Light House Wolverhampton's October listings

There is plenty for film, fashion, opera and theatre fans to enjoy at Wolverhampton's Light House media centre in October.

Cinema highlights include big hits including Jayne Ayre and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, world cinema releases like The Hedgehog and a special Halloween screening of The Evil Dead.

There are also screenings of live productions of the National Theatre's One Man, Two Guvnors and Henry VIII from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, plus the Flip Animation Festival and the exhibition Selling Dreams: One Hundred Years Of Fashion Photography.

Films:

R: Hit First, Hit Hardest

Sat 1 & Sun 2 Oct 5.50pm & 8.20pm, Mon 3 Oct 8.20pm

Cert 18, 1hr35

Dir. Tobias Lindholm, Denmark, 2010

Danish with English subtitles

Multi-award winning Danish prison drama R is as gritty, punishing and intense as a two year stint in Denmark's toughest penitentiary, but infinitely more riveting. That's where prisoner R finds himself serving a sentence for violent assault. It's his first conviction but he ends up with the hard-core lifers in a world filled with rules, honour and debts to be paid. He must find his place in the system, learn to navigate, and fight for his survival.

Jane Eyre

Sat 1 - Mon 3 Oct 5.40pm & 8.15pm, Tue 4 Oct 5.30pm, Wed 5 Oct 2pm, 5.40pm & 8.15pmCert PG, 2hrsDir. Cary Joji Fukunaga, UK/USA, 2011

In a bold new feature version of Jane Eyre, director Cary Joji Fukunaga (Sin Nombre) and screenwriter Moira Buffini (Tamara Drewe) infuse a contemporary immediacy into Charlotte Brontë's timeless, classic story. Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland) and Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds) star in the iconic lead roles of the romantic drama, the heroine of which continues to inspire new generations of devoted readers and viewers.

Way Of The Morris

Mon 3 Oct 6pm, Tue 4 Oct 6pm & 8.20pm, Wed 5 Oct 2.15pm, 6pm & 8.20pm, Thu 6 Oct 6pm & 8.20pm

Cert 12A, 1hr11

Dir. Tim Plester, UK, 2011

Way of the Morris follows award-winning filmmaker Tim Plester on a journey from the English village green to the killing fields of the Somme, as he searches for a connection with the much-maligned native dance traditions that run deep in his blood. What emerges is a poignant and evocative exploration of the origins and impulses behind Morris dancing, and an attempt to understand its place within Britain's ongoing story.

The Hedgehog

Fri 7 – Sun 9 Oct 5.45pm & 8.15pm

Cert 12A, 1hr39

Dir. Mona Achahce, France, 2009

French with English subtitles

Renée is the concierge of a grand Parisian apartment building, who meets with society's expectations of what a concierge should be; reliable though totally uncultured. But beneath this façade lies the real Renée: passionate about culture and the arts, and more knowledgeable in many ways than her employers, with their outwardly successful but emotionally void lives. A moving story about love, life and the beauty of unexpected friendships.

Kill List

Fri 7 – Sun 9 Oct 6pm & 8.20pm, Mon 10 - Tue 11 Oct 5.50pm & 8.20pm, Wed 12 Oct 2.15pm, 5.50pm & 8.20pm, Thu 13 Oct 5.50pm & 8.20pm

Cert 18, 1hr35

Dir. Ben Wheatley, UK, 2011

Eight months after a disastrous job in Kiev left him physically and mentally scarred, ex- soldier turned contract killer, Jay, is pressured by his partner, Gal, into taking a new assignment. As they descend into the dark and disturbing world of the contract, Jay begins to unravel once again – his fear and paranoia sending him deep into the heart of darkness.

Days Of Heaven

Tue 11 & Wed 12 Oct 6pm & 8.15pm

Cert 15, 1hr35

Dir. Terrence Malick, USA, 1978

Terrence Malick's reissued Days of Heaven, the long-awaited follow-up to his 1973 debut Badlands, is a story of love and murder told through the voice of a child.

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Fri 14 – Tue 18 Oct 5.25pm & 8.10pm, Wed 19 Oct 2.15pm, 5.25pm & 8.10pm, Thu 20 Oct 5.25pm & 8.10pm

Cert 15, 2hr7

Dir. Tomas Alfredson, UK/France, 2011

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is based on the John le Carre's Cold War spy novel and directed by Tomas Alfredson (Let The Right One in). Set in the 1970s George Smiley (Gary Oldman), a recently retired MI6 agent, is doing his best to adjust to a life outside the secret service. However, when a disgraced agent reappears with information concerning a mole at the heart of the Circus, Smiley is drawn back into the murky field of espionage. This film will have hard of hearing subtitles available on Tue and Sun.

