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What's on this week
Wed 22 - Tue 28 Feb
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Bombay Beach (15)
- Fri 17 - Thu 23 Feb
Set in the dry desert of Southern California, Bombay Beach was once a getaway oasis. Now, it's a crumbling ghost town. This hybrid documentary focuses on a trio of its outsiders.
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Carnage (15)
- Fri 3 Feb - Thu 1 March
When their sons are involved in a playground fight, the Cowans are invited to the Brookyln apartment of the Longstreets to talk through the incident - what follows is a hysterically funny and agonisingly tense descent into some very enjoyable bad behaviour.
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A Dangerous Method (15)
- Fri 10 - Thu 23 Feb
Sabina Spielrein (Keira Knightley) is the beautiful but sexually disturbed intelligent young woman who throws the complex relationship between Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender) and Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen) off balance.
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The Artist (PG)
- Fri 6 Jan - Thu 1 March
Filmed in stunning black and white with no dialogue, this is an ode to silent films and the art of visual storytelling with a very modern pace that has captured hearts the world over.
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The Woman In the Fifth (15) S
- Fri 17 Feb - Thu 1 March
Ethan Hawke plays Tom, an American writer trying to reunite with his family in Paris, who comes under the spell of a mysterious woman (Kristin Scott Thomas) and soon slips into a state of paranoia and fear.
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Filmic: Rota/Morricone at St George's
- Thu 23 Feb 20:00
A double bill of Italian film music at St George's from two of the greatest composers in the history of cinema: Nino Rota (The Godfather) and Ennio Morricone (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly).
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Lunchtime Talk: The Playable City Sprint
- Fri 24 Feb 13:00
Join us for this free lunchtime talk to introduce the results of the Playable City Sprint, a collaboration between artists, producers and technologists from across East Asia and the UK.
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Rampart (15)
- Fri 24 Feb - Thu 8 March
Dave Brown (Woody Harrelson in a bravura performance) is a monster created by director Moverman (The Messenger) and writer James Ellroy: a very, very bad cop in LA.
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Red Dog (PG)
- Fri 24 Feb - Thu 8 March
The highest grossing Australian film of 2011, and recently voted one of Australia's top ten films of all time, it follows Red Dog, a loveable kelpie who through his travels across the continent spread joy and happiness.
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DShed: Five Vinegar Valentines
- Mon 13 - Sun 26 Feb
DShed presents Five Vinegar Valentines; a collection of shorts for those of you feeling queasy by the sickly sentimentality of Valentines Day that explore the more bitter elements of love...
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Sunday Brunches: Morricone's Spaghetti Westerns - Once Upon A Time In The West (15)
- Sun 26 Feb 12:00
A pensive, wistful meditation on death, capitalism and greed, this is a grandiose, mythical ode to everything Leone loved about America and its movies.
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Geoff Dyer in Conversation
- Sun 26 Feb 14:00
We're delighted to welcome Geoff Dyer to present an illustrated conversation about his new book Zona, about Andrei Tarkovksy's legendary film Stalker.
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Screening The Album: Let England Shake (12A)
- Sun 26 Feb 18:00
Celebrated war reportage photographer Seamus Murphy's short films created to accompany each of the 12 tracks on PJ Harvey's Mercury Award-winning eighth album.
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Cinébabies
- Mon 27 Feb - Mon 2 April
The weekly daytime screening of one of the current films in the programme for parents/carers with babies under 12 months.
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February Café/Bar Offer
- Wed 1 - Wed 29 Feb
Get 10% off your whole order (food, drink, or both!) in the Café/Bar from 21:00* until closing time with your February cinema tickets.
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February Café/Bar Offer
- Wed 1 - Wed 29 Feb
Get 10% off your whole order (food, drink, or both!) in the Café/Bar from 21:00* until closing time with your February cinema tickets.
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Rampart (15)
- Fri 24 Feb - Thu 8 March
Dave Brown (Woody Harrelson in a bravura performance) is a monster created by director Moverman (The Messenger) and writer James Ellroy: a very, very bad cop in LA.
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Filmclub Aardman Live Webcast
- Wed 29 Feb 14:30
Calling all Aardman fans! FILMCLUB and Watershed would like to invite you to be part of a live audience at a very exciting webcast with the makers of the new Aardman Animations film The Pirates!
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Red Dog (PG)
- Fri 24 Feb - Thu 8 March
The highest grossing Australian film of 2011, and recently voted one of Australia's top ten films of all time, it follows Red Dog, a loveable kelpie who through his travels across the continent spread joy and happiness.
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The Woman In the Fifth (15) S
- Fri 17 Feb - Thu 1 March
Ethan Hawke plays Tom, an American writer trying to reunite with his family in Paris, who comes under the spell of a mysterious woman (Kristin Scott Thomas) and soon slips into a state of paranoia and fear.
