Cinema

Cinema 

May – June 2013

welcome 

May holds special significance for cinema lovers around 

the world, as it’s the month when glitz and glamour arrive 

in a small town in southern France for the Cannes Film 

Festival. At the time of going to press, the only film 

confirmed for this year’s festival is the opening title, 

Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby (see p9 for our own 

screenings). The entire industry is waiting with bated 

breath to see what else will be included in the line-up. 

Will bad-boy Lars von Trier be asked back after he was 

booted out for controversial remarks at the Melancholia 

press conference? Will any British films be selected for 

competition? Are Brad and Angelina getting married 

during the festival? For those of us who have the good 

fortune to attend, stars and celebrities are not the focus 

of the Cannes experience. Forget parties and red carpets; 

non-stop film watching is the norm, as we average six 

screenings a day. This year, I have the added bonus of 

having been selected for the Europa Cinemas Label Jury: 

I’ll be reporting back daily via Twitter (perhaps a little 

blearily) on what I’ve seen. 

Before Cannes starts there is a unique film event 

happening in our own back yard, as Dundead, Dundee’s 

Horror Film Festival, returns for its third year. Over the May 

bank holiday weekend we’ve assembled a feast of films 

from classics to UK premieres for you to enjoy – if you 

dare. We know what scares you. 

Alice Black 

Head of Cinema 

Contributors: Brian Hoyle, Christopher O’Neill, James Mulvey, 

Mike Tait, Jamie Neish, Stacey Abbott 

Contents 

New Films 

Beware of Mr. Baker 11 

Gimme the Loot 7 

The Great Gatsby 9 

The Happy Lands 12 

A Hijacking 10 

I’m So Excited 5 

In the Fog 4 

The Look of Love 6 

Love Is All You Need 4 

Mud 8 

Populaire 10 

Promised Land 6 

Something in the Air 11 

Star Trek Into Darkness 7 

Tambo & Juliet 12 

White Elephant 

Documentary 

8 

F*ck for Forest 13 

The Gatekeepers 13 

Village at the End of the World 13 

The Stone Roses: Made of Stone 

Cinema Republic 

16 

Serenity 

Artists Film and Video 

16 

9 Intervals 17 

ANA 3D 

Gallery Screenings 

17 

Alice in Wonderland 18 

The Illusionist 18 

Labyrinth 

Discovery Family Film Club 

18 

The Croods 19 

Explorers 19 

LIAF: Animagine 

Performance Screenings 

19 

Live from the Bolshoi: Romeo and Juliet 20 

Glyndebourne: Ariadne Auf Naxos 20 

National Theatre Live: The Audience 21 

National Theatre Live: This House 20 

Pompeii Live 

Ignite 2013 

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art 

21 

and Design Showcase 

Dundead 

21 

The ABCs of Death 24 

Body Double 24 

Blow Out 23 

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 23 

Daleks’ Invasion Earth: 2150 AD 24 

Dressed to Kill 22 

Dr. Who & the Daleks 23 

The Hidden Face 22 

John Dies at the End 22 

Kiss of the Damned 24 

The Lords of Salem 23 

Would You Rather 

Focus on Film: The Great American Novel 

22 

From Here to Eternity 25 

The Grapes of Wrath 25 

The Great Gatsby 25 

To Kill a Mockingbird 25 

Moby Dick 

Vintage Film 

25 

On the Waterfront 26 

Scarecrow 26 

3

New Films 

Love Is All You Need 

Den skaldede frisør 

Fri 3 – Thu 9 May 

On paper Susanne Bier's new film sounds like 

it might be a euro pudding mess (a Danish 

romantic comedy starring Pierce Brosnan) but 

in fact it is a very likeable, warm and funny film 

about love and starting over. 

Hairdresser Ida (Trine Dyrholm) returns home after 

being given the all clear from her recent battle 

with cancer to find her husband Leif (The Bridge's 

Kim Bodnia) engaged in a non-work related 

activity with a colleague on the living room sofa. 

Devastated, she sets out to attend her daughter’s 

wedding in Italy alone. When she runs (literally) 

into her soon-to-be-son-in law's father Phillip 

(Brosnan) at the airport, things seem to go from 

bad to worse. But despite his gruff exterior, Phillip 

turns out to be just the friend she might need. 

In turn, Ida's strength and compassion spark 

something in him which has been dormant for 

many years. 

While the plot might seem predictable and the 

initial sight of Brosnan in a Danish-speaking 

environment somewhat hilarious, Love Is All 

You Need is also multi-layered and unexpectedly 

moving. If you fancy a life-affirming film set 

against the beautiful backdrop of Sorrento 

which doesn't condescend to its audience, 

this bittersweet comedy is just the ticket. 

Dir: Susanne Bier 

Denmark / Sweden / Italy / France / 

Germany 2012 / 1h56m / Digital 

Danish & Italian with English subtitles 

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In The Fog 

V tumane 


Veteran Belarusian documentary filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa’s 

second fiction feature sees him working again with the 

extraordinary Moldovian cinematographer Oleg Mutu (Beyond 

the Hills; 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) to craft an 

atmospheric story of betrayal and resilience which is a 

wonderful example of Eastern European cinema at its best. 

The film is set in Nazi-occupied Belarus in 1942. Across the 

country, once-loyal Soviet notables now enthusiastically 

impose a new order of things with a sadistic cruelty. This shift 

in loyalty divides the population, causing suspicion and fear 

amongst the ordinary citizens and forcing the more 

reactionary in temperament into revolt. We see a public 

hanging for crimes against the occupied state and learn 

through a flashback that these crimes were an act of sabotage 

by three railroad workers. Interestingly this act of principled 

defiance was directed towards the station master, a 

collaborator, rather than the state. 

A fourth railway worker, Sushenya (Vladimir Svirskiy), has been 

mysteriously spared the gallows and is now presumed to be a 

Nazi collaborator. Two partisans, Burov (Vlad Abashin) and 

Voitek (Sergei Kolesov), arrive at Sushenya’s home so, 

resigned to his fate, he procures a shovel to dig his own grave 

and is then led away for execution. A dramatic turn of events 

ensures his survival, resulting in the three men wandering a 

purgatorial forest on a meditative collision with the truth. This 

is a wonderfully pensive film that explores the complexity of 

the human condition under the strain of occupation from the 

perspective of individual moral corruption. 

Dir: Sergei Loznitsa 

Germany / Netherlands / Belarus / Russia / Latvia 2012 / 

2h07m / Digital / 12A 

Russian with English subtitles

Promised Land 


When Gus Van Sant directed Good Will 

Hunting he firmly placed Matt Damon (and his 

co-writer Ben Affleck) on the Hollywood map. 

The bond between Damon and Van Sant has 

clearly lasted; having worked together several 

times in the intervening decades, they have 

been reunited again for Promised Land, 

working from a script written by Damon and 

John Krasinski and based on a story by 

Dave Eggers. 

Damon plays a salesman for a fracking 

company whose job is to talk rural people 

into leasing their land for natural gas drilling. 

Accompanied by his colleague Sue (Frances 

McDormand) he lands in a town where 

the local farming culture is dying and the 

townspeople are facing another decade 

of hard times. With cash in hand the argument 

for selling is persuasive, but a local 

environmentalist (Krasinski) is prepared to 

put up a fight to ensure that the full facts are 

disclosed before any contracts are signed. 

With the topic of fracking extraordinarily 

relevant to Scottish audiences, Promised Land 

will resonate with anyone interested in the 

relationship between big business and the 

environment. Never preachy or sanctimonious, 

this film is also a loving portrait of small town 

America. With veteran performers Hal Holbrook 

and Rosemarie DeWitt (Your Sister’s Sister) as 

supporting players in the drama, it is still 

Damon who shines here as an actor whose 

ordinariness is as compelling as it is familiar. 

Dir: Gus Van Sant 

USA / United Arab Emirates 2012 / 1h46m 

Digital / 15 

Senior Citizen Kane Club screening 

Thu 9 May, 10:30 

Bring a Baby screening Thu 9 May, 10:30 

The Look of Love 


Filmmaker Michael Winterbottom (The Trip, 24 Hour Party 

People) reunites with Steve Coogan for The Look of Love, a 

biopic about the Liverpool-born ‘King of Soho’ Paul Raymond, 

whose great wealth and success were mirrored by deep 

personal sacrifice. 

Spanning more than three decades, the film charts the rise of 

the cheeky entrepreneur as he builds the empire of “gentlemen’s 

clubs” and erotic magazines which challenged contemporary 

British morals. But as with any visionary (even in the murky world 

of sexual commerce), Raymond has his fair share of knocks, 

including obscenity charges, failed marriage, troubled children 

and tragedy. 

