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December 2018, January and February 2019 Robert Burns Centre FILM THEATRE Mill Road, Dumfries DG2 7BE BOX OFFICE SEAT RESERVATIONS The RBCFT now operates reserved 01387 264808 seating for all performances. Please see the seating chart below. Open evenings for the duration of the film screening and during SCREEN the day Tue to Sat 10am - 1pm and 2pm - 5pm A 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 A Star Is Born Utøya: July 22 Ticket Prices B 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Sat 1 – Wed 12 Dec Utøya 22. Juli Adult £7.00 C Bradley Cooper | USA | 2018 | Mon 3 Dec Concession / Young Scot £5.30 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 135m | 15 Erik Poppe | Norway | 2018 Family £20.00 D 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Previously filmed in 1937, | 97m | 15 | Norwegian with English subtitles RBCFT Youth Card £4.60 E 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1954, and 1976, Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut On 22 July 2011 a right-wing School Bookings tells the story of a seasoned (per pupil) £4.60 F 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 extremist attacked more musician who discovers, and than 500 youths at a political Coffee Club £7.50 G 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 falls in love with, a struggling summer camp on an island Family £20.00 artist. Cooper directs with outside Oslo. In the first Private Hire (2 hours) £95 admirable economy, but fictional account about the REFUNDS Tickets are non-refundable. At the discretion of staff, tickets may the real draw here is Lady be exchanged for another performance for a £1.50 fee per ticket exchanged. attack, we follow an 18-year- Event Cinema This exchange must be done at least 72 hours before the start of the original Gaga, incredibly natural and old girl, Kaja, as she struggles Adult £15 film. If tickets are not of equal value, the additional cost will also be charged. endearing in what is likely to to survive and find her sister. Concession £12.50 SCHOOL VISITS AND GROUP BOOKINGS We welcome school visits and be a breakout acting role. "A gut-wrenching ordeal...a Children under 16 £10 group bookings. Please email [email protected] with your request. brutal single-take drama from Concessions apply to full-time students, EATING & DRINKING IN THE CINEMA Hot and alcoholic drinks are not the victims' perspective…an senior citizens, Jobseekers Allowance or allowed in the auditorium. You are welcome to bring snacks for children’s absorbing and moving tribute Income Support recipients, Young Scot films and the Wee Film Club, but please, no popcorn or crisps. to the courage of the young cardholders and registered disabled UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN No unaccompanied children under the victims" **** people. Please provide proof of eligibility age of 12, unless otherwise stated. when purchasing or collecting tickets. Tickets also available online at www.rbcft.co.uk and at the Midsteeple Box Office 01387 253383 EVENT CINEMA: Peterloo EVENT CINEMA: The Wife The Girl In The CBeebies The Nutcracker Mon 10 – Thu 13 A Christmas Fri 14 – Thu 20 Dec Spider’s Web Christmas Show: – Royal Ballet Dec Carol Bjorn Runge | Sweden/ Fri 14 – Wed 19 Thumbelina Sun 9 Dec | UK | 2018 | Tue 11 Dec USA/UK | 2017 | 100m Dec Sat 15 Dec 140m including interval 154m | 12A 81m | 15 Fede Alvarez | UK/ 70m | U A Christmas treat for Acclaimed historical Based on Charles Back by popular Germany/Sweden/USA/ This CBeebies Christmas the whole family and drama from director Dickens’s own demand. Based on the Canada | 2018 | 116m Show recreates the live a classic with a special Mike Leigh (‘Mr performance best-selling novel by | 15 Thumbelina performance place in the hearts of Turner’, ‘Vera Drake’). adaptation, Simon Meg Wolitzer, ‘The Wife’ Lisbeth Salander, and includes an exclusive, ballet fans around the In 1819, British forces Callow stars in a is a simmering drama the cult figure of the additional show made for world. charge on a peaceful one-man theatrical about the marriage acclaimed Millennium cinema audiences only, pro-democracy rally between a renowned (Encore Screening, extravaganza of festive book series created by starring the much-loved at St Peter's Field in storytelling that is both author and his wife. Stieg Larsson, returns to Justin Fletcher. Recorded Live Mon 3rd Manchester, , Poignant, funny and December). heart-warming and the big screen. Salander All tickets £8. which results in the deeply moving. emotional, the film (), with the Please note ‘Justin’s Peterloo Massacre. is a celebration of help of journalist Christmas Movie' is Contains moderate womanhood, self- Mikael Blomkvist, must available exclusively violence, language. discovery and liberation. revisit the scene of to cinemas only, while her childhood traumas ‘Thumbelina’ will be in order to prevent a broadcast on the BBC on deadly piece of military the weekend of 21/22 Dec. software from falling into the wrong hands. From the National Theatre London Palladium Live THE KING AND I Thursday, Dec 13th at 1.30pm & 7.00pm. ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA Thursday, December. 6th at 7.00pm. The Big Lebowski They Shall Not The Royal Opera Live —————————————————————————————————- 20th Anniversary Grow Old from Covent Garden THE TRAGEDY OF KING RICHARD THE SECOND Screening + Q&A Tchaikovsky’s QUEEN OF SPADES Tuesday, January 15th at 7.00pm. Tuesday, January 22nd at 6.45pm. —————————————————————————————————- Sat 15 Dec Sun 16 Dec ————————————————————————————————- David Hare’s I’M NOT RUNNING Joel Cohen | USA | 1998 | 117m | 18 Peter Jackson | UK/New Zealand Verdi’s LA TRAVIATA Thursday, January 31st at 7.00pm. Wednesday, January 30th at 6.45pm. “Way out west there was this | 2018 | 99m (Film) + 30m (Q&A) Live from the fella...” Join us for a special | 15 Moscow’s Bolshoi Berlin Philharmonic screening of the cult classic about This film uses original footage Ballet the Dude, a kidnapping, the rug that from Imperial War Museum’s THE NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT THE NUTCRACKER Monday, December 31st at 4.00pm. ‘ties the room together’, nihilism, extensive archive, alongside Sunday, December 23rd at 3.00pm. bowling and much, much more. BBC and IWM interviews with ———————————————————————————————— LA BAYADERE ANDRE RIEU’S 2019 Brendan Breslin, an outgoing servicemen who fought in the Sunday, January 20th at 3.00pm. NEW YEAR’S member of staff at the RBC, has conflict. The footage has been CONCERT FROM selected the film: “Everyone loves colourised and transformed with The Hit Musical SYDNEY modern production techniques to EVERYBODY’S ‘The Big Lebowski’, right? A madcap present never before seen detail TALKING ABOUT JAMIE Saturday, January 5th at 7.00pm plus story, some great dialogue, a cast Tuesday, January 29th at 7.00pm. Sunday, January 6th at 3.00pm. with a whole host of talent, from to document the horrors of war. John Goodman to Julianne Moore The screening will be followed and Red Hot Chilli’s bassist Flea, and by a recorded Q&A with director the soundtrack isn’t bad either. I was Peter Jackson. only 10 when it was first released so All tickets £5.30 Free I’m looking forward to watching it Car Parking on the big screen”. Anna and the White Christmas Christmas Fantastic Beasts: Bohemian Rhapsody Apocalypse Tue 18 Dec Double Bill: The Crimes of Fri 21 Dec – Thu 3 Jan Mon 17 Dec Michael Curtiz | USA | 1954 The Gruffalo’s Grindelwald | UK/USA | 2018 | | 115m | U 134m | 12A John McPhail | UK / USA | Child + Fri 21 Dec – Thu 3 Jan 2018 | 92m | 15+ Join us for this true Stick Man David Yates | UK/USA | 2018 | A foot-stomping celebration Christmas classic, full of of Queen, their music and ‘Shaun of the Dead’ Thu 20 – Mon 24 133m | 12A laughter, dance and of their extraordinary lead singer meets ‘Footloose’ is this Dec course the beloved holiday The second instalment of the Freddie Mercury, who shattered wonderfully silly zombie Uwe Heidschotter, song, ‘White Christmas’. A "Fantastic Beasts" series set in conventions to become one of high school musical mash- Johannes Weiland / romantic, dazzling musical J.K. Rowling's the most beloved entertainers up! At Christmas, a zombie Jeroen Jaspert, Daniel starring Bing Crosby, it has featuring the adventures of on the planet. The film traces apocalypse threatens the Snaddon | UK/Germany delighted audiences for magizoologist Newt Scamander. the spectacular rise of the band, fictional Scottish town / UK | 2011 / 2015 | more than 60 years and Grindelwald has escaped custody their near-implosion as Mercury's of Little Haven forcing 55m | U and has set about gathering teenage Anna and her never fails to entertain. lifestyle spirals out of control, and Two short films based followers to raise pure-blood friends to fight, slash and This is a dementia friendly their triumphant reunion on the on the best-selling wizards to rule over all non- sing their way to survival, screening and is open to eve of Live Aid. books by children’s magical beings. In an effort to facing the undead in a all members of the public. Contains moderate sex references, author Julia Donaldson. thwart Grindelwald’s plans, Albus