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27 SEP 19 7 NOV 19 1 | 27 SEP 19 - 7 NOV 19 49 BELMONT STREET | BELMONTFILMHOUSE.COM At time of writing, Venice Film Festival has just kicked off. Although unfortunately not during the festivities, I was there recently. I can’t imagine a more perfect setting for it. Not unlike Edinburgh, which hosts our own yearly EIFF - the winding streets, the weight of history and the spectacular architecture - a city that yearns for art and action. I stayed in Lido, and if I had had the pleasure of being there during the festival I’m sure it would have been created a memory like no other - but as it stands my favourite film memory of the summer belongs in Belfast, at a cinema called the Queens’ Film Theatre. QFT is not unlike Belmont Filmhouse - boasting a similarly curated programme and feeling distinctly different from the multiplex experience. I had arrived in Belfast to visit family and had a few hours to while away in the city. I sought refuge in QFT’s screening of the new re-release of Jaws, and felt very much at home. The staff were lovely, the coffee invigorating and the film, as ever, was super on the big screen. And it really struck me how thoroughly grateful I am that these places exist, both away and right here at home in Aberdeen. Although glamorous festivals in the likes of Edinburgh, Venice or Cannes are wonderful, cinema experiences which are welcoming, comforting and safe are necessary too. I feel proud that I’ve worked at Belmont Filmhouse for now nearly 12 years, and hope you feel as at home here as I do. Venice opener Ad Astra runs into this programme from the last and it is garnering wonderful reviews. Joining it are Joaquin Phoenix in the Golden Lion winning Joker, the thoroughly excellent The Farewell, Chris Morris’ The Day Shall Come and Renée Zellweger as Judy, for which we’ve also programmed an all- singing all-dancing Judy Garland mini-season - a real treat. Documentary For Sama, shot over a number of years in Aleppo, appears to be a triumph of filmmaking, and I’ll also keenly highlight Alejando Landes Monos as breathtaking and with incredible sound design by Mica Levi. October is Black History Month and we encourage you to join us for I Am Not Your Negro and The Last Tree among a wider mini-season. Since it’s almost Halloween, we’ve also gone ghoul-crazy, with Kino Bar horrifying for the whole month and no less than four Halloween classics in the main screens... BOO! Lastly, I’m pleased to herald the return of the Metropolitan Opera Live, starting with Turandot on 12 October. Beamed live from New York, this season runs right through till 12 May 2020. Book now! Colin Farquhar, Head of Cinema Operations Belmont Filmhouse Explorer Deal BELMONT FILMHOUSE MEMBERS CAN BOOK £5 TICKETS TO: The Farewell (Page 4) The Day Shall Come (Page 5) For Sama (Page 7) By the Grace of God (Page 8) Tickets subject to availability. Belmont Filmhouse Explorer ticket deal cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Offer available to Members, Joint Members, Student Members and 16-25 Members. TICKET PRICES Young people under the age of 16 can get ELEVENSES (Mon-Fri, 11am-12noon) £5.00 tickets to any screening (age restrictions apply) All tickets £7.00. ONLINE DISCOUNT (NEW!) MATINEES (shows starting before 5pm) Book online to get 50p off each ticket (excludes occasional select screenings) Mon - Fri: £9.00 full price, £7.00 concessions Sat - Sun: £10.50 full price, £8.50 concessions CONCESSIONS EVENINGS (shows starting after 5pm) Students (with matric. card), 16-25 year olds, Young £10.50 full price, £8.50 concessions Scot card, Senior Citizens (60+), Disability (carers go FILMHOUSE JUNIOR All tickets £5.00 free), Claimants (Jobseekers Allowance, Disability Living BABY & CARER All tickets £5.00 Allowance, Housing Benefit), NHS employees (with proof of employment). Members get £1.50 off tickets (Some restrictions apply) I ndex BOX OFFICE 01224 343 500 27 SEP 19 - 7 NOV 19 | 3 ACCESS/CAPTIONED 27 I Am Not Your Negro 17 BABY & CARER SCREENINGS 27 Joker 5 ‘RELAXED’ SCREENINGS 27 Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life 9 SCREENING DATES AND TIMES 14-16 Judy 5 Judy Garland 20-21 12 Years a Slave 11 The Jungle Book 26 28 Days Later 22 The Last Tree 17 Ad Astra 4 Kino Bar 22-23 Arts on Screen 12-13 Meet Me in St Louis 20 Battle Royale 22 Met Opera Live: Manon 13 Belle 17 Met Opera Live: Turandot 12 Black History Month 17 Midnight Cowboy 9 The Blair Witch Project 23 Monos 9 The Book of Life 26 The Mustang 8 By the Grace of God 8 Mystify: Michael Hutchence 6 The Cabin in the Woods 23 Non-Fiction 7 The Day Shall Come 5 NT Live: Fleabag (Encore) 12 Der Golem 24 NT Live: Hansard 13 Easter Parade 21 NT Live: A Midsummer Night’s Dream 12 Education and Learning 18-19 The Peanut Butter Falcon 7 The Exorcist 24 The Princess and the Frog 25 The Game Changers 10 