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WELCOME
Welcome to our newly redesigned brochure. All our screenings can now be found in their own dedicated sections, enabling you to see clearly what is on offer. In the centre of the brochure is a handy calendar, which will show each weeks screenings at a glance. So what do we have for you this season? Opening August is 1957 classic Woman in a Dressing Gown, then Jackpot brings another Jo Nesb tale to the screen. Berberian Sound Studio features Toby Jones creating gory sound effects and Joe Wrights Anna Karenina sees the director teaming up again with Keira Knightley. Closing September is the highly anticipated The Intouchables. Three very different documentaries also feature: Nostalgia For the Light centres around Chiles Atacama Desert; Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry is Alison Klaymans portrait of the fascinating artist and lastly The Imposter presents a study of a familys loss and a young mans identity and trauma. Special events include NT Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, the Future Shorts Festival and a Q&A broadcast with legendary Tippi Hedren. Plus dont miss the chance to see Labyrinth with The Princess Bride or Prometheus followed by Alien in one of our Sunday Double Bills. Finally, its that time again to mention the weather. A heatwave is promised for August so you will have every excuse to visit our caf balcony. - Neil Rebak, General Manager
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CONTENTS REGULARS
KIDS CLUB

WELCOME & CONTENTS 1-2 MAIN FEATURES 3-12 DOUBLE BILLS 13-14 CAF BAR 15-16 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

Every Saturday at 11am we have a free activity session for kids aged 510 followed at midday by a film. See pages
21-22 for more information. EARLY BIRD These 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 BABY Wednesday morning screenings offer parents with babies up to 12 months a chance to see our main feature.

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FRIDAY 3 AUGUST - THURSDAY 9 AUGUST

FRIDAY 3 AUGUST - THURSDAY 9 AUGUST

Woman in a Dressing Gown (PG)

1hr 35. UK 1957. Directed by J. Lee Thompson. With Yvonne Mitchell, Anthony Quayle, Sylvia Syms. In a re-issue for 2012, this story of household oppression was made before kitchen-sink drama became standard. Amy (Mitchell) is anything but the model 1950s housewife: burning food, rarely dressing and watching helplessly as the plates pile up and the walls close in. Her husband Jim (Quayle) turns to his young secretary Georgie (Syms) and, as he asks for a divorce, Amys fragile state threatens to crumble completely. The film allows the viewer to see all three points of view and gives time and space to the dilemmas faced by each protagonist rather than demonising either the troubled woman or her guilty husband.

Nostalgia for the Light (12A)

1hr 34. France/Germany/Chile/Spain/USA 2010. Directed by Patricio Guzmn. With Gaspar Galaz, Lautaro Nez, Lus Henrquez. In Spanish and English with English subtitles. Described by Philip French in The Observer as beautiful, painful, cerebral and a film to be seen, re-seen and pondered, this documentary uses the barren landscape of Chiles Atacama Desert to set the search of visiting archaeologists and astronomers for the secrets of the ancient past and the Universe against the struggle of the Chilean people to sift through the sand and uncover the horrors of the Pinochet regime in their more recent and more personal history.

FRIDAY 3 AUGUST - THURSDAY 9 AUGUST

FRIDAY 10 AUGUST - THURSDAY 16 AUGUST

The Women on the 6th Floor (12A)

1hr 46. France 2010. Directed by Philippe Le Guay. With Fabrice Luchini, Sandrine Kiberlain, Natalia Verbeke. In French and Spanish with English subtitles. Jean-Louis Joubert (Luchini) is an affluent stockbroker with a comfortable life and an elegant wife, Suzanne (Kiberlain), who aspires to the upper echelons of 1960s French society. Upon hearing that Spanish maids are now the dernier cri in their concierge building, she hires Maria (Verbeke), whose charms are not lost on Jean-Louis. Finding a whole new world in the servants quarters on the eponymous 6th Floor, of undiscovered hardships but also friendship and warmth, he learns that money is not the route to happiness.