The Look of Love is a personal project for Coogan, who had 

been struggling for years to bring this story to the big screen: the 

final result is his strongest performance to date. Winterbottom’s 

endless creativity as a filmmaker is brought to the forefront here 

as he echoes the cinematic style of each passing era both 

visually and with the soundtrack. Part social history, The Look 

of Love is ultimately a character study of a flawed man who 

summed up his life by quoting Oscar Wilde: "We are all in the 

gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." 

Dir: Michael Winterbottom 

USA 2013 / 1h41m / Digital / 18 


Tickets 01382 909 900 5

New Films 

I’m So Excited 

Los amantes pasajeros 


After a spate of films that saw him explore darker, more labyrinthine narratives, acclaimed Spanish filmmaker Pedro 

Almodóvar returns to lighter territory with I’m So Excited, a sky-high melodrama littered with colourful characters, 

lively dance sequences and all the sex, desire, passion and death you can dream of. 

A technical failure aboard Peninsula Flight 2549 has endangered the lives of everyone aboard, from the outlandish flight 

crew to the mysterious assortment of passengers. In an attempt to avoid mass hysteria while a free runway is located, 

the flight attendants (played with vigour by Javier Camara, Carlos Areces and Raul Arevalo), using their eccentric 

personalities and all the alcohol at their disposal, do what they can to make the flight as enjoyable for everyone on 

board as possible. 

Featuring a cast of new and returning actors (Cecilia Roth and Lola Duenas are both on top form), Almodóvar has 

concocted an intoxicating thrill-ride that delivers in amusement while also providing a faint critique of the Spanish 

government’s powers over its people. Though not as deep or as challenging as his previous films, I’m So Excited 

provides wild enjoyment in the moment and reminds us fondly of Almodóvar’s more playful side. 

Dir: Pedro Almodóvar 

Spain 2013 / 1h30m / Digital / 15 

Spanish with English subtitles 

Senior Citizen Kane Club screening Thu 23 May, 10:30 

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Gimme the Loot 


This is writer/director Adam Leon’s debut 

feature, a cleverly crafted urban drama that is 

neatly photographed by Jonathan Miller. Based 

on the strength of this it’s safe to assume we’ll 

be seeing big things from Leon in the future. 

Gimme the Loot opens with a clever ploy, 

whereby graffiti artists on a 1980s television 

show brag about their foiled attempts to tag 

the giant apple at Shea stadium in New York. 

The apple appears every time the Mets score 

a home run. Twenty years later this feat has yet 

to be achieved and such a coup would inscribe 

graffiti artists Malcolm (Ty Hickson) and Sofia 

(Tashiana Washington) in street art mythology. 

Malcolm and Sofia attempt to raise $500 to 

bribe a security guard to gain access to the 

stadium, prompting a series of misadventures 

from petty theft to shoplifting. The feisty Sofia’s 

endeavours to obtain money are thwarted by 

rival crews. Malcolm relieves a local drug dealer 

of a few bags of weed and makes a delivery to 

privileged stoner Ginnie (Zoe Lescaze), 

motivating him to plan a burglary. They enlist 

small time crook Champion (Meeko) to help, 

but his inability to pick the lock leaves their 

efforts frustrated. 

Cityscapes and dilapidated buildings establish 

a gritty New York backdrop, where Leon 

generates a comic narrative that is superbly 

delivered by a talented cast. This is a 

contemporary low budget American film with 

a wonderful authenticity that celebrates teen 

innocence rather than glorifying gangster 

culture. 

Dir: Adam Leon 

USA 2012 / 1h21m / Digital / cert tbc 

Star Trek Into Darkness 


The highly anticipated 12th installment of the Star Trek franchise 

is finally here. All the elements of the successful 2009 reboot 

have been brought back: once again we’re in the safe hands of 

director J.J. Abrams (currently working on Star Wars: Episode 

VII), writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman (Cowboys & Aliens 

and Mission: Impossible III) and composer Michael Giacchino. 

Chris Pine returns as the impressive James T. Kirk, leading the 

crew of the Enterprise on a personal crusade “to capture a one 

man weapon of mass destruction.” Kirk and his fellow 

adventurers Spock (Zachary Quinto), Bones (Karl Urban of 

Dredd 3D fame), Uhura (Zoe Saldana) and Scotty (Simon Pegg) 

are on a manhunt that leads them into a war zone. The villain 

this time is John Harrison (unlikely sex symbol Benedict 

Cumberbatch, Sherlock): an ideologically motivated terrorist, 

master manipulator and devious tactician who engages our 

heroes in an epic game of chess. Friendships will disintegrate, 

love will be tested and sacrifices will have to be made in order to 

maintain the only family Kirk has left. 

For those of you prepared to boldly go where no man, woman or 

Vulcan has gone before, we’re screening Star Trek Into Darkness 

in 2D and 3D, giving you a choice. LLP. 

Dirs: J.J. Abrams 

USA 2013 / 2h09m / Digital 2D & 3D / cert tbc 


Tickets 01382 909 900 7

New Films 


Elefante blanco 


After his compelling looks at life in a women’s 

prison (Leonera) and insurance scams (Carancho) 

Argentinean filmmaker Pablo Trapero continues 

his trajectory of tackling difficult issues. White 

Elephant takes a serious look at the ever 

widening financial gulf between the social 

classes in his native country. 

Bringing together Trapero’s regular leading actor 

Ricardo Darín and the incomparable Martina 

Guzman (the director’s wife), White Elephant 

recounts the everyday problems encountered by 

those unsung heroes who are trying to make a 

difference in the community. Two priests (Darin 

and Belgian actor Jérémie Renier) who live in a 

shanty town called Villa Virgin are desperately 

working to open a new hospital in the region. 

When gang-related violence and growing 

tensions between the people on the streets come 

to breaking point, the two men find inspiration in 

the work of local social worker Luciana (Gusman), 

who brings hope and optimism to the project. 

As with all his work, Trapero focuses on the 

impact larger social problems have on the 

individuals who live with them on a daily basis. 

There is a sense of optimism in this film which 

centres around faith: not just in a religious sense, 

but in the possibility of people working together 

for a common good. 

Dir: Pablo Trapero 

Argentina / Spain / France 2012 / 1h50m / 

Digital / cert tbc 

Spanish with English subtitles 


Mud 


Following the atmospheric marvel that was Take Shelter, 

writer-director Jeff Nichols’ new film Mud is a coming-of-age 

adventure story set in the deep South. It explores the very 

essence of the American male, codes of honour and 

traditional communities being threatened by modernity. 

Ellis (Tye Sheridan) and his best friend Neckbone (Jacob 

Lofland) live in an idyllic setting that most boys can only dream 

of. But their small community on the banks of the Arkansas 

Delta is far from a paradise, as their parents struggle with 

unemployment and inertia. When a mysterious stranger turns 

up on an island the boys are forbidden to visit, they find their 

quiet lives changed for ever. Ellis is drawn to Mud (Matthew 

McConaughey) and agrees to help him hide from the 

authorities and old enemies while they wait for Mud’s long-lost 

love Juniper (Reese Witherspoon) to show up. Their friendship 

will become a defining one in Ellis’ life as he learns that in the 

adult world, truth can be as murky as the water he calls home. 

While the perfectly cast McConaughey shows us once again 

that he was wasting his considerable talent for years with 

forgettable rom-coms, Mud’s rural setting is as important as 

the bit players who round out this great cast (including Sam 

Shepard and Michael Shannon). The film’s gentle pace allows 

the viewer to understand the complex history which motivates 

its characters. With references to Night of the Hunter and 

Huckleberry Finn, Nichols weaves a rich narrative and 

cements his reputation as a great American cinematic 

storyteller. 

Dir: Jeff Nichols 

USA 2012 / 2h10m / Digital / 12A 

Bring a Baby screening Thu 6 June, 10:30

The Great Gatsby 

Fri 24 May – Thu 6 June 

Chosen as the opening film at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, The Great Gatsby is sure to divide audiences. 

Flamboyant Australian filmmaker Baz Luhrmann is not known for his reverential adaptations (see Romeo & Juliet) and 

for F. Scott Fitzgerald purists the idea of a contemporary pop score (by Jay-Z no less) alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and 

3D special effects must surely be something of a worry. But Luhrmann is nothing if not contemporary and his energy 

and unique vision are sure to make this a Gatsby for our times. 

The Great Gatsby follows Fitzgerald-like would-be writer Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) as he leaves the Midwest 

and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922. He enters a world of loosening morals, glittering jazz, bootleg 

kings and sky-rocketing stocks. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick finds himself staying next door to mysterious 

party-giving millionaire Jay Gatsby (DiCaprio) and across the bay from his cousin Daisy (Carey Mulligan) and her 

philandering, blue-blooded husband Tom (Joel Edgerton). It is through these characters that Nick is drawn into the 

captivating world of the super-rich and their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness from his position both 

within and without this segment of society, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams and high-octane 

tragedy that holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles. 

