MOVIOLA WINTER-SPRING FILMS MENU 2016

JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL

Here are no less than 42 films for you to consider for the Winter-Spring 2016 season. Take a minute to read through the Introduction before jumping into the films. There are some useful messages there.

Our next season – Winter-Spring- starts on Friday January 1st and ends on Saturday 30th April. This menu is only for dates within this period. A new menu for the summer season will be sent to you at the beginning of March.

The closing date for bookings is December 12th. This is so that I can prepare the shorts disks & trailers for your January show.

If you do not intend to book any films from us, please email me to tell me so that I do not have to bother you with reminders.

Phill Walkley Programme Director Moviola, November 7th 2015

Community Cinema at its Best

HOW TO BOOK YOUR FILMS

1. By email to [email protected] 2. State if it is a GOLD or SILVER booking 3. Put your venue name 4. List the dates and films you would like for January, February, March and April 5. Give me at least TWO spare films in case your first choices are not available (I will always consult you on any substitutions)

VERY IMPORTANT NOTES

CINEMATHEQUE Films which have this designation are eligible for a discount of £50 per booking, thanks to the support of BFI Neighbourhood. This discount is only available for Associates who have ‘signed up’ for the scheme. Associates who are not in the scheme may of course book the films on the standard terms. If you did not sign up to the Cinematheque scheme but would like to do so now, please email me and I will send you the terms and conditions. NOTE: CINEMATHEQUE DISCOUNTS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SHOWS TO THE END OF MARCH.

Film Hire Charges

Most films in this Menu have no minimum guarantee charge. This means you pay us 35% of your box office regardless of how many or how few tickets you sell. However, despite their quality certain films attract very few bookings across our network. We have to ensure that any minimum charges imposed upon us by film distributors are covered by the likely return from you and so these films do carry a small minimum charge. They have the designation *This film has a minimum guarantee of £50 in the Menu. The 35% or £50 minimum both include VAT.

Also please note that we may have to amend the pricing stated on your film confirmation in the light of the total number of requests we have in for a film at the close of the booking period. I will of course write to inform you of any changes to film hire price.

If you wish to book a film NOT on the Menu, this will be a special one-off booking for you and will be charged the usual 35% or the minimum guarantee levied by the film distributor (usually in a range from £85 to £120), whichever is the larger. VAT is charged on these special bookings.

Help us stamp out Film piracy…

All films shown to the public have to pay a licence fee whether or not any ticket price is charged. As a Moviola venue, you operate commercial film shows in exactly the same way as your local multiplex or full time cinema. You advertise shows and sell tickets and the London film distributors expect a proportion of your sales as film hire. If you find any venue near you which claims to be operating in a different way – for example advertising “free” shows or telling you that they get their films cheaper – we would like to know. It is in all our interests to ensure that shows are properly licenced.

No Nasty Surprises When you book your films from Moviola, I send you a Confirmation Form on which the level of charge for each film is clearly set out. You should read this carefully before replying to me that it is correct. The confirmation is our agreement to supply films for you for the season and we refer back to it in any case of a query on your invoice. It is also your licence to show the film and your proof for anyone who requests it that you have booked the film properly – so read it and keep it safe!

PROGRAMME PLANNER This is the section of the Menu which allows you to see at a glance which films are available for each month. Check this to ensure you are not asking for a film before it is available for you.

Note always! Film release dates are liable to change by distributors at short notice. These are best estimate dates.

Films available in January Films available in February Films available in March Films available in April ALL THOSE IN JANUARY PLUS ALL THOSE IN JAN & FEB PLUS ALL THOSE IN JAN, FEB & MARCH PLUS Amy Fathers and Daughters Brooklyn Grandma Dark Horse He Named Me Malala (mid Feb) Burnt In the Heart of the Sea 45 Years Hector By the Sea The Danish Girl Song of the Sea The Martian Carol The Third Man The Program Steve Jobs X + Y The Walk The Dressmaker A Walk in the Woods The Lady in the Van Bolshoi Babylon Everest Legend Macbeth (mid Jan) Life My Nazi Legacy Pan (mid Jan) Radiator Sicario (mid Jan) Also in January Slow West The Legend of Barney Thompson Sunset Song The Lobster Suffragette (from 15th Jan) Theeb Superbob Under Milk Wood Tangerines Zarafa

PROGRAMMING GUIDE

This is a very strong Menu which (if you do just one film a month) is going to present you with some problems in choosing just four films. Show more films! to let your audiences enjoy more of these treats. You will also find your audience numbers will increase as people get used to regular nights of cinema pleasure from you rather than the odd show now and again.

Please don’t ask for films from the last Menu. If you do that, you are always going to be left behind on the new films which your audiences will want to see.

First, let’s deal with this obvious film: SPECTRE

This is the film of the moment and millions are flocking to it. That doesn’t mean that they will flock to your venue to see it when we are able to get it – likely March or April. Our sad experience with Bond films is that everyone goes to see them when they are fresh and audiences for them in our venues are always small and disappointing. Thus I have not put it on the Menu. HOWEVER, if you want to show SPECTRE, put it on your list and I will let you know when it is available and if necessary adjust your other bookings to fit it in. Note: There will be a minimum film hire of £60 for this title.

Second: A note about FILM AVAILABILITY. This menu goes forward until the end of April. I have therefore included a number of new films which have not yet been released in the UK. As a result, release dates are bound to be approximate in some cases. They are based on our experience of release patterns over nearly 20 years of doing this work. Dates for film release can change almost on a daily basis and seemingly at the whim of London distributors. Therefore, when I book your films for you and put them on your confirmation, please accept that there may need to be changes because of decisions entirely out of our control. Of course, belonging to MOVIOLA means that we pass on to you the most up to date information we can – and if there have to be changes to the order of your films, then I will give you the maximum notice I can.

