2018-19 (SEASON 11)

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Sep 14th 2018 “The Post”
USA 2018
Dir: Steven Spielberg
Cert: 12A 116 mins
Genre: Biography | Drama | History | Thriller
Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson

At her husband’s death, quiet and unassuming Kay Grahame (Streep) becomes the owner of the male-dominated and conservative Washington Post. Her editor Ben Bradlee (Hanks) comes into possession of the Daniel Elsberg Papers revealing a government cover-up of the failure of the Vietnam War. Nixon threatens gaol if the papers are published. Her Board demands restraint. A true story. To view the trailer, click here.

September 28th 2018 “The Divine Order”
Switzerland 2017
Dir: Petra Biondina Volpe
Cert: 12A 96 mins
Genre: Comedy | Drama
Marie Leuenberger, Maximilian Simonischek, Rachel Braunschweig 

It’s 1971 and Nora lives a quiet life in a small Swiss village. She is respectable and retiring and well liked until she decides to campaign publicly for the women’s right to vote in the National Referendum. A film that could become  ‘preachy’ Volpe decides on wry humour and irony to drive the plot of this overlooked gem of a film. To view the trailer, click here.

October 12th 2018 “The Shape of Water”
USA 2017
Dir: Guillermo del Toro
Cert: 15  118 mins
Genre: Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Romance | Thriller
Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon

From the director of ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’, ‘The Shape of Water’ deservedly won Best Film and Best Director at this year’s Oscars. At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor (Hawkins) forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity. De Toro’s genius turns this fairy tale into a profound narrative of tolerance and courage in the face of racism. To view the trailer, click here.

October 26th 2018 “Mary Shelley”
UK 2017
Dir: Haifaa Al-Mansour
Cert: 12A  120 mins
Genre: Biography | Drama | Romance
Elle Fanning, Maisie Williams, Ben Hardy

The true story of Mary Godwin (Fanning) and her love affair with Percy Shelley. The director Al-Mansour (Wajda) sees the bohemian affair through a feminist lens, exploring the difficulties of creative women to get recognised in Regency England. To view the trailer, click here.

November 9th 2018 “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
USA 2017
Dir: Martin McDonagh
Cert: 15  115 mins
Genre: Comedy | Crime | Drama
Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell

From the director of ‘In Bruges’ this darkly comic drama is the story of Mildred, (McDormand) a force of nature and her attempts to get her indifferent local police to find the murderer of her daughter. She will stop at nothing to get justice. To view the trailer, click here.

November 23rd 2018 “The Fencer” 7.30pm
Estonia 2015
Dir: Klaus Härö
Cert: PG  96 mins
Genre: Drama | History | Sport
Märt Avandi, Ursula Ratasepp, Hendrik Toompere Sr.

Fleeing from the Russian secret police, a young Estonian fencer Endel Nelis is forced to return to his homeland, where he becomes a physical education teacher at a local school. The past, however, catches up and puts him in front of a difficult choice. To view the trailer, click here.

December 14th 2018 “De-Lovely”
USA 2004
Dir: Irwin Winkler
Cert: PG  125 mins
Genre: Biography | Drama | Music | Musical
Kevin Kline, Ashley Judd, Jonathan Pryce

Kevin Kline gives one of his greatest performances in this underrated film of the outrageous and tragic life of Cole Porter. Ashley Judd is superb as his wife Linda, the period setting is immaculate and the music is performed by a list of tin pan alley’s best. A treat. To view the trailer, click here.

FILM & FOOD
December 29th 2018 “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again”
6.30 for 7.30pm
USA 2018
Dir: Ol Parker
Cert: PG  114 mins
Genre: Comedy | Musical
Lily James, Amanda Seyfried, Meryl Streep

What more do you want in the depths of winter than sun, sand and a romantic comedy on a Greek Island? Sequels often fail to live up to the original but the hypercritical ‘Sight and Sound’ called this ‘a slice of crisp sweet baklava’. A family film with a host of favourite actors and the songs of Abba the perfect film to relax to after a good meal.

This screening falls outwith the membership and tickets will be available at the box office on film nights. As well as the film the audience will be served a three-course meal before the screening, prepared and served by Dave and Karen McCormack. To view the trailer, click here.

January 11th 2019 “EDtv”
USA 1999
Dir: Ron Howard
Cert: 12  118 mins
Genre: Comedy | Drama
Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Geoffrey Blake

An American TV production company decides to make a show screening the life of an average Joe or Jane. It is to go out live and unedited. By being in the right place at the wrong time Ed Pukurny (McConaughey) gets picked. To say this year’s indie-classic was prescient is an understatement. It is also very funny. To view the trailer, click here.

January 25th 2019 “A Monster Calls”
USA 2016
Dir: J.A. Bayona
Cert: 12A  105 mins
Genre: Animation | Drama | Fantasy
Lewis MacDougall, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones

The monster does not come walking often. This time it comes to Conor, and it asks for the one thing Conor cannot bring himself to do. Tell the truth. This is a very moving story about a boy who feels damaged, guilty and mostly angry. This compassionate and remarkable film combines serious issues through a child’s fearful imagination. To view the trailer, click here.