We’re showing The Great Gatsby in 2D and 3D, giving you a choice. To coincide with the film’s release, our latest Focus 

on Film course will be on adaptations of five great American novels: find out more on p25. 

Dir: Baz Luhrmann 

Australia / USA 2013 / 2h22m / Digital / cert tbc 

Senior Citizen Kane Club screening Thu 30 May, 10:30 

Bring a Baby screening Thu 6 June, 10:30 

Tickets 01382 909 900 9

New Films 

Populaire 


This modern take on the age-old Pygmalion story is laughout-loud 

funny and an absolute charmer. If you are in the need 

for some sunny, summery, light-hearted French fare then 

Populaire should be top of your list of must-see films. 

In the late 1950s, Rose Pamphyle (Deborah Francois) dreams 

of a different life. The daughter of a grocer in a small 

Normandy village, engaged to the local garage owner, she 

aspires to a career as a secretary. Her first job doesn’t go 

exactly as planned. Her cocky, obnoxious boss Louis (Romain 

Duris) threatens to fire her in the first week but agrees to keep 

her on one condition – that she begins training to win the 

regional typing competition and secure her future with the 

company. In order to train her more efficiently, Louis moves 

Rose into his country mansion, where he makes her undertake 

a gruelling regime of physical fitness and typing exercises, 

such as typing out entire works of literature. Naturally, the pair 

begin to fall for each other, but Louis has a crippling fear of 

commitment dating back to his time spent in the French 

resistance and the loss of his childhood sweetheart Marie 

(Bérénice Bejo) to his best friend Bob (Shaun Benson). 

With the same sharp fashions and set design which we’ve 

come to expect from television series like Mad Men and The 

Hour, Populaire is a French take on the exploration of the 

post-war period, when women were asserting themselves in 

the workforce. With a superb soundtrack and some terrific set 

pieces, we promise you’ll be charmed from start to finish. 

Dir: Régis Roinsard 

France 2012 / 1h51m / Digital / 12A 

French with English subtitles 

Senior Citizen Kane Club screening Thu 13 June, 10:30 


A Hijacking 

Kapringen 


Writer-director Tobias Lindholm’s debut feature 

film is an intense and engrossing high-pressure 

drama about a commercial ship hijacked on 

the high seas by outlaws looking for cash 

in exchange for hostages. Forget any 

preconceptions you might have about pirates – 

this film is all about big business and focuses as 

much on the company back home as it does on 

the sailors they are trying to save. 

The premise is cleverly set up as the film opens 

with daily life on board the commercial vessel. 

We don’t actually see the hijacking take place but 

jump instead to the moment when the Danish 

CEO Peter (Søren Malling) first learns of the crisis. 

At the heart of the drama is the ship’s cook 

Mikkel (Pilou Asbæk), who becomes a key player 

in the negotiations along with the hijackers’ 

translator Omar (Abdihakin Asgar). As 

circumstances become more and more 

harrowing for the men on board, tensions heat 

up in the boardroom at home. 

Lindholm also wrote for the television series 

Borgen and many of the cast will be familiar faces 

to anyone who’s addicted to Danish television. 

Both Malling and Asbæk are terrific as men on 

opposite sides of the drama both desperately 

trying to do the right thing while keenly aware of 

what is driving each of them – survival. 

Dir: Tobias Lindholm 

Denmark 2012 / 1h43m / Digital / 15 

Danish & Swedish with English subtitles 


Thu 6 June, 10:30

Something in the Air 

Après mai 

Fri 7 – Thu 13 June 

Olivier Assayas (Summer Hours, Carlos) 

explores a period of contemporary French 

history rich with dramatic content: the years 

following the summer of 1968, when student 

uprisings took the nation by storm. Something 

in the Air centres on Gilles, who in 1971 is still 

committed to the cause and actively involved 

in local demonstrations. When a security guard 

is injured by his group, they break apart for a 

while and Gilles travels to Italy where he 

encounters conflicting ideologies and is 

eventually forced to choose between his 

political ideals and his ever growing artistic 

ambitions. 

In a loosely autobiographical story, Assayas 

captures the excitement and idealism of a 

generation who felt that they could (and in 

some cases did) evoke real societal reform. 

While some criticisms have been levelled at 

the film for being overly optimistic, it is certainly 

free of nostalgia and paints an accurate portrait 

of a time of youth, turbulence and change in 

France. 

Dir: Olivier Assayas 

France 2012 / 2h02m / Digital / cert tbc 

French with English subtitles 

Beware of Mr. Baker 

Fri 7 – Thu 13 June 

Long before the supergroup or fabricated pop star was invented 

there was Ginger Baker, a true original. An extraordinarily gifted 

artist, he has lived life on his own terms and is still a legend 

amongst his peers. Born in South East London the same week 

the Nazis began bombing, Baker’s first memories were of the 

sound of explosions. Intense and angry as a young man, he was 

always drumming. When jazz great Phil Seaman introduced him 

the sounds of African drumming (as well as heroin), Baker's 

unique sound took off. Success came quickly, but Baker 

chucked it all in in 1972 to drive the first Range Rover ever 

produced from London to Nigeria in pursuit of the African 

rhythms of musical icon Fela Kuti. There he found his Mecca of 

drumming and introduced African beats and world music to the 

West, years before any other musicians in the field. 

Unfortunately Baker’s African glory days were short-lived as he 

found himself looking down the barrel of a Nigerian officer’s 

machine gun. Leaving the continent significantly poorer, he 

returned to England where a pattern of divorces, self-destruction 

and countless groundbreaking musical works continued. 

Featuring testimonials from Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Stuart 

Copeland, Nick Mason, Johnny Rotten and Baker too, this 

documentary is a marriage of the film and music worlds through 

the life of an unforgettable and controversial musician. He shared 

the drugs, the music, the names, the groups, while stripping 

away the other voices as the conductor, time keeper, the master 

drummer of our time. Beware of Mr. Baker catapults the viewer 

into his beat – with every smash of the bass drum there is a man 

behind it smashing his way through life. 

Dir: Jay Bulger 


Bring a Baby screening Thu 13 June, 10:30 

Tickets 01382 909 900 11

New Films 

The Happy Lands 

Sun 5 May, 12:00 

It’s 1926 and the General Strike is underway. Only eight years 

after the end of the First World War, many of the survivors of 

trench warfare have a new fight on their hands – this time 

against the coal companies that have an economic 

stranglehold on miners and their families across the nation’s 

coalfields. Set in the Scottish village of Carhill in the heart of 

Fife, The Happy Lands follows the journey of one mining 

community as they are pushed into an increasingly brutal 

conflict with the Kingdom Coal Company during a seven 

month lock out. “Not a penny off the pay, not a minute on the 

day” is the miners’ cry as the coal company demands longer 

hours for less pay. Inspired by true stories from local families 

in Fife, The Happy Lands follows the journey of law-abiding 

citizens who become law-breakers in an increasingly bitter 

battle against the state. 

Seeking to ensure an accurate vision of life in Fife’s mining 

communities during the 1920s, director Robert Rae and his 

team spent four years interviewing 1,000 people, uncovering 

stories and memories handed down through the generations. 

Taking 88,000 hours of recalled history, blending it with original 

newsreel footage and featuring a cast of largely nonprofessional 

actors (many of whom were discovered during 

the interview stage), The Happy Lands stands as a testament 

to the early days of trade union solidarity and the ongoing fight 

for a decent wage. 

Dir: Robert Rae 

UK 2013 / 1h48m / Digital / 12A 


Tambo & Juliet 

Wed 22 May, 20:45 

Glenn Millar, the Dundonian filmmaker 

responsible for Bored of the Rings and Godsend 

departs from his previous fantasy-style 

adventures with Tambo and Juliet, a 

contemporary reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s 

enduring story of star-crossed lovers. 

Set against the backdrop of modern day Dundee 

and spoken in full local dialect and idiom, the film 

lends a new perspective to the much-loved tale 

as Tambo Mackenzie (Mathew Reilly), an 

optimistic yet ill-fated young lad from Pentland, 

falls hopelessly in love with the headstrong Juliet 

Campbell (Melissa Paterson) from the Hilltown. 

She is determined to defy her parents’ wishes for 

her to find a nice local lad with a "wee bit o' 

money". Not satisfied with her parent’s choice of 

lad for her she takes up with bad boy Tambo. 

With a bit of help from their confidante Lawrence 

(Chris Scott), Tambo and Juliet plan to start a life 

together. Their plans are shattered when their 

relationship is discovered, and with old grudges 

remembered and emotions running high, 

escalating conflict leads to murder on both sides. 

Their worlds falling apart, the desperate lovers 

make one last bid for escape. 

