Welcome to the July 2025 edition of the Kirkgate Quarter Chronicle, we’re taking over this months edition with our 30th Anniversary Film Festival!
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FREE film pass available for those on low incomes!
Thanks to funding from Cumberland Council, we are excited to be able to offer free festival film passes to anyone who is currently claiming either working age benefits of pension credits. To claim your pass please either email us on enquiries@thekirkgate.com call 01900 829966 or call into the box office Monday or Friday 10am – 12pm. |
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| Our 30th Anniversary film festival titles can be booked individually for our usual cinema ticket price or, if you like the look of a few of those films, you can purchase a pass for just £30 which will then enable you to book one free seat at any (or all) of the events. |
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| The film pass works automatically on your customer account, so once the pass is bought and paid for you can then log in and book your seats. Only one seat per film will be free, and one pass per customer account. If you’re coming with friends or family why not encourage them to get a pass too? There’s 30 films on offer, so if you’re a massive cinema nut that works out at only £1 per film PLUS we have a number of Q&A sessions alongside the screenings. |
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| It’s not too late to support our film festival by sponsoring a film! Whether as an individual, or a local business, perhaps to celebrate someone’s birthday or other significant event. For £100 your chosen film will be shown with a trailer which can include a personal message, you’ll also get a mention in our publicity and receive two film passes. For more information please contact enquiries@thekirkgate.com.
Our brochure has now gone to print, but we can still offer a trailer before the screening and give you a shout out on all our online promotion and social media. Do get in touch if you would like to sponsor any of our remaining titles. |
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lights, camera, action!
So here it is! Our comprehensive list of 30th Anniversary Film Festival titles! Click on an image to book, but don’t forget- if you want to take advantage of our film pass offer make sure you click on the button above and get your pass first!
We’ve hidden the ‘local links’ to see if you can guess…
Click on an image to find out if you’re right, and to book your tickets.
As always we start our films at the advertised time, we show our trailers before that, so you aren’t left guessing how long until the feature. Doors open an hour before and the feature film starts at the time shown, don’t be late! |
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1995 – Leaving Las Vegas (18)
Friday 18th July 7pmAdapted from the novel by John O’Brien, this acclaimed drama follows alcoholic screenwriter Ben Sanderson (Nicolas Cage) as he drinks himself into oblivion in Las Vegas. When Ben meets the beautiful prostitute Sera (Elisabeth Shue), they strike up an unconventional relationship — one where she can’t ask him to curb his drinking, and he can’t fault her for her job. Though they offer each other support.But how will it work out?
Starring Nicholas Cage; Elisabeth Shue; Julian Sands; Richard Lewis
Directed by Mike Figgis
Running Time 112 minutes
Sponsored by: Marion Bowman
‘One of the best things about Cockermouth is its little cinema. I’m always thrilled when the magic moment arrives – the lights go down, the soundtrack starts and the story begins.Thanks, Kirkgate, for 30 years of amazing films – that’s a story worth celebrating!’ |
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1998 – Up ‘n’ Under (12)
Saturday 19th July 2pmThe Cobblers Arms have been the best and most feared Amateur Rugby League team for the past ten years. Ex-pro Arthur (Gary Olsen) bets their boss that he could train a bunch of deadbeats to defeat them in a local rugby sevens tournament. But to do so he must first get them into shape with the help of Hazel Scott (Samantha Womack).
Starring: Gary Olsen; David MacCreedy; Neil Morrissey; Samantha Womack; Griff Rhys Jones; Tony Slattery; John Thomson; Richard Ridings; Ralph Brown
Directed by John Godber
Running time: 99 minutes
Sponsored by: Joe Fagan |
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Film programmers pick – Tess
“Up and Under was filmed in 1998. It was adapted from John Godber’s play of the same name. It was shot in Cardiff but the story follows an inept team from the “Wheatsheaf Arms” in a rugby league sevens competition in Kingston upon Hull. One of the key characters is Tony, played by David MacCreedy who was born and raised in Workington.” |
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1996 – Jude (15)
Saturday 19th July 4.30pmIn late 19th-century England, Jude (Christopher Eccleston) aspires to be an academic, but is hobbled by his blue-collar background. Instead, he works as a stonemason and is trapped in an unloving marriage to a farmer’s daughter named Arabella (Rachel Griffiths). But when his wife leaves him, Jude sees an opportunity to improve himself. When he moves to the city the film draws out fantastic performances from Eccleston and a young Kate Winslet playing his cousin, courting tragedy every step of the way.