Melancholia

Fri 14 – Tue 18 Oct 7.40pm, Wed 19 Oct 2pm & 7.40pm, Thu 20 Oct 7.40pm

Cert 15, 2hr16

Dir. Lars Von Trier, Denmark, 2011

Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg play sisters whose lives are drifting apart as the universe spectacularly unravels in what director Lars Von Trier describes as a beautiful movie about the end of the world. The film also stars Kiefer Sutherland, Charlotte Rampling, John Hurt, Alexander Skarsgard, Stellan Skarsgard and Udo Kier.

The Debt

Fri 21 – Sat 22 Oct 5.40pm, Sun 23 Oct 5.40pm & 8.10pm, Mon 24 Oct 8.10pm, Tue 25 Oct 5.40pm & 8.10pm, Wed 26 Oct 2pm, 5.40pm & 8.10pm

Cert 15, 1hr53

Dir. John Madden, USA, 2010

The Debt tells the story of three young Mossad agents whose secret mission was to capture and kill a notorious Nazi war criminal in 1965. In 1997 shocking news reaches the retired agents Rachel (Helen Mirren) and Stephan (Tom Wilkinson) about their former colleague David.

Mademoiselle Chambon

Fri 21 – Tue 25 Oct 5.50pm & 8.20pm, Wed 26 Oct 2.15pm, 5.50pm & 8.20pm, Thu 27 Oct 5.50pm & 8.20pm

Cert 18, 1hr30

Dir. Stephane Brize, France, 2009

French with English subtitles

Starring Vincent Lindon, Mademoiselle Chambon is an elegant, moving tale of an unexpected romance between a married man, Jean, and his son's school teacher, Veronique Chambon, and their desperate attempt to keep their desires from spiralling into a full-blown affair. A beautifully crafted romantic drama with enormous grace and subtlety, based on the novel by Eric Holder and Winner of Best Adapted Screenplay at the 2010 Cesar Awards.

Drive

Sun 30 Oct 5.50pm & 8.15pm, Mon 31 Oct 5.50pm, Tue 1 Nov 5.50pm & 8.15pm, Wed 2 Nov 2pm, 5.50pm & 8.15pm, Thu 3 Nov 5.50pm & 8.15pm

Cert 18, 1hr40

Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn, USA, 2011

Ryan Gosling stars as a Los Angeles wheelman for hire, stunt driving for movie productions by day and steering getaway vehicles for armed heists by night. Though a loner by nature, he can't help falling in love with his beautiful neighbour Irene, a vulnerable young mother dragged into a dangerous underworld by her ex-convict husband Standard. After a heist intended to pay off Standard's protection money spins out of control, he finds himself driving for the girl he loves, tailgated by a syndicate of deadly serious criminals.

This film will have hard of hearing subtitles available on Tue and Sun.

Midnight In Paris

Fri 28 Oct – Tue 1 Nov 5.55pm & 8.20pm, Wed 2 Nov 2.15pm, 5.55pm & 8.20pm, Thu 3 Nov 5.55pm & 8.20pm

Cert 12A, 1hr34

Dir. Woody Allen, USA, 2011

This romantic comedy starring Owen Wilson, Marion Cotillard, Kathy Bates and Carla Bruni tells of a young man's great love for Paris, and the illusion people have that a life different from their own would be better.

The Evil Dead

Mon 31 Oct, 8.30pm

Cert 18, 1hr22

Dir. Sam Raimi, USA, 1981

Join the Light House on Halloween for a screening of Sam Raimi's cult horror classic The Evil Dead. Five friends go up to a cabin in the woods where they find unspeakable evil lurking in the forest. They find the Necronomicon book and the taped translation of the text. Once the tape is played, the evil is released. One by one, the teens are possessed. With only one remaining, it is up to him to survive the night and battle the evil dead.

Cost: £6.80 / £5.40 with a complimentary Halloween cocktail

Events:

In Transition - screening and Q&A

Tue 4 Oct, 7.30pm

Cost: £5 full / £3.50 conc.

In Transition is the first film about the Transition movement of communities who are responding to peak oil and climate change with creativity and imagination, and setting about rebuilding their local economies. Followed by a Q&A to discuss how the movement is impacting communities around the world.

Film and TV Quiz

Mon 10 Oct, 8 / 8.30pm

Cost: £5 per team (up to 4 people), Lock Works

Open Mic Night

Tue 11 & Tue 25 Oct, 8.30pm

Admission free, Lock Works

Shorts On Walls

Thu 13 Oct, 7.30pm

Admission free, Lock Works

Shorts on Walls is back for another evening of fantastic animated shorts handcrafted in the Midlands.

