Here is the programme for our eighth season, starting in September 2011, and finishing in May 2012. The rating for each film is shown in brackets after the title (which is linked to its entry on the Internet Movie Database).
Shows in the Commemoration Hall are always on a Friday evening, starting at 7.30 pm (doors open at 7 pm). The admission charge of £5 (£3 for under 16s) includes your supper, but not a drink (you’re welcome to bring your own). If you are bringing a party of 4 or more, or have special dietary needs, it would be helpful to let us know (on 01434 673443).
We extend an invitation to all from Slaley, Hexhamshire, Blanchland, and Northumberland in general!
- September 16th, 2011 “Life in a Day” (12A)
- A moving and enthralling film, compiled by director Kevin Macdonald from film-makers around the globe, that offers a worldwide snapshot of life on Earth during one day, jumping from country to country as the world wakes up, and the varying customs of life begin to unfold.
- October 21st, 2011 “Unstoppable” (12A)
- With an unmanned, half-mile-long freight train barreling toward a city, a veteran engineer and a young conductor race against the clock to prevent a catastrophe. Unstoppable never tries to be anything more than it is: a runaway train movie!
- November 18th, 2011 “Good Morning Vietnam” (15)
- Robin Williams grabs the microphone and lets rip his anarchic brand of humour in a depiction of the effect that maverick DJ Adrian Cronauer had on US Forces radio in Saigon in 1965.
- December 16th, 2011 “Micmacs” (12A)
- From the director of “Amelie” this is a comedy full of visual invention, in which a man and a band of eccentric junkyard dealers come up with an intricate and original plan to destroy two big weapons manufacturers..
- January 20th, 2012 “Made in Dagenham” (15)
- Set against the backdrop of the 1960s, this is based on a true story about a group of spirited women who joined forces, took a stand for what was right, and in doing so, found their own inner strength.
- February 17th, 2012 “Nowhere Boy” (15)
- From British artist Sam Taylor-Wood and set in Liverpool 1955, “Nowhere Boy” is the untold story of John Lennon and the creation of The Beatles.
- March 16th, 2012 “The Illusionist” (PG)
- The Illusionist is one of a dying breed of stage entertainers, but while performing in a village pub off the west coast of Scotland, he encounters Alice, who will change his life forever.
- April 20th, 2012 “The Social Network” (12A)
- On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history …
- May 18th, 2012 “Mama Mia” (PG)
- The season finishes with this musical, which tells the story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father, with hit songs by the popular Swedish ’70s group ABBA, and featuring Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and Julie Walters among the cast.
