Monday 12 March 2012
Performance Time: 19:30Venue: Lakeside Theatre
Meaning ‘Unbalanced life’ in Hopi, Koyaanisqatsi is a haunting and hypnotic tone poem set to the music of Phillip Glass that juxtaposes images of
technology and scientific progress to make a deeply affecting parable of life in post industrial society.
France/Godfrey Reggio/1982/86 mins/Cert U
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technology and scientific progress to make a deeply affecting parable of life in post industrial society.
France/Godfrey Reggio/1982/86 mins/Cert U
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This is Spinal Tap Monday 05 March 2012
Performance Time: 19:30
Venue: Lakeside Theatre
Spinal Tap, the world’s loudest band, is chronicled on what proves to be a fateful tour in this classic rock ‘n’ roll comedy. Regularly cited as one of the funniest movies ever made, This Is Spinal Tap set the standard for the ‘mockumentary’ genre of filmmaking and contains some of the most memorable rock ‘n’ roll performance ever put to film. Satirising everything from lewd showmanship and excessive lifestyle to badly conceived stagecraft, This Is Spinal Tap revels in the decadence of classic stadium rock performance.
Venue: Lakeside Theatre
Spinal Tap, the world’s loudest band, is chronicled on what proves to be a fateful tour in this classic rock ‘n’ roll comedy. Regularly cited as one of the funniest movies ever made, This Is Spinal Tap set the standard for the ‘mockumentary’ genre of filmmaking and contains some of the most memorable rock ‘n’ roll performance ever put to film. Satirising everything from lewd showmanship and excessive lifestyle to badly conceived stagecraft, This Is Spinal Tap revels in the decadence of classic stadium rock performance.
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Paris, Texas 14 November 2011
Performance Time: 19:30
Venue: Lakeside Theatre
A man walks out of the desert with no memory of who he is or how he got there; so begins Wender’s compelling and multi award winning Paris, Texas.
Part road movie, part contemporary western, the film wanders through the vast Texan landscape, offering beautiful images of rust and decay and weaving them into a poignant story of alienation, family love and the desperate search for roots.
Tickets: Full £5, UoE & Concessions £3
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Man On Wire31 October 2011
Performance Time: 19:30
Venue: Lakeside Theatre
A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring and illegal high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center’s twin towers in 1974.
Part documentary, part drama Marsh’s film is an awe inspiring account of what some consider "the artistic crime of the century," winning a Bafta for Outstanding British film and an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.
Tickets: Full £5, UoE & Concessions £3
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Fish Tank
17 October 2011
Performance Time: 19:30
Venue: Lakeside Theatre
Set on an Essex estate Fish Tank follows the life of Mia, a fifteen year old girl with a fiery temperament and a love of hip-hop dance, as she struggles to assert herself against a suffocating home life. Featuring an astonishing debut performance from Katie Jarvis and beautiful cinematography that renders Essex urban life in an incredible new light, the film won the Jury Prize at Cannes and a Bafta Award for Best British Film.Tickets: Full £5, UoE & Concessions £3
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| Run Lola Run |
Performance Time: 19:00
Venue: Top Bar
Venue: Top Bar1998/Tykwer/Germany/81 mins/PG
Lola has 20 breathless Berlin-spanning minutes to find 100k in cash and save her boyfriend’s life in this sprint paced thriller.
Screened as part of the TimeFrame events programme.
Admission free.
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Monday 23 May 2011
Performance Time: 19:30
Venue: Lakeside Theatre
Venue: Lakeside Theatre
UK/Gilliam/1985/132mins/Cert 15
A bureaucrat in a retro-future world tries to correct an administrative error and he himself becomes the enemy of the state in Terry Gilliam's dystopic, black comedy masterpiece.
Presented by Moving Image.
Please note: This screening was formerly sceduled to be Blade Runner, however due to unforseen circumstances Wivenhoe Moving Image were forced to cancel. Apologies for any inconvenicence caused.
