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It’s a
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INFORMATION
The Belmont Filmhouse, 49 Belmont Street, Aberdeen AB10 1JS
www.belmontfilmhouse.com
Box Office 01224 343 500 (from 11am Mon-Sat, 12.30pm on Sun)
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Join our weekly email list at www.belmontfilmhouse.com/news
Email: admin@belmontfilmhouse.com
Cinemas
We have three screens, seating 272, 146 and 65 people. All areas of the
building are accessible to customers with limited mobility, including
wheelchair users. There is a lift in the main foyer that serves all floors and
the basement bar and cafe. Booking is advised for wheelchair spaces.
If you require any extra assistance during your visit please let us know.
Cafe Bar
Situated in the basement of the building, the Cafe Bar is a stylish, relaxed location to have a bite to eat during
the day, or enjoy a great range of wines, beers and speciality coffees before or after the film.
Hires
Our screens and cafe bar are available for private hire. We also offer a range of conferencing facilities.
For details or to book call 01224 343 512 or email dallas.king@belmontfilmhouse.com
Belmont Filmhouse Limited is a company limited by guarantee,
registered in Scotland No. SC468620. Scottish Charity No. SC044786.
VAT Reg. No. 181 279689. Registered office, 88 Lothian Road,
Edinburgh EH3 9BZ. It is a subsidiary of the Centre for the Moving
Image with Scottish Charity No. SC006793.
INDEXOFFILMSANDEVENTS
SCREENING DATES AND TIMES
TICKET PRICES & INFORMATION
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Aberdeen Inspired Winter Festival
Arts on Screen
The Babadook
Belmont Explorer
Big Eyes
The Bishop’s Wife
Cafe Bar
Charlie’s Country
Christmas at the Belmont
A Christmas Carol
Christmas Cracker Party Screenings
Citizenfour
Come and See Die Hard
For Crying Out Loud
Frozen
The Grandmaster
Home Alone
The Homesman
Ida
It’s a Wonderful Life
Jacques Tati 14
16
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4
10
12
6
7
12-13
14
14
6
11
14
18
13
9
14
5
11
12
15
Jour de fête
15
Joyeux Noël
13
Kon-Tiki
8
Leviathan
7
The LUX Film Prize
11
Me, Myself and Mum
8
Membership
5
Mon Oncle
15
Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday
15
The Muppet Christmas Carol
13/14
My Old Lady
9
Nightcrawler
10
The Nightmare Before Christmas
14
NT Live: JOHN
16
Open Bethlehem
10
The Polar Express
14
Rise of the Guardians
14
ROH Live: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland 16
The Santa Clause
14
Silver Screen
7
St. Vincent
5
Stations of the Cross
8
The Thing
11
White Christmas
12
The Wizard of Oz
13
Introduction
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
MERRY
CHRISTMAS
AND HAPPY
NEW YEAR
TO ALL OUR
CUSTOMERS
FROM
THE STAFF
AT THE
BELMONT
FILMHOUSE
MY OLD LADY
BIG EYES
Twas the month before Christmas and along Belmont Street
Something was brewing, a big festive treat.
People were excited all across Aberdeen,
Wondering what movies the Filmhouse would screen.
We have dozens of films full of festive cheer,
Christmas classics are perfect for this time of year.
December’s the time to forget trouble and strife
On Christmas Eve remember It’s A Wonderful Life.
They also had Muppets and The Wizard Of Oz,
They sure put a smile on old Santa Claus.
White Christmas makes us just think of snow,
But Frozen will have us all singing Let It Go!
For those Scrooges out there, for your viewing pleasure
St. Vincent, Grandmaster and Leviathan for good measure.
People who like to be scared should come take a look,
At John Carpenter’s The Thing and The Babadook.
On Boxing Day put down the eggnog and mince pies
Come pay us a visit and see Tim Burton’s Big Eyes.
At Christmas, families can drive themselves batty
Avoid this by watching the films of Jacques Tati.
I’m sure you’ll agree that there are many reasons,
To visit the Belmont during this festive season.
So all that’s left to say, and to end this poem right,
“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”.
Dallas King, Marketing and Events Manager
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Belmont Explorer
ST. VINCENT
LEVIATHAN
JACQUES TATI - MON ONCLE
Belmont Explorer
We’re really keen to encourage your deeper engagement with the great cinema we
screen. We know going to the cinema a lot can be quite expensive, so we’ve devised a
ticket deal to make it cheaper to see films beyond the big new releases.
Here’s how it works: buy a ticket for a film in the left hand column below, and you will
receive a voucher that will entitle you, on handing it in at the Box Office, to 50% off a full
price ticket to any film (or any film in any season) listed in the right hand column.
We’ve marked the films and seasons involved with wee logos to make them easier to
spot (orange for left hand column films, green for right), and you can also find them on
our website at www.belmontfilmhouse.com/tickets
Happy Exploring!
BUY A TICKET FOR...
GET A HALF PRICE TICKET TO ONE OF THESE
St. Vincent (page 5)
The Homesman (page 5)
My Old Lady (page 9)
Big Eyes (page 10)
Nightcrawler (page 10)
It’s a Wonderful Life (page 12)
Citizenfour (page 6)
Leviathan (page 7)
Charlie’s Country (page 7)
Stations of the Cross (page 8)
Jacques Tati (page 15)
All tickets subject to availability. The half price voucher only applies to full price tickets. The Belmont Explorer ticket deal
cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.