Gritty, funny, melancholy and poignant, this is 

a captivating story which is both classic and 

contemporary, giving new relevance to 

Shakespeare’s timeless tale. Dundee's 

landscapes, city centre, allotments, parks, 

'backies' and living rooms are transformed to 

become the stage upon which the plot unfolds, 

making the city one of the stars of the show. 

Tickets £5. 

Dir: Glenn Millar 

UK 2013 / time tbc / Digital / 18

Documentary 

F*ck For Forest 

Wed 8 May, 18:00 

Berlin’s F*ck For Forest is one of the 

world’s most bizarre charities. Based 

on the idea that sex can save the 

world, the NGO raises money for its 

environmental cause by selling 

home-made erotic films on the 

internet. Meet Danny, a troubled soul, 

as he accidentally discovers this 

exuberant, neo-hippy world where 

sexual liberation merges with global 

altruism and joins their already 

colourful operation. From the streets 

of Berlin to the depths of the Amazon, 

together they are on a planet-saving 

mission to buy a piece of forest and 

save the indigenous peoples from the 

sick, sick West. 

Dir: Michal Marczak 

Poland / Germany / 2012 / 1h23m 

18 

English, German, Spanish, 

Norwegian with English subtitles 

The Gatekeepers 

Mon 13 – Thu 16 May 

Charged with overseeing Israel's war 

on terror, the head of the Shin Bet, 

Israel's secret service, is present at the 

crossroads of every decision made. 

For the first time ever six former heads 

of the agency agreed to share their 

insights and reflect publicly on their 

actions and decisions for this film. 

Nominated for this year’s Best 

Documentary Feature Academy 

Award, The Gatekeepers offers an 

exclusive account of the sum of their 

success and failures. It explores how 

each man individually and the six as a 

group came to reconsider their 

hard-line positions and advocate a 

conciliatory approach toward their 

enemies based on a two-state 

solution. 

Dir: Dror Moreh 

Israel / France / Germany / 

Belgium 2012 / 1h41m / Digital / 15 

English and Hebrew with 

English subtitles 

Village at the End 

of the World 

Tue 28 May, 18:00 

Lars is the only teenager in town who, 

in a community of hunters, doesn’t 

want to hunt. With a population of only 

59, Niaqornat in North West Greenland 

has no local industry, and people are 

being forced to leave to find jobs in the 

nearest town. Whilst the rest of the 

community pull together to try and 

re-open the fish-factory, Lars begins to 

plan his escape. 

We know that there are very real 

pressures on a place like this – the ice 

is melting, the government no longer 

wants to subsidise the supply ship that 

brings the food that can’t be hunted 

locally and people are leaving due to 

the lack of work. Village at the End of 

the World is a film that reflects the 

dilemmas of many small communities 

all over the world; Niagornat just 

happens to be in one of the most 

remote spots on earth. 

Dirs: Sarah Gabron, David Katznelson 

UK / Denmark 2012 / 1h16m / Digital 

12A 

Greenlandic with English subtitles 

Tickets 01382 909 900 13

diary 

Day / Film 

Fri 3 May 

Times 

Love Is All You Need 13:00/18:00 

Promised Land 13:15/15:30 

In the Fog 15:30/20:30 

Dundead: The Hidden Face 18:15 

Dundead: John Dies at the End 20:30 

Dundead: Dressed to Kill 

Sat 4 May 

22:45 

In the Fog 13:00/15:30 


Dundead: Dr. Who and the Daleks 16:00 

Love Is All You Need 18:00 

Dundead: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 18:15 

Dundead: The Lords of Salem 20:30 

Dundead: Blow Out 

Sun 5 May 

22:45 


The Happy Lands 12:00 


On the Waterfront 14:15 

Dundead: Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. 16:00 

Dundead: The ABCs of Death 18:00 

Dundead: Kiss of the Damned 20:30 

In the Fog 21:00 

Dundead: Body Double 

Mon 6 May 

22:45 


Promised Land 13:15/15:30/20:30 

In the Fog 15:30/20:30 

9 Intervals 

Tue 7 May 

18:00 


Promised Land 13:15/15:30/18:00/20:30 

In the Fog 

Wed 8 May 

15:30/20:30 


Promised Land 13:15/15:30/20:30 

In the Fog 15:30/20:30 

F*ck for Forest 18:00 

One Mile Away 

Thu 9 May 

18:00 

Promised Land 10:30/10:30/13:15/15:30 

18:00/20:30 


In the Fog 

Fri 10 May 

15:30/20:30 

I’m So Excited 13:00/18:00 

Gimme the Loot 13:00/17:00/21:00 

White Elephant 14:45/18:45 


Sat 11 May 

15:00/20:00 

The Croods 13:00 


The Look of Love 15:00/20:00 


Gimme the Loot 17:00/21:00 


Key 

Bring a Baby screening 


Performance Screening 


Soft Subtitled screening 

Day / Film 

Sun 12 May 

Times 

I’m So Excited 10:30/13:00/19:15 

Focus on Film: The Great Gatsby 11:00 


Live from the Bolshoi: Romeo and Juliet 16:00 

White Elephant 16:00 

Labyrinth 20:00 


Mon 13 May 

21:15 

I’m So Excited 13:00/17:00/19:00 

Gimme the Loot 13:00/14:45/20:45 



The Gatekeepers 18:45 

Tue 14 May 

I’m So Excited 13:00/17:00/21:00 




The Gatekeepers 

Wed 15 May 

18:00 

I’m So Excited 13:00/17:00/21:00 

The Gatekeepers 13:00 




Thu 16 May 

16:45/19:00 

The Gatekeepers 10:30/21:00 

The Look of Love 10:30/13:00/22:00 


I’m So Excited 15:00 


NT Live: This House 

Fri 17 May 

19:00 

Star Trek Into Darkness 12:45/18:15 


Mud 15:00/20:00 

Star Trek Into Darkness 3D 

Sat 18 May 

15:30/21:00 

Scarecrow 13:00 


Alice in Wonderland 15:00 

Star Trek Into Darkness 3D 15:30/21:00 

Mud 

Sun 19 May 

17:15/20:00 

Star Trek Into Darkness 3D 10:30/15:30/21:00 

Focus on Film: The Grapes of Wrath 11:00 

I’m So Excited 13:00/17:00/19:00 

Mud 14:15/21:00 


Mon 20 May 

18:15 


Mud 13:00/18:00 


I’m So Excited 

Tue 21 May 

15:45/20:45 


Mud 13:00/18:00 


I’m So Excited 15:45/20:45

Day / Film 

Wed 22 May 

Times 


Mud 13:00/18:00 

Star Trek Into Darkness 3D 15:30 


Tambo & Juliet 

Thu 23 May 

20:45 

I’m So Excited 10:30/13:00/18:00 

Star Trek Into Darkness 10:30/12:45/18:15/21:00 

Mud 15:00/20:00 


Fri 24 May 

15:30 

The Great Gatsby 13:00/15:45/18:30 


Duncan of Jordanstone College 

13:00 

of Art and Design Showcase 15:30 

Mud 18:00/20:30 


Sat 25 May 

21:00 

The Great Gatsby 3D 13:00/15:45/18:30 

Explorers 13:00 

Star Trek Into Darkness 15:30 

Mud 18:00/20:30 


Sun 26 May 

21:00 

Mud 10:30/16:30/19:00 

Focus on Film: To Kill a Mockingbird 11:00 

The Great Gatsby 13:00/18:30/21:30 



Mon 27 May 

15:45/21:00 



Mud 15:30/18:00 

Cinema Republic: Serenity 20:30 


Tue 28 May 

21:00 

The Great Gatsby 13:00/18:30 


Mud 15:30/20:30 

The Great Gatsby 3D 15:45 


Wed 29 May 

21:00 



Mud 15:30/18:00/20:30 


Thu 30 May 

21:00 


Mud 10:30/15:30/20:45 




The Stone Roses: Made of Stone 

Fri 31 May 

19:30 

Populaire 13:00/15:30/18:00/20:45 

A Hijacking 13:00/20:30 



Sat 1 June 

18:00 

Populaire 13:00/18:30/20:45 


The Illusionist 15:00 


The Great Gatsby 18:00 

Day / Film 

Sun 2 June 

Times 

The Great Gatsby 3D 10:30/18:00 

Focus on Film: From Here to Eternity 11:00 

Populaire 13:00/15:45/18:00/20:45 



Mon 3 June 

15:15 

Populaire 13:00/15:30/18:00/20:45 


The Great Gatsby 15:15 

The Great Gatsby 3D 

Tue 4 June 

18:00 

Populaire 12:00/15:30/20:45 



Glyndebourne: Ariadne Auf Naxos 

Wed 5 June 

19:00 

Populaire 13:00/15:30/18:00/20:45 




Thu 6 June 

18:00 

A Hijacking 10:30/13:30/20:30 


Populaire 13:00/15:30/18:00/20:45 

The Great Gatsby 3D 

Fri 7 June 

15:15 

Populaire 13:00/15:30/18:00/20:30 

Something in the Air 13:15/18:00 


Sat 8 June 

London International Animation Festival: 

