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MAIN FEATURES 3-10

WELCOME & CONTENTS 1-2

FOR THE FAMILY 11-16

CALENDAR 18-22

SCREEN ARTS 27-29

SPECIAL EVENTS 23-26

EDUCATION 33-34

CINEMA INFORMATION 35-36

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This winter period promises great ski conditions in many parts of Europe, which may please those audience members who enjoy a downhill thrill. But why spend an arm and a leg to break an arm and a leg when the Phoenix offers more affordable thrills and spills onscreen and you remain warm and cosy!

Start with the re-release of Louis Malle’s beautiful Au Revoir Les Enfants, a semi-autobiographical tale of friendship between two 12 year old boys at a posh boarding school in Nazi-occupied France.

Birdman has the critics raving; from “a bold cinematic stretch” and “one of the best films of 2014” to “Black Swan directed by Mel Brooks”.

Bringing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1965 civil rights campaign to the screen in Selma, director Ava DuVernay has created “stunning humanistic cinema” and “a rare example of craftsmanship working to produce a deeply moving piece.”

Love is Strange is an engaging multigenerational tapestry about the families we’re born with and the ones we create. Alfred Molina and John Lithgow as a long-term couple capture our hearts in this true gem. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – Yes, they’re back! Everyone’s favourite ex-pat senior residents ( Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Celia Imrie) light up the screen again, this time making room for new guest Richard Gere.

Set in 1940s France and based on the best-selling book, Suite Française follows the romance between Lucile, a French villager and Bruno, a German soldier.

In Still Alice, a professor and mother faces the shock of devastating decline. With grace and power, Julianne Moore’s Alice embraces “the art of losing.”

We’ve got riches galore this winter in SCREEN ARTS. From the Metropolitan Opera we offer Iolanta/ Bluebeard’s Castle and La Donna Del Lago. The RSC brings us Love’s Labour’s Lost, and you won’t want to miss David Hare’s Behind the Beautiful Forevers from the National Theatre.

See you at the movies!

Elizabeth Taylor-Mead Executive Director

WELCOME

FRIENDS OF THE PHOENIX 37-38

PHOENIX FILM SALON + QUIZ 30

CAFÉ BAR 17

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FROM FRIDAY 30 JANUARY

Au Revoir Les Enfants 12A

1hr 45. France 1987. Directed by Louis Malle, With Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejtö, Francine Racette. In French with English subtitles.

Writer-director Louis Malle’s autobiographical coming of age drama is based on a tragic event that took place during January 1944, when the then 12-year-old Malle (Lift to the Scaffold) was attending a Catholic boarding school in Nazi-occupied France. At the end of the Christmas holidays, three new Jewish students are enrolled, disguised with new names and identities in an attempt by the schools director Père Jean (Philippe Morier-Genoud; Three Colours Blue), who provides the film’s compassion and moral compass, to hide them from the Gestapo. Centring on the authentic friendship of two 12-year-old boys, Julien Quentin (Gaspard Manesse) and Jean Bonnet (Raphael Fejto), the timeless rhythms and rituals of school life are beautifully evoked in this amazing Academy Award nominated story of friendship, betrayal and guilt.

Birdman 15

FROM FRIDAY 30 JANUARY

1hr 59. USA 2014. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. With Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Naomi Watts.

Michael Keaton (Batman, Robocop) plays washed up actor Riggan Thomson, who made his name playing a superhero in an early ‘90’s franchise – the eponymous Birdman. Jobless and isolated from friends and family Thompson faces a full-blown mid-life crisis and turns to theatre in order to rebuild his reputation as a serious artist. But Riggan can’t seem to shake the voice in the back of his head telling him not to let Birdman die. Keaton gives a virtuoso performance as the conflicted superhero, with a nod, perhaps, to his own post-Batman career. Birdman has been nominated for six Golden Globe awards.

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FROM FRIDAY 6 FEBRUARY

Selma 12A

2hr 05. USA 2014. Directed by Ava DuVernay. With David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tom Wilkinson, Giovanni Ribisi, Tim Roth, Cuba Gooding Jr. Martin Sheen, Oprah Winfrey.

Selma chronicles the fascinating political history of the period in 1965 when Martin Luther King Jr. led a march through the Deep South from Selma to Montgomery to demand equal voting rights from the U.S. government. Despite violent oppression the march was an astounding success, resulting in significant legislative achievement for the civil rights movement. David Oyelowo gives an astonishing performance as Martin Luther King Jr., managing to embody both the energy and power of King as an orator and political leader, whilst acknowledging his human vulnerabilities. Director Ava DuVernay makes her breakout feature with Selma being nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.

FROM FRIDAY 13 FEBRUARY

Love is Strange 15

1hr 34. USA 2014. Directed by Ira Sachs. With John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Marisa Tomei, John Cullum, Cheyenne Jackson.

