MAY - JULY 2012

Robert Burns Centre FILM THEATREFILM THEATREBOX OFFICE 01387 264808 • WWW.RBCFT.CO.UK

The Best Exotic Marigold HotelOnce Upon A Time In Anatolia

SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMENWe Bought A Zoo

The Kid With A BikeMirror MirrorAlbert Nobbs

Dark ShadowsOutside Bet

Snow White And The HuntsmanThe Angels’ Share

PrometheusThe Five Year Engagement

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MAYTue1Wanderlust (15) 7.30

Wed 2Wanderlust (15) 1.00

Wed 2 + Thu 3Bel Ami (15) 7.30

Fri 4 + Sat 5The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (12A) 7.30

Mon 7Once Upon A Time In Anatolia (PG) 6.30

Tue 8 + Wed 9The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (12A) 7.30

Thu 10The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (12A) 10.45 + 7.30

Fri 11 + Sat 12Salmon Fishing In The Yemen (12A) 7.30

Sat 12Northern Lights Workshop 10.00-12.00

Mon 14Salmon Fishing In The Yemen (12A) 6.30

Tue 15Salmon Fishing In The Yemen (12A) 1.30 + 7.30

Wed 16 + Thu 17Salmon Fishing In The Yemen (12A) 7.30

Fri 18 + Sat 19We Bought A Zoo (PG) 7.30

Mon 21The Raven (15) 6.30

Tue 22The Raven (15) 7.30

Wed 23We Bought A Zoo (PG) 1.00 + 7.30

Thu 24We Bought A Zoo (PG) 7.30

Fri 25 + Sat 26Damsels In Distress (12A) 7.30

Mon 28The Kid With A Bike (12A) 6.30

Tues 29In Darkness (15) 7.30

Wed 30Delicacy (12A) 7.30

Thu 31Kizzy 10.45 + 5.00

ctbc - At the time of going to press BBFC certificates (18, U, PG etc) and advisory notes were not yet available for some of the films in this programme. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and will make this information available at the cinema and on our website as soon as we are able to do so.

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JUNEFri 1 + Sat 2Mirror Mirror (PG) 7.30

Tue 5Closed for public holiday

Wed 6Le Havre (PG) 7.30

Thu 7Dalai Lama Renaissance 7.30

Fri 8The Lucky One (12A) 7.30

Sat 9Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists (2D) (U) 6.00

Tues 12The Lucky One (12A) 7.30

Wed 13Albert Nobbs (15) 7.30

Thu 14Albert Nobbs (15) 10.45 + 7.30

Fri 15Dark Shadows (ctbc) 7.30

Sat 16Lockout (15) 7.30

Tue 19Dark Shadows (ctbc) 7.30

Wed 20Mozart’s Sister (12A) 7.30

Thu 21Lockout (ctbc) 7.30

Fri 22 + Sat 23Outside Bet (ctbc) 7.30

Tue 26Monsieur Lazhar (ctbc) 7.30

Wed 27Mitsuko Delivers (ctbc) 7.30

Thu 28Outside Bet (ctbc) 7.30

Fri 29, Sat 30Snow White And The Huntsman (ctbc) 7.30

JULYTue 3Snow White And The Huntsman (ctbc) 7.30

Wed 4Snow White And The Huntsman (ctbc) 1.00

Wed 4Even The Rain 7.30

Thu 5Snow White And The Huntsman (ctbc) 7.30

Fri 6, Sat 7 + Tue 10The Angels’ Share (ctbc) 7.30

Wed 11Town Of Runners (PG) 7.30

Thu 12The Angels’ Share (ctbc) 7.30

Fri 13Prometheus (2D) (ctbc) 7.30

Sat 14Rock Of Ages (ctbc) 7.30

Tue 17Prometheus (2D) 7.30

Wed 18 + Thu 19Rock Of Ages (ctbc) 7.30

Fri 20Fast Girls (ctbc) 7.30

Sat 21Think Like A Man (ctbc) 7.30

Tue 24Think Like A Man (ctbc) 7.30

Wed 25Think Like A Man (ctbc) 1.00

Wed 25Fast Girls (ctbc) 7.30

Thu 26Fast Girls (ctbc) 7.30

Fri 27, Sat 28 + Tue 31The Five Year Engagement (ctbc) 7.30

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COFFEE CLUB For a modest £6.90 (£5.20 conc) you can relish a cup of good coffee, a delicious tray-bake and watch a great movie. Doors open at 10am and film starts at 10.45am.