desperate race to reach There will be an intermission Dumbledore () enlists his drug references, infrequent strong The perfect pre- their loved ones. ‘Anna’ half way through when tea former student Scamander, who language. Christmas treat for wee was nominated in the Best and coffee will be served. agrees to help, unaware of the Tickets for LGBTPlus ones and their families. Feature Film category at dangers that lie ahead. members are £2. this year’s Scottish BAFTA All tickets £3 Contains moderate fantasy threat Awards. Wee Film Club EVENT CINEMA: Mirai Disobedience Widows at the Robert Burns The King & I – Mirai no Mirai Fri 4 & Wed 9 Jan Sat 5 – Thu 10 Jan Centre Film Theatre From The London Fri 4 – Sat 5 Jan Sebastian Lelio | UK/Ireland/ Steve McQueen | UK/USA | Mamoru Hosoda | Japan | USA | 2018 | 114m | 15 2018 | 128m | 15 Runs on the first Saturday of Palladium 2018 | 98m | PG | English Based on the novel by Naomi Inspired by Lynda LaPlante’s each month and shows the Sun 30 Dec (dubbed) Alderman, ‘Disobedience’ 1980s TV series, ‘Widows’ latest and greatest children’s 173m | 12A marks the English language is a modern-day thriller set films from all over the world. A young boy, disappointed Recorded Live at the London debut of Chilean director against the backdrop of crime, Join the Wee Film Club by when his new sister becomes Palladium September 2018, Sebastián Lelio (‘A Fantastic passion and corruption. The emailing [email protected]. the centre of attention, the much-loved musical tells encounters a magical garden Woman’). An exquisitely story of four women with 10.30am Short films or a the story of an unconventional which enables him to travel performed drama about a nothing in common except a collection of TV programmes for and tempestuous relationship through time and meet his woman returning home to the debt left behind by their dead really wee ones which develops between the relatives from different eras, Orthodox Jewish community husbands’ criminal activities, 11.30am Feature film for King of Siam and Anna. with guidance by his younger of north London, it’s an this contemporary Chicago- slightly older children who can sister from the future. emotionally powerful story set set tale is directed with taut sit through 90mins or more. at the crossroads of tradition economy by Steve McQueen Membership is free. and modernity, of personal (‘12 Years a Slave’). desires and the demands of Ticket prices per screening faith. are £3 per child (one adult free, £1 for Tickets for LGBTplus and additional adults). LGBT youth members are £2. American Animals Don’t Worry, He The Opera House The Guilty Wildlife Mon 7 Jan Won’t Get Far On Sun 13 Jan Den skyldige Tue 15 – Wed 16 Jan Bart Layton | USA/UK | 2018 Foot Susan Froemke | USA | 2017 | 111m Mon 14 Jan Paul Dano | USA | 2018 | | 114m | 15 | U Gustav Möller | Denmark 104m | 12A Fri 11 – Sat 12 Jan | 2018 | 85m | 15 | Danish Two friends from the middle- Gus Van Sant | USA | 2018 | Documentary surveying a Actor Paul Dano makes with English subtitles class suburbs of Lexington, 114m | 15 remarkable period of the an impressive directorial Kentucky, are determined to Metropolitan Opera's rich history A police officer assigned debut with this elegant The latest from Gus Van lead lives that are out of the and a time of great change for New alarm dispatch duty enters 1960s-set melodrama, Sant tells the true story ordinary. Taking their cues York. Featuring rarely seen archival a race against time when an adaptation of the of John Callahan (Joaquin from heist movies, they plan footage, stills, recent interviews, he answers an emergency Richard Ford novel starring Phoenix), a man ready to the brazen theft of some of and a soundtrack of extraordinary call from a kidnapped Carey Mulligan and Jake take on the world even the world’s most valuable Met performances, the film woman. A superb Danish Gyllenhaal as a couple though he is plagued by a books from the special chronicles the creation of the Met's thriller. “Without giving whose marriage is on the hefty drinking problem. After collections room of Spencer’s storied home of the last 50 years, away too much the rocks. a night of intoxication, he college library. Unfolding against the backdrop of the artists, dextrous reveals and twists has a horrifying car accident Contains moderate sex from multiple perspectives architects, and politicians who land like a punch to the and is paralysed. Stubbornly references, infrequent and incorporating the shaped the cultural life of New York gut”, The Observer. strong language real-life figures at the heart resistant to change, he City in the '50s and '60s. of