Sun 7 Feb • Relationships and Discoveries Double Bill

AWAY WE GO (15) 2.00

(US/UK 2009) dir. Sam Mendes 98m. Digital.
John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Catherine O'Hara, Jeff Daniels, Allison Janney, Maggi Gyllenhaal, Melanie Lynskey.

The comedic twists and turns in thirty-somethings Burt and Verona's journey across modern America. In the search to find their perfect home the longtime couple set off to visit friends and family in order to find their perfect home before the birth of their first child. The result is a humorous, witty, touching and beautifully acted journey of discovery as the couple search out old friends and reconnect with long lost relatives.

+ AN EDUCATION (12A) 4.00

(UK 2009) dir. Lone Scherfig 100m. Digital.
Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Cara Seymour, Emma Thompson.

Nick Hornby's adaptation of journalist Lynn Barber's memoir of teenage seduction wittily captures the time and the place. In 1960s London suburbia, bright, pretty and hard-working 16-year old Jenny Mellor is focused on achieving her father's goal: a place at Oxford. But Jenny can't wait for adult life to begin, and with the arrival of the urbane, witty and twice her age David Goldman, it does. The perfectly pitched performances include a star-making one from Carey Mulligan as Jenny.

£8.50/£6.50 Concs

Sun 14 Feb • Valentine's Day Double Bill

ANNIE HALL (15) 2.00

(US 1977) dir. Woody Allen 92m.
Woody Alllen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane

Woody Allen was never better than as neurotic New York comedian Alvy Singer, who re-examines his complicated and now broken romance with the ditsy would-be nightclub singer Annie Hall. Beating STAR WARS to the Best Picture Oscar, this iconic and still glorious romantic comedy remains fabulously undated, forever imitated, and Allen's first love letter to New York.

+ BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S (PG) 4.00

(US 1961) dir.Blake Edwards 114m. Digital.
Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Martin Balsam, Mickey Rooney.

Almost 50 years after its original release, Audrey Hepburn still sparkles as Holly Golightly – a charming, wild and amoral 'free spirit' with an underlying romantic streak – who finds herself the object of dashing aspiring writer Paul Varjak's desire. A near perfect blend of comedy, romance, and minor tragedy, BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S remains a must-see classic for Valentines Day.

£8.50/£6.50 Concs

Sun 21 Feb • A Tribute to Eric Rohmer

A WINTER'S TALE (12) 1.45

(France 1992) dir. Eric Rohmer 114m. Subtitles.
Frederic Van Dren Driessche, Charlotte Very, Michel Voletti, Herve Furic.

A witty adult fairy tale from the great romantic philosopher of the French New Wave. After an intense but whirlwind holiday romance, Felicie and Charles lose contact. Five years later and Felicie is unable to commit to either of her two current pursuers, because of a premonition that someday she will again find Charles, her one true love and unknowing father of her child. Rohmer's exploration of romantic emotions, confusions and contradictions is a joy to behold.

+ THE ROMANCE OF ASTREA AND CELADON (12) 4.10

(France/Italy/Spain 2007) dir. Eric Rohmer 109m. Subtitles.
Andy Gillet, Stephanie Crayencour, Veronique Reymond, Cecile Cassel, Rodolphe Pauly.

Rohmer's final masterpiece is a witty elegant tale of love, faith, jealousy, desire and cross-dressing set in a land of myth. When Astrea is led to believe that Celadon has been unfaithful to her, she banishes him for her sight forever – but Celadon finds the perfect disguise to win back his lover's affections. It's funny, touching, fearless and magical and a fitting farewell from a film maker whose work was filled with many such cinematic and sensuous delights.

£8.50/£6.50 Concs

Sun 28 Feb • Malice and Foreboding Double Bill

LE CORBEAU (PG) 1.30

(France 1943) dir.Henri-Georges Clouzot 91m. Subtitles.
Pierre Fresnay, Ginette Leclerc, Micheline Francey, Héléna Manson.

A vicious series of poison-pen letters spreads rumours, suspicion and fear among the inhabitants of a small French town – with the main focus of attention being the town's doctor, Remy Germain, a man with a mysterious past. Accused of being an abortionist and adulterer, Germain will be run out of town unless he can uncover the true identity of the unknown letter writer. A masterly suspense thriller that captures the reality of life during the German occupation and the paranoid culture that went with it.

+ THE WHITE RIBBON (15) 3.30

(Austria/Germany/France/Italy 2009) dir. Michael Haneke 144m. Subtitles. Digital.
Christian Friedel, Burghart Klaussner, Maria-Victoria Dragus, Leonard Praxouf, Leonie Benesch, Rainer Bock, Susanne Lothar, Ulrich Tukur, Ursina Lardi.

1913, the eve of World War I. A village in northern Germany is a microcosm of the hierarchical world outside. Strange and macabre accidents occur and it begins to look as if some sort of punishment ritual is being enacted. But who is responsible? The schoolteacher observes, investigates and edges towards the truth. Told with the same chilling brilliance and icy exactitude as Haneke's HIDDEN this Cannes Palme d'Or prizewinner is a masterly and audacious portrait of a time and place in history that also offers an insight into horrors still to come.