New Releases
ST. VINCENT
THE HOMESMAN
St. Vincent
The Homesman
Showing from Fri 5 Dec
Showing from Fri 5 Dec
Theodore Melfi • USA 2014 • 1h42m • DCP
12A – Contains infrequent strong language, moderate sex, sex
references
Cast: Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Jaeden Lieberher, Naomi
Watts, Chris O’Dowd.
Tommy Lee Jones • USA/France 2014 • 2h3m • DCP
15 – Contains strong violence, sex, scene of self-harm
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Hilary Swank, Grace Gummer, Miranda
Otto, Hailee Steinfeld.
Maggie (Melissa McCarthy), a single mother, moves into
a new home in Brooklyn with her 12-year old son, Oliver
(Jaeden Lieberher). Forced to work long hours, she has
no choice but to leave Oliver in the care of their new
neighbour, Vincent (Bill Murray), a retired curmudgeon
with a penchant for alcohol and gambling. Soon Oliver
is on the receiving end of an uproarious and somewhat
inappropriate education, and an improbable friendship is
blossoming between the two.
Tommy Lee Jones’ second film as director (his first was
underrated gem The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada)
is an original and intelligent take on the Western genre.
When three women living on the edge of the American
frontier are driven to the brink of sanity, the task of
saving them from their surroundings falls to the pious,
independent-minded Mary Bee Cuddy (Hilary Swank).
She is to transport the women by covered wagon to Iowa,
where a minister and his wife have offered to take them in.
Cuddy soon realises just how daunting the journey will be,
and employs a feisty low-life drifter, George Biggs (Tommy
Lee Jones), to join her. The unlikely pair and the three
women head east, across harsh territory marked by stark
beauty, psychological peril and constant threat.
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New Releases
THE BABADOOK
CITIZENFOUR
The Babadook
Citizenfour
Fri 5 to Sun 7 Dec
Wed 10 & Thu 11 Dec
Jennifer Kent • Australia 2014 • 1h34m
DCP • 15 – Contains strong supernatural threat, bloody images
Cast: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Barbara West, Daniel Henshall,
Hayley McElhinney.
Laura Poitras • Germany/USA 2014 • 1h53m
DCP • English, Portuguese and German with English subtitles
15 – Contains strong language • Documentary
Six years after the violent death of her husband, Amelia is
at her wits’ end. She struggles to discipline her 6-year-old
son, Samuel, who’s been dreaming there is a monster in
the house coming to kill them both. When a disturbing
storybook called The Babadook mysteriously appears in
their house, Samuel is convinced that the Babadook is the
creature he has been dreaming about. His hallucinations
begin to spiral out of control, becoming more violent and
unpredictable until his mother is forced to medicate him. But
when Amelia begins to see glimpses of a sinister presence, it
slowly dawns on her that Samuel’s warnings could be real.
“One of the strongest, most effective horror films of recent
years.” - Empire
In January 2013, filmmaker Laura Poitras was in the process
of constructing a film about abuses of national security in
post-9/11 America when she started receiving encrypted
e-mails from someone identifying himself as ‘citizen four’,
saying he wanted to blow the whistle on the massive
covert surveillance programs run by the NSA and other
intelligence agencies. In June 2013, she and reporter
Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many
meetings with the man who turned out to be Edward
Snowden. She took her camera with her. The film that
resulted from this series of tense encounters is absolutely
unique in the history of cinema: a 100% real-life thriller
unfolding minute by minute before our eyes.
BELMONT FILMHOUSE CAFE BAR
Situated in the basement of the building, the cafe bar is a stylish, relaxed location to have a bite to eat
during the day, or enjoy a great range of wines, beers and speciality coffees before or after the film.
Food is served from 12 - 8pm Monday to Saturday and from 1 - 8pm on Sunday. Our new menu
includes a wide range of delicious, freshly-prepared snacks and meals, including soup, sandwiches,
paninis, nachos, chilli, baked potatoes, salads, kids’ options and our famous chickpea curry!
Vegetarian and vegan options are always available, and Filmhouse Members get 10% discount on all
food, snacks and drinks!
Food For A Fiver – Get any dish priced over £5.00 for just a fiver between 2.00 and 5.00pm.
Not valid with any other offer.
New Releases
LEVIATHAN
CHARLIE’S COUNTRY
Leviathan
Charlie’s Country
Fri 12 to Mon 15 Dec
Sun 14 & Mon 15 Dec
Andrey Zvyagintsev • Russia 2014 • 2h21m
DCP • Russian with English subtitles
15 – Contains strong language, moderate sex
Cast: Elena Lyadova, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Aleksey Serebryakov,
Roman Madyanov, Anna Ukolova.
Rolf de Heer • Australia 2013 • 1h48m
DCP • 15 – Contains strong language
Cast: David Gulpilil, Peter Djigirr, Luke Ford, Bobby Bunungurr,
Jennifer Budukpuduk Gaykamangu.
The boldest of contemporary Russian filmmakers, Andrey
Zvyagintsev (The Return, Elena) electrified the Cannes
Competition earlier this year with Leviathan. Winner of the
festival’s award for best screenplay, it is a thriller, a black
social comedy and an astoundingly direct assault on the
state of his native land.
In a small seaside town, weather-beaten patriarch Kolya
lives with his teenage son and second wife. Their idyllic
homestead harbours deep-rooted familial resentments that
are aggravated by the aggressions of the local mayor, a
drunken, corrupt bureaucrat set on grabbing their land for
himself. When Kolya calls in his lawyer friend from Moscow,
this defensive tactic triggers a series of dramatic events.
