CinemaApril – May 2016

Spring has finally sprung and the great films aredefinitely still blossoming at DCA. A new additionto our calendar is VIVA! Spanish & Latin AmericanFestival; and Dundead, Dundee's Horror Film Festival, is back with a vengeance. As usual westrive to offer you a broad range of films – so you won't be surprised to see a superhero blockbuster sitting next to a European arthousemasterpiece. When Son of Saul won the Best Foreign-Language Film Oscar at the Academy Awards this February, we couldn’t have been more delighted. Although it was already the Grand JuryPrize winner at Cannes, we knew that such ahigh-profile accolade would give this extraordinaryfilm the very best chance of reaching the widest audience. No film could be more deserving. Hungarian filmmaker László Nemes has made anastonishing debut which will, in time, be spoken of as a masterpiece of the European Art Cinema tradition. Using first-hand accounts which wereburied in secret at Auschwitz in 1944, Nemesgives a voice to the Sonderkommando, Jews whowere forced to work ushering people into the gaschambers and removing their bodies. Shunned,these Holocaust victims kept silent for decades,living with shame and guilt at the manner of theirsurvival. Undeniably an intense watch, this film is also boldand brave. It offers one of those transformativeviewing experiences that happen all too rarelytoday. Writing the notes on the film for this guidewas a painful process, in part because there wasnot enough space for all the things I wanted to say but also because I was fighting back tears remembering the emotional impact it had on me in Cannes. I hope I have done the film justice, andthat having read the notes you’ll summon yourcourage to come and see Son of Saul.

Alice BlackHead of Cinema

Additional contributors:Brian Hoyle Christopher O’Neill, Adam Smart,Mike Tait

ContentsNew FilmsBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 4The Brand New Testament 7I Saw the Light 13Couple in a Hole 8The Club 4Demolition 11Dheepan 5Eye in the Sky 7Florence Foster Jenkins 12Jane Got a Gun 9Knight of Cups 12Louder than Bombs 11The Man Who Knew Infinity 6Midnight Special 6Miles Ahead 9Mustang 13Our Little Sister 8Son of Saul 10

Artists’ FilmEisenstein in Guanajuato 14The Sky Trembles and the Earth is Afraid 14

DocumentaryI am Belfast 15Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures 15

DUNDEAD Baskin 21The Hexecutioners 21Évolution 20The Final Terror 22Green Room 20Hawk the Slayer 22The Hills Have Eyes 23Krull 22A Nightmare on Elm Street 23Queen of Earth 21Red Eye 23Scream 23Southbound 20Time Bandits 22

Film EventsLost Treasure 24Richard III 24

Arabian Nights: A Trilogy 25

VintageCalamity Jane Sing-a-Long 26Ran 26

Crime: Hong Kong StyleInfernal Affairs 26

The Artists Cinema 2016: The Coat 27

DJCAD: Moving Image & Animation 27

Arts on ScreenLive from the Met 28NT Live: A View from the Bridge 28Teatro Alla Scala: The Temple of Wonders 28

ỊViva! Spanish & Latin American FestivalCarmina and Amen 29Carmín Tropical 29To Kill a Man 29

Discovery Family Film ClubLondon International Animation Festival 30Time Bandits 30Zootropolis 30

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NewFilmsThe Club El Club Fri 15 – Thu 21 April

Pablo Larraìn’s previous film Nowas a provocative andplayful look at Chile’s political history in the 1970s. WithThe Club he brings the same biting gaze to an equallydark subject: paedophilia in the Catholic Church, deliveringa film which is a tough but thought-provoking watch.

As the film opens, we are introduced to a group of ex-priests who seem to be living in a sheltered retirementcommunity. The ‘Club’ of the title refers not only to theirdomestic arrangements but the greyhound syndicate thatsome of them belong to. They are looked after by formernun Mother Monica (Antonia Zegers) who treats them asnaughty children who need guidance and strict rules. Butthe truth about each resident’s past comes to light when a newcomer, Father Lazcano arrives. He is recognised bya homeless man called Sandokan (an astonishing andheart-breaking performance by Roberto Farias), once analtar boy, who was abused at the time by the priest andhas never quite recovered. With the equilibrium of thehouse disrupted, it is only a matter of time before the truthis revealed about each resident’s past.

Despite being shot in a kind of dusky haze, The Clubmakesit clear that these men (and metaphorically therefore theChurch) are still in denial about the impact of their crimesand the retribution they must endure because of them.Larraìn takes no sides, but simply allows the story to unfold in a natural, unmediated and uncompromising way.

Dir: Pablo Larraìn Chile 2015 / 1h38m / 18 Spanish with English subtitles

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Fri 15 – Thu 21 April

For the last decade mainstream cinema has been bombarded with superhero movies. Of the top ten highest grossing films of all time, three are born of Marvel’s The Avengers franchise. So it is no wonder that Warner Bros and DC Entertainment are looking toreplicate that success with director Zack Snyder’s latestcomic book adaptation, Batman v Superman: Dawn ofJustice.

Following the events of Man of Steel, the world haschanged with the knowledge that powerful beings fromelsewhere in the galaxy exist. Superman (Henry Cavill) ispraised and condemned in equal measure after savingthe Earth from the forces of General Zod (Michael Shannon) but destroying most of Metropolis in doing so. Having been present in the city at the time of its devastation, Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) vows vengeanceon Superman and brings his vigilante alter ego Batmanout of retirement to dispense his brutal brand of justice.

Snyder has made his career out of big screen graphicnovel adaptations such as Frank Miller’s 300 and AlanMoore’s Watchmen. Here he succeeds again with what is nothing short of a stylishly shot, action-packed extravaganza of superhero awesomeness. Dawn of Justice is an epic introduction to the Justice League andthe expanding cinematic universe of DC.

Dir: Zack Snyder USA / 2016 / 2h33m / 12ACine Sundays Sun 17 April, 11:00Bring a Baby Thu 21 April, 10:30

Dheepan Fri 15 – Thu 21 April

Winner of the 2015 Palme d’Or, Cannes Film Festival’s most coveted prize, Jacques Audiard’s latest film Dheepan finallyhits our screens. A master filmmaker whose ability to construct intense drama is rarely matched, Audiard (A Prophet,Rustand Bone) has taken a story that on paper seems remote and extreme and made it intimate and human.

Dheepan (played by writer and political activist AntonythasanJesuthasan, himself a former boy soldier with the Tamil Tigersbefore fleeing Sri Lanka) is desperate to escape his violentpast and start a new life in France. He enlists the help of Yalini(Kalieaswari Srinivasan), a stranger also trying to flee, to playthe part of his wife, and nine year-old girl Illayaal (Claudine Vinasithamby), to play their daughter. This makeshift family is enough for the authorities to grant them asylum and passage out. They begin a new life in one of France’s toughest neighbourhoods, a banlieue where local gangs exist sideby side with ordinary people trying to survive. The unlikely trio must not only adjust to living together as a domestic unit,but to the challenges of life in a foreign culture and the very real threat of the criminal world on their doorstep.

A story of immigration and survival, Dheepan is an absorbing watch from the opening moments until its explosive end.Audiard is a gifted storyteller and while it is clear from the beginning that no one is able to escape their past, you will caredeeply about the characters’ futures and desperately hope that they do.

Dir: Jacques Audiard France / 2015 / 1h45m / 15 French and Tamil with English subtitlesSenior Citizen Kane Club Thu 21 April, 10:30

“An absorbing watch fromthe opening moments untilits explosive end.”

“A tough but thought-provoking watch.”

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The Brand New TestamentLe tout nouveau testamentFri 22 – Thu 28 April

Probably best known for his film Toto le hero, Belgian filmmaker Jaco Van Dormael brings hisown zany brand of fantastical humour to his latestwork. The Brand New Testament imagines a worldwhere God is a grumpy layabout who lives amongus, controlling human lives based on his moodswings and eccentricities.

God (Benoît Poelvoorde) lives with his wife(Yolande Moreau) and their precocious ten year-old daughter Ea (Pili Groyne). They live not in theclouds, but in a very non-descript three bedroomapartment in Brussels. Slobbing around in a t-shirtand old dressing gown, God spends his days inhis office smoking, controlling the world from anold computer and bullying his long-suffering family.No wonder his only son JC got out as quickly ashe could. Ea decides it’s time for a change andafter hacking into her father’s computer, robbinghim of his powers and accidentally releasing the death dates of every human on Earth, she escapes and ends up amongst the now panickingpopulation. God follows, determined to get herback and fix what she has broken, but his interaction with the people he created will soonhave him reassessing everything he has ever done.

Poelvoorde, a familiar face to anyone who followsFrench cinema, is born to play this role. He canturn from unlikable to vulnerable on a pin. AndMoreau is delightful as the the serene stay-at-homemum who really should be in charge of the world.

