Robert Burns Centre MAY - JULY 2012 BOX OFFICE

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1 Robert Burns Centre FILM THEATRE BOX OFFICE MAY - JULY 2012 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Once Upon A Time In Anatolia SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN We Bought A Zoo The Kid With A Bike Mirror Mirror Albert Nobbs Dark Shadows Outside Bet Snow White And The Huntsman The Angels Share Prometheus The Five Year Engagement

2 Box Office MAY Tue1 Wanderlust (15) 7.30 Wed 2 Wanderlust (15) b 1.00 Wed 2 + Thu 3 Bel Ami (15) 7.30 Fri 4 + Sat 5 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (12A) 7.30 Mon 7 Once Upon A Time In Anatolia (PG) f 6.30 Tue 8 + Wed 9 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (12A) 7.30 Thu 10 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (12A) cc Fri 11 + Sat 12 Salmon Fishing In The Yemen (12A) 7.30 Sat 12 Northern Lights Workshop Mon 14 Salmon Fishing In The Yemen (12A) f 6.30 Tue 15 Salmon Fishing In The Yemen (12A) s Wed 16 + Thu 17 Salmon Fishing In The Yemen (12A) 7.30 Fri 18 + Sat 19 We Bought A Zoo (PG) 7.30 Mon 21 The Raven (15) f 6.30 Tue 22 The Raven (15) 7.30 Wed 23 We Bought A Zoo (PG) b Thu 24 We Bought A Zoo (PG) 7.30 Fri 25 + Sat 26 Damsels In Distress (12A) 7.30 Mon 28 The Kid With A Bike (12A) f 6.30 Tues 29 In Darkness (15) 7.30 Wed 30 Delicacy (12A) 7.30 Thu 31 Kizzy cc JUNE Fri 1 + Sat 2 Mirror Mirror (PG) 7.30 Tue 5 Closed for public holiday Wed 6 Le Havre (PG) 7.30 Thu 7 Dalai Lama Renaissance 7.30 Fri 8 The Lucky One (12A) 7.30 Sat 9 Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists (2D) (U) 6.00 Tues 12 The Lucky One (12A) 7.30 Wed 13 Albert Nobbs (15) 7.30 Thu 14 Albert Nobbs (15) cc Fri 15 Dark Shadows (ctbc) 7.30 Sat 16 Lockout (15) 7.30 Tue 19 Dark Shadows (ctbc) 7.30 Wed 20 Mozart s Sister (12A) 7.30 Thu 21 Lockout (ctbc) 7.30 Fri 22 + Sat 23 Outside Bet (ctbc) 7.30 Tue 26 Monsieur Lazhar (ctbc) 7.30 Wed 27 Mitsuko Delivers (ctbc) 7.30 Thu 28 Outside Bet (ctbc) 7.30 Fri 29, Sat 30 Snow White And The Huntsman (ctbc) 7.30 JULY Tue 3 Snow White And The Huntsman (ctbc) 7.30 Wed 4 Snow White And The Huntsman (ctbc) b 1.00 Wed 4 Even The Rain 7.30 Thu 5 Snow White And The Huntsman (ctbc) 7.30 Fri 6, Sat 7 + Tue 10 The Angels Share (ctbc) 7.30 Wed 11 Town Of Runners (PG) 7.30 Thu 12 The Angels Share (ctbc) 7.30 Fri 13 Prometheus (2D) (ctbc) 7.30 Sat 14 Rock Of Ages (ctbc) 7.30 Tue 17 Prometheus (2D) 7.30 Wed 18 + Thu 19 Rock Of Ages (ctbc) 7.30 Fri 20 Fast Girls (ctbc) 7.30 Sat 21 Think Like A Man (ctbc) 7.30 Tue 24 Think Like A Man (ctbc) 7.30 Wed 25 Think Like A Man (ctbc) b 1.00 Wed 25 Fast Girls (ctbc) 7.30 Thu 26 Fast Girls (ctbc) 7.30 Fri 27, Sat 28 + Tue 31 The Five Year Engagement (ctbc) 7.30 ctbc - At the time of going to press BBFC certificates (18, U, PG etc) and advisory notes were not yet available for some of the films in this programme. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and will make this information available at the cinema and on our website as soon as we are able to do so. b Bring a Baby f Film Club cc Coffee Club s Sneaky Cinema

