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TODAY AND START SAVING! Made possible with the support of: CONTINUED FROM LAST MONTH BATTLE MOUNTAIN: BORN TO BE BLUE 15 Fri 5 − Thu 11 Aug Box Office242 2800 0116 — GRAEME OBREE’S STORY 12A Dir: Robert Budreau THE BFG PG Tue 2 Aug, 7.50pm Cast: Ethan Hawke, Carmen Ejogo Fri 22 Jul − Thu 4 Aug Dir: David Street UK/Canada/USA 2015, 1hr 37mins Dir: Steven Spielberg UK 2015, 1hr 44mins Cast: Rebecca Hall, Mark Rylance Ethan Hawke is on award worthy UK/USA/Canada 2016, David Street’s documentary follows form in this biopic of jazz titan Chet 1hr 57mins Graeme Obree, the racing cyclist Baker. A gifted musician who battled known as The Flying Scotsman, on addiction throughout his career, Chet Steven Spielberg’s magical another seemingly insurmountable was viciously attacked in 1966 losing adaptation of Roald Dahl’s quest. In his 47th year the former his ability to play the trumpet, but beloved story stars Mark Rylance world champion and world hour he remained determined to make as the Big Friendly Giant. record holder competed for the a comeback. Blending fact and Book Online — www.phoenix.org.uk human powered land speed record fiction, and taking inspiration from at Battle Mountain, Nevada against key moments in Chet’s life, Burdeau’s the best teams, technology and film is a dreamy, unconventional THE MEDDLER 12A science in the world − with only and moving film set to a sublime Fri 29 Jul − Thu 4 Aug his hands, eyes, mind and body, a soundtrack of Chet’s music. Dir: Lorene Scafaria saucepan and a pair of roller blades! Cast: Susan Sarandon, Rose Byrne USA 2016, 1hr 43mins Feeling lonely after the death of her husband, when widow Marnie’s (Sarandon) daughter moves to Los Angeles she decides to follow. THE COMMUNE 15 THE LAST KING 15 ADULT LIFE SKILLS 15 Fri 5 − Thu 11 Aug Fri 5 − Mon 8 Aug Sun 31 Jul − Thu 4 Aug Dir: Thomas Vinterberg Dir: Nils Gaup Dir: Rachel Tunnard Cast: Trine Dyrholm Cast: Anders Dahlberg, Cast: Jodie Whittaker, Denmark/Sweden/Netherlands Elg Elgesem Brett Goldstein 2016, 1hr 52mins, subtitled Norway 2016, 1hr 40mins, subtitled UK 2016, 1hr 36mins Vinterberg’s (The Hunt) new film Based on a true story, this rip- A playful and entirely loveable follows Erik and Anna, a couple in roaring action tale is set in medieval British comedy starring Denmark in the 1970s who decide Norway where a civil war between Jodie Whittaker as a listless to try living collectively with friends the crown and church has torn 20-something struggling to grow after being bequeathed a large the country apart. After an act up. house. With commune members of treachery leaves the king on chosen things initially appear idyllic, his deathbed, two rebel warriors but cracks begin to show as a crisis (including Kristofer Hivju, Game of between Erik and Anna threatens to Thrones’ Tormund Giantsbane) are break apart their happy new family. assigned to protect the king’s infant Available as Silver Screenings – see p13 Anchored by a superb performance son and must journey to safety by Trine Dyrholm as Anna, The by foot and ski through perilous 5 Commune is by turns funny and mountains pursued by the church’s 4 – bracingly honest. Bishopmen. CINEMA BIZARRE THE NEON DEMON 18 THEY LIVE 18 NOTES ON Fri 5 − Mon 8 Aug Fri 5 Aug, 9pm BLINDNESS U Dir: Nicolas Winding Refn Dir: John Carpenter Mon 8 − Thu 11 Aug Cast: Elle Fanning, Jena Malone Cast: Roddy Piper, Keith David Dir: Pete Middleton, James Spinney France/USA/Denmark 2016, USA 1988, 1hr 30mins Cast: Dan Renton Skinner 1hr 57mins UK 2016, 1hr 30mins “Either put on these glasses, or From visionary director Nicolas start eating that trash can.” In ‘ − As educational, Winding Refn (Drive), comes this these tumultuous times, it feels like entertaining and inspirational as its bloody satire of the modelling the right moment to revisit John subject.’ − Mark Kermode. In the industry. Signed to an exclusive Carpenter’s 1988 cult horror-satire. summer of 1983 after a long history agency, young model Jesse soon Drifter John Nada (Piper) discovers of battling sight loss, writer and finds herself the darling ingénue of a pair of sunglasses that, when theologian John Hull went blind. the LA fashion world, but her new worn, reveal that the world is run Trying to make sense of what was fame breeds jealousy and hatred by aliens who subjugate humankind happening, he kept an extensive in others. Using the world of photo with messages to OBEY, CONFORM diary on audio cassette. Using shoots, nightclubs and catwalks and CONSUME. Looks like it’s up to these tapes as a basis for their new as a playground for a horror film John and fellow construction worker documentary, directors Middleton about the dangers of beauty, expect Frank to whoop E.T.’s ass! and Spinney weave a deeply moving shocking images shot in Refn’s and immersive account of John’s trademark ultra-stylised vision. journey into the dark. SUMMERTIME 15 JASON BOURNE TBC THE CARER 15 Mon 8 − Thu 11 Aug Fri 12 − Thu 18 Aug Fri 12 − Thu 18 Aug Dir: Catherine Corsini Dir: Paul Greengrass Dir: János Edelényi Cast: Cécile De France, Izïa Higelin Cast: Matt Damon Cast: Brian Cox, Anna Chancellor France/Belgium 2015, 1hr 45mins, USA 2016, TBC UK 2016, 1hr 28mins subtitled Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips) Fans of The Best Exotic Marigold Nominated for a host of awards, and Matt Damon return for another Hotel will love this light-hearted Corsini’s film turns back the clock gripping instalment in the Bourne film featuring a stellar performance to the 1970s when young farm series. Now fully aware of who from Brian Cox. A once illustrious girl Delphine (Higelin) falls in love he is, the formerly amnesiac Shakespearian actor now confined with radical feminist Carole (De assassin Jason sets out to expose to his stately home, Sir Michael France). But when she’s called home the powerful people behind what Gifford (Cox) is watching his life go due to a family emergency − with happened to him and other young by. Forced by his daughter to take her lover in tow − Delphine has recruits. With familiar face Julia on a new carer, Michael’s dreary to decide whether to reveal the Styles alongside newbies Tommy world is turned upside down by truth about her relationship to her Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander and Dorotty, a Hungarian refugee and family. Luminous and evocative, it’s Vincent Cassel, it’s a globetrotting, aspiring actress determined to a modern love story set in socially edge-of-your-seat addition to the make it on the British stage. Can turbulent times. Bourne franchise. she persuade the curmudgeonly Sir Michael to help her? CHEVALIER 18 BARRY LYNDON PG KEANU 15 Fri 12 − Thu 18 Aug Fri 12 − Mon 15 Aug Fri 12 − Sun 14 Aug Box Office242 2800 0116 — Dir: Athina Rachel Tsangari Dir: Stanley Kubrick Dir: Peter Atencio Cast: Panos Koronis, Cast: Ryan O’Neal, Marisa Berenson Cast: Jordan Peele, Efthymis Papadimitriou UK/USA/Ireland, 2hrs 57mins Keegan-Michael Key Greece 2015, 1hr 45mins, subtitled USA 2016, 1hr 40mins We continue our extended Stanley A caustic and richly amusing Kubrick season with a reissue of Dumped by his girlfriend, Rell deconstruction of masculinity.