Dir: Jaco Van Dormael Belgium/France/Luxembourg 2015/1h45m /15French with English subtitles

Eye in the Sky Fri 29 April – Thu 5 May

Featuring one of the final performances by the late great Alan Rickman, Eye in the Sky is a thriller with a conscience,exploring the issue of military drone attacks from behind thescenes in the war room, the command centre, and on theground where the attacks land.

Written by Guy Hibbert, the film begins as UK and USA forcesare working together to coordinate an operation observing aSomali terrorist group who are plotting a suicide mission.Using drones to watch them from the sky as well as agents in the field, it soon becomes clear that an intervention is necessary in order to prevent the attack. But a strike on thegroup, who are held up in a local community, will surely resultin civilian casualties. Leading the team who must make thisdifficult decision is Col. Powell (a steely and intense Helen Mirren) in London who is directing drone pilot Watts (AaronPaul) in Las Vegas; while monitoring on the sidelines is Lieutenant General Benson (Rickman) and the attorney general (Richard McCabe).

Gavin Hood, whose breakout film Tsotsi caused a sensation,teases out the horrifying dilemma – should one innocent life be sacrificed to save thousands of others – while at the sametime addressing the impact remote operations have on boththe soldiers who operate drones and the decision makers whodeploy them.

Dir: Gavin Hood UK 2015 / 1h42m / 15

Midnight Special Fri 22 – Thu 28 April

Recently the science fiction genre has become a showcasefor big budget action movies, dominated by superhero andteen novel adaptations. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, butit’s not very inspiring either. It is incredibly refreshing when amovie like Midnight Special comes along, in which directorJeff Nichols reminds us that sci-fi is capable of so much morethan just action sequences and impressive special effects. It is a genre capable of teaching us that amidst the wondersof the universe our humanity is a very unique and beautifulthing.

After Roy (Michael Shannon) learns that his son Alton (JaedenLieberher) possesses otherworldly powers, the pair go on therun pursued by religious fanatics and government agenciesintent on taking the boy for their own nefarious reasons.Helped by Lucas (Joel Edgerton) and his ex-wife Sarah(Kirsten Dunst), Roy will not stop until he gets Alton to thesafety of a secret location.

Central to all of Nichols’ movies – Shotgun Stories,Take Shelter,Mud – are heartfelt tales about father-son relationships andMidnight Special continues this theme in the guise of an homage to the great sci-fi films of the 70s and 80s. With excellent performances, especially by long-time Nichols collaborator Shannon, Midnight Special is a charming lovestory told with visionary wonder.

Dir: Jeff Nichols USA 2016 / 1h52m / 12A

The Man Who Knew Infinity Fri 22 – Thu 28 April

Mathematics have rarely been successfully translated on screen, but The Man Who knew Infinity promises to do just that through the inspiring true story of a man who by sheer force oftalent and determination, overcame the obstaclesset in his path by society.

Madras, 1913. Srinivasa Ramanujan (SlumdogMillionaire’s Dev Patel), a young clerk with no formal mathematical training but a raw natural talent, is encouraged by his employer Sir FrancisSpring (Stephen Fry), to send samples of his theories to Cambridge academic G.H. Hardy (Jeremy Irons). Intrigued by the work, Hardy invites him to come and study in England. Treatedboth as an outcast and an exotic oddity by theacademic community, Ramanujan struggles to fitin, while Hardy is pressured to prove that his boygenius has genuinely made these breakthoughdiscoveries without any outside help.

While the friendship which develops between theEnglish don and the impoverished Hindi student is at the heart-warming core of the film, The ManWho Knew Infinity never descends into syrupysentimentality, rarely shying away from the difficulties both men faced in trying to get Ramanujan’s work acknowledged by the world.

Dir: Matthew Brown UK 2015 / 1h48m / 12ACine Sundays Sun 24 April, 11:00Senior Citizen Kane Club Thu 28 April, 10:30Bring a Baby Thu 28 April, 10:30

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Miles Ahead Fri 29 April – Thu 5 May

Actor Don Cheadle makes his debut behind the camera withthis bold biopic about one of the most iconic musicians of our time, Miles Davis. Cheadle has made the daring decisionnot to take a traditional approach to his storytelling and thestructure of the film is as fluid and multi-layered as a Davisrecord. Miles Ahead centres not only on the legendary artist’simpact on contemporary jazz but also on his personal life,which was as complicated as his music.

The story moves around different periods in the musician'slife, starting in New York in the late 1970s where Davis (Cheadle) lives as a veritable recluse in his Upper West Sideapartment. From here, we flash back to the 1960s, whenDavis has reached superstar status following the release ofKind of Blue and is in a state of self-destructive freefall,steadily ruining his marriage to the love of his life Frances Taylor (Emayatzy Corinealdi). Meanwhile, back in the 70s, he hooks up with Rolling Stone journalist Dave Brill (EwanMcGregor) and some of the most difficult truths about his lifeand career are laid bare.

A passion project if there ever was one, this film has beenyears in the making. Cheadle is terrific as Davis, and his film never shies away from the darkness which ruled the musician’s life – his drug addiction, his egomania – while always staying focused on his incredible talent.

Dir: Don Cheadle USA 2015 / 1h40m / 15Cine Sundays Sun 1 May, 11:00Senior Citizen Kane Club Thu 5 May, 10:30Bring a Baby Thu 5 May, 10:30

Jane Got a Gun Fri 6 – Thu 12 May

New Mexico, 1871. When her outlaw husbandHam (Noah Emmerich) returns home riddled withbullet wounds from a shoot-out with John Bishop(Ewan McGregor) and his gang the Bishop Boys,frontierswoman Jane (Natalie Portman) decides to leave the family farm and get her daughter tosafety. Fearing violent retribution and a dark pastcatching up with her, she travels to see her formerfiancé Dan (Joel Edgerton) – a soldier thoughtdead in the Civil War – to ask him for his help inprotecting her family. With the Bishop Boys getting closer by the day, the pair take up armsand prepare to wage war against the villainouswrath headed their way.

Despite a troubled start to the production whichsaw original director Lynne Ramsay and numerous actors walk away from the project, the finished film boasts strong performances from Portman, Edgerton and in particular, a devilishly enjoyable Ewan McGregor. Add to that some great action sequences involving a lot of click-clacking of Winchester rifles, an authentic-feeling script (co-written by Edgerton)laced with a subtle hint of machismo, and a storythat director Gavin O’Connor keeps rolling alongwith flair, and the finished result is an impressive if unconventional western.

Dir: Gavin O’Connor USA 2016 / 1h38m / 15Cine Sundays Sun 8 May, 11:00Bring a Baby Thu 12 May, 10:30

Couple in a Hole Mon 2 – Thu 5 May

Belgian filmmaker Tom Geens brings a Europeansensibility to the unique A Couple in a Hole. Parthorror, part psychological drama, part mystery and revenge thriller, this is an atmospheric and unsettling watch.

The film opens in a remote part of the French Pyrenees where a Scottish couple are living inseclusion. Their home is an uprooted tree trunkwhich Karen (Kate Dickie), who suffers from an (initially) unexplained mental block, only leaves for brief moments to eat the grubs her husbandJohn (Paul Higgins) has foraged for her. When sheis bitten by a poisonous spider, he is forced tohead into the local village to find medicine, where he encounters Andre (Jérôme Kircher), aneighbourhood farmer who is keen to help. As a tentative friendship forms between the two men,Karen becomes increasingly frantic and their extreme living situation becomes unbearable asthe couple teeter towards a complete breakdown.

While the reason the couple have chosen to withdraw from the world becomes clear only partially way through the film, Geens’ meticulousstorytelling leaves little clues along the way whichbuild to a deeply moving conclusion. Higgins andDickie are more than up for the task, turning in twoof the most unselfish performances we’ve seen onscreen this year. With an atmospheric soundtrackby Portishead’s Geoff Barrow adding a sense offoreboding throughout, Couple in a Hole is a rawcinematic experience.

Dir: Tom Geens UK / Belgium / France 2015 / 1h45m / 12A

Our Little Sister Umimachi DiaryMon 2 – Sun 8 May

In the two decades following the release of his debut feature,Maborosi, Hirokazu Koreeda (Afterlife; Nobody Knows; StillWalking; I Wish; Like Father, Like Son) has gained a reputationfor being Japan’s greatest living filmmaker.

Koreeda’s latest film, Our Little Sister, is based on AkimiYoshida’s wonderful (and still running) Manga series UmimachiDiary (Diary of a Seaside Town), focusing on the day-to-daylives of three sisters who invite their teenage half-sister tomove in with them following the death of their father. As everwith Koreeda, there is little in terms of conventional plot andthe film instead follows the sisters over the course of a year,paying particular attention to the changing seasons.