To help you choose from the wealth of films on offer, here are my tips for the Winter-Spring.

SUNSET SONG We have a special premiere release of this superb drama from veteran UK director Terence Davies. Really worth considering for January – and if you are in the Cinematheque scheme, you will get a £50 discount too.

THE LADY IN THE VAN Of course everyone is going to want to see this – or see it again since many people will go to the cinema to see it. Note: We are unlikely to have it until March. The distributor of this film does not do ‘early release’ even for us.

It seems to be a time for HIGH ADVENTURE – well an answer to all those who ask for ‘some films for the men’. Actually these films are great entertainment for everyone: EVEREST from Jan), THE WALK, IN THE HEART OF THE SEA - and even maybe THE PROGRAM, though this is sport rather than H.A.

CAROL is going to be one of the great films of the next few years – tough material maybe for some venues. Other very attractive dramas worth a look are THE DRESSMAKER and if you can call it a drama, the stunning new MACBETH – and of course SUFFRAGETTE and BROOKLYN.

There are some superb DOCUMENTARIES this time. Of course, it is always hard to get village audiences to turn out for docs – but check out HE NAMED ME MALALA, BOLSHOI BABYLON, the incredibly powerful MY NAZI LEGACY and of course the stunning AMY and audience pleaser DARK HORSE retained from last season.

There are some wonderfully quirky films: THE LOBSTER, which is being such a hit with younger audiences – THE LEGEND OF BARNEY THOMSON, SUPERBOB.

If you want ‘family’ films or films for kids, try to get them interested in something other than Disney. SONG OF THE SEA is superb and ZARAFA is also unusual.

As always, there are some foreign language films which are hard to get audiences for but well worth the effort: TANGERINES and THEEB.

Finally a word for some new British treasures. 45 YEARS is tough but superbly acted (just does not feel like a piece of fiction) and the brand new RADIATORS, HECTOR and in a very different vein LEGEND show what we can do when we try.

When I select films to recommend to you, I do so on the basis that every film has some merit or quality. I know how precious our film screening slots are so films always have to be worthy of inclusion. Of course films vary in subject matter. We should never choose the films WE want to see but the ones that will appeal to our ‘customers’, taking the chance where we can to expand their experience and introduce them to the work of new film makers and films from around the world. This badge was issued to the members of the film club at Tredegar Workmens’ Hall in the 1930s. Of course these days, TV and the internet are equally powerful “windows” but the sentiment behind the badge (and the social improvers of Aneurin Bevan’s home town) might still have some merit 70 years later.

Try to form your own judgement and not be too coloured by comments from critics or on line. On this menu, I have in every case put the www.imdb.com reference for the films. This will give you access to a great deal more information on the films and also film websites and photo galleries where you can find material which you can use free of copyright for promoting the films.

The MENU starts with some outstanding films that we are carrying over from the current season. All of these have had enthusiastic reports from audiences but they faced strong competition from other films on the current menu so you may have had to overlook them. They are well worth your consideration.

As I’ve said above, I do not envy you the task of selecting a handful of these fine films for your audience. Everyone’s time is limited and of course we rely on the hard work of volunteers to keep our community cinemas going. Organising additional shows takes time and money. However a number of our venues have taken the bold step of doing just that – and are finding that there is a lot of support out there for regular and varied film programmes.

Why not have a go yourselves? Show more films!

I do hope you approve of the Menu and enjoy reading the notes and watching the accompanying DVD.

Phill Walkley Moviola Programme Director, November 2015

OUTSTANDING FILMS RETAINED FOR ANOTHER SEASON

AMY CINEMATHEQUE WONDERFUL! NOT TO BE MISSED! *This film has a minimum guarantee of £50 (15) 128mins Biography Cinema release 3 July DVD release November Available at once. A very, very powerful biography indeed from Asif Kapadia, the maker of “Senna”. The formidable talent of Amy Winehouse is laid out for us to see – because in the cool light of retrospect she was a great performer. The film uses a huge amount of footage to tell her story, from the early home video stuff from her difficult childhood through to the glory days. But it is the fragile and self-deprecating personality of the girl that shines through. The final scenes are overwhelming, reducing many of its Cannes premiere audience to tears. And the strength of this great film is to make clear to us the role played in her downfall by a frenzied and ever hungry media which kept on wanting more. This is a tragedy and the film shows us exactly what the world lost when her life ended. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2870648/?ref_=nv_sr_2

DARK HORSE CINEMATHEQUE SUPERB AUDIENCE RESPONSE *This film has a minimum guarantee of £50 (PG) 85 mins Equestrian documentary. Cinema release 17 April. DVD release 10 August Available at once A rags-to-riches story about the racehorse Dream Alliance who was trained (and became the soul of) a small Welsh mining community, depressed after the closure of the Pit. (Can you believe it is a village right next to Phill’s home village!) It is hard to overestimate the popular appeal of this little film. It has had audiences from Wales to Robert Redford’s Sundance Festival cheering on their feet. As Mandy, Associate at Capel in Surrey reported on her May show: “Everybody absolutely loved it.” http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4137902/?ref_=nv_sr_4

45 YEARS CINEMATHEQUE LOTS OF AUDIENCE APPEAL *This film has a minimum guarantee of £50 (12A) 93mins Drama/Thriller Cinema release 28 August DVD release unknown Available at once Big hit at this year’s Berlin Film Festival. Tom Courtenay and Charlotte Rampling play a couple (Geoff and Kate) whose celebration of 45 years of marriage is wrecked by the discovery of the body of Geoff’s previous lover in an Alpine glacier 50 years after her accidental death. This is a terrific second film by British wunderkind Andrew Haigh. All about a close relationship now revealed to be not what it seemed. The two leads are perfect (see the press conference on the DVD) and Rampling especially gives a quietly devastating performance. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3544082/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

SONG OF THE SEA CINEMATHEQUE ABSOLUTELY MAGICAL! SUPERB!

