The Help (12A) - Thursday 1st March 2012
Based on the hit ‘reading group’ novel by Kathryn Stockett. This is a wonderful film, the sort that gets lost in the multiplex mayhem. Set in Mississippi during the 60s, Skeeter (Emma Stone) is a southern society girl who returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends' lives - and a Mississippi town - upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Aibileen (Viola Davis), Skeeter's best friend's housekeeper, is the first to open up - to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community. Despite Skeeter's life-long friendships hanging in the balance, she and Aibileen continue their collaboration and soon more women come forward to tell their stories - and as it turns out, they have a lot to say. Along the way, unlikely friendships are forged and a new sisterhood emerges, but not before everyone in town has a thing or two to say themselves when they become unwittingly and unwillingly caught up in the changing times. “I cannot remember the last time I saw a movie that inspired me, made me cry, made me laugh, and made me sad, angry, and hopeful, all at the same time - this is what The Help strives and aims for, without making it cheesy. All in all, this is a DEFINITELY MUST SEE movie. I personally believe that it is one of the best movies of 2011.” imdb correspondent.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (18) - Thursday 5th April 2012
This English-language adaptation of the Swedish novel by Stieg Larsson follows a disgraced journalist, Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig), as he investigates the disappearance of a wealthy patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara). As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.
The Iron Lady (12A) - Thursday 10th May 2012
Please note this date is a week later than our usual first Thursday because the hall is being used as a Polling Station on the 3rd May
Meryl Streep is Margaret Thatcher, Jim Broadbent as Denis and Richard E Grant as Heseltine. This is irresistible. Wonderful comment from an imdb correspondent too young to remember who she is: “Tells the story of a woman who smashed through the barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male-dominated world. The story concerns power and the price that is paid for power, and is a surprising and insightful portrait of an extraordinary and complex woman” Hmm! Some of us remember differently!
Ticket Price: £4.50
Screening time: 7.30 pm
Refreshments: Not usually provided
Parking: Free parking available on site
Disabled facilities : Small removable ramp to front doors, wide internal doors and separate disabled toilet
For more information:
Andrew Ker - Tel: 01291 625711 Email: kerandrewlyn@hotmail.com
Colin Bull - Tel: 01291 689305 Email: c_bull@btconnect.com
Address: Tintern Road, St Arvans, Chepstow NP16 6EJ
