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Friday

17 August

Best in Show

The Artist

2011 (100 mins PG) jean dujardin; berenice bejo; john goodman

A silent movie star meets a young dancer, but the arrival of talking pictures sends their careers in opposite directions.

Tree of Life

2011 (139 mins 12A) Brad Pitt; Sean Penn ; Jessica Chastain

Focusing on a family in Waco Texas in 1956. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence, and struggles with his parents' conflicting philosophies.

The Descendants

2011 (115 mins 15) George  Clooney

A land baron tries to re-connect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident.

Helmdon Presents AGM 7.15 p.m sharp (doors open 6.45 p.m.) followed by the film:

Midnight in Paris

2011 (94 mins 12A) A Woody Allen film with Owen Wilson; Kathy Bates; Rachel Mcadams

A family travel to the French capital for business. The party includes a young engaged couple who are forced to confront their differing views of a perfect life.

Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2011 (124 mins 12A) Judi dench; Bill Nighy; Maggie Smith

British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than its advertisements, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways.

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

2011 (107 mins 12A) Ewan McGregor; Emily Blunt

A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realise a sheik's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.

A visionary sheik believes his passion for the peaceful pastime of salmon fishing can enrich the lives of his people, and he dreams of bringing the sport to the not so fish-friendly desert. Willing to spare no expense, he instructs his representative to turn the dream into reality, an extraordinary feat that will require the involvement of Britain's leading fisheries expert who happens to think the project both absurd and unachievable. That is, until the Prime Minister's overzealous press secretary latches on to it as a 'good will' story. Now, this unlikely team will put it all on the line and embark on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible, possible.

Anna Karenina 2012      (129 mins 12A)   Keira Knightley; Jude law.

Set in late-19th-century Russia high-society, the aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the affluent Count Vronsky.

Skyfall 2012   (143 mins PG-13)   Daniel Craig; Javier Bardem;Naomie Harris

Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her, bringing MI6 under attack.

Spills and Thrills and widely thought to be the best Bond film for many years.  Bring a friend - only £2.50

Central Station 1998   (153 mins  15)  In Portuguese with subtitles.

Emotive journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, in search of the father he never knew.

Great Expectations 2012  (128 mins 12A)  Helena Bonham Carter; Ralph Fiennes

A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.

Inception 2010  (148 mins  PG-13)   Leonardo DiCaprio; Joseph Gordon-Levitt; Ellen Page

In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion, a highly skilled thief is given a final chance at redemption which involves executing his toughest job to date 

My week with Marilyn 2011   (99 mins  15)   Michelle Williams; Eddie Redmayne; Kenneth Branagh.

This film documents the tense interaction between Olivier and Marilyn Monroe during production of The Prince and the Showgirl