INDEPENDENT CINEMA COWLEY ROAD, OXFORD WWW. UPPCINEMA. COM 15th DEC 2017
18th JAN 2018 Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool (from 26 December) Don’t Film Stars FROM FRIDAY 15 DEC Good Time (15) Dir. Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie. USA, 2017. 1h 42m. Starring Robert Pattinson, Benny Safdie, Taliah Webster, Jennifer Jason Leigh. Over the course of one adrenalised night, a young man races through New York’s criminal underbelly in an attempt to break his brother out of jail. Robert Pattinson gives one of his best performances to date in this stylish white-knuckle-ride crime thriller. Marjorie Prime (12A) Dir. Michael Almereyda. USA, 2017. 1h 39m. Starring Jon Hamm, Geena Davis, Tim Robbins, Lois Smith. An intimate sci-fi about an elderly woman with dementia who is given a holographic version of her late husband for companionship. Composer Mica Levi (Under the Skin, Jackie) scores the soundtrack for this affecting meditation on memory and mortality. The Prince of Nothingwood (15) Dir. Sonia Kronlund. France, 2017. 1h 26m. French/Dari/subs. Starring Salim Shaheen, Qurban Ali, Sonia Kronlund. A hilarious and strangely touching documentary about Salim Shaheen, Afghanistan’s most prolific filmmaker and larger-than-life charisma bomb. Salim travels to a town near Kabul to show several of his 110 films, and decides to shoot his next project while he is there. Paddington 2 (PG) Dir. Paul King. UK, 2017. 1h 35m. Starring Sally Hawkins, Hugh Bonneville, Hugh Grant, Brendan Gleeson, Julie Walters, Michael Gambon, Jim Broadbent, Ben Whishaw, Richard Ayoade. The bear is back with another heartwarming and highly enjoyable family caper. Paddington and the Browns are on the hunt for a thief who has stolen a precious book from an antiques store.
FROM TUES 26 DEC Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool (15) Dir. Paul McGuigan. UK, 2017. 1h 46m. Starring Annette Bening, Jamie Bell, Vanessa Redgrave, Julie Walters, Leanne Best, Kenneth Cranham. The real life story of fading Hollywood star Gloria Graheme’s romance with young British actor Peter Tuner, based on his memoirs. An emotional drama with poignant central performances by Bening and Bell. Battle of the Sexes (12A) Dir. Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton. USA, 2017. 2h 1m. Starring Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Sarah Silverman, Bill Pullman. Women’s tennis world number one Billie Jean King is challenged to a match by former men’s champion and chauvinist Bobby Riggs. A highly entertaining telling of a true story from the director of Little Miss Sunshine. Jane (PG) Dir. Brett Morgen. USA, 2017. 1h 30m. Starring Jane Goodall. The definitive documentary about primatologist Jane Goodall whose early groundbreaking fieldwork challenged the male-dominated scientific world. An absorbing and beautifully shot film set to a rich orchestral score from legendary composer Philip Glass. Lost in Paris (12A) Dir. Fiona Gordon, Dominique Abel. France, 2016. 1h 23m. English/French/ subs. Starring Fiona Gordon, Dominique Abel, Emmanuelle Riva. A wondrously hectic tale of two peculiar people falling in love in the City of Light. Full of the choreographed slapstick that has come to define burlesque duo Abel and Gordon’s work. FROM FRIDAY 5 JAN Happy End (15) Dir. Michael Haneke. France, 2017. 1h 48m. French/subs. Starring Isabelle Huppert, Toby Jones, Jean-Louis Trintignant. Master auteur Michael Haneke’s biting satire on bourgeois family values set in the shadow of the European refugee crisis. A middle-class family in Calais deal with a series of setbacks, paying little attention to the refugee camps within a few miles of their home.
The Disaster Artist (15) Dir. James Franco. USA, 2017. 1h 43m. Starring James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogan, Alison Brie. You are tearing me apart, Lisa! A comedic telling of the story behind the making of the ‘worst film of all time’: 2003’s The Room. James Franco’s ode to bad filmmaking is also an affectionate tribute to Tommy Wiseau and his mad creation.
Wonder (PG) Dir. Stephen Chbosky. USA, 2017. 1h 53m. Starring Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Izabela Vidovic. The story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences, struggling to fit in as he enters mainstream school for the first time. A disarmingly down to earth and empathetic drama featuring a moving performance by its young star Jacob Tremblay (Room).
FROM FRIDAY 12 JAN Star Wars: The Last Jedi (12A) Dir. Rian Johnson. USA, 2017. 2h 32m. Starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, Benicio Del Toro, Laura Dern. The force is strong with this one. Luke is back and he’s training Rey to be a Jedi master, but will she succumb to the dark side?
Stronger (15) Dir. David Gordon Green. USA, 2017. 1h 59m. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany, Miranda Richardson. The true life story of Jeff Bauman, who lost both his legs during the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. An emotionally profound, fact-based drama that avoids inspirational drama tropes by not shying away from its painfully traumatic source material.