Ira Sachs’ quietly observant Love Is Strange is an intimate, wonderfully grownup tale of modern marriage and the balance people make between community and family. After nearly four decades together, Ben (John Lithgow; The Homesman) and George (Alfred Molina; An Education, Chocolat) finally decide to take advantage of the changes to the law and tie the knot in an idyllic wedding ceremony in lower Manhattan. However marriage is not all a bed of roses as unemployment and unpredictable family dynamics cause our couple untold challenges to their normalcy. Lithgow and Molina’s chemistry is terrific, their charisma, understanding and wholehearted acceptance of one another’s individuality is a joy to behold in this unconventional and refreshingly warm-hearted story of older-age love.

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FROM FRIDAY 20 FEBRUARY

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter TBC

1hr 45. USA 2014. Directed by David Zellner. With Rinko Kikuchi, Nobuyuki Katsube, Shirley Venard.

Sibling cult filmmakers David and Nathan Zellner spin the tale of a Japanese woman intent on discovering the fictional buried treasure from the Coen Brothers 1996 comedy film, Fargo. Kumiko, played by Academy Award nominee Rinko Kikuchi (Babel, Pacific Rim) is a lost soul, friendless, hates her job and yet has one passionate hobby: hidden treasures, so a road trip ensues. Her encountering a variety of American eccentrics on her journey reminds us of Alexander Payne’s road movie, Nebraska, while of course this darkly comic odyssey owes much to the Coen Brothers’ absurd scenarios full of deadpan humour. The journey from the confines of her mundane life to the delightfully strange and beguiling adventure is a wonderfully original vision.

FROM THURSDAY 26 FEBRUARY

The Second Best Marigold Hotel PG

2hr 02. UK 2014. Directed by John Madden. With Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith, Celia Imrie, Dev Patel, David Strathairn, Penelope Wilton, Tina Desai, Tamsin Greig, Richard Gere.

2011’s all-star cast (Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, and Celia Imrie) returns to our screen 4 years on to continue their ‘golden age’ journey of romance and self-discovery. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel revolves around ambitious, always-positive hotelier Sonny (Dev Patel; Slumdog Millionaire) juggling plans to expand the Hotel at the same time as his impending marriage to the woman of his dreams, Sunaina (Tina Desai). Sonny’s trials provide the backdrop for the developing relationships of the Hotel’s many senior residents, as their placid lifestyle is thrown into chaos by the arrival of Guy (Richard Gere) and Lavinia (Tamsin Greig).

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FROM FRIDAY 20 MARCH FROM FRIDAY 13 MARCH

Suite Française 15

Friends of The Phoenixmembership offers:

2 free tickets£2 off all regular screenings

£2 off for a guest, twice a year& no booking fees£25 single or £40 joint

Still Alice 12A

1hr 41. USA 2014. Directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland. With Julianne Moore, Kate Bosworth, Alec Baldwin, Kristen Stewart.

Adapted from Lisa Genova’s 2007 novel, Still Alice is a rare film possessed with the same courage as Michael Haneke’s unflinching Amour, shining a light into poignant family issues. Julianne Moore (Far From Heaven) in an emotionally rewarding Golden Globe winning performance plays Alice Howland a 50-year-old successful linguistics professor happily married with three grown children, who struggles after being diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s. Daughters Kate Bosworth (Big Sur), Kristen Stewart (Twilight) and husband Alec Baldwin (To Rome With Love) maintain a strained and troubled yet tender existence with Alice, which co-directors Glatzer and Westmoreland perceptively focus on to provide a convincing and complex understanding of familial relationships without ever resorting to sentimentality.

1hr 47. UK 2014. Directed by Saul Dibb. With Margot Robbie, Ruth Wilson, Michelle Williams, Sam Riley, Kristen Scott Thomas, Eileen Atkins.

Set during the early years of German occupation of France, Lucile Angellier (Michelle Williams; My Week With Marilyn), a beautiful French villager lives with her controlling mother-in-law (Kristin Scott Thomas; The English Patient) as she awaits news of her husband: a prisoner of war. However as Parisian refugees and German soldiers arrive into the town Lucile falls for the handsome German officer Bruno von Falk (Matthias Schoenaerts; Rust and Bone) who resides with them. Brilliantly adapted from the international best-selling novel by Irène Némirovsky, director Saul Dibb (The Duchess) has created a fascinating film, which has strong similarities to Jean Pierre Melville’s debut film, Le silence de la mer (1949), a very personal story of hesitant love and raw allegiances with great emotion.

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PHOENIX KIDS CLUB

EVERY SATURDAY

Every Saturday at 11am we have a free activity for kids aged 5-10 followed by a film at midday. A maximum of 20 children can attend the activities so pre-booking through our box office is advised. All films are shown in 2D.