Based on the novel ‘Jude the Obscure’ by Thomas Hardy.
Starring Christopher Eccleston; Kate Winslet; June Whitfield; Liam Cunningham; Rachel Griffiths; David Tennant.
Directed by Michael Winterbottom
Running Time: 123 minutes |
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1997 – The Loss of Sexual Innocence (18)
Saturday 19th July 7.30pmA series of loosely connected vignettes and flashbacks explores the life of a filmmaker named Nic (Julian Sands) from his life at age 5, 12 and 16, and as a man embarking on his first film in 1950s Tunisia, and finally to his current age. Along the way, well let’s just say that he has a few encounters as the title might suggest.
Starring: Julian Sands; Bernard Hill; Gina McKee; Saffron Burrows; Kelly Macdonald; Jonathan Rhys Meyers.
Directed by Mike Figgis
Running Time – 106 minutes |
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2007 – Miss Potter (PG)
Sunday 20th July 2pmBeatrix Potter (Renée Zellweger) overcomes many obstacles in her quest to become a writer, including a domineering mother and the chauvinism prevalent in Victorian England. She falls in love with her publisher, Norman Warne (Ewan McGregor), yet his marriage proposal and a subsequent tragedy change her life forever.
Starring: Renée Zellweger; Ewan McGregor; Emily Watson; Barbara Flynn; Bill Paterson
Directed by Chris Noonan
Running Time 92 minutes
Sponsored by: Cockermouth & District Civic Trust
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2020 – Supernova (15)
Sunday 20th July 4.30pm
with Q&A!Sam (Colin Firth) and Tusker (Stanley Tucci), partners of twenty years, are on holiday. Jobs have been given up and plans put on hold as they are travelling across England in their old campervan visiting friends, family and places from their past.Their time together is now the most important thing they have two years after a serious diagnosis.
“Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci dazzle as a couple facing their fears”.Peter Bradshaw – The Guardian.“Firth and Tucci’s performances are remarkable in how delicately they navigate this maze of half-truths and suppressed emotions, all crammed inside their rusty campervan.” Clarissa Loughrey – The Independent
Starring Colin Firth; Stanley Tucci
Director: Harry MacQueen
Running Time: 95 minutes
Post show Q&A with Peter Macqueen
Sponsored by: Fermento
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2001 – Me Without You (15)
Sunday 20th July 7.30pmGrowing up in the 1970s on the Isle of Wight, Holly and Marina make a childhood pact to be friends forever. For the troubled, unpredictable Marina (Anna Friel), the friendship remains the only constant in her life. Meanwhile, Holly (Michelle Williams) buries herself in books out of feelings of frustration. She holds just one secret from Marina.As the years roll by, the girls experience everything life has to offer, sex, love, loss and rock ‘n roll.
Starring: Anna Friel; Michelle Williams; Kyle Maclachlan
Directed By Sandra Goldbacher
Running Time 107 minutes |
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2005 – Kinky Boots (12A)
Monday 21st July 8pmA well known story line as after the film it became a hit musical with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper.
Charlie Price (Joel Edgerton) inherits the family business, a shoe factory in Northampton, England. He is not interested in shoes, and the factory is in such dire financial straits. However, a fortuitous encounter with a cabaret singer (Chiwetel Ejiofor) inspires his inspired attempts to save the factory.