(PG) 93mins Children’s adventure Cinema release 10 July DVD release unknown Available at once Irish animator Tomm Moore returns to the formula he introduced in his “Secret of Kells”, here with a folk tale of a little orphaned girl who turns out to be a Selkie – a sort of Celtic sea fairy. The story has plenty of modern realism and family truths to prevent it becoming total whimsy. However it is the wonderful colour design that delights the eye and charms the mind. A film that will appeal to the ‘family audience’ without any talking down or royalties to Disney. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1865505/?ref_=nv_sr_1

THE THIRD MAN THRILLING AS EVER! (12A) 104mins Classic Thriller Cinema release 31 August 1949 DVD available Available at once A great old friend gets a wash and brush up and delights us again. What a wonder! Script by Graham Greene, fabulous photography by Robert Krasker, direction by Carol Reed. A feast of literary fun. Joseph Cotton, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard and –of course - Orson Welles. Simply one of the best – and always will be. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041959/?ref_=nv_sr_1

X + Y CINEMATHEQUE A REALLY WONDERFUL AND MOVING FILM (12A) 108 mins Drama. Cinema release 13 March. DVD release 13 July. Available at once Nathan is different. He has almost magical mathematical powers. He can't easily relate to other people but he likes patterns. His mother worries. She imagines him facing a difficult future. When tragedy strikes the family, it's hard to see how they will cope, but the intervention of a maverick teacher with problems of his own helps Nathan use his powers to the full. A smashing little British film about genius and the trials and tribulations of relating to others. Sally Hawkins, Rafe Spall and Eddie Marsan are all excellent but it is Asa Butterfield who gives the truly memorable performance. A film of great charm that will appeal to all age groups in our audience. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3149038/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

NEW FILMS

A WALK IN THE WOODS (15) 104mins Light drama. Cinema release 18 Sept. DVD release likely Late December. Available January 1st. In this new comedy adventure, celebrated travel writer, Bill Bryson (Robert Redford), instead of retiring to enjoy his loving and beautiful wife (Emma Thompson), and large and happy family, challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail - 2,200 miles of America's most unspoiled, spectacular and rugged countryside from Georgia to Maine. The peace and tranquillity he hopes to find, though, is anything but, once he agrees to being accompanied by the only person he can find willing to join him on the trek - his long lost and former friend Katz (Nick Nolte), a down-on-his-luck serial philanderer who, after a lifetime of relying on his charm and wits to keep one step ahead of the law - sees the trip as a way to sneak out of paying some debts and sneak into one last adventure before it’s too late. The trouble is, the two have a completely different definition of the word, "adventure". Now they're about to find out that when you push yourself to the edge, the real fun begins. Based on Bill Bryson’s best-seller. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1178665/?ref_=nv_sr_1

BOLSHOI BABYLON CINEMATHEQUE *This film has a minimum guarantee of £50 (12A) 86mins Documentary. Cinema release 8 January. DVD release unknown. Moviola release January 8th.

This is a special pre-release availability from our friends at Altitude Films. The Bolshoi. Symbol of Russia, a national treasure and one of the most famous institutions in the world. Recently, however, the theatre has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons: intrigue, personal attacks and management changes have created lurid headlines. From the two-time Academy Award-winning Producer of MAN ON WIRE and SEARCHING FOR SUGARMAN, BOLSHOI BABYLON gives a voice to artists and company members on irreverent and candid terms. With unparalleled behind the scenes access, BOLSHOI BABYLON provides a unique and privileged insight into the dancers’ extraordinary artistic and athletic talents, their abiding fear of injury and the ruthless ambition needed to survive in the world’s most famous ballet company. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3505682/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

BROOKLYN 12A 111mins Drama. Cinema release 6 November. DVD release likely March. Available March 1st

An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a new romance. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within. Terrific cast (the estimable Saoirse Ronan, Domnhall Gleeson, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent) in Nick Hornby’s adaptation of the best-seller by Colm Toibin. “Brooklyn is one of those rare films that's written, acted and directed with such elegance, it never gets boring or disengaging”. One of the hits of the Sundance Festival in 2015, it is a film of grace and beauty and Saoirse Ronan’s central performance is of Oscar quality.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2381111/?ref_=nv_sr_2

BURNT 12A (tbc) 100mins Romantic Drama. Cinema release 6 November. DVD release likely March Available March 1st

Adam Jones (Bradley Cooper) is a Chef who destroyed his career with drugs and diva behaviour. He cleans up and returns to London, determined to redeem himself by spearheading a top restaurant that can gain three Michelin stars. Fast moving, excellent depictions of culinary life in the fast lane (whether or not totally accurate), the always watchable Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller and a supporting cast to die for: Omar Sy, Daniel Brühl, Matthew Rhys, Alicia Vikander, Uma Thurman and Emma Thompson. Only drawback maybe is that we may have seen our fill of celebrity chefs! Some very enthusiastic ‘vox pop’ reviews on IMDB, contrast with the critics’ view.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2503944/reviews?ref_=tt_urv

BY THE SEA (12A) (tbc). 115 mins. Romantic Drama. Cinema release date 11 December. DVD release likely March Available March 1st

Set in France during the mid-1970s, Vanessa, a former dancer, and her husband Roland, an American writer, travel the country together. They seem to be growing apart, but when they linger in one quiet, seaside town they begin to draw close to some of its more vibrant inhabitants, such as a local bar/café- keeper and a hotel owner. Written and directed by ‘Angelina Jolie Pitt’ and starring Ms Jolie and Brad Pitt with a strong supporting cast including Melanie Laurent, Richard Bohringer. Advertised as the last film in Angelina Jolie’s acting career, it is her first with Brad Pitt in 10 years (‘Mr and Mrs Smith’ 2005). This is a new film so there are no reviews – but lots of anticipation. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2503944/reviews?ref_=tt_urv

CAROL (15) 118mins. Drama. Cinema release 27 November. DVD release likely March/April Available mid March.