Tickets for the film are £3. Friends discount not applicable. No lone adults. All children under 12 years of age must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

EVERY SATURDAY

31 JANUARYDolphin Tale 2 U1hr 47. The team at Clearwater Marine Hospital have to find a new companion for Winter, a dolphin with a prosthetic tail, otherwise she’ll have to move.

7 FEBRUARYLIAF U1hr 20. A new selection of intelligent and quirky short animations from around the world.

14 FEBRUARYThe Book of Life U1hr 35. This vibrant fantasy-adventure tells the legend of Manolo, who sets off on an epic quest through magical, mythical and wondrous worlds in order to rescue his true love.

21 FEBRUARYThe Lion King U1hr 25. One of the most popular Disney animated musicals; this is your chance to watch Simba’s journey into adulthood on the big screen. Hakuna Matata!

KIDS CLUBTICKETS £2 KIDS CLUBTICKETS £3

28 FEBRUARYFilm tbc

14 MARCHNight at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb PG

1hr 38. Get ready for the wildest and most adventure-filled Night At the Museum ever as Larry (Ben Stiller) embarks on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.

7 MARCHPenguins of Madagascar U1hr 32. Four penguins join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.

21 MARCHFilm tbc

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Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory PG

+ a special guest appearence by Veruca Salt herself (Julie Dawn Cole) MONDAY 16 FEB 10.30AM

1hr 40. USA 1971. Dir by Mel Stuart. With Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum.

Faithful to the spirit of Roald Dahl’s original book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, this film tells the tale of how enigmatic candy manufacturer Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder) stages a contest by hiding five golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. Whoever comes up with these tickets will win a free tour of the Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of candy. One of the winners is a poor young boy named Charlie Bucket.

Tickets £6/£4 (under 15)

Frozen Sing-A-Long PG

FRIDAY 20 FEB 10.45AM

1hr 48. USA 2013. Dir by Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee.

Sing along with the Frozen movie as Princess Anna teams up with a mountain man, his playful reindeer, and a snowman in order to stop her sister Elsa from bringing eternal winter to the kingdom.

Tickets £7

FEBRUARY HALF TERM TREATS

PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

WEDNESDAY 18 FEB 10AM - 3PM

Where does the picture come from? Learn about the history of cameras and how they work with an experienced photographer. Then create some pictures of your own!

Age group 8-12. 20 spaces available. Tickets £15.

NT Live: Treasure Island 12A

WEDNESDAY 18 FEB 1.30PM

3hrs. It’s a dark, stormy night. The stars are out. Jim, the inn-keeper’s granddaughter, opens the door to a terrifying stranger. At the old sailor’s feet sits a huge sea-chest, full of secrets. Jim invites him in - and her dangerous voyage begins. Suitable for 10yrs+Tickets £13/£11 conc/£44 family

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EVERY TUESDAY AT 11AM

4 FEBRUARYBirdman (p. 4) 11 FEBRUARYSelma (p. 5) 18 FEBRUARY BUB takes a break for half term

25 FEBRUARYKumiko, the Treasure Hunter (p. 7) 4 MARCHThe Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (p. 8)

11 MARCHFilm tbc

18 MARCHSuite Française (p. 9)

25 MARCHStill Alice (p. 10)

BRINGING UP BABY (BUB Club) is a chance for parents and carers to bring their babies up to 12 months to the cinema and enjoy the latest releases in a comfortable environment. Just register for a BUBClub membership, which is free and valid until the child’s first birthday.

Tickets £7. Please note: regulations are strict: No Baby, No Admittance.

A special 30 minute programme in a relaxed environment perfect for little ones with a fun activity at 10.30am (places are limited

and must be pre-booked in person or over the phone)

Ages 2-4. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets £3 per child.

27 January Toot The Tiny Tug

Boat3 February

LIAF10 February Q Pootle 5

17 February tbc

24 February tbc

3 March Room on the

Broom

10 March tbc

17 March tbc

24 March LIAF

EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 11AM

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Visit the Phoenix Café Bar for locally roasted coffee, homemade cakes, and a wide range of soft drinks, wines and beers. All this can be enjoyed in our café or taken into the film. We also serve pre- and post cinema snacks and sandwiches, daily soups and hot specials made fresh by our Phoenix cooks.

You will find East Finchley’s fastest wi-fi, a warm friendly indoor area for rainy days and a sunny tree-facing balcony outside.

All our food is freshly prepared so if you are watching a film, be sure to arrive in plenty of time.

Tailored catering options available for cinema private hires and events.

