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South Hill Park Cinema · Bracknell Film and Live Screenings South Hill Park Cinema · Bracknell Aladdin wilde theatre · mansion house · cinema · italian gardens · studio theatre · gallery bars · licensed wedding venue · recital room · art and dance studios · restaurant July – August 2019 Members can book from Thu 6 June southhillpark.org.uk Non-members from Thu 13 June Dementia-Friendly Screenings All tickets £5.50 each Wilde Young Producers: Film Programming Specially-designed screenings for people living with dementia and We are a group of aspiring their carers, and also open to anyone preferring to experience cinema producers, aged 15–21yrs, in calm surroundings. With lights left on low and sound level reduced, aiming to engage younger these relaxed screenings are on the second Monday of each month. audiences in a diverse range of Doors open 1.30pm for a 2pm start, with a short interval. films, driven by our passion for Complimentary refreshments will be provided after each film the arts and cultural cinema. screening. All staff and volunteers are Dementia Friends. In our first year we will When booking please advise if you require wheelchair access. programme five films. We hope you enjoy our For Me and My Gal Whisky Galore! third selection. Mon 8 July 2pm Mon 9 Sept 2pm Dir. Busby Berkeley, US, 1942, 101 mins Dir. Alexander Mackendrick, Hunt for the Judy Garland, George Murphy, Gene Kelly UK, 1949, 80 mins Wilderpeople John Gregson, Basil Radford, Two vaudeville performers fall in Joan Greenwood Thu 4 July 7.30pm love, but the arrival of the First World Dir. Taika Waititi, NZ, 2016, 97 mins A brilliant Ealing Studios comedy War tests their relationship. Excellent Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rachel House about the alcohol-deprived folks musical numbers include How ‘Ya on a Scottish Outer Hebrides island When troublesome teenager Gonna Keep ‘em Down on the Farm, tempted by a ship’s wrecked cargo Ricky runs away from foster Ballin’ the Jack, Oh, You Beautiful of fine export whisky. Don’t miss this care, his seemingly cold-hearted Doll, and For Me and My Gal. charming comedy on the big screen. foster father follows him into the New Zealand bush. The Artist Carry On Camping We selected Hunt for the Mon 12 Aug 2pm Wilderpeople as it demonstrates Mon 14 Oct 2pm Dir. Michel Hazanavicius, classic New Zealand filmmaking Dir. Gerald Thomas, UK, 1969, 85 mins Fr/US, 2011, 98 mins in an uplifting adventure comedy, Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, Sidney James, Kenneth Williams, John Goodman, James Cromwell Charles Hawtrey, Barbara Windsor whilst showcasing Waititi’s unique directorial approach. An egomaniacal film star develops a Sid and Bernie talk their girlfriends relationship with a young dancer in into a weekend away, but end up at 1920s Hollywood. A loving – and the run-down Paradise Holiday silent – tribute to Hollywood on the campsite. One of the most famous of verge of sound. With a delightful the Carry On movies (mainly thanks score and winning performances, to Barbara Windsor’s bra), and with this romantic comedy is a delight. all ten regulars on their best form. Barnacle Bill Top Hat ONLY £7 FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 15–30yRS HEARING LOOP Family Super Deal F Loro The cinema is fitted with Mon 1 – Tue 2 July 7.30pm an audio induction loop. Special prices for families. Please check film certificate Dir. Paulo Sorrentino, It/Fr, 2019, Customers can use the 151 mins, Italian with subtitles T-setting on their hearing and content before booking Toni Servillo, Elena Sofia Ricci, aids for clear film sound. Riccardo Scamarcio Family tickets (2+2) £22 Child price £3 (15yrs and under) An ambitious, sexually explicit, Key to Symbols no-holds-barred satire of the life and Silver Screening Si misfortunes of the corrupt, scandal- ridden four-term Italian Prime Minister BiB Bringing in Baby Silvio Berlusconi and his inner circle. Not for Bringing in Baby Not BiB A breath-taking, cynical, sharp-eyed Family Screening F portrayal of power and how to obtain it. Hard of Hearing HoH Cuts to the bone TIMEOUT Booking dates Members from Thu 6 June, Non-members from Thu 13 June Reel Lives Our regular screening of award-winning documentaries Faces Places Amazing Grace Apollo 11 (Visages Villages) Thu 15 Aug 7.30pm Wed 28 Aug 7.30pm Tue 9 July 7.30pm Dirs. Sydney Pollack/Alan Elliott, Dir. Todd Douglas Miller, US, 2019, 93 mins Bracknell Film Society US, 2018, 88 mins Buzz Aldrin, Joan Ann Archer, Dir. Agnès Varda/JR, Fr, 2017, Aretha Franklin, James Cleveland, Janet Armstrong, Neil Armstrong 94 mins, French with subtitles CL Franklin An exceptional, vibrant restoration Agnès Varda, JR, Jean-Paul Beaujon In 1972, Aretha Franklin recorded of never-before-seen footage results Maestro of French cinema, Agnès Amazing Grace, the top-selling