£8.50/£6.50 Concs

Sun 7 Mar • Following Fellini Double Bill

STARDUST MEMORIES (15) 2.00

(US 1980) dir. Woody Allen 88m.
Woody Allen, Charlotte Rampling, Marie-Christine Barrault, Jessica Harper, Amy Wright, Tony Robert.

Woody Allen's timelessly funny homage to Fellini in general and EIGHT-AND-A-HALF in particular. Sandy Bates is a comic filmmaker who no longer feels funny. When he ventures into serious cinema for a new challenge, he is not well received by the critics or the public, depression. As he spends a weekend at the Stardust Hotel during a retrospective showing of his films, Sandy reflects upon his life, art and relationships with three contrastingly different women.

+ NINE (12A) 4.00

(US/Italy 2009) dir. Rob Marshall 119m. Digital.
Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Sophia Loren, Stacy Ferguson.

More Fellini inspired fantasy in a star-studded musical extravaganza from the director of CHICAGO and co-written by Anthony Minghella. A gracefully moving Daniel Day Lewis gives a fine, thoughtful performance as famous film director Guido Contini, who is struggling to find harmony in his professional and personal life by reflecting on the women who have shaped it. Some of cinema's leading ladies take on the roles of his wife, mistress, muse and mother; everybody gets to sing and the staging is spectacular.

£8.50/£6.50 Concs

Sun 14 Mar • Coen Brothers Double Bill

THE BIG LEBOWSKI (18) 12.15

(US/UK 1998) dir. Joel Coen 117m.
Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Julianne Moore.

In one of his most iconic roles, Jeff Bridges plays 'The Dude', the ultimate LA slacker who, following a case of mistaken identity, unwittingly gets entangled in a complex kidnapping plot. The Dude's escalating catalogue of dilemmas is wrapped in enough great lines, ingenious plot twists and local eccentrics to make this crazy tribute to Raymond Chandler and Film Noir, an enduring classic in the Coen's back catalogue.

+ A SERIOUS MAN (15) 2.45

(US 2009) dir. Ethan & Joel Coen 105m. Digital.
Michael Stuhlbarg, Fred Melamed, Richard Kind, Aaron Wolf, Sari Wagner, Jessica McManus, Adam Arkin.

1960's Minnesota and, with autobiographical undertones, the Coen brothers focus on on a Jewish academic couple and their young adolescent sons. Physics professor Larry Gopnik's life is unravelling around him. His wife Judith is preparing to leave him, his unemployable brother Arthur is sleeping on the couch, his children are constantly in trouble and, to top it all, a poison-pen writer is trying to sabotage his career chances. In a world where everyone seems to have abandoned him, will Larry ever find what he is looking for?

£8.50/£6.50 Concs

Sun 21 Mar • Tales of Our Times Double Bill.

IT'S COMPLICATED (15) 12.15

(US 2009) dir. Nancy Meyers 120m. Digital.
Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin, John Krasinski, Lake Bell, Emjay Anthony.

Screwball comedy revisited for a more explicit age. Jane gets more than she bargained for when she attends her son's college graduation: a romantic entanglement with ex-husband Jake – now married to a much younger woman. Their sudden Indian summer of sex is believable thanks to the on-screen chemistry of co-stars Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin. The complications arise with the appearance of smitten architect Adam (Steve Martin), but that only adds to the delights of this slickly entertaining confection.

+ UP IN THE AIR (15) 2.45

(US 2009) dir. Jason Reitman 109m. Digital.
George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman, Amy Morton.

George Clooney plays Ryan Bingham, a travelling 'terminator facilitator' or 'corporate downsizing expert' (he fires people). With no desire for a home or family, Ryan loves his life and his work but all that changes when his company grounds him just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles and also he's met the frequent-traveller woman of his dreams. Alongside Clooney's finest performance yet, JUNO director Reitman has created a sophisticated adult comedy for our times.

£8.50/£6.50 Concs

Sun 28 Mar • Family Life Double Bill

TREELESS MOUNTAIN (PG) 2.00

(US/South Korea) dir. So Yong Kim 89m. Subtitles. Digital.
Kim Hee-yeon, Kim Song-hee, Lee Soo-ah, Kim Mi-hyang.

Korean-American filmmaker So Yong Kim's poignant but surprisingly unsentimental portrait of a tough childhood is a story of perseverance, small triumphs, sisterhood, and survival. When their mother goes off in search of their estranged father, two little sisters must look after one another while living with their alcoholic aunt. Shot from a child's-eye viewpoint, it's a delicate and minimalist tale with extraordinary and captivating performances from the young leads.

+ STILL WALKING (U) 4.00

(Japan 2008) dir. Hirokazu Koreeda 114m. Subtitles. Digital.
Hiroshi Abe, Yui Natsukawa, You, Kazuya Takahashi, Shohei Tanaka, Kirin Kiki, Yoshio Harada.

A beautifully observed portrait of family life with a universal resonance. On a hot summer's day, a Japanese family come together for a characteristic bout of mutual irritation and disagreement at the home of a constantly bickering father and mother, although resentments and anger are contained within the traditional conventions of politeness and respect. It's the 15th anniversary of the death of their beloved younger son and this year they've invited, out of sheer perversity, the lad whom he died saving from drowning...

£8.50/£6.50 Concs