may 2014
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NOTES FROM A HIGHLAND CINEMA...
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Notes from a Highland Cinema … Welcome to our May brochure. What a packed month! Alongside our usual Blockbusters, Alternative content and Little Birks screenings we have managed to fit in three, that’s right THREE festivals. The first week in May we welcome Highland Perthshire Cycling with three fantastic cycle themed films – The Armstrong Lie, The Bicycle Thieves and The Flying Scotsman. The second week in May brings our first Anime Festival with a double bill Sunday evening slot and the last week in May in conjunction with Birnam Arts & Pitlochry Festival Theatre we celebrate the Tummel & Tay Festival with Screenings, Poetry with Whisky Loosened Tongues and Live Music from local band Star Wheel Press all around a central theme of Whisky. We are screening The Bridge Rising as a one off special - Scottish islanders take on the government, big industry and the Bank of America - and win! In May we are launching our ‘Super Citizen Thursday’ – over 60’s can take advantage of a late morning screening with a Soup and Sandwich lunch & cuppy for the fantastic price of £10. See you in the Chummies…
Contents...
Festival News ............................... p3 Calvary ........................................ p4 Divergent ..................................... p4 Long Way Down .......................... p4 Non-Stop ...................................... p4 Love Punch ................................... p5 Starred Up ................................... p5 Tracks .......................................... p5 Need for Speed........................... p5 Amazing Spiderman 2 ................. p6 A Thousand Times Goodnight ...... p6 Hope Springs ................................ p6 Tummel & Tay Festival ................. p7 Beasts of the Southern Wild ........ p8
The Armstrong Lie ........................ p8 The Bicycle Thieves................... p8 The Flying Scotsman...................... p8 The Bridge Rising........................... p9 20 Feet from Stardom .................. p9 The Railway Man ......................... p12 The Lego Movie 3D ...................... p12 The Grand Budapest Hotel............ p12 The Book Thief .............................. p12 The General ................................. p13 Cinderella ..................................... p13 Patema Inverted ........................... p13 LIAF ............................................... p13 MET Le Cenerentola ..................... p14
RSC - Henry IV Part 1 .................... p14 NT Curious Incident ....................... p14 Scotland Loves Anime .................. p15 Pinocchio ....................................... p17 Rebel Without a Cause................. p17 King and Mockingbird.................... p17 Calamity Jane ............................... p18 A Fistful of Dollars .........................p18 Brighton Rock ................................p18 The Birks Cinema is a community owned and operated cinema, any profit generated is put back into the local community in Aberfeldy via our parent charity. For details of how to get involved, go to www.birkscinemafriends.org.uk
Meet the Staff...
Festivals of May...
amanda
Highland Perthshire Cycling Festival, Tummel & Tay Festival, amine festival
our head cleaner
may 2014
During May we are happy to be hosting three Festivals. First up is Highland Perthshire Cycling with The Armstrong Lie, The Bicycle Theives & The Flying Scotsman. Next Festival is in conjunction with Scotland Loves Anime screening a terrific Anime Double Bill. From the 23rd May in conjunction with Pitlochry Festival Theatre & Birnam Arts we will be welcoming the Tummel & Tay Festival a celebration of Highland Perthshire’s best Whisky, Food & Culture with Screenings, Dining, Poetry, Music & Readings - don’t miss a minute.
Meet Amanda our head cleaner. Amanda is in the cinema bright and early every morning and keeps the whole building spotless. Always smiling and ready to turn her hand to every job Amanda really is the backbone of the staff team. As well as working in the cinema Amanda is kept busy with her family and can regularly be seen in the auditorium watching the Disney or Marvel offering with her boys.
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New Releases
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CALVARY
DIVERGENT
Calvary’s opening scene sees kindly rural priest Father Lavelle (Gleeson) threatened in the confession box by an unseen man who vows to kill him in a week’s time. The priest thinks he knows the killer’s identity – but, crucially, we don’t, and the film becomes a suspenseful guessing game as we watch him visiting members of his flock. Captivating, characterful and bursting with black humour, CALVARY is a gripping whodunnit.
