Lovers of cinema will be pleased to know that Barn Cinema is back with the first screenings of 2023. Seven recent – soon to be classic – films are coming to Cirencester so there is no need to travel far, just make sure you book your seat before they sell out.
February 5th: Minions 2pm; The Rise of Gru and Everything, Everywhere All at Once 6pm
February 12th: Living 3pm and 7pm
February 19th and February 26th: Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical 2pm and 3pm; and The Banshees of Inisherin 6pm and 7pm
March 6th: Mrs Harris Goes to Paris 2pm; and Elvis 6pm.
The award season is in full flow and there are already winners and losers. At the Golden Globes, Bill Nighy (Living) has lost out to Austin Butler (Elvis); Leslie Manville (Mrs Harris goes to Paris) and Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin) have lost to the winning team of Michelle Keoh and Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere all at Once). However, these are all fine performances and simply to be nominated should be seen as reward in itself.
If there is a common theme running through these films, it might be that life is short and if you have a dream, you should just go for it. Do you want a designer dress? Then give all you’ve got and buy it. Do you want to leave a legacy like Mozart? Then compose a tune. Want a better life or better relationships – then draw them to you (even from parallel universes). These tales are inspirational, motivational, aspirational… and best appreciated where you have made the commitment to immerse yourself in the drama – that’s at the cinema not on your sofa.
There are two inspirational films for children too: Matilda overcomes bullying and Gru rises to be the world’s greatest supervillain. Aspiration comes in many guises!
If you want to be inspired, then The Barn beckons. The acting talents of Nighy, Manville and Gleeson are all first class and just as deserving of your custom as the others. Some performances sold out last year so you really should book your tickets now. Full details and times are at barntheatre.org.uk
Tickets from boxoffice@barntheatre.org.uk 01285 648255 or online.
MINIONS – THE RISE OF GRU
It’s the 1970s, a time of feathered hair and flared jeans. Gru (Steve Carell) is a 12 year old fanboy of a supervillain super group known as the Vicious 6; Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them. Luckily, he gets some mayhem-making back-up from his loyal followers, the Minions.
RUN TIME: 1hr 27 mins plus trailers
AGE GUIDANCE: PG
DATE: 05.02.23 at 2pm
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
An immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, in which she alone can save the world by exploring other universes connecting with the lives she could have led. Starring Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Lee Curtis and Ke Huy Kwan. Some scenes in Mandarin have subtitles.
RUN TIME: 2hrs 12mins plus trailers
AGE GUIDANCE: 15
DATE: 05.02.23 at 6pm
LIVING
Bill Nighy is perfect in the lead role of the senior civil servant who is forced to confront his own mortality and appreciate what’s really important in life in this remake of Ikiru in English by Kazuo Ishiguro (The Remains of the Day) with a fine soundtrack by Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch.
RUN TIME: 1 hr 42mins plus trailers
AGE GUIDANCE: PG13
DATES 12.02.23 at 3pm and 7pm
ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL
Matilda tells the story of a strong willed girl who, armed with a sharp mind and a vivid imagination, dares to take a stand to change her circumstances with extraordinary results. An adaptation of the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical starring Alisha Weir and Emma Thompson.
RUN TIME: 1hr 57mins plus trailers
AGE GUIDANCE: PG
DATES 19.02.23 at 2pm and 26.02.23 at 3pm
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them. Starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Barry Keoghan and Kerry Condon.
RUN TIME: 1h 54m plus trailers
AGE GUIDANCE: 15
DATES: 19.02.23 at 6pm and 26.02.23 at 7pm
MRS HARRIS GOES TO PARIS
A widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, and decides that she must have one of her own. Leslie Melville acts brilliantly but the costumes by Jenny Beavan steal the show.
RUN TIME: 1hr 55 mins plus trailers
AGE GUIDANCE: PG
DATES 05.03.23 at 2pm
ELVIS
Follow the exhilarating story of American music icon Elvis Presley (Aaron Butler) from childhood to rock and movie star in the 1950s; and of his complex relationship with manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks). Directed by Baz Luhrmann.
RUN TIME: 2hrs 39mins plus trailers
AGE GUIDANCE: PG13
DATES 05.03.23 at 6pm
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