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ANTICHRIST (18) 1.15 (Denmark/Germany/France/Sweden/Italy/Poland 2009) dir. Lars Von Trier 104m. Digital. Grieving from the death of their child, a young couple retreat to their country cabin nestled deep in the woods to confront fears and sorrows head-on, no matter how painful. But nature only creates a catastrophic evil that ends in brutal horror. Charlotte Gainsbourg took the best actress prize at Cannes, but this is absolutely von Trier's show. Teeming with ideas, moments both scary and shocking and featuring a satanically prophetic talking fox this is Cinema at the outer limits. £6/£5 Concs |
MEN ON THE BRIDGE (15) 1.00 (Germany/Turkey/Netherlands 2009) dir. Asli Özge 87m. Subtitles. A portrait of life in the rapidly changing sprawl of modern Istanbul that offers resonant and affecting insights in a pacy, punchy, multi-strand narrative. The bridge is the Bosphorus Bridge that spans the divide between Europe and Asia; the men are three young inhabitants of the Istanbul suburbs who use it daily. Özge's wonderfully fresh and insightful film is equally relevant to any rapidly changing metropolis in its reflections on how economics, family, the media, sex, race, tradition and globalisation affect all our lives. £7
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(Serbia/Bosnia & Herzegovina/Bulgaria 2009) dir. Srdjan Dragojevic 120m. Subtitles. An epic, visionary film from Serbian director Srdjan Dragojevic that recreates the conflict, passion and jealousy of village life on the eve of World War 1. Srdjan Dragojevic's PRETTY FLAME, PRETTY VILLAGE was one of the key films of 90s Balkan cinema. His latest, an adaptation of the stage play by Dusan Koveceviç (the writer of Kusturica's UNDERGROUND) is an exciting, atmospheric blend of Zhivago-esque historical romance and Kusturica-style rural grotesque that ends movingly and apocalyptically. £7
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TALES FROM THE GOLDEN AGE (12A) 5.15 (Romania/France 2009) dirs. Ioana Uricaru, Hanno Höfer, Razvan Marculescu, Constantin Popescu & Cristian Mungiu 131m. Subtitles. Digital. A very original idea from the writer of the Palme d'Or-winning FOUR MONTHS, THREE WEEKS AND TWO DAYS. Five stories, each shot by a different director recreate urban myths that flourished during the repressive regime of dictator Nicolai Ceausescu, the so-called 'golden age' of Romanian history. The wide range and reach of the stories, from the comic to the tragic, mirrors the uncertainty and confusion of the period, and marks another landmark in Romania's film-making renaissance. + Q&A with director Ioana Uricaru, introduced by Ed Lawrenson £8/£6 Concs
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FRI 6 Nov for 1 week • 15th London Turkish Film Festival
Now in its 15th year, the London Turkish Film Festival is firmly established as an exciting platform for daring, varied and challenging cinema. Since its inception, the festival has screened over 200 features, and 300 short and documentary films. Its formula of mixing new Turkish talent alongside highly acclaimed directors such as Cannes winner Nuri Bilge Ceylan has helped bring "New Turkish Cinema" to the attention of London filmgoers. This year, over 5,000 people are expected to attend sixty screenings of up to 20 different feature films, 25 shorts and 10 documentaries. The Festival is introducing two competitions and three awards this year. The winning film will receive a Digital Distribution Award and a People's Choice Award will be decided by an audience vote. A Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to the ultimate Turkish diva, Turkan Soray during the Opening Gala/Awards Ceremony at BAFTA, Piccadilly. See www.ltff.org.uk for more details. |
(Denmark/Germany/France/Sweden/Italy/Poland 2009) dir. Lars Von Trier 104m. Digital. Grieving from the death of their child, a young couple retreat to their country cabin nestled deep in the woods to confront fears and sorrows head-on, no matter how painful. But nature only creates a catastrophic evil that ends in brutal horror. Charlotte Gainsbourg took the best actress prize at Cannes, but this is absolutely von Trier's show. Teeming with ideas, moments both scary and shocking and featuring a satanically prophetic talking fox this is Cinema at the outer limits. £6/£5 Concs |
SAT 21 Nov • London Children’s Film Festival
LILLI THE WITCH (PG) 1.30 (Germany 2009) dir. Stefan Ruzowtzky 89m. Subtitles
£3 Children/£4 Adults |
SAT 21 Nov • Darwin, Evolution & the Movies Late Night Show DARWIN, EVOLUTION & THE MOVIES Darwin influenced fiction as well as fact and the classic literary works of HG Wells, Edgar Rice Burroughs and Charles Kingsley were all directly inspired by Darwin's theory of evolution and they paved the way for later generations of writers whose work has moved from page to screen. Certainly, the threat (or promise) of future evolution, metamorphosis or mans' descent into savagery have been familiar themes since the movies began. On 24 November 2009 it will be 150 years since On the Origin of Species was published. Time then for a selection of classic movies curated by Carole Jahme, filmmaker and Darwinist, who will introduce both screenings and perform extracts from her 5 star award winning comedy show Carole Jahme is Sexually Selected! enabling the audience to learn about their evolutionary sex appeal by discovering some basic instincts! This season will also include screenings and events at the Lexi Cinema (www.thelexicinema.co.uk).
(UK/US 1979) dir. Ridley Scott 117m. In space, nobody can hear you scream! The terror begins when the crew of the spaceship Nostromo investigates a transmission from a desolate planet and makes a horrifying discovery, a life form that breeds within a human host. ALIEN is a landmark triumph of art direction and special effects with a monster designed by surrealist painter H.R. Giger that is a brilliantly original fusion of insect, man and machine. Darwin would have been fascinated. + artist’s short film commissioned by the Wellcome Trust + introduction/performance from film-maker and Darwinist Carole Jahme £6.50 |
SAT 28 Nov • London Children’s Film Festival
JASPER: JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD (U) 1.30 (Germany 2009) dirs. Eckart Finberg & Kay Delventhal 80m. Dubbed.
+ Free puppet-making activity after film £3 Children/£4 Adults |
SAT 28 Nov • Darwin, Evolution & the Movies Late Night Show ALIENS (18) 11.30pm (US/UK 1986) dir. James Cameron 137m.
+ artist’s short film commissioned by the Wellcome Trust + introduction/performance from film-maker and Darwinist Carole Jahme £6.50 |
SAT 17 Oct • Matinee
Sun 18 Oct • The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival
ST GEORGE SHOOTS THE DRAGON (15) 3.15
SAT 31 Oct • Special event
SAT 14 Nov • Matinee
Surulunda, a good witch, sends her assistant Hektor (a little dragon) on a mission to find someone to carry on her legacy and to guard her book ofspells. Enter Lilli, a feisty girl who has a lot to learn about magic! Prepare to be spellbound!
ALIEN (18) 11.30pm
The South Pole is full of penguins that think the world is flat! Unconvinced by this, Jasper is thrilled when a colourful parrot finds himself stranded in the freezing cold. Where has he come from? Curiosity gets the better of him and soon he’s on a cruise ship adventure that’s great fun and too cute for words!
Often considered to be the best of the series, ALIENS is afast-paced, high-intensity thrill ride. After 57 years drifting in space,lone survivor Ripley must face her worst nightmare and take the opportunity to destroy her fears forever by returning to the now colonised planet LV-426. Weaver received an Academy Award nomination and became a feminist hero for her strong, sensitive performance as Ripley.
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