the story, ‘American slowly discovers a new- found talent for drawing. Also screening ‘Kirkcudbright Artists Animals’ tells the true story Remembered’ (8 mins), a short film of the attempt to execute an that reflects on the town’s artistic audacious art heist. heritage and its enduring appeal for artists, makers and art lovers. Dogman The Old Man And Duck Soup The Workshop EVENT CINEMA: Thu 17 Jan The Gun Sun 20 Jan L'atelier ROH The Queen of Matteo Garrone | Italy | 2018 Fri 18 – Sat 19 Jan Leo McCarey | USA | 1933 | 69m Mon 21 Jan Spades | 104m | 15 | Italian with David Lowery | USA | 2018 | | U Laurent Cantet | France Tue 22 Jan English subtitles 93m | 12A Considered one of the top | 2017 | 114m | 15 | Running time TBC Marcello Fonte is terrific comedies of all time, ‘Duck Soup’ French with English David Lowery’s follow-up Tchaikovsky’s most ambitious as Marcello, a timid is filled to bursting with gags subtitles to ‘Ghost Story’ breathes opera contains some of his dog lover with his own from the Marx Brothers. Rufus invigorating life into an French drama in which greatest music and is a powerful pet grooming business. T. Firefly (Groucho Marx) wages old genre. In his final an author becomes study of destructive obsession. Though not averse to petty war with a neighbouring country performance before concerned about the The penniless soldier Gherman crime, he is a respected over a trifling matter but the retiring, Robert Redford behaviour of a young has fallen in love with Liza, member of a working class unruly spirit of the Marx Brothers shines as Forrest Tucker, an man in her creative even though she is engaged to neighbourhood in the tramples over any attempt at unrepentant bank robber writing group. The his friend Yeletsky. Gherman Camorra-ridden hinterlands narrative or logic. Featuring determined to live life by his latest work from learns that Liza's grandmother of Naples. However, he is also Groucho’s most iconic one-liners own rules. An exhilarating Laurent Cantet (‘The the Countess knows a winning involved in a relationship of and inspired physical comedy tale of felonious mischief, Class’), the film looks at three-card formula. Gherman subjugation with the bruising including the brilliant ‘mirror the film also riffs on what notions of violence and determines to wrest the secret Simone, a former boxer scene’. it means to be an outlaw generational divides. from the Countess, gain a who instils terror into the in a time of convention. Screening as part of BFI’s fortune through gambling and coastal community. Merging Entertaining and elegiac. Comedy Genius Season. With marry Liza. social realism with an urban the support of Contains infrequent strong Broadcast Live from the Royal Western scenario, this is an Cinema Office and BFI, awarding language Opera House, Covent Garden. intense and brooding work. funds from The National Lottery. The Price of The Wild Pear Tree Mary Poppins Monty Python and Shoplifters Everything Ahlat agaci Returns the Holy Grail Manbiki kazoku Wed 23 Jan Thu 24 Jan Fri 25 – Thu 31 Jan Sat 26 Jan Mon 28 Jan Nathaniel Kahn | USA | Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Turkey/Republic Rob Marshall | USA | / Terry Jones | UK Kore-eda Hirokazu | Japan | 2018 2018 | 99m | 12A of Macedonia/France/Germany/ 2018 | 130m | U | 1975 | 92m | 12A | 121m | 15 | Contains Subtitles Bosnia and Herzegovina/Bulgaria/ Exploring the labyrinth In 1930s London, a now- The legendary Monty Python A move away from the crime Sweden | 2018 | 188m | Cert TBC | of the contemporary art grown Jane and Michael takes us on a medieval quest genre picture explored in ‘The Contains Subtitles world, this documentary Banks (Emily Mortimer in England, circa 932 A.D. Third Muder’, this is a return examines the role of art Sinan is passionate about literature and Ben Whishaw), Wise-cracking, sublimely to family and the world of and artistic passion in and has always wanted to be a along with Michael's irreverent and jaw-droppingly childhood from acclaimed today’s money-driven, writer. Returning to the village three children, are visited hysterical, this comedy will Japanese director Kore-Eda. consumer-based society. where he was born, he pours by the enigmatic Mary bring laughter (and coconuts!) A look at an unconventional Featuring collectors, his heart and soul into scraping Poppins () to our lives when we most extended family with skeletons dealers, auctioneers together the money he needs to following a personal need a dose of anarchic in their closet, the film recalls the and a rich range of be published, but his father’s debts loss. Through her unique Python