SILVER SCREEN
Customers over 60 can enjoy a free tea or
filter coffee with a ticket for any film between
12 noon and 5.00pm from Monday to Friday.
If you are not already an existing free loyalty
card holder or Filmhouse Member, then
sign up at the box office. See page 5 for
information about other membership benefits.
The great Australian actor David Gulpilil (Walkabout,
Ten Canoes) won the Best Actor prize at Cannes’ Un
Certain Regard for his majestic performance in this semiautobiographical drama, about an aged Aborigine who
journeys into the Outback to live in the traditional ways of
his ancestors.
Charlie (Gulpilil) lives in a remote Aboriginal community
in northern Australia, where government intervention in
the culture’s traditional way of life has left many of the
residents, Charlie included, feeling powerless to control
their destinies. When his gun and hand-crafted spear are
confiscated, leaving him nothing to hunt with, Charlie
defiantly heads into the bush to live the old way. Battling
both the elements and his own ageing body, Charlie is
eventually forced back to the community and, later, to the
provincial capital of Darwin. What he finds there proves to
be just the beginning of a long road back home.
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New Releases
KON-TIKI
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
ME, MYSELF AND MUM
Kon-Tiki
Stations of the Cross
Showing from Fri 19 Dec
Kreuzweg
Joachim Rønning & Espen Sandberg
UK/Norway/Denmark/Germany/Sweden 2012 • 1h58m • DCP
Norwegian, English, French and Swedish with English subtitles
cert tbc
Cast: Pål Sverre Hagen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Tobias
Santelmann, Gustaf Skarsgård, Odd-Magnus Williamson.
Fri 19 to Sun 21 Dec
When Norwegian scientist and ethnographer Thor
Heyerdahl developed the now widely accepted theory that
the peoples of Polynesia first migrated from South America
and not, as previously believed, from Asia, the international
scientific community openly mocked him. Refusing to be
deterred in his quest to prove his hypothesis – not even
by the notable fact that he could not swim – he embarked
on one of history’s most celebrated scientific adventures.
In 1947, Heyerdahl built a raft of balsa wood and travelled
across the open seas from Peru to the Tuamotu Islands,
thereby demonstrating the plausibility of his theory – and
changing the history books forever.
Directors Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg’s masterful
account of Heyerdahl’s staggeringly brave journey is
unerringly faithful to the original story, as we follow
Heyerdahl gathering financing for the trip before setting off
on an epic 101 day-long journey across 8,000 kilometres, all
while the world was watching.
Dietrich Brüggemann • Germany 2014 • 1h50m
DCP • German, French and Latin with English subtitles
15 – Contains distressing scenes
Cast: Lucie Aron, Anna Brüggemann, Michael Kamp, Moritz Knapp.
Maria (Lea van Acken in a stunning performance) is 14,
preparing for her Confirmation in the (fictional) Priestly
Society of St Paul. The film’s title is literal, if ironic: the
narrative is divided into fourteen chapters, each named
after one of the traditional stages in depictions of Christ’s
martyrdom. With each chapter, the atmosphere of
oppression thickens, as Maria tamps down her emerging
sexuality while suffering under the yoke of her tyrannical
mother. Rigorous, subversive and profoundly moving, this
harrowing yet beautiful look at Christian fanaticism is a
work of considerable power.
Me, Myself and Mum
Les garçons et Guillaume, à table!
Fri 19 to Mon 22 Dec
Guillaume Gallienne • France/Belgium 2013 • 1h25m • DCP
French, German, English and Spanish with English subtitles • cert tbc
Cast: Guillaume Gallienne, André Marcon, Françoise Fabian.
Coming-of-age films are rarely as enjoyable, or as
mischievous, as this. Adapted from his one-man stage
show, Guillaume Gallienne shows what it’s like to grow up
as a boy when everyone is convinced that you’re really a
girl – or should have been. Playing both himself and his
frosty grande dame mother, Gallienne traces his life from
childhood in an aristocratic family through adventures in
Spain, ill-fated stints at boarding school and a hair-raising
spa visit to the present, when he comes out as… well,
simply as his own uncategorisable self.
New Releases
THE GRANDMASTER
MY OLD LADY
The Grandmaster
My Old Lady
Yi dai zong shi
Showing from Fri 26 Dec
Sun 21 to Wed 24 Dec
Israel Horovitz • UK/France/USA 2014 • 1h47m • DCP
12A – Contains suicide references, moderate sex references
Cast: Kevin Kline, Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas, Dominique
Pinon, Noémie Lvovsky.
Wong Kar Wai • Hong Kong/China 2013 • 1h48m
DCP • Mandarin, Cantonese and Japanese with English subtitles
15 – Contains strong violence
Cast: Tony Leung, Zhang Ziyi, Wang Qingxiang, Elvis Tsui, Song
Hye-kyo.
A dazzling, melancholy martial arts film from master
director Wong Kar Wai.
China, 1936. It’s the eve of the Japanese invasion and
China is in turmoil, with the country’s south teetering on
the brink of partition from the north. The paths of two
kung fu masters, Ip Man (Tony Leung) and Gong Er (Zhang
Ziyi), cross at a gathering at legendary brothel the Golden
Pavilion, where a retirement ceremony for Gong Er’s father
is to be held.
Filmed in a range of stunning locations, The Grandmaster
features virtuoso performances by some of the greatest
stars of contemporary Asian cinema, and stunning fight
choreography by the renowned Yuen Wo Ping (The Matrix,
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon).
