JANUARY 2018 THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI THE IRISH DIRECTOR’S FILM INSTITUTE NOTE The Irish Film Institute is Ireland’s This January the IFI programme features EXHIBIT national cultural institution for film. some of the most hotly anticipated films It aims to exhibit the finest in independent, of the year and welcomes some very Irish and international cinema, preserve special guests. PRESERVE Ireland’s moving image heritage at the IFI Irish Film Archive, and encourage EDUCATE engagement with film through its various educational programmes. JANUARY AT THE IFI Post The As we look ahead into 2018, the IFI, as always, has some members of President Obama’s team in the last twelve ambitious plans for the New Year, with exciting initiatives months of their tenure as they vigorously pursue their foreign FEAST YOUR EYES MYSTERY MATINEE planned across our three core activities of exhibition, policy goals. preservation and education. In the coming weeks, we will be announcing more details around these plans with We are delighted to once again partner with the mental health Our monthly pairing of a film and a specially devised menu This month’s secret screening, for which tickets information on your favourite events and festivals, alongside arts festival First Fortnight in January. Last year’s screenings will be Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, cost just €5, will take place at 13.00 on Sunday 21st. brand new programming initiatives and strands. We’re sure of Meetings with Ivor were met with a rapturous response, Missouri followed by a main course in the IFI Café Bar on Sometimes it will be a preview, but not always; you’ll be as excited about our plans as we are! and this year’s films are equally fascinating. The programme Tuesday 30th at 18.30. Tickets €20 – free list suspended. sometimes it will be a title one might expect to see includes Lana Wilson’s The Departure and Hope Litoff’s at the IFI, but not always. Join us for this month’s January brings with it all the glamour of awards season, 32 Pills, each of which will be accompanied by the Irish short screening, and expect the unexpected! and this month sees the first of the main contenders hitting films, Mia Mullarkey’s Throwline and Nathan Fagan’s Hum. our screens. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri from Our Bigger Picture screening of Robert Redford’s Oscar- Irish director Martin McDonagh features a blistering central winning classic Ordinary People will also be held in performance from Frances McDormand as a bereaved mother association with the festival, as will our exclusive preview of searching for justice following the death of her daughter; Walk With Me, a portrait of the inspirational mindfulness leader the film has already received six Golden Globe nominations Thich Nhát Hanh. including one for McDormand, and three nominations for McDonagh himself. Steven Spielberg’s latest, The Post, Finally, we’re hugely excited to welcome acclaimed Russian has also received six Globe nominations. Set at the height director Andrey Zvyagintsev to the IFI at end of the month of the Watergate scandal, the film focusses on Kay Graham to participate in a Q&A following a preview of his new (Meryl Streep), owner of the Washington Post, and Ben Bradlee film Loveless. Winner of the Jury Prize at this year’s Cannes (Tom Hanks), its editor, as they wrestle with the dilemma of Film Festival, and nominated for a Golden Globe for whether to publish the leaked reports, or safeguard the long- Best Foreign Language Film, the film’s follows a couple in the The Russian Revolution Its Films Through term future of the paper instead. midst of a separation who must find their young son when he disappears during one of their arguments. We’re delighted The Departure For fans of The West Wing’s Aaron Sorkin, his directorial début to also showcase a full retrospective of Zvyagintsev's work NIGHT OF IDEAS 2018 FIRST FORTNIGHT Molly’s Game is released this month. This fast-paced thriller throughout January. stars Jessica Chastain as the proprietor of a high-stakes Hollywood poker game that became the subject of an FBI 2018 is certainly shaping up to be a particularly busy one for The Night of Ideas is a worldwide initiative, spearheaded IFI is proud to partner once again with First Fortnight to investigation. Hot on the heels of its sold out screening at us here at IFI. I’d like to take this opportunity to wish all of by Institut Français, that celebrates the constant stream present a selection of screenings that examine themes the IFI French Film Festival in November, Stéphane Brizé’s our patrons and supporters a happy New Year, and we look of ideas between countries, cultures, and generations. around mental health. Our main First Fortnight