May Cinema Brochure

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MAY 2012

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WE BOUGHT A ZOO

Cameron Crowe / USA 2012 / 124 min / (PG) Contains mild language

We Bought a Zoo is the incredible true story of a father who moves his young family to the countryside to restore and re-open a struggling zoo. In an attempt to bring them all closer, he relocates, along with his two children, to the rundown menagerie where the family embark on a soul-restoring journey to return the zoo to its former glory.

BEL AMI

Declan Donnellan, Nick Ormerod / UK 2012 / 102 min / (15) Contains strong sex

Based on the classic Guy De Maupassant novel of the same name, Bel Ami is a story of power and seduction in 1890s French society. It tracks Georges Duroy’s rags to riches ascent up the rungs of the social ladder via the beds of the most beautiful and influential women in the city.

WED 2 MAY 10.30AM*WED 2 MAY 2.00PM**WED 2 MAY 7.30PM * Parent & Toddler Screening**Midweek Matinee Screening

FRI 4 MAY 7.30PMSAT 5 MAY 5.00PMSUN 6 MAY 8.00PM

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 HUNGER GAMES

James McTeigue / USA 2012 / 142 min / 12A

In future North America deadly, gladiatorial combat has become an annual TV sensation. Every year, a teenage boy and girl are selected to compete in a fight to the death with other contenders. A young woman, Katniss, takesher younger sister’s place for the upcoming event - only training from a past champion and her instinct for survival can help her return home victorious.

TUE 1 MAY 7.30PMTHU 3 MAY 7.30PM

WRATH OF THE TITANS

Jonathan Liebesman / USA 2012 / 99 min / (12A) Contains moderate fantasy violence and threat

Wrath of the Titans finds Perseus, the demigod son of Zeus, living a quiet life as a fisherman a decade after his defeat of the monstrous Kraken.However, when the gods lose control of the imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos, he returns to embark on a heroic quest to rescue his father and save mankind.

CONTRABAND

Baltasar Kormákur / USA 2012 / 109 min / (15) Contains strong language, once very strong, strong violence & hard drug use

Contraband stars Mark Wahlberg as Chris, a man drawn back into the lethal world of international smuggling. When a drug deal involving his brother goes wrong and his boss swears revenge, Chris organises one last run to Panama to collect counterfeit dollars he hopes will save his life. When things don’t go entirely according to plan, he’s forced to use his old skills to save himself and his family.

THE PIRATES! IN AN ADVENTURE WITH SCIENTISTS

Peter Lord, Jeff Newitt / UK 2012 / 88 min / (U) Contains very mild language, violence, threat and innuendo.

Pirate Captain sets out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the year Award, a quest that takes Captain and his crew from the shores of Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London.

SAT 5 MAY 2.00PMSUN 6 MAY 2.00PMMON 7 MAY 2.00PM

SAT 12 MAY 2.00PMSUN 13 MAY 8.00PMWED 16 MAY 7.30PM


LE HAVRE

Aki Kaurismaki / Various 2012 / 94 min / French with English subtitles / (PG) Contains infrequent mild language

Marcel and Arletty’s quiet, economically impoverished but emotionally rich life is disrupted when she is diagnosed with a serious disease. At the same time, Marcel takes a young illegal immigrant under his wing as he aids him in hiding from officials who want to see him deported.


DELICACY

La Delicatesse / David and Stéphane Foenkinos / France 2012 / 108 min / French with English subtitles / (12A) Contains strong language

The beautiful Nathalie throws herself into herwork after her husband of just three years unexpectedly passes away. Then one day, she fixates on Markus, an unremarkable underling of hers at the office. As their relationship goes from awkward to genuinely loving, Nathalie and Markus will have to overcome a host of obstaclesincluding everyone else’s judgmental perceptions as well as their own self-doubts.

MIRROR MIRROR

Tarsem Singh / USA 2012 / 106 min / (PG) Contains mild threat, violence and infrequent mild language

When an evil queen takes over the ruling of a kingdom she doesn’t bargain for the determination of an exiled princess to regain her crown. Enlisting the help of seven diminutive but daring helpers, they embark on an incredible journey to topple the tyrant and restore herbirth right.

