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Phoenix Cinema Brochure - June - July 2012
Phoenix Cinema Brochure - June - July 2012
Film times
Phoenix information
Films start 25 minutes after the stated programme times except for Kids Club, Film Classics and the second film in a double bill which start promptly at the published times. All times listed are subject to confirmation. For up to date information please: Check our website: www.phoenixcinema.co.uk Join our free email list. Go to our website or visit the box office to sign up Call our box office for recorded film times 24 hours a day Pick up a weekly time sheet at the cinema or local libraries and shops Check listings in Time Out and national papers
Disabled access
Full access for wheelchair users: external ramp, lift, disabled toilet. Four dedicated spaces in the auditorium. Please let us know when booking. Guide dogs are welcome; please let us know in advance. Disabled parking is available outside the cinema on the High Road and Fairlawn Avenue on single yellow lines and in parking bays any time and free of charge. There are limited guide features for visually impaired visitors. Stairs have clear step markings and floor surfaces are non-slip. Staff will be happy to assist. Free admission for carers of registered disabled visitors, subject to CEA card and availability. Applications for the CEA card available from the box office. Subtitled screenings offered when we are able. Integrated induction loop available. This programme is available in large format.
Phoenix Gallery
June: Natasha Barton screen prints July: Mish Aminoff and Nadjib Le Fleurier - photography
Parking
In the evenings, there are plenty of spaces in the tube station car park (4.50 MonFri, 1.50 Saturday, 1 Sundays/Bank Holidays). Controlled Parking is in operation on the High Rd and surrounding streets. Parking bays have a maximum stay of 90 minutes and are payable by mobile phone only. Free parking from 6.30pm and on Sundays and Bank Holidays.
Orange Wednesdays
If you are an Orange mobile phone user, you can get two tickets for the price of one every Wednesday. Simply call 241 from your Orange mobile, or text the word FILM to 241. Friends discount may not be used in conjunction with Orange Wednesdays. Management reserve the right of admission. Information correct at time of press. Registered charity no. 296135. Part of the Europa Cinemas Network of the European MEDIA Programme.
Transport
Tube: East Finchley (Northern Line, High Barnet branch) Buses: 102, 143, 234, 263, 603, H3.
Welcome
Frankenstein, Woody Allen, Cronenberg and Pattinson teaming up, Wes Andersons Cannes opener, A Royal Affair, the Israeli Office, a Made In Britain season, Your Sisters Sister, a Tony Hawks Q&A and Willem Dafoe on the hunt for the last Tasmanian Tiger. The next two months are shaping up to be an exciting and varied time at The Phoenix. Special screenings continue with our ongoing partnership with UK Jewish Film. On 4 June we will be presenting Wunderkinder, a tale of musical prodigies set against a backdrop of the onset of war. On 7 June two episodes will be screened of the Israeli Office along with a special preview of Pini, the outrageous new Israeli web comedy series. We are also delighted to present two screenings in partnership with Black History Studies: Big City Stories and a double bill of Black Power Salute with The Athlete. If you missed last years NT Live performances, we will be repeating Danny Boyles production of Frankenstein. For Opera and Ballet lovers there will be performances from Glyndebourne, Sydney Opera and the Bolshoi. For children, some great Kids Club events on Saturdays and, during the long summer holidays, look out for forthcoming details of exciting workshops. Finally, it would not be right during this time of celebrating all things British not to complain about the weather and hope June and July fares better so you can enjoy our lovely caf balcony.
Featured films
From 1 June
Wes Andersons New England drama which opened Cannes this year.
Moonrise Kingdom
From 8 June
(12A)
(tbc)
A Royal Affair
From 22 June
(15)
Cosmopolis
(15)
From 29 June
(15)
The Hunter
(TBC)
RegulaRs
From 13 July
Kids Club From 11am on Saturdays we have a different activity every week followed at midday by a fantastic film. A maximum of 20 children can attend the activities. Pre-booking is advised. Tickets are 2 with a group ticket at 10 (5-10 people including 2 adults). The activity session is free. All children under 8 years of age must be accompanied by a responsible older person. Early bird These Tuesday screenings finish by 3.15pm (perfect for parents picking up children from school) and include a free hot drink from the kiosk. bringing up baby Wednesday morning screenings offer parents with babies up to 12 months a chance to see our main feature.
Electrick Children
From 20 July
(TBC)
(TBC)
(TBC)
Moonrise Kingdom
(12a)
Tuesday 5 June
MaDE IN BRITaIN at time tbc. A season celebrating the finest in vintage British film.
Passport to Pimlico
(u)
1hr 26. A beautiful animation with an ecological message, for all ages.
