Thu 1 Apr // Fri 2 Apr // Sat 3 Apr // Sun 4 Apr // 20:00 /

Julie & Julia

12a / 123 mins / Nora Ephron / 2009 / USA

Julie & Julia is a film that should be relished with gusto. It lovingly celebrates the life of one of American food's most beloved figureheads: Julia Child, played with zest and humour by Meryl Streep. Julie & Julia is based on the book by Julie Powell, a frustrated New York bureaucrat who wants to be a writer. She gives herself a challenge: to cook her way through Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking in one year, and to blog about it. As Powell begins to find her groove as a cook and her voice as a writer, the project takes on a life of its own and in the end it does provide the struggling young woman with her life's purpose, to her very pleasant surprise.

Wed 7 Apr // Thu 8 Apr // 20:00 /

Cherry Blossoms

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Unrated / 127 mins / Doris Dorrie / 2008 / France/Germany

Only Trudi knows that her husband Rudi is suffering from a terminal illness. It is up to her to decide to tell him or not. The doctor suggests that they do something together that they have been long planning. Without telling Rudi the reasons she persuades him to visit their children and grandchildren in Berlin, but once they arrive they realise their children have no time for them being busy with their own lives. A surprising journey follows culminating in Tokyo in the midst of the Cherry Blossom festival, a celebration of beauty, impermanence and new beginnings. Dorrie reconfirms her talent with this tender and profoundly moving story of marital love.

Fri 9 Apr // Sat 10 Apr // Sun 11 Apr // 20:00 /

Creation

PG / 104 mins / Jon Amiel / 2009 / USA

A psychological, heart-wrenching love story starring Paul Bettany as Charles Darwin, the film is based on “Annie’s Box,” a biography penned by Darwin’s great-great-grandson Randal Keynes using personal letters and diaries of the Darwin family. We take a unique and inside look at Darwin, his family and his love for his deeply religious wife, played by Jennifer Connelly, as, torn between faith and science, Darwin struggles to finish his legendary book “On the Origin of Species,” which goes on to become the foundation for evolutionary biology.

Wed 14 Apr // 20:00 /

The Wrecker

Unrated / 74 mins / Geza Bolvary / 1928 / UK

Once thought lost, this a major British silent film rediscovery, in which a demented crook organises a series of train crashes to try and win customers over to the newly-established motor coach services. Filmed in 1929 on the Basingstoke to Alton line, and making extensive use of other Southern Railway locations. Its spectacular staged steam locomotive crash scene was filmed by 22 cameras. Features an early script from Angus MacPhail (Whisky Galore!). Also featuring a new score from silent film composer Neil Brand.

Thu 15 Apr // Fri 16 Apr // Sat 17 Apr // Sun 18 Apr // 20:00 /

An Education

12 / 100 mins / Lone Scherfig / 2009 / UK

Coming-of-age drama set in 1960s London. Nick Hornby's adaptation of columnist Lynn Barber's memoir is a tale of seduction fuelled by the dreary realities for working class women at the start of the Swinging Sixties. Jenny is an intelligent young woman on the brink of her 17th birthday, destined for a promising yet somewhat narrow future at Oxford University and beyond. Longing for romance and sophistication to inject some excitement into her humdrum schoolgirl existence, she finds herself caught in a whirlwind romance with the mysterious and much older playboy David.

Wed 21 Apr // Thu 22 Apr // 20:00 /

Away we go

15 / 94 mins / Sam Mendes / 2009 / USA

When thirtysomething couple Burt and Verona discover that his parents are moving overseas, the duo, who expect their first child in a few months set off on a cross-country tour to figure out where they should lay down some roots in Sam Mendes' poignant comedy. They visit different cities meeting friends and family members at each stop. Their hosts include a set of emotionally detached parents, a pair of overprotective new-age parents, and old college pals who have adopted a number of kids. A delightful, poignant and darkly funny take on the challenges of making a modern family.

Fri 23 Apr // Sat 24 Apr // Sun 25 Apr // 20:00 /

Seraphine

PG / 126 mins / Martin Provost / 2008 / France

A multiple award-wining French drama based on the true story of French primitive painter Seraphine de Senlis. In 1914, celebrated German art critic and collector Wilhelm Uhde decides to rent an apartment in the small French town of Senlis, north of Paris, in order to write and have a break from city life. When he spots a small painting in the drawing room of his landlady, Madame Duphot, he is amazed to discover that it is the work of none other than her cleaning lady, the rough, plain and somewhat emotionally unhinged Seraphine (Yolande Moreau). Uhde immediately insists on seeing the rest of Seraphine's paintings, and before long a major new talent is introduced into the rarefied world of 20th-century European art. The winner of seven French Cesar awards.

Wed 28 Apr // 20:00 /

Shoot the Poets

Shoot the Poets presents an evening of film, poetry and performance collaboration – an eclectic and entertaining mix of experimental filmmaking, live performance and music. Join us to share in this unique, unpredictable and innovative event, proven to be truly entertaining.

Thu 29 Apr // 20:00 /

Morris: A Life With Bells On

12 / 100 mins / Lucy Akhurst / 2009 / UK

Morris: A Life With Bells On is a heartwarming comedy that follows the fortunes of one of the leading Morris teams in the country. The Millsham Morris men and their avant garde leader Derecq Twist are determined to achieve Morris perfection. But Derecq is also preparing to set the Morris world alight by performing the ultimate dance the legendary Threeple Hammer Damson. As if this is not enough, he is pioneering an innovative, daringly freeform brand of the dance dubbed 'Extreme Morris', drawing the anger of traditionalists within the Morris community. When Millsham unveil their creation in competition, the governing body of Morris in the UK bans Derecq from future competition. Totally devastated by the decision, Derecq embarks on a global odyssey through tragedy and triumph, which gravely tests his passion for Morris.

Fri 30 Apr // 21:00 /

Sing-along-a Wickerman

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15 / 100 mins / Robin Hardy / 1973 / UK

Dust down your best Scottish Accent, dress up as your favourite character and come join with the singing, buttock-slapping and dialogue of this horror classic. Your hosts David Bramwell and Eliza Skelton will get things warmed up with a little live music, stories, and fun, lead you through the actions and lyrics for the songs then at the witching hour you’ll be given a pagan hymn book and goody-bag full of surprises, we’ll roll the film and may god have mercy on your soul!