Here are the wonderful films we've shown so far at CFI Seen it already? - Post a preview of the film Hallam Foe Thursday 17th April Jamie Bell is Hallam Foe, a troubled young man whose knack for voyeurism paradoxically reveals his darkest fears, and his most peculiar desires. Driven to expose the true cause of his mother's death, he instead finds himself searching the rooftops of the city of Edinburgh for love. Away From Her Thursday 27th March
Chorlton Film Institute is a version of a Guerilla Cinema group aimed at making arthouse film accessible in and around Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. Spring 2008 Films Thursday 17th April - Hallam Foe Thursday 15th May - Factory Girl Girl, starts at 8.30pm SAT 17th May 11am - Saturday Morning Children's Cinema (in association with the Chorlton Arts Festival) Five Children and IT We've thoughtfully put all of the Film dates for your diaries which you can sync with your iCal and gCal and also link to the RSS feeds. Now there will be no excuse for fogetting! Hallam Foe Thursday 17th April Jamie Bell is Hallam Foe, a troubled young man whose knack for voyeurism paradoxically reveals his darkest fears, and his most peculiar desires. Driven to expose the true cause of his mother's death, he instead finds himself searching the rooftops of the city of Edinburgh for love. Just seen it at CFI? - Post a review of this or any other film Contact us - Chris & Andy
Hallam Foe Thursday 17th April Jamie Bell is Hallam Foe, a troubled young man whose knack for voyeurism paradoxically reveals his darkest fears, and his most peculiar desires. Driven to expose the true cause of his mother's death, he instead finds himself searching the rooftops of the city of Edinburgh for love. Just seen it at CFI? - Post a review of this or any other film Contact us - Chris & Andy
Here are the wonderful films we've shown so far at CFI Seen it already? - Post a preview of the film Away From Her Thursday 27th March Although much of her fledgling career has been spent in front of the camera, Sarah Polley emerges as a serious writing-directing talent with Away From Her. It's a low-key yet powerful and uplifting story of love renewed amid the ravages of old age. Julie Christie, even in her sultry sex bomb days, has rarely been more radiant than as a 60-something woman whose memories of life with her husband (Gordon Pinsent) are gradually being eroded by Alzheimer's disease. After putting the frying pan in the fridge once too often, Fiona (Christie) convinces husband Grant (Pinsent) to check her into a care home. She doesn't want to risk his resentment, but after a month at the facility Fiona does exactly that, forming an attachment to fellow patient Aubrey (Michael Murphy). Added to this mild-mannered tug of love is Grant's guilt over a past dalliance and the question of whether Fiona is secretly punishing him for that. "SOULFUL & WONDERFULLY ACTED" Polley brings hope, poetry and light to a place of apparent desolation. There are haunting flashes of the past while, in the present, a dramatic snowy landscape hints at the barren space growing between the couple. Then she frequently undercuts this mood of whimsical melancholy with outrageous humour. So one patient (Thomas Hauff) is an ex-sports pundit who commentates on everything from a walk down the hall to a wistful glance! It's a cannily composed story, soulful and wonderfully acted. Pinsent is a sturdy anchor and Olympia Dukakis adds a touch of big city wit as Aubrey's world-weary wife. It's the nuances in Christie's performance, however, that really linger in the mind. Outstanding. (Review from BBC Website) Notes on a Scandal Thursday 21st Feb
Thursday 17th April - Hallam Foe Thursday 15th May - Factory Girl Morning Children Children's Cinema (in association with the Chorlton Arts Festival) Five Children and IT Morning Children Children's Cinema (in association with the Chorlton Arts Festival) Magic Sword:Quest for Camelot Thursday 19th June - This is England
Thursday 17th April - Hallam Foe Thursday 15th May - Factory Girl SAT 17th May 11am - Saturday Morning Children Cinema (in association with the Chorlton Arts Festival) Five Children and IT SAT 24th May 11am - Saturday Morning Children Cinema (in association with the Chorlton Arts Festival) Magic Sword:Quest for Camelot Thursday 19th June - This is England The CFI has no membership criteria - just turn up and pay on the night. This is not a profit-making venture. We are aiming simply to cover the cost of the film hire (via Film Distributors FILMBANK), the hire of the Audio Visual equipment (from Chorlton-based company Hollowsphere), the rental of the Church & the cost of the flyers, designed and printed by Holden and Friends and UK Print.