Thu 10 MayThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Thu 31 MayKizzy

Thu 14 JuneAlbert Nobbs

BOX OFFICE 01387 264808Open evenings for the duration of the film screening and during the day Tuesday to Saturday 10am-5pm and Sunday 2-5pm.

Please note that during busy periods you may here the answer machine message.

Please call back later. The RBCFT staff will answer your call as soon as they can.

TICKET PRICES Unless otherwise stated

Tickets ................................................................................£6.10Concessions ........................................................................£4.50Family (2 adults + 2 children) ...........................................£17.65 Young Scot Card holders ....................................................£3.70Access Cinema ....................................................................£3.70Coffee Club, Sneaky Cinema & Film Club ...........................£6.90Concessions Coffee Club, Sneaky Cinema & Film Club .......£5.20

Concessions apply to children under 16, full-time students, senior citizens, Jobseekers Allowance or Income Support recipients, and registered disabled people. Please provide proof of eligibility when purchasing or collecting tickets

OPENING TIMESThe Film Theatre opens half an hour before the film starts.

Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre, Mill Rd, Dumfries DG2 7BE

SNEAKY CINEMATreat yourself to a lazy afternoon at the RBC; settle into a film and then digest over tea and cake afterwards. Tickets cost £6.90 (£5.20 conc). Doors open at 1pm, film starts at 1.30pm.Tue 15 MaySalmon Fishing In The Yemen

SCHOOL GROUPS - We can arrange schools screeings for most, appropriate, films in our programme. £3.70 per student when groups of ten or more students are booked in advance. Teachers get one free ticket for every ten booked. If you would like to book a school visit, please contact Alex.Murray@dumgal.gov.uk

ADVANCE BOOKINGS - All performances are bookable in advance. (At busy times you may hear the answer-phone message; we ask you to bear with us during periods of heavy demand).

POSTAL BOOKINGS - Please phone before making a postal booking to check availability. Postal bookings must be accompanied by contact details and cheque made payable to Dumfries & Galloway Council and sent to the address above.

REFUNDS - Tickets cannot be refunded, unless the screening is cancelled. Tickets can be exchanged if 48 hours’ notice is given, subject to availability.

SEAT RESERVATIONS - All seats are unreserved. If you require seats together, please arrive in plenty of time to book a seat of your choice using a seat minder. The auditorium is open half an hour before the start of the first film, and approximately 15 minutes for subsequent screenings.

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VENUE HIRE - Hire our auditorium for your very own private cinema party. Perfect for celebrating any occasion with your family and friends. Contact Alex on Alex.Murray@dumgal.gov.uk

GIFT VOUCHERS - Available from box office.

The photographs in the foyer are the work of the Dumfries camera Club www.dumfriescameraclub.co.uk

BRING A BABYBaby friendly screenings for parents and guardians. Baby changing and bottle warming facilities available. Limited to babies under 15 months. Doors open at 12.30pm and film starts at 1pm. Adults £6.10 (£4.50 conc) babies free!Wed 2 MayWanderlustWed 23 MayWe Bought A ZooWed 4 JulySnow White And The HuntsmanWed 25 JulyThink Like A Man

THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTELFri 4 (7.30), Sat 5 (7.30), Tue 8 (7.30), Wed 9 (7.30), Thu 10 (10.45 & 7.30)John Madden, UK, 2011, 124min, 12A Contains strong language, moderate sex references and racist remarks

For a desperate group of English pensioners, retirement takes an unconventional turn when they abandon their homeland, enticed by advertisements for The Best Exotic marigold Hotel, a seemingly luxurious sanctuary for "the elderly and beautiful" in Jaipur, India. On arrival, they discover that the hotel falls somewhat short of the romantic idyll promised in the brochure, but they are gradually won over by the ever– optimistic young manager Sonny and embark on a new adverture.

ONCE UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIAMon 7 (6.30 ) MayNuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkey, Bosnia & Herzegovina, 2011, 150min, PG, Turkish with English subtitles

In the dead of night, a group of men - including a police commissioner, a prosecutor, a doctor and a murder suspect - drive through the Anatolian countryside, the serpentine roads and rolling hills lit only by the headlights of their cars. They are searching for a corpse, the victim of a brutal murder. The suspect, who claims he was drunk, can't remember where he buried the body. As the night draws on, details about the murder emerge and the investigators' own secrets and hypocrisies come to light. In the Anatolian steppes, nothing is what it seems; and when the body is found, the real questions begin.

