Recommended Films
Every month the Showroom cinema screens a varied and exciting programme of new releases and classic films include several which can enhance learning. These titles will be available for morning screenings for school groups.
SEPTEMBER
Metropolis (PG)
This stunning feature from Fritz Lang is a cinematic classic, now re-released in digital with 25min of extra footage found as part of an original print in Argentina.
This groundbreaking Sci-Fi epic inspired many well known modern blockbusters; Star Wars, Blade Runner, Matrix.
"There can be no understanding between the hands and the brain unless the heart acts as mediator
(Find out more from Film Education)
From Friday 10th September
The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest (PG)
Directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Anthony Geffen, narrated by Liam Neeson and featuring the voices of Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson, Hugh Dancy and Alan Rickman, this film is a breathtaking mountaineering adventure that seeks to answer the enduring mysteries surrounding George Mallorys death on Mount Everest.
From Friday 24th September
The Girl Who Played With Fire (15)
The second installment, adapted from Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy.
"Like the recent Argentinean thriller, The Secret in Their Eyes, which in several respects it resembles, the film presents a deeply pessimistic view of a world where, partly as an extension of politics, partly because of self-interest and human weakness, the upholders of the law are often in league with the criminal underworld."
- Phillip French (Observer)From Friday 27th August
The Secret in Their Eyes (18)
Winning an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, and an additional 35 awards, this is only the 2nd Argentinean film to win an Oscar.
From Friday 24th September