15:45/20:30 

Animagine 13:00 

ANA 3D 13:00 

Populaire 15:30/18:00/20:30 

Beware of Mr. Baker 15:45/20:30 


Sun 9 June 

18:00 

Beware of Mr. Baker 10:30/16:30/21:00 

Focus on Film: Moby Dick 11:00 


Populaire 

Mon 10 June 

14:15/15:30/18:00/20:30 

Populaire 13:00/15:30/18:00/20:30 



Tue 11 June 

15:45/20:30 

Populaire 13:00/15:30/18:00/20:30 



Wed 12 June 

15:30/20:30 

Populaire 13:00/15:30/18:00/20:30 



Thu 13 June 

Populaire 10:30/15:30/18:00 

Beware of Mr. Baker 10:30/13:15/20:30 


NT Live: The Audience 19:00 

Tickets 01382 909 900 15

Documentary 

The Stone Roses: 

Made Of Stone 

Thu 30 May, 19:30 

In 2012 a resurrection no one thought possible took 

place when legendary band The Stone Roses reformed 

after 16 years. Acclaimed filmmaker Shane Meadows 

(This is England) brings his unique directorial style, 

humour and emotional depth to a film that captures the 

band at work and in their everyday lives as they 

rehearse for their much-anticipated reunion, which 

culminated in three triumphant homecoming gigs at 

Manchester’s Heaton Park in front of 220,000 fans. 

Incorporating never-seen-before material spanning the 

band’s musical history with the personal experiences of 

many of those touched by their music, and making use 

of unparalleled access to the record-breaking sell-out 

concerts which took place in summer 2012, this is the 

definitive record of the band of the last 25 years. 

We’re delighted that this screening will be followed 

by a live satellite Q&A with director Shane Meadows 

and special guests. Please note there will be no 

adverts or trailers with this screening; it will start 

promptly at 19:30. 

Dir: Shane Meadows 

UK 2013 / 1h40 & 40m Q&A / Digital / cert tbc 


Cinema Republic 

Cinema Republic is DCA’s wild card slot which is 

by the people, for the people. Look out for our 

call-outs on Facebook and Twitter and let us 

know what you’d like to see. To coincide with the 

release of Star Trek Into Darkness (see p7) we 

asked for your favourite sci-fi films. Thanks to a 

mini-campaign from some of our followers, 

Serenity was the winner. 

Serenity 

Mon 27 May, 20:30 

Before Avengers Assemble, Joss Whedon made his 

big-screen directorial debut with science fiction feature 

Serenity, which was based on his much-loved cult 

television series Firefly. Cancelled after only 13 episodes, 

Firefly built up a loyal and vocal fanbase known as The 

Browncoats who, along with Whedon, took on Hollywood 

in order to see their favourite series resurrected on the 

big screen. In a case of art imitating life, the story follows 

a rag-tag crew of committed misfits and outlaws, led by 

the wise-cracking but lovable rogue Captain Mal 

Reynolds (Nathan Fillion). They take on an all-powerful 

organisation, the inter-planetary Alliance, in this case to 

uncover and reveal its dark past of power and corruption. 

The film contains all the elements you would expect of a 

science-fiction blockbuster with an additional hint of the 

Western, all filtered through Whedon’s unique style. 

Alongside space battles, bank robberies and beautifully 

choreographed fight scenes, Whedon highlights rich 

characters, complex relationships and fast-paced witty 

dialogue direct from Hollywood screwball comedies. All 

of the series regulars make a seamless transition to the 

big screen and are joined by British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor 

in a commanding performance as the Operative for the 

evil Alliance. This film is a celebration of the individual, the 

underdog, independence and the all-too human in the 

face of conformity. So come and join the crew of Serenity 

as they “aim to misbehave.” 

For die-hard Whedon fans, please note that his new film 

Much Ado About Nothing opens at DCA on Fri 14 June. 

Dir: Joss Whedon 

USA 2005 / 1h59m / Digital / 15

3D Theatre ANA 3D 

Sat 8 June, 13:00 

Can 3D film offer an alternative to live theatre? Written by Scottish 

writer Clare Duffy and Pierre Yves Lemieux from Québec, ANA 

explores one woman’s story through time and across the globe – a 

woman who is cursed, who splits at every crossroads, multiplying to 

escape her own terror to be free. Serge Denoncourt, one of Canada’s 

leading directors with over 80 productions to his credit including work 

with Cirque du Soleil, directs a cast of Scottish and Québécois actors 

in this unique production. 

This event is the first time a Scottish theatre production has been 

filmed in 3D and shown in a cinema. This is a chance to be part 

of theatre and film history and to let us know what you think. Stellar 

Quines worked with Edinburgh Napier University’s Institute for Creative 

Industries on this film which was made by Freakworks, a Scottish film, 

TV and multi media company who specialise in 3D. DCA have 

supported this project by making the 3D digital print being screened 

today. 

“Myth-making brilliance.” The Scotsman 

For more information about ANA, its cast and creative team see: 

www.stellarquines.com/ana. 

Approximate running time: 2h15m 

Artists Film and Video 

9 Intervals 

Mon 6 May, 18:00 

9 Intervals is a new multi-episode digital film work designed 

specifically for the cinema auditorium by Dublin-based contemporary 

artist Aurelien Froment. The work takes the seated position of the 

cinema viewer as its starting point, meditating upon the relationship 

between design and body, viewer and image. Nine short episodes 

have been shown before a selected feature film each Monday for the 

past nine weeks, intervening in the conventional role played by the 

cinema spectator to ask “are you sitting comfortably?” This omnibus 

edition will give our audience a chance to catch up and experience 

the series as a whole. 

Dir: Aurelien Froment 

Tickets 01382 909 900 17

Gallery Screenings 

Artist and illustrator Johanna Basford has selected these films to accompany her exhibition Wonderlands, 

which runs in DCA galleries from Sat 4 May – Sun 7 July. The exhibition is open daily: pop in and discover 

her intricate, inky world. 

Labyrinth 

Sun 12 May, 20:00 

A true ‘80s gem, this Alice in 

Wonderland-inspired coming-of-age 

adventure whisks average teenager 

Sarah into a world of strange 

creatures, illusion, danger and 

musical numbers. The Goblin King, 

played perfectly by David Bowie, 

steals Sarah’s baby brother, and she 

must find her way through the 

trap-filled labyrinth to save him. 

Wittily scripted by Terry Jones from 

the Monty Python team, there are 

classic scenes at every turn for both 

adults and children, from the danger 

of the Bog of Eternal Stench to 

Bowie’s creepy performance in the 

M.C. Escher-inspired castle. 

Dir: Jim Henson 

USA 1986 / 1h41m / Digital / U 


Alice in 

Wonderland (2D) 

Sat 18 May, 15:00 

Running away from her engagement 

party, Alice tumbles into a magical 

rabbit hole. She lands in an 

underground room where the only 

exit is a tiny door, far too small for 

her. Discovering a magic shrinking 

potion, she escapes only to find 

herself in a strange new land. She 

meets a White Rabbit, the grinning 

Cheshire Cat, a Dodo and brothers 

Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Alice 

is soon called upon to rescue her 

friends from the evil Red Queen and 

battle the infamous Jabberwocky. 

She will have to be clever and brave 

to outwit them, but maybe a little 

magic cake will help… 

Dir: Tim Burton 

USA 2010 / 1h48m / Digital / PG 

The Illusionist 

Sat 1 June, 15:00 

This animated film by Sylvain 

Chomet was based on a neverrealised 

script by Jacques Tati. Set 

in the early fifties, The Illusionist tells 

the story of an ageing magician 

touring Scotland with his magic 

show who meets and befriends a 

runaway teenage girl. Although he 

struggles to earn a living, the pair 

find a strange kind of happiness 

together. 

As much as the film is a tribute to 

Tati, it is also a love poem to the city 

of Edinburgh. Chomet has turned 

Scotland into a dreamland, bathed in 

a radiant, beautiful light. Dundonians 

should be especially proud as a lot 

of the technical work on the film was 

done in Dundee, by local animators 

working for ink.digital. Anyone 

involved in the production should be 

applauded – it is a beautiful gem. 

Dir: Sylvain Chomet 

UK/France 2010 / 1h19m / 

Digital / PG


Tickets are £4.50 for under 21s / £5.50 for adults, or a family ticket for four costs £15. Workshops are free 

with your cinema ticket, but places are limited so please book in advance on 01382 909 900. Children under 

the age of 12 must be accompanied in the Cinema by a parent or guardian. 