Monday 4 June
Screening in partnership with UK Jewish Film. Wunderkinder(tbc) at 8.45pm. 1hr 36. Germany 2011. Directed by Marcus O. Rosenmller. In German with English subtitles. From the producers of Europa Europa, Wunderkinder tells a tale of three children and a friendship which extends beyond religion and nationality. Jewish Larissa and Abrascha share with Hanna, a German child, one great love: music. But when the Nazis invade the Soviet Union, they and their families face mortal peril, and their world is turned upside down. Tickets 10/7 conc. Sorry no Friends discount.
1hr 25. UK 1949. Directed by Henry Cornelius. With Stanley Holloway, Margaret Rutherford, Basil Radford. Celebrate the Jubilee with Ealings most quintessentially British comedy.
Thursday 7 June
Screening in partnership with UK Jewish Film. The Office + Pini at 8.30pm. 1hr 27. In English and Hebrew with English subtitles. After a sell-out UK Premiere at UKJFF 2011, two new episodes of the hilarious Israeli version of The Office, with a preview of Pini, the outrageous web comedy series following an Israeli chef. Post-screening drinks at the Phoenix Bar. Tickets 10/7 concessions. Sorry no Friends discount. Includes a free glass of wine.
1 hr 34. USa 2012. Directed by Wes anderson. With Edward Norton, Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton. Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle. Bruce Willis plays the local sheriff. Edward Norton is a Khaki Scout troop leader. Bill Murray and Frances McDormand portray the young girls parents. The cast also includes Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, and Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward as the boy and girl.
a worthy addition to andersons canon. David Gritten, The Telegraph
www.phoenixcinema.co.uk
(tbc)
Saturday 9 June
KIDS CLUB at 12 noon. Activity starts at 11am prompt. Dophin Tale(u) 1hr 53. Inspirational film with Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd and Winter the dolphin.
Tuesday 12 June
MaDE IN BRITaIN at time tbc. A season celebrating the finest in vintage British film.
(15)
Sunday 10 June
FREE GUIDED TOURS from 10.30am to 12.45pm. Go behind the scenes in one of the UKs oldest cinemas. FROM THE aRCHIvES. FREE at 2pm.
Hammers fantastically off-the-wall zombie thriller set in Cornwall, starring Jacqueline Pearce and Andr Morell.
Wednesday 13 June
BRINGING UP BaBY at 11am.
(TBC)
(NR)
In partnership with Black History Studies. Black Londons Film Heritage presents Big City Stories, a collection of film extracts depicting Black London in the twentieth century, from the very earliest years of British cinema to more modern fiction films. The screening will be followed by a discussion. Booking is essential. Please call the box office to reserve your seat.
Le Havre
(pg)
Sunday 10 June
1hr 53 approx. USa 2012. Directed by Robert B. Weide. In this documentary, first screened on PBS as a two-part series, iconic writer, director, actor, comedian, and musician Woody Allen allowed his life and creative process to be documented on-camera for the first time. With this unprecedented access, Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Robert Weide followed the notoriously private film legend over a year and a half to create the ultimate film biography. To celebrate its release we will be screening some classic Woody Allen films including Manhattan, Sleeper and Midnight in Paris alongside the documentary. GLYNDEBOURNE at 6.30pm.
1hr 33. France/Germany 2011. When an African boy arrives by cargo ship, an older man takes him in.
Thursday 14 June
NT LIvE at 8.30pm.
Frankenstein
(15)
Tuesday 10 June
EaRLY BIRD at 12.30pm.
(TBC)
2hr 30. Recorded from last years live performance. Featuring Jonny Lee Miller as the Creature and Benedict Cumberbatch as Victor Frankenstein.
a Royal affair
(15)
Saturday 16 June
KIDS CLUB at 12 noon. Activity starts at 11am prompt. A Bugs Life(U) 1hr 33. When bumbling worker ant Flik destroys the food supply, the ants have to join forces with the other bugs to overcome the angry grasshoppers.
Wednesday 20 June
BRINGING UP BaBY at 11am.
A Royal Affair
(15)
Tuesday 19 June
EaRLY BIRD at 12.30pm.
Thursday 21 June
FILM CLaSSICS at 11am.
A Royal Affair
(15)
Elling
(15)
Tuesday 19 June
MaDE IN BRITaIN at time tbc. A season celebrating the finest in vintage British film 2hrs 18. Denmark/Sweden/Czech Republic/Germany 2012. Directed by Nikolaj arcel. With Mads Mikkelsen, Mikkel Boe Flsgaard, alicia vikander, David Dencik. Loosely based on real events, this lavish costume drama set in the 18th century court of King Christian VII of Denmark (Flsgaard) centres on the illicit relationship between his Queen Caroline Mathilde (Vikander) and his physician Struensee (Mikkelsen). Flsgaard won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the Berlin Film Festival for his portrayal of the increasingly erratic King who comes into conflict with the modernising, idealistic Struensee, unaware that the doctor is secretly cuckolding him. What follows is one of the most dramatic stories in European history, as the lovers become revolutionary partners-in-crime in the struggle between the Enlightenment and tradition.
