FeckenOdeon Programme for 2009-10

1 : Saturday, September 26th, 2009

"GREENFINGERS"15

Helen Mirren and David Kelly star in an amiable British comedy of the Calendar Girls type. plus

"RED DUST"PG

Hollywood legends Clark Gable and Jean Harlow in good yarn set on a rubber plantation in Indochina

Saturday, October 31st, 2009 - 3.15pm

SPECIAL FAMILY MATINEE

“THE WIZARD OF OZ” U

2 : Saturday, October 31st, 2009

"SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE"15

This time the hype was justified! One of the strongest films to hit commercial cinema screens in years. Jamal is winning a TV game show - his answers are inspired by his life in the slums of India - colourful, frightening and often very moving - quite brilliant!

Friday, November 13th in FeckenOdeon 2

A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION PG

Garison Keillor, Meryl Street, Kevin Kline and Lilly Tomlin star in Robert Altman’s last film

A funny and touching tribute to old time radio

3 : Saturday, November 28th, 2009

"NOTORIOUS"U

Alfred Hitchcock on top form - Cary Grant is the spymaster in love with his “notorious” spy (Ingrid Bergman). The plot is a masterpiece of suspense and cliffhangers follow red herrings in this stylish tour de force.

PLUS “A Diary for Timothy” Classic documentary. What’s the future for a baby born in 1944?

Sunday, December 27th, 2009

"BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S"PG

Classic glamour and romance in this glossy version of a Truman Capote story. Relax with us (and Audrey Hepburn) as Holly Golightly’s amorous adventures unfold in glorious Technicolor - we’ll even give you breakfast in the interval!

4 : Saturday, January 30th, 2010

"THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY"15

One of the best films of its type ever made. Boasts an unforgettable Morricone score, a typically charismatic performance from Clint Eastwood (as the Man with No Name) and stately direction from the master of the genre, Sergio Leone. Three desperados search for buried treasure in the aftermath of the American Civil War. As cool as a cheroot in a heatwave! Restored and re-mastered.

Friday, February 12th in FeckenOdeon 2

“WHAT’S EATING GILBERT GRAPE” 15

Two of Hollywoods glossiest stars prove that they really can act in this unusual and heartwarming film.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp star

Saturday, February 13th in FeckenOdeon 2

“THE JUNGLE BOOK” U

Back where it belongs - on the BIG screen. Disney’s brilliantly realised swinging version of the Kipling classic. Special showing for half-term

5 : Saturday, February 27th, 2010

"STEAMBOAT BILL, JR."U

For the first time since 2005 we’re turning off the amplifiers for an authentic evening of silent movies. Topping the bill is Buster Keaton as a soft townie who finds himself working aboard a river boat.... and then there’s a hurricane! Contains some of the most spectacular stunts ever filmed.

Live piano accompaniment

PLUS: Laurel & Hardy in BIG BUSINESS

6 : Saturday, March 27th, 2010

"EASY VIRTUE" PG

In 1927 a young Englishman marries a glamorous American. When he brings her home to meet the parents she arrives like a blast from the future. Colin Firth stars in this new adaptation of Noel Coward’s play.

PLUS: WHITE MANE (LE CRIN BLANC) U

Friday, April 16th - 8pm in FeckenOdeon2

"AMELIE" 15

A delightful French comedy that bites! Amelie had an odd upbringing - which is probably why she has an odd approach to life. Visually stunning, sometimes moving and very, very funny

7: Saturday, April 24th, 2009

"HOBSON’S CHOICE"U

Charles Laughton stars as a tyrannical patriarch in this classic David Lean drama - with John Mills, Richard Wattis, John Laurie and a very young Prunella Scales.

NOTE: This replaces “Laughter in Paradise” which has been withdrawn by the distributor.

plus

"THE LONG DAY CLOSES"12

A nostalgic portrait of a 1950s childhood in Liverpool

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