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M E M B E R S H I P cinemagic TWO COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS $6.75 ADMISSION FOR YOU + 1 ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION E veryone is welcome at Cinecenta! We are a non-profit division of the University of Victoria Students’ Society, conceived as an inexpensive alternative for students, the University community and the public. The theatre is in the Student Union Building at UVic. The following buses come to UVic: 4, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 26, 29, 33, 39, 51, 80. The university charges a fee of $2.50 for parking on campus after 6pm and all day on Sat- urdays. There is no charge for parking on Sundays and holidays. Tickets and memberships go on sale 40 minutes before showtime. Please arrive early to avoid disappointment. 24-hour info Line: 250-721-8365 Cinecenta office: 250-721-8364 D O L B Y S T E R E O MAR–APR 2014 $5.75 $3.75 $5.75 $6.75 $6.75 $6.75 $7.75 $4.75 $50.00 $57.50 UVSS Students Special for UVSS students 9pm shows (or later) Seniors, Children (12 & under) Other Students Cinemagic Members UVic Alumni, Faculty, Staff, and guests(1 only) of above Non-members Matinees TEN FILM DISCOUNT PASS UVSS Students, Seniors Members, UVic Staff (unavailable to non-members) But if you aren’t affiliated with UVic and are going to come more than once a year, you can save money by purchasing a Cinemagic Membership! All films are in English, or with English subtitles where noted. $17. 50 L! KID’S SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS AT 1PM y ALL SEATS: $4.75 Matins Manager: Lisa Sheppard Programmer: Michael Hoppe Art + Design: Marc Junker LOCATED IN THE STUDENT UNION BUILDING Everyone is welcome at Cinecenta! ROYAL OPERA HOUSE CINEMA Cinecenta is the exclusive Victoria venue for a series of opera productions from the Royal Opera House’s Covent Garden theatre in London. MAR 9: TURNADOT APR 13: CARMEN MAY 18: LA BOHEME JUNE 22: DON GIOVANNI FEB 22 & 23 THE CROODS 99 min; rated G MAR 1 & 2 THE SECRET OF ROAN INISH 103 min; rated G MAR 8 & 9 THE WIZARD OF OZ 102 minutes; rated G MAR 11, 12, 13, 15 & 16 Disney’s FROZEN 109 min; rated G NOT CONFIRMED AT PRESS TIME; MAR 22 & 23 THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY 109 min; PG: violence; nudity; coarse language MAR 29 & 30 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK 114 min; PG: violence, coarse language MARCH–APRIL 2014 CINECENTA.COM Her Philomena Inside Llewyn Davis KIDS MATINEE SAT 1 PM Disney’s FROZEN KIDS MATINEE SUN 1 PM WIZARD OF OZ KIDS MATINEE SUN 1 PM SECRET OF ROAN INISH Any film that tries to encom- pass Nelson Mandela’s long life carries an enormous bur- den. How can a single film do the man justice? ”Long Walk to Freedom” meets these problems head-on and, after a faintly unsure start, manages to rise above them. It certainly helps to have a charismatic actor in the lead role, and any- one who recalls Idris Elba’s stellar turn as Stringer Bell in “The Wire” will know he fits the bill. Dashing and physically imposing as the younger man, Elba’s body language relaxes as Mandela ages; he seems to acquire wisdom and gravitas along with whitening hair and a shuffling gait. –The Telegraph MAR 2 (3:00 & 7:00) MAR 3 (7:00 only) MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM Director: Justin Chadwick UK/South Africa, 2013, 142 minutes; 14A MAR 6 (6:30pm) Cinecenta passes/tickets not valid. HALF THE SKY In honour of International Women’s Day the Didi Society is hosting a film that is spurring a movement for female empow- erment. The film includes the stories of women from across the world all of whom are fighting to change their dif- ficult circumstances in a way that is sustainable. Tickets are available for pre-sale at www.eventbrite.ca and are $10 sug- gested donation at the event. MAR 9 (3:00 & 7:00) Cinecenta passes/tickets not valid. Puccini’s TURNADOT (About 2 hours 50 minutes, including two intervals) Cinecenta is the exclusive Victoria venue for a monthly series of opera productions from the Royal Opera House’s Covent Garden theatre in London. “Turnadot” stars American soprano Lise Lindstrom, Marco Berti, Eri Nakamura and Raymond Aceto in Andrei Serban’s spectacular classic production. Special Prices: $10 for students & seniors; $12 for Cinecenta members; $15 for general public. MAR 14 (7:00 only) RADICAL REELS Produced by Banff Mountain Film Festival and brought to you by Accent Inns and Sierra Club BC, ‘Radical Reels’ showcases more than half a dozen wild action, extreme sports films: jaw-drop- ping bike jumps, nail-biting kayak drops, and mind-blowing powder. Proceeds will benefit Sierra Club BC. Tickets are $20 available at sierraclub.bc.ca/radical-reels and at the door.Sponsored by Robinsons Outdoor Store, Capital Iron and Be a Fan. MAR 16 (3:00 & 7:00 & 9:15) ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES Adam McKay USA, 2013, 116 min; PG “GOES STRAIGHT FOR THE LAUGHS!” The Globe and Mail See Mar 15 for description. MAR 19 & 20 (7:00 & 9:00) THE LAST DOGS OF WINTER Director: Costa Botes New Zealand/Canada, 2011, 97 minutes A FILM ABOUT WILDLIFE AND ONE WILD LIFE. “A SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE.” National Radio For the past 40 years, in a remote and harshly beautiful corner of northern Manitoba, Brian Ladoon has devoted his life to preserving and breeding an endangered species: Qimmiq – Canada’s indigenous Inuit Sled Dog. “A wilderness lover’s delight. this inti- mate, gorgeously rendered documentary intelligently surveys Ladoon’s quixotic mis- sion, the numerous obstacles he faces, and the uneasy co-existence of man, animals, and nature.” --Variety MAR 23 (3:00 & 7:00 & 9:10) MAR 24 (7:00 & 9:10) THE INVISIBLE WOMAN Director: Ralph Fiennes UK, 2013, 112 min; PG This might be the first film to be made about Charles Dickens’ private life, and it turns out to be as compellingly dramatic as anything he put on the page. More than that, as directed by and starring the superb Ralph Fiennes as Dickens and splendidly assisted by Felicity Jones as the title character, this is an exceptional film about love, longing and regret. The celebrated writer, a man with 10 children and a reputation as a passionate defender of home and family, had for the last 13 years of his life a mistress he managed to keep secret from the world at large….—Los Angeles Times MAR 28 & 29 (3:15 & 7:00 & 9:25) HER Director: Spike Jonze USA, 2013, 126 min; 14A Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Scarlett Johansson, Rooney Mara You’ve heard of fables for our time? “Her” is a fable for the very near future. An infor- mation age worker (Joaquin Phoenix) downloads the latest thing: OS1, the world’s first artificially intelligent operating system with a female voice (Scarlett Johansson). “Her” is a love story about a man and his computer. Also a profoundly metaphysical meditation on what it means to be human. Oh, and the year’s best film. –Boston Globe MAR 30 (3:15 & 7:00 & 9:00) MAR 31 & APR 1 (7:00 & 9:00) PHILOMENA Director: Stephen Frears UK, 2013, 98 min; PG Cast: Judi Dench, Steve Cooga MAR 10 (7:15 & 9:00) PUSSY RIOT: A PUNK PRAYER (Mike Lerner & Maxim Pozdorovkin, UK/ Russia, 2013, 86 min) Bursting onto the altar of Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Savior, feminist art- rock collective Pussy Riot unleashed “Mother of God Drive Putin Away”—a satirical “punk prayer protest.” This act of defiance against the Putin regime culminated with three band members facing jail sentences for “disrupting the social order.” This incendiary documentary examines just how distorted Russia’s supposed social order has become. –Vancouver International Film Festival 10 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS MAR 11 & 12 & 13 (6:45 & 9:20) AMERICAN HUSTLE Director: David O. Russell USA, 2013, 138 min; 14A Cast: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner A series of astonishments, and one of the most pleasurable American movies in years. The director David O. Russell takes off from the Abscam affair—a bizarre investigation in which the F.B.I., beginning in 1978, called on a swindler to help ensnare corrupt congressmen. Russell juices up a tale that is already close to preposterous, and he sets the action in a magical space that is faster and more volatile than realism but not as loosely strung as farce. Russell’s extraordinary cast, taking huge risks, is the equal of any group from Hollywood’s Golden Age. Christian Bale, bearded, toupéed, and forty pounds heavier, is the swindler Irving Rosenfeld; Amy Adams, in dresses cleaved to her waist, is his accomplice; Bradley Cooper, in his best performance to date, plays a high-strung F.B.I. agent; Jennifer Lawrence, is Irving’s luscious nut-brain wife; and Jeremy Renner is the politi- cian they all corrupt. –The New Yorker Cinecenta passes/ tickets not valid. KIDS MATINEE SUN 1 PM Disney’s FROZEN MAR 17 & 18 (6:00 & 9:00) THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG Director: Peter Jackson New Zealand, 2013, 162 min; PG Thorin (Richard Armitage) and company have reached Lake-town and it is time for the hobbit Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) to fulfill his contract with the dwarves. The party must complete the journey to Lonely Mountain and burglar Baggins must seek out the Secret Door that will give them access to the hoard of the dragon Smaug (Benedict Cumberbatch). If Bilbo and the others are able to gain the treasure, will they be able to keep it? And will they discover what has become of the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen)? MAR 21 & 22 (10:20pm) SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD (Edgar White, USA, 2010, 112 min; PG) Michael Cera