The Courtyard Film Guide Jan/Feb 2012
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DIRECTOR: Steven Sonderbergh
STARRING: Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jude Law & Gwyneth Paltrow
USA, 2011, 1 hour 46 mins
Tue 10 2.30pm & 6pm
Wed 11 11am & 6pm
Thu 12 6pm
JANUARY
FILM GUIDE JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2012BOx OFFICE: 01432 340555 www.courtyard.org.uk
What DoEs It cost?Box Office Opening Times: 10am to 8pm - Monday to Saturday, 11am to 2.30pm - Sunday
* - Applies weekdays and term times only
All Information contained in this guide is correct at the time of going to print, but may be subject to change.
DoLphIn taLE U
This children’s movie is inspired by a true story of a brave dolphin called Winter. It is a heart-warming tale of a loving relationship between a lonely boy and an injured dolphin. An enjoyable film for all the family.
Based on the Terence Rattigan play, this is a haunting exploration of the gap between what a woman desires and what she gets in life in post-war London. Hester, is caught between her loveless marriage and her hopeless passion for a feckless man-child.
Fri 30 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Sat 31 2.30pm
Mon 2 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Tue 3 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Wed 4 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Sun 22 2.30pm suBTITLes
DECEMBER/ JANUARY
Gil, is on holiday in Paris with his fiancée, Inez and her rich, conservative parents. During this holiday Gil finds himself rubbing shoulders with ernest Hemingway, Ts eliot and salvador Dali. A time-travelling twist makes for a fun film.
DIRECTOR: Woody Allen
STARRING: Owen Wilson, Marion Cotillard, Rachel McAdams & Kathy Bates
USA, 2011, 1 hour 34 mins
shErLock hoLMEs 15 (tBc)
Guy Ritchie provides another action-packed comedy adventure in which Holmes, the world’s most famous detective and Watson have to defeat the evil criminal mastermind, Professor Moriarty.
DIRECTOR: Guy Ritchie
STARRING: Robert Downey Jnr, Jude Law, Noomi Rapace & Jarred Harris
USA, 2011, 1 hour 44 mins
DIRECTOR: Terence Davies
STARRING: Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston & Simon Russell Beale
UK, 2011, 1 hour 38 mins
DrIvE
18
By day Ryan Gosling's character is a Hollywood stunt man, by night a Driver making money as a top-flight getaway driver. When a struggling mum, Irene is menaced by hoods, he steps in to protect her only to find himself in an escalating conflict with the Mafia.
DIRECTOR: Nicolas Winding Refn
STARRING: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Christina Hendricks
USA, 2011, 1 hour 40 mins
JANUARYFri 13 8.30pm
Tue 17 6pm
pUss In Boots U (tBc)
In this animated comedy adventure, shrek’s feline friend, the notorious sword fighter, Zorro like outlaw, Puss In Boots has his own adventures with Humpty Dumpty and love interest Kitty softpaws to name a few.
DIRECTOR: Chris Miller
STARRING: Voices of Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek and Zach Galiflinakis
USA, 2011, 1 hour 40 mins
Sat 7 11am & 2.30pm
Sun 8 2.30pm
JANUARY
DIRECTOR: Charles Martin Smith
STARRING: Harry Connick Jnr, Morgan Freeman & Ashley Judd
USA, 2011, 1 hour 52 mins
Fri 13 2.30pm
Mon 16 6.30pm
Tue 17 11am
Wed 18 11am & 6pm
JANUARY Sun 29 2.30pm & 6pm
Mon 30 11am & 8.30pm
Tue 31 2.30pm & 6pm
Wed 1 11am & 6pm
JANUARY/ FEBRUARY
thE DEEp BLUE sEa 12a
tInkEr taILor soLDIEr spy 15
contaGIon 12a
An engrossing thriller centred around a worldwide epidemic of an unknown deadly virus. The sudden death of the central character’s wife sets alarm bells ringing to keep their daughter safe, as the scientists rush to find a vaccine. An energetic and enjoyable tale of terror.
thE hELp 12a
set in 1960s Mississippi, racial prejudice is rife. skeeter decides to write a book about the black maids who work for white families; the book reveals what really goes on between these households and their employees. Based on a bestselling novel this film is a stirring story of righteousness.
