Films around Cheltenham from 29 October 2022

By Pamela WeaverOctober 29, 2022 Films around Cheltenham Leave a comment

The Roses The Roses takes its turn showing The Lost King, directed by Stephen Frears and starring Sally Hawkins and Steve Coogan. It purports to tell the story of how the remains of King Richard III were discovered underneath a Leicester car park in 2012. It is not however a documentary, it is a drama.… [continues]

Freeview films from 29 October, 2022

By Film Cheltenham TeamOctober 29, 2022October 29, 2022 Freeview highlights Leave a comment

World Cinema Monday (31/10) 01:55 Film4 Savage (Xue bao) (2018 ) A straightforward but visually sumptuous action movie set on a frozen mountain in northeastern China. Two detectives are drinking in a bar and vying for the affections of a local doctor when three hoodlums arrive and kill one of the buddies. The other,… [continues]

Films around Greater Cheltonia from October 22, 2022

By Film Cheltenham TeamOctober 22, 2022October 22, 2022 Films around Cheltenham Leave a comment

The Roses It’s a lively week of films at The Roses, starting on Monday with My Old School, the bizarre but absolutely true story of ‘Brandon Lee’, who enrolled at Bearsden Academy in Glasgow as, ostensibly, a 17-year-old. He turned out to be 32-year-old Brian MacKinnon, a former student of the academy, who returned hoping… [continues]

Freeview films from 22 October, 2022

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World Cinema Saturday (22/10) 00:30 Film4 & All4 Deerskin (2019) This very black (or possibly beige) comedy is another weird and wonderful triumph for maverick auteur Quentin Dupieux, whose follow up movie Mandibles, is the most original French film I’ve seen for years. As in Mandibles,… [continues]

Fillums around Cheltenham from October 15, 2022

By Film Cheltenham TeamOctober 15, 2022 Films around Cheltenham, Uncategorized Leave a comment

I’ve been in Ireland and I like the way they talk. Pamela has her take on The Guildhall and The Roses. I’ve done the rest. (JM) The Roses Starting on Monday, The Roses is offering five screenings of Mrs Harris Goes to Paris, directed by Anthony Fabian and based on a novel by Paul Gallico.… [continues]

Dave Reynolds: an appreciation

By John MorrishOctober 15, 2022October 16, 2022 Uncategorized Leave a comment

I was sad to hear of the death of Dave Reynolds. Dave was a good friend to film in Cheltenham, and took the brave and unusual step of producing his own movies: Louisa: an Amazing Adventure and Falkland Square, both of which were premiered at the Sherborne Cinema in Gloucester in May this year. Louisa… [continues]

Freeview films from 15 October, 2022

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World Cinema Monday (17/10) 01:35 Film4 Night of the Kings (2020) MACA (Maison d’Arrêt et de Correction d’Abijan) is the main prison of the Ivory Coast’s capital and a world unto itself. Philippe Lacôte’s second feature follows Roman (Bakary Koné), a new arrival, who is forced to entertain fellow… [continues]

Films around Cheltenham from 8 October 2022

By John MorrishOctober 8, 2022 Films around Cheltenham, Uncategorized 6 Comments

The Guildhall Well, the £230,000 refurbishment of the centre is finished. It hasn’t changed the cinema at all. This week there are a couple of chances to see a live relay of a play called Prima Facie, from the National Theatre. It’s a one-woman show, starring Jodie Comer, so you might as well watch it… [continues]

Freeview films from 8 October 2022

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World Cinema Saturday (8/10) 23:20 Film4 Memories of Murder (2003) This early crime drama from Bong Joon Ho (of Parasite fame) broke box office records at home. Based on historical events, it shows two dim and crude cops sent to investigate a double murder… [continues]