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WELCOME

The Great British Summer of 2012 is officially over but as the nights draw in, the fireworks begin with our cracking Autumn season.

Our main features offer a diverse line-up of highly anticipated films. October brings Walter Salles’ adaptation of On The Road as well as the critically acclaimed Beasts of the Southern Wild. Cannes gem Rust and Bone opens November, followed by Michael Haneke’s Palme D’Or winner Amour. The month closes with Paul Thomas Anderson’s controversial The Master, recently shown at the Venice Film Festival, featuring the ever-dependable Philip Seymour Hoffman and a welcome return to form by Joaquin Phoenix.

The 2012-13 season of the Met Opera Live in HD launches in October and is joined by performances from NT Live and the Bolshoi Ballet. Other special events include an Asghar Farhadi double bill, Minima’s live-accompanied Nosferatu and a Hallowe’en screening of Dario Argento’s Suspiria in association with Dark City Gallery, as well as a family screening for Remembrance Sunday of Michael Morpurgo’s Private Peaceful.

Finally, we are delighted to welcome back The UK Jewish Film Festival for another year at The Phoenix, presenting a fantastic selection of UK Premieres, short films and Q&As.

- Neil Rebak, General Manager

CONTENTS

MAIN FEATURES 4-10

WELCOME & CONTENTS 1-3

UK JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 13-16

CAFÉ BAR 11-12

CALENDAR 17-20

KIDS CLUB 21-22

FILM CLASSICS 23-24

SPECIAL EVENTS 25-28

EDUCATION 29-30

FRIENDS OF THE PHOENIX 31-32

CINEMA INFORMATION 33-34

EARLY BIRDThese Tuesday screenings finish by 3.15pm (perfect for parents picking up children from school) and include a free hot drink from the kiosk.

BRINGING UP BABYWednesday morning screenings offer parents with babies up to 12 months a chance to see our main feature.

WEEKLY E-MAILStay up to date with all our programming by subscribing to our free newsletter: e-mail info@phoenixcinema.co.uk or visit our website.

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FRIDAY 5 OCTOBER - THURSDAY 11 OCTOBER

Liberal Arts (12A)

1hr 37. US 2012. Directed by Josh Radnor. With Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, Zac Efron.

Writer and director Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother) plays Jesse Fisher, a 35-year-old disillusioned with his career and depressed about his love life. On visiting his now-retiring former college professor (played by Oscar nominee Richard Jenkins) he meets a young student, Zibby (Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene), who reinvigorates him despite his reservations about the gaps in their age and maturity. The warm and witty script treats Jesse’s navel-gazing with gentle cynicism and he starts to realise the universal truth as told by his professor: “Nobody feels like an adult.”

HISTORY OF THE PHOENIX

The Phoenix Cinema is one of the UK’s oldest purpose-built, continuously operating cinemas. Beneath the vaulted ceiling which dates back to 1910, the history of film has been shared with millions of audience members. From silent films with live music through two world wars when newsreels were the only source of moving images that captured events overseas; from the clicking reels of 24 frames a second to the digital projection of today, the Phoenix has witnessed it all.

The other unique aspect of the Phoenix Cinema is that since 1985 it has been a cinema of the community, run by a charitable trust for the community. Saved from the wrecker’s ball by the formation of The Phoenix Cinema Trust, it is a wholly independent single screen cinema showing the latest independent and foreign films and reinvesting its profits in education work and maintaining this historic building.

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On The Road (TBC)

FRIDAY 12 OCTOBER - THURSDAY 18 OCTOBER

2hr 17 approx. France/UK/US/Brazil 2012. Directed by Walter Salles. With Viggo Mortensen, Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley, Kristen Stewart.

Renowned director Walter Salles takes on Jack Kerouac’s classic Beat Generation novel. British actor Sam Riley (Brighton Rock, Control) stars alongside Kristen Stewart (Adventureland, Into The Wild) and Garret Hedlund (Eragon, Tron: Legacy) in Kerouac’s loosely autobiographical stories of his time travelling across 1940s and 1950s America. Fuelled by jazz, poetry, drugs and drink, On The Road - including fictionalised characters based on Beat legends Allen Ginsberg, William S Burroughs and Neal Cassady, amongst others - describes a post-war generation trying to discover its place in the world.