JANUARYSat 7 7.30pm
Mon 9 7.30pm
Tue 10 11am & 8.30pm
Wed 11 2.30pm & 8.30pm
Thu 12 8.30pm
DIRECTOR: Tate Taylor
STARRING: Emma Stone, Viola Davis & Bryce Dallas Howard
USA, 2011, 2 hours 26 mins
Back by popular demand, spymaster George smiley comes out of retirement to track down a mole in MI6. George moves through a looking-glass world where spies spy on spies and nothing is quite as it seems.DIRECTOR: Tomas Alfredson
STARRING: Gary Oldman, John Hurt, Colin Firth & Benedict Cumberbatch
UK/France, 2011, 2 hours 7 minutes
JANUARYFri 13 6pm
Mon 16 8.30pm suBTITLes
Tue 17 8.30pm
Wed 18 2.30pm & 8.30pm
Thu 19 7.45pm
JANUARYTue 17 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Fri 20 11am & 2.30pm
Sat 21 7.30pm
arthUr chrIstMas U
An animated, fun-packed festive romp. santa’s youngest son, Arthur, wants to help restore the holiday spirit to the North Pole, but it is his brother, steven, who will take over after the current santa Claus. When a child is left without a present Arthur is the only person prepared to put things right.
DIRECTOR: Sarah Smith
STARRING: Voices of James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie & Jim Broadbent
UK, 2011, 1 hour 37 mins
Fri 30 5pm
Sat 31 5pm
Mon 2 5pm
Tue 3 5pm
Wed 4 5pm
Sun 15 2.30pm
DECEMBER/ JANUARY
MIDnIGht In parIs 12a
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Tickets £6.50
Concessions £5.50Children Under 16 £4.50Matinee Screenings £4.50*
Breakfast Movie (including a hot drink and pastry) £6.50*Kids Club Members £4
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WEEkEnD 18
Bored with hanging out with his straight friends, Russell heads out on a Friday night, where he meets handsome Glen, and the pair embark on a weekend together that slowly changes them both. This is an emotional love story with terrific low-key performances from the two leads.
A classy look at the political machinations and dirty tricks required to secure the democratic nomination of a President. The story centres around Governor Morris and his campaign manager in a game of truth and honesty.
thE GIrL WIth thEDraGon tattoo 18 (tBc)
An english-language take of the swedish writer, stieg Larsson’s bestselling book. This is a gripping story of a campaigning journalist Mikael and his partnership with spiky and sassy, Lisbeth. The film centres around the fight to expose financial fraud and to track down a serial killer.
hUGo pG (tBc)
set in 1930s Paris, Hugo lives a secret life in the walls of a Paris train station and gets caught up in a magical, mysterious adventure where he encounters a broken machine, an eccentric girl and the cold. Inspired by the story of film pioneer George Melies and based on Brian selznich’s prize-winning book.
A fascinating portrait of Margaret Thatcher, one of the 20th century’s most famous, influential and controversial women. The film centres on one woman’s ambition and the price she had to pay as she made her way to the top. A snap-shot of the way that she broke through barriers of gender and class to make her mark on Britain.
This film is about the boss of a struggling chocolate factory and the gifted chocolate maker he hires. Both share a common affliction and chronic shyness in the path of romance. As they stumble from one comic set-up to the next, we’re willing them to make it against the odds.
DIRECTOR: George Clooney
STARRING: George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman & Ryan Gosling
USA, 2011, 1 hour 41 mins
DIRECTOR: Lars Von Trier
STARRING: Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland & John Hurt
Denmark/Sweden/Germany/France/Italy, 2011, 2 hrs 16 mins
DIRECTOR: Andrew Haigh
STARRING: Tom Cullen & Chris New
UK, 2011, 1 hour 36 mins
MELanchoLIa 18
DIRECTOR: David Fincher
STARRING: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara & Stella Skardgard
USA, 2011, 2 hrs 17 mins
DIRECTOR: Martin Scorsese
STARRING: Asa Butterfield, Jude Law, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Kingsley & Ray Winstone
UK, 2011, 1 hour 57 mins
DIRECTOR: Mike Mitchell
STARRING: Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler & Jesse McCartney
USA, 2011, 1 hour 25 mins
thE sILEncE 15
sinikka, a 13 year old girl, vanishes on a hot summer night. Her bicycle is found in the exact place where a young girl was killed in the same way 23 years before. Inevitably those involved in the original case harbour a deep desire to catch the killer this time.
DIRECTOR: Baran bo Odar
STARRING: Ulrich Thomsen, Wotan Wilke Mohring & Katrin Sass
Germany, 2010, 1 hour 59 mins with subtitles
happy FEEt 2 U
Now all grown-up, Mumble, The Master of Tap, has a problem because his tiny son, erik, is reluctant to dance. erik runs away with a couple of friends and they stumble across The Mighty sven – a penguin who can fly! A film full of musical numbers and some light-hearted family fun.
