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NAPOLEON DYNAMITESat 22 Jan • Matinee

NAPOLEON DYNAMITE (PG) 1.00

(US 2004) dir.Jared Hess 90m.
Jon Heder, Jon Gries, Tina Majorino, Aaron Ruell.

“Napoleon is a teenage boy so unattractive, so awkward, so out-of-sync, so damn wrong that he ultimately endears himself as an outlaw and fully-fledged hero. Napoleon does himself no favours. He wears moon boots and bad T-shirts; he likes to sketch unicorns and ‘ligers’ (an imagined hybrid of a lion and a tiger); and he doesn’t know the first thing about friendship or romance. His dysfunctional family is equally bad. It’s a cast of brilliant caricatures. Admittedly, much of the humour is supremely silly. But there’s a serious side too. The embarrassments of school and teenage life are up there to squirm at in both shame and horror.”
(Dave Calhoun, Time Out)

I HEART HUCKABEESSun 23 Jan • Double bill

I HEART HUCKABEES (15) 1.30
(US 2004) dir.David O. Russell 107m.

Jason Schwartzman, Isabelle Huppert, Dustin Hoffman, Lily Tomlin, Jude Law, Mark Wahlberg, Naomi Watts.

“Environmental activist Albert is so perplexed by a coincidence that he hires an ‘existential detective’ team to discover its underlying meaning. However, the intrusive ’tecs are more interested in exploring Albert’s relationship with his nemesis Brad, a PR man for retail chain Huckabees…”
(Empire)

NAPOLEON DYNAMITE + NAPOLEON DYNAMITE (PG) 3.40

(US 2004) dir.Jared Hess 90m.
Jon Heder, Jon Gries, Tina Majorino, Aaron Ruell.

Napoleon is a teenage boy so unattractive, so awkward, so out-of-sync, so damn wrong that he ultimately endears himself as an outlaw and fully-fledged hero. Napoleon does himself no favours. He wears moon boots and bad T-shirts; he likes to sketch unicorns and ‘ligers’ (an imagined hybrid of a lion and a tiger); and he doesn’t know the first thing about friendship or romance. His dysfunctional family is equally bad. It’s a cast of brilliant caricatures. Admittedly, much of the humour is supremely silly. But there’s a serious side too. The embarrassments of school and teenage life are up there to squirm at in both shame and horror.”
(Dave Calhoun, Time Out)

A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENTTue 25 Jan • Parents & Babies Club

A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT (15) 12.30

((France 2004) dir.Jean-Pierre Jeunet. 133m. Subtitles.
Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel, Jean-Pierre Becker, André Dussollier, Dominique Pinon, Chantal Neuwirth.

“Told that her sweetheart and fiancé (Gaspard Ulliel) has been court-martialled and sent, with four others, to the certain death of no-man's-land, orphaned dreamer Mathilde (Audrey Tautou) refuses to give up hope he will return. So begins her odyssey through the vile memories of World War I and across the pastures of rural France, to discover the truth of his crime and punishment, driven only by the power of her devotion. Jean-Pierre Jeunet courageously rubs his light romance up against unflinching warfare — and the jarring cuts from windswept pastoral visions, as gilded as a Monet, to the deranged clutter of a killing field strike straight at the heart. Inventive and lyrical, A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT is a joyous contradiction in terms: a war-torn romantic comedy.”
(Ian Nathan, Empire)

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NAPOLEON DYNAMITEThur 27 Jan • Parents & Babies Club

NAPOLEON DYNAMITE (PG) 12.45

(US 2004) dir.Jared Hess 90m.
Jon Heder, Jon Gries, Tina Majorino, Aaron Ruell.

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BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASONSat 29 Jan • Matinee

BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASON (15) 1.00

(Br 2004) dir.Beeban Kidron 108m.
Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant.

“Once again, Zellweger is the titular Jones, a kvetching, bumbling, weight-obsessed TV journalist; Firth is again Mark Darcy and now also Jones’ handsome but rigid lawyer boyfriend; and Grant is Daniel Cleaver, Jones’ smooth-talking colleague and Firth’s more dapper, less scrupulous love rival. Whereas previously Jones was eternally single, a boyfriend has now endowed the awkward 32-year-old with a different set of concerns. Not least, keeping her man...”
(Dave Calhoun, Time Out)

£5/£4 Concs

SYMPATHY FOR MR VENGEANCESun 30 Jan • Park Chan-wook double bill double bill

SYMPATHY FOR MR VENGEANCE (18) 1.00

(S Korea 2002) dir.Park Chan-wook 121m. Subtitles.
Kang-ho Song, Ha-kyun Shin, Du-na Bae, Ji-Eun Lim, Bo-bae Han.

