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TPH, The Armstrong
Hall,
Chapel Street, Thornbury
Doors open 7.00pm
Film starts 7.30pm
(except 10.30am on Sun Sept 30th)
2007/8 Film Dates
(Click film title for storyline)
2007
Fri Sept 7th
The History Boys (Cert 15)
Sun Sept 30th
Arthur and the Invisibles (Cert
U)
Fri Oct 19th
Little Miss Sunshine ( Cert 15)
Fri November 16th
The Chorus (Cert 12)
Fri Nov 30th
Casino Royale (Cert 12)
2008
Fri
Jan 11th
Pan's Labyrinth (Cert 15)
Fri Feb 8th
Last King of Scotland (Cert
15)
Fri
Mar 7th
Volver (Cert 15)
Fri April 25th
Venus (Cert 15)
Fri May 23th
Tell no one
TPH Committee
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Welcome
Have
you ever wanted a local film venue, one with a warm friendly atmosphere,
where you can chat about the film afterwards with your friends? We did,
so we decided to create a film club: Our club name, Thornbury Picture
House, was inspired by the old cinema (1919-1959) in the High Street,
which was renowned for being the social hub of Thornbury. We have completed
a successful first season and have a strong membership base to take the
club forward.
Thornbury Picture House believes that a good film deserves to be seen
on a large screen with good sound and in the presence of an sizeable audience
to build the atmosphere and heighten the emotions. You can see films at
home any time, but watching on a local wide screen is an altogether different
experience.
Autumn/winter
2007/8
A programme of ten films will be shown, screened at approximately
monthly intervals. Nine films have been selected by the programme committee
and club members will be able to vote on the remaining film of the season.
Sign
up now, or Contact us.
To express
an interest in becoming a member of Thornbury Picture House,
click Downloadable Application
Form or email holly-bush@tiscali.co.uk
with a request for a brochure and a membership application form, or Phone
or write to:
TPH Membership Sec.
Hollybush Cottage,
Clay Lane,
Thornbury
South Glos. BS35 3UA
Phone 01454 412272
The membership
fee is £25, it entitles members to see all 10 films and attend any
special events which TPH may organise. Members must be over 16 years of
age.
Cheques
to be made payable to "Thornbury Picture House". We regret that
credit cards cannot be accepted due to the high banking overheads payable
by a small club like TPH.
Non
members.
Patrons
who are not paid-up members of the TPH, and guests of members, may purchase
tickets, subject to availability, at the desk on club nights price £4.50,
. Admission is subject to the Film classification certificate.
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2007/8
Programme
Our second year of
films promises to entertain, challenge and provoke you, providing a range
of human interest, classics, comedy, documentaries, exciting contemporary
films and the best cinema from abroad. Plus you, the members, will have
the power to vote for the final film of the season.
Our inaugural year
was a resounding success thanks to everyone who has supported TPH. We
don't intend to "rest on our laurels" and I hope that you will
agree that the films in the forthcoming season represent all that is thought-provoking,
exciting and entertaining in the world of cinema. The success of our first
year means a reduced membership fee for 2007/8 - £25 for a 10 film
season, surely a bargain! We look forward to seeing you on 7th September
for the first screening, "The History Boys", at a screen near
you!
Kieran
Chair TPH
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Internet Movie
Database (www.imdb.com)
The website imbd.com
gives details of the making of the film, the director, the actors, lots
of other interesting information and invites comment on each movie listed.
Links are provided below to the films to be shown in the TPH 2007/8 season.
Just click on each underlined link and scroll down to the heading "Users
Comments" to read one reviewer's commentary together with notes from
other readers to say whether the review was helpful or not.
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The History Boys
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The History Boys (15)
Director: Nicholas
Hytner
Sheffield, early 1980s,
and eight talented students have achieved top grades at A-level and have
Oxbridge in their sights. They're clever but they're crass. So along comes
Stephen Campbell Moore, a radical history teacher to change their manners,
style, and even teach them to change history...
A brilliant screenplay
by Alan Bennett based on his own stage play.
For review, Click
here http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464049/
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Arthur and the Invisibles
(U)
Director: Luc Besson
This film displays
a mix of stunningly shot live action and wonderfully crafted, sometimes
breath-taking, CGI animation. It's a story which echoes and affectionately
pays homage to many of the very best children's stories, such as The Sword
in the Stone, Alice in Wonderland and The Borrowers.
For review, Click here http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0344854
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Arthur
and the Invisibles
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Little
Miss Sunshine
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Little Miss Sunshine
(15)
Director: Jonathan
Dayton/ Valerie Farris
Olive is a little
girl with a dream:winning the Little Miss Sunshine contest. Her family
wants her dream to come true but they are so burdened with their own quirks,neuroses
and problems that they can barely make it through a day without some disaster
befalling them. Circumstances conspire to put the entire dysfunctional
family on the road together with the goal of getting Olive to the Little
Miss Sunshine contest.
For review, Click
here http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0449059/
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The Chorus(12)
Director Christophe
Barratier
A teacher
starts a job at a school for difficult kids and using his own love for
music he inspires his pupils to do better. The film features appealing
characters and believable situations that provide a very pleasant viewing
experience. Aside from a terrific turn by Gerard Jugnot as the teacher,
the films main source of pleasure is its absolutely wonderful ensemble
cast of young talented kids. It is a genuinely magical film about the
power of art.
For review,
Click here http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0372824/
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Casino
Royale
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Casino Royale (12)
Director Martin Campbell
James Bond is back
with a vengeance. His introduction is a sparring partner of both intelligence
and brutality. His mission is to take the ultimate gamble and place his
life on the line in the arenas of terrorism an the ivory towers of power.
This gripping updated lan Fleming story has the expectancy of urgency
and drama that when the chips are down, this action packed high-octane
movie will deliver what England expects.
For review, Click
here http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381061/
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Pan's Labyrinthe(15)
Director Guillermo
del Toro
Spain 1944. Ofelia,
a fatherless young girl, yearns to escape her cruel family life and the
oppressive circumstances of Franco's regime. Her wild imagination is fired
by the discovery of a neglected and wonderous garden, populated by creatures
that lead her into a dark fantasy world. Greatly developing the combination
of historical drama and fantasy, Pan's Labyrinth is a film that will blast
the viewer's senses, leaving a feeling of wonder and awe.
For review, Click
here http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457430/
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Pan's Labyrinthe
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Last
King of Scotland
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Last King of Scotland
(15)
Director Kevin Macdonald
Last King of Scotland
tells of a young Scottish doctor who comes to Africa to escape the boredom
of home. A chance encounter results in him becoming personal physician
to the cruel Ugandan dictator Idi
Amin. Hugely flattered at first, he soon realises that he has the misfortune
to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. The developing sense of danger,
together with psychological insight makes for a vibrant, intelligent and
original feature film.
For review, Click
here http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455590/
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Volver (15)
Director Pedro Almodovar
This is a powerful
film...and done in a way only Pedro Almodovar knows how. Cruz is absolutely
magnificent in a finely nuanced performance. An incredible mix of gritty
realism, humour and absolute fantasy. The title Volver
translates as 'coming back' and has several meanings. There's the return
of the mother into the family as the ghost with unfinished business and
incidents in the past paralleled by those in the present.
For review, Click
here http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441909/
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Volver
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Venus
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Venus (15)
Director Roger Michell
Peter OToole and Leslie
Phillips play Maurice and lan, two veteran actors who never hit it big
yet have a wealth of tales to tell. Their banter is interrupted by the
arrival of lan's niece from up North. The film is a black comedy, and
achieves both the blackness and the comedy perfectly. The film paints
a poignant portrait of old age and an uplifting story of young love. Venus
is wry, affectionate and moving: an unmissable gem.
For review,
Click here http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489327/
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Fri
May 23th 7.30pm
Armstrong Hall
Tell
no one. (Ne le dis à personne)
Director
Guillaume Canet
Relentless
edge-of-your-seat suspense, jaw-dropping, high-octane action and a powerful
love story combine in what has been hailed by many critics as “the
best film of the year”. TELL NO ONE follows one man’s frantic
race against time when his tragic past is suddenly and unexpectedly unearthed.
Dr. Alex Beck is left
unconscious after his wife and childhood sweetheart, Margot is brutally
murdered. 8 years on and still unaware of the truth, Alex receives an
anonymous e-mail. Clicking on the link he sees a woman’s face in
a crowd – Margot’s face...
But before this can
sink in, Alex is thrown headlong into a deadly chase - running from both
the Police and a team of killers who will stop at nothing to keep the
truth hidden.
“A gripping thriller
with wall-to-wall tension... Tell Everyone!”
**** EMPIRE
“A powerful love
story and perfect thriller - gripping!” -
**** THE SUNDAY TIMES
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Tell
no one
Members'
Choice
In
consultation with club members, the Film Selection committeee produced
a shortlist of films for consideration in the Members' Choice for the
final film of the season. "Tell no one" was selected in the
members' ballot.
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Grants and Supporters
We are very
grateful for the help we have received from the following in supporting
TPH:
Brian
Clay - The British Federation of Film Societies
Chris Baker - Bath Film Festival
Digital Imaging print & design
Thornbury Arts Festival
Thornbury Town Council
South Gloucestershire Council
Essilor Ltd.
Renishaw plc.
Rolls-Royce plc.
Quartet Community Foundation
Awards for All
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