Films showing from Friday March 2 at the Kino, Rye
Lady Bird [15] 94 mins
Nominated for five Oscars and winner of two Golden Globes – Best Picture and Best Actress
Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson fights against, but is exactly like, her wildly loving, deeply opinionated and strong-willed mother, a nurse working tirelessly to keep her family afloat after Lady Bird’s father loses his job. Set in California in 2002, Lady Bird is an affecting look at the relationships that shape us, the beliefs that define us, and the unmatched beauty of a place called home. Written and directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Lucas Hedges and Timothée Chalamet.
Black Panther (2D) [12A] 134 mins
Black Panther follows T’Challa who, after the events of Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to take his place as King. However, when an old enemy reappears on the radar, T’Challa’s mettle as King and Black Panther is tested when he is drawn into a conflict that puts the entire fate of Wakanda and the world at risk. Starring Chadwick Boseman, Michael B Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o and Martin Freeman.
The Shape of Water [15] 123 mins
Winner of two Golden Globes and three BAFTAs, including Best Director, and nominated for 13 Oscars.
Elisa is a mute, isolated woman who works as a cleaning lady in a hidden, high-security government laboratory in 1962 Baltimore. Her life changes for ever when she discovers the lab’s classified secret – a mysterious, scaled creature from South America that lives in a water tank. As Elisa develops a unique bond with her new friend, she soon learns that its fate and very survival lies in the hands of a hostile government agent and a marine biologist. Directed by Guillermo del Toro and starring Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer Michael Shannon and Richard Jenkins
Finding Your Feet [12A] 111 mins
When “Lady” Sandra Abbott discovers that her husband of 40 years is having an affair with her best friend, she seeks refuge in London with her estranged, older sister Bif. The two could not be more different – Sandra is a fish out of water next to her outspoken, serial dating, free-spirited sibling. But different is just what Sandra needs at the moment, and she reluctantly lets Bif drag her along to a community dance class, where gradually she starts finding her feet. Starring Joanna Lumley, Imelda Staunton, Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie, John Sessions, Josie Lawrence and David Hayman.
The Greatest Showman [PG] 105 mins
Inspired by the imagination of P.T. Barnum, The Greatest Showman is an original musical that celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. Starring
Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron, Zendaya and Rebecca Ferguson.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri [15] 115 mins
Winner of four Golden Globes including Best Film (Drama), Best Actress (Frances McDormand), Best Supporting Actor (Sam Rockwell) and Best Screenplay and nominated for eight BAFTAs including Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Best Actor and Best Director.
A darkly comic drama from Academy Award winner Martin McDonagh (In Bruges). After months have passed without a culprit in her daughter’s murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at William Willoughby, the town’s revered chief of police. When his second-in-command, Officer Dixon, an immature mother’s boy with a penchant for violence gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing’s law enforcement is exacerbated. Starring Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Abbie Cornish, Peter Dinklage and Samara Weaving.
Kids’ Club
Ferdinand [U] 106 mins
From the makers of Iron Age and Rio, Ferdinand is a young bull who escapes from a training camp in rural Spain after his father never returns from a showdown with a matador. Adopted by a girl who lives on a farm, Ferdinand’s peaceful existence comes crashing down when the authorities return him to his former captors. With help from a wisecracking goat and three hedgehogs, the giant but gentle bovine must find a way to break free before he squares off against El Primero, the famous bullfighter who never loses.
This runs for the first film at weekends and at various other times (see quick-view listings page).
Great children’s films for just £8 and for every child ticket bought, an adult goes free. Grab a Kids’ Club loyalty card, have it stamped five times and get your sixth ticket free.
Forthcoming special events at The Kino
National Theatre Live:
Julius Caesar (12A) Live from The Bridge Theatre, London, on Thursday March 22 at 7pmStarring Ben Whishaw, Michelle Fairley, David Calder and David Morrissey. Caesar returns in triumph to Rome and the people pour out of their homes to celebrate. Alarmed by the autocrat’s popularity, the educated élite conspire to bring him down. After his assassination, civil war erupts on the streets of the capital.
Nicholas Hytner’s production will thrust the audience into the street party that greets Caesar’s return, the congress that witnesses his murder, the rally that assembles for his funeral and the chaos that explodes in its wake.
