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ON THIS MONTH: FILM Left to right: Paddington 2, White Christmas, It’s a Wonderful Life Film ’18 Dexter Lee’s cinema round-up About this time last year, I bumped into <strong>Lewes</strong> Depot trustee John Kenward, and as usual he gave me his latest film recommendation. It’s generally a slow-moving Italian documentary or some sort of Iranian arthouse work. “Have you seen…” he said, then paused, for effect. “Have you seen… Paddington 2? Marvellous film. I’ve been twice.” As usual I took him up on it; I went with my wife. Just us. We both laughed (a lot) and we both cried (just a little bit). As ever, John had hit the nail on the head. If you missed it at the Depot you’ve a last chance to see it at <strong>Lewes</strong> Film Club, at the All Saints (16th). That’s the only one from the Film Club this month, so the rest of the films listed here are one-offs and specials at the Depot. The month starts with Big Howard, Little Howard (1st), in which TV comedian Howard Reed, in person, interacts with his six-year-old on-screen persona, as seen on TV. Then there’s a one-off screening of Robert Zemeckis’ 2004 CGI animation The Polar Express (2nd), in which a cynical-of-all-things-Christmas kid takes a train ride to the North Pole, to see Santa. And on the 15th, while we’re talking kids’ films, there will be two screenings of CBeebies’ Christmas Show Thumbelina. There are three very different one-offs in the first week of the month. First up, there’s a rare chance to see Gone with the Wind (2nd) on a big screen. Need I say more? Go on, then. Roguish Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) meets manipulative Scarlett O’Hara (Vivien Leigh). He’s no gentleman, she’s no lady, and quite frankly, since it’s just shy of four hours long, you’ll be glad there’s an interval. Meanwhile this month’s dementia friendly offering is the classic musical White Christmas (4th). And, also set in the festive season, there’s Carol (6th). This (Patricia Highsmith) book-to-film choice (read it, watch it, discuss the difference) is a 50s-based periodpiece, starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, about a cross-class lesbian relationship. On the 3rd and the 9th, live from the Royal Opera House, there’s a screening of Peter Wright’s interpretation of Ivanov’s ballet The Nutcracker, with its sumptuous Tchaikovsky score, featuring young Clara, her enchanted doll, and, of course, the Sugar Plum Fairy (see pg 43). It’s a while since I’ve seen It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Stanley Kramer’s immensely successful, recently restored, madcap 1963 comedy, with an all-star cast containing some still-familiar names, such as Spencer Tracy, Terry-Thomas, Mickey Rooney and Phil Silvers. It’s this month’s Comedy Genius, introduced by Phil Nicol (16th). And finally, inevitably, Christmas being Christmas, Michael Voigt has chosen It’s a Wonderful Life (19th) as his <strong>December</strong> film to watch and analyse afterwards. Programmer Carmen tells me she’ll probably screen it a couple more times, so check the website for news of this and all the month’s other releases. 45