In Japanese terms the film is a modern-day equivalent to Kon Ichikawa’s 1983 masterpiece The Makioka Sisters, but to Western audiences a more apt comparison would beChekhov’s Three Sisters. Indeed, like Chekhov, Koreeda is a true humanist who scrupulously avoids melodrama and instead finds a wealth of material, both tragic and comic, inevents that lesser artists would dismiss as mundane. As everwith Koreeda, the direction is rigorous and the performancesimmaculate (all four central actresses were nominated forJapan’s equivalent to the ‘Oscars’). No fan of serious, intelligent, character-driven cinema can afford to miss this.

Dir: Hirokazu Koreeda Japan 2015 / 2h8m / PG Japanese with English subtitles

“The direction is rigorous and theperformances immaculate.”

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Son Of Saul Saul fia Fri 6 – Thu 19 May

Saul Ausländer (Géza Röhrig), a Hungarian Jew, is part of a group of prisoners who carry out the day to day tasks in aconcentration camp. As the film opens, we see him carrying out his duties with grim determination. His daily reality isfilled with constant unspeakable horror and while he may still be living, he is a shell of a man whose sense of humanityis all but lost. While cleaning out the gas chambers he sees a body he believes is that of his dead son and decides thatno matter what the cost, he must give him a proper burial. Saul threatens, barters with and begs the other prisoners tohelp in his quest to find a rabbi who will perform the rites, while desperately trying to keep himself alive until his missionhas been accomplished.

One criticism often levelled at cinematic depictions of the Holocaust is that they can never represent the true horror ofwhat took place. How do you show things that are not possible to show? Director László Nemes has made severalunique directorial decisions throughout this project in order to be truthful to the victims’ experiences. There is nographic imagery here. The camera remains fixed on Saul’s face for the entire film, yet we are always acutely aware ofthe horror happening all around him.

Sound plays a key role as well: the relentless assault of commands, the clanging and the silence all evoke a visceralsense of what these victims endured day in and day out. The decision was also made to have the multi-national castdeliver their lines in Yiddish, the all but lost common language spoken by the concentration camp victims who camefrom many different parts of Europe. All of these elements, combined with an intense performance by Röhrig (himselfnot a trained actor but a well-known Hungarian writer) will remain etched on your memory long after the closing credits.

Dir: László Nemes Hungary 2015 / 1h47m / 15 Hungarian, Yiddish, German, Russian, Polish, French, Greek, Slovak with English subtitles Senior Citizen Kane Club Thu 12 May, 10:30

Louder Than BombsFri 6 – Thu 12 May

Norwegian director Joachim Trier’s previous films(Reprise; Oslo, August 31st) have a certain playfulness in their storytelling while still dealingwith difficult aspects of contemporary life, like drugaddiction and relationship meltdowns. LouderThan Bombs, his first film in English, is certainly no different.

With an exhibition by his late wife Isabelle (IsabelleHuppert), a renowned war photographer, about to open, her widower Gene (Gabriel Byrne) is preparing to be reunited with his two sons. His eldest Jonah (Jesse Eisenberg), a teacher workingon his PhD, has recently become a father, while his youngest Conrad (Devin Druid) is a moodily introverted high school student. Relationships between the three men are strained to say theleast. Moving back and forth in time and in and out of reality, each of their stories – and an explanation for the mistrust and suspicion that exists within the family – unfold.

Trier, who collaborates with the same team oneach of his productions (screenwriter Eskil Vogt,cinematographer Jakob Ihre and editor OlivierBugge Couette) has created a complex portrait ofa grieving family, each coping with loss in differentways.

Dir: Joachim Trier Norway / France / Denmark 2015 / 1h49m / 15

Demolition Fri 13 – Thu 19 May

After Dallas Buyers Club, Canadian filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée turns his gaze on a story about mental collapse and anunconventional friendship that helps a grieving widower regainsome equilibrium.

Jake Gyllenhaal is Davis, a successful New York investmentbanker who has just lost his wife in a tragic car accident. Hewas the passenger, but escaped unscathed. On the surface,he doesn’t seem to be acting like one would expect – thereare no tears or sadness, just confusion and a little guilt that he survived. Davis returns to his work at his father-in-law’s(Chris Cooper) firm soon after her funeral, much to the bafflement of her family and his friends. The only person heseems to connect with is Karen (Naomi Watts), who works ata local vending machine company and receives his letter ofcomplaint when one of their machines swallows his money.The two begin a tentative relationship, to the dismay of herboyfriend and the delight of her teenage son (Judah Lewis).

The “demolition” of the title makes reference to Davis’ obsession with taking things apart – the precious grandfatherclock his father-in-law covets, the fabric of his entire flat –but it also refers to a man who has to rebuild his life after a catastrophic event. Vallée has the courage to make the audience feel as frustrated with his central character as his in-laws do, and just as understanding when he finds hope inan unexpected place.

Dir: Jean-Marc Vallée USA 2015 / 1h41m / 15Cine Sundays Sun 15 May, 11:00

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Florence Foster Jenkins Fri 13 – Thu 26 May

If the story behind Florence Foster Jenkins soundsfamiliar, that’s because it is the true tale of anAmerican heiress who famously built a career asan opera singer despite being tone deaf: herstory was also the inspiration for Marguerite,which screened at DCA last month.

Veteran British director Stephen Frears (TheQueen, Frost/Nixon), is at the helm and he has assembled a glittering cast to tell the story, including Meryl Streep as Jenkins and HughGrant as St Clair Bayfield, the soprano’s manager.The legendary New York socialite performed inconcert halls all across the country, convincedthat she possessed a true talent. Protected byBayfield from the harshest of her critics, Jenkinswould dismiss the jeers and laughter from the audience as “professional jealousy.” After all, thevoice she heard in her own head was beautiful.When she sets her sights on Carnegie Hall in1944, the sad truth that audiences are flocking to see her perform not because she is good, butbecause she is awful, is about to be revealed.

Streep, a talented singer in real life, brings a lovelycharm to Jenkins which makes the actions ofthose closest to her understandable, and Granthas never been better as the man who tried toprotect her at all costs.

Dir: Stephen Frears UK 2016 / 1h50m / cert tbcSenior Citizen Kane Club Thu 19 May, 10:30Bring a Baby Thu 19 May, 10:30

Knight of Cups Fri 20 – Thu 26 May

Beautiful images, a hypnotic voiceover, musings on the meaning of life and the musical strains of Vaughan Williamsand Grieg can only mean one thing – a new film from TerrenceMalick. The works in the latter part of his career may have thisdistinct style, but the setting for Knight of Cups is definitely ashift. Gone are the corn fields and on screen instead is thehigh-life of the LA entertainment world.

The hero or knight of the film is Rick (Christian Bale), a successful middle-aged Hollywood screenwriter who seemsto have lost his way. Looking for meaning and connection, he seeks solace in his relationships with different women –the eccentric Della (Imogen Poots), serious doctor Nancy(Cate Blanchett), supermodel Helen (Freida Pinto), marriedElizabeth (Natalie Portman), stripper Karen (Teresa Palmer)and finally Isabel (Isabel Lucas) who might just be the soulmate he’s been searching for. Troubled, too, are Rick’s relationships with his father (Brian Dennehy) and brother (Wes Bentley) both of whom are haunted by the death of theiroldest son/brother Billy.

Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki’s work is the glue whichholds this sprawling narrative together. And while the sexualpolitics of the film will certainly enrage some critics, there willbe others who say that was exactly Malick’s intention in thefirst place. Either way, there are moments of such beauty andcinematic transcendence to savour in this film that we’ll bewaiting with anticipation for the next Malick opus.

Dir: Terrence Malick USA 2015 / 1h48m / 15

I Saw the Light Fri 20 – Thu 26 May

I Saw the Light sees Tom (tipped to be the nextJames Bond) Hiddleston take on a very differentrole to the upper-class characters we’re used toseeing him play. In this biopic of the country musicstar Hank Williams, Hiddleston oozes Southerncharm as the Alabama-born singer who burst tosuper-stardom in the late 1940s but died at theyoung age of 29.

Over the course of his brief career Hank Williamsproduced over 30 hit singles. His signature tunesdealt with despair and heartache, not at all surprising given his complicated domestic situation and addiction to painkillers. When Hankmarried Audrey Mae Sheppard (Elisabeth Olsen)their relationship seemed rosy. With ambitions ofher own, Audrey was a force to be reckoned with,and her insistence that he include her in their act would be a constant source of strain in themarriage. Coupled with Hank’s wandering eye andhis abuse of drink and painkillers, there was nevergoing to be a happy ending for this pair. EventuallyAudrey has to make way for a new woman inHank’s life, the much younger Billie Jean, Williams’widow when he died unexpectedly on tour.

