01 Jul - Filmhouse Cinema Edinburgh

18 Weans’ World
EPIC ALL STARS SPIRITED AWAY
Weans’ World
Films for a younger audience. Tickets
cost £3.50 per person, big or small!
Please note: although we normally disapprove of
people talking during screenings, these shows
are primarily for kids, so grown-ups should expect
some noise!
Epic
Tue 2 to Thu 4 Jul at 1.30pm
Chris Wedge • USA 2013 • 1h42m • DCP
U – Contains mild fantasy violence and threat
With the voices of Amanda Seyfried, Beyoncé Knowles, Josh
Hutcherson, Colin Farrell, Christoph Waltz.
A family adventure comedy that reveals a fantastical world
unlike any other. Epic tells the story of an ongoing battle
between the forces of good, who keep the natural world
alive, and the forces of evil, who wish to destroy it. When
a teenage girl finds herself magically transported into
this secret universe, she teams up with an elite band of
warriors and a crew of comical, larger-than-life figures to
save their world...and ours.
All Stars
Sat 6 Jul at 1.00pm & Sun 7 Jul at 11.00am
Ben Gregor • UK 2013 • 1h46m • DCP
U – Contains mild violence and one use of very mild language
Cast: Theo Stevenson, Akai Osei-Mansfield, Ashley Jensen,
Kimberley Walsh, Fleur Houdijk.
In this heartwarming and funny film, two kids, Ethan
and Jaden, have a plan to throw an ambitious dance
show in order to save their struggling youth centre from
demolition. The two have to race against the clock to bring
together their completely uncoordinated and misfit cast to
pull off the biggest achievement of their lives…
My Neighbour Totoro
Tue 9 to Thu 11 Jul at 1.40pm
Hayao Miyazaki • Japan 1988 • 1h27m
DCP • English language version
U – Contains infrequent mild scary scenes
This superbly animated children’s tale is directed by Hayao
Miyazaki, one of Japan’s most beloved animators. The story
follows Satsuke and Mei, two young girls who find that
their new country home is in a mysterious forest inhabited
by a menagerie of mystical creatures named totoros. The
eldest of these creatures becomes their friend, and, as their
mother lies sick in the hospital, he takes the sisters on a
magical adventure while also helping them to understand
the realities of life.
Spirited Away
Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi
Tue 16 to Thu 18 Jul at 12.45pm
Hayao Miyazaki • Japan 2001 • 2h5m
35mm • English language version
PG – Contains mild peril and scary scenes
Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away begins as ten-yearold
Chihiro and her parents discover a tunnel in the
countryside that leads them into an old, abandoned
theme park. While her parents help themselves to the
contents of a food stand, Chihiro goes exploring. But as
night falls she returns to find that mum and dad have
been turned into pigs, leaving her trapped in the spirit
realm. Sent to work in a bathhouse for the gods, Chihiro
has to find a way to break the spell. A feast of gorgeous
animation and intelligent storytelling.
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Tue 23 to Thu 25 Jul at 1.15pm
Chris Columbus • Canada/USA 2010 • 1h59m • DCP
PG – Contains moderate fantasy violence and threat
Cast: Logan Lerman, Uma Thurman, Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean,
Steve Coogan.
New York teenager Percy Jackson discovers that he’s the
son of Greek God Poseidon, and that his best friend Grover
is actually his satyr protector, complete with goat’s legs!
When Percy’s uncle Zeus suspects him of stealing his
lightning bolt, Percy has to track down the real lightning
thief and return the bolt before it causes a meteorological
catastrophe on Earth.