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Billy
Elliot |
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Billy Elliot is a powerful coming-of-age
story. It begins when eleven-year-old
Billy stumbles across a local ballet
class that shares the village hall
with his boxing club and the magic
of the movements captures his imagination.
Debut feature of Stephen Daldry,
director of the critically acclaimed
2002 release The Hours. |
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14
yrs. & over |
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110
mins. |
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UK1 |
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Drama |
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Jamie
Bell / Julie Walters / Jamie Draven
/ Gary Lewis |
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Stephen
Daldry |
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29th
September 2000 (Cinema) |
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7th
Oct. 5p.m. / 16th Oct. 9p.m. / 17th
Oct. 3p.m. |
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Mean
Machine |
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Danny Meehan is an ex-England footballer
whose dodgy past - taking a bung
to throw a national game - comes
back to haunt him when he's "sent
down". The prison warden forces
him to set up a game of football
between the inmates and guards,
with Danny having to convince his
fellow convicts that he's not going
to sell them out.
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18
yrs. & over |
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99
mins. |
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UK2 |
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Action
Comedy |
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Vinnie Jones / Jason Statham / Danny
Dyer / David Kelly / David Hemmings
/ Robbie Gee / Vas Blackwood |
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Barry
Skolnick |
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28th
December 2001 |
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3rd
Oct. 5p.m. / 9th Oct. 9p.m. / 15th
Oct. 7p.m. |
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About
A Boy |
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Story about Will, a 30ish rich,
child-free and irresponsible Londoner.
In search of available women, he
invents an imaginary son and starts
attending single parent meetings.
As a result, he meets Marcus, a
12-year-old boy with problems at
school. Will and Marcus become friends
and as Will teaches Marcus how to
be cool, Marcus helps Will to finally
grow up. |
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http://www.about-a-boy.com/ |
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14
yrs. & over |
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101
mins. |
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UK3 |
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Comedy
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Hugh Grant / Nicholas Hoult / Toni
Collette / Rachel Weisz / Isabel
Brook / Victoria Smurfit
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Chris
Weitz / Paul Weitz |
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26th
April 2002 |
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6th
Oct. 3p.m. / 10th Oct. 7p.m. / 12th
Oct. 5p.m. |
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Bend
it Like Beckham |
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Eighteen? Love David Beckham? Can
bend a ball like him? The world's
your oyster, right? Wrong. If you're
Jess - 18, Indian and a girl - forget
it. Do you think your marriage-obsessed
parents will let you play a man's
game? Meet Jules - 18, English and
a footballing girl whose mother
thinks she's a tomboy. Both girls
dream of turning pro in America.
They are on their way until both
fall for the same boy - their coach.
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All
Ages/PG Advised |
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112
mins. |
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UK4 |
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Comedy
Drama |
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Parminder
Nagra / Keira Knightley / Jonathan
Rhys Meyers / Kulvinder Ghir / Shaznay
Lewis / Juliet Stevenson |
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Gurinder
Chadha |
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12th
April 2002 |
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2nd
Oct. 9p.m. / 14th Oct. 1p.m. / 18th
Oct. 9p.m. / 21st Oct. 9p.m. |
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Chicken
Run |
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In a gloomy 1950s chicken farm,
run by the formidable Mrs Tweedy,
Ginger, spirited leader of the coop,
cannot give up on her dream to escape,
even though every attempt so far
has failed. Hope comes in the form
of Rocky, a charming, carefree Rhode
Island rooster, who one day literally
falls from the sky boasting he knows
how to fly. |
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All
Ages/PG Advised (suitable for kids)
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84
mins. |
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UK5 |
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Animation / Adventure / Comedy /
Family |
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Julia
Sawalha / Mel Gibson / Miranda Richardson |
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Peter
Lord / Nick Park |
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30th
June 2000 |
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5th
Oct. 5p.m. / 11th Oct. 3p.m. / 12th
Oct. 1p.m. / 18th Oct. 3p.m. |
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