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MAIN FEATURES 3-13

WELCOME & CONTENTS 1-2

FOR THE FAMILY 17, 19-21

BRINGING UP BABY 18

CALENDAR 22-26

SCREEN ARTS 31-32

SPECIAL EVENTS 27-30

EDUCATION 36-38

CINEMA INFORMATION 39-40

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FILM STUDIES 35

Tis the season to be jolly, dear Phoenix fans, we’re doing our part to make it so.

December leads with the filmmaker/cast screening of Chicken, an astonishing dramatic debut by director Joe Stephenson.

We’re all on journeys of some kind and this batch of films runs the gamut. The Homesman, with Tommy Lee Jones and Hilary Swank, tells a pioneer tale of wilderness, wildness and meeting your match. With Kon-Tiki, based on a best-selling novel, we cling to a raft while crossing the Pacific in 1947. In Manakanama, we travel by cable car in Nepal, meeting unforgettable people en route. Bill Murray plays a curmudgeonly and misunderstood man with a good heart in St. Vincent. Big Eyes refers to the popular paintings of the 1960s associated with artist Walter Keane. Christopher Waltz and Amy Adams play Mr. and Mrs. Keane in this surprising story. With a Big Bang performance, Eddie Redmayne portrays physicist Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything.

PHOENIX NIGHTS invites guest curators to host our monthly Friday late night slot. 5 December Terry Jones presents the classic comedy Groundhog Day. International music party leader DJ Dan brings a New Year vibe 2 January.

Excercise you brain at our USE IT OR LOSE IT FILM QUIZ in association with Rochester Kino and PHOENIX FILM SALONS in association with Rochester Kino, with Nick Walker providing cerebral aerobics.

So many specials! Get your inner princess on with our Frozen Sing-a-long. Not rocking the tiara? Sharpen up with Edward Scissorhands. We go to France for the WW1 story, Joyeux Noël, and to the North Pole to claim our Elf.

Our Café warms the winter up with new soups and casseroles, and offers complimentary sherry and mince pies for Christmas.

Why not give Phoenix Friends cards as gifts this year? They provide discounts year round and enable us to keep serving the community. Ask at our box office.

See you at the movies!

Elizabeth Taylor-Mead , Executive Director

WELCOME

FRIENDS OF THE PHOENIX 33-34

HOLIDAY SPECIALS 15-16

PHOENIX FILM SALON + QUIZ 14

CAFÉ BAR 41

BEHIND THE SCENES 42

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FROM FRIDAY 28 NOVEMBER

My Old Lady 12A

1hr 47. UK/France/USA 2014. Directed by Israel Horovitz. With Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith.

Three time divorcee, recovering alcoholic and failed playwright Mathias Gold (Kevin Kline; A Fish Called Wanda) is down on his luck, that is until he inherits a grand flat in Paris from his father. When Mathias visits in order to sell the valuable property he is presented with an awkward dilemma: it is tied to an old French property law stating that he must financially support the current resident’s life, that of the stubborn Mathilde Girard (Maggie Smith; The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Ladies in Lavender), until they pass away. Mathilde’s resistance to Mathias thaws gradually as does that of her daughter Chloé (Kristen Scott Thomas; Only God Forgives, Looking for Hortense) as they come to know more about Mathias and their shared history.

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FROM FRIDAY 28 NOVEMBER

1hr 52. UK 2014. Directed by Randall Wright. With David Hockney.

The documentary follows the life of David Hockney from his humble Bradford upbringing, to the hedonistic glamour of 1960s Hollywood and into his personal experiences of being a gay man during the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s. With access to previously unseen archive material, Hockney provides a fresh and candid insight into the life of the artist, in turn revealing the true roots of his art. Having already directed Lucian Freud: A Painted Life, the documentary is in good hands with director Randall Wright and BAFTA winning producer Kate Ogborn whose recent work includes Ken Loach’s The Spirit of ’45.

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FROM FRIDAY 5 DECEMBER

The Homesman 15

2hrs 03. France/USA 2014. Directed by Tommy Lee Jones. With Tommy Lee Jones, Hilary Swank, Grace Gummer, Miranda Otto, Meryl Streep.

When three women (Miranda Otto, Sonja Richter, and Grace Gummer, exhibiting the early talent and beauty of her mother, Meryl Streep) are driven mad by the isolation of American frontier life, the strong willed Mary Bee Cuddy (Hilary Swank; Million Dollar Baby) must transport them to Iowa for their safety. En route she encounters the rugged army deserter, George Briggs (Tommy Lee Jones; No Country for Old Men, Lincoln), whom she recruits as muscle for the journey across the hostile Nebraskan plains. As director on his second major film, Tommy Lee Jones has created in The Homesman a psychologically gripping and enthralling road movie set amidst the expanse and grit of a classic western.

FROM FRIDAY 5 DECEMBER

Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem PG

1hr 53. Israel/France/Germany 2014. Directed by Shlomi Elkabetz, Ronit Elkabetz. With Ronit Elkabetz, Simon Abkarian, Rami Danon. In Hebrew, French and Arabic, with English subtitles.

