Thursday 3rd of December  7.30pm

111 mins

Cert: U

Genre: Animation

A  scrawny rat named Remy (voice of Patton Oswalt) finds his dreams of culinary superstardom stirring up sizable controversy in the kitchen of a fine French restaurant in director Brad Bird’s madcap computer animated comedy.

It’s hard being a rat with culinary aspirations, but Remy is convinced he has what it takes to break the stereotypes and follow in the footsteps of star chef Auguste Gusteau (voice of Brad Garrett).

Director: Brad Bird

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Film Website: http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/ratatouille/

Friday 20th of November 7.30pm

116 mins

Cert: 15

Genre: Drama

Walt Kowalski is a widower who holds on to his prejudices despite the changes in his Michigan Neighbourhood and the world around him.

Kowalski is a grumpy, tough-minded, unhappy old man, who can’t get along with either his kids or his neighbours,  a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 1972 Gran Torino he keeps in mint condition.

Director: Clint Eastwood

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Film Website: thegrantorino.com

Thursday 5th of November 7.30pm

86 mins

Cert: U

Genre: Drama

Upon the death of his father, city businessman Luo Yusheng returns to his home village to arrange the funeral.

Luo’s elderly Mother is insistent that all of the traditional customs be observed.

Her extreme obstinacy in the matter causes Luo to think back to childhood memories of the stories he heard told of his parents’ courtship – a romance that captured the attention of the entire village.

Director: Yimou Zhang

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Friday 16th of October 7.30pm

93 mins

Cert: PG

Genre: Drama

“Good night, and Good Luck” takes place during the early days of broadcast journalism in 1950’s America. It chronicles the real-life conflict between television newsman Edward R. Murrow Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Director: George Clooney

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Thursday 1st of October 7.30pm

October 1989 was  bad time to fall into a coma if you lived in East Germany – and this is precisely what happens to Alex’s proudly socialist mother. Alex has a big problemn on his hands when she suddenly awakes eight months later. Her heart is so weak that any shock might kill her. And what could be more shocking than the fall of the Berlin Wall and the triumph of capitalism in her beloved East Germany?

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THIS SEASON WE ARE SCREENING 15 FILMS

click here to see the Season at a Glance

Our Next Film I’ve Loved You So Long – Friday 18th Sept 7.30pm

France 2008.

Kirsten Scott Thomas

Director: Phillipe Claudel.

Certificate 15

Running time 117 mins

This powerful story of familial struggles and redemption follows Julliette (Scott Thomas) who returns to live with her younger sister Lea (Elsa Zylberstein) after being banished from the family for fifteen years. Lea attempts to bond with her damaged and defensive sister after all the years apart.

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WELCOME TO

THE 2009-2010 SEASON

THIS SEASON WE ARE SCREENING 15 FILMS click here to see the Season at  a Glance

OUR FIRST FILM

Slumdog Millionaire – Thursday 3rd Sept  7.30pm

UK 2008. Dev Patel Frieda Pinto. Director: Danny Boyle.

Certificate 15

Slumdog Millionaire is the story of Jamal Malik, an 18year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India’s ‘Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?’

Running time: 120 mins

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As you know we take our audience’s opinions into account when deciding on future programming.  One of the ways we assess how much you liked a film,  is through “button scoring”.

After each film, you are encouraged to take part by dropping a voting button into the appropriate container. These are later counted, and a weighted average is calculated to arrive at a score (5= Excellent), which will now be published alongside the film preview.

Recent scores include “The Painted Veil” at 4.85, “The Kite Runner at 4.80 and “The Good German” which, despite the talents of Cate Blanchett and George Clooney only managed a disappointing 3.2.

Button Voting gives us a good idea if we’re getting the programming right for our audience, so please remember to vote!

(PS – The “polling booth” is situated right beside the complimentary refreshments, so you can’t miss it!)

Don’t know what to buy that special person for Christmas?

If they’re a film buff, why not treat them to a membership voucher for the second half of this season for only £17 ?!

This entitles them to all the films listed, plus the additional surpise film in May!

(for the list see the posting “First Season February – July 2009″ on the right)

Contact the box office on your next visit, email us at info@colinsburghcommunitycinema.co.uk or call 01333 340410 for details.

2008-9 season – Second five (six!) films

Welcome to the second half of this season’s films. We have selected the next five films, and as a n extra bonus we are showing  mystery film in May. These reflect members’ choices and we hope they will be enjoyed by everyone. We have tried to add films from many genres, as well as including a film for all the family.

Remember, this is YOUR Community Cinema, we always want to hear from you and hope that you will continue to support us in the future. If you have any suggestions on how we can make this an even better experience, the please let us know.

(Tip: hover over “IMDB” below each entry for cast and plot details)

American Cousins – 5th February 2009 7:30 pm

UK 2003. Russell Hunter,  Shirley Henderson. Director: Don Coutts.

Certificate 15

Two American Mafiosi, Gino and Settimo, take refuge in the Glasgow cafe owned by their Scottish/Italian cousin. But cousin Roberto isn’t the tough guy they’d expected. His strengths are fish-frying and stamp-collecting, and he thinks Magnum 45s are a type of ice-cream. Gino and Settimo try to repay Roberto’s hospitality by chasing off a debt collector who wants his property, but their strong-arm tactics alarm him, and he realises they aren’t the PR consultants they claimed to be.

Running time: 115 mins

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Volver – 5th March 2009 7:30pm (sub-titled)

Spain 2006. Penelope Cruz, Carmen Maura. Director: Almodovar

Certificate 15

“Volver is  not a surrealistic comedy although it may seem so at times. The living and the dead co-exist without any discord, causing situations that are either hilarious or filled with a deep, genuine emotion. It’s a film about the culture of death in my native La Mancha. The people there practice it with an admirable naturalness. The way in which the dead continue to be present in their lives, the richness and humanity of their rites, mean that the dead never die.”

- Pedro Almodovar

Running time: 121 mins

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Persepolis (Animation) – 2nd April 2009 7:30 pm

France/USA 2008. Directors: Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Parronaud

Certificate 12A

Running time: 96 mins

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Mystery Film  – 7th May 2009 7:30 pm

A May bonus film! Come along and see what we are screening!

The Chorus (Les Choristes) – 4th June 2009 7:30 pm (sub-titled)

France 2004. Gerard Jugnot, Francois Berleand. Director: Christophe Barratier

Certificate 12A

Set in 1948, a professor of Music, Clement Mathieu, becomes the supervisor at a boarding school for the rehabilitation of minors. What he discovers disconcerts him – the current situation is repressive. Through the power of song, Clement tries to transform the students.

Running time: 96 mins

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In Bruges – 2nd July 2009 7:30 pm

UK/Belgium 2008  Colin Farrell, Ralph Fiennes. Director: Martin MacDonagh.

Certificate 18 ** contains strong language and violence **

Having just carried ut a particularly difficult hit in London, two hitmen seek shelter in Bruges, Belgium, onlt to find their views on life and death permanently altered by their interactions with the locals, the tourists and a film crew.

Running time: 107 mins

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