What's On Sunday 22 - Saturday 28 April 2018

Kubo and the Two Strings (PG)

Showing as part of Young Cinema, KicStart

KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS is an animated fantasy about a gifted boy who embarks on a magical quest, accompanied by a maternal monkey and a samurai beetle.

Isle of Dogs (PG)

Showing as part of Audio Description, Subtitled Mondays

An outbreak of dog flu rips through the city of Megasaki. Mayor Kobayashi issues emergency orders calling for a hasty quarantine.

Let the Sunshine in (15)

Juliette Binoche returns in this exquisite romantic comedy-drama by Claire Denis. Isabelle (Binoche) finds herself meandering through a series of less-than-satisfactory romantic encounters after her divorce.

French

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (12A)

Showing as part of Audio Description, Subtitled Mondays

In the aftermath of World War II, a writer forms an unexpected bond with the members of a Guernsey book club when she decides to write a book about their experiences during Nazi occupation.

Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts (15)

Marlina, recently widowed, finds her home and livelihood under attack from a gang who think they can take ownership of her body and cattle because she no longer has a man to ‘protect’ her… they are wrong.

Indonesian

Funny Cow (15)

Showing as part of Audio Description, Subtitled Mondays

Set against the backdrop of working men’s clubs and the Northern stand-up comedy circuit, ‘Funny Cow’ charts the rise to stardom of a comedienne through the 1970s and 80s.

RSC: Macbeth (12A)

Showing as part of Stage on Screen

Returning home from battle, the victorious Macbeth meets three witches on the heath. Driven by their disturbing prophecies, he sets out on the path to murder.

Custody (15)

Showing as part of Kino Bambino! For parent/guardians + babies under 1 only, Early Doors

In the aftermath of divorce, Myriam and Antoine are battling for custody of their son. Myriam, using her son as a shield from her possessive ex-husband, needs full custody to break free from an abusive relationship

French

Ghost Stories (15)

Showing as part of Subtitled Mondays, Audio Description

When cynical psychologist Professor Phillip Goodman stumbles across a long-lost file, detailing three terrifying hauntings he embarks on a mission to uncover logical, rational explanations.

120 BPM (Beats Per Minute) (15)

It’s Paris in the 90’s, ACT UP - a vibrant group of young social activists - are taking on government apathy and demanding large scale action against the AIDS crisis.

French

Western (12A)

A group of German workers start a tough building job in rural Bulgaria. Unwelcome, the men are interlopers in someone else’s territory

German

Animal Farm (U)

Showing as part of Film Studies

Regarded as the first British animated feature released commercially, Halas and Batchelor’s adult animation is based on George Orwell’s renowned novella.

The Great Beauty (15)

La grande bellezza

Showing as part of Philosophy at the Showroom

The main protagonist Jep Gambardella, looks back on his life with some regret. This will be an attitude familiar to many of us - we regret missed opportunities or time misspent.

Italian | Japanese | Spanish | Chinese with English subtitles

Beast

A troubled young woman finds herself torn between her suffocating family and dangerous new lover, who’s the prime suspect for a string of brutal murders. An electrifying British thriller.

The Wound

High in the mountains of South Africa, the Xhosa ritual takes place, initiating teenage boys into manhood.

Xhosa

A Fistful of Dollars (15)

Leone’s first installment in his trilogy of Spaghetti Westerns about “The Man With No Name” contains all his memorable trademarks – extreme close-ups, charismatic characters and the haunting music of Ennio Morricone.

Rosalind Uncut (18)

Claire Blundell-Jones’ new film explores how a husband, a son and a daughter have coped with a violent death.