Less known, perhaps is that it was originally based and inspired on an episode of the BBC2 documentary series ‘Trouble at the Top’, broadcast on 24 February 1999.
“Kinky Boots is hilarious and poignant enough to suspend scepticism and erase doubts”. Rex Read – Observer
Starring: Joel Edgerton; Chiwetel Ejiofor; Sarah-Jane Potts; Linda Bassett; Joanna Scanlon; David MacCreedy
Directed by Julian Jarrold
Running Time: 107 minutes
Sponsored by: Jacqui Currie & Rob Higgins |
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2003 – Calendar Girls (12A)
Wednesday 23rd July 2pmAnother well known story line as Calendar Girls grossed a worldwide total of $93 million.
Spirited Yorkshire housewife Chris Harper (Helen Mirren) hatches a scheme to raise money for a memorial to her friends late husband. Utilizing a tradition from the Woman’s Institute, Chris encourages Annie (Julie Walters) and their friends to create a calendar……
Starring: Helen Mirren; Julie Waters; Penelope Wilton; John Alderton; Linda Bassett; Annette Crosbie; Philip Glenister; Celia Imrie; Geraldine James; Ciarán Hinds; Tim Barker
Directed by Nigel Cole
Running Time 108 minutes
Sponsored by: Leanne Smyth Designer Travel
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2002 – 28 Days Later (18)
Friday 25th July 7pm28 Days Later grossed a total of $82.7 million worldwide, on an $8 million budget.A box office hit which is provided the sequel 28 Weeks Later and in June 2025 28 Years Later is due to be released.
When London bike courier Jim (Cillian Murphy) wakes up from a coma, he finds his city all but deserted. On the run from the zombie-like victims, Jim stumbles upon a group of survivors, including Selena (Naomie Harris) and cab driver Frank (Brendan Gleeson), and joins them on a perilous journey…..
“The best purely British horror/science-fiction film in decades. And the first great apocalypse movie of the new millennium”. Kim Newman: Empire Magazine
Starring; Cillian Murphy; Christopher Eccleston; Naomie Harris; Noah Huntly; Brendan Gleeson
Director: Danny Boyle
Running Time 113 minutes
Sponsored by: KCS
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Film programmers pick – Emma
“I am normally too easily scared to watch any horror, but I saw 28 days later when it was first released with my sister in a cinema in Lancaster and I loved everything about it. Can’t wait to see it on the big screen again might event be able to persuade my sister to join me.” |
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2012 – Sightseers (15)
Monday 28th July 8pmChris (Steve Oram) wants to show Tina (Alice Lowe) his world and he wants to do it his way – on a journey through the British Isles in his beloved caravan. Tina’s led a sheltered life and there are things that Chris needs her to see – the Crich Tramway Museum, the Ribblehead Viaduct, the Keswick Pencil Museum and the rolling countryside that accompanies these wonders in his life.
“Indecently funny, delightfully eccentric and far bloodier than you’d expect …” Alan Jones – Radio Times
Starring: Alice Lowe; Steve Oram; Kenneth Hadley; Eileen Davies
Director: Ben Wheatley
Running time: 88 minutes
Sponsored by: Helen & Stephen Walker |
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2008 – Brideshead Revisited (12A)
Wednesday 30th July 2pmBefriended by aristocrat Sebastian Flyte (Ben Whishaw), Oxford student Charles Ryder (Matthew Goode) finds that the power and privilege is seductive.On a visit to Brideshead, Sebastian’s ancestral home, he falls in love with his friend’s sister, Julia (Hayley Atwell).
“The film version of Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited transforms one of the quintessential novels of the 20th century into one of the grandest, most enriching films of 2008”. Rex Read – Observer
Starring: Matthew Goode; Ben Wishaw; Patrick Malahide; Hayley Atwell; Emma Thompson; Michael Gambon
Director: Julian Jarrold
Running time: 130 minutes
Sponsored by: Emma Heys and Toby Woodhead
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2017 Life of A Mountain – A Year on Blencathra (U)
Friday 1st August 7pm
The Director’s cut not the BBC version.The film sees award-winning film-maker Terry Abraham return to the Lake District to showcase ‘the people’s mountain’ – Blencathra. The result is this spectacular documentary with stunning time-lapse sequences of this unique landscape which will inspire newcomers and regular visitors alike.