“Ryu, a deaf and dumb steelworker, kidnaps his boss's daughter in order to pay for a kidney operation for his beloved sister. Nothing goes according to plan, and what ought to have been easy money soon turns into blood money. That's just the start of this supremely gritty hardboiled thriller set in Asia's underground world of illegal organ transplants. Brutally nihilistic, this is one of the best Korean films to have hit these shores in a very long time.”
(Jamie Russell, BBCi Films)

OLD BOY+ OLDBOY (18) 3.20

(S Korea 2003) dir.Park Chan-wook 120m. Subtitles.
Choi Min-sik, Yu Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jeong, Ji Dae-han.

“When he first meets business man Oh Dae-Sun, he’s a drunken boor, though he’d doubtless sober up if he knew what’s coming. Abducted by persons unknown, he’s held prisoner for fifteen years, until he’s just as unexpectedly released. Still none the wiser, he falls into a relationship with a sushi-bar hostess, whereupon his captor contacts him by mobile and offers a deal: if he can work out why he was kidnapped in the first place, the villain will offer up his life -if not, the girl cops it. Choi Min-sik is in the Pacino or De Niro class, running the gamut from terrifying rage to abject degradation.”
(Trevor Johnston, Time Out)

BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASONTue 1 Feb • Parents & Babies Club

BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASON (15) 12.45

(Br 2004) dir.Beeban Kidron 108m.
Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant.

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A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENTThur 3 Feb • Parents & Babies Club

A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT (15) 12.00

((France 2004) dir.Jean-Pierre Jeunet. 133m. Subtitles.
Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel, Jean-Pierre Becker, André Dussollier, Dominique Pinon, Chantal Neuwirth.

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Sat 5 Feb • Matinee

WALLHackney Palestine Solidarity Campaign presents

WALL (Mur) (12A) 3.30

(France/Israel 2004) dir.Simone Bitton 99m. Documentary. Subtitles

“This stark, stunned documentary seeks out voices on both sides of the under-construction Israeli security wall, a gerrymandering hybrid of concrete, electronic fence and barbed wire - though only old Sharon crony Amos Yaron waxes positive about it. Using long, patient takes, Bitton is especially committed to recording the project’s wanton degradation of the environement: droning, groaning bulldozers gobble and vomit piles of earth, while cranes arrange concrete slabs that block out the horizon, as well as glimmer of hope and reason.”
(Jessica Winter, Time Out)

+ discussion

£5/£3 Concs

Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉNSun 6 Feb • Double bill

Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN (18) 1.30

(Mexico/US 2001) dir.Alfonso Cuarón. 106m. Subtitles.
Ana López Mercado, Diego Luna, Gael García Bernal, Nathan Grinberg, Verónica Langer.

“Witty, vibrant, and intelligent, it's not hard to see why audiences have loved the film. Combining elements of a road movie, love triangle, and coming of age tale, the film follows Tenoch and Julio, two teenage best friends from Mexico City whose girlfriends have just gone travelling. Left at the peril of their hormones, the boys lure beautiful Luisa, the discontented wife of Tenoch's cousin, away on a trip to an imaginary beach. In the process they discover things about themselves and each other that they least expected.”
(Laura Bushell, BBCi Films)

THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES+ THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES (15) 3.40

(US/Argentina/Chile/Peru 2004) dir.Walter Salles 126m. Subtitles.
Gael García Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna, Mia Maestro, Gustavo Bueno, Jorge Chiarella.

“Forget everything you thought you knew about the Ché Guevara. Instead, this is the story of the two young Argentinian students who spent seven months in 1952 travelling the length of their continent as close friends and curious witnesses to chronic inequality and artificial borders. This is a film about integrity, honesty, friendship, citizenship, political awakening and how an exceptional road journey sowed the seeds of the future experiences of 23-year-old Ernesto ‘Ché‘ Guevara and 29-year-old Alberto Granado. Salle’s camera is that of a documentary-maker; it subtly captures the real people and places that the two encountered along the way, while also presenting an intelligent witty and human script.”
(Dave Calhoun, Time Out)

CLOSERTue 8 Feb • Parents & Babies Club

CLOSER (15) 1.00

(US 2004) dir.Mike Nichols 104m.
Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Julia Roberts, Clive Owen.

