LISTINGS: Cinema - May 17 - May 24
CINEMA
Bookings/Inquiries: Odeon, Arundel Gate 0871 2244007; Showroom, Paternoster Row 0114 2757727; Vue, Meadowhall 08712 240240; Cineworld, Valleycentertainment, Sheffield 0871 2002000; Cineworld, Derby Road, Chesterfield 0871 2002000; Paramount Penistone 01226 767532.
OPENING
The Dictator, Sacha Baron Cohen’s gleefully bad taste fish-out-of-water comedy in which he plays Admiral General Aladeen, tyrannical ruler of the African state of Wadiya, who is hiding the real Bin Laden in one of his opulent palace’s spare rooms (Cert 15)
The Raid, collaboration between Welsh-born writer-director Gareth Evans and Indonesian fight choreographers and stunt performers on violent action thriller in which an ill-prepared SWAT team is charged with infiltrating a 15-storey apartment block which doubles as the headquarters of notorious drug lord and find themselves walking into a trap (Cert 18).
2 Days in New York, Julie Delpy’s new screwball comedy and follow-up to 2 Days in Paris finds neurotic artist Marion now ensconced in New York with radio DJ Mingus (Chris Rock) and her young son when her French family comes to visit her in the US and decide to bring one of her ex-boyfriends along (Cert 15).
PREVIEWS/ SPECIALS
Arrietty, Studio Ghibli animation based on the story of The Borrowers (Cert PG, Showroom Saturday Club).
Casablanca, the Humphrey Bogart-Ingrid Bergman wartime romantic classic is a Desert Island Film choice (Cert U, Saturday, 4pm).
Future Shorts Festival, global pop up festival showcasing exciting short films from around the world simultaneously in 147 cities and 55 countries with a worldwide audience of a half-million people, on and offline (Cert 18, Kelham Island Museum, Alma Street, Sunday, 7pm-10pm, £4 adv/ £5 on the night).
Serenity, writer director of the new Avengers Assemble Joss Whedon’s universe of politics, intergalactic outlaws and adventure (Cert 15, Showroom Cult Tuesdays: )
Iron Sky, an American astronaut lands on the Dark Side of the Moon and discovers that 70 years ago the Nazis constructed a gigantic space fortress and an armada of flying saucers and the Moon Führer has decided the glorious moment for retaking the Earth has arrived (Cert 15, Showroom, Wednesday).Wednesday 23 May, 8.45pm
LIVE RELAY
Filarmonica della Scala, last of four live relays in high definition featuring the augmented Teatro alla Scala orchestra on the La Scala opera house stage in Milan conducted on this occasion by Fabio Luisi, recently appointed principal conductor at the New York Metropolitan Opera. Proceedings start with Three Canzonas by Giovanni Gabrieli followed by Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto with Polish wunderkind Rafal Blechacz as soloist, Casella’s Paganiniana and end with Respighi’s Roman Festivals. Cineworld Sheffield, Monday, 6.45pm.
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Wednesday 23 May 2012
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