April 2014
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NOTES FROM A HIGHLAND CINEMA...
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Wow – a year since we opened! What an amazing year it has been as well – I would like to thank all on the staff team for making The Birks Cinema the fabulous place it is. With spring in the air, there are a few changes at The Birks. I am delighted to announce that Fiona Sloan has been appointed as the General Manager of the cinema, and know that the cinema will go from strength to strength under her stewardship. I feel that after the many years of being involved in the project, and a year of business under its belt, it is time for me to step back and have decided to step down from the Board of Directors. Our new Chair from April on will be Keith MacGillivray. I would like to thank both Keith and the rest of the Board for all their support and hard work over the last year or so. I am looking forward to having more time to see more films and Fiona has organised a stunning programme for April – so much to see and of course our fantastic Birthday celebration week. Happy Birthday to the Birks and thanks to the entire community that has made this happen. See you in the chummies! Charlotte Flower
Contents...
Story of Children & Film................. p3 Blue Ruin........................................ p4 RCS ............................................... p4 Atonement ................................... p4 Blancanieves ................................ p5 Tracks ........................................... p5 Brief Encounter ............................. p6 Casablanca .................................. p6 Labor Day...................................... p7 Under the Skin .............................. p7 Muppets Most Wanted ................. p7 Captain American ......................... p8 Yves St Laurent ........................... p8 Noah ............................................ p9
Rio 2 ............................................. p9 A Cat in Paris ............................... p10 Gravity 3D .................................. p10 12 Years a Slave............................ p10 Stranger by the Lake.................... p11 Blue Jasmine.................................. p11 Saving Mr. Banks .......................... p11 Eleanor’s Secret ............................ p14 The Love Bug................................. p14 Tinkerbell & The Pirate Fairy........ p14 Brave ........................................... p15 Mr Peabody & Sherman ............... p15 MET La Boheme ............................. p16 British Museum - Vikings Live....... p16
National Theatre - War Horse....... p16 MET - Cosi Fan Tutte ..................... p17 ROH - The Winter’s Tale .............. p17 NT Live - King Lear ....................... p17 Saving Grace ............................... p18 The Good, The Bad & The Ugly ... p18
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Meet the Staff...
Documentaries...
Alice
a story of children & film Sunday 27 April
One of our Kitchen Team
Acclaimed critic and filmmaker Mark Cousins explores notions of childhood on film in this comprehensive and fascinating essay which premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Taking as his starting point self-shot footage of his niece and nephew playing, fighting and performing for the camera, he delves into a wealth of world cinema clips in order to examine how childhood has been conceived, imagined, represented and commented on through the medium of cinema.
Alice is one of our very hard working Kitchen Team. She is always smiling and happy at her work. As well as working at the cinema she spends time each week coaching at the Breadalbane Gymnastic sessions. Alice is working through her SVQ Level 2 at the cinema. Alice loves comedy films and can regularly be seen in the auditorium with her friends and family.
Director: Mark Cousins. UK 2013. 106 mins.
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Birthday Celebrations... Birks Premier
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Blue Ruin
RCS Film School
Fri 18 April
Sat 19 April
RCS – Film School An afternoon curated by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland showcasing some of the best new talent.
A mysterious outsider’s quiet life is turned upside down when he returns to his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. Proving himself an amateur assassin, he winds up in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.
The Groundsman Dir: Jonny Blair Dur: 16.05 Hannah Dir: Michael Crumley Dur: 17.00 Dolly’s House Dir: Christopher Sneddon Dur: 14.16 The Taxidermist Dir: Charlotte Carden Dur: 13.55 My First Spellbook Dir: Gavin Laing Dur: 10.21 Choreomania Dir: Louis Paxton Dur: 9.30 Hikikomori Dir: Paul Wright Dur: 13.21
Strong bloody violence, bloody injury detail, strong language Director: Jeremy Saulnier Stars: Macon Blair, Devin Ratray, Amy Hargreaves 90mins (2014) Cert 15
Cert TBC Free Screening
The watermill Sponsors
Atonement Tue 22 April
The Watermill Bookshop is pleased that our first sponsored ‘Film of the Book’ is a great film adaptation that keeps close to the structure of Ian McEwan’s outstanding 2001 novel. In 1935, 13 year old Briony, confused and envious of a sibling’s relationship, tells a lie with terrible consequences. Spanning 60 years of Briony’s life, the film captures the devastation of the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation and its shattering impact on all concerned. The film has superb performances from Keira Knightley and James McAvoy. The final devastating monologue delivered by Vanessa Redgrave does full justice to McEwan’s powerful writing.
