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THE HUNTER ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL JACKPOT THE EXPENDABLES 2 AND OTHERS

SEPTEMBER 2012

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360

Fernando Meirelles / USA 2012 / 110 min / (15) Contains strong language and sex

With an all-star cast including Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law and Rachel Weisz and inspired by Arthur Schnitzler’s La Ronde, 360 is a dynamic and moving roundelay of love in the 21st century, taking in various cities across the globe as it seeks to show how relationships and sex can transgress social boundaries.

SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN

Rupert Sanders / USA 2012 / 127 min / (12A) Contains moderate violence and threat

The famous fairytale takes a new twist in Snow White and the Huntsman. This time the evil queen gets more than she bargained for as her adversary Snow White teams up with the huntsman the queen had dispatched to kill her.

SAT 1 SEP 8.00PMSUN 2 SEP 5.00PMMON 3 SEP 7.30PMWED 5 SEP 2.00PM****Midweek Matinee Screening

TUE 4 SEP 7.30PMWED 5 SEP 7.30PMTHU 6 SEP 7.30PM

Each month, macrobert brings you some of the biggest blockbusters to hit the screen along with some outstanding foreign films and even some touching documentaries.

DR SEUSS’ THE LORAX

Chris Renaud, Kyle Balda / USA 2012 / 86 min (U) Contains no material likely to offend or harm

From the creators of Despicable Me comes Dr Seuss’ The Lorax, the story of a 12 year-old boy Ted, who will do anything to get the attention of the girl of his dreams. When he finds out about her fascination with trees, Ted decides he simply has to get her one. The only thing standing in his way is a grumpy little creature called the Lorax that will do anything to protect the world he has created for himself.

SAT 1 SEP 2.00PMSUN 2 SEP 2.00PM

TED

Seth McFarlane / USA 2012 / 106 min / (15) Contains strong sex references, language, drug use and brief nudity

From the creator of Family Guy, comes the story of Ted, the childhood teddy bear of John Bennet that magically came to life. The problem is, now that John is no longer a child, Ted has become a bit of a liability with his ludicrous antics and if John wants to move on with his life he will have to make some tough decisions regarding hisfurry friend.

SOUND OF MY VOICE

Zal Batmanglij / UK 2012 / 85 min / (15) Contains strong language

Two documentary filmmakers join a cult, hoping to expose its fraudulent leader who claims to be from a future in 2054, but following a series of brainwashing exercises, find themselves under the sway of their charismatic host.

SAT 8 SEP 8.00PMSUN 9 SEP 5.00PMMON 10 SEP 7.30PM

FRI 14 SEP 7.30PMSAT 15 SEP 5.00PMSUN 16 SEP 8.00PM

LE PETIT NICOLAS

Laurent Tirard / France/Belgium 2009 / 91 min (PG) Contains mild comic violence

A delightful comedy about a mischievous little boy in 1950s France, with a family that loves him, Nicolas believes he lives the perfect life. However, suspecting his mother maybe thinking about having another child he and his friends arrange an elaborate plan to ensure any new arrival does not ruin his ideal life.

SAT 8 SEP 2.00PMSUN 9 SEP 2.00PMWED 12 SEP 7.30PM

FRI 7 SEP 7.30PMSAT 8 SEP 5.00PMSUN 9 SEP 8.00PMWED 12 SEP 2.00****Midweek Matinee Screening

THE FLOWERS OF WAR

Zhang Yimou / China 2012 / 136 min / (15) Contains strong bloody violence, sexual threat and violence

Set in 1937, Nanking stands at the forefront of a war between China and Japan. As the invading Japanese Imperial Army overruns China’s capital city, an American mortician, John Miller, arrives at a catholic church and immediately finds him thrust into the unwanted role of being the protector of a group of schoolgirls and prostitutes seeking shelter in the church.

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: DOG DAYS

David Bowers / USA 2012 / 94 min / (U) Contains mild rude humour and brief scary moments

Based on the fourth book in Jeff Kinney’s best-selling series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days sees Greg return, looking forward to the summer break. That is until his well-planned vacation turns into a holiday from hell when his plans disintegrate. Along with best friend Rowley, he embarks on a series of madcap schemes to try and salvage his summer and make it the best one ever.

JACKPOT

Magnus Martens / Norway 2012 / 85 min / Norwegian with English subtitles / (15) Contains strong violence, gore, language and sex references

Based on a novel by Jo Nesbo, Jackpot tells the story of ex-con Oscar and how he ended up as the sole survivor of a winning football pools syndicate that no one wanted to share.

THE EXPENDABLES 2

Simon West / USA 2012 / TBC min / (TBC)

The Expendables team are hired for a seemingly simple mission but things take a turn for the worst when one of the team is killed. Not just that but the entire world is put in danger whensix pounds of weapons-grade plutonium have been stolen. Now, with the world at risk from nuclear attack, they must overcome the odds and save the day.