In Israeli law marriage and divorce fall within the jurisdiction of the Rabbinical, and not the civil, court. For a woman to therefore obtain a divorce (gett) she must seek the approval of her husband. Gett, The Trial of Viviane Amsalem explores these legal imbalances and contradictions through its powerless protagonist Viviane Amsalem (Ronit Elkabetz) and her three year battle to separate from her obstinate husband Elisha (Simon Abkarian). With this film sibling directors Ronit and Shlomi Elkabetz bring their trilogy to a close and use the dark humour in their writing and the claustrophobic courtroom setting to hold patriarchy up to judgement.

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FROM FRIDAY 12 DECEMBER

St Vincent 12A

1hr 42. USA 2014. Directed by Theodore Melfi. With Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts, Chris O’Dowd, Terrence Howard.

A debut from writer and director Theodore Melfi, St. Vincent sees Bill Murray (Moonrise Kingdom, Groundhog Day) back to his very best as the dishevelled and lecherous Vincent who is tasked with caring for his neighbour’s child, Oliver (Jaeden Lieberher). Vincent goes about teaching the wide-eyed Oliver the way of the world as he sees it (mainly filled with gambling, liquor and women) as the pious Brother Geraghty (Chris O’Dowd: Cuban Fury, Calvary) does his best to do otherwise. The young Lieberher is assured and pitch perfect as Oliver whose pairing with Murray has echoes of a young Jason Schwartzman in Wes Anderson’s Rushmore.

FROM FRIDAY 19 DECEMBER

Kon-Tiki 15

1hr 56. UK/Norway/Denmark 2012. Directed by Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg. With Pål Sverre Hagen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Gustaf Skarsgård, Agnes Kittelsen . In Norwegian, French, Swedish, with English subtitles.

Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at both the Oscars and the Golden Globes, Kon-Tiki is a critically acclaimed adventure film about the Norwegian anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl (Pal Sverre Hagen; Ragnorak, Max Manus: Man of War) and his sea voyage across the Pacific Ocean. Heyerdahl embarks on the journey as he sees it as the only way to conclusively prove that early South American settlers once populated Polynesia. With beautifully shot scenes of glowing eels, leaping sea life and lush seascapes, Kon-Tiki evokes the sense of wonder and mystery created by Ang Li’s brilliant Life of Pi.

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FROM FRIDAY 19 DECEMBER FROM FRIDAY 26 DECEMBER

Manakamana tbc

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Big Eyes tbc

USA 2014. Directed by Tim Burton. With Amy Adams, Krysten Ritter, Christoph Waltz, Jason Schwartzman.

Margaret Keane was a popular American painter from the 1950s and 1960s, and yet at the time nobody knew her name. Directed by Tim Burton, Big Eyes unravels the mystery of Margaret Keane’s life (Amy Adams; American Hustle, The Fighter) who’s paintings of children with wide melancholic eyes were falsely claimed by her husband Walter Keane (Christoph Waltz; Django Unchained, Inglorious Basterds) because, as he puts it, ‘Sadly, people don’t buy ‘Lady Art’.’ A fearsome legal battle ensues as Margaret seeks to reclaim property of her art as well as reclaiming an important part of her own identity. Burton moves in a fresh direction, whilst retaining his characteristically surreal stamp, with this unusual real-life tale of false authorship and commercialism in modern art.

1hr 58. Nepal/USA 2013. Directed by Stephanie Spray, Pacho Velez. With Chabbi Lal Gandharba, Anish Gandharba, Bindu Gayek. In Nepali and English.

Manakamana is a breathtaking documentary portrait of pilgrims and tourists as they travel in a cable car above jungle from the developing modern world to the ancient Manakamana temple in Nepal. Shot by directors Pacho Velez and Stephanie Spray of Harvard’s famed Sensory Ethnography Lab entirely within the transparent bubble of the cable car, the film is made up of 11 completely uncut shots, giving it a uniquely natural quality in the way that it observes its subjects. Produced by Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Verena Paravel, it also recalls the unflinching power of their documentary Leviathan.

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FROM FRIDAY 2 JANUARY FROM FRIDAY 16 JANUARY

The Theory of Everything 12A Testament of Youth 12A

2hrs 10. UK 2014. Directed by James Kent. With Hayley Atwell, Dominic West, Kit Harington, Emily Watson, Alicia Vikander, Miranda Richardson.

An adaptation of Vera Brittain’s popular WWI memoir of the same name, Testament of Youth follows the life of a young Vera (Alicia Vikander; A Royal Affair, Anna Karenina) confronted with the devastating social and emotional consequences of war in 1914. Vera overcomes the conservatism which surrounds her to gain a place at Oxford University and pursue her dreams of becoming a writer. As she falls in love with Roland Leighton (Kit Harington; Game of Thrones, Pompeii) and her life begins to blossom, the onset of war gradually tears it away as she and those around her join the war effort. Testament of Youth provides a deeply emotional and timely reminder of the far reaching effects of “The War To End All Wars” 100 years on.

2hrs 03. UK 2014. Directed by James Marsh. With Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Tom Prior, Harry Lloyd.

