Upcoming Screenings
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Seven-time BAFTA Award-winner Steve Coogan plays four roles in the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece Dr. Strangelove.
This explosively funny satire, about a rogue U.S General who triggers a nuclear attack, is led by a world-renowned creative team including Emmy Award-winner Armando Iannucci and Olivier Award-winner Sean Foley. A production from Patrick Myles and David Luff. Based on the motion picture directed by Stanley Kubrick, screenplay by Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern and Peter George, based on the book 'Red Alert' by Peter George. |
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With all the buzz around Sean Baker’s Anora at the moment, it gives me a good excuse to show his magnificent 2017 film. I’ve wanted to screen since I first saw it. David Saitch and I were talking to a community cinema colleague at the Sheffield awards about the film, and he said, “goodness, we couldn’t show that to our lot!” That always struck me as very condescending, but it also served to remind us how lucky we are that HVC has such a robust and open-minded membership, who are happy to absorb everything we throw at them.
Willem Defoe is one of only a couple of recognised actors in the film as most of the parts are taken by those who have no acting experience. Six-year-old Brooklynn Prince is amazing, you feel the director just followed her around and filmed her, rather than giving her lines from a script, and Bria Vinaite as her mother is equally astonishing. A raw and vibrant exploration of those living on the margins of society, but told with a big heart. |
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Perhaps there should be a limit to the number of Kore-eda films we show, but as long as he keeps producing great films, I am more than happy to keep screening them.
Set in a small Japanese town, the young Minato is accused of bullying a classmate, leading to a series of unsettling events which Kore-eda shoots from several perspectives during the film, to great effect. This layered, multifaceted look at how individuals interpret and distort reality is filmed with Kore-eda’s typical sensitivity. Monster doesn’t provide easy answers, but instead offers a poignant reflection on the complexities of human behaviour and the often blurry line between victim and perpetrator. Thought-provoking and emotionally resonant, it’s another belter from Kore-eda. |
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Let’s end the Spring programme with a surprise! My brother-in-law spoke for many, mostly men, when he said: “why would I want to see a film about a doll?”
Well, firstly it is the film that made me laugh perhaps more than any other I’ve ever seen; secondly, it’s way more subversive than you would imagine; and finally it’s a joyous riot of colour, song and dance, which doesn’t take itself too seriously. I am going to estimate that 75% of those attending will have seen it before, which should send a message to those of my brother-in-law’s persuasion. I feel like a teacher giving a class a fun lesson at the end of term by showing this film, as it’s a long way from our usual fare, but there have been one or two hard-hitters in recent programmes, so we all deserve a treat before we break for the summer. Come and join in the Sunday afternoon fun! |