Divergent is a thrilling action-adventure film set in a world where people are divided into distinct factions based on human virtues. Tris Prior is warned she is Divergent and will never fit into any one group. When she discovers a conspiracy by a faction leader to destroy all Divergents, Tris must learn to trust in the mysterious Four and together they must find out what makes being Divergent so dangerous before it’s too late.
Contains very strong language, strong sex references and bloody violence Director: John Michael McDonagh Stars: Chris O’Dowd, Brendan Gleeson, Dylan Moran 2013 101 mins Cert 15
Contains moderate violence & Threat. Director: Neil Burger Stars: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet 2014 139 mins Cert 12A
LONG WAY DOWN
NON-STOP
A washed-up TV anchorman (Pierce Brosnan), a mousy single mum (Toni Collette), a grumpy pizza delivery man (Aaron Paul) and a bipolar punk (Imogen Poots) have all decided to jump off the roof of the same building. Their unexpected meeting makes for a whacky comic drama in this Nick Hornby adaptation.
Liam Neeson stars as jaundiced air marshal Bill Marks, who begins to receive threatening text messages while on a flight from JFK to Heathrow. He and fellow passenger Julianne Moore then battle a sinister foe in this brilliantly claustrophobic thriller.
fri 2 may - thur 8 may
fri 2 may - thur 8 may
mon 5 may - thur 8 may
fri 9 may - wed 14 may
Contains strong language and suicide theme. Director: Pascal Chaumeil Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Imogen Poots 2014 96 mins Cert 15
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Contains moderate action violence and one use of strong language Director: Jaume Collet-Serra Stars: Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson, Michelle Dockery 2014 106 mins Cert 12A
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LOVE PUNCH
STARRED UP
When bitter divorcees (Emma Thompson, Pierce Brosnan) fall prey to a swindler, they call in their social cavalry (Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie) to help them wreak revenge. Set on the Côte d’Azur, the witty THE LOVE PUNCH is that rare thing, a middle-aged caper movie.
Titled after the practice of consigning violent young offenders to adult prisons, Mackenzie’s film centres on troubled inmate Eric, whose rehabilitation is in the hands of Friend’s posh and distrusted social worker. Against Eric’s sullen obduracy, he fights a seemingly losing battle in this starkly stunning work.
fri 9 may - thur 15 may
fri 9 may - thur 15 may
Contains strong language, moderate sex references. Director: Joel Hopkins Stars: Emma Thompson, Pierce Brosnan, Timothy Spall. 2014 94 mins Cert 12A
Contains very strong language and strong violence Director: David Mackenzie Stars: Jack O’Connell, Ben Mendelsohn, Rupert Friend 2013 106 mins Cert 18
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NEED FOR SPEED
In this adaptation of Robyn Davidson’s thrilling account of her 1,700-mile camel trek across the Australian desert, Mia Wasikowska radiates determination mixed with vulnerability, and nature’s cruel beauty is evoked to almost dreamlike effect.
Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul plays underground car racer Tobey Marshall, who is seeking revenge on the arrogant Dino Brewster (Dominic Cooper). Based on the ultimate motor-racing video game, this breathtaking seat-edger is guaranteed to delight petrolheads.
fri 16 may - thur 22 may
sat 17 may - tue 20 may
Contains dangerous driving, infrequent moderate bad language. Director: Scott Waugh Stars: Aaron Paul, Chillie Mo, Dominic Cooper 2014 132 mins Cert 12A
Contains strong language, bloody images. Director: John Curran Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Adam Driver, Emma Booth. 2014 113 mins Cert 12A
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THE amazing spider man 2
A THOUSAND TIMES GOODNIGHT mon 26 may - thur 29 may
fri 23 may - thur 29 may (2D and 3d)
Torn as ever between the ordinariness of being everyman Peter Parker and the thrill of flying between skyscrapers in pursuit of baddies, Spider-Man confronts his biggest challenge yet in this follow-up to the 2011 Marvel blockbuster. Parker realises that his deadly new adversaries Electro (Foxx) and the Rhino (Paul Giamatti), plus his old frenemy Harry Osborn/Green Goblin (Dane DeHaan), are all part of the sinister OsCorp. Seeking support from the familiar females in his life, Aunt May (Sally Field) and newly imperilled girlfriend Gwen (Stone), Spidey has to pull out all the stops to save the good people of New York. Marc Webb returns as director, and Spider-Man is again played by Andrew Garfield (THE SOCIAL NETWORK); co-written by TRANSFORMERS and STAR TREK scribe Alex Kurtzman, this is one sequel that might even outshine its predecessor.