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SATURDAY 7 FEBRUARY LIAF (Kids Club) at 12pm

SATURDAY 14 FEBRUARY The Book of Life (Kids Club) at 12pm Iolanta/ Bluebeard’s Castle (Met Opera) at 5.30pm

SUNDAY 8 FEBRUARY Beyond Clueless at 2pm

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TUESDAY 10 FEBRUARY Q Pootle 5 (Toddler Time) at 11am TUESDAY 17 FEBRUARY

Toddler Time at 11am Au Revoir Les Enfants (Cinemania) at 4.30pm

SUNDAY 15 FEBRUARY Iolanta/ Bluebeard’s Castle (Met Opera) at 1.30pm

FRI 20 - THU 26 FEB

KUMIKO, THE TREASURE HUNTER

SATURDAY 21 FEBRUARY The Lion King (Kids Club) at 12pm

TUESDAY 24 FEBRUARY Toddler Time at 11am

WEDNESDAY 25 FEBRUARY Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (for carers of babies up to 12 months only) at 11am

SUNDAY 22 FEBRUARY Use It Or Lose It Film Quiz at 11am The Crucible (Old Vic) at 1pm

FRI 30 JAN - THU 5 FEB

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SATURDAY 31 JANUARYDolphin Tale (Kids Club) at 12pmLes Contes D’Hoffman (Met Opera) at 5.55pm

WEDNESDAY 4 FEBRUARY Birdman (for carers of babies up to 12 months only) at 11am Au Revoir Les Enfants (Film Salon)

SUNDAY 1 FEBRUARY Les Contes D’Hoffman (Met Opera) at 1.30pm

TUESDAY 3 FEBRUARYLIAF (Toddler Time) at 11am Tomboy (Cinemania) at 4.30pm

FRIDAY 6 FEBRUARY Sophie Thompson presents: Planes, Trains & Automobiles (Phoenix Nights) at 11.30pm

WEDNESDAY 18 FEBRUARY Treasure Island (NT Live) at 1.30pmLove is Strange (Film Salon)

WEDNESDAY 11 FEBRUARY Selma (for carers of babies up to 12 months only) at 11amLove’s Labour’s Lost (RSC Live) at 7pm

THURSDAY 12 FEBRUARY After Hours (Film Studies) at 10.30am

THURSDAY 26 FEBRUARY Don’t Look Now (Film Studies) at 10.30am

MONDAY 16 FEBRUARY Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory at 10.45am

FRIDAY 20 FEBRUARY Frozen Sing-A-Long at 10.45am

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SATURDAY 7 MARCH Penguins of Madagascar (Kids Club) at 12pm

WEDNESDAY 11 MARCHThe Second Best Marigold Hotel (Film Salon)

TUESDAY 10 MARCHToddler Time at 11am

FRI 20 - THU 26 MAR

STILL ALICE

SATURDAY 21 MARCHKids Club at 12pm

WEDNESDAY 25 MARCHStill Alice (for carers of babies up to 12 months only) at 11am Still Alice (Film Salon)

TUESDAY 24 MARCH LIAF (Toddler Time) at 11am

FRI 13 - THU 19 MAR

SUITE FRANÇAISE

WEDNESDAY 18 MARCH Suite Française (for carers of babies up to 12 months only) at 11am

TUESDAY 17 MARCHToddler Time at 11am Willow and Wind (Cinemania) at 4.30pm

SATURDAY 14 MARCHNight at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (Kids Club) at 12pmLa Donna del Lago (Met Opera) at 4.55pm

FRI 27 FEB - THU 5 MAR

THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL

SATURDAY 28 FEBRUARY Kids Club at 12pm

TUESDAY 3 MARCH Room on the Broom (Toddler Time) at 11am Here and Now (Cinemania) at 4.30pm

WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH The Second Best Marigold Hotel (for carers of babies up to 12 months only) at 11am

FRIDAY 6 MARCH Phoenix Nights (host and film tbc) at 11.30pm

SUNDAY 15 MARCH La Donna del Lago (Met Opera) at 1.35pm

SUNDAY 1 MARCH Pather Panchali at 1.30pm

THURSDAY 19 MARCH Still Life (Film Studies) at 10.30am

SUNDAY 8 MARCH Black Power Mixtape at 1pm Difret at 3.30pm

SUNDAY 22 MARCH Use It Or Lose It Film Quiz at 11am Behind the Scenes Tours at 11.30am, 12.15pm, 1pm From the Archive: Travelling around London... at 2pm

THURSDAY 5 MARCH Magnolia (Film Studies) at 10.30am

THURSDAY 12 MARCH Code Unknown (Film Studies) at 10.30am Behind the Beautiful Forevers (NT Live) at 7pm

MONDAY 23 MARCH Maxine Peake as HAMLET at 7pm

THURSDAY 26 MARCH A View from the Bridge (NT Live) at 7pm

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SCREEN ARTSSPECIAL EVENTS

Pather Panchali USUNDAY 1 MARCH 1.30PM

2hrs. India 1957. Directed by Satyajit Ray.

One of the greatest directors of modern cinema, Satyajit Ray catapaulted to international acclaim with this debut film. The first film in his transcendent Apu Trilogy presents the moving story of a rural family in 1920s Bengal. Pather Panchali rises above cultural and linguistic barriers to celebrate the enduring human spirit, touching our minds and souls. Be warned: this film goes deep and will stay with you for a lifetime.