stars as a slacker turned action hero in this wildly inventive comedy that’s one of the best adaptations of a comic book ever. With Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin and Jason Schwartzman THE WOLF OF WALL STREET Director: Martin Scorsese USA, 2013, 180 min; 18A Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Matthew McConaughey Oh, my, my. Martin Scorsese’s Wolf of Wall Street is outrageous, a shameless celebra- tion of bad conduct. Based on the memoir of convicted stock swindler Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio), it’s a blistering caricature of the ethical rot that led to the Wall Street crash of 2008. Also, it’s a really funny comedy. —The Globe and Mail MAR 21 & 22 (3:00 & 7:00) KIDS MATINEE SAT 1 PM RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK KIDS MATINEE SAT 1 PM THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY 4 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS including BEST PICTURE, ACTRESS, SCREENPLAY! After losing his job as a spin doctor, Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan) decides to return to journalism. His subject is Philomena Lee (Judi Dench), an Irishwoman who, as a teenager, had a child that was taken from her. Together, they set out to find him. Stephen Frears’ “Philomena” concerns the true story of 70-something Philomena Lee. Is it funny? Emphatically yes, not simply in Coogan’s quips but also in Dame Judi’s dotty delivery. But is it profound? Yes to that too. The film is vindication of the underrated Steve Coogan, for his effort- less, subtle script. A terrific, sophisticated comedy that tackles serious issues with a lightness of touch and a spirit of steel. –Empire “A story of resilience, resolution - and human kindness.” –Philadelphia Inquirer KIDS MATINEE SUN 1 PM RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK FINDING VIVIAN MAIER Directors: John Maloof & Chris Siskel USA, 2013, 83 minutes Vivian Maier took hundreds of thousands of photographs before her death at 83 in 2009. Yet virtually none had been seen by anyone during her reclusive, elusive lifetime spent mostly working as a nanny. Today, Ms. Maier is just about the biggest thing in photography. Much of the credit has to go to John Maloof, a Chicago photographer who got the Maier mania rolling when he paid $380 for a box of her photo negatives at an auction. Since then he’s dedicated his life to Ms. Maier, including the preparation of this poignant, informative, occasionally disturbing documentary. –The Globe and Mail APR 2 & 3 (7:00 & 8:45) KIDS MATINEE SAT 1 PM TBA AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY Director: 121 min; 14A Cast: Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Margo Martindale, Chris Cooper, Ewan McGregor, Julianne Nicholson, Juliette Lewis, Benedict Cumberbatch This juicy slice of Southern melodrama sees an all-star cast tear strips off each other on the occasion of a family reunion. Meryl Streep is Violet, the cancer-stricken yet still formidable matriarch of a deeply dysfunctional Oklahoma clan. Julia Roberts is the most bitter of three sisters whose return to their parents’ abode whips up a hor- nets’ nest of resentment, recrimination and long-buried secrets. Based on a Pulitzer- winning play by Tracy Letts. --Total Film APR 4 & 5 (3:00 & 7:00 & 9:20) MAR 4 & 5 (7:00 & 9:15) NEBRASKA Director: Alexander Payne USA, 2013, 115 min; PG Cast: Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb Oscar buzz is for Bruce Dern as a griz- zled old coot, but the most impressive performance in this poignant black-and- white comedy comes from Will Forte as the man’s long-suffering son, who wearily humors his dad’s conviction that he’s won a million dollars on one of those sweepstakes offers. Their road trip from Montana to Nebraska is ideal mate- rial for Alexander Payne. His deft comic touch is evident here in the various oddballs who turn up along the way, all with designs on the old man’s supposed jackpot. –Chicago Reader “MASTERFUL, MEANINGFUL AND POETIC.” –Washington Post “A CHARMING ROAD MOVIE.” --Empire KIDS MATINEE SAT 1 PM WIZARD OF OZ SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SPECIAL Event yyyyy “This is instant A-list Coens; enigmatic, exhilarating, irre- sistible.” —The Telegraph INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS Directors: Joel & Ethan Coen USA, 2013, 105 min; 14A Cast: Oscar Issac, Carey Mulligan, Justin Timberlake, John Goodman The Coen brothers’ new film is brilliantly written, terrifically acted, superbly designed and shot; it’s a sweet, sad, funny picture about the lost world of folk music. The musical interludes are stunningly achieved. It recounts a desolate week in the life of a fictional singer-songwriter of folk music in early-1960s New York: a quietly angry, depressed and penniless young man, unsure whether to continue in a world that does not