DIRECTOR: Steven Sonderbergh

STARRING: Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jude Law & Gwyneth Paltrow

USA, 2011, 1 hour 46 mins

Tue 10 2.30pm & 6pm

Wed 11 11am & 6pm

Thu 12 6pm

JANUARY

FILM GUIDE JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2012BOx OFFICE: 01432 340555 www.courtyard.org.uk

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This children’s movie is inspired by a true story of a brave dolphin called Winter. It is a heart-warming tale of a loving relationship between a lonely boy and an injured dolphin. An enjoyable film for all the family.

Based on the Terence Rattigan play, this is a haunting exploration of the gap between what a woman desires and what she gets in life in post-war London. Hester, is caught between her loveless marriage and her hopeless passion for a feckless man-child.

Fri 30 2.30pm & 7.30pm

Sat 31 2.30pm

Mon 2 2.30pm & 7.30pm

Tue 3 2.30pm & 7.30pm

Wed 4 2.30pm & 7.30pm

Sun 22 2.30pm suBTITLes

DECEMBER/ JANUARY

Gil, is on holiday in Paris with his fiancée, Inez and her rich, conservative parents. During this holiday Gil finds himself rubbing shoulders with ernest Hemingway, Ts eliot and salvador Dali. A time-travelling twist makes for a fun film.

DIRECTOR: Woody Allen

STARRING: Owen Wilson, Marion Cotillard, Rachel McAdams & Kathy Bates

USA, 2011, 1 hour 34 mins

shErLock hoLMEs 15 (tBc)

Guy Ritchie provides another action-packed comedy adventure in which Holmes, the world’s most famous detective and Watson have to defeat the evil criminal mastermind, Professor Moriarty.

DIRECTOR: Guy Ritchie

STARRING: Robert Downey Jnr, Jude Law, Noomi Rapace & Jarred Harris

USA, 2011, 1 hour 44 mins

DIRECTOR: Terence Davies

STARRING: Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston & Simon Russell Beale

UK, 2011, 1 hour 38 mins

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By day Ryan Gosling's character is a Hollywood stunt man, by night a Driver making money as a top-flight getaway driver. When a struggling mum, Irene is menaced by hoods, he steps in to protect her only to find himself in an escalating conflict with the Mafia.

DIRECTOR: Nicolas Winding Refn

STARRING: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Christina Hendricks

USA, 2011, 1 hour 40 mins

JANUARYFri 13 8.30pm

Tue 17 6pm

pUss In Boots U (tBc)

In this animated comedy adventure, shrek’s feline friend, the notorious sword fighter, Zorro like outlaw, Puss In Boots has his own adventures with Humpty Dumpty and love interest Kitty softpaws to name a few.

DIRECTOR: Chris Miller

STARRING: Voices of Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek and Zach Galiflinakis

USA, 2011, 1 hour 40 mins

Sat 7 11am & 2.30pm

Sun 8 2.30pm

JANUARY

DIRECTOR: Charles Martin Smith

STARRING: Harry Connick Jnr, Morgan Freeman & Ashley Judd

USA, 2011, 1 hour 52 mins

Fri 13 2.30pm

Mon 16 6.30pm

Tue 17 11am

Wed 18 11am & 6pm

JANUARY Sun 29 2.30pm & 6pm

Mon 30 11am & 8.30pm

Tue 31 2.30pm & 6pm

Wed 1 11am & 6pm

JANUARY/ FEBRUARY

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An engrossing thriller centred around a worldwide epidemic of an unknown deadly virus. The sudden death of the central character’s wife sets alarm bells ringing to keep their daughter safe, as the scientists rush to find a vaccine. An energetic and enjoyable tale of terror.

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set in 1960s Mississippi, racial prejudice is rife. skeeter decides to write a book about the black maids who work for white families; the book reveals what really goes on between these households and their employees. Based on a bestselling novel this film is a stirring story of righteousness.

