As the Spring Season begins, the BAFTA and Academy Awards ceremonies are just about to take place.
We have re-programmed some of the big favourites and even left a couple of gaps in our schedule to fit in any last-minute surprises. If you missed gems such ‘Hamnet’, ‘Marty Supreme’, ‘Sirât’, ‘Song Sung Blue’ and ‘Sentimental Value’, we’ve got you covered. If you’ve been eagerly awaiting our cover film ‘The Secret Agent’, don’t miss it – you are in for a treat.
Some other highlights coming up in the Spring are: ‘Mother’s Pride’, a very funny comedy based around pubs and craft brewing; a new adaptation of Enid Blyton’s ‘The Magic Faraway Tree’; the exciting ‘Project Hail Mary’ starring Ryan Gosling; plus the moving and funny drama ‘Midwinter Break’, which follows a couple’s (Cillian Hynds and Lesley Manville) trip to Amsterdam.
We continue our Japanese Foundation Touring Programme with three varied films – a classic, an anime and a brand-new thriller. You will also notice in this season’s programme an abundance of quality world cinema, from the few already mentioned above, but accompanied by other hidden gems such as ‘Redoubt’ (Sweden), ‘The President’s Cake’ (Iraq), ‘Sound of Falling’ (Germany), ‘All That’s Left of You’ (Palestine), ‘Diamanti’ (Italy) and ‘The Love that Remains’ (Iceland).
One of the most eagerly awaited Exhibition on Screen documentaries is released in March – ‘Turner & Constable’ – which complements the Tate Britain exhibition. As a companion piece, we present Masters, Muses & Madness, a selection of artist biopics and a talk on ‘Women Artists on Film’.
Following our first two Staff Choices by Mark (Projection) and Anne-Marie (Executive Director) in the Winter, this season we put the pressure on Ninian, who most of you know as the font of all film knowledge in the Box Office. He has gone with a rarely seen Western gem – ‘Bad Company’ - which he implores you take a look at on the big screen.