Chic City Dining - Queen's Film Theatre

BOOK ONLINE ATWWW.QUEENSFILMTHEATRE.COM02/03I’ve spent the last month or so ravingto anyone who will listen about ProjectNim, my standout film from this year’sEdinburgh International Film Festival(sadly the weather also stood out - forall the wrong reasons). It’s fantastic,then, to not only see the film appearingin cinemas but also to feature Nim, itsstar on our cover. A cute baby certainly,however he grew up and the events ofhis troubled life now form the subject ofthis enthralling documentary.Another ‘problem’ child makes anappearance in Lynne Ramsay’s eagerlyanticipated We Need to Talk AboutKevin. Starring Tilda Swinton thisintense and thought provoking story of adysfunctional mother-son relationshiplooks set for awards glory and we’re8delighted to be able to include a specialpreview, along with a live satellite Q&Awith Ramsay in our programme. And ifthat wasn’t enough, you can also catcha special preview of Lars Von Trier’slatest Melancholia along with a satelliteQ&A with its star Kirsten Dunst - donot miss!Finally, if you feel like something a bitmore active, on September 4th we’reteaming up with the Belfast FilmFestival to present On Your Bike!,a one-day free family festivalcelebrating cycling culture in all itsforms – including, of course, a selectionof great films.Susan PickenHead of QFT76CONTENTS4-5 THE JAMESON FILM INSIDER6 TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY / THE SALTOF LIFE7 WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN / THESKIN I LIVE IN8 PROJECT NIM / JANE EYRE9 A BETTER LIFE / TROLL HUNTER /PEARL JAM TWENTY10 TYRANNOSAUR / MELANCHOLIA11 KILL LIST / GUILTY OF ROMANCE /POST MORTEM12 DAYS OF HEAVEN / LA PISCINE /WEST SIDE STORY13 NT LIVE: ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS /NT LIVE: THE KITCHEN / BOLSHOI LIVE:ESMERALDA14 KES / THE WIND THAT SHAKES THEBARLEY15 PRODUCING KEN LOACH / HIDDENAGENDA / BREAD AND ROSES16-17 AT A GLANCE18 A NIGHT TO REMEMBER / TITANIC19 FRANK COTTRELL BOYCE:CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG FLIES AGAIN /M R JAMES: ‘A PLEASING TERROR’ - TALKWITH JOHN CONNOLLY ANDDR DARRYL JONES / NIGHT OF THEDEMON20 BLITHE SPIRIT / THE SHINING / CARNIVALOF SOULS21 THE HAUNTING / THE BLAIR WITCHPROJECT / THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE / RING22-23 DREAMS, VISIONS, MANIFESTOES:A SEASON OF EXPERIMENTALFILM & VIDEO24 FRIEZE FILM TOURING PROGRAMME /CONTEMPORARY ART AND THE MOVINGIMAGE: 2 / THE GREAT WHITE SILENCE25 BERLIN: SYMPHONY OF A GREAT CITY /THE BLACK CAT / BUILD SOMETHINGMODERN26 QFT LEARNING: KEN LOACH DAY27 QFT LEARNING: ARRIETTY / FILMINTRODUCTIONS / TALKING MOVIES28 VENUE AND BOOKING INFORMATIONFOLLOW US ON:SCAN QR CODESWITH YOURSMARTPHONETO VIEW TRAILERS

THE JAMESON FILM INSIDERTHE JAMESONFILM INSIDERJAMESON BAR PREMIERES ATAn eclectic collection of cinemapatrons and partiers flocked to asneak preview of the JamesonBar at QFT on Thursday, 4th ofAugust.This relaxed and informal eventgave the gathering crowd a taste,literally, of what’s on offer at thisnew collaboration betweenJameson Whiskey and QFT.Thanks to the support of JamesonWhiskey, QFT has been able toundertake a much-neededrefurbishment while at the sametime reinforcing JamesonWhiskey’s solid commitment tosupporting great movies and thepeople who love them.The new Jameson Bar fits thatattitude perfectly. It’s classy andcool at the same time. It’s theperfect double feature!The mood was set withatmospheric lighting byMarmalade.n.Joy, vibrant visuals,music to relax to, a table full ofmouth-watering nibbles by PoshNosh and Drinksology was onhand for the evening, shaking,stirring and mixing up theirdelightful concoctions.Along with your usual tipples andmixers, Jameson Whiskey wasthe headlining drink of choicewhether straight up, on the rocks,a ‘Jameson Mays’, or thesignature ‘Cult Classic’.All said, it was the perfect vibe forkicking back and taking in therevamped venue and there’s nodoubt that the new Jameson barwill be a running feature for manyyears to come.Bottoms up!

BOOK ONLINE ATWWW.QUEENSFILMTHEATRE.COM04/05(BY JOHN MCDERMOTT)MY FAVOURITEFILMMY COUSIN VINNYDIR: JONATHAN LYNNWITH: JOE PESCI, MARISA TOMEI,RALPH MACCHIOUSA / 1992My favourite movie of all timehas to be My Cousin Vinny –undoubtedly one of the funniestfilms ever made.It’s a genius American crimecomedy from 1992. One of thoseunderrated movies that sits belowthe radar. The film is about thetrial of two New Yorkers, who arecharged with a murder they didn’tcommit while travelling throughAlabama.Enter Joe Pesci, one of thedefendant’s cousins and rookielawyer, to defend them in courtand generally save the day. It’syour classic, comical fish-outtawatersituation. The highlightof the film is the superbly wittydialogue between Pesci andMarisa Tomei as bickering coupleVincent Gambini and Mona LisaVito (a role that won Marisa Tomeithe Academy Award for BestSupporting Actress).Add to that a brilliant supportingcast and the famous “Two yoots”scene with Pesci and the greatFred Gwynne (Judge ChamberlainHaller) and you have yourself acomedy classic.

NEW RELEASESTINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY(GIANNI E LE DONNE)THE SALT OF LIFEFRI 16 SEPT – WED 5 OCTTHRILLERDIR: TOMAS ALFREDSONWITH: GARY OLDMAN, COLIN FIRTH, TOM HARDY, JOHN HURTUK/FRANCE / 2011 / 2 HOURS 7 MINSQFT LEARNING – SEE PAGE 26CERT TBCFRI 2 – THURS 8 SEPTCOMEDYDIR: GIANNI DI GREGORIOWITH: GIANNI DI GREGORIO, VALERIA DEFRANCISCIS, ALFONSO SANTAGATAITALY / 2011 / 1 HOUR 29 MINSITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLESIntroduction by Dr Paul Corthorn,Lecturer in Modern BritishHistory, School of History andAnthropology, Queen’s UniversityBelfast, on Fri 23 Sept at 6.30pm.Director Tomas Alfredson (Letthe Right One In) makes hisEnglish language debut withthe must-see big screen versionof John Le Carré’s best-sellingCold War novel.Set in the 1970s, Tinker TailorSoldier Spy finds George Smiley(Gary Oldman), a recently retiredMI6 agent, doing his best to adjustto a life outside the secret service.However, when a disgraced agentreappears with informationconcerning a mole at the heart ofthe Circus, Smiley is drawn backinto the murky field of espionage.Tasked with investigating which ofhis trusted former colleagues haschosen to betray him and theircountry, Smiley narrows his searchto four suspects - all experienced,urbane, successful agents - butpast histories, rivalries andfriendships make it far from easyto pinpoint the man who is eatingaway at the heart of the Britishestablishment.Appearing alongside Gary Oldmanis a top drawer cast – Colin Firth,Tom Hardy, Ciarán Hinds, JohnHurt, Kathy Burke, BenedictCumberbatch, Toby Jones andMark Strong – and the film isalready high on the list of awardseason favourites for next year.Do not miss!Gianni Di Gregorio follows hisinternational hit Mid-AugustLunch with this comical taleof an Italian pensioner who islooking for romance.Gianni (played by director Gianni DiGregorio) is 60 and has suddenlycome to the realisation that he isinvisible to women. As a househusband and an aid to his mother,Gianni never gets any attention. Sohe decides to take matters into hisown hands.Although a comedy, Di Gregorioincorporates more serious themesabout the process of aging and thesexualised nature of Italy into thisthought-provoking drama.