Shown on 35mm.

Tickets £9.50/£7 conc/£6 child.

SPECIAL EVENTS

On Sun 1 March the Phoenix Cafe will be serving an authentic Indian Buffet provided by Majjo’s Indian Restaurant (www.majjos.com) at a reasonable fixed price. Why not see Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel later that day.

Beyond Clueless 15

+ Director Q&A

SUNDAY 8 FEBRUARY 2PM

1hr 29. UK 2014. Dir by Charlie Lyne. With Fairuza Balk (voice), Robin Tunney, Neve Campbell.

Director Charlie Lyne created a dizzying journey into the mind, body and soul of the teen movie, as seen through the eyes of over 200 modern coming-of-age classics.

Tickets £5

Sophie Thompson presents: Planes, Trains & Automobiles 15

FRIDAY 6 FEBRUARY 11.30PM

About Sophie Thompson: London born & trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Sophie’s career spans theatre, film, radio, and television. She won an Olivier Award for ‘Into the Woods’, at The Donmar and was nominated for ‘Clybourne Park’ at the Royal Court, ‘Company’, at the Donmar and ‘Wildest Dreams’ at the RSC. Also at the RSC she played Rosalind in ‘As you like it’ and Helena in ‘All’s well…’. Most recently she was Miss Adelaide in the Chichester Festival theatres production of ‘Guys and Dolls’. Films include: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hollows, Gosford Park, Dancing At Lughnasa, Emma, Pursuasion, and Four Weddings And A Funeral. Recent telly includes: The Day We Sang, Professor Branestaum, East Enders (inside Soap best Bitch award!) and The Detectorists. She was the Winner of Celebrity Master Chef 2014. No one’s more surprised than her!

USA 1987. Dir by John Hughes. With Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins.Come join Sophie Thompson for this 80’s cult film in which a man struggles to travel home for Thanksgiving with an obnoxious slob of a shower curtain ring salesman as his only companion. The chemistry between Steve Martin and John Candy is impeccable and hilarious! Tickets £9.50

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APRIL & MAYSPECIAL EVENTS

The Black Power Mixtape 12A SUNDAY 8 MARCH 1PM

1hr 29. Sweden/USA 2011. Dir by Göran Olsson. With Danny Glover, Angela Davis, Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale, Erykah Badu and Harry Belafonte.

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 mobilizes a treasure trove of 16mm material shot by Swedish journalists who went to the US drawn by stories of urban unrest and revolution in the late 60s and early 70s. Music and commentary from prominent African- American artists and activists who were influenced by the struggle give the historical footage a fresh, contemporary resonance.

Tickets £5 (or £2 off if you buy both together)

Difret (tbc) SUNDAY 8 MARCH 3.30PM

1hr 39. Ethiopia/USA 2014. Dir by Meron Getnet, Tizita Hagere. In Amharic with English subtitles.

To mark International Women’s Day we’re delighted to screen this feature from the BFI London Film Festival. Hirut, a bright Ethiopian 14-year-old girl becomes all too familiar with the extreme practice of being abducted into marriage.

Tickets £5 (or £2 off if you buy both together)

SPECIAL EVENTS

Behind the Scenes Tours SUNDAY 22 MARCH

Explore behind the scenes of this historic building and find out all about its fascinating past. The tours last for approximately 45 minutes, include a visit to the projection room.

London on the move has been a source of filmic fascination from the start of cinema, providing a record of the shift from horse-drawn to motor vehicles, and all the subsequent changes. Film historian Ian Christie (Birckbeck College, University of London) surveys how transport has been portrayed, and what part in plays in the history of London cinema.

Tickets £ 6

From the Archives: Travelling around London, the film record of London Transport tbc (with Ian Christie) SUNDAY 22 MARCH 2PM

Tours are at: 11.30am, 12.15pm and 1pm.

Tickets £2 (or free with a ticket to From the Archives - see above)

Limited availability so please reserve your space with our box office on 020 8444 6789.

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SCREEN ARTS

RSC Live: Christopher Luscombe directs a fresh pairing of two of Shakespeare’s most sparkling comedies, set in a splendid country house just before and just after the war. Edward Bennett and Michelle Terry play the lovers in both productions. Love’s Labour’s Lost 3hrs. The mischievous Rosaline tests Berowne’s high-minded resolve in the summer of 1914. The lovers agree to submit to a period apart, unaware the world around them is about to be transformed by a war to end all wars.Wednesday 11 Feb 7pm Love’s Labour’s Won3hrs. Autumn 1918. Memories of conflict give way to a life of parties and masked balls, as Claudio and Hero fall madly in love, while Benedick and Beatrice reignite their own altogether more combative courtship. Sunday 5 April 4pm

Hockney: Live from LA TUESDAY 25 NOVEMBER 7PM

3hrs 15 approx. UK 2014. Dir by Randall Wright.