understand him….One of the Coens’ best. —The Guardian MAR 7 & 8 (3:00 & 7:10 & 9:15) MAR 15 (3:00 & 7:00 & 9:15) ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES Adam McKay USA, 2013, 116 min; PG The top story tonight: “Anchorman 2” is even funnier than the original. The sequel finds Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) in the early 1980s, down on his luck until a 24-hour news network called GNN hires Ron and gives him the OK to round up the old posse, including Paul Rudd’s Brian Fantana, Steve Carell’s Brick Tamland and David Koechner’s Champ Kind. –Chicago Sun-Times MAR 25 (7:00 & 9:10) GREASE (Randall Kleiser, USA, 1978, 111 min; PG) 1958. Danny (John Travolta) and Australian Sandy (Olivia Newton-John) have a summer romance and then end up as seniors at the same high school. Sparks fly. “Grease” is a per- petual joy, even after repeated viewings. Songs include Summer Nights, Greased Lightning, You’re The One That I Want. MAR 26 & 27 (6:45 & 9:20) 12 YEARS A SLAVE Director: Steve McQueen USA/UK, 2013, 134 min; 14A Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong’o, Brad Pitt, Benedict Cumberbatch British director Steve McQueen’s ante- bellum Southern drama sets a new standard in realistically depict- ing American slavery. Far from the push-button catharsis offered by most Hollywood redemption tales, the work is sober and deliberate, a mix of visceral intensity and artful design. It’s a portrait of Solomon Northrup, a free black man in the 1840s who was kidnapped and sold into slavery. –The Globe and Mail “A blistering, brilliant, straight-up classic.” –Rolling Stone KIDS MATINEE SUN 1 PM THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY O S C A R N O M I N E E S I n s i d e ! 9am–5pm mon-fri we accept most 3rd party prescription drug plans. next to cinecenta’s munchie bar in the student union building, uvic. P: 250-721-3400 F: 250-472-5183 [email protected] FACEBOOK.COM/CAMPUSPHARMACY COME MEET OUR STAFF: Jen & Naz FULL-SERVICE POSTAL OUTLET MAILBOX RENTALS & STUDENT LOANS owned by Naz Rayani SPECIAL Event MARCH 11, 12, & 13: SPRING BREAK MATINEES at 1pm Disney’s FROZEN (not confirmed at press time; please check cinecenta.com close to playdate) Whatever your natural habitat may be. PHOTO BY WALT STONEBURNER NANA MOUSKOURI Happy Birthday Tour MARCH 30 8 p.m. 250-721-8480 TICKETS.UVIC.CA KIDS MATINEE SUN 1 PM THE CROODS KIDS MATINEE SAT 1 PM SECRET OF ROAN INISH FEB 19 (7:00 & 9:15) FEB 17 & 18 (7:00 & 9:10) KIDS MATINEE SAT 1 PM THE CROODS Oscar Nomins FEB 21 (3:00 matinee & 7:00 & 9:00) FEB 23 (3:00 & 6:30 & 9:10) FEB 24, 25, 26, 27 (6:30 & 9:10) FEB 28 & MAR 1 (3:00 & 6:30 & 9:10) LA GRANDE BELLEZZA / THE GREAT BEAUTY Director: Paolo Sorrentino Italy, 2013, 142 min; Italian with subtitles; 14A yyyyy yyyyy WINNER! BEST FOREIGN FILM! Golden Globes ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE: BEST FOREIGN FILM! “LIKE FEDERICO FELLINI WITH ‘LA DOLCE VITA,’ SORRENTINO HAS MADE ROME THE FOCUS OF THIS HEADY, BEAUTIFUL, ENTRANCING FILM.” –Time Out “A SHIMMERING COUP DE CINEMA TO MAKE YOUR HEART BURST, YOUR MIND SWIM AND YOUR SOUL ROAR!” The Telegraph Jep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and par- ties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty. Rome is the Eternal City, but it is also one of the great cit- ies of cinema, which means continuous change and flow. The Great Beauty plunges headlong into the current. Paolo Sorrentino’s picture sets out to explain Rome today, as city, mindset and belief system. That’s a fantastically ambitious project, but other Italian filmmakers have been spurred to action in the past by similarly fantastic ambitions, and thank goodness they were: we have Rome, Open City and La Dolce Vita to show for it… Sorrentino’s plan is to do the same for the Berlusconi era. His film is a carnival of loosely connected vignettes, set at all-night parties, high society jamborees and shadowy religious congresses… —The Telegraph FEB 16 (3:00 & 7:00) THE SOUND OF MUSIC (Robert Wise, 1965, 172 min; G) Join Maria (Julie Andrews) and the Von Trapp Family in Rogers & Hammerstein’s beloved musical. Winner of 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. KIDS MATINEE SUN 1 PM THE NEVERENDING STORY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN Director: Felix Van Groeningen Belgium, 2012, 112 minutes; Flemish with subtitles OSCAR NOMINEE: BEST FOREIGN FILM! The love between a free-spirited tattoo artist and a gentle bluegrass musician is put to the test by tragedy in this passionate, multiple-award-winning romantic drama. Featuring a glorious soundtrack of traditional and original bluegrass compositions. –Toronto International film Festival THE HUNT Director: Thomas Vinterberg Denmark, 2012, 116 min; Danish with subtitles; 18A OSCAR NOMINEE: BEST FOREIGN FILM! Lucas (Mads Mikkelsen), a divorced kinder- garten teacher, is falsely