Hiddleston clearly has some vocal chops and hisrenditions of Williams’ classics Your Cold, ColdHeart; Lovesick Blues and Your Cheatin’ Heartwill please even the most die-hard fans. The production design is top notch as well: with NorthLouisiana filling in for Nashville, the sense of periodand detail will make you want to book a road tripto the American South.

Dir: Mark Abraham USA 2015 / 2h3m / cert tbc

Mustang Fri 20 – Thu 26 May

At a time when Hollywood is being lambasted for its lack of diversity on screen, it is refreshing to see a film which is aboutwomen, written and directed by women. With a screenplayco-written by Alice Winocour (whose film Disorder featured in our previous Cinema Guide), Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s first feature Mustang is a coming of age story with an underlyingmessage around the rights of women that is impossible to ignore.

In a small Turkish community, five sisters live with their uncleand grandmother in quiet seclusion. Their parents have beendead for a decade and when they are seen goofing around (as teenagers do) with their male schoolmates, their sternuncle Erol (Ayberk Pekcan) decides he must step in. Forbidding them to leave the house, he literally makes them prisoners, before putting the wheels in motion for theirarranged marriages. Told primarily from the point of view ofLale (Güneş Nezihe Sensoy), the mischievous youngestdaughter, the girls struggle to accept the restrictions and thefate which await them and conspire against their uncle in onelast bid for freedom, which has tragic consequences.

Ergüven casts mostly unknowns who have a natural rapportwhich makes their close-knit bond as sisters entirely believable. They fight, tease each other, fall out, make up, and most importantly support each other in the pressurecooker which has become their daily existence. At times the oppression becomes almost unbearable for them to livethrough and for us as the audience to watch.

Dir: Deniz Gamze Ergüven Turkey 2015 / 1h37m / 15 Turkish with English subtitlesCine Sundays Sun 22 May, 11:00Senior Citizen Kane Club Thu 26 May, 10:30

Documentary

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Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures Mon 9 – Thu 12 May

The only thing more outrageous than Robert Mapplethorpe's photographs was his life. Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures, by acclaimed directors Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, is the firstdefinitive, feature length portrait of the controversialAmerican artist, 25 years since his death from AIDS. He was obsessed with magic and in particular, withwhat he saw as the magic of photography and themagic of sex. With unprecedented, unlimited access to his archives and work, combined with the recollections of his older sister Nancy and youngestbrother Edward, the most prominent voice in the documentary is Mapplethorpe's own. Thanks to a number of rediscovered interviews, he is our narrator.Completely candid and shockingly honest, he speaksabout his life, loves, and work.This is a unique portrait ofan artist who turned photography into contemporary fineart with a bold vision that ignited a culture war still raging to this day.

Dirs: Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey USA 2016 / 1h48m / 18

I am Belfast Fri 22 – Sun 24 April

Neither conventional drama nor a straightforward documentary, in his latest compelling cinematic essayfilm critic Mark Cousins takes us on a journey throughan infamous place, with a 10,000 year old woman as our free spirited guide. On this very unusual walking touraround the city of Belfast we begin in the here and now,with the everyday, before moving on to the dream life of the city, mapping the voices of women and the undefined spaces, the unnoticed and the unloved thingsabout this place. But our guide also looks back and sees the tragedy and the horror of what went before.She remembers everything...

With cinematography by Christopher Doyle (In the Moodfor Love, Rabbit-Proof Fence), and boasting a score by composer David Holmes (71, Hunger), I Am Belfasthighlights Mark Cousins’ influences: they are inherentlycinematic, but all the while underscored by the influenceof the grandparents, the mothers, the brothers and thewomen of the city he comes from.

Dir: Mark Cousins UK 2015 / 1h24m / 15

Artists’ FilmThe Sky Trembles and theEarth is Afraid and the TwoEyes Are Not BrothersMon 16 – Thu 19 May

This new feature film by award-winning British artist andfilmmaker Ben Rivers (Two Years at Sea) is an adaptationof ‘A Distant Episode’, the savage short story set in Morocco by American author Paul Bowles, first published in 1947. Moving between documentary, fiction and fable, The Sky Trembles... sees its protagonist, filmmaker Oliver Laxe, directing his ownfilm, the forthcoming Las Mimosas, in Morocco, beforewalking off set and into Rivers’ narrative. The film wasshot on 16mm against the staggering beauty of the Moroccan landscape, from the rugged terrain of theAtlas Mountains to the stark and surreal emptiness ofthe Sahara, with its encroaching sands and abandonedfilm sets. Oliver Laxe is drawn into a hallucinatory adventure of cruelty, madness and malevolence as hisnarrative combines with Bowles’ story and observationalfootage to form a multi-layered excavation of the constructs of cinema itself.

Dir: Ben Rivers UK 2015 / 1h35m / cert tbc

Eisenstein in GuanajuatoThu 5 – Fri 6 May

Although he is now well into his 70s, veteran British auteur Peter Greenaway shows no signs of mellowingand his latest film is as provocative and controversial as anything he has ever done. The film offers a semi-fictionalised account of ten life-changing days the greatSoviet filmmaker, Sergei Eisenstein, spent in Mexico in the early 1930s, during which he had his first homosexual experience. As one might expect, the depiction of sex is unblushingly frank, but Greenaway’s aesthetic choices are just as likely to ruffle feathers. For Greenaway, the cinema has barely evolved sinceEisenstein’s heyday in the late silent era and this film,which stretches the potential of digital to its limits, attempts to drag the medium into the 21st century. Thisis probably the most visually and intellectually ambitiousfilm you’ll see this year. It is also a masterpiece that maytake years to be fully appreciated.

Dir: Peter Greenaway Netherlands / Belgium / Finland / Mexico / France2015 / 1h45m / cert tbc

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Day / Film TimesFri 15 AprilZootropolis 13:00The Club 13:00/18:30Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 15:30/20:45Dheepan 15:15/18:00/20:30

Sat 16 April The Club 12:30/21:45Zootropolis 13:00Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 14:45/20:30Dheepan 15:30/18:00Live from the Met: Roberto Devereux 17:55

Sun 17 April Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 11:00/21:00Zootropolis 13:00The Club 14:00/18:00Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse 16:00Lost Treasure 18:00Dheepan 20:30

Mon 18 April The Club 13:00/18:30Dheepan 13:15/15:45/18:15

20:45Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 15:30/20:45

Tue 19 AprilThe Club 13:00/18:30Dheepan 13:15/15:45/18:15Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 15:30/20:45CRIME: Hong Kong Style: Infernal Affairs 20:30

Wed 20 April The Club 13:00/18:30Dheepan 13:15/15:45/

18:15/20:45Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 15:30/20:45

Thu 21 AprilBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 10:30/15:30/20:45Dheepan 10:30/13:15/15:45

18:15/20:45The Club 13:15/18:30

Fri 22 AprilThe Man Who Knew Infinity 13:00/18:00I Am Belfast 13:15/18:15The Brand New Testament 15:15/20:15Midnight Special 15:30/20:30

Day / Film TimesSat 23 April The Man Who Knew Infinity 13:00/18:00Calamity Jane Sing-A-Long 13:15Midnight Special 15:30/20:30The Brand New Testament 15:30/18:00I Am Belfast 20:30

Sun 24 AprilThe Man Who Knew Infinity 11:00/13:15/18:00I Am Belfast 13:15/18:15The Brand New Testament 15:15/20:15Midnight Special 15:30/20:30

Mon 25 AprilThe Man Who Knew Infinity 13:00/18:00The Brand New Testament 13:15/15:45/18:15

20:45Midnight Special 15:30/20:30

Tue 26 AprilThe Man Who Knew Infinity 13:00/18:00The Brand New Testament 13:15/15:45/18:15

20:45Midnight Special 15:30/20:30

Wed 27 AprilThe Man Who Knew Infinity 13:00/18:00The Brand New Testament 13:15/15:45/18:15

20:45Midnight Special 15:30/20:30

Thu 28 April The Man Who Knew Infinity 10:30/10:30/15:30

17:00Midnight Special 13:00/18:00The Brand New Testament 13:15DUNDEAD Film Quiz 19:00DUNDEAD 2016: Green Room 21:00Richard III 19:30DUNDEAD 2016: The Hills Have Eyes 23:00

Fri 29 AprilMiles Ahead 13:00/15:30/20:30Eye in the Sky 13:00/15:30/18:00DUNDEAD 2016: Évolution 18:30DUNDEAD 2016: Southbound 21:00DUNDEAD 2016: A Nightmare on Elm Street 23:00