An exclusive gala screening of the highly anticipated new feature Hockney, followed by an in-depth conversation with David Hockney from his Los Angeles studio, broadcast live into cinemas.

Hockney is the definitive exploration of one of the most important artists of his generation. For the first time, David Hockney has given unprecedented access to his personal archive of photographs and films, resulting in a frank and unparalleled visual diary of his long life.

Tickets £11.50/£9 conc

APRIL & MAYSCREEN ARTS

The Old Vic: The Crucible 12A

3hrs 30. The Old Vic’s five-star, sold-out production of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible directed by Yaël Farber and starring Richard Armitage. Based on the Salem Witch trials; In a small tight-knit community, personal grievances collide with lust and superstition, fuelling widespread hysteria. Sunday 22 Feb 1pm

NT Live: Treasure Island 12A

3hrs. Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic story of murder, money and mutiny is brought to life in a thrilling new stage adaptation by Bryony Lavery, broadcast live from the National Theatre. Suitable for 10yrs+ Wednesday 18 Feb 1.30pm Behind the Beautiful Forevers 12A

3hrs. New play by David Hare, based on a book by Pulizter Prize-winner Katherine Boo. India is surging with global ambition. But beyond the luxury hotels surrounding Mumbai airport lies a makeshift slum, full of people with plans of their own... Thursday 12 March 7pm Maxine Peake as HAMLET 12A

3hrs 15. Critically acclaimed production of Shakespeare’s tragic Hamlet. In this stripped-back, fresh and fast-paced version, BAFTA nominee Maxine Peake gives a performance hailed as “delicately ferocious” by The Guardian. Monday 23 March 7pm A View from the Bridge 12A

2hrs 30. Mark Strong leads a stellar cast in the Young Vic’s astonishingly bold production of Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge, the Evening Standard, Guardian and Independent’s top theatre pick of 2014. The visionary Ivo van Hove directs. Thursday 26 March 7pm

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TICKETS £7SCREEN ARTS FILM SALON & QUIZ

The Met Live in HD: Les Contes D’Hoffman3hrs 46. The Met’s wild, kaleidoscopic production of Offenbach’s operatic masterpiece. LIVE Saturday 31 Jan 5.55pmENCORE Sunday 1 Feb 1.30pm

Iolanta/Bluebeard’s Castle3hrs 39. Anna Netrebko stars as the beautiful blind girl who experiences love for the first time in Iolanta, while Nadja Michael is the unwitting victim of the diabolical Bluebeard, played by Mikhail Petrenko. This intriguing double bill is directed by Mariusz Trelinski, who was inspired by classic noir films of the 1940s.LIVE Saturday 14 Feb 5.30pmENCORE Sunday 15 Feb 1.30pm

La Donna del Lago3hrs 30. Bel canto superstars Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Flórez join forces for this Rossini showcase of vocal virtuosity, set in the medieval Scottish highlands and based on a beloved novel by Sir Walter Scott.LIVE Saturday 14 March 4.55pmENCORE Sunday 15 March 1.35pm

Use It Or Lose It Film Quiz

(in association with Rochester Kino)

The entertaining Phoenix Film Quiz monthly

events are held on Sunday mornings and led by

Nick Walker, who introduces film clips projected

onto the big screen. Test your cinematic

knowledge individually or in teams for a chance

to win a gift membership to the Phoenix.Sunday 22 February 11am: Dangerous WomenSunday 22 March 11 am:

Cities on the Edge Tickets £5/£3 Friends.

Phoenix Film Salon (in association with Rochester Kino) Wednesday 4 February: Au Revoir Les Enfants (p. 3) Wednesday 18 February: Love is Strange (p. 6)Wednesday 11 March: Second Best Marigold Hotel (p. 8) Wednesday 25 March: Still Alice (p. 10)

Nick Walker is a freelance film programmer, events producer and lecturer. Previously director of schools film festival ‘National Schools Film Week’ and producer of cult film season ‘Scalarama’ Nick is founder and Director of Rochester Kino, who produce film events throughout London.

www.rochesterkino.co.uk

Phoenix Film Salons, our very own film club, are led by Nick Walker, who briefly introduces the film then hosts an informal post-screening discussion in the auditorium. These screenings take place two Wednesdays per month, as the early evening show. Please see our website or weekly listings for confirmed timings.

Admission to all Film Salon screenings: £9.50/£7.50 Friends. No concessions.

(Ticket includes a complimentary cup of tea or filter coffee)

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FILM STUDIES

THURSDAY 26 FEBRUARY

Don’t Look Now 15

Ihr 46. UK/Italy 1973. Dir by Nicolas Roeg. With Julie Christie, Donald Sutherland, Hilary Mason. A married couple grieving the recent death of their little daughter are in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings a warning from beyond.