The Croods 

Sat 11 May, 13:00 

Set in a prehistoric era known as the 

Croodaceous, this animated adventure 

follows a cave-dwelling family who 

have been brought up to stay close to 

home, avoid exploration and believe 

that 'new things' pose a threat to their 

survival. Overprotective father Grug 

(voiced by Nicolas Cage) wants his 

family to “never not be afraid”. Then 

their lives are thrown into chaos with 

the arrival of brainbox caveboy Guy 

(Ryan Reynolds), who brings not only 

the secret of fire but also news of the 

end of the world as they know it. 

Grug’s wannabe explorer daughter 

Eep is excited by the news (and the 

person who brought it) and manages 

to persuade the family to leave their 

rocky home and head off into the lush, 

colourful forests – where their 

adventures really begin. 

Based on an original story co-created 

by John Cleese, The Croods opened 

to great excitement at this year’s Berlin 

Film Festival and offers a whole new 

insight into prehistoric life for one very 

unusual family. 

Dirs: Kirk DeMicco, Chris Sanders 

USA / 2013 / 1h38m / Digital / U 

Workshop: 12:00 

Go back in time and make a 

picture of your family in the style 

of ancient cave paintings. 

Explorers 

Sat 25 May 13:00 

Young sci-fi geek Ben Crandall dreams 

of space travel and is amazed when 

his best friend, computer genius 

Wolfgang Muller, is able to build an 

actual spacecraft from Ben’s plans in 

their makeshift laboratory. Together 

with their school pal Darren, they head 

off into the final frontier and discover 

an extraterrestrial whose entire 

knowledge of earthling culture is based 

on 1960s television programmes. As 

Ben proudly claims, they are indeed 

“going where no man’s gone before” – 

the question is whether they can get 

back again. 

Ethan Hawke (Ben) and River Phoenix 

(Wolfgang) both made their film debuts 

in this Joe Dante film (coming after 

Gremlins and before Innerspace). Full 

of references to other sci-fi films, it 

regularly appears on lists of classic 

1980s movies and we’re delighted to 

be putting it back up on the big screen 

alongside the (slightly bigger budget) 

Star Trek experience. 

Dir: Joe Dante 

USA 1985 / 1h49m / Digital / U 


What will your own spaceship 

design look like? And can you 

make it fly? 

London International 

Animation Festival: 

Animagine 

Sat 8 June, 13:00 

Earlier this year our Family Film Club 

screening of short films from the 

London International Animation Festival 

was a sell out, so we’re very excited to 

be able to show a new collection of 

some of the best examples of 

contemporary animation. These 12 

short films come from countries as 

diverse as Russia, Latvia and Canada 

but all offer new perspectives on the 

world in which we live through folk 

tales, computer gaming and a wide 

variety of animation methods. Traffic 

light residents, family meal times and 

runaway pancakes all feature, as do 

magic buttons and a rather unique 

vending machine. 

With a welcome return for one former 

favourite from Discovery Film Festival 

back in 2010, this package of delights 

comes recommended for audiences 

aged eight and upwards. 

Dirs: Various 

Various countries 2005–12 / 1h20m 

Digital / PG 


How can you tell a story using 

only pictures? Make up a 

storyboard and then see if you 

can bring it to life with the rest of 

the group. 

Tickets 01382 909 900 19


Live from the 

Bolshoi: 

Romeo and Juliet 

Sun 12 May, 16:00 

The rivalry between the Capulets and 

the Montagues brings bloodshed to 

the city of Verona. Romeo, the heir of 

the Montagues, is distraught 

because his love for Rosaline is not 

requited. To console him, his friend 

Mercutio persuades him to attend 

the ball that Capulet has organised 

to find suitors for his daughter Juliet. 

Romeo attends the ball in disguise, 

and when he meets Juliet the two 

instantly fall in love. When they 

discover they belong to the two rival 

families they are overwhelmed. 

Prokofiev’s ballet is one of his most 

esteemed works thanks to its 

inspired melodies, variety of rhythms 

and memorable characters. 

Approximate running time: 3h 


National Theatre 

Live: This House 

Thu 16 May, 19:00 

It’s 1974 and the corridors of 

Westminster ring with the sound of 

infighting and backbiting as Britain’s 

political parties battle to change the 

future of the nation, whatever it 

takes. In this hung parliament, the 

ruling party holds on by a thread. 

Votes are won and lost by one, fist 

fights erupt in the bars, and ill MPs 

are hauled in to cast their votes. 

James Graham’s biting, energetic 

and critically-acclaimed new play 

strips politics down to the practical 

realities of those behind the scenes 

who manoeuvre a diverse and 

conflicting chorus of MPs within the 

Mother of all Parliaments. 


Bolshoi Ballet £12.50 (£10 under 21s), or buy four tickets for £37.50 

National Theatre Live £14 (£12 under 21s) 

Glyndebourne Festival Opera £18 (£13 under 15s), or book all six screenings for £90 

Pompeii Live £12 

Glyndebourne: 

Ariadne Auf Naxos 

Tue 4 June, 19:00 

The 2013 Glyndebourne Festival 

opens with a new production of this 

compelling and intricately crafted 

collaboration between composer 

Richard Strauss and writer Hugo von 

Hofmannsthal. After the enormous 

success of Der Rosenkavalier, the 

two men conceived the idea of a 

light entertainment to amuse and 

divert the public. The opera opens 

in a wealthy house, where a serious 

opera and a commedia dell'arte 

group are both preparing for 

performances. When they're told to 

combine the two to save time the 

composer reluctantly agrees, and 

the performance begins. In it, 

Ariadne is heartbroken by her 

abandonment by her lover Theseus. 

A troop of dancers tries to cheer her 

up, but to no avail: until a stranger 

arrives. 

Approximate running time: 3h


National Theatre Live: 

The Audience 

Thu 13 June, 19:00 

Helen Mirren reprises her Academy Award-winning role 

as Queen Elizabeth II in the highly-anticipated West 

End production of The Audience, broadcast live from 

London’s Gielgud Theatre. For 60 years Elizabeth II has 

met each of her 12 Prime Ministers in a weekly 

audience at Buckingham Palace. Both parties have an 

unspoken agreement never to repeat what is said. The 

Audience breaks this contract of silence and imagines 

a series of pivotal meetings between the Downing 

Street incumbents and their Queen. From Churchill to 

Cameron, each Prime Minister has used these private 

conversations as a sounding board and a confessional 

– sometimes intimate, sometimes explosive. We 

recommend advance booking for this screening. 


Duncan of Jordanstone College 

of Art and Design Showcase 

Fri 24 May, 15:30 

Pompeii Live 

Tue 18 June, 19:00 

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design presents a showcase of film 

works and animation selected from the 2013 Degree Show. Highlighting the exciting 

work of Dundee's brightest emerging artists and designers, this showreel celebrates 

the wide-ranging nature of the artist's moving image from our graduating students. 

Working collaboratively as well as individually, from film industry inspired cinema 

production to single conceptual experiments, these artists have produced a diverse 

range of work featuring a broad spectrum of artistic styles and interests. 

This event is part of Ignite 2013: tickets are free but please book in advance on 

01382 909900. 

DJCAD Degree Show 

Preview: Fri 17 May, 18:00 – 21:00 

Exhibition: Sat 18 – Sun 26 May, Sat – Sun 10:00 – 16:00, Mon – Fri 10:00 – 20:00 

Dirs: Various 

UK 2013 / 2h / Digital / cert tbc 

We're excited to be screeing Pompeii Live, the first live 

cinema event produced by the British Museum from a 

major exhibition. See the wonders of acclaimed 

exhibition Life and death in Pompeii and Herculaneum 

from the comfort of the cinema, introduced live by 

British Museum Director Neil MacGregor and featuring 

Mary Beard, Rachel de Thame, Giorgio Locatelli and 

Exhibition Curator Paul Roberts, who will bring 

extraordinary objects to life in this unique event. You'll 

also see specially made films of Pompeii and 

Herculaneum today, and go behind the scenes of the 

exhibition to explore the stories of these famous Roman 

cities. Join the conversation on Twitter with the hashtag 

#PompeiiLive. 

Tickets 01382 909 900 21

Would You Rather 

UK Premiere 

Thu 2 May, 20:30 

What better way to begin the festival than with the UK 

premiere of this deliciously twisted psychological thriller? 

Jeffrey Combs (Re-Animator) gives a larger-than-life 

performance as Shepard Lambrick, an eccentric aristocrat 

who summons eight desperate individuals to his secluded 

mansion. With the possibility of a financial reward they agree 

to take part in a parlour game that quickly leads to torture, 

sadism and death. The scenario may sound like a film in the 

mould of Saw or Hostel, but it has more going for it, with 

restrained direction, an intelligent screenplay and a fine 

ensemble cast. We’ll be kicking the screening off with a 

selection of vintage cinema adverts and trailers and the 

chance to see short film Familiar (Canada 2012, 24m), 

directed by Robert Powell. 

