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Program
- 1248
Sunday 15 September 2024, 3:30 pm
Rainbow Cinema Northumberland Mall
Local pub The Old Oak had long been the meeting place in a small North Country former mining town. But with the sudden arrival of a group of Syrian refugees, the habits and certainties of the locals are shaken up. Two communities in pain, one suffering from the trauma of war and exile, the other, from social deprivation, gradually come to terms with one another as the story unfolds. Poignant, restrained, sharply observed, The Old Oak — Loach’s self-avowed swan song — caps a legendary career of some 40 films, most of which are devoted to those who’ve been left behind by the capitalist system. A powerful lesson in courage and openness.
Directed by: Ken Loach
Screenplay by: Paul Laverty
Starring: Ebla Mari, Dave Turner
Cinematography: Robbie Ryan
Language: English
Running time: 113 minutes
Rating: 14A
Review by John Corrado
The latest and possibly final film from British director Ken Loach, The Old Oak is another poignant social realist drama exploring themes of unrest in modern England, this time centred around the migrant crisis.
Done in his usual neorealist style, the film focuses on the clash between a group of Syrian immigrants who are dropped off by bus in the middle of a forgotten mining town in North East England, and the working class denizens of the rundown local pub at the centre of town that gives the film its title.
- 1542
Sunday 6 October 2024, 3:30 pm
Rainbow Cinemas Northumberland Mall
Divine G (Colman Domingo), imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group with other incarcerated men. When a wary outsider joins the group, the men decide to stage their first original comedy, in this stirring true story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art, starring an unforgettable ensemble cast of formerly incarcerated actors.
Directed by Greg Kwedar
Screenplay by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar
Based on "The Sing Sing Follies" by John H. Richardson; Breakin' The Mummy's Code by Brent Buell
Starring: Colman Domingo, Clarence Maclin, Sean San José, Paul Raci
Cinematography Pat Scola
Running time 105 minutes
Language English
Rating: 14A
Review
By Rachel Labonte
Every once in a while, a movie will come along that takes you completely by surprise, leaving you breathless and profoundly moved. That was my experience with Sing Sing, the new A24 drama from director Greg Kwedar. First screened last year at the Toronto International Film Festival, the indie film is just now making its way out into the world via a limited release that will expand in the coming weeks, and I sincerely hope many, many people get the chance to see it.
- 1542
Sunday 27 October 2024, 3:30 pm
Rainbow Cinemas, Northumberland Mall
From acclaimed director Levan Akin (And Then We Danced), CROSSING is a moving and tender tale of identity, acceptance and unlikely connection that transcends borders and generations. Lia, a retired school teacher living in Georgia, hears from a young neighbor Achi that her long lost niece Tekla, a transgender woman, has crossed the border into Turkey. Hoping to bring Tekla home after a period of estrangement, Lia travels to Istanbul with the unpredictable Achi to find her. Exploring the hidden depths of the city, they cross paths with a transgender lawyer called Evrim, who helps them in their search. Humanistic and compassionate, Akin's third feature is a heartfelt portrayal of overcoming the degrees of separation that divide us.
Directed by: Levan Akin
Written by: Levan Akin
Starring: Mzia Arabuli, Lucas Kankava, Deniz Dumanli
Cinematography: Lisabi Fridell
Languages: Georgian, Turkish, English
Rating: 14A
Review by Rich Cline
After his moving drama And Then We Danced, Swedish-Georgian filmmaker Levan Akin continues to explore society's margins with this involving story set in the persecuted trans subcultures of Georgia and Turkey. Bracingly observant, this humane film tackles big issues with unusual sensitivity, refusing to focus on harsher aspects of life for people simply trying to exist in a place that rejects them. So the film is engaging, uplifting and important.
- 1425
Sunday 17 November 2024, 3:30 pm
Rainbow Cinemas, Northumberland Mall
This impactful debut from writer-director Colm Bairéad quickly became the top-grossing Irish-language film of all time in its home country. The Quiet Girl is also the first Irish-language production to be nominated for an Oscar for Best International Film. The film is a slow, stealthy affair that is often as subdued as its heroine, giving a child's-eye-view of the world from a place of detached curiosity, the camera noticing every detail that captures Cáit's attention. Her coming of age is a gradual understanding and experience of being loved, cared for, and seen. There are subtle moments of tenderness expressed in the smallest of gestures that will have the biggest of impacts on even the coldest of hearts. The movie is beautifully produced, with dreamlike shots and a wistful score which, along with the phenomenal performances -- particularly from newcomer Clinch -- make this an emotional tour de force to be reckoned with.
Director: Colm Bairéad
Cast: Catherine Clinch, Carrie Crowley, Andrew Bennett
Adapted from a novella by Claire Keegan
Run time: 95 m
Genre: Drama
Language: Irish, English
Rating PG-13
Review
by Peter Bradshaw
This beautiful and compassionate film from first-time feature director Colm Bairéad, based on the novella Foster by Claire Keegan, is a child’s-eye look at our fallen world; already it feels to me like a classic. There’s a lovely scene in which the “quiet girl” of the title, 10-year-old Cáit (played by newcomer Catherine Clinch), is reading Heidi before bedtime, and this movie, for all its darkness and suppressed pain, has the solidity, clarity and storytelling gusto of that old-fashioned Alpine children’s tale – about the little girl sent away to live in a beautiful place with her grandfather.
- 1706
Sunday 1 December 2024, 3:30 pm
Rainbow Cinemas, Northumberland Mall
In Mumbai, Nurse Prabha's routine is troubled when she receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband. Her younger roommate, Anu, tries in vain to find a spot in the city to be intimate with her boyfriend. A trip to a beach town allows them to find a space for their desires to manifest.
Director Payal Kapadia was winner of Grand Prize for this film at 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
Directed by: Payal Kapadia
Written by: Payal Kapadia
Starring: Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam, Hridhu Haroon
Cinematography: Ranabir Das
Running time: 115 minutes
Languages: Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi
Review
by Anupama Chopra
All We Imagine as Light is an evocative, stirring portrait of Mumbai and its people - especially immigrants. Payal Kapadia, making her feature debut, tells the story of two Malayali nurses - Prabha, played by Kani Kusruti and Anu, played by Divya Prabha. Prabha is older, more wounded, more weary. Kani's eyes eloquently convey her damage. Anu is hungrier, for love and for a smidgen of freedom from the confines of the narrow spaces where they live and work. This confinement is also metaphorical. Their lives are circumscribed by society, family, class, the crushing expectations and limitations placed upon them.