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Programme
7 October – 17 November 2016
The Girl on the Train
from 4 November
FROM FRIDAY 7 OCTOBER
Captain Fantastic (15)
Dir. Matt Ross. USA, 2016. 1h 59m. Starring Viggo Mortensen, Frank
Langella, Kathryn Hahn, Steve Zahn. This quirky and deeply moving
drama looks at the lives of an unconventional family, who live offthe-grid, dealing with a crisis. Viggo Mortensen stars in this thoughtprovoking rumination on parenthood which weighs up the benefits and
disadvantages of pursuing an alternative lifestyle.
Hell or High Water (15)
Dir. David Mackenzie. USA, 2016. 1h 42m. Starring Jeff Bridges,
Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Gil Birmingham. Two Texan outlaws commit a
series of bank robberies to save their family business. British director
David Mackenzie and screenwriter Taylor Sheridan (Sicario) team-up to
create a tense Texan heist movie featuring Jeff Bridges giving a career
high performance as a grizzled ranger.
Café Society (12A)
Dir. Woody Allen. USA 2016. 1h 36m. Starring Jesse Eisenberg,
Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell, Blake Lively, Parker Posey. Woody
Allen assembles yet another super cast for this 1930s set romp,
his first collaboration with master cinematographer Vittorio Storaro
(Apocalypse Now). A young New Yorker moves to Hollywood to chase
the glitz and the glamour and ends up falling for his uncle’s secretary.
FROM FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER
Bridget Jones’s Baby (15)
Dir. Sharon Maguire. UK/USA, 2016. 2h 3m. Starring Renee Zellweger,
Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey, Emma Thompson. A pleasing return
to form by our much-loved Bridget, and this time she’s back with
a bump! Capturing the charm of the original and genuinely funny
throughout, Bridget Jones’s Baby feels like catching up with an old
friend. Welcome back, Miss Jones.
Kubo and the Two Strings (PG)
Dir. Travis Knight. USA, 2016. 1h 42m. Starring Charlize Theron,
Matthew McConaughey, Art Parkinson, Ralph Fiennes, Rooney Mara.
This stunning stop-motion animation adventure follows a young boy on
an epic quest to defeat a series of terrifying monsters and spirits that
haunt his past. A family-friendly, magical tale from Studio Laika, which
has been praised for its incredible visuals and absorbing story.
Anthropoid (15)
Dir. Sean Ellis. UK/France, 2016. 2h. Starring Cillian Murphy, Jamie
Dornan, Ana Geislerova, Toby Jones. A sublime cast portray the
shocking real-life story of an operation to assassinate a high-ranking
Nazi officer during the Second World War. A smart and suspenseful
script is supported by terrific performances in this absorbing historical
thriller.
THURSDAY 20 OCTOBER
The Confession (15)
Q&A
Dir. Ashish Gladioli. UK 2016, 1h 36m. Starring Moazzam Begg. In
this gripping documentary, British Muslim and former Guantanamo
detainee Moazzam Begg details his first-hand experience of the rise of
modern jihad, its descent into terror and the disastrous reaction of the
West. Q&A screeing with Moazzam Begg and director Ashish Ghadiali.
FROM FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER
The Clan (15)
Dir. Pablo Trapero. Argentina, 2015. 1h 48m. Spanish/subs. Starring
Guillermo Francella, Peter Lanzani, Lili Popovich, Franco Masini. An
unassuming family of shopkeepers live a shrouded double life of crime,
targeting wealthy families and kidnapping their relatives for ransom. Set
in the dark heart of Argentina’s gangster underworld, this swaggering
thriller is a gripping tale based on true events.
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (12A)
Dir. Taika Waititi. New Zealand, 2016. 1h 41m. Starring Sam Neill,
Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata, Rachel House. A curmudgeonly uncle
and his brash city-dwelling nephew end up on the lam and in the
wilderness in this hilariously oddball buddy-movie. With Taika Waititi’s
signature Kiwi wit and Sam Neil at his cantankerous best, this amiable
adventure comedy is as funny as it is uplifting.