The much anticipated new film from Todd Haynes based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith. Rooney Mara won the Best Actress award at Cannes for her performance and Cate Blanchett stole all the headlines for her (allegedly misquoted) remarks on her previous love life. This is potentially one of the great films of the decade. The story of a love affair between two women in 1950s New York. Performances are electric and Haynes’ recreation of the period is every bit as mesmerising as in his “Far from Heaven”. From the Cannes Festival accolade: “ The film we've chosen to award is more than a movie, it's a moment in history. The first time a love story between two women was treated with the respect and significance of any other mainstream cinematic romance. For its heartbreaking performances, stunning mise-en-scene, and overall mastery of craft we are proud to honour “ CAROL “ ….” http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2402927/?ref_=nv_sr_1

EVEREST (12A) 121mins. Adventure drama. Cinema release 18 Sept. DVD release likely January. Available January 1st

On the morning of May 10, 1996, climbers from two commercial expeditions start their final ascent toward the summit of Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. With little warning, a violent storm strikes the mountain, engulfing the adventurers in one of the fiercest blizzards ever encountered by man. Challenged by the harshest conditions imaginable, the teams must endure blistering winds and freezing temperatures in an epic battle to survive against nearly impossible odds. Based on a true story this is an epic and spectacular outdoor adventure with a splendid cast: Jake Gyllenhall, Keira Knightley, Emily Watson, Josh Brolin, Robin Wright. “A movie that's as stunning and as majestic and as spellbinding as mount Everest itself.” http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2719848/?ref_=nv_sr_1

FATHERS AND DAUGHTERS (15) 116mins. Drama. Cinema release 13 November. DVD release likely February Available February 1st Tear-jerker about the problems bequeathed to a prize-winning author to his daughter. This is a new film so no reviews are available at time of writing. Early reports indicate a strong central performance from Russell Crowe, with great on-screen rapport with Kylie Anne Rodgers as his child daughter. Amanda Seyfried and Aaron Paul as the grown up (missed up) daughter and her boyfriend good too. Jane Fonda pops up with a great cameo. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2582502/?ref_=nv_sr_1

GRANDMA (15). 79 minutes. Comedy drama. Cinema release 11 December. DVD release likely April. Available April 1st The first screen outing in 27 years for Lily Tomlin, now aged 75. Tomlin plays Elle Reid, a poet who is as celebrated as she is misanthropic. When her 18 year old granddaughter Sage turns up, announcing she is pregnant by her hopeless boyfriend, the pair go on a road trip to get the money for an abortion, which involves Elle reconnecting with people from her past and Sage discovering how she has to stick up for herself from now on. No UK reviews yet for the film but from the San Francisco Examiner: “Grandma” does deal with the very touchy subject of abortion, but it does so in a way that is thoughtful and intelligent. But this movie is not at all about abortion. It is really about the journey Elle and Sage take together and how it helps them to move on into the future. And yes, the main reason to see “Grandma” is for Tomlin who reminds us once again why she is one of the greatest comedians and actresses of all time. She dominates each scene she’s in and holds our attention for every second she’s onscreen”. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4270516/?ref_=nv_sr_1

HE NAMED ME MALALA *This film has a minimum guarantee of £50 (PG) 88mins Documentary. Cinema release 6 November. DVD release likely February. Available February 1st “Academy Award Winning Director Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth - 2006) guides the audience into the life of Malala Yousafzi, the young Pakistani girl (youngest Nobel Prize Winner - 2014) who was shot in her school bus in 2012 by the Taliban. At the heart of this heartwarming film is the relatable and kind Malala, the daughter of outspoken father Toor Pekai, reserved mother Khushal and sister to two equally enjoyable brothers Ziauddin and Atal. Through personal interviews that shows the light that shines within Malala and her family, we learn of her upbringing, gain insight into her family and community, through the rise of the Taliban. Making the story accessible (especially to the younger audience), Guggenheim perfectly intertwines (though animation) the story behind Malala's name - the name comes from a Pashtun woman who encouraged the Afghan forces to fight on during the Battle of Maiwand. This is a remarkable story that deserves to be told and experienced by all, especially today's young women. "Let us pick-up our books and our pencils. They are our most powerful weapon". “ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3065132/?ref_=nv_sr_1

HECTOR CINEMATHEQUE *This film has a minimum guarantee of £50 (15) 87mins. Drama. Cinema release 11 December. DVD release likely end March. Available February 1st

A portrait of an invisible man and an authentic account of homelessness within contemporary Britain, Hector is at once a powerful character study and an insight into the lives of those on the margins. Hec has been living around the motorways with transient friends for years. After so long on the move, he hopes to have left his past far behind. Our story follows his annual pilgrimage, on the roads and in the cities, from Scotland to a shelter in London to be with his temporary Christmas family. But his clock is ticking and he is compelled to try to reconnect with his real family he last saw 15 years before. Premiered at this year’s Edinburgh Film Festival and with a stunning performance from Peter Mullen. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3917118/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

IN THE HEART OF THE SEA (12A) 121 mins. Adventure Drama. Cinema release 26th December. DVD release likely May Available April 1st

Latest blockbuster from Ron Howard, hitting cinemas for Christmas. In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and an almost human sense of vengeance. This real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville's Moby Dick. But that told only half the story. "In the Heart of the Sea" is about the harrowing aftermath, as the ship's surviving crew is pushed to their limits, braving storms, starvation, panic and despair, as their captain searches for direction on the open sea and his first mate still seeks to bring the great whale down. Looks fabulous. Chris Hemsworth, Brendan Gleeson, Cillian Murphy, Ben Wishaw. Release held back from last May to make the film a big Oscar contender. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1390411/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

