SERENA For one night only Jameson and the QFT are digging up

WHAT’S ON / OCTOBER 2014
For one night only Jameson
and the QFT are digging up
an all time horror classic.
Grab a shovel and help exhume one
of four horror heavyweights as part
of our Hallowe’en happening on
25th October. To cast your vote visit
facebook.com/JamesonWhiskeyNI
and click on the competition tab.
SERENA
JENNIFER LAWRENCE AND
BRADLEY COOPER REUNITE
FOR DIRECTOR SUSANNE BIER’S
DEPRESSION-ERA DRAMA.
Voting closes on 28 September. We will
announce the winning film on 11 October.
Jameson Presents…..
this time, it’s personal.
THIS ISSUE:
‘71
MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT
BEYOND THE INFINITE:
SCI-FI ON SCREEN
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QFT is the home of independent
cinema in Northern Ireland, open
seven days a week – please check
page 12 for screening times.
City Hospital
QFT
20 University Square
Belfast BT7 1PA
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Tel. 028 9097 1097
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Standard admission: £6.50
Senior Citizens, Disabled
Users (Carers’ tickets are free),
Unwaged, QUB Staff: £5
QFT Film Card, Students (aged 16
and over in full-time education),
Children (under 16 years): £4
Mondays and Tuesdays:
*
£4 for every film
*Certain exclusions may apply,
check website for details
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CONTENTS
4 ’71 / MANUSCRIPTS
DON’T BURN
5 AGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT
M
/ PRIDE
6A MOST WANTED MAN / IDA
7
SERENA / NORTHERN SOUL
8 DANGEROUS GAME / TONY
A
BENN: WILL AND TESTAMENT
/ AT BERKELEY
9 E ARE NORTHERN LIGHTS /
W
THE ENEMY WITHIN /
UNBREAKABLE
10 ATERMARK / TAKE SHELTER
W
/ FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS
VEGAS
11
E JOUR SE LÈVE / WITHNAIL
L
AND I / NEKROMANTIK
12-13
14A CENTURY OF CHINESE
CINEMA
15
MODERNITY ON FILM
16
EYOND THE INFINITE:
B
SCI-FI ON SCREEN
17
CI-FI/SCI-FACT: THE FACTS
S
BEHIND THE FICTION
18-19
WE ARE THE ROBOTS!
20
.F.O. – THE UNIVERSE,
U
FICTION AND THE OBSCURE
21
FT ALL-NIGHTER: ATTACK
Q
OF THE KILLER ‘B’S!
22
HE NIGHTINGALE / WOLFY
T
– THE INCREDIBLE SECRET /
BJÖRK: BIOPHILIA LIVE
THURS 16 0CT – SAT 1 NOV, 6PM-10.30PM*
When, during the first decade of the 20th Century, the cinema burst
onto the public stage as a social phenomenon, the need for appropriate
buildings in which to present the films led to a boom in design and
construction of the new concept of ‘a cinema’, which evolved into the
spectacular art deco picture palaces of the 1930s.
This exhibition and talk gives the flavour of those long-gone days when
over forty cinema buildings were operating in Belfast and seeks to show
the wide diversity of cinema experience and design that was on offer.
AT A GLANCE
23
IN CONVERSATION WITH RUSSELL BRAND / STEPHEN FRY LIVE: MORE FOOL ME / GLOBE ON SCREEN: MACBETH
VISIT THE JAMESON BAR AT QFT
*Mon-Fri, weekend times vary.
Exhibition Talk
A flavour of the days when over 40 cinemas
were operating in Belfast.
Thurs 16 Oct – Opening Reception & Talk
by Michael Open, 6.30pm-7.30pm.
FREE ADMISSION
See page 15 for QFT’s Modernity on Film season.
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NEW RELEASES
DAST-NEVESHTEHAA NEMISOOSAND
MANUSCRIPTS
DON’T BURN
‘71
FRI 10 – THURS 23 OCT
FRI 3 – THURS 9 OCT*
DIR: YANN DEMANGE • UK • 2014 • 1 HR 39 MINS • ACTION/DRAMA/WAR
• CAST: JACK O’CONNELL, CHARLIE MURPHY, SEAN HARRIS
DIR: MOHAMMAD RASOULOF
• IRAN • 2013 • 2 HRS 7 MINS
• DRAMA • SUBTITLED
MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT
FRI 26 SEPT – THURS 9 OCT
FRI 19 SEPT – THURS 2 OCT
DIR: WOODY ALLEN • USA • 2014 • 1 HR 38 MINS • COMEDY/ROMANCE
• CAST: COLIN FIRTH, EMMA STONE, JACKI WEAVER
DIR: MATTHEW WARCHUS • UK
• 2014 • 2 HRS • COMEDY/DRAMA/
HISTORY • CAST: BILL NIGHY,
IMELDA STAUNTON, DOMINIC WEST
Set in the 1920s on the opulent
and idyllic French Riviera,
Woody Allen’s follow-up to the
Oscar-winning Blue Jasmine
is an enchanting romantic
comedy starring Colin Firth
and Emma Stone.
The little-heard, true-life tale
of how a lesbian and gay activist
group set about raising money to
support the miners’ strikes in the
mid ‘80s.
*NOT SHOWING ON SUN 5 OCT
Yann Demange’s vivid and
powerful debut feature stars
Jack O’Connell (Starred Up)
as a young British soldier
accidentally abandoned by
his unit following a riot on
the streets of Belfast in 1971,
where he must then attempt
to survive the night.
New recruit Private Gary Hook
(O’Connell) is unexpectedly
deployed to Belfast during The
Troubles in 1971. Shortly after
arriving, his platoon is supporting
a routine house search operation
which escalates into a terrifying
street riot, and during the chaos
Hook is accidentally left behind.
Unable to tell friend from foe,
the raw recruit must survive the
night alone and find his way to
safety through a disorientating,
alien and deadly landscape.
Written by Gregory Burke (Black
Watch), ‘71 is Demange’s feature
debut after directing TV series
including the award-winning
Top Boy for Channel 4, and the
soundtrack is by David Holmes.
“It’s a film that holds you
in a vice-like grip throughout.”
– Andrew Pulver,
THE GUARDIAN
****
Belfast Film Festival and QFT,
with the assistance of Film Hub
NI, present a special Q&A
screening of ’71 on Sat 18 Oct at
6.40pm, with Director Yann
Demange, Writer Gregory
Burke, Producers Angus
Lamont and Robin Gutch, and
David Holmes, who composed
the original score.
TICKETS £8
Based on a true story, this
modern thriller tells the story
of a failed effort by the Iranian
government to murder almost
two dozen journalists in 1995.
Told in a gripping fashion that
artfully reveals itself over time,
Manuscripts Don’t Burn describes
the journey of two hired killers
who, years later, are intimidating
and interrogating witnesses of
the failed mass murder on behalf
of the suppressive regime.
Shot on location in Iran without
permission and secretly debuted
at last year’s Cannes Film Festival,
Manuscripts Don’t Burn
constitutes a blatant defiance
of director Mohammad Rasoulof’s
20-year ban from filmmaking.
Rasoulof (and his anonymous
cast and crew) deftly illustrate the
determination of the human spirit
that dares to speak truth to power.
PRIDE
Stanley (Firth), an uptight magician
who prides himself on knowing
the detail behind every popular
illusion, reconnects with an old
colleague while on tour in Europe.