Featuring: Ed Byrne; Stuart Maconie; Eric Robson
Directed by Terry Abraham
Running Time 120 minutes
Q&A with Terry Abraham
Sponsored by: Cumbrian Ales
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Film programmers pick – Keith
“Wainwright said Blencathra was “one of the grandest objects in Lakeland”. Cumbrian resident Terry Abraham brings that grandeur to life in his exhilarating film of a journey through the seasons. Looking forward to the roller-coaster climb, second only to the real thing, and the insight into the lives of locals and others that venerate ‘the people’s mountain’.” |
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2010 Gulliver’s Travels (PG)
Saturday 2nd July 2pmAnother famous popular story. The film is very loosely based on Jonathan Swift’s 18th century novel of the same name.
Lemuel Gulliver (Jack Black) has been working in the mail room of a New York daily newspaper for the past ten years.One day, after having finally had enough, he decides to declare his love to the beautiful Darcy Silverman (Amanda Peet), the newspaper’s travel editor and one of Gulliver’s only friends, only to instead lose his nerve and tell her that he’d like to try his hand at writing a column. Darcy sends him on an assignment to the Bermuda Triangle. There, Gulliver becomes shipwrecked and ends up on the island of Liliput, where he is twelve times taller than the tallest man.
Panned by critics and failed at the box office in North America, it earned $237.4 million worldwide.
Starring: Jack Black; Amanda Peet; Emily Blunt; Chris O’Dowd; Billy Connolly; Jason Segal; James Corden; Catherine Tate
Directed by Robert Letterman
Running Time: 81 minutes |
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2009 – Glorious 39 (12A)
Saturday 2nd August 4.30pmSet in the idyllic British countryside just before the start of the Second World War. The story revolves around the formidable Keyes family, who are keen to uphold and preserve their very traditional way of life. When the eldest sibling Anne stumbles across secret recordings her seemingly perfect life begins to dramatically unravel.
“Poliakoff cleverly translates the mood of fear and uncertainty in Britain into a dark psychological maze that leads Anne to the edge of insanity”. Stella Papamichael – Radio Times
Starring: Romola Garai; Eddy Redmayne; Christopher Lee; Corin Redgrave; David Tennant; Bill Nighy; Hugh Bonneville
Directed by Stephen Poliakoff
Running Time 129 minutes |
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2006 – Children of Men (15)
Saturday 2nd August 7.30pmChildren of Men was nominated for best adapted screenplay at the Oscars.
A dystopian action thriller based on the 1992 novel of the same name by P D James. When infertility threatens mankind with extinction and the last child born has perished, a disillusioned bureaucrat (Clive Owen) becomes the unlikely champion in the fight for the survival of Earth’s population; He must face down his own demons and protect the planet’s last remaining hope from danger.
“Classic dystopian British science fiction that draws powerful and moving parallels to the state of the world”. Matthew De Abaitua – Film4
Starring: Clive Owen; Julianne Moore; Chiwetel Ejiofor; Michael Caine; Charlie Hunnam
Directed by Alfonso Cuaron
Running Time 109 minutes |
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Film programmers pick – Mike
“Released in 2006, Children of Men’s vision of a dystopian 2027 remains one of the best films I’ve seen at the Kirkgate. The opening scene alone is a masterclass of film making by Alfonso Cuarón, setting the scene (infertility, deportation of illegal immigrants, and terrorist attacks) amid scenes of relative normality (getting a coffee in a coffee shop). Just think, it’s only 2 years away…” |
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2011 – Johnny English Reborn (PG)
Sunday 3rd August 2pmJohnny English, the accidental secret agent who doesn’t know fear or danger and is the most unlikely intelligence officer in Her Majesty’s Secret Service, who must stop a group of international assassins before they eliminate a world leader and cause global chaos.For Johnny English, disaster may be an option, but failure never is.