daring. director’s trademarks, namely a catch up with him. Acclaimed sensitivity to the rigours of the artists, the film exposes magical skills, and with Contains moderate sex Turkish drama from the award- modern world, beautiful framing, deep contradictions as the aid of her friend Jack, references, comic violence. it holds a mirror up to winning director of ‘Winter Sleep’. she helps the family phenomenal performances Screening as part of BFI’s contemporary values “Gentle, humane, beautifully made rediscover the joy and and an ability to depict Comedy Genius Season. and times. and magnificently acted” ***** wonder missing in their without sentiment the world of With the support of the The Guardian lives. childhood. Contains infrequent Independent Cinema Office Screening as part of Big Burns strong language, nudity Screening as part of Big Burns and BFI, awarding funds from Supper 2019. Supper 2019. The National Lottery. Mary Poppins Free Solo EVENT CINEMA: Suspiria The Lost Honour Tue 29 Jan + Pre-Recorded Q&A ROH La Traviata Fri 1 – Sat 2 Feb Of Katharina Blum Robert Stevenson | USA Tue 29 & Thu 31 Jan Wed 30 Jan Luca Guadagnino | Italy/USA | Mon 4 Feb | 1964 | 133m | U Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi / Jimmy 200m (including two 2018 | 152m | 18 Volker Schlöndorff / Walt Disney’s 1964 Chin | USA | 2018 | 100m (film) + intervals) Director Luca Guadagnino Margarethe von Trotta | classic about a magical 30m (Q&A) | 12A Richard Eyre’s beautiful follows up ‘Call me By Your Germany | 1975 | 106m | 15 | nanny who helps bring A stunning and unflinching portrait production provides the Name’ with his remake German with English subtitles the two children she’s of free soloist climber Alex Honnold perfect setting for Verdi’s of Dario Argento’s classic A key political film of the in charge of closer to as he prepares to achieve his lifelong opera about a courtesan 70s Italian horror film. A New German Cinema, Volker their father through dream: climbing the face of the who sacrifices all for love. darkness swirls at the centre Schlöndorff and Margarethe songs and magical 3,200-foot El Capitan in Yosemite Alfredo Germont and the of a world-renowned dance von Trotta co-directed and adventures, starring National Park... without a rope. courtesan Violetta Valéry company, one that will engulf adapted ‘The Lost Honour Julie Andrews and Dick Followed by a recorded Q&A with fall in love at a party in the artistic director (Tilda of Katharina Blum’ from Van Dyke. climber Alex Honnold. Violetta's Paris salon. Alfredo Swinton), an ambitious young the controversial novel by is determined to cure dancer (Dakota Johnson), and This is a Dementia Contains infrequent strong Heinrich Böll. Set in a climate Violetta of her tuberculosis, a grieving psychotherapist. Friendly screening but is language. of fear and paranoia, Angela open to all members of and the couple leave Paris ***** The Telegraph Winkler plays the young Screening to celebrate the 50th the public. The film will and begin a contented life woman of the title whose Anniversary of Moffat Mountain “Ambitious, absurd and a include an intermission. in the country. But Violetta's life is slowly destroyed by Rescue Team. Moffat Mountain worthy successor to the happiness is destroyed when the media following her Rescue Team has been coming to the original”, Den of Geek Alfredo's father Giorgio meeting a young man who is aid of walkers, climbers and members Screening as part of Big Germont pays her a visit. suspected by the authorities of the local community, from toddlers Burns Supper 2019. of being a political activist. to the elderly since 1969. Nae Pasaran Shadow World: The Return Of The The Favourite Tue 5 Feb Inside the Global Hero Fri 8 – Thu 14 Feb Felipe Bustos Sierra | Arms Trade Le retour du heros Yorgos Yanthimos | Ireland/UK/USA | UK | 2018 | 96m | 12A 2018 | 119m | 15 Wed 6 Feb Thu 7 Feb | In English with some Laurent Tirard | France | 2018 Early C18th. England is at war subtitles Johan Grimonprez | Belgium/Denmark | 2016 | | 90m | 12A | French with with the French. Nevertheless, After two busy screenings 94m | 12+ | In English with English subtitles duck racing and pineapple eating last year, we’re delighted subtitles The dashing and debonair are thriving. A frail Queen Anne (a to offer Dumfries actor from ‘The Artist’, Jean superb Olivia Colman) occupies the audiences another chance Based on the book throne, and her close friend Lady “The Shadow World”, Dujardin, lights up the to see ‘Nae Pasaran’. screen as a swashbuckling Sarah () governs the Charting the incredible this documentary is country in her stead while tending an investigation into lothario-turned-faux-hero true story of the Scots Captain Neuville in a bawdy to Anne's ill health and mercurial who managed to ground the multi-billion dollar temper. When a new servant Abigail international arms trade. new comedy from writer- half of Chile’s Air Force director Laurent Tirard (‘Little (Emma Stone) arrives, her charm Tonight’s screening will from the other side of the Nicholas’). 