WANDERLUSTTue 1 (7.30) & Wed 2 (1.00 ) MayDavid Wain, 2012, 98min, 15

George (Paul Rudd) and Linda (Jennifer Aniston) are an overextended, stressed out Manhattan couple. After George is downsized out of his job, they find themselves with only one option: to move in with George's awful brother in Atlanta. On the way there, George and Linda stumble upon Elysium, an idyllic community populated by colorful characters who embrace a different way of looking at things. Money? It can't buy happiness. Careers? Who needs them? Clothes? Only if you want them. Is Elysium the fresh start George and Linda need? Or will the change of perspective cause more problems than it solves?

BEL AMIWed 2 (7.30) & Thu (7.30) 3 MayDeclan Donnellan & Nick Ormerod, UK, France & Italy, 2012,102min, 15

Based on the 1855 novel by French writer Guy de Maupassant, ‘Bel Ami’ chronicles journalist Georges Duroy's (Robert Pattinson, The twilight saga films) corrupt rise to power from a poor ex-NCO to one of the most successful high society men in late 19th century Paris, most of which he achieves by manipulating a series of powerful, intelligent, and wealthy mistresses. Uma Thurman plays the wife of Duroy's friend, a woman who is extremely involved and connected in the goingson of Parisian society and who helps Duroy in his ascent. Kristin Scott Thomas plays a socialite who falls for Duroy.

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SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMENFri 11 (7.30), Sat 12 (7.30), Mon 14 (6.30 ), Tue 15 (1.30 & 7.30), Wed 16 (7.30), Thu (7.30) 17 MayLasse Hallstrom, UK, 2011, 106min, 12A Contains infrequent strong language and moderate sex references

When Britain's leading fisheries expert (Ewan McGregor) is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheikh's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert, he immediately thinks the project is both absurd and unachievable. But when the Prime Minister's overzealous press secretary latches on to it as a "good will" story, this unlikely team will put everything on the line and embark on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible, possible.

THE SCREENING ON SATURDAY 12 MAY will be introduced by biologist Debbie Parke from the Nith Catchment Fishery Trust (www.river-nith.com) who will talk about the work of the Trust to conserve our native fish species, including a project recreating a salmon river in the Nith catchment!

Saturday 12 May10am - 12 noonScotlands First Ever Mass Participation Documentary Filmwww.wearenorthernlights.com

Northern Lights is a first in a lifetime mass participation film project funded by the Year Of Creative Scotland 2012, which aims to create a view of Scotland that goes beyond media stereotypes to reflect the lives, hopes and dreams of the people who live - or once lived - on these isles.

In keeping with the overall concept of the Northern Lights project we are keen to encourage members of the public to record interesting and meaningful videos and we are not asking participants to produce finished films.

We will then gather together all this footage and edit it into a unique, first in a lifetime, vision of Scotland in the Year 2012.

The workshop will• introduceparticipantstotheprojectandproject

website • brainstormideasaroundthe3keyNorthernLights

questions: • Whatcanyousee? • Whatdoyouwishyouhadseen? • Whatdoyouwishyoucouldsee?• discussfilminglocation• discussequipmentwatchordirectparticipants

towards How To videos on the Northern Lights website

• provideencouragement

Anyone that contributes to the project as a direct result of attending a workshop is automatically eligible for the Northern Lights £1000 workshop award.

The workshop is free and open to everyone.

To book a free place, please email Alice.Stilgoe@dumgal.gov.uk or call 01387 263094

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To join, please send a request to join “RBC Young Programmers Team” on Facebook

Are you 16-24 years of age? Do you love film?

Would you like to have your say in what films are shown at the Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre?

We have a dedicated Facebook page for 16 – 24 year old movie fans that are eager to discuss cinema, learn about films and influence what is shown at the Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre in the future.We are looking for people who have:• An interest in actively

selecting films for screening at the RBCFT

• An interest in learning about film from all around the world

• A desire to discuss films and the film industry

Young Programmers’ on-line forum

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WE BOUGHT A ZOOFri 18 (7.30), Sat 19 (7.30), Wed 23 (1.00 & 7.30) & Thu 24 (7.30) MayCameron Crowe, USA, 2011, 123min, PG

Cameron Crowe (‘Jerry Maguire’, ‘Almost Famous’) directs an amazing and true story about a single dad who decides his family needs a fresh start, so he and his two children move to the most unlikely of places: a zoo. With the help of an eclectic staff, and with many misadventures along the way, the family works to return the dilapidated zoo to its former wonder and glory. Stars Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson and Thomas Haden Church.

THE RAVENMon 21 (6.30 ) & Tue 22 (7.30) MayJames McTeigue, USA, Hungary & Spain, 2012, 111min, 15

Upon discovering that a psychotic serial killer has been using his writings as inspiration, brilliant but reclusive author Edgar Allan Poe (John Cusack) joins forces with a bright, young Baltimore detective (Luke Evans) to catch the maniac and end his reign of terror.

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DAMSELS IN DISTRESSFri 25 (7.30) & Sat 26 (7.30) MayWhit Stillman, USA, 2011, 99min, 12A Contains moderate sex references, language and suicide references

A comedy about a trio of beautiful girls as they set out to revolutionize life at a grungy American university - the dynamic leader Violet, principled Rose and sexy Heather. They welcome transfer student Lily into their group which seeks to help severely depressed students with a programme of good hygiene and musical dance numbers. The girls become romantically entangled with a series of men, including smooth Charlie dreamboat Xavier and the mad frat pack of Frank and Thor, who threaten the girls' friendship and sanity.

A film that raises laughs even with its end credits…. Leslie Felperin, Variety, October 2011

THE KID WITH A BIKEMon 28 (6.30 ) MayJean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne, Belgium, France & Italy, 2012, 87min, 12A Contains one use of strong language and moderate violence, French with subtitles

Cyril, almost 12, has only one plan: to find the father who left him temporarily in a children’s home. By chance he meets Samantha, who runs a hairdressing salon and agrees to let him stay with her at weekends. Cyril doesn't recognize the love Samantha feels for him, a love he desperately needs to calm his rage.

Raw but compassionate, naturalistic but compelling. Ian Freer, Empire Magazine, March 2012

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KIZZYThu 31 May (10.45 & 5.00)David Tilley, UK 1976, 180min

‘Kizzy’ is a BBC production based on the children’s story “The Diddakoi” written by Rumer Godden, who lived in Moniaive, Dumfriesshire from 1978 to 1998. This is the first public screening since its broadcast in 1976. The adaptation tells the moving story of orphaned traveller Kizzy and her trials and tribulations as she fights to be accepted by village gorgios (the gypsy word for those who live ‘in brick’).

As Kizzy’s young teacher says: “Children can be so cruel,” and at its core this is a story of bullying and intolerance. In the course of events Kizzy’s guardian Gran dies and her gypsy caravan home is burnt down. Kizzy then catches pneumonia, is threatened with being put into care, bullied and physically attacked and sees her beloved horse die of old age.

Kizzy’s themes include comments on the care system, tradition versus modernity, middle class snobbery and above all tolerance for - and indeed celebration of - difference and cultural diversity.

There will be a comfort break half way through the screenings.

Rumer Godden’s daughter, Jane Murray-Flutter, will be present at both screenings and happy to answer any questions on an informal basis during the break.

IN DARKNESSTue 29 (7.30) MayAgnieszka Holland, Poland, Germany, France & Canada, 2011, 143min, 15, Polish with subtitles

Based on a true story, Leopold Socha, a sewer worker and petty thief in Lvov, a Nazi occupied city in Poland, one day encounters a group of Jews trying to escape the liquidation of the ghetto. He hides them in the labyrinth of the town’s sewers. What starts out as a straightforward and cynical business arrangement turns into something very unexpected, the unlikely alliance between Socha and the Jews as the enterprise seeps deeper into Socha’s conscience. An extraordinary story of survival as the men, women and children all try to outwit certain death.

DELICACYWed 30 (7.30) MayDavid Foenkinos & Stéphane Foenkinos, France, 2011, 109min, 12A Contains strong language, French with subtitles

Nathalie, a beautiful, happy, and successful Parisian business executive finds herself suddenly widowed after a three-year marriage to her soul mate. To cope with her loss, she buries herself and her emotions in her work. One day, inexplicably, her zest for life and love is rekindled by a most unlikely source, her seemingly unexceptional, gauche, and average looking office subordinate, Markus. At first stunned by Nathalie’s unexpected attention, Markus comes to gradually believe in her feelings and shifts into romantic high gear. As their relationship goes from awkward to genuinely loving, Nathalie and Markus will have to overcome a host of obstacles including everyone else’s judgmental perceptions as well as their own self-doubts.

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DALAI LAMA RENAISSANCEThu 7 (7.30) JuneKhashyar Darvich, USA, 2007, 83min

Winner of 12 awards. The 14th Dalai Lama invited 40 of the West’s leading, most innovative thinkers to his residence in the Himalayan Mountains of India to discuss the world’s problems and how we can solve them. What transpired was unexpected and powerful, and was captured by an 18-person 5-camera film crew. The film features Quantum Physicists Fred Alan Wolf and Amit Goswami (“What the Bleep Do We Know”), Michael Beckwith (“The Secret”), Revolutionary Social Scientist Jean Houston, and others. Beautifully filmed exotic scenery and Tibetan and Indian culture.

The screening of this film will be followed by a Q&A session with Los Angeles-based Producer-Director Khashyar Darvich :

During the Q&A, Khashyar Darvich will answer questions from the audience, as well as share his experience spending time with the Dalai Lama and what led to the transformational experience captured in this Documentary Film. He has accompanied hundreds of screenings of ‘Dalai Lama Renaissance’ in several countries around the world.

Ticket prices £7 no conc.

The Edinburgh International Centre for Spirituality and Peace is touring the ‘Dalai Lama Renaissance’ film around Scotland in advance of The Dalai Lama’s visit to Scotland on 22nd and 23rd June.

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MIRROR MIRRORFri 1 (7.30) & Sat 2 (7.30) JuneTarsem Singh, USA, 2012, 106min, PG

A fresh and funny retelling of the Snow White legend, ‘Mirror Mirror’ features breakout star Lily Collins as Snow White, a princess in exile, and Oscar®-winner Julia Roberts as the evil Queen who ruthlessly rules her captured kingdom. Seven courageous rebel dwarfs join forces with Snow White as she fights to reclaim her birthright and win her Prince in this magical comedy filled with jealousy, romance, and betrayal.

Tue 5 JuneClosed – public holiday

LE HAVREWed 6 (7.30) JuneAki Kaurismäki, Finland, France & Germany, 2011, 93min, PG, French with subtitles

Marcel Marx, a former author and a well-known Bohemian, has retreated into a voluntary exile in Le Havre. Working as a shoe-shiner he lives happily within the triangle of his favourite bar, his work, and his wife Arletty. Fate throws in his path an underage African immigrant refugee. Arletty at the same time gets seriously ill and Marcel has to rise against the cold wall of human indifference with his only weapon of innate optimism and the unwavering solidarity of the people of his quartier. Against him stands the blind machinery of the Western constitutionally governed state, represented by the police, moment by moment drawing closer to the refugee boy. It’s time for Marcel to polish his shoes and reveal his teeth...

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The Waterside FestivalFriday 8th 10pm • Saturday 9 June 1-5 pm

Greensands, next to RBCFT, Mill Road, Dumfries, DG2 7BE

Sit by the Waterside and enjoy some of the best of the regions performers - a day of Music and physical Theatre. As the Tide Machine, the characters of Fish Out of Water, and some wonderful musicians combine to give a great night or day out.

For full details please see www.dgartsfest.com

THE LUCKY ONEFri 8 (7.30) & Tue 12 (7.30) JuneScott Hicks, USA, 2012, 101min, 12A Contains moderate sex and violence

U.S. Marine Logan Thibault (Zac Efron) returns to North Carolina from his third tour of duty in Iraq, with the one thing he credits with keeping him alive - a photograph he found of a woman he doesn’t even know. Learning her name is Beth (Taylor Schilling) and where she lives, he shows up at her door, and ends up taking a job at her family-run local kennel. Despite her initial mistrust and the complications in her life, a romance develops between them, giving Logan hope that Beth could be much more than his good luck charm.

PIRATES! IN AN ADVENTURE WITH SCIENTISTS (2D)Sat 9 (6.00) JunePeter Lord, Jeff Newitt, UK and USA, 2012, 88min, U

The luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain is joined by a rag-tag crew. While seemingly blind to the impossible odds stacked against him, the Captain has one dream: to beat his bitter rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz to the much coveted Pirate Of The Year Award. It ‘s a quest that takes our heroes from the shores of exotic Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London. Along the way they do battle with the pirate-hating Queen Victoria and team up with a young Charles Darwin, but never lose sight of what a pirate loves best: adventure!

