Freeview films from 29 May 2022

By Film Cheltenham TeamMay 29, 2022May 29, 2022 Freeview highlights Leave a comment

World Cinema Sunday (29/5) 23:25 ITV4 A Fistful of Dynamite (1971) Sergio Leone’s spaghetti Mexican, the second in his Once Upon A Time trilogy, starring Rod Steiger, James Coburn and Romolo Valli, but not Clint Eastwood. It is set during the Mexican Revolution and centres on the… [continues]

Films around Cheltenham from 29 May

By Film Cheltenham TeamMay 28, 2022May 29, 2022 Films around Cheltenham Leave a comment

CIFF Cheltenham International Film Festival moves into its second week, again showing lots of films you won’t be able to see anywhere else. Today (Sunday) we have three films, including a free screening of The Crying Game, with producer Steve Woolley in attendance (it says here). 16:00 • Parabola Arts Centre • Notes on a… [continues]

Films around Cheltenham from 22 May 2022

By Pamela WeaverMay 22, 2022 Films around Cheltenham Leave a comment

Cheltenham International Film Festival Never mind “around “Cheltenham, the big news this week is the opening of the Cheltenham International Film Festival, which opens on Monday evening at the Playhouse with The Good Boss, a Spanish comedy directed by Fernando Alon de Aranoa and starring the magnificent Javier Bardem. There are probably more international films… [continues]

Freeview films from 22 May 2022

By Film Cheltenham TeamMay 22, 2022May 24, 2022 Freeview highlights, Uncategorized 2 Comments

Sadly, it took me so long to push this through this week that you’ll have to seek out some these films on catch-up. No reflection on my able helpers, who all did brilliantly and on time. World Cinema Saturday (21/5) 02:00 Film4 Why Don’t You Just Die (2018)… [continues]

Films around Cheltenham from 14 May 2022

By Pamela WeaverMay 14, 2022May 14, 2022 Films around Cheltenham Leave a comment

All written by Pamela Weaver this week, except where stated, and with an added soupçon of sarcasm by JM (of course). The Cineworlds Cheltenham and Gloucester both continue to screen Downton, Mincemeat, Dr Strange, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Fantastic Beasts and Everything Everywhere All at Once. Sarkaru Vaari Paata continues in Cheltenham. There are three… [continues]

Freeview films from 14 May 2022

By Film Cheltenham TeamMay 14, 2022May 24, 2022 Freeview highlights, Uncategorized 2 Comments

World Cinema Sunday (15/5) 01:00 BBC2 Piranhas (2019). Drama based on La Paranza dei Bambini (literally ’The Trawler of Children’), written by Roberto Saviano (Gomorrah) and directed by Claudio Giovannesi, about a group of teenage boys in Naples, beginning to make their way in the world of organised crime. Did well at the 69th Berlin… [continues]

Films around Cheltenham from 7 May 2022

By Film Cheltenham TeamMay 6, 2022 Films around Cheltenham Leave a comment

Cheltenham Film Society You have to be a member. Now I’ve made that clear, I should tell you that tomorrow there is the event to celebrate the society’s 75th birthday. You have to be a member. You can’t even go as a guest. There are three excellent films at the Playhouse (Emil & the Detectives,… [continues]