Film GuideJan-Feb 2015

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Centre for the Arts Maidenhead

Film admission includes a charitable donation of £2 per ticket, which contributes to the upkeep of Norden Farm.

Pre-Show Dinner OfferBook a two course meal from our Pre-Show Dinner menu at the same time as your ticket for £14. Available from 5.30pm (12pm Sundays).

Wed 11 Feb 7pm andThur 12 Feb 2pm

170 mins, £15

Live screening (Wednesday, encore Thursday). Shakespeare’s sparkling comedy is set in the summer of 1914.

WHY? The same acting company return to the screen in March for Love’s Labour’s Won

RSC Live: Love’s Labour’s Lost

Wed 11 Feb 2pmThur 12 Feb 8pmSun 15 Feb 7.30pmDir: Angelina Jolie 2014137 mins, USOlympian and war hero Louis Zamperini survives a WWII plane crash and 47 days at sea on a raft, only to be caught and sent to a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp. WHY? A true story adapted from the Laura Hillenbrand’s award winning book

Unbroken

Sat 14 Feb 2pm and 8pmSun 15 Feb 2pmweb 18 Feb 8pmDir: Tim Burton 2014Run time tbc, USIn the late 1950s and early 1960s, painter Walter Keane is catapulted to international fame while taking credit for his wife’s work.

WHY? The outrageous true story of one of the most epic art frauds in history

Big Eyes

Mon 16 and Tues 17 Feb 11.30am

Dir: Steve Loter 2014Run time tbc, US

When Fawn befriends a mysterious creature called the NeverBeast, Tinkerbell and her friends aren't so sure.

WHY? Join Fawn as she proves you can’t judge a book by its cover

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the Neverbeast

Mon 16 Feb 2pmTues 17 Feb 8pmDir: Guy Jenkin,Andy Hamilton 201493 mins, UKThree children have to make a big decision while visiting their granddad in Scotland. It shocks not only the local community but the world media. WHY? From the writers of BBC1’s award winning Outnumbered and starring Billy Connolly, David Tennant and Rosamund Pike

What We Did on Our Holiday

Wed 18, Thur 19 andFri 20 Feb 11.30am

Dir: Paul King 201495 mins, UK/Fr

A bear arrives in London in search of a home and is taken in by the Brown family. But he catches the eye of a museum taxidermist.

WHY? ★★★★ Time Out ���� ★★★★ The Times★★★★The Telegraph

Paddington

Thur 10 Feb 8pm

Dir: Andrei Zvyagintsev 2014141 mins, Ru(Russian with English subtitles)

In a small Russian fishing town, Kolya calls in his old army friend when the corrupt local mayor tries to take away his family home and land.

WHY? ★★★★★ Radio Times ★★★★★ The Guardian ★★★★ The Times★★★★The Observer

Leviathan

Sun 22 and Tues 24 Feb 2pm

Dir: Alejandro González Iñárritu 2014119 mins, US

Black comedy. Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton) is an actor struggling to prove he is more than a washed up comic strip character.

WHY? ‘By turns profound, surprising and sensationally funny’ Little White Lies

Birdman

Parent and Baby Screenings (P&B)Wed 28 Jan 10.30am The Imitation Game

Wed 4 Feb 10.30am My Old Lady

Sat 21 Feb 2pmSun 22 Feb 7.30pm

Dir: James Marsh 2014123 mins, UK/Fr

Aged 21, renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde and receives an earth-shattering diagnosis.

WHY? The extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds

The Theory of Everything

Thur 19 and Fri 20 Feb 2pm

Dir: Peter Jackson 2014144 mins, NZ/USThe Dwarves of Erebor have reclaimed the vast wealth of their homeland, but now must face the consequences of having unleashed the terrifying Dragon Smaug.

WHY? The epic conclusion to the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield and the Company of Dwarves

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies£9.50 (or 3 films for £24) / £8.50 conc (or 3 films for £21)Ticket Prices (unless otherwise stated) :

Tues 24 and Fri 27 Feb 8pm

Dir: Bennett Miller 2014134 mins, US

Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz trains under wealthy heir John du Pont. But du Pont's psychological gameplay begins to weigh heavily on Mark's shaky self-esteem.

WHY? A searing true life account of three men grappling for their versions of the American Dream

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Fri 2 and Sat 3 Jan 8pmSun 4 Jan 2pmTues 17 and Wed 18 Feb 2pm

Dir: Mike Leigh 2014150 mins, UK

Timothy Spall stars as eccentric British artist JMW Turner in the last quarter century of his life.

WHY? ★★★★★ The Independent ★★★★★ The Times ★★★★★ Daily Mail ★★★★★ Empire

Mr Turner

Sun 4 Jan 5pm

160 mins, £15

An encore screening of Puccini’s tale of love and honour.