BOOK ONLINE ATWWW.QUEENSFILMTHEATRE.COM 06/07WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN(LA PIEL QUE HABITO)THE SKINI LIVE INMON 17 OCT (PREVIEW), FRI 21 OCT – THURS 3 NOVDRAMA/THRILLERDIR: LYNNE RAMSAYWITH: TILDA SWINTON, JOHN C. REILLY, EZRA MILLERUK/USA / 2011 / 1 HOUR 52 MINSFRI 26 AUG – THURS 8 SEPTDRAMADIR: PEDRO ALMODÓVARWITH: ANTONIO BANDERAS,ELENA ANAYA, BLANCA SUÁREZSPAIN / 2011 / 2 HOURSSPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLESSPECIAL PREVIEW PLUS LIVESATELLITE Q&A WITH LYNNERAMSAY FOLLOWING THE FILM,MON 17 OCT (TIME TBC).Based on Lionel Shriver’scontroversial and hugelysuccessful novel, We Needto Talk About Kevin marks awelcome return to the screen forScottish director Lynne Ramsey.An intense and harrowing dramaabout the broken bond between amother and her son, a superb TildaSwinton stars as Eva, mother ofthe titular Kevin. When we firstmeet Eva, she’s scrubbing awayred paint that has been daubed onher house by vandals. Gaunt andhaunted, Eva is living in her ownpersonal hell; her teenage sonKevin is in prison for committinga Columbine-style mass killing athis high school and she is blamedand abused by the bereavedparents of his dead schoolmates.The seeds of Eva’s current troubleswere planted in the past, however,particularly in her tense, fraughtrelationship with her son and herfailure to connect with him, evenfrom infancy. Trying to fathom whatwent wrong, all Eva can do is toreplay the story of her son’s lifeand her own role in it. Is it,somehow, all her fault? Or,perhaps, was Kevin just born bad?Tickets for the Special Preview£8 full price, £6 QFT Film Cardholders, QFT Members andconcessions. Book online atwww.queensfilmtheatre.comThe latest from Pedro Almodóvar,a marvellously creepy, sexythriller that sees him reunited withleading man Antonio Banderas.The story begins in Toledo in 2012and is centred around the eminentplastic surgeon and facialtransplant expert Robert Ledgard(Banderas). “The face defines us,”he tells an audience, revealing hehas created a new synthetic skinnamed Gal, after his late wife.Robert, however, has not achievedthis breakthrough via conventionalmeans. He maintains a full surgeryin his house and has a laboratoryin his basement…

NEW RELEASESPROJECT NIMJANE EYREFRI 2 – THURS 15 SEPTDOCUMENTARY/BIOGRAPHYDIR: JAMES MARSHWITH: BOB ANGELINI, BERN COHEN, REAGAN LEONARDUK/USA / 2011 / 1 HOUR 39 MINSFRI 9 – THURS 22 SEPT*DRAMA/ROMANCEDIR: CARY JOJI FUKUNAGAWITH: MIA WASIKOWSKA,MICHAEL FASSBENDER,JAMIE BELL, JUDI DENCHUK/USA / 2011 / 2 HOURSDirector James Marsh (Man OnWire) takes on a very different,though equally engrossingsubject, in the story of NimChimpsky, a chimpanzee raisedas a human child in the 1970s.1973; Columbia Universityprofessor Herb Terrace takesnewborn chimp Nim away from hisbirth mother and brings him intothe family home of his ex-studentStefanie Lafarge, who attempts toteach Nim sign language. Almost atonce the experiment goes astray,complicated by Lafarge’s hedonisticlifestyle and her belief that languageis getting in the way of Nim’s abilityto experience life as a child.As Nim gets older, this idyllicexistence is disrupted by hisincreasing strength, aggression andassertion of his animal nature andhe is removed to a new home in anew family ‘unit’. So begins a life ofhighs and lows for Nim as he ismoved around, abandoned, sold formedical research, rescued and thenre-rescued.By turns moving, funny andharrowing, Marsh uses Nim’sremarkable story to ask some hardquestions about moral andscientific responsibility, cruelty andselfishness and the differencebetween human and animal.“The chimp comes out of it well.Homo sapiens, of course, is foundwanting.” – PETER BRADSHAW,THE GUARDIAN.In a bold new version of JaneEyre, director Cary Joji Fukunaga(Sin Nombre) and screenwriterMoira Buffini (Tamara Drewe)infuse a contemporary immediacyinto Charlotte Brontë’s timeless,classic story.After a trying childhood andadolescence, Jane Eyre (MiaWasikowska) receives an opportunityto work as a governess in theharmonious albeit mysterioushome of Mr. Rochester (MichaelFassbender). Her initiallycomplicated relationship with themaster of the house graduallychanges into a strong bond wherea mere step divides friendship frompassionate love.Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland)embodies the perfect combinationof fragility and independence in aperformance that cements herreputation as a sparkling new talent.*Not showing on Thurs 15 Sept

BOOK ONLINE ATWWW.QUEENSFILMTHEATRE.COM 08/09A BETTER LIFE(TROLLJEGEREN)TROLL HUNTERSPECIAL EVENTPEARL JAMTWENTYFRI 9 – MON 12 SEPTDRAMADIR: CHRIS WEITZWITH: DEMIÁN BICHIR, JOSÉ JULIÁN,EDDIE ‘PIOLIN’ SOTELOUSA / 2011 / 1 HOUR 37 MINSFRI 16 SEPT – THURS 6 OCT*FANTASY/HORROR/COMEDYDIR: ANDRÉ ØVREDALWITH: OTTO JESPERSEN, ROBERTSTOLTENBERG, KNUT NÆRUMNORWAY / 2010 / 1 HOUR 43 MINSTUES 20 SEPT, 6.30PMMUSIC/DOCUMENTARYCERT TBCDIR: CAMERON CROWEWITH: EDDIE VEDDER, CHRIS CORNELL,LAYNE STALEYUSA / 2011 / 1 HOUR 49 MINSOwing more than a little to Vittoriode Sica’s 1948 classic BicycleThieves, A Better Life is the storyof an illegal immigrant farmer inLA, trying to give his son theopportunities he never had.A Better Life documents father andson’s search for a stolen truck andthe troubles which they both mustface along the way. As Carlos fightsto avoid immigration enforcementagents, his son Luis faces theattractive allure of American gangs.The film is a surprising andwelcome turnaround for directorChris Weitz, whose schizophreniccareer has included American Pie,About a Boy and Twilight: NewMoon.Blair Witch meets the Billy GoatsGruff in this fun and rather scaryNorwegian film, a huge hit in itshomeland.While investigating a series ofillegal bear shootings for theirstudent documentary, Thomas andhis friends encounter themysterious loner Hans and decideto follow him. Hans works for thetop-secret Troll Security Servicehowever and is on the trail of arogue Ringlefinch troll…Great special effects, lots ofthrills and a totally original premisemake this a monster movie witha difference.*Not showing on Wed 28 SeptIn celebration of their 20 yearanniversary, the definitive portraitof the band as told by AcademyAward®-winning filmmaker andmusic journalist, Cameron Crowe.Pearl Jam Twenty chronicles theyears leading up to the band’sformation, the chaos that ensuedsoon-after their rise to megastardom, their step back fromcentre stage, and the creation ofa trusted circle that wouldsurround them—giving way to awork culture that would sustainthem. Told in big themes andbold colours with blisteringsound, the film is carved fromover 1,200 hours of rarely-seenand never-before seen footagespanning the band’s career.Tickets £8 full price, £6 QFT FilmCard holders, QFT Members andconcessions. Book online atwww.queensfilmtheatre.com