Jackpot (15)
1hr 26. Norway 2012. Directed by Magnus Martens. With Kyrre Hellum, Henrik Mestad, Marie Blokhus. In Norwegian with English subtitles. Following the huge success of Headhunters, comes the latest thriller from crime writer Jo Nesb. When the police find small-time criminal Oscar (Hellum) covered in blood, holding a shotgun, near eight dead bodies in a strip club, it doesnt take them long to jump to certain conclusions concerning his guilt. Oscar protests his innocence, however, and begins to tell a story of how he won 1.7m on the football pools with a syndicate of three criminal friends and how things began to go very, very wrong. Telling its Coen brothers-esque tale in a sequence of extended flashbacks, Jackpot manages to keep the laughter coming even as the violence escalates.
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FRIDAY 17 AUGUST - THURSDAY 23 AUGUST

FRIDAY 17 AUGUST - THURSDAY 23 AUGUST

The Bird (LOiseau) (TBC)

1hr 30 approx. France 2011. Directed by Yves Caumon. With Sandrine Kiberlain, Clment Sibony, Bruno Todeschini. In French with English subtitles. Anne (Kiberlain, Beur sur la ville, Polisse) lives alone and seems to make no impression on the world, until a bird flies into her apartment and her life. Ostensibly content with no family or friends, she finds freedom in its companionship, which adds a lightness to her existence she had not realised was missing. Avoiding sentimentality and with a dry humour, Yves Caumon has created an intriguing and measured film exploring loneliness, grief and rebirth.

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (15)

1hr 31. USA 2012. Directed by Alison Klayman. With Ai Weiwei, Danqing Chen, Ying Gao. In English and Mandarin with English subtitles. One of the most fascinating artists of our time, Ai was taken into police custody following his criticism of the Chinese government over the death of 5,000 students in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. This act of defiance raised his profile from a cult figure into a key figurehead for the pro-democracy movement and he has turned activism into an art form, creating digital, installation and performance art from the repressed details of the tragedy. Klaymans portrait was filmed as Ai prepared for the Sunflower Seeds installation at the Tate Modern, giving a unique and essential insight into his art as well as his campaigning.

FROM FRIDAY 24 AUGUST

FRIDAY 31 AUGUST - THURSDAY 6 SEPTEMBER

The Imposter (15)

1hr 39. UK 2012. Directed by Bart Layton. With Adam OBrian, Anna Ruben, Cathy Dresbach. Nicholas Barclay walked out of his San Antonio home in 1994 following an argument with his family, and disappeared without a trace. He was 13. Three years later, Nicholas - or someone claiming to be him - was found in Spain. Putting doubts over his identity - and his suddenly French accent - down to trauma brought about by his kidnap and torture, Nicholass family welcomed him home. Bart Laytons acclaimed and gripping documentary, told through interview and reconstruction, analyses as the desperation of a family looking for a happy ending, and asks how far people are willing to suspend their disbelief.

Berberian Sound Studio (15)

1hr 22. UK 2012. Directed by Peter Strickland. With Toby Jones, Tonia Sotiropoulou, Susanna Cappellaro. With a five-star review in The Telegraph, describing it as the standout picture at this years Edinburgh International Film Festival, Berberian Sound Studio is the second feature directed by Peter Strickland, winner of the Silver Bear at Berlin for his first film Katalin Varga. Set in a 1970s Italian film studio, Toby Jones (My Week with Marilyn, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) plays the nave and unworldly Gilderoy, the analogue engineer hired to create the weird and ghastly sounds effects needed for the horror film he becomes drawn into, until the lines between reality and art become blurred.

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FRIDAY 7 SEPTEMBER - THURSDAY 20 SEPTEMBER

FRIDAY 21 SEPTEMBER - THURSDAY 4 OCTOBER

Anna Karenina (TBC)

Running time TBC. UK/France 2012. Directed by Joe Wright. With Keira Knightley, Jude Law, Aaron Johnson. Joe Wright directs Keira Knightley for the third time - after Pride & Prejudice and Atonement - in Tom Stoppards adaptation of Tolstoys classic novel of love and obsession (described by William Faulkner as the best ever written). Knightleys Anna, unhappily married to Jude Laws Alexei, begins an affair with Count Vronsky (Aaron Johnson, KickAss) that parallels the womanising of her brother (Matthew Macfadyen, Spooks), but with vastly different social repercussions. Set against the febrile atmosphere of late-19th century Russian high society, Wrights film is genuinely epic in both ambition and execution, and features a breathtaking cast of established and up-and-coming performers.
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The Intouchables (TBC)