FROM FRIDAY 19 OCTOBER

Beasts of the Southern Wild (12A)

1hr 33. US 2012. Directed by Benh Zeitlin. With Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry, Levy Easterly.

As the ice-caps melt, and the waters slowly rise to threaten her bayou home in an area of Louisiana known as the Bathtub, Hushpuppy (an acclaimed debut from Quvenzhané Wallis) and her ailing father (Dwight Henry) struggle to survive against environmental breakdown and the emergence of strange prehistoric predators (the “aurochs“). As Hushpuppy searches for the mother whom she has never met, Behn Zeitlin’s film, highly acclaimed at this year’s Sundance Festival, provides a poetic and elegiac portrait of America after an unspecified catastrophe.

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FRIDAY 26 OCTOBER - THURSDAY 1 NOVEMBER

To Rome with Love (12A)Ginger and Rosa (12A)

1hr 52. US/Italy/Spain 2012. Dir. Woody Allen. With Woody Allen, Alec Baldwin, Roberto Benigni.

Following the Oscar-winning success of last year’s Midnight In Paris, Phoenix favourite Woody Allen’s recent cinematic tour of major European cities moves on to Rome, in a portmanteau film featuring four separate stories playing out against the backdrop of the Italian capital.

1hr 30. UK/Denmark/Canada/2012. Dir. Sally Potter. With Elle Fanning, Christina Hendricks, Annette Bening, Jodhi May, Timothy Spall.

As the 1960s begin to swing, two young women born and raised in post-war Britain find their seemingly unbreakable friendship challenged by teenage rebellion and the unseen threat of nuclear war.

Sally Potter directs a stellar cast with outstanding performances from the young protagonists.

FRIDAY 2 NOVEMBER - THURSDAY 15 NOVEMBER

Rust & Bone (15)

2hr 03. France/Belgium 2012. Directed by Jacques Audiard. With Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Armand Verdure.

After moving from Belgium to Antibes so that his sister can help him care for his young son, feckless bouncer and bare-knuckle fighter Ali (Matthias Schoenaerts, Bullhead) falls into a friendship with killer whale trainer Stephanie (Oscar winner Marion Cotillard, La Vie En Rose). When she is permanently injured in an accident, their relationship develops into something deeper as Ali tries to help her adjust to her new reality. Director Jacques Audiard (A Prophet, The Beat My Heart Skipped) was nominated for the Palme d’Or at Cannes for this passionate and moving love story.

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FRIDAY 16 NOVEMBER - THURSDAY 22 NOVEMBER

Amour (Love) (12A)

2hrs 07. Austria/France/Germany 2012. Directed by Michael Haneke . With Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert.

Michael Haneke won his second Cannes Palme d’Or (after 2009’s The White Ribbon, and nominations for Hidden and Funny Games) with Amour, starring Jean-Louis Trintignant (Three Colours: Red), Emanuelle Riva (Hiroshima Mon Amour) and Isabelle Huppert (The Piano Teacher). Riva and Trintignant play Georges and Anne, retired music teachers struggling to adjust to Anne’s progressive dementia, with their daughter (Huppert) providing little support. Acclaimed as a master of modern European cinema, Haneke turns his unflinching gaze to questions of memory, love and loss - as a person’s identity seems to slip away, what remains of the love they have shared with others?

FROM FRIDAY 23 NOVEMBER

The Master (Rating TBC)

Running time TBC. US 2012. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. With Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams.

The much-anticipated, controversial film which first screened at the 2012 Venice Film Festival features Joaquin Phoenix as mentally fragile World War II veteran Freddie Quell working for Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Lancaster Dodd: the charismatic leader of a new, science-based faith. “The Master” treats his acolyte as a pet project, exploiting his weaknesses both for his advantage and his own amusement. However, Dodd cannot quite get to the heart of Quell, whose inner life is even more turbulent than the exterior shows.

Described as an “utterly absorbing psychological drama” by The Guardian, this promises to be one of the films of the year.

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CAFÉ BAR

The café bar is open from 11am every Monday-Saturday and from 1pm on Sundays

Visit the Phoenix Cinema café bar for big mugs of coffee, lovely wines and refreshing beers, as well as sandwiches, pastries, snacks and meals.

