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DIANA the FOOT HEALTH CLINIC Graham R. Howell Penelope A. Brooks Rory O’Donoghue MChS DPodM FPodA FCPod(Surg) MChS DPodM MChS BSc (Hons) Consultant Podiatrist in Surgery HPC Registered Chiropodist/Podiatrist HPC Registered Chiropodist/Podiatrist Modern well equipped clinic with full range of facilities. HPC registered practitioners providing expert experienced advice and treatment for all your foot problems. Saffron Walden 01799 521496 69 High Street, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 1AA TICKETS ON SALE NOW www.thefoothealthclinic.com www.saffronscreen.com CINEMA INFORMATION THE SMURFS 2 TICKETS FOR ALL FILMS ARE NOW ON SALE DAYTIME Full £6.50; Adult concessions £5.00; 18 & under £4.00 EVENINGS (films at or after 5pm) Full £6.80; Adult concessions £6.00; 18 & under £5.00 (£3.50 on Monday nights) CINEMA FOR TINIES Adults £3.50; Children £2.50; under 2s free SPECIAL EVENTS Please see ticket price information for each event MORRISSEY 25 Group bookings 11 cinema tickets for the price of 10 (from the TIC or Box Office on advance bookings only) Tickets are available online at www.saffronscreen.com (booking fee WELCOME applies), or in person from the Box Office which opens 30 mins before each screening or the Tourist Information Centre, Market Place, Saffron Walden For your autumn enjoyment, Saffron Screen is (01799 524002, enquiries only) delighted to present a season of music films, RECEIVE THE LATEST INFORMATION VIA EMAIL curated for us by Mark Starte and Rachel Thomas For weekly film updates, Monday night film notes, or information about of the Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre. foreign language films, Cinema for Tinies screenings, audio described films, The dial will be cranked up, so come and shake films with subtitles, or Special Events, email with the relevant heading to: your stuff, rock and roll with your mates and enjoy [email protected] some great music! FOLLOW US , facebook & LinkedIn Subtitled for the hard of hearing Recommended film twitter.com/Saffronscreen Cinema for Tinies Saffron Scream Music film FIND US Saffron Walden County High School, Audley End Road, FANCY LEARNING A LANGUAGE? Saffron Walden, Essex CB11 4UH

Doors open 30 minutes before screenings. Our car park and entrance are at Relaxed 10 week French, Spanish & Russian courses the rear of the school. From early September, the entrance and car starting w/c 16th September in Saffron Walden. parking will be changing. Please check our website for updates. From £6.50 per class. Consessions given. To enrol, see website or call for details. ACCESSIBILITY t: 07775 640794 The cinema is wheelchair friendly and has induction loop facilities. With www.lingualounge.co.uk some films, we are able to offer audio description and subtitles. A large print version of this programme can be supplied on request. Please contact the Accessible language learning for all office for further details. CONTACT US Initial diagnostic Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01799 500238 interview 3 Road, Saffron Walden CB11 4ED Charity no 1113259 £60 Specialist family law practice inc. VAT www.saffronscreen.com Contact Margaret Porter or Dee Finnegan: 01279 799598

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DR WHO AND STORIES WE TELL THE WORLD’S END THE DALEKS SPRINGSTEEN & I THE MOO MAN

MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (U) Sun 1st 2pm DR WHO AND THE DALEKS (U) Sat 7th 3pm DIRECTOR Dan Scanlon DIRECTOR Gordon Flemyng VOICES Billy Crystal, John Krasinski, Helen Mirren, Steve Buscemi CAST Peter Cushing, Roy Castle, Jennie Linden, Roberta Tovey SCREEN TEST Twelve years since Pixar’s Monsters Inc charmed audiences young SCREEN TEST In our first of a double bill of early Dr Who films, reissued to and old alike, everyone’s favourite monsters Sully and Mike are back. But there was a celebrate the series’ 50th anniversary, the Doctor finds himself on Skaro, the birthplace time when they really couldn’t stand each other. We go back to their college days to of his arch-nemeses, the Daleks. These machine monsters are planning the destruction learn how they overcame their differences and became the accomplished scarers we know of the planet’s other life-form, the gentle Thals, with a massive neutron bomb – and love. Packed full of laughs, heart and entertaining creatures. (2013 USA 110 mins) unless the Doctor can save them. (1965 UK 79 mins) CLEOPATRA (PG) Sun 1st 6pm (with interval) DALEKS – INVASION EARTH 2150 AD (U) Sun 8th 3pm DIRECTOR Joseph L Mankiewicz CAST Elizabeth Taylor, , Rex Harrison, Pamela Brown DIRECTOR Gordon Flemyng SCREEN TEST Memorable for its 10,000 extras, runaway budget and sheer CAST Peter Cushing, Bernard Cribbins, Ray Brooks, Roberta Tovey physical opulence – not to mention the scandal of Taylor and Burton’s affair – SCREEN TEST The Doctor battles to save the human population from being Mankiewicz’s Cleopatra has been rereleased for its 50th anniversary. The story of the enslaved as Robomen – doomed to serve the Daleks forever. Only the underground triumphs and tragedies of the Egyptian queen desperate to hold onto her throne in the resistance movement stands in the way of total Dalek domination.(1966 UK 80 mins) face of Roman expansion is mesmerising. A rare opportunity to see this spectacular (PG) Sun 8th 8pm epic on the big screen. (1963 UK/USA/Swit 244 mins) SPRINGSTEEN & I DIRECTOR Baillie Walsh nd STORIES WE TELL (12A) Mon 2 8pm SCREEN TEST This documentary combines crowd-sourced archive footage of DIRECTOR Sarah Polley performances across Bruce’s career with fans’ reflections of what his music has meant SCREEN TEST Polley’s inspired memoir about her parents’ marriage and family to them; it is soon apparent, even to the uninitiated, why The Boss is so adored. A secrets is a poignant, funny and engrossing film about the nature of memory and glimpse of hero worship and a funny and heartfelt view of fandom, the film ends with storytelling. Combining interviews, home movies and reconstructions with actors, it’s half an hour of footage from the 2012 Hyde Park concert. (2013 UK 124 mins) an adventurous and absolutely fascinating examination of one family’s story, as well as a broader look at the nature of truth, secrecy and human relationships. Unique and THE MOO MAN (U) Mon 9th 8pm unforgettable. (2012 Canada 108 mins) DIRECTOR Andy Heathcote, Heike Bachelier PETER GRIMES ON ALDEBURGH BEACH (PG) SCREEN TEST Stephen Hook is a Sussex dairy farmer who sells ‘raw’ milk and Thurs 5th 7.30pm has managed to make his family farm just about pay. He is the farmer all townies fantasise about – genial and affectionate towards his animals. This is a really Opera from Aldeburgh Festival – see Special Events pages for details. pleasurable film which puts a human face to the vexing subject of food production. THE WORLD’S END (15) Fri 6th & Sat 7th 8pm Sun 8th 11am (2013 UK 98 mins) DIRECTOR Followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Andy Heathcote. CAST , , Martin Freeman, STOP MAKING SENSE (PG) Fri 13th 8pm SCREEN TEST Gary (Pegg) and his old school friends reunite and attempt finally to complete the fabled pub crawl of their youth. But they discover that the DIRECTOR Jonathan Demme inhabitants of their old hometown have undergone an unusual change … A SCREEN TEST Demme’s documentary of Talking Heads in concert, filmed over three hilarious rollicking ride, this is the much anticipated end to Pegg, Wright and Frost’s shows in Hollywood in December 1983, is one of the best concert movies of all time, jokingly titled Cornetto Trilogy. (2013 UK 109 mins) a brilliantly choreographed show. Enjoy a rare opportunity to see David Byrne & co on Fri screening followed by Q&A with actor, Nick Frost. Charity screening the big screen and feel free to dance in the aisles. ‘This ain’t no disco …’ for SWOP in memory of Joel Sheairs. (1984 USA 88 mins) Book online now at: www.saffronscreen.com Full-size screen with the latest digital technology SEPTEMBER 2013 SEPTEMBER 2013

FROM UP ON POPPY HILL SUMMER IN FEBRUARY THE HEAT THE OUTER EDGES THIS IS SPINAL TAP

FROM UP ON POPPY HILL (U) Sat 14th & Sun 15th 3pm TURANDOT Sat 21st 7.30pm DIRECTOR Goro Miyazaki Opera from the Royal Opera House – see Special Events pages for details.