THURSDAY 12 FEBRUARY

After Hours 15

Ihr 33. USA 1985. Dir by Martin Scorsese. With Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Verna Bloom. A Manhattan Yuppie has the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit a girl in Soho whom he met that evening at a coffee shop. Martin Scorsese’s excellent direction turns this comic nightmare into a Kafkaesque drama about paranoia and urban living.

Showing as part of our Film Studies strand, these great films are open to all. For more info about Film Studies, please email education@phoenixcinema.co.uk

Our Film Studies screenings are curated around thermly themes, and this time around we’re exploring the theme of cinema and the city.

Tickets £6. Please note the film starts promptly at 10.30am with no trailers.

FFEBRUARY & MARCH

THURSDAY 5 MARCH

Magnolia 18

3hrs 08. USA 1999. Dir by Paul Thomas Anderson. With Julianne Moore, William H. Macy, John C. Reilly, Tom Cruise.Superb psychological drama that leads you in several different directions, intersecting various subplots and characters. With a brilliant performance from Tom Cruise as a self-proclaimed messiah.

THURSDAY 12 MARCH

Code Unknown 15

Ihr 55. France/Germany/Romania 2000. Dir by Michael Haneke. With Juliette Binoche, Thierry Neuvic, Josef Bierbichler. With English subtitles.Haneke’s fragmented tale of racism, intolerance, and hatred in modern-day Paris. The focus of the narrative is split between a French actress (Binoche), a Romanian woman who struggles to raise money for her family back home and a teacher for the deaf who is at odds with his resolute African clan.

THURSDAY 19 MARCH

Still Life 15

Ihr 51. China/Hong Kong 2006. Dir by Zhangke Jia. With Tao Zhao, Sanming Han, Zhubin Li, Hong Wei Wang, Haiyu Xiang. In Mandarin with English subtitles.This haunting minimalist drama takes as its focal point the construction of the Three Gorges Hydro Project which required engineers to flood the surrounding territories, as Jia interweaves two stories in connection with the geographical transformation of that area.

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EDUCATION EDUCATION

VISIT THE PHOENIXDid you know we also offer visits? Your class can have exclusive use of the auditorium (including a special screening) participate in amazing workshops and get an exciting peek behind the scenes of our historic building. See our website for ideas or ask us about tailoring a visit to your specifications.

Throughout the year our film education work engages with children and young people through term-time screenings, visits and workshops. For more info please email education@phoenixcinema.co.uk or call 020 3074 1967.

Get into cinema in a big way with CINEMANIA, a specially selected season of film screenings, talks and Q&A’s from industry professionals. Join other film lovers to discuss movies and the film industry, and become a CINEMANIA Ambassador to get the chance to programme and market your own film event.If you’re aged 12-24 and love film, this is the place for you!

Tomboy 12A - Tue 3 Feb 4.30pm 1hr 22. France 2011. Dir by Céline Sciamma. In French with English subtitles.A 10-year old tomboy moves to a new neighborhood with her family. She introduces herself as a boy to make friends more easily. Au Revoir Les Enfants 12A - Tue 17 Feb 4.30pm 1hr 45. France 1987. Dir by Louis Malle. In French with English subtitles. Three Jewish boys find refuge in a French boarding school run by priests. Louis Malle’s masterful, semi-autobiographical film is one of the great films about WWII. Here and Now 12A - Tue 3 March 4.30pm 1hr 22. UK 2014. Dir by Lisle Turner. Amongst the scenic grandeur of the dying days of summer, inner-city girl Grace and country boy Say search for distraction and, against all odds, find each other. Willow and Wind PG - Tue 17 March 4.30pm 1hr 21. Iran 2000. Dir by Mohammad-Ali Talebi. In Persian with English subtitles.One of the highlights of Mark Cousin’s recent documentary The Story of Children and Film. A young boy battles the elements to fix a window at his school. Tickets for under 24’s are just £4 (bargain!) and tickets for over-25s are £6. Find out more at www.cinemanialondon.com33 34

CINEMA INFORMATION

Film TimesMain features and some special events start 20 minutes after the stated programme times. All other screenings start promptly at the published times. All times listed are subject to confirmation. For up to date information please:

• Visit our website: www.phoenixcinema.co.uk.

• Join our free email list. Go to our website or visit the box office.

• Call 020 8444 6789 for recorded film times 24 hours a day.

• Pick up a weekly time sheet at the cinema or local libraries and shops.

• Check listings on the Time Out website and in national papers.

ParkingEast Finchley Tube Station: £4.50 Mon–Fri, £1.50 Saturday, £1 Sundays/Bank Holidays.

Local parking: Max stay 90mins, payable by mobile phone. Free after 6.30pm and Sundays/Bank Holidays.

TransportTube: East Finchley (Northern Line) Buses: 102, 143, 263, N20.

Tickets and bookingThe box office is open from 11am Mon–Sat and from 1pm Sunday.

