Listings: 27.02.09-05.03.09

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Listings: 27.02.09 - 05.03.09

Friday 27th Feburary

Film: The Boy in the Stripped Pyjamas
Where: Student Union Auditorium, 19:30
Ticket Price: £2
Rating: 12A
Director: Mark Herman
Preview: Bruno (Asa Butterfield) is uprooted from his home and friends when his father is promoted and becomes the commandant of Auschwitz. Too young to understand the reality around him, Bruno forms a touching friendship through the fence with a camp prisoner Shmuel (Jack Scanlon).
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBdalsgNHsM

Film: The International
Where: Odeon & Cineworld
Ticket Price: Odeon student: £4.60, Cineworld student: £5.10
Rating:15
Director: Tom Tykwer
Preview: Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) attempts to take on one of the most powerful banks after discovering money laundering and arms trading. Gripping thriller looks worth a watch.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILj3HlaoOCg

Film: New in Town
Where: Odeon & Cineworld
Ticket Price: Odeon student: £4.60, Cineworld student: £5.10
Rating: 12A
Director: Jonas Elmer
Preview: Romantic comedy which follows the journey of Lucy Hill (Renée Zellweger), who learns there’s more to life than career ambition when she moves to a small town in Minnesota.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5BiBn91Ag0

Film: The Unborn
Where: Odeon & Cineworld
Ticket Price: Odeon student: £4.60, Cineworld student: £5.10
Rating: 15
Director: David S Goyer
Preview: With even the trailer being even to get you looking over your shoulder this looks like the one to watch if your into horror. Casey Beldon (Odette Yustman) is haunted by the ghost of her unborn twin.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc3Cba0qOco

Film: The Class
Where: The Showroom
Ticket Price: Full Price: £6.50, Student Tickets (Monday & Tuesday): £3.00 (£4.30 all other times)
Rating: 15
Director: Laurent Cantet
Preview: The Class, winner of the Palme D’Or at Cannes last year, is based on the novel by novel by Francois Begaudeau about his experiences as a teacher. For a more detailed review see the latest Forge Press.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo_LYkn88o8

Event: Shaff
Where: The Showroom
Ticket Price: Full Price: £6.50, Student Tickets (Monday & Tuesday): £3.00 (£4.30 all other times)
What: Shaff, The Sheffield Adventure Film Festival, is the main event this week at the Showroom. The festival is a weekend of the best adventure films around. For more information see www.shaff.co.uk


Saturday 28th Feburary

Film: Madagascar 2
Where: Student Union Auditorium, 19:30
Ticket Price: £2
Rating: PG
Director: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
Preview: Sequel to the much loved initial Madagascar film, Madagascar 2 picks up from exactly where the previous film left off. The animals build a plane to leave New York City zoo but it crash lands in Africa where many of the animals are surprised to find others of their kind. Starring Ben Stiller and David Schwimmer this is a film anyone could enjoy.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XO2kjjlKrM

Sunday 1st March

Film: Groundhog Day
Where: Student Union Auditorium, 19:30
Ticket Price: £1.80
Rating: PG
Director: Harold Ramis
Preview: Old favourite, Groundhog Day sees Phil Connors (Bill Murray) having to live through the same day over and over again. Although initially frustrated he realises he can take advantage of the situation but after his attempts to get closer to Rita fail he begins to reassess his life.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_yDWQsrajA

Film: Che: Guerrilla
Where: The Showroom
Ticket Price: Full Price: £6.50, Student Tickets (Monday & Tuesday): £3.00 (£4.30 all other times)
Rating: 15
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Preview: The antipcated sequel of Che, this film depicts the final campaign of Ernesto Che Guevara in the Bolivian rainforest.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV2nHnQK6U8


Monday 2nd March

Film: Tokyo Sonata
Where: The Showroom
Ticket Price: Full Price: £6.50, Student Tickets (Monday & Tuesday): £3.00 (£4.30 all other times)
Rating: 12A
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Preview: Showing as part of The Showroom’s Japanese month, Tokyo Sonata is a gripping family drama and was the winner of the Certain Regard Jury prize at Cannes last year.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv9WS0aouIY


Wednesday 4th March

Film: Hunger
Where: Student Union Auditorium, 19:30
Ticket Price: £1.80
Rating: 15
Director: Steve McQueen
Preview: Hunger premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, winning the prestigious Camera d'Or award for first-time filmmakers. The film explores the Irish hunger strikes in Maze Prison in 1981. This dramatic film is most definitely not to be missed.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZipYYoUteCw