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Open Air Cinema Preview: The Shape of Water ‘It is a perfect film for now’

There is no easy way to introduce The Shape of Water. A love story between a woman and a mythical sea creature, this film announces its oddity right from the start. The pet project of director Guillermo del Toro, this film has taken years to make. Not least, one imagines, because starting a pitch to investors with “There’s this man-fish...” is not the quickest sell. But, as is sometimes the way with film-making, it is the oddity that creates a moment of rare magic. The winner of four Oscars, including Best Director and Best Picture, The Shape of Water is a film ... Continue Reading

Film Review: Redoubtable, ‘telling the story of the ultimate modern auteur’

Helen Tope reviews Redoubtable, showing in our cinema from 15th - 21st June. Telling the story of the ultimate modern auteur, Redoubtable takes us into the life of Jean-Luc Godard. Set across 1960’s Europe, the film is achingly stylish. The clothes, the interiors; you will want them all. But behind the tinted specs, Godard’s world is in crisis. As a young film-maker, Jean-Luc Godard was at the forefront of New Wave cinema. The movement, categorised by a free editing style and fresh directorial voices; Godard found success not only in Europe, but internationally. The anti-Hollywood approach taken by up the New ... Continue Reading

Film Review: Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist “…at once familiar and confrontational”

Helen Tope reviews Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist - now showing in the PAC cinema for a limited run of just four screenings. A couturier with a punk sensibility, Vivienne Westwood’s vision is sumptuous and provocative. The head of a global brand worth an estimated $185 million, Vivienne Westwood has crafted an image as identifiable as Gucci or Chanel. Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist, initially undertaken with the family’s blessing, is a documentary that explores Westwood’s time in fashion, alongside her interest in environmental activism. The film, directed by Lorna Tucker, looks at how Westwood manages to balance these ... Continue Reading

Film Review: Funny Cow, ‘absolutely of the moment, and deadly accurate’

Helen Tope reviews Funny Cow, a film with real depth beneath the punchline, that tells the story of a female comedian’s struggle to break away from her past. It's showing in our cinema until 31 May. Brought up in the post-war slums of Northern England, Funny Cow is marked as an outsider from the start. Bright, mouthy and unapologetically so, Funny Cow decides to play up her point of difference and uses humour to push through the pain in her life. Her childhood is dominated by a dysfunctional, alcoholic mother, and shocking episodes of domestic violence, meted out ... Continue Reading

Film Review: Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, “A film packed with incendiary ideas…”

Helen Tope reviews Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, which screened in the PAC cinema from Saturday 28 April to Wednesday 2 May. A film packed with incendiary ideas, Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story endeavours to put Lamarr’s accomplishments back in the spotlight. A film-star at her peak during the 1940’s, Vienna-born Hedy Lamarr came to the attention of Hollywood when she starred in controversial film, Ecstasy, in 1933. Appearing nude in several scenes, Lamarr’s notoriety catapulted her to fame. She signed a contract with MGM, and quickly became Hollywood’s latest It Girl. Her brand of beauty, ... Continue Reading

Film Review – I, Tonya “Bleak, honest and very, very funny”

Regular contributor Helen Tope reviews I, Tonya, showing in the PAC cinema until Thursday 12 April. Satire gliding on a knife-edge, I, Tonya tells the story of American figure skater Tonya Harding. At her sporting best during the 1990’s, Harding took on – and mastered - the triple axel. A notoriously difficult move, Harding made history by being the first American woman to land a triple axel in competition. Her story should be one of accolades and Olympic glory, but instead her name is synonymous with intrigue and scandal. Harding’s main competitor was Nancy Kerrigan. Polished and ... Continue Reading

Film of the Year 2017

As 2017 draws to a close, we caught up with our staff and trusty volunteers to find out what films stood out above all others in our cinema programme this year. If you're looking for the perfect film to watch during the festive period, take our advice and select one of our favourites. And the winner is... Loving Vincent! This hand-painted biopic of the famed painter Vincent Van Gogh is reportedly the first fully painted animated film in history, and the seven-years-in-the-making effort is undeniably breathtakingly beautiful. Our staff and volunteers said it was "a beautifully crafted labour of love for the ... Continue Reading

Review of Daphne: “a film of real subtlety and sophistication”

Aged 31, Londoner Daphne is single, living alone and working in a restaurant. Placated by alcohol and casual drug-taking, she is skimming through life. Daphne may exude a cooler-than-thou attitude, but behind the persona, is a girl who wants more. Daphne is showing in the cinema from 24 - 30 November. Helen Tope Reviews: The tedium of Daphne’s life is broken when she walks into a corner shop to buy cigarettes. As she stands at the counter, a man on a motorbike pulls up outside. With the engine still running, he bursts into the shop, demanding money from the owner, ... Continue Reading

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