Contains very strong language, bloody injuries and moderate sex. Director: Joe Wright Stars: Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Romola Garai 118mins (2007) Cert 15
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Birthday Celebrations... Blancanieves
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Sat 19 April
To celebrate our 1st Birthday we have a week of special content. A first for The Birks Cinema, Blancanieves is a retelling of Snow White and there will be live musical accompaniment in the auditorium to make the most of this dark tale. The Little Birks will have their own special celebration with a screening of Brave followed by cake & an Easter Egg Hunt. Two Premiers exclusive to The Birks Cinema - Blue Ruin & Tracks - will be screened during our birthday week.
Berger’s silent, black-and-white take on the Grimms’ tale is perhaps the darkest, but also the most imaginative adaptation of this fairy tale. Snow White is now Carmen, born in 1920s Seville to a badly gored bullfighter whose wife dies in childbirth. Carmen becomes enslaved to her wicked stepmother, but having inherited her father’s skills, she escapes to joins a troupe of bullfighting dwarfs.
Our patron Alan Cumming (pictured below) has kindly agreed to choose four films each year which have a special meaning to him so we are launching our Patron’s Choice with Brief Encounter.
Contains bullfighting scenes and infrequent moderate sex references. Director: Pablo Berger Stars: Maribel Verdú, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Ángela Molina 102mins (2013) Cert 12 Silent.
Birks Premier
Tracks
Sun 20 April
The Watermill bookshop is sponsoring Atonement which will be the first in a season of films dedicated to films which have been adapted from great books. The Royal Conservatoire Scotland will be hosting an afternoon of short films to showcase the best up and coming Scottish talent. To round off our birthday week in style Friends of the Birks Cinema are hosting a special fundraising evening on Friday 25th April with Cocktails, Canapes, Music and Casablanca. Tickets for this are only available at The Birks Cinema box office and are sure to sell out fast...
A young woman goes on a 1,700 mile trek across the deserts of West Australia with her four camels and her faithful dog. Director: John Curran Writers: Marion Nelson, Robyn Davidson Stars: Adam Driver, Mia Wasikowska, Emma Booth 112mins (2014) Cert TBC
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Patrons Choice
Casablanca
Brief Encounter
Fri 25 April
Mon 21 April
A note from our patron Alan Cumming on his choice Brief Encounter - ‘I love films that have chance at their very core. If a speck of soot from a passing train hadn’t landed in Laura Jesson’s eye one day, she might never have fallen in love or contemplated turning her perfect suburban English life upside down. Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, a script by Noel Coward, direction by David Lean, and then there’s Rachmaninoff. It doesn’t get any better.
Bogart plays Rick Blaine, a cynical good-hearted American whose café is gathering place for everyone from French police to the black market to Nazis.
but the the the
Contains mild violence Director: Michael Curtiz Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid 98mins (1942)
Contains mild sex references Director: David Lean Stars: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway 82mins (1945) Cert PG
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New Releases
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under the skin
Muppets most wanted
Jonathan Glazer’s third film following Sexy Beast and Birth, Under the Skin is the story of an alien in human form. Part road movie, part science fiction, part real, it’s a film about seeing our world through alien eyes. Glazer and Walter Campbell adapted the screenplay from a novel by Michel Faber. Scarlett Johansson stars.
The latest in one of the longest-running and most beloved film series sees the Muppets embark on a typically rambunctious world tour taking in Berlin, London and Madrid. But it’s not all music and mayhem as the gang inadvertently get embroiled in an international criminal conspiracy masterminded by the dastardly Constantine, who is also a dead ringer for Kermit.