VOICES Sarah Bolger, Anton Yelchin, Gillian Anderson, Christina Hendricks rd SCREEN TEST A beautiful and affecting coming-of-age animation from the great THE OUTER EDGES (PG) Mon 23 8pm Studio Ghibli, set in Yokohama as Japan prepares for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. A pair DIRECTOR Kieran Evans of teenagers fall for each other during a campaign to save their school clubhouse but SCREEN TEST Musician Karl Hyde of Underworld and filmmaker Evans present a then find obstacles in the path of their love. (2011 Jap 92 mins Dubbed) documentary about the Essex borderlands. Following the River Roding to the docks of the Thames, the film mixes stunning footage of natural and urban environments, th th SUMMER IN FEBRUARY (15) Sat 14 & Sun 15 8pm interviews with people met along the way, Karl’s poetic meditations on his journey, DIRECTOR Christopher Menaul and music from his recent solo album Edgeland. (2013 UK 74 mins) CAST Dominic Cooper, Emily Browning, Dan Stevens, Hattie Morahan Followed by a Q&A with Kieran Evans and Karl Hyde. SCREEN TEST Stevens (Downton Abbey) plays a straight-laced land agent who Thurs 26th 6.50pm Sun 29th 3pm competes with rough-mannered Alfred Munnings, later later one of Britain’s most OTHELLO sought-after painters, for the affections of comely Florence Carter-Wood. Set in a Play from the National Theatre – see Special Events pages for details. colony of free-thinking artists in Cornwall in 1913 with fascinating period detail and stunning Cornish backdrops, this is a heart-breaking love triangle. (2013 UK 101 mins) ALAN PARTRIDGE: ALPHA PAPA (15) Fri 27th 8pm Sat 28th 5pm & 8pm BLANCANIEVES (12A) Mon 16th 8pm DIRECTOR DIRECTOR Pablo Berger CAST Steve Coogan, Colm Meaney, , Anna Maxwell Martin CAST Maribel Verdú, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Ángela Molina, Pere Ponce SCREEN TEST North Norfolk Digital's finest finds himself roped into the role of SCREEN TEST This highly pleasurable take on the Snow White story, set in a impromptu hostage negotiator during a siege when a fellow DJ he helped get fired romanticised 1920s Andalusia, tells the story of Carmen, the beautiful daughter of a goes postal. Smartly made, endlessly quotable and machine-gun quick, this is famed matador, who flees her wicked stepmother to join a band of bullfighting extremely funny and can be appreciated by Alan Partridge fans and novices alike. dwarves. Filmed in sumptuous and silent save for a flamenco- (2013 UK 90 mins) influenced score, this is a brilliantly original mixture of Gothic fantasy and homage to 1920s cinema. (2012 Sp/Fr/Belg 102 mins B&W Silent) THIS IS SPINAL TAP (15) Sun 29th 8pm

th nd DIRECTOR Rob Reiner THE HEAT (15) Fri 20 & Sun 22 8pm CAST Christopher Guest, Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer DIRECTOR Paul Feig SCREEN TEST Reiner’s mockumentary about the comeback tour of heavy metal CAST Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy, Demian Bichir, Marlon Wayans band Spinal Tap is one of the funniest films of all time. With a brilliantly inventive SCREEN TEST The new film from Bridesmaids director Feig is a female cop-buddy script, standout performances and some of the best parody songs ever written, this is movie. Arrogant uptight FBI agent Ashburn (Bullock) is partnered with foul-mouthed a hilarious spoof of all those solemn music documentaries you know and love. Turn Boston detective Mullins (McCarthy) to take down a drug lord. The interplay between the volume up to 11 and enjoy! (1984 USA 82 mins) the mismatched duo is hilarious. (2013 USA 117 mins) WE STEAL SECRETS: THE STORY OF WIKILEAKS (15) THE SMURFS 2 (U) Sat 21st & Sun 22nd 3pm Sat 28th 2pm Mon 30th 8pm DIRECTOR Raja Gosnell DIRECTOR Alex Gibney VOICES Hank Azaria, Katy Perry, , Christina Ricci SCREEN TEST A meticulously researched and wide-reaching film presenting the SCREEN TEST The evil wizard Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and brings her to Paris complex history of the rise and fall of WikiLeaks, the website that facilitated the in the hope that she will reveal the secret to creating Smurfs. Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, largest security breach in US history. With all the tension of a thriller, the film explores and Vanity reunite with their human friends Patrick and Grace, and attempt to rescue hacktivists Julian Assange and Bradley Manning’s motives, as well as the ethical her, but does Smurfette need rescuing? (2013 USA 105 mins) questions raised by their controversial actions. (2013 USA 130 mins) Free parking ● Wide choice of refreshments Book online now at: www.saffronscreen.com SAFFRON SCREEN DIARY SEPTEMBER 2013 OCTOBER 2013 Fri 4 8.00pm Frances Ha (15) Sun 1 2.00pm Monsters University (U) Sat 5 3.00pm Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG) Sun 1 6.00pm Cleopatra (PG) Sat 5 8.00pm Morrissey 25: Live (PG) Mon 2 8.00pm Stories We Tell (12A) Sun 6 3.00pm Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (PG) Sun 6 8.00pm Wadjda (PG) Thu 5 7.30pm Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh Beach (PG) Mon 7 8.00pm Wadjda (PG)