In this powerful tale, Juliette Binoche plays war photographer Rebecca. She has an addiction to danger she can never shake off, despite the trouble it causes for those who love and depend on her. Director: Erik Poppe Writers: Erik Poppe, Harald RosenløwEeg, Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Juliette Binoche 2014 117mins Cert 15
Hope Springs thur 29 may
Driven by subtle, funny performances by Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones as an elderly couple who enrol for intensive couples’ counselling
Director: Marc Webb. Writers: Alex Kurtzman Roberto OrciStars: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx 2014 142mins Cert 12A
Contains frequent moderate sex references Director: David Frankel Stars: Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carrell 2013 98 mins Cert 12
The Birks Wine Society Led by our resident oenologist, we will be presenting monthly wine tastings usually on the last Wednesday of the month. This is an opportunity to try a variety of wines from local and nearby merchants and an opportunity to try wines you may never have tasted before. Tastings will be informative but relaxed, will cater for everyone and will tie in with our monthly programmes. We will evaluate all types of wine – typically five each meeting and the evening will be rounded off with a light finger buffet, freshly produced by our catering team. There’s no fee to join, all that we ask is when you attend you pay the admission fee on the night. That will vary depending on the wines being tasted but generally will be around £10.
Next tasting on Wednesday 28th May at 7.00pm tickets available at the box office.
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Tummel & Tay Festival Celebrating ... Book Online: www.birkscinema.co.uk New Releases Book by Telephone: (Ext 1) Highland Perthshire’s Whisky, Food 01887 and822845 Culture Friday 23rd May
Cat Ballou
Cat Ballou’s family farm is being threatened by the Rail Road. She sends for Kid Shelleen a gunslinger fond of a Whisky or two. When her father is killed by the rail road magnate’s gunman, she vows to fight on.
14:00 Cat Ballou 17:00 - 20:30 Whisky Delights
A delicious 3 course dinner with Whisky as a central theme, lovingly prepared by Guest Chef Paul Newman of Thyme to Eat. Booking required
1965, 96 mins Cert PG
Saturday 24th May 14:00 Scottish Screen Archive Shorts Free Screening
Scottish Screen Archive - Shorts
15.00 - 17.00 Whisky Loosened Tongues
The Boat
A celebration of Whisky told through the medium of Poetry with Jon Plunkett, Tim Turnbull, Morgan Downie & Brian Johnston and Friends. Free Event - Booking required
A light-hearted comedy about a man who inherits a cabin cruiser and the misadventures he encounters. Featuring Chic Murray. Cliff in Scotland
17.30 - 19.00 Whisky tasting
Entertainment programme from the late 1960s with CLIFF Richard singing traditional Scottish songs in ‘Learn why Aberfeldy’s whisky is so famous around a contemporary style with accompanying dance the world by tasting some rare drams alongside tasty routines, with special guest Una Stubbs. canapes’ Game of Islands Free Event - Booking required
Interview with Sir Compton McKenzie. Topics covered include his childhood, “WHISKY GALORE”, his family, old age, the two wars, “GREEK MEMORIES” and the subsequent Old Bailey Trial; “WATER ON THE BRAIN”, Scottish Nationalism, his knighthood and religion.
20:30 Star Wheel Press & Whisky Galore £6.00 per person
Sunday 25th May
Whisky Galore
14.00 - 16.00 Jotters Writing Group
The inhabitants of the isolated Scottish island of Todday in the Outer Hebrides are largely unaffected by wartime rationing, until the supply of whisky runs out in 1943. Then gloom descends on the disconsolate natives. Things take an unexpected turn for the better when the freighter S.S. Cabinet Minister with a cargo of 50,000 cases of whisky runs aground in heavy fog late one night and begins to sink.