3 Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre, Mill Rd, Dumfries DG2 7BE BOX OFFICE Open evenings for the duration of the film screening and during the day Tuesday to Saturday 10am-5pm and Sunday 2-5pm. Please note that during busy periods you may here the answer machine message. Please call back later. The RBCFT staff will answer your call as soon as they can. TICKET PRICES Unless otherwise stated Tickets Concessions Family (2 adults + 2 children) Young Scot Card holders Access Cinema Coffee Club, Sneaky Cinema & Film Club Concessions Coffee Club, Sneaky Cinema & Film Club Concessions apply to children under 16, full-time students, senior citizens, Jobseekers Allowance or Income Support recipients, and registered disabled people. Please provide proof of eligibility when purchasing or collecting tickets OPENING TIMES The Film Theatre opens half an hour before the film starts. BRING A BABY Baby friendly screenings for parents and guardians. Baby changing and bottle warming facilities available. Limited to babies under 15 months. Doors open at 12.30pm and film starts at 1pm. Adults 6.10 ( 4.50 conc) babies free! Wed 2 May Wanderlust Wed 23 May We Bought A Zoo Wed 4 July Snow White And The Huntsman Wed 25 July Think Like A Man SNEAKY CINEMA Treat yourself to a lazy afternoon at the RBC; settle into a film and then digest over tea and cake afterwards. Tickets cost 6.90 ( 5.20 conc). Doors open at 1pm, film starts at 1.30pm. Tue 15 May Salmon Fishing In The Yemen COFFEE CLUB For a modest 6.90 ( 5.20 conc) you can relish a cup of good coffee, a delicious tray-bake and watch a great movie. Doors open at 10am and film starts at 10.45am. Thu 10 May The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Thu 31 May Kizzy Thu 14 June Albert Nobbs SCHOOL GROUPS - We can arrange schools screeings for most, appropriate, films in our programme per student when groups of ten or more students are booked in advance. Teachers get one free ticket for every ten booked. If you would like to book a school visit, please contact Alex.Murray@dumgal.gov.uk ADVANCE BOOKINGS - All performances are bookable in advance. (At busy times you may hear the answerphone message; we ask you to bear with us during periods of heavy demand). POSTAL BOOKINGS - Please phone before making a postal booking to check availability. Postal bookings must be accompanied by contact details and cheque made payable to Dumfries & Galloway Council and sent to the address above. REFUNDS - Tickets cannot be refunded, unless the screening is cancelled. Tickets can be exchanged if 48 hours notice is given, subject to availability. SEAT RESERVATIONS - All seats are unreserved. If you require seats together, please arrive in plenty of time to book a seat of your choice using a seat minder. The auditorium is open half an hour before the start of the first film, and approximately 15 minutes for subsequent screenings. E-LIST - To receive regular bulletins of films and activities at the Film Theatre by , visit to subscribe. MAILING LIST - Join our mailing list and receive this quarterly guide delivered to your home, free of charge. Register online at or leave your address at the box office. VENUE HIRE - Hire our auditorium for your very own private cinema party. Perfect for celebrating any occasion with your family and friends. Contact Alex on Alex.Murray@dumgal.gov.uk GIFT VOUCHERS - Available from box office. The photographs in the foyer are the work of the Dumfries camera Club