Intrigued by the story of Sophie
(Stone), a young spirit medium
who claims to be able to speak
with the dead husband of a wealthy
widow (Jacki Weaver), the pair
travel to the sun-dappled coastal
villa of the family to assist in
unmasking this possible swindle.
At first, Stanley is confident he
can expose Sophie as a fraud
in no time. But as he witnesses
her accomplish numerous
supernatural feats, Stanley
begins to question his whole
rational worldview – if Sophie’s
powers are real, anything could
be possible.
Set against a backdrop of the
Côte d’Azur, glorious provincial
mansions, garden parties and
fashionable jazz joints, Allen’s
latest is a delightful all-star romp
that recalls Hollywood’s screwball
comedy heyday.
“Whenever Firth and Stone are
onscreen together, the movie
sings.” – VARIETY
In 1984, a violent industrial dispute
is spreading across Britain, but
support for the miners is about
to come from an unlikely source:
a gay and lesbian activist group
who fundraise for the miners’
families. And when the Union
rejects the gay activists’ help,
they decide to deliver their
donation in person, travelling
to a small mining town in the
heart of Wales.
Ben Schnetzer gives a gutsy
performance, while Bill Nighy,
Paddy Considine and Imelda
Stanton are intelligent, charming
and witty throughout.
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NEW RELEASES
A MOST WANTED MAN
FRI 26 SEPT – THURS 9 OCT
IDA
FRI 10 – THURS 16 OCT
SERENA
NORTHERN SOUL
FRI 24 OCT – THURS 6 NOV
FRI 17 – SUN 19 OCT
DIR: ANTON CORBIJN • UK/USA/GERMANY • 2014 • 2 HRS 2 MINS • THRILLER
• CAST: PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN, RACHEL MCADAMS, WILLEM DAFOE
DIR: PAWEL PAWLIKOWSKI
• POLAND/DENMARK • 2013
• 1 HR 22 MINS • DRAMA
• CAST: AGATA TRZEBUCHOWSKA,
AGATA KULESZA, DAWID OGRODNIK
• SUBTITLED
DIR: SUSANNE BIER • USA/CZECH REPUBLIC • 2014 • 1 HR 50 MINS • DRAMA
• CAST: JENNIFER LAWRENCE, BRADLEY COOPER, RHYS IFANS
The late Philip Seymour
Hoffman delivers an outstanding
performance in this smart,
fascinating adaptation of the
John le Carré (Tinker Tailor
Soldier Spy) spy thriller,
directed by Anton Corbijn
(Control, The American).
Paweł Pawlikowski’s
award-winning Ida is an
exploration of personal and
national reckoning as told
through the story of a young
novitiate nun in early 1960s
Communist Poland.
With Serena, acclaimed Director
Susanne Bier (In a Better World,
Love Is All You Need) reunites
two of Hollywood’s highest
profile stars, Bradley Cooper
and Jennifer Lawrence,
following their award-winning
partnerships in American Hustle
and Silver Linings Playbook.
Corbijn’s sumptuously shot,
impeccably structured adaptation
of le Carré’s 2008 bestselling
novel is a thoroughly gripping
tale set in the dangerous and
dingy world of a post-9/11
German intelligence unit. When
a half-Chechen, half-Russian,
brutally tortured immigrant
turns up in Hamburg’s Islamic
community, laying claim to
his father’s ill-gotten fortune,
both German and US security
agencies take a close interest:
as the clock ticks down and
the stakes rise, the race is on to
establish this most wanted man’s
true identity - oppressed victim
or destruction-bent extremist?
Slow-burning and intricate as
clockwork, this follows Tinker
Tailor Soldier Spy as a fantastic
sub-version of the spy thriller,
plus it has a cast to die for,
including Willem Dafoe, Rachel
McAdams, Daniel Brühl, and an
utterly amazing performance
from Phillip Seymour Hoffman.
“Meticulously plotted and
steadily absorbing. Intelligence
is both the subject and the
approach of A Most Wanted Man.
First among equals in the fine
ensemble, Hoffman brings a
superbly world-weary quality
to the role of Bachmann.”
– Justin Chang, VARIETY
The 8.40pm screening on Wed 8
Oct will be an Access screening
with audio description and
on-screen captioning.
The angel-faced Anna
(Trzebuchowska) is on the brink
of taking her vows when the
Mother Superior insists she
make contact with her only
living relative. Venturing from
the rural convent to Warsaw,
the emotionally remote Anna
is met by her boozy, free-living
aunt Wanda (Kulesza). An
offhand revelation about Anna’s
true identity sets in motion
a road trip through the Polish
countryside during which
these two strikingly different
characters confront family
secrets and postwar demons.
Presented in association
with Play Poland which aims
to present and promote
contemporary Polish cinema to
UK and International audiences.
www.playpoland.com
An ambitious and highly stylised
production, Serena, based on
Ron Rash’s North Carolina-set
novel of the same name,
offers lush period detail
of depression-era America.
North Carolina mountains at
the end of the 1920s - George
(Cooper) and Serena Pemberton
(Lawrence), love-struck newlyweds,
begin to build a timber empire.
Serena soon proves herself to
be equal to any man: overseeing
loggers, hunting rattle-snakes,
even saving a man’s life in the
wilderness.
CERT
TBC
With power and influence now
in their hands, the Pembertons
refuse to let anyone stand in the
way of their inflated love and
ambitions. However, once Serena
discovers George’s hidden past
and faces an unchangeable fate
of her own, the Pembertons’
passionate marriage begins
to unravel leading toward
a dramatic reckoning.
With a strong supporting cast
(Toby Jones, Sean Harris and
a villainous Rhys Ifans), Serena
is an enjoyably traditional, yet
extravagant, melodrama of
bitter jealousy, murder and
cold, unforgiving ambition.
DIR: ELAINE CONSTANTINE • UK
• 2014 • 1 HR 42 MINS • DRAMA/MUSIC
• CAST: ELLIOT JAMES LANGRIDGE,
JOSHUA WHITEHOUSE, ANTONIA THOMAS
Northern Soul is the story of
a 1970s northern club scene
that changed a generation.
It tells the authentic and uplifting
tale of two young men whose
horizons are opened up by their
discovery of black American soul
music. No longer satisfied with
the prospect of a small town
life and a factory production line,
they dream of going to America
to discover the super-rare
records that will help them
to become the Northern Soul
scene’s No.1 DJs. Their journey
forces the two best friends to
confront rivalry, violence and
drug abuse as their friendship
and loyalties are tested to the
limit.
The opening night will feature
Back Track DJs spinning a
selection of Northern Soul
classics all on vinyl in the
Jameson Bar at QFT. And don’t
miss the Back Track Northern
Soul Night at the Oh Yeah
Centre, Sat 8 Nov, 9.30pm.
A DANGEROUS
GAME
TUES 30 SEPT – THURS 2 OCT
TONY BENN:
WILL AND
TESTAMENT
AT BERKELEY
FRI 3 – SUN 5 OCT
SUN 19 OCT, 2PM
CERT
TBC
DIR: ANTHONY BAXTER • UK • 2014
• 1 HR 42 MINS • DOCUMENTARY
DIR: SKIP KITE • UK • 2014
• 1 HR 30 MINS • DOCUMENTARY
A Dangerous Game is the
jaw-dropping sequel to the
award-winning You’ve Been
Trumped.