Contains infrequent strong sex and frequent nudity Director: Jonathan Glazer Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Paul Brannigan 108 mins (2014) Cert 15
Contains mild comic violence and infrequent very mild language Director: James Bobin Stars: Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell, Tina Fey 113 mins (2014) Cert U
Fri 4 APRIL - THU 10 APRIL
Fri 4 APRIL - THU 17 APRIL
Labor day
Fri 11 aPRIL - THU 17 APRIL Frank (Brolin), a wounded escaped convict, accosts single mother Adele (Winslet) and her son in a supermarket, triggering what begins as a scary hostage scenario but transmutes into an altogether more complex account of lives changed under duress. Winslet in particular is terrific as the emotionally troubled Adele, while writer-director Reitman (UP IN THE AIR) confirms his skill at exploring female perspectives while maintaining narrative tension. Contains infrequent moderate sex, sex references and violence Director: Jason Reitman Stars: Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Tobey Maguire 111mins (2013) Cert 12A
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yves saint laurent
captain america: the winters soldier 2d & 3D Fri 18 APRIL - THU 24 APRIL
The public life of Yves Saint Laurent was as extravagant as it was decadent, as a design prodigy and then the grand couturier of a fashion empire, he influenced fifty years of style - but few are familiar with the private life of the legend. In Pierre Thoretton’s L’AMOUR FOU, Pierre Berge, the man with which YSL shared four decades of his life and love, reflects on the equally extravagant history of their personal relationship. Framed around the 2009 auction of the priceless, elaborate art collection amassed by Yves and Pierre personally over several decades, this extraordinary documentary provides an unprecedented look at the life of the mythic personality, whose personal life matched his public for elegance, extravagance and passion. An Official Selection of the Toronto and Tribeca Film Festivals, L’AMOUR FOU is an un-missable film event for fans of documentary film and fashion die-hards alike.
Following the calamitous events of MARVEL AVENGERS ASSEMBLE, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America (Evans), is living quietly in Washington trying to adjust to modern life when he accidentally uncovers a murky conspiracy that endangers the entire planet. Working with fellow S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Natasha Romanoff aka the Black Widow (Johansson), and fending off assassins who threaten him at every turn, he finds himself confronting a new and terrible foe, the eponymous Winter Soldier (Stan). With some inspired new casting choices, including Robert Redford and Frank Grillo (ZERO DARK THIRTY), plus Marvel movie regulars such as Dominic Cooper and Samuel L. Jackson reprising their previous roles, sibling directors Anthony and Joe Russo have added fresh vitality to another stunning superhero adventure.
FRI 11 APRIL - THU 17 APRIL
Contains strong sex and drug use Director: Jalil Lespert Stars: Pierre Niney, Guillaume Gallienne, Charlotte Le Bon 106 mins (2014) Cert 15
Frequent moderate violence Director: Joe Russo,Anthony Russo Stars: Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Redford 136mins (2014) Cert 12A
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rio 2
noah
The sequel to 2011’s blockbuster, RIO 2 finds Jewel (Hathaway) persuading her hubby Blu (Eisenberg) that they and their brightly feathered family should expand their horizons and leave their city home for the Amazon jungle. Unsurprisingly, they have an ulterior motive, namely to track down other members of their rare Blue Macaw tribe, rumoured to exist deep in the rainforest. But their quest inevitably involves risks and complications, especially when Blu finds himself beak-to-beak with his fearsome father-in-law. Hugely talented young Brazilian director Carlos Saldanha (ICE AGE, ROBOTS) returns, along with regulars Jamie Foxx, Leslie Mann and Rodrigo Santoro voicing siblings Nico, Linda and Tulio respectively, and they’re joined by starry newcomers Andy Garcia, Bruno Mars and the venerable Rita Moreno in pivotal roles. Another crowd-pleasing animated comedy adventure.
For this truly epic version of the biblical story, writer-director Darren Aronofsky (BLACK SWAN, THE WRESTLER) applies his typically rich vision to Noah (Crowe) and the challenges he faces. Dire premonitions from Methuselah (Anthony Hopkins) convince Noah of God’s wrath towards non-believers, and so against all odds he and his family (Connelly, DARK WATER, Watson and Logan Lerman – reunited after THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER) build a vessel capable of saving enough animals, and a few humans, for a new and better world. But the fearsome if ultimately fearful Tubal Cain (Winstone) and his sceptical cohort determine that their efforts should be far from plain sailing. The film’s extraordinary special effects and topicality in a time of climate change elevate NOAH to a landmark movie experience.
Fri 25 APRIL - THU 1 MAY
Fri 25 APRIL - THU 1 MAY
Director: Darren Aronofsky Stars: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Hopkins 110mins (2014) Cert TBC
Director: Carlos Saldanha Stars: Anne Hathaway (voice), Jesse Eisenberg (voice), Bruno Mars (voice) 101Mins (2014) Cert U
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Did you Miss?
A Cat in Paris *
Gravity 3D
Heartland Film Society screening are open to members and non-members.