LEGEND (18) 131mins. Crime Drama. Cinema release 9 September. DVD release likely end December. Available January 1st

A tough, realistic but also elegant and exhuberant telling of the story of the Kray brothers and their rule of crime in London’s East End in the 60s. Tom Hardy is remarkable in the double role of both the brothers- his performance undeniably the centrepiece of the movie. His Reggie is all charm and swagger, with intelligence and ambition to boot, whilst the schizophrenic Ronnie is a short-tempered ball of emotional bluster. The film has great period feel, underpinned by a great music score from Carter Burwell. “There's a sense of glorification here that mightn't sit well with some audience members, however the Krays were adored in the East End and to deny the glitzier parts of their life would be to deny what made them popular to begin with. An exceptional crime picture with two outstanding performances from one man, proving again that Hardy really is an acting… legend.” http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3569230/?ref_=nv_sr_

LIFE (15) 111mins. Drama. Cinema release 25 September. DVD release likely end December Available Jan 1st.

The film chronicles the story behind the famous 1955 LIFE magazine photo shoot by Dennis Stock of then-rising star, James Dean, and gives us an inside look at some of Hollywood's most stars. Director Anton Corbijn brings to life an unlikely friendship. Robert Pattinson as Stock plays the lead to perfection- a brooding, ambitious man with few redeeming features. Dean (Dane Dehaan) however is solemn, single minded and impulsive in a charismatic way. Dehaan steals the screen with his relaxed performance. Part of the fascination of the film is the backstory as to how and why some of the now famous shots came into being. The famous Time Square shot of a sodden Dean walking the wet streets with a smoke in his mouth and hands deep in his coat pockets was shot on a whim. A fascinating snapshot of the mid 50s – of a bright but difficult talent. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2948840/?ref_=nv_sr_1

MACBETH (15) 113mins. Shakespeare. Cinema release 2 October. DVD release likely January. Available mid January Australian director Justin Kurzel’s stunning version of the play with Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard. “I think Shakespeare would approve of this retelling, starting as it does with the three witches on the blasted heath, especially as the witches are not caricatures and as the landscape and skies reflect the sombre mood of a sombre Scotland. Superstition is the social currency of the day. Betrayal is afoot. The king is in danger. Lives are easily lost in bloody battle. Mood and tone are everything in Kurzel’s reading and what better than music and sound to drive that home in tandem with the images. Luckily we know the story, so losing chunks of dialogue to the gods of authenticity and sound mix matters less than usual. Whether you like it or not is another matter. Old traditionalists with memories of classic Macbeth may find it a challenge to see it delivered with a contemporary sensibility, but the film pays its respects to the original with its powerful period setting. No stage play could match the power of the landscape depicted here, rugged, beautiful, misty, wintry, expansive and foreboding as far as the eye can see … Kurzel has made his vision come alive on screen, and it is a singular, visceral, audio visual Macbeth, operatic without the arias. No wonder Cannes selected it for the Competition. With a different jury, it could well have won the Palme d’Or. “ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2884018/?ref_=nv_sr_1

MY NAZI LEGACY CINEMATHEQUE *This film has a minimum guarantee of £50 (PG) 96mins Cinema release 20 November Available at once

MY NAZI LAGACY follows three men as they travel together across Europe. For two of them the journey involves a confrontation with the acts of their fathers, who were both senior Nazi officers. For the third, international lawyer and author Philippe Sands, it means visiting the place where much of his own Jewish family was destroyed by the fathers of the two men he has come to know. It is an emotional, psychological exploration of three men wrestling with their past, the present of Europe – and conflicting interpretations of the true facts.

★★★★ Empire ★★★★ The Times ★★★★ Little White Lies

PAN (PG) 111mins. Fantasy. Cinema release 16 October. DVD release likely end January. Available mid January.

12-year-old orphan Peter is spirited away to the magical world of Neverland, where he finds both fun and danger, and ultimately discovers his destiny -- to become the hero who will be forever known as Peter Pan. A lavish fantasy adventure starring Hugh Jackman and directed by Joe Wright director of ‘Atonement’ and ‘Pride & Prejudice’. This is a film which suffered a critical mauling but which (if the comments on IMDB are anything to go by) was much more warmly received by ordinary viewers: e.g. “Pan is the best movie I have seen in a while. Although it is based on the story of Peter Pan, the story is original. It tells the story of how Peter Pan came to be, a sort of back story… Peter in search of his mother whom he has never met. His search takes him from the ordinary world to the stunningly beautiful Neverland. The cast is great and do a great job. Hugh Jackman is not even recognizable as Blackbeard the pirate. Rooney Mara is beautiful as Tiger Lily. It is great fun to watch. Once again the critics are wrong.” http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3332064/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

RADIATOR CINEMATHEQUE *This film has a minimum guarantee of £50 (15) 93mins. Drama. Cinema release 27 November. DVD release unknown. Available January 1st Daniel receives a call from his elderly mother; his father Leonard, has got stuck on the sofa. He travels to their remote farm to discover that they have fallen over the edge of eccentricity into outright squalor. With only a few days free from work Daniel tries to help but his parents are unable to adapt to their new circumstances. Powerful performances from Gemma Jones and especially Richard Johnson as the father mark this film as something special. Splendidly photographed, tightly scripted and taking the viewer effortlessly from comedy to dark tragedy, this is a very good film indeed – “an original, darkly comic portrait of an elderly couple and their son”. “The film seems to disprove one of its more poignant lines: "The black moments smother any flicker of light", and instead builds on another: "Just because someone changes, doesn't mean you stop loving them". You will likely recognize all three lead actors, and each of them delivers excellent performances. Despite the subject matter, my experience is actually summed up in yet another line from the film … "I remember so much pleasure". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4028876/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

SICARIO (15) 121mins. Crime Drama. Cinema release 8 October. DVD release likely January. Available mid January.