1hr 52 approx. France 2011. Directed by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano. With Francois Cluzet, Omar Sy. In French with English subtitles. Phillippe (Cluzet, Tell No One), a wealthy aristocrat, suffers a serious paragliding accident which leaves him as a paraplegic. Against the advice of friends, he impulsively hires Driss (Sy, who won numerous awards for the role), a street youth from the Paris banlieues, to work as his live-in carer, despite the younger man not really wanting the job. Drisss confrontational and unconventional approach proves unexpectedly successful, and the two men eventually become close friends. Based on a true story, The Intouchables avoids sentimentality as it tells this moving tale in a brutally honest but very funny way.

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DOUBLE BILLS
SUNDAY 12 AUGUST SUNDAY 26 AUGUST

TICKETS 9.50/7 CONC FOR BOTH FILMS

SUNDAY 2 SEPTEMBER SUNDAY 16 SEPTEMBER

Labyrinth (U) at 2pm

1hr 41. UK/USA 1986. Dir. Jim Henson. With David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly.

Prometheus (15) at 1.30pm

2hrs 4. USA 2012. Dir. Ridley Scott. With Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender.

The Angels Share (15) at 2pm

1hr 41. UK/France/ Belgium/Italy 2012. Dir. Ken Loach. With Roger Allam, John Henshaw, William Ruane.

Vertigo (PG) at 2pm

2hrs 8. USA 1958. Dir. Alfred Hitchcock. With James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes.

+ The Princess Bride (PG)

at 4.15pm
1hr 38. USA 1987. Dir. Rob Reiner. With Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Chris Sarandon, Mandy Patinkin, Andre the Giant. Two cult classics from the 1980s brought together in a magnificent afternoon of fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles... and the power of Voodoo. Who do? 13

+ Alien (15) at 4.10pm

1hr 54. UK/USA 1979. Dir. Ridley Scott. With Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright. Watch this years most talked-about film and then see where the saga first began. Is Elizabeth really a match for Ripley? Is Davids mission the same as Ashs? And which xenomorph eruption makes you jump the most? Perfect bank holiday viewing.

+ Youve Been Trumped (PG)

at 4.15pm
1hr 41. UK 2011. Dir. Anthony Baxter. With Michael Forbes, Donald Trump. Two quirky, funny films set in Scotland. The first features the redemptive powers of malt whisky or Uisge Beatha (the Water of Life) and the second an unexpected David and Goliath tale as Scottish homeowners take on the power of Trump.

+ North by Northwest (PG)

at 4.45pm
2hrs 16. USA 1959. Dir. Alfred Hitchcock. With Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason. Settle in for an afternoon of two timeless Hitchcock masterpieces of obsession, insanity, fear and pursuit. As always the Hitchcock motif of the cool blonde is present and the atmosphere of menace and claustrophobia is unsurpassed. 14

CAF BAR

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 Goats Cheese & Roast Veg Cheddar & Chorizo Ham & Brie Tuna & Feta SALADS Hot Potato Chickpea & Chorizo Roast Vegetable Greek Salad Mediterranean Couscous SIDES Olives Humous Bread Crisps (sorry, too loud to take into film) Nuts SEASONAL SPECIALS INCLUDING... Spinach and Mushroom Lasagne Mixed Bean Stew Roast Vegetable Risotto Sweet Potato Curry Orange, Goats Cheese and Red Onion Salad Brie, Basil and Pinenut Salad Peanut and Chilli Soup Chilled Gazpacho Soup Smokey Bean Broth Hot Buttery Smoked Haddock Kedgeree

The caf bar is open from 11am every Monday-Saturday and from 1pm on Sundays
Visit the Phoenix Cinema caf bar for big mugs of coffee, lovely wines and refreshing beers, as well as sandwiches, snacks and meals. You will find East Finchleys fastest wi-fi, a warm friendly indoor area for rainy days and a tree-facing balcony to enjoy the occasional British sunshine! All our food is freshly prepared so if you are watching a film, be sure to arrive in plenty of time.

