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MARK COUSINS PRESENTS… DISCOVERY FILM FESTIVAL ANNA KARENINA HOPE SPRINGS AND OTHERS

OCTOBER 2012

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SHADOW DANCER

James Marsh / UK 2012 / 102 min / (15) Contains strong language and violence

When Colette McVeigh is snared by MI5 for involvement in terrorism, she is coerced into spying on her brother Gerry, leader of the Belfast IRA, under threat of a lengthy jail sentence that would separate her from her six year old son. Based on Tom Bradby’s novel, Shadow Dancer is the touching story of a woman forced to choose between family and the cause in 1990s Northern Ireland.

THE WEDDING VIDEO

Nigel Cole / UK 2012 / 94 min / (15) Contains strong language

Waster Raif takes on the role of his brother’s best man with enthusiasm, deciding his wedding gift will be a video of the build-up to the couple’s happy day. As well as realising his once-cool brother had turned into a selfish social climber, he also uncovers the shameless commercialisation of the wedding industry and uncomfortable class differences that he then presents in their hilarious entirety.

TUE 2 OCT 7.30PMWED 3 OCT 2.00PM**WED 3 OCT 7.30PMTHU 4 OCT 7.30PM**Midweek Matinee Screening

FRI 5 OCT 7.30PMMON 8 OCT 7.30PM

Each month, macrobert brings you some of the biggest blockbusters to hit the screen along with some outstanding foreign films and even some touching documentaries.

THE THREE STOOGES

Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly / USA 2012 / 91 min / (PG) Contains dangerous behaviour, but in a slapstick contex

When the orphanage that Curly, Larry and Moe were brought up in is threatened with closure they jump to the rescue to try and save it in true slapstick fashion.

MON 1 OCT 7.30PM

PARANORMAN

Chris Butler, Sam Fell / USA 2012 / 93 min / (PG) Contains mild comic horror and violence, frightening sequences and innuendo

Norman is a little boy with an amazing gift: he can see and communicate with ghosts. When he discovers a witch’s curse that threatens his little New England town, he knows he is the only one with the ghost-whispering skills to protect everything he loves from a plague of zombiesand witches.

TOTAL RECALL

Len Wiseman / USA 2012 / 118 min / (12A) Contains moderate violence, brief nudity and one use of strong language

A remake of the 1990 sci-fi thriller tells of the transformation of an average guy from a humble factory worker to super spy, courtesy of Rekall, a company that turns dreams into real memories.

SAT 13 OCT 2.00PMSUN 14 OCT 2.00PMMON 15 OCT 2.00PMTUE 16 OCT 2.00PMTHU 18 OCT 2.00PMFRI 19 OCT 2.00PMSAT 20 OCT 2.00PMSUN 21 OCT 2.00PM

SAT 13 OCT 8.00PMSUN 14 OCT 5.00PMMON 15 OCT 7.30PM

ANNA KARENINA

Joe Wright / UK 2012 / 129 min / (12A) Contains moderate sex, language and brief bloody images

Adapted from Leo Tolstoy’s 19th century Russian novel, Anna Karenina is an epic tale of love and betrayal. Keira Knightley stars as aristocrat Anna, a woman both captivated and repelled by the high society she is part of. When she embarks on an illicit love affair with Count Vronsky and becomes pregnant, she finds herself trapped by the conventions and hypocrisy of her highbrow world.

FRI 12 OCT 7.30PMSAT 13 OCT 5.00PMSUN 14 OCT 8.00PMWED 17 OCT 2.00PM** ** Midweek Matinee Screening

TUE 9 OCT 7.30PM

SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN

Malik Bendjelloul / USA 2012 / 86 min / (12A) Contains one use of strong language and moderate drug references

Searching for Sugar Man tells the true story of Sixto Rodriguez; a sixties folk rock musician tipped for the top who turned his back on the music industry only to unwittingly become an anti-establishment cult figure in apartheid-era South Africa.

THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES

Lauren Greenfield / USA 2012 / 101 min / (PG) Contains mild sex references and language

Jackie and David were triumphantly constructing the biggest house in America, a sprawling, 90,000-square-foot palace inspired by Versailles, when their timeshare empire falters due to the economic crisis. Their rags-to-riches-to-rags story reveals the innate virtues and flaws of the American Dream.