Chorlton Film Institute is a version of a Guerilla Cinema group aimed at making arthouse film accessible in and around Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. Spring 2008 Films TheThursday 27th March - Away from Her Thursday 17th April - Hallam Foe Thursday 15th May - Factory Girl Thursday 19th June - This is England The CFI has no membership criteria - just turn up and pay on the night. This is not a profit-making venture. We are aiming simply to cover the cost of the film hire (via Film Distributors FILMBANK), the hire of the Audio Visual equipment (from Chorlton-based company Hollowsphere), the rental of the Church & the cost of the flyers, designed and printed by Holden and Friends and UK Printing. Print. We have a fabulous new BIG screen now and a new subwoofer for increased viewing pleasure. This wiki works like any other - you can edit pages and add new ones. It is principally designed to allow anyone to contribute their previews and reviews of films we are showing or have shown. We've thoughtfully put all of the Film dates for your diaries which you can sync with your iCal and gCal and also link to the RSS feeds. Now there will be no excuse for fogetting! NEW SEASON JUST ANNOUNCED: Thursday 27th March Away from Her Thursday 17th April Hallam Foe Thursday 15th May Factory Girl Thursday 19th June This is England Away From Her Thursday 27th March
Here are the wonderful films we've shown so far at CFI Seen it already? - Post a preview of the film Notes on a Scandal Thursday 21st Feb Dame Judi Dench and Kate Blanchett face off with searing performances in this riveting tale of obsession and desire. Based on the novel by Zoe Heller, NOTES ON A SCANDAL is the story of Barbara Covett (Dench), a hard-nosed spinster schoolteacher, and her poisonous friendship with fellow teacher Sheba Hart (Blanchett). When the young and beautiful Sheba shows up as the new art instructor, everyone is charmed by her, including the embittered Barbara. Barbara is thrilled when her lonely life is shaken up by Sheba's overtures of friendship, as Sheba invites her to share in family dinners, and opens up to her about her marital troubles and personal longing. Barbara narrates her own feelings of longing to us from her meticulous diaries, and it becomes increasingly clear that her take on the friendship is uncomfortably intense, if not borderline delusional. Things reach a fever pitch when Barbara happens upon Sheba dallying in the art room with a 15-year-old student. She tells Sheba that she must end the affair at once, but decides not to report her to the school, and instead, to use her knowledge of the indiscretion to draw Sheba closer to her, and put her in her debt. But when Barbara's demands on Sheba become too high, things soon unravel, setting off a chain of events that will leave viewers chewing their nails to the quick, but unable to tear their eyes away. Both Blanchett and Dench are dazzling to watch as they deftly handle the barbed wit of Patrick Marber's screenplay. Directed by Richard Eyre of the Northern Theatre of London, and with a score by Philip Glass, NOTES ON A SCANDAL takes what could serve as mere tabloid fodder and plays it out on the level of Shakespearean tragedy. Last King of Scotland Thursday 17th January 2008
We've thoughtfully put all of the Film dates for your diaries which you can sync with your iCal and gCal and also link to the RSS feeds. Now there will be no excuse for fogetting! NEW SEASON JUST ANNOUNCED: Thursday 27th March Away from Her Thursday 17th April Hallam Foe Thursday 15th May Factory Girl Thursday 19th June This is England Notes on a Scandal Thursday 21st Feb
Here are the wonderful films we've shown so far at CFI Seen it already? - Post a preview of the film Last King of Scotland Thursday 17th January 2008 Forest Whitaker delivers an Oscar-winning, ferociously commanding performance as bloodthirsty Ugandan president Idi Amin in Kevin MacDonald’s THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND. Adapted from the novel by Giles Foden, the film recounts Amin’s horrific reign through the eyes of a fictional character, Nick Garrigan (James McAvoy), a young doctor from Scotland who travels to Uganda hoping to do some good. Nick is more sanguine about new president Amin than his counterpart Sarah Merrit (Gillian Armstrong) is, whose experience causes her to be sceptical of Amin’s bombastic declarations. After an automobile accident, Nick is called in to treat the president’s wounds. His authoritative behaviour impresses Amin, who charms Nick into becoming his personal physician. Nick embraces his newfound life of luxury, but he is unable to grasp the reality of the situation. When he does finally realise the atrocities Amin is inflicting upon his people (and is also capable of inflicting on Nick), the terrified doctor tries to make a frantic escape before it's too late. MacDonald, director of the acclaimed documentaries ONE DAY IN SEPTEMBER and TOUCHING THE VOID, makes a startlingly assured transition into fictional filmmaking with THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND. Working with cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle (THE CELEBRATION) and editor Justine Wright, MacDonald brings 1970s Uganda to pulsating life, perfectly recreating that tumultuous era. But ultimately the film belongs to Whitaker: as he shifts from charming to maniacal in the space of a short, unexpected breath, he infuses Amin with startling humanity. Running with Scissors Thursday 13th December
