BOX OFFICE 0116 242 2800 phoenix.org.uk JUL 2016 CINEMA / ART / CAFÉ BAR THIS MONTH — MAGGIE’S PLAN Fri 8 – Thu 21 Jul SUMMER HOLIDAY FUN Family films and free workshops SHAKESPEARE ON SCREEN Explore the Bard’s works on film NEW FILMS — THE BFG TALE OF TALES RACE THE MEDDLER JULY HIGHLIGHTS Box Office242 2800 0116 — ART / FRAMED EXPANSE FAMILY / THE BFG Book Online — www.phoenix.org.uk FILM / MAGGIE’S PLAN STAGE ON SCREEN / ROMEO AND JULIET SEASON / SCULPTING TIME: ANDREI TARKOVSKY LEARN / FILM CAMPS FOR KIDS & TEENS COMING IN JULY Available as Silver Screenings – see p12 DAVID BRENT – LIFE ON THE THE CHILDHOOD OF A THE COMMUNE 2 – 3 ROAD LEADER WELCOME GET MORE OUT Slap on that sun cream, slip into those shorts, and OF PHOENIX WITH sip something cool (from our Café Bar, naturally) − it’s summer, and Phoenix is the perfect place to ‘chill MEMBERSHIP & out’ with family and friends. LOYALTY We’ve plenty to keep your kids entertained during the school holidays, with great films including Roald Dahl’s classic The BFG; exciting short courses for young filmmakers; and free creative workshops (p12- 13). With our special ticket deals and summer offers you can bring the whole family without breaking the bank. For the grown-ups, highlights include the deliciously twisted Tale of Tales (p4) starring the incredibly versatile Toby Jones; Danish dark comedy Men & Chicken (p7) – truly bizarre; Maggie’s Plan, a fun and witty story of mid-life crises (p5); and Ken Loach’s Loyalty card Free landmark ‘60s drama Poor Cow, screening alongside Versus, a new documentary about this acclaimed director’s life and work (p4). Framed Expanse, exploring how the physical landscape is reconstructed by digital imagery, continues in our Cube Gallery (p14). Look out for family workshops inspired by the exhibition. With Shakespeare400 celebrations in full swing, our Stage on Screen summer season includes Richard III live from the Almeida Theatre, starring Ralph Fiennes; and Kenneth Branagh’s slick and Member card £40 stylish Romeo and Juliet (p14). And Shakespeare fans can explore his works on film with our Shakespeare on Screen course, starting on 7 Jul (p15): visit phoenix.org.uk for details of all our courses and to book online. Whatever you’re into, you’ll find it at Phoenix. Phoenix is a registered charity, No. 701078. Our aim is to bring inspirational film and art to all. Friend card £65 Made possible with the support of: MY PHOENIX MEMBERS & FRIENDS EVENT Wed 6 Jul, 7pm - 9pm A fun evening of beer tasting (+ buffet) with Mark Tetlow, Everards’ beer sommelier TALE OF TALES 15 ELVIS AND NIXON 15 Fri 1 – Thu 7 Jul Fri 1 – Thu 7 Jul Box Office242 2800 0116 — Dir: Matteo Garrone Dir: Liza Johnson Cast: Salma Hayek, Toby Jones Cast: Michael Shannon, Kevin Spacey UK/France/Italy 2015, 2hrs 14mins USA 2016, 1hr 26mins Loosely based on a collection of Based on the true events of 21 Dec 17th Century Italian fairytales, the 1970, when Elvis Presley (Shannon) new film from Garrone (Gomorrah) turned up at the White House gates is a deliciously twisted fantasy film requesting a meeting with President for adults. Following a desperate Nixon (Spacey). Elvis thinks America’s queen (Hayek) who will go to any war on drugs needs his help and lengths to get pregnant, a king despite being internationally famous (Jones) who becomes obsessed he wants to sign up as an undercover Book Online — www.phoenix.org.uk with a playful flea, and two ageing agent! As aides attempt to cajole sisters who rouse the passions of a a grumpy Nixon to give up his nap local lord; the tales are violent and the superb cast clearly enjoying the hour, can the king of rock and roll blackly comic in equal measure with ride. convince the President to give him a job? QUEEN OF EARTH 15 VERSUS: THE LIFE POOR COW 15 Fri 1 – Mon 4 Jul AND FILMS OF KEN Fri 1 – Mon 4 Jul Dir: Alex Ross Perry LOACH 12A Dir: Ken Loach Cast: Elisabeth Moss Fri 1 – Mon 4 Jul Cast: Terence Stamp, Carol White USA 2015, 1hr 30mins Dir: Louise Osmond UK 1967, 1hr 40mins UK 2016, 1hr 33mins Confirming herself as one of the Ken Loach’s first feature film and best actors of her generation, A timely documentary to celebrate a landmark in British social realist Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men) stars in the genius of Ken Loach, acclaimed filmmaking, now available in a new Alex Ross Perry’s (Listen Up Philip) filmmaker, staunch defender of the digital restoration. This snapshot of haunting art-house thriller. Rocked NHS, and winner of the Palme d’Or ‘60s London stars Carol White (Up after the death of her father and at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. the Junction) as young mother Joy. the recent end of her relationship, With clips from his incendiary Beautiful, free-spirited and resilient, Catherine (Moss) retreats