LAWLESS

David Frankel / USA 2012 / 99 min / (12A) Contains frequent moderate sex references

Inspired by true-life tales of author Matt Bondurant’s family in his novel The Wettest County in the World, Lawless is story of the infamous bootlegging Bondurant Brothers who made a run for the American Dream in Prohibition-era Virginia.

TO ROME WITH LOVE

Woody Allen / USA 2012 / 112 min / (12A) Contains moderate sex references and one use of strong language

To Rome With Love is Woody Allen’s love letter to the Eternal City and the follow-up to his Oscar-winning Midnight In Paris. Four interlocking stories show how intricately woven together the lives of a group of Romans and visitors totheir city.

WED 17 OCT 7.30PMTHU 18 OCT 7.30PM

SAT 20 OCT 8.00PMSUN 21 OCT 5.00PMMON 22 OCT 7.30PM

TUE 23 OCT 7.30PMTHU 25 OCT 7.30PMSAT 27 OCT 2.00PM

HOPE SPRINGS

David Frankel / USA 2012 / 99 min / (12A) Contains frequent moderate sex references

Kay and Arnold are a couple that have grown complacent with each other after thirty years of marriage. When Kay persuades her reluctant husband to attend a week-long intensive marriage therapy course to try to reignite their relationship, sparks soon start to fly.

FRI 19 OCT 7.30PMSAT 20 OCT 5.00PMSUN 21 OCT 8.00PMWED 24 OCT 2.00PM****Midweek Matinee Screening

FRI 26 OCT 7.30PMSAT 27 OCT 5.00PMSAT 27 OCT 8.00PMTUE 30 OCT 7.30PM

KILLING THEM SOFTLY

Andrew Dominik / USA 2012 / 97 min / (18) Contains strong bloody violence

Mob hit man Jackie Cogan is tasked with making sure justice is seen to be done after a robbery at a high-stakes mafia poker game. Taking on the job with typical professional detachment, his heart soon begins to rule his head as old friend Mickey gets involved and the plan derails spectacularly.

GRUFFALO’S CHILD AND OTHER STORIES

Various / Various Countries 2010-2012 / 50min / Ages 3+

Following in the footsteps of the enormously popular Gruffalo film comes this terrific sequel in which the Gruffalo’s child must now face the other members of the forest community - the fox, the owl, the snake and the mouse.

I AM ELEVEN

Genevieve Bailey / Australia 2011 / 90 min / Ages 9+

Filmmaker Genevieve Bailey spent four years travelling the world talking to 11-year-olds to compose this gentle, funny and often affecting documentary portrait of cross-cultural childhood. From an orphanage in India to a single-parent household in inner-city Melbourne, Encompassing rich and poor, privileged and outcast, I Am Eleven offers a unique insight into both what unites us, and what sets us apart.

SUN 28 OCT 5.00PM

SHORTS FOR WEE ONES

Various / Various Countries 2010-2012 / 50min / Ages 3+

The Shorts For Wee Ones package remains, for many people, the highlight of Discovery Film Festival! This collection of colourful stories is a treat for children age 3+ and a fantastic introduction to the cinema experience.

SUN 28 OCT 11.00AM

SUN 28 OCT 12.30PMSUN 28 OCT 2.00PM

DISCOVERY FILM FESTIVAL

SPECIAL EVENTSEach month macrobert brings you a range of special event screenings. This month features The Globe Theatre, the Adventure Film Festival and Africa in Motion.

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Jeremy Herrin / 167 min

Direct from the home of Shakespeare, The Globe Theatre, macrobert presents Much Ado About Nothing, a tale which is driven along by a romance that is all the more charming for being unacknowledged and a miracle of comic and dramatic suspense it gives us, in the bantering Beatrice and Benedick, two of Shakespeare’s wittiest pair of lovers.

WED 10 OCT 2.00PM**WED 10 OCT 7.30PM**Midweek Matinee Screening

WED 24 OCT 7.30PM

DR FAUSTUS

Mathew Dunster / 147 min

The third and final production from The Globe Theatre, Dr Faustus is considered the greatest tragedy in English before Shakespeare. Marlow places some of the greatest poetry ever written for stage and a great deal of anarchic comedy at the service of this mythical tale, illustrating mankind’s insatiable desire for knowledge.