gospel in one of the most astounding films Varda, joins forces with street artist recording of all time. This recently about space ever made. The film’s and self-styled ‘photograffeur’ JR to finished film of the recordings made true emotional power comes from create this funny, moving Cannes in a Baptist church is a spine-tingling the seamless curation of archival winner and Oscar nominee, as they sensation, Oscar nominee and one of material, faithfully rejuvenated to explore the French countryside the finest music documentaries ever. be startlingly alive. taking photos of people they meet. Dazzling and stirring, this close-up of A definitive documentary about the Veers between moments of collective the Queen of Soul will have you up on historic 1969 moon shot TIMEOUT joy and great personal poignancy your feet TIMEOUT SIGHT&SOUND Plus short Walk Dir. Edwin Mingard, UK, 2017, 100 secs A young woman leaves her friends and heads into the city at night. DepicT! British Special Mention Award winner Amazing Grace Apollo 11 A Dog’s Journey Ash Is Purest White The Keeper Fri 5 July 10.30am BiB Mon 8 July 7.30pm Thu 11 July 7.30pm Fri 5 July 2.30pm Dir. Jia Zhangke, Chin/Fr/Jap, Fri 12 July 2.30pm Si Sat 6 July 7.30pm 2018, 136 mins, Mandarin with subtitles Sat 13 July 3pm Sun 7 July 3pm F Zhao Tao, Liao Fan, Xu Zheng Sun 14 July 2pm Dir. Gail Mancuso, US, 2019, 108 mins Gangster’s moll Qiao is forced to make Mon 15 July 2.30pm Dennis Quaid, Kathryn Prescott, Josh Gad a seismic choice when her mobster Dir. Marcus H Rosenmüller, boyfriend is challenged. A superbly UK/Ger, 2018, 120 mins A girl’s road to self-fulfilment is eased David Kross, Freya Mavor, John Henshaw by the trusty companionship of a series acted, majestically photographed of devoted dogs – all incarnations of and rich film exploring themes of A young Englishwoman and a German her grandfather’s faithful hound. globalisation, consumerism and their PoW overcome prejudice, public A captivating and good-natured alienating effects on Chinese society. hostility and personal tragedy. This gentle drama with masses of heart. Gets under the skin of 21st-century gripping true story of Bert Trautmann, China SIGHT&SOUND who played for Manchester City after Shazam! the war, is an entrancing treat. A heartfelt blend of romance and Fri 5 & Sun 7 July 7.30pm The Hustle football THE GUARDIAN Sat 6 July 3pm F Wed 10 & Fri 12 July 7.30pm Dir. David F Sandberg, US, 2019, 132 mins Fri 12 July 10.30am BiB Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Asher Angel Dir. Chris Addison, US, 2019, 94 mins Donbass Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson, Alex Sharp A fourteen-year-old boy gains the power Mon 15 – Tue 16 July 7.30pm Dir. Sergei Loznitsa, Ger/Ukr/Fr, 2018, to transform into an adult superhero Two female scam artists, one 122 mins, Russian/Ukrainian with subtitles every time he says ‘Shazam’. Comical, low-rent and the other high-class, Valeriu Andriuta, Evgeny Chistyakov, cool and a joyous take on the team up to take down the men who Georgiy Deliev superhero tale. Unadulterated fun. have wronged them. Diverting comedy Set during the separatist conflict in with classic slapstick pratfalls and east Ukraine during 2014, where war comical running jokes. is called peace, propaganda is uttered as truth and hatred is declared to be love. A brilliantly-realised, scathing portrait of society. BOOK ONLINE SOUTHHILLpaRK.ORG.UK Long Shot X-Men: Dark Phoenix Long Shot QUARTERLY CLASSIC Sunset Wed 17 – Thu 18 July 7.30pm Rashomon Mon 29 – Tue 30 July 7.30pm Dir. Jonathan Levine, US, 2019, 125 mins Wed 24 July 7.30pm Dir. László Nemes, Hun/Fr, 2018, 142 mins, Charlize Theron, Seth Rogen, Hungarian/German with subtitles Bracknell Film Society Bob Odenkirk, Lisa Kudrow Juli Jakab, Susanne Wuest, Levente Molnár Dir. Akira Kurosawa, Jap, 1950, 88 mins, A journalist becomes speechwriter Japanese with subtitles In 1913 a woman returns to Budapest for a woman once his childhood crush, Toshirô Mifune, Machiko Kyô, and discovers the existence of a and who is now running for the US Masayuki Mori brother she never knew. The Son of Presidency. Charlize Theron and A vicious criminal act is recalled from Saul director deftly conjures the death Seth Rogen’s comic chops deliver the perspectives of those present. throes of the Austro-Hungarian Empire a highly enjoyable political A meditation on subjectivity that in an atmospheric mystery drama. satire-cum-rom-com. questions the notion of absolute truth, A crowd-pleasing charm bomb the film is dynamically thrilling, visually X-Men: Dark Phoenix TBC THE OBSERVER bold and marvellously performed. Thu 1 Aug 7.30pm A work of enduring ambiguity. Fri 2 Aug 10.30am Not BiB Tolkien An essential, timeless Sat 3 Aug 3pm F Fri 19 July 10.30am BiB masterpiece TIMEOUT Sun 4 Aug 2.30pm F Fri 19 July 2.30pm Si Dir.
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