JANUARYSat 7 7.30pm

Mon 9 7.30pm

Tue 10 11am & 8.30pm

Wed 11 2.30pm & 8.30pm

Thu 12 8.30pm

DIRECTOR: Tate Taylor

STARRING: Emma Stone, Viola Davis & Bryce Dallas Howard

USA, 2011, 2 hours 26 mins

Back by popular demand, spymaster George smiley comes out of retirement to track down a mole in MI6. George moves through a looking-glass world where spies spy on spies and nothing is quite as it seems.DIRECTOR: Tomas Alfredson

STARRING: Gary Oldman, John Hurt, Colin Firth & Benedict Cumberbatch

UK/France, 2011, 2 hours 7 minutes

JANUARYFri 13 6pm

Mon 16 8.30pm suBTITLes

Tue 17 8.30pm

Wed 18 2.30pm & 8.30pm

Thu 19 7.45pm

JANUARYTue 17 2.30pm & 7.30pm

Fri 20 11am & 2.30pm

Sat 21 7.30pm

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An animated, fun-packed festive romp. santa’s youngest son, Arthur, wants to help restore the holiday spirit to the North Pole, but it is his brother, steven, who will take over after the current santa Claus. When a child is left without a present Arthur is the only person prepared to put things right.

DIRECTOR: Sarah Smith

STARRING: Voices of James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie & Jim Broadbent

UK, 2011, 1 hour 37 mins

Fri 30 5pm

Sat 31 5pm

Mon 2 5pm

Tue 3 5pm

Wed 4 5pm

Sun 15 2.30pm

DECEMBER/ JANUARY

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WEEkEnD 18

Bored with hanging out with his straight friends, Russell heads out on a Friday night, where he meets handsome Glen, and the pair embark on a weekend together that slowly changes them both. This is an emotional love story with terrific low-key performances from the two leads.

A classy look at the political machinations and dirty tricks required to secure the democratic nomination of a President. The story centres around Governor Morris and his campaign manager in a game of truth and honesty.

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An english-language take of the swedish writer, stieg Larsson’s bestselling book. This is a gripping story of a campaigning journalist Mikael and his partnership with spiky and sassy, Lisbeth. The film centres around the fight to expose financial fraud and to track down a serial killer.

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set in 1930s Paris, Hugo lives a secret life in the walls of a Paris train station and gets caught up in a magical, mysterious adventure where he encounters a broken machine, an eccentric girl and the cold. Inspired by the story of film pioneer George Melies and based on Brian selznich’s prize-winning book.

A fascinating portrait of Margaret Thatcher, one of the 20th century’s most famous, influential and controversial women. The film centres on one woman’s ambition and the price she had to pay as she made her way to the top. A snap-shot of the way that she broke through barriers of gender and class to make her mark on Britain.

This film is about the boss of a struggling chocolate factory and the gifted chocolate maker he hires. Both share a common affliction and chronic shyness in the path of romance. As they stumble from one comic set-up to the next, we’re willing them to make it against the odds.

DIRECTOR: George Clooney

STARRING: George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman & Ryan Gosling

USA, 2011, 1 hour 41 mins

DIRECTOR: Lars Von Trier

STARRING: Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland & John Hurt

Denmark/Sweden/Germany/France/Italy, 2011, 2 hrs 16 mins

DIRECTOR: Andrew Haigh

STARRING: Tom Cullen & Chris New

UK, 2011, 1 hour 36 mins

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DIRECTOR: David Fincher

STARRING: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara & Stella Skardgard

USA, 2011, 2 hrs 17 mins

DIRECTOR: Martin Scorsese

STARRING: Asa Butterfield, Jude Law, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Kingsley & Ray Winstone

UK, 2011, 1 hour 57 mins

DIRECTOR: Mike Mitchell

STARRING: Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler & Jesse McCartney

USA, 2011, 1 hour 25 mins

thE sILEncE 15

sinikka, a 13 year old girl, vanishes on a hot summer night. Her bicycle is found in the exact place where a young girl was killed in the same way 23 years before. Inevitably those involved in the original case harbour a deep desire to catch the killer this time.

DIRECTOR: Baran bo Odar

STARRING: Ulrich Thomsen, Wotan Wilke Mohring & Katrin Sass

Germany, 2010, 1 hour 59 mins with subtitles

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Now all grown-up, Mumble, The Master of Tap, has a problem because his tiny son, erik, is reluctant to dance. erik runs away with a couple of friends and they stumble across The Mighty sven – a penguin who can fly! A film full of musical numbers and some light-hearted family fun.