When drug violence worsens on the USA Mexico border, the FBI sends an idealistic agent (Emily Blunt) on a mission to eradicate a drug cartel responsible for a bomb that had killed members of her team. A fast moving, expertly crafted action crime thriller by Canadian director Dennis Villeneuve. Excellent performances from Emily Blunt and Benicio de Toro. A master class in Cinematography by Roger Deakins. “"Sicario" describes, with surgical precision, the fatal and bloody desecration of Mexico as a result of its decades long cartel war. And it does so by compressing this almost endless tragedy into a two-hour tour-de-force of filmmaking.” http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3397884/?ref_=nv_sr_1

SLOW WEST CINEMATHEQUE *This film has a minimum guarantee of £50 (15) 84mins. Western Drama. Cinema release 26 June. DVD release – available Available January 1st A young Scottish man travels across America in pursuit of the woman he loves, attracting the attention of an outlaw who is willing to serve as a guide. Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian: “it’s only slow in the way a rattlesnake or a predatory killer is slow. This terrific film is actually tense, twisty and brilliant. ..Writer-director John Maclean makes a lethally stylish feature debut with this tale of murder and survival in the old west. He has put together a drum-tight picture with elegant and dust-dry humour; it’s wonderfully shot by cinematographer Robbie Ryan” Australian youngster Kodi Smit- McPhee plays the central character (you may have seen him in ‘The Road’ and ‘Let Me In’). “This innocent abroad in a world of danger is clearly going to be someone’s lunch soon, so it is his apparent good fortune to chance upon Silas, played by Michael Fassbender, a tough traveller and seasoned killer. In return for every penny that Jay appears to have on him, Silas offers to conduct him safely to wherever he wants to go. This odd couple embark on a trudging quest knowing that they face violent death at any moment – with one nursing a nasty secret.” Terrific! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3205376/?ref_=nv_sr_1

STEVE JOBS (15) 122mins. Biography. Cinema release 13 November. DVD release likely March. Available March 1st

No less than the third film this season starring Michael Fassbender! “Steve Jobs” takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution, to paint a portrait of the man at its epicentre. The story unfolds backstage at three iconic product launches, ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac. Directed by Danny Boyle who gave us ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, this is about a different sort of millionaire in a very different world. No UK reviews yet but from USA “a brilliant, rapid-fire examination of parenthood, ego, and maniacal genius told in a refreshingly innovative way that Jobs himself would have loved.” “An exhilarating, heart-stopping experience, something you probably wouldn't expect to hear of a film about Apple computers. There will likely be other films about Jobs that will attempt to decode who the man really was, but guaranteed none of them will be quite like this one” Our own Kate Winslet co-stars as Jobs’ personal assistant Joanna Hoffman. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2080374/externalreviews?ref_=tt_ql_op_5

SUFFRAGETTE (12A) 106mins. Period Drama. Cinema release 12 October. DVD release likely January Available January 15th

Cary Mulligan, Helena Bonham-Carter, Meryl Streep, Anne-Marie Duff, Romola Garai. One of the most eagerly awaited films of the year. ‘A drama that tracks the story of the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement, women who were forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an increasingly brutal State. These women were not just from the genteel educated classes; there were also working women. Radicalized and turning to violence as the only route to change, they were willing to lose everything in their fight for equality - their jobs, their homes, their children and their lives. Maud (wonderfully played by Carey Mulligan) was one such foot soldier. The story of her fight for dignity is as gripping and visceral as any thriller, it is also heart-breaking and inspirational.’ Meryl Streep has just a powerful cameo as Emmeline Pankhurst. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3077214/?ref_=nv_sr_1

SUNSET SONG CINEMATHEQUE *This film has a minimum guarantee of £50 12A (tbc) 135mins. Classic Drama. Cinema release 4 December. DVD release unknown. Special Moviola Premiere – available from January 1st. We are proud to offer (by special arrangement with our friends at Metrodome Films) this outstanding new film by renowned UK director Terence Davies, adapted from him from the 1932 Scottish classic by Lewis Grassic Gibbon (widely considered the greatest Scottish novel of the 20th century) and starring the most talked about newcomer of the year, model turned actress Agyness Deyn. Peter Mullen is the father, the delightful Kevin Guthrie (the shorter of the boys in ‘Sunshine on Leith’) as the husband Chris Guthrie grows up in a farming family in North East Scotland and has dreams of becoming a teacher. Her father is a domestic tyrant who bullies his wife and beats his son. After her mother’s death, her brother escapes to Canada but Chris stays on to look after her stroke-ridden father and manage the farm, which she eventually inherits. The film shows us her life through courtship, marriage and motherhood, until the whole world is turned upside down by the outbreak of war in 1914. Ravishing cinematography and meticulous period detail (e.g.the farmhouse kitchen!). Not to be missed! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2262161/?ref_=nv_sr_1

SUPERBOB (15) 82mins. Comedy satire. Cinema release 16 October. DVD release - available Available from January 1st Very silly but a pure delight. Imagine an entirely British super-hero (much to the annoyance of the Americans) who is in actuality a postman from Peckham with a domineering mother who gets accidentally hit by a meteor and whose life is taken over by the M.O.D. (in the form of his ‘handler’ – Catherine Tate). He gets one day off a week and on that day he has to face the biggest challenge of his life – going on a date. What makes the film rise out of the ordinary is the dedicated playing of the unknown principals – especially Brett Goldstein as Bob and Natalia Tena as his ‘cleaner’ Dorris)- and the simple, economical direction of the film’s creator Jon Drever. This could only be a British film – no one else would have the cheekiness to get away from it. But the characters are so good, you want to stay with them – in fact see the film all over again once it is over. Reminded me of the best of Ealing, when it was about London and its people. Great fun! (NB Not for kids –even teenagers – A 15 only because eof some ripe-ish language. That’s a pity: Youngsters would have loved it) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3055402/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