4 Back by popular demand WANDERLUST Tue 1 (7.30) & Wed 2 (1.00 b ) May David Wain, 2012, 98min, 15 George (Paul Rudd) and Linda (Jennifer Aniston) are an overextended, stressed out Manhattan couple. After George is downsized out of his job, they find themselves with only one option: to move in with George's awful brother in Atlanta. On the way there, George and Linda stumble upon Elysium, an idyllic community populated by colorful characters who embrace a different way of looking at things. Money? It can't buy happiness. Careers? Who needs them? Clothes? Only if you want them. Is Elysium the fresh start George and Linda need? Or will the change of perspective cause more problems than it solves? BEL AMI Wed 2 (7.30) & Thu (7.30) 3 May Declan Donnellan & Nick Ormerod, UK, France & Italy, 2012,102min, 15 Based on the 1855 novel by French writer Guy de Maupassant, Bel Ami chronicles journalist Georges Duroy's (Robert Pattinson, The twilight saga films) corrupt rise to power from a poor ex-nco to one of the most successful high society men in late 19th century Paris, most of which he achieves by manipulating a series of powerful, intelligent, and wealthy mistresses. Uma Thurman plays the wife of Duroy's friend, a woman who is extremely involved and connected in the goingson of Parisian society and who helps Duroy in his ascent. Kristin Scott Thomas plays a socialite who falls for Duroy. THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL Fri 4 (7.30), Sat 5 (7.30), Tue 8 (7.30), Wed 9 (7.30), Thu 10 (10.45 cc & 7.30) John Madden, UK, 2011, 124min, 12A Contains strong language, moderate sex references and racist remarks For a desperate group of English pensioners, retirement takes an unconventional turn when they abandon their homeland, enticed by advertisements for The Best Exotic marigold Hotel, a seemingly luxurious sanctuary for "the elderly and beautiful" in Jaipur, India. On arrival, they discover that the hotel falls somewhat short of the romantic idyll promised in the brochure, but they are gradually won over by the ever optimistic young manager Sonny and embark on a new adverture. ONCE UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA Mon 7 (6.30 f ) May Young Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkey, Bosnia Programmers & Herzegovina, 2011, 150min, PG, Choice Turkish with English subtitles In the dead of night, a group of men Customer - including a police commissioner, a Request prosecutor, a doctor and a murder suspect - drive through the Anatolian countryside, the serpentine roads and rolling hills lit only by the headlights of their cars. They are searching for a corpse, the victim of a brutal murder. The suspect, who claims he was drunk, can't remember where he buried the body. As the night draws on, details about the murder emerge and the investigators' own secrets and hypocrisies come to light. In the Anatolian steppes, nothing is what it seems; and when the body is found, the real questions begin.

5 SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN Fri 11 (7.30), Sat 12 (7.30), Mon 14 (6.30 f ), Tue 15 (1.30 s & 7.30), Wed 16 (7.30), Thu (7.30) 17 May Lasse Hallstrom, UK, 2011, 106min, 12A Contains infrequent strong language and moderate sex references When Britain's leading fisheries expert (Ewan McGregor) is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheikh's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert, he immediately thinks the project is both absurd and unachievable. But when the Prime Minister's overzealous press secretary latches on to it as a "good will" story, this unlikely team will put everything on the line and embark on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible, possible. THE SCREENING ON SATURDAY 12 MAY will be introduced by biologist Debbie Parke from the Nith Catchment Fishery Trust ( who will talk about the work of the Trust to conserve our native fish species, including a project recreating a salmon river in the Nith catchment! Young Programmers on-line forum Are you years of age? Do you love film? Would you like to have your say in what films are shown at the Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre? We have a dedicated Facebook page for year old movie fans that are eager to discuss cinema, learn about films and influence what is shown at the Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre in the future. We are looking for people who have: An interest in actively selecting films for screening at the RBCFT An interest in learning about film from all around the world A desire to discuss films and the film industry To join, please send a request to join RBC Young Programmers Team on Facebook Northern Lights Saturday 12 May 10am - 12 noon Scotlands First Ever Mass Participation Documentary Film Northern Lights is a first in a lifetime mass participation film project funded by the Year Of Creative Scotland 2012, which aims to create a view of Scotland that goes beyond media stereotypes to reflect the lives, hopes and dreams of the people who live - or once lived - on these isles. In keeping with the overall concept of the Northern Lights project we are keen to encourage members of the public to record interesting and meaningful videos and we are not asking participants to produce finished films. We will then gather together all this footage and edit it into a unique, first in a lifetime, vision of Scotland in the Year The workshop will introduce participants to the project and project website brainstorm ideas around the 3 key Northern Lights questions: What can you see? What do you wish you had seen? What do you wish you could see? discuss filming location discuss equipment watch or direct participants towards How To videos on the Northern Lights website provide encouragement Anyone that contributes to the project as a direct result of attending a workshop is automatically eligible for the Northern Lights 1000 workshop award. The workshop is free and open to everyone. To book a free place, please Alice.Stilgoe@ dumgal.gov.uk or call