The Theory of Everything puts on screen the life of one of the most extraordinary and defiant individuals of the modern age - that of theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking. The film follows Hawking’s life (Eddie Redmayne: Les Misérables, My Week With Marilyn) from his studies and breakthroughs at Cambridge University as a cheeky and brilliant scientist, to his falling in love with Jane Wilde (Felicity Jones: The Invisible Woman) and across his diagnosis with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Likely to be a big award contender, The Theory of Everything sees a particularly strong performance from Redmayne who seems to fully inhabit the mind and body of this complicated and exceptional man.

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FROM FRIDAY 23 JANUARY

Whiplash 151hr 47. USA 2014. Directed by Damien Chazelle. With Miles Teller, Melissa Benoist, J.K. Simmons, Paul Reiser.

Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award winner at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, Whiplash is a powerful look at musical obsession and single-minded determination. The film follows a talented young jazz drummer, Andrew Neyman (Miles Teller; The Spectacular Now), as he endeavours to break away from mediocrity to become a musical great under the tutelage of the masterful but uncompromising Terrance Fletcher (JK Simmons; Juno, Burn After Reading). In his teaching, Fletcher verbally and physically pushes Andrew to his absolute limit, pitching his talents against his spirit and ultimately asking the question: what are you willing to sacrifice in order to become a truly exceptional artist? This film is mesmerising, innovative, and surprising. Highly recommended.

FILM SALON & QUIZ

Use It Or Lose It Film Quiz

(in association with Rochester Kino) An educational and entertaining one hour

film quiz with clips projected on the big

screen. Test your cinema knowledge for

a chance to win a gift membership to the

Phoenix. Sunday 7 December 11am (Musicals)

Sunday 11 January 11 am (Cities) Tickets £5/£3 Friends.

Phoenix Film Salons are led by Nick Walker, who introduces the film and hosts a post-screening discussion in the auditorium. These screenings take place two Mondays per month, as the last evening show. Please check our website or weekly listings for a comfirmed time.

Nick Walker is a freelance film programmer, events producer and lecturer. Previously director of ‘National Schools Film Week’ schools film festival and producer of the annual cult film season ‘Scalarama’, Nick is also the founder and Director of Rochester Kino.

Admission to all Film Salon screenings £9.50 (friends £7.50), no concessions.

Phoenix Film Salon (in association with Rochester Kino) Monday 8 December: The Homesman (p. 5) Monday 22 December: Manakamana (p. 9)Monday 5 January: The Theory of Everything (p. 11) Monday 19 January: Testament of Youth (p. 12)

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HOLIDAY SEASON SPECIALS DECEMBER

The Thief of Bagdad USun 28 December 2pm1hr 42. UK 1940. Dir by Tim Whelan, Michael Powell, Ludwig Berger. With Sabu, Conrad Veidt, John Justin.

Ranked by critics as one of the best fantasy films of all time, along with Fantasia and The Wizard Of Oz, this Arabian Nights tale in glorious Technicolor uses innovative special effects to proclaim the joy of storytelling.

Tickets £9.50/£7 conc/£6 child

Frozen Sing-A-Long PG

Sunday 30 Nov 11am Sunday 21 Dec 1.30pm1hr 48. USA 2013. Dir by Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee.

Dress up for the occasion and come sing along with the Frozen movie...

Tickets £7

Joyeux Noël 12

Sun 21 Dec 6.30pm1hr 53. USA/Germany 2005. Dir by Christian Carion. With Diane Kruger, Benno Furmann, Guillaume Canet, Daniel Bruhl. With subtitles. Starts at 6.30pm: no ads and trailers.

On Christmas Eve during world War I, the Germans, French, and Scottish fraternize and get to know the men who live on the opposite side of a brutal war, in what became a true lesson of humanity.

Tickets £9.50/£6 child

Elf PG

Wed 24 December 12.30pm1hr 33. USA/Germany 2003. Dir by Jon Favreau. With Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart.

After wreaking havoc due to his ungainly size, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole is sent to the US in search of his true identity.

Tickets £7/£5 child Family ticket £20

White Christmas UWed 24 December 3pm1hr 55. USA 1954. Dir by Michael Curtiz. With Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney.

Come join us for this timeless Christmas film about a successful song-and-dance team that becomes romantically involved with a sister act...

Tickets £7/£5 child Family ticket £20

Edward Scissorhands 12

Sunday 21 Dec 4.30pm1hr 45. USA 1990. Dir by Tim Burton. With Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest. Starts at 4.30pm: no ads and trailers.

An uncommonly gentle young man, who happens to have scissors for hands, falls in love with a beautiful adolescent girl.

Tickets £5

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EVERY TUESDAY AT 11AM

3 DECEMBERMy Old lady (p. 3) 10 DECEMBERGett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (p. 6) 17, 24 DECEMBERBringing Up Baby is taking a seasonal break. Happy Holidays!

