2022

By Pamela WeaverJanuary 29, 2022 Uncategorized 2 Comments

We haven’t had time to do cover other than The Roses and The Guildhall this week. The links for the commercial cinemas are there, so you can look for yourselves. Frankly, if these profit-making enterprises, with their marketing departments, web jockeys and industry access can’t be bothered to provide the public with accurate, up-to-date and… [continues]

Barry Cryer 23/3/1935 to 25/1/2022

By Film Cheltenham TeamJanuary 29, 2022 Obituaries Leave a comment

A personal appreciation by comedy writer, producer, performer and novelist Dave Cohen Barry Cryer spent more than six decades as one of the most sought-after joke writers in the business. He began his career working in the comedy shows that took place between the acts at London’s striptease theatres, but found his way into writing… [continues]

Freeview films 29/1/22 to 4/2/22

By Film Cheltenham TeamJanuary 29, 2022January 29, 2022 Freeview highlights Leave a comment

World Cinema Monday (31/1) 01:55 Film4 Heal the Living (2016). This really looks rather good. A boy in a coma, a woman with a weak heart, doctors and nurses, organ donation. A thoughtful piece about illness and health, which could not be more topical. Directed by Katell Quillévéré, who made the underrated… [continues]

The Eclectic Cinema

By Andrew HoltJanuary 23, 2022January 23, 2022 Announcements, Films around Cheltenham 1 Comment

It’s almost time for The Eclectic Cinema to begin … Things kick off on Monday evening, Jan 24, at Cheltenham Playhouse, with Charlie Chaplin’s MODERN TIMES. This is Chaplin’s brilliant satirical comedy from 1936, exploring the changes to the world of work – employment and unemployment – during the Great Depression. Chaplin directed the film… [continues]

Films around Cheltenham from 22/1/22

By Film Cheltenham TeamJanuary 22, 2022 Films around Cheltenham, Uncategorized Leave a comment

Here are the films around Cheltenham, starting on Palindrome Day. We haven’t filled in the really obvious places yet, but the links are there for you to find out their programmes yourself. The Roses After a busy time at the Roses last week, there is now something of a lull. The three films that started… [continues]

Hardy Krüger

By Pamela WeaverJanuary 22, 2022 Obituaries Leave a comment

The film world lost another notable actor from the world of late 20th century cinema last week – Hardy Krüger, who has died at the age of 93. Krüger was one of a small number of post war German film actors who achieved international status, demonstrating that not all Germans are bad people. Krüger himself,… [continues]

Freeview films 22/1/22 (a palindrome) to 27/1/22

By Film Cheltenham TeamJanuary 22, 2022January 22, 2022 Freeview highlights, Uncategorized Leave a comment

World Cinema Sunday (23/1) 01:25 BBC2 Personal Shopper (2016) A powerful supernatural thriller by Olivier Assayas, the second film he has directed featuring Kristen Stewart, who plays Maureen, the personal shopper of the title, working for Kyra, an aloof and demanding supermodel… [continues]

Films around Cheltenham from 15 January

By Pamela WeaverJanuary 15, 2022 Films around Cheltenham Leave a comment

The Roses A change of programme at The Roses this week, and a good mix of films. On Sunday 16 January, there is a screening of the original West Side Story. It was on TV over Christmas, but it is definitely worth seeing on a big screen. There is another opportunity to see Titane (dir Julia Ducournau),… [continues]

Freeview films 15/1/22 to 21/1/22

By Film Cheltenham TeamJanuary 15, 2022 Freeview highlights 2 Comments

World Cinema Saturday (15/1) 22:00 BBC2 Yuli (2018). Yuli (BBC2, 22.00, Sat 15th) is billed as a biopic of the Cuban ballet dancer Carlos Acosta, but as a film it is much more than that. It is directed by the renowned Spanish… [continues]

Films around Cheltenham from 8/1/22

By Pamela WeaverJanuary 8, 2022 Films around Cheltenham Leave a comment

The Roses and The Guildhall by Pamela. I did the other bits (JM). The Roses The Roses in Tewkesbury continues to show West Side Story and Spider-Man: No Way Home next week and has The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, reviewed last week, from Friday 14th. Away from the mainstream, starting on Monday 10th there is The Tragedy of Macbeth, directed… [continues]