6 WE BOUGHT A ZOO Fri 18 (7.30), Sat 19 (7.30), Wed 23 (1.00 b & 7.30) & Thu 24 (7.30) May Cameron Crowe, USA, 2011, 123min, PG Cameron Crowe ( Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous ) directs an amazing and true story about a single dad who decides his family needs a fresh start, so he and his two children move to the most unlikely of places: a zoo. With the help of an eclectic staff, and with many misadventures along the way, the family works to return the dilapidated zoo to its former wonder and glory. Stars Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson and Thomas Haden Church. THE RAVEN Mon 21 (6.30 f ) & Tue 22 (7.30) May James McTeigue, USA, Hungary & Spain, 2012, 111min, 15 Upon discovering that a psychotic serial killer has been using his writings as inspiration, brilliant but reclusive author Customer Request Customer Request Edgar Allan Poe (John Cusack) joins forces with a bright, young Baltimore detective (Luke Evans) to catch the maniac and end his reign of terror. DAMSELS IN DISTRESS Fri 25 (7.30) & Sat 26 (7.30) May Whit Stillman, USA, 2011, 99min, 12A Contains moderate sex references, language and suicide references A comedy about a trio of beautiful girls as they set out to revolutionize life at a grungy American university - the dynamic leader Violet, principled Rose and sexy Heather. They welcome transfer student Lily into their group which seeks to help severely depressed students with a programme of good hygiene and musical dance numbers. The girls become romantically entangled with a series of men, including smooth Charlie dreamboat Xavier and the mad frat pack of Frank and Thor, who threaten the girls' friendship and sanity. A film that raises laughs even with its end credits. Leslie Felperin, Variety, October 2011 Young Programmers Choice THE KID WITH A BIKE Mon 28 (6.30 f ) May Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne, Belgium, France & Italy, 2012, 87min, 12A Contains one use of strong language and moderate violence, French with subtitles Cyril, almost 12, has only one plan: to find the father who left him temporarily in a children s home. By chance he meets Samantha, who runs a hairdressing salon and agrees to let him stay with her at weekends. Cyril doesn't recognize the love Samantha feels for him, a love he desperately needs to calm his rage. Raw but compassionate, naturalistic but compelling. Ian Freer, Empire Magazine, March 2012

7 IN DARKNESS Tue 29 (7.30) May Agnieszka Holland, Poland, Germany, France & Canada, 2011, 143min, 15, Polish with subtitles Based on a true story, Leopold Socha, a sewer worker and petty thief in Lvov, a Nazi occupied city in Poland, one day encounters a group of Jews trying to escape the liquidation of the ghetto. He hides them in the labyrinth of the town s sewers. What starts out as a straightforward and cynical business arrangement turns into something very unexpected, the unlikely alliance between Socha and the Jews as the enterprise seeps deeper into Socha s conscience. An extraordinary story of survival as the men, women and children all try to outwit certain death. DELICACY Wed 30 (7.30) May David Foenkinos & Stéphane Foenkinos, France, 2011, 109min, 12A Contains strong language, French with subtitles Nathalie, a beautiful, happy, and successful Parisian business executive finds herself suddenly widowed after a three-year marriage to her soul mate. To cope with her loss, she buries herself and her emotions in her work. One day, inexplicably, her zest for life and love is rekindled by a most unlikely source, her seemingly unexceptional, gauche, and average looking office subordinate, Markus. At first stunned by Nathalie s unexpected attention, Markus comes to gradually believe in her feelings and shifts into romantic high gear. As their relationship goes from awkward to genuinely loving, Nathalie and Markus will have to overcome a host of obstacles including everyone else s judgmental perceptions as well as their own self-doubts. KIZZY Thu 31 May (10.45 cc & 5.00) David Tilley, UK 1976, 180min Kizzy is a BBC production based on the children s story The Diddakoi written by Rumer Godden, who lived in Moniaive, Dumfriesshire from 1978 to This is the first public screening since its broadcast in The adaptation tells the moving story of orphaned traveller Kizzy and her trials and tribulations as she fights to be accepted by village gorgios (the gypsy word for those who live in brick ). As Kizzy s young teacher says: Children can be so cruel, and at its core this is a story of bullying and intolerance. In the course of events Kizzy s guardian Gran dies and her gypsy caravan home is burnt down. Kizzy then catches pneumonia, is threatened with being put into care, bullied and physically attacked and sees her beloved horse die of old age. Kizzy s themes include comments on the care system, tradition versus modernity, middle class snobbery and above all tolerance for - and indeed celebration of - difference and cultural diversity. There will be a comfort break half way through the screenings. Rumer Godden s daughter, Jane Murray-Flutter, will be present at both screenings and happy to answer any questions on an informal basis during the break.