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Carnage (15)
- Fri 3 Feb - Thu 1 March
When their sons are involved in a playground fight, the Cowans are invited to the Brookyln apartment of the Longstreets to talk through the incident - what follows is a hysterically funny and agonisingly tense descent into some very enjoyable bad behaviour.
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The Artist (PG)
- Fri 6 Jan - Thu 1 March
Filmed in stunning black and white with no dialogue, this is an ode to silent films and the art of visual storytelling with a very modern pace that has captured hearts the world over.
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Lunchtime Talk: A Social TV platform
- Fri 2 March 13:00
Andy Littledale and Lee Carrotte from SecondSync Limited will introduce their second screen platform. The platform allows developers to create synchronised companion apps for TV.
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Martha Marcy May Marlene (15)
- Fri 2 - Thu 8 March
Elizabeth Olsen stars as Martha, a young woman who has just escaped the confines of a rural cult, taking refuge with her yuppie sister in this unsettling psychological thriller.
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Carancho (The Vulture) (15) S
- Fri 2 - Thu 15 March
This noir thriller takes a hard look at the dark underbelly of Buenos Aires, a world where bodies are currency and a black market strives to get rich from the personal tragedies that litter the streets.
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Michael (18) S
- Fri 2 - Thu 8 March
Influenced by recent events, this powerful drama about child abuse features remarkably restrained performances from its great actors and is an uneasy, brave look at a sinister subject.
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Michel Legrand Sunday Brunches: Les Demoiselles De Rochefort (PG) S
- Sun 4 March 12:00
A luminous musical about dreams, romance and destiny starring Catherine Deneuve, which lovingly reworks the classic Hollywood template with a beautiful score by Legrand.
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Encounters Nominated Shorts Season: Oscar® Live Action (CTBA)
- Sun 4 March 14:30
The Nominated Shorts Season kicks off with the Oscar® Live Action nominations presented in partnership with Shorts International
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The First Born + Live Accompaniment (15)
- Sun 4 March 15:00
The sex lives of the upper classes come under scrutiny in this sophisticated melodrama, a tour-de-force of silent cinema. With live accompaniment by Stephen Horne.
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Cinébabies
- Mon 27 Feb - Mon 2 April
The weekly daytime screening of one of the current films in the programme for parents/carers with babies under 12 months.
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Cinéphiles
- Mon 5 March
Cinéphiles is a film discussion group that meets once a month to discuss films chosen from Watershed’'s programme. All are welcome.
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Red Dog (PG)
- Fri 24 Feb - Thu 8 March
The highest grossing Australian film of 2011, and recently voted one of Australia's top ten films of all time, it follows Red Dog, a loveable kelpie who through his travels across the continent spread joy and happiness.
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Rampart (15)
- Fri 24 Feb - Thu 8 March
Dave Brown (Woody Harrelson in a bravura performance) is a monster created by director Moverman (The Messenger) and writer James Ellroy: a very, very bad cop in LA.
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Martha Marcy May Marlene (15)
- Fri 2 - Thu 8 March
Elizabeth Olsen stars as Martha, a young woman who has just escaped the confines of a rural cult, taking refuge with her yuppie sister in this unsettling psychological thriller.
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Carancho (The Vulture) (15) S
- Fri 2 - Thu 15 March
This noir thriller takes a hard look at the dark underbelly of Buenos Aires, a world where bodies are currency and a black market strives to get rich from the personal tragedies that litter the streets.
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Michael (18) S
- Fri 2 - Thu 8 March
Influenced by recent events, this powerful drama about child abuse features remarkably restrained performances from its great actors and is an uneasy, brave look at a sinister subject.
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Filmic: The Dodge Brothers at St George's
- Thu 8 March 20:00
Skiffle, country-blues and rockabilly a-go-go from film critic and slap-bassist Mark Kermode's cult co-op band, they are joined by the fabulous bluegrass-pickin' and fiddlin' twins from Devon, the Carrivicks, who open the show.
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Lunchtime Talk: Context Cloud
- Fri 9 March 13:00
Visiting Studio resident David Martin will introduce his new work, Context Cloud, which aims to address the gap in terms of end-user programmability of Context-Aware development toolkits.
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Trishna (15)
- Fri 9 - Thu 22 March
Winterbottom's third adaptation of a Thomas Hardy novel relocates Tess of the D'Ubervilles to modern day India starring Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire) and Riz Ahmed (Four Lions).
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Bel Ami (15)
- Fri 9 - Thu 22 March
This erotically charged story of ambition, power and seduction stars Robert Pattinson as George Duroy, a journalist in 1890s Paris determined to escape his impoverished existence.
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Hunky Dory (15)
- Fri 9 - Thu 15 March
Mark Evans' sweet, sincere paean to the pre-punk 1970s stars Minnie Driver as an idealistic drama teacher holding rehearsals for a musical version of The Tempest - but she faces an uphill struggle as cynical colleagues and hormonal teenagers threaten her production.
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TedX Observer Simulcast 2012
- Sat 10 March 09:00
TEDxObserver is taking place at Sadler's Wells, London. As with last year the day-long event will feature inspirational talks, performances and films. Watershed is 'simulcasting' the whole day event in Cinema 3.