The heart and soul of Britain’s
left, portrayed through the
turbulent post-war period.
At stake is our ability to protect
what’s left of our vanishing and
fragile natural world. Motivated
by the outrage his first film
generated around the world,
Director Anthony Baxter finds
himself on a journey to global
hot spots where Donald Trump
and other rapacious developers –
often in cahoots with local officials
– are using golf as a smokescreen
for massive luxury resorts that
end up costing the earth.
The film includes appearances
by Hollywood star Alec Baldwin,
environmental icon Robert
Kennedy Jr, and the world’s
most famous businessman.
The screening on Tues 30 Sept
will be followed by a Q&A with
Director Anthony Baxter.
08/09
NEW RELEASES/SPECIAL EVENTS
NEW RELEASES/SPECIAL EVENTS
Throughout this vivid portrait of
a man whose career transcended
politics, Tony Benn reviews the
triumphs and the upsets of his
personal and his private life,
from his fight to retain his seat
in the House of Commons after
his elevation to the peerage,
to his championship of the
1971-72 Upper Clyde Shipbuilders’
Work-in, to his battles with
a hostile mainstream press.
The long-time Labour MP
participated in the making of this
moving and informative tribute
shortly before his death in
March 2014.
The screening on Sun 5 Oct
will be followed by a 45-minute
recorded satellite panel
discussion – check the QFT
website for the panel line-up.
Tickets £8.
WE ARE
NORTHERN
LIGHTS
TUES 14 OCT, 6.30PM
THE ENEMY
WITHIN
WED 15 OCT, 6.30PM
UNBREAKABLE
SAT 25 – SUN 26 OCT
DIR: FREDERICK WISEMAN
• USA • 2013 • 4 HRS 4 MINS
• DOCUMENTARY
DIR: NICK HIGGINS WITH 121
CO-DIRECTORS • UK • 2013
• 1 HR 39 MINS • DOCUMENTARY
CERT
DIR: RICHARD CRITCHLOW • UK
TBC
• 2012 • 1 HR 10 MINS • DOCUMENTARY
CERT
DIR: ROSS WHITAKER • IRELAND
TBC
• 2014 • 1 HR 30 MINS • DOCUMENTARY
Frederick Wiseman, one
of America’s greatest living
documentarists (Titicut Follies,
Public Housing), brings us his
38th documentary since 1967,
this time examining the
University of California
at Berkeley.
How do you capture the essence
of Scotland in just one film?
The Centre for Cancer
Research and Cell Biology
and Cancer Research UK
sponsor The Enemy Within,
50 years of fighting cancer.
Ten years after losing his sight
at 22, Mark Pollock became the
first blind person to race to the
South Pole.
Wiseman probes this august
institution with a typically
forensic study of what amounts
to a city within a city with its own
police force, social structures
and multibillion dollar budget.
Suffering huge public funding
cuts, Berkeley struggles to balance
a tradition of radicalism and
academic excellence against
a pragmatic approach, ensuring
its preeminent status as one of
the top three rated centres of
academic excellence in the world.
Without comment, Wiseman
shows how the Berkeley campus
elucidates the struggle of
contemporary Western society
to maintain itself in the face of
global political and economic flux.
You invite people from all
across the country to submit
their unique visions in a mass
participation project and combine
them into an impressionistic
self portrait of contemporary
Scotland that is poignant,
thrilling, moving, often very
funny and strays far from the
stereotypes often encountered.
Created on the eve of the most
momentous decision in the
country’s history - the vote for
independence - this is a unique
chance to re-discover Scotland
through the eyes and thoughts of
the people who live there.
Presented in association
with Film Studies at
Queen’s University. Visit
www.wearenorthernlights.com
The screening will be followed
by a Q&A with Director Nick
Higgins.
Written and presented by
Vivienne Parry OBE, the film
tells the story of the war against
cancer over the last 50 years,
of the thrilling discoveries,
setbacks, triumphs and
disappointments, told by people
who were there. It features
patient stories and interviews
with some of the best known
scientists and doctors in the
cancer world.
The psychological impact of that
success put blindness behind him
- he moved on with his life and
became engaged to his girlfriend
Simone. But four weeks before the
wedding,a terrible fall left Mark
paralysed from the waist down.
This emotional, fascinating film tells
the remarkable story of a couple
rebuilding their lives and searching
for a cure for spinal injury.
FREE ADMISSION
The screening will be followed
by an expert panel discussion
featuring: David Waugh,
Director, Centre for Cancer
Research and Cell Biology;
Joe O’Sullivan, Professor
of Medical Oncology; Richard
Kennedy, McClay Professor
of Medical Oncology; Mary
Francis McMullin, Professor
of Clinical Haematology.
The screening on Sat 25 Oct will
be followed by a Q&A with Mark
Pollock and Director Ross
Whitaker.
NEW RELEASES/SPECIAL EVENTS
QFT HIJACK!
WATERMARK
SAT 25 – SUN 26 OCT
TAKE SHELTER
SAT 11 OCT, 9PM
FEAR AND
LOATHING
IN LAS VEGAS
SECOND SIGHT
QFT’s pick of restored and re-released classics,
back on the big screen where they belong.
LE JOUR SE LÈVE WITHNAIL AND I
NEKROMANTIK
FRI 10 OCT, 8.20PM
DIR: JENNIFER BAICHWAL
& EDWARD BURTYNSKY • CANADA
• 2013 • 1 HR 31 MINS • DOCUMENTARY
DIR: JEFF NICHOLS • USA • 2011
• 2 HRS 1 MINS • DRAMA/THRILLER
• CAST: MICHAEL SHANNON,
JESSICA CHASTAIN, SHEA WHIGHAM
DIR: TERRY GILLIAM • USA • 1998
• 1 HR 58 MINS • COMEDY • CAST:
JOHNNY DEPP, BENICIO DEL TORO,
TOBEY MAGUIRE
A feature documentary that
brings together diverse stories
from around the globe about
our relationship with water:
how we are drawn to it, what we
learn from it, how we use it and
the consequences of that use.
A simultaneous screening
of Take Shelter alongside
Newcastle Community Cinema,
Fermanagh Film Club and
Dungannon Film Club as part
of the Northern Ireland Mental
Health Arts & Film Festival.
Hijack! returns with a series
of special screenings chosen
by the friendly faces here at QFT.
Shot in stunning 5K ultra
high-definition video, this film
shows water as a terraforming
element and the scale of its
reach, as well as the magnitude
of our need and use. This is
balanced by forays into the
particular: a haunting memory
of a stolen river, the crucial data
hidden in a million year old piece
of ice. In Watermark, the viewer
is immersed in a world defined by
a magnificent force of nature that
we all too often take for granted
– until it’s gone.
Curtis LaForche (Michael
Shannon) is a working stiff in
a small Ohio town. Money is tight,
though Curtis finds solace in his
supportive family, and is devoted
to his loving wife Samantha
(Jessica Chastain) and their
young daughter. There seems
little remarkable about the man,
yet he is in the shadow of a dark
cloud and becomes increasingly
plagued by apocalyptic apparitions.
Haunted by his fears, his
behaviour becomes erratic,
and Curtis risks alienating the
local community and stretching
relationships with those closest
to him beyond breaking point.