From Aardman animations, the makers of the fabulous Wallace and Gromit films.

ALBERT NOBBSWed 13 (7.30) & Thu 14 (10.45 & 7.30) JuneRodrigo García, UK & Ireland, 2011, 113min, 15

Albert Nobbs (Glenn Close) struggles to survive in late 19th century Ireland, where women aren’t encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man, so she can work as a butler in Dublin’s most posh hotel, Albert meets a handsome painter and looks to escape the lie she has been living.

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DARK SHADOWSFri 15 (7.30) & Sat 16 (7.30) JuneTim Burton, USA, ctbc

An imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp), is set free from his tomb after two centuries and returns to his ancestral home, Collinwood Manor, to find that his once-grand estate has fallen into ruin. The dysfunctional remnants of the Collins family have fared little better and Barnabas has much to learn about the “modern world” of 1972 before he can help them.

LOCKOUTSat 16 (7.30) & Thu 21 (7.30) JuneJames Mather & Stephen St. Leger, France, 2012, 95min, 15

Starring Guy Pearce (‘The Hurt Locker’). and Maggie Grace and set in the near future, ‘Lockout’ follows a falsely convicted ex-US government agent, whose one chance at obtaining freedom lies in the dangerous mission of rescuing the President’s daughter from rioting convicts at an outer space maximum security prison.

MOZART’S SISTERWed 20 (7.30) JuneRené Féret, France, 2010, 120min, 12A Contains infrequent moderate sex and language, French with subtitlesFrench drama re-imagining the life of Wolfgang Mozart’s elder sister, Nannerl. Beginning in 1763, it follows the Mozart family’s life on the road, travelling by coach from one royal court to the next. Wolfgang, is a young prodigy, but Nannerl is also accomplished as a singer, harpsichordist and violinist. Her father bows to social strictures “for her own good,” refusing to let her continue with the violin or compose. But Nannerl pushes against the limitations imposed on her gender.

OUTSIDE BETFri 22 (7.30), Sat 23 (7.30) & Thu 28 (7.30) JuneSacha Bennett, Uk, 2012, 101min, ctbcSet against the turbulent mid 80’s of money, privatization, unions and dramatic media evolution, a life-long group of friends find themselves at the bad end of a redundancy pay-out and invest their savings into a racehorse, hoping that one final race can turn their fortunes around. Stars Jenny Agutter, Bob Hoskins and Vincent Regan.

MONSIEUR LAZHARTue 26 (7.30) JunePhilippe Falardeau, Canada, 2011, 94min, ctbc, French with subtitlesIn Montreal, a 55 year old Algerian immigrant, Bachir Lazhar, is hired to replace an elementary school teacher who died tragically. The cultural gap between Bachir and his class is made immediately apparent when he gives them a dictation exercise that is beyond their reach. Little by little, he learns to better know this group of shaken but endearing children. While the class goes through the healing process, nobody in the school is aware of Bachir’s painful past; nor do they suspect that he is at risk of being deported at any moment.

MITSUKO DELIVERSWed 27 (7.30) JuneYûya Ishii, Japan, 2011, 109min, ctbc , Japanese with subtitles

Stuck in a tiny flat in Tokyo, Mitsuko is unattached, friendless, broke and 9-months pregnant. Her inept parents thinks she is in California, happily settled with the baby’s GI father. One day she follows a cloud back to the run-down alley where she was brought up. She takes her down-and-out neighbours in hand, helping to revive the local café, securing care for her family’s old landlady, and sorting out a young man’s love life. As her due date nears, Mitusko’s mission to be a good neighbour and a ‘cool’ person flourishes into a joyous finale.

SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMANFri 29 (7.30), Sat 30 (7.30) June & Tue 3 (7.30), Wed 4 (1.00 ) & Thu 5 (7.30) JulyRupert Sanders, USA, 2012, ctbc

In the epic action-adventure ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’, Kristen Stewart plays the only person in the land fairer than the evil queen (Charlize Theron) out to destroy her. But what the wicked ruler never imagined is that the young woman threatening her reign has been training in the art of war with a huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) dispatched to kill her. Sam Claflin joins the cast as the prince long enchanted by Snow White’s beauty and power.

