What's on
Wednesday 30 April
Happy-Go-Lucky (15): 18:30
Persepolis (12A): 16:00, 21:00
We Are Together - Sallis Benney Theater (PG): 19:00
Thursday 1 May
Happy-Go-Lucky (15): 18:30
Persepolis (12A): 16:00, 21:00
Friday 2 May
Diary of the Dead (18): Late Show 23:30
Persepolis (12A): 16:00, 21:00
Son of Rambow (12A): 18:30
Saturday 3 May
Part Time Warlocks (15): 21:00
Persepolis (12A): 18:00
Son of Rambow (12A): 16:00
The Ugly Duckling and Me! (U): Kids' Club 11:00
You, The Living (15): 13:30
Sunday 4 May
Persepolis (12A): 16:00, 21:30
Son of Rambow (12A): 18:30
You, The Living (15): 13:30
Monday 5 May
Persepolis (12A): 16:00, 21:00
Son of Rambow (12A): 18:30
Tuesday 6 May
Persepolis (12A): Silver Screen 16:00, 21:00
Son of Rambow (12A): 18:30
The Saragossa Manuscript at The Sallis Benney Theatre (15): 18:30
Tonight's 9.00 performance of PERSEPOLIS will be in French with English subtitles.
All other shows of this film are dubbed in English.
Wednesday 7 May
Persepolis (12A): 16:00, 21:00
Son of Rambow (12A): 18:30
Thursday 8 May
Persepolis (12A): 16:00, 21:00
Son of Rambow (12A): 18:30
FILM INFORMATION:
Diary of the Dead (18)
Director: George A Romero Origin: United States Year: 2007 Duration: 95m Starring:
Philip Riccio, Joshua Close
Horror icon Romero makes a brilliant addition to his Zombie cycle with a characteristically
insightful look at the impending zombie apocalypse as told from the perspective
of a student filmmaker who sets out to shoot a low-budget fright film, but instead
captures the breakdown of modern society at the decaying hands of flesh-eating ghouls.
Jason Creed (Close) and his crew are shooting a mummy movie in the Pennsylvania
woods when media reports begin pouring in about the dead rising from their graves
to feast on the flesh of the living. The cast and crew are forced to fight for their
lives despite having no weapons to speak of and only a wobbly vehicle in which to
seek shelter. Determined director Creed decides to use his own camera to capture
the real story in a documentary entitled The Death of Death.
Happy-Go-Lucky (15)
Director: Mike Leigh Origin: United Kingdom Year: 2008 Duration: 118m Starring:
Eddie Marsan, Sally Hawkins
Poppy (Hawkins) is an irrepressible 30-something enjoying her life in Camden. Whether
out on her bike, preparing lessons for her primary school class, or drinking with
friends in the local, she keeps a smile on her face and a joke on her lips. She
is happy with her life and determined to get the most out of every day. When her
bicycle is stolen, she decides to invest in driving lessons, which will bring her
face-to-face with a character and a world view quite unlike her own. Compared with
Leigh's previous works, HAPPY-GO-LUCKY presents a calmer, more optimistic take on
contemporary Britain, where individualism and the pursuit of happiness define the
lives of a generation, but where old-fashioned notions of community and selflessness
still exist.
Persepolis (12A*)
Director: Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud Origin: France Year: 2007 Duration:
96m Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Sean Penn, Chiara Mastroianni, Iggy Pop
An expressionistic animation stunningly drawn in black and white, PERSEPOLIS is
a touching coming-of-age story about an intelligent, outspoken girl growing up during
the Iranian revolution. Paronnaud and Satrapi's debut feature tells of how fundamentalists
seized power, forced the veil on women and imprisoned thousands of dissidents. The
film is based on Satrapi's series of graphic novels and her childhood experiences
in Iran, where she survived traumatic encounters with schoolteachers bent on denying
her expression, policemen determined to deny her freedom and Iraqi bombs intended
to take her life. Dedicated to the people of Iran, PERSEPOLIS is a moving, universally
appealing story of one woman's struggle against oppression that deservedly shared
the jury prize at Cannes in 2007.
