As usual, the opportunity to see exciting new films is irresistibly tempting, particularly when they're on the fantastic Embassy big screen. Two will even feature live Q&As with highly respected British director Terence Davies. But there's also the rare treat of being able to sample classic offerings from cinema history. This year it's going to be amazing to see the visionary Robert Altman's McCabe & Mrs Miller from 1971, and two Asian masterpieces in Ozu Kasujiro's Tokyo Story from 1953 and King Hu's A Touch of Zen from 1971. There's also the opportunity to view lesser-known slices of the legendary Orson Welles' Shakespeare oeuvre in his performance as Falstaff in Chimes at Midnight from 1966, and the Weimar-era Berlin of E.A. Dupont's pre-colour, pre-sound Variety, with live accompaniment and a world premiere of a new score. Such fun!
Here's what I'll be lining up to see in the coming weeks. Fingers crossed for good seats when the tickets go on sale tomorrow morning.
Sunday 24 July
I, Daniel Blake (dir. Ken Loach, UK, 2016)
Palme d'Or-winning English social realism tour de force :: Embassy Theatre 100 mins
Monday 25 July
McCabe & Mrs Miller (dir. Robert Altman, USA, 1971)
Beatty & Christie and a legendary director light up the wild west :: Embassy Theatre 120 mins
Tuesday 26 July
A Quiet Passion (dir.Terence Davies, UK, 2016)
Cynthia Nixon excels as poet Emily Dickson :: Embassy Theatre 124 mins
Wednesday 27 July
Sunset Song (dir. Terence Davies, UK, 2015)
1930s coming-of-age tale from rural north Scotland :: Embassy Theatre 135 mins
Thursday 28 July
Land of Mine (dir. Martin Zandvliet, Denmark/Germany, 2015)
Under sandet
Post-WW2 Danish drama, as German POWs are made to clear mines :: Embassy Theatre 101 mins
Friday 29 July
Captain Fantastic (dir. Matt Ross, USA, 2016)
Viggo Mortensen as an off-the-grid father of six :: Embassy Theatre 119 mins + short
Saturday 30 July
Long Way North (dir. Remi Chaye, France/Denmark, 2015)
Tout en haut du monde
Animated adventure as a plucky 15-year-old Russian princess journeys to the North Pole :: Penthouse Cinema 81 mins
Tokyo Story (dir. Ozu Yasujiro, Japan, 1953)
Tokyo monogatari
Much-revered and rich Japanese social drama :: Paramount 136 mins
Sunday 31 July
Obit (dir. Vanessa Gould, USA, 2016)
NY Times obituary writers doco :: Paramount 93 mins + short
Toni Erdmann (dir. Maren Ade, Austria, 2016)
Crowd-pleasing & subversive inter-generational comedy :: Embassy Theatre 162 mins
The Death of Louis XIV (dir. Albert Serra, France, 2016)
La mort de Louis XIV
Historical drama, the role of Jean-Pierre Leaud's life :: Embassy Deluxe 105 mins
Monday 1 August
After the Storm (dir. Kore-eda Hirokazu, Japan, 2016)
Umi yori mo mada fukaku
Family drama from my new favourite director :: Penthouse Cinema 117 mins
Thursday 4 August
Mercenary (dir. Sacha Wolff, France, 2016)
Mercenaire
Intriguing tale of New Caledonian rugby player making his way in France :: Paramount 112 mins
Friday 5 August
Midnight Special (dir. Jeff Nichols, USA 2016)
Promising big-screen sci-fi drama :: Embassy Theatre 111 mins
Saturday 6 August
Francofonia (dir. Aleksandr Sokurov, France, 2015)
A Louvre love-letter :: Paramount 87 mins + short
Chimes at Midnight (dir. Orson Welles, Spain, 1966)
Welles as Falstaff :: Embassy Theatre 116 mins
Johnny Guitar (dir. Nicholas Ray, USA, 1954)
Joan Crawford's masteful feminist western :: Paramount 110 mins
Sunday 7 August
Variety (dir. E.A. Dupont, Germany, 1925)
Varieté
A touch of Weimar with live musical accompaniment :: Paramount 95 mins
A Touch of Zen (dir. King Hu, Taiwan, 1971)
Xia nu
Legendary Chinese martial arts primer :: The Roxy Cinema 180 mins
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