THU 11 OCT 7.30PMTICKETS £5/£4 CONC

ADVENTURE FILM FESTIVAL 2012

100 min

Experience a themed evening of adrenaline-pumping action through a selection of films that celebrate pushing mind and body to the limits. Catch High Altitude Adventure at macrobert, which features big mountain action from the likes of snowboarder Xavier de le Rue to extreme BASE jumping from slacklines over Norwegian Fjords.

ARSENIC AND OLD LACE

Frank Capra / USA 1944 / 118 min / (PG) Contains mild threat

A hugely enjoyable black comedy about two sweet little old ladies who happily spend years luring unsuspecting lonely men to their home and poisoning them - until their nephew’s marriage plans rock the boat.

Part of Luminate: Scotland’s creative ageing festival celebrating and profiling our creative lives as we age www.luminatescotland.org

SUN 28 OCT 8.00PM

NO ONE BUT ME

Brian Ross / UK 2012 / 75 min / (TBC)

An intimate, revealing profile of Scottish jazz musician Annie Ross as she discusses a wide range of topics from tales of Billie Holiday to her lover Lenny Bruce, drug addiction and her deep affection for beloved brother Jimmy Logan. Underscored throughout with the beautiful music often with her own lyrics and always performed in her inimitable style.

Part of Luminate: Scotland’s creative ageing festival celebrating and profiling our creative lives as we age www.luminatescotland.org

WED 31 OCT 7.30PM

IRIS

Richard Eyre / UK 2002 / 91 min / (15) Contains infrequent strong language and moderate sex

True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Part of Luminate: Scotland’s creative ageing festival celebrating and profiling our creative lives as we age www.luminatescotland.org

TUE 30 OCT 2.00PM**THU 1 NOV 2.00PM**

LES SAIGNANTES (THE BLOODETTES)

Jean-Pierre Bekolo / France/Cameroon 2005 / French with English subtitles / 97 min / (15)

Two femme fatales Majolie and Chouchou, use their beauty to win favour from powerful men in Cameroon. When one of these men dies, it sets in motion a plot involving a severed head, a secret society of women and the fate of a struggling nation.

MON 29 OCT 7.30PM

THE MIDWEEK MATINEEEach week we bring you one of the month’s movie highlights for only £2.50. Not only that but we will throw in a free tea or filter coffee to help you relax that little bit more. We hope you can join us soon and enjoy a nice relaxing afternoon with us. Why not come a little earlier and have a delicious lunch beforehand, check out www.macrobert.org/cafebar for our menus.

SHADOW DANCER (15)

WED 3 OCT 2.00PM

IRIS (15)

TUE 30 OCT 2.00PM

HOPE SPRINGS (12A)

WED 24 OCT 2.00PM

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (N/A)

WED 10 OCT 2.00PM

ANNA KARENINA (12A)

WED 17 OCT 2.00PM

THU 1 NOV 2.00PM

MARK COUSINS PRESENTS…As part of THAT FESTIVAL, director, producer, film critic, 8foundation curator, author and Stirling University graduate, Mark Cousins joins us to guest curate a programme of films that he feels are must-see for film lovers everywhere. Also look out for a special family film at 11am on Sun 7 October to be announced soon.

WHAT IS THIS FILM CALLED LOVE?

Mark Cousins / UK 2012 / 77min / (TBC)

A passionate, poetic documentary about the nature of happiness. Filmed in Mexico over three days, for just £10, it begins as a film about the soviet director Sergei Eisenstein, and then, using his ideas, opens up to look at memory, landscape and the pleasures of walking The film draws from a range of filmmakers and writers but aims to touch on where joy comes from, the emotions involved with travel and homecoming, and the nature of solitude.

SAT 6 OCT 7.00PM

THE STORY OF FILM: AN ODYSSEY

Mark Cousins / UK 2012 / 62 min / (TBC)

Originally a 15 hour documentary made over six years, exploring the impulses and innovations that shaped global cinema throughout the decades, this is a chance to see The Story of Film: An Odyssey unique way as it is condensed into a 62 min theatrical piece covering footage from the silent era to the digital age. A treasure chest of more than 1,000 archive clips bearing testimony to the richness of the form.