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CALENDAR
FRI 3 - THUR 9 MAIN FEATURES
WOMAN IN A DRESSING GOWN THE WOMEN ON THE 6TH FLOOR NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT

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AUGUST 2012
FRI 24 - THUR 30 MAIN FEATURES
THE IMPOSTER

FRI 10 - THUR 16 MAIN FEATURES

JACKPOT

FRI 17 - THUR 23 MAIN FEATURES

THE BIRD AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY

ALSO PLAYING
SATURDAY 4 AUGUST KIDS CLUB: JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND SUNDAY 5 AUGUST SPECIAL EVENT: FUTURE SHORTS FESTIVAL at 4pm TUESDAY 7 AUGUST EARLY BIRD at 1pm: FILM TBC WEDNESDAY 8 AUGUST BRINGING UP BABY at 11am: FILM TBC

ALSO PLAYING
SATURDAY 11 AUGUST KIDS CLUB: WALL-E SUNDAY 12 AUGUST DOUBLE BILL: LABYRINTH + THE PRINCESS BRIDE at 2.00pm TUESDAY 14 AUGUST EARLY BIRD at 1pm: JACKPOT WEDNESDAY 15 AUGUST BRINGING UP BABY at 11am: JACKPOT THURSDAY 16 AUGUST TIPPI HEDRON Q&A + MARNIE at 6.15pm

ALSO PLAYING
FRIDAY 17 AUGUST GLYNDEBOURNE: LA NOZZE DI FIGARO at 6pm SATURDAY 18 AUGUST KIDS CLUB: A CAT IN PARIS SUNDAY 19 AUGUST GLYNDEBOURNE: RAVEL DOUBLE BILL at 6.30pm TUESDAY 20 AUGUST EARLY BIRD at 1pm: AI WEWEI: NEVER SORRY WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST BRINGING UP BABY at 11am: AI WEWEI: NEVER SORRY

ALSO PLAYING
SATURDAY 25 AUGUST KIDS CLUB: THE MUPPETS SUNDAY 26 AUGUST DOUBLE BILL: PROMETHEUS + ALIEN at 1.30pm TUESDAY 28 AUGUST EARLY BIRD at 1pm: THE IMPOSTER SYDNEY OPERA: PUCCINIS TURANDOT at 6pm WEDNESDAY 29 AUGUST BRINGING UP BABY at 11am: THE IMPOSTER

All Main Feature times to be confirmed.Please check our website for latest information. All programming subject to change.
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FRI 31 AUG - THUR 6 SEPT MAIN FEATURES
THE IMPOSTER BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO

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SEPTEMBER 2012
FRI 21 - THUR 4 OCT MAIN FEATURES
THE INTOUCHABLES

FRI 7 - THUR 13 MAIN FEATURES

ANNA KARENINA

FRI 14 - THUR 20 MAIN FEATURES

ANNA KARENINA

ALSO PLAYING
SATURDAY 1 SEPTEMBER KIDS CLUB: MUPPETS FROM SPACE SUNDAY 2 SEPTEMBER DOUBLE BILL: THE ANGELS SHARE + YOUVE BEEN TRUMPED at 2pm TUESDAY 4 SEPTEMBER EARLY BIRD at 1pm: FILM TBC WEDNESDAY 5 SEPTEMBER BRINGING UP BABY at 11am: FILM TBC THURSDAY 6 SEPTEMBER NT LIVE: THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME at 7pm All Main Feature times to be confirmed. Please check our website for latest information. All programming subject to change. 19

ALSO PLAYING
SATURDAY 8 SEPTEMBER KIDS CLUB: DESPICABLE ME TUESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER EARLY BIRD at 12.30pm: ANNA KARENINA WEDNESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER BRINGING UP BABY at 11am: ANNA KARENINA

ALSO PLAYING
SATURDAY 15 SEPTEMBER KIDS CLUB: G-FORCE SUNDAY 16 SEPTEMBER DOUBLE BILL: VERTIGO + NORTH BY NORTHWEST at 2pm THURSDAY 20 SEPTEMBER FILM CLASSICS: ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES at 11am