HEADHUNTERS

Hodejegerne / Morten Tyldum / Norway 2012 / 108 min / Norwegian with English subtitles / (12A) Contains strong sex, violence and strong gory images

Based on Jo Nesbø’s best-selling novel, Headhunters is the story of Norway’s most charismatic corporate head-hunter who moonlights as an equally high-achieving art thief. When he sets his sights on his biggest heist ever, little does he know that the priceless painting’s owner is a man with secrets of his own and a trap has been set to make sure this robbery is no easy steal.

TUE 15 MAY 7.30PMWED 16 MAY 2.00PM**THU 17 MAY 7.30PM**Midweek Matinee Screening


SAT 19 MAY 2.00PMSUN 20 MAY 2.00PM


BATTLESHIP

Peter Berg / USA 2012 / 131 min / (12A) Contains moderate violence, threat and implied strong language

Lt. Alex Hopper is in hot water with his gruff commanding officer, complicated further by the fact that he’s engaged to his superior’s beautiful daughter. It makes for a bad start, but nobody could have predicted what would happen next. When a team is sent to investigate a mysterious vessel in the middle of the ocean, it erects a giant force field and launches a devastating bombardment. If humanity is to survive, Hopper must step up to the mark.


BEING ELMO

Constance Marks / USA 2011 / 80 min / TBC

Being Elmo traces Kevin Clash’s rise from his modest beginnings in Baltimore to his current success as the man behind Elmo, one of the world’s most recognisable and adored characters. Millions of children tune in daily to watch Elmo, yet when Kevin walks down the street he is not recognized. In addition to puppeteering Elmo, Mr. Clash is arguably the creative force behind today’s Sesame Street, producing, directing and traveling around the globe training other puppeteers

A CAT IN PARIS

Jean-Loup Felicioli & Alain Gagnol / France 2010 / 70min / English language version / (PG) Contains infrequent mild violence

Dino the cat leads a double life. By day he is the loyal pet companion to Zoe, but by night he works with Nico, a burglar with a heart of gold. Since her father’s murder by gangster Costa, Zoe hasn’t spoken a word. One night though Zoe decides to follow Dino and in her pursuit she discovers that her nanny may be in league with gangsters.

SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN

Lasse Hallström / UK 2012 / 107 min / (12A) Contains one use of strong language and moderate sex references

A repressed British civil servant is unwillingly coerced into an incredible scheme to introduce salmon to the parched wadis of The Yemen to make a fishing-mad sheik’s dream come true and help build a better relationship between the respective countries.

ALBERT NOBBS

Rodrigo Garcia / Ireland 2012 / 114 min / (15) Contains infrequent strong sex and strong language

Based on a short story by author George Moore, Albert Nobbs is an incredible tale of a woman, portrayed by Glenn Close, who poses as a man in order to find work in 19th century Ireland. After living a lie for thirty years, she realises that she is trapped in the role and escaping it could be impossible.


FRI 25 MAY 7.30PMSAT 26 MAY 5.00PMSUN 27 MAY 8.00PMWED 30 MAY 2.00PM** ** Midweek Matinee Screening

SAT 26 MAY 2.00PMSUN 27 MAY 2.00PM

THIS MUST BE THE PLACE

Paolo Sorrentino / USA 2012 / 112 min / (15) Contains strong language and sex references

A washed up American goth rocker living in Ireland finds his comfortable life is shattered when his estranged father who survived Auschwitz dies. Discovering that one of his captors and chief tormentor may still be alive and living in the USA, he embarks on a soul-searching journey to his homeland to find him.

A MONSTER IN PARIS

Bibo Bergeron / France 2011 / 90 min / (U) Contains mild comic fight scenes and innuendo

Set in Paris in 1910, A Monster in Paris tells the tale of a shy movie projectionist and an inventor who accidently create Franc, a monster with a terrifying talent for music and the evil Mayor Commissioner Maynott who wants to use the monster for his own ends.