KeyBring a Baby

Senior Citizen Kane Club Performance Screening

Discovery Family Film ClubSubtitled

Ciné Sunday

Day / Film TimesSat 30 AprilDUNDEAD 2016: Time Bandits 13:00Miles Ahead 13:00/20:45Eye in the Sky 15:15DUNDEAD 2016: Hawk The Slayer 16:15Live from the Met: Elektra 17:55DUNDEAD 2016: Darling 18:30DUNDEAD 2016: Baskin 21:00DUNDEAD 2016: Scream 23:00

Sun 1 MayMiles Ahead 11:00/15:30/20:30Ran 13:00Eye in the Sky 13:15/18:00DUNDEAD 2016: Krull 16:00DUNDEAD 2016: The Final Terror 18:30DUNDEAD 2016: Queen of Earth 21:00DUNDEAD 2016: Red Eye 23:00

Mon 2 MayEye in the Sky 13:00/18:00Our Little Sister 13:15/18:15Miles Ahead 15:30/20:30Couple in a Hole 15:45/20:45

Tue 3 MayEye in the Sky 13:00/18:00Our Little Sister 13:15/18:15Miles Ahead 15:30/20:30Couple in a Hole 15:45/20:45

Wed 4 MayEye in the Sky 13:00/18:00Our Little Sister 13:15/18:15Miles Ahead 15:30/20:30Couple in a Hole 15:45/20:45

Thu 5 MayMiles Ahead 10:30/10:30/15:30

20:30Eye in the Sky 13:00/18:00Eisenstein in Guanajuato 13:15Our Little Sister 15:30/18:15Couple in a Hole 20:45

Fri 6 MayOur Little Sister 13:00Jane Got a Gun 13:15/18:15Louder Than Bombs 15:30/20:30Son of Saul 15:45/20:30Eisenstein in Guanajuato 18:00

Day / Film TimesSat 7 MayOur Little Sister 13:00/18:30Jane Got A Gun 14:15/18:15Louder Than Bombs 15:30/20:30Son of Saul 16:15/21:00

Sun 8 MayJane Got a Gun 11:00/13:15/18:15Son of Saul 13:00/20:45Arabian Nights Vol: 1 15:15Louder Than Bombs 15:30/20:30Our Little Sister 18:00

Mon 9 MayJane Got a Gun 13:15/18:15Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures 13:00/18:00Louder Than Bombs 15:30/20:30Son of Saul 15:45/20:45

Tue 10 MaySon of Saul 13:00/20:30Jane Got a Gun 13:15/18:15Louder Than Bombs 15:30/20:30Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures 15:30VIVA! presents: Carmina y amén 18:00

Wed 11 MaySon of Saul 13:00/18:00Jane Got a Gun 13:15/18:15Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures 15:30/20:30Louder Than Bombs 15:30/20:30

Thu 12 MaySon of Saul 10:30/15:30Jane Got a Gun 10:30/13:15/21:30Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures 13:00/20:30Louder Than Bombs 15:30/18:00NT Live: A View From The Bridge (encore) 19:00

Fri 13 MaySon of Saul 13:00/18:00Florence Foster Jenkins 13:00/15:30/18:00

20:30Demolition 15:15/20:30

Sat 14 MayLondon International Animation Festival 13:00Florence Foster Jenkins 13:00/15:30/18:00

20:30Demolition 15:15/20:30Son of Saul 18:00

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Accessible Screenings Audio description will be available on all screenings of Couple in a Hole, The Man who KnewInfinity, Midnight Special, Jane Got a Gun, I Saw the Light and Florence Foster Jenkins.The following screenings will also be subtitled:The Man Who Knew Infinity Mon 25 April, 18:00Jane Got a Gun Mon 9 May, 18:15Florence Foster Jenkins Mon 16 May, 18:00 and Sun 22 May, 13:00

Day / Film TimesSun 15 MayDemolition 11:00/20:30Florence Foster Jenkins 13:30/16:00/18:15

20:45Son of Saul 13:15/18:00Arabian Nights Vol: 2 15:30

Mon 16 MayFlorence Foster Jenkins 13:00/15:30/18:00Son of Saul 13:00/18:00Demolition 15:15/20:30The Sky Trembles and the Earth is Afraid and the Two Eyes Are Not Brothers 20:30

Tue 17 MaySon of Saul 13:00Florence Foster Jenkins 13:00/15:30/18:00Demolition 15:30/20:30VIVA! presents: Matar a un hombre 18:00The Sky Trembles and the Earth is Afraid and the Two Eyes Are Not Brothers 20:30

Wed 18 MayFlorence Foster Jenkins 13:00/18:00Son of Saul 13:00/18:00Demolition 15:15/20:30The Sky Trembles and the Earth is Afraid and the Two Eyes Are Not Brothers 15:15/20:30

Thu 19 MayFlorence Foster Jenkins 10:30/10:30/15:30

18:00Demolition 13:00/20:30The Sky Trembles and the Earth is Afraid and the Two Eyes Are Not Brothers 13:00/20:30Son of Saul 15:15/18:00

Fri 20 MayFlorence Foster Jenkins 13:00/18:00Knight of Cups 13:00/18:00I Saw the Light 15:15/20:30 Mustang 15:30/20:30

Day / Film TimesSat 21 MayFlorence Foster Jenkins 13:00/18:00Knight of Cups 13:00/18:00I Saw the Light 15:15/20:30Mustang 15:30/20:30

Sun 22 MayMustang 11:00/13:15/20:30Florence Foster Jenkins 13:00/18:00I Saw the Light 15:15/20:30Arabian Nights Vol: 3 15:30Knight of Cups 18:00

Mon 23 MayFlorence Foster Jenkins 13:00/18:00Knight of Cups 13:00/18:00I Saw the Light 15:15/20:30Mustang 15:30/20:30

Tue 24 MayMustang 13:00/15:30Florence Foster Jenkins 13:00/18:00I Saw the Light 15:15/20:30VIVA! presents: Carmin tropical 18:00Knight of Cups 20:00

Wed 25 MayDJCAD: Moving Image and Animation 11:00Knight of Cups 13:15/18:00Florence Foster Jenkins 13:15/18:15I Saw the Light 15:30/20:30Mustang 15:45/20:30

Thu 26 MayMustang 10:30/15:30 Florence Foster Jenkins 13:00/18:00Knight of Cups 13:15/20:30I Saw the Light 15:15/20:30Discover Arts: Teatro Alla Scala 18:00

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Green Room (Preview) Thu 28 April 21:00 We’ve got something special to openthis year’s festival – a preview of one of the most anticipated movies of theyear! Punk rockers The Ain’t Rights getan unexpected booking at a club deepin the backwoods of Oregon. Whatseems merely to be a third-rate gig escalates into something far more sinister when they witness an act of violence they weren’t meant to see.Trapped backstage, they must face off against the club’s depraved owner(Patrick Stewart), a man who will doanything to protect the secrets of hisnefarious enterprise. Director JeremySaulnier made a strong impression with his debut feature Blue Ruin andthis follow-up is even better. Also starring Anton Yelchin and ImogenPoots, this is one of the first chances to see the film hailed as a future “horror favourite for years to come”(The Guardian).

Dir: Jeremy Saulnier USA 2015 / 1h35m / 18

Southbound Fri 29 April, 21:00From the makers of the horror anthology V/H/S, comes five interlocking tales of terror! On a desolate stretch of desert highway,weary travellers – two men on the runfrom their past, a band on their way tothe next gig, a man struggling to gethome, a brother in search of his long-lost sister and a family on vacation –are forced to confront their worst fearsand darkest secrets in these interwovenstories of terror and remorse on theopen road. Join us for this “journey intoa hellish landscape of nightmares andagony” (Horror Movies).

Dirs: Roxanne Benjamin, DavidBruckner, Patrick Horvath,Radio Silence USA 2015 / 1m29m / cert tbc

Évolution (Preview) Fri 29 April, 18:30 The follow-up to Lucile Hadžihalilović’scritically-acclaimed debut feature Innocence, Évolution is “a mysteriouscoming-of-age story tinged by the poetic pull of a nightmare” (Time Out).Nicolas (Max Brebant) lives with hismother (Julie-Marie Parmentier) on a remote island inhabited solely bywomen and young boys. In a hospitaloverlooking the ocean, all the boys aresubjected to a mysterious medicaltreatment. Only Nicolas questions whatis happening around him. He sensesthat his mother is lying to him, and isdetermined to find out what she doeswith the other women at night, on thebeach...