screenings compelling A Woman’s Life returns for an exclusive run, forward to seeing you soon. The IFI and the French embassy are proud to present this (see page 13) will take place alongside our exclusive alongside the genre-bending Hungarian film Jupiter’s Moon, first edition in Ireland, the theme of which is 'Power to the preview and Q&A of Walk With Me (see page 6), and our and the critically acclaimed Brad’s Status, starring Ben Stiller. Ross Keane Imagination'. For more details on our Night of Ideas event, Bigger Picture screening of Robert Redford’s Oscar- As we approach the first anniversary of Donald Trump’s Director please see page 10. winning Ordinary People (see page 12). inauguration, there is a timely release for Greg Barker’s compelling documentary The Final Year, which follows key 2 3 NEW RELEASES, IFI SEASONS & DOCS & IFI CLASSICS EVENTS CALENDAR JANUARY 2018 BRAD’S STATUS OPENS JAN 5TH DATE SCREENING TIME JUPITER’S MOON OPENS JAN 5TH 1ST NEW YEAR'S DAY: CINEMAS CLOSED NEW RELEASE MOLLY’S GAME OPENS JAN 5TH MON BRAD’S WALK WITH ME OPENS JAN 5TH 4TH OPEN CAPTIONED SCREENING: MOLLY'S GAME 14.30 THU PREVIEW SCREENING: WALK WITH ME + Q&A 19.30 THREE BILLBOARDS 6TH FIRST FORTNIGHT: THE DEPARTURE 16.00 STATUS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI OPENS JAN 12TH SAT + THROWLINE (SHORT) A WOMAN’S LIFE OPENS JAN 12TH FROM THE VAULTS: THE DEAD 18.40 THE FINAL YEAR OPENS JAN 19TH 9TH OPEN CAPTIONED SCREENING: MOLLY'S GAME 20.30 THE POST OPENS JAN 19TH TUE 10TH ERIC CLAPTON: LIFE IN 12 BARS + SATELLITE Q&A 19.00 WED 13TH FIRST FORTNIGHT: 32 PILLS + HUM (SHORT) 16.00 SAT OPENS JAN 5TH Ben Stiller gives a terrific performance Troy (Austin Abrams), who has as a man in the grip of status anxiety secured an enrolment interview 15TH THE BIGGER PICTURE: ORDINARY PEOPLE 18.15 MON OPEN CAPTIONED SCREENING: 18.20 FILM INFO: in multi-hyphenate Mike White’s wise, at Harvard, he vacillates between THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI 102 mins, USA, 2017, Digital finely observed comedy. basking vicariously in the glory of Notes by David O’Mahony 16TH FRENCH FILM CLUB: A WOMAN’S LIFE 20.45 the boy’s potential and seething TUE 47-year-old Brad has a gnawing with bitter jealousy of a success 18TH OPEN CAPTIONED SCREENING: 15.50 concern that life has passed him by; he feels he was denied. Life lessons THU THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI a small scale consultant for NGOs, are learned along the way, but writer/ 21ST MYSTERY MATINEE 13.00 he struggles with resentment over the director White, known for his scripts GET SOCIAL! SUN perceived success of his old college for films such as Chuck & Buck Excited about this month’s programme? So are we! 23RD ANDREY ZVYAGINTSEV: ELENA 18.30 friends (Michael Sheen, Jemaine (2000) and School of Rock (2003), Tell your friends which film you’re planning to watch, TUE Clement and Luke Wilson). On a trip keeps proceedings agreeably share your movie reviews and show us your best pics 24TH OPEN CAPTIONED SCREENING: THE POST 15.40 to Boston with his 17-year-old son astringent throughout. on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook! WED Join the IFI Community online: 25TH NIGHT OF IDEAS 2018: THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION 20.20 THU THROUGH ITS FILMS + PANEL DISCUSSION linkedin.com/company/irishfilminstitute 26TH WILD STRAWBERRIES: HUNT FOR THE 11.00 NEW RELEASE FRI WILDERPEOPLE JUPITER’S @IrishFilmInstitute @IFI_Dub 27TH TRADFEST 2018: NOEL HILL: AISLING GHÉAR 16.00 SAT @IrishFilmInstitute MOON 28TH IFI FAMILY: IFI FAMILY FESTIVAL SHORTS 11.00 SUN ANDREY ZVYAGINTSEV: THE RETURN 17.30 ANDREY ZVYAGINTSEV: LOVELESS + Q&A 19.40 For bookings and film information, please see our 29TH OPEN CAPTIONED SCREENING: THE POST 18.10 website, www.ifi.ie, or contact the IFI Box Office MON on 01-6793477 (open 12.30 to 21.00 daily). 30TH FEAST YOUR EYES: THREE BILLBOARDS 18.30 TUE OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI For a breakdown of times and dates of IFI New ANDREY ZVYAGINTSEV: THE BANISHMENT 20.10 OPENS JAN 5TH In previous films such as Johanna disastrously awry, Aryan is shot Releases, IFI Docs & IFI Classics, check out our 31ST WILD STRAWBERRIES: HUNT FOR THE 11.00 (2005) and White God (2014), by police officer László (György weekly schedule on www.ifi.ie/weekly-schedule WED WILDERPEOPLE JUPITER HOLDJA Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó Cserhalmi). However, instead of or the IFI ads in The Irish Times on Fridays. ANDREY ZVYAGINTSEV: LEVIATHAN 20.20 has often placed his characters dying, he literally floats away, having You can also sign up to receive our weekly ezine EXCLUSIVELY AT IFI† at the centre of mysterious and acquired somehow the ability to by joining at www.ifi.ie/signup.