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A brief look at what we have coming up in Feb.

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Page 1: February programme

FEBRUARY 2011THE KINGS SPEECH (12A)

MIRAL (12A)

CUCKOO (15)

BLUE VALENTINE (15)

HONEYMOONER (15)

TANTRIC TOURISTS(CTBA)

PILLOW TALK (PG)

BLACK SWAN (15)

NEDS (18)

BRIGHTON ROCK (15)

BARNEY’S VERSION (15)

Tue 1 Feb 5.40pm & 8.15pm, Wed 2 Feb 2pm, 5.40pm & 8.15pm, Thu 3 Feb 3.30pm, Fri 4 – Tue 8 Feb 5.40pm & 8.15pm, Wed 9 Feb 2pm, 5.40pm & 8.15pm, Thu 10 Feb 5.40pm & 8.15pm

Based on the true story of Queen Elizabeth II’s father and his remarkable friendship with maverick speech therapist Lionel Logue. Starring Academy Award nominee Colin Firth as King George VI.

Tue 1 Feb 5.30pm & 8.20pm, Wed 2 Feb 2.15pm, 5.30pm & 8.20pm, Thu 3 Feb 5.30pm & 8.20pm

A drama centered on an orphaned Palestinian girl growing up in the wake of the first Arab-Israeli war who finds herself drawn into the conflict.

Fri 4 – Tue 8 Feb 5.50pm & 8.20pm, Wed 9 Feb 2.15pm, 5.50pm & 8.20pm, Thu 10 Feb 5.50pm & 8.20pm

Polly is trapped in a dead-end job working for intrusive Professor Julius Greengrass. Her relationship with boyfriend Chapman is falling apart, and jealous sister Jimi rarely leaves her side. When Polly has the chance to escape, her nearest and dearest have other ideas.

Fri 11 Feb 5.35pm & 8.50pm , Sat 12 Feb 2pm, Sun 13 Feb 5.35pm & 8.50pm, Mon 14 Feb 5.35pm, Tue 15 Feb 5.35pm & 8.50pm, Wed 16 Feb 2pm, 5.35pm & 8.50pm

Blue Valentine is the story of love found and love lost, told in moments past and present. This honest and moving portrait follows Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams who star as a married couple attempting to save their failing marriage.

Fri 11 Feb 6.10 & 8.20pm, Sat 12 Feb 2.30, 6.10 & 8.20pm, Sun 13 Feb 6.10 & 8.20pm, Mon 14 Feb 6.10pm, Tue 15 Feb 6.10 & 8.20pm, Wed 16 Feb 2.15, 6 & 8.30pm, Thu 17 Feb 6.10 & 8.20pm

Honeymooner is an Austen-with-a-twist journey through the pitfalls of modern relationships. Fran has been rejected by his fiancée and decides to mope around London with his two best friends. With Introduction and Q&A from director Col Spector at the 6pm screening on Wed 16 Feb.

Mon 14 Feb, 8.20pm

Tickets cost: £7.30 / £5.90 with a complimentary Valentines cocktail or cupcake for every ticketholder.

A multi-award winning comedy road movie following ten enthusiastic disciples on their debut trip to India. The film will be introduced by director Alexander Snelling and producer Kirsty Allison.

Mon 14 Feb, 8.30pm

Tickets cost: £7.30 / £5.90 with a complimentary Valentines cocktail or cupcake for every ticketholder.

This uproarious romantic comedy sees Jan Morrow (Day) and Brad Allen (Hudson) sharing a telephone line and a dislike for one another, until they meet and Brad matches Jan’s voice to her face and figure.

Fri 18 – Tue 22 Feb 5.45pm & 8.10pm, Wed 23 Feb 2.15pm, 5.45pm & 8.10pm , Thu 24 Feb 5.45pm & 8.10pm

Nina (Natalie Portman), a ballerina in a New York City ballet company, has competition for the lead role in Swan Lake. While she is perfect for the role of the delicate white swan, she slowly loses her mind as she tries to find her dark side as Odile the Black Swan.

Fri 18 – Tue 22 Feb 7.45pm, Wed 23 Feb 2pm & 7.45pm, Thu 24 Feb 7.45pm

Mullan’s latest film is a coming-of-age drama set in 1970s Glasgow. John McGill is a promising student at a tough school who looks set for a bright future at university until he slips into the dangerous world of Glasgow’s gangland.