Dir: Lucile HadžihalilovicFrance / Belgium / Spain 2015 /1m21m / cert tbcFrench with English Subtitles

New ReleasesThu 28 April – Sun 1 May

The HexecutionersSat 30 April, 18:30A popular hit in the Toronto After Darkstrand of last year’s Toronto Film Festival, the latest film from the directorof Monster Brawl and Septic Manis a mature and effective work. A Government bill is passed sanctioningassisted suicides in private medicalpractices. Malison, a rookie nurse traumatised by her first experience on the job, is paired with the more experienced Olivia to carry out a bizarresuicide ritual at a remote location. Butin obeying the client’s wishes they unwittingly summon the wraiths of a Death Cult that once inhabited theproperty. Anchored by strong lead performances from Liv Collins andSarah Power, with a suspensefulscreenplay from Tony Burgess (writer of Pontypool), The Hexecutioners is a tense and atmospheric chiller.

Dir: Jesse Thomas Cook Canada 2015 / 1h35m / cert tbc

Queen of Earth(Preview) Sun 1 May, 21:00Director Alex Ross Perry follows hisblack comedy Listen Up Philipwith afilm described as “vigorous, frightening,electrifying” (The Village Voice). Elisabeth Moss plays Catherine, ayoung woman who seeks peace andsolitude after a series of tragic events in her life. She retreats to a secludedlake house with her best friend, Virginia(Katherine Waterston), but her fragilestate of mind and the pair’s love-haterelationship threatens to not only tearthem apart but send Catherine careening towards emotional collapse.Atmospherically shot on 16mm film bydirector of photography Sean PriceWilliams and featuring an unforgettablecentral performance by Moss, Queenof Earth is a brilliant psychologicalthriller with a streak of dark humour resulting in an unsettling and immersiveviewing experience.

Dir: Alex Ross Perry USA 2015 / 1h30m / cert tbc

Baskin (Preview) Sat 30 April, 21:00Fresh from rave reviews from aroundthe world during its festival run, Turkishhorror Baskin arrives at Dundead aheadof its UK theatrical release. A squad ofunsuspecting cops go through a trap-door to Hell when they stumble uponan abandoned building. It is a squalidand blood-soaked den of ritual led byThe Father – the master of all theirnightmares – who will plunge them intothe darkness of the mind and soul. EliRoth (director of Green Inferno) called it“Fulci on crack!” – referring to LucioFulci, the man responsible for ZombieFlasheaters and The Beyond – whileShock Till You Drop described it as“one of the best horror films of thedecade”. This is one hell of a rollercoaster ride for those of you ready foran intense horror movie experience.

Dir: Can Evrenol Turkey / USA 2015 / 1h37m / certtbcTurkish with English Subtitles

Packed with previews, classics and cult cinema, all from the spheres of horror, join usfor the sixth Dundead Horror Film Festival!

See everything (all 15 events!) and get yourself a Dundead t-shirt and a limited editionprint, all for £75. A little scared to see it all? Get yourself a six film pass for £42 and we’llthrow in a t-shirt too!

When Wes Craven passed away last August, we lost one of our most significant filmmakers, someone who helped shape contemporary horror cinema. We wanted tocelebrate his legacy by screening our favourites from his huge collection of classics.Looking for classics and cult favourites? This year we bring you some of our favourites

from the days of VHS, plus a 35mm screening of a lost horror gem. Indulge in the historyof horror with this nostalgic selection!

Classics

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The Final Terror Sun 1 May, 18:30For this year’s festival we wanted to present something unusual that you’re unlikely to have seen on the big screen in decades: enter The Final Terror. A group of youngsters ona camping trip are caught in a barrage of violence as they’retargeted by a mysterious killer: shock follows shock as theytry to escape his clutches. Directed by Andrew Davis (UnderSiege, The Fugitive) and startting Rachel Ward and DarrylHannah, this rarely-seen 80s slasher gem was originally released in Britain as Campsite Massacre. We’re delighted to present it here from a 35mm print: enjoy.

Dir: Andrew Davis USA 1981 / 1h22m / 35mm / 18

Krull Sun 1 April, 16:00We’re excited to bring this firm favourite of 80s bank holidayTV to the big screen! On the distant planet of Krull, PrinceColwyn (Ken Marshall) sets out to rescue his young bride,Princess Lyssa (Lysette Anthony), who is being held captiveby the horrifying Beast. Teaming up with a band of outlaws(including a young Liam Neeson and Robbie Coltrane), hemust overcome slayers, aliens and a range of obstacles tosave the day. Full of weird and wonderful images, Krull is a visual treat thanks to the work of David Cronenberg’s regular cinematographer Peter Suschitzky.

Dir: Peter Yates UK / USA 1983 / 2h1m / PG

Time Bandits Sat 30 April, 13:00This adventure-fantasy-comedy is a wildly imaginative trip toa new dimension in time and space, crammed with humour,action and spectacular special effects. Young time-travellerKevin (Craig Warnock) encounters Napoleon (Ian Holm),Robin Hood (John Cleese), King Agamemnon (Sean Connery), and the sinking of the Titanic in this spaced-outromp through the heavens and history. But is this just random entertainment laid on for history fan Kevin’s benefit,or part of a wider struggle between the forces of good(Ralph Richardson) and evil (David Warner)?

Dir: Terry Gilliam UK 1981 / 1h56m / PG

Hawk the Slayer Sat 30 April, 16:15Once upon a time, long ago, but not far away, there weretwo brothers. Hawk (John Terry), the younger of the two,possesses gifts of strength, honour and duty; while hisbrother Voltan (Jack Palance) is a man of cruelty. WhenVoltan murders their father, Hawk swears vengeance andgathers together a trusty band of giants, dwarves, elves and witches to end his reign of terror. See this digitally remastered, fun-filled swords and sorcery classic on the big screen before the rumoured sequel!

Dir: Terry Marcel UK 1980 / 1h34m / PG

Red Eye Sun 1 May, 23:00For the final film in our Wes Craven tribute we’ve selectedRed Eye, an effective little thriller that shows that Cravennever lost his touch. An overnight flight becomes a battle forsurvival when Lisa (Rachel McAdams) realises the personshe’s sitting next to (Cillian Murphy) plans to use her in a chilling assassination plot. As the miles tick by she’s in arace against time to warn the potential victims before it’s toolate. This gripping, tense thriller will keep you pinned to theedge of your seat: a perfect close to this year’s festival.

Dir: Wes Craven USA 2005 / 1h25m / 12A

Scream Sat 30 April, 23:00The residents of a small town are being killed by a psychopath with a twisted love for scary movies. Highschool student Sidney (Neve Campbell) believes there is a connection between the killings and the murder of hermother a year before, but solving the mystery won’t be easy.Scream is the definitive horror movie of the 90s, single-handedly reviving the genre after years of bad box office. A hit with critics and audiences alike, Scream spawned sequels, knock-offs and most recently a TV series, but theoriginal still retains its playful power.

Dir: Wes Craven USA 1996 / 1h51m / 18

The Hills Have Eyes Thu 28 April, 23:00Taking inspiration from the Scottish folklore legend of SawneyBean, Wes Craven’s The Hills Have Eyes is a grizzly cultclassic. The Carter family are crossing the desert wastesheading for California when they are attacked by a group of savage cannibals. What starts as a massacre soon seesthe tables turned as the Carters return to their own primitive instincts and begin to fight back against the cannibal punks.While Alexandre Aja’s remake from 2006 was a worthyreimagining, Craven’s original has a gritty intensity that still packs a hard punch even now.

Dir: Wes Craven USA 1977 / 1h30m / 18

A Nightmare on Elm Street Fri 29 April, 23:00Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) is having terrifying nightmares,the same ones her high school friends are having. Whentheir dreams start coming true she prepares to travel into thehellish world of nightmares to wage battle with the ghastlykiller, a scarred man with a stripy sweather and a blade-covered glove. There’s no doubt that Freddy Krueger wasthe horror movie icon of the 80s: pairing Wes Craven’s imag-inative script and pin-sharp direction with Robert Englund’sterrifying villain, A Nightmare on Elm Street spawned six sequels, a TV series and a remake. The original, however, is still our favourite – and the best.

Dir: Wes Craven USA 1984 / 1h31m / 18

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Film Events Lost Treasure Sun 17 April, 18:00

Lost Treasure is a special new commission by GlasgowShort Film Festival for the 60th anniversary of a lostarchive film that never was. Assembled by filmmakerMinttu Mäntynen and accompanied live by renownedmusicians Drew Wright (Wounded Knee) and HamishBrown (Swimmer One), the screening will be followed by a Q&A.

In 1956 a Glasgow-based socialist filmmaking collectiveembarked on an ambitious project confronting the ruraldepopulation crisis in the Highlands. Although 40 minutesof footage were shot across Sutherland and Caithness,the film was never finished. Lost Treasure is a beautifullyatmospheric audio-visual performance responding tothe abandoned film.

Lost Treasure is supported by PRS for Music Foundationand part of CineScore Live, a touring season of livemusic and film events supported by Film Hub Scotland.With thanks to National Library of Scotland MovingImage Archive.