"Sparky young Alice (Natalie Portman) meets the bookish journalist Dan (Jude Law) when she's hit by a car on the streets of London. Romance ensues, Dan blossoms into a confident and sexy author, and he falls for the photographer Anna (Julia Roberts). She's just come out of a bad marriage, and is just about to fall in love with a doctor, Larry (Clive Owen). These four people crisscross each others' lives, manipulating and being manipulated, loving and being loved. Mike Nichols orchestrates it beautifully, shooting and editing impeccably, demonstrating his expertise without resorting to showy filmmaking. And he's also got Patrick Marber's almost too-clever words and a terrific four-person cast."
(Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

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LADIES IN LAVENDERWed 9 FEB • Classic Matinee

LADIES IN LAVENDER (12A)

(Br 2004) dir.Charles Dance 103m.
Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Daniel Brühl, Natasha McEhlone.

“When Andrea, a handsome young Polish-Jewish violinist, is washed ashore in a close-knit Cornish community in 1936, spinster sisters Ursula and Janet Widdington (Judi Dench and Maggie Smith) take him under their wing and the stage is set for jealous rivalries, dark political paranoia and ultimately crushing heartbreak. There is nothing like a Dame? Try two of them — acting each other off the screen in Charles Dance's phenomenally acted, exquisitely scored, and ultimately moving LADIES IN LAVENDER. Based on a short story by William J Lock, the film conjures up a by-gone age and its residents so perfectly you find yourself rooting for the most unlikely of characters, their relationships and their all-too-human foibles throughout. It’s an unusual kind of love story, and one that acknowledges love is as cruel and horribly unfair as it is kind and selfless. As the lovesick Ursula, Dench is a marvel as the living embodiment of the Yeats' line, 'tread softly, because you tread on her dreams'. Smith meanwhile — as laconic and bitter-sweet as ever — provides her perfect foil, as their protégé (Brühl) slips further away. The closing shot is actually worth the admission price alone. LADIES IN LAVENDER holds you in a gentle but compelling grip till the finish.”
(Ali Catterall, BBCi Films)

NB. With a 15 minute interval

£5/£4 Concessions/free admission for Over 60’s (courtesy of funding support from the London Borough of Hackney's Neighbourhood Renewal Fund and Cultural Forum)

2046Thur 10 Feb • Parents & Babies Club

2046 (12A) 1230

(Hong-Kong/China/Fr/It 2004) dir.Wong Kar Wai 129m. Subtitles.
Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Gong Li, Takuya Kimura, Faye Wong, Zhang Ziyi, Carina Lau, Chang Chen.

“Wong Kar Wai’s long awaited, sumptuous follow-up to IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE makes for a rapturous cinematic experience. It’s not just the stunning production design, exquisite camera-work and superbly used music, which together give the film the febrile intensity of a nineteenth-century opera. It’s also the subtlety and complexity that distinguish Wong’s charting of the emotional odyssey undergone by Chow Mo Wan (Tony Leung) as he goes through a series of relationships with different but likewise lovely women: a prostitute (Ziyi Zhang), a gambler (Gong Li), a cabaret singer (Carina Lau), and his landlord’s daughter (Faye Wong). Wong builds layer upon bittersweet layer of meaning in a work as cerebrally rewarding as it is sensually seductive.”
(Geoff Andrew, Time Out)

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A WAY OF LIFESat 12 Feb • Matinee

A WAY OF LIFE (15) 1.15

(Br 2004) dir.Amma Asante 91m.
Stephanie James, Nathan Jones, Dean Wong, Brenda Blethyn, Gary Sheppeard.

“Struggling to bring up a sickly baby alone, Leigh-Anne is growing increasingly fractious, hateful and paranoid as the snipings of her neighbours and mother-in-law, in addition to the intrusions of a health visitor, make her fear that her baby may be taken into care. A thoroughly modern understanding of the mechanisms and effects of poverty, prejudice, hopelessness and racism on young (and other) lives.”
(Wally Hammond, Time Out)

£5/£4 Concs

Sun 13 Feb • Double bill

LA HAINE (18) 1.45

(Fr 1995) dir.Mathieu Kassowitz 98m. Subtitles.
Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé, Saïd Taghmaoui, Karim Belkhadra.