ALSO PLAYING
SATURDAY 22 SEPTEMBER KIDS CLUB: TALES OF THE NIGHT SUNDAY 23 SEPTEMBER OPEN HOUSE LONDON: GUIDED TOURS from 10.30am TUESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER EARLY BIRD at 12.30pm: THE INTOUCHABLES WEDNESDAY 26 SEPTEMBER BRINGING UP BABY at 11am: THE INTOUCHABLES THURSDAY 27 SEPTEMBER FILM CLASSICS: CLOSELY OBSERVED TRAINS at 11am SATURDAY 29 SEPTEMBER KIDS CLUB: ON THE SLY SUNDAY 30 SEPTEMBER BOLSHOI: THE SYLPHIDE at 4pm THURSDAY 4 OCTOBER FILM CLASSICS: WALKABOUT at 11am 20

KIDS CLUB AT THE PHOENIX

EVERY SATURDAY
SATURDAY 25 AUGUST

KIDS CLUB

The Muppets (U)

Every Saturday at 11am we have a free activity session for kids aged 510 followed at midday by a film. A maximum of 20 children can attend the activities. 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.

1hr 38. With the help of three of their biggest fans, The Muppets reunite to save their theatre.

SATURDAY 1 SEPTEMBER

Muppets From Space (U)

1hr 28. Gonzo needs help and its up to Kermit and the gang to rescue him.

SATURDAY 8 SEPTEMBER

Despicable Me (U)

1hr 35. The worlds greatest villain has met his greatest challenge: three little girls.

SATURDAY 4 AUGUST

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG)

SATURDAY 15 SEPTEMBER

1hr 34. Sean Anderson is on a mission to find his grandfather on a mythical island.

G-Force (PG)

1hr 28. A crack team of special agent guinea pigs are sent on an unlikely mission.

SATURDAY 11 AUGUST

Wall-E (U)

SATURDAY 22 SEPTEMBER

1hr 34. Disney-Pixars captivating tale of an unlikely hero clearing up the Universe.

Tales of the Night (PG)

1hr 24. Dubbed. Beautiful silhouetted animation from the creator of Kirikou.

SATURDAY 18 AUGUST

A Cat in Paris (PG)

SATURDAY 29 SEPTEMBER

1hr 5. A thrilling mystery that unfurls in the alleys and on the rooftops of the French capital. 21

On The Sly (U)

1hr 17. Dubbed. A girl who feels invisible to her parents decides never to come home. 22

FILM CLASSICS

THURSDAYS 11AM

FILM CLASSICS
Hampstead Garden Suburb Institute, in partnership with The Phoenix, runs a regular film studies course. 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. All screenings are also open to the public. Tickets 6. Please note the film starts promptly at 11am.

THURSDAY 27 SEPTEMBER

Closely Observed Trains

THURSDAY 4 OCTOBER

(15)

Walkabout (12A)

THURSDAY 20 SEPTEMBER

Angels with Dirty Faces (PG)

1hr 34. USA 1938. Directed by Michael Curtiz. With James Cagney, Pat OBrien, Humphrey Bogart. Two tough street kids from Hells Kitchen grow up to take two very different paths and are reunited in their old neighbourhood, hoping to make a difference to the kids now living there but torn apart by conflict.

1hr 29. Czech Republic 1966. Directed by Jir Menzel. With Vclav Neckr, Josef Somr and Vlastimil Brodsk. In Czech and German with English subtitles. A young man follows his father into the railway company, carrying supplies to the German army through occupied Czechoslovakia. His hope to explore love and sexuality for the first time is repeatedly frustrated in comic and painful ways.

1hr 40. UK 1971. Directed by Nicolas Roeg. With Jenny Agutter, Lucien John, David Gulpilil. In Australia, when an Aborigine man-child reaches sixteen, he is sent out into the land. The Aborigines call it the Walkabout. This is the story of a Walkabout. So begins this captivating, powerful story of two young children stranded in the Outback and forced to cope on their own.

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SPECIAL EVENTS

OPERA, THEATRE & MORE

SUNDAY 5 AUGUST 4pm

THURSDAY 16 AUGUST 6.15pm

FRIDAY 17 AUGUST 6pm

SUNDAY 19 AUGUST 6.30pm

Future Shorts Festival

Brought to the Phoenix by Future Cinema, creators of Secret Cinema, the worlds biggest pop-up film festival showcases the most exciting short films and filmmakers from around the globe. The line-up includes Grant Orchards Oscar-nominated and BAFTA winning A Morning Stroll (UK, 2012); recent Clermont winner Guest from South Korea and SXSW favourite and award winner Notes on Biology from the US. Tickets 9.50/7 conc.

