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2017 / 2018 - Season 60
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​Saturday                     30th September 2017
New registrations & refreshments      6.15pm 
AGM                                                        7.00pm         

​Queen of Katwe                                  7.25pm
2016  ​USA  124 min
The colourful true story of a poor young girl in Uganda who blossoms when she is introduced to the game of chess and dreams of becoming an international chess champion.
SCORE: 95.75%

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Saturday              28th October 2017

Film 1

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The Pearl Button                   5.50pm
2015  ​Chile  84 min
 A documentary exploring the astonishing world of the old natives of Chile. The director tries to visually find a language for modern man to understand this magnificent and unique world that has been lost due to the arrogance of modernity, science and the industrial age. 
SCORE: 76%

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I Daniel Blake              7.45pm 2016  UK  100 min                           
Winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival, from director Ken Loach. After having
suffered a heart-attack, Daniel must fight the bureaucratic forces of the system in order to receive Employment and Support Allowance.
​SCORE:  92.43%                                              
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Saturday            25th November 2017

Film 1
Dancer                                     5.50pm 
2016  ​UK / Russia / USA  84 min    
Sergei Pulonin took the dance world by storm and became the Royal Ballet's youngest ever principal. At the peak of his success, aged only 25, he walked away, driven to the brink of self-destruction by stardom.
SCORE: 94.4%

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Film 2
Sully                                                    7.45pm
2016  ​USA  96 min
The story of Chesley Sullenberger, an American pilot who became a hero after landing his damaged plane on the Hudson River in order to save the flight's passengers and crew.
SCORE: 91.2%


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Saturday                            9th December 2017

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​My Best friend                                       6.30pm
2007  ​France  94 min
Francois has a fabulous stylish life, but at a dinner with a group he considers his dearest acquaintances, he realises that none of them actually like him and they don't believe he knows the meaning of friendship. An earnest and witty romp.  
SCORE: 91.4%
  
        
Christmas Social from 8.00pm
                                         Join us for free food and wine - non members welcome
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Saturday                             27th January 2018

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Lawrence of Arabia                              5.15pm
1962  UK / USA  222 min 
Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential films in the history of cinema.The film tells the story of TE Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War in order to fight the Turks. There will be an interval during the film.​
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SCORE: 95.7%

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Saturday                        24th February 2018

Film 1
The Eagle Huntress                          5.30pm
2016  USA / UK / Mongolia  87 min
A 13 year old girl trains to be the first female of her Kazakh family to become an eagle hunter. Set against the breath-taking expanse of the Mongolian Steppe, the film features awe-inspiring cinematography. 
​SCORE: 95.7%

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​​Film 2
A United Kingdom         7.30pm
2016  UK  111 min
The true story of the King of Botswana and how his loving but controversial marriage to a white ​British woman, Ruth Williams, put his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil.
SCORE: 92.3%
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Saturday                  24th March 2018

​Film 1
The Naked Civil Servant        5.45pm
1975 ​ UK  77 min      
The life and times of Quentin Crisp, an outreageous and flamboyant homosexual, coming of age and growing into old age in conservative England. John Hurt gives a characteristically committed, outstanding performance.
​SCORE: 88.2%


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Populaire                                 7.30pm
 2013 ​ France  111 min
 Rose is a terrible secretary but a demon typist. Her  handsome boss resolves to turn her into the fastest girl in
 the world. A charming romantic comedy.
 SCORE: 83.9%
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Saturday                                   28th April 2018


Film 1
​8 Days a Week                                      5.40pm
2016  UK  97 min
The early years of The Beatles from their club dates in Liverpool, to their concert tours in Europe and the rest of the world.
SCORE: 87%

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Film 2
The Olive Tree               7.45pm
2016  Spain  100 min
Anna loves her grandfather but the old man has retreated into depression and dementia since his children cynically sold off his beloved old olive tree to pay off debts. ​Anna resolves to rescue the tree and bring it back home.
SCORE: 89%

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Saturday                                 26th May 2018

Film 1   
Timbuktu 
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2014  France / Mauritania  97 min
The film is set in the legendary city of Timbuktu, whose richly diverse traditions are being trampled by fanatical jihadists who stamp on harmless pleasures like music and football and throw themselves with relish into lashing and stoning.
SCORE: 76%

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​Film 2
A Street Cat Named Bob                    7.45pm

2016  UK  103 min
The true story of how James Bowen, a busker and recovering drug addict, had his life transformed when he met a stray ginger cat. A feel good film featuring Bob as himself.  
​SCORE: 93%
 

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Saturday                  30th June 2018
 
Hidden Figures                    6.15pm

2016  USA  127 min
As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians. Based on the unbelievably true life stories of three of these women, known as "human computers".
SCORE: 94%
                                   
​                                     Followed by our end of season social

                                                              CAKE FEST!

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