jan / feb 2019
Welcome to towner cinema From Japanese master Hirokazu Kore-eda s criminal family of misfits in Shoplifters to Yorgos Lanthimos vision of the court of Queen Anne in The Favourite, our new release dramas offer a wealth of captivating stories this season. WIDOWS 5, 6, 10 Jan Steve McQueen, 2018 (15) 130m Turner Prize-winning artist turned Academy Award-winning director, Steve McQueen, returns with this heist caper starring Viola Davis. We also bring you brand new documentaries RBG explores Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg s rise to fame as a pop culture icon; while Bergman: A Year in a Life charts the work of filmmaker Ingmar Bergman over the course of 1957, a landmark year in his career. To coincide with this, we will screen the two films he produced that year, Wild Strawberries and The Seventh Seal. February means LGBT History Month, and we re proud to partner once again with our friends at Eastbourne Rainbow and Bourne Out to bring you a very special screening of Before Stonewall, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York. RBG 12, 17 Jan Betsy West & Julie Cohen, 2018 (PG) 98m At 84, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has forged a legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. Further special events this season include a screening of Jacques Demy s Les Demoiselles de Rochefort in partnership with the Overnight Film Festival, and the recent restoration of Jean Cocteau s Orphée, a film which demands to be seen on the big screen. We re delighted to see so many of you embracing Towner s new space and hope you enjoy this season s films. Kate Wood Towner Cinema Programmer DISOBEDIENCE 13, 17 Jan Sebastián Lelio, 2018 (15) 114m Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams star in this romance set against the backdrop of an Orthodox Jewish community in North London.
THE OLD MAN AND THE GUN 19, 20, 24 Jan David Lowery, 2018 (12A) 93m Robert Redford stars as Forrest Tucker, real-life career criminal and prison escape artist, who, at age 70, made an escape from San Quentin. STAN AND OLLIE 9, 10, 14 Feb Jon S. Baird, 2019 (TBC) 97m Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly take on the world's most famous comedy double act, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. SHOPLIFTERS subtitled 26, 31 Jan Kore-eda Hirokazu, 2018 (15) 121m Japanese master Kore-eda (Our Little Sister) won the top prize at Cannes this year with this tale of a misfit family living on the outskirts of Tokyo. COLETTE 16, 17, 21 Feb Wash Westmoreland, 2019 (15) 112m Keira Knightley shines as author Sidonie- Gabrielle Colette, best known simply as Colette, fighting for creative ownership of her work. THE FAVOURITE 2, 3, 7 Feb Yorgos Lanthimos, 2018 (15) 119m Olivia Colman stars as Queen Anne, with Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz as two cousins vying for her attention in 18th Century England. BEAUTIFUL BOY 23, 24, 28 Feb Felix van Groeningen, 2019 (15) 120m Based on the best-selling memoirs of father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy tells the story of one family's struggle with addiction.
The Seventh Seal, dir: Ingmar Bergman Les Demoiselles de Rochefort, dir: Jacques Demy ingmar Bergman BERGMAN: A YEAR IN A LIFE subtitled 16, 17 Feb Jane Magnusson, 2019 (15) 117m Focusing on 1957, a landmark year in which acclaimed Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman directed two films and four plays, director Jane Magnusson explores not only the director s filmography but also his at times complex and turbulent personal life. To accompany this new documentary, we present the two films made by Bergman in 57. WILD STRAWBERRIES subtitled 19 Jan Ingmar Bergman, 1957 (PG) 87m A father and daughter travel from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, encountering a series of hitchhikers along the way. THE SEVENTH SEAL subtitled 9 Feb Ingmar Bergman, 1957 (PG) 92m After Swedish knight Antonious Block returns home from the Crusades, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. the cinema bar Our Cinema Bar opens 45 minutes before the first screening of the day. Meet up for a drink before the film, or enjoy one in the comfort of the auditorium. Serving a selection of teas, coffees, beer, wine and soft drinks. special events THE DEAD 6 Jan John Huston, 1987 (U) 83m Anjelica Huston (directed by her father) shines in this adaptation of James Joyce s short story, which takes place at a family gathering in Dublin on the feast day of the Epiphany, 6 Jan 1904. LES DEMOISELLES DE ROCHEFORT subtitled in association with Overnight Film Festival 12 Jan Jacques Demy, 1967 (PG) 126m We've partnered with the fabulous Overnight Film Festival, which takes place at the Queen's Hotel in Eastbourne every February, to present a special screening of the Jacques Demy classic. In 2019, the festival takes place 1-3 February. For more information, visit overnightfilmfestival.com ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS 27 Jan Gabrielle Brady, 2018 (12A) 98m Blending fact and fiction, this documentary hybrid follows detainees from the detention centre on Christmas Island, who recount their stories to a trauma therapist. ORPHÉE subtitled 2 Feb Jean Cocteau, 1949 (PG) 95m A brand new restoration of Jean Cocteau's dreamlike masterpiece, which demands to be seen on the big screen. A magical retelling of the Orpheus myth, it turns the lyre-playing singer of Greek legend into a famous left-bank poet in post-war Paris.