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

MENU

Mezze PlATTerS

� Vegetarian Mezze (Humous, Feta, Olives, Roast Veg and Pitta Bread)

� Spanish Mezze (Chorizo, Ham, Olives, Sundried Tomatoes, Ciabatta Bread)

SAndwicheS

� Cheddar & Tomato

� Tuna Mayonnaise & Red Onion

� Ham & Mustard

� Humous & Roast Veg

Melts served on a half ciabatta

� Goat’s Cheese & Roast Veg

� Cheddar & Chorizo

� Ham & Brie

� Tuna & Feta

SAlAdS

� Hot Potato

� Chickpea & Chorizo

� Roast Vegetable

� Greek Salad

� Mediterranean Couscous

SideS

� Olives

� Homemade humous

� Ciabatta or wholemeal bread

� Burts Crisps (sorry, too loud to take into film)

� Dormen’s Nuts

cAKeS & PASTrieS � A selection of homemade cakes

� Freshly baked croissants & pains au chocolat

SeASonAl SPeciAlS includinG...

� Spinach and Mushroom Lasagne

� Roast Vegetable Risotto

� Sweet Potato Curry

� Orange, Goat’s Cheese and Red Onion Salad

� Brie, Basil and Pinenut Salad

� Peanut and Chilli Soup

� Chilled Gazpacho Soup

� Smoky Bean Broth

� Hot Buttery Smoked Haddock Kedgeree

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UK JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL NOVEMBER 2012 WWW.UKJEWISHFILM.ORG

We are delighted to continue our partnership with the UK Jewish Film Festival this year.

Featuring an exciting programme of UK Premieres, short films and Q&As.

All film ratings are TBC.

Poisoned (12A) at 9pm.

50mins. Israel 2010. Dir. Daniel Sivan. In Hebrew with English subtitles.

In the shadow of the war in Gaza, four best friends are just finishing their army basic training. In a few months they will no longer be 18 year old boys, but soldiers. A remarkably intimate portrait of this life-changing chapter in four Israeli boys’ lives.

Followed by Q&A with director daniel Sivan and three of the soldiers who start in the film.

+ Last Respects (12A)

22 mins. Israel 2010. Dir. Omri Shenhar.

TUESDAY 6 NOVEMBER

The Day I Saw Your Heart (15) at 9pm.

1hr 38. France 2010 Dir. Jennifer Devoldère. With Mélanie Laurent, Michel Blanc. In French with English subtitles.

Lighthearted comedy following an x-ray lab worker with relationship problems with her father, and her search for true love.

“A slick seriocomedy about a dysfunctional family” - Variety

+ That Woman (15)

10 mins. UK 2012. Dir. Edward Dick. Written by Amy Rosenthal. Pears Short Film Fund at UKJF Winning Film.

A neurotic 30-something embarks on a blind date with Monica Lewinsky.

THURSDAY 8 NOVEMBER

Foreign Letters (U) at 4pm.

1hr 40. USA 2012. Dir. Ela Thiert. In English and Hebrew with English subtitles.

This bittersweet coming-of-age film about the troubles of a young Israeli emigrant to the US is a love-letter to the unshakeable bond between friends.

+ Batman at the Checkpoint (U)

10mins. Germany 2012. Dir. Rafael Balulu. In Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles.

SUNDAY 4 NOVEMBER

We Are Not Alone (12A)

at 6pm.

1hr 30. Israel 2011. Dir. Lior Har-Lev. With Efrat ben Yaakov and Ohad Knoller. In Hebrew with English subtitles.

Eddie is a lonesome young man who believes the end of the world is coming. As he prepares his escape, he meets May, and intelligent yet anti-social young woman who offers him the chance for intimacy and real love.

+ Me & Everything I’m Not (12A)

20 mins. Israel 2011. Dir. Maya Brinner. In Hebrew with English subtitles.

SUNDAY 4 NOVEMBER

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UK JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL NOVEMBER 2012 WWW.UKJEWISHFILM.ORG

Dorfman (15) at 9pm.

1hr 30. Dir. Brad Leong. USA 2011. With Scott Wilson, Sara Rue, Elliot Gould and Catherine Hicks.

Contains scenes of a sexual nature.

Clever romantic comedy about a San Fernando Valley girl who is uprooted to chaotic downtown Los Angeles. Starring Sara Rue and Elliot Gould.

+ Moving Pictures (15)

7 mins. Israel 2011. Dir. Nadav Nachmany, Dror Shpatz.

A man spends his life innocently obsessing over a movie star until he loses his antidepressants and the reality of his existence becomes startlingly clear.