Turning their hand to the Angel’s Share. Free Event - Booking required
Star Wheel Press Star Wheel Press formed in 2010 when guitarist Craig Milton found himself speaking to singer Ryan Hannigan at the back of an Aberfeldy gig. In Aberfeldy.
1949, 80 mins Cert U
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Highland Perthshire Cycle Festival
Heartland Film Society Beasts of the Southern Wild
THE ARMSTRONG LIE
On a delta in the Deep South, six-yearold Hushpuppy struggles to make sense of the world in the unpredictable care of her father. When a torrential storm engulfs local houses, Hushpuppy conjures visions of melting ice caps from which long-extinct beasts emerge to reclaim the planet.
Smartly constructed and scathingly sharp, The Armstrong Lie presents an effective indictment of its unscrupulous subject -- as well as the sports culture that spawned him.
Contains moderate threat, injury detail and potentially dangerous behaviour. Director: Benh Zeitlin Stars: Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry, Levy Easterly 2012 91 mins Cert 12A
THE FLYING SCOTSMAN
MON 12 MAY
MON 3 MAY
Contains strong language Director: Alex Gibney Stars: Lance Armstrong 2014 124 mins Cert 15
MON 8 MAY
The Bicycle Thieves MON 5 MAY
THE FLYING SCOTSMAN is based on the remarkable true story of cyclist Graeme Obree, who built his own bike out of washing-machine parts and rode it to gold at the world championships.
A cornerstone of Italian neo-realism, De Sica’s drama of survival in Italy’s post-war depression. A moving story of a desperate father whose new job is threatened when a thief steals his bicycle. Too poor to buy another, he and his son take to the streets in an impossible search for his bike.
Contains strong language Director: Douglas Mackinnon Stars: Jonny Lee Miller, Sean Brown, Joseph Carney 2007 100 mins Cart 15
Contains mild language and violence Director: Vittorio De Sica Stars: Lamberto Maggiorani, Lianella Carell, Enzo Staiola 1948 85 mins Cert U
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Documentaries
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THE BRIDGE RISING sun 18 may
Scottish islanders take on the government, big industry and the Bank of America - and win! ‘The Bridge Rising’ tells the story of the Skye Bridge tolls, Scotland’s first PFI (Private Finance for Public Works) scheme. In the words of the protagonists themselves, from protestors to politicians, police to prosecutor, journalist to engineer - this film unpacks the twists and turns of the 10-year battle against the tolls. With a nod to Ealing comedies of yesteryear, the story is told with an air of mischief and unfolds against the backdrop of stunning scenery and a powerful musical score. Writer Robbie Frazer Director Robbie Frazer 2013 mins Documentary 79 mins No Cert
20 FEET FROM STARDOM mon 19 may
Noted music documentarian Morgan Neville’s Oscar-winning film lovingly salutes those unacknowledged but certainly not unsung heroines of the music business, the backing singers. Neville combines extensive interviews with the stars whose careers wouldn’t have succeeded without them – think of the Stones’ Gimme Shelter or David Bowie’s Young Americans – with profiles of some of the greatest, most enduring talents, including Merry Clayton, Darlene Love and Claudia Lennear. But revealing as the interviews are, 20 FEET FROM STARDOM’s finest moments spring from the archives: studio and concert performances from the present day’s Bruce Springsteen and Sting, going back to Ike and Tina Turner’s Ikettes and Phil Spector’s Crystals (in reality, Darlene Love and the Blossoms). Wonderful characters, fantastic voices, and overall a marvellously uplifting movie no music fan should miss. Contains infrequent strong language Director: Morgan Neville Stars: Darlene Love, Judith Hill, Merry Clayton 2014 91 minsDocumentary Cert 12A