8 MIRROR MIRROR Fri 1 (7.30) & Sat 2 (7.30) June Tarsem Singh, USA, 2012, 106min, PG A fresh and funny retelling of the Snow White legend, Mirror Mirror features breakout star Lily Collins as Snow White, a princess in exile, and Oscar -winner Julia Roberts as the evil Queen who ruthlessly rules her captured kingdom. Seven courageous rebel dwarfs join forces with Snow White as she fights to reclaim her birthright and win her Prince in this magical comedy filled with jealousy, romance, and betrayal. Tue 5 June Closed public holiday LE HAVRE Wed 6 (7.30) June Young Programmers Choice Aki Kaurismäki, Finland, France & Germany, 2011, 93min, PG, French with subtitles Marcel Marx, a former author and a well-known Bohemian, has retreated into a voluntary exile in Le Havre. Working as a shoe-shiner he lives happily within the triangle of his favourite bar, his work, and his wife Arletty. Fate throws in his path an underage African immigrant refugee. Arletty at the same time gets seriously ill and Marcel has to rise against the cold wall of human indifference with his only weapon of innate optimism and the unwavering solidarity of the people of his quartier. Against him stands the blind machinery of the Western constitutionally governed state, represented by the police, moment by moment drawing closer to the refugee boy. It s time for Marcel to polish his shoes and reveal his teeth... DALAI LAMA RENAISSANCE Thu 7 (7.30) June Khashyar Darvich, USA, 2007, 83min Winner of 12 awards. The 14th Dalai Lama invited 40 of the West s leading, most innovative thinkers to his residence in the Himalayan Mountains of India to discuss the world s problems and how we can solve them. What transpired was unexpected and powerful, Narrated by Harrison Ford. and was captured by an 18-person 5-camera film crew. The film features Quantum Physicists Fred Alan Wolf and Amit Goswami ( What the Bleep Do We Know ), Michael Beckwith ( The Secret ), Revolutionary Social Scientist Jean Houston, and others. Beautifully filmed exotic scenery and Tibetan and Indian culture. The screening of this film will be followed by a Q&A session with Los Angeles-based Producer- Director Khashyar Darvich : During the Q&A, Khashyar Darvich will answer questions from the audience, as well as share his experience spending time with the Dalai Lama and what led to the transformational experience captured in this Documentary Film. He has accompanied hundreds of screenings of Dalai Lama Renaissance in several countries around the world. Ticket prices 7 no conc. The Edinburgh International Centre for Spirituality and Peace is touring the Dalai Lama Renaissance film around Scotland in advance of The Dalai Lama s visit to Scotland on 22nd and 23rd June.

9 THE LUCKY ONE Fri 8 (7.30) & Tue 12 (7.30) June Scott Hicks, USA, 2012, 101min, 12A Contains moderate sex and violence U.S. Marine Logan Thibault (Zac Efron) returns to North Carolina from his third tour of duty in Iraq, with the one thing he credits with keeping him alive - a photograph he found of a woman he doesn t even know. Learning her name is Beth (Taylor Schilling) and where she lives, he shows up at her door, and ends up taking a job at her family-run local kennel. Despite her initial mistrust and the complications in her life, a romance develops between them, giving Logan hope that Beth could be much more than his good luck charm. PIRATES! IN AN ADVENTURE WITH SCIENTISTS (2D) Sat 9 (6.00) June Peter Lord, Jeff Newitt, UK and USA, 2012, 88min, U The luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain is joined by a rag-tag crew. While seemingly blind to the impossible odds stacked against him, the Captain has one dream: to beat his bitter rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz to the much coveted Pirate Of The Year Award. It s a quest that takes our heroes from the shores of exotic Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London. Along the way they do battle with the pirate-hating Queen Victoria and team up with a young Charles Darwin, but never lose sight of what a pirate loves best: adventure! From Aardman animations, the makers of the fabulous Wallace and Gromit films. The Waterside Festival free Friday 8th 10pm Saturday 9 June 1-5 pm Greensands, next to RBCFT, Mill Road, Dumfries, DG2 7BE Sit by the Waterside and enjoy some of the best of the regions performers - a day of Music and physical Theatre. As the Tide Machine, the characters of Fish Out of Water, and some wonderful musicians combine to give a great night or day out. For full details please see Customer Request ALBERT NOBBS Wed 13 (7.30) & Thu 14 (10.45 cc & 7.30) June Rodrigo García, UK & Ireland, 2011, 113min, 15 Albert Nobbs (Glenn Close) struggles to survive in late 19th century Ireland, where women aren t encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man, so she can work as a butler in Dublin s most posh hotel, Albert meets a handsome painter and looks to escape the lie she has been living.