Richard III Thu 28 April, 19:30

Don’t miss this special re-release of Richard Loncraine’scelebrated screen adaptation of Richard III, starring IanMcKellen. This special event, celebrating Shakespeare’slegacy in the 400th year since his death, will include alive satellite Q&A with McKellen and Loncraine.

It is the 1930s, and a long and bloody civil war has divided the nation. The end of the war comes suddenlywhen the reigning King and his heir are killed by the Commander-in-Chief of the York faction, Richard ofGloucester.

Richard's elder brother, Edward, takes the throne, establishing a shaky peace over the nation. But Richard,shunning the dreary calm of peacetime, turns his attention to a new, private war within the House of York. Brother to a sickly King and Lord Protector to avulnerable young heir, he sets in motion a murderousplot to divide his family, eliminate his rivals and usurp the throne.

Broadcast live from the BFI Southbank, Ian McKellenand Richard Loncraine will answer audience questionsfrom across the country. You can take part using #RichardIIIDir: Richard Loncraine UK 1996 / 1h40m / 15

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A major hit in Cannes, this three-part contemporary fable by Portuguese auteur Miguel Gomes (Tabu)adopts the structure of the Arabian Nights in order to explore Portugal's plunge into austerity. For twoyears, Gomes travelled around Portgual seeking out colourful anecdotes and filming re-creations of thestories he found amongst the people. In the guise of a kind of Scheherazade, Gomes himself tries tostave off his own execution by these episodes of cinematic storytelling. A rich tapestry of reportage, theatre and politics, Gomes has crafted a unique perspective on his country and its past and its future.See the trilogy for £12.

Arabian Nights:Volume 2, The Desolate OneAs Mil e Uma Noites:Volume 2, O DesoladoSun 15 May, 15:30

Volume 2 of this majestic, mutatingmodern-day folk tale relates how desolation has invaded humanitythrough stories involving a distressedjudge on a night of three moons, a runaway, a teleporting murderer, awounded cow, a sad, chain-smokingcouple in a concrete apartment block,and a ghost dog named Dixie.

Dir: Miguel Gomes Portugal / France / Germany /Switzerland 2015 / 2h15m / certtbc Portuguese, English, French, German, Mandarin with Englishsubtitles

Arabian Nights:Volume 3, The Enchanted OneAs Mil e Uma Noites:Volume 3, O Encantado Sun 22 May, 15:30

The third and concluding volume of thetriptych brings this epic to a close withthe sound of birdsong and the promiseof the ineffable.

Dir: Miguel Gomes Portugal / France / Germany /Switzerland 2015 / 2h5m / cert tbc Portuguese, English, French, German, Mandarin with Englishsubtitles

Arabian Nights:Volume 1, The Restless OneAs Mil e Uma Noites:Volume 1, O InquietoSun 8 May, 15:15

The first volume of this thrillingly inventive and wildly ambitious triptychincludes appearances by cunningwasps, virgin mermaids, an explodingwhale, erection-inducing potions, and a talking rooster.

Dir: Miguel Gomes Portugal / France / Germany /Switzerland 2015 / 2h5m / cert tbc Portuguese, English, French, German, Mandarin with Englishsubtitles

Arabian Nights: A Trilogy

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Calamity Jane Sing-A-Long Sat 23 April, 13:15

Warner Bros.’ response to the success of both Annie GetYour Gun and the string of musicals produced by rival studioMGM in the early 1950s, Calamity Jane remains one of thebest loved and finest films in the genre. The film is anchoredby a typically energetic performance from Doris Day in thetitle role and an equally fine turn by Howard Keel as her loveinterest, ‘Wild Bill’ Hickok. If a newly restored version of thisclassic was not enough, we are thrilled to present CalamityJane in a sing-a-long version in which you are downright encouraged to sing aloud with your favourites from the film’swonderful roster of songs (courtesy of Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webber). So brush up on The DeadwoodStage, A Woman’s Touch and Secret Love, leave shame athome, and get ready to holler along with Doris and Howard.

Dir: David Butler USA 1953 / 1h41m / U

Ran Sun 1 May, 13:00

Legendary theatre director Peter Brook once argued that thebest film adaptations of Shakespeare were not in English, asforeign filmmakers were freed from the tyranny of the textand could let images, not words, tell the story. Ran, AkiraKurosawa’s extraordinary version of King Lear, unequivocallyproves Brook’s point. Kurosawa transfers the action to feudal Japan where an ageing king divides his kingdom between his three sons and a brutal civil war ensues. The result is both great Shakespeare and great cinema. Ranwas the most expensive film ever made in Japan and everypenny is visible on screen. This is filmmaking on an epicscale and there are images here that are impossible to forget. Put bluntly, this is a masterpiece by one of the finestdirectors in the history of cinema, which demands to beseen on the big screen in this stunning new 4K digitalrestoration.

Dir: Akira Kurosawa Japan / France 1985 / 2h40m / 12A Japanese with English subtitles

Vintage

CRIME:Hong Kong Style

Infernal Affairs Tue 19 April, 20:30

Perhaps best known as the film which Martin Scorsese remade as The Departed,Infernal Affairs is, in fact, by far the superior film. The plot remains much the same,but the original film is far tighter in its editing and storytelling, and the two Americanleads are not a patch on Andy Lau (in the Matt Damon role) and the brilliant TonyLeung Chui-Wai (in the DiCaprio part). One of the great modern Asian films.

Dir: Andrew Lau Hong Kong 2002 / 1h41m / 15 Cantonese, English with Chinese and English subtitles

The final film in CRIME: Hong Kong Style, an explosive season of crime films from Hong Kong featuring an insightfulintroduction by Brian Hoyle, Senior lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Dundee. CRIME: Hong Kong Style ispresented by HOME, Manchester, with the support of the BFI, awarding funds from The National Lottery. This seasonis also supported by Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London.

In The Coat two travelling actors stop on a countryroad to clarify an old trunk gag but are interruptedby the discovery of two stowaways. All roles seemto suddenly reverse and it is the interlopers thatemerge in theatrical dress, perform and disappearinto the night. If these figures refer to the history of cinema, they're also a nod to the remnants of vaudeville performance that preceded it. In thatsense, Sworn's short film harks back to a sub history of theatrical moments within movie-theatres, and invokes forgotten performative andsocial aspects of cinema-going.

A project by LUX and the Independent Cinema Office, funded by Arts Council England.

Dir: Corin Sworn with Tony Romano Canada / Italy / UK 2016 / 5m30s

We are delighted to be taking part in The Artists Cinema 2016. This unique project, broughtto us by ICO and Lux, brings leading visual artists’ work onto our screens in a subversiveand playful way, before films within our main programme. The Coat will screen before allscreenings of Florence Foster Jenkins (p12)

This year’s screening of the best in movingimage work from DJCAD Art and Media takesus deep into disturbing domesticity, tracessonic connections between Dundee’s voluntaryorganisation working with the homeless andrefugees, and introduces new talents to the bigscreen.

There are as many themes as there are artistsshowing, but a look under the lid of reality –whether via documentary or constructedimage – is common to many.

Join us and experience some dynamic, funny,touching and subtle work from the city’s creative hub.

DJCAD: Moving Image and AnimationWed 25 May, 11:00

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NT Live: A View from theBridge (encore) Thu 12 May, 19:00

Don’t miss a stellar cast led by MarkStrong (The Imitation Game; Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) in this encorescreening of the Young Vic’s ‘magnetic,electrifying, astonishingly bold’ production of A View from the Bridge –the Evening Standard, Guardian and Independent’s top theatre pick of 2014.

The great Arthur Miller confronts theAmerican dream in this dark and passionate tale. In Brooklyn, longshoreman Eddie Carbone welcomes his Sicilian cousins to theland of freedom. But when one of them falls for his beautiful niece, theydiscover that freedom comes at a price.Eddie’s jealous mistrust exposes adeep, unspeakable secret – one thatdrives him to commit the ultimate betrayal.

The visionary Ivo van Hove directs thisstunning production of Miller’s tragicmasterpiece, recorded at London’sWest End by National Theatre Live.

Approximate running time: 2h30m (no interval)Tickets: £15 (£13 under 21s andstudents)

Teatro Alla Scala:The Temple ofWondersThu 26 May, 18:00

Part of Discover Arts, a season of unmissable events that give you full access to some of the world's mostcaptivating galleries, theatres andworks of art, Teatro Alla Scala: TheTemple of Wonders is the story of oneof the world’s most exclusive musicand performing arts venues.

Thanks to historical music and theatregreats such as Giuseppe Verdi and Arturo Toscanini, and contemporaryarts directors including Franco Zeffirelliand Patrice Chéreau, Teatro Alla Scalahas upheld its position as a world-classtheatre throughout the years.