31 DECEMBERBig Eyes (p. 10)

7 JANUARYThe Theory of Everything (p. 11) 14 JANUARYSt Vincent (p. 7)

21 JANUARYTestament of Youth (p. 12)

28 JANUARYWhiplash (p. 13)

BRINGING UP BABY (BUB Club) is a chance for parents and carers to bring their babies up to 12 months to the cinema and enjoy the latest releases in a comfortable environment. Just register for a BUBClub membership, which is free and valid until the child’s first birthday.

Please note: regulations are strict: No Baby, No Admittance.

A special 30 minute programme in a relaxed environment perfect for little ones with a fun activity at 10.30am (places are limited

and must be pre-booked in person or over the phone)

Ages 2-4. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets £3 per child.

2 December TBC

9 December TBC

16 December Q Pootle 5

23 December Gruffalo’s Child

30 December LIAF

6 January Timmy Time

13 January Humf

20 January TBC

27 January TBC

EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 11AM

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PHOENIX KIDS CLUB

EVERY SATURDAY

Every Saturday at 11am we have a free activity for kids aged 5-10 followed by a film at midday. A maximum of 20 children can attend the activities so pre-booking through our box office is advised. All films are shown in 2D.

Tickets for the film are £2. Friends discount not applicable. No lone adults. All children under 12 years of age must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

EVERY SATURDAY

29 NOVEMBERLIAF U1hr 19. Animated shorts from around the world.

6 DECEMBERThe House of Magic U1hr 25. Thunder, an abandoned young cat, stumbles into a magician’s house.

13 DECEMBERDisney’s Christmas Carol PG

1hr 32. Animated retelling of Dickens’ classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several Christmas ghosts.

20 DECEMBERSaving Santa U1hr 24. A lowly stable elf is the only one who can stop an invasion of the North Pole.

KIDS CLUBTICKETS £2 KIDS CLUBTICKETS £2

27 DECEMBERPlanes 2 U1hr 32. When Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he joins a forest fire and rescue unit to be trained as a firefighter.

3 JANUARYFilm tbc

17 JANUARYPetit Nicholas PG

1hr 29. Nicholas is very happy and all he wants from life is for nothing to change. When he overhears that his mother is pregnant, he panics and envisions the worst.

10 JANUARYEarth to Echo PG

1hr 29. After receiving a bizarre series of encrypted messages, a group of kids embark on an adventure with an alien who needs their help.

24 JANUARYThe Boxtrolls PG

1hr 37. An orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator.

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Make your Own Christmas Film!

HURSDAY 30 OCTOBER 10AM-3PM

Monday 22 December 10am-3pm What stories could we create about Christmas? What does Christmas mean to you? In this one day workshop with a professional actress and director we’ll brainstorm ideas, then create our own Christmas film using improvisation. With an emphasis on screen acting we’ll then film our project and you’ll receive a DVD of the finished work. Happy Christmas!

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SATURDAY 29 NOVEMBER LIAF at 12pm

TUESDAY 2 DECEMBER TODDLER TIME at 11am

WEDNESDAY 3 DECEMBER BUB CLUB SCREENING (p.18)at 11am

SUNDAY 30 NOVEMBER FROZEN SING-A-LONG at 11am TALES FROM THE GOLDEN AGE at 2pm

MONDAY 1 DECEMBER CHICKEN + Q&A at 8.30pm

Age Group 8-12 20 spaces available Tickets £15

THURSDAY 4 DECEMBER ORLANDO at 10.30amTHE OLD VIC: THE CRUCIBLE at 7pm

FILM SALON & QUIZ

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SATURDAY 13 DECEMBER DISNEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL at 12pmMET LIVE: DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NURNBERG at 5pm

SATURDAY 20 DECEMBER SAVING SANTA at 12pm

SUNDAY 14 DECEMBER MET ENC: DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NURNBERG at 12pmOPEN BETHLEHEM + Q&A at 7pm

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TUESDAY 16 DECEMBER Q POOTLE 5 at 11am

TUESDAY 23 DECEMBER THE GRUFFALO’S CHILD at 11am

SUNDAY 21 DECEMBER FROZEN SING-A-LONG at 1.30pm EDWARD SCISSORHANDS at 4.30pmJOYEUX NOEL at 6.30pm

FRI 26 DEC - FRI 1 JAN

BIG EYES

SATURDAY 27 DECEMBER PLANES 2 at 12pm

TUESDAY 30 DECEMBER LIAF at 11am

WEDNESDAY 31 DECEMBER BUB CLUB Screening (see p.18)

SUNDAY 28 DECEMBER THE THIEF OF BAGDAD at 2pm

FRI 5 - THU 11 DEC

THE HOMESMANGETT: THE TRIAL OF VIVIANE AMSALEM

SATURDAY 6 DECEMBERTHE HOUSE OF MAGIC at 12pm

WEDNESDAY 10 DECEMBER BUB CLUB Screening (see p.18)