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Metropolis
Performance Time: 19:30
Venue: Lakeside Theatre
Fritz Lang's 1927 epic Metropolis has had a massive influence on dystopian cinema and this restoration, featuring previously lost footage, is hailed as a masterpiece.
Tickets:Members: £3.00, Non Members: £4.00, Membership £5.00 per year.
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Tuesday 10 May 2011
Performance Time: 19:00
Venue: Top Bar2004/Gondry/USA/108mins/PG
An estranged couple undergo a procedure to erase their memories in this Oscar winning romantic fantasy. Screened as part of the TimeFrame exhibition events programme.
Admission free.
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Ivan's Childhood
Monday 14 March 2011
Performance Time: 19:30 Venue: Lakeside Theatre
The tale of Ivan, a twelve-year-old boy who loses his family and joins the Russian Army as a spy is legendary director Andrei Tarkovsky’s first feature film. With typically breath-taking visuals and an adamant refusal to glorify war in any form, the film won the Golden Lion at Venice in 1962 and was described by Sartre as “one of the most beautiful films I have had the privilege of seeing.”
Screened in collaboration with Moving Image. Moving Image and Reelappeal are projects of Wivenhoe Film Theatre. Screenings at Lakeside Theatre, University of Essex and the Phillip Road Centre in Wivenhoe.
Tickets: Members £3, Non-members £4, Under 16s: £2, Annual Membership: £5. Special Student season ticket: All 5 Moving Image films for £12. Call: 07757 794334
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Army of Shadows
28 February 2011Performance Time: 19:30 Venue: Lakeside Theatre
Merging historical record and fiction, this thriller narrates with utterly compelling realism the morally complex story of the French Resistance, as well as its courage, tensions, loyalties, and betrayals.
"…perhaps the best French film ever made on the Resistance.” L’Express
Screened in collaboration with Moving Image. Moving Image and Reelappeal are projects of Wivenhoe Film Theatre. Screenings at Lakeside Theatre, University of Essex and the Phillip Road Centre in Wivenhoe.
Tickets: Members £3, Non-members £4, Under 16s: £2, Annual Membership: £5. Special Student season ticket: All 5 Moving Image films for £12.
Call: 07757 794334
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Went the Day Well?
1 February 2011 - Film Time: 19:30
Venue: Lakeside Theatre
Thrilling drama which also made for excellent propaganda; enemy paratroopers initially disguised as British soldiers invade a sleepy, wartime English village. This film, which is not just a historical document but an imagining of what could have happened if the German army landed, is well served by astute performances, exciting action and suspense set pieces.
Tickets: Members £3, Non-members £4, Under 16s £2, Annual Membership: £5
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Sophie Scholl
31 January 2011
Performance Time: 19:30 Venue: Lakeside Theatre
This biopic tells the story of Sophie Scholl, a courageous young member of the student activist group The White Rose.
Unwavering in her convictions, her interrogation by the Gestapo quickly escalates into a searing test of wills as Scholl delivers a passionate call to freedom and personal responsibility that is both haunting and timeless.
Screened in collaboration with Moving Image. Moving Image and Reelappeal are projects of Wivenhoe Film Theatre. Screenings at Lakeside Theatre, University of Essex and the Phillip Road Centre in Wivenhoe.
Tickets:
Members £3, Non-members £4, Under 16s: £2, Annual Membership: £5. Special Student season ticket: All 5 Moving Image films for £12. Call: 07757 794334
This biopic tells the story of Sophie Scholl, a courageous young member of the student activist group The White Rose.
Unwavering in her convictions, her interrogation by the Gestapo quickly escalates into a searing test of wills as Scholl delivers a passionate call to freedom and personal responsibility that is both haunting and timeless.
Screened in collaboration with Moving Image. Moving Image and Reelappeal are projects of Wivenhoe Film Theatre. Screenings at Lakeside Theatre, University of Essex and the Phillip Road Centre in Wivenhoe.
Members £3, Non-members £4, Under 16s: £2, Annual Membership: £5. Special Student season ticket: All 5 Moving Image films for £12. Call: 07757 794334
