Programme summary with chairman's notes - on the 2007-08 programme

2007

Mon. 17th Sept.
The Devil Wears Prada (PG)
Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway. Comedy/Drama Set in the fashion magazine world with a small-town girl trying to cope with high-powered editor in her first job.

Mon. 1st Oct.
The Last King of Scotland (15)
Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy. A fictional story of Idi Amin seen through the eyes of his Scottish doctor.

Mon.22nd Oct.
Starter for Ten (12A)
James McAvoy, Rebecca Hall. A romantic comedy set around the University Challenge TV show

Mon. 5th Nov
Children of Men (15)
Clive Owen, Michael Caine. The year is 2027. Women are no longer able to conceive and the human race is dying out. Theo is asked to deliver a woman to the mythical Human Project. Is she the saviour of humankind?

Mon. 12th Nov.
Borat (15)
Sacha Baron Cohen. Oscar-nominated mix of slapstick and satire is both crude and clever. Will amuse shock and offend as he exposes the hypocrisies of real-life Americans

Mon. 19th Nov.
Pan’s Labyrinth (15)
Ivana Baquero, Doug Jones. Dark, twisted and beautiful, this entwines fairy-tail fantasy with war-movie horror to startling effect.

Mon. 3nd Dec.
The Departed (15)
Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicolson, Matt Damon. Oscar winner for 1007. Thrilling and tense crime drama of undercover cops and mob boss. Scorsese back on form.

Mon. 10th Dec.
The Holiday (PG)
Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jake Black. Romantic comedy. British journalist (Winslet) and a Hollywood movie trailer-maker (Diaz) swap houses for Christmas.

2008

Mon. 14th Jan.
Fracture (15)
Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling. Thriller packed with twists and turns that weave in and out of the courtroom as murderer and district attorney try to outwit each other.

Mon. 28th Jan.
Miss Potter (U)
Renee Zellweger, Ewan McGregor. The story of Beatrix Potter.

Mon. 11th Feb.
Black Book (15)
Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch. Award winning war drama. Dutch Jewess Rachel Stein joins the resistance and becomes lover to the SS commander.

Sat. 23rd Feb.
Casino Royale (15)
Daniel Craig, Judy Dench. Updated new version of this James Bond story could this be the best Bond yet?
Joint evening with the Arts Guild – Not included in the subscription.

Mon.17th March.
The Wind that Shakes the Barley (15)
Cillian Murphy, Liam Cunningham, Gerard Kearney. Ireland 1919. Workers are united to face the British squads trying to block the country’s independence. A bold attempt to convey a complex situation that captures the anger and tension of early-20th century Ireland

Sat. 19th April.
Little Miss Sunshine (12A)
Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin, Toni Collette. Sharp, very funny, surprisingly moving. A sparkling little gem takes the family road movie to new heights.
Followed by the CHEESE AND WINE EVENING

Mon. 28th. April
(A.G.M)
Film to be announced at a later date.