AUTUMN FILMS October - November 07
Tuesday 23rd October - Tuesday 27th November
Tuesday 23rd October @ 2.30pm& 8pm
THE FLYING SCOTSMAN (15)
Director: Douglas Mackinnon. Germany/UK 2006 96 mins
Starring: Jonny Lee Miller, Laura Fraser, Billy Boyd, Brian Cox
The inspiring real-life story of one of Scotland's greatest sporting heroes. In 1993, an unemployed amateur, Graeme Obree, came out of nowhere and smashed the world one-hour cycling record on a bike entirely of his own design, 'Old Faithful', a revolutionary, ultra-lightweight frame fashioned by hand out of bits of scrap metal. As a study of courage, endurance and ingenuity, Obree's story is remarkable enough, but it's also the tale of a man haunted by depression and a fierce mistrust of authority, whose struggle to overcome his own demons was at least as courageous as his exploits inside the velodrome. The Flying Scotsman is a stirring and defiantly cinematic biopic sure to move even the hardest of hearts.
Tickets £5.00
Friday 26th October @ 2.30pm0&07pm
FAMILY FILM - HARRY POTTER & THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX (12A)
Director: David Yates. UK/USA 2007 138 mins
Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Ralph Fiennes
Harry returns for his fifth year at Hogwarts to discover that much of the wizard community has been denied the truth about his recent encounter with the evil Lord Voldemort. Fearing that Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, is lying about Voldemort's return, a new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher is appointed to prepare the students with a course in defensive magic. However the young wizards remain woefully unprepared, so Harry takes matters into his own hands. Meeting secretly with a small group of students who call themselves 'Dumbledore's Army', Harry teaches them how to defend themselves against the Dark Arts, and prepares them for the extraordinary battle that lies ahead.
Tickets £5.00 (under 16s £4)
Tuesday 6th November @ 2.30pm & 8pm
COPYING BEETHOVEN (12A)
Director: Agnieszka Holland. USA/Germany/Hungary 2006. 104 mins
Starring: Ed Harris, Diane Kruger, Joe Anderson
An aspiring composer of humble means, 23-year-old Anna Holtz (Diane Kruger) is seeking inspiration and career advancement in the world's music capital, Vienna. A student at the music conservatory, she is recommended for a position at a venerated publisher, and, in a fortuitous turn of events, orchestrates an opportunity to work beside the greatest, most mercurial artist alive - Ludwig van Beethoven (Ed Harris). When the sceptical Beethoven issues an impromptu challenge, Anna demonstrates her competence and musical insight. The maestro accepts Anna as his copyist, beginning a remarkable relationship that will transform both of their lives.
Tickets £5.00
Tuesday 13th November @ 2.30pm &08pm
MRS RATCLIFFE'S REVOLUTION (12A)
Director: Billie Eltringham Hungary/UK 2007 102 mins
Starring: Catherine Tate, Iain Glen, Heike Makatsch
'She left the land of Marks & Spencer for the land of Marx and Lenin.' Starring TV comedian Catherine Tate in her first leading role for the cinema, Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution is a feelgood comedy following one dysfunctional family's journey from 1968 East Midlands to 19 below freezing East Germany and back again. Mr Ratcliffe fought for the cause, but his wife fought for their family: a teenage sex goddess, and a twelve year old communist spy. Will Mr Ratcliffe throw away his party card and fall in love with his brave new wife?
Tickets £5.00
Tuesday 20th November @ 2.30pm & 8pm
ATONEMENT (15)
Director: Joe Wright UK 2007
Starring: Keira Knightly, James McAvoy, Romola Garai, Vanessa Redgrave
In the summer of 1935, 13-year-old Briony Tallis (newcomer Saoirse Ronan) observes a flirtation between a servant's son, Robbie (Last King of Scotland's McAvoy), and her older sister, Cecilia (Knightley), that she childishly misconstrues. Briony's misunderstanding leads to a terrible crime whose consequences follow them through World War II. Based on the acclaimed British romance novel by Ian McEwan, the film reunites director Joe Wright with Keira Knightly (having previously worked together on Pride and Prejudice) and is being hailed as the finest McEwan adaptation to date.
Tickets £5.00
Tuesday 27th November @ 2.30pm & 8pm
AS YOU LIKE IT (12A)
Director: Kenneth Branagh. USA/UK 2006.
Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Alfred Molina, Brian Blessed, Kevin Kline
Kenneth Branagh's fifth adaptation of a Shakespearean classic, As You Like It is an imaginative celebration of the enduring power of love in all its many disguises. Set against a backdrop of 19th century Japan, this witty, playful and utterly compelling romantic adventure in which Rosalind (Bryce Dallas Howard) and Orlando's (David Oyelowo) celebrated courtship is played out against a backdrop of political rivalry, banishment and exile in the Forest of Arden.
Tickets £5.00
CANCELLED due to unforeseen circumstances - we apologise for any inconvenience