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week (12A)
Dir. Ron Howard. UK/USA, 2016. 2h 18m. Starring John Lennon, Paul
McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr. From the cramped Cavern
Club in Liverpool to thousand-seater stadiums in San Francisco, this
documentary follows the Beatles on the road from 1962 to 1966, a
period when “Beatlemania” was at its zenith. Includes 30-minutes of
remastered footage from the band’s 1965 concert at Shea Stadium.
WEDNESDAY 26 OCTOBER: SCIENCE OXFORD PRESENTS...
The Stanford Prison Experiment (15)
Q&A
Dir. Kyle Patrick Alvarez. USA 2015. 2h 2m. Starring Ezra Miller, Tye
Sheridan, Billy Crudup. This riveting drama portrays the shocking
real-life events which took place during a psychological experiment
at Stanford University in 1971. Followed by a discussion with Seena
Fazel, Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, and Science Oxford.
FROM FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER
Little Men (PG)
Dir. Ira Sachs. USA, 2016. 1h 25m. Starring Greg Kinnear, Paulina
Garcia, Alfred Molina, Jennifer Ehle, Theo Talitz, Michael Barbieri, Talia
Balsam. Beautifully shot and told with trademark humanism, Little Men
is a revealing and tender gem from Ira Sachs, director of 2014’s Love
Is Strange. This delightful story follows the friendship between two
artistic young boys whose parents enter into a property feud.
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (12A)
Dir. Tim Burton. USA, 2016. 2h 7m. Starring Eva Green, Asa
Butterfield, Chris O’Dowd. This dark fantasy adventure following a
band of orphans with an assortment of supernatural powers sees
Tim Burton back to his imaginative best. Scripted by Jane Goldman
(Kickass) and starring Eva Green, this magical and somewhat sinister
tale provides a perfect dose of escapism and wonder.
The Lovers And The Despot (PG)
Dir. Ross Adam/Robert Cannan. UK, 2016. Korean/Japanese/English/
subs. 1h 38m. Starring Paul Courtenay Hyu. The stranger than fiction
story of two South Korean movie stars who were kidnapped by North
Korean dictator Jim Jong-il to jump start the communist nation’s film
industry in the 1970s.This riveting documentary tells one of the most
curious stories in the history of world cinema.
Tharlo (PG)
Dir. Pema Tseden. China, 2015. 2h 4m. Tibetan/subs. Starring Shide
Nymia, Yangshik Tso. Strikingly shot in black and white, Tharlo tells
the story of a Tibetan shepherd who is required make a rare visit to
a nearby urban town. This philosophical and pleasantly funny fable
examines the clash of cultures as our protagonist comes face-to-face
with a bewildering modern world.
FROM FRIDAY 4 NOVEMBER
The Girl on the Train (15)
Dir. Tate Taylor. USA, 2016. 1h 52m. Starring Emily Blunt, Rebecca
Ferguson, Haley Bennett, Justin Theroux, Luke Evans, Allison Janney,
Lisa Kudrow. Based on the best-selling novel, this perplexing mystery
twists and turns through a thrilling concoction of lies, infidelity and
murder. Emily Blunt plays a flawed and troubled witness at the centre
of an enigma involving the disappearance of a young woman.
Swiss Army Man (15)
Dir. Daniel Scheinert/Daniel Kwan. USA, 2016. 1h 37m. Starring Paul
Dano, Daniel Radcliffe, Mary Elizabeth Winstead. In one of the oddest
film plots of the year, Daniel Radcliffe plays a flatulent corpse who
washes up on an island beach to save a stranded Paul Dano. A gonzo
buddy-comedy made with real visual flair ensures this original concept
is a rewarding, albeit utterly bizzare, film.