Fri 25 Feb 5.45pm & 8.15pm, Sat 26 Feb 2pm, Sun 27 Feb - Tue 1 Mar 5.45pm & 8.15pm, Wed 2 Mar 2.15pm, 5.45pm & 8.15pm, Thu 3 Mar 4.20pm

Based on the 1938 British noir classic by Graham Greene, Rowan Joffe’s Brighton Rock is set in the mods and rockers era of the 60s. It charts the fall of Pinkie, a razor-wielding disadvantaged teenager hell bent on rising through the ranks of organised crime.

Fri 25 Feb 7.45pm, Sat 26 Feb 2.15pm & 7.45pm, Sun 27 Feb – Tue 1 Mar 7.45pm, Wed 2 Mar 2pm & 7.45pm, Thu 3 Mar 7.45pm

Take a ride through the life and memories of Barney Panofsky, a hard-drinking, foulmouthed 65-year old hockey fanatic and television producer, as he reflects on his life’s successes and (numerous) failures as the final chapters of his own existence come sharply into focus.

Page 2: February programme

EVENTSNATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: KING LEAR

Thu 3 Feb, 6.45pmCost: £12 full / £11 conc

The Donmar’s Artistic Director, Michael Grandage directs Derek Jacobi as King Lear by William Shakespeare, Live from the Internationally acclaimed Donmar Warehouse.

BANJANOVA

Sat 5 Feb, 8.30pm Admission free

Join Shropshire based Banjanova,a quintet comprising banjo, guitars, mandolin, trumpet, bass guitar, congas, tabla and vocals, for a night of music in Lock Works.

THE MET LIVE IN HD: NIXON IN CHINA

Sat 12 Feb, 6pmCost: £18 Adult / £12.50 Under 15s

Acclaimed director and longtime Adams collaborator Peter Sellars makes his Met debut with this groundbreaking 1987 work, an exploration of the human truths beyond the headlines surrounding President Nixon’s 1972 encounter with Communist China.

5TH ANNIVERSARY FILM & TV QUIZ

Mon 14 Feb, 8 / 8.30pmCost £5 per team (up to 4 people)

This month’s Film & TV Quiz will have a party atmosphere with compulsory film fancy dress. With prizes for the winning team.

CRISPIN HELLION GLOVER’S BIG SLIDE SHOW

Thu 17 Feb, 8pmCost: £15 (Over 18s only)

Light House is proud to present Crispin Hellion Glover’s Big Slide Show along with a screening of the second part of the ‘It’ trilogy: It is fine! EVERYTHING IS FINE.

Crispin Hellion Glover performs a one hour dramatic narration of eight different profusely illustrated books. The images from the books are projected behind Mr. Glover during his performance, plus a screening of feature film It is fine! EVERYTHING IS FINE, followed by a question and answer session with Crispin Hellion Glover. There will be a book signing after the performance.

“SEEING ISN’T ALWAYS BELIEVING”: A GAY SPECTATOR AT THE CINEMA

Wed 23 Feb, 9.45am – 1.15pm Admission free (Lunch included)

From the silent film era to contemporary movies, this talk by Keith Lodwick will focus on how gay people have been represented in film and will feature clips from both British and Hollywood productions. Keith Lodwick is a cura-tor at the V&A Museum in the Theatre & Performance Department.

THE MET LIVE IN HD: IPHIGÉNIE EN TAURIDE

Sat 26 Feb, 6pmCost: £18 Adult / £12.50 Under 15s

+ Encore performance: Thurs 3 Mar, 7.30pmCost: £14.50 Adult / £7.50 Under 15s

Susan Graham and Plácido Domingo reprise their starring roles in Gluck’s nuanced and elegant interpretation of this primal Greek myth. Tenor Paul Groves also returns to Stephen Wads-worth’s insightful production, first seen in 2007. Patrick Summers conducts.

EXHIBITIONDOMESTIC GLAMOUR By Monica Fernandez

Until Thu 24 Mar

Domestic Glamour is a celebration of women through the exploration of everyday beauty rituals. All the subjects in Domestic Glamour have a personal connection with Monica and all are captured in natural and vulnerable states as she photographs them in their own environments getting ready to go out.

WORKSHOPSLight House has the following workshops on offer during February:

Introduction to Final CutTue 1 Feb, 10am – 4pm

Introduction to AnimationThu 3 Feb, 10am – 4pm

Women’s Workshop: Introduction to Post ProductionTue 8 Feb, 10am – 4pm

Digital CinematographyTue 15 Feb, 10am – 4pm

Creative Editing TechniquesWed 16 Feb, 10am – 4pm

Camera & Lighting with High DefinitionMon 21 & Tue 22 Feb, 10am – 4pm

Visit www.light-house.co.uk/calendar/training for info.