The film leads us through the main historical, musical, social and politicalevents in La Scala’s 238 year history.The story is beautifully brought to lifeon the big screen through statementsand commentary from musicians, experts and aficionados, and featuresphotographs, musical scores, paintingsand videos from centuries of archivematerial.

Tickets £17.50 (£15 under 21s andstudents)

Live from the MetThere are just two screenings left of the2015–16 season of Live from the Met:Roberto Devereux (Sat 16 April) andElektra (Sat 30 April). But the 2016–17season is on its way: season passes goon sale on Sat 23 April, with individualtickets available from Sat 30. Keep aneye on our website for more details!

Arts on screen

NT LIVE A View from the Bridge (encore)

We’re putting Spanish language cinema in the spotlight with three fantastic films over three weeks, taking in a compelling true story, a delightful black comedy and a beautifully tense drama.

To Kill a Man Matar a un hombre Tue 17 May, 18:00

A compelling tale of vigilante revengeand winner of the World Cinema GrandJury Prize at Sundance in 2014, To Kill a Man is based on real events. A psychological thriller, it tells the story of an ordinary man driven to murder in defence of his family when a neighbourhood is overrun with thugs.With a masterfully restrained and non-sensationalist style, the film makesexcellent use of both music and silenceto build tension as we follow the humiliation of the protagonist step bystep, and are confronted with our ownfears in the process.

Dir: Alejandro Fernández AlmendrasChile / France 2014 / 1h22m / 15 Spanish with English subtitles

Carmín tropical Tue 24 May, 18:00

This beautifully shot film takes place in a sultry southern Mexico coastal town,where muxe – Zapotec culture's looselydefined third gender – are fully acceptedwithin rural indigenous communities.When Mabel returns to her hometownto investigate the murder of a friend,cross-dressing, homosexual toleranceand an unusual criminal investigationare interwoven with nostalgia, love, disappearance and death. Winner ofBest Screenplay at the 2015 Arielawards – the Mexican equivalent of the Oscars – this is an expertly crafteddrama with a deliciously languid pacereflecting the hot summer atmosphere,but slowly building towards a tense climax.

Dir: Rigoberto Perezcano Mexico 2014 / 1h22m / 15 Spanish with English subtitles

Carmina and AmenCarmina y amén Tue 10 May, 18:00

Peppered with inspired wit and deliriously surreal moments, Carmenand Amen is an absolute delight towatch. After the sudden death of herhusband, a working-class family matriarch convinces her daughter toconceal his passing for two days, untilshe’s paid the bonus he was due. Thisaward-winning black comedy reunitesdirector Paco León with the working-class residents of Seville who delighted audiences in 2012 with the surprise hit Carmina o revienta (Carmina orBlow-Up), including his mother and sister in the starring roles. Fans of TheRoyle Family or Shameless are bound to appreciate its wickedly comic use ofSpanish class and regional stereotypes,from the ostentatious Catholic to thewacky non-conformist Catalan.

Dir: Paco León Spain 2014 / 1h33m / 15 Spanish with English subtitles

¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Festival

¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Festival is presented by HOME, Manchester, with the support of the BFI,awarding funds from The National Lottery. The festival is also supported by Instituto Cervantes (Manchester) and the Office for Cultural and Scientific Affairs, Embassy of Spain in the UK.

Painting the Modern Garden:Monet to MatisseSun 17 April, 16:00

From the Royal Academy of Arts andthe Cleveland Museum of Art, see howartists used the modern garden to explore new ideas.

Wed 25 May, 11:00Claude Monet wasarguably the most important painter ofgardens in the history of art, but he wasnot alone. Great artists like Van Gogh,Bonnard, Sorolla, Sargent, Pissarro and Matisse all saw the garden as apowerful subject.

Tickets £12 (£9 students)

Tickets are £5 for under 21s / £5.70 for 21s and over, or a family ticket for four costs £16. Some Discoveryfilms include a workshop free with your cinema ticket, on selected dates. Places are limited so pleasebook in advance.

DISCOVERY FAMILY FILM CLUB

Time Bandits Sat 30 April, 13:00

We love a classic family film so we thoughta good old fantasy adventure was the perfect addition to this year’s DUNDEADfilm festival (p20). So, get ready for a wildlyimaginative trip to a new dimension in timeand space, crammed with humour, actionand spectacular special effects.

Young time-traveller Kevin (Craig Warnock)encounters Napoleon (Ian Holm), RobinHood (John Cleese), King Agamemnon(Sean Connery), and the sinking of the Titanic in this spaced-out romp throughthe heavens and history. But is this justrandom entertainment laid on for historyfan Kevin’s benefit, or part of a widerstruggle between the forces of good(Ralph Richardson) and evil (David Warner)?

Written by Monty Python’s Terry Gilliamand Michael Palin, this is a much-lovedclassic, bursting with inspired images andideas that we think will be just as popularwith kids today as it was with those of uswho remember it from back in the ‘80s!

Dirs: Various UK 1981 / 1h56m / PG

London InternationalAnimation FestivalSat 14 May, 13:00

This latest collection of shorts from theLondon International Animation Festival is made up of the films voted as favouritesamongst their young audiences. Animation is the most imaginative and engaging of all art forms, perfect for enthralling and inspiring the wide-openimaginations of youngsters, and this latestcollection from the London InternationalAnimation Festival does just that. Meettalking animals, go on some seriously funadventures and watch tales that will sparkimaginations with eight films, includingtwo favourites from Discovery Film Festival – you might remember the delightful cartoon featuring the (Oscar-winning) Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore and our very old friends,those sporting giraffes…

Don't miss our workshop before the shorts:places are free but you need a ticket.

Dirs: Various Worldwide 2007–14 / 1h5mages 5+

Zootropolis Until Sun 17 April

The latest from the teams behind Frozenand Big Hero 6, Zootropolis presents theworld as if it were populated by animals, all of whom seem to have some very recognisable human characteristics. Wemeet Judy Hopps (a rabbit) who has recently started working in the ZootropolisPolice Department, where she is followingup the disappearance of an otter. Strugglingto break the case, she forms an unlikelypartnership with con artist Nick Wilde (afox) and together they discover their verydifferent skills bring dramatic results. Butonly after a lot of mishaps along the way.

Fans of Disney’s animated Robin Hood(from way back in 1973) may find an enjoyable degree of familiarity, with thecharacter design of Nick Wilde reportedlybased on that earlier, equally wily fox creation. With a wealth of talent providing the voices for the animals – Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Shakira, J.K. Simmons– and the highest standards in computer-animated action, this promises to be another family classic.

Dirs: Byron Howard, Rich Moore,Jared Bush USA 2016 / 1h48m / 2D / PG

Workshop: 12:00 Create a story cube and bringyour own characters to life in a fun interactive game!

AccessDCA welcomes everyone and we are committed to making our programme and facilities accessible. We accept the CEA card. Application forms and furtherdetails are available from Box Office as well as large print copies of DCA printmaterial. Guide Dogs are welcome in our cinemas. Details of audio-describedand subtitled screenings are listed in our print and online at our website.

For further information on access please contact us on 01382 909 900.

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01382 909 900www.dca.org.ukDCA Box Office is open daily from 10:00 until 15 minutes after the start of the final film.

All week£6.20 before 17:00 £7.20 from 17:00*£1.50 additional fee for all 3D films*Special Prices**SeniorsMon £5 all day Tue – Fri £5 before 17:00

StudentsMon – Sun £5 all day

Un-wagedMon £5 all day Tue – Fri £5 before 17:00

Under 15sSun £5 all dayMon – Fri £5 before 17:00

DisabilityFree carer’s ticket on production of valid CEA card

*There are some pricing exceptions, please see film information for further information.**Please bring proof of your status to DCA when purchasing or picking up reduced tickets.

Special Screenings:Senior Citizen Kane ClubOver 60? Join us for a film with tea/coffee and biscuit – £5

Bring a Baby ScreeningsFor those with babies under 12 months old, includes tea/coffee and biscuit – £5

Discovery Family Film Club£5 under 21s£5.70 over 21sFamily ticket for four people £16

Ciné SundaysFilm, breakfast roll and tea/coffee – £6

Tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded after purchase except in the case of a cancelled performance.

Ticket offers are subject to availability and may not be used in conjunction with any other offer.

All tickets must be paid for at point of booking.

Whilst every effort is taken to ensure the accuracy of information within this guide, mistakes do happen. DCA reserves the right to make changes to the programme as necessary.

DCA reserves the right to refuse admission.

DCA asks all customers to refrain from using mobile phones in the cinema.

Customers are welcome to take their drinks into our Cinemas, but are asked to refrain from going back to the bar during the screening.

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