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EVEN THE RAINWed 4 (7.30) JulyIcíar Bollaín, Spain, Mexico & France, 2010, 103min, ctbc, Spanish and Quechua with subtitles

As a director and his crew shoot a controversial film about Christopher Columbus in Cochabamba, Bolivia, local people rise up against plans to privatize the water supply.

A Spanish film crew helmed by idealistic director Sebastian (Gael García Bernal) and his cynical producer Costa (Luis Tosar) come to Bolivia to make a revisionist epic about the conquest of Latin America - on the cheap. Carlos Aduviri is dynamic as “Daniel,” a local cast as a 16th century native in the film within a film. When the make-up and loin cloth come off, Daniel sails into action protesting his community’s deprivation of water at the hands of multi-national corporations.

THE ANGELS’ SHAREFri 6 (7.30), Sat 7 (7.30), Tue 10 (7.30) & Thu 12 (7.30) JulyKen Loach, UK and France, 2012, ctbc

Ken Loach, director of films from ‘Kes’ to ‘The Wind the Shakes the Barley’, and writer Paul Laverty return to Glasgow for this bitter sweet comedy. Escaping a prison sentence by the skin of his teeth, Robbie is given one last chance to give his newborn son Luke a better life than he has had. While serving a community service order, he meets Rhino, Albert and Mo who, like him, find it impossible to get work because of their criminal records. Little did Robbie imagine how turning to drink might change their lives - not cheap fortified wine, but the best malt whiskies in the world.

TOWN OF RUNNERSWed 11 (7.30) JulyJerry Rothwell, UK, 2012, 80min, PG

The world´s best long-distance runners hail from one small town in Ethiopia. See how they do it!

‘Town of Runners’ is a feature documentary about the fortunes of young athletes from the Ethiopian rural town of Bekoji home to the Olympic and World champions Tirunesh Dibaba and Kenenisa Bekele. The film follows two girls who are keen to follow in their hero’s footsteps as move from school track to national competition and from childhood to adulthood. Their mentor is a former PE teacher who has discovered and trained many of the world’s leading long distance runners including Dibaba, Bekele and Deratu Tulu, the first African woman to win an Olympic gold.

PROMETHEUS (2D)Fri 13 (7.30) and Tue 17 (7.30) JulyRidley Scott, UK, 2012, ctbc

From the director of ‘Alien’ and ‘Blade Runner’, ‘Prometheus’ is a ground breaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the Universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.

ROCK OF AGESSat 14 (7.30), Wed 18 (7.30) & Thu 19 (7.30)Adam Shankman, USA, 2012, ctbc

Set in 1987 Los Angeles, small town girl Sherrie and city boy Drew meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood dreams. Their rock ‘n’ roll romance is told through the heart-pounding hits of Def Leppard, Joan Jett, Journey, Foreigner, Bon Jovi, Night Ranger, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Poison, Whitesnake and more. Stars Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta and Tom Cruise with appreances by Catherine Zeta-Jones, Russell Brand, and Mary J. Blige amongst other well known names.

FAST GIRLSFri 20 (7.30), Wed 25 (7.30) & Thu 26 (7.30) JulyRegan Hall, UK, 2012, ctbc

An exciting new British feature film, filmed in and around London Nov-Dec 2011. The film, starring a trio of Britain’s hottest young talent - Lenora Crichlow (‘Being Human’), Lily James (‘Clash of the Titans 2’) and Bradley James (‘Merlin’) - tracks the rollercoaster journey of a British female sprint relay team as a street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete. Could be the feel-good film of the summer.

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THINK LIKE A MANSat 21 (7.30), Tue 24 (7.30) & Wed 25 (1.00 ) JulyTim Story, USA, 2012, ctbc

Based on Steve Harvey’s best-selling book, ‘Think Like a Man’ follows four interconnected and diverse men whose love lives are shaken up after the ladies they are pursuing buy Harvey’s book and start taking his advice to heart. When the band of brothers realize they have been betrayed by one of their own, they conspire using the book’s insider information to turn the tables and teach the women a lesson of their own.

Cafe Opening timesTuesday - Saturday 10am til 4pm(lunches 12 noon - 3pm)

Light lunchesHome baking illy coffee & teasTake-away service

THE FIVE YEAR ENGAGEMENTFri 27 (7.30), Sat 28 (7.30) & Tue 31 (7.30) JulyNicholas Stoller, USA, 2012, ctbc

From the makers of ‘Bridesmaids’ and starring Jason Segel, Emily Blunt and Chris Pratt this irreverent film starts where most romantic comedies end, following the ups and downs of a young couples engagement as they keep getting tripped up on the long walk down the isle.