(18)
1hr 29. Norway 2003. Directed by Petter Nss. In Norwegian with English subtitles. A shy, retiring would-be writer befriends his larger-than-life roommate in this feel-good drama.
www.phoenixcinema.co.uk
Friday 22 June
GLYNDEBOURNE at 6pm.
Cosmopolis
(15)
Tuesday 26 June
EaRLY BIRD at 1pm.
Rossinis La Cenerentola
3hrs 10. One interval, pre-recorded. A retelling of Cinderella with an irrepressible score from Rossini in a 2005 production by Sir Peter Hall.
Cosmopolis
(15)
Tuesday 26 June
MaDE IN BRITaIN at time tbc A season celebrating the finest in vintage British film
Saturday 23 June
KIDS CLUB DOUBLE BILL at 12 noon. Activity starts at 11am prompt.
Hobsons Choice
(u)
Gruffalos Child
(U)
1hr 40. UK 1954. Directed by David Lean. With Charles Laughton, Brenda De Banzie, John Mills. Classic tale of a hapless 19th Century boot-maker, trying to cope with a trio of wilful daughters.
Wednesday 27 June
BRINGING UP BaBY at 11am.
1hr 49. France/Canada/Portugal/Italy 2012. Directed by David Cronenberg. With Robert Pattinson, Jay Baruchel, Paul Giamatti, Samantha Morton, Mathieu amalric, Juliette Binoche. Adapted from Don de Lillos novel and describing itself as the first film about our new millennium, Cosmopolis sees Twilight star Robert Pattinson continue the move away from teen star status he began in last years controversial Bel Ami. Iconic director David Cronenberg (Scanners, Dead Ringers, A Dangerous Method) assembles a heavyweight cast to tell the story of a day in the life of young billionaire Eric Packer (Pattinson) as he attempts to cross Manhattan in order to have his hair cut. Along the way, his journey is repeatedly interrupted (a presidential motorcade, a riot, a funeral procession) as he simultaneously makes enormous losses in currency trades, all from the comfort of his luxury futuristic limousine.
1hr 20. UK 2012. Directed by Thomas Lawes. This documentary charts the amazing history of independent cinema in the UK, featuring many picturehouses including The Phoenix.
Cosmopolis
(15)
Thursday 28 June
FILM CLaSSICS at 11am.
OHorten
(12a)
Sunday 24 June
BOLSHOI BaLLET at 4pm.
1hr 30. Norway 2007. Directed by Bent Hamer. In Norwegian with English subtitles. A man named Odd has a series of unexpected experiences.
Raymonda
2hrs 35 approx. To a lush exotic score by Alexander Glazunov, Raymonda tells the tale of a French noblewoman betrothed to a Crusader Knight, and her attempted abduction by a spurned Saracen rival for her affections.
(15)
Wednesday 4 July
BRINGING UP BaBY at 11am.
Pixar Shorts
(tbc)
(15)
Running time tbc. A series of short films from the acclaimed makers of Toy Story, A Bugs Life, Finding Nemo and The Incredibles.
Oslo 31
(15)
Sunday 1 July
TONY HaWKS Q&a
1hr 44 + Q&a. When Tony Hawks makes a bet that he can beat the entire Moldovan football team at tennis, the stage is set for a bizarre and hilarious journey.
Tuesday 3 July
EaRLY BIRD at 1pm.
(15)
MaDE IN BRITaIN at time tbc. A season celebrating the finest in vintage British film
(TBC)
1hr 30. Norway 2011. In Norwegian with English subtitles. A day in the life of a young, recovering drug addict.
1hr 35. UK 1967. Part of the seminal series, created by BBC writer Nigel Kneale and turned into a film trilogy by Hammer, Quatermass provided the blueprint for many classic Sci-Fi creations including Dr Who and Ridley Scotts Prometheus.
Thursday 5 July
NT LIvE at 8.30pm.
Frankenstein
(15)
2hrs 30. Recorded from last years live performances. Featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as the Creature and Jonny Lee Miller as Victor Frankenstein.
www.phoenixcinema.co.uk
Saturday 7 July
KIDS CLUB at 12 noon. Activity starts at 11am prompt.
The Hunter
(15)
Tuesday 10 July
EaRLY BIRD at 1pm.