SUN 7 OCT 1.30PM

THE HOLY MOUNTAIN

Alejandro Jodorowsky / Mexico / USA 1937 / 114 min / TBC

A film with a famous past. John Lennon loved it and so his manager bought the rights...and then it got lost and became famous through bootleg copies. It’s certainly the greatest acid trip movie, about a Christ like man who walks naked through life, meets all sorts of creatures, climbs an impossible tower to an oz-like land where s*** turns into gold. If you’ve only seen this film on the small screen, the big screen is a must. If you’ve never seen it, you’ll be talking about it for ages.

SUN 7 OCT 6.00PM

HYENAS

Djibril Diop Mambety / Senegal 1992 / 110min / TBC

A young woman is jilted by her lover. She leaves home, becomes as rich as the world bank and then returns to the African village where she grew up half made of gold. Yes, half made of gold. Her old friends are amazed to see her. They ask for consumer goods, refrigerators, etc... She agrees, but on one shocking condition. Those who think African films are worthy, pleading, primitive things should see this amazing, angry parable, the sort of film that changes your sense of what movies are.

SUN 7 OCT 3.30PM

£4 AGES (26 & UNDER) / £6 (OVER 26)BUY A THREE EVENT PASS- £10 AGES (26 & UNDER) / £15 (OVER 26)

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KIDS FILM CLUB AND PARENT AND TODDLER SCREENINGSJoin macrobert at 11.00am on Saturday and Sunday mornings for the all new Kids Film Club and on Wednesdays for our Parent and Toddler Screenings. With tickets priced at just £1.50 for adults and kids alike, it is guaranteed not to break the bank!

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THE LORAX

Chris Renaud, Kyle Balda / USA 2012 / 86 min / (U) Contains no material likely to offend or harm

12 year-old Ted will do anything to get the attention of the girl of his dreams. When he finds out about her fascination with trees, Ted decides he simply has to get her one. The only thing standing in his way is a grumpy little creature called the Lorax that will do anything to protect the world he has created for himself.

SAT 20 OCT 11.00AMSUN 21 OCT 11.00AMWED 24 OCT 10.30AM

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: DOG DAYS

David Bowers / USA 2012 / 94 min / (U) Contains mild rude humour and brief scary moments

Greg returns, looking forward to the summer break. That is until his well-planned vacation turns into a holiday from hell when his plans disintegrate. Along with best friend Rowley, he embarks on a series of madcap schemes to try and salvage his summer and make it the best one ever.

SAT 27 OCT 11.00AM

SAT 13 OCT 11.00AMSUN 14 OCT 11.00AMWED 17 OCT 10.30AM

THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN

Marc Webb / USA 2012 / 136 min / (12A) Contains moderate violence and injury detail

Raised by his aunt and uncle, Peter Parker is trying to figure out who he is and what got him to where he is today. As he discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he searches for the answer to why his parents left him which will see him make life changing decisions and shape his destiny of becoming a hero.

FIND USUniversity of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA

Park for free on the University Campus. There are frequent buses from Stirling town centre and the train station to the University Campus. For all public transport options call Traveline Scotland at 0871 200 22 33.

TICKET PRICESScreenings before 4.00pm: friends £3.80/full price £4.75/concession £4.25

Screenings after 4.00pm: friends £4.60/full price £5.75/concession £5.25

Kids Film Club 11.00am screenings: £1.50 each/£5 (four films from this brochure; tickets must be bought at the same time)

Film Four Pack (four films from this brochure; tickets must be bought at same time): full price £17.20/concession £13.20

Concessions apply to full-time students, under 18s, senior citizens, people with a disability (plus carer), Young Scot Card holders and benefit claimants. Proof of eligibility is required.

BOX OFFICE OPENING HOURSMon - Fri 10.00am to 7.45pm (phones close at 7.00pm)Sat 9.00am to 8.15pm (phones close at 7.00pm) Sun 10.00am to 8.15pm (phones close at 7.00pm)

Please note: Lines will close up to half an hour before busy performances.

ACCESS INFORMATIONmacrobert welcomes all disabled visitors. Our building is fully accessible for wheelchairs, and we offer hearing loops at the box office and bar. Audio description and subtitling are available for selected cinema screenings (see diary). Concession tickets are available for people with a disability plus carer.