1809, France, endears her to Sarah. Sarah takes feature a Q&A with the world, this documentary Captain Neuville is called to Abigail under her wing, and Abigail book’s author, Andrew celebrates the longest the front, leaving his future sees a chance to return to her Feinstein. Andrew is single act of solidarity bride heartbroken. Her sister aristocratic roots. director of Corporate against Pinochet’s brutal decides to write letters on his “’The Favourite’ is a filthy, violent Watch, an organisation dictatorship. behalf to cheer her up. But it and outrageous period comedy that monitors the activities Contains brief images of all goes south when Neuville that drips with bad language and of global corporations. dead bodies, references to reappears. worse behaviour…it’s also strangely torture. touching.” ***** BBC Culture Stan & Ollie Welcome to EVENT CINEMA: Island of the Hungry Laurel and Hardy Fri 15 – Thu 21 Feb Marwen Royal Ballet Ghosts Short Films (U) Jon S. Baird | USA/UK | 2018 Fri 15 – Mon 18 Feb Don Quixote Thu 21 Feb Fri 22 Feb | 97m | PG Robert Zemeckis | USA | Tue 19 Feb Gabrielle Brady | Australia | 2018 Laughing Gravy | 1930 | 20m / Starring and 2018 | Cert and Running Running Time TBC | 98m | 12A Towed in the Hole | 1932 | 21m / John C. Reilly as legendary Time TBC Dirty Work | 1933 | 20m Love and friendship Christmas Island is famous for movie icons Laurel & Hardy, Based on a true story, triumph in Carlos one of the largest annual land Join us for a big screen outing of ‘Stan & Ollie’ is the heart- ‘Welcome to Marwen’ is Acosta’s vibrant migrations – that of forty million three of the very best short films warming story of what a surreal drama about production of this red crabs scurrying to the sea. starring Stan Laurel and Oliver would become the pair’s a man using art and dazzling ballet. It also houses a high-security Hardy. triumphant farewell tour. creativity to piece his detention facility, in which those Broadcast live from the In ‘Laughing Gravy’ the pair try to history back together. seeking asylum in Australia are Royal Opera House, keep their pet dog Laughing Gravy Mark Hogancamp (Steve detained indefinitely. Contrasting Covent Garden, London. hidden from their landlord, mostly Carell), a WWII illustrator, lush nature with enforced without success. is brutally attacked. He isolation, this documentary In the superb ‘Towed In The Hole’ survives, but in addition follows trauma counsellor Poh Stan convinces Ollie that they should to his injuries, all of his Lin as she attempts to support become fishermen, but making a memories are gone. As he detainees and explores the boat seaworthy is not an easy task. goes through intensive island’s terrain, its violent past physical and emotional and its inescapable present. In ‘Dirty Work’ Stan accidentally knocks Ollie into a mad professor's therapy, he also creates a Contains upsetting scenes, rejuvenation formula. world populated by dolls, references to suicide and self- who tell his story. harm. Mary Queen of Mug The King and I Colette Beautiful Boy Scots Twarz Tue 26 Feb Fri 1 – Sat 2 Mar Fri 1 – Sat 2 Mar Fri 22 – Thu 28 Feb Mon 25 Feb Walter Lang | USA | 1956 Wash Washmoreland | Felix Van Groeningen | Josie Rourke | UK | 2018 | 125m Małgorzata Szumowska | Poland | 2018 | 133m | U USA/UK | 2018 | 111m USA | 2018 | 120m | 15 | 15 | 91m | 15 | Polish with English subtitles The hit Rodgers & | 15 Based on the best- Queen of France at 16 and Carefree metalhead Jacek is Hammerstein musical After moving to Paris, selling pair of memoirs widowed at 18, Mary Stuart engaged to beautiful Dagmara and starring Deborah Kerr as author Sidonie-Gabrielle from father and son (Saoirse Ronan) defies pressure working construction on what is widowed Welsh mother Colette (Keira Knightley) David and Nic Sheff, to remarry. Instead, she returns supposed to be the world’s tallest Anna Loenowens, who agrees to ghostwrite a ‘Beautiful Boy’ chronicles to her native Scotland to reclaim statue of Jesus when a shocking becomes a governess semi-autobiographical the heartbreaking and her rightful throne. Mary’s accident completely changes his life. and English tutor to the novel for her husband. inspiring experience of attempt to