Whatever Works - Filmhouse Cinema Edinburgh

26 Weans’ WorldPERCY JACKSON AND THE LIGHTNING THIEFHOWL’S MOVING CASTLEHACHI: A DOG’S TALETHE PRINCESS AND THE FROGWeans’ WorldFilms for a younger audience. Tickets cost£2.50 per person, big or small!Please note: although we normally disapprove of peopletalking during screenings, these shows areprimarily for kids, so grown-ups should expect some noise!Planet 51Sun 9 May at 1.00pm & Mon 10 May at 10.30amJorge Blanco • Spain/UK/USA 2009 • 1h30m • Digital projectionU – Contains mild comic violenceWith the voices of Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, GaryOldman, John Cleese.American astronaut Captain Charles ‘Chuck’ Baker landson Planet 51 thinking he’s the first person to set foot on it.To his surprise, he finds that the planet is inhabited by littlegreen people who are happily living in a white picket fenceworld reminiscent of 1950s America, whose only fear isthat it will be overrun by alien invaders... like Chuck!Percy Jackson and the LightningThiefMon 17 May at 1.00pm & Tue 18 May at 1.00pmChris Columbus • Canada/USA 2010 • 1h59m • Digital projectionPG – Contains moderate fantasy violence and threatCast: Logan Lerman, Uma Thurman, Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean,Steve Coogan.New York teenager Percy Jackson discovers that he’sthe son of Greek God Poseidon, and that his best friendGrover is actually his satyr protector, complete with goat’slegs! When Percy’s uncle Zeus suspects him of stealing hislightning bolt, Percy has to track down the real lightningthief and return the bolt before it causes a meteorologicalcatastrophe on Earth.Howl’s Moving CastleSun 23 May at 1.00pm & Mon 24 May at 10.30amHayao Miyazaki • Japan 2004 • 1h59m • 35mmJapanese with English subtitles • U – Contains mild perilFeaturing the voices of Emily Mortimer, Christian Bale, JeanSimmons, Lauren Bacall, Blythe Danner.In a land of witches, wizards and war, Sophie is a youngmilliner befriended by Howl the wizard. The jealousWitch of the Waste loves Howl, and puts a spell onSophie, turning her into an old lady. Sophie runs awayso her friends can’t see the transformation and ends upworking as a cleaning woman in Howl’s Moving Castle, theremarkable, magical contraption that walks the land.Hachi: A Dog’s TaleSun 6 Jun at 1.00pm & Mon 7 Jun at 10.30amLasse Hallström • USA/UK 2009 • 1h33m • Digital projectionU – Contains no material likely to offend or harmCast: Richard Gere, Sarah Roemer, Joan Allen, Jason Alexander,Robert Capron.Parker, a university professor, finds a lost puppy at a trainstation and takes it home, much to the annoyance of hiswife, who had banned him from having another dog.However, Parker and the dog develop such a remarkablebond that Cate is forced to relent, and Hachi becomes adevoted member of the family and the local community.The Princess and the FrogTue 29 Jun to Thu 8 JulRon Clements & John Musker • USA 2009 • 1h37mDigital projection • U – Contains mild scary scenesWith the voices of Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, OprahWinfrey, Terrence Howard, John Goodman.From Walt Disney Animation Studios comes a modern twiston a classic tale, featuring a beautiful girl named Tiana, afrog prince who desperately wants to be human again, anda fateful kiss that leads them both on a hilarious adventurethrough the mystical bayous of Louisiana.