Adult Tickets Mon all day: £7 (except Film Salon screenings: admission £9.50) Tue–Fri before 5pm: all tickets £7, after 5pm: £9.50 adults/£7 concs. Sat, Sun and Bank Holidays before 5pm: £9.50 adults/£7 concs. after 5pm: all tickets £9.50Child (Under 15s) Tickets: Mon all day and Tue-Fri before 5pm: child £5 Tue-Fri after 5pm + Sat, Sun, Bank Holidays: child £6. Concessions: unemployed, senior citizens, students, registered disabled. Please bring proof of status. Prices and discounts for special events may vary.• Tickets for the film week starting

Friday will go on sale no later than the Monday prior.

• Saturday evening shows and special events have allocated seating.

• Tickets booked online or by telephone subject to booking fee.

• No refunds or exchanges on any tickets within 48 hours of a screening. All refunds are at the manager’s discretion.

BOX OFFICE 020 8444 6789

Phoenix Film Salon (in association with Rochester Kino)Fortnighly screenings of the latest contemporary films on show at the Phoenix will be introduced by Nick Walker, who will also host a post-screening discussion in the auditorium. The Salon takes place two Wednesdays per month. For the schedule and more information on the films, check our website or join our email list.

Tickets: £9.50 (no concessions)

Phoenix GalleryFebruary: Jacqui Grant March: Orly Katz

Hire the PhoenixThe Phoenix is available to hire for charity events, private screenings, business events and as a filming location. To make an enquiry visit: www. phoenixcinema.co.uk/cinema-hire Catering options available from the café to suit your party requirements. Please note that hire information is not available by phone.

Management reserve the right of admission. Information correct at time of press. Registered charity no. 296135. Part of the Europa Cinemas Network of the European MEDIA Programme.

ACCESSIBILITY• Full access for wheelchair users: external ramp, lift, disabled toilet. Four dedicated spaces in the auditorium. Please let us know when booking.

• Guide dogs welcome; please let us know in advance.

• Disabled parking available on the High Road and Fairlawn Avenue on single yellow lines and in parking bays any time, free of charge.

• Limited guide features for visually impaired visitors. Stairs have clear markings, floor surfaces are non-slip. Staff will be happy to assist.

• Free admission for carers of registered disabled visitors, subject to CEA card and availability. Applications for the CEA card available from the box office.

• Subtitled screenings offered when possible. Integrated induction loop available.

• This programme is available online and in large format, on request.

WWW.PHOENIXCINEMA.CO.UK

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FRIENDS OF THE PHOENIX

Become a friend of The Phoenix and enjoy a great range of benefits including the satisfaction of supporting your favourite cinema charity.

Friends of The Phoenix also get discounts at many local businesses, please check our website for up-to-date information. www.phoenixcinema.co.uk/friends

Rex Membership

Free film tickets all year 4 guest film tickets£2 off special events & Screen ArtsPriority Booking & £4 off Met Opera HD No booking fee 20% off Cafe Bar2 Friends-only screening events per year2 free film related private receptions20% off private cinema hire***

Complimentary Phoenix T-shirtFree hot drink with every screening

£1000/£1500** per year

FRIENDS

Coliseum Membership

4 free film tickets per year £2 off regular film screenings*, special events & Screen ArtsPriority Booking & £4 off Met Opera HD £2 off for a guest’s film ticket, 4 times a yearNo booking fee 15% off Cafe Bar2 Friends-only screening events per year2 free film related private receptions10% off private cinema hire***

Complimentary Phoenix T-shirt

FRIENDS OF THE PHOENIX

* Excludes Kids Club and Orange Wednesday** Two people paying together

*** Subject to availability

£100/£175** per year

2 free film tickets per year £2 off regular film screenings* & special events£2 off for a guest’s film ticket, twice a yearNo booking fee 10% off Cafe Bar2 Friends-only screening events per year

Picturedrome Membership £25/£40** per year

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NT Live Treasure Island Wed 18 Feb 1.30pm

The Crucible Sun 22 Feb 1pm

Behind the Beautiful Forevers Thu 12 March 7pm

Maxine Peake as HAMLET Mon 23 March 7pm

A View from the Bridge Thu 26 March 7pm

The Hard Problem Thu 16 April 7pm

Man and Superman Thu 14 May 7pm

RSC LiveLove’s Labour’s Lost Wed 11 Feb 7pm

Love’s Labour’s Won Sun 5 April 4pm

The Merchant of Venice Wed 22 July 7pm

Met Live in HDLes Contes D’Hoffman Sat 31 Jan & Sun 1 Feb

Iolante/Duke Bluebeard’s Castle Sat 14 & Sun 15 Feb

La Donna del Lago Sat 14 & Sun 15 March

Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci Sat 25 & Sun 26 Apr

SCREEN ARTS AT THE PHOENIX