March – April 2013

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Sat 2 March 19.30

The Arches present

Whatever Gets YouThrough The NightRating N/A I Film Running Time 55 mins I Tickets £8.50/£6.50With Live Music Set from Emma Pollock & Wounded KneeDirected by Daniel WarrenCreated by Cora Bissett with Swimmer One and David GreigGenre Film with Live Music

A stellar line-up of Scottish musicians, from Eugene Kelly and EmmaPollock to Withered Hand and Rachel Sermanni, feature in this beautiful collection of stories told in song, shot during the night in locations across the country – from Edinburgh’s Bongo Club to theOrkney Ferry.

The music and stories created are all inspired by what takes placeacross Scotland between the hours of midnight and 4am. Come andmeet lost souls, party animals and dreamers in a snapshot of an entirenation at its most vulnerable and revealing.

Sun 3 March 19.30

The ImpossibleRating 12A I Running Time 114 minsDirected by Juan Antonio BayonaStarring Ewan McGregor, Naomi WattsGenre Drama

Both epic and intimate, devastating and uplifting, The Impossible is ajourney to the core of the human heart. Based on a remarkable truestory, it tells the unforgettable account of a family caught, with tens ofthousands of strangers, in the mayhem of one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time.

The true-life terror is tempered by the unexpected displays of compassion, courage and simple kindness that Maria (Naomi Watts)and her family encounter during the darkest hours of their lives.

Sun 10 March 19.30, Mon 11 March 10.00

The Happy LandsRating PG I Running Time 98 minsDirected by Robert RaeDeveloped and created along with members of the mining communities of Fife.Genre Drama

It’s the General Strike 1926 – only seven years after the slaughter of the trenches, miners unions lead the countryagainst savage austerity cuts handed to the nation by a Liberal-Conservative government. Inspired by true stories from local families in Fife, The Happy Lands follows the journey of law-abiding citizens who become law-breakersin a heroic battle against the state. It's never a good time to stand up for your rights – but it’s always the right time.The Happy Lands is a Theatre Workshop Scotland Production supported by Creative Scotland through The National Lottery, in association with BBC Scotland.

Tues 12 March 11.00 (HOH) & 19.30

QuartetRating 12A I Running Time 98 minsDirected by Dustin HoffmanStarring Michel Gambon, Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Pauline Collins, Billy ConnollyGenre Comedy

The directorial debut of Dustin Hoffman, Quartet is a high-drama comedy about temperamental divas and old grudges, passion andpride, romance and Rigoletto, starring Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay,Billy Connolly and Pauline Collins as four retired opera singers.

Mon 18 March 19.30

Ballroom DancerRating Doc I Running Time 84 minsDirected by Andreas Koefoed and Christian BonkeStarring Slavik Kryklyvyy, Anna Melnikova I Genre Dance

In 2000, Slavik Kryklyvyy became the World Latin Dance Champion with his partner andlover Joanna Leunis. Enduring success seemed assured, but instead Slavik’s career sputteredwhile Leunis went on to unrivalled glory with a replacement partner. A decade later Slavikhas his sights set on a comeback. He has teamed up with a new partner – his girlfriend, amateur dance champion Anna Melnikova, and redemption seems within their grasp. But when it comes to making their relationship work both on and off the dance floor, willSlavik’s unwavering ambition prove to be his greatest asset, or his fatal flaw?

Wed 13 March 11 (HOH) / Thu 14 & Fri 15 March 11.00 & 19.30

Les MiserablesRating 12A I Running Time 158 minsDirected by Tom Hooper I Starring Helena Bonham Carter, Amanda Seyfried, EddieRedmayne, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Sacha Baron Cohen, Anne HathawayGenre MusicalSet against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Miserables tells an enthralling story ofbroken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption – a timeless testament tothe survival of the human spirit. Jackman plays ex-prisoner Jean Valjean, hunted for decades bythe ruthless policeman Javert (Crowe) after he breaks parole. When Valjean agrees to care forfactory worker Fantine’s (Hathaway) young daughter, Cosette, their lives change forever.The world’s longest-running musical brings its power to the big screen in Tom Hooper’s sweeping and spectacular interpretation of Victor Hugo’s epic tale. With international superstars and beloved songs – including I Dreamed a Dream, Bring Him Home, One DayMore and On My Own – Les Miserables, the show of shows, is now reborn as the cinematicmusical experience of a lifetime.