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What’s On
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Day / Film
Times
Day / Film
Times
Fri 2 May Calvary The Railway Man Divergent
1400 1800 2030
Sat 10 May Cinderella The Lego Movie 3D Rebel Without A Cause Love Punch La Cenerentola MET OPERA
1000 1135 1340 1555 1755
Sat 3 May The General Pinocchio The Armstrong Lie Divergent Calvary
1015 1230 1545 1810 2050
Sun 11 May Love Punch 1430 Anime Festival: Akira / Wolf Children 1745
Sun 4 May The Railway Man Divergent Calvary
Mon 5 May A Long Way Down Calvary Bicycle Thieves (HFS)
Tue 6 May Calvary Divergent A Long Way Down
1400 1800 2040
1400 1800 2015
1400 1800 2040
Wed 7 May The Railway Man A Long Way Down Calvary
1400 1800 2040
Thu 8 May Calvary A Long Way Down Divergent The Flying Scotsman
1130 1430 1800 2040
Fri 9 May Non-stop Starred Up Love Punch
1400 1830 2045
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Mon 12 May Love Punch Non-stop Beasts of the Southern Wild
1400 1800 2015
Tue 13 May Love Punch Non-stop Love Punch
1400 1800 2020
Wed 14 May Non-stop Love Punch RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1 NT LIVE
1430 1700 1900
Thu 15 May Love Punch Rebel Without A Cause Starred Up Love Punch
1130 1415 1800 2030
Fri 16 May Tracks The Grand Budapest Hotel Tracks
1400 1800 2030
Sat 17 May Patema Inverted The King and The Mockingbird Tracks Need For Speed Tracks
1015 1215 1500 1815 2050
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Day / Film
Times
Day / Film
Times
Sun 18 May Tracks The Grand Budapest Hotel The Bridge Rising
1430 1830 2040
Mon 26 May The Book Thief A Thousand Times Good Night The Amazing Spider-Man 2
1430 1800 2030
Mon 19 May Tracks 20 Feet From Stardom Need For Speed
1430 1800 2030
Tue 27 May The Amazing Spider-Man 2 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 3D A Fistful of Dollars
1430 1800 2045
Tue 20 May Tracks Need For Speed Brighton Rock
1500 1750 2030
Wed 28 May A Thousand Times Good Night The Amazing Spider-Man 2 3D The Amazing Spider-Man 2
1430 1740 2030
Wed 21 May Tracks The Grand Budapest Hotel Tracks
1430 1815 2030
Thu 29 May Hope Springs A Thousand Times Good Night The Book Thief The Amazing Spider-Man 2
1130 1500 1750 2030
Thu 22 May Calamity Jane The Grand Budapest Hotel Tracks NT Encore: The Curious Incident
1130 1430 1645 1900
Fri 23 May Cat Ballou The Book Thief The Amazing Spider-Man 2 3D
1400 1745 2030
Every effort is taken to ensure accuracy of information within this guide, all times are correct at time of print. Please check online for up to date programme times. If you have a distance to travel we advise you book tickets in advance as show times are subject to change. A show tagged with an asterisk* carries a discount for Heartland Film Society members.
COLOUR KEY New Release THE LITTLE BIRKS (All Tickets £3.50)
Sat 24 May LIAF: Programme The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Scottish Screen Archive Shorts Star Wheel Press
Sun 25 May The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Whisky Galore! The Amazing Spider-Man 2 3D
documentary EVENT or BROADCAST
1015 1110 1400 2030
SUPER CITIZEN SHOWING Heartland Film Society
1430 1730 2030
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The railway man
the lego movie 3d
Based on his best-selling memoir, The film tells the extraordinary and epic true story of Eric Lomax, a British Army officer who is tormented as a prisoner of war at a Japanese labour camp during World War II. Decades later, Lomax discovers that the Japanese interpreter he holds responsible for much of his treatment is still alive and sets out to confront him, and his haunting past.
