Rye Film Club’s next film showing at the Rye Community Centre on Friday June 3 will be in support of the St Michael’s Hospice Phoenix Appeal; prior top the feature film they will be showing a short introduction narrated by local actor Mark Benton, with music by local musician Michel Duvoisin, information on the appeal will be available, along with the chance to make a donation – however large or small! Do come along and support both the appeal and the Film Club!
The main feature will be Bridge of Spies (2015 – 142 minutes) During the Cold War, an American lawyer (Tom Hanks) is recruited to defend Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance), a Soviet spy, arrested in America. He is also asked to help the CIA facilitate an exchange of Abel for Gary Powers, the pilot of the American U2 spy plane shot down over Russia in 1962. A very well made film with a strong cast, directed by Stephen Spielberg and co-written by the Coen brothers. (7pm start, doors 6:30pm)..
A Hologram for the King [12A] 98 mins Cultures collide when an American businessman is sent to Saudi Arabia to close what he hopes will be the deal of a lifetime. Baffled by local customs and stymied by an opaque bureaucracy, he eventually finds his footing with the help of a wise-cracking taxi driver and a beautiful Saudi doctor. A delightful romantic comedy based on the novel by Dave Eggers starring Tom Hanks, Ben Whishaw, Alexander Black and Sarita Choudhury.
Sing Street [12A] 106 mins Sing Street takes us back to 1980s Dublin where an economic recession forces Conor out of his comfortable private school and into survival mode at the inner-city public school where the kids are rough and the teachers are rougher. He finds a glimmer of hope in the mysterious and über-cool Raphina, and with the aim of winning her heart he invites her to star in his band’s music videos. She agrees, and now Conor must deliver what he’s promised – calling himself “Cosmo” and immersing himself in the vibrant rock music trends of the ‘80s, he forms a band with a few lads, and the group pours their hearts into writing lyrics and shooting videos. With echoes of The Commitments, Sing Street combines John Carney’s trademark warmth and humour with a memorable soundtrack with hits from The Cure, Duran Duran, The Police, and Genesis. Starring Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lucy Boynton, Aidan Gillen, Maria Doyle Kennedy and Jack Reynor.
Golden Years [12A] 97 mins Fate, the pensions crisis and a steadfast refusal to accept the injustice of old age have contrived to force law abiding, retired couple, Arthur and Martha Goode into a life of crime. Refusing to take the loss of their pensions lying down and to fade away into their declining years, our characters decide to fight back. They decide to take back what was theirs in the first place. They decide to start robbing banks. A British caper-comedy starring Bernard Hill, Virginia McKenna, Philip Davis, Simon Callow, Sue Johnston, Alun Armstrong and Una Stubbs.
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2D) & (3D) [PG] 113 mins Disney’s all-new spectacular adventure featuring the unforgettable characters from Lewis Carroll’s beloved stories. Alice Kingsleigh has spent the past few years following in her father’s footsteps and sailing the high seas. Upon her return to London, she comes across a magical looking glass and returns to the fantastical realm of Underland and her friends the White Rabbit, Absolem, the Cheshire Cat and the Mad Hatter, who is not himself. The Hatter has lost his Muchness, so Mirana sends Alice on a quest to borrow the Chronosphere, a metallic globe inside the chamber of the Grand Clock which powers all time. Returning to the past she comes across friends – and enemies – at different points in their lives, and embarks on a perilous race to save the Hatter before time runs out. The original all-star cast of Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Mia Wasikowska and Helena Bonham Carter return with newcomers Sacha Baron Cohen and Rhys Ifans with the voices of Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen and Timothy Spall.
The Angry Birds Movie (2D) [U] 97 mins Based on the popular smartphone game, the film takes takes us to an island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds – or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red is a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck and the volatile Bomb have always been outsiders. But when the island is visited by mysterious green piggies, it’s up to these unlikely outcasts to figure out what the pigs are up to…
KIDS CLUB
Robinson Crusoe (2D) [PG] 106 mins The classic tale about an adventurer who survives a shipwreck is retold from the perspective of the animals on the island he washes up on. On a tiny exotic island, Tuesday, an outgoing parrot, lives with his quirky animal friends in paradise. However, Tuesday can’t stop dreaming about discovering the world. After a violent storm, Tuesday and his friends wake up to find a strange creature on the beach: Robinson Crusoe. Slowly but surely, they all have to start living together in harmony and discover the true power of friendship up against all odds.
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Special events at Rye Kino to look forward to include:
Teatro alla Scala – the Temple of Wonders [12A] Monday June 6 at 8pm The story of one of the world’s most exclusive music and performing arts venues, Teatro Alla Scala has upheld its position as a world-class theatre throughout the years thanks to historical music and theatre greats such as Giuseppe Verdi and Arturo Toscanini, and contemporary arts directors including Franco Zeffirelli and Patrice Chéreau. The film leads us through the main historical, musical, social and political events in La Scala’s 238-year history in a story that is beautifully brought to life on the big screen through commentary from musicians, experts and aficionados, photographs, musical scores, paintings and videos from centuries of archive material.
The Audience [PG] Sunday June 12 at 7:30pm The 2013 West End production – featuring Helen Mirren’s multi-award-winning performance as Queen Elizabeth II – returns this June in celebration of the monarch’s 90th birthday with a specially recorded Q&A with Helen Mirren and Stephen Daldry. For sixty years Elizabeth II has met each of her twelve Prime Ministers in a weekly audience at Buckingham Palace – a meeting like no other in British public life – it is private. Both parties have an unspoken agreement never to repeat what is said. Not even to their spouses. The Audience breaks this contract of silence – and imagines a series of pivotal meetings between the Downing Street incumbents and their Queen. From Churchill to Cameron, each Prime Minister has used these private conversations as a sounding board and a confessional – sometimes intimate, sometimes explosive. Written by Peter Morgan and directed by Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Hours).
Leonardo da Vinci [12A] 90 mins Monday June 20 at 8pm In spring 2015 Milan paid tribute to Leonardo Da Vinci by holding an extraordinary exhibition event at the Palazzo Reale. Leonardo Da Vinci: The Genius In Milan explores his work as never seen before, telling the story of the artist’s world and the treasures he left us. Pietro Marani, the curator of the 2015 exhibition, and some of the world’s leading experts on Leonardo tell a story that could open new perspectives and reveal extraordinary things about Leonardo Da Vinci the painter, sculptor, scientist, anatomist, botanist and architect.
Papal Basilicas of Rome [12A] Monday July 4 at 8pm To commemorate the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy announced by Pope Francis last year, this sumptuous documentary brings completely new footage of St Peter’s, St John Lateran, St Mary Major, St Paul Outside The Walls and the works of art enshrined within them to the big screen. The creators of last year’s Florence and the Uffizi Gallery have captured incredible new footage of the awe-inspiring basilicas with a film offering a unique opportunity to savour in pin-sharp detail the work of Michelangelo, Bernini and Borromini, and revealing the fascinating story of the basilicas, their evolution over the centuries and the most famous artworks contained within.
More details of upcoming features are available from the Kino and Rye Community Centre Film Club