overthrow her cousin Małgorzata Szumowska provides a wives and many children Its success soon inspires survival, relapse, and Elizabeth I (), powerful indictment of provincial of the stubborn King her to fight for creative recovery in a family finds her condemned to years Poland’s hypocrisy, prejudice and fear Mongkut of Siam (Yul ownership and overcome coping with drug of imprisonment before facing of difference in this tragicomedy, as Brynner). the societal constraints addiction over many execution. Jacek’s face transplant brings out the This is a Dementia of the early C20th. years. worst in his small-town neighbours. There will be a panel discussion Friendly screening but is with Liz Manson, President of “Mug is a strange, engaging film – open to all members of the Mary Stuart Society and well and potently acted and directed, the public. The film will Mark Turner and Lesley Watson a drama that puts you inside its include an intermission. of local company, Solway Tours extended community with a mix of after the 2pm screening on robust realism and a streak of fantasy Sat 23 Feb. comedy” The Guardian. RBC SPECIALS RBC FILM CLUB Coffee Club Audio Description & Hard Of Hearing All tickets £7.50 and includes coffee Subtitles Screening and traybake, available 45 minutes We have a system which enables Captioned screening for customers before the film starts. Doors open at us, whenever the necessary who are hard of hearing. On Monday Night Film Club 10am and films start at 10.45am. digital files are available, to show screen, subtitles will be displayed There is a short introduction to each Monday night film, Thu 6 Dec onscreen subtitles for customers throughout the film. and afterwards you are warmly invited to stay on for a A Star Is Born (15) who are deaf or hard of hearing, Wed 13 Feb 5.45pm friendly, informal discussion over Fairtrade Coffee and and provide audio description (via Thu 3 Jan The Favourite (15) biscuits. infra-red headsets) for those who Bohemian Rhapsody (12A) are sight-impaired. Community Sign up for all the films in this series and you’ll Wed 12 & Thu 14 Feb At time of going to press the Screenings get FREE entry to two films The Favourite (15) following films have audio We welcome links with all local Start time 7.00pm. Thu 21 Feb description: A Star Is Born, organisations. If your organisation is Stan & Ollie (PG) Peterloo, Juliet, Naked, The Girl In interesting in putting on film, please Wed 27 & Thu 28 Feb the Spider’s Web, Fantastic Beasts: contact John on 01387 263094 Mary Queen of Scots (15) The Crimes of Grindelwald, or email [email protected] to Mon 3 Dec UTØYA – 22 July (15) Widows, Mary Poppins Returns, discuss. Mon 10 Dec Peterloo (12A) Bring A Baby Suspiria, Nae Pasaran, The Old Dementia Friendly This is our monthly screening Mon 17 Dec Anna and the Apocalypse (15+) Man and The Gun, Welcome to Screenings specifically for parents/carers with Marwen, Beautiful Boy. Mon 7 Jan American Animals (15) Low lights will remain on in the babies under 18 months. Doors Mon 14 Jan The Guilty (15) open at 10am and films start at Relaxed Performances auditorium and the volume will be lowered. There will be a 15m 10.30am. Buggy parking and nappy Designed for anyone who would Mon 21 Jan The Workshop (15) intermission half way through the changing facilities available. All benefit from a more easy-going Mon 28 Jan Shoplifters (15) film when tea and coffee will be films feature an intermission. Tickets environment, including people served. Carers and Support Workers Mon 4 Feb The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum (15) £5.30 – babies go free! with Autism Spectrum Conditions, welcome free of charge. Mon 11 Feb The Favourite (15) Wed 12 Dec learning disabilities or dementia, Mon 18 Feb Welcome to Marwen A Star is Born (15) and families with babies. Low Tue 18 Dec 1.30pm lights will remain on in the White Christmas (U) Mon 25 Feb Mug (15) Wed 30 Jan auditorium and the volume will Mary Poppins Returns (PG) Tue 29 Jan 1.30pm be lowered. You are free to move Mary Poppins (U) Wed 13 Feb around and make noise, or take a Tue 26 Feb 1.30pm The Favourite (15) break during the film. Staff will be It’s like a book group, The King and I (U) available to assist with seating and access arrangements. but with films Sat 26 Jan 2pm Mary Poppins Returns BOX MIDSTEEPLE OFFICE COMING SOON

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Claire Hastings with Jenn Butterworth Ellisland Farm Tuesday Jan 29th at 7.30pm

Leah MacRae My Big Fat Fabulous Diary Easterbrook Hall Friday May 17th at 7.30pm