The Fencer (PG)
Dir. Klaus Härö. Estonia/Finland 2015. 1h 39m. Estonian/Russian/
subs. Starring Märt Avandi, Ursula Ratasepp, Hendrik Toompere. A
touching Finnish drama which follows a young Estonian man, fleeing
from Soviet secret police, returning to his homeland to become a
fencing teacher. This elegantly acted film ratchets up the tension as our
protagonist soon finds his perilous past catching up with him.
FROM FRIDAY 11 NOVEMBER
American Honey (15)
Dir. Andrea Arnold. UK/USA, 2016. 2h 44m. Starring Sasha Lane, Shia
LaBeouf, Riley Keough, Ariele Holmes. Rowdy, seedy and hedonistic,
American Honey paints a distorted picture of privileged wealth, squalid
poverty and modern disillusionment of American youth. This hardpartying and law-bending road movie from Andrea Arnold (Fish Tank,
Red Road) won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
My Scientology Movie (15)
Dir. John Dower. UK, 2015. 1h 39m. Starring Louis Theroux, Rob
Alter, Stacia Roybal, Andrew Perez. Louis Theroux investigates
the fascinating world of the Church of Scientology and their bullish
controversial leader David Miscavige. As he delves deeper, he soon
finds himself in the crosshairs of a dangerous organisation in this
revealing and often hysterically funny documentary.
The First Monday in May (12A)
Dir. Andrew Rossi. USA, 2016. 1h 31m. Starring Andrew Bolton,
John Galliano, Anna Wintour. Documentary that follows the creation
of The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s most attended fashion exhibition
in history, “China: Through The Looking Glass”. High fashion and
celebrity collide at the Met Gala, one of the biggest global fashion
events chaired every year by Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour.
OCTOBER CLASSICS
Mulholland Drive (15)
El Sur (PG)
The Man Who Fell to Earth (18)
Dir. David Lynch. USA, 2001. 2h
Dir. Victor Erice. Spain, 1983. 1h
Dir. Nicolas Roeg. UK, 1976.
26m. Starring Naomi Watts, Jeanne
35m. Spanish/subs. Starring Omero
2h 19m. Starring David Bowie,
Bates, Justin Theroux. David
Antonutti, Sonsoles Aranguren,
Rip Torn, Candy Clark. David Bowie
Lynch’s neo-noir masterpiece,
Icíar Bollaín. Beautifully crafted and
gives a mesmerising performance
recently voted the best film of the
lovingly restored, a heartbreaking
as an alien from outer space in this
21st century in a BBC poll.
reflection on memory, love and loss.
beautifully restored cult classic.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
(12A)
Dir. Jim Sharman. UK/USA, 1975. Starring Tim
Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick.
Young Frankenstein (PG)
Saturday 29 Oct
Dir. Mel Brooks. USA, 1974. Starring Gene Wilder,
Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn.
Monday 31 Oct
CRITICS FORTNIGHT
We invited six national critics to select a film that was particularly influential in their career journey. Each
screening will be introduced by the critic in question, and will then be followed by a Q&A with their participation.
Catherine Bray presents…
Peeping Tom (15)
Dir. Michael Powell. UK 1960.
1h 42m. Starring Carl Boehm,
Moira Shearer, Anna Massey.
A young man murders women,
using a camera to film their dying
expressions.
James Luxford presents…
Pulp Fiction (18)
Mike McCahill presents…
Run Lola Run (15)
Sophie Monks Kaufman presents
Fear Eats the Soul (15)
Dir. Tom Tykwer. Germany 1998. 1h Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder. West
17m. German/subs. Starring Franka Germany 1974. 1h 29m. German/
Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert
Arabic/subs. Starring Brigitte Mira,
Knaup. Lola has 20 minutes to find
El Hedi Ben Salem. A woman falls
100,000 Deutsche Mark and save
for a Moroccan migrant worker 25
her boyfriend’s life.
years her junior.