SAT 15 SEP 2.00PMSUN 16 SEP 2.00PM

TUE 18 SEP 7.30PMWED 19 SEP 7.30PMTHU 20 SEP 7.30PM

FRI 21 SEP 7.30PMSAT 22 SEP 5.00PMSUN 23 SEP 8.00PM

THE BOURNE LEGACY

Tony Gilroy / USA 2012 / TBC min / (TBC)

The fourth instalment of the hugely successful Bourne series introduces a new hero as assassination expert Aaron Cross whose own story is triggered by the event of the firstthree films. SAT 15 SEP 8.00PM

SUN 16 SEP 5.00PMMON 17 SEP 7.30PMWED 19 SEP 2.00PM****Midweek Matinee Screening

SAT 22 SEP 2.00PMSUN 23 SEP 2.00PM

STEP UP 4: MIAMI HEAT

Scott Speer / USA 2012 / TBC min / (TBC)

When aspiring dancer Emily arrives in town she soon falls for Sean, a young man who leads a dance crew with a difference. However, when a property developer threatens to level their neighbourhood, they have to use their dance moves to try and save the area.

TAKE THIS WALTZ

Sarah Polley / Canada 2012 / 116 min / (15) Contains strong sex, sex references and language

When happily married Margot finds herself inexplicably attracted to her new neighbour her world is thrown into turmoil as she is torn between her loyalty to her husband and the allure of the handsome stranger.

THE THREE STOOGES

Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly / USA 2012 / 91 min / (PG) Contains dangerous behaviour, but in a slapstick context

When the orphanage that Curly, Larry and Moe where brought up in is threatened with closure they jump to the rescue to try and save it in true slapstick fashion.

SAT 29 SEP 2.00PMSAT 29 SEP 8.00PMSUN 30 SEP 2.00PMSUN 30 SEP 5.00PMMON 1 OCT 7.30PM

THE HUNTER

Daniel Nettheim / Australia 2011 / 101 min / (15) Contains strong language

Martin David is a tracker assassin hired by a large biotech organisation to hunt the fabled Tasmanian tiger. He poses as a university researcher to try and procure the animal’s DNA that the company he is working for wants to procure at any cost.

SAT 22 SEP 8.00PMSUN 23 SEP 5.00PMMON 24 SEP 7.30PMWED 26 SEP 2.00PM**

** Midweek Matinee Screening

FRI 28 SEP 7.30PMSAT 29 SEP 5.00PMSUN 30 SEP 8.00PM

SAT 1 SEP 11.00AMSUN 2 SEP 11.00AM

WE BOUGHT A ZOO

Cameron Crowe / USA 2012 / 124 min / (PG) Contains mild language

We Bought a Zoo is an incredible true story of a father who moves his young family to the countryside to restore and re-open a struggling zoo. In an attempt to bring them all closer, he relocates, along with his two children, to the rundown menagerie where the family embark on a soul-restoring journey to return the zoo to its former glory.

KIDS FILM CLUBJoin us at macrobert at 11.00am on Saturday and Sunday mornings for the all new Kids Film Club. Kids and adults alike only have to pay £1.50 or you can select four films in the month for £5. Become a member and you can also pick up a bag full of goodies like popcorn and juice for only £1.50.

Kids Film Club is sponsored by:

ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL

John Dove / 138 min

In the first of three special events, macrobert presents All’s Well That Ends Well direct from the home of Shakespeare, The Globe Theatre. Some of Shakespeare’s most inventive language gives life, not just to his singled minded heroine and her churlish lover but also to a fantastic cast of frauds, cynics and buffoons.

WED 26 SEP 7.30PM

SPECIAL EVENTSEach month macrobert brings you a range of special event screenings, ranging from post show discussions to genre specific films and everything in between.

TOP CAT

Alberto Mar / USA 2012 / 90 min / (U) - Contains mild slapstick violence and rude humour

The cool cat and chums are back on the block, this time facing a hard-line regime laid down by a new Police Chief intent on ridding the city’s alleyways of their feline feistiness. With their easy life under threat as Dibble is forced to get tough, are TC’s nine lives finally over?

MEN IN BLACK 3

Barry Sonnenfeld / USA 2012 / 105 min / (PG) ontains mild language, innuendo and fantasy violence

Will Smith is back as Agent J, accompanied as always by Tommy Lee Jones as Agent K. This time, the mission takes J back in time to the 1960s to save K from an assassination that would change the course of history. Working alongside young Agent K, he uncovers the truth behind his partner and the agency, whilst helping to secure the future of the human race.