TO BOOK THESE AND OTHER GREAT EVENTS VISIT www.dgboxoffice.co.uk The Midsteeple, High Street, Dumfries, DG1 2BH Tel 01387 253383 BOX OFFICE 01387 264808 DECEMBER Sun 13 The Opera House (U) 2.00 Sat 1 A Star Is Born (15) 7.30 Mon 14 The Guilty (15) 7.00 Sun 2 A Star Is Born (15) 5.00 Tue 15 Wildlife (12A) 5.30 + 7.30 Mon 3 UTØYA - July 22 (15) 7.00 Wed 16 Wildlife (12A) 5.30 + 7.30 Tue 4 A Star Is Born (15) 7.30 Thu 17 Dogman (15) 7.30 Wed 5 A Star Is Born (15) 7.30 Fri 18 The Old Man and the Gun (12A) 7.30 Thu 6 A Star Is Born (15) 10.45 + 7.30 Sat 19 The Old Man and the Gun (12A) 7.30 Fri 7 A Star Is Born (15) 7.30 Sun 20 Duck Soup (U) 2.00 Sat 8 A Star Is Born (15) 5.15 + 8.00 Mon 21 The Workshop (15) 7.00 Sun 9 EVENT CINEMA: The Nutcracker ENCORE 2.00 Tue 22 EVENT CINEMA: ROH The Queen of Spades 6.45 Mon 10 Peterloo (12A) 7.00 Wed 23 The Price of Everything 7.30 Tue 11 EVENT CINEMA: A Christmas Carol 7.00 Thu 24 The Wild Pear Tree (15) 6.30 Wed 12 A Star Is Born (15) 10.30 Fri 25 Mary Poppins Returns (PG) 6.00 Peterloo (12A) 7.00 Sat 26 Mary Poppins Returns (PG) 2.00 Thu 13 Peterloo (12A) 7.00 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (12A) 8.00 Fri 14 The Wife (15) 5.30 Sun 27 Mary Poppins Returns (PG) 11.00 The Girl In The Spider's Web (15) 7.30 Mon 28 Shoplifters (15) 7.00 Sat 15 CBeebies Christmas Show (U) 2.00 + 3.45 Tue 29 Mary Poppins (U) 1.30 The Wife (15) 5.30 Mary Poppins Returns (PG) 5.00 The Big Lebowski (18) 8.00 Free Solo (12A) 7.30 Sun 16 They Shall Not Grow Old (15) 6.00 Wed 30 Mary Poppins Returns (PG) 10.30 + 2.00 Mon 17 Anna and the Apocalypse (15) 7.00 EVENT CINEMA: ROH La Traviata 6.45 Tue 18 White Christmas (U) 1.30 Thu 31 Mary Poppins Returns (PG) 4.00 The Girl In The Spider's Web (15) 7.30 Free Solo (12A) 7.00 Wed 19 The Girl In The Spider's Web (15) 7.30 FEBRUARY Thu 20 Christmas Double Bill: Fri 1 Suspiria (18) 7.30 The Gruffalo's Child + Stick Man (U) 1.45 Sat 2 Wee Film Club 10.30 + 11.30 The Wife (15) 5.30 Suspiria (18) 7.30 Fri 21 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (12A) 4.45 Mon 4 The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum (15) 7.00 Bohemian Rhapsody (12A) 7.30 Tue 5 Nae Pasaran (12A) 7.30 Sat 22 Christmas Double Bill: Wed 6 Shadow World (12+) + Q&A 7.30 The Gruffalo's Child + Stick Man (U) 10.30 + 12.00 Thu 7 Return of the Hero 7.30 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (12A) 4.45 Fri 8 The Favourite (15) 5.30 + 8.00 Bohemian Rhapsody (12A) 7.30 Sat 9 The Favourite (15) 7.30 Sun 23 Christmas Double Bill: The Gruffalo's Child Sun 10 The Favourite (15) 2.00 + Stick Man (U) 10.30 + 12.00 + 1.30 Mon 11 The Favourite (15) 7.00 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (12A) 3.00 Tue 12 The Favourite (15) 10.45 + 3.00 + 5.30 + 8.00 Bohemian Rhapsody (12A) 5.45 Wed 13 The Favourite (15) 10.30 + 5.45 Mon 24 Christmas Double Bill: Thu 14 The Favourite (15) 10.45 + 7.45 The Gruffalo's Child + Stick Man (U) 10.30 + 12.00 Fri 15 Stan & Ollie (PG) 5.30 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (12A) 2.00 Welcome to Marwen 7.30 Thu 27 Fantastic Beasts: Sat 16 Stan & Ollie (PG) 5.30 The Crimes of Grindelwald (12A) 11.15 Welcome to Marwen 7.30 Bohemian Rhapsody (12A) 4.45 + 7.30 Sun 17 Stan & Ollie (PG) 2.00 Fri 28 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (12A) 2.00 Mon 18 Welcome to Marwen 7.00 Bohemian Rhapsody (12A) 7.30 Tue 19 EVENT CINEMA: Royal Ballet Don Quixote 7.15 Sat 29 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (12A) 2.00 Wed 20 Stan & Ollie (PG) 5.45 Bohemian Rhapsody (12A) 7.30 Thu 21 Stan & Ollie (PG) 10.45 + 5.45 Sun 30 EVENT CINEMA: The King & I 2.00 + 5.30 Island of the Hungry Ghosts (12A) 7.45 Mon 31 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (12A) 2.00 Fri 22 Laurel & Hardy Short Films (U) 11.00 JANUARY Mary, Queen of Scots (15) 7.30 Thu 3 Bohemian Rhapsody (12A) 10.45 + 7.30 Sat 23 Mary, Queen of Scots (15) 2.00 + 7.30 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (12A) 1.30 Sun 24 Mary, Queen of Scots (15) 6.30 Fri 4 Mirai (PG) 2.00 Mon 25 Mug (15) 7.00 Disobedience (15) 7.30 Tue 26 The King and I (U) 1.30 Sat 5 Wee Film Club 10.30 + 11.30 Mary, Queen of Scots (15) 5.45 + 8.15 Mirai (PG) 2.00 Wed 27 Mary, Queen of Scots (15) 10.45 + 7.30 Widows (15) 7.30 Thu 28 Mary, Queen of Scots (15) 10.45 + 7.30 Mon 7 American Animals (15) 7.00 MARCH Tue 8 Widows (15) 5.30 + 8.00 Fri 1 Colette (15) 5.45 Wed 9 Disobedience (15) 7.30 Beautiful Boy (15) 8.00 Thu 10 Widows (15) 5.30 + 8.00 Sat 2 Wee Film Club 10.30 + 11.30 Fri 11 Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot (15) 7.30 Colette (15) 5.30 Sat 12 Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot (15) 7.30 Beautiful Boy (15) 8.00