accused of expos- ing himself by a five-year-old girl in his care, and the rumour dissipates through the community. This is cinema that sinks its claws into your back. –The Telegraph FEB 20 (7:00 & 9:10) THE ACT OF KILLING Joshua Oppenheimer Denmark/Norway/UK, 2013, 112 min; Indonesian with subtitles. OSCAR NOMINEE: BEST DOCUMENTARY! One of the most extraordinary films you’ll ever encounter. “Killing” is real — or as real as things can be when you ask the men who perpetrated mass killings in Indonesia to film their own version of events. Thus we get a schizophrenic mash-up of gangster pulp, film noir, western, drag musical, horror-fantasy, and God knows what else. –Boston Globe BLUE JASMINE Director: Woody Allen USA, 2013, 99 min; PG Cast: Cate Blanchett, Sally Hawkins, Alec Baldwin 3 OSCAR NOMINATIONS Woody Allen, in rare form, puts Cate Blanchett front and center, spinning hilari- ous but mostly harsh truths about love. This is Blanchett triumphant, and not to be missed. --Rolling Stone FEB 22 (3:00 & 7:10 & 9:00) 20 FEET FROM STARDOM Morgan Neville USA, 2013, 91 min; PG OSCAR NOMINEE: BEST DOCUMENTARY! Why should you see a documentary about backup singers? One look at this electrifying film and you’ll have the answer, that is, after you stop cheering. –Rolling Stone
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Everyone is welcome at Cinecenta! We are a non-profit division of the University of Victoria Students’ Society, conceived as an inexpensive alternative for students, the University community and the public. The theatre is in the Student Union Building at UVic. The following
buses come to UVic: 4, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 26, 29, 33, 39, 51, 80. The university charges a fee of $2.50 for parking on campus after 6pm and all day on Sat-urdays. There is no charge for parking on Sundays and holidays. Tickets and memberships go on sale 40 minutes before showtime. Please arrive early to avoid disappointment.
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LOCATED IN THE STUDENT UNION BUILDINGEveryone is welcome at Cinecenta!
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE CINEMACinecenta is the exclusive Victoria venue for a series of opera productions from the Royal Opera House’s Covent Garden theatre in London.
MAR 9: TURNADOT APR 13: CARMEN MAY 18: LA BOHEME JUNE 22: DON GIOVANNI
FEB 22 & 23
THE CROODS99 min; rated G
MAR 1 & 2
THE SECRET OF ROAN INISH103 min; rated G
MAR 8 & 9
THE WIZARD OF OZ102 minutes; rated G
MAR 11, 12, 13, 15 & 16
Disney’s FROZEN109 min; rated GNOT CONFIRMED AT PRESS TIME;
MAR 22 & 23
THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY109 min; PG: violence; nudity; coarse language
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RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK114 min; PG: violence, coarse language
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SAUDIA ARABIA’S SUBMIS-SION FOR THE OSCAR FOR BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMWINNER! MOST POPULAR FIRST FEATURE! –Vancouver Film Festival
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KIDS MATINEE SUN 1 PMSECRET OF ROAN INISH
Any film that tries to encom-pass Nelson Mandela’s long life carries an enormous bur-den. How can a single film do the man justice? ”Long Walk to Freedom” meets these problems head-on and, after a faintly unsure start, manages to rise above them. It certainly helps to have a charismatic actor in the lead role, and any-one who recalls Idris Elba’s stellar turn as Stringer Bell in “The Wire” will know he fits the bill. Dashing and physically
imposing as the younger man, Elba’s body language relaxes as Mandela ages; he seems to acquire wisdom and gravitas along with whitening hair and a shuffling gait. –The Telegraph
MAR 2 (3:00 & 7:00)
MAR 3 (7:00 only)
MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOMDirector: Justin Chadwick UK/South Africa, 2013, 142 minutes; 14A MAR 6 (6:30pm)
Cinecenta passes/tickets not valid.
HALF THE SKYIn honour of International Women’s Day the Didi Society is hosting a film that is spurring a movement for female empow-erment. The film includes the stories of women from across the world all of whom are fighting to change their dif-ficult circumstances in a way that is sustainable.
Tickets are available for pre-sale at www.eventbrite.ca and are $10 sug-gested donation at the event.
MAR 9 (3:00 & 7:00) Cinecenta passes/tickets not valid.
Puccini’s TURNADOT(About 2 hours 50 minutes, including two intervals) Cinecenta is the exclusive Victoria venue for a monthly series of opera productions from the Royal Opera House’s Covent Garden theatre in London. “Turnadot” stars American soprano Lise Lindstrom, Marco Berti, Eri Nakamura and Raymond Aceto in Andrei Serban’s spectacular classic production. Special Prices: $10 for students & seniors; $12 for Cinecenta members; $15 for general public.