10 DARK SHADOWS Fri 15 (7.30) & Sat 16 (7.30) June Tim Burton, USA, ctbc An imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp), is set free from his tomb after two centuries and returns to his ancestral home, Collinwood Manor, to find that his once-grand estate has fallen into ruin. The dysfunctional remnants of the Collins family have fared little better and Barnabas has much to learn about the modern world of 1972 before he can help them. LOCKOUT Sat 16 (7.30) & Thu 21 (7.30) June James Mather & Stephen St. Leger, France, 2012, 95min, 15 Starring Guy Pearce ( The Hurt Locker ). and Maggie Grace and set in the near future, Lockout follows a falsely convicted ex-us government agent, whose one chance at obtaining freedom lies in the dangerous mission of rescuing the President s daughter from rioting convicts at an outer space maximum security prison. MOZART S SISTER Wed 20 (7.30) June René Féret, France, 2010, 120min, 12A Contains infrequent moderate sex and language, French with subtitles French drama re-imagining the life of Wolfgang Mozart s elder sister, Nannerl. Beginning in 1763, it follows the Mozart family s life on the road, travelling by coach from one royal court to the next. Wolfgang, is a young prodigy, but Nannerl is also accomplished as a singer, harpsichordist and violinist. Her father bows to social strictures for her own good, refusing to let her continue with the violin or compose. But Nannerl pushes against the limitations imposed on her gender. OUTSIDE BET Fri 22 (7.30), Sat 23 (7.30) & Thu 28 (7.30) June Sacha Bennett, Uk, 2012, 101min, ctbc Set against the turbulent mid 80 s of money, privatization, unions and dramatic media evolution, a life-long group of friends find themselves at the bad end of a redundancy pay-out and invest their savings into a racehorse, hoping that one final race can turn their fortunes around. Stars Jenny Agutter, Bob Hoskins and Vincent Regan. MONSIEUR LAZHAR Tue 26 (7.30) June Philippe Falardeau, Canada, 2011, 94min, ctbc, French with subtitles In Montreal, a 55 year old Algerian immigrant, Bachir Lazhar, is hired to replace an elementary school teacher who died tragically. The cultural gap between Bachir and his class is made immediately apparent when he gives them a dictation exercise that is beyond their reach. Little by little, he learns to better know this group of shaken but endearing children. While the class goes through the healing process, nobody in the school is aware of Bachir s painful past; nor do they suspect that he is at risk of being deported at any moment.

11 MITSUKO DELIVERS Wed 27 (7.30) June Yûya Ishii, Japan, 2011, 109min, ctbc, Japanese with subtitles Young Programmers Choice Stuck in a tiny flat in Tokyo, Mitsuko is unattached, friendless, broke and 9-months pregnant. Her inept parents thinks she is in California, happily settled with the baby s GI father. One day she follows a cloud back to the run-down alley where she was brought up. She takes her down-and-out neighbours in hand, helping to revive the local café, securing care for her family s old landlady, and sorting out a young man s love life. As her due date nears, Mitusko s mission to be a good neighbour and a cool person flourishes into a joyous finale. SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN Fri 29 (7.30), Sat 30 (7.30) June & Tue 3 (7.30), Wed 4 (1.00 b ) & Thu 5 (7.30) July Rupert Sanders, USA, 2012, ctbc In the epic action-adventure Snow White Customer and the Huntsman, Kristen Stewart plays Request the only person in the land fairer than the evil queen (Charlize Theron) out to destroy her. But what the wicked ruler never imagined is that the young woman threatening her reign has been training in the art of war with a huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) dispatched to kill her. Sam Claflin joins the cast as the prince long enchanted by Snow White s beauty and power. EVEN THE RAIN Wed 4 (7.30) July Icíar Bollaín, Spain, Mexico & France, 2010, 103min, ctbc, Spanish and Quechua with subtitles As a director and his crew shoot a controversial film about Christopher Columbus in Cochabamba, Bolivia, local people rise up against plans to privatize the water supply. A Spanish film crew helmed by idealistic director Sebastian (Gael García Bernal) and his cynical producer Costa (Luis Tosar) come to Bolivia to make a revisionist epic about the conquest of Latin America - on the cheap. Carlos Aduviri is dynamic as Daniel, a local cast as a 16th century native in the film within a film. When the make-up and loin cloth come off, Daniel sails into action protesting his community s deprivation of water at the hands of multi-national corporations. THE ANGELS SHARE Fri 6 (7.30), Sat 7 (7.30), Tue 10 (7.30) & Thu 12 (7.30) July Ken Loach, UK and France, 2012, ctbc Ken Loach, director of films from Kes to The Wind the Shakes the Barley, and writer Paul Laverty return to Glasgow for this bitter sweet comedy. Escaping a prison sentence by the skin of his teeth, Robbie is given one last chance to give his newborn son Luke a better life than he has had. While serving a community service order, he meets Rhino, Albert and Mo who, like him, find it impossible to get work because of their criminal records. Little did Robbie imagine how turning to drink might change their lives - not cheap fortified wine, but the best malt whiskies in the world.