NEW RELEASESTYRANNOSAURMELANCHOLIAFRI 7 – THURS 20 OCTDRAMADIR: PADDY CONSIDINEWITH: PETER MULLAN, OLIVIA COLMAN, EDDIE MARSANUK / 2011 / 1 HOUR 32 MINSWED 28 SEPT (PREVIEW)FRI 30 SEPT – THURS 13 OCTDRAMA/SCI-FIDIR: LARS VON TRIERWITH: KIRSTEN DUNST, CHARLOTTEGAINSBOURG, ALEXANDER SKARSGÅRD,KIEFER SUTHERLANDDENMARK/SWEDEN/FRANCE/GERMANY/2011 / 2 HOURS 15 MINSRenowned actor Paddy Considine’s(Dead Man’s Shoes, The BourneUltimatum) commanding featuredebut as director expands on thestory of his short film DogAltogether, which won BAFTAand Venice awards in 2007.Plagued by hidden demons andan appetite for violence, Joseph(Peter Mullan in top form) seeksredemption through his burgeoningfriendship with Christiancharity-shop worker Hannah –(Olivia Colman, renowned for hercomic roles, is a revelation in thisdramatic turn). Initially hostile andbullying, Joseph soon discoversthat Hannah’s life at home withher husband (a terrifying EddieMarsan) far from represents thereligious values that she espousesand he derides.Confronting, intense andoccasionally very hard to watch,Tyrannosaur is comparable withthe first films of fellow thespiansGary Oldman (Nil by Mouth) andTim Roth (The War Zone) andheralds Considine as a distinctivenew directorial force.“...a thoughtful, uncompromisingand at times moving debut drivenby quite outstanding performancesby Peter Mullan and OliviaColman.” – SCREEN DAILYSPECIAL PREVIEW PLUS LIVESATELLITE Q&A WITH KIRSTENDUNST FOLLOWING THE FILM,WED 28 SEPT, 7PM.A disaster movie with a twist,Lars von Trier’s latest is anintriguing take on the end ofthe world.Bride to be Justine (Dunst) is setto marry Michael (Skarsgård) buton what is supposed to be one ofthe happiest days of her life, she iscrippled by depression and becomescompletely alienated from her family.Whilst a family feud destroys thewedding service, a planet calledMelancholia on a collision course withearth is set to destroy the planet.Tickets for the Special Preview£8 full price, £6 QFT Film Cardholders, QFT Members andconcessions. Book online atwww.queensfilmtheatre.com

BOOK ONLINE ATWWW.QUEENSFILMTHEATRE.COM10/11KILL LIST(KOI NO TSUMI)GUILTY OFROMANCEPOST MORTEMFRI 23 – THURS 29 SEPTHORROR/THRILLERDIR: BEN WHEATLEYWITH: NEIL MASKELL,MYANNA BURING, HARRY SIMPSONUK / 2011 / 1 HOUR 35 MINSFRI 14 – SUN 16 OCTDRAMA/THRILLERCERT TBCDIR: SION SONOWITH: MIKI MIZUNO, MAKOTO TOGASHI,MEGUMI KAGURAZAKAJAPAN / 2011 / 1 HOUR 52 MINSJAPANESE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLESMON 17 – THURS 20 OCTDRAMADIR: PABLO LARRAÍNWITH: ALFREDO CASTRO,ANTONIA ZEGERS, AMPARO NOGUERACHILE/GERMANY/MEXICO / 2010 /1 HOUR 37 MINSSPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLESDirector Ben Wheatley followslast year’s cult hit Down Terracewith this enthralling mix ofmystery, drama and horror.Neil Maskell plays a formersoldier turned hit man with maritalproblems. Persuaded by his wifeto take on one last client in orderto help pay the bills, Jay agreesunaware of the real price he willhave to pay. As he engages in morenumerous and brutal murders,Jay becomes psychotic, but by thetime he decides he wants out, it isalready too late.An erotic thriller by cult Japanesedirector Sion Sono (Love Exposure,Cold Fish), Guilty of Romance tellsthe tale of three women entangledin a mystery…Set just before the turn of the21st century, a grisly murderoccurs in Maruyama-cho,Shibuya — a ‘love hotel’ district.Whilst the police investigate,the story interweaves with thatof Izumi, the wife of a famousromantic novelist whose lifeseems just a daily repetitionwithout romance. One day, tobreak away from the lovelessmonotony, she decides to followher desires, whilst at home shehides behind the facade that sheis still the wife she is supposedto be.Set in 1973 Chile during Pinochet’sbloody military overthrow ofthe Allende government, PostMortem is a chilling, unremittingallegory about complicity andcollective silence.Mario (Alfredo Castro, who playedthe lead character in PabloLarraín’s companion film TonyManero) is a stenographer at amorgue and something of awalking cadaver himself – stiff,grey and totally lacking in socialskills. His furtive crush onneighbour Nancy, a burlesquedancer without a heart of gold, isfuelled by his imagination and theoccasional bored flirtation sheinitiates. Suddenly, the bodiesbegin to pile up at the morgueand Nancy disappears…

SECOND SIGHT—CLASSICS RESTORED AND BACK ON THE BIG SCREENDAYS OF HEAVENLA PISCINEWEST SIDESTORYFRI 7 – SUN 9 OCTDRAMA/ROMANCEDIR: TERRENCE MALICKWITH: RICHARD GERE, BROOKE ADAMS,SAM SHEPARD, LINDA MANZUSA / 1978 / 1 HOUR 34 MINSMON 10 – THURS 13 OCTCRIME/DRAMADIR: JACQUES DERAYWITH: ALAIN DELON, ROMY SCHNEIDER,MAURICE RONET, JANE BIRKINFRANCE/ITALY / 1969 / 2 HOURS 3 MINSFRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLESSAT 22 – WED 26 OCTCRIME/DRAMA/MUSICALDIR: JEROME ROBBINS &ROBERT WISEWITH: NATALIE WOOD, GEORGE CHAKIRIS,RICHARD BEYMERUSA / 1961 / 2 HOURS 31 MINSQFT LEARNING – SEE PAGE 26 QFT LEARNING – SEE PAGE 26Introduction by Aaron Hunter, PhDcandidate Film Studies at Queen’sUniversity, on Sun 9 Oct at 6.30pm,who will also host the TalkingMovies discussion afterwards.NEW DIGITAL RESTORATION.Terrence Malick’s (The Tree ofLife) rapturous, visually sublimemeditation on American historyand myth has been digitallyrestored, supervised by thewriter-director himself.In 1916, after trouble at work,Bill (Gere) leaves Chicago forTexas, together with girlfriendAbby (Adams) and his sisterLinda (Manz). Passing as siblingsin order to find work, the loverskeep up the pretence when itbecomes clear the shy farmerthey work for (Shepard) –rumoured to be dying, withno one to inherit his fortune –has fallen for Abby…Days of Heaven is a masterpieceand a pinnacle of the golden ageof 70s Hollywood filmmaking.NEW DIGITAL RESTORATION.Jacques Deray’s cool, lucidassessment of sexual rivalry,male pride and the deadly pitfallsof desire.Holidaying in their villa aboveSt. Tropez, Marianne (Schneider)and Jean-Paul (Delon) wouldseem to be the perfect bourgeoiscouple enjoying a perfectsummer idyll. Then, out ofthe blue, playboy friendHarry (Ronet) comes to stay,along with Penelope (Birkin),a beautiful young woman heclaims - much to their surprise- is his daughter. As the fourvariously devote themselves tothe pursuit of pleasure,allegiances shift and things beginto go horribly wrong...Introduction by GeorgeFleeton, who writes forwww.downnews.co.uk/arts-culture, on Sat 22 Oct, 6pmNEW DIGITAL RESTORATION.One of the greatest musicals evermade, West Side Story sets theageless tragedy of Romeo andJuliet against a backdrop of theslums of 1950s New York.Rival gangs the Sharks and theJets are deadly enemiespreparing for a big rumble. Nowleading a law abiding existence,ex-Jets member Tony is enlistedto keep the peace. At the dancewhere the showdown takes placeTony falls in love with Maria,sister of the leader of the Sharks,with inevitably tragicconsequences…