MAR 14 (7:00 only)
RADICAL REELSProduced by Banff Mountain Film Festival and brought to you by Accent Inns and Sierra Club BC, ‘Radical Reels’ showcases more than half a dozen wild action, extreme sports films: jaw-drop-ping bike jumps, nail-biting kayak drops, and mind-blowing powder. Proceeds will benefit Sierra Club BC.
Tickets are $20 available at sierraclub.bc.ca/radical-reels and at the door.Sponsored by Robinsons Outdoor Store, Capital Iron and Be a Fan.
MAR 16 (3:00 & 7:00 & 9:15)
ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUESAdam McKay USA, 2013, 116 min; PG
“GOES STRAIGHT FOR THE LAUGHS!”
The Globe and MailSee Mar 15 for description.
MAR 19 & 20 (7:00 & 9:00)
THE LAST DOGS OF WINTERDirector: Costa Botes New Zealand/Canada, 2011, 97 minutesA FILM ABOUT WILDLIFE AND ONE WILD LIFE.“A SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE.” National Radio
For the past 40 years, in a remote and harshly beautiful corner of northern Manitoba, Brian Ladoon has devoted his life to preserving and breeding an endangered species: Qimmiq – Canada’s indigenous Inuit Sled Dog. “A wilderness lover’s delight. this inti-mate, gorgeously rendered documentary intelligently surveys Ladoon’s quixotic mis-sion, the numerous obstacles he faces, and the uneasy co-existence of man, animals, and nature.” --Variety
MAR 23 (3:00 & 7:00 & 9:10)
MAR 24 (7:00 & 9:10)
THE INVISIBLE WOMANDirector: Ralph Fiennes UK, 2013, 112 min; PGThis might be the first film to be made about Charles Dickens’ private life, and it turns out to be as compellingly dramatic as anything he put on the page. More than that, as directed by and starring the superb Ralph Fiennes as Dickens and splendidly assisted by Felicity Jones as the title character, this is an exceptional film about love, longing and regret. The celebrated writer, a man with 10 children and a reputation as a passionate defender of home and family, had for the last 13 years of his life a mistress he managed to keep secret from the world at large….—Los Angeles Times
MAR 28 & 29 (3:15 & 7:00 & 9:25)
HERDirector: Spike Jonze USA, 2013, 126 min; 14ACast: Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Scarlett Johansson, Rooney MaraYou’ve heard of fables for our time? “Her” is a fable for the very near future. An infor-mation age worker (Joaquin Phoenix) downloads the latest thing: OS1, the world’s first artificially intelligent operating system with a female voice (Scarlett Johansson). “Her” is a love story about a man and his computer. Also a profoundly metaphysical meditation on what it means to be human. Oh, and the year’s best film. –Boston Globe
MAR 30 (3:15 & 7:00 & 9:00)
MAR 31 & APR 1 (7:00 & 9:00)
PHILOMENADirector: Stephen Frears UK, 2013, 98 min; PGCast: Judi Dench, Steve Cooga
MAR 10 (7:15 & 9:00)
PUSSY RIOT: A PUNK PRAYER(Mike Lerner & Maxim Pozdorovkin, UK/Russia, 2013, 86 min)Bursting onto the altar of Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Savior, feminist art-rock collective Pussy Riot unleashed “Mother of God Drive Putin Away”—a satirical “punk prayer protest.” This act of defiance against the Putin regime culminated with three band members facing jail sentences for “disrupting the social order.” This incendiary documentary examines just how distorted Russia’s supposed social order has become. –Vancouver International Film Festival
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MAR 11 & 12 & 13 (6:45 & 9:20)
AMERICAN HUSTLEDirector: David O. Russell USA, 2013, 138 min; 14ACast: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner
A series of astonishments, and one of the most pleasurable American movies in years. The director David O. Russell takes off from the Abscam affair—a bizarre investigation in which the F.B.I., beginning in 1978, called on a swindler to help ensnare corrupt congressmen. Russell juices up a tale that is already close to preposterous, and he sets the
action in a magical space that is faster and more volatile than realism but not as loosely strung as farce.
Russell’s extraordinary cast, taking huge risks, is the equal of any group from Hollywood’s Golden Age. Christian Bale, bearded, toupéed, and forty pounds heavier, is the swindler Irving Rosenfeld;
Amy Adams, in dresses cleaved to her waist, is his accomplice; Bradley Cooper, in his best performance to date, plays a high-strung F.B.I. agent; Jennifer Lawrence, is Irving’s luscious nut-brain wife; and Jeremy Renner is the politi-cian they all corrupt. –The New Yorker
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MAR 17 & 18 (6:00 & 9:00)
THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUGDirector: Peter Jackson New Zealand, 2013, 162 min; PGThorin (Richard Armitage) and company have reached Lake-town and it is time for the hobbit Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) to fulfill his contract with the dwarves. The party must complete the journey
to Lonely Mountain and burglar Baggins must seek out the Secret Door that will give them access to the hoard of the dragon Smaug (Benedict Cumberbatch). If Bilbo and the others are able to gain the treasure, will they be able to keep it? And will they discover what has become of the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen)?
