March/April 2009 - Riverside Studios

Frost/NixonThis monthSacred and Profane:Fame and the Art of Publicity29 April, 7.30pmThe Wrestler (15) 8.50pmDarren Aronofsky, USA, 2008, 109mMickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel WoodA successful professional wrestlerin the late 80s Randy “The Ram”Robinson (Rourke) now ekes out aliving performing to die-hard fans inhigh school gyms. A heart attack whilein action puts a stop to his career andforces him to re-evaluate. A tale of love,loneliness and the inescapable lure ofthe arena, featuring an iconic comebackfrom Rourke.The WrestlerTuesday 28 AprilAlfred Hitchcock Double BillSpellbound (PG) 6.30pmAlfred Hitchcock, UK, 1945, 111mIngrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael ChekhovA female psychiatrist protects theidentity of an amnesia patient accusedof murder while attempting to recoverhis memory. Revived in a new print.Notorious (PG) 8.40pmAlfred Hitchcock, UK, 1946, 101mIngrid Bergman, Cary Grant, Claude RainsFollowing her father’s convictionfor treason against the US, AliciaHuberman (Bergman) loses herself inmen and booze. She is approached bya government agent (Grant) askingher to spy on a group of her father’sfriends, but a dangerous romancedevelops between them. Revived in anew print.SpellboundMark Borkowski celebrates the lifeand work of legendary Hollywoodpublicist Russell Birdwell tolaunch the paperback of his book,The Fame Formula. A talk will befollowed by a showing of the longunseen Carole Lombard screwballcomedy “Nothing Sacred” (detailsin the Diary), which Birdwellpromoted.Wednesday 29 AprilSacred and Profane - Fame andthe Art of PublicityNothing Sacred (U) 7.45pmWilliam Wellman, USA, 1937, 75mCarole Lombard, Frederick March,Charles Winninger“Nothing Sacred” is one of the greatscrewball comedies. Journalist WallaceCook (March) brings Hazel Flagg(Lombard) to New York, believingthat she is dying of radium poisoning,so that the paper can use her to boostcirculation. The screenplay, co-writtenby Ben Hecht, glitters with the gleefulcynicism that marked out his later films:“The Front Page” and “His Girl Friday”.Thanks to Disney in the USA for lettingus screen this film.Thursday 30 April Single BillBarry Lyndon (PG) 7.30pmStanley Kubrick, UK, 1975, 184mRyan O’Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee“Arguably the greatest achievement ofStanley Kubrick’s remarkable career, thissupremely elegant version of Thackeray’snovel chronicles the progress of an Irish rogue(O’Neal) as he makes his often ruthlesslyambitious way through the battlefields andboudoirs of 18th century Europe.” – BFICinema KioskJust outside the cinema doorsNow open during the intervals*OfferingTea & coffee / soft drinks / snacks / Jude's ice cream /Fair Trade popcorn / alcoholic drinks*Thu, Fri & Sat