Merry Christmas one and all!

The Film Theatre is now closed until the New Year.

We re-open on Monday 6th January.

We wish you a very merry Christmas and look forward to seeing you in 2014.

Week Commencing 16th December

Philomena

Monday 16th December
CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (A) - Free Admission

Tuesday 17th December
PHILOMENA (12A)

The Film Theatre will be closed until Monday 6th January 2014.

Week Comnmencing 9th December

Philomena

Monday 9th December
REMEMBER THE NIGHT (A) - Free Admission

Tuesday 10th December
LIKE FATHER LIKE SON (PG)

Wednesday 11th December
THE LAST FIRING OF A BOTTLE OVEN - Film Archive - Free Admission

Thursday 12th December
PRISONERS (15)

Friday 13th and Saturday 14th December
PHILOMENA (12A)

Saturday 14th December - 2.00pm
FROM UP ON POPPY HILL (U) - Free Admission

Week Commencing 2nd December

The Selfish Giant

Monday 2nd December
The winner of our "An Audience Decides" vote;
THE DEVIL AND DANIEL JOHNSTON - Free Admission

Tuesday 3rd December
THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN (15)

Wednesday 4th December
MEMORIES OF SPODE - Film Archive - Free Admission

Thursday 5th December
METRO MANILLA (15)

Friday 6th and Saturday 7th December
THE SELFISH GIANT (15)

Week Commencing November 25th

Captain Phillips

Monday 25th November
THIS IS SPINAL TAP (15) - Free Admission

Tuesday 26th November
SUNSHINE ON LEITH (PG)

Wednesday 27th November: 6 to 8pm
KESWICK FILMS - First Year Student Films

Thursday 28th November
THE FIFTH ESTATE (15)

Friday 29th and Saturday 30th November
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (12A)

Week Commencing 18th November

Sunshine on Leith

Monday 18th November
BENDA BILILI! (PG) - Free Admission

Tuesday 19th November
BLUE JASMINE (12A)

Wednesday 20th November
Flavia Swann Guest Lecture - A Napoleonic Gap Year - 5.30pm

Thursday 21st November
PLEIN SOLEIL (PG)

Friday 22nd, Saturday 23rd and Tuesday 26th November
SUNSHINE ON LEITH (PG)

Week Commencing 11th November

Blue Jasmine

Monday 11th November
SEARCHING FOR SUGARMAN (12A) - Free Admission

Tuesday 12th AND Thursday 14th November
LE WEEK-END (15)

Wednesday 13th November
SHOWCASE 2013 - Free Admission

Friday 15, Saturday 16th and Tuesday 19th November
BLUE JASMINE (12A)

Week commencing 4th November

Museum Hours

Monday 4th November
PATTI SMITH - A DREAM OF LIFE (15) - Free Admission

Tuesday 5th November
MUSEUM HOURS (12A)

Wednesday 6th November
SMALLTHORNE - A CELEBRATION - Film Archive - Free Admission

Thursday 7th November
WHAT MAISIE KNEW (15)

Friday 8th November and Saturday 9th November
DIANA (12A)

Week Commencing 28th October

Rush

Monday 28th October
MARLEY (15) - Free Admission

Tuesday 29th October
THE STUART HALL PROJECT (12A)

Wednesday 30th October
I LOVE LONGTON - FIRED WITH PASSION - Film Archive - Free Admission

Thursday 31st October
THE WAY WAY BACK (12A)

Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd November
RUSH (15)

Week Commencing 21st October

Lovelace

Monday 21st October
WORLD WAR Z (15) - Free Admission

Tuesday 22nd October
THE GREAT BEAUTY (15)

Wednesday 23rd October
THE MINERS' HYMNS
Special presentation - admission £4

Thursday 24th October
THANKS FOR SHARING (15)

Friday 25th and Saturday 26th October
LOVELACE (18)

The Miners' Hymns

The Miners' Hymns

Next Wednesday (23rd October) we present The Miners' Hymns as part of our Film Archive strand.