For a large print version please email marketing@macrobert.org or call 01786 466666

Tickets cannot be refunded, except in the event of cancellation of a screening by macrobert / (TBC) means that the film is awaiting BBFC or local authority licensing approval / The use of cameras and recording equipment is not permitted /Screen advertisements and trailers are shown before all films / All information is correct at time of print and is subject to change without prior notice / macrobert cannot be held liable for any arrangements made due to changes to the brochure

MACROBERT THANKS THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR SUPPORT

Main funders

macrobert arts centre limited is a Scottish charity, no SC039546. To support us with donations please go to www.macrobert.org/donate

KIDS FILM CLUBJoin macrobert at 11.00am on Saturday and Sunday mornings for the all new Kids Film Club. Kids and adults alike only have to pay £1.50 or you can select four films in the month for £5. Become a member and you can also pick up a bag full of goodies like popcorn and juice for only £1.50.

Sponsored by:

1 MONDAY THE THREE STOOGES 7.30PM2 TUESDAY SHADOW DANCER 7.30PM3 WEDNESDAY BRAVE 10.30AM* SHADOW DANCER 2.00PM** SHADOW DANCER 7.30PM4 THURSDAY SHADOW DANCER 7.30PM5 FRIDAY THE WEDDING VIDEO 7.30PM6 SATURDAY THAT FESTIVAL ECSTASIS SHORTS 2.00PM - 5.00PM (FREE) WHAT IS THIS FILM CALLED LOVE? 7.00PM****7 SUNDAY TBC 11.00AM**** THE STORY OF FILM: AN ODYSSEY 1.30PM**** HYENAS 3.30PM**** THE HOLY MOUNTAIN 6.00PM****8 MONDAY THE WEDDING VIDEO 7.30PM9 TUESDAY SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN 7.30PM10 WEDNESDAY MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING 2.00PM** MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING 7.30PM11 THURSDAY ADVENTURE FILM FESTIVAL 7.30PM****12 FRIDAY ANNA KARENINA 7.30PM13 SATURDAY THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN 11.00AM PARANORMAN 2.00PM ANNA KARENINA 5.00PM TOTAL RECALL 8.00PM14 SUNDAY THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN 11.00AM PARANORMAN 2.00PM TOTAL RECALL 5.00PM ANNA KARENINA 8.00PM15 MONDAY PARANORMAN 2.00PM TOTAL RECALL 7.30PM16 TUESDAY PARANORMAN 2.00PM17 WEDNESDAY THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN 10.30AM* ANNA KARENINA 2.00PM** THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES 7.30PM18 THURSDAY PARANORMAN 2.00PM THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES 7.30PM19 FRIDAY PARANORMAN 2.00PM HOPE SPRINGS 7.30PM20 SATURDAY THE LORAX 11.00AM PARANORMAN 2.00PM HOPE SPRINGS 5.00PM LAWLESS 8.00PM21 SUNDAY THE LORAX 11.00AM PARANORMAN 2.00PM LAWLESS 5.00PM HOPE SPRINGS 8.00PM22 MONDAY LAWLESS 7.30PM23 TUESDAY TO ROME WITH LOVE 7.30PM24 WEDNESDAY THE LORAX 10.30AM* HOPE SPRINGS 2.00PM** DR FAUSTUS 7.30PM25 THURSDAY TO ROME WITH LOVE 7.30PM26 FRIDAY KILLING THEM SOFTLY 7.30PM27 SATURDAY DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: DOG DAYS 11.00AM TO ROME WITH LOVE 2.00PM KILLING THEM SOFTLY 5.00PM KILLING THEM SOFTLY 8.00PM28 SUNDAY SHORT FOR WEE ONES 11.00AM GRUFFALO’S CHILD AND OTHER STORIES 12.30PM GRUFFALO’S CHILD AND OTHER STORIES 2.00PM I AM ELEVEN 5.00PM ARSENIC AND OLD LACE 8.00PM29 MONDAY LES SAIGNANTES 7.30PM30 TUESDAY IRIS 2.00PM** KILLING THEM SOFTLY 7.30PM31 WEDNESDAY NO ONE BUT ME 7.30PM

DIARY OCTOBER 2012

* PARENT & TODDLER SCREENING ** MIDWEEK MATINEE SCREENING**** SPECIAL PRICE