My Neighbour Totoro, dir: Hayao Miyazaki A Fantastic Woman, dir: Sebastián Lelio family screenings JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH 12 Jan Henry Selick, 1996 (U) 76m Based on the book by children's favourite Roald Dahl, beautifully blending live action and stop motion animation. SONG OF THE SEA 17 Feb Tomm Moore, 2014 (PG) 92m Ben, a young Irish boy, discovers that his sister Saoirse is a selkie who must free faerie creatures from the Celtic goddess Macha. From the production company behind The Secret of Kells. half-term MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO 21 Feb Hayao Miyazaki, 1988 (U) 87m This critically-acclaimed Studio Ghibli title follows the story of schoolgirl Satsuje and her younger sister Mei as they settle into a new home, where they encounter and befriend playful sprits. THE MARVELLOUS MABEL NORMAND 26, 31 Jan Dir: Various (U) 78m Everyone knows Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, but where are the women in silent film comedy? Mabel Normand was the irrepressible spirit of early Hollywood; directing her own films, and working with the best. Here we round up four of her finest short films, ripe for rediscovery. queer film A FANTASTIC WOMAN valentine's day CASABLANCA subtitled 27 Jan Sebastián Lelio, 2017 (15) 102m To celebrate the release of Sebastián Lelio's new release, Disobedience, for this month's Queer Film screening we revisit Lelio's triumphant A Fantastic Woman, winner of the Best Foreign Langauge Film at last year's Academy Awards. BEFORE STONEWALL in association with local LGBTQ+ groups Eastbourne Rainbow and Bourne Out 23 Feb Robert Rosenberg & Greta Schiller, 1985 (15) 86m We are proud to host our second LGBT History Month screening in association with local community groups Eastbourne Rainbow and Bourne Out. This year, to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, we present the documentary Before Stonewall, which explores the activism that came before the riots which we now consider so fundamental to the development of LGBT rights in America. 14 Feb Michael Curtiz, 1942 (U) 98m Fall in love with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman all over again in one of the most romantic films of all time.
VISITOR INFORMATION @townergallery Towner Art Gallery, Devonshire Park, College Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4JJ Ticket prices: 8.50 full price / 7 concession & members / 5 under 18s (ID checked for conc. rates) / 4 family screenings / Thursday matinee, all tickets 6 Advance booking is recommended. Book tickets online at townereastbourne.org.uk, over the phone on +44 (0)1323 434670 or in person at the Welcome Desk Where possible, Thursday screenings will have open captions for the hard of hearing, please see website for further details JANUARY Sat 5 1.30pm Widows 4.30pm Widows Sun 6 2.00pm The Dead 4.30pm Widows Thu 10 4.30pm Widows 7.00pm Widows Sat 12 10.30am James and the Giant... 2.00pm Les Demoiselles... 5.00pm RBG Sun 13 2.00pm Disobedience 4.30pm Disobedience Thu 17 4.30pm Disobedience 7.00pm RBG Sat 19 2.00pm The Old Man and the... 4.30pm Wild Strawberries Sun 20 2.00pm The Old Man and the... 4.30pm The Old Man and the... Thu 24 4.30pm The Old Man and the... 7.00pm The Old Man and the... Sat 26 2.00pm The Marvellous Mabel... 4.30pm Shoplifters Sun 27 2.00pm Island of the Hungry... 4.30pm A Fantastic Woman Thu 31 4.30pm The Marvellous Mabel... 7.00pm Shoplifters New Releases Queer Films Special Events Family Screenings Ingmar Bergman feburary Sat 2 2.00pm Orphée 4.30pm The Favourite Sun 3 2.00pm The Favourite 4.30pm The Favourite Thu 7 4.30pm The Favourite 7.00pm The Favourite Sat 9 2.00pm Stan and Ollie 4.30pm The Seventh Seal Sun 10 2.00pm Stan and Ollie 4.30pm Stan and Ollie Thu 14 4.30pm Stan and Ollie 7.00pm Casablanca Sat 16 12.00pm Bergman: A Year in a... 2.30pm Colette Sun 17 10.30am Song of the Sea 2.00pm Colette 4.30pm Bergman: A Year in a... Thu 21 2.00pm My Neighbour Totoro 4.30pm Colette 7.00pm Colette Sat 23 2.00pm Beautiful Boy 4.30pm Before Stonewall Sun 24 2.00pm Beautiful Boy 4.30pm Beautiful Boy Thu 28 4.30pm Beautiful Boy 7.00pm Beautiful Boy Cover image The Favourite, dir: Yorgos Lanthimos