The Rocky Horror Picture Show 24 Get Out 24 Roger Waters Us + Them 10 The Goldfinch 4 Scream 23 The Grudge (Ju-On) 22 Sea of Shadows 6 The Farewell 4 The Secret of Kells 25 Farming 6 Singin’ in the Rain 9 For Sama 7 Sorry We Missed You 8 French Film Festival UK 11 A Star is Born 20 Halloween 24 Tanguy is Back 11 Hitsville: The Making of Motown 8 The Third Man 10 Hocus Pocus 26 Werewolf 6 Hoop Dreams 11 The Wizard of Oz 20 Horrible Histories... Rotten Romans 25 Young Programmers’ Picks 13 Hotel Mumbai 7 I Am Not a Witch 17 4 | 27 SEP 19 - 7 NOV 19 49 BELMONT STREET | BELMONTFILMHOUSE.COM eleases R New NEW RELEASE THE Farewell Fri 27 Sep to Thu 10 Oct Lulu Wang • USA 2019 • 1h40m • Digital • Mandarin, English, Japanese and Italian with English subtitles • PG - Contains mild bad language, sex references. • Cast: Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Gil Perez-Abraham, Shuzhen Zhou. In this funny, uplifting tale - based on an actual lie - Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi (Awkwafina) reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows their beloved matriarch, Nai-Nai, has been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, everyone has decided not to tell Nai Nai herself. Instead, they schedule an impromptu wedding-reunion, uniting family members so that everyone can surreptitiously say their goodbyes. As Billi navigates a minefield of family expectations and proprieties, she finds there’s a lot to celebrate: a chance to rediscover the country she left as a child, her grandmother’s wondrous spirit, and the ties that keep on binding even when so much goes unspoken. “A warmly satisfying family affair.” - The Hollywood Reporter NEW RELEASE NEW RELEASE AD Astra THE GOLDFINCH Wed 18 Sep to Thu 3 Oct (‘Relaxed’ screening on 28 Sep) Fri 27 Sep to Thu 10 Oct James Gray • Brazil/USA 2019 • 1h54m • Digital • English, Japanese John Crowley • USA 2019 • 2h29m • Digital • 15 - Contains drug and Russian with English subtitles • 12A • Cast: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee misuse, strong language. • Cast: Ansel Elgort, Ashleigh Cummings, Jones, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler, Donald Sutherland. Finn Wolfhard, Sarah Paulson, Luke Wilson, Nicole Kidman. Astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) travels to the outer Theodore “Theo” Decker is 13 when his mother is edges of the solar system to find his missing father killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of (Tommy Lee Jones) and unravel a mystery that Art. Confused and disorientated in the aftermath, threatens the survival of our planet. His journey will Theo steals a painting of a tiny bird chained to its uncover secrets that challenge the nature of human perch - The Goldfinch. As he grows up, his mother’s existence and our place in the cosmos. James Gray absence and the presence of the painting lead him (The Lost City of Z, We Own the Night) co-writes to make extreme life choices that take him around and directs this ambitious sci-fi that is rooted in the the world - a decade marked with adventure, sorrow, very terrestrial, universal concepts of fatherhood and mystery, and redemption. With an all-star cast, John searching for seemingly unreachable answers. Crowley (Brooklyn) faithfully adapts Donna Tartt’s ‘Relaxed’ screening details - see page 27. acclaimed best-selling novel with tremendous skill. New BOX OFFICE 01224 343 500 27 SEP 19 - 7 NOV 19 | 5 R eleases NEW RELEASE Judy Wed 2 to Thu 24 Oct Rupert Goold • UK 2019 • 1h58m • Digital • 12A - Contains scenes of drug misuse, infrequent strong language. • Cast: Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Rufus Sewell, Michael Gambon, Bella Ramsey, Finn Wittrock. Thirty years after finding global stardom in The Wizard of Oz, Judy Garland arrives in London to perform a five- week sold-out run at The Talk of the Town. After working for most of her life, the showbiz star is exhausted and fragile, gripped by a desire to be back home with her kids. As she battles with management and reminisces with friends and adoring fans, her wit and warmth shine through. Even her dreams of love seem undimmed as she embarks on a whirlwind romance with Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband. Featuring a show- stopping performance from Renée Zellweger, Judy celebrates the voice, the capacity for love, and the sheer pizzazz of “the world’s greatest entertainer.” We’re also showcasing some of Garland’s most iconic roles - including Meet Me in St Louis, Easter Parade and A Star is Born - see page 20-21 NEW RELEASE NEW RELEASE JOKER THE Day SHALL COME Fri 4 to Thu 17 Oct Fri 11 to Thu 24 Oct Todd Phillips • USA 2019 • 1h57m • Digital • cert tbc • Cast: Joaquin Chris Morris • UK/USA 2019 • 1h28m • Digital • 15 - Contains strong Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Brett Cullen, Marc Maron.