TANGERINES CINEMATHEQUE *This film has a minimum guarantee of £50 (15) 87mins. War Drama. Cinema release 15 September. DVD release 25 January Available January 25th Nominated for Best Foreign Language Oscar. War in Georgia, 1992: local Apkhazians are fighting to break free from Georgia. A village of Estonians in the mountains has become empty, almost everyone has returned to their homeland. Only two men have stayed: Ivo and Margus. But Margus will leave as soon as he has harvested his crops of tangerines. In a bloody conflict in village, wounded men are left behind, and Ivo is forced to take them in. But they are from opposite sides of the war. This is a touching anti-war story about people who find themselves in the middle of someone else's war. Peter Bradshaw The Guardian: “It more than deserves its UK release now: a tremendous, old-fashioned anti- war film, by turns touching, moving and suspenseful.” It is tremendous storytelling: engaging, intelligent, and with some lovely touches. When Ivo and Margus push a soldier’s van down a hill to hide it, they are disappointed it doesn’t burst into flames, like in the movies. “Cinema is a great big fraud,” says Ivo. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2991224/?ref_=nv_sr_1

THE DANISH GIRL (15) tbc 120mins. Drama. Cinema release January 1st. DVD release likely mid May Available April 1st. OK. You are reading about 2016’s first film sensation here first. It is a gamble hoping we shall have it in April – if not certainly in the summer. And by then, it might have swept the board at the Oscars. An extraordinary story (based on fact) about Danish artists wife and husband Gerda and Einar Wegener and Einar’s search for his true sexuality, leading to the first transgender surgery in history. Sounds demanding but get this: Einar is played by Eddie Redmayne, Gerda by Alicia Vikander (‘A Royal Affair’, ‘Testament of Youth’) and Ben Wishaw and Mattias Schoenaerts also star. Direction is by Tom Hooper who made “Kings Speech” and “Les Miserables”. Sumptuous photography by Danny Cohen and splendid design mark this out as a treat in store. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0810819/?ref_=nv_sr_1

THE DRESSMAKER 15 (tbc) 118mins. Drama. Cinema release 20 November. DVD release likely March Available March 1st. A glamorous woman returns to her small town in rural Australia. With her sewing machine and haute couture style, she transforms the women and exacts sweet revenge on those who did her wrong. Andrew Urban from DownUnder: “ It is quickly apparent that this black farce is every bit as scathing and tragic as Muriel's Wedding, whose author and director J. P. Hogan (director Jocelyn Moorhouse's partner) helped write the screenplay based on Rosalie Ham's best selling book. It's a story of small town hates, lies and betrayals whose victims are many but none so wronged as is Tilly. It's her story: she has a score to settle, and being a clever fashion designer these days, she does it in true female style - with warring wardrobe. You could say she came (back), she sewed, she conquered. ‘The Dressmaker’ is the kind of film that might have been made by Pedro Almodovar, both for its melodramatic story complete with family secrets and for its wicked tone - as well as some notable excesses (eg Hugo Weaving's fetishist local cop) It is as risky, too, with deaths and disabilities crowding the frame. The already mentioned cast as well as the remainder have given their all in weird and wonderful ways, sometimes defying us to even recognise them at first, eg Judy Davis as Tilly's wheelchair bound mother. Liam Hemsworth himself has the hard task of playing a normal, handsome young man without notable flaws, always a challenge for actors to make a mark, while Kate Winslet has just the right mix of chutzpah and vulnerability to make her Tilly a credible and dynamic character.” FUN! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2910904/?ref_=nv_sr_1

THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) 104mins. Comedy. Cinema release 13 November. DVD release likely March. Available March 1st. Little needs to be said: Alan Bennett’s stage play filmed with Maggie Smith in the title role, supported by a wealth of UK treasures – not least Alex Jennings as Bennett himself and a roll call of rep players from other Bennett vehicles such as ‘History Boys’. Everyone is going to want to see this – for a second time even if they have seen it in the cinema. We shall not have it until public DVD release alas – Sony Pictures do not release early. But book it for March. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3722070/?ref_=nv_sr_1

THE LEGEND OF BARNEY THOMSON CINEMATHEQUE *This film has a minimum guarantee of £50 (15) 96mins. Black comedy/Crime Cinema release July 24th DVD release – November 16th Available January 1st

Dark comedy about a small time Glasgow barber who gets mixed up in murder. Starring and directed by Robert Carlyle and worth the ticket just to see Emma Thompson as his mother. Wonderful! The Guardian: “Poor Barney finds himself prime suspect in a serial killer case, with a malevolent Cockney copper played by Ray Winstone all over Barney’s case like a cheap suit. He is himself feeling the heat from his superior officer: a nice cameo from Tom Courtenay. The Tarantino-esque finale doesn’t quite match the downbeat comedy of the rest of the movie, but Carlyle has some smart touches. The Glasgow locations that he and his cinematographer Fabian Wagner find are impressive, and Emma Thompson gives us a scene-stealing performance which is enjoyably macabre.” http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2552394/?ref_=nv_sr_1

THE LOBSTER CINEMATHEQUE *This film has a minimum guarantee of £50 (15) 118mins. Fantasy-satire. Cinema release 16 October. DVD release likely January Available January 1st

