A seductive young woman (Ava Gardner) falls in love with a mysterious ship’s captain (James Mason). One of the most ethereal and haunting love stories ever filmed. You can watch the trailer here Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (PG) 1951 UK, 1hr 48 mins. Friday 29th April at Hallhill Doors and bar 7.30 Film begins…Continue readingPandora and the Flying Dutchman
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Our next film is Boom Bust Boom. The result of a meeting between writer, director, historian and Python Terry Jones and economics professor and entrepreneur Theo Kocken. Co-written by Jones and Kocken and featuring John Cusack, Nobel Prize winners Daniel Kahneman, Robert J Shiller and Paul Krugman, the film is part of a global movement…Continue readingBoom Bust Boom
Six tales of power and revenge from Argentina that explore the extremes of human behaviour on the blurred line between comedy and tragedy. You can watch the trailer here. Wild Tales (15) 2014, Argentina, 2hrs 2mins (Subtitles) Friday 25th March. Doors and bar 7.30. Films begins at 8.00. Continue readingWild Tales
Our next film is the Oscar nominated and BAFTA winning THEEB… In the Ottoman province of Hijaz during World War I, a young Bedouin boy experiences a greatly hastened coming-of-age as he embarks on a perilous desert journey to guide a British officer to his secret destination. You can watch the trailer here Annual Cheese…Continue readingTHEEB
Our first film of 2016 is one of the best comedies of 2015. What We Do In The Shadows is a hilarious mockumentary from New Zealand which follows the lives of three vampires living in a shared house and coping with the mundanity of modern life. “Confronted with endless cycles of loss and regret, the…Continue readingWhat We Do In The Shadows
A black comedy that tells the story of an actor – famous for portraying an iconic superhero-as he struggles to mount a Broadway play. In the days leading up to opening night, he battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career, and himself. You can watch the trailer here. Birdman (15) 2014,…Continue readingBirdman Friday
There’s an eerie brilliance and a haunting beauty to “Under the Skin,” writer-director Jonathan Glazer’s beyond-strange exploration of what it means to be human — seen from an outside perspective. Johansson is fascinating as the alien woman whose imitation of humanity slowly morphs into something very like the real thing. It’s a carefully modulated, and…Continue readingUNDER THE SKIN
A boy who is believed to bring bad luck leads his family (and a couple of ragged misfits) through Laos to find a new home. After a calamity-filled journey through a land scarred by war, the boy builds a giant rocket to prove he’s not cursed and to enter the most lucrative but dangerous competition…Continue readingThe Rocket
Hallhill Doors & Bar 7.30 Film begins at 8pm. Watch the trailer here. Whiplash(15) 1 hr 47 mins. A musician’s pursuit of perfection spirals into obsession as his teacher pushes him to the brink of both his ability and his sanity. Continue readingWhiplash
Cameron West, Ruaridh Page and Ellen Stewart who won in the under 12 category with their film ‘Angus and Jemima’s French Adventure’ Watch it here Writer, Director and Editor Amabel Henderson with co-star Heidi Henderson who won in the 12-16 category with their film ‘In A House’ Watch it hereContinue readingDAFTA Winners