The film grossed $164 millon worldwide.
“Straight-faced support from Gillian Anderson and Dominic West as fellow MI7 operatives adds to the fun, but it’s clearly Atkinson’s show from start to finish”. Terry Staunton – Radio Times
Starring: Rowan Atkinson; Rosamund Pike; Dominic West; Gillian Anderson
Director: Oliver Parker
Running time: 101 minutes |
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2019 Stan and Ollie (PG)
Sunday 3rd August 4.30pmLaurel and Hardy face an uncertain future as their golden era of Hollywood films remain long behind them. Diminished by age, the duo set out to reconnect with their adoring fans by touring variety halls in Britain in 1953.
Starring: Steve Coogan; John C Reilly; Shirley Henderson
Directed by Jon S Baird
Running Time 98 minutes
Sponsored by: Judith Bennington |
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2015 Radiator (15)
Sunday 3rd August 7.30pmA low-budget British drama about a grown-up son dealing with his ageing, dysfunctional mum and dad. Daniel receives a call from his elderly mother and travels to their remote farm to discover that they have fallen over the edge of eccentricity into outright squalor.
“This is a small-scale but delicately crafted and moving family drama, lent an extra resonance by the fact that it features the final performance from Richard Johnson, who died in June (2015)” Geoffrey MacNab – Independent
Starring: Richard Johnson; Gemma Jones; Daniel Cerqueira; Julia Ford; Emma Rydal
Directed by Tom Fisher
Running Time 93 minutes
Sponsored by: E.J.R Lonsdale Plumbing & Heating
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2013 The Story of Fleetwood Mac (U)
Monday 4th August 8pmAs suggested by the title this is Fleetwood Mac’s story, using archive footage and interviews with Mick Fleetwood and Christie McVie to follow the band through the highs and lows throughout their amazing career. It also features music footage of some of the bands greatest tracks includingAlbatross, Don’t Stop, Rhiannon, The Chain.
Featuring: Mick Fleetwood; Christine McVie; John McVie; Peter Green; Lindsay Buckingham; Stevie Nicks; Danny Kirwan; Jeremy Spencer
Narrated by John Tobler and Directed by Cyril van den Hemel
Running time; 50 minutes |
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2000 Pandaemonium (12)
Wednesday 6th August 2pmThe friendly collaboration of poets Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Linus Roache) and William Wordsworth (John Hannah) ultimately turns to betrayal during the French Revolution.
‘Successfully gets to the heart of the obsessions that drive great writers — and will have you dusting down your old school copy of the ‘Lyrical Ballads’! Sandi Chaitram- BBC
Starring Linus Roache; John Hannah; Samantha Morton; Emily Woof
Directed By Julien Temple
Running Time 124 minutes
Sponsored by: Hannah Kozich |
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2024 Snack Shack (15)
Friday 8th August 7pmA rare chance to see a film which grossed less than $500,000.
Nebraska City, summer of 1991. Inseparable best friends AJ (Conor Sherry, “Are You Afraid of the Dark?,” “The Terminal List”) and Moose (Gabriel LaBelle, “The Fabelmans”) seize the opportunity to run the local pool’s rundown snack shack. Dreaming of striking it rich, things take an unexpected turn when they meet summer visitor Brooke (Mika Abdalla, “Sex Appeal,” “SWAT”), an effortlessly cool lifeguard who puts their big summer plans, and their friendship, at risk.
“The naturalistic chemistry between the leads shines through to keep viewers rooting for the likeable youngsters to come out on top”. Terry Staunton – Radio Times
Starring: Conor Sherry; Gabriel LaBelle; Mika Abdalla
Director: Adam Rehmeier
Running Time: 112 minutes
Plus a post show Q&A with Andrew Semple so discuss how anyone can be creative, if given the chance!