Human Flow (12A) Dir. Ai Weiwei. Germany, 2017. 2h 20m. Starring Israa Abboud, Hiba Abed, Rami Abu Sondos. Artist and filmmaker Ai Weiwei’s detailed heartbreaking documentary explores the staggering scale of the refugee crisis and its profoundly personal human impact. Filmed over the course of one year in 23 countries, including Afghanistan, France, Greece, Germany and Iraq.
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CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR FRIDAY 15 DECEMBER FRIDAY 5 JANUARY 18:45 Marjorie Prime 18:30 Happy End 21:00 Good Time 21:00 The Disaster Artist SATURDAY 16 DECEMBER SATURDAY 6 JANUARY 16:30 Paddington 16:15 Wonder 18:45 Good Time 18:45 The Disaster Artist 21:00 Marjorie Prime 21:00 Happy End SUNDAY 17 DECEMBER SUNDAY 7 JANUARY 15:45 It’s a Wonderful Life 15:15 Sideways It’s a Wonderful Life (U) 18:30 Prince of Nothingwood 18:00 Happy End Dir. Frank Capra. USA 1946. 2h 11m. 20:30 Good Time 20:30 Wonder Starring James Stewart, Donna Reed, MONDAY 18 DECEMBER MONDAY 8 JANUARY Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell, Henry 18:45 Paddington 18:15 Sideways Travers. Merry Christmas Bedford Falls! 21:00 Good Time 21:00 The Disaster Artist TUESDAY 9 JANUARY TUESDAY 19 DECEMBER – 18:30 Wonder (subs) MONDAY 25 DECEMBER 21:00 The Disaster Artist Closed for Christmas WEDNESDAY 10 JANUARY 18:30 Happy End TUESDAY 26 DECEMBER 21:00 Wonder 16:00 Paddington THURSDAY 11 JANUARY 18:15 Film Stars Don’t Die... (U) 16:15 Happy End Mary Poppins 20:30 Battle of the Sexes Dir. Robert Stevenson. USA, 1964. 18:45 The Disaster Artist 2h 19m. Starring Julie Andrews, Dick Van WEDNESDAY 27 DECEMBER 21:00 Happy End Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns. 18:30 Battle of the Sexes Our supercalifragilisticexpialidocious 21:00 Film Stars Don’t Die... FRIDAY 12 JANUARY New Year’s Day matinee. THURSDAY 28 DECEMBER 18:30 Stronger 16:45 Paddington 21:00 Star Wars: The Last Jedi 19:00 Film Stars Don’t Die... VINTAGE WINE – PART I SATURDAY 13 JANUARY 21:15 Battle of the Sexes 15:30 Star Wars: The Last Jedi 18:30 Happy End FRIDAY 29 DECEMBER 21:00 Stronger 18:30 Battle of the Sexes SUNDAY 14 JANUARY 21:00 Film Stars Don’t Die... 15:00 SIlence of the Lambs SATURDAY 30 DECEMBER 17:30 Star Wars: The Last Jedi 16:45 Lost in Paris 20:30 human Flow 18:45 Film Stars Don’t Die... MONDAY 15 JANUARY Sideways (15) 21:00 Battle of the Sexes 18:30 SIlence of the Lambs Dir. Alexander Payne. USA, 2004. 2h 7m. SUNDAY 31 DECEMBER 21:00 Stronger Starring Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden 15:30 Battle of the Sexes TUESDAY 16 JANUARY Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh. 18:00 Jane 18:00 SW: The Last Jedi (subs) Misadventures on a wine-drenched road 20:00 Film Stars Don’t Die... 21:00 Happy End trip through California’s vineyards. MONDAY 1 JANUARY WEDNESDAY 17 JANUARY 16:00 Mary Poppins 18:00 Humn Flow 19:30 Battle of the Sexes 21:00 Stronger TUESDAY 2 JANUARY THURSDAY 18 JANUARY 18:45 Film Stars Don’t Die (subs) 12:30 Baby Club 21:00 Lost in Paris 15:45 Star Wars: The Last Jedi WEDNESDAY 3 JANUARY 18:45 Happy End 18:30 Battle of the Sexes 21:00 Star Wars: The Last Jedi 21:00 Jane The Silence of the Lambs (15) Dir. Jonathan Demme. USA, 1990. THURSDAY 4 JANUARY HOH SUBTITLED SCREENINGS: 12:30 Baby Club 1h 59m. Starring Jodie Foster, Anthony early Tuesday evenings when 16:30 Film Stars Don’t Die... Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine. we can. 02/01 Flim Stars Don’t New restoration of the Oscar-laden 18:45 Film Stars Don’t Die... 21:00 Battle of the Sexes Die in Liverpool, 09/01 Wonder, classic thriller. 16/01 Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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