SUNDAY 7 DECEMBER USE IT OR LOSE IT FILM QUIZ: MUSICALS at 11am THE OLD VIC: THE CRUCIBLE at 1pm

TUESDAY 9 DECEMBERTODDLER TIME at 11am WADJDA at 4.15pm NT LIVE: JOHN at 8.30pm

FRIDAY 5 DECEMBER TERRY JONES PRESENTS: GROUNDHOG DAY at 11.30pm

THURSDAY 25 DECEMBER CLOSED THURSDAY 11 DECEMBER

BEYOND THE HILLS at 10.30am

WEDNESDAY 24 DECEMBER ELF at 12.30pm WHITE CHRISTMAS at 3pm

MONDAY 8 DECEMBER PHOENIX FILM SALON: THE HOMESMAN

MONDAY 22 DECEMBER PHOENIX FILM SALON: MANAKAMANA

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SATURDAY 10 JANUARY EARTH TO ECHO at 12pm

WEDNESDAY 14 JANUARYBUB CLUB Screening (see p.18)

TUESDAY 13 JANUARYHUMF at 11am

FRI 23 - THU 29 JAN

WHIPLASH

SATURDAY 24 JANUARY THE BOXTROLLS at 12pm

WEDNESDAY 28 JANUARYBUB CLUB Screening (see p.18)

TUESDAY 27 JANUARY TODDLER TIME at 11am

FRI 16 - THU 22 JAN

TESTAMENT OF YOUTH

WEDNESDAY 21 JANUARY BUB CLUB Screening (see p.18)

TUESDAY 20 JANUARYTODDLER TIME at 11am

SATURDAY 17 JANUARYPETIT NICHOLAS at 12pmMET LIVE: THE MERRY WIDOW at 5.55pm

FRI 2 - THU 8 JAN

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

SATURDAY 3 JANUARY KIDS CLUB (FILM TBC) at 12pm

TUESDAY 6 JANUARY TIMMY TIME at 11am PERSEPOLIS at 4.15pm

WEDNESDAY 7 JANUARY BUB CLUB Screening (see p.18)

FRIDAY 2 JANUARY DJ DAN PRESENTS: INTERSTELLA 5555 at 11.30pm

SUNDAY 18 JANUARY MET ENCORE: THE MERRY WIDOW at 1.30pmSUNDAY 4 JANUARY

BEING JOHN MALKOVICH at 2pm

THURSDAY 22 JANUARY NT LIVE: TREASURE ISLAND at 7pm

SUNDAY 11 JANUARY USE IT OR LOSE IT FILM QUIZ: CITIES at 11am

MONDAY 5 JANUARY PHOENIX FILM SALON: THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

MONDAY 19 JANUARY PHOENIX FILM SALON: TESTAMENT OF YOUTH

SUNDAY 25 JANUARY ALF ENGERS AKA ‘THE KING’ + Q&A at 1pm

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Terry Jones presents: Groundhog Day 12A

FRIDAY 5 DECEMBER 11.30PM

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Terry Jones is a writer, film director and performer, best known for his television and film work with Monty Python’s Flying Circus. As a film director he co-directed (with Terry Gilliam) Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and directed himself, co-wrote and starred in The Life of Brian, The Meaning of Life, Erik the Viking, The Wind in the Willows. He also wrote the screenplay for Jim Henson’s Labyrinth. Television credits include: Crusades, Gladiators the Brutal Truth, Ancient Inventions, Hidden Histories, Medieval Lives, The Story of One Barbarians , The Great Map Mystery. He’s the author of Fairy Tales, Fantastic Stories, The Saga of Erik the Viking, Nicobobinus, The Curse of the Vampire’s Socks, and academic works such as Chaucer’s Knight and Was Richard II A Tyrant. With Anna Soderstrom, Terry wrote the libretto for an ‘opera’ Evil Machines which he directed for the Teatro Sao Luiz, Lisbon (2008). He had three books published in 2011: Animal Tales, Trouble on the Heath, and Evil Machines. He is currently working on a new film, Absolutely Anything starring Simon Pegg and Kate Beckinsale, a documentary about the Economy (the Crash 2008) and (with Jim Steinman) a musical version of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite.

USA 1993. Dir by Harold Ramis. With Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott, Stephen Tobolowsky. Bill Murray plays Phil, an ambitious, self-centred, television weatherman working for a local station in Pennsylvania. He turns on the charm for the cameras and contempt for his co-workers. On 2 February, 1992, Phil, his cheerful producer Rita (Andie MacDowell) and cameraman Larry (Chris Elliot) are sent to the folksy town of Punxutawney, to cover the annual Groundhog Day festivities. As he leaves for home, Phil is caught in a freak storm and is stuck in what is for him an unbearably friendly small town nightmare. He does in fact wake up the next day, but only to find it’s Groundhog Day all over again.. and again... and again. Tickets £9.50

DJ Dan presents: Interstella 5555 (tbc)FRIDAY 2 JANUARY 11.30PM

Japan/France 2003. 1hr 08. Dir by Kazuhisa Takenouchi. With Romanthony, Thomas Bangalter. Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem is an anime musical film created by Daft Punk and Japanese anime legend Leiji Matsumoto (Star Blazers), with the pop duo’s seminal album, Discovery, as the score. Set some time in the future, Interstella 5555 tells the story of an alien pop band called the Crescendolls and their fight for musical independence in the face of the cosmic corporate powers which seek to exploit them. The film has drawn a cult following over the years from Daft Punk and anime fans alike, and is hugely respected for the way the luminescent neon world created by Matsumoto seems a perfect fit for Daft Punk’s distinct brand of disco / funk. Tickets £9.50