In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods. This is a brave, highly creative, weird, nutty, surreal film by Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos which has been a surprisingly big hit among young audiences. It boasts a very impressive cast: Colin Farrell as the hero – a lonely architect. Rachel Weisz, Olivia Colman (as the Hotel manager), Ben Wishaw, Lea Seydoux. “The Lobster has just about everything you'd want from a film. It's unpredictable, it's offbeat, and it's laugh-out-loud funny. But it's most impressive feature is the subtext - it manages to reflect how odd our own modern-day social pressures are. How loneliness is feared, how individuality loses out to the mainstream system, and how relationships have to be deemed 'legitimate' by some higher order. There's plenty to talk about with this film, and I'll definitely be seeing it again to delve a little deeper....” http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3464902/?ref_=nv_sr_1

THE MARTIAN (12A) 144mins. Drama. Cinema release 30 September. DVD release likely end December. Available February 1st. Ridley Scott’s space adventure about an astronaut accidentally left behind on Mars and the attempt to rescue him. Director on fine form and excellent performances from Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Sean Bean, Kristen Wig – and a host of other familiar faces. This really is a Robinson Crusoe story, very very well acted by Damon, beautifully photographed and with a director (at 78) very much back on form. Mark Kermode: “Most important, however, is just how much fun Scott seems to be having with The Martian. …this revels in the down-to-earth details of making a meal out of a potato when you’ve run out of ketchup, and the sheer absurdist pleasure of watching human beings outwit the universe with Sellotape and string.” Highly recommended. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3659388/?ref_=nv_sr_1

THE PROGRAM CINEMATHEQUE (15) 103mins. Cinema release 16 October. DVD release likely January Available February 1st From Stephen Frears (director of ‘Philomena’ and many other UK successes) comes this story of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal. David Walsh (Chris O'Dowd), an Irish journalist for The Sunday Times, meets Lance Armstrong (Ben Foster) before his Tour de France debut in 1993. Impressed with his enthusiasm yet wary of his chances, Walsh predicts Armstrong will only make a minor impact in the world of cycling. Fast forward to 1999, Armstrong has beaten testicular cancer and won the first of his seven consecutive Tour de France titles, as well as launching Livestrong, a charity to help those affected by cancer. Walsh, curious of Armstrong's miraculous recovery and performances, begins to doubt the champion and embarks on a journey to uncover the truth in regards to whether Armstrong was using banned substances to enhance his performance. Superb performances from the two main players and a spectacularly photographed film. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3083008/?ref_=nv_sr_1

THE WALK (PG) 123mins. Cinema release 9 October. DVD release February 1st Available February 1st. ‘Twelve people have walked on the moon, but only one man - Philippe Petit (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) - has ever, or will ever, walk in the immense void between the World Trade Centre towers. Guided by his real- life mentor, Papa Rudy (Ben Kingsley), and aided by an unlikely band of international recruits, Petit and his gang overcome long odds, betrayals, dissension and countless close calls to conceive and execute their mad plan. Robert Zemeckis, the director of such films as Forrest Gump, Cast Away, Back to the Future, Polar Express and Flight, uses cutting edge technology in the service of an emotional, character- driven story. The Walk is true big-screen cinema, a chance for moviegoers to experience the feeling of reaching the clouds. ‘ (Sony Pictures). Nail-biting stuff, terrific entertainment and, in the hands of an old ‘pro’ like Zemeckis, first rate cinema. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3488710/?ref_=nv_sr_2

THEEB CINEMATHEQUE *This film has a minimum guarantee of £50 (15) 100 mins. Cinema release 14 August. DVD release- available Available January 1st Oxford-born, Jordanian-bred film-maker Naji Abu Nowar tells an intimate story of betrayal and survival in a wide-open space, while rewriting an especially contentious chapter of movie history. During the first world war, Theeb, a young boy in a Bedouin encampment (Jacir Eid) grows curious about the blond- haired, blue-eyed Englishman (Jack Fox,) who’s appeared from nowhere with a trunkful of gold. It is a engrossing adventure tale of a young boy forced to grow up and survive in a desert full of bandits and untrustworthy adults. Telling the story entirely from Theeb's point-of-view, our curiosity matches that of Theeb, who heads out to follow his brother and the mysterious British officer. Events are surprising and gripping , aided by stunning scenery and cinematography and a heart stopping score. A superb and unusual film. Subtitled. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3170902/?ref_=nv_sr_1

UNDER MILK WOOD CINEMATHEQUE *This film has a minimum guarantee of £50 (15) 87mins. Poetic fantasy. Cinema release 30 October. DVD release – available Available January 1st Rhys Ifans has a go at the Richard Burton role in Kevin Allen’s film version of the 1954 BBC radio play – done in English and broadcast after Dylan Thomas death. Allen has a bit of celebrity casting with Charlotte Church as the alive-and-well good-time-girl Polly Garter; but Church is in fact pretty good in the role, a wholesome apple-cheeked type who gets up to all sorts in the woods. Allen's film comes across as a kind of fast-moving fever-dream – appropriately enough, given the swelling tide of fantasy that Dylan Thomas instils in the drama: everyone, and everything, is operating through a sweaty film of lust or delusion. Allen also ramps up what you might call the bawdiness quotient: from the orgasmic yelps in the background of the opening dream sequence, to the continual incidents of jiggling and writhing. With its energy and attack this is an Under Milk Wood that is funny and entertaining, and never gets bogged down. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3623668/?ref_=nv_sr_1

ZARAFA CINEMATHEQUE *This film has a minimum guarantee of £50 (PG) 78mins. Cinema release 9 October. DVD release likely January. Available January 1st. French animated film (in English) about a young Sudanese boy who helps transport the first giraffe to Paris in the early 19th century. Beautifully made and a contrast from the usual American animated fare. Some quite grown up themes too in the fact that it does not shy away from the realities of racism at the French court or the threat of slavery. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2077908/?ref_=nv_sr_1