12 TOWN OF RUNNERS Wed 11 (7.30) July Jerry Rothwell, UK, 2012, 80min, PG The world s best long-distance runners hail from one small town in Ethiopia. See how they do it! Town of Runners is a feature documentary about the fortunes of young athletes from the Ethiopian rural town of Bekoji home to the Olympic and World champions Tirunesh Dibaba and Kenenisa Bekele. The film follows two girls who are keen to follow in their hero s footsteps as move from school track to national competition and from childhood to adulthood. Their mentor is a former PE teacher who has discovered and trained many of the world s leading long distance runners including Dibaba, Bekele and Deratu Tulu, the first African woman to win an Olympic gold. PROMETHEUS (2D) Fri 13 (7.30) and Tue 17 (7.30) July Ridley Scott, UK, 2012, ctbc From the director of Alien and Blade Runner, Prometheus is a ground breaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the Customer Request Young Programmers Choice darkest corners of the Universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race. ROCK OF AGES Sat 14 (7.30), Wed 18 (7.30) & Thu 19 (7.30) Adam Shankman, USA, 2012, ctbc Set in 1987 Los Angeles, small town girl Sherrie and city boy Drew meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood dreams. Their rock n roll Customer Request romance is told through the heart-pounding hits of Def Leppard, Joan Jett, Journey, Foreigner, Bon Jovi, Night Ranger, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Poison, Whitesnake and more. Stars Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta and Tom Cruise with appreances by Catherine Zeta-Jones, Russell Brand, and Mary J. Blige amongst other well known names. FAST GIRLS Fri 20 (7.30), Wed 25 (7.30) & Thu 26 (7.30) July Regan Hall, UK, 2012, ctbc An exciting new British feature film, filmed in and around London Nov-Dec The film, starring a trio of Britain s hottest young talent - Lenora Crichlow ( Being Human ), Lily James ( Clash of the Titans 2 ) and Bradley James ( Merlin ) - tracks the rollercoaster journey of a British female sprint relay team as a street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete. Could be the feel-good film of the summer.

13 THINK LIKE A MAN Sat 21 (7.30), Tue 24 (7.30) & Wed 25 (1.00 b ) July Tim Story, USA, 2012, ctbc Based on Steve Harvey s best-selling book, Think Like a Man follows four interconnected and diverse men whose love lives are shaken up after the ladies they are pursuing buy Harvey s book and start taking his advice to heart. When the band of brothers realize they have been betrayed by one of their own, they conspire using the book s insider information to turn the tables and teach the women a lesson of their own. THE FIVE YEAR ENGAGEMENT Fri 27 (7.30), Sat 28 (7.30) & Tue 31 (7.30) July Nicholas Stoller, USA, 2012, ctbc From the makers of Bridesmaids and starring Jason Segel, Emily Blunt and Chris Pratt this irreverent film starts where most romantic comedies end, following the ups and downs of a young couples engagement as they keep getting tripped up on the long walk down the isle. Upstairs at the Robert Burns Centre at Gracefield Arts Centre Cafe Restaurant Opening times Day times Monday to Saturday 11am - 4pm, Lunch 12noon - 3pm Sunday 1pm - 5pm Evening Tuesday to Saturday from 6pm (for evenings booking is advisable) RESTAURANT CAFE Cafe Opening times Tuesday - Saturday 10am til 4pm (lunches 12 noon - 3pm) Light lunches Home baking illy coffee & teas Take-away service Mill Rd, Dumfries DG2 7BE 28 Edinburgh Rd, Dumfries DG1 1JQ Tel Tel ext 23