Mathias Gold (Kevin Kline) is a down-on-his-luck New
Yorker who inherits a Parisian apartment from his estranged
father. But when he arrives in France intending to sell his
newly-acquired property, he’s shocked to discover a live-in
tenant who is not prepared to budge – feisty Englishwoman
Mathilde Girard (Maggie Smith), who has lived in the
apartment with her daughter Chloé (Kristin Scott Thomas)
for many years. With no place to go, Mathias strikes a
tentative lodging arrangement with Mathilde, instantly
clashing with suspicious Chloé over his private dealings
with a rapacious property developer. An uneasy détente
gradually settles in as the quarrelling Mathias and Chloé
come to discover common ground.
Filmed on location in a ravishing Paris of quiet back
streets, and with wonderful performances from its superb
ensemble cast, My Old Lady is a touching romantic drama
about past secrets coming home to roost.
COMING SOON
Belmont Junior Our new family film slot, every Saturday at 11am, all tickets £3.50! Screenings begin on
Saturday 3 January – look out for details in our next programme.
The Theory of Everything The extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds,
renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking. Based on a memoir by Hawking’s first wife Jane, this
absorbing, affecting biopic stars Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones, and is directed by James Marsh (Man
on Wire). Showing from Friday 2 January.
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New Releases/Open Bethlehem
BIG EYES
NIGHTCRAWLER
Big Eyes
Showing from Fri 26 Dec
Tim Burton • USA 2014 • 2h (tbc) • DCP • cert tbc
Cast: Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Jason Schwartzman, Krysten
Ritter, Terence Stamp.
Director Tim Burton reunites with Ed Wood screenwriters
Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski to tell the
extraordinary true story of Margaret Keane (Amy Adams)
and her husband Walter (Christoph Waltz), who took credit
for his wife’s distinctive artworks and enjoyed fame and
fortune while she toiled in anonymity, painting for sixteen
hours a day under lock and key. Eventually Margaret
decided she couldn’t take any more and left Walter, but
how could she prove he had been deceiving the world for
years and finally get the recognition she deserved?
Nightcrawler
Showing from Sat 27 Dec
Dan Gilroy • USA 2014 • 1h57m • DCP
15 – Contains strong bloody crime scene detail, strong language
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, Riz Ahmed, Michael
Papajohn.
A thrilling, atmospheric noir with a forceful, compelling
performance from Jake Gyllenhaal.
Lou Bloom, a drifter and petty thief looking for ways
to make money, stumbles across the nightcrawlers of
Los Angeles, who roam the city streets at night, chase
ambulances and descend upon car accidents to take
photos and footage of crime scenes to sell to the evening
news. Bloom soon discovers he has a flair for the job, and
is seemingly immune to the moral dilemmas involved – but
competition to capture the most gruesome image is fierce.
OPEN BETHLEHEM
A special event presented by Take One Action,
Scotland’s global change cinema project.
www.takeoneaction.org.uk
Open Bethlehem
Sat 13 Dec AT 8.00pm
Leila Sansour • Occupied Palestinian Territory 2014 • 1h30m
DCP • English and Hebrew with English subtitles • cert tbc
Documentary
Armed with her camera and a dilapidated family car that
keeps breaking down, Bethlehem-born Leila Sansour
returns to her childhood home to make a deeply personal
film about a legendary town in crisis. But just few months
into the project, her life and the film take an unexpected
turn when Leila’s cousin Carol, her last relative in town,
persuades her to stay and start a campaign to save the city
from irredeemable separation.
Take One Action is delighted to host director Leila Sansour
for a Q&A following the screening.
The LUX Film Prize/Come and See...
IDA
THE THING
The LUX Film Prize Come and See...
In association with the European Parliament, a
free screening of the third of the three finalists
for this year’s LUX Prize, a symbol of the
commitment to showcasing the very best in the
European Film Industry.
Monthly one-off screenings of great films
we simply thought you might like to see on
the big screen!
The Thing
Tickets for the screening are free but spaces are Thu 11 Dec at 8.30pm
John Carpenter • USA 1982 • 1h49m • DCP • 18
limited so advance booking is recommended.
Cast: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, TK Carter, David Clennon, Keith
David.
An isolated Antarctic scientific base is infiltrated by an
alien shape-shifter, which takes over the identities of its
occupants one by one.
Ida
Fri 5 Dec at 6.15pm
Pawel Pawlikowski • Poland/Denmark 2013 • 1h22m
DCP • Polish with English subtitles • 12A – Contains suicide scene
Cast: Agata Kulesza, Agata Trzebuchowska, Dawid Ogrodnik, Jerzy
Trela, Adam Szyszkowski.
This graceful and haunting drama explores the life of Anna,
an orphan brought up in a convent in Poland. Anna visits
her only living relative for the first time. Aunt Wanda, a
hard-drinking Communist Party judge who has lost any
vestiges of faith, informs Anna of her Jewish heritage; her
original name, Ida; and of her parents’ murder during the
Nazi occupation. The two women embark on a journey
into the wintry countryside to find the parents’ unmarked
graves, and dark secrets are unearthed.
Underlining every frame of The Thing is an anticipating
dread: the characters – and the viewer – sense the
potential menace of an enemy they cannot see. It’s an eerily
nightmarish and wonderfully enthralling film, featuring
some of the most gruesome special effects you’ll ever see.
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Christmas at the Belmont
THE BISHOP’S WIFE
WHITE CHRISTMAS
Christmas
at the Belmont
Seasonal favourites on the big screen!
It’s a Wonderful Life
Fri 12 to Wed 24 Dec
Frank Capra • USA 1946 • 2h10m
DCP • U – Contains mild violence
Cast: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Henry Travers, Lionel Barrymore.