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10/11
SPECIAL EVENTS
Terry Gilliam’s bold adaptation
of Hunter S. Thompson’s
groundbreaking, generationdefining, immortal novel follows
journalist Raoul Duke (Johnny
Depp) and his lawyer Dr. Gonzo
(Benicio Del Toro) as they take
a trip to Las Vegas with booze
and drugs in tow.
The ensuing days find the
duo searching, but for what?
The American Dream? Their sanity?
The end? Crafted as more of an
atmospheric mood piece than
narrative-driven story, Fear and
Loathing in Las Vegas is a truly
unique and wild ride.
SAT 11 – MON 13 OCT
MON 20 – THURS 23 OCT
SAT 27 SEPT, 10PM
DIR: MARCEL CARNÉ • FRANCE • 1939
• 1 HR 32 MINS • CRIME/DRAMA/
ROMANCE • CAST: JEAN GABIN,
JACQUELINE LAURENT, ARLETTY
• SUBTITLED
DIR: BRUCE ROBINSON • UK • 1987
• 1 HR 47 MINS • COMEDY/DRAMA
• CAST: RICHARD E. GRANT,
PAUL MCGANN, RICHARD GRIFFITHS
DIR: JÖRG BUTTGEREIT
• WEST GERMANY • 1987
• 1 HR 11 MINS • HORROR • CAST:
BERND DAKTARI LORENZ, BEATRICE
MANOWSKI, HARALD LUNDT • SUBTITLED
Marcel Carné’s fourth
collaboration with screenwriter
Jacques Prévert is an exquisitely
crafted noir describing an
obsessive relationship that
leads to murder, and a classic
of French poetic realism.
The finest cult film known to
humanity in a new restoration.
Screening as part of Scalarama’s
nationwide celebration of
cinema, this Scala Cinema
‘favourite’ is back on the big
screen, newly restored…
and resuscitated.
Jean Gabin (La Grande Illusion)
stars as the working-class
François who has committed
a terrible crime. Holed up in
a claustrophobic flat, over the
course of a long night he reflects
on the oppressive circumstances
- a love affair with young florist
Francoise (Jacqueline Laurent);
the knowledge that she is under
the damaging spell of the sinister
Valentin (Jules Berry); and a fling
with Clara (Arletty), Valentin’s
assistant - that have led him,
inexorably, to murder.
This reissue includes new,
previously censored scenes
that will be seen by audiences
for the very first time.
Camden Town, the arse-end
of the sixties. Two struggling,
unemployed actors (careerdefining roles for Richard E.
Grant and Paul McGann) decide
some respite is in order and so
depart their miserable flat for
a week in the Lake District –
one that will involve rain, booze,
minimal supplies, a randy bull
and an even randier Uncle Monty
(the late Richard Griffiths).
Based on the real-life
experiences of former actor
turned writer/director Bruce
Robinson, Withnail and I has
become one of British cinema’s
most fondly remembered
comedies.
A cult film in the truest sense
that has also become a classic.
Nekromantik is the
one-of-a-kind depraved
classic from cult director Jörg
Buttgereit. Never released on
home video in the UK, and only
recently granted an 18 certificate
by the BBFC, the film plunges the
viewer into a depraved world
of nihilism and necrophilia –
weaving the tale of Rob, a young
man who finds himself competing
for the affections of his girlfriend
with a putrefying cadaver.
With his love life quite literally
decaying around him, Rob
soon finds himself spiralling
into a murky existence of
disassociation, despair and
ultimately, murder. Be warned –
this is not for the faint hearted!
12/13
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AT A GLANCE
SEPTEMBER
DATE
EVENT
TIME
DATE
EVENT
TIME
DATE
EVENT
DATE
EVENT
TIME
Fri 26
A Most Wanted Man
Magic in the Moonlight
Pride
6.30pm
6.40pm/8.50pm
9.00pm
Sun 5
2.00pm
Tues 14
Fri 24
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Serena
Le mépris
6.30pm
6.40pm/9.00pm
8.45pm
A Most Wanted Man
Magic in the Moonlight
Pride
Nekromantik
5.00pm
6.30pm/8.40pm
7.30pm
10.00pm
3.00pm
6.00pm
7.20pm
We Are Northern Lights + Q&A 6.30pm
6.40pm/8.50pm
‘71
9.15pm
Ida
Sat 27
Wed 15
The Enemy Within + Q&A
‘71
Ida
Sat 25
Sun 28
NT Live: A Streetcar
Named Desire
A Most Wanted Man
Magic in the Moonlight
Pride
The Nightingale
NT Live: A Streetcar
Named Desire
Brazil
Magic in the Moonlight
Tony Benn: Will and
Testament + satellite Q&A
A Most Wanted Man
3.00pm
6.00pm
7.20pm/9.20pm
8.30pm
Mon 6
Fantastic Voyage + intro
Magic in the Moonlight
A Most Wanted Man
Manuscripts Don’t Burn
6.30pm
6.40pm
8.50pm
9.00pm
Moon Man + workshop
Unbreakable + Q&A
Watermark
The Fountainhead
Serena
Jameson Presents…
1.00pm
4.00pm
4.30pm
6.30pm
6.40pm/8.50pm
9.00pm (event),
10.00pm (film)
Sun 26
Mon 29
A Most Wanted Man
Magic in the Moonlight
Pride
6.30pm
6.40pm/8.50pm
9.00pm
Tues 7
2.00pm
6.30pm
6.40pm/9.00pm
8.30pm
A Dangerous Game + Q&A
Magic in the Moonlight
A Most Wanted Man
Pride
6.30pm
6.40pm
8.50pm
9.15pm
6.30pm
6.40pm
8.50pm
9.00pm
NT Live: A Streetcar
Named Desire
Unbreakable
Serena
Watermark
Tues 30
Soylent Green + intro
Magic in the Moonlight
A Most Wanted Man
Manuscripts Don’t Burn
Aliens + intro
Magic in the Moonlight
A Most Wanted Man
(Access Screening)
Manuscripts Don’t Burn
6.15pm
6.30pm
8.40pm
Mon 27
Westworld
Serena
Metropolis
6.30pm
6.40pm/9.00pm
8.30pm
Tues 28
Thurs 9
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde + intro
Magic in the Moonlight
A Most Wanted Man
Manuscripts Don’t Burn
6.30pm
6.40pm
8.50pm
9.00pm
Saturn 3
Serena
Metropolis
6.30pm
6.40pm
8.30pm
Wed 29
The Terminator
Serena
Metropolis
6.30pm
6.40pm/9.00pm
8.45pm
Fri 10
Ida
‘71
Fear and Loathing
in Las Vegas
QFT All-Nighter: Attack
of the Killer ‘B’s!