In the Lego universe, an ordinary minifigure named Emmet is mistaken as being the Special. With the help of an old wizard named Vitruvius, and a tough young woman named Wyldstyle, Emmet will have to unlearn everything he saw in the instructions and discover the power of imagination to defeat the evil Lord Business.
fri 2 may - wed 7 may
sat 10 may
Contains a scene of torture and moderate violence Director: Jonathan Teplitzky Stars: Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Jeremy Irvine 2014 114 mins Cert 15
Contains mild fantasy violence and very mild language Director: Phil Lord,Christopher Miller Stars: Chris Pratt (voice), Elizabeth Banks (voice), Will Arnett (voice) 2014 100 mins Cert U
The grand budapest hotel
THE BOOK THIEF
Boasting a typically starry cast, the latest from writer-director Anderson (MOONRISE KINGDOM) centres on the titular hotel, its savvy concierge (Ralph Fiennes), his lobby boy, and their frantic adventures following the bequest of a priceless painting.
In this inspiring tale of courage and empowerment, a young girl in Nazi Germany finds solace in stealing books. Her world is opened up by the power of words, even as death and horror are only a heartbeat apart.
Contains strong language, sex references and brief gory images Director: Wes Anderson Stars: Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric 2014 100 mins Cert 15
Contains scenes of emotional distress and moderate threat Director: Brian Percival Stars: Sophie NĂŠlisse, Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson 2014 131 mins Cert 12A
fri 23 may - thur 29 may
fri 16 may - thur 22 may
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The General
Cinderella
The film examines the life of the notorious Irish criminal Martin Cahill, the brains behind one of Ireland’s most ruthless and successful armed gangs. Cataloguing his rise from a poverty stricken Dublin background to his part in some of the biggest and most audacious robberies in history and his final controversial death.
When the father dies, Cinderella’s wicked stepmother turns her into a virtual servant in her own house. Meanwhile, across town in the castle, the King determines that his son the Prince should find a suitable bride. So the King invites every eligible maiden in the kingdom to a fancy dress ball. Cinderella has no suitable party dress for a ball, but her friends the mice and the birds lend a hand in making her one.
Sat 3 may
Sat 10 may
Contains mild comic violence Director: Clyde Bruckman,Buster Keaton Stars: Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, 1926 90 mins Cert U
Contains no material likely to offend or harm Director: Wilfred Jackson Stars: Ilene Woods, William Phipps 1950 74 mins Cert U
Patema Inverted
LIAF: Little Birks Programme
Patema has lived her whole life underground. Following a catastrophic attempt to harness alternative power sources, her community were driven to settle in a dark, cramped network of tunnels below ground. She roams them by torchlight, dreaming of adventures on the surface.
The London International Animation Festival proudly showcases the whole spectrum of creative animation, showing that animation is for everyone....
Sat 24 may
Sat 17 may
LIAF: Programme Cert U
Mild threat, infrequent mild violence Director: Yasuhiro Yoshiura Stars: Yukiyo Fujii, Shinya Fukumatsu, Masayuki Katô 2014 98 mins Cert PG
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Live Events
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MET: La Cenerentola Sat 10 May
In this variation of the traditional Cinderella story, the wicked stepmother is replaced by a wicked stepfather, Don Magnifico. The Fairy Godmother is replaced by Alidoro, a philosopher and the Prince’s tutor. Cinderella is identified not by her glass slipper but by her bracelet. La Cenerentola MET OPERA
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1 Wed 14 May
The second play in Shakespeare’s series of histories covering the reigns of Richard II, Henry IV and Henry V. Shakespeare muses on the consequences of actions, the role of princes and the realities of wielding power. Richard is dead and Henry Bolingbroke is now King Henry IV. The king is not enjoying his reign. He feels guilty about the removal of Richard and it troubles his conscience. He’d like to go to the Holy Land on crusade to pay penance but there are troubles much nearer to home that need his attention. RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1 NT LIVE
NT ENcore: the curious incident thur 22 May
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightTime returns to cinemas. Based on the acclaimed novel by Mark Haddon, adapted by Simon Stephens and directed by Marianne Elliott, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time has been hailed by The Times as a phenomenal combination of storytelling and spectacle. Winner of 7 Olivier Awards in 2013, including Best New Play. Christopher, fifteen years old, has an extraordinary brain - exceptional at maths while ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. When he falls under suspicion of killing Mrs Shears’ dog Wellington, he records each fact about the event in the book he is writing to solve the mystery of the murder. But his detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a frightening journey that upturns his world. NT Encore: The Curious Incident
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Events
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In conjunction with Scotland Loves Anime we are running a Double screening on Sunday 11th May for the fantastic price of £10.00 for both screenings. Akira is a 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk action film, Akira is regarded by many critics as a landmark anime film, one that influenced much of the art in the anime world that followed its release with many illustrators in the manga industry citing the film as an important influence. The film led the way for the growth of popularity of anime outside of Japan. Akira is considered a forerunner of the second wave of anime fandom that began in the early 1990s and has gained a massive cult following since then. Wolf Children won the 2013 Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year, the 2012 Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film, and the 2013 Animation of the Year award at TAF. It has also won two awards at the Oslo Films from the South festival in Norway: the main award, the Silver Mirror, and the audience award. Wolf Children won an Audience Award at 2013 New York International Children’s Film Festival.
