Timelapse footage revealing the construction of the cinema box inside Storyhouse, Chester’s brand new cultural centre, has been released. It took 7 weeks to document the build of the ‘lightbox’ structure that will house the… More
Moonlight Flicks -Willy Wonka & the Choclate Factory (U) #chesterculture
U | Dir: Mel Stuart | 1971 | 100 mins | USA |
Cast: Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum, Roy Kinnear
Despite being disowned by Dahl, this 1971 musical film adaption of Dahl’s Charlie and The Chocolate Factory remains as one of the most popular versions of any of his books committed to celluloid.
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory tells the story of Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum) as he receives a Golden Ticket and visits Willy Wonka’s (Gene Wilder) chocolate factory with four other children from around the world.
Roald Dahl on Film – Film Hub Wales and Chapter as Film Hub Lead Organisation, have put together a major, UK-wide programme designed to celebrate the most magnificent Welsh storyteller, Roald Dahl. The programme will see an extraordinary array of film screenings and supporting activity delivered across the UK from the release of The BFG in July 2016, through to the centenary of his birth on the 13 September.
2016 is the centenary of Roald Dahl’s birth. Storyhouse join the celebrations with a series of films based on and inspired by his writing: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda and Gremlins
Roman Gardens, Chester
Tuesday 26th July at 20.30 and Wednesday 10th August at 20.00
Castle Park, Frodsham
Sunday 24th July at 20.00
Ashton Park, West Kirby
Thursday 4th August at 20.15
Moonlight Flicks – The Artist (PG) #chesterculture
PG | Dir: Michel Hazanavicius | 2011 | 98 mins | France / USA |
Cast: Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, John Goodman
A glorious tribute to the early years of Hollywood, The Artist is truly a film that will make you laugh and cry in the best of the golden age tradition.
Peppy Miller is a rising star but can she save the career of her former mentor, silent film star George Valentin?
The film undoubtedly features the best performance by a dog in the form of George’s loyal and highly trained Jack Russell terrier who just about steals the show.
Roman Gardens, Chester
Saturday 6th August at 20.15, Tuesday 9th August at 20.00 and Wednesday 24th August at 19.30
Ashton Park, West Kirby
Friday 5th August at 20.15
Moonlight Flicks – Inside Out (U) #chesterculture
U | Dir: Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen | 2015 | 102 mins | USA |
Cast: Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Lewis Black, Mindy Kaling, Phyllis Smith
When Riley is uprooted from her Midwestern life because her dad has a new job in San Francisco she and her emotions – Joy, Anger, Fear, Sadness and Disgust – have a bumpy ride as she has to adapt to her new surroundings.
The brilliant as ever Pixar studio brings to life the workings of a young person’s brain in this funny, sad, revealing, imaginative, and spectacular animation. One for all the family to enjoy.
Roman Gardens, Chester
Thursday 4th August at 20.15, Sunday 20th August at 19.45 and Tuesday 23rd August at 19.30
Castle Park, Frodsham
Friday 29th July at 20.30
Ashton Park, West Kirby
Sunday 14th August at 20.00
Moonlight Flicks – Thelma & Louise (15) #chesterculture
15 | Dir: Ridley Scott | 1991| 131 mins | USA |
Cast: Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon, Brad Pitt, Harvey Keitel
An iconic and seminal road movie with one of the most memorable female friendships on screen (and off).
Thelma (Geena Davis) and Louise (Susan Sarandon) have grown tired of their mundane jobs, emotionally void boyfriends/husbands and the constraints of their small town and decide to take hold of the wheel of their own lives!
Roman Gardens, Chester
Wednesday 27th July at 20.30 and Tuesday 2nd August at 20.15
Moonlight Flicks -Jurassic World (12)
12 | Dir: Colin Trevorrow | 2015 | 124 mins | USA|
Cast: Chris Platt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins
This blockbuster action moive starring Chris Pratt (Parks & Recreations, Guardians Of The Galaxy, The Lego Movie) is set 22 years after the events in the original 1993 classic, Jurassic Park.
Jurassic World takes place on the same fictional island of Isla Nublar, off the Pacific coast of Central America , where a theme park populated with cloned dinosaurs has operated for ten years. The park plunges into chaos when a genetically created dinosaur breaks loose and goes on a rampage across the island.