A veteran astronaut (George Clooney) and rookie scientist (Sandra Bullock) find themselves stranded in space. In the hands of director Cuarón and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, their worsening predicament becomes a visual magnum opus as well as drama of the highest order.
Mon 14 APRIL
MON 7 APRIL & WED 9 APRIL
Contains sustained moderate threat, disturbing images and strong language Director: Alfonso Cuarón Stars: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney 91 mins (2013) Cert 12A
This delightful Oscar-nominated animation from acclaimed French studio Folimage tells the story of Dino the cat, who each night leaves his adoring owner Zoé to team up with a big-hearted burglar named Nico. To ease Zoé’s pain at losing her father, killed in cold blood by a notorious local gangster, Dino brings her a stunning bracelet. As it happens Zoé’s mother Jeanne is a Police Officer, and a close colleague recognises the bracelet as belonging to a valuable jewellery collection that was recently stolen. Suspicious, Zoé follows Dino one night and makes a shocking discovery.
12 years a slave FRI 11 APRIL
Contains infrequent mild violence and language Director: Jean-Loup Felicioli,Alain Gagnol Stars: Dominique Blanc (voice), Bruno Salomone (voice), Jean Benguigui (voice) 62mins (2010) Cert PG
A musician (Chiwetel Ejiofor) is kidnapped into slavery, and falls into the hands of a vicious plantation owner (Michael Fassbender). Based on Solomon Northup’s 1853 memoir, 12 YEARS A SLAVE is an intimate epic about freedom and resilience. Contains strong violence, injury detail, sex, nudity and racist terms. Director: Steve McQueen Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch 131 mins (2013) Cert 15
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blue Jasmine
Stranger by the lake
THU 17 APRIL
TUE 29 APRIL & WED 30 APRIL
Woody Allen returns with arguably a companion piece to such irony-tinged dramas as ALICE and HUSBANDS AND WIVES. Cate Blanchett shines as the self-obsessed and haughty Jasmine, who is forced to move in with her cheerfully workingclass sister (Hawkins) when her glitzy New York life comes to an abrupt end.
Ostensibly a straightforward thriller, albeit with a strong romantic undercurrent, Guiraudie’s Cannes-winning STRANGER BY THE LAKE also delivers a much deeper meditation on double identity, betrayal, casual lust and the allure of danger. Visiting a secluded lakeside beach where gay men swim, sunbathe and seek the occasional erotic encounter, the good-natured and relatively innocent Franck (Deladonchamps) falls for the altogether more complex Michel (Paou), whose interest in the other men frequenting the beauty spot goes disturbingly beyond the sexual. When Franck witnesses a tragic and not entirely accidental drowning, his feelings for Michel are called into question – but not in the way the audience might initially expect. The bucolic, summery settings, understated cinematography and naturalistic performances all give the film a beguiling power.
Contains infrequent strong language & moderate references to sex & suicide Director: Woody Allen Stars: Alec Baldwin, Cate Blanchett, Louis C.K. 96mins (2013) Cert 12A
Saving Mr Banks
WED 23 APRIL & THU 24 APRIL
The story of Walt Disney’s battle of wills with British author P. L. Travers over the rights to her novel Mary Poppins makes for an entertaining yet gently nerve-wracking film, and the perfect vehicle for a brace of two-time Oscar winners, Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson.