Thursday 21 March 19.00

NT Live: Alan Bennett’s PeopleRating N/A I Running Time 180 mins I Tickets £12.50/£10Directed by Nicholas Hytner I Starring Frances de la Tour I Genre DramaPeople – a new play by Alan Bennett. Award-winning writer Alan Bennett is reunitedwith director Nicholas Hytner and Olivier Award-winning actress Frances de la Tour,with whom he worked on The History Boys and The Habit of Art. People spoil things;there are so many of them and the last thing one wants is them traipsing through one’shouse. But with the park a jungle and a bath on the billiard table, what is one to do?Dorothy (Frances de la Tour) wonders if an attic sale could be a solution.

Sun 24 March 15.00

West of MemphisRating 15 I Running Time 150 minsDirected by Amy Berg I Starring Damien Wayne Echols, JasonBaldwinGenre Reality Drama

In 1994, in the town of West Memphis, Arkansas, three teenagers were accused of enacting satanic rituals and subsequently convicted of murderingthree eight-year-old boys. Their confessions were inconsistent, the legitimacyof prosecution witnesses was spurious, but for 18 years the judge whopresided over the initial court case denied successive retrial bids. Amy Berg,director of Academy Award-nominated Deliver Us From Evil, was makingthis riveting documentary when the court finally succumbed to increasingpublic and legal pressure and ‘freed’ The West Memphis 3. One of thefalsely accused, Damien Echols, is a producer of this film, along with campaigner Lorri Davis (his wife), and filmmakers Peter Jackson and FranWalsh. This unexpected collaboration accounts not only for the unswervingfocus of the film, but also the unprecedented access which enables Berg toreveal new material about the well documented case and to convincinglyposit the most likely culprit.

Sun 24 March 19.30

Django UnchainedRating 18 I Running Time 165 minsDirected by Quentin TarantinoStarring Jamie Foxx, Leonardo Di Caprio, Christoph WaltzGenre Western

Set in the South two years before the Civil War, Django Unchainedstars Academy Award-winner Jamie Foxx as Django, a slave whosebrutal history with his former owners lands him face-to-face with German-born bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Academy Award-winnerChristoph Waltz). Schultz is on the trail of the murderous Brittle brothers, and only Django can lead him to his bounty. The unorthodoxSchultz acquires Django with a promise to free him upon the capture of the Brittles – dead or alive.

Sunday 31 March 16.00

Live Broadcast from The Bolshoi: The Rite of SpringRating N/A I Running Time 180 mins I Tickets £12.50/£10Genre Ballet

Originally created by Igor Stravinsky and Vaslav Nijinsky for Serge Diaghilev’s BalletsRusses in 1913. The Rite of Spring is here entirely re-choreographed for its 100th anniversary, especially for the Bolshoi, by Wayne McGregor. The contemporary Britishchoreographer revisits the themes of the Russian spring, The Adoration of the Earth andThe Exalted Sacrifice, applying his characteristic energy and fluidity to this new creation.

Sunday April 7 19.30

Zero Dark ThirtyRating 15 I Running Time 157 minsDirected by Kathryn BigelowStarring Joel Edgerton, Mark Strong, Jessica ChastainGenre Thriller

The heroine of Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal’s follow-up to The Hurt Locker wastrying to track down Osama Bin Laden with a steely determination for many years beforehe was finally assassinated. The CIA agent known only as Maya is the pivotal characterin this meticulously researched quest. With little information available about her personallife, Jessica Chastain faced her most challenging role to date in Maya, and she handles itwith tremendous conviction. Despite the sometimes hard-to-watch interrogation scenesand its wisely deliberate lack of either a political dimension or a revenge factor, ZeroDark Thirty is a riveting watch. As the hard-won pieces of the jigsaw gradually fall intoplace and the Navy SEALs finally embark on their fateful mission, Bigelow ramps up thetension with her characteristic deftness of touch.