The former coal mining communities in North East England are the subject of this inspired documentary by multi-media artist Bill Morrison. Their story is told entirely without words, yet the film is far from silent: it features a remarkable original score by the Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson. 

Archive material charting the transfer of miners from the Durham coalfield to Stoke-on-Trent's collieries will precede Bill Morrison's elegant, elegiac film, and We Are Not Defeated, the story of the fight against pit closures, will be introduced by The North Staffs Miners' Wives Action Group.

Further information and a trailer can be found here.

An admission price of £4 will apply for this evening's presentation. Please note that advance booking and seat reservations are not available for this presentation.

Week Commencing 14th October

About Time

Monday 14th October
JUAN OF THE DEAD (15) - Free Admission

Tuesday 15th October
CALL GIRL (18)

Wednesday 16th October
HALCYON DAYS - Film Archive - Free Admission

Thursday 17th October
BLACKFISH (15)

Friday 18th and Saturday 19th October
ABOUT TIME (12A)

New Programme Now Available

New Programme

Details of our next programme are now available to view on the website with all films in the main programme available to book online.

Some highlights from this season include:

• Rush
• Diana
• Le Week-End
• Blue Jasmine
• Sunshine on Leith
• The Fifth Estate

A pdf of the printed programme is also available to download.

Week commencing 7th October

Looking For Hortense

Monday 7th October
DAWN OF THE DEAD (18) - Free Admission

Tuesday 8th October
WADJDA (PG)

Wednesday 9th October
GRADUATE FILMS  - Free Admission

Thursday 10th October
STORIES WE TELL (12A)

Friday 11th and Saturday 12th October
LOOKING FOR HORTENSE (12A)

Week Commencing 30th September

Only God Forgives

Monday 30th September
DAY OF THE DEAD (18) - Free Admission

Tuesday 1st October
ALAN PARTRIDGE: ALPHA PAPA (15)

Thursday 3rd October
BREATHE IN (15)

Friday 4th and Saturday 5th October
ONLY GOD FORGIVES (18)

Week Commencing 23rd September

Alan Partridge

Monday 23rd September
THE LIVING DEAD AT MANCHESTER MORGUE (18) - Free Admission

Tuesday 24th September
THE ACT OF KILLING (15)

Thursday 26th September
BLANCANIEVES (12A)

Friday 27th and Saturday 28th September, and Tuesday 1st October
ALAN PARTRTIDGE: ALPHA PAPA (15)

We're Back!

Behind The Candelabra

The Film Theatre returns from its summer break this week.

Monday 16th September
CHOCOLAT (12) - Free Admission

Tuesday 17th September
THE DEEP (12A)

Thursday 19th September
BEFORE MIDNIGHT (15)

Friday 20th and Saturday 21st September
BEHIND THE CANDELABRA (15)

More details and online booking are available on our website.

New Website and New Programme

New Website

Our new look website is now up and running. It includes details of all the films that will be showing in our first season of the 2013/14 year. All the films in the main programme are now available to book online.

New Programme

You can also download a pdf of the printed programme.

Coming soon...

Behind The Candelabra

Our new programme starts in two weeks' time.

We open on Monday 16th September with CHOCOLAT - the final screening of our free season of provincial French dramas.

Our main programme opens with THE DEEP on Tuesday 17th, BEFORE MIDNIGHT on Thursday and BEHIND THE CANDELABRA on Friday and Saturday.

We will be launching our new look website in the next few days which will include full details of the new programme and access to the online booking system.

We look forward to seeing you.

New Season Starts September

The Deep

Our next season of films will start on Tuesday 17th September with The Deep. Other films scheduled for our first programme include;

• BEHIND THE CANDELABRA
• ALAN PARTRIDGE: ALPHA PAPA
• ONLY GOD FORGIVES
• LOOKING FOR HORTENSE
• ABOUT TIME
• LOVELACE

We look forward to seeing you.

That's All Folks...

...but we'll be back!

The Film Theatre is taking it's summer break until Tuesday 17th September. We'll keep you up to date with what we've got planned for the new season as soon as we have details available.