SPECIAL EVENTS— NT LIVE, BOLSHOI LIVE12/13ONE MAN,TWO GUVNORSBY ARNOLD WESKERTHE KITCHENBOLSHOI LIVE IN HDESMERALDATHURS 15 SEP, 6.45PM FOR 7PMCOMEDYDIR: RICHARD BEANWITH: JAMES CORDEN3 HOURS (APPROX) INCL. INTERVALTHURS 6 OCT, 6.45PM FOR 7PMDIR: BIJAN SHEIBANIWITH: NEAL BARRY, TOM BROOKE, IANBURFIELD, REBECCA DAVIES3 HOURS (APPROX) INCL. INTERVALSUN 9 OCT, 4.00PM3 HOURS (APPROX) INCL. INTERVALBOLSHOIMUSIC: CESARE PUGNILIBRETTO: JULES PERROT AFTER A NOVELBY VICTOR HUGOA live satellite broadcast from theNational Theatre, London. Writtenby Richard Bean and based on TheServant of Two Masters by CarloGoldoni with songs by Grant Olding.In Richard Bean’s English versionof Goldoni’s classic Italian comedy,sex, food and money are high on theagenda. James Corden returns tothe National for the first time sinceThe History Boys to play Francis.“A triumph of visual andverbal comedy. One of thefunniest productions in theNational’s history.”- THE GUARDIANTickets £10 – book online atwww.queensfilmtheatre.comA live satellite broadcast from theNational Theatre, London. In thekitchen of an enormous West Endrestaurant, the orders are pilingup: a post-war feast of soup, fish,cutlets, omelettes and fruit flans.Thrown together by their work,chefs, waitresses and porters fromacross Europe – English, Irish,German, Jewish – argue and flirtas they race to keep up. Peter, ahigh-spirited young cook, seems tothrive on the pressure. In betweenpreparing dishes, he manages tostrike up an affair with marriedwaitress Monique, the whole timedreaming of a better life. But inthe all-consuming clamour of thekitchen, nothing is far from thebrink of collapse.Tickets £10 – book online atwww.queensfilmtheatre.comExperience the Magic of the Worldfamous Bolshoi Ballet live viasatellite in this stunning series ofperformances.The Poet Gringoire, sentenced tobe hanged, is saved in extremis bybeautiful Esmeralda who agreesto marry him. Archdeacon Frollo,torn between his love for God andhis obsession with the gypsy girl,sends his henchman Quasimodoto capture her. Esmeralda isrescued by Phoebus, the captainof the guard, who gives her hisscarf as a souvenir. Later, alone,Esmeralda, starts dreaming aboutthe handsome captain…Tickets £15 full price, £12 QFTMembers and Film Card Holders,£7.50 concessions. A Family ticketis available for £40 (2 adults and2 children) or £35 (1 adult and 3children). A season ticket for all sixBolshoi Ballet screenings is alsoavailable for £81. Book online atwww.queensfilmtheatre.com.

SPECIAL EVENTS—KEN LOACH AT 75KEN LOACH AT 75To celebrate the 75th birthdayof one of British cinemas mostdistinguished, and controversial,directors, we are delightedto present a small selectionof his best films – includinga newly restored version ofthe classic Kes.KESTHE WIND THATSHAKES THEBARLEYSAT 17 – SUN 18 & SAT 24 – SUN 25 SEPTDRAMADIR: KEN LOACHWITH: DAVID BRADLEY, BRIAN GLOVER,FREDDIE FLETCHERUK / 1969 / 1 HOUR 50 MINSTUES 13 SEPT, 10AM & 6.40PMDRAMA/HISTORY/WARDIR: KEN LOACHWITH: CILLIAN MURPHY,PADRAIC DELANEY, LIAM CUNNINGHAMIRELAND/UK/GERMANY/ITALY/SPAIN/FRANCE/BELGIUM/SWITZERLAND2006 / 2 HOURS 7 MINSQFT LEARNING – SEE PAGE 26NEW DIGITAL RESTORATION.A young Barnsley boy develops arapport with a kestrel.Arguably Loach’s best-knownwork and regularly cited as oneof the best British films of alltime, Kes was the first of a seriesof collaborations with writerBarry Hines andcinematographer Chris Menges.Dealing with a young Barnsleyboy’s rapport with a kestrel, thefilm was shot with apredominantly non-professionalcast in a spare observationalstyle. Newcomer David Bradleygives a fine performance as theschoolboy let down by theeducation system.Introduction by Ken Loach’sproducer, Rebecca O’Brien.Controversial yet undeniablypowerful, Ken Loach’s portrait ofthe early Republican movementand the war against occupyingBritish forces in 1920s Ireland wonthe Palme d’Or at the 2006 CannesFilm Festival, and features animpressive performance fromCillian Murphy.Appalled by the brutality of theBritish troops (the Black andTans), trainee doctor Damien(Murphy) signs up with theRepublicans, joining brotherTeddy (Padraic Delaney). Initiallyunited in their cause, divisionssoon start to appear amongst therebel fighters…

BOOK ONLINE ATWWW.QUEENSFILMTHEATRE.COM 14/15A CONVERSATION WITH REBECCA O’BRIENPRODUCINGKEN LOACHHIDDEN AGENDABREAD ANDROSESTUES 13 SEPT, 12.15PMWED 14 SEPT, 6.40PMDRAMADIR: KEN LOACHWITH: FRANCES MCDORMAND,BRIAN COX, BRAD DOURIFUK / 1990 / 1 HOUR 48 MINSTHURS 15 SEPT, 6.30PMDRAMADIR: KEN LOACHWITH: PILAR PADILLA, ADRIEN BRODY,ELPIDIA CARRILLOUK/FRANCE/GERMANY/SPAIN/ITALY/SWITZERLAND / 2000 / 1 HOUR 50 MINSQFT LEARNING – SEE PAGE 26Although her CV includes filmsby Stephen Frears, Laura Mulvey,Peter Wollen and even RichardCurtis, Rebecca O’Brien’s biggestcontribution to British film culturehas been as producer of themajority of Ken Loach’s recentfilms, in the process helping himto become one of Europe’s mostprolific filmmakers.Rebecca will be in conversation withHotshot Films’ Brendan J. Byrne.Brendan J. Byrne’s recent creditsinclude Jump (producer), a featurefilm due for release in 2011, Menof Arlington (producer), winner ofthe Dublin Film Festival critics’award, and the Royal TelevisionSociety award-winning Breakingthe Silence (producer/director).Tickets £3 - book online atwww.queensfilmtheatre.comSet in Northern Ireland in theearly ‘80s and loosely based onreal events, Loach’s politicalthriller is typically provocativeand seeks to address a wholerange of issues; from the abuse ofhuman rights through to politicalcorruption and the alleged use oftorture by the security forces.When an American lawyerworking in the InternationalLeague of Civil Liberties ismurdered while looking intoallegations of corruption made ona mysterious tape, a specialinvestigator is sent in to piecetogether the facts.An insightful and impassioneddrama about ordinary humandignity in the face of corporateindifference, Loach’s firstAmerican production wasbased on the real life Justicefor Janitors campaign.After surviving a perilous journeyfrom Mexico to the US, Mayamanages to secure a job amongstother immigrant cleaners with anon-union cleaning agency in anoffice block. After meeting Sam,a committed activist, she helpsto incite a guerrilla-stylecampaign against her employerto be granted standard unionbenefits. It is a high stakes fighthowever – the campaigners risknot only losing their jobs butalso being deported from theUS altogether.

AT A GLANCEAT A GLANCESEPTEMBERDATE FILM TIMEDATE FILM TIMEFri 2 –Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5 –Thurs 8Fri 9 – Sat10Sun 11Mon 12Tues 13Wed 14Thurs 15Fri 16Sat 17 –Sun 18Mon 19Tues 20Wed 21 –Thurs 22The Skin I Live InProject NimThe Salt of LifeArriettyThe Skin I Live InProject NimThe Salt of LifeThe Skin I Live InProject NimThe Salt of LifeJane EyreA Better LifeProject NimArriettyJane EyreA Better LifeProject NimJane EyreA Better LifeProject NimThe Wind That Shakes theBarley + introProducing Ken Loach withRebecca O’BrienJane EyreThe Wind That Shakes theBarley + introProject NimJane EyreHidden AgendaProject NimBread and RosesNT Live: One Man,Two GuvnorsProject NimTinker Tailor Soldier SpyTroll HunterJane EyreKesTinker Tailor Soldier SpyTroll HunterJane EyreTinker Tailor Soldier SpyTroll HunterJane EyrePearl Jam TwentyTroll HunterTinker Tailor Soldier SpyJane EyreTinker Tailor Soldier SpyTroll HunterJane Eyre6.30pm/9.00pm6.40pm8.50pm4.00pm6.30pm/9.00pm6.40pm8.50pm6.30pm/9.00pm6.40pm8.50pm6.30pm/9.00pm6.40pm8.50pm4.00pm6.30pm/9.00pm6.40pm8.50pm6.30pm/9.00pm6.40pm8.50pm10.00am12.15pm6.30pm/9.00pm6.40pm9.30pm6.30pm/9.00pm6.40pm9.10pm6.30pm6.45pm for 7pm8.50pm6.30pm/9.10pm6.40pm9.00pm4.00pm6.30pm/9.10pm6.40pm9.00pm6.30pm/9.10pm6.40pm9.00pm6.30pm6.40pm8.50pm9.00pm6.30pm/9.10pm6.40pm9.00pmFri 23Sat 24 –Sun 25Mon 26 –Tues 27Wed 28Thurs 29Fri 30OCTOBERTinker Tailor Soldier Spy + introKill ListTroll HunterTinker Tailor Soldier SpyKesTinker Tailor Soldier SpyKill ListTroll HunterTinker Tailor Soldier SpyKill ListTroll HunterTinker Tailor Soldier SpyKill ListMelancholia +Live satellite Q&ATinker Tailor Soldier SpyTinker Tailor Soldier SpyKill ListTroll HunterMelancholiaTroll HunterMelancholiaTinker Tailor Solider Spy6.30pm6.40pm8.50pm9.20pm4.00pm6.30pm/9.10pm6.40pm8.50pm6.30pm/9.10pm6.40pm8.50pm4.00pm6.30pm7.00pm8.40pm6.30pm/9.10pm6.40pm8.50pm6.30pm6.40pm9.00pm9.15pmDATE FILM TIMESat 1 –Wed 5Thurs 6Fri 7 –Sat 8Sun 9Mon 10 –Thurs 13Fri 14MelancholiaTroll HunterMelancholiaTinker Tailor Solider SpyNT Live: The KitchenTroll HunterMelancholiaTyrannosaurDays of HeavenMelancholiaBolshoi Live: EsmeraldaDays of HeavenDays of Heaven + intro +Talking MoviesTyrannosaurMelancholiaTyrannosaurLa PiscineMelancholiaTyrannosaurDreams, Visions, Manifestoes: 1Guilty of Romance6.30pm6.40pm9.00pm9.15pm6.45pm for 7pm6.40pm9.00pm6.30pm/8.35pm6.40pm8.45pm4.00pm4.15pm6.30pm7.50pm/9.50pm9.10pm6.30pm/8.35pm6.40pm9.10pm6.30pm/8.35pm6.40pm9.00pm