6.30pm
6.40pm/8.50pm
Wolfy – The Incredible Secret
Le jour se lève
Ida
‘71
Take Shelter
2.00pm
4.30pm
6.30pm
6.40pm/8.50pm
9.00pm
OCTOBER
Wed 8
8.50pm
9.20pm
9.15pm
DATE
EVENT
TIME
Wed 1
Magic in the Moonlight
A Dangerous Game
Stephen Fry Live:
More Fool Me
Pride
A Most Wanted Man
5.00pm
6.30pm
Thurs 2
A Dangerous Game
Magic in the Moonlight
Pride
A Most Wanted Man
6.30pm
6.40pm
8.40pm
8.50pm
Sat 11
Fri 3
Tony Benn: Will
and Testament
Magic in the Moonlight
Manuscripts Don’t Burn
A Most Wanted Man
6.30pm
6.40pm
8.30pm
8.50pm
Sun 12
Globe on Screen: Macbeth
Ida
‘71
Le jour se lève
3.00pm
6.00pm
6.10pm/8.20pm
7.50pm
Takeover Sci-Fi Fun Palace
Flying Saucer Rock ‘n’ Roll
Tony Benn: Will and Testament
Magic in the Moonlight
Manuscripts Dont Burn
A Most Wanted Man
From 12pm
2.00pm/3.00pm
6.30pm
6.40pm
8.30pm
8.50pm
Mon 13
Ida
‘71
Le jour se lève
6.30pm
6.40pm/8.50pm
8.20pm
Sat 4
7.15pm
8.40pm
9.25pm
Times are subject to change. Please check www.queensfilmtheatre.com for up-to-date information.
8.20pm
Thurs 16 Silver Screens Exhibition Talk
‘71
Ida
TIME
6.30pm
6.40pm/8.50pm
9.00pm
6.30pm
6.40pm/8.50pm
8.20pm
Spring in a Small Town
’71
Northern Soul
6.30pm
6.40pm/8.50pm
8.40pm
The Red Detachment
of Women
Spring in a Small Town
’71 + Q&A
Northern Soul
‘71
3.30pm
6.30pm
6.40pm
8.40pm
9.30pm
At Berkeley
The Banquet
Red Sorghum
‘71
Northern Soul
2.00pm
3.30pm
6.30pm
6.40pm/8.50pm
8.30pm
Mon 20
The Story of Qiu Ju
‘71
Withnail and I
6.30pm
6.40pm/8.50pm
8.40pm
Tues 21
The Missing Gun
‘71
Withnail and I
6.30pm
6.40pm/8.50pm
8.30pm
Wed 22
Aftershock
‘71
Withnail and I
6.30pm
6.40pm/8.50pm
9.10pm
Fri 17
Sat 18
Sun 19
11.00pm
Thurs 23 ‘71
In the Mood for Love
In Conversation with
Russell Brand
Withnail and I
4.50pm/9.10pm
6.30pm
7.00pm
8.40pm
Thurs 30 A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Serena
Metropolis
6.00pm
6.30pm/8.50pm
9.15pm
14/15
SPECIAL EVENTS: ULSTER BANK BELFAST FESTIVAL AT QUEEN’S
BOOK ONLINE AT
WWW.QUEENSFILMTHEATRE.COM
A CENTURY OF
CHINESE CINEMA
MODERNITY
ON FILM
Including martial arts movies, golden age classics and cutting-edge masterpieces,
A Century of Chinese Cinema is an opportunity for Belfast audiences to experience
the artistry and inventiveness of these rarely seen films, covering 100 years of
film-making in China. Presented in association with the British Film Institute.
Absorbing Modernity 1914-2014
What can we gain from this period? Can the condition of being modern keep
inspiring Belfast today? In this season, we explore how modernity has influenced
some of cinema’s leading lights. Presented in association with the British Council.
HONG SE NIANG ZI JUN
XIAO CHENG ZHI CHUN
SPRING IN A
SMALL TOWN
THE RED
DETACHMENT
OF WOMEN
DAS CABINET DES DR. CALIGARI
THE CABINET
OF DR. CALIGARI LE MÉPRIS
THE
FOUNTAINHEAD
ALSO SHOWING:
FRI 17 – SAT 18 OCT, 6.30PM
SAT 18 OCT, 3.30PM
DIR: FEI MU • CHINA • 1948
• 1 HR 38 MINS • DRAMA/ROMANCE
• CAST: CHAOMING CUI, WEI LI, YU SHI
• SUBTITLED
DIR: XIE JIN • CHINA • 1961
• 1 HR 50 MINS • WAR • CAST:
QIANG CHEN, NIU TIE, XIN-GANG WANG
• SUBTITLED
The 1930s in Shanghai were
a ‘Golden Age’ in many spheres
of Chinese culture, cinema being
chief among them.
One of six films made during
Mao Zedong’s Cultural
Revolution and a testament
to Communist kitsch.
Despite censorship by the
Nationalist government, Shanghai
cinema shattered age-old taboos
and championed progressive ideals,
while experimenting with innovative
visual techniques and unusual
narrative structures. This remarkable
creative ferment reached its peak,
just as the Golden Age came to
an end, with what many consider
to be the finest Chinese film ever
made: Fei Mu’s 1948 masterpiece
Spring in a Small Town.
This quiet, piercingly poignant
study of adulterous desire and
guilt-ridden despair - now restored
- is a remarkable rediscovery.
Peasant Wu Qinghua escapes
her village and the clutches of its
terrible warlord and joins a troop
of women soldiers known as
The Red Detachment of Women,
who liberate her village and
topple the tyrant. An adaptation
of a ballet of the same name
and set to the backdrop of the
Communist takeover, this is
a bold and theatrical swan song
of Mao the Red Emperor and
an exemplar of blunt propaganda.
THE BANQUET (2008)
Sun 19 Oct, 3.30pm
RED SORGHUM (1987)
Sun 19 Oct, 6.30pm
THE STORY OF QIU JU (1992)
Mon 20 Oct, 6.30pm
THE MISSING GUN (2002)
Tues 21 Oct, 6.30pm
AFTERSHOCK (2010)
Wed 22 Oct, 6.30pm
IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (2000)
Thurs 23 Oct, 6.30pm
Full details of all films can be found
at www.queensfilmtheatre.com
A Century of Chinese Cinema is
programmed in partnership with
BFI and TIFF. Sponsored by Lyca
Mobile and Shangri La with special
thanks to Cathay Pacific Airways.
With thanks to the China Film Archive.
PASSPORT TO FILM
2 Chinese Films for £8. Check in online at
www.belfastfestival.com /BookNow/PassportDeals
or tel. 028 9097 1197
FRI 24 OCT, 6.30PM
FRI 24 OCT, 8.45PM
SAT 25 OCT, 6.30PM
DIR: ROBERT WIENE • GERMANY
• 1920 • 1 HR 17 MINS • CAST:
WERNER KRAUSS, CONRAD VEIDT,
FRIEDRICH FEHER • SILENT WITH
SUBTITLED INTERTITLES
DIR: JEAN-LUC GODARD
• FRANCE/ITALY • 1963
• 1 HR 43 MINS • DRAMA
• CAST: BRIGITTE BARDOT, JACK
PALANCE, MICHEL PICCOLI • SUBTITLED
DIR: KING VIDOR • USA • 1949
• 1 HR 53 MINS • DRAMA
• CAST: GARY COOPER, PATRICIA
NEAL, RAYMOND MASSEY
Now newly restored,
Wiene’s classic of German
expressionism is far more
than a landmark of film history;
to this day it remains unsettling,
thought-provoking and very
impressive.
Working with his biggest
budget to date, Jean-Luc Godard
created a sublime widescreen
drama about marital breakdown,
set during pre-production on
a film shoot.