“An Arab boy is critically wounded in hospital, gutshot, and a police revolver has found its way in the hands of a young Jewish skinhead, Vinz, who vows to even the score if his pal dies. Vinz, Hubert and Saïd, razz each other about films, cartoons, nothing in particular, but always the gun hovers them like a death sentence. A vital, scalding piece of work.”
(Tom Charity, Time Out)

A WAY OF LIFE+ A WAY OF LIFE (15) 3.45

(Br 2004) dir.Amma Asante 91m.
Stephanie James, Nathan Jones, Dean Wong, Brenda Blethyn, Gary Sheppeard.

“Struggling to bring up a sickly baby alone, Leigh-Anne is growing increasingly fractious, hateful and paranoid as the snipings of her neighbours and mother-in-law, in addition to the intrusions of a health visitor, make her fear that her baby may be taken into care. A thoroughly modern understanding of the mechanisms and effects of poverty, prejudice, hopelessness and racism on young (and other) lives.”
(Wally Hammond, Time Out)

2046Thur 17 Feb • Parents & Babies Club

THE SEA INSIDE (PG) 10.15am

(Spain 2004) dir.Alejandro Amenábar 126m. Subtitles.
Javier Bardem, Belén Rueda, Lola Dueñas, Celso Bugallo, Clara Segura, Mabel Rivera.

“Amenabar shifts gears drastically for this intensely moving drama about a difficult subject: assisted suicide. Ramon Sampedro (Javier Bardem) has spent the past 26 years as a quadriplegic. His life isn't bad — he's cared for by his loving brother, sister-in-law, nephew and father, plus a curious neighbour (Lola Dueñas). But he's had enough of life, so he contacts the Die With Dignity foundation, and a volunteer there (Clara Segura) takes his case. His lawyer Julia (Belén Rueda) also suffers from a disability, and the two develop a close bond as they challenge the court for his right to choose death. What sounds rather gloomy is actually a life-celebrating movie, focussing closely on the characters rather than bogging down in the political or moral issue at hand. Ultimately this is both delicately tender and overwhelmingly powerful.“
(Rich Kline, Shadows on the Wall)

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LA STRADASun 20 Feb • Fellini double bill

LA STRADA (PG) 1.45

(Italy 1954) dir.Federico Fellini 106m. Subtitles.
Giuletta Masina, Anthony Quinn, Richard Basehart, Aldo Silvani, Marcella Rovena.

“Circus strongman Zampano buys Gelsomina from her starving family to act as his assistant. Moving away from the neo-realist tradition that had originally inspired him, Fellini turns LA STRADA into a magical story of life among the peasant circus performances and gypsies of postwar Italy. Touching, funny, and completely enchanting.”
(Jamie Russell, BBCi Films)

I VITELLONI+ I VITELLONI (PG) 3.45

(Italy 1953) dir.Federico Fellini 107m. Re-release. Subtitles.
Franco Interlenghi, Alberto sordi, Franco Fabrizi.

“In a provincial seaside resort, a group of twentysomething bourgeois slackers are putting off the day when they might have to leave home. Fellini’s somehow inside and outside these characters at the same time, touchingly accepting their human failings, yet unflinchingly adamant they’re only fooling themselves. Arguably Fellini’s greatest.”
(Trevor Johnston, Time Out)

THE SEA INSIDETue 22 Feb • Parents & Babies Club

THE SEA INSIDE (PG) 12.15

(Spain 2004) dir.Alejandro Amenábar 126m. Subtitles.
Javier Bardem, Belén Rueda, Lola Dueñas, Celso Bugallo, Clara Segura, Mabel Rivera.

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THE SEA INSIDEThur 24 Feb • Parents & Babies Club

THE SEA INSIDE (PG) 12.15

(Spain 2004) dir.Alejandro Amenábar 126m. Subtitles.
Javier Bardem, Belén Rueda, Lola Dueñas, Celso Bugallo, Clara Segura, Mabel Rivera.

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GARDEN STATESat 26 Feb • Matinee

GARDEN STATE (15) 1.15

(US 2003) dir.Zach Braff 102m.
Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Ian Holm, Peter Sarsgaard.