This heartwarming fantasy is one of the most popular
films ever made. The film begins as angels discuss George
Bailey (James Stewart), a small-town resident so beset
with problems that he contemplates suicide. In flashback,
we review George’s life, learning that he has always
wanted to leave his hometown to see the world, but that
circumstances and his own good heart have kept him in
Bedford Falls. Bring a hanky!
TICKETDEAL
Buy any three (or more) tickets for films in this season
and get 15% off
Buy any six (or more) tickets for films in this season and
get 25% off
These packages are available online, in person and on
the phone, on both full price and concession tickets.
Tickets must all be bought at the same time.
THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL
The Bishop’s Wife
Tue 16 to Thu 18 Dec
Henry Koster • USA 1947 • 1h49m
DCP • U – Contains no material likely to offend or harm
Cast: Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven, Monty Woolley,
James Gleason.
When Episcopalian bishop Henry Brougham (David
Niven) prays for divine guidance in his efforts to raise
the necessary funds for a new cathedral, his prayers are
answered in the form of a handsome guardian angel named
Dudley (Cary Grant). Establishing himself as a Yuletide
guest in the Brougham home, Dudley arouses the ire of
Henry, who, unaware that his visitor is from Up Above,
assumes that Dudley has designs on the his wife Julia
(Loretta Young).
White Christmas
Tue 16 & Wed 17 Dec
Michael Curtiz • USA 1954 • 2h
DCP • U – Contains no material likely to offend or harm
Cast: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen,
Dean Jagger.
Two talented song-and-dance men (Bing Crosby and
Danny Kaye) team up after the war to become one of the
hottest acts in show business. One winter, they join forces
with a sister act (Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen) and
head to Vermont for a white Christmas. Upon discovering
that the resort is run by their old army general, who’s now
in financial trouble, they decide to put on a benefit to raise
funds.
White Christmas is a treasury of Irving Berlin classics, among
them ‘Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep’, ‘Sisters’, ‘Blue
Skies’, and, of course, ‘White Christmas’ itself.
Christmas at the Belmont
JOYEUX NOEL
FROZEN
THE WIZARD OF OZ
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Frozen Fri 19 to Sun 21 Dec
Sat 27 to Wed 31 Dec
Brian Henson • USA 1992 • 1h26m
DCP • U – Contains infrequent very mild peril
Cast: Michael Caine, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson,
Frank Oz.
Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee • USA 2013 • 1h48m
DCP • PG – Contains mild threat
With the voices of Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh
Gad, Santino Fontana.
A fun but meaningful adaptation of the Dickens story, with
Gonzo taking on the role of Dickens and narrating the tale,
along with the help of Rizzo the Rat. They take us on a
journey through a dank London, filled with all your favourite
Muppets and a lot of talking vegetables too! Scrooge
(Michael Caine) is so miserly he won’t even allow his fuzzy
employees an extra piece of coal for the fire at Christmas.
Such meanness is not tolerated by his deceased business
partners, who appear to him one night and tell him that he
must face up to his misdeeds. And so he is visited by the
ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future...
When the icy powers of Elsa turn the kingdom of Arendelle
into a frozen wasteland, it is up to her sister Anna to find
her and reverse her spell. She sets off with mountain man
Kristoff, his trusty reindeer and a talking snowman named
Olaf in a race to save the kingdom.
Sing-Along Screenings!
Special sing-along screenings of this magical film, with
lyrics projected onto the screen!
The Wizard of Oz
Sun 28 to Tue 30 Dec
Joyeux Noël Merry Christmas
Tue 23 Dec only
Christian Carion • France/Germany/UK/Belgium/Romania/Norway
2005 • 1h56m • DCP • French, German and English with English
subtitles • 12A – Contains moderate battle violence, sex, and one
use of strong language
Cast: Diane Kruger, Benno Fürmann, Guillaume Canet, Gary Lewis,
Daniel Brühl.
Christian Carion’s beautifully directed drama tells the
story of an event during World War I, when a Scottish, a
German and a French regiment called a temporary halt to
the slaughter on Christmas Eve, 1914. Expertly weaving
together the separate national strands of the story and
remaining just the right side of sentimental, the film’s
powerful message is matched by the brilliant storytelling,
and carries significant contemporary resonance.
Victor Fleming • USA 1939 • 1h38m
DCP • U – Contains mild fantasy horror
Cast: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack
Haley, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton.
When Dorothy’s neighbour, Miss Gulch, threatens to take
away her precious dog, Toto, Dorothy runs away from home.
Attempting to return, she and her house are caught in a
twister and blown to the garish, colour-saturated Land of Oz.
Dorothy must escape from Oz by following the Yellow Brick
Road to the Emerald City, where the great Wizard of Oz can
help her return to Kansas. Along the way, Dorothy picks
up some new friends – the heartless Tin Man, the brainless
Scarecrow, and the courage-less Cowardly Lion, each of
whom hopes that the Wizard can offer him what he lacks...
Filled with extravagant sets and costumes and glorious song
and dance routines, Dorothy’s adventures in Oz are pure
delight, even more so on the big screen.
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Aberdeen Inspired Winter Fest/Christmas Crackers
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
DIE HARD
HOME ALONE
Aberdeen Inspired Christmas Cracker
Winter Festival
Party Screenings
Sponsored by Finnies the Jeweller and in association
with Aberdeen Inspired, we’re delighted to offer you
a selection box of treats in the form of free screenings
of some true Christmas classics! Tickets are free and
will be available from the box office from the Monday
before each screening.