Fri 6 8.00pm The World’s End (15) Fri 11 8.00pm The Way Way Back (12A) Sat 7 3.00pm Dr Who And The Daleks (U) Sat 12 3.00pm The Lone Ranger (12A) Sat 7 8.00pm The World’s End (15) Sun 8 11.00am The World’s End (15) Sat 12 8.00pm The Way Way Back (12A) Sun 8 3.00pm Daleks – Invasion Earth 2150 AD (U) Sun 13 11.00am Beauty and the Beast (U) Sun 8 8.00pm Springsteen & I (PG) Sun 13 3.00pm The Lone Ranger (12A) Mon 9 8.00pm The Moo Man (U) Sun 13 8.00pm Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day (PG) Mon 14 8.00pm Plein Soleil (PG) Fri 13 8.00pm Stop Making Sense (PG) Sat 14 3.00pm From Up On Poppy Hill (U) Fri 18 8.00pm Svengali (cert tbc) Sat 14 8.00pm Summer In February (15) Sat 19 3.00pm Planes (U) Sun 15 3.00pm From Up On Poppy Hill (U) Sat 19 8.00pm About Time (12A) Sun 15 8.00pm Summer In February (15) Sun 20 2.00pm Planes (U) Mon 16 8.00pm Blancanieves (12A) Sun 20 5.00pm About Time (12A) Sun 20 8.00pm About Time (12A) Fri 20 8.00pm The Heat (15) Mon 21 8.00pm More Than Honey (cert tbc) Sat 21 3.00pm The Smurfs 2 (U) Sat 21 7.30pm Turandot – Royal Opera House Tue 22 7.00pm Hamlet – National Theatre Sun 22 3.00pm The Smurfs 2 (U) Sun 22 8.00pm The Heat (15) Fri 25 8.00pm Diana (cert tbc) Mon 23 8.00pm The Outer Edges (PG) Sat 26 3.00pm One Direction: This Is Us (PG) Sat 26 8.00pm Mugabe And The White African (12A) Thu 26 6.50pm Othello – National Theatre Sun 27 3.00pm The Sound Of Music (U) Fri 27 8.00pm Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (15) Sun 27 8.00pm Diana (cert tbc) Sat 28 2.00pm The Smurfs 2 (U) Mon 28 7.45pm The Great Beauty (15) Sat 28 5.00pm Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (15) Sat 28 8.00pm Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (15) Tue 29 3.00pm One Direction: This Is Us (PG) Sun 29 3.00pm Othello – National Theatre Tue 29 8.00pm Diana (cert tbc) Sun 29 8.00pm This Is Spinal Tap (15) Thu 31 3.00pm Addams Family Values (PG) Mon 30 8.00pm We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks (15) Thu 31 7.45pm – National Theatre