The Komera Project presents Shooting Dogs

Fri 21 & Sat 22 Oct, 8.30pm. Cert 15

Cost: £6 full / £4.50 conc. (all proceeds go to charity)

Based on a true story, Shooting Dogs is not just a film about Rwanda. It is a film about humanity, and the questions each one of us must confront when evil threatens to steal the very basis of this humanity away from us. In July 2010 a group of 16-25 year olds from Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury travelled to Rwanda for four weeks. They are now raising money to bring a group of Rwandans to England in Nov. For tickets or further info contact Richard on r16h.ve@gmail.com or 07557 880259.

For Your Tomorrow - premiere

Mon 24 Oct, drink reception 5.15pm / screening 6pm

Cost: £7 inc. glass of wine / £15 inc. DVD copy of film

During the Second World War, thousands of working class men from the Black Country were sent to Burma, to fight against a formidable Japanese army. In this moving documentary, we learn of the campaign from the last surviving local men, and follow Black Country youngsters Ben and Pamela on their journey to connect with the men who fought alongside their own grandfathers in the torrid Burma War. View the trailer and book tickets at www.foryourtomorrow.com or on 01902 744777.

FLIP Animation Festival 2011

Thu 27 - Sat 29 Oct

FLIP is an eclectic mix of experimental animation for all ages including feature film screenings, retrospectives of short films and international showcases. With education workshops for young people, masterclasses and spotlights on animation studios, featuring special guests Jim Parkyn (Aardman) and Barry Purves (Warner Bros, Cosgrove Hall) to name a few. Tickets/festival passes available via www.theticketsellers.co.uk For more info and to view the full programme visit www.flipfestival.co.uk

Opera & Theatre:

The Kitchen - National Theatre Live

Thu 6 Oct, 6.45/7pm

Cost: £12 full / £11 conc.

Arnold Wesker's extraordinary play premiered at the Royal Court in 1959 and has since been performed in over 30 countries. The Kitchen puts the workplace centre stage in a blackly funny and furious examination of life lived at breakneck speed, when work threatens to define who we are. Directed by NT Associate Director Bijan Sheibani.

One Man, Two Guvnors - Encore

Wed 12 Oct, 2pm

Cost: £12 full / £11 conc.

Back by popular demand, the Light House has an encore of National Theatre's One Man, Two Guvnors after a sell out performance in September.

Henry VIII from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

Thu 13 Oct, 6.45 / 7pm

Cost: £12 full / £11 conc.

In October you can experience Shakespeare as if you're at the Globe Theatre, front row and intense! Directed by Mark Rosenblatt this special screening of Henry VIII, famous in its day as Shakespeare's most spectacular play, is a gorgeous pageant of royal ceremony. Dominic Rowan plays the title role and Miranda Raison appears as Anne Boleyn.

Music on Screen presents Der Rosenkavalier

Mon 10 Oct, 6.15/6.30pm

Cost: £18 adult / £12.50 under 15s

Romantic specialist Christian Thieleman conducts the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra in a sumptuous production from the Festspielhaus in Baden-Baden. Renée Fleming leads a stellar cast as the Marschallin with Sophie Koch in a breeches role as her young lover, Octavian, in this romantic comedy set in Vienna during the reign of Empress Maria Theresa. Running time: 240 mins

Music on Screen presents Operavox

Thu 27 Oct, 7pm

Cost: £5.80 adult / £4.40 conc.

For the first time on the big screen see The Magic Flute, The Barber of Seville, Carmen, Das Rheingold, Turandot and Rigoletto in abridged adaptations animated by six different directors. Programmed as part of FLIP Animation Festival. Running time: 180 mins

Exhibitions:

Selling Dreams: One Hundred Years Of Fashion Photography

Fri 14 Oct 2011 until Fri 13 Jan 2012

This exhibition will chart how fashion photography flourished with the rise of illustrated magazines and how influential editors and art directors collaborated with photographers to shape epochs of style throughout the past century. Exposing the medium's evolution and the fascinating dialogue between fashion photography and fine art photography, this exhibition is beautiful and scholarly, glamorous and insightful.

The V&A is home to the UK's National Collection of the Art of Photography. The Collection comprises over half a million works including many hundreds of fashion photographs. This is the first touring exhibition from the V&A's Collection to explore the work of international fashion photographers and to draw together such a broad range of important historic and contemporary fashion images. This exhibition will be unveiled to the region for the very first time at Light House, as part of a UK tour.

Exhibition organised by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

Selling Dreams Curator Talk

Thu 27 Oct, 2pm, Cost: £3

Ligaya Salazar, curator in the V&A's Contemporary Team, will be visiting Light House to give a special talk about the exhibition. Ligaya Salazar has curated V&A fashion exhibitions such as 'Fashion v Sport' and 'Yohji Yamamoto'. Previously a lecturer in fashion history and a freelance curator, Ligaya studied Art History and Fashion Photography and has published extensively on these subjects. Tickets £3 available through box office in advance.