Arthur Christmas
(2011, 1h37m, U) Sat 29 Nov at 11am
White Christmas
Kick off the festivities early this
year with our special screenings of
Christmas classics!
Watch Die Hard or Home Alone on the
big screen and then head down to our
café bar to enjoy a Christmas-themed
buffet and party the night away.
(1954, 2h, U) Sun 30 Nov at 1.30pm
The Santa Clause
Die Hard (1988, 2h12m, 15)
(1994, 1h38m, U) Sat 6 Dec at 11am
Fri 12 Dec at 6.30pm
A Christmas Carol
(2009, 1h36m, PG) Sun 7 Dec at 1.30pm
The Nightmare Before Christmas
(1993, 1h16m, PG) Sat 13 Dec at 11am
The Muppet Christmas Carol
(1992, 1h26m, U) Sun 14 Dec at 1.30pm
Rise of the Guardians
(2012, 1h37m, PG) Sat 20 Dec at 11am
The Polar Express
(2004, 1h39m, U) Sun 21 Dec at 1.30pm
Home Alone (1990, 1h43m, PG)
Thu 18 Dec at 7.00pm
Tickets cost £19.99 and include film
screening plus a glass of wine/beer/
soft drink and buffet.
Jacques Tati
JOUR DE FETE
MONSIEUR HULOT’S HOLIDAY
Jacques Tati
Celebrating the genius of one of
cinema’s most celebrated comedians
and influential icons, Jacques Tati
(1907-1982) who worked as actor,
writer and director.
Jour de fête
Fri 26 & Sat 27 Dec
Jacques Tati • France 1949 • 1h20m
DCP • French with English subtitles • U
Cast: Jacques Tati, Guy Decomble, Paul Frankeur, Santa Relli.
A joyful, almost silent comedy set in the French
countryside. François (Jacques Tati), a village postman,
does his rounds on his bicycle – the old-fashioned way.
But when a travelling carnival comes to town, its
proprietors show a film extolling the virtues of modern
American mail delivery, and soon the townspeople start
to wonder if François has fallen behind the times...
Belmont Explorer
Get a half-price ticket to any of the
films in this season with Belmont Explorer –
see page 4 for details!
MON ONCLE
Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday
Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot
Fri 26, Tue 30 & Wed 31 Dec
Jacques Tati • France 1952 • 1h27m
DCP • French with English subtitles • U
Cast: Jacques Tati, Nathalie Pascaud, Michèle Rolla, Valentine Camax.
Taking a vacation at a seaside resort in Brittany, confirmed
bachelor Monsieur Hulot creates unintentional havoc
among the hotel guests with his well-meaning but terribly
clumsy antics. As with all the best slapstick, Tati’s theme
is the cruelty of the physical world. Nothing in Monsieur
Hulot acts quite how it ought to. Every object has a mind
of its own – from the canoe that folds in half while being
rowed, to the foxskin rug that attaches itself to Hulot’s
foot – and each appears to be intent on causing as many
pratfalls, bumps and bruises as possible.
Mon Oncle
My Uncle
Sun 28 to Tue 30 Dec
Jacques Tati • France/Italy 1958 • 1h56m
DCP • French with English subtitles • U
Cast: Jacques Tati, Adrienne Servantie, Jean-Pierre Zola, Lucien
Frégis, Betty Schneider.
In Tati’s second feature film and first film in colour, we
find him contrasting the bohemian provincial home life of
his gangling alter ego Monsieur Hulot with the modern,
contraption-filled concrete and glass home belonging to
Hulot’s sister and her family, the Arpels, where Hulot’s
nephew, Gerard, is drowning in boredom. When Hulot
comes for a visit, the gadgets get the better of him, in a
seamless spectacle of electric switches, slamming doors
and malfunctioning accoutrements. Unforgettably funny,
wonderfully observed and always technically brilliant.
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Arts on Screen
NT LIVE: JOHN
ROH LIVE: ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
Arts on Screen
World-class performing arts productions on the big screen.
NT Live: JOHN
Tue 9 Dec only • £17.50/£14
ROH Live: Alice’s Adventures
in Wonderland
UK 2014 • 2h • Digital
18 – Contains adult themes, strong language and nudity
Tue 16 Dec at 7.15pm • £17.50/£14
Internationally renowned DV8 Physical Theatre bring their
powerful new production to the National Theatre. DV8
Physical Theatre has produced 18 highly acclaimed dancetheatre works and four films for television, which have
garnered over 50 national and international awards.
Christopher Wheeldon’s full-length ballet based on Lewis
Carroll’s book is an exuberant piece of storytelling featuring
an instantly recognisable cast of characters, among them
a tap-dancing Mad Hatter, a tetchy White Rabbit and a
raucously bad-tempered Queen of Hearts. Wheeldon,
along with composer Joby Talbot and designer Bob
Crowley, have created a genuine family ballet in the spirit of
Carroll’s much-loved children’s classic.
The company’s new production, JOHN, authentically
depicts real-life stories, combining movement and
spoken word to create an intense and moving theatrical
experience.
Lloyd Newson, DV8’s Artistic Director, interviewed more
than 50 men asking them frank questions, initially about
love and sex. One of those men was John. What emerged
was a story that is both extraordinary and touching. Years
of crime, drug use and struggling to survive lead John
on a search in which his life converges with others, in an
unexpected place, unknown by most.
Don’t miss this eagerly anticipated new production,
broadcast live from the National Theatre.