AKira
wolf children
Sun 11 May
sun 11 may
Hana is a 19-year-old student who falls in a “fairy-tale like” love with a “wolf man”. Over the course of the 13-year story Hana gives birth to two children - older sister Yuki, and younger brother Ame, or “Snow and Rain”. At first the family quietly lives in the city trying to hide their wolf heritage, but when the “wolf man” suddenly dies Hana makes the decision to move to a rural town, far from their previous city life.
The film depicts a dystopian version of Tokyo in the year 2019, with cyberpunk tones. The plot focuses on teenage biker Tetsuo Shima and his psychic powers, and the leader of his biker gang, Shotaro Kaneda. Kaneda tries to preven imprisoned psychic Akira. While most of the character designs and settings were adapted from the original 2182-page manga epic, the restructured plot of the movie differs considerably from the print version, pruning much of the last half of the manga.
Directed and co-written by Mamoru Hosoda. Voices, Aoi Miyazaki, Takao Osawa, Haru Kuroki and Yukito Nishii, 2012, 117 mins Cert PG
Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, written by Otomo and Izo Hashimoto, and featuring the voices of Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, and Taro Ishida. 1988, 121 mins Cert 15
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Acoustic music sessions Every Thursday in ‘The Chummies Bar’ from 7.00pm - 10.30pm lead by Doug & Hilary Law. Come along and join in with the music making in this informal acoustic session, or just sit back, relax and be entertained.
Phone Booking News After customer feedback we are changing how telephone bookings are processed. From the 1st May all telephone booking will be answered directly here at The Birks Cinema. Just dial 01887 822845 ext 1 and you will be put through to our box office. Booking lines will be open from 12noon through to 7pm seven days a week. The box office staff at the cinema will answer your call and will be able to help with queries on film choices and screenings. Please note there is a £1.50 booking fee on phone bookings. Thanks to all our customers for your feed back on our phone booking system.
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Pinocchio
Rebel Without a cause
sat 3 may
sat 10 may and thur 15 may
Jim Stark (Dean) is the new kid in town. He has a past that troubles him, and hopes to find a replacement love for what’s missing at home. He forms a relationship with Judy (Wood) and a friendship with Ray (Edward Platt), adulation from Pluto (Mineo) – but still has to fight his peers to gain respect. The switchknife and the speeding car are the weapons of choice. With an Academy Award-winning script by Stewart Stern (and awards for the two key support performances)
When the gentle woodcarver Geppetto (Christian Rub) builds a marionette to be his substitute son, a benevolent fairy brings the toy to life. The puppet, named Pinocchio (Dick Jones), is not yet a human boy. He must earn the right to be real by proving that he is brave, truthful, and unselfish. But, even with the help of Jiminy (Cliff Edwards), a cricket who the fairy assigns to be Pinocchio’s conscience, the marionette goes astray. Contains smoking scenes Director: Hamilton Luske,Ben Sharpsteen Stars: Cliff Edwards, Dickie Jones, Mel Blanc 1940 84 mins Cert U
Contains moderate violence Director: Nicholas Ray Stars: James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo 1955 108 mins Birks Classic Cert PG
the king and the mockingbird sat 17 may
A bird tells the story of the cruel and much disliked King V + III = VIII + VIII = XVI of Takicardia. In the paintings in the king’s bedchamber, a shepherdess and a chimneysweep came to life, emerged from the painting and ran away to discover the outside world together. A portrait of the king, who wanted to marry the shepherdess, also came to life, disposed of the real king, took his place and then pursued the shepherdess and chimneysweep with the king’s police force. But the bird and its children came to the aid of the two lovers. Contains mild threat Director: Paul Grimault Stars: Jean Martin, Pascal Mazzotti, Raymond Bussieres 1980 84 mins Birks Classic Cert U
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Calamity Jane
a fistful of dollars
Doris Day looks no more like the real Calamity Jane than you or I do, but this 1953 film is intended as a lighthearted musical, not a historical tract. As portrayed by the freckled Ms Day, Jane is a rootin’, tootin’ and shootin’ hoyden in the western town of Deadwood.