Tim Robey presents…
MouseHunt (PG)
Dir. Gore Verbinski. USA 1997. 1h
Dir. Quentin Tarantino. USA 1994.
34m. Starring Nathan Lane, Lee
2h 34m. Starring John Travolta,
Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Evans, Vicki Lewis, Maury Chaykin,
Christopher Walken. Two brothers
Harvey Keitel. The lives of two hit
men, a boxer, a gangster’s wife, and wage war on a mouse in the house
willed to them by their father.
a pair of bandits intertwine.
Dave Calhoun presents…
Nil by Mouth (18)
Dir. Gary Oldman. UK/France 1997.
2h 8m. Starring Ray Winstone,
Kathy Burke, Charlie Creed-Miles.
Substance misuse abounds as a
working class family struggle to get
by in South London.
FILM TIMES
FRIDAY 7 OCTOBER
FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER
FRIDAY 4 NOVEMBER
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MONDAY 7 NOVEMBER
TUESDAY 11 OCTOBER
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TUESDAY 8 NOVEMBER
WEDNESDAY 12 OCTOBER
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WEDNESDAY 9 NOVEMBER
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Captain Fantastic
Hell or High Water
Cafe Society
Hell or High Water
Captain Fantastic
Mulholland Drive
Captain Fantastic
Hell or High Water
Cafe Society
Mulholland Drive
Hell or High Water
Captain Fantastic
Captain Fantastic
Hell or High Water
Baby Club
Captain Fantastic
Hell or High Water
Captain Fantastic
Kubo and the Two Strings
Bridget Jones’s Baby
Kubo and the Two Strings
Bridget Jones’s Baby
Anthropoid
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Kubo and the Two Strings
Bridget Jones’s Baby
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Anthropoid
Bridget Jones’s Baby
Kubo and the Two Strings
Closed (private function)
Bridget Jones’s Baby
Bridget Jones’s Baby
The Confession
Bridget Jones’s Baby
WED 16 & THU 17 OCTOBER
Into Film Festival
The free annual celebration
of film and education.
Book tickets for Mustang and Kiki’s
Delivery Service at
www.intofilm.org/events/festival
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The Clan
The Beatles: 8 Days a Week
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
The Beatles: 8 Days a Week
The Clan
El Sur
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
The Clan
El Sur
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
The Clan
The Beatles: 8 Days a Week
Stanford Prison Experiment
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Baby Club
The Beatles: 8 Days a Week
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
The Clan
Little Men
Miss Peregrine’s Home...
Miss Peregrine’s Home...
Little Men
Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Lovers and the Despot
Miss Peregrine’s Home...
Little Men
Young Frankenstein
Little Men
Miss Peregrine’s Home...
The Lovers and the Despot
Tharlo
Little Men
Miss Peregrine’s Home...
Little Men
Miss Peregrine’s Home...
SUBTITLED SCREENINGS
Early Tuesday evenings when possible.
11/10 Hell or High Water
18/10 Bridget Jones’s Baby
01/11 Miss Peregrine’s Home...
08/11 The Girl on the Train
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The Girl On the Train
Swiss Army Man
Tharlo
Swiss Army Man
The Girl On the Train
The Fencer
The Girl On the Train
Swiss Army Man
Peeping Tom
The Girl On the Train
The Girl On the Train
The Fencer
Run Lola Ru
Swiss Army Man
Baby Club
The Girl On the Train
Swiss Army Man
The Girl On the Train
Fear Eats the Soul
American Honey
The Girl On the Train
American Honey
My Scientology Movie
The First Monday in May
Pulp Fiction
American Honey
American Honey
The Girl On the Train
Mousehunt - Tim Robey
My Scientology Movie
My Scientology Movie
American Honey
Nil By Mouth
The First Monday in May
BABY CLUB
Every other Thursday.
Just for parents with babies.
13/10 Café Society
27/10 Hunt for the Wilderpeople
10/11 The Girl On the Train
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