THURSDAY 15 NOVEMBER

Simon and the Oaks (12A) at 7pm.

In partnership with London Jewish Cultural Centre

2hrs 2. Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Norway 2011. Dir. Lisa Ohlin. In Swedish, German, English and Hebrew with English subtitles.

A young man learns that his real father is a German Jew and travels to explore his roots in this epic story about two families and their friendship and common destiny.

Followed by Q&A with director Lisa Ohlin.

+ The Fig Tree (12A)

14 mins. Spain 2010. Dir. Alejo Moreno. In Judeo-Spanish, Spanish, Arabic with English subtitles.

WEDNESDAY 14 NOVEMBER

A Beautiful Valley (PG) at 9pm.

1hr 24. Israel 2011. Dir. Hadar Friedlich. In Hebrew with English subtitles.

Change, hope and friendship combine in this breathtaking immersion into life on a Kibbutz, and its disintegration upon privatization.

Winner - Best Full-Length Debut Film Award, Jerusalem International Film Festival 2011

TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER

My Best Holidays (12A) at 4pm.

1hr 33. France 2011. Dir. Philippe Lellouche. In French with English subtitles.

“An authentic comedy about the director’s childhood set in the late seventies” - Cinemovies

On a holiday to Brittany in 1976, an Algerian-Jewish family are met with initial distrust by the Catholic locals. But gradually, the suspicion wanes, giving way to friendship, laughter and holiday romance.

+ Hannah Cohen’s Holy Communion (12A)

10mins. UK 2012. Dir. Shimmy Marcus Written by Lana Citron. Pears Short Film Fund at UKJF Winning Film. Dublin – 1970. Hannah Cohen can’t wait to make her Holy Communion - only problem is - she’s Jewish!

SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER

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CALENDAR

SATURDAY 6 OCTOBERKIDS CLUB: DR SEUSS’ THE LORAX

SATURDAY 13 OCTOBERKIDS CLUB: MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN

MET OPERA: DONIZETTI’S L’ELISIR D’AMORE at 6pm

TUESDAY 16 OCTOBEREARLY BIRD: ON THE ROAD at 12.30pm

SUNDAY 14 OCTOBERMET ENCORE: DONIZETTI’S L’ELISIR D’AMORE at 2pm

SUNDAY 7 OCTOBERDOUBLE BILL: A SEPARATION+ ABOUT ELLY at 2pm

TUESDAY 9 OCTOBEREARLY BIRD: LIBERAL ARTS at 1pm

WEDNESDAY 10 OCTOBERBRINGING UP BABY: LIBERAL ARTS at 11am

THURSDAY 11 OCTOBERFILM CLASSICS: DAY FOR NIGHT at 11am

NT LIVE: THE LAST OF THE HAUSSMANS at 7pm

WEDNESDAY 17 OCTOBERBRINGING UP BABY: ON THE ROAD at 11am

THURSDAY 18 OCTOBERFILM CLASSICS: CRIA CUERVOS at 11am

THURSDAY 25 OCTOBERFILM CLASSICS: THE KID WITH A BIKE at 11am

THURSDAY 1 NOVEMBERNT LIVE: TIMON OF ATHENS at 7pm

Fri 5 - Thur 11 Fri 12 - Thur 18MAIN FEATURES MAIN FEATURES

ALSO PLAYING ALSO PLAYING

liBerAl ArTS on The roAd

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SATURDAY 20 OCTOBERKIDS CLUB: MIRROR MIRROR

SATURDAY 27 OCTOBERKIDS CLUB: LABYRINTHMET OPERA: VERDI’S OTELLO at 6pm

TUESDAY 23 OCTOBEREARLY BIRD: BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD at 1pm

TUESDAY 30 OCTOBEREARLY BIRD: TO ROME WITH LOVE at 1pm

WEDNESDAY 24 OCTOBERBRINGING UP BABY: BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD at 11am

