We Need To Talk About 'Kevin'... literally

We begin our December programme with BAFTA-winning director Lynne Ramsey's superb adaptation of Lionel Schriver's bestseller We Need To Talk About Kevin. Starring the imcomparable Tilda Swinton alongside John C. Reilly (yes, he's not in a Will Ferrell comedy for a change) and relative newcomer Ezra Miller as Kevin, this suspenseful and gripping psychlogical thriller explores the contentious relationship between a mother and her son. Eva (Swinton) develops a growing post-natal depression and hatred for her first born child Kevin, a troublesome boy, who at 15 commits the most unspeakable crime by going on a high school kiling spree. Trying to come to terms with her grief she begins to question her feelings of responsibility for her son's evil actions.

 

Tackling 'nature vs. nurture' in a completely new way, the film, which premiered 'In Competition' at this year's Cannes Film Festival, is already set to be in the majority of film critcs' best of 2011 lists, with Radio 5 Live's Mark Kermode naming it as his best film of the year so far. Whilst certainly not an easy watch (or read, if you're familiar with the novel) this is still a fantastic piece of cinematic work providing both a masterful synergy of drama and horror and featuring fantastic performances from the whole cast, none more so than Tilda Swinton, in what is undoubtedly a career best.

 

Take a look at the trailer HERE and keep visiting this blog where we will be posting regular features on this and all other films in our December programme (and beyond!).

 

We Need To Talk About Kevin (15) runs from Friday 2nd December - Thursday 8th December.

Awards awards and more awards!

Getting their awards in before the biggies this time, the New York Film Critics Circle have named silent film The Artist as Best Picture, with Meryl Streep picking up Best Actress for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in upcoming film The Iron Lady, and Brad Pitt taking the award for Best Actor for his performance in The Tree of Life. Make sure you come to The Cinema at Gloucester Guildhall in February and March to catch The Artist and The Iron Lady and see for yourselves. Full list of award winners HERE

Tree of Life and Beginners tie for top Gotham Award

At the event that marks the start of the awards season, both The Tree of Life and Beginners have been awarded the accolade of Best Feature at the Gotham Independent Film Awards after the panel failed to agree on a single winner, both of which were shown at the Guildhall in September. You can read the full run-down of the winners HERE

Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations announced

The Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations have been announced, with Beginners, Midnight In Paris and Melancholia up for awards, all of which we've shown here at the Guildhall. And with plans to show The Artist and My Week With Marilyn in early 2012, you can rely on us to bring you a handpicked selection of the films you need to see each month. You can see the full list of nominations HERE

Awards season looms

The Moet British Independent Film Awards will take place on Sunday 4th December 2011. Now in its 14th year, the Awards were created in 1998 by Raindance and set out to celebrate merit and achievement in independently funded British filmmaking, to honour new talent, and to promote British films and filmmaking to a wider public. Looking at the nominations we're pretty pleased to say that we've shown/are showing at least one of the nominated films in almost every category, including Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and We Need To Talk About Kevin in the Best British Independent Film category, and The Guard and Submarine in the Best Debut Director category. Click HERE for the full list of nominations.

Interview with Lars von Trier

You can catch controversial director Lars von Trier's Melancholia at The Cinema from Friday 18th November. Click here to read his interview with Little White Lies magazine, where he talks candidly as ever about his much-publicised battle with depression, writing a film for Penélope Cruz, and that unfortunate Nazi comment...

Films for November/December

Here's what we're showing at The Cinema up until the end of the year...

4th - 9th November: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (15)
10th November: The Age of Stupid (12A)
11th - 17th November: Crazy Stupid Love (12A)
18th - 24th November: Melancholia (15)
25th November - 1st December: Midnight In Paris (12A)
2nd - 8th December: We Need To Talk About Kevin (15)
9th - 15th December: The Help (12A)
16th - 22nd December: The Ides of March (15)
23rd December: Home Alone (PG)

As always, full details are available on the Guildhall website, and you can book tickets online, over the phone or in person.