*Contains moderate violence, drugs and one use of strong language
Son of Rambow (12A*)
Director: Garth Jennings Origin: France, United Kingdom Year: 2008 Duration: 95m
Starring: Jessica Hynes, Tallulah Evans, Neil Dudgeon, Zofia Brooks
SON OF RAMBOW merges Grange Hill with the wit and imagination of Michel Gondry to
winning and original effect. In 1980s England, Will Proudfoot (Milner) is the good-hearted
but sheltered son of a Plymouth Brethren family. The Brethren forbid radio, television
and films, but Will finds escapism in his drawing, creating a wildly inventive fantasy
world. A bit of bother at school throws him together with playground hard-nut Lee
Carter (Poulter), who shows him a bootleg copy of FIRST BLOOD. Blown away by what
he sees, Will's imagination goes into overdrive, and soon he's helping Lee Carter
shoot a camcorder epic. Jennings' tour de force is charming, eccentric, funny and
profound.
*Contains dangerous behaviour, smoking and moderate language
The Ugly Duckling and Me! (U)
Director: Michael Hegner Origin: Germany, United Kingdom Year: 2008 Duration: 88m
Based on the much-loved fairy tale, The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen,
THE UGLY DUCKLING AND ME! tells the story of Ratso, a wheeler dealer city rat, and
Ugly, a duckling with a most striking appearance. Filmmakers Hegner and Kiilerich
deliver top-notch 3D animation in this rollicking, lightning-paced story full of
visual humour, witticism, and snappy dialogue that will delight the whole family.
We Are Together (PG)
Director: Paul Taylor Origin: South Africa, United Kingdom Year: 2006 Duration:
84m
First-time director Taylor was working as a volunteer at the Agape Orphanage in
South Africa when he decided that the place and its residents were so remarkable
that someone should make a film about them. Here's the result. Focusing on one family
in particular, the film doesn't flinch from letting us see the devastation that
AIDS has brought to millions of lives, but also lets us share the strength that
the children of the orphanage draw from their singing. The film follows their highs
and lows, culminating in their journey to the US to raise funds and awareness. Filled
with sorrow and joy in equal measure, not to mention some of the most sublime music,
WE ARE TOGETHER is the worthy winner of several audience awards from festivals around
the world.
Note: this film is subtitled
You, The Living (15)
Director: Roy Andersson Origin: Sweden Year: 2008 Duration: 95m Starring: Elisabeth
Helander, Bjorn Englund, Jessika Lundberg
YOU, THE LIVING follows a similar approach to Andersson's previous SONGS FROM THE
SECOND FLOOR, but takes a slightly lighter tone in presenting a wry series of tragi-comic
vignettes from modern life. We meet a motley crew of characters: a stout depressive
and her long-suffering husband; a girl with an unrequited crush on a musician; an
Arab barber taking sweet revenge on a racist customer... If none of these sound
intrinsically funny, they certainly become so when filtered through Andersson's
world view that is specifically Nordic yet strangely universal. His skill lies in
revealing the absurd details of what people around us do every day, the precision
in his filmmaking giving added comic impact to the sheer randomness of much of what
we see.
Note: this film is subtitled
Part Time Warlocks (No certificate)
Duration: 120m
Barry & Stuart, 'Part-Time Warlocks'. The stars of 'Magick' 'Dirty Tricks'' and
'Tricks from The Bible', BAFTA nominees Barry & Stuart bring their all-new live
show to Brighton for one night only. Fresh from BBC 4's 'Music Hall Meltdown'' and
a sell-out London date, this darkly comic cult hit is not to be missed! "Boldly
go where others fear to tread. Watch and marvel" - Scotland on Sunday; "Genuinely
remarkable tricks" - The Sunday Telegraph; "Their own brand of darkly humorous,
bizarre illusions has proved a cult hit" - The Press and Journal; "Burn the sorcerous
blasphemers!" - The Guardian. Details: www.barryandstuart.com