Me, Earl and the Dying Girl October 2015
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PROGRAMME ME, EARL AND THE DYING GIRL OCTOBER 2015 “possibly Britain’s most beautiful cinema..” (BBC) Britain’s Best Cinema – Guardian Film Awards 2014 OCTOBER 2015 • ISSUE 127 www.therexberkhamsted.com 01442 877759 Mon-Sat 10.30-6.30pm Sun 4.30-5.30pm BEST IN OCTOBER CONTENTS Films At A Glance 16-17 ABL 27 Casino Royale Download our app. BOX OFFICE: 01442 877759 Caterina Murino: a taster of Daniel... First and best D.Craig 007 to date? Page 19 Available FREE Mon to Sat 10.30-6.30 on Google Play or Sun 4.30-5.30 the App Store now. FILMS OF THE MONTH Search ‘cecily’ SEAT PRICES Circle £9.00 Concessions £7.50 Table £11.00 Concessions £9.50 GET IMMEDIATE Royal Box Seat (Seats 6) £13.00 NOTIFICATIONS OF Whole Royal Box £73.00 SPECIAL OFFERS All matinees £5, £6.50, £10 (box) AND PACKAGE DEALS Disabled and flat access: through the gate on High Street (right of Henry Blofeld & John Bly: Mia Madre apartments) Cricket, fabulous nonsense and Scenes crackle with wit, energy 007? St Francis Hospice event. Too and invention Director: James Hannaway much fun to miss. Page 14 Page 20 01442 877999 Advertising: Lynn Hendry 01442 877999 Artwork: Demiurge Design 01296 668739 The Rex BOOK ONLINE High Street (Three Close Lane) Berkhamsted, Herts HP4 2FG www.therexberkhamsted.com www.cecilydayspa.co.uk Lessons in Love Humphrey Lyttelton Band Brosnan has found a good place in with Andy Hamilton “ Unhesitatingly The Rex comic silver-fox frolicking. The perfect live Halloween with a CECILY | TOWNHOUSE DAY SPAS Page 21 ghost and the band he left behind. 10 Castle Street | Berkhamsted | HP4 2BQ is the best cinema I have ever..” (STimes Culture) Page 25 Tel: 01442 878126 | www.cecilydayspa.co.uk | [email protected] The Brochure.indd 1 10/09/2015 10:53 OCTOBER FILMS 8 THE REX - OCTOBER BOX OFFICE: 01442 877759 Amy The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Asif Kapadia provides and unflinching insight into Just as he did with Sherlock Holmes, Guy Ritchie has the life and times of the latest iconic sacrifice to updated the classic 60s television series by sexing it the vacuous, self-obsessed world of Pop music. up and making it busier for the big screen, without When news broke in 2011 of Amy Winehouse had losing any of its pedestrian charm. joined the 27 yr old death club, the world mourned Brit, Henry Cavill, plays Napoleon Solo with devilish the loss of not only an exceptional voice but another 007 charm. Chief target is Illya Kuryakin, played by of music’s tragically troubled characters. Armie Hammer. Hammer does a nice job spoofing In his extraordinary effort to interview over 80 of Kuryakin’s accent and stiff upper lip then he and Amy’s reluctant family, friends and peers, Kapadia Cavill, first set up as rivals, bromance their way manages to assemble not only a rich understanding through the global spy collective of U.N.C.L.E. (United of her and undeniably raw talent but, how some of Network Command for Law and Enforcement). This those closest to her contributed to her demise. swanky new UNCLE sits somewhere awkwardly Both charming and heart-wrenching, Amy cherishes between Bond and Austin Powers, but never quite the soul behind Soul, the heart behind the music. commits to either [thank heavens Jack]. The quips “It’s a perceptive examination of her need for love come thick and fast, and so does the pacing, as does from all those around her and the ways that need the 60’s tongue-in-cheek sexism, and fab chemistry went unmet, or was exploited, at the times she between Armie and Henry. So too the action needed it most.” (Telegraph) sequences are deliciously underplayed. (Mission: “Heartbreaking and deeply sympathetic.” (Times) Impossible needn’t lose any sleep) “Kapadia’s film is steeped in regret and grief over The whole thing looks like a Vanity Fair cover, yet what became of its subject and yet it never loses its the 60s set design, the suits, the style and Alicia sense of awe about what Amy Winehouse achieved.” Vikander’s mere presence elevates UNCLE to (Independent) Agreeing to do it, Asif did not have the enjoyably silly. (research Jack Whiting) And very best of times getting it made, so please applaud him enjoyably silly it is. “It is one step from winking at you for making sense of it for us. mid-scene” (Time Out) So come and be winked at. Director: Asif Kapadia Director: Guy Ritchie Cast: Amy Winehouse Cast: Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Duration: 128 mins Vikander Origin: UK 2015 Duration: 116 mins Certificate: 15 Origin: USA 2015 Certificate: 12A When... When... Fri 2 7.30 Sat 10 7.00 Thu 1 2.00, 7.30 Mon 5 2.00 Mon 12 2.00 www.therexberkhamsted.com THE REX - OCTOBER 9 Inside Out Mission: Impossible With studio politics and stuff you don’t care about, Rogue Nation Pixar missed last year. Thankfully in 2015, they It’s a testament to Tom Cruise’s ability to throw have released this much anticipated - Inside Out. himself in harm’s way that this now twenty year Just five ‘emotions’ were chosen to represent in- old franchise remains not only relevant, but still mind thinking. Joy leads the little fixers in 11-year- able to show up rival blockbusters in the process. old Riley’s head; keeping Fear, Anger, Disgust, and Ethan Hunt (Cruise) may have met his match in Sadness, more or less under control. Together they the Syndicate, a shadowy organisation hell bent manage Riley’s core. But her world turns upside on ‘restoring order’. It doesn’t help that this rogue down when the family moves to San Francisco. group is branded as paranoid nonsense by CIA New school, new friends etc. Her feelings go boss Alec Baldwin, and that Hunt’s team has been haywire, to the point where Joy is excluded from dissolved due to their reckless methods. Hunt, Riley’s mind’s command centre and can’t get back however, continues to pursue the rogue organisation in. Mind-command decides that to get Riley back on with the assistance of Pegg, Renner, Ving Rhames, track, Sadness must play her part. (Hmmm?) and newest scene stealer, Rebecca Ferguson Being director Pete Doctor’s first project since (playing a trustworthy-ish double agent). Monster’s Inc. and UP, it is really all the quality The stunts are the real stars once again; topping guarantee you need? Unlike Pixar’s rival animation Ghost Protocol’s tallest building climb, with studios, there is a genuine inventiveness beneath Cruise hanging by his own fingertips from the the colours and wide-eyed expressions. Inside Out side of a military plane while it is actually taking is the most heartfelt and grown up animation since off - followed by 6 or 10 more re-takes !! Keep ‘em UP, (Toy Story, Finding Nemo). Bring those tissues; coming Tom. (research Jack Whiting) Sadness and Joy work overtime. (research Jack NB. Tom is perfect for Ethan: “a human gadget cum Whiting) Be aware, apart from the sweet faces and toned executive professional who only gets the girl a few gags, little kids (under 6) might cry. It is a very if that’s what the manual says” (CL. ST Culture). It is grown-ups kids cartoon. You decide, then come. proper big action on a proper big screen. Come for the breathtaking action on ours. Directors: Ronnie Del Carmen, Pete Docter Voices: Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Mindy Director: Christopher McQuarrie Kaling, Bill Hader Cast: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Duration: 102 mins Pegg, Ving Rhames Origin: USA 2015 Duration: 131 mins Certificate: U Origin: USA 2015 Certificate: 12A When... When... Sat 3 2.00 Tue 27 2.00 Sat 3 7.00 10 THE REX - OCTOBER BOX OFFICE: 01442 877759 45 Years Writer-director Andrew Haigh presents a masterful take on how a shadow from the past can plunge a loving relationship into crisis and torment. Adapted from short story ‘In Another Country’, we are placed in rural Britain during the run-up to the 45th wedding anniversary of Kate and Geoff Mercer (Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay). As preparations for the sumptuous celebration continue, a letter arrives from Switzerland telling of the discovery of Geoff’s ex-girlfriend Katya, killed during a walking accident across the Alps Director: Andrew Haigh 50 earlier. Her body has now been discovered, Cast: Charlotte Rampling, Tom Courtenay, perfectly preserved in ice. As Kate finds it increasingly Geraldine James difficult to deal with Geoff’s emotional struggles, Duration: 95 mins the foundations of their relationship begin to take Origin: UK 2015 the strain. Delicate and thoughtful, this particularly Certificate: 15 moving film further enhances Haigh’s reputation as one of British cinemas brightest talents, drawing out superb performances from his veteran leads which will no doubt be in contention with the best of the rest when award season makes its way around. When... “It’s a film of small moments and tiny gestures that leaves a very, very big impression.” (Time Out) Sun 4 6.00 “A moving and absorbing drama featuring two performers offering a lifetime’s wisdom and technique Wed 14 2.00, 7.30 in their performances.” (Guardian) Thur 15 2.00 (research Chris Coetsee) Brilliant, don’t miss. www.therexberkhamsted.com THE REX - OCTOBER 11 Theeb Love & Mercy This confident debut explores the passing of the Bill Pohlad’s melancholic biopic presents two nomadic Bedouin lifestyle while accompanying significant chapters in the turbulent life of Beach a young boy and his older brother on a perilous Boys’ unique song writer, Brian Wilson.