| FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2018 | THE STRAITS TIMES | happenings life D7 Yip Wai Yee Entertainment Correspondent and John Lui Film Correspondent recommend Picks SHOPLIFTERS (M18) If you missed Hirokazu Kore-eda’s critically acclaimed drama Shoplifters (left) in cinemas earlier this year, you can catch it at The Projector tomorrow. Film The film, which has made the Oscars’ shortlist for Best Foreign Language Film, is about an impoverished family who shoplift, run petty scams and cheat bureaucrats to get by. Their lives are changed when they take in an abused child. The film won the Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival. It is also one of the last films to feature veteran Japanese actress Kirin Kiki before she died of cancer in September. WHERE: The Projector, Level 5 Golden Mile Tower, 6001 Beach Road MRT: Nicoll Highway WHEN: Tomorrow, 2.30pm ADMISSION: $13.50 from theprojector.sg Yip Wai Yee CAROL (R21) ROMA (PG13) Here is a less obvious holiday movie option to catch on 135 minutes/Netflix Christmas Day – Carol (2015), starring Cate Blanchett (above right) and Rooney Mara (left). It is the love story between a younger salesgirl and an older and richer In this semi-autobiographical film housewife in 1950s New York. (right), taking place over 1970 and The film, which was aggregator Rotten Tomatoes’ 1971, writer-director Alfonso Cuaron best-reviewed romance film of 2015, was nominated portrays the ups and downs of a for six Oscars, including for Best Actress and Best middle-class family in the Colonia Supporting Actress for the two leads. Roma neighbourhood in Mexico City, WHERE: The Projector, Level 5 Golden Mile Tower, which gives the film its name. 6001 Beach Road Small in scale, but enormous in its MRT: Nicoll Highway emotional impact, this drama is a WHEN: Tuesday, 4.50pm masterclass in how everyday events, ADMISSION: $13.50 from theprojector.sg shot in a natural, unforced way, can make for gripping cinema. Yip Wai Yee In his last feature, Cuaron handled the planet-sized science-fiction hit Gravity (2014), but here he shrinks the aperture to cover one nondescript city home, the place he knew as a boy. Funny, tender and heartbreaking, Cuaron’s portrait of his childhood is a powerfully affecting memoir of a childhood idyll just before it shatters. 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You can help to clean up the 9pm; Tue, 7.50pm (Redrum) 8.50pm ADMISSION: Singapore Film mangrove bed and prevent such ADMISSION: $13.50 (standard), $11.50 Society membership from $18 a TOURS KIDS inedible materials from being (concession) INFO: theprojector.sg month TEL: 9017-0160 INFO: E-mail ingested by mangrove animals. [email protected] WHERE: Pasir Ris Park, Mangrove The Favourite (2016, R21) Healing Garden Tour Mickey’s Super Celebration: Swamp (outreach venue) MRT: Pasir In early 18th-century Europe, England NATURE Launched in October 2011, the 2.5ha Disney On Ice At United Square Ris WHEN: Tomorrow, 9 - 11am is at war with the French. Healing Garden showcases more than Mickey Mouse is celebrating his 90th ADMISSION: Free, register at Nevertheless, duck racing and 400 varieties of plants that are used birthday at United Square. Engage in nparks.gov.sg INFO: E-mail pineapple eating are trending. A frail Nature Appreciation Walk At for medicinal purposes. It is laid out fun-filled activities with Mickey and [email protected] Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) occupies Windsor Nature Park thematically according to the parts of Friends, as well as characters from the throne and her close friend Lady Ideally situated at the perimeter of the body, such as the head, Finding Dory, Moana, Frozen 2, Toy Mitra 2K 18 – A Tri-Nation Music Sarah (Rachel Weisz) governs the the Central Catchment Nature respiratory and reproductive Story, Inside Out and Fantasia. You Festival country in her stead while tending to Reserve, the 75ha Windsor Nature systems. can also get up close and personal The inaugural edition of this festival Anne’s ill health and mercurial Park is the gateway to the rich WHERE: Visitor Services Desk at with Mickey at the meet-and-greet features musicians from Singapore, temper. Sarah’s impoverished cousin biodiversity of the largest nature Nassim Gate, Singapore Botanic sessions. Malaysia and India. The line-up Abigail (Emma Stone) arrives at the reserve in Singapore. It was Gardens, 1 Cluny Road WHERE: Atrium, B1 United Square includes Benny Dayal and the court as a servant. The charming but developed as a green buffer to help MRT: Botanic Gardens Shopping Mall, 101 Thomson Road Funktuation band. The Hornflakes ambitious woman sees an reduce visitorship pressures and WHEN: Jan 5, 9 - 10am MRT: Novena WHEN: Mon - Dec 30, from India will showcase their opportunity for her to return to her man-made disturbances experienced ADMISSION: Free INFO: E-mail 11am - 9pm ADMISSION: Free signature groove-heavy tunes, aristocratic roots. The unsuspecting by the nature reserve. nparks_sbg_visitor_services INFO: unitedsquare.com.sg warped effects, funkadelic guitar Sarah is taken in and takes Abigail WHERE: Windsor Nature Park, @nparks.gov.sg licks, raw vocals and clever lyricism. under her wing. 30 Venus Road (meet at Windsor Terrific Tales: Christmas Stories WHERE: Zepp@BigBox Singapore, WHERE: The Projector, Level 5 Golden Nature Park Pavilion) CONTEST Find out how Rudolph became the 1 Venture Avenue MRT: Jurong East Mile Tower, 6001 Beach Road MRT: Marymount leader of Santa’s sleigh, listen to The WHEN: Tomorrow, 5 - 10pm MRT: Nicoll Highway WHEN: Tomorrow, 9.30 - 11am Night Before Christmas and sing ADMISSION: $50 - $150 INFO: Go to WHEN: Tomorrow, 8pm (Green Room) ADMISSION: Free INFO: E-mail NTU Singapore Global Digital along with Frosty the Snowman. There apactix.com for tickets ADMISSION: $13.50 (standard), $11.50 [email protected] Art Prize will also be a simple craft activity so (concession) INFO: theprojector.sg Entries are open for the inaugural participants can take home their own Horseshoe Crab Rescue & NTU Singapore Global Digital Art Christmas Stories memento. Suitable Frozen (2013, G): Free Outdoor Research Programme Prize. This biennial international for kids aged three to seven. Screening At Downtown East Horseshoe crabs are in decline competition is designed to recognise WHERE: The Artground at Goodman • The listings on these Happenings Downtown East’s next outdoor movie globally because of habitat loss, outstanding creativity in art, design Arts Centre, 90 Goodman Road pages are free. Write to Life screening, held every last Saturday of poaching and overfishing. Nature and cultural heritage that makes MRT: Mountbatten WHEN: Sun, Happenings, Life, The Straits the month, will feature the wildly Society (Singapore) aims to significant use of digital tools in its 2.30pm; Dec 30, 11.30am Times,1000 Toa Payoh North, popular Disney animated film Frozen.