OCTOBER 2012

WEDNESDAY 31 OCTOBERBRINGING UP BABY: TO ROME WITH LOVE at 11am

DARK CITY GALLERY: DARIO ARGENTO’S SUSPIRIA at 9pm

SUNDAY 21 OCTOBERBOLSHOI: SWAN LAKE at 2pm

SUNDAY 28 OCTOBERMET ENCORE: VERDI’S OTELLO at 2pm

MONDAY 29 OCTOBERMINIMA PRESENTS: NOSFERATU at 9pm

Fri 19 - Thur 25 Fri 26 - Thur 1 noVMAIN FEATURES MAIN FEATURES

ALSO PLAYING ALSO PLAYING

BeASTS oF The SouThern wild

To roMe wiTh loVe GinGer And roSA

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CALENDAR

SATURDAY 3 NOVEMBERKIDS CLUB: BRAVE

SATURDAY 10 NOVEMBERKIDS CLUB: TBCMET OPERA: ADèS’S THE TEMPEST at 6pm

SUNDAY 4 NOVEMBERSPECIAL SCREENING: SAMSARA at 1.30pm

UKJFF: FOREIGN LETTERS at 4pm WE ARE NOT ALONE at 6pm

SUNDAY 11 NOVEMBERSPECIAL SCREENING: PRIVATE PEACEFUL at 2pm

TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBERUKJFF: A BEAUTIFUL VALLEY at 9pm

WEDNESDAY 14 NOVEMBERUKJFF: SIMON AND THE OAKS at 7pm

THURSDAY 15 NOVEMBERFILM CLASSICS: LATE SPRING at 11am

UKJFF: DORFMAN at 9pm

Fri 2 - Thur 8 Fri 9 - Thur 15MAIN FEATURES MAIN FEATURES

ALSO PLAYING ALSO PLAYING

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NOVEMBER 2012

SATURDAY 17 NOVEMBERKIDS CLUB: LOTTE AND THE MOONSTONE SECRET

SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBERKIDS CLUB: WHEN SANTA FELL TO EARTH

TUESDAY 27 NOVEMBEREARLY BIRD: THE MASTER at 12.30pm

THURSDAY 22 NOVEMBERFILM CLASSICS: EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN at 11am

THURSDAY 29 NOVEMBERFILM CLASSICS: HANA-BI at 11am

THURSDAY 8 NOVEMBERFILM CLASSICS: UGETSU MONOGATARI at 11am

UKJFF: THE DAY I SAW YOUR HEART at 9pm

WEDNESDAY 28 NOVEMBERBRINGING UP BABY: THE MASTER at 11am

SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBERBEHIND THE SCENES TOURS + ARCHIVE SCREENING from 10.30am

UKJFF: MY BEST HOLIDAYS at 4pm

SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBERBOLSHOI BALLET: PHARAOH’S DAUGHTER at 4pm

Fri 16 - Thur 22 Fri 23 - Thur 29MAIN FEATURES MAIN FEATURES

ALSO PLAYING ALSO PLAYING

AMour (loVe) The MASTer

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TUESDAY 6 NOVEMBEREARLY BIRD: RUST & BONE at 12.30pm

UKJFF: POISONED at 9pm

TUESDAY 20 NOVEMBEREARLY BIRD: AMOUR at 12.30pm

WEDNESDAY 7 NOVEMBERBRINGING UP BABY: RUST & BONE at 11am

WEDNESDAY 21 NOVEMBERBRINGING UP BABY: AMOUR at 11am

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PHOENIX KIDS CLUB

PHOENIX KIDS CLUB

SATURDAY 3 NOVEMBER

Brave (PG)

1hr 40. Disney Pixar’s latest adventure. Princess Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse.

EVERY SATURDAY

SATURDAY 6 OCTOBERDr Seuss’ The Lorax (U)

1hr 26. A young adventurer discovers the cantankerous creature trying to protect his world.

SATURDAY 13 OCTOBERMuppets Take Manhattan (U)

1hr 31. The muppets go to New York to get their musical on Broadway.

SATURDAY 20 OCTOBERMirror Mirror (PG)

1hr 47. A modern take on the classic Snow White tale.

SATURDAY 27 OCTOBERLabyrinth (U)

1hr 41. Sarah accidentally wishes her baby brother away...

SATURDAY 10 NOVEMBERFilm to be confirmed.

A maximum of 20 children aged 5-10 can attend the activities. No groups. Pre-booking is advised.

Tickets for the film are £2 with a group ticket at £10 (5-10 people including 2 adults). Friends discount not applicable. No lone adults.

All children under 8 years of age must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

All films are shown in 2D.

SATURDAY 17 NOVEMBERLotte and the Moonstone Secret (U)

1hr 15. Dubbed. Follow Lotte and friends as they unlock the mysterious secrets of the Moonstone.

SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBERWhen Santa Fell to Earth (TBC)

1hr 45. Dubbed. Christmas adventure written by the best-selling author Cornelia Funke.

A C T I V I T Y & F I L M E V E R Y S AT U R D AY F R O M 11 A M

Framed Film FestivalSee page 30 for full details.

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FILM CLASSICS

Hampstead Garden Suburb Institute, in partnership with the Phoenix, runs regular film studies courses. The course has a screening at 11am on Thursdays followed by a seminar at the Institute.

Visit www.hgsi.ac.uk for more information on joining the course. Please note the film starts promptly at 11am with no trailers. All screenings are also open to the public. Tickets £6.

THURSDAYS 11AM

Eat Drink Man Woman (PG)

2hrs 4. Taiwan/USA 1994. Dir. Ang Lee. With Sihung Lung, Yu-Wen Wang, Chien-lien Wu. In Mandarin and French with English subtitles.

THURSDAY 22 NOVEMBER

Late Spring (Banshun) (U)

1hr 48. Japan 1972. Dir. Yasujiro Ozu. With Hohi Aoki, Setsukô Hara, Masao Mishima. In Japanese with English subtitles.

THURSDAY 15 NOVEMBER

Ugetsu Monogatari (PG)

1hr 41. Japan 1953. Dir. Mizoguchi. With Masayuki Mori, Kinuyo Tanaka. In Japanese with English subtitles.

THURSDAY 8 NOVEMBER

Hana-Bi (18)

1hr 40 approx. Japan 1997. Dir. Takeshi Kitano. With Beat Takeshi, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Ohsugi. In Japanese with English subtitles.

THURSDAY 29 NOVEMBER

Cría Cuervos (12A)

1hr 49. Spain 1976. Dir. Carlos Saura. With Geraldine Chaplin, Mónica Randall. In Spanish with English subtitles.

THURSDAY 18 OCTOBER

The Kid with a Bike (12A) 1hr 28. Belgium 2011. Dir. Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne. With Cécile De France, Jérémie Renier, Thomas Doret. In French with English subtitles.

THURSDAY 25 OCTOBER

Day for Night (12A)

1hr 56. France/Italy 1973. Dir. François Truffaut. With Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Léaud, François Truffaut. In French and English with English subtitles.

THURSDAY 11 OCTOBER

Still Walking (U)

1hr 55. Japan 2008. Dir. Hirokazu Koreeda. With Hiroshi Abe, Yui Natsukawa. In Japanese with English subtitles.

THURSDAY 6 DECEMBER

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SPECIAL EVENTS - OCTOBER OPERA, THEATRE & MORE

Met Opera: Donizetti’s L’Elisir D’Amore3hrs 2 approx. Anna Netrebko and Matthew Polenzani star in Bartlett Sher’s new production of one of the greatest comic gems in opera, as the fickle Adina and her besotted Nemorino. Maurizio Benini conducts.live in hd at 6pm.Returns only.

SUNDAY 14 OCTOBERencore screening at 2pm.Tickets £22/£18 conc.

SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER

Met Opera: Verdi’s Otello3hrs 37. Verdi’s masterpiece returns to the Met. Johan Botha plays opposite the acclaimed Renée Fleming.Returns only.live in hd at 6pm SUNDAY 28 OCTOBERencore screening at 2pm.Tickets £22/£18 conc.

SATURDAY 27 OCTOBERMinima presents: Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (PG)

1hr 32. Minima perform live to the 1922 classic Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror on the 90th anniversary of the film’s release.Screening at 9pm.www.minimamusic.co.uk

MONDAY 29 OCTOBER

NT Live: The Last of the Haussmans (12A)

A new play by Stephen Beresford directed by Howard Davies.Julie Walters plays Judy Haussman in this funny, touching and sometimes savage portrait of a family losing its grip. Returns only.

THURSDAY 11 OCTOBER

Bolshoi: Swan Lake at 2pm2hrs 30. Prince Siegfried is made a knight but escapes into the night to pursue a flock of swans.Recorded from live broadcast Tickets £15/£13 conc.

SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER

A Separation (PG) at 2pm2hrs 03. Iran 2011.+ About Elly (12A) at 4.45pm1hr 58. Iran/France 2009.A double bill of films directed by Asghar Farhadi including the 2012 Foreign Language Oscar-winner and his newly-released critical success.Tickets £9.50/£7 conc. for both films.