Royal Ballet Live:
Bernstein Centenary, Tuesday March 27 at 7:15pm, approximately 180 mins including two intervals
To celebrate the centenary year of the composer’s birth, the Royal Ballet has united all three of its associate choreographers to celebrate the dynamic range and danceability of Bernstein’s music. The programme includes two world premieres by Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor and Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon, marking each artist’s first foray into Bernstein and the first revival of Artist in Residence Liam Scarlett’s The Age of Anxiety, created in 2014 to Bernstein’s soul-searching Second Symphony starring Laura Morera, Steven McRae, Bennet Gartside and Tristan Dyer.
Royal Opera House Live:
Carmen, Tuesday March 6, 6:45pm approx 200 mins including two intervals
Bizet’s ever-popular opera is given a fresh point of view in Barrie Kosky’s highly physical production, originally created for Frankfurt Opera. The Australian director is one of the world’s most sought-after opera directors and for Carmen he has devised a far-from-traditional version, incorporating music written by Bizet for the score but not usually heard, and giving a new voice to the opera’s endlessly fascinating central character. Conducted by Jakub Hrusa and starring Anna Goryachova, Francesco Meli, Anett Fritsch and Kostas Smoriginas.
Macbeth, Wednesday April 4 at 7:15pm
Booking from 2pm Friday March 2. Running time approximately 200 minutes including an interval.
Verdi’s life-long love affair with Shakespeare’s works began with Macbeth, a play he considered to be “one of the greatest creations of man”. Phyllida Lloyd’s 2002 production for The Royal Opera is richly hued and depicts the Macbeths’ childlessness as the dark sadness lurking behind their terrible deeds. Conducted by Antonio Pappano and starring Zeljko Lucic, Anna Netrebko and Ildebrando D’Arcangelo.
Royal Shakespeare Company Live:
Macbeth, Wednesday April 18 at 7pm. Booking from 2pm Friday March 2. Running time approximately 180 minutes including an interval
Returning home from battle, the victorious Macbeth meets three witches on the heath. Driven by their disturbing prophecies, he sets out on the path to murder. The RSC’s contemporary production of Shakespeare’s darkest psychological thriller is directed by Polly Findlay and marks both Christopher Eccleston’s RSC debut and the return of Niamh Cusack to the company.
Kino special:
My Generation plus Live Satellite Q&A with Michael Caine and David Batty, Wednesday March 14 at 6:30pm
This engaging and playful documentary, narrated by and starring the inimitable Michael Caine, chronicles the cultural revolution of the Swinging Sixties and the societal upheaval it causde that still resonates today. Sourced from over 1,600 hours of footage, extensive research and more than 50 interviews with key players, My Generation is an insider tour of a defining era.
The screening will be followed by a live Q&A by satellite from the BFI, Southbank, with Michael Caine and David Batty, moderated by Edith Bowman.
My Generation was written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, directed by David Batty and stars Michael Caine, David Bailey, Joan Collins, Roger Daltrey, Dudley Edwards, Marianne Faithfull, Barbara Hulanicki, Lulu, Paul McCartney, Terry O’Neill, David Puttnam, Mary Quant, Mim Scala, Sandie Shaw, Penelope Tree and Twiggy.
Oscar Wilde Season Live
Lady Windermere’s Fan, Live from the Vaudeville Theatre, London, on Tuesday March 20 at 7:15pm
A new production of Oscar Wilde’s social comedy, Lady Windermere’s Fan, directed by award-winning writer, actor and director Kathy Burke, will be broadcast live to cinemas from the Vaudeville Theatre in London’s West End.
Kathy Burke brings together a talented comedic cast including the Olivier Award-winning actress Samantha Spiro as Mrs Erlynne, Kevin Bishop as Lord Darlington, and guest-starring Jennifer Saunders as the Duchess of Berwick, marking her return to the West End stage for the first time in more than 20 years.This is the second play from the Oscar Wilde Season, a year-long celebration of the brilliant Victorian playwright being staged by Classic Spring, a new theatre company led by Dominic Dromgoole, former Artistic Director of Shakespeare’s Globe.
The day of Lady Windermere’s birthday party, and all is perfectly in order until her friend Lord Darlington plants a seed of suspicion. Is her husband having an affair? And will the other woman really attend the party? First performed in 1892, Lady Windermere’s Fan explores the ambiguity of upper-class morality and the fragile position of women in society in the late Victorian era in one of Wilde’s most popular and witty plays.
The Season will continue with the titles An Ideal Husband on Tuesday June 5 and The Importance of Being Earnest on Tuesday October 8.
Oscar Wilde Season Live ticket prices: Adults £20, Members and Concessions £18, Children 16 and under £12.50
Kino member free tickets cannot be used for Live, NT, RSC, opera, ballet or special events.
For further information and booking visit Kino Rye or check the quick-view listings page.