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FRANCS HA PERCY JACKSON WADJA THE LONE RANGER SVENGALI

FRANCES HA (15) Fri 4th 8pm THE LONE RANGER (12A) Sat 12th & Sun 13th 3pm DIRECTOR Noah Baumbach DIRECTOR Gore Verbinski CAST Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Adam Driver, Michael Esper CAST Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, Tom Wilkinson, Helena Bonham Carter SCREEN TEST Frances is in her late 20s, drifting through life, a trainee dancer, perm - SCREEN TEST In the Wild West, buttoned-up lawyer John Reid turns vigilante after anently broke, and closer to her best friend Sophie than to her boyfriend. Baumbach and the death of his brother, fighting greed and corruption with his unlikely Comanche Gerwig have created a joyous but thoughtful film about a young woman reluctantly sidekick, Tonto. The Pirates of the Caribbean team have reinvented this classic Western realising that optimism and kookiness don’t pay the bills, filmed in black and white in for a new generation, packing it full of thrills, action and humour. Depp’s quirky Tonto homage to early Woody Allen and French New Wave. (2012 USA 86 mins B&W) takes centre stage and gets all the best lines. (2013 USA 149 mins) th PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS (PG) BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (U) Sun 13 11am Sat 5th & Sun 6th 3pm SCREEN TEST Disney’s gorgeous animated version of the story of Belle and her beast, with great songs. Enjoy the cinema without worrying about noise or wriggling. DIRECTOR Thor Freudenthal (1991 USA 84 mins) CAST Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario, Sean Bean, Nathan Fillion Cinema for Tinies – adults £3.50, children £2.50, under 2s free SCREEN TEST Long awaited fantasy sequel to The Lightning Thief in which the young demigod's epic journey to fulfil his destiny continues. Embarking on a LED ZEPPELIN: CELEBRATION DAY (PG) Sun 13th 8pm treacherous odyssey into the uncharted waters of the Sea of Monsters (The Bermuda DIRECTOR Dick Carruthers Triangle) to find the Golden Fleece, Percy and his friends must battle terrifying SCREEN TEST For their 2007 O2 Arena concert in tribute to the Atlantic Records creatures to save Camp Half-Blood. (2013 USA 106 mins) head, Led Zep founder members John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant were MORRISSEY 25: LIVE (PG) Sat 5th 8pm joined by Jason Bonham, the son of their late drummer John Bonham, to play 16 songs from their incredible back catalogue. A celebration of rock ‘n’ roll at its most DIRECTOR James Russell magical and magnificent. (2012 UK 125 mins) SCREEN TEST This concert movie marking 25 years of Morrissey’s solo career was From 7.30pm, the Livewire Rock Academy will perform a half hour set. filmed during an intimate gig at the Hollywood High School, Los Angeles, in March 2013. Featuring many classic tracks as well as interviews with fans, this is an an PLEIN SOLEIL (PG) Mon 14th 8pm unmissable event for fans of the former Smiths frontman. (2013 USA 92 mins) DIRECTOR René Clément WADJDA (PG) Sun 6th & Mon 7th 8pm CAST Alain Delon, Maurice Ronet, Marie Laforêt, Erno Crisa SCREEN TEST A timely re-release of this classic film noir, the first filmed version DIRECTOR Haifaa Al-Mansour of Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr Ripley. When Tom Ripley travels to Italy to CAST Waad Mohammed, Reem Abdullah, Abdullrahman Al Gohani, Sultan Al Assaf persuade his wealthy friend, Philippe, to return to the US, he covets the decadent SCREEN TEST This first feature filmed in Saudi Arabia – and by a woman – is the lifestyle so much he hatches a plan to kill Philippe and steal his identity. A stylish and story of a spirited 10-year-old girl in a Riyadh suburb, determined to raise enough intelligent thriller, and Delon’s performance as the enigmatic villain made him a star. money to buy a bike in a society that sees bicycles as dangerous to a girl’s virtue. A (1960 Fr/It 113 mins Subtitled) thoroughly enjoyable, thoughtful and important film which offers a rare insight into Saudi daily life. Unmissable. (2012 Saudi/Ger 97 mins Subtitled) SVENGALI (cert tbc) Fri 18th 8pm THE WAY WAY BACK (12A) Fri 11th & Sat 12th 8pm DIRECTOR John Hardwick CAST Jonny Owen, Vicky McClure, Martin Freeman, Michael Smiley DIRECTORS Nat Faxon, Jim Rash SCREEN TEST Idealistic Dixie and his girlfriend Shell leave their small Welsh CAST Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Allison Janney, Liam James hometown for London, where Dixie intends to let nothing stand between him and his SCREEN TEST Glum 14-year-old Duncan has a rough time fitting in during a dream of managing a big-time rock band. The realities of the music business – and summer holiday with his mother, her overbearing boyfriend and his daughter, but of London rents – would daunt many a lesser man, but not Dixie. Expanded from a finds respite in the unexpected friendship of the gregarious manager of a battered YouTube cult series, this is a fresh and winning comedy. (2013 UK 90 mins) water park. While covering a familiar theme, this poignant and funny coming-of-age Followed by a Q&A with John Hardwick, Jonny Owen and Vicky McClure. drama manages some genuinely surprising twists. (2013 USA 103 mins) Book online now at: www.saffronscreen.com Full-size screen with the latest digital technology OCTOBER 2013 OCTOBER 2013 PLANES

MUGABE AND THE ABOUT TIME ONE DIRECTION WHITE AFRICAN THE GREAT BEAUTY ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES

PLANES (U) Sat 19th 3pm Sun 20th 2pm MUGABE AND THE WHITE AFRICAN (12A) Sat 26th 8pm DIRECTOR Klay Hall DIRECTORS Lucy Bailey, Andrew Thompson VOICES Val Kilmer, Teri Hatcher, Dane Cook, John Cleese SCREEN TEST Filmed covertly, this gripping documentary records the tenacity of SCREEN TEST In Disney’s spin-off from the Cars animated films, Dusty is a crop- white Zimbabwean farmer Mike Campbell and his son-in-law Ben Freeth, as they dusting plan who dreams of competing in a round-the-world aerial race, but he is stand up to the intimidation and injustice of Mugabe’s Land Reform Act, endangering hopelessly scared of heights. With the support of his mentor Skipper and a host of new friends, Dusty sets off to make his dreams come true. (2013 USA 92 mins) themselves, their family and their farm. Searing, nerve-shattering cinema that remembers to focus on the people within and outside of the politics, a complex story ABOUT TIME (12A) Sat 19th 8pm Sun 20th 5pm & 8pm expertly told. (2009 UK 94 mins) DIRECTOR Richard Curtis Followed by a Q&A with Ben Freeth.

CAST Rachel McAdams, Domnhall Gleeson, Bill Nighy, Margot Robbie th SCREEN TEST A light-hearted romantic comedy from writer-director Curtis (Four THE SOUND OF MUSIC Sing along (U) Sun 27 3pm Weddings and a Funeral). On his 21st birthday, awkward but charming Tim discovers he DIRECTOR Robert Wise has access to a time warp and uses it to improve his luck in love. Romance with a gorgeous CAST Julie Andrews, , Eleanor Parker, Peggy Wood American soon follows but time travel can have its complications. (2013 UK 123 mins) SCREEN TEST A glorious chance to see this perennial classic on the big screen, MORE THAN HONEY (cert tbc) Mon 21st 8pm and to sing along with friends and family. (1965 USA 172 mins) Prize for the best costume – or just come and sing. DIRECTOR Markus Imhoof SCREEN TEST A fascinating documentary about the mass dying-out of honey bees. THE GREAT BEAUTY (La grande bellezza) (15) Mon 28th 7.45pm Imhoof travelled across three continents interviewing bee keepers and examining the DIRECTOR Paolo Sorrentino nature of the calamity as well as a possible solution. Stunning cinematography and a CAST Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone, Sabrina Ferilli, Carlo Buccirosso detailed look at the extraordinary social structure of bees make this captivating SCREEN TEST A fantastically ambitious film in the classic Italian style of Fellini's viewing. (2012 Switz/Ger/Aus 95 mins Part subtitled) La Dolce Vita. Past intermingles with present as an ageing writer bitterly recalls his HAMLET (12A tbc) Tues 22nd 7pm passionate, lost youth in a tale of middle-age hedonism and lost love. But this is Play from the National Theatre – see Special Events pages for details. really the story of Rome today: a film that invites you to plunge into the city in all its splendour and let your spirit soar until your heart almost bursts. th th th DIANA (cert tbc) Fri 25 , Sun 27 & Tues 29 8pm (2013 It/Fr 142 mins Subtitled) DIRECTOR Oliver Hirschbiegel st CAST Naomi Watts, Naveen Andrews, Douglas Hodge, Geraldine James ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES (PG) Thurs 31 3pm SCREEN TEST This film (from the director of Downfall) follows the last two years of DIRECTOR Barry Sonnenfeld Princess Diana’s life, including her campaign against land mines and her relationship CAST Angelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci with heart surgeon Dr Hasnat Khan. Naomi Watts inhabits her role as the princess, in SCREEN TEST The sequel to the spooky, kooky Addams Family movie is equally love, but in an impossible situation. (2013 UK length tbc) silly but even funnier. When Morticia and Gomez have a new baby, Pubert, older ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US (PG) Sat 26th & Tues 29th 3pm siblings Wednesday and Pugsley try to bump him off in a number of ways, while DIRECTOR Morgan Spurlock their new nanny is trying to ensnare Uncle Fester. With a strong cast and plenty of dry, SCREEN TEST An intimate all-access look at life on the road for Niall, Zayn, Liam, morbid humour, this is the perfect family Halloween outing. (1993 USA 94 mins) Harry and Louis. Shot through with stunning live concert footage, this documentary Family Halloween screening – prize for the best costume. tells the remarkable story of the global music phenomenon's meteoric rise to fame, st from their humble hometown beginnings and competing on The X Factor, to FRANKENSTEIN (15) Thurs 31 7.45pm conquering the world and performing at London’s O2 Arena. (2013 USA 92 mins) Play from the National Theatre – see Special Events pages for details.

