Midnight in Paris Mirror Mirror

FRIDAY, MARCH 1ST
Midnight in Paris
(12A) USA 2011. 94 mins. 8pm
Dir: Woody Allen. Owen Wilson, Rachel
McAdams
While on a trip to Paris with his fiancé’s
family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds
himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at
midnight. A magnificent return to form for Allen.
SATURDAY, MARCH 2ND
Mirror Mirror: The Untold
Adventures of Snow White
(PG) USA 2012.106 mins. 3pm
Dir: Tarsem Singh. Lily Collins, Julia Roberts
An evil queen steals control of a kingdom and
an exiled princess enlists the help of seven
resourceful rebels to win back her birthright.
SATURDAY, MARCH 2ND
Looper
(15) USA 2012. 119 mins. 8pm
Dir: Rian Johnson. Joseph Gordon-Levitt,
Bruce Willis
A dizzying and exciting time-travel
thriller in which an assassin has to hunt
himself down. The ‘Total Recall’ of 2012!
FRIDAY, MARCH 15TH
Shadow Dancer
(15) UK 2012. 101 mins. 8pm
Dir: James March. Clive Owen,
Andrea Riseborough
This highly-acclaimed, gripping thriller
takes us into the bitterly divided
world of 90s Northern Ireland.
SATURDAY, MARCH 23RD
Trishna
(15) UK 2011. 117 mins.
7pm for the meal, film
afterwards.
Dir: Michael
Winterbottom. Freida
Pinto, Riz Ahmed
The Roxy marks the end
of the winter season
with a special screening,
including a home-cooked
Indian buffet before this lovely film. Special ticket prices
apply. Please call 733095 for details.
Michael Winterbottom transplants Thomas Hardy’s Tess
of the d’Urbervilles to Jaipur, and re-imagines the story
of the son of a property developer and the daughter of
an auto rickshaw owner.
FRIDAY, MARCH 8TH
Anna Karenina
(12A) UK 2012. 130 mins. 8pm
Dir: Joe Wright. Keira Knightley, Jude Law
By setting much of Tolstoy’s masterpiece
inside a theatre, Joe Wright both dazzles the
viewer and brings a fresh perspective to a
much loved classic.
SATURDAY, MARCH 9TH, 8PM
Ginger Magic
Tapas, bar & entertainment including the
extraordinary close-up magic of Damien
Surr. Followed by an Auction on behalf of
the ‘progressive dinner local good causes.’
A fun evening, the auction includes some
lovely work by Axbridge artists.
View the lots in the Roxy from the end of
January. Call 733095 for details and tickets. All tickets £7.
Please support the Auction on
Saturday, March 9th
on behalf of the ‘progressive dinner local good causes’
View the lots in the Roxy from the end of January
Help to run the Roxy!
This tiny cinema is entirely run by volunteers. Come and
join the team! Help at the bar or box office (and get in
for free), or bring your building skills to help with the new
kitchen (please!)
Please contact 733095 for details.
www.axbridgeroxy.org.uk
36 High Street, Axbridge BS26 2AF
01934 733095
Design and artwork happily donated by Sore Thumb
www.axbridgeroxy.org.uk
The Roxy is a non-profit community cinema and
everyone is welcome, whether they are members or not.
Film admission charges are £3 for adult members and
guest concessions, £2.50 for member concessions and
£5 for guests. Entrance to some shows is by voluntary
contribution. Annual membership is £10, though premium
‘friend’ and ‘corporate friend’ memberships are being
introduced this season. Doors and bar open half an hour
before the published film time. It’s a good idea to book
– but you can just turn up and get a seat on the day at
your own risk. The Roxy can also be booked for parties,
meetings and private screenings. Please pay particular
attention to the start times, which vary.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 11TH
Salmon Fishing in
the Yemen
(15) UK 2012. 107 mins. 8pm
Dir: Lasse Hallström. Ewan
McGregor, Emily Blunt
In this comedy drama, a fisheries
expert is persuaded to help
realise a sheik’s vision of bringing
fly-fishing to the desert. He embarks on an upstream
journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18TH
Hunky Dory
(15) UK 2011. 110 mins. 8pm
Dir: Marc Evans. Minnie
Driver, Aneurin Barnard
In the summer of 1976,
drama teacher Vivienne fights
sweltering heat and general
teenage apathy to put on an
end of year musical version of the Tempest. Quirky British
comedy with a 1970s soundtrack.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25TH
Drive
(18) USA 2011. 100 mins. 8pm
Dir: Nicolas Winding Refn.
Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan
A mysterious Hollywood
stuntman, mechanic and
getaway driver lands himself in trouble when he helps out
his neighbour. A thriller that won great film reviews.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 26TH
Brave
PG) USA 2012
100 mins. 3pm
Dirs: Chapman &
Andrews. Kelly
Macdonald, Billy
Connolly
Determined to make
her own path in
life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to
her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her
bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 30TH
Roxy Live Stand-up
Comedy Night
Doors open 7pm, starts 7:30pm.
Compere: Sally-Anne Hayward
Headlining: Paul McCaffrey - star of BBC3 series
“Impractical Jokers”
“Destined to headline the main stage” Chortle
“He has Charm, Charisma and Success written all over him”
The Evening Standard
“Obviously born to be a comic” The Scotsman
With Anna Keirle
‘Sweet Cornish whimsy...” Russell Brand - Kings of Comedy
And Axbridge’s own Harry the Spiv
Tickets from the Roxy Box Office – 733095
£8 before January 6th, £9 after. Concession discount £1
(acts subject to change without notice)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST
A Separation
(PG) Iran 2011
123 mins. 8pm. Subtitles
Dir: Asghar Farhadi,
Payman Maadi, Leila
Hatami.
In this critically acclaimed
film from Iran a couple
are faced with a difficult
decision - to improve the
life of their child by moving to another country or to stay
in Iran and look after a parent with Alzheimer’s disease.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND
Ted
(15) USA 2012 106 mins. 8pm.
Dir: Seth MacFarlane. Mark
Wahlberg, Mila Kunis,
A bullied child’s wish is granted
and his teddy bear comes to life
as protector and companion.
Years go by and Ted’s permanent
presence traps John (Wahlberg)
into a protracted adolescence, as the bear becomes more
dysfunctional. Provocative and very crude but hilarious!
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
(PG) USA 2012. 91 mins. 8pm.
Dir: Alison Klayman.
Ai Weiwei, Danqing Chen
A fascinating documentary that
chronicles artist and activist Ai Weiwei as he prepares for a
series of exhibitions and gets into an increasing number of
clashes with the Chinese government. Preceded by Carolyn
Savidge’s locally made short film Branch Line (7 mins.), a
personal reflection on the Cheddar Valley’s Strawberry Line.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH
One Day
(12A) UK 2011. 107 mins. 8pm
Dir: Lone Scherfig. Anne Hathaway,
Jim Sturgess
Every year over the course of two
decades, Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew, University
of Edinburgh students who spent their graduation night
together in 1988, meet up, bemoan their love lives, or sigh
thoughtfully about how their friendship has developed.
Funny and charming – and adapted by David Nicholls from
his own bestseller.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND
Berberian Sound
Studio
(15) UK 2012. 92 mins. 8pm
Dir: Peter Strickland. Toby Jones,
Tonia Sotiropoulou.
A sound engineer’s work for an
Italian horror studio becomes a terrifying case of life imitating
art. It features a wonderful performance by Toby Jones.
Highly recommended. Preceded by local film maker Carolyn
Savidge’s short film Jigsaw (8 mins.), a collaborative rural/
urban dance piece featuring Churchill Community School and
6th Form students with a Brixton school.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD
Anonymous
(12) UK 2011. 130 mins 8pm
Dir: Roland Emmerich. Rhys Ifans,
Vanessa Redgrave.
Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford,
writes the plays, and Shakespeare’s
barely literate. Set against the backdrop of the succession of
Queen Elizabeth I and the Essex rebellion against her.