Fingers crossed for no such problems with the dinosaurs coming to Chester this summer…
Roman Gardens, Chester
Friday 29th July – 20.30, Saturday 13th August – 20.00, Thursday 18th August – 19.45, Friday 26th August – 19.30
Castle Park, Frodsham
Tuesday 26th July – 20.30
Ashton Park, West Kirby
Saturday 6th August – 20.15
Moonlight Flicks – Mad Max: Fury Road (15) #chesterculture
15 | Dir: George Miller | 2015 | 120 mins | Australia / USA |
Cast: Charlize Theron, Tom Hardy, Nicholas Hoult
Re-booting the Mad Max franchise in spectacular style, Mad Max: Fury Road proved both a critical and commercial hit nominated for and winning a string of Oscars. Tom Hardy plays drifter Max who stands alongside rebel Furiosa (Charlize Theron) as she leads an uprising against the tyrannical ruler of the post-apocalyptic world.
A pulsating, adrenaline-fuelled road movie.
Roman Gardens, Chester
Saturday 9th July – 20.45, Wednesday 13th July – 20.45, Friday 22nd July – 8.30, Wednesday 3rd August – 20.15, Thursday 11th August – 20.00
Castle Park, Frodsham
Saturday 23rd July – 20.30
Ashton Park, West Kirby
Saturday 13th August – 20.00
Moonlight Flicks – Dirty Dancing (12) #chesterculture
12 | Dir: Emile Ardolino | 1987 | 96 mins | USA |
Cast: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey
Do you really need telling what this film is?!?
The enduring 1980s’ classic makes perfect big screen summer viewing. Set in the 1960s, rich girl Frances “Baby” Houseman (Jennifer Grey), falls in love with wrong-side-of-the-tracks dance instructor, Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze), whilst holidaying with her parents.
Love/lust, a botched back alley abortion and dancing to a classic 60s soundtrack plus the immortal lines ‘Nobody puts Baby in a corner’ and ‘I carried a watermelon’. This film has it all.
Roman Gardens, Chester
Friday 8th July – 20.45 – SOLD OUT, Thursday 14h July – 20.45 – SOLD OUT, Tuesday 19th July – 20.30, Friday 19th August – 19.45, Saturday 27th August – 19.30
Castle Park, Frodsham
Thursday 28th July – 20.30
Ashton Park, West Kirby
Friday 12th August – 19.30
Moonlight Flicks – The Philadelphia Story (U) #chesterculture
U | Dir: George Cukor | 1940 | 110 mins | USA |
Cast: Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart
One of the best loved romantic comedy films of all time. Katharine Hepburn shines in the role of Tracy Lord, spoilt society girl, whose ‘wedding of the year’ is thrown off the rails when her ex-husband, CK Dexter Haven (Cary Grant) shows up with a pair of tabloid journalists looking for a scoop.
The Philadelphia Story is the quintessential high society comedy with sparkling dialogue and perfect performances.
Roman Gardens, Chester
Thursday 7th July – 20.45, Tuesday 12th July – 20.45, Wednesday 20th July – 20.45, Wednesday 27th July – 20.30, Friday 12th August – 20.00
Castle Park, Frodsham
Wednesday 27th July – 20.30
Ashton Park, West Kirby
Thursday 11th August – 20.00
Moonlight Flicks – Birdman (15) #chesterculture
15 | Dir: Alejandro González Iñárritu | 2014 | 116 mins | USA |
Cast: Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts
The cult hit of 2015. Michael Keaton plays film star Riggan Thompson who is desperate to resurrect his career and reputation as a serious actor by staging a play. However, the popularity of his former role as a comic book super hero Birdman proves a little more difficult to put behind him than he had hoped.
Featuring great performances from its ensemble cast, Birdman won Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director at the 2015 Academy Awards, as well as Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography for its dizzying ‘single-shot’ filming.
Roman Gardens, Chester
Wednesday 6th July – 20.45, Saturday 16th July – 20.45, Thursday 21st July – 20.30, Friday 5th August – 20.15,
Castle Park, Frodsham
Friday 22nd July – 20.30
Moonlight Flicks – Brooklyn (12A) #chesterculture
12A | Dir: John Crowley | 2015 | 109 mins | UK |
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent
Adapted by Nick Hornby from Colm Toibin’s acclaimed novel, Brooklyn is the story of Ellis (Saoirse Ronan) who leaves 1950s’ Ireland to build a life in New York.
There she meets and falls in love with a local boy but a trip home to Ireland reveals another possible love and life. Ellis is faced with the choice of two very different prospects.
Full of drama and romance, with beautifully captured period detail, Brooklyn is perfect viewing for a warm summer night under the stars.
Roman Gardens, Chester
Tuesday 5th July – 20:45, Friday 15th July – 20:45, Saturday 23rd July – 20.30, Thursday 28th July – 20.30
Castle Park, Frodsham
Saturday 30th July – 20.30
Ashton Park, West Kirby
Sunday 7th August – 20.15
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