September Screenings
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The dramatising of a real-life event the bungling of a bank robbery and the attempts of the police to bring it to a swift close.
The film orbits around Al Pacino’s performance – by turns tense, comical, manic and gentle – as a man truly making it up as he goes along. |
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Vertigo 'might be the critics’ favourite Hitchcock, but for sheer entertainment value, few films can hold a candle to this perfectly constructed thriller. Unforgettable set-pieces (the crop duster, Mount Rushmore), sublime performances and a script as razor-sharp as Cary Grant’s trousers, this is perfect film making.
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Set in 1950’s Jersey Shore, two Italian brothers (Stanley Tucci & Tony Shalhoub) are struggling to save their ailing restaurant, whose authentic food is lost on their customers. A competitor offers them a lifeline, so they prepare a mouth-watering Italian feast on their big night, to save the venture. Co-starring Minnie Driver, Isabella Rossellini and Ian Holm.
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October Screenings
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A rollicking new comedy by Richard Bean (One Man, Two Guvnors) and Oliver Chris (Twelfth Night).
After an aerial dog fight, Pilot Officer Jack Absolute flies home to win the heart of his old flame, Lydia Languish. Back on British soil, Jack’s advances soon turn to anarchy when the young heiress demands to be loved on her own, very particular, terms. Emily Burns directs this spectacularly entertaining new version of Sheridan’s The Rivals. Featuring a cast including Caroline Quentin, Laurie Davidson, Natalie Simpson and Kelvin Fletcher. ‘One of the funniest productions in the National’s history.’ Guardian on One Man, Two Guvnors |
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Customs officer Tina is known for her extraordinary sense of smell. It's almost as if she can sniff out the guilt on anyone hiding something.
But when Vore, a suspicious-looking man, walks past her, her abilities are challenged for the first time ever. Even worse, she feels a strange attraction to him. A unique and memorable genre-defying film which is in turns bizarre, gentle and shocking. |
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A successful Los Angeles art-gallery owner's idyllic life is shaken by the arrival of a manuscript written by her first husband, who she has not seen in years.
The manuscript tells the story of a teacher who finds a trip with his family turning into a nightmare. As Susan reads the book, it forces her to examine her past and confront some dark truths. Brilliant cast with Amy Adams, Jake Gyllehaal, Michael Shannon and others playing out Tom Ford’s dark and beautiful thriller. |
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In 1961, Kempton Bunton, a 60-year old taxi driver stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London.
Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government invested more in care for the elderly – he had long campaigned for pensioners to receive free television. What happened next became the stuff of legend. Charming and uplifting comedy starring Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren. |
November Screenings
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Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) makes her West End debut in this 21st century retelling of Anton Chekhov’s tale of love and loneliness.
A young woman is desperate for fame and a way out. A young man is pining after the woman of his dreams. A successful writer longs for a sense of achievement. An actress wants to fight the changing of the times. In an isolated home in the countryside, dreams lie in tatters, hopes are dashed, and hearts broken. With nowhere left to turn, the only option is to turn on each other. Following his critically acclaimed five-star production of Cyrano de Bergerac, Jamie Lloyd brings Anya Reiss’ adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s classic play to stage. Filmed live in London’s West End with a cast including Tom Rhys Harries (White Lines), Daniel Monks (The Normal Heart), Sophie Wu (Fresh Meat) and Indira Varma (Game of Thrones). |
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Like most people, I was not overjoyed when I heard that the story of a 9/11 plane had been made into a film and subsequently did not watch it, until last year.
My expectations of a Hollywood hash were blown out of the water by Paul Greengrass’ sensitive and reflective film, where fully a third of the actors in the control room on the ground are playing themselves, so we are assured that this was how the real-time events were reacted to. Hard to imagine a less sensationalised 9/11 film than this riveting docudrama. |
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Amiable and very funny Danish black comedy revolving around a classic midlife crisis.
Armed only with a bow and an ensemble of animal skins, Martin sets off into the forest in a misguided attempt to overcome his. When he meets Musa, who is also on the run of a different sort, they are pursued by a lonely cop and Musa’s associates, who are bent on hunting him down. Coen brothers fans will enjoy the set pieces in this highly entertaining comedy thriller. |