“As well as making an assured directorial debut, Zach Braff wrote and stars in this tale of a jobbing Hollywood actor rudely awakened from a lithium haze to attend his mother's funeral in New Jersey. While it may sound like a depressing anti-drugs video, in Braff's hands it's a witty, wacky, and wonderful trip through the minefield of being twenty-something.”
(Stella Papamichael, BBCi Films)

£5/£4 Concs

ENDURING LOVESun 27Feb • Double bill

ENDURING LOVE (15) 1.45

(Br 2004) dir.Roger Mitchell 100m.
Daniel Craig, Rhys Ifans, Samantha Morton, Alexandra Aitken.

“On a summer’s day, Joe and Claire are sitting in a field, a marriage proposal on the tip of Joe’s tongue. Then, from the heavens, there glides a struggling hot air balloon that will disrupt their easy lives for months to come. It’s superbly well-crafted, and the script, especially, is a joy.
(Dave Calhoun, Time Out)

GARDEN STATE+ GARDEN STATE (15) 3.45

(US 2003) dir.Zach Braff 102m.
Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Ian Holm, Peter Sarsgaard.

“As well as making an assured directorial debut, Zach Braff wrote and stars in this tale of a jobbing Hollywood actor rudely awakened from a lithium haze to attend his mother's funeral in New Jersey. While it may sound like a depressing anti-drugs video, in Braff's hands it's a witty, wacky, and wonderful trip through the minefield of being twenty-something.”
(Stella Papamichael, BBCi Films)

ENDURING LOVETue 1 Mar • Parents & Babies Club

ENDURING LOVE (15) 1.00

(Br 2004) dir.Roger Mitchell 100m.
Daniel Craig, Rhys Ifans, Samantha Morton, Alexandra Aitken.

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GARDEN STATEThur 3 Mar • Parents & Babies Club

GARDEN STATE (15) 12.45

(US 2003) dir.Zach Braff 102m.
Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Ian Holm, Peter Sarsgaard.

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Sat 5 Mar • Matinee

SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS (U) 1.15

(USA 1954) dir.Stanley Donen 102 m.
Howard Keel, Jane Powell, Jeff Richards, Russ Tamblyn.

The great backwoods 'n' gingham musical was 30-year-old Donen's seventh film as director. Features unsurpassed choreography by Michael Kidd and a perfect marriage of music and lyrics by Johnny Mercer and Gene de Paul - 'Lonesome Polecat' must rate as Hollywood's funniest ever sob-song. "The fresh high-spirited humour of the plotting is irresistible; each and every tune is a charmer; and the dancing - particularly the barn-raising sequence — still stands beyond compare." Judith Crist

£5/£4 Concs & Under 15’s

THE NIGHTS OF CABIRIASun 6 Mar • Fellini double bill

THE NIGHTS OF CABIRIA (Le Notte di Cabiria) (PG) 1.15

(It/Fr 1957) dir.Federico Fellini 118m. Subtitles.
Giulietta Masina, François Périer, Amedeo Nazzari, Aldo Silvani, Franca Marzi.

“Fellini's masterpiece is an energetic, deeply moving examination of the need for love and acceptance. And it features quite possibly the greatest performance ever from the greatest actor ever: Giulietta Masina. She stars as Cabiria, a prostitute in Rome who doesn't let the realities of life interfere with her optimism. Astounding and essential.”
(Rich Kline, Shadows on the Wall)

AMARCORD+ AMARCORD (15) 3.30

(It/Fr 1973) dir.Federico Fellini 123m. Re-release. Subtitles.
Puppella Maggio, Magail Noel, Armanda Brancia.

“A whimsical 1973 reanimation of Fellini’s home-town during the fascist 30s. The film revolves around an awkward adolescent boy variously ensnared and confused by his fractious family life, his Catholic prangs, and, of course, his gnawing appetite for flesh-rich women.”
(Jessica Winter, Time Out)

KINSEYTue 8 Mar • Parents & Babies Club

KINSEY (15) 12.45

(US 2004) dir.Bill Condon 118m.
Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Chris O'Donnell, Peter Sarsgaard, Timothy Hutton.