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE

Joss Whedon / USA 2012 / 142 min / (12A) Contains moderate fantasy violence

Based on the classic Marvel comic series, action adventure Marvel Avengers Assemble follows Nick Fury, director of an international peacekeeping agency and the elite team of superheroes he assembles to deal with a terrifying extra-terrestrial threat to global safety and security.

SAT 8 SEP 11.00AMSUN 9 SEP 11.00AM

SAT 15 SEP 11.00AMSUN 16 SEP 11.00AM

SAT 22 SEP 11.00AMSUN 23 SEP 11.00AM

BRAVE

Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman / USA 2012 / 100 min / (PG) Contains some scary scenes

Brave is the story of Merida, a skilled archer and impulsive daughter of King Fergus and Queen Elinor. Determined to carve her own path in life Merida’s actions inadvertently unleash chaos and fury in the kingdom and when she turns to an eccentric old Wise Woman for help, she is granted an ill-fated wish. The ensuing peril forces Merida to discover the meaning of true bravery in order to undo a beastly curse before it’s too late.

SAT 29 SEP 11.00AMSUN 30 SEP 11.00AM

SECOND CHANCE AND CLASSIC CINEMA

TUE 11 SEP 7.30PMTHU 13 SEP 7.30PM

THE ANGELS’ SHARE

Ken Loach / UK 2012 / 101 min / (15) Contains very strong language and strong violence

After swearing that his new-born son won’t take the same path as himself, Robbie meets three men during community service who like him can’t find work because of their criminal past. Together the band of friends take an adventurous risk and discover that turning to drink might just change their lives forever.

YOU’VE BEEN TRUMPED

Anthony Baxter / USA 2011 / 95 min / (PG) Contains mild language

Funny, inspiring, shocking and even heart-breaking at times, You’ve Been Trumped follows the conquest of Donald Trump’s golf course over an area of natural beauty on the Aberdeenshire coast. The film also offers a rare and revealing glimpse of the unfiltered Donald Trump, as he considers standing as a candidate for President of the United States.

CHARIOTS OF FIRE

Hugh Hudson / UK 1981 / 123 min / (U) Passed ‘U’ with brief, mild bad language

Fresh of the back of this year’s 2012 Olympic Games comes the chance to see Hugh Hudson’s Academy Award winning classic. Re-mastered for a new generation, Chariots of Fire tells the story of two British runners competing in the 1924 games in Paris.

FRI 31 AUG 7.30PMSUN 2 SEP 8.00PM

TUE 25 SEP 7.30PMTHU 27 SEP 7.30PM

macrobert gives you a second chance to see some of the biggest hits of the past few months and revisit some classic films.

THE MIDWEEK MATINEE

360 (15)

WED 5 SEP 2.00PM

Each Wednesday at 2.00pm we bring you one of the months’ movie highlights for only £2.50. Not only that but we will throw in a free tea or filter coffee to help you relax that little bit more. We hope you can join us soon and enjoy a nice relaxing afternoon with us. Why not come a little earlier and have a delicious lunch beforehand, check out www.macrobert.org/cafebar for our menus.

THE HUNTER (15)

WED 26 SEP 2.00PM

THE FLOWERS OF WAR (15)

WED 12 SEP 2.00PM

THE BOURNE LEGACY (TBC)

WED 19 SEP 2.00PM

PARENT AND TODDLER SCREENINGSWednesday mornings are now accessible to the whole family at macrobert. Bring your kids along and enjoy family films on the big screen in a child friendly, relaxed atmosphere with the lights dimmed and the sound at a comfortable level. Screenings start at 10.30am each Wednesday and tickets are priced at £1.50 or free to any baby under 12 months.

WE BOUGHT A ZOO (PG)

WED 5 SEP 10.30AM

BRAVE (U)

WED 3 OCT 10.30AM

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE (12A)

WED 26 SEP 10.30AM

TOP CAT (U)

WED 12 SEP 10.30AM

MEN IN BLACK 3 (PG)

WED 19 SEP 10.30AM

FIND USUniversity of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA

Park for free on the University Campus. There are frequent buses from Stirling town centre and the train station to the University Campus. For all public transport options call Traveline Scotland at 0871 200 22 33.

TICKET PRICESScreenings before 4.00pm: friends £3.80/full price £4.75/concession £4.25

Screenings after 4.00pm: friends £4.60/full price £5.75/concession £5.25

Kids Film Club 11.00am screenings: £1.50 each/£5 (four films from this brochure; tickets must be bought at the same time)

Film Four Pack (four films from this brochure; tickets must be bought at same time): full price £17.20/concession £13.20

Concessions apply to full-time students, under 18s, senior citizens, people with a disability (plus carer), Young Scot Card holders and benefit claimants. Proof of eligibility is required.

BOX OFFICE OPENING HOURSMon - Fri 10.00am to 7.45pm (phones close at 7.00pm)Sat 9.00am to 8.15pm (phones close at 7.00pm) Sun 10.00am to 8.15pm (phones close at 7.00pm)

Please note: Lines will close up to half an hour before busy performances.