MAR 21 & 22 (10:20pm)
SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD(Edgar White, USA, 2010, 112 min; PG) Michael Cera stars as a slacker turned action hero in this wildly inventive comedy that’s one of the best adaptations of a comic book ever. With Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin and Jason Schwartzman
THE WOLF OF WALL STREETDirector: Martin Scorsese USA, 2013, 180 min; 18A Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Matthew McConaugheyOh, my, my. Martin Scorsese’s Wolf of Wall Street is outrageous, a shameless celebra-tion of bad conduct. Based on the memoir of convicted stock swindler Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio), it’s a blistering caricature of the ethical rot that led to the Wall Street crash of 2008. Also, it’s a really funny comedy. —The Globe and Mail
MAR 21 & 22
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After losing his job as a spin doctor, Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan) decides to return to journalism. His subject is Philomena Lee (Judi Dench), an Irishwoman who, as a teenager, had a child that was taken from her. Together, they set out to find him.Stephen Frears’ “Philomena” concerns the
true story of 70-something Philomena Lee. Is it funny? Emphatically yes, not simply in Coogan’s quips but also in Dame Judi’s dotty delivery. But is it profound? Yes to that too. The film is vindication of the underrated Steve Coogan, for his effort-less, subtle script. A terrific, sophisticated
comedy that tackles serious issues with a lightness of touch and a spirit of steel. –Empire“A story of resilience, resolution - and human kindness.” –Philadelphia Inquirer
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FINDING VIVIAN MAIERDirectors: John Maloof & Chris Siskel USA, 2013, 83 minutesVivian Maier took hundreds of thousands of photographs before her death at 83 in 2009. Yet virtually none had been seen by anyone during her reclusive, elusive lifetime spent mostly working as a nanny. Today, Ms. Maier is just about the biggest thing in photography. Much of the credit has to go to John Maloof, a Chicago photographer who got the Maier mania rolling when he paid $380 for a box of her photo negatives at an auction. Since then he’s dedicated his life to Ms. Maier, including the preparation of this poignant, informative, occasionally disturbing documentary. –The Globe and Mail
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AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTYDirector: 121 min; 14ACast: Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Margo Martindale, Chris Cooper, Ewan McGregor, Julianne Nicholson, Juliette Lewis, Benedict CumberbatchThis juicy slice of Southern melodrama sees an all-star cast tear strips off each other on the occasion of a family reunion. Meryl Streep is Violet, the cancer-stricken yet still formidable matriarch of a deeply dysfunctional Oklahoma clan. Julia Roberts is the most bitter of three sisters whose return to their parents’ abode whips up a hor-nets’ nest of resentment, recrimination and long-buried secrets. Based on a Pulitzer-winning play by Tracy Letts. --Total Film
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NEBRASKADirector: Alexander Payne USA, 2013, 115 min; PG Cast: Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June SquibbOscar buzz is for Bruce Dern as a griz-zled old coot, but the most impressive performance in this poignant black-and-white comedy comes from Will Forte as the man’s long-suffering son, who wearily humors his dad’s conviction that he’s won a million dollars on one of those sweepstakes offers. Their road trip from Montana to Nebraska is ideal mate-rial for Alexander Payne. His deft comic touch is evident here in the various oddballs who turn up along the way, all with designs on the old man’s supposed jackpot. –Chicago Reader
“MASTERFUL, MEANINGFUL AND POETIC.” –Washington Post
“A CHARMING ROAD MOVIE.” --Empire
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INSIDE LLEWYN DAVISDirectors: Joel & Ethan Coen USA, 2013, 105 min; 14A Cast: Oscar Issac, Carey Mulligan, Justin Timberlake, John GoodmanThe Coen brothers’ new film is brilliantly written, terrifically acted, superbly designed and shot; it’s a sweet, sad, funny picture about the lost world of folk music. The musical interludes are stunningly achieved. It recounts a desolate week in the life of a fictional singer-songwriter of folk music in early-1960s New York: a quietly angry, depressed and penniless young man, unsure whether to continue in a world that does not understand him….One of the Coens’ best. —The Guardian
MAR 7 & 8 (3:00 & 7:10 & 9:15)
MAR 15 (3:00 & 7:00 & 9:15)
ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUESAdam McKay USA, 2013, 116 min; PGThe top story tonight: “Anchorman 2” is even funnier than the original. The sequel finds Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) in the early 1980s, down on his luck until a 24-hour news network called GNN hires Ron and gives him the OK to round up the old posse, including Paul Rudd’s Brian Fantana, Steve Carell’s Brick Tamland and David Koechner’s Champ Kind. –Chicago Sun-Times
MAR 25 (7:00 & 9:10)
GREASE(Randall Kleiser, USA, 1978, 111 min; PG)1958. Danny (John Travolta) and Australian Sandy (Olivia Newton-John) have a summer romance and then end up as seniors at the same high school. Sparks fly. “Grease” is a per-petual joy, even after repeated viewings. Songs include Summer Nights, Greased Lightning, You’re The One That I Want.