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Michel Legrand Sunday Brunches: Ice Station Zebra (U)
- Sun 11 March 12:00
A tense tale of thrilling Cold War espionage set at a British Arctic outpost, it features a grandiose, rhythmically intense score by Legrand, often described as a 'Cold-War ballet'.
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Encounters Nominated Shorts Season: Oscar® Animation (CTBA)
- Sun 11 March 14:30
The Encounters Nominated Shorts Season continues with the Oscar® Animation nominations presented in partnership with Shorts International
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Filmic: Edward Williams in conversation
- Sun 11 March 15:00
Prolific documentary composer for the BBC Natural History Unit, Edward Williams will be discussing his career with producer Colin Thomas at this Made In Bristol event.
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Cinébabies
- Mon 27 Feb - Mon 2 April
The weekly daytime screening of one of the current films in the programme for parents/carers with babies under 12 months.
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Carancho (The Vulture) (15) S
- Fri 2 - Thu 15 March
This noir thriller takes a hard look at the dark underbelly of Buenos Aires, a world where bodies are currency and a black market strives to get rich from the personal tragedies that litter the streets.
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Trishna (15)
- Fri 9 - Thu 22 March
Winterbottom's third adaptation of a Thomas Hardy novel relocates Tess of the D'Ubervilles to modern day India starring Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire) and Riz Ahmed (Four Lions).
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Contemporary Japanese Auteurs: A Stranger Of Mine (15) S
- Wed 14 March 18:00
Seen from the viewpoints of five very different people over the course of one evening, this slick comedy-drama scooped three awards at Cannes in 2005. To reveal too much would be to spoil its infinite pleasures, but suffice to say they all have something to hide...
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Bel Ami (15)
- Fri 9 - Thu 22 March
This erotically charged story of ambition, power and seduction stars Robert Pattinson as George Duroy, a journalist in 1890s Paris determined to escape his impoverished existence.
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Hunky Dory (15)
- Fri 9 - Thu 15 March
Mark Evans' sweet, sincere paean to the pre-punk 1970s stars Minnie Driver as an idealistic drama teacher holding rehearsals for a musical version of The Tempest - but she faces an uphill struggle as cynical colleagues and hormonal teenagers threaten her production.
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Lunchtime Talk: The Quantum Workshop
- Fri 16 March 13:00
The Quantum Workshop aims to find out why the real world doesn't mirror that of physics and will include a real, and highly visual laser trapping experiment.
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Once Upon A Time In Anatolia (15)
- Fri 16 - Thu 29 March
Ceylan's (Uzak, Three Monkeys) latest film, which picked up the Grand Prize at Cannes, is resoundingly epic both in ambition and achievement.
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In Darkness (15) S
- Fri 16 - Thu 29 March
In Darkness tells the real life World War II story of Socha, a petty thief who grudgingly agrees to offer tenuous protection to a group of Jews in the Lvov sewers for cash.
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Contemporary Japanese Auteurs: Dear Doctor (PG) S
- Sat 17 March 13:00
This heartwarming character study focuses on a rural village's beloved doctor who turns out to be a conman - but what he lacks in medical skills he more than makes up for in kindness. Is time running out for him? And is the community purposely turning a blind eye?
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Contemporary Japanese Auteurs: About Her Brother (PG) S
- Sat 17 March 15:40
A touchingly authentic, moving film from veteran director Yamada about the bottomless love felt by a kindly widow for her unruly black sheep of a brother.
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Filmic: Turksib + Live Score by Bronnt Industries Kapital (PG) S
- Sat 17 March 21:00
Depicting Stalinist Russia's efforts to build a railway through Siberia, Turksib's visual symphony is embellished by Bristol based Bronnt Industries Kapital with a stunning live score.
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Michel Legrand Sunday Brunches: Cleo From 5 to 7 (PG) S
- Sun 18 March 12:00
The story of a young French singer, who may be seriously ill as she awaits her diagnosis: Agnes Varda transforms a potentially maudlin soap opera into a unique filmic experience.
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Encounters Nominated Shorts Season: EFA Short Matters! 1
- Sun 18 March 14:30
This programme is the first of four screenings in partnership with the European Film Academy that showcase the 15 nominated films for the 2011 awards.
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Contemporary Japanese Auteurs: I Just Didn't Do It (15) S
- Sun 18 March 15:00
A sobering, angry film about a young man falsely accused of groping a fifteen year old girl. With a courtroom that values a high conviction rate (99.9%) above the truth, proving his innocence is going to be a tough fight indeed.
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Cinébabies
- Mon 27 Feb - Mon 2 April
The weekly daytime screening of one of the current films in the programme for parents/carers with babies under 12 months.
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March Film Quiz
- Mon 19 March 20:00
Join us for the March Film Quiz and see if you can beat the industry experts IMDB who have kindly donated some fantastic prizes!