ACCESS INFORMATIONmacrobert welcomes all disabled visitors. Our building is fully accessible for wheelchairs, and we offer hearing loops at the box office and bar. Audio description and subtitling are available for selected cinema screenings (see diary). Concession tickets are available for people with a disability plus carer.

For a large print version please email marketing@macrobert.org or call 01786 466666

Tickets cannot be refunded, except in the event of cancellation of a screening by macrobert / (TBC) means that the film is awaiting BBFC or local authority licensing approval / The use of cameras and recording equipment is not permitted /Screen advertisements and trailers are shown before all films / All information is correct at time of print and is subject to change without prior notice / macrobert cannot be held liable for any arrangements made due to changes to the brochure

MACROBERT THANKS THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR SUPPORT

Main funders

macrobert arts centre limited is a Scottish charity, no SC039546. To support us with donations please go to www.macrobert.org/donate

KIDS FILM CLUBJoin macrobert at 11.00am on Saturday and Sunday mornings for the all new Kids Film Club. Kids and adults alike only have to pay £1.50 or you can select four films in the month for £5. Become a member and you can also pick up a bag full of goodies like popcorn and juice for only £1.50.

Sponsored by:

31 FRIDAY | AUGUST THE ANGELS’ SHARE 7.30PM1 SATURDAY WE BOUGHT A ZOO 11.00AM THE LORAX 2.00PM 360 8.00PM2 SUNDAY WE BOUGHT A ZOO 11.00AM THE LORAX 2.00PM 360 5.00PM THE ANGELS’ SHARE 8.00PM3 MONDAY 360 7.30PM4 TUESDAY SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN 7.30PM5 WEDNESDAY WE BOUGHT A ZOO 10.30AM* 360 2.00PM** SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN 7.00PM6 THURSDAY SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN 7.30PM7 FRIDAY THE FLOWERS OF WAR 7.30PM8 SATURDAY TOP CAT 11.00AM LE PETIT NICOLAS 2.00PM THE FLOWERS OF WAR 5.00PM TED 8.00PM9 SUNDAY TOP CAT 11.00AM LE PETIT NICOLAS 2.00PM TED 5.00PM THE FLOWERS OF WAR 8.00PM10 MONDAY TED 7.30PM11 TUESDAY YOU’VE BEEN TRUMPED 7.30PM12 WEDNESDAY TOP CAT 10.30AM* THE FLOWERS OF WAR 2.00PM** LE PETIT NICOLAS 7.30PM13 THURSDAY YOU’VE BEEN TRUMPED 7.30PM14 FRIDAY SOUND OF MY VOICE 7.30PM15 SATURDAY MEN IN BLACK 3 11.00AM DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: DOG DAYS 2.00PM SOUND OF MY VOICE 5.00PM THE BOURNE LEGACY 8.00PM16 SUNDAY MEN IN BLACK 3 11.00AM DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: DOG DAYS 2.00PM THE BOURNE LEGACY 5.00PM SOUND OF MY VOICE 8.00PM17 MONDAY THE BOURNE LEGACY 7.30PM18 TUESDAY JACKPOT 7.30PM19 WEDNESDAY MEN IN BLACK 3 10.30AM* THE BOURNE LEGACY 2.00PM** JACKPOT 7.30PM20 THURSDAY JACKPOT 7.30PM21 FRIDAY THE EXPENDABLES 2 7.30PM22 SATURDAY AVENGERS ASSEMBLE 11.00AM STEP UP 4: MIAMI HEAT 2.00PM THE EXPENDABLES 2 5.00PM THE HUNTER 8.00PM23 SUNDAY AVENGERS ASSEMBLE 11.00AM STEP UP 4: MIAMI HEAT 2.00PM THE HUNTER 5.00PM THE EXPENDABLES 2 8.00PM24 MONDAY THE HUNTER 7.30PM25 TUESDAY CHARIOTS OF FIRE 7.30PM26 WEDNESDAY AVENGERS ASSEMBLE 10.30AM* THE HUNTER 2.00PM** ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL 7.30PM27 THURSDAY CHARIOTS OF FIRE 7.30PM28 FRIDAY TAKE THIS WALTZ 7.30PM29 SATURDAY BRAVE 11.00AM THE THREE STOOGES 2.00PM TAKE THIS WALTZ 5.00PM THE THREE STOOGES 8.00PM30 SUNDAY BRAVE 11.00AM THE THREE STOOGES 2.00PM THE THREE STOOGES 5.00PM TAKE THIS WALTZ 8.00PM

DIARY SEPTEMBER 2012

* PARENT & TODDLER SCREENING ** MIDWEEK MATINEE SCREENING