Clint Eastwood plays a cynical gunfighter who comes to a small border town and offers his services to two rivaling gangs. Neither gang is aware of his double play, and each thinks it is using him, but the stranger will outwit them both.
Contains mild racist language Director: David Butler Stars: Doris Day, Howard Keel, Allyn Ann McLerie 1953 99 mins Birks Classic Cert U
Director: Sergio Leone Stars: Clint Eastwood, Marianne Koch, Johnny Wels 1964 95 mins Birks Classic Cert 15
Brighton rock
Super Citizen Thursday
tue 27 may
thu 22 may
tue 20 may
In May we are launching our ‘Super Citizen Thursday’ – over 60’s can take advantage of a late morning screening with a Soup and Sandwich lunch & cuppa for the fantastic price of £10. Our screenings this month are 7th May 15th May 22nd May 29th May
A gang war is raging through the dark underworld of Brighton race track Seventeen-year-old Pinkie, malign and ruthless, has killed a man. Believing he can escape retribution, he is unprepared for the courageous, life-embracing Ida Arnold. Greene’s gripping thriller, exposes a world of loneliness and fear, of life lived on the ‘dangerous edge of things’. “I read Brighton Rock when I was about thirteen. One of the first lessons I took from it was that a serious novel could be an exciting novel - that the novel of adventure could also be the novel of ideas” -- Ian McEwan
Calvary Love Punch Calamity Jane Hope Springs
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Director: John Boulting Stars: Richard Attenborough, Hermione Baddeley, Carol Marsh 1947 92 Cert PG
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Ticket Prices*
*Unless otherwise stated please check listings for variations
Mon-Fri 11am-10.30pm Sat 10pm-10.30pm Sun 12noon-10.30pm
Full Price: £6.50 Consession £5.50
Please bring proof of your status, qualifying consessions include: •Over 60’s • Full time student •Under 18’s • Unwaged •Disabled
Bookings:
Box Office Open Daily Online: www.birkscinema.co.uk Telephone: 01887 822845 ext 1
Family Ticket: £19.80
Group of 4: Either 2 adults + 2 children or 1 adult + 3 children
Little Birks: £3.50 Live Events: from£14.50
(Please note that there is a £1.50 booking fee for telephone bookings)
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Whilst every effort is taken to ensure accuracy of information within this guide, times and content may be subject to change.
We love cinema and want to encourage everyone to see as much cinema as they possibly can in our wonderful venue. So we are offering you points for every pound you spend, which means a FREE TICKET each time you pay for 5 standard screenings, as well as other great benefits.
Please check the website or call to check times before purchasing tickets. The Birks Cinema is a community owned and operated cinema, any profit generated is put back into the local community in Aberfeldy via our parent charity. For details of how to get involved, go to... www.birkscinemafriends.org.uk
For more details, terms & conditions visit the website or ask for a membership application at the cinema box office. www.birkscinema.co.uk/birks-card
www.birkscinema.co.uk no booking fee on online bookings
TEL: 01887 822845 ext 1 £1.50 booking fee on phone bookings
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