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PETER GRIMES ON ALDEBURGH BEACH(PG) Thurs 5th Sept 7.30pm FRANKENSTEIN (15) Thurs 31st Oct 7.45pm Opera recorded at the Aldeburgh Festival in June 2013. Play recorded in 2011 at the National Theatre and broadcast as part of the A critically-acclaimed outdoor production of Peter Grimes performed on Aldeburgh National’s 50th birthday celebrations. beach to celebrate Benjamin Britten’s centenary. Danny Boyle’s brilliant production, starring as Frankenstein Tickets: Full £15 Adult conc £13 18 & under £8 and as the Creature. 3 Doors open 7.00pm Running time 2 /4 hours Tickets: Full £15 Adult conc £13 18 & under £8 Doors open 7.15pm Running time 2½ hours TURANDOT Sat 21st Sept 7.30pm THE HABIT OF ART (15 tbc) Thurs 7th Nov 7pm Opera broadcast as live from the Royal Opera House. Andrei Serban’s spectacular production of Puccini’s sublime final opera, starring Lisa Play recorded in 2010 at the National Theatre and broadcast as part of the th Lindstrom and Marco Berti. National’s 50 birthday celebrations. Tickets: Full £20 Adult conc £18 18 & under £12.50 Alan Bennett’s play, directed by Nicholas Hytner, about a fictional meeting between Doors open 7.00pm Running time 3 hours WH Auden and Benjamin Britten, starring , and Frances de la Tour. OTHELLO Thurs 26th Sept 6.50pm Sun 29th Sept 3pm Tickets: Full £15 Adult conc £13 18 & under £8 Play broadcast live from the National Theatre with encore screening. Doors open 6.30pm Running time 3 hours Nicholas Hytner directs as Othello and as Iago in a RICHARD II Weds 13th Nov 7pm Sun 17th Nov 3pm production described as ‘terrifically exciting, exceptionally coherent’. Play broadcast live from the Royal Shakespeare Company with encore screening. Full £17 Adult conc £15 18 & under £9 Tickets: RSC Artistic Director Gregory Doran directs David Tennant in the title role, with Oliver Doors open 6.30pm on Thurs & 2.30pm on Sun Running time 3 hours Ford Davies, Michael Pennington and Nigel Lindsay. HAMLET (12A tbc) Tues 22nd Oct 7pm Tickets: Full £17 Adult conc £15 18 & under £9 Doors open 6.30pm on Weds & 2.30pm on Sun Running time 3 hours Play recorded in 2010 at the National Theatre and broadcast as part of the National’s 50th birthday celebrations. CORIOLANUS Thurs 30th January A compelling production, directed by Nicholas Hytner, with a highly intelligent or as an encore over the following weekend, to be confirmed performance by Rory Kinnear as the Danish Prince. National Theatre Live will broadcast the Donmar Warehouse production of Tickets: Full £15 Adult conc £13 18 & under £8 Shakespeare’s play, with as Coriolanus and Mark Gatiss as Doors open 6.30pm Running time 3½ hours Menenius, directed by Josie Rourke. To make sure you hear about these events as soon as they are Send your details to [email protected] confirmed, subscribe to our Special Events mailing list. with the title SPECIAL EVENTS FILMS COMING SOON

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