A warm welcome Flicks in the Sticks - Lowdham Film Festival online.

Lowdham Festivals Ltd is pleased to present our seventh Flicks in the Sticks, a weekend of films adapted from books, an addition to our summer Book Festival and winter weekend. We hope you enjoy the films on offer.

Screenings will be in the Village Hall, suitably blacked out for the occasion!

TICKET INFORMATION

Advance tickets/reservations from The Bookcase Box Office on 0115 966 3219, Monday-Saturday 10.00am-4.00pm.
NOTE: Tickets on sale from Monday 4th February.

FILMS & EVENTS

The Kite Runner (PG-13)

Mr Magorium’s Wonder Emporium (U)

Let’s talk about The Kite Runner

The Golden Compass (PG)

And When Did You Last See Your Father? (12A)

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (12)

P.S. I Love You (PG-13)

Phantom of the Opera (no certificate)

Brick Lane (PG-13)

Atonement (15)

Popular films usually sell out, so buy early!

Write a film review Competetion

This year’s Flicks’ competition is to write a film review. The film you chose does not have to be any of the films shown over this weekend; it could be a classic, children’s, subtitled, silent - anything really. .

Prizes – complimentary tickets for Broadway Cinema in Nottingham and publication of the best reviews on our website. Entries will be judged by Laraine Porter of Broadway Cinema.
Entries should be sent to Flicks Competition, The Bookcase, 50 Main Street, Lowdham NG14 7BE, or emailed to info@fiveleaves.co.uk with Flicks Competition as the subject heading, to arrive by 15th March 2008.

Reviews should be a maximum of 300 words and typed. Please include your full contact details and the exact name of the film

General

Flicks in the Sticks is organised and programmed by Jane Streeter (The Bookcase, www.thebookcase.co.uk) and Ross Bradshaw (Five Leaves Publications, www.fiveleaves.co.uk).

Showings are on 35mm reels with equipment from Reels on Wheels. Black out by Buster Marquees. Flicks in the Sticks’ programme includes films for all ages. The films are certificated to show suitability. Please ring 0115 9693597 if you need an explanation of the certificates.

General Information

The Village Hall is a community facility. We have black out, a wide screen, coffee and biscuits and cushioned plastic seats – but not cinema seats. Those of a sensitive disposition may wish to bring an extra cushion or a blanket for extra comfort!

Friends

Two years ago we launched a Friends scheme, and so far over 300 people have taken advantage of the many benefits offered by the scheme. Friends get discounted ticket prices at the Festival and our “Flicks in the Sticks” film programme in the spring, as well as other special events.

If you wish to join the scheme please contact The Bookcase on 0115 966 4143 or email us at janestreeter@thebookcase.co.uk

Friday February 29

7.30pm

The Kite Runner (PG-13)

Dir Marc Foster with Khalid Abdalla and Atossa Leoni.

After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble. Based on the best-selling novel by Khaled Husseni.
See note on next panel about a book group discussion.

122 minutes.

Includes a scene of sexual violence.

Tickets: £5.50 (£4.50 concessions and Friends of Lowdham Book Festival)

Saturday March 1

11.00am

Mr Magorium’s Wonder Emporium (U)

Dir Zach Helm with Natalie Portman and Dustin Hoffman.

When the 243 year old owner of the best and strangest toy shop in the world hands it over to his assistant things start to go very wrong…

94 minutes

Tickets: £5.50 (£4.50 concessions and Friends of Lowdham Book Festival)

2.30pm:

Let’s talk about The Kite Runner

An open book and/or film discussion group

90 minutes

Note: this event only is at Lowdham Library on Main Street

Tickets: £3 (£2 concessions and Friends of Lowdham Book Festival) including tea and cakes.

2.30pm

The Golden Compass (PG)

Dr Chris Weitz with Ian McKellan and Nicole Kidman.

Phillip Pullman’s Northern Lights parallel universe gets the treatment, complete with fighting polar bears.

113 minutes

Tickets: £5.50 (£4.50 concessions and Friends of Lowdham Book Festival)

7.00pm

And When Did You Last See Your Father? (12A)

Dir Anand Tucker with Jim Broadbent and Colin Frith. Blake Morrison’s memoir of his dying father and their difficult relationship makes for a moving film.

92 minutes. Some strong language.

Tickets: £5.50 (£4.50 concessions and Friends of Lowdham Book Festival)

9.15pm

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (12)

Dir Tony Richardson with Michael Redgrave and Tom Courtenay.

We celebrate Alan Sillitoe’s 80th birthday  with this 1962 film of teenage rebellion, based on his novel and screenplay.
Introduced by Alan Sillitoe – a supporter of Lowdham events since the beginning!

120 minutes including introduction

Tickets: £5.50 (£4.50 concessions and Friends of Lowdham Book Festival)

Sunday March 2

11.00am But join us from 10.30am for coffee and pastries to celebrate Mother’s Day with this wonderfully girlie film!

P.S. I Love You (PG-13)

Dir Richard LaGravenese with Lisa Kudrow and Hilary Swank.

A young widow discovers her late husband has left her ten messages to help her ease her pain and move forward into a new life.

126 minutes. Some sexual language and brief nudity

Tickets: £5.50 (£4.50 concessions and Friends of Lowdham Book Festival)

2.00pm

Phantom of the Opera (no certificate)

Dir Rupert Julian with Lon Chaney and Mary Philbin.

We have been meaning to put on a silent movie for years, so here we are with this 1925 version of that mad composer falling in love with the young opera singer.

Silent? Not really – we go back in time to include live musical accompaniment, with Stephen Horne on piano, like it was before the talkies!

93 minutes.

Tickets: £7.00 (£6.00 concessions and Friends of Lowdham Book Festival)

4.00pm

Brick Lane (PG-13)

Dir Sarah Gavron with Tannshtha Chatterjee and Satish Kausik.

Based on Monica Ali’s book of the Bangladeshi community in East London where tradition is in conflict with modernity

101 minutes. Some sexual content and language

Tickets: £5.50 (£4.50 concessions and Friends of Lowdham Book Festival)

7.00pm

Atonement (15)

Dir. Joe Wright with Keira Knightley and James McEvoy.

A false accusation leads to a chain of changed lives. From the novel by Ian McEwan.

130 minutes. Some sexual content and language.

Tickets: £5.50 (£4.50 concessions and Friends of Lowdham Book Festival)