20Come and See.../KinoKlubTHE FRENCH CONNECTION THE BIG LEBOWSKI GAGARINLANDCome and See...A monthly one-off screening of a great filmwe simply thought you might like to see,again or for the first time, on the big screen.The French ConnectionTue 19 Jun at 5.30pmWilliam Friedkin • USA 1971 • 1h44m • Digital projectionEnglish and French with English subtitles • 18Cast: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco,Marcel Bozzuffi.William Friedkin’s hugely influential thriller from 1971 is afictionalised account of New York City’s largest drug bust.But at the same time it is about blurring the line betweengood guys and bad guys (now default in your typical crimemovie), and the gritty, yet often boring pursuit of narcoticscrime. Gene Hackman is the relentlessly obsessiveJimmy ‘Popeye’ Doyle, as certain of his hunches as he isunmindful of the line that separates cop from criminal.He bears down on international drug smuggler Charnier(Fernando Rey), resulting in one of cinema’s most dizzyingchase sequences.The French Connection is unusual in that it is selfconsciouslynot a melodrama: there is no romantic subplot,no family life, no heroic actors or actions. It is spare, cold,and generally unpleasant. It is also masterful.The Big LebowskiWed 25 Jul at 8.30pmJoel Coen • USA/UK 1998 • 1h57m • Digital projection18 – Contains occasional violence, frequent strong language andcoarse sexual referencesCast: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi,David Huddleston, Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Turturro.Following the success of Fargo, the Coen brothers createdtheir most gratifying character to date. If ever there was aphilosophy to be gleaned from the brothers’ canon, thenJeff ‘The Dude’ Lebowski might well be the embodimentof it.A case of mistaken identity leads a couple of thugs to theDude’s Venice Beach home where they relieve themselveson his prized carpet. Seeking compensation from theirintended victim, the Dude’s namesake and antithesis,he becomes entangled in a complex kidnapping dramainvolving sinister German nihilists, the art world and theporn industry.Apart from psychedelic dream sequences with a bowlingtwist, it’s the wealth of great characters and their insane(and endlessly quotable) dialogue that make this somemorable. John Goodman’s Walter Sobchak, Vietnamvet and the Dude’s bowling buddy, is in part responsiblefor the mayhem, but he also gives colour to the Dude’severyday life, as does a mawkish Steve Buscemi and JohnTurturro’s absurd Latino pederast, Jesus Quintana. Pureclass, from start to finish.KinoKlubKinoKlub in <strong>Edinburgh</strong> is a collaborative projectbetween <strong>Filmhouse</strong>, Academia Rossica and PrincessDashkova Centre aimed at bringing new Russiancinema to Scotland. KinoKlub started in London lastyear and has shown a wide variety of contemporaryRussian films to great success.GagarinlandThu 14 Jun at 6.15pmVladimir Kozlov • France 2011 • 1h26m • Digital projectionRussian with English subtitles • <strong>12</strong>A • DocumentaryVladimir Kozlov’s witty and poignant film examines theculture of Gagarin memorialisation in Russia. Throughthe skilful interweaving of archive footage with presentdayinterviews, we are introduced to a cast of colourfulindividuals living in the town of Gagarin, renamed inhonour of its most famous son. All are attempting tocommemorate Yuri Gagarin’s legacy in various ways;from the governor of the region, who is planning to builda ridiculously lavish theme-park to honour Gagarin’smemory, to the museum curator who obsessively collectsGagarin memorabilia for public display, the film portraysthe frequently absurd ambitions of the town’s residentswith affectionate humour. Behind the light-hearted tone,however, is a serious and subtle comment on the nature ofnationalism in contemporary Russia.
No-one Can Hear You Scream.../Sing Along!21ALIENALIENSGREASENo-one Can Hear You Scream...Another chance to see Alien and Aliens, screened from beautiful 70mm prints.Buy tickets for both and save £4!AlienSun 15 Jul at 5.30pmRidley Scott • USA/UK 1979 • 1h57m • 70mm18 – Contains strong bloody violence and horrorCast: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, JohnHurt, Harry Dean Stanton, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto.Director Ridley Scott’s breakthrough film, an immenselysuccessful blend of horror and science fiction, is a classic inboth genres and spawned a host of sequels and imitators.Alien focuses on the crew of the space cargo shipNostromo, which lands on a moribund planet in responseto a faint SOS. Inside a crashed ship, the crew memberscome upon strange pods, one of which spews forth arepellently fleshy creature that locks on to the face of theunlucky Kane. Despite Ripley’s advice, science officer Ashallows Kane to return to the ship...Screening from glorious 70mm!AliensSun 15 Jul at 8.20pmJames Cameron • USA/UK 1986 • 2h17m • 70mm • 18Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, LanceHenriksen, Bill Paxton.Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), the sole survivor from theoriginal Alien, is discovered after 57 years of driftingthrough space, her stories disbelieved by Companyexecutives who tell her that the alien’s planet is nowinhabited. When contact is suddenly lost with thecolonists, Ripley returns to the planet with a squad ofmarines, an android, and a Company executive with amission of his own. Once on the planet, no survivorscan be found except for Newt, a little girl who awakensmotherly instincts in Ripley, just in time for the acidbloodedaliens to attack in what quickly becomes a battlefor sheer survival.A fast-paced, high-intensity thrill ride that MUST be seenon the big screen, particularly here on glorious 70mm.Sing Along!The only time we encourage theaudience to make noise during a film!GreaseFri 20 Jul at 8.40pm & Sat 21 Jul at 3.20pmRandal Kleiser • USA 1978 • 1h50m • Digital projectionPG – Contains frequent mild sex references and mild languageCast: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, JeffConaway, Eve Arden.Danny Zuko and Sandy Olsen had a summer romance,never expecting to see each other again. But they do meetagain – at Rydell High, where they are both in senior year.But Sandy and Danny’s romance turns cold as Danny triesto live up to his cool image...Two special sing-along screenings of this hugely enjoyablehit musical, featuring unforgettable songs including‘Summer Nights’, ‘Hopelessly Devoted to You’, ‘ThereAre Worse Things I Could Do’, ‘Look at Me, I’m SandraDee’ and ‘You’re the One that I Want’. Song lyrics will beprojected onto the screen – join in with the fun!