Contains strong real sex Director: Alain Guiraudie Stars: Pierre Deladonchamps, Christophe Paou, Patrick d’Assumcao 100mins (2014) Cert 18
Director: John Lee Hancock Stars: Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks 125mins (2013) Cert PG
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What’s On
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Day / Film
Times
Day / Film
Times
Fri 4 April Saving Grace (15) Muppets Most Wanted (U) Under The Skin (15)
1115 1800 2030
Sat 12 April The Love Bug (U) Muppets Most Wanted (U) Muppets Most Wanted (U) Labor Day (12A) Yves Saint Laurent (15)
1015 1245 1545 1830 2045
Sat 5 April Eleanor’s Secret (U) Muppets Most Wanted (U) Under The Skin (15) The Met Opera presents: La Boheme
1030 1230 1515 1755
Sun 13 April Muppets Most Wanted (U) Muppets Most Wanted (U) The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly (15) Labor Day (15)
1300 1530 1750 2115
Sun 6 April Muppets Most Wanted (U) Muppets Most Wanted (U) Under The Skin (15)
1400 1800 2030
Mon 7 April Muppets Most Wanted (U) Muppets Most Wanted (U) Under The Skin (15) Gravity 3D (12A)
Mon 14 April Muppets Most Wanted (U) Labor Day (12A) Yves Saint Laurent (15) A Cat In Paris (PG)
1330 1545 1830 2040
1200 1530 1830 2045
Tue 8 April Muppets Most Wanted (U) Muppets Most Wanted (U) Muppets Most Wanted (U) Under The Skin (15)
Tue 15 April Muppets Most Wanted (U) Muppets Most Wanted (U) Yves Saint Laurent (15) Labor Day (12A)
1230 1515 1815 2030
Wed 9 April Muppets Most Wanted (U) Muppets Most Wanted (U) Gravity 3D (12A) Under The Skin (15)
1230 1530 1830 2030
Thu 10 April Muppets Most Wanted (U) Muppets Most Wanted (U) Under The Skin (15) NT Encore: War Horse
1230 1515 1815 2030
Fri 11 April Muppets Most Wanted (U) Yves Saint Laurent (15) 12 Years A Slave (15) Labor Day (12A)
1230 1500 1720 2100
1330 1600 1830 2040
Wed 16 April Muppets Most Wanted (U) Muppets Most Wanted (U) Labor Day (12A) Yves Saint Laurent (15)
1330 1545 1830 2050
Thu 17 April Muppets Most Wanted (U) Labor Day (12A) Yves Saint Laurent (15) Blue Jasmine (12A)
1330 1545 1815 2030
Fri 18 April Tinkerbell and the Pirate Fairy (U) 1230 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (12A) 1430 Captain America: The Winter Soldier 3D (12A) 1745 Blue Ruin (15) 2030
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What’s On Day / Film
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Sat 19 April Tinkerbell and the Pirate Fairy 2D (U) RCS - Shorts
1030 1300 Captain America: The Winter Soldier 3D (12A) 1715 Blancanieves (12) 2030
Sun 20 April Tinkerbell and the Pirate Fairy 2D (U) 1300 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (12A) 1515 Captain America: The Winter Soldier 3D (12A) 1800 Tracks (TBC) 2045 Mon 21 April Brave (PG) 1200 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (12A) 1500 Captain America: The Winter Soldier 3D (12A) 1745 Brief Encounter (PG) 2030
Tue 22 April Captain America: The Winter Soldier (12A) 1330 Captain America: The Winter Soldier 3D (12A) 1750 Atonement (15) 2045
Wed 23 April Captain America: The Winter Soldier (12A) 1330 Saving Mr. Banks (PG) 1800 Captain America: The Winter Soldier 3D (12A) 2045
Thu 24 April Saving Mr. Banks (PG)
1330
Vikings Live From the British Museum
1900
Sat 26 April Mr Peabody & Sherman 2D (U) Rio 2 (U) Noah (TBC)
The Met Opera presents: Cosi Fan Tutte
Times
Sun 27 April Rio 2 (U) A Story of Children and Film (PG) Noah (TBC)
1400 1800 2030
Mon 28 April Rio 2 (U) Noah (TBC) ROH presents: The Winter’s Tale
1330 1645 1915
Tue 29 April Noah (TBC) Rio 2 (U) Stranger by the Lake (18)
1400 1700 2015
Wed 30 April Rio 2 (U) Stranger by the Lake (18) Noah (TBC)
1400 1800 2030
Thu 1 May Noah (TBC) Rio 2 (U) NT Live: King Lear
1330 1630 1900
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.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier 3D (12A) 1600
Fri 25 Apr il Rio 2 (U) Noah (TBC) FotBc Present: Casablanca (U)
Day / Film
COLOUR KEY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS New Release THE LITTLE BIRKS
1330 1600 2030
(All Tickets £3.50)
documentary EVENT cinema or BROADCAST Heartland Film Society did you miss? Birks Classics
1020 1245 1510 1755
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Eleanor’s Secret
Herbie -The Love bug Sat 12 APRIL
Sat 5 APRIL
Nathaniel, is not a confident reader. When his eccentric old aunt Eleanor dies, she leaves her house to his parents and her huge book collection to the young boy. Nathaniel discovers that the books shelter all the heroes found in children’s literature. Among them are Alice in Wonderland, Pinocchio and Little Red Riding Hood and they are counting on him for protection: if they leave the library, they will disappear along with their stories forever. When his parents start selling off the books, Nathaniel is shrunk by the evil witch Carabosse and must brave everything to save his miniature friends.