“A deftly handled mixture of personal drama and social history, Kinsey sculpts a compelling film from the life of the pioneering scientist who devoted himself to the study of human sexuality. Beautifully judged and paced, it is both intellectually stimulating and emotionally satisfying.”
(Allan Hunter, Screen International)

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Wed 9 Mar • Classic Matinee

SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS (U) 2.30

(USA 1954) dir.Stanley Donen 102 m.
Howard Keel, Jane Powell, Jeff Richards, Russ Tamblyn.

The great backwoods 'n' gingham musical was 30-year-old Donen's seventh film as director. Features unsurpassed choreography by Michael Kidd and a perfect marriage of music and lyrics by Johnny Mercer and Gene de Paul - 'Lonesome Polecat' must rate as Hollywood's funniest ever sob-song. "The fresh high-spirited humour of the plotting is irresistible; each and every tune is a charmer; and the dancing - particularly the barn-raising sequence — still stands beyond compare." Judith Crist

NB. With a 15 minute interval

£5/£4 Concessions/free admission for Over 60’s (courtesy of funding support from the London Borough of Hackney's Neighbourhood Renewal Fund and Cultural Forum)

KINSEYThur 10 Mar • Parents & Babies Club

KINSEY (15) 12.45

(US 2004) dir.Bill Condon 118m.
Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Chris O'Donnell, Peter Sarsgaard, Timothy Hutton.

“A deftly handled mixture of personal drama and social history, Kinsey sculpts a compelling film from the life of the pioneering scientist who devoted himself to the study of human sexuality. Beautifully judged and paced, it is both intellectually stimulating and emotionally satisfying.”
(Allan Hunter, Screen International)

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Sat 12 Mar • Matinee

The Centre of Attention presents

Artists’ Film & Video (15) 1.15

Since 1999, the Centre of Attention gallery has been showing in a variety of spaces throughout London, Europe and the U.S. This unique gallery is returning to its roots in East London for this one-off screening of artists’ films and videos. Curated by Gary O'Dwyer and Pierre Coinde from an open submission, the selection will give you the chance to familiarise yourself with the best in contemporary artistic practice. Both local and global, these works challenge aesthetic complacency whilst also delineating humanity's flight from reality. To submit work or for more details go to www.thecentreofattention.org

To predict the future you must change the past.’
(C of A)

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hukkleSun 13 Mar • Double bill

HUKKLE (12A) 2.15

(Hungary 2002) dir.György Pálfi 78m. Subtitles.
Ferenc Bandi, Józsefné Rácz, József Farkas, Ferenc Nagy.

“Using images and sound effects rather than conventional dialogue, this Hungarian outing takes us on an oddball journey through the life of a rural village and the investigations of a local cop. HUKKLE builds into a curious blend of pastoral nature movie and murder mystery in which everything exists to be eaten. Comic and surreal.
(Jamie Russell, BBCi Films)

AALTRA+ AALTRA (15) 3.50

(Belgium 2004) dirs.Gustave Kervern & Benoît Délépine 93m. Subtitles.
Gustave Kervern, Benoît Délépine, Benoît Poelvoorde, Jan Bucquoy.

“Kervern and Délépine’s deadpan chronicle of this largely wordless wheelchair odyssey is essentially a string of priceless sight-gags hung on to the sturdy premise of the steel-jawed protagonists’ entirely undisguised dislike of each other and, probably, the rest of the world. Lovely.”
(Geoff Andrew, Time Out)

 

THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOUTue 15 Mar • Parents & Babies Club

THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU (15)

(US 2004) dir.Wes Anderson 119m.
Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Anjelica Huston, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Gambon, Bud Cort, Noah Taylor, Seu Jorge, Robyn Cohen, Seymour Cassel.

"Only The Beatles' YELLOW SUBMARINE (1968) equals THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU for brilliant, psychedelic surrealism. Bill Murray lends a sobering edge to Wes Anderson's vividly imagined tale of a washed-up oceanographer hunting a mythical shark while struggling to make a human connection with his long-lost son Ned (Owen Wilson). It's impossible to avoid getting swept up in the romance and sheer whimsy of it all."
(Stella Papamichael , BBCi Films)

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KINSEYThur 17 Mar • Parents & Babies Club

THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU (15)

(US 2004) dir.Wes Anderson 119m.
Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Anjelica Huston, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Gambon, Bud Cort, Noah Taylor, Seu Jorge, Robyn Cohen, Seymour Cassel.