Considering the time it was made,
it’s hard to imagine a more unlikely
candidate for a screen adaptation
than Ayn Rand’s best-selling
novel, The Fountainhead, which
espoused her philosophy of
Objectivism, a belief in the
integrity of the individual and
a general contempt for the
mediocre standards accepted
by the masses.
About - or is it? - a sinister
hypnotist who sends out
a somnambulist to commit
a series of murders, the film
is remarkable for its disturbingly
unresolved ambiguities, for its
highly stylised performances
(Veidt’s playing of the
somnambulist is especially
astonishing) and for the brazenly
artificial, dreamlike distortions
of its painted sets. Its abiding
power lies in its effectiveness
in establishing and sustaining
a mood of inescapable nightmare.
Based on Moravia’s novel,
Jean-Luc Godard’s sardonic look
at the world of filmmaking boasts
superb performances by Michel
Piccoli as a compromised writer,
Brigitte Bardot as his bored wife,
Jack Palance as a manipulative
producer and Fritz Lang as himself,
about to film Homer’s Odyssey
in Cinecittà and Capri. Raoul
Coutard’s camerawork and Georges
Delerue’s music enhance the
beauty and poignancy.
This famously berserk cult picture
has Cooper as the ‘creative force’,
revealed in an architect who
dynamites a building that fails to
conform to his plans, and builds
the world’s tallest tombstone in
memorial to his friend. Loosely
based on the life of architect
Frank Lloyd Wright, the production
design shamelessly steals from
Wright’s designs.
16/17
SPECIAL EVENTS: BEYOND THE INFINITE: SCI-FI ON SCREEN
BEYOND
THE INFINITE:
SCI-FI ON SCREEN
“SCIENCE FICTION IS THE IMPROBABLE MADE PROBABLE.”
ROD SERLING, CREATOR OF THE TWILIGHT ZONE
QFT has been invaded! By Sci-Fi that is...
Throughout this month and beyond we will be
featuring a galaxy of Sci-Fi classics, seasons
and special events, all part of the BFI’s
nationwide Sci-Fi: Days of Fear
and Wonder season.
ALIENS
SCI-FI/SCI-FACT:
THE FACTS BEHIND THE FICTION
Find out about the
fascinating real-life
science behind classic
Sci-Fi films with our
series of introduced
screenings.
FANTASTIC
VOYAGE
TUES 7 OCT, 6.30PM
DIR: RICHARD FLEISCHER • USA
• 1966 • 1 HR 40 MINS • ADVENTURE/
FAMILY/SCI-FI • CAST: STEPHEN BOYD,
RAQUEL WELCH, EDMOND O’BRIEN
SCI-FI: DAYS
OF FEAR AND
WONDER
Supported by Film Hub NI. Proud
to be a partner of the BFI Film
Audience Network, funded by
the National Lottery.
Film Hub NI is part of a significant
new national initiative aimed at
growing audiences for film across
the UK - BFI Film Audience Network.
Take a trip into inner space
with this ‘60s Sci-Fi classic.
It aims to put film at the centre of
cultural life in Northern Ireland
and the rest of the UK, encouraging
more people to see a more
diverse range of films in more
locations nationally. Film Hub NI
WED 8 OCT, 6.15PM
DIR: JAMES CAMERON • USA/UK
• 1986 • 2 HRS 17 MINS • ACTION/
ADVENTURE/SCI-FI • CAST: SIGOURNEY
WEAVER, MICHAEL BIEHN, CARRIE HENN
DIR: RICHARD FLEISCHER • USA
• 1973 • 1 HR 33 MINS • MYSTERY/
SCI-FI/THRILLER • CAST: CHARLTON
HESTON, EDWARD G. ROBINSON,
LEIGH TAYLOR-YOUNG
MON 6 OCT, 6.30PM
Beyond the Infinite: Sci-Fi on
Screen is part of BFI Sci-Fi:
An out-of-this-world season of
films and events at venues across
the UK, October – December 2014.
SOYLENT GREEN
is managed and delivered by
Queen’s Film Theatre.
For further information please
see facebook.com/filmhubni or
queensfilmtheatre.com/filmhub
or bfi.org.uk/sci-fi
When a leading scientist suffers
a catastrophic brain injury,
an intrepid team of experts are
shrunken to microscopic size
and injected into his bloodstream
to repair the damage.
Their mission takes them
on a tour of the human body
encountering wonders and
dangers along the way.
This screening will be
introduced by Professor A
Prasanna de Silva, Chair of
Organic Chemistry at Queen’s,
who will give an insight into
how developments in
contemporary science might
make the event of the film a bit
less ‘fantastic’ for the future.
Concern about what is in our
food is nothing new. One
nightmarish scenario is
presented in this 1973 dystopian
thriller starring Charlton Heston
and, in his last film appearance,
Edward G. Robinson.
It’s 2022 and New York City
is collapsing under the weight
of 40 million population,
mass homelessness and
unemployment and food
shortages. Most of the population
survives on nutritional wafers
produced by the Soylent
Corporation, whose latest
product is Soylent Green.
When the death of a wealthy
businessman is investigated
by NYPD detective Frank Thorn
(Heston), the true story behind
Soylent Green, and what it is
made of, begins to emerge…
Introduction by Bob Madden
PhD, who has been working as a
food microbiologist for 33 years,
and will discuss how concerns
about population, resources and
environment gave rise to the
film, and resonate today.
James Cameron’s 1986
follow-up to the original Alien
sees Ripley (Sigourney Weaver)
once again take on the terrifying,
seemingly indestructible
extra-terrestrial monsters.
Introducing this screening,
and talking about the weaponry
in Aliens, will be Professor
Francis Keenan and Dr. Robert
Ryans of the Astrophysics
Research Centre at Queen’s.
DR. JEKYLL
AND MR. HYDE
THURS 9 OCT, 6.30PM
DIR: ROUBEN MAMOULIAN • USA
• 1931 • 1 HR 36 MINS • HORROR/
SCI-FI • CAST: FREDRIC MARCH,
MIRIAM HOPKINS, ROSE HOBART
This first sound version of
Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic
morality tale starred Fredric
March as the kindly,
philanthropic Dr. Jekyll,
who makes the fatal mistake
of delving into secrets that
‘’man should never know’’.
Introducing this screening,
and exploring the science
of the transformation, will
be Professor Ken Seddon,
Chair of Inorganic Chemistry
and Co-Director of QUILL
at Queen’s.
18/19
BEYOND THE INFINITE: SCI-FI ON SCREEN
WE ARE THE ROBOTS!
Throughout the history of cinema, the figure of the robot has been a frequent
star of the silver screen. Our short season pays tribute to our artificial friends
and features some of film’s most iconic man-made men.