The “star” is Herbie, a lovable little Volkswagen with a personality all of its own. Abused by a bad guy race-car driver (David Tomlinson), Herbie is rescued by a good guy racer (Dean Jones). Out of gratitude, Herbie enables the luckless good guy to win one race after another. The real fun begins when the ruthless hot-rodder connives to get Herbie back through fair means or foul. Contains no material likely to offend or harm Director: Robert Stevenson Stars: Dean Jones, Michele Lee, Buddy Hackett 103mins (1968) Cert U
Director: Dominique Monfery Writers: Anik Leray (story), Anik Leray (screenplay) Stars: Paul Bandey, Pascal Berger, Lorànt Deutsch 80 mins (2009) Cert U
Tinkerbell & the Pirate Fairy Sat 19 APRIL
ALSO FRI 18 APRIL & SUN 20 APRIL (STANDARD SCREENINGS)
Savvy little fairy Zarina is fascinated by the mysterious properties of Blue Pixie Dust. When her wild ideas lead to trouble, she has to flee Pixie Hollow, and soon falls in with a devious pirate crew led by cabin boy James (Hiddleston) – shortly to become the fearsome Captain Hook. Hearing of her plight, Tinker Bell and her fairy band resolve to rescue Zarina. Magical fun for young families. Contains no material likely to offend or harm Director: Peggy Holmes Stars: Mae Whitman (voice), Tom Hiddleston (voice), Christina Hendricks (voice) 78mins (2014) Cert U
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Brave
Mr Peabody & Sherman 2D
Determined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse.
DreamWorks’ latest animation features Mr Peabody, the world’s cleverest dog, and his boy sidekick Sherman. When Sherman goes time travelling and accidentally blows a hole in the universe, Mr Peabody has to put things right.
Contains some scary scenes Director: Mark Andrews,Brenda Chapman,Steve Purcell,Enrico Casarosa Stars: Kelly MacDonald (voice), Billy Connolly (voice), Emma Thompson (voice) 90mins (2012) Cert PG
Contains mild comic violence and threat and very mild language Director: Rob Minkoff Stars: Ty Burrell (voice), Max Charles (voice), Stephen Colbert (voice) 94mins (2014) Cert U
MON 21 APRIL LITTLE BIRKS BIRTHDAY PARTY
Sat 26 APRIL
Friends of the Birks Cinema are running Musical Activites for Young People with Special Needs. The classes will be run by Frances Morrison-Allen who is a professional singer and specialist in Music Education. We plan to run a series of 8 classes specifically designed to stimulate and engage young people with special needs through a combination of sounds, songs, visuals and touch. The classes will be free of charge. Please email murieldunbar@hotmail.com or frannymorrison@btinternet.com for further details or to secure a space.
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The Met Opera - La Boheme
Vikings live from the British museum
Sat 5 april
Thu 24 april
La Boheme is a swooning tale of young romance that eventually culminates in tragedy. When poet Rodolfo (Vittorio Grigolo) sets eyes on the beautiful Mimi (Anita Hartig), it’s love at first sight. Puccini’s classic opera gradually builds over four acts to a moving climax. Heralded, Oscarnominated film director Franco Zeffirelli (Romeo and Juliet) first staged his dazzling production of La Boheme at The Met in 1981. Now Zeffirelli’s sumptuous and lush vision returns to once again captivate audiences. Soprano Anita Hartig reprises her role as Mimi - a character she has also played at the Welsh National Opera and the Vienna State Opera. Famed Italian operatic tenor Vittorio Grigolo plays the passionate Rodolfo, while Stefano Ranzani conducts.
This special event offers an exclusive private view of the exhibition Vikings: Life and Legend, presented live in your local cinema. Introduced by British Museum Director Neil MacGregor and presented by historian and broadcaster Michael Wood, the exhibition will be brought to life by curators Gareth Williams and Tom Williams, alongside experts on Viking ships and swords, burial and beliefs, and language and legacy. With demonstrations, stunning close-up photography of the Viking objects in the exhibition and a live, torch-lit burial in the grounds of the Museum, Vikings Live will be a reminder of how the Vikings have shaped our modern lives.
