THU 21 NOV FRI 15 - THU 21 NOV UK/France/Belgium | 2019 | 101mins Colombia/Argentina/ On a remote mountain top, a rebel group Director Ken Loach Netherlands/Germany | 2019 of commandos perform military training Starring Kris Hitchen, Debbie Honeywood, Rhys | 102mins | Spanish and exercises while watching over a prisoner Stone, Katie Proctor English with subtitles for a shadowy force known only as ‘The HIGHLIGHTS Following I, Daniel Blake, Ken Loach’s Director Alejandro Landes Organization’. After a series of unexpected HIGHLIGHTS new poignant critique of contemporary Starring Sofia Buenaventura, events drives them deep into the jungle, Britain centres around Ricky and his family. Julian Giraldo, Karen fracturing their intricate bond, their mission EDEN COURT CINEMA COURT EDEN Having never fully recovered from the 2008 Quintero, Julianne Nicholson slowly begins to collapse. CINEMA COURT EDEN recession, both Ricky and Abby struggle to Winner of Best Film at Set against a stunningly beautiful but make it to the end of the month with their London Film Festival dangerous landscape, Alejandro Landes’ awe- “zero hours” contract. inspiring film is a breathtakingly epic vision that leaves audiences both mesmerised and utterly gripped. 4 5 On the occasion of the release of the Star grand finale of the most loved film saga of all times, we are hosting a special Wars triple bill – see The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker back-to-back on Wed 18 Dec. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (12A) Star Wars: The Rise (PG TBC) WED 18 DEC of Skywalker (12A) Frozen 2 FRI 22 NOV - THU 05 DEC USA | 2015 | 135mins WED 18 DEC - THU 02 JAN Director J.J. Abrams USA | 2019 | 104mins USA | 2019 | 155mins Starring Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Director Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee Director J.J. Abrams Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega Starring Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff Starring Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Oscar Isaac, John Three years have passed, and the town of Arendelle has Boyega since lived in peace. Soon though, the peace is interrupted HIGHLIGHTS by a mysterious voice that only Elsa can hear: the voice HIGHLIGHTS Star Wars: The A year after the events of The Last calls her constantly, day and night, awakening crushing Jedi, the surviving Resistance faces Last Jedi (12A) supernatural powers in her that threaten to destroy the the First Order once more as Rey, Finn town. Joined by her sister Anna and their loyal friends EDEN COURT CINEMA COURT EDEN WED 18 DEC and Poe Dameron's journey continues. CINEMA COURT EDEN Kristoff, Olaf, and Sven, Elsa embarks on a journey to USA | 2017 | 151mins With the power and knowledge of uncover the origin of her powers. Director Rian Johnson generations behind them, the final Starring Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, battle commences. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver 6 Seat price for triple bill: £20/£15 7 Mother (PG) Special Event TUE 19 + WED 20 NOV Friends 25th: Belgium | 2019 | 82mins | Thai, Swiss, German and English with subtitles The One with the Anniversary (12+) Director Kristof Bilsen Starring Pomm, Maya, Elisabeth, Joyce Each night is 90mins Abominable (U) NIGHT 1 SUN 08 DEC In a small village in Thailand, Pomm The One Where Monica Gets A Starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, SAT 16 + SUN 17 NOV takes care of Europeans with Roommate (S1) Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, China/USA | 2019 | 97mins Alzheimer’s. Separated from her The One With The Black Out (S1) David Schwimmer Directors Todd Wilderman, Jill Culton children in order to earn a better The One With The Birth (S1) Voices Chloe Bennet, Albert Tsai, Joseph living, she helps Elisabeth during the Join us to celebrate the 25th The One Where Ross Finds Out (S2) final stages of her life, while a new anniversary of one of the 90s most Izzo, Eddie Izzard patient is arriving from Switzerland. loved sitcom - on the big screen for NIGHT 2 TUE 19 DEC When Yi runs into a young yeti on the first time. The One With The Prom Video (S2) the roof of her apartment building, Mother is an intimate and moving observation of the struggles and This is a show about love, sex, The One Where No One's Ready (S3) she and her friends name him expectations of motherhood, and careers and a time in life when The One With The Morning After (S3) ‘Everest’. They soon find themselves the frustrations of being unable to everything is possible. Most of all, it’s The One With The Embryos (S4) on a quest to reunite the yeti with care for our loved ones. EDEN COURT CINEMA COURT EDEN about friendship: when you’re young his family in the stunning Himalayas. CINEMA COURT EDEN NIGHT 3 TUE 19 DEC and single in the city, your friends are But will the trio of friends be able The One With Chandler In A Box (S4) your family. to elude the enemies who are after The One With Ross' Wedding - Part 2 (S4) them and get Everest home safe? This event plays over three nights, The One Where Everyone Finds Out (S5) with four different episodes The One Where Ross Got High (S6) screening each night. 8 9 Judy + Punch (15) The Report (12A) FRI 06 - SUN 08 + FRI 29 NOV - WED 04 DEC TUE 10 - THU 12 DEC The Party’s Just USA | 2019 | 120mins Australia | 2019 | 105mins Director Scott Z. Burns Beginning (15) Director Mirrah Foulkes Starring Adam Driver, Annette Bening, SUN 01, MON 02 + THU 05 DEC Elf (PG) Starring Mia Wasikowska, Damon Jon Hamm, Maura Tierney THU 05 – SUN 08 DEC Herriman, Tom Budge, Lucy Velik UK | 2018 | 91mins Daniel Jones, who works for Fresh out of its Scottish Premiere at Director Karen Gillan the US Senate, is assigned the USA | 2003 | 96mins the 2019 Inverness Film Festival, this Starring Karen Gillan, Lee Pace, Matthew daunting task of investigating the Director Jon Favreau dark comedy brings the traditional Beard, Paul Higgins CIA’s Detention and Interrogation Starring Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey puppet story to life.
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