BOOK ONLINE ATWWW.QUEENSFILMTHEATRE.COM16/17OCTOBERDATE FILM TIMEAT THE ULSTER MUSEUMDATE FILM TIMESat 15Sun 16Mon 17Tues 18Wed 19Thurs 20Fri 21Sat 22Sun 23Mon 24Tues 25Wed 26Thurs 27Frank Cottrell Boyce: ChittyChitty Bang Bang Rides AgainTyrannosaurDreams, Visions,Manifestoes: 2Guilty of RomanceFrieze Film Touring ProgrammeMelancholiaContemporary Art and theMoving Image: 2TyrannosaurDreams, Visions,Manifestoes: 3Guilty of RomanceTyrannosaurDreams, Visions,Manifestoes: 4We need to Talk About Kevin +Live satellite Q&APost MortemTyrannosaurDreams, Visions,Manifestoes: 5Post MortemTyrannosaurDreams, Visions, Manifestoes: 6Post MortemTyrannosaurDreams, Visions, Manifestoes: 7Post MortemWe Need to Talk About KevinM R James: A Pleasing TerrorM R James: Night of the DemonWe Need to Talk About KevinBlithe SpiritWest Side Story + introWe Need to Talk About KevinThe ShiningWest Side StoryThe Great White SilenceWe Need to Talk About KevinCarnival of SoulsWest Side StoryWe Need to Talk About KevinThe HauntingWest Side StoryWe Need to Talk About KevinThe Blair Witch ProjectWest Side StoryWe Need to Talk About KevinThe Devil’s BackboneWe Need to Talk About KevinBerlin: Symphony of a Great CityRing3.00pm6.30pm/8.35pm6.40pm9.00pm2.00pm3.45pm4.15pm6.30pm/8.35pm6.40pm9.00pmTBC6.40pmTBC9.00pm6.30pm/8.35pm6.40pm9.00pm6.30pm/8.35pm6.40pm9.00pm6.30pm/8.35pm6.40pm9.00pm6.30pm7.00pm9.20pm9.30pm4.00pm6.00pm6.30pm/9.00pm9.15pm3.15pm/6.15pm4.00pm6.30pm/9.00pm9.15pm6.15pm6.30pm/9.00pm9.15pm6.15pm6.30pm/9.00pm9.15pm6.15pm6.30pm/9.00pm9.15pm6.30pm/9.00pm6.40pm9.15pmSun 11SeptSun 25SeptDATE FILM TIMEFri 23SeptDATE FILM TIMEFri 30SeptWilliam Shakespeare’sThe Merchant of VeniceShakespeare in LoveAT CULTURE NIGHTFolk Alley: The Barley Mow +The Wicker Man(Director’s Cut)AT STRULE ARTS CENTREPoticheDATE FILM TIMEFri 14OctA Night to Remember –Gala Screening2.00pm2.00pm6.00pm-11.00pm8.30pmAT THE ULSTER FOLK& TRANSPORT MUSEUMSat 15OctTitanicDoors 6.00pm,Film 7.30pmDoors 6.00pm,Film 7.00pm

SPECIAL EVENTS—ULSTER BANK BELFAST FESTIVAL AT QUEEN’STITANIC FILM WEEKENDULSTER FOLK & TRANSPORT MUSEUMFans of Northern Ireland’smaritime history and the silverscreen are in for a real treat asthe Ulster Folk & TransportMuseum stages a feast of Titanicrelated films in the magnificentsetting of the Rail Gallery.The programme brings togethertwo of the best known filmsassociated with the ship and willappeal to everyone from theserious Titanic expert to thecasual visitor. For furtherinformation, see www.nmni.com/uftmGALA SCREENINGA NIGHT TOREMEMBERFRI 14 OCT, DOORS 6PM, FILM 7.30PMVENUE: RAIL GALLERY, ULSTER FOLK& TRANSPORT MUSEUMDRAMA/HISTORYDIR: ROY WARD BAKERWITH: KENNETH MORE, RONALD ALLEN,ROBERT AYRESUK / 1958 / 1 HOUR 58 MINSTITANICSAT 15 OCT, DOORS 6PM, FILM 7PMVENUE: RAIL GALLERY,ULSTER FOLK & TRANSPORT MUSEUMDRAMA/HISTORYDIR: JAMES CAMERONWITH: LEONARDO DICAPRIO,KATE WINSLET, BILLY ZANEUSA/ 1997 / 2 HOURS 47 MINSNEW DIGITAL RESTORATIONProduced by William MacQuitty, theson of a Managing Director of theBelfast Telegraph, this film is oftencredited with creating a renewedinterest in Titanic. It was premieredon 1st July 1958 and will be shown inthe Rail Gallery on a speciallyerected screen.Patrons are requested to attend thisevent in period costume as theshowing takes places amidst thegrand steam trains of the era.Tickets to this exclusive preview of thefilm, months before it is re-releasedin 2012, are £15 full price, £12.50concessions and admission includesdrinks on arrival, live music and freeadmission to Titanica: The Exhibition.Special thanks to Park Circus formaking this screening possible.Book online atwww.queensfilmtheatre.comJames Cameron’s 1997 movie,which needs little introduction, isone of the most successful filmsever made and the Rail Gallery willbe the venue for this blockbuster.The large screen specially broughtin for this programme is sure toshow the film to its full dramaticeffect.Tickets are £6 full price, £5concessions and admissionincludes free admission toTitanica: The Exhibition. Foodand drink can also be purchasedat the event in the newlyrefurbished Midland Tea Room.Book online atwww.queensfilmtheatre.com