Sponsored by: Cockermouth & District Chamber of Trade
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1999 East is East (15)
Monday 11th August 8pmGeorge Khan, proud Pakistani and chip shop owner — Ghengis to his kids — rules his family with a rod of iron. He thinks he’s raising his seven children to be respectable Pakistanis. But this is Salford in 1971.Much as George’s English wife, Ella, loves and tries to honor her husband, she also wants her kids to be happy. The children simply want to be part of the modern world.
Starring: Linda Bassett; Om Puri; Emma Rydal; Chris Bisson; Leslie Nichol; Archie Panjabi; Jordan Rouledge; Ruth Jones
Directed by Damien O’Donnell
Running Time: 97 minutes
Plus post show Q&A with Emma Rydal about how she got her role, working on low budget films and behind the scenes photos.
Sponsored by: Ian Rose
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2004 – Cold Mountain (15)
Wednesday 13th 2pmRenée Zellweger won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.Jude Law was nominated for the Best Leading Actor at the Oscars.The film grossed over $173 million worldwide.
Based on the 1997 book of the same name by Charles Frazier, this is a classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War. A wounded Confederate soldier (Jude Law) deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife; Ada (Nicole Kidman), who he left behind to tend their farm.
“Grim in places, and at times gratuitous, this is still terrific five-hanky drama with top-flight technical work, horrifically spectacular action, subtle introspection, rich characters, and a love story to die for”. Will Lawrence – Empire Magazine
Starring; Jude Law; Nicole Kidman; Renée Zellweger; Charlie Hunnam; Donald Sutherland; Brendan Gleeson; Eileen Atkins; Ray Winstone; Natalie Portman
Directed by Anthony Minghella
Running Time: 154 minutes
Sponsored by: Dr Sam Rigby Aesthetics & Laser Clinic
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2016 Swallows and Amazons (PG)
Saturday 16th August 2pmBased on the book of the same name by Arthur Ransome.
Two different groups of children encounter one another on an island they both live by. Both groups try to claim it. While this happens they encounter another boat and a stranger, they must now work together to work out who he is and why he is there, but have they got themselves involved in something much bigger?
“Arthur Ransome’s well-loved tale of children running wild in the Lake District is given a modern tweak to satisfy young audiences more used to the special effect-heavy world of Harry Potter”. Sky Staff -Sky Cinema
Starring: Rafe Spall; Bobbie McCulloch; Dane Hughes; Kelly MacDonald
Directed by Philippa Lowthorpe
Running Time: 96 minutes
Sponsored by: The Woodhead Family
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2021 Phantom of the Open (12A)
Saturday 16th August 4.30pmThe heartwarming true story of Maurice Flitcroft (Mark Rylance), a humble crane operator from Barrow-in-Furness who managed to gain entry to the qualifying round of the Open Golf Championship, despite never playing a round of golf – drawing the ire of the golfing elite, yet becoming a folk hero in the process.
“Anchored by an impish Mark Rylance, it takes its cue from the story’s hero: a bit ramshackle, very amiable, always watchable.” Ian Freer- Empire Magazine
Starring: Mark Rylance; Ian Porter; Sally Hawkins
Director: Craig Roberts
Running Time: 106 minutes
Sponsored by: Cockermouth Travel
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2022 Last Looks (15)
Saturday 16th August 7.30pmA rare chance to see a film which only grossed $365,000 worldwide.
Once LAPD’s top detective, Charlie Waldo (Charlie Hunnam) has dropped out of society. After spending three years without human contact he is asked for his help investigating a high-profile murderof an eccentric actor (Mel Gibson)’s wife. Waldo must either clearing the actor’s name or confirm his guilt.