WESTWORLD
MON 27 OCT, 6.30PM
SATURN 3
TUES 28 OCT, 6.30PM
THE
TERMINATOR
WED 29 OCT, 6.30PM
A.I. ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE
THURS 30 OCT, 6PM
METROPOLIS
MON 27 – THURS 30 OCT
DIR: MICHAEL CRICHTON • USA
• 1973 • 1 HR 25 MINS • ACTION/SCI-FI/
THRILLER • CAST: YUL BRYNNER,
RICHARD BENJAMIN, JAMES BROLIN
DIR: STANLEY DONEN • UK • 1980
• 1 HR 26 MINS • ACTION/SCI-FI/
THRILLER • CAST: FARRAH FAWCETT,
KIRK DOUGLAS, HARVEY KEITEL
DIR: JAMES CAMERON • USA/UK
• 1984 • 1 HR 47 MINS • ACTION/SCI-FI
• CAST: ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER,
LINDA HAMILTON, MICHAEL BIEHN
DIR: STEVEN SPIELBERG • USA • 2001
• 2 HRS 46 MINS • ADVENTURE/DRAMA
/SCI-FI • CAST: HALEY JOEL OSMENT,
JUDE LAW, FRANCES O’CONNOR
DIR: FRITZ LANG • GERMANY • 1927 • 2 HRS 30 MINS • DRAMA/SCI-FI
• CAST: BRIGITTE HELM, ALFRED ABEL, GUSTAV FRÖHLICH
First released in 1973,
Westworld was written and
directed by Michael Crichton
(writer of Jurassic Park) and
similarly looks at what happens
when a theme park goes bad.
A curio of ‘80s Sci-Fi, on paper
Saturn 3 has it all: directed by
the venerable Stanley Donen
and scripted by Martin Amis,
it features spaceships, a giant
sex-obsessed killer robot and
a stellar cast (Kirk Douglas,
Harvey Keitel and the then
‘hottest woman in Hollywood’,
Farrah Fawcett).
The original and (we think)
the best, James Cameron’s 1984
Sci-Fi actioner sees Arnie don
sunglasses and leather jacket
to play the unstoppable,
indestructible assassin
the Terminator.
Originally a project of the late,
great Stanley Kubrick and based
on a story by the acclaimed Sci-Fi
writer Brian Aldiss, A.I. finally
made it to the screen in 2001,
directed by Steven Spielberg.
Originally released theatrically
in 2010, the reconstructed and
restored Metropolis is back for
a limited run to coincide with
the BFI’s Sci-Fi: Days of Fear
and Wonder season.
Set in a future where humanity’s
numbers have been reduced by
global warming and disease, a
new class of robots, Mecha, has
been developed. Incredibly
advanced, Mecha are capable of
emulating human thoughts and
emotion – of feeling love.
Following the story of David, a
prototype Mecha, Spielberg’s film
focuses on the emotional life of
an artificial being and raises
profound questions about the
nature of humanity and our
responsibility for others.
With its dizzying depiction of a
futuristic cityscape and alluring
female robot, Metropolis is
among the most famous of all
German films and the mother of
Sci-Fi cinema (an influence on
Blade Runner and Star Wars,
among countless other films).
Directed by the legendary Fritz
Lang (M, Das Testament des Dr.
Mabuse, The Big Heat, etc.), its
jaw-dropping production values,
iconic imagery, and modernist
grandeur – it was described by
Luis Buñuel as “a captivating
symphony of movement” –
remain as powerful as ever.
This time it’s robots not dinosaurs,
and the park is the high-tech,
very adult Delos, which offers three
themed “world” experiences:
West World, Medieval World
and Roman World, all populated with
lifelike androids. Peter, a first-timer,
and John, an old hand, decide on
West World where fearsome robot
Gunslinger (Brynner) resides. When
the Gunslinger’s programme
malfunctions, however, the vacation
soon becomes a nightmare…
Introduction by Dr. Derek
Johnston, Lecturer in Broadcast
Literacy, School of English,
Queen’s University Belfast.
In the annals of cinema history,
however, it is seen as a massive
misfire (a whole website is
devoted to what went wrong with
Saturn 3). We say…make your
own mind up. Whatever your
verdict, the monstrous creation of
the 9-ft tall, psychopathic Hector,
is one of film’s most memorable
‘bots’.
Sent from the future, from a world
controlled by machines, the
Terminator is a cyborg (part
man-part machine) with a mission
to kill Sarah Connor, a young
woman destined to give birth to a
future human rebel leader, John
Connor.
A bona-fide Sci-Fi classic, The
Terminator has proven hugely
influential, spawning numerous
sequels and a spin-off TV series
and coining Arnie’s immortal
catchphrase ‘I’ll be back’.
Following its world premiere in
1927, half an hour was cut from
Fritz Lang’s masterpiece and lost
to the world. Eighty years later a
spectacular discovery was made
when the footage was found in a
small, dusty museum in Buenos
Aires. The film has been
painstakingly reconstructed and
digitally restored allowing
audiences the chance to see the
iconic futuristic fairy tale as Lang
had envisioned it.
20/21
BEYOND THE INFINITE: SCI-FI ON SCREEN
TAKEOVER FILM FESTIVALPRESENTS
U.F.O. –
THE UNIVERSE,
FICTION AND
THE OBSCURE
OPENING
WEEKEND
FUN PALACE
SAT 4 OCT, 12PM-5PM
Takeover’s FREE Sci-Fi
themed ‘Fun Palace’ will include
interactive events for all ages
(8 yrs+) to tie-in with the
national Fun Palace initiative.
Expect a whole host of Sci-Fi themed
activities, all within our special
retro-atomic style film set
installation. Highlights include an
interactive spaceship experience
with a digital robot by The Design
Zoo, 3-D printing workshops with
FAB LAB Belfast, where participants
can create their own 3-D objects,
special effects make-up demos
and short film screenings.
The theme of the October season
is ‘Tomorrow’s World’, with more
screenings planned during November,
go to takeoverfilm.com
for more details.
funpalaces.co.uk
Programmed and
introduced by QFT’s
Takeover youth panel, this
year’s festival is inspired
by speculative fiction and
will feature out-of-this
world screenings, events
and a Fun Palace!
+ INTRODUCTION
FLYING SAUCER
ROCK ’N’ ROLL
SAT 4 OCT, 2PM & 3PM
BRAZIL
SUN 5 OCT, 6PM
DIR: ENDA HUGHES • NORTHERN IRELAND
• 1997 • 12 MINS • SCI-FI • CAST: ARDAL
O’HANLON, TARA COSTELLO, JOE ROONEY
• RECOMMENDED 8 YRS+
DIR: TERRY GILLIAM • UK • 1985
• 2 HRS 23 MINS • DRAMA/SCI-FI
• CAST: JONATHAN PRYCE,
KIM GREIST, ROBERT DE NIRO
Takeover is delighted that
screenwriter Mik Duffy will be
joining us to introduce his short
film Flying Saucer Rock ‘n’ Roll.
Terry Gilliam’s fantastical satire
of bureaucracy gone mad is one
of the most visually imaginative
works in modern cinema.
This spoof of a 1950s black and
white science fiction B-movie
stars Ardal O’Hanlon. The title
is taken from the 1957 Rockabilly
novelty hit record “Flyin’ Saucers
Rock ‘n’ Roll” by Billy Lee Riley
and His Little Green Men.
O’Hanlan’s “rendition” of the
song is performed by producer
Michael Hughes.
Former Monty Python member
Terry Gilliam was at his most
ferociously inventive with Brazil,
his third solo outing as a director.
It follows a dreamy pen-pusher
(Jonathan Pryce) as he battles
a menacing bureaucratic system
in pursuit of his ideal woman.
The film’s original title, 1984½,
hints at the twin influences
of George Orwell and director
Federico Fellini, while Gilliam
himself described it as “Frank
Capra meets Franz Kafka”.
FREE ADMISSION as part
of the Fun Palace weekend.
Screenings at 2pm and 3pm.