Thursday 28 March 11.00 (HOH) & 19.30

LincolnRating 12A I Running Time 150 minsDirected by Steven SpielbergStarring Sally Field, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Daniel Day-LewisGenre Drama

Steven Spielberg directs Academy Award winner Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln, a revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course ofaction designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moralcourage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment willchange the fate of generations to come.

Mon April 8 19.30

HitchcockRating 12A I Running Time 98 minsDirected by Sacha GervasiStarring Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett JohanssonGenre DramaFilms about filmmakers are risky territory, but Gervasi pulls it off triumphantly with hisaffectionate, wryly incisive take on Hitchcock. With arguably his best movies behindhim, Hitch was riddled with self-doubt while making what would become one of hisgreatest works, Psycho. The film explores both this and his heavy dependence on hiswife, Alma Reville. Played by a majestic Hopkins in a fat suit and a mousy yet steelyMirren, the two central characters carry off a great double act, with fine support fromJohansson and James D’Arcy as Psycho’s two stars, Janet Leigh and Anthony Perkins.Gervasi’s film reflects both the pressures of 1960s movie-making – even when you’re amaster of your universe – and the secrets of sustaining a working marriage.

Tues April 9 11.00 (HOH) & 19.30

FlightRating 15 I Running Time 138 minsDirected by Robert ZemeckisStarring Mellissa Leo, Don Cheadle, Denzel WashingtonGenre DramaThe first 15 minutes of Flight are a fearsome white-knuckle ride, as hung over CaptWhip Whitaker (Washington) desperately tries to land an out-of-control passengerplane without killing all on board – but in fact the real drama has only just begun.Although he is heralded as a hero, Whitaker’s drink and drug problems threaten to put him behind bars for the rest of his life, despite the love of a bad-woman-gone-good(a highly convincing Reilly) and a hot-shot lawyer hired by his union (Cheadle, suitably uptight). Zemeckis is on tip-top form here, keeping us guessing through various twists and turns,while mixing in some hilarious light relief from Goodman as Whitaker’s louche ‘chemical advisor’. Washington is absolutely magnificent in arguably his most complexrole since American Gangster.

Sun April 21 15.00

Wreck-it RalphRating PG I Running Time 108 minsDirected by Rich Moore I Starring Sarah Silverman, John C. Reilly, Jack McBrayerGenre Animation

Ralph is tired of being overshadowed by Fix-It Felix, the “good guy” star of their game whoalways gets to save the day. But after decades doing the same thing and seeing all theglory go to Felix, Ralph decides he’s tired of playing the role of a bad guy. He takes mattersinto his own massive hands and sets off on a game-hopping journey across the arcadethrough every generation of video games to prove he's got what it takes to be a hero.

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Tue 30 April 19.30 - Wed 1 May 11.00 (HOH) & 19.30

Cloud AtlasRating 15 I Running Time 172 minsDirected by Andy Wachowski, Tom Tykwer and Lana WachowskiStarring Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim BroadbentGenre Drama

David Mitchell’s 2004 novel was long considered un-filmable, but Tykwer (The International) and the Wachowski siblings (The Matrix)doggedly pursued $100m in financing to create this epic meditation on the power of the soul. Six individuals’ stories are initially toldchronologically, beginning in the early 1800s with Adam Ewing(Sturgess) being poisoned by his doctor (Hanks). The action swiftlymoves to 2144, when a servile cyborg (Korean star Doona Bae) is trying to achieve human status, and then to a post-apocalyptic islandwhere a bitter tribesman (Hanks again) guards guilty secrets. Throughclever, often blindingly fast cutting and abundant CGI, the various characters are ultimately connected. With a stellar cast playing severalroles – often unrecognisably so – Cloud Atlas is a towering, engrossingachievement.

Italian Film Festival12 to 25 April 2013 Full Programme Coming Soon