Director Franco Zeffirelli Starring Vittorio Grigolo, Anita Hartig 205mins Cert 12A – As Live
Cert 12A – As Live
NT ENCORE: War Horse thu 10 april
National Theatre Live broadcasted War Horse live from London’s West End to cinemas around the world on February 27, 2014. Since its first performance at the National Theatre in 2007, War Horse has become an international smash hit. Cert TBC 200m. Writer Michael Murpurgo Cert 12A – As Live
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Event Cinema the met opera: cosi fan tutte
roh presents: The winter’s tale
Music Director James Levine makes his long-awaited return to the Met podium to conduct Mozart’s beloved opera about testing the ties of love. The cast is filled with youthful Met stars: Susanna Phillips and Isabel Leonard who are the sisters Fiordiligi and Dorabella, and Matthew Polenzani and Rodion Pogossov who are their lovers, with Danielle de Niese as the scheming Despina.
The story follows the destruction of marriage through consuming jealousy, the abandonment of a child, and a seemingly hopeless love. Yet through remorse and regret – and after a statue comes miraculously to life – the ending is one of forgiveness and reconciliation.
Sat 26 april
mon 28 april
Conductor: David Briskin Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon 180mins Cert 12A – As Live
Director Lesley Koenig Starring Isabel Leonard, Susanna Phillips, Matthew Polanzani, Rodion Pogossov 245mins Cert 12A – As Live
NT Live: King Lear thu 1 may
Academy Award winner Sam Mendes (James Bond: Skyfall, American Beauty) returns to the National Theatre to direct Simon Russell Beale (Timon of Athens, Collaborators) in the title role of Shakespeare’s tragedy. An aged king decides to divide his kingdom between his three daughters, according to which of them is most eloquent in praising him. His favourite, Cordelia, says nothing. Lear’s world descends into chaos. Director Sam Mendes Starring Simon Russell Beale, Kate Fleetwood, Anna Maxwell Martin, Adrian Scarborough, Stanley Townsend, Olivia Vinall, Stephen Boxer 210mins Cert 12A – As Live
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The good, the bad, and the ugly Sun 13 april
Long unavailable in cinemas, the definitive Spaghetti Western and Sergio Leone’s epic end to the ‘Dollars’ trilogy is a stunning, panoramic view of the West during the American Civil War. Clint Eastwood reprises the role of a taciturn, enigmatic loner, and searches for a cache of stolen gold against rivals the Bad (Lee Van Cleef), a ruthless bounty hunter, and the Ugly (Eli Wallach), a Mexican bandit. The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly Director: Sergio Leone Stars: Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Eli Wallach 165mins (1966) Cert 15
Saving Grace fri 4 april
A widow discovers after her husband’s suicide that he has mortgaged everything they own and the banks are ready to foreclose. Faced with impending doom and little working knowledge except her ability to grow plants, she struggles to save her home. Enter her gardener, who is struggling to make a few marijuana plants grow in a hidden location and suggests that she use her green house to help grow the plants and sell them to make the money they both need. Contains drug use and strong language Director: Nigel Cole Stars: Brenda Blethyn, Craig Ferguson, Martin Clunes 89 mins (1986) Cert 15
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Box Office Open Daily Online: www.birkscinema.co.uk Telephone: 0871 902 5754 (Please note that there is a £1.50 booking fee for telephone bookings)
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The Birks Cinema 1 Dunkeld Street Aberfeldy PH15 2DA
Eating at The Birks Come and try our delicious new menu freshly prepared by our Head Chef and his dedicated team. Serving seasonal Scottish produce alongside delicious Homemade Scones, Cakes and Coffees in a relaxing, family friendly atmosphere. Our hard working Kitchen Team regularly change our menu to reflect seasonally available produce. Expect to see Beetroot, Celeriac, Kale, Parsnips, Salmon, Pheasant, Pork, Vension, New Potatoes & Rhubarb on our Menu over the coming month. Or pop in for a drink and discover our great range of single brew beers, single malt Whiskies and specially chosen Wines.
Our new kitchen opening hours (from 4th April)
Monday to Thursday 12noon to 7.30pm Friday & Saturday 12noon to 8.30pm Sunday Brunch 1pm to 7.30pm Our bar is open until 10.30pm every night To book a table please telephone: 01887 822 845 (Ext 1)
Movie Meal Deal... Main Course, Drink & Ticket for ÂŁ30.00 per couple Available on Fridays and Saturdays. Only available on standard screenings.
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