SPECIAL EVENTS—ULSTER BANK BELFAST FESTIVAL AT QUEEN’SAPPARITIONS:THE SPECTRAL SCREENInspired by our focus on M R James, our selection of classic ghost storiesfeatures some of film’s most spine-chilling apparitions. From its verybeginnings the medium of film has had an affinity with the spectral figureof the ghost. From the Victorians’ obsession with spirit photography rightthrough to recent films like Paranormal Activity, film has attempted tocapture and represent the supernatural; to render the invisible visible.BLITHE SPIRITTHE SHININGCARNIVALOF SOULSSAT 22 OCT, 4PMCOMEDY/DRAMA/FANTASYDIR: DAVID LEANWITH: REX HARRISON, CONSTANCECUMMINGS, KAY HAMMONDUK / 1945 / 1 HOUR 31 MINSSAT 22 OCT, 9.15PMDRAMA/HORROR/MYSTERYDIR: STANLEY KUBRICKWITH: JACK NICHOLSON,SHELLEY DUVALL, DANNY LLOYDUK/USA / 1980 / 1 HOUR 54 MINSSUN 23 OCT, 9.15PMHORRORDIR: HERK HARVEYWITH: CANDACE HILLIGOSS,FRANCES FEIST, SIDNEY BERGERUSA / 1962 / 1 HOUR 18 MINSA very different take on theghost story, Blithe Spirit wasadapted from Noel Coward’splay of the same name anddirected by the great David Lean.Full of Coward’s customary wit,the film stars Rex Harrison asnovelist Charles Condomine.When Charles decides to hold aseance at home, hosted by theeccentric medium Madame Arcati(the wonderful MargaretRutherford) the ghost of hisex-wife Elvira is conjured up,something his current (and verymuch alive) wife Ruth is none toohappy about…Director Stanley Kubrick andco-writer Diane Johnson elevateStephen King’s simple taleof demonic possession into acomplex, revelatory, scary as hellriff on the decline of the AmericanEmpire, and make a typewriterand sheaf of paper more terrifyingthan any bogeyman.Jack Nicholson gives one of hisvery best performances as blockedwriter/possessed caretaker JackTorrance. Shelley Duvall, DannyLloyd and Scatman Crothers areequally superb. John Alcott’s fluidcinematography makes theOverlook Hotel an ominouscharacter in itself. Simply the bestAmerican film of the 1980s, TheShining’s story of the nuclearfamily melting down glows morebrightly with every passing year.The ghost story gets turned onits head in this uniquely creepycult curio.Eerie and stylish from the verystart, this dream-like ghost storysees a brittle blonde, Mary, andtwo of her friends crash off abridge into the river below after adrag race goes wrong. Emergingdazed from the muddy water,Mary soon starts to realisesomething is not quite right asshe finds herself experiencingstrange hallucinations and beingpursued by a creepy white-facedman. Her bizarre fantasiescontinue until she finds herself ina decaying amusement park, thecarnival of souls…

BOOK ONLINE ATWWW.QUEENSFILMTHEATRE.COMTHEHAUNTINGMON 24 OCT, 9.15PMDRAMA/HORRORDIR: ROBERT WISEWITH: JULIE HARRIS, CLAIRE BLOOM,RICHARD JOHNSONUSA/UK / 1963 / 1 HOUR 47 MINSA genuinely scary adaptationof Shirley Jackson’s novel,The Haunting of Hill House.Focusing on a group of paranormalinvestigators who are staying inthe house in a bid to uncover itssecrets, The Haunting evokes acreeping sense of terror and hasone of cinema’s scariest momentsever. Martin Scorsese rated it hisnumber one scary film and whoare we to disagree?THE BLAIRWITCH PROJECTTUES 25 OCT, 9.15PMHORROR/MYSTERYDIR: DANIEL MYRICK &EDUARDO SÁNCHEZWITH: HEATHER DONAHUE,MICHAEL C. WILLIAMS, JOSHUA LEONARDUSA / 1999 / 1 HOUR 20 MINSIn October of 1994 three studentfilmmakers disappeared in thewoods near Burkittsville,Maryland, while shooting adocumentary... A year later theirfootage was found.By playing on our innate fear of theunknown, The Blair Witch Projectcontinues to inspire fear andprovides proof that it doesn’t takea blockbuster budget to make atruly terrifying horror film.(EL ESPINAZO DEL DIABLO)THE DEVIL’SBACKBONEWED 26 OCT, 9.15PMFANTASY/HORROR/MYSTERYDIR: GUILLERMO DEL TOROWITH: MARISA PAREDES, EDUARDONORIEGA, FEDERICO LUPPISPAIN/MEXICO / 2001 / 1 HOUR 47 MINSSPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLESSet in a school-cum-orphanageat the end of the Spanish CivilWar, Guillermo del Toro’s filmbegins as a childhood rite ofpassage tale before developinginto a terrifying supernaturalthriller.A victim of school bullies,ten-year-old Carlos’ life is madeeven more unpleasant when hebegins to see the ghost of afellow orphan who was brutallymurdered shortly before his arrival.RINGURINGTHURS 27 OCT, 9.15PM20/21HORROR/MYSTERYDIR: HIDEO NAKATAWITH: NANAKO MATSUSHIMA,MIKI NAKATANI, YÛKO TAKEUCHIJAPAN / 1998 / 1 HOUR 35 MINSJAPANESE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLESA grainy, enigmatic videotapehas the power to kill peopleseven days after they watch it.Fans of the US remake will finda less elaborate storyline andmore primal fear in the originalversion; the basic plot, however,still has a worried reporter(Nanako Matsushima) trackingdown the meaning of the video--and, having watched it herself,she has only a week to work it out.

SPECIAL EVENTS—ULSTER BANK BELFAST FESTIVAL AT QUEEN’SDREAMS, VISIONS, MANIFESTOES:A SEASON OF EXPERIMENTAL FILM & VIDEOQFT is proud to present a programme of experimental filmand video from the last 30 years, curated by Daniel Jewesbury.The work is wide-ranging in style and approach, but all of it sharesa belief in the radical potential of film. Presented in associationwith Lux – Artists’ Moving Image - www.lux.org.ukPROGRAMME 1FILMS BY DAVIDPANOS& ANJAKIRSCHNERPROGRAMME 2FILMS OFWILLIAM RABANPROGRAMME 3: DISPOSSESSED SPACESFILMS BY BRADBUTLER &KAREN MIRZAAND THEOTOLITH GROUPFRI 14 OCT, 6.40PM SAT 15 OCT, 6.40PM SUN 16 OCT, 6.40PM1 HOUR 26 MINS APPROX.(TOTAL RUNNING TIME)1 HOUR 34 MINS APPROX.(TOTAL RUNNING TIME)1 HOUR 24 MINS APPROX.(TOTAL RUNNING TIME)Polly II: Plan for a Revolutionin Docklands (2006, 30 mins)portrays the flooded ruins of EastLondon in a fusion of Ballardiansci-fi dystopia and 18th-centurysocial satire.Shot in Hackney and Essex, Trailof the Spider (2008, 54 mins)recreates the epic panoramas ofthe Wild West using landfill sites inthe Thames Gateway and the vistasof Hackney Marshes.ALSO SHOWING:Sundial (1992, 1 min)Confessions (1997, 1 min)William Raban is one of themost influential figures in theexperimental scene, particularlyinterested in recording theexperience of the passage of timein different environments.Thames Film (1986, 66 mins)is a film-essay on the changingface of London’s river over threecenturies, narrated by John Hurt.In Beating the Bridges (1998, 11mins) we again travel down theThames, this time on a raft, in thecompany of a jazz drummer.Continental Drift (2005, 15 mins)is a land- and sea-scape, and ameditation on the ‘techniques’ ofcinema itself.Shot primarily in Karachi, TheException and the Rule (2009, 37mins) negotiates political themesbut avoids traditional documentarymodes, framing everyday activitieswithin a period of civil unrest.An homage to Structuralism filmof the 1920s, Non-Places (1999,15 mins) is concerned with thosegeneric urban sites that cantrigger a memory causing the past,present and future to collide.The Otolith Group’s NervusRerum (2008, 32 mins) exploresthe scarred landscape of JeninRefugee Camp in Palestine. Variousroutes through the camp, allleading to dead ends, are followedand juxtaposed with spokenexcerpts from the writings ofFernando Pessoa and Jean Genet.