DJ Dan is the creator of Propaganda, an International clubbing phenomenon with over 20 club nights across the UK and Ireland as well as a weekly night in Sydney, Australia and monthly club night in Sao Paulo, Brazil and a weekly event in Ibiza each summer. DJ Dan joined Oasis on several tours to play their aftershow parties, and has continued to DJ for Noel Gallagher and played his end of world tour party. He has also played aftershow parties for The Stone Roses and The Prodigy. He has played at some of the biggest festivals globally including Glastonbury, V Festival, Reading & Leeds Festival, Bestival, Snowbombing, Benicassim and has toured across Australia with the Big Day Out Festival.

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SPECIAL EVENTS SPECIAL EVENTS

Open Bethlehem tbc + director Q&A SUNDAY 14 DECEMBER 7PM

Dir by Leila Sansour. Shot over five years the film captures the city of Bethlehem as it has never been seen before. This is an emotional journey of one woman’s fight for her hometown.

Tickets £9.50

Chicken 15 + cast/crew Q&A MONDAY 1 DECEMBER 8.30PM

2hrs 10 (including Q&A). UK 2014. Dir by Joe A. Stephenson. With Scott Chambers, Yasmin Paige, Morgan Watkins.

15 year old Richard has learning difficulties and lives with his restless and destructive brother Polly. When the land they live on is bought by a new landowner, and the electricity supply to their caravan is cut, their already precarious living conditions get even worse. Tickets £11.50/£9 conc

The Romanian New Wave: Tales from the Golden Age 12 SUNDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2PM

2hrs 35. Romania/France 2009. Urban legends from the Communist era...

The film will be introduced by Dr Eleni Liarou (Birbeck College, University of London) who, after the screening, will lead a discussion on New Wave cinema. Tickets £7

Cycling Event: Alf Engers aka “The King” E + Q&A SUNDAY 25 JANUARY 1PM

Dir by Ray Pascoe.

Packed with rare footage, extended interviews with Engers today and contributions from his friends and rivals, this film gives us an unforgettable portrait of great rider and of a vanished era in the sport of time-trialling.

Tickets £9.50/£7 conc

Being John Malkovich 15

SUNDAY 4 JANUARY 2PM

1hr 48. USA 1999. Dir by Spike Jonze. With John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, John Malkovich.

A puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of the movie star, John Malkovich.

This quirky film written by Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) will be screened on glorious 35mm.

Tickets £5

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SCREEN ARTS

Hockney: Live from LA TUESDAY 25 NOVEMBER 7PM

3hrs 15 approx. UK 2014. Dir by Randall Wright.

An exclusive gala screening of the highly anticipated new feature Hockney, followed by an in-depth conversation with David Hockney from his Los Angeles studio, broadcast live into cinemas.

Hockney is the definitive exploration of one of the most important artists of his generation. For the first time, David Hockney has given unprecedented access to his personal archive of photographs and films, resulting in a frank and unparalleled visual diary of his long life.

Tickets £11.50/£9 conc

APRIL & MAYSCREEN ARTS

The Old Vic: The Crucible 12A

3hrs 30. The Old Vic’s five-star, sold-out production of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible directed by Yaël Farber and starring Richard Armitage. Based on the Salem Witch trials; In a small tight-knit community, personal grievances collide with lust and superstition, fuelling widespread hysteria. Thursday 4 Dec 7pmSunday 7 Dec 1pm

The Met Live in HD: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg6hrs. James Levine returns to one of his signature Wagner works conducting this epic comedy about a group of Renaissance “master singers” whose song contest unites a city. LIVE Saturday 13 Dec 5pmENCORE Sunday 14 Dec 12pm

The Merry Widow2hrs 57. The great Renée Fleming stars as the beguiling femme fatale who captivates all Paris in Lehár’s enchanting operetta, seen in a new staging by Broadway virtuoso director and choreographer Susan Stroman. Nathan Gunn co-stars as Danilo and Kelli O’Hara is Valencienne. LIVE Saturday 17 Jan 5.55pmENCORE Sunday 18 Jan 1.30pm

NT Live: JOHN 18

2hrs. Internationally renowned DV8 Physical Theatre bring their powerful new production to the National Theatre. Lloyd Newson, DV8’s Artistic Director, interviewed more than 50 men asking them frank questions, initially about love and sex. One of those men was John. What emerged was a story that is both extraordinary and touching. Contains adult themes, strong language and nudity. Suitable for 18yrs+ Tuesday 9 Dec 8.30pm

Les Contes D’Hoffman3hrs 46. The Met offers a wild, kaleidoscopic production of Offenbach’s operatic masterpiece. LIVE Saturday 31 Jan 5.55pmENCORE Sunday 1 Feb 1.30pm

NT Live: Treasure Island 12A

3hrs. Robert Louis Stevenson’s story of murder, money and mutiny is brought to life in a thrilling new stage adaptation by Bryony Lavery, broadcast live from the National Theatre. Suitable for 10yrs+Thursday 22 Jan 7pm

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FRIENDS OF THE PHOENIX

Become a friend of The Phoenix (or buy a membership as a gift for someone this Christmas) and enjoy a great range of benefits including the satisfaction of supporting your favourite cinema charity.