Have a great summer and thank you for your support over the past year.

Week Commencing 8th July

Much Ado About Nothing

Monday 8th July
CHOCOLAT (12) - Free Admission

Tuesday 9th and Thursday 11th July
SUMMER IN FEBRUARY (15)

Friday 12th and Saturday 13th July
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (12A)

Week Commencing 1st July

Populaire

Monday 1st July
THE WELL DIGGER'S DAUGHTER (PG) - Free Admission

Tuesday 2nd July
THE STOKER (15)

Thursday 4th July
MUD (12A)

Friday 5th and Saturday 6th July
POPULAIRE (12A)

Week Commencing 24th June

The Look of Love

Monday 24th June
MANON DES SOURCES (PG) - Free Admission

Tuesday 25th June
BEWARE OF MR BAKER (15)

Wednesday 26th June
HIGH DAYS AND HOLIDAYS - Film Archive - Free Admission

Thursday 27th June
BERNIE (12A)

Friday 28th and Saturday 29th June
THE LOOK OF LOVE (18)

Week Commencing 17th June

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Monday 17th June
JEAN DE FLORETTE (PG) - Free Admission

Tuesday 18th June
A HIJACKING (15)

Wednesday 19th June
ROYAL CENTENARY SPECIAL - Film Archive - Free Admission

Thursday 20th June
FLYING BLIND (15)

Friday 21 and Saturday 22nd June
THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST (15)

Week Commencing 10th June

The Great Gatsby

Tuesday 11th June
ME AND YOU (15)

Thursday 13th June
SIMON KILLER (18)

Fri 14th and Saturday 15th June
THE GREAT GATSBY (2D) (15)

Week Commencing 3rd June

I'm so excited.

Monday 3rd June
ARGO (15) - Free Admission

Tuesday 4th June
NEIGHBOURING SOUNDS (15)

Wednesday 5th June
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies Degree Shows

Thursday 6th and Saturday 8th June
I'M SO EXCITED (12A)

Friday 7th June
Staffordshire University - SHOW, 2013

New Programme Now Online

New Programme

The final programme before our summer break is now available on the website.

You can also download a PDF of the printed programme.

In addition to our main programme, our free Monday night screenings will feature classic French provincial dramas including Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources.

Week Commencing 27th May

Love Is All You Need

Tuesday 28th May
IN THE FOG (12A)

Wednesday 29th May
FACULTY OF ARTS & CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES DEGREE SHOWS

Thursday 30th May
WHITE ELEPHANT (15)

Friday 31st May and Saturday 1st June
LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED (15)

Week commencing 20th May

Place Beyond The Pines

Monday 20th May
THE TOWN (15) - Free Admission

Tuesday 21st May
I WISH (PG)

Wednesday 22nd May
FIVE TOWNS, THE WHITE COUNTRY, SIX TOWNS - Film Archive - Free Admission

Thursday 23rd May
SPRING BREAKERS (18)

Friday 24 and Saturday 25th May
PLACE BEYOND THE PINES (15)

Week Commencing 13th May

Post Tenebras Lux

Monday 13th May

GONE BABY GONE (15) - Free Admission

Tuesday 14th May

POST TENEBRAS LUX (18)

All tickets will be entered into a prize draw to win a poster signed by the director, Carlos Reygadas. The draw will take place immediately before the screening.

Wednesday 15th May - 6pm

EVOLVE 13 - Student Films - Free Admission

Thursday 16th May

COMPLIANCE (15)

Friday 17th and Saturday 18th May

IN THE HOUSE (15)

Week Commencing 6th May

Good Vibrations

Tuesday 7th May
REALITY (15)

Wednesday 8th May
THE POTTERIES TILE TRAIL - Film Archive - Free Admission

Thursday 9th May
GOOD VIBRATIONS (15)

Friday 10th and Saturday 11th May
LATE QUARTET (15)

Week Commencing 29th April

Trance

Monday 29th April
GOOD WILL HUNTING (15) - Free Admission

Tuesday 30th April
SPIRIT OF '45 (U)
This will be followed by an optional 45 minute recorded Q&A with Ken Loach, Jeremy Hardy, Dot Wilson and Owen Jones.