DIRECTOR: George Miller
STARRING: Elijah Wood, Robin Williams & Hank Azaria
USA, 2011, 1 hour 39 mins
aMELIE 15
In the heart of Paris, the eccentric, one of a kind, Amelie brings joy to her friends, secretly sorting out the problems in their lives. But when she discovers a strange photo album belonging to Nino, she realises that she is in love and has problems of her own. A Valentine’s treat – not to be missed.
At her own wedding Justine is overcome by depression and alienates everyone, including her new husband and her devoted sister, Claire. When a new planet, Melancholia, appears in the sky, Justine knows it will destroy earth.
Playing around while aboard a cruise ship, the Chipmunks and the Chipettes accidently go overboard and end up marooned in a tropical paradise. They soon discover their new turf is not as deserted as it seems.
Sat 4 2.30pm
Sun 5 2.30pm
FEBRUARYFootLoosE 12a
A fun remake of the 80s original. Hot stepping, big-city rebel Ren, shakes up the music hating town of Bomont and falls for Ariel, the daughter of the strict Rev Moore. With big musical moments this is a top film with an infectious sound track.
DIRECTOR: Craig Brewer
STARRING: Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough & Dennis Quaid
USA, 2011, 1 hour 53 mins
DIRECTOR: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
STARRING: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Dominique Pinon
France, 2001, 2 hrs with subtitles
BorDErLInEs FILM FEstIvaLFrI 24 FEBrUary – sat 11 March Celebrating its 10th birthday the film festival returns to The Courtyard with a selection of films, some of the highlights this year include; The Artist, War Horse, Las Acacias, Miss Bala, Think Global Act Rural and shame.
For more information visit www.borderlinesfilmfestival.co.uk
thUrsDay 9 FEBrUary | 7pMNational Theatre Live
travELLInG LIGht
satUrDay 11 FEBrUary | 5pMMet Opera
GÖttErDÄMMErUnG
satUrDay 25 FEBrUary | 6pM Met Opera
ErnanI
MonDay 5 March | 7pMNational Theatre Live
coMEDy oF Errors
sUnDay 11 March | 3pMBolshoi
LE corsaIrE
MonDay 2 aprIL | 7pMNational Theatre Live
shE stoops to conQUEr
satUrDay 7 aprIL | 5pMMet Opera
ManonsatUrDay 14 aprIL | 6pMMet Opera
La travIata sUnDay 29 aprIL | 4pMBolshoi
thE BrIGht strEaMsUnDay 24 JUnE | 4pMBolshoi
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WHAT ELSE IS ON OUR CINEMA SCREEN
For more details look online at www.courtyard.org.uk
Sun 29 8.15pm
Mon 30 6.30pm
Tue 31 11am
JANUARY
Tue 31 8.30pm
Wed 1 2.30pm & 8.30pm
JANUARY/FEBRUARY
Sat 4 6pm
Tue 7 2.30pm
Wed 8 6pm
FEBRUARY
thE IDEs oF March 15
FEBRUARYSat 4 8.30pm
Wed 8 8.30pm
Thu 9 2.30pm
Fri 10 2.30pm 8.30pm
Mon 13 8.30pm
Wed 15 8.30pm
Thu 16 8.30pm
FEBRUARY
Fri 10 6pm
Mon 13 6pm
Tue 14 6pm
Wed 15 6pm
Thu 16 6pm
FEBRUARY
FEBRUARYMon 13 11am
Tue 14 2.30pm
Wed 15 2.30pm
Thu 16 11am suBTITLes
Fri 17 11am & 2.30pm
Sun 19 2.30pm
Tue 14 8.30pm
FEBRUARY
Sat 18 6pm & 8.30pm
Mon 20 11am & 8.30pm
Tue 21 11am & 8.30pm
Wed 22 11am, 2.30pm & 8.30pm
Thu 23 2.30pm
FEBRUARY
DIRECTOR: Phyllida Law
STARRING: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Anthony Head & Richard E Grant
UK, 2011, 1 hour 45 mins
thE Iron LaDy 15 (tBc)
roMantIcs anonyMoUs 12a
Mon 20 6.30pm
Tue 21 2.30pm & 6pm
Wed 22 6pm
Thu 23 11am
FEBRUARY
DIRECTOR: Jean-Pierre Ameris
STARRING: Benoit Poelvoorde, Isabelle Carre & Lorella Cravotta
UK, 2011, 1 hour 18 mins in subtitles
Sun 12 2.30pm
Mon 13 2.30pm
Tue 14 11am
Wed 15 11am
Thu 16 2.30pm
FEBRUARY
aLvIn & thE chIpMUnks UchIpWrEckED
Special Valentine'S Menu in the Mezzanine. call the Box office for More inforMation
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