SCI-FI TRAILER
MAKING
WORKSHOP
SAT 1 NOV, 12PM-4PM
During this Sci-Fi trailer making
workshop participants (aged 12-17
yrs) will step up their filmmaking
skills with filmmaking tutors from
Nerve Belfast.
In this exciting workshop, participants
will create an action packed film
trailer using iMovie. You will have
hands on experience with accessories
and apps that allow you to shoot more
professional looking film on mobile
devices, as well as creating some
spectacular Sci-Fi special effects.
There will be prizes for the best
trailer, which will also be selected
as the online trailer for Takeover
Film’s Sci-Fi season.
Tickets £5. Participants must be
under 18 yrs and bring a signed
parental consent form, available
to download from
queensfilmtheatre.com
OFT ALL-NIGHTER:
ATTACK OF THE
KILLER ‘B’S!
FRI 10 OCT, FROM 11PM
Yes, it’s the return of the
QFT all-nighter, this time with
a decidedly Sci-Fi ‘B-movie’
theme. So whether it’s giant
ants or spiders, mutant flies or
brain-sucking beetles, come and
be ‘bugged out’ at this year’s
all-night sci-fi extravaganza!
Full timings and running order
available on the QFT website.
All-night ticket (all films):
£18/£15 concessions
(includes breakfast if
you book by lunchtime
Thurs 9 Oct, otherwise
you take your chances!).
PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT
IS FOR OVER 18S ONLY.
THE FILMS:
THEM! (1954)
THE FLY (1958)
MOTHRA (1961)
THE FLY (1986)
STARSHIP TROOPERS (1997)
GUARDIAN LIVE – VIA SATELLITE
CINEMAGIC UNDER 12S
CINEMAGIC UNDER 12S
THE
NIGHTINGALE
YE YING - LE PROMENEUR D’OISEAU
SUN 5 OCT, 2PM
WOLFY –
THE INCREDIBLE BJÖRK:
SECRET
BIOPHILIA LIVE
LOULOU, L’INCROYABLE SECRET
SAT 11 OCT, 2PM
SAT 1 NOV, 9.30PM
DIR: PHILIPPE MUYL • FRANCE/CHINA
• 2013 • 1 HR 40 MINS • DRAMA/FAMILY
• CAST: LI BAOTIAN, YANG XINYI, LI XIAORAN
• SUBTITLED • RECOMMENDED 10 YRS+
DIR: GRÉGOIRE SOLOTAREFF & ÉRIC OMOND
• FRANCE • 2013 • 1 HR 20 MINS • ANIMATION/
FAMILY • CAST: MALIK ZIDI, STÉPHANE DEBAC,
ANAÏS DEMOUSTIER • SUBTITLED
• RECOMMENDED 10 YRS+
DIR: NICK FENTON & PETER
CERT
TBC
STRICKLAND • UK • 2014
• 1 HR 37 MINS • DOCUMENTARY/MUSIC
Urbane and affluent 10-year-old
Renxing immerses herself day
and night in a brightly lit world
of handheld electronic devices.
Unlike in most fairy tales,
this wolf might be the hero...
Biophilia Live is a concert
film by Nick Fenton and
Peter Strickland that captures
the human element of Björk’s
multi-disciplinary multimedia
project: Biophilia.
When her parents leave
on separate business trips,
Renxing has to accompany her
grandfather on a trip through
the Chinese countryside to his tiny
hometown, far from both reception
and electricity. Renxing can’t bear
the thought of leaving the city,
but soon discovers the joys of
living offline.
“Boasting of Sun Ming’s lavish
cinematography […] and an
engaging performance from
Li Baotian (Ju Dou) as the
grandfather, The Nightingale
is technically remarkable.”
– HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
Tickets £6 (£5 concessions).
22/23
BOOK ONLINE AT
WWW.QUEENSFILMTHEATRE.COM
SPECIAL EVENTS
Young wolf Loulou and his
rabbit best friend Tom set off
on an adventure to find out what
happened to Loulou’s mother.
But in Wolfenberg, the old wolf
prince is hosting the Carnivore
Games and doesn’t want
a kind-hearted young wolf or
(heaven forbid) a rabbit upsetting
proceedings. Can Loulou find his
mother, remain true to his friend
and work out the big secret about
his identity?
This delightful, award-winning
animated film will charm all ages.
Tickets £6 (£5 concessions).
Recorded live at Björk’s show
at London’s Alexandra Palace
in 2013, the film features Björk
and her band performing every
song on ‘Biophilia’ and more
using a broad variety of
instruments - some digital,
some traditional and some
completely unclassifiable.
The film has already been
hailed as “a captivating record
of an artist in full command
of her idiosyncratic powers”
(Variety) and “an imaginative
stand-alone artwork” (Hollywood
Reporter) and is a vital piece of
the grand mosaic that is ‘Biophilia.’
IN
CONVERSATION STEPHEN
WITH RUSSELL FRY LIVE:
MORE FOOL ME
BRAND
THURS 23 OCT, 7PM
WED 1 OCT, 7.30PM
MACBETH
SUN 12 OCT, 3PM
RUNNING TIME: 1 HR 30 MINS APPROX
RUNNING TIME: 1 HR 30 MINS
RUNNING TIME: 2 HRS 35 MINS
(INCL. INTERVAL)
Russell Brand, one of our most
controversial public figures,
talks to the Guardian’s Owen
Jones about why he thinks
revolution isn’t just possible,
but inevitable.
To celebrate the release of his
brand new volume of memoirs,
More Fool Me, the ever-eloquent
Stephen Fry will be broadcast
live from The Royal Festival Hall
reading extracts from the book
alongside witty anecdotes and
insightful observations.
Eve Best’s sublime and
unexpectedly funny
period-dress production of
Shakespeare’s great tragedy.
In his new book, the writer and
comedian argues that the system
isn’t working, that our
governments are corrupt and the
opposing parties are all pointlessly
similar. Is there another way or is
this just ‘the way things are’?
The Fry Chronicles was the biggest
2010 autobiography in the UK,
selling over one million copies
worldwide. Get a sneak preview
of the third volume: a heady tale
of the late eighties and early
Brand has been taking on talk
nineties in which Stephen, driven
show hosts, Fox News fascists and to create, perform and entertain,
BBC stalwarts. Now drawing on
burned bright and partied hard
the likes of Orwell and Piketty, he and damn the consequences...
sets out his ideas for a brighter,
fairer society.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity
to see the multi-award-winning
Broadcast live via satellite.
comedian, actor, presenter,
writer and raconteur talking
live: when he’s forced to tour
he’s a tour de force.
TICKETS £10
TICKETS
£12.50 (£10 concessions
and Film Card holders)
A trio of witches prophesy
that Scottish general Macbeth
(Joseph Millson) will one day
become king. Egged on by
his ambitious, scheming wife
(Samantha Spiro), he decides
to hasten matters by murdering
virtuous King Duncan (Gawn
Grainger). But having taken the
throne, he becomes a tyrant who
must continue to kill – starting
with former comrade-in-arms
Banquo (Billy Boyd).
A masterpiece of ambition,
treachery and madness, Macbeth
is renowned as the Bard’s most
chilling engagement with the
forces of evil. But Best also
brings out the play’s humour
to great effect.
TICKETS
£12.50 (£10 concessions
and Film Card holders)