2014 • 2h55m • Digital • 12A
5 December 2014 - 1 January 2015
DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE
Box Office 01224 343 500
www.belmontfilmhouse.com
SCREENING TIMES
DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE
SCREENING TIMES
Fri
5
Dec
1
1
2
2
3
St. Vincent
St. Vincent
The Homesman
Ida The Babadook
11.00am/1.15/3.30
6.00/8.15
11.00am/2.30/8.30
6.15 (Free)
3.50/6.00
Thu
11
Dec
1
1
2
2
3
St. Vincent
St. Vincent
The Homesman
The Thing (CS)
Citizenfour
11.00am/1.15/3.30
6.00/8.15
12.30/3.10/5.50
8.30
1.00/8.50
Sat
6
Dec
1
1
2
2
3
St. Vincent
St. Vincent
The Santa Clause (WF)
The Homesman
The Babadook
11.00am/1.15/3.30
6.00/8.15
11.00am (Free)
2.30/5.50/8.30
3.50/6.00
Sun
7
Dec
1
2
2
2
3
3
St. Vincent
A Christmas Carol (WF)
St. Vincent
The Homesman
St. Vincent
The Babadook
6.00/8.15
1.30 (Free)
3.35
5.50/8.30
1.00
8.45
Fri
12
Dec
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
It’s a Wonderful Life (CB)
Die Hard (CC)
St. Vincent
Leviathan
St. Vincent
St. Vincent
It’s a Wonderful Life (CB)
2.00
6.30 + event (£19.99)
9.15
2.40/5.40
11.00am/1.15
3.45/6.15
8.30
Mon 1
8 1
Dec 2
2
Tue 1
9 1
Dec 2
3
St. Vincent (B)
St. Vincent
The Homesman
The Homesman
11am (babies + carers)
1.15/3.30 /6.00/8.15
11.00am/2.30
5.50/8.30
Sat
13
Dec
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
It’s a Wonderful Life (CB)
Leviathan
The Nightmare Before... (WF)
St. Vincent
Open Bethlehem
St. Vincent
Leviathan
11.00am/2.00/8.30
5.30
11.00am (Free)
3.25/5.45
8.00 + Q&A
11.00am/8.45
2.00
St. Vincent
NT Live: JOHN (A)
The Homesman
St. Vincent
1.10/3.25/5.40
8.00 (£17.50/£14)
2.30/5.50/8.30
8.50
Sun
14
Dec
1
1
2
2
3
3
It’s a Wonderful Life (CB)
2.00/5.30
Leviathan
8.15
The Muppet Christmas Carol (WF) 1.30 (Free)
Charlie’s Country
8.50
Leviathan
1.00
St. Vincent
3.55/6.15/8.45
Wed 1
10 2
Dec 2
3
St. Vincent
The Homesman
Citizenfour
Citizenfour
1.15/3.30/6.00/8.15
12.30/3.10/8.30
6.00
11.00am
The majority of our screenings are scheduled
well in advance, and times published in this
monthly brochure and on our website. We
leave some spaces in the schedule in order
to allow us to keep on films that are doing
well for a little longer; each week these
late-scheduled screenings will be added to
our website from midday at the latest on the
preceding Tuesday, and listed in our weekly
screenings email – sign up at
www.belmontfilmhouse.com/news
Mon 1
15 1
Dec 2
3
3
Tue
16
Dec
1
1
2
3
3
It’s a Wonderful Life (CB)
Leviathan
Charlie’s Country
Leviathan
St. Vincent
2.00/5.30
8.15
1.20/8.50
1.15
4.10/6.30/8.45
It’s a Wonderful Life (CB)
2.00
ROH Live: Alice’s Adventures... (A) 7.15 (£17.50/£14)
The Bishop’s Wife (CB)
3.30
White Christmas (CB)
1.15
St. Vincent
3.50/6.15/8.45
SCHEDULE CONTINUES OVERLEAF
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Belmont Filmhouse Programme
5 December 2014 - 1 January 2014
Box Office 01224 343 500
DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE
SCREENING TIMES
DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE
Wed 1
17 1
Dec 2
2
3
3
It’s a Wonderful Life (CB)
The Bishop’s Wife (CB)
The Bishop’s Wife (CB)
White Christmas (CB)
White Christmas (CB)
St. Vincent
2.00/6.00
8.40
3.30
5.50
1.15
3.50/6.15/8.45
Thu
18
Dec
1
1
1
2
3
3
It’s a Wonderful Life (CB)
Home Alone (CC)
St. Vincent
The Bishop’s Wife (CB)
St. Vincent
It’s a Wonderful Life (CB)
2.00
7.00 + event (£19.99)
9.15
1.00/8.45
1.30/3.50/6.15
8.30
Sun
21
Dec
Fri
19
Dec
1
1
2
2
3
It’s a Wonderful Life (CB)
11.00am/3.45/8.30
The Muppet Christmas Carol (CB) 1.45/6.30
Kon-Tiki
11.00am/5.45
Stations of the Cross
2.30/8.20
Me, Myself and Mum
11.00am/4.00/6.00
Sat
20
Dec
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
It’s a Wonderful Life (CB)
11.00am/3.45/8.30
The Muppet Christmas Carol (CB) 1.45/6.30
Rise of the Guardians (WF)
11.00am (Free)
Stations of the Cross
4.00/8.50
Kon-Tiki
6.20
Me, Myself and Mum
11.00am/6.00
Kon-Tiki
3.30
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
Mon 1
22 1
Dec 2
2
3
SCREENING TIMES
The Muppet Christmas Carol (CB) 1.00
It’s a Wonderful Life (CB)
3.00/5.45
The Grandmaster
8.30
The Polar Express (WF)
1.30 (Free)
Me, Myself and Mum
3.45
Kon-Tiki
6.00
Stations of the Cross
8.30
Kon-Tiki
1.00
Me, Myself and Mum
8.45
It’s a Wonderful Life (CB) (B)
It’s a Wonderful Life (CB)
The Grandmaster
Kon-Tiki
Me, Myself and Mum
11am (babies + carers)
3.00/5.45/8.30
11.00am/3.50/8.50
1.20/6.15
11.00am/8.45
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
It’s a Wonderful Life (CB)
Joyeux Noël (CB)
Kon-Tiki
Joyeux Noël (CB)
The Grandmaster
Kon-Tiki
The Grandmaster
11.00am/2.00/8.30
6.00
11.00am/6.20
1.30
4.00/8.50
2.30
6.00
Wed 1
24 2
Dec 2
3
It’s a Wonderful Life (CB)
Kon-Tiki
The Grandmaster
Kon-Tiki
11.00am/2.00/6.00
11.00am/6.15
1.30/3.50
2.30
Tue
23
Dec
Thu 25 Dec - CLOSED - Merry Christmas!
FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!
Screenings for carers and their babies, on Mondays
at 11am. Tickets £4.50/£3.50 concessions per adult.
Screenings are limited to babies under 12 months
accompanied by no more than two adults. Babychanging and buggy parking facilities are available.
Mon 8 Dec – St. Vincent
Mon 15 Dec – No FCOL screening this week, sorry
Mon 22 Dec – It’s a Wonderful Life
Mon 29 Dec – My Old Lady
Starting next month, Belmont Junior, our new
family film slot. Screenings every Saturday at
11am, all tickets £3.50! Look out for details in our
next programme.
KEY:
(B) – For Crying Out Loud carer and baby screening
(see left)
(A) – Arts on Screen (page 16)
(CB) – Christmas at the Belmont (pages 12-13)
(CC) – Christmas Cracker Screenings (page 14)
(CS) – Come and See... (page 11)
(JT) – Jacques Tati (page 15)
(WF) – Aberdeen Inspired Winter Festival (page 16)
Full index of films and events on page 2
www.belmontfilmhouse.com
DATE SCREEN NUMBER & FILM TITLE
5 December - 1 January 2014
Belmont Filmhouse Programme
SCREENING TIMES
TICKET PRICES AND INFORMATION
Fri
26
Dec
1
2
2
3
Big Eyes
My Old Lady
Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (JT)
Jour de fête (JT)
1.45/4.15/6.45
2.00/6.30
4.20
2.00
ELEVENSES (Mon-Fri between 11am and noon)
All tickets £3.50, plus tea/coffee just £1 before noon
Sat
27
Dec
1
1
1
2
2
3
Big Eyes
Frozen (Sing-Along) (CB)
Big Eyes
My Old Lady
Jour de fête (JT)
Nightcrawler
11.00am
1.30
3.50/6.20/8.50
11.00am/3.30/8.00
1.30/6.00
2.30/8.30
EVENING SCREENINGS (shows starting after 5pm)
£9.00 full price, £6.00 concessions
Sun
28
Dec
1
1
2
2
3
3
Frozen (Sing-Along) (CB)
Big Eyes
My Old Lady
Mon Oncle (JT)
The Wizard of Oz (CB)
Nightcrawler
1.00
3.30/6.00/8.30
1.00/3.20/8.15
5.45
3.45
8.40
Mon 1
29 1
Dec 1
2
2
2
3
3
Big Eyes
Frozen (Sing-Along) (CB)
Big Eyes
My Old Lady (B)
My Old Lady
Mon Oncle (JT)
The Wizard of Oz (CB)
Nightcrawler
11.00am
1.30
3.50/6.20/8.50
11am (babies + carers)
1.20/6.15/8.35
3.50
11.00am/6.20
3.50
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
Big Eyes
Frozen (Sing-Along) (CB)
Big Eyes
My Old Lady
Mon Oncle (JT)
Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (JT)
The Wizard of Oz (CB)
Nightcrawler
11.00am
1.30
3.50/6.20/8.50
11.00am/3.45/8.15
1.20
6.15
1.15
3.25/6.00
Wed 1
31 1
Dec 2
2
3
Big Eyes
Frozen (Sing-Along) (CB)
Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (JT)
My Old Lady
Nightcrawler
11.00am/3.50/6.20
1.30
11.00am
1.00/3.30/6.00
1.15/3.45
Tue
30
Dec
Thu 1 Jan - CLOSED - Happy New Year!
MATINEES (shows starting before 5pm)
Mon - Fri: £7.50 full price, £5.50 concessions
Sat - Sun: £9.00 full price, £6.00 concessions
Filmhouse Members get £1.50 off every ticket!
Tickets for children under 15 are now only £3.50
for any screening.
Some special events will have different ticket
prices which will be indicated on the relevant film
information page and on this grid.
There are usually ticket deals available on film
seasons – details on the relevant page.
We participate in the EE Wednesdays 2 for 1 scheme.
Concessions available for: students (with valid
matriculation card); school pupils (15-18 years); Young
Scot cardholders; senior citizens; people with disability
or invalidity status (carers go free); claimants (Jobseekers
Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, Housing
Benefit); NHS employees (with proof of employment).
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which case they must be collected no later than 30
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There are induction loop facilities in the box office
and infra-red facilities in all three screens. A small
deposit will be required to borrow the headsets,
which are available from the box office.
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