“Hunnam’s easy charm proves pitch-perfect for this kind of breezy PI story, where the ambling investigative journey and its colourful characters matter more than the destination”. Kevin Harley – Radio Times
Starring: Mel Gibson; Charlie Hunnam; Rupert Friend; Morena Baccarin
Director: Tim Kirkby
Running Time: 110 minutes |
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2018 Peter Rabbit (PG)
Sunday 17th August 2pmA box office hit which grossed over $350 million worldwide.
Peter Rabbit (James Corden;) his three sisters: Flopsy (Margot Robbie,) Mopsy (Elizabeth Debicki) and Cotton Tail (Daisy Ridley) and their cousin Benjamin (Colin Moody) enjoy their days harassing Mr McGregor in his vegetable garden. Until one day he dies and no one can stop them roaming across his house and lands for a full day or so. However, a relative inherits the house and what ensues is a battle of wills.
“It just happens to be clever, and funny, and moves as fast as a tyke on a sugar bender. If you squint hard enough, you’ll also find some of the author’s signature generosity and warmth, too”. Chris Nashawaty – Entertainment Weekly
Starring the voices of: James Corden; Fayssal Bazzi; Margot Robbie; Elizabeth Debicki: Daisy Ridley; Colin Mody
Also starring: Sam Neill; Rose Byrne; Domhnall Gleeson
Director: Will Gluck
Running Time: 95 minutes
Sponsored by: Tattershall Bailey
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2014 Downhill (15)
Sunday 17th August 4.30pmAnother film barely seen at the time, but appreciated by the critics.
A British comedy, devised as a road movie on foot, about four old school friends who reunite to attempt to walk the 192 mile Coast to Coast walk. As their journey unfolds, this comically incompatible foursome walk full tilt into their mid-life crises.If you’ve walked the Coast to Coast enjoy spotting the locations!
“I liked it very much, likeable and funny” Peter Bradshaw – The Guardian
Starring: Richard Lumsden; Karl Theobald; Jeremy Swift; Ned Dennehy
Directed by James Rouse
Running time: 98 minutes |
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Film programmers pick – Chris
“A film about walking the Coast to Coast was such an obvious choice, that it didn’t need any research. So it remains an unseen film to simply look forward to. What could possibly go wrong with the premise of four friends meeting up for the first time in decades and walking the C2C? How will they get along or not? And if the script doesn’t live up to the premise, just enjoy location spotting.” |
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2023 Between The Lights (12)
Sunday 17th August 7.30pmWe close the festival by a showing of the debut film by local Cumbrian film makers.
The film is a romantic drama with a liberal dose of the supernatural, in which we visit our characters over three consecutive Christmases.
“[Between The Lights]… builds to a shivery and lovelorn climax reminiscent of Truly Madly Deeply and The Box of Delights”. Phil Hoad – The Guardian
Starring: Ines De Clercq; Samuel Edward-Cook
Director: Michael Groom
Running Time: 104 minutes
Plus post show Q&A with Michael Groom
Sponsored by: Knox
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| Our 30th Anniversary celebrations are certainly varied! But we absolutely couldn’t let our 30th year go by without marking our presence as Cockermouth’s only cinema in a special way.
The film programming group have been working away behind the scenes for months on our selections, who knew there were so many films with connections to Cumbria to choose from?! I must make a special shout out to Pat Farrell for her detective work on tracking down the licences for them all, no small feat.
Enormous thanks also goes to our film sponsors, and to Cumberland Council for enabling us to offer free film passes to those on working age benefits or pension credits.
Now it’s time to spread the word far and wide, so if you know anyone who might be interested in joining us for one, or more, or even all the films, then do forward this email to them. There are also brochures available at the centre, and around the area, with all the details. Don’t forget, Friday film night is also Fermento night, where you can order a pizza from Fermento and have our volunteers deliver it to you in our bar before the film. Make sure you order early in the week as their pizzas are always in demand.
We hope you enjoy the films, and don’t forget- there are a few special screenings which include a Q&A, so whether you buy a film pass for the festival or just book for one or two films, it’s bargain entertainment, right on your doorstep.
see you there!
Emma Heys
Chief Executive |
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