Programme - Autumn 22 - The Eclectic Cinema

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12 September 2022  MONDAY  19:30
Playhouse Main Screen
Promising Young Woman   15

(USA/2020)                         113 minutes
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY
Emerald Fennell
STARRING
Carey Mulligan|Bo Burnham|Alison Brie

Carey Mulligan stars as Cassie, a young woman out to avenge the loss of her best friend, Nina.

At once amusing, thrilling, and deadly serious, this is a fine feature debut from British director Emerald Fennell.
26 September 2022 MONDAY 19:30
Playhouse Main Screen
Calamity Jane   U
(USA/1953)                         101 minutes
DIRECTED BY
David Butler

STARRING
Doris Day|Howard Keel|Allyn Ann McLerie

Calamity Jane explores her masculine and feminine sides in this wild-west musical comedy. Full of energy and Doris Day.

One of the films cited in Vito Russo's The Celluloid Closet, and featuring what has been dubbed the first Hollywood gay anthem: Secret Love.
3 October 2022 MONDAY 19:30
Playhouse Main Screen
Alien   DIRECTOR'S CUT   15
(UK-USA/1979)                         117 minutes
DIRECTED BY
Ridley Scott

STARRING
Sigourney Weaver|Tom Skerritt|John Hurt

A landmark in Sci-Fi Cinema and a gripping thriller.

An alien being from a distant planet infiltrates the spaceship Nostromo on its way back to Earth. The crew of seven find themselves hunted down in their own ship: only one will survive.



24 October 2022 MONDAY 19:30
Playhouse Main Screen
Steamboat Bill Jr   U
(USA/1928)                         70 minutes
DIRECTED BY
Charles Reisner|Buster Keaton

STARRING
Buster Keaton|Tom McGuire|Ernest Torrence

In which our hero battles against the adversities of wind and water to reconcile rival steamboat families and get the girl.

The final film in the series of classic independent features made by Buster Keaton Productions in the 1920s.
14 November 2022 MONDAY 19:30
Playhouse Main Screen
Bacurau   18                 screened with English sub-titles
(Brazil-France/2019)                         132 minutes
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY
Juliano Dornelles|Kleber Mendonca Filho

STARRING
Sonia Braga|Udo Kier|Barbara Colen

Welcome to Bacurau - the sign says, if you come, come in peace. Not that much peace is enjoyed by the townsfolk at this particular time.

A blend of western and thriller, with a dash of sci-fi, this Weird Western won the Jury Prize at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.

The big-name attractions are Sonia Braga and Udo Kier, but there are fine performances all round.
5 December 2022 MONDAY 19:30
Playhouse Main Screen
Heathers   15
(USA/1988)                         103 minutes
DIRECTED BY
Michael Lehmann

STARRING
Winona Ryder|Christian Slater|Shannen Doherty

The blackest of American high school comedies in which the trio of head girls are all called Heather. But they meet their match in their reluctant stooge Veronica (Winona Ryder) and her misanthropic boyfriend JD (Christian Slater).

Now adapted into a successful stage musical still on in London, the original film (not a musical!) has built a cult following  over the years.


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