Dir: David Guy Levy 


John Dies at the End 

Preview 

Fri 3 May, 20:30 

The eagerly-awaited new film from Don Coscarelli (Bubba 

Ho-Tep, the Phantasm series) is finally here! A new drug called 

Soy Sauce promises an out-of-body experience with each hit, 

where users drift across time and dimensions. But there is a 

drawback: some who come back are no longer human and it 

is not long before an otherworldly invasion is underway. 

Mankind desperately needs a hero, but what it gets instead is 

John (Rob Mayes) and David (Chase Williamson), a pair of 

college dropouts who can barely hold down jobs. Can these 

two stop the oncoming horror in time to save humanity? No, 

probably not. This screening will be preceded by Game 

(Canada 2012, 8m), directed by Josh MacDonald. 

Dir: Don Coscarelli 

USA 2012 / 1h39m / Digital / English / cert tbc 


Dundee’s very own horror film festival is back for its 

third year and it’s more terrifying than ever before. If 

you’re horrified at the thought of missing a screening, 

you can buy a six film pass for £30: it comes with 

your very own Survival Pack containing a t-shirt, 

festival merchandise and more. 

The Hidden Face 

Preview 

Fri 3 May, 18:15 

Filmmaker Andrés Baiz follows his acclaimed debut, the 

violent crime drama Satanás, with this tense, intriguing 

thriller. Adrián (Quim Gutierrez) is a young orchestra 

conductor who moves into an isolated mansion with his 

fiancé Belén (Clara Lago). Their relationship begins to turn 

sour when Belén believes he is having an affair: then one 

morning she disappears. The police initially suspect Adrián, 

but the investigation is soon dropped when they cannot find 

any evidence. Moving on, Adrián becomes involved with a 

young waitress (Martina García) who he invites to live with him, 

but she starts to hear noises and experience strange events in 

the mansion. This screening will be preceded by Human As 

Animal (US 2012, 4m), directed by Kristina Klebe. 

Dir: Andrés Baiz 

Colombia / Spain 2011 / 1h37m / Digital / 15 

Spanish with English Subtitles 

Dressed To Kill 

Fri 3 May, 22:45 

Our late night Brian De Palma retrospective begins with one 

of his most controversial pictures. Dr. Robert Elliott (Michael 

Caine) is a successful psychiatrist in New York's fashionable 

East Side. One of his patients is Kate Miller (Angie 

Dickinson), a married woman suffering from erotic fantasies 

so vivid that she has difficulty separating her dreams from 

reality. Another patient is a mysterious woman who goes by 

the name of Bobbi: tall, blonde and a vicious killer. Their 

paths cross in a bloody and violent confrontation. By 

following the visual vocabulary of Alfred Hitchcock, Dressed 

To Kill cemented De Palma's reputation as a filmmaker in 

league with the master. 

Dir: Brian De Palma 

USA 1980 / 1h40m / Digital / English / 18

Dr. Who and the Daleks 

Sat 4 May, 16:00 

With titles such as Dr. Terror's House of Horrors and The 

Skull, British film company Amicus Productions were 

synonymous with horror. They decided a change of pace 

was in order so they adapted the popular BBC series Doctor 

Who for the family market. “Now on the big screen in 

COLOUR!” the posters proclaimed for the first of two films, 

which was based on the 1963 serial The Daleks. Eccentric 

inventor Dr. Who (played by British cinema legend Peter 

Cushing) accidentally activates his new project, the Tardis, 

and the Doctor, his two grand-daughters Barbara and 

Susan, and Barbara's boyfriend (Roy Castle), are transported 

through time and space to Skaro. They arrive to find a planet 

ravished by nuclear war, with the peaceful race of Thals 

battling against the robotic mutant Daleks who are hell-bent 

on world domination. 

Dir: Gordon Flemyng 

UK 1965 / 1h23m / Digital / English / U 

The Lords of Salem 

Sat 4 May, 20:30 

The fifth feature from Rob Zombie (House Of 1000 Corpses) 

is the director's most ambitious film yet. In the city of Salem, 

Massachusetts (where the notorious 17th century witch trials 

took place), strange events occur when a wooden box 

containing a vinyl record arrives at a radio station. It is 

addressed to Heidi (Sheri Moon Zombie), a DJ who hosts 

a late-night show, with a note saying it is “a gift from the 

Lords”. After Heidi plays the music on air, she begins to 

experience bizarre and traumatic visions. A deeply unsettling 

audio-visual experience, The Lords of Salem must be been 

on the cinema screen to be truly appreciated. This screening 

will be preceded by a chance to see Out There (Ireland 2012, 

15m), directed by Randal Plunkett. 

Dir: Rob Zombie 

USA 2012 / 1h37m / Digital / English / 18 

The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari 

Sat 4 May, 18:15 

We’re delighted to welcome back Steven Severin for this rare 

opportunity to hear his electronic score for The Cabinet of Dr. 

Caligari, the fourth in his ongoing film accompaniment series 

Music For Silents. Live in person, the acclaimed solo artist 

and founder member of the legendary Siouxsie and the 

Banshees will present a mesmerising synthesis of sound and 

image, heightening appreciation of the surreal and enigmatic 

nature of the original work. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is 

Robert Weine’s unsettling tale of fear and obsession and 

finds its aural counterpart in Severin’s suitably textured 

score. The film remains to this day an important part of the 

history of German cinema as one of the very first horror films, 

and its expressionist style was essential to the development 

of film noir. 

Dir: Robert Wiene 

Germany 1922 / 55m / Digital / English / U 

Blow Out 

Sat 4 May, 22:45 

With the box office success of Dressed To Kill behind him, 

De Palma's next film was a more personal project: a political 

thriller very much in the shadow of the Watergate scandal 

and the death of Bobby Kennedy. Movie sound effects man 

Jack Terry (John Travolta) is out at night recording location 

audio when a car spirals out of control and crashes into a 

river. He rescues a young woman, Sally (Nancy Allen), from 

the wreckage and later discovers that the driver, who died on 

impact, was a presidential hopeful. When Jack plays back 

the recording he made during the crash he hears the sound 

of a gunshot, while an unscrupulous hitman (John Lithgow) 

sets out to eliminate any “loose ends”. Visually enthralling yet 

cynical and suspenseful, Blow Out has become rightly 

regarded as the director's masterpiece. 


USA 1980 / 1h40m / Digital / English / 18 

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Daleks' Invasion Earth 

2150 A.D. 

Sun 5 May, 16:00 

After Dr. Who And The Daleks became a British box office hit 

in 1965, producers Milton Subotsky and Max J. Rosenberg 

quickly set to work on a sequel. Bringing back Peter Cushing 

for the lead role and Scottish director Gordon Flemyng to 

helm the project, the second outing again adapts one of the 

BBC serials. Dr. Who and his companions (including Bernard 

Cribbins as a baffled police constable) travel into the future to 

discover that the Earth has been overrun by the Daleks, with 

the human race enslaved. Teaming up with underground 

resistance groups, can the time travellers foil the Daleks' plan 

to mine the Earth's core? As DVD Drive-In accurately sums 

up “the films are good juvenile fun with dazzling sets, a 

decent amount of action and the great Peter Cushing playing 

the Doctor in his own, unique and affable way.” 

Dir: Gordon Flemyng 

UK 1966 / 1h24m / Digital / English / U 

Kiss of the Damned 

Preview 

Sun 5 May, 20:45 

Following the acclaimed documentary Z Channel: A 

Magnificent Obsession, Xan Cassavetes makes her fictional 

feature debut with a film that pays homage to arthouse 

vampire classics such as Harry Kümel's Daughters of 

Darkness and the late Tony Scott's The Hunger. Djuna 

(Josephine de La Baume) is a beautiful vampire who tries to 

resist the advances of the handsome, human screenwriter 

Paolo (Milo Ventimiglia). Eventually they give in to their 

passion and a whirlwind romance ensues, but their 

relationship is thrown into turmoil when Djuna’s sister Mimi 

(Roxane Mesquida) comes to visit. Indiewire says that Kiss 

of the Damned “weaves an intoxicating spell... rarely seen 

outside of shopworn VHS tapes of old European horror 

movies.” This screening will be preceded by a chance to see 

Run (UK 2012, 7m), directed by Mat Johns. 

Dir: Xan Cassavetes 

USA 2012 / 1h37m / Digital / English / cert tbc 


The ABCs Of Death 

Sun 5 May, 18:00 

Twenty-six short films, from 26 directors, illustrating 26 ways 

to die in what Fangoria describe as “a stunning roll call of 

some of the most exciting names in horror across the world”. 