Wednesday 1st May
FULL CIRCLE - Film Archive - Free Admission

Thursday 2nd May
SIDE EFFECTS (15)

Friday 3rd May
TRANCE (15)

Please note that College Road will be closed each evening this week. Alternative car parking is available on Winton Square (accessed via the left of the North Stafford Hotel on Station Road) or on the Leek Road campus of Staffordshire University.

CAR PARKING DURING COLLEGE ROAD CLOSURE

Further to our previous notice, you may gain access to the Winton Square car
park via the left hand side of the North Stafford Hotel.

Do NOT use the Federation House car park, as you may be charged.

The Film Theatre has just been informed that College Road will be closed
between the hours of 7.00pm and 6.00am for 7 days commencing Friday 26th
April.

Some car park spaces will be available in Winton Square (located behind
Federation House on Station Road) and the Leek Road campus of the
university.

Week Commencing 22nd April

Beyond The Hills

Monday 22nd April
DAVE CHAPPELLE'S BLOCK PARTY (15) - Free Admission

Tuesday 23rd April
BEYOND THE HILLS (12A)

Wednesday 24th April
LONDON UNDERGROUND 150TH ANNIVERSARY - Film Archive - Free Admission

Thursday 25th April
BROKEN (15)

Friday 26th and Saturday 27th April
TO THE WONDER (12A)

New Programme Now Available

May-June Programme

Our next programme is now available on the website covering the period to June 8th. You can download a pdf of the printed programme here.

A few of this season's highlights include:

• Spirit of '45
• Trance
• Late Quartet
• Place Beyond The Pines
• I'm So Excited

Our free Monday evening screenings will feature a season of Ben Affleck movies and will include a return visit for the award-winning Argo.

Week Commencing 15th April

Cloud Atlas

Monday 15th April
BRINGING OUT THE DEAD (18) - Free Admission

Tuesday 16th April
CAESAR MUST DIE (12A)

Wednesday 17th April
STOKE CINE AND VIDEO SOCIETY - Free Admission

Thursday 18th April
STOKER (18)

Friday 19th and Saturday 20th April
CLOUD ATLAS (15)

Week commencing 8th April

Shell

Monday 8th April
NEW YORK STORIES (PG) - Free Admission

Tuesday 9th April
NO (15)

Wednesday 10th April
CREDA MEMORIES - Film Archive - Free Admission

Thursday 11th April
SHELL (15)

Friday 12th and Saturday 13th April
LES MISERABLES (12A)

Week Commencing Monday 1st April

Song for Marion

Tuesday 2nd April

THE PUNK SYNDROME (15

Thursday 4th April
LORE (15)

Friday 5th and Saturday 6th April
SONG FOR MARION (PG)

Week Commencing 25th March

Quartet

Monday 25th March
TINY FURNITURE (15) - Free Admission

Tuesday 26th March
BULLHEAD (15)

Thursday 28th March
WHAT RICHARD DID (15)

Friday 29th and Saturday 30th March
QUARTET (12A)

Week Commencing 18th March

Lincoln

Monday 18th March
25TH HOUR (15) - Free Admission

Tuesday 19th and Thursday 21st March
AMOUR (12A)

Wednesday 20th March - 6.00pm
Guest Lecture - THE CINEMA OF CENTRAL EUROPE - A PERSONAL JOURNEY
If you wish to attend please contact: e.j.allen@staffs.ac.uk Tel: 01782 294416

Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd March
LINCOLN (12A)

NOTICE REGARDING ADVANCED BOOKINGS

Please note that the Film Theatre is not accepting any further bookings for
HITCHCOCK on Friday the 15th of March. The only tickets available for these
performances will be at the door on a first-come, first-served basis.

New Programme Out Now

Details of our presentations for the period up to the end of April are now available on the website.You can download a copy of the printed programme here.