We've thoughtfully put all of the Film dates for your diaries which you can sync with your iCal and gCal and also link to the RSS feeds. Now there will be no excuse for fogetting! Last King of Scotland Thursday 17th January 2008 Forest Whitaker delivers an Oscar-winning, ferociously commanding performance as bloodthirsty Ugandan president Idi Amin in Kevin MacDonald’s THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND. Adapted from the novel by Giles Foden, the film recounts Amin’s horrific reign through the eyes of a fictional character, Nick Garrigan (James McAvoy), a young doctor from Scotland who travels to Uganda hoping to do some good. Nick is more sanguine about new president Amin than his counterpart Sarah Merrit (Gillian Armstrong) is, whose experience causes her to be sceptical of Amin’s bombastic declarations. After an automobile accident, Nick is called in to treat the president’s wounds. His authoritative behaviour impresses Amin, who charms Nick into becoming his personal physician. Nick embraces his newfound life of luxury, but he is unable to grasp the reality of the situation. When he does finally realise the atrocities Amin is inflicting upon his people (and is also capable of inflicting on Nick), the terrified doctor tries to make a frantic escape before it's too late. MacDonald, director of the acclaimed documentaries ONE DAY IN SEPTEMBER and TOUCHING THE VOID, makes a startlingly assured transition into fictional filmmaking with THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND. Working with cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle (THE CELEBRATION) and editor Justine Wright, MacDonald brings 1970s Uganda to pulsating life, perfectly recreating that tumultuous era. But ultimately the film belongs to Whitaker: as he shifts from charming to maniacal in the space of a short, unexpected breath, he infuses Amin with startling humanity. Notes on a Scandal Thursday 21st Feb
Dame Judi Dench and Kate Blanchett face off with searing performances in this riveting tale of obsession and desire. Based on the novel by Zoe Heller, NOTES ON A SCANDAL is the story of Barbara Covett (Dench), a hard-nosed spinster schoolteacher, and her poisonous friendship with fellow teacher Sheba Hart (Blanchett). When the young and beautiful Sheba shows up as the new art instructor, everyone is charmed by her, including the embittered Barbara. Barbara is thrilled when her lonely life is shaken up by Sheba's overtures of friendship, as Sheba invites her to share in family dinners, and opens up to her about her marital troubles and personal longing. Barbara narrates her own feelings of longing to us from her meticulous diaries, and it becomes increasingly clear that her take on the friendship is uncomfortably intense, if not borderline delusional. Things reach a fever pitch when Barbara happens upon Sheba dallying in the art room with a 15-year-old student. She tells Sheba that she must end the affair at once, but decides not to report her to the school, and instead, to use her knowledge of the indiscretion to draw Sheba closer to her, and put her in her debt. But when Barbara's demands on Sheba become too high, things soon unravel, setting off a chain of events that will leave viewers chewing their nails to the quick, but unable to tear their eyes away. Both Blanchett and Dench are dazzling to watch as they deftly handle the barbed wit of Patrick Marber's screenplay. Directed by Richard Eyre of the Northern Theatre of London, and with a score by Philip Glass, NOTES ON A SCANDAL takes what could serve as mere tabloid fodder and plays it out on the level of Shakespearean tragedy. Just seen it at CFI? - Post a review of this or any other film us Chris - Chris & Andy
Chorlton Film Institute is a version of a Guerilla Cinema group aimed at making arthouse film accessible in and around Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. Spring 2008 Films The CFI has no membership criteria - just turn up and pay on the night. This is not a profit-making venture. We are aiming simply to cover the cost of the film hire (via Film Distributors FILMBANK), the hire of the Audio Visual equipment (from Chorlton-based company Hollowsphere), the rental of the Church & the cost of the flyers, designed and printed by Holden and Friends This wiki works like any other - you can edit pages and add new ones. It is principally designed to allow anyone to contribute their previews and reviews of films we are showing or have shown.
Chorlton Film Institute Wiki Chorlton Film Institute is a version of a Guerilla Cinema group aimed at making arthouse film accessible in and around Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. The CFI has no membership criteria - just turn up and pay on the night. This is not a profit-making venture. We are aiming simply to cover the cost of the film hire (via Film Distributors FILMBANK), the hire of the Audio Visual equipment (from Chorlton-based company Hollowsphere), the rental of the Church & the cost of the flyers, designed and printed by Holden and Friends