Upstairs at the Robert Burns Centre

Mill Rd, Dumfries DG2 7BE

Tel 01387 259679

CAFE

RESTAURANT

Cafe RestaurantOpening times

Day times Monday to Saturday 11am - 4pm,Lunch 12noon - 3pmSunday 1pm - 5pm

Evening Tuesday to Saturday from 6pm(for evenings booking is advisable)

www.hullabaloorestaurant.co.uk

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at Gracefield Arts Centre

28 Edinburgh Rd, Dumfries DG1 1JQ

Tel 01387 262084 ext 23

may 25th - JUNE 5th 2012

artsfestivalHigHligHts include:

• Opera A La Carte: Cosi Fan Tutte• The Scottish Ensemble: Schubert's Trout Quintet• The National Theatre of Scotland: The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart• Michael Marra• Rab Noakes & Allan Taylor• The Travelling Gallery• Tim Kliphuis• The Gatehouse Big Lit Day• Plutot La Vie: By the seat of Your Pants• Wee Stories: The Sun, the Moon and a boy called River

www.dgartsfest.com

Access Cinema

Access Cinema can be suitable for anyone with any disability.

Anyone with a disability is welcome to attend screening from our main programme, but we hope that this initiative will improve our accessibility to all members of the community. Please feel free to pass on any comments that you have about Access Cinema to front of house staff.

For most of the films in our programme we can schedule a special Access daytime screening for groups of 10 or more visitors buying a ticket. The RBCFT will do its best to provide a suitable environment to meet the groups’ needs. Anyone who needs to bring along a helper to assist them in any way, will receive a complimentary ticket.

General Access Information

The Film Theatre is fully accessible to people using wheelchairs and has an accessible toilet. The cinema has space for 4 wheelchair users. - advance booking these spaces is recommended.There is a disabled badge holder’s space in the car park. The Hullabaloo restaurant and museum on the first floor can be reached via a stair lift.The auditorium is fitted with a loop receiver which is suitable for people with hearing aids with a T switch.The RBC accepts the CEA Card (Cinema Exhibitors’ Association Card). This is a national card that can be used to verify that the holder is entitled to one free ticket for a person accompanying them to the cinema. Application forms can be picked up from the box office or downloaded from www.ceacard.co.uk.For regular screenings, CEA Card holders will be entitled to one free ticket for a person accompanying them to the cinema.For Access Cinema screenings, anyone who needs to bring along a helper to assist them in any way, will receive a complimentary ticket.

We can do the following:

• Facilitatewheelchairaccess.

• Providea‘lowsensoryenvironment’ where the films have no subtitles, the volume is turned down, the and the house lights left on low, and adults and children are able to make noise and move around if need be.

• Facilitatehearingloopusers

We are sorry that at present we cannot provide an auditory description system for blind or partially sighted customers. We are investigating these systems and hope that this service will be possible in the future.

Generally for daytime Access screenings doors open at 12.30pm and film starts at 1.00pm. Other times can be considered at the time of the group booking.

Tickets cost £3.70 per person. Assistants/carers free.

Making your film experience extra special is our pleasure.

Available in the foyer now.

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RBC FILM CLUBIt’s like a book group . . . but with films

The RBC Film Club meets on Monday evenings at 6.30pm. You are welcome to dip in and out of the Film Club, but if you sign up for a full season, you will receive two complimentary tickets for any film of your choice (one for a half season).

The evening begins with an introduction to the film given by one of the regular film club members. After the film there is a chance to socialise over tea and coffee and take part in a relaxed discussion.

So if you love film – come to the RBC Film Club and share your passion with like-minded individuals.

Please return to Alex Murray, Projectionist, Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre

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Address

Email

I would like to join:

for the May half season (£27.60 adult, £20.80 concession)

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You are most welcome to come and see the film without any obligation to stay for the discussion afterwards.

Ticket price for single film:£6.90 (£5.20 conc).

MAY

Mon 7 MayOnce Upon A Time In Anatolia (PG)

Mon 14 MaySalmon Fishing In The Yemen

Mon 21 MayThe Raven

Mon 28 MayThe kid with a bike (12A)

June to September Film Club summer break