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Sat 19 Mar • Double bill

5th Constellation Change Screen Dance Festival presents

DANCE, CAMERA, ACTION 1 (PG) 2.30

An exciting programme of emerging new talent and award winning shorts including:

Distemper
Silent Collisions
Tongue Bully
THE FRESHEST KIDS ñ A HISTORY OF THE B-BOY

Distemper (Can) 5m.
For a Tango (Br) 5m.
Silent Collisions (Den) 25m.
Tongue Bully (Can) 6m.
Case Studies from the Groat Center for Sleep Disorders (US) 7m.
B-Girl (US) 15m.

+ THE FRESHEST KIDS – A HISTORY OF THE B-BOY (12A) 4.15

(US 2002) dir.Israel 97m. Crazy Legs, Ken Swift, New York City Breakers, Rock Steady Crew, Fab 5 Freddy, KRS-One, Afrika Bambatta, Q-Tip, DMC, and Rakim.

UK premiere of the first documentary to explore the mostly unknown history of hip hop’s first dance and its early pioneers. Known by many names; Breaking, Rocking, Burning, Going Off, B-Boying & Break Dancing, the style was born at DJ Kool Herc's South Bronx house parties in the early 70s, catapulted to worldwide fame in the 80s, and evolved through the 90s into its latest gravity-defying incarnation as a thriving underground movement. For the first time ever, legendary B-Boy pioneers such as Crazy Legs and Ken Swift bring their stories to you. From how the dance originated to how it has evolved through its 25+ year history, The Freshest Kids will leave you entertained, educated, and inspired.

£7/£5.50 Concs & Under 15’s

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Sun 20 Mar • Double bill

AFTERLIFE (PG) 1.30

(Japan 1998) dir.Hirokazu Kore-Eda 118m. Subtitles.
Arata, Erika Oda, Susumu Terajima, Takashi Naitô.

“Kore-Eda’s second feature is set in a limbo that looks like a slightly shabby school, where counsellors help new arrivals choose their most precious memory which is then recreated onto a film to accompany them to eternity. The movie is about how we look back and make sense of our lives.”
(Geoff Andrew, Time Out)

NOBODY KNOWS+ NOBODY KNOWS (12A) 3.50

(Japan 2004) dir.Hirokazu Kore-Eda 141m. Subtitles.
Yuya Yagira, Ayu Kitaura, Hiei Kimura, Momoko Shimizu, Hanae Kan, You.

“When Keiko checks into a new Tokyo apartment, she introduces the landlord to 12-year-old Akira. If he knew she had three more kids hidden away in her luggage he’d never have let the place to her. One day, soon after telling Akira she’s fallen in love, she’s gone. But for how long?”
(Geoff Andrew, Time Out)

5x2 (Cinq fois Deux)Tue 22 Mar • Parents & Babies Club

5x2 (Cinq fois Deux) (15) 1.00

(France 2004) dir.François Ozon 91m. Subtitles.
Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, Stéphane Freiss, Françoise Fabian, Michael Lonsdale, Géraldine Pailhas.

“The film gives us five glimpses of two people — married couple Marion and Gilles, first seen uneasily sitting down for divorce proceedings. We see the couple's story backwards — from its unhappy ending, through an uneasy dinner party, childbirth and their wedding, to the moment the couple meet. Rather than being playful or perplexing, the reverse structure works to subtly devastating effect, unfolding the couple's dissatisfactions and tensions, then taking us back to discover their sources in rifts or in seemingly innocent moments that seed the eventual separation. Intellectually trenchant and emotionally brutal, the film is also a feast of outstanding acting. A film guaranteed to leave couples thinking 'There but for the grace of God.'” (Jonathan Romney, London Film Festival programme)

An opportunity for parents with babies to visit the cinema without having to find a baby sitter or worry about their babies causing disturbance. A secure space is provided for pushchairs.

Adm £5/£4 Concessions

5x2 (Cinq fois Deux)Thur 24 Mar • Parents & Babies Club

5x2 (Cinq fois Deux) (15) 2.00

(France 2004) dir.François Ozon 91m. Subtitles.
Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, Stéphane Freiss, Françoise Fabian, Michael Lonsdale, Géraldine Pailhas.

An opportunity for parents with babies to visit the cinema without having to find a baby sitter or worry about their babies causing disturbance. A secure space is provided for pushchairs.

Adm £5/£4 Concessions


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