MAR 26 & 27 (6:45 & 9:20)
12 YEARS A SLAVEDirector: Steve McQueen USA/UK, 2013, 134 min; 14ACast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong’o, Brad Pitt, Benedict CumberbatchBritish director Steve McQueen’s ante-bellum Southern drama sets a new standard in realistically depict-ing American slavery. Far from the push-button catharsis offered by most Hollywood redemption tales, the work is sober and deliberate, a mix of visceral intensity and artful design. It’s a portrait of Solomon Northrup, a free black man in the 1840s who was kidnapped and sold into slavery. –The Globe and Mail
“A blistering, brilliant, straight-up classic.” –Rolling Stone
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LA GRANDE BELLEZZA / THE GREAT BEAUTYDirector: Paolo Sorrentino Italy, 2013, 142 min; Italian with subtitles; 14A
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“LIKE FEDERICO FELLINI WITH ‘LA DOLCE VITA,’ SORRENTINO HAS MADE ROME THE FOCUS OF THIS HEADY, BEAUTIFUL, ENTRANCING FILM.” –Time Out
“A SHIMMERING COUP DE CINEMA TO MAKE YOUR HEART BURST, YOUR MIND SWIM AND YOUR SOUL ROAR!” The Telegraph
Jep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and par-ties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.
Rome is the Eternal City, but it is also one of the great cit-ies of cinema, which means continuous change and flow. The Great Beauty plunges headlong into the current. Paolo Sorrentino’s picture sets out to explain Rome today, as city,
mindset and belief system. That’s a fantastically ambitious project, but other Italian filmmakers have been spurred to action in the past by similarly fantastic ambitions, and thank goodness they were: we have Rome, Open City and La Dolce Vita to show for it… Sorrentino’s plan is to do the same for the Berlusconi era. His film is a carnival of loosely connected vignettes, set at all-night parties, high society jamborees and shadowy religious congresses… —The Telegraph
FEB 16 (3:00 & 7:00)
THE SOUND OF MUSIC(Robert Wise, 1965, 172 min; G)Join Maria (Julie Andrews) and the Von Trapp Family in Rogers & Hammerstein’s beloved musical. Winner of 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director.
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THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWNDirector: Felix Van Groeningen Belgium, 2012, 112 minutes; Flemish with subtitles
OSCAR NOMINEE: BEST FOREIGN FILM!The love between a free-spirited tattoo artist and a gentle bluegrass musician is put to the test by tragedy in this passionate, multiple-award-winning romantic drama. Featuring a glorious soundtrack of traditional and original bluegrass compositions. –Toronto International film Festival
THE HUNTDirector: Thomas Vinterberg Denmark, 2012, 116 min; Danish with subtitles; 18A
OSCAR NOMINEE: BEST FOREIGN FILM!Lucas (Mads Mikkelsen), a divorced kinder-garten teacher, is falsely accused of expos-ing himself by a five-year-old girl in his care, and the rumour dissipates through the community. This is cinema that sinks its claws into your back. –The Telegraph
FEB 20 (7:00 & 9:10)
THE ACT OF KILLINGJoshua Oppenheimer Denmark/Norway/UK, 2013, 112 min; Indonesian with subtitles.
OSCAR NOMINEE: BEST DOCUMENTARY!One of the most extraordinary films you’ll ever encounter. “Killing” is real — or as real as things can be when you ask the men who perpetrated mass killings in Indonesia to film their own version of events. Thus we get a schizophrenic mash-up of gangster pulp, film noir, western, drag musical, horror-fantasy, and God knows what else. –Boston Globe
BLUE JASMINEDirector: Woody Allen USA, 2013, 99 min; PG Cast: Cate Blanchett, Sally Hawkins, Alec Baldwin 3 OSCAR NOMINATIONS Woody Allen, in rare form, puts Cate Blanchett front and center, spinning hilari-ous but mostly harsh truths about love. This is Blanchett triumphant, and not to be missed. --Rolling Stone
FEB 22 (3:00 & 7:10 & 9:00)
20 FEET FROM STARDOMMorgan Neville USA, 2013, 91 min; PG
OSCAR NOMINEE: BEST DOCUMENTARY!Why should you see a documentary about backup singers? One look at this electrifying film and you’ll have the answer, that is, after you stop cheering. –Rolling Stone