Tippi Hedren Q&A + Marnie

1hr 30mins Q&A 2hrs 5 film. Live via satellite from BFI Southbank. True Hitchcock Blonde Tippi Hedren takes to the stage to discuss her film career and memories of Hitch while filming The Birds (for which she won a Golden Globe for most promising newcomer) and Marnie. To complete the evening, there will be a screening of Marnie following the Q&A. Tickets 15/13 conc.

Glyndebourne: Mozarts La Nozze di Figaro

3hrs 50 approx. One interval, live with delay. This production brings together two thrilling artistic talents. Conductor Robin Ticciati will be Glyndebournes new Music Director from 2014 and director Michael Grandage will return for the first time since making his opera debut at Glyndebourne with Billy Budd in 2010. Mozarts opera is unrivalled in its beauty and acute levels of characterisation. Tickets 15/13 conc.

Glyndebourne: Ravel Double Bill LHeure Espagnol + LEnfant et Les Sortilges

2hrs 5. One interval, live with delay. Ravels two one-act operas will reunite director Laurent Pelly and conductor Kazushi Ono, who made their Glyndebourne debuts in 2008 with Humperdincks Hnsel und Gretel. While LEnfant et Les Sortilges shares with that opera a childs-eye view of a sometimes threatening world, LHeure Espagnole is a thoroughly adult confection. Tickets 15/13 conc.

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SPECIAL EVENTS

OPERA, THEATRE & MORE

TUESDAY 28 AUGUST 6pm

THURSDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 7pm

SUNDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 10.30am

SUNDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 4pm

Sydney Opera: Puccinis Turandot

2hrs 20. Pre-recorded. Puccinis late, great masterpiece is brought to life to by Director and Choreographer Graeme Murphy in this spectacularly visual and boldly colourful opera. Containing some of the most spine-tingling and heart-rending arias ever written, this is romantic opera at its intoxicating best. Tickets 15/13 conc.

NT Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

2hrs 30. Live, with introduction and one interval. Christopher, fifteen years old, stands beside Mrs. Shears dead dog, Wellington. It has been speared with a garden fork, it is seven minutes after midnight and Christopher is under suspicion. Mark Haddons novel was Whitbread Book of the Year in 2003, and has now sold over 2 million copies around the world. Marianne Elliott co-directed the globally successful stage production of War Horse for the National, for which she won a Tony Award in 2011. Tickets 15/13 conc.

Open House London: FREE Guided Tours

From 10.30am 2pm Go behind the scenes in one of the UKs oldest cinemas as part of Open House London 2012. Our team of expert volunteers will guide you through the cinemas history, visiting our beautiful projection room and other areas not usually seen by the public. Tours of the Phoenix are always very popular and pre-booking is advised. Call the box office to reserve your place.

Bolshoi Ballet: The Sylphide

2hrs approx. Live. La Sylphide (The Sylph) is one of the worlds oldest surviving romantic ballets, a classic tale of good versus evil and reality versus elusive, beguiling fantasy. In a Scottish manor-house, on the morning of his wedding, James wakes up from a dream to discover a beautiful winged sylph before him. Entranced by the vision, he attempts to capture her but she escapes him and vanishes. James gradually realizes that his obsession risks his own happiness and that of his fiance Effie. Tickets 15/13 conc.
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EDUCATION

SUN SCREEN CLUB

Film Education
Our film education work engages with children and young people through term-time screenings with primary and secondary schools. We now have a successful programme of primary school visits that focus on cinema over the ages, and science in light and shadow and moving image. 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 call 0208 442 0442 and speak to Tara Cleary.