BOOK ONLINE ATWWW.QUEENSFILMTHEATRE.COM22/23PROGRAMME 4FILMS OFVIVIENNE DICKPROGRAMME 5FILMS BYBS JOHNSON,JOHN SMITH &PATRICK KEILLERPROGRAMME 6: ANIMATION & FOUND FILMFILMS BYLAWRENCEJORDAN,LEWIS KLAHR& KEN JACOBSMON 17 OCT, 6.40PM TUES 18 OCT, 6.40PM WED 19 OCT, 6.40PM1 HOUR 23 MINS APPROX.(TOTAL RUNNING TIME)1 HOUR 45 MINS APPROX.(TOTAL RUNNING TIME)1 HOUR 36 MINS APPROX.(TOTAL RUNNING TIME)A mini-retrospective of the workof Ireland’s leading experimentalfilmmaker, spanning over 30 years.She Had Her Gun All Ready (1978,28 mins), stars Dick’s frequentcollaborator Lydia Lunch and is apowerful exploration of inequalityin a relationship. London Suite(1989, 28 mins) is a kaleidoscopicarrangement of encounters andre-enactments, documentingDick’s friends in conversation.Like Dawn to Dust (1983, 5 mins)also features Lydia Lunch, whileRothach (1986, 8 mins) andImages Ireland (1988, 14 mins),meanwhile, were all shot in thewest of Ireland after Dick’s returnin the early 1980s, and explore hercomplex responses to her ‘home’in very different ways.The novelist BS Johnson killedhimself in 1973 at the age ofonly 40. Recently enjoyingsomething of a revival, Johnsonwas also a sometime filmmaker,ranging across TV documentary,union agitprop and formalistexperimentalism.In You’re Human Like the Restof Them (1967, 18 mins) a youngteacher awkwardly tries to explainhis thoughts on mortality to hiscolleagues and his uninterestedpupils. Paradigm (1968, 8 mins)shows a rapidly ageing characterin an abstract, formal worldgradually losing the ability tocommunicate in his inventedlanguage.ALSO SHOWING:Keiller: Stonebridge Park(1981, 21 mins)Keiller: The End (1986, 18 mins)Smith: Slow Glass(1988-91, 40 mins)Jordan: Cosmic Alchemy (2010,24 mins), The Miracle of DonCristobal (2008, 11 mins);Klahr: Daylight Moon Quartet(2002-04, 40 mins);Jacobs: Perfect Film (1985, 21 mins).Larry Jordan created a uniqueform of animation drawing on19th century ephemera. LewisKlahr is a master collagist; theDaylight Moon Quartet the perfectintroduction to his beautifullyinnocent work. Perfect Film isa sequence of discarded newsrushes from 1965 documentingreactions to the assassination ofMalcolm X.PROGRAMME 7LUX CURATESA selection of new work speciallycurated by Lux. Please checkour website for full details ofthis programme -www.queensfilmtheatre.com

SPECIAL EVENTS—ULSTER BANK BELFAST FESTIVAL AT QUEEN’SFRIEZE FILMTOURINGPROGRAMMECONTEMPORARYART AND THEMOVING IMAGE:2SCOTT CENTENARYTHE GREATWHITESILENCESUN 16 OCT, 2PM SUN 16 OCT, 4.15PM SUN 23 OCT, 4PM1 HOUR 15 MINS APPROX.(TOTAL RUNNING TIME)DOCUMENTARYDIR: HERBERT PONTINGWITH: ROBERT FALCON SCOTTUK / 1924 / 1 HOUR 48 MINSA selection of films commissionedby the Frieze Foundation tocoincide with this year’ FriezeArt Fair.The films include work by anextraordinary range of leadingcontemporary artists, from thosewho have never worked with filmbefore through to establishedfilmmakers.The Frieze Film TouringProgramme brings together aselection of these commissionsfor the first time, offering aunique snapshot of contemporaryapproaches to the moving image.In response to the increasingprevalence of video as a vitalpart of the practice of manycontemporary artists, theEmpress Gallery presents asecond compilation of shortvideos made by some of the mostexciting and challenging artistsworking today.The presentation will include videoart, short films, animations, videodocumentation of per formancesand installations, and more.Featuring videos by Owen Boss,Cherith Brown, Declan Byrne,Lesley Cherry, Lisa Castagner,Maki Hitomi, Ryan Moffett, AngelaMolloy, Elvina Porter-McCullough,Laura Wilson, and more to beconfirmed.The official record of CaptainScott’s legendary expedition tothe South Pole, restored by theBFI, with a new score from SimonFisher Turner.A hundred years ago the BritishAntarctic Expedition led by CaptainScott set out on its ill-fated race tothe South Pole. On board the TerraNova was official cinematographerHerbert Ponting, and the imagesthat he captured have firedimaginations ever since.The BFI National Archive hasrestored the film using the latesttechniques. The alien beautyof the landscape is broughtdramatically to life and the worldof the expedition shown in brilliantdetail.

BOOK ONLINE ATWWW.QUEENSFILMTHEATRE.COM24/25PERIPHERIESThis year Queen’s University is proud to host the 8th ArchitecturalHumanities Research Association Conference on the theme of‘Peripheries.’ Challenging the idea that the centre primarily influencesthe periphery, the case will be made, on the periphery of Europe, thatthe opposite is often the case. To coincide with the Conference QFT isdelighted to be screening a short season of complementary films.(BERLIN: DIE SINFONIE DER GROSSTADT)BERLIN:SYMPHONY OFA GREAT CITYTHE BLACK CATBUILDSOMETHINGMODERNTHURS 27 OCT, 6.40PM FRI 28 OCT, 5PM SAT 29 OCT, 4PMDOCUMENTARYDIR: WALTER RUTTMANNGERMANY / 1927 / 1 HOUR 5 MINSTHRILLERDIR: EDGAR G. ULMERWITH: BELA LUGOSI, BORIS KARLOFF,LUCILLE LUNDUSA / 1934 / 1 HOUR 2 MINSDOCUMENTARYDIR: NICKY GOGAN & PAUL ROWLEYIRELAND / 2011 / 1 HOUR 10 MINSThis classic avant-gardedocumentary portrays a day in thelife of Berlin of the late 1920s, a cityenjoying a renaissance after thedregs of the Depression.A ‘symphony’ in five parts,Ruttmann’s film begins at dawnand ends at midnight, showingBerliners at hard work by dayand enjoying the city’s boisterousnightlife. Heavily influenced bythe earlier works of Russianfilmmaker Dziga Vertov, thefilm was itself very influentialin fostering the “city symphony”or “opus” genre. It also paints apoignant portrait of the life of a cityso far from and yet so near to theNazi nightmare.The Black Cat’s fantasticarchitectural settings,expressionistic lighting andbizarre sets all add a richness toa tale of European post-waranguish and death.Deep in the Hungarian countryside,at his modernist villa built over theruins of a First World War fortress,architect Hjalmar Poelzig (BorisKarloff) faces the challenge of therevenge-obsessed Doctor VitusWerdegast (Bela Lugosi) who ishell-bent on destroying him. Whilemenace, threat and danger lurk inthe shadows, the rivals do battlein a ‘Game of Death’. Not only aretheir own lives at stake, but alsothose of a couple of newlywedsseeking shelter in the mysteriousvilla following a road accident.Build Something Modern is amoving documentary that tellsthe little known story of groundbreakingand idealistic young Irisharchitects, including Sean Rothery,Richard Hurley and Gerald Fay,who travelled to Africa from the1950s to the 1970s in searchof both challenge and creativefreedom.As champions of modernism,the young architects, aided bythe efforts of colleagues fromhome, produced a large canon ofremarkable architecture includingchurches, hospitals and schoolsdeep in the heart of Africa.

QFT LEARNINGOFT LEARNINGQFT Learning providesopportunities for people of all agesto engage with film. Moreinformation is available on the QFTLearning page of the website –www.queensfilmtheatre.com/learningSCHOOLSAND COLLEGESPROGRAMME2011-12The new 2011-12 QFT Learningprogramme for schools andcolleges is now available atwww.queensfilmtheatre.com/learningOffering a year-round programmeof educational screenings designedto support the national curriculumfrom KS1- AS & A2 level, the aim ofthe programme is to enable youngaudiences to engage further andcreatively with the best in new andclassic world cinema.KEN LOACH DAYTo celebrate Ken Loach’s 75thbirthday, we are presentinga day of screenings anddiscussions based around thefilmmaker’s work, includinga free school screening of thedigitally restored Kes.10am: The Wind That Shakesthe BarleyIntroduced screening + Q&A.Winner of the Palme d’Or atthe Cannes Film Festival, TheWind That Shakes the Barleyis set during the Irish War ofIndependence (1919–1921) andthe Irish Civil War (1922–1923).The drama tells the story of twoCounty Cork brothers, DamienO’Donovan (Cillian Murphy) andTeddy O’Donovan (Pádraic Delaney),who join the Irish Republican Armyto fight for Irish independence fromthe United Kingdom.All tickets £3, teachers freeof charge.12.15pm - 1pm: Producing KenLoach – A Conversation withRebecca O’BrienKen Loach’s producer, RebeccaO’Brien, in conversation withBrendan J. Byrne of Hotshot Films.All tickets £3, teachers freeof charge.1.45pm - 3.40pm: KesFree school screening – Set inan industrial town in the North ofEngland, Ken Loach’s debut featureis a powerful and bleakly realisticfilm which deals with the physicaland psychological difficulty ofgrowing up. Supports topic of socialrealism in British cinema for GCElevel MIA; Citizenship/PSHE.Open to post primary schoolgroups only.See pages 14-15 for full detailsof Ken Loach at 75 screenings.

BOOK ONLINE ATWWW.QUEENSFILMTHEATRE.COM26/27(KARI-GURASHI NO ARIETTI)ARRIETTYFILMINTRODUCTIONSTALKINGMOVIESSUN 4 & SUN 11 SEPT, 4PMANIMATION/FAMILY/FANTASYDIR: HIROMASA YONEBAYASHIWITH: SAOIRSE RONAN,MARK STRONG, TOM HOLLAND (VOICES)JAPAN / 2010 / 1 HOUR 34 MINSENGLISH LANGUAGE VERSIONBased on the classic children’sbook The Borrowers, tiny14-year-old Arrietty lives underthe floorboards of an old housewith her father and mother. Theirpeaceful life is dramaticallychanged when the ever curiousArrietty accidentally allows herselfto be seen by Sho, a poorly andlonesome 12-year-old human boy.The fledgling friendship betweenthe two lonely children causes Haruthe housekeeper to become awareof the borrowers’ existence. Thefamily of little borrowers is forcedto choose between staying in theirwell-established home or leavingfor the uncertainty of the greatoutdoors.This is the English languagedubbed version of the film.THE WIND THAT SHAKESTHE BARLEYTUES 13 SEPT, 6.40PMby Ken Loach’s producer,Rebecca O’Brien.TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPYFRI 23 SEPT, 6.30PMby Dr Paul Corthorn, Lecturer inModern British History, School ofHistory and Anthropology, Queen’sUniversity Belfast.DAYS OF HEAVENSUN 9 OCT, 6.30PMby Aaron Hunter, PhD candidateFilm Studies at Queen’s University,who will also host the TalkingMovies discussion afterwards.WEST SIDE STORYSAT 22 OCT, 6PMby George Fleeton, who writes forwww.downnews.co.uk/arts-cultureTalking Movies offers filmgoersthe opportunity to discuss a filmafter the screening with otherfilm fans.The next film to be discussed isTerrence Malick’s masterpiece,Days of Heaven, after theintroduced screening at 6.30pmon Sun 9 Oct.Widely recognised as a pinnacle ofthe golden age of 70s Hollywoodfilmmaking, Terrence Malick’s forayinto American pastoral has nowbeen digitally restored, the subtlepictorial alterations supervised bythe writer-director himself.For more information about QFTLearning events please contactMarion Campbell,email: m.campbell@qub.ac.uktel: 028 90971396, or go towww.queensfilmtheatre.com/learning

SPECIAL EVENTSULSTER MUSEUMSTARSTRUCKSTRULE ARTS CENTRE, OMAGHQFT ON TOUR –POTICHEWAREHOUSE LANE, CATHEDRAL QUARTERFOLK ALLEY –AN EVENING OFFOLK TRADITIONON FILMFRI 23 SEPT, 6PM - 11PMBelfast Film Festival, QFT andReFound proudly present FolkAlley, an evening of folk traditionon film. Join us on Culture Nightfor folky furnishings, ritualsacrifice (on film only) and afeast of folk-themed goings-on.Ye olde delights will include TheBarley Mow, an archive collectionof folk films from the BFI, and folkhorror classic, The Wicker Man(Director’s Cut).www.culturenightbelfast.comVenue: Warehouse Lane,access via Exchange Place,Cathedral QuarterSupported by Premier InnkBelfast Film FestivalWILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’STHE MERCHANT OF VENICESUN 11 SEPT, 2PM2 HOURS 6 MINSSHAKESPEARE IN LOVESun 25 Sept, 2pm2 HOURS 3 MINSStarstruck at the Ulster Museumis a fashion exhibition featuring50 of the world’s most filmed andphotographed costumes wornby stars of television and thebig screen.The Ulster Museum has joinedforces with QFT to screen aselection of films featured in theexhibition.Booking information:All shows will take place at theUlster Museum, Botanic Gardens,Belfast.Tickets £3. Advance bookingis available online atwww.queensfilmtheatre.com.Limited tickets may be availableon the day from the UlsterMuseum reception.FRI 30 SEPT, 8.30PMCOMEDYDIR: FRANÇOIS OZONWITH: CATHERINE DENEUVE,GERARD DEPARDIEUFRANCE / 2010 / 1 HOUR 43 MINSFRENCH WITH ENGLISHSUBTITLES 2 HOURS 6 MINSQFT has teamed up with StruleArts Centre to present a selectionof cinematic gems from recentmonths. Screenings will takeplace on the last Friday of themonth, from September toDecember.First up is François Ozon’shugely popular Potiche, starringCatherine Deneuve and GérardDepardieu. Potiche is a delightfulscrewball comedy that seesCatherine Deneuve blossom from70s provincial housewife to risingpolitical star.Tickets £5. Sign up to the mailinglists to receive details of futurescreenings and book online atwww.queensfilmtheatre.com andwww.struleartscentre.co.uk.Special thanks to OptimumReleasing.

Harvest your Creativitythis Autumn at theCrescent Arts CentreRICS project of the yearClasses and WorkshopsSeptember 2011Music | Dance | Visual Arts | Verbal Artsfor all ages and all abilitiesEnrol online now at crescentarts.orgCrescent Arts Centre.2-4 University Road,Belfast, BT7 1NHTel: (028) 9024 2338A5 advert.indd 1803011 6:56:10 pm

ChicCityDiningFor stylish dining in the heart ofBelfast, visit the Causerie Bistroat the Europa Hotel.Lunch Daily 12pm – 5.30pmDinner Daily 5.30pm – 11pmFor reservationscall 028 9027 1066hastingshotels.comHAVE YOUGOT THEGOLDENTICKET?0FT EXPRESS MEANS YOU CAN:• Book your tickets online atwww.queensfilmtheatre.com• Use the ‘PRINT AT HOME’option to print your ticketin advance• Bypass the queues at thebox office - enjoy a drink atthe QFT bar or go straightto the door of the cinema!REMEMBER:BOOK ONLINE – PRINT AT HOME!

BOOK ONLINE ATWWW.QUEENSFILMTHEATRE.COM 30/31S’MILLIS EMBANKMENTQFTBOTANICSTATIONRIDGEWAY STUNIVERSITY STBOTANICGARDENSBOTANIC AVEQUEEN’SUNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY SQLOWERS’MILLIS COLLEGECOLLEGE GARDENSELMWOOD AVECAMDEN STUNIVERSITY RDMALONE RDF’WILLIAM STLISBURN RDCITYHOSPITALSTOPTO LISBURNQFT is the home of independent cinemain Northern Ireland, with two screens,digital and 35mm projection facilitiesand a spacious bar and lounge.QFT20 University SquareBelfast BT7 1PATel. 028 9097 1097www.queensfilmtheatre.comTICKET PRICESStandard admission: £6Senior Citizens: £5Disabled Users: £5(Carers’ tickets are free)Unwaged: £5QUB Staff: £5QFT Meal Deal: £4.50QFT Film Card: £4Student Discount -all students aged 16 and overin full-time education: £4Children (16 yrs and under): £4QFT Members: £3.50£3 for all Mondays: £3,every film, every MondayGroup Rate: 1 ticket free for every10 purchased.*Please note that QFT is nolonger taking part in the OrangeWednesdays promotion.*QFT IS KINDLY SUPPORTED BY:QFT EXPRESSBook through our websitewww.queensfilmtheatre.comto print your ticket at home,skip the queue at box officeand go straight to the door ofthe auditorium (which opens15 minutes before the film starts).BOOKING TICKETSQFT box office opens 30 minsbefore first screening of the day.PAYMENTSQFT no longer accepts payment bycheque and operates a minimumcard transaction amount of £10when paying in person.SUBTITLED FILMSCustomers are advised that viewingof subtitles may be restrictedalong the first few rows of JamesonScreen One. We are aware ofthis problem and would like toapologise for any inconvenience.THE JAMESON BAR AT QFTQFT offers a fully licensed bar,plus tea, coffee and a rangeof confectionery.FREE PARKINGQFT has free on-site car parkingafter 5.30pm for all patrons acrossthe road from the front entrance,at Queen’s University Belfast LanyonBuilding (100m from QFT) Disabledbadge holders have access to disabledbay parking in front of QueensUniversity Belfast Lanyon Building.DISABILITY ACCESSWheelchair users: Ramp access,14 wheelchair spaces in cinema,accessible toilets.ACCESS SCREENINGSPatrons are strongly advisedto book headsets for audioenhancement and audio descriptionin advanceof these screenings, at the QFT BoxOffice, as the necessary equipmentis limited. Captioning and AudioDescription equipment supportedby Northern Ireland Screenand Adapt NI.

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