DIRECTOR: George Miller

STARRING: Elijah Wood, Robin Williams & Hank Azaria

USA, 2011, 1 hour 39 mins

aMELIE 15

In the heart of Paris, the eccentric, one of a kind, Amelie brings joy to her friends, secretly sorting out the problems in their lives. But when she discovers a strange photo album belonging to Nino, she realises that she is in love and has problems of her own. A Valentine’s treat – not to be missed.

At her own wedding Justine is overcome by depression and alienates everyone, including her new husband and her devoted sister, Claire. When a new planet, Melancholia, appears in the sky, Justine knows it will destroy earth.

Playing around while aboard a cruise ship, the Chipmunks and the Chipettes accidently go overboard and end up marooned in a tropical paradise. They soon discover their new turf is not as deserted as it seems.

Sat 4 2.30pm

Sun 5 2.30pm

FEBRUARYFootLoosE 12a

A fun remake of the 80s original. Hot stepping, big-city rebel Ren, shakes up the music hating town of Bomont and falls for Ariel, the daughter of the strict Rev Moore. With big musical moments this is a top film with an infectious sound track.

DIRECTOR: Craig Brewer

STARRING: Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough & Dennis Quaid

USA, 2011, 1 hour 53 mins

DIRECTOR: Jean-Pierre Jeunet

STARRING: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Dominique Pinon

France, 2001, 2 hrs with subtitles

BorDErLInEs FILM FEstIvaLFrI 24 FEBrUary – sat 11 March Celebrating its 10th birthday the film festival returns to The Courtyard with a selection of films, some of the highlights this year include; The Artist, War Horse, Las Acacias, Miss Bala, Think Global Act Rural and shame.

For more information visit www.borderlinesfilmfestival.co.uk

thUrsDay 9 FEBrUary | 7pMNational Theatre Live

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satUrDay 11 FEBrUary | 5pMMet Opera

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satUrDay 25 FEBrUary | 6pM Met Opera

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MonDay 5 March | 7pMNational Theatre Live

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sUnDay 11 March | 3pMBolshoi

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MonDay 2 aprIL | 7pMNational Theatre Live

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satUrDay 7 aprIL | 5pMMet Opera

ManonsatUrDay 14 aprIL | 6pMMet Opera

La travIata sUnDay 29 aprIL | 4pMBolshoi

thE BrIGht strEaMsUnDay 24 JUnE | 4pMBolshoi

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Sun 29 8.15pm

Mon 30 6.30pm

Tue 31 11am

JANUARY

Tue 31 8.30pm

Wed 1 2.30pm & 8.30pm

JANUARY/FEBRUARY

Sat 4 6pm

Tue 7 2.30pm

Wed 8 6pm

FEBRUARY

thE IDEs oF March 15

FEBRUARYSat 4 8.30pm

Wed 8 8.30pm

Thu 9 2.30pm

Fri 10 2.30pm 8.30pm

Mon 13 8.30pm

Wed 15 8.30pm

Thu 16 8.30pm

FEBRUARY

Fri 10 6pm

Mon 13 6pm

Tue 14 6pm

Wed 15 6pm

Thu 16 6pm

FEBRUARY

FEBRUARYMon 13 11am

Tue 14 2.30pm

Wed 15 2.30pm

Thu 16 11am suBTITLes

Fri 17 11am & 2.30pm

Sun 19 2.30pm

Tue 14 8.30pm

FEBRUARY

Sat 18 6pm & 8.30pm

Mon 20 11am & 8.30pm

Tue 21 11am & 8.30pm

Wed 22 11am, 2.30pm & 8.30pm

Thu 23 2.30pm

FEBRUARY

DIRECTOR: Phyllida Law

STARRING: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Anthony Head & Richard E Grant

UK, 2011, 1 hour 45 mins

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Mon 20 6.30pm

Tue 21 2.30pm & 6pm

Wed 22 6pm

Thu 23 11am

FEBRUARY

DIRECTOR: Jean-Pierre Ameris

STARRING: Benoit Poelvoorde, Isabelle Carre & Lorella Cravotta

UK, 2011, 1 hour 18 mins in subtitles

Sun 12 2.30pm

Mon 13 2.30pm

Tue 14 11am

Wed 15 11am

Thu 16 2.30pm

FEBRUARY

aLvIn & thE chIpMUnks UchIpWrEckED

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