Friends of The Phoenix also get discounts at many local businesses, please check our website for up-to-date information. www.phoenixcinema.co.uk/friends

Rex Membership

Free film tickets all year 4 guest film tickets£2 off special events & Screen ArtsPriority Booking & £4 off Met Opera HD No booking fee 20% off Cafe Bar2 Friends-only screening events per year2 free film related private receptions20% off private cinema hire***

Complimentary Phoenix T-shirtFree hot drink with every screening

£1000/£1500** per year

FRIENDS

Coliseum Membership

4 free film tickets per year £2 off regular film screenings*, special events & Screen ArtsPriority Booking & £4 off Met Opera HD £2 off for a guest’s film ticket, 4 times a yearNo booking fee 15% off Cafe Bar2 Friends-only screening events per year2 free film related private receptions10% off private cinema hire***

Complimentary Phoenix T-shirt

FRIENDS OF THE PHOENIX

* Excludes Kids Club and Orange Wednesday** Two people paying together

*** Subject to availability

£100/£175** per year

2 free film tickets per year £2 off regular film screenings* & special events£2 off for a guest’s film ticket, twice a yearNo booking fee 10% off Cafe Bar2 Friends-only screening events per year

Picturedrome Membership £25/£40** per year

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TICKETS £7FILM STUDIES AT THE PHOENIX EDUCATION

Orlando PG Thu 4 Dec 10.30am1hr 30. UK/Russia 1992. Dir by Sally Potter. With Tilda Swinton, Billy Zane.Young nobleman Orlando is commanded by Queen Elizabeth I to stay forever young; he moves through several centuries of British history, experiencing a variety of lives and relationships along the way.

Beyond the Hills 12 Thu 11 Dec 10.30am 2hrs 29. Romania 2012. Dir by Cristian Mungiu. With Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur, Valeriu Andriuta. With English subtitles. The story of a friendship between two young women who grew up in the same orphanage; one has found refuge at a convent in Romania and refuses to leave with her friend, who now lives in Germany.

Just come along and catch a great movie or if you’re interested in our film studies strand let us know at education@phoenixcinema.co.uk

Starting this Autumn you can get into cinema in a big way with CINEMANIA, a specially selected season of film screenings, talks and Q&A’s from industry professionals. Join other film lovers to discuss movies and the film industry, and become a CINEMANIA Ambassador to get the chance to programme and market your own film event.If you’re aged 12-24 and love film, this is the place for you! And tickets for under 24’s are just £4 - bargain! Upcoming films:The Goonies - Tue 25 Nov 4.15pmWadjda - Tue 9 Dec 4.15pm Persepolis - Tue 6 Jan 4.15pm Films are open to all and tickets for over-25s are £6. Find out more at www.cinemanialondon.com

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EDUCATION

VISIT THE PHOENIXDid you know we also offer visits? Your class can have exclusive use of the auditorium (including a special screening) participate in amazing workshops and get an exciting peek behind the scenes of our historic building. See our website for ideas or ask us about tailoring a visit to your specifications.

Throughout the year our film education work engages with children and young people through term-time screenings, visits and workshops.

UPCOMING SCREENINGS

In December we’ll have some end-of-term Christmas screenings. In January we’ll be marking Holocaust Memorial Day. For more info on these screenings, please email education@phoenixcinema.co.uk or call 020 3074 1967.

Most screenings start at 10am. All accompanying adults are free of charge.

APRIL & MAYEDUCATION

Programme the Phoenix is an opportunity for film students and students who love film to independently programme their own event at the Phoenix and gain the industry programmer’s inside view - absolutely free!

We provide the interested students with a free space in our schedule where they can then select a feature of their choosing along with up to three short films of their own as trailers. If no self-made short films are available, the group can use the additional time in other ways; perhaps for a Q&A, post-film discussion or lecture in the auditorium.

Programme the Phoenix tickets will be open to the public, so this is as much a chance for us to see what the new generation has to offer and the potential future direction of film in the UK.

For more information email Louie@phoenixcinema.co.uk

For students who love film

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CINEMA INFORMATION

Film TimesMain features and some special events start 25 minutes after the stated programme times. All other screenings start promptly at the published times. All times listed are subject to confirmation. For up to date information please:

• Visit our website: www.phoenixcinema.co.uk.

• Join our free email list. Go to our website or visit the box office.

• Call 020 8444 6789 for recorded film times 24 hours a day.

• Pick up a weekly time sheet at the cinema or local libraries and shops.

• Check listings on the Time Out website and in national papers.

ParkingEast Finchley Tube Station: £4.50 Mon–Fri, £1.50 Saturday, £1 Sundays/Bank Holidays.