to a early work for the BBC like Cathy Joy is nevertheless struggling to lake house with her friend Virginia Come Home, interviews with actors cope while her brutal, uncaring (Katherine Waterston). As the including Cillian Murphy about husband (John Bindon) is in jail. women realise they’re not as close more recent work, and moving Clutching at any slight chance of as they thought, Catherine’s sanity insights into his Loach’s own happiness, she falls for his associate Available as Silver Screenings – see p12 begins to ebb away when she personal tragedies, it’s a fascinating Dave (Stamp) with heart-breaking remembers the last summer they and revealing study of a man who results. spent together. should be regarded as a national 5 treasure. 4 – REMAINDER 15 MAGGIE’S PLAN 15 Mon 4 – Thu 7 Jul Fri 8 – Thu 21 Jul Dir: Omer Fast Dir: Rebecca Miller Cast: Tom Sturridge, Arsher Ali Cast: Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke UK/Germany 2015, 1hr 43mins USA 2015, 1hr 39mins Struck on the head by a falling Independent New Yorker Maggie object and unable to piece together (Gerwig, Frances Ha) is determined his past, Londoner Tom uses his to get pregnant and raise a child huge compensation payment to on her own. Her careful plan is create elaborate reconstructions of derailed, however, when she meets his fragmented memories, including and falls for married ‘ficto-critical a violent bank heist − all populated anthropologist’ John (Hawke). A by actors at his beck and call. A couple of years later John and hypnotic mix of Synecdoche New Maggie are together, with John York and Memento that lingers long separated from his wife Georgette to wane she hatches a plan to give in the mind, Remainder is the first (an hilariously icy Julianne Moore). him back to his ex! A wonderful feature film from contemporary But as Maggie’s love for John starts comedy of manners. video artist Omer Fast. SUBURRA 18 THE STANFORD PRISON WHEN MARNIE WAS Mon 4 – Thu 7 Jul EXPERIMENT 15 THERE U Dir: Stefano Sollima Fri 8 – Thu 14 Jul Fri 8 – Mon 11 Jul Cast: Pierfrancesco Favino Dir: Kyle Patrick Alvarez Dir: Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Italy/France 2015, 2hrs 15mins, Cast: Billy Crudup Jamie Simone subtitled USA 2015, 1hr 59mins Cast: Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura An atmospheric, fast-paced thriller Based on an infamous real-life Japan 2016, 1hr 43mins, subtitled following intertwining lives in experiment at Stanford University Rome. Corrupt politician Malgradi in 1971 when 24 college student After collapsing from an asthma is in the middle of a real estate volunteers were put into a mocked- attack in the city, Anna is sent by her deal to renovate the run-down up prison in the basement of the foster parents to spend the summer waterfront, but when a dalliance psychology building. With half the in a seaside town. Becoming with a prostitute results in blackmail boys assigned as guards and the fascinated by a dilapidated old Malgradi reaches out for help to an other half prisoners, the experiment mansion, Anna resolves to find out organised crime boss, kick-starting rapidly spirals out of control as the more about a mysterious young girl a series of violent events. As the guards begin to abuse their position. called Marnie who seems to live fragile peace between Rome’s A chilling exploration of authority there. Rumoured to be the last film gangs begins to splinter, politicians, and control; the terrific young cast produced by Studio Ghibli, it’s a criminals and the Vatican are all includes Tye Sheridan (Mud) and beautifully bittersweet and heartfelt drawn towards a bloody conclusion. Ezra Miller (We Need to Talk About film that brings to a close 30 years Kevin). of incredible filmmaking. RACE PG THE MEASURE OF Fri 15 – Tue 19 Jul PG Box Office242 2800 0116 — A MAN Dir: Stephen Hopkins Mon 11 – Thu 14 Jul Cast: Stephan James Dir: Stéphane Brizé Canada/Germany, 2hrs 15mins Cast: Vincent Lindon France 2016, 1hr 31mins, subtitled An inspiring biopic of one of the greatest sportsmen of all time, Laid off by a factory and forced to African American athlete Jesse suffer the everyday humiliations of Owens who won 4 gold medals insufferable training courses and at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. A peer reviews by the local job centre, superstar runner in college who had Thierry just wants to get back into to deal with the racial discrimination work to support his family. Finally of everyday life in segregated landing a security job at a local Book Online — www.phoenix.org.uk America, Jesse was conflicted over supermarket, Thierry finds himself competing in Nazi Germany, but by facing a moral dilemma as he’s doing so shattered Hitler’s ‘Aryan forced to spy on and arrest similarly Supremacy’ rhetoric.