(U)
The Hunter
(15)
Wednesday 11 July
BRINGING UP BaBY at 11am.
The Hunter
(15)
(15)
Thursday 12 July
SYDNEY OPERa at 8pm.
1hr 52. USa 2011. Directed by Sean Durkin. With Elizabeth Olsen. The controversial film about an escaped cult member who cannot truly slip away from her past. + Winters Bone(15) at 4.30pm. 1hr 41. USa 2010. Directed by Debra Granik. With Jennifer Lawrence. Ree Dolly (Lawrence) is forced to take charge of her family and search for her errant father to ensure her siblings safety. Powerful drama and extraordinary performances. 1hr 42. australia 2011. Directed by Daniel Nettheim. With Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Morgana Davies, Frances OConnor. Although officially pronounced extinct in 1936, sightings of the Tasmanian tiger are still reported today. In The Hunter, a bio-technology firm sends mercenary Martin David on a mission to find proof of the tigers continuing existence. Forming bonds with the family of a hunter who disappeared into the wilderness of Tasmania months previously, Martin encounters hostility from some locals, and ultimately begins to question the motives behind his quest. Visually stunning and grippingly plotted, The Hunter also boasts a typically intense performance by Willem Dafoe (The Last Temptation of Christ, Platoon) as Martin David, ably supported by Frances OConnor (The Importance of Being Earnest) and Sam Neill (The Piano, Dead Calm).
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Friday 13 July Thursday 19 July
Electrick Children
(tbc)
Film times to be confirmed. Please check our website or local listings 1 hr 36 approx. USa 2012. Directed by Rebecca Thomas. With Julia Garner, Rory Culkin, Billy Zane. Raised in a fundamentalist Mormon community led by her father, preacher Paul (Zane), 15 year old Rachel (Garner) believes that she has conceived immaculately while listening to a cover version of Blondies Hangin on the Telephone on a cassette tape. Ostracised, her search for the truth leads her to Las Vegas and Clyde (Culkin), whose approach to life leads Rachel to question everything she has ever believed.
Sunday 15 July
DOUBLE BILL In partnership with Black History Studies. Followed by Q&A with director Geoff Small. Black Power Salute(12A) at 1.30pm. 59 mins. UK 2009. Directed by Geoff Small. + The Athlete(PG) at 2.45pm. 85mins. Ethiopia/USa/Germany 2009. Directed by Davey Frankel, Rasselas Lakew. Two films about legendary Olympians. Black Power Salute is a documentary about one of the most iconic images of the 20th century when two African-American men made a courageous gesture at the
Tuesday 17 July
EaRLY BIRD at 1pm.
Electrick Children
(tbc)
Wednesday 18 July
BRINGING UP BaBY at 11am.
(tbc)
Special Event
(U)
Sunday 22 July
GLYNDEBOURNE at 2pm.
Tuesday 24 July
EaRLY BIRD at 1pm.
Wednesday 25 July
BRINGING UP BaBY at 11am.
www.phoenixcinema.co.uk
(tbc)
Saturday 28 July
KIDS CLUB DOUBLE BILL at 12 noon. Activity starts at 11am prompt.
+ Paris, Texas
The Itch of the Golden Nit + Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death
at 4pm. 2hrs 30. Germany/France/UK/USa 1984. Directed by Wim Wenders. Compelling tale of a familys slow and painful reconciliation.
(15)
(PG)
1hr 5. This Aardman Films animation, part of the Cultural Olympiad, was designed and created entirely by children.
Tuesday 31 July
Early Bird at 1pm.
(tbc)
Sunday 29 July
DOUBLE BILL at 1.30pm.
La Traviata
(15)
1hr 52. Italy/France/Ireland 2011. Directed by Paolo Sorrentino. With Sean Penn, Frances McDormand. Extraordinary performance from Penn as the ageing rock star seeking out the Nazi war criminal responsible for his fathers suffering.
2hrs 30. Pre-recorded. This unforgettable production was performed outdoors in March 2012 on a purpose-built stage in the waters of Sydney Harbour.
Wednesday 1 august
BRINGING UP BaBY at 11am.
(tbc)
1hr 25 approx. UK/Sweden 2012. Directed by Malik Bendjelloul. This documentary follows two South African friends as they attempt to track down Detroit singer-songwriter Sixto Diaz Rodriguez and see if rumours of his untimely death are true. Although his music languished in obscurity in America, meaning that he left the music business in the early 1970s, Rodriguez became a cult figure in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa (where his album At His Best went platinum, and where he was revered as an anti-establishment icon by the anti-apartheid movement). Rodriguezs Dylan-esque music provides a stirring soundtrack to a moving tale of talent eventually receiving its wellearned reward.
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