Local parking: Max stay 90mins, payable by mobile phone. Free after 6.30pm and Sundays/Bank Holidays.

TransportTube: East Finchley (Northern Line) Buses: 102, 143, 263, N20.

Tickets and bookingThe box office is open from 11am Mon–Sat and from 1pm Sunday.

Adult Tickets Mon all day: £7 (except Film Salon screenings: admission £9.50) Tue–Fri before 5pm: all tickets £7, after 5pm: £9.50 adults/£7 concs. Sat, Sun and Bank Holidays before 5pm: £9.50 adults/£7 concs. after 5pm: all tickets £9.50Child (Under 15s) Tickets: Mon all day and Tue-Fri before 5pm: child £5 Tue-Fri after 5pm + Sat, Sun, Bank Holidays: child £6. Concessions: unemployed, senior citizens, students, registered disabled. Please bring proof of status. Prices and discounts for special events may vary.• Tickets for the film week starting

Friday will go on sale no later than the Monday prior.

• Saturday evening shows and special events have allocated seating.

• Tickets booked online or by telephone subject to booking fee.

• No refunds or exchanges on any tickets within 48 hours of a screening. All refunds are at the manager’s discretion.

BOX OFFICE 020 8444 6789

Phoenix Film Salon (in association with Rochester Kino)Fortnighly screenings of the latest contemporary films on show at the Phoenix will be introduced by Nick Walker, who will also host a post-screening discussion in the auditorium. The Salon takes place two Mondays per month, as the last evening screening. For the schedule and more information on the films, check our website or join our email list.

Tickets: £9.50 (no concessions)

Phoenix GalleryDecember: Oliver Bloom, paintings January: Peter Wilson, paintings

Hire the PhoenixThe Phoenix is available to hire for charity events, private screenings, business events and as a filming location. To make an enquiry visit: www. phoenixcinema.co.uk/cinema-hire Catering options available from the café to suit your party requirements.

Management reserve the right of admission. Information correct at time of press. Registered charity no. 296135. Part of the Europa Cinemas Network of the European MEDIA Programme.

ACCESSIBILITY• Full access for wheelchair users: external ramp, lift, disabled toilet. Four dedicated spaces in the auditorium. Please let us know when booking.

• Guide dogs welcome; please let us know in advance.

• Disabled parking available on the High Road and Fairlawn Avenue on single yellow lines and in parking bays any time, free of charge.

• Limited guide features for visually impaired visitors. Stairs have clear markings, floor surfaces are non-slip. Staff will be happy to assist.

• Free admission for carers of registered disabled visitors, subject to CEA card and availability. Applications for the CEA card available from the box office.

• Subtitled screenings offered when possible. Integrated induction loop available.

• This programme is available online and in large format, on request.

WWW.PHOENIXCINEMA.CO.UK

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CAFE BAR

BEHIND THE SCENES TOURSExplore behind the scenes of this historic building and find out all about its fascinating past. The tours last for approximately 45 minutes, include a visit to the projection room.

SUNDAY 30 NOVEMBER: 1.00pmSUNDAY 25 JANUARY: 10.30 and 11.30am

Tickets £2

Limited availability so please reserve your space with our box office on 020 8444 6789.

BEHIND THE SCENES

The Café Bar is open from 11am every Monday-Saturday and from 1pm on Sundays

Visit the Phoenix Café Bar for locally roasted coffee, homemade seasonal cakes, and a wide range of soft drinks, wines and beers. All this can be enjoyed in our café or taken into the film. We also serve pre- and post cinema snacks and sandwiches, daily soups and hot specials made fresh by our Phoenix cooks.

You will find East Finchley’s fastest wi-fi, a warm friendly indoor area for rainy days and a sunny tree-facing balcony outside.

All our food is freshly prepared so if you are watching a film, be sure to arrive in plenty of time.

Tailored catering options available for cinema private hires and events.

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BOX OFFICE 020 8444 6789 52 High Road, East Finchley, N2 9PJ

WWW. PHOENIXCINEMA.CO.UK facebook.com/PhoenixCinema

@PhoenixCinema

Old Vic EncoreThe Crucible Thu 4 Dec 7pm Sun 7 Dec 12.30pm NT Live JOHN Tue 9 Dec 8pm

Treasure Island Thu 22 Jan 7pm Wed 18 Feb 1.30pm

Behind the Beautiful Forevers Thu 12 March 7pm

The Hard Problem Thu 16 April 7pm

Man and Superman Thu 14 May 7pm

RSC LiveThe Merchant of Venice Wed 22 July 7pm

Met Live in HDDie Meistersinger von Nurnberg Sat 13 & Sun 14 Dec

The Merry Widow Sat 17 & Sun 18 Jan

Les Contes D’Hoffman Sat 31 Jan & Sun 1 Feb

Iolante/Duke Bluebeard’s Castle Sat 14 & Sun 15 Feb

La Donna del Lago Sat 14 & Sun 15 March

Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci Sat 25 & Sun 26 Apr

SCREEN ARTS AT THE PHOENIX