SUMMER HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS

THUR 16 & FRI 17 AUGUST 10am - 3pm MON 20 & TUES 21 AUGUST 10am - 3pm

Holiday Clubs
During the School holidays, we hold activities for young people aged 8-14. These have included workshops on gory make-up, film special effects and stop-frame animation. See the next page for full details of this summers Sun Screen Club. Bookings must be made in advance by Friday 10th August 5pm. For bursary concession places for children who are on free school meals or families on income support, please enquire. To book call now on 0208 444 6789 or e-mail education@phoenixcinema.co.uk

Phoenix Studios 2 Day Pop-up Film School

15 places. For children aged 11-14 years. Come along to the pop-up Phoenix Studios: you have two days to write, direct and star in your very own short film. Explore the different elements directing, writing, storyboarding, costume, lighting and editing. Determine the genre for your film: action, sci-fi, comedy, thriller! Come and make it happen in just two days. 65 for the two day workshop.

Buster-Move! 2 Day Silent Movie & Slapstick Workshop

20 places. For children aged 8-11 years. Come and see the great silent movie and slapstick stars of early cinema: from Buster Keaton & Charlie Chaplin to Tom & Jerry. Join us for an adventure exploring the techniques these stars used such as mime, clowning, movement and hilarious but wordless storytelling. 45 for the two day workshop.

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FRIENDS OF THE PHOENIX

Join the Friends or renew online www.phoenixcinema.co.uk Friends 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 Finchleys 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 Times

Films 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

BOX OFFICE 020 8444 6789

WWW.PHOENIXCINEMA.CO.UK

Tickets and booking

Monday all day: 6 TuesdayFriday 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 MonSat 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 & Sunday evening shows 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 managers discretion.

ACCESSIBILITY
Full access for wheelchair
users: external ramp, lift, disabled toilet. Four dedicated spaces in the auditorium. Please let us know when booking.

Phoenix Film Group

The 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 filmlovers 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.

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.

Phoenix Gallery
August: Julian Hawkins - Scenes of an Unexpected Nature (photography) September: East Finchley Open - Mixed media

Limited guide features for

visually impaired visitors. Stairs have clear markings, floor surfaces are non-slip. Staff will be happy to assist.

Hire the Phoenix

The Phoenix is available to hire for childrens parties, private screenings, business events and as a filming location. For more details see the Cinema Hire section of the website or call the box office.

Parking
East Finchley Tube Station: 4.50 MonFri, 1.50 Saturday, 1 Sundays/Bank Holidays. Local parking: max stay 90mins, payable by mobile phone. Free after 6.30pm and Sundays/Bank Holidays.

Free admission for carers of

registered disabled visitors, subject to CEA card and availability. Applications for the CEA card available from the box office.

Orange Wednesdays
2 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.

Subtitled screenings offered

when possible. Integrated induction loop available.

Transport
Tube: East Finchley (Northern Line) Buses: 102, 143, 234, 263, 603, H3. 33

This programme is available

online and in large format, on request.

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COMING SOON AT THE PHOENIX

BOLSHOI BALLET 2012-13
THE SYLPHIDE Sunday 30 September 2012 at 4pm. SWAN LAKE Sunday 21 October 2012 at 2pm THE PHARAOHS DAUGHTER Sunday 25 November 2012 at 3pm. NUTCRACKER Sunday 24 December 2012 at 3pm LA BAYADERE Sunday 27 January 2013 at 3pm. 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.

UK JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL

1-18 November 2012 This November we welcome back UKJF and the 16th UK Jewish Film Festival. The Phoenix will be one of the principal homes to a selection of feature films, documentaries, short films and TV specials from around the world. Highlights include the UK premires of Lea and Daria and Foreign Letters.

MET OPERA LIVE IN HD

2012-13 Season Donizettis LElisir DAmore 13 & 14 October Verdis Otello 27 & 28 October Adss The Tempest 10 November Mozarts Clemenza Di Tito 1 & 2 December Verdis Un Ballo In Maschera 8 & 9 December Verdis Aida 15 & 16 December Beliozs Les Troyens 5 & 6 January Donizettis Maria Stuarda 19 & 20 January Verdis Rigoletto 16 & 17 February Wagners Parsifal 2 & 3 March Zandonais Francesca Da Rimini ?16 March Handels Giulio Cesare 27 & 28 April

NT LIVE
LAST OF THE HAUSSMANS Thursday 11 October at 7pm TIMON OF ATHENS Thursday 1 November at 7pm

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

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