WHY? Handa Opera perform on a stage suspended over the water and against a backdrop of the Sydney Opera House

Madama Butterfly

Sun 4 Jan 7.30pmTues 6 Jan 8pm

Dir: John Ridley 2013118 mins, UK/Ir/US

An intimate portrait of Jimi Hendrix - the sensitive young musician on the verge of becoming a rock legend.

WHY? A revealing biopic from the script writer behind the Academy Award winning 12 Years a Slave

Jimi: All is by My Side

Wed 7 Jan 8pmThur 8 Jan 2pm and 8pm

Dir: Laura Poitras, 2014113 mins, Ger/US

Unprecedented access to filmmaker Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald’s encounters with Edward Snowden as he blows the whistle on the NSA.

WHY? A documentary and portraying the dangers of governmental surveillance

Citizenfour

Fri 9 Jan 8pmSun 11 Jan 7.30pm

Dir: Susanne Bier 2014107 mins, US/Fr/Cz

In Depression-era North Carolina, the future of George Pemberton's timber empire unravels when his wife learns she can’t have children.

WHY? Stars Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper

Serena

Sat 10 and Sun 11 Jan 2pm

Dir: Jorge R. Gutierrez 201495 mins, US

Manolo is a dreamer whosets off on an epic quest through magical, mythical and wondrous worlds in order to rescue his one true love and defend his village.

WHY? ★★★★ Time Out ���� ★★★★ The Times★★★★ The Observer ★★★★ Radio Times

The Book of Life

Tues 13 and Wed 14 Jan 8pm

Dir: Dan Gilroy 2014117 mins, US

Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Lou Bloom, a driven young man desperate for work who discovers the high speed world of crime journalism.

WHY? Thriller set in the nocturnal underbelly of contemporary Los Angeles

Nightcrawler

Sat 17 and Sun 18 Jan 2pm

Dir: Christopher Nolan 2014166 mins, US/UK

With our time on Earth coming to an end, a team of explorers travel beyond the galaxy to discover whether mankind has a future among the stars.

WHY? Stars Academy Award winners Anne Hathaway, Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine

Interstellar

Sun 18 Jan 7.30pmTues 20 Jan 2pm

Dir: Andy Goddard 201497 mins, UK

When infamous poet Dylan Thomas tours the US, his hosts have their hands full as he charms and seduces his female fans.

WHY? A playful, humorous and moving snapshot of one of the world’s most beloved poets

Set Fire to the Stars

Tues 20 and Wed 21 Jan 8pm

Dir: Tommy Lee Jones 2014123 mins, Fr/US

In the American West, Mary Bee Cuddy is pushed to her limits as she escorts three troubled women across the barren country.

WHY? ‘Probably the best Western since Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven’ ★★★★★ The Independent

The Homesman

Thur 22 Jan 7pm

180 mins, £15

Live screening. It’s a dark, stormy night. Jim opens the door to a terrifying stranger and her dangerous voyage begins. Suitable for ages 10+ years.

WHY? Robert Louis Stevenson’s story of murder, money and mutiny is brought to life in a thrilling new stage adaptation

NT Live: Treasure Island

Tues 27 and Wed 28 Jan 2pm

160 mins, £15

Encore screenings. With Tchaikovsky’s famous, lyrical score, the ballet depicts the tragic love between Princess Odette and Prince Siegfried.

WHY? The greatest ballet company in the world perform a masterpiece of love, deception and drama

Bolshoi Ballet: Swan Lake

Wed 28 Jan 10.30am (P&B) and 8pmSun 1 Feb 2pmSun 8 Feb 7.30pmDir: Morten Tyldum 2014114 mins, UK/USA dramatic portrayal of the life and work of Alan Turing, one of Britain's most extraordinary unsung heroes and the man credited with cracking the Enigma code. WHY? Stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Rory Kinnear and Charles Dance

The Imitation Game

Sun 1 Feb 7.30pm, Tues 3 Feb 8pmWed 4 Feb 10.30am (P&B) 2pmand 8pmDir: Israel Horovitz 2014107 mins, UK/Fr/USMathias Gold (Kevin Kline) inherits a Parisian apartment and is shocked to discover Mathilde Girard (Maggie Smith) - a feisty Englishwoman who refuses to budge. WHY? ‘A thoughtful emotional drama, written and directed by the veteran playwright Israel Horovitz’ The Guardian

My Old Lady

Thur 5 Feb 8pmSun 8 Feb 2pmDir: Theodore Melfi 2014102 mins, USWhen 12 year old Oliver moves next door to war veteran Vincent, his eyes are opened to a lifestyle including gambling, drinking and a Russian prostitute. WHY? ‘There's nobody like Bill Murray. Never has been. Never will be. He's indispensable’Rolling Stone

St Vincent

Tues 27 Jan 7.30pmDir: Matej Minac 201196 mins, Slo/Cz/UK/US/Is/CamThe remarkable true story of Maidenhead resident Sir Nicholas Winton, who rescued over 600 children at the outbreak of World War II. WHY? A screening to mark Holocaust Memorial Day - the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz

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