Xavier Gens (The Divide), Ben Wheatley (Kill List) Ti West (The 

House Of The Devil), Simon Rumley (Red, White and Blue) 

and Jason Eisener (Hobo with a Shotgun) are among the 

filmmakers who contributed to perhaps the most ambitious 

anthology movie ever conceived. The directors were given 

free reign in choosing a word starting with each letter from 

the alphabet to create a story involving death. Provocative, 

shocking, funny and ultimately confrontational, The ABCs Of 

Death is the definitive vision of modern horror diversity. The 

BBFC have rated this film 18, due to “strong violence, gore, 

sex, sexual violence and hard drug use.” You have been 

warned. 

Dirs: Various 

USA-New Zealand 2012 / 2h4m / Digital / English / 18 

Body Double 

Sun 5 May, 22:30 

De Palma may have followed the bombastic gangster epic 

Scarface with this relatively small-scale thriller, but the 

filmmaker continued to court controversy with an unflinching 

blend of violence and sexuality. A string of bad luck finds 

actor Jake Scully (Craig Wasson) fired from a low-budget 

horror movie and homeless after discovering his girlfriend's 

infidelity. Things start to look up when he finds himself 

house-sitting, with a neighbour who dances erotically in front 

of her window every night, but Jake notices another man is 

also watching her. Seduction, mystery, and murder follow. 

Critics were harsh on Body Double when it was originally 

released in 1984, with many complaining that the plot is a 

blatant combination of Rear Window and Vertigo. This may 

be true, but De Palma's stylish cinematography, black 

humour and film industry in-jokes make the film his own, 

underrated classic. 


USA 1984 / 1h54m / Digital / English / 18

Focus on Film: The Great American Novel 

Our partnership with the English and Film Studies Programme at the University of Dundee 

continues with our latest Focus on Film Course: The Great American Novel. Taking place on 

Sunday mornings from approximately 11:00 – 13:15, each session will include an introduction, 

film screening and discussion. The course fee is is £35 (£25 concessions); tickets for individual 

screenings, without access to the discussions, cost £5.50 (£4.50 students). 


Sun 12 May, 11:00 

It’s hard to imagine that any film will ever capture the spirit of Fitzgerald’s jazz-age masterpiece; 

however, this ludicrously underrated version has a great deal to recommend it. It is beautifully shot 

and designed, intelligently directed, and, an uncomfortable Mia Farrow aside, features an excellent 

cast led by a suitably enigmatic Robert Redford. 

Dir: Jack Clayton I USA 1974 / 2h44m / Digital / PG 

The Grapes of Wrath 

Sun 19 May, 11:00 

Although censorship meant that John Ford’s film had to soften some aspects of Steinbeck’s Pulitzer 

Prize-winning novel, this adaptation loses none of the original’s poetry, anger or sympathy for the 

people. The performances, direction and photography have rarely been bettered. This is one of the 

undisputed masterpieces of Hollywood cinema. 

Dir: John Ford I USA 1940 / 2h09m / Digital / PG 

To Kill a Mockingbird 

Sun 26 May, 11:00 

Harper Lee was justifiably proud of this adaptation of her only novel, which manages to strike a difficult 

balance between liberal political sentiment and dark Southern gothic. Although best remembered for 

the towering central performance by Gregory Peck, this is a film about childhood and Mary Badham is 

every bit as good as his daughter, Scout. 

Dir: Robert Mulligan I USA 1962 / 2h9m / Digital / PG 

From Here to Eternity 

Sun 2 June, 11:00 

This slightly truncated adaption of James Jones’ mammoth novel deservedly won seven Oscars, 

including Best Picture, Director, Screenplay and two for a note-perfect cast, which includes Burt 

Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, Montgomery Clift, Donna Reed and Frank Sinatra. The kind of mature, 

intelligent entertainment they so rarely make these days. 

Dir: Fred Zinnemann I USA 1953 / 1h58m / Digital / PG 

Moby Dick 

Sun 9 June, 11:00 

John Huston and Ray Bradbury’s adaptation of Moby Dick is a visionary folly which attempts to retain 

some of the more metaphysical concerns of Melville’s novel and place them alongside the genuinely 

thrilling hunt for the white whale. Hugely ambitious, although not entirely successful, this is the definition 

of a flawed masterpiece. 

Dir: John Huston I USA 1956 / 1h56m / Digital / PG 

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Vintage film 

On The Waterfront 

Sun 5 May, 14:15 

A massively controversial film upon its initial release, 

Elia Kazan and Budd Schulberg’s drama about union 

corruption on the New York docks won eight Academy 

Awards, but was also condemned as an apology for the 

director and writer’s mutual decision to testify before the 

House of Un-American Activities. However, with the 

benefit of hindsight, On the Waterfront is simply one of 

the great Hollywood films. This is one of those rare 

works in which absolutely everything comes together. 

There’s Kazan’s amazingly atmospheric direction; 

Schulberg’s poetic, slang-laden script; Boris Kaufman’s 

remarkable cinematography; and Richard Day’s art 

direction which pulls off the difficult trick of merging a 

realist docudrama aesthetic with noirish melodrama and 

more than a hint of religious allegory. Then there are the 

flawless, method-inspired performances of Marlon 

Brando, Rod Steiger, Karl Malden, Lee J Cobb, and 

Eva Marie Saint, which changed the face of American 

screen acting. Essential viewing. 

Dir: Elia Kazan 

USA 1954 / 1h48m / Digital / PG 

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Scarecrow 

Sat 18 May, 13:00 

Scarecrow, Jerry Schatzberg's poignant road movie, is 

one of those eccentric and risky gems that Hollywood 

seemed to make a habit of producing in the late 1960s 

and early 70s. However, it has undeservedly fallen into 

cultish obscurity. Indeed, no film with such an 

impressive pedigree deserves to be so little known. It 

stars two of Hollywood's finest actors, Al Pacino and 

Gene Hackman, as a pair of lonely drifters who form an 

unlikely friendship and both are on peak form (this is 

Hackman’s own favourite performance). Sadly, the 

American public did not take to this highly unusual film, 

which is more interested in character than plot, and 

which is by turns comic and tragic, dream-like and 

realistic, poetic and violent. But it was rightly hailed as 

a masterpiece on the continent, where it went on to win 

the Palme d'Or at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival. 

Dir: Jerry Schatzberg 

USA 1973 / 1h50m / Digital / 18

Access 

DCA welcomes everyone and we are committed to making our programme 

and facilities accessible. We accept the CEA card. Application forms and further 

details are available from Box Office as well as large print copies of DCA print 

material. Guide Dogs are welcome in our cinemas. Details of audio-described 

and subtitled screenings are listed in our print and online at our website. 

For further information on access please contact us on 01382 909 900. 

DCA Cinema is supported by: 

DCA follows BBFC recommendations. For further details about film classification or for extended film 

information, please refer to www.bbfc.co.uk 

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Bookings: 

01382 909 900 

www.dca.org.uk 

DCA Box Office is open daily from 10:00 until 15 minutes after 

the start of the final film. 

All week 

£5.50 before 17:00 

£6.50 from 17:00* 

£1.50 additional fee for all 3D films* 

Special Prices** 

Seniors 

Mon £4.50 all day 

Tue – Fri £4.50 before 17:00 

Students & Under 15s 

Sun £4.50 all day 

Mon – Fri £4.50 before 17:00 

Un-waged 

Mon £4.50 all day 

Mon – Fri £4.50 before 17:00 

Disability 

Free carer’s ticket on production of valid CEA card 

* There are some pricing exceptions, please see film information for further information 

**Please bring proof of your status to DCA when purchasing or picking up reduced tickets. 

Special Screenings: 

Senior Citizen Kane Club 

A chance for older cinema-goers to gather and enjoy film together – £4.50 

Bring a Baby Screenings 

For those with babies under 12 months old – £4.50 


£4.50 under 21s 

£5.50 over 21s 

Family ticket for four people £15.00 

Tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded after purchase except in the case 

of a cancelled performance. 

Ticket offers are subject to availability and may not be used in conjunction with any other offer. 

All tickets must be paid for at point of booking. 

Whilst every effort is taken to ensure the accuracy of information within this guide, mistakes 

do happen. DCA reserves the right to make changes to the programme as necessary. 

DCA reserves the right to refuse admission. 

DCA asks all customers to refrain from using mobile phones in the cinema. 

Customers are welcome to take their drinks into our Cinemas, but are asked to refrain from going 

back to the bar during the screening. 

Dundee Contemporary Arts 

152 Nethergate 

Dundee DD1 4DY 

Tel 01382 909 900 

Email dca@dca.org.uk 

Web www.dca.org.uk 

Registered Charity no: SC026631 

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