The new programme features return visits for Amour, Quartet and Les Miserables as well as the following highlights;

• Lincoln
• Song For Marion
• No
• Stoker
• Cloud Atlas

Our free Monday night screenings will feature a series of films set on the East Coast of the USA.

Week commencing 11th March

Zero Dark Thirty

Monday 11th March
PSYCHO (15) - Free Admission

Tuesday 12th March
THE SESSIONS (15)

Wednesday 13th March
GOODBYE TO THE PEOPLE'S INFIRMARY - Film Archive - Free Admission

Thursday 14th March
ZERO DARK THIRTY (15)

Friday 15th and Saturday 16th March
HITCHCOCK (12A)

Week Commecning 4th March

Django Unchained

Monday 4 March
SABOTAGE (PG) - Free Admission

Tuesday 5 March
MCCULLIN (15)

Wednesday 6 March
ALL FIRED UP - Final Year Premieres - Free Admission

Thursday 7 March
DJANGO UNCHAINED (18)

Friday 8 and Saturday 9 March
HYDE PARK ON THE HUDSON (12A)

NOTICE REGARDING ADVANCED BOOKINGS

Please note that the Film Theatre is not accepting any further bookings for
LES MISERABLES on Friday the 1st and Saturday 2nd March. The only tickets
available for these performances will be at the door on a first-come,
first-served basis.

NOTICE REGARDING ADVANCED BOOKINGS

Please note that the Film Theatre is not accepting any further bookings for
either QUARTET on Tuesday the 26th February or LES MISERABLES on Friday the
1st March. The only tickets available for these performances will be at the
door on a first-come, first-served basis.

Week Commencing 25th Febnruary

Les Miserables

Monday 25 February
LIFEBOAT (PG) - Free Admission

Tuesday 26 February
QUARTET (12A)

Wednesday 27 February
LONGTON NIGHT - Film Archive - Free Admission

Thursday 28 February
UNTOUCHABLE (15)

Friday 1 and Saturday 2 March
LES MISERABLES (12A)

No further bookings for Quartet

Due to exceptional demand we are unable to take any further advance bookings for Quartet.

Tickets will be available on the door. Please arrive early to avoid disappointment.

Week Commencing 18th February

Life of Pi

Monday 18 February
SHADOW OF A DOUBT (PG) - Free Admission

Tuesday 19 and Thursday 21 February
LIFE OF PI (2D) (PG)

Wednesday 20 February
FIFTIES FREIGHT - Film Archive - Free Admission

Friday 22 and Saturday 23 February
QUARTET (12A)

Week Commencing February 11th

Holy Motors

Monday 11 February
SABOTEUR (PG) - Free Admission

Tuesday 12 February
THE IMPOSTER (15)

Wednesday 13 February
ARRIVE 13 - Second Year Short Dramas - Free Admission

Thursday 14 February
HOLY MOTORS (18)

Friday 15 and Saturday 16 February
MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN (12A)

Week commencing February 4th

Sightseers

Monday 4th February
MR AND MRS SMITH (U) - Free Admission

Tuesday 5th February
FALSE TRAIL (15)

Wednesday 6th February
KING TUT - A Centenary tribute to TUT WHALLEY - Film Archive - Free Admission

Thursday 7th February
SIGHTSEERS (15)

Friday 8th and Saturday 9th February
SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS (15)

Week Commencing January 28

Great Expectations

Monday 28 January
THE TRAMP (PG) - Free Admission

Tuesday 29 January
STARBUCK (15)

Wednesday 30 January
ARCH HOMELESSNESS WEEK - Film Archive - Free Admission

Thursday 31 January
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (15)

Friday 1 and Saturday 2 January
GREAT EXPECTATIONS (12A)

Booking now open for our next season

Our next programme runs from the 5th of February to the 16th March.

Full details are now available on the website and you can download a pdf of the programme here.

A few highlights include:

• Sightseers
• Life of Pi
• Quartet
• Les Miserables
• Django Unchained
• Hitchcock

We also have a further screening of the very popular Untouchable. Our free Monday night screenings will feature a season of Alfred Hitchcock movies.