SUNDAY 7 OCTOBER

Dario Argento’s Suspiria (18)

1hr 35. In association with Dark City Gallery, who are curating a special exhibition in our gallery during October, a Hallowe’en screening of the Italian horror auteur’s classic.Screening at 9pm.www.darkcitygallery.com

WEDNESDAY 31 OCTOBER

HALLOWE’EN SPECIALSTickets £9.50/£7 conc.

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SPECIAL EVENTS - NOVEMBER OPERA, THEATRE & MORE

Behind the Scenes Tours + From The Archives ScreeningGo behind the scenes in one of the UK’s oldest cinemas. Our team of expert volunteers will guide you through the cinema’s history, visiting our fascinating projection room and other areas not usually seen by the public.

Tours run from 10.30am. Followed by a screening at 2pm.

Tours of the Phoenix are always very popular so pre-booking is essential.

Tickets £2 including screening.

SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER

Bolshoi: Pharaoh’s Daughter2hrs 55. Young Englishman Lord Wilson is travelling through Egypt with his servant, John Bull, when a storm breaks.live in hd at 4pm.Tickets £15/£13 conc.

SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER

Met Opera: Adès’s The Tempest 3hrs 30 approx. Composer Thomas Adès conducts the Metropolitan Opera premiere of his own work, with baritone Simon Keenlyside starring as Prospero. Director Robert Lepage recreates the interior of 18th-century La Scala in this inventive staging.

live in hd at 6pm.Tickets £28/£24 conc.

SATURDAY 10 NOVEMBERNT Live: Timon of Athens (12A)

2hrs 30 approx. Simon Russell Beale takes the title role in Shakespeare’s strange fable of consumption, debt and ruin, written in collaboration with Thomas Middleton.

live in hd at 7pm.Tickets £15/£13 conc.

THURSDAY 1 NOVEMBER

Samsara (12A)

1hr 42. US 2011. Dir. Ron Fricke.

Director and cinematographer Ron Fricke’s powerful and discomfiting take on humanity.

Screening at 1.30pm.

SUNDAY 4 NOVEMBER

Private Peaceful (12A)

1hr 42. UK 2012. Directed by Pat O’Connor. With Richard Griffiths, Maxine Peake, Jack O’Connell.For Remembrance Sunday, Michael Morpurgo’s tale of two teenage brothers battling it out on Flanders Fields. Screening at 2pm.

SUNDAY 11 NOVEMBER

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EDUCATION

Our film education work engages with children and young people through term-time screenings with primary and secondary schools.

We have been working on sustained term-long projects with local secondary school groups in Art, Photography, Music and English relating to cinema and its heritage here at The Phoenix. Many of the results are displayed in our gallery over the year.

If you are a parent or teacher and would like to learn more about our work, please visit our website phoenixcinema.co.uk/education or e-mail Tara Cleary via tara@phoenixcinema.co.uk.

FRAMED FILM FESTIVALFramed Film Festival will present a programme of film and learning workshops and screenings of the best international cinema, plus showcase films made and programmed by young people.

Taking place 17 - 25 November at the Barbican and selected independent cinemas across London. See the Kids Club pages 21-22 for programme details.

Supported by Film london and the city Bridge Trust.

Visits to The Phoenix focus either on the history of cinema and the local area, or science in light, shadow and the moving image. These visits both include a 30 minute film clips screening, a tour of the cinema (including projection room) and an interactive trail. Priced at £200 for 30 children.

Please see below for ideas but do contact us to discuss any particular requirements that you might have.National Schools Film Week

This October we have two free screenings exclusively for schools. For information and booking, visit nationalschoolsfilmweek.org. Visit 1: Light, Shadow and the

Moving ImageWith an emphasis on the physical processes of light, this fun, engaging session will include a shadow puppet workshop. Students will have the opportunity to create a short film.

Curriculum links: Science (Light and Shadow), Drama, History, Art

Visit 2: History of CinemaFocusing on the history of film, cinema and our local area this session will include an art or drama activity on mime and slapstick. This includes an option of follow-up work making short films.

Curriculum links: History, Literacy, Drama

400 Blows (PG)

“Les Quatre Cents Coups”For secondary school pupils.

1hr 32. With introduction by Prof. Ian Christie, Department of History of Art and Screen Media, Birkbeck University.