DOLPHIN TALE

Charles Martin Smith / USA 2011 / 113 min / (U) Contains one use of mild language and scenes of emotional distress

Based on a true story, Dolphin Tale is the story of Winter, a dolphin who loses her tail in a freak accident and the young boy who nurses her back to health with the help of Dr McCarthy (Morgan Freeman), a prosthetics expert who might just have the answer to Winter’s problem.

TUE 29 MAY 7.30PMWED 30 MAY 7.30PMTHU 31 MAY 7.30PM

SAT 5 MAY 11.00AMSUN 6 MAY 11.00AM


KIDS FILM CLUBJoin us at 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.

Kids Film Club is sponsored by:

ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED

Mike Mitchell / USA 2011 / 87 min / (U) Contains mild comic threat and very mild innuendo

Whilst aboard a luxury cruise, the chipmunks are accidently thrown overboard. As they find themselves washed ashore, they look to work on their survival skills and soon realise the island is not as deserted as first thought.


TOY STORY 3

Lee Unkrich / USA 2010 / 103 min / (U) Contains mild violence and scary scenes

Woody, Buzz and the whole gang are back. As their owner Andy prepares to departfor college, his loyal toys find themselves in daycare where untamed tots with their stickylittle fingers do not play nice. So, it’s all for one and one for all as they join Barbie’scounterpart Ken, a thespian hedgehog named Mr. Pricklepants and a pink, strawberryscented teddy bear called Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear to plan their great escape.


INBETWEENERS

Ben Palmer / UK 2011 / 97 min / (15) Contains strong language, twice very strong, and strong sex references

Jay, Will, Neil and Simon head off to hedonist’s paradise Malia on a lads’ holiday that promises sun, sea, sand and seriously shambolic partying.WED 9 MAY 7.00PM

SPECIAL EVENTSEach month macrobert brings you a range of special event screenings, ranging from post show discussions to genre specific films and everything in between.

While never abandoning his roots in arthouse cinema Christopher Young has also produced what is arguably the most commercially successful UK film ever. It is hard to believe that the man behind the phenomenon that is “The Inbetweeners” still lives on Skye and quite recently brought one of the few Gaelic feature films ever made to the screen. The screening will be followed by an interview with Scotland’s own fusion of Judd Apatow and Saul Zaentz conducted by his fellow Scottish producer Peter Broughan, founder of the Scottish Cultural Memory Project of which this is the inaugural event.

SECOND CHANCE AND CLASSIC CINEMA


BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL

John Madden / UK 2012 / 124 min / (12A) Contains strong language, moderate sex references and racist remarks

A group of English pensioners retirement takes an unconventional turn when they abandon their homeland for a seemingly luxurious sanctuary for “the elderly and beautiful” in Jaipur, India.On arrival, they discover that the hotel falls somewhat short of the romantic idyll promised, but won over they find that life can begin again when you let go of the past.

THE ARTIST

Michel Hazanavicius / France/Belguim 2011 / 100 min / (PG) Contains scene of mild threat

George Valentin is a world-famous silent movie superstar whose illustrious career looks set to come to an abrupt end with the arrival of the talkies. At the same time, Peppy Miller, a struggling dancer, is catapulted into stardom thanks to her natural ability for the new medium.

TITANIC

James Cameron / USA 1997 / 194 min / (12A) Contains strong language, nudity, intense threat and disturbing images

Titanic is an epic, action-packed romance set against the ill-fated maiden voyage of the R.M.S Titanic. At the time, Titanic was the most luxurious liner of her era but ultimately carried over 1,500 people to their death in the ice cold waters of the North Atlantic in the early hours of April 15, 1912.

SAT 5 MAY 8.00PMSUN 6 MAY 5.00PMMON 7 MAY 7.30PMWED 9 MAY 2.00PM ** ** Midweek Matinee Screening

WED 23 MAY 2.00PM** WED 23 MAY 7.30PM ** Midweek Matinee Screening

macrobert gives you a second chance to see some of the biggest hits of the past few months and revisit some classic films.

THE MIDWEEK MATINEE

WE BOUGHT A ZOO (PG)

WED 2 MAY 2.00PM

Each Wednesday at 2.00pm we bring you one of the months’ 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.

SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN (12A)

WED 30 MAY 2.00PM

TITANIC (12A)

WED 23 MAY 2.00PM

BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (12A)

WED 9 MAY 2.00PM

DELICACY (12A)

WED 16 MAY 2.00PM

PARENT AND TODDLER SCREENINGSWednesday mornings are now accessible to the whole family at macrobert. Bring your kids along and enjoy family films on the big screen in a child friendly, relaxed atmosphere with the lights dimmed and the sound at a comfortable level. Screenings start at 10.30am each Wednesday and tickets are priced at £1.50 or free to any baby under 12 months.

WE BOUGHT A ZOO (PG)

WED 2 MAY 10.30AM

TOY STORY 3 (U)

WED 30 MAY 10.30AM

ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED (U)

WED 23 MAY 10.30AM

A MONSTER IN PARIS (U)

WED 9 MAY 10.30AM

DOLPHIN TALE (U)

WED 16 MAY 10.30AM

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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 [email protected] 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 TUESDAY THE HUNGER GAMES 7.30PM2 WEDNESDAY WE BOUGHT A ZOO 10.30AM* WE BOUGHT A ZOO 2.00PM** WE BOUGHT A ZOO 7.30PM3 THURSDAY THE HUNGER GAMES 7.30PM4 FRIDAY BEL AMI 7.30PM5 SATURDAY A MONSTER IN PARIS 11.00AM THE PIRATES 2.00PM BEL AMI 5.00PM BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL 8.00PM6 SUNDAY A MONSTER IN PARIS 11.00AM THE PIRATES 2.00PM BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL 5.00PM BEL AMI 8.00PM7 MONDAY THE PIRATES 2.00PM BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL 7.30PM8 TUESDAY LE HAVRE 7.30PM***9 WEDNESDAY A MONSTER IN PARIS 10.30AM* BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL 2.00PM** THE INBETWEENERS 7.00PM10 THURSDAY LE HAVRE 7.30PM***11 FRIDAY THE ARTIST 7.30PM12 SATURDAY DOLPHIN TALE 11.00AM WRATH OF THE TITANS 2.00PM THE ARTIST 5.00PM CONTRABAND 8.00PM13 SUNDAY DOLPHIN TALE 11.00AM THE ARTIST 2.00PM CONTRABAND 5.00PM WRATH OF THE TITANS 8.00PM14 MONDAY CONTRABAND 7.30PM15 TUESDAY DELICACY 7.30PM***16 WEDNESDAY DOLPHIN TALE 10.30AM* DELICACY 2.00PM**/*** WRATH OF THE TITANS 7.30PM17 THURSDAY DELICACY 7.30PM***18 FRIDAY BATTLESHIP 7.30PM19 SATURDAY ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED 11.00AM MIRROR MIRROR 2.00PM BATTLESHIP 5.00PM HEADHUNTERS 8.00PM***20 SUNDAY ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED 11.00AM MIRROR MIRROR 2.00PM HEADHUNTERS 5.00PM*** BATTLESHIP 8.00PM21 MONDAY HEADHUNTERS 7.30PM***22 TUESDAY BEING ELMO 7.30PM23 WEDNESDAY ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED 10.30AM* TITANIC 2.00PM** TITANIC 7.30PM24 THURSDAY BEING ELMO 7.30PM25 FRIDAY SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN 7.30PM26 SATURDAY TOY STORY 3 11.00AM A CAT IN PARIS 2.00PM SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN 5.00PM ALBERT NOBBS 8.00PM27 SUNDAY TOY STORY 3 11.00AM A CAT IN PARIS 2.00PM ALBERT NOBBS 5.00PM SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN 8.00PM28 MONDAY ALBERT NOBBS 7.30PM29 TUESDAY THIS MUST BE THE PLACE 7.30PM30 WEDNESDAY TOY STORY 3 10.30AM* SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN 2.00PM** THIS MUST BE THE PLACE 7.30PM31 THURSDAY THIS MUST BE THE PLACE 7.30PM

DIARY MAY 2012

* PARENT & TODDLER SCREENING ** MIDWEEK MATINEE SCREENING *** SUBTITLED SCREENING

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