14 artsfestival may 25th - JUNE 5th 2012 HigHligHts include: Opera A La Carte: Cosi Fan Tutte The Scottish Ensemble: Schubert's Trout Quintet The National Theatre of Scotland: The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart Michael Marra Rab Noakes & Allan Taylor The Travelling Gallery Tim Kliphuis The Gatehouse Big Lit Day Plutot La Vie: By the seat of Your Pants Wee Stories: The Sun, the Moon and a boy called River Access Cinema Access Cinema can be suitable for anyone with any disability. Anyone with a disability is welcome to attend screening from our main programme, but we hope that this initiative will improve our accessibility to all members of the community. Please feel free to pass on any comments that you have about Access Cinema to front of house staff. For most of the films in our programme we can schedule a special Access daytime screening for groups of 10 or more visitors buying a ticket. The RBCFT will do its best to provide a suitable environment to meet the groups needs. Anyone who needs to bring along a helper to assist them in any way, will receive a complimentary ticket. We can do the following: Facilitate wheelchair access. Provide a low sensory environment where the films have no subtitles, the volume is turned down, the and the house lights left on low, and adults and children are able to make noise and move around if need be. Facilitate hearing loop users We are sorry that at present we cannot provide an auditory description system for blind or partially sighted customers. We are investigating these systems and hope that this service will be possible in the future. Generally for daytime Access screenings doors open at 12.30pm and film starts at 1.00pm. Other times can be considered at the time of the group booking. Tickets cost 3.70 per person. Assistants/carers free. General Access Information The Film Theatre is fully accessible to people using wheelchairs and has an accessible toilet. The cinema has space for 4 wheelchair users. - advance booking these spaces is recommended. There is a disabled badge holder s space in the car park. The Hullabaloo restaurant and museum on the first floor can be reached via a stair lift. The auditorium is fitted with a loop receiver which is suitable for people with hearing aids with a T switch. The RBC accepts the CEA Card (Cinema Exhibitors Association Card). This is a national card that can be used to verify that the holder is entitled to one free ticket for a person accompanying them to the cinema. Application forms can be picked up from the box office or downloaded from For regular screenings, CEA Card holders will be entitled to one free ticket for a person accompanying them to the cinema. For Access Cinema screenings, anyone who needs to bring along a helper to assist them in any way, will receive a complimentary ticket.

15 Making your film experience extra special is our pleasure. Available in the foyer now. Say NO to Violence Against Women FORCED MARRIAGE FGM STALKING SEXUAL HARRASSMENT DOMESTIC ABUSE PORNOGRAPHY HONOUR BASED CRIMES SEXUAL ASSAULT STRIPPING TRAFFICKING RAPE STRIPPING DOMESTIC ABUSE PROSTITUTION SEXUAL HARRASSMENT Police (Domestic Abuse Unit) National Domestic Abuse Helpline Scotland CrimeStoppers (to report crime anonymously) Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women Partnership (DAVAWP) - Working Together in Dumfries and Galloway

16 RBC FILM CLUB The RBC Film Club meets on Monday evenings at 6.30pm. You are welcome to dip in and out of the Film Club, but if you sign up for a full season, you will receive two complimentary tickets for any film of your choice (one for a half season). The evening begins with an introduction to the film given by one of the regular film club members. After the film there is a chance to socialise over tea and coffee and take part in a relaxed discussion. So if you love film come to the RBC Film Club and share your passion with like-minded individuals. It s like a book group... but with films MAY Mon 7 May Once Upon A Time In Anatolia (PG) Mon 14 May Salmon Fishing In The Yemen Mon 21 May The Raven Mon 28 May The kid with a bike (12A) f June to September Film Club summer break You are most welcome to come and see the film without any obligation to stay for the discussion afterwards. Ticket price for single film: 6.90 ( 5.20 conc). Please return to Alex Murray, Projectionist, Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre Name Address I would like to join: for the May half season ( adult, concession)