In French with English subtitles.

Princess of the Sun (PG)

“La Reine Soleil”For primary school pupils.

1hr 17. With introduction by Storyteller Nell Phoenix.

In French with English subtitles.

EDUCATION VISITS 2012-13

FRIDAY 19 OCTOBER at 10am MONDAY 22 OCTOBER at 10am

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FRIENDS OF THE PHOENIX

Join the Friends or renew online www.phoenixcinema.co.ukFriends get the following discounts on production of their membership cards.

� 10% off at postericons.com

� 10% off the entire bill at the Bald Faced Stag for tables up to 4 people in the dining room Sunday – Thursday. 10% off the entire bill on quiz night when dining in the bar. Terms and conditions apply.

� 10% off Haircut & Colour at Barrons Hairdressing Muswell Hill. Please quote Phoenix membership when booking.

� 10% off at Muswell Hill Bookshop.

� 10% off CDs at the Les Aldrich Music Shop in Muswell Hill.

� 10% off all books at East Finchley’s

bookshop – Black Gull Books at 121, High Road.

� 10% off Insight Courses (www.insighteducation.org.uk) A not for profit short course provider in film, video and screen media. Quote Phoenix when booking.

� 10% off legal services from Curwens Wills, Residential Conveyancing and Family Law. Plus for every new client Curwens will donate £10 to The Phoenix.

� £50 off the full-price joining fee at Muswell Hill Lab Spa Health Club.

MEMBERSHIP FORM

Cut out and complete this form then bring it in to the Phoenix or post it to us to submit your application.

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CINEMA INFORMATION

Film TimesFilms start 25 minutes after the stated programme times except Kids Club, Film Classics and the second film in a Double Bill which 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 our box office for recorded film times 24 hours a day.

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

• Check listings in Time Out and 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, 234, 263, 603, H3.

Tickets and bookingMonday all day: £6Tuesday–Friday before 5pm: all tickets £6 after 5pm: £9.50 adults/£7 concs.

Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays before 5pm: £9.50 adults/£7 concs. after 5pm: all tickets £9.50

Concessions: unemployed, senior citizens, children under 15, students, registered disabled. Please bring proof of status. Prices and discounts for special events may vary.

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

• Both tills on the ground floor serve tickets, food and drink.

• 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. Pre-booking is advised.

• 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 GroupThe Film Group meets on the first Tuesday of each month. Simply buy your cinema ticket, collect a free hot drink from our kiosk and enjoy the film. Afterwards, meet other film-lovers for discussion in our cafe.

To sign up, send your email address to us at management@phoenixcinema.co.uk. Alternatively, just come along and join the group on the night.

Phoenix GalleryOctober: Dark City Gallery: Dario Argento prints. See page 26 for event details. November: TBC

Hire the PhoenixThe Phoenix is available to hire for children’s parties, private screenings, business events and as a filming location. For more details see the ‘Cinema Hire’ section of the website or email hires@phoenixcinema.co.uk

Orange Wednesdays2 tickets for the price of 1 every Wednesday. Simply call 241 from your Orange mobile, or text the word FILM to 241. Friends’ discount may not be used in conjunction.

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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BOX OFFICE 020 8444 6789 52 High Road, East Finchley, N2 9PJ

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BOLSHOI BALLET 2012-13nuTcrAcKer Sunday 24 December 2012 at 3pm

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don QuiXoTe Sunday 10 February 2013 at 2pm

The riTe oF SPrinG Sunday 31 March 2013 at 4pm.

roMeo And JulieT Sunday 12 May 2013 at 4pm.

NT LIVEThe MAGiSTrATe Thursday 17 January 2013 at 7pm

MET OPERA LIVE IN HDMozArT’S CleMeNza Di TiTo 1 & 2 December 2012

Verdi’S Un BAllo in MAscheRA 8 & 9 December 2012

Verdi’S AiDA 15 & 16 December 2012

Belioz’S les TRoyens 5 & 6 January 2013

donizeTTi’S MARiA sTUARDA 19 & 20 January 2013

Verdi’S RigoleTTo 16 & 17 February 2013

wAGner’S PARsiFAl 2 & 3 March 2013

zAndonAi’S FRAncescA DA RiMini 16 March 2013

hAndel’S giUlio cesARe 27 & 28 April 2013

COMING SOON AT THE PHOENIXN O W O N S A L E