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Wednesday's film is a gloriously cinematic rollercoaster ride
18th May 2018
by Corn Hall admin
Murder on the Orient Express Kenneth Branagh’s film adaptation of Agatha Christie’s 1934 novel is a big budget, gloriously cinematic, giddy rollercoaster ride of a movie. A nostalgic indulgence that is not just for a… read more
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This Wednesday's film will keep you gripped until it's surprising conclusion
14th May 2018
by Corn Hall admin
Loveless Filmed in the perpetual gloom of a snowy Russian autumn, Andrey Zvyagintsev’s latest movie paints a sombre, melancholy picture of a self-centred and supremely unsympathetic couple in the midst of an acrimonious breakup, oblivious… read more
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Get Out! - an intelligent thriller says reviewer David Vass
4th May 2018
by Corn Hall admin
It’s a truism that the characters in thrillers frequently act irrationally, leaving their frustrated audience mute with impotent rage. All we want them to do is get out, yet they rarely follow this advice. Jordan… read more
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Oscar & BAFTA winning film is a beautifully photographed love letter to Northern Italy
27th Apr 2018
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Call Me By Your Name Set during a hot and seemingly endless summer, this beautifully photographed film is a love letter to Northern Italy, telling the minutely observed story of Elio, a grumpy teenager played… read more
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A preview of The Party, screening this Wednesday
18th Mar 2018
by Corn Hall admin
Sally Potter’s first film since 2012 voyeuristically takes a peek at a group of self-satisfied, champagne socialists, as they tear lumps out of each other in an increasingly farcical, middle-class nightmare of social niceties,  acid… read more
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This Wednesday's film - Goodbye Christopher Robin - previewed
12th Mar 2018
by Corn Hall admin
Anyone expecting a sugar-coated period drama needs to approach this film with caution. Director Simon Curtis has instead delivered something altogether more substantial and troubling. Based on local author, Ann Thwaite’s biography of A A… read more
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Wednesday film preview - La Belle et la Bête (Beauty and the Beast)
9th Feb 2018
by Corn Hall admin
La Belle et la Bête was directed by Jean Cocteau, one of the most multi-talented artists of the 20th century. In addition to being a director, he was a poet, novelist, painter, playwright, set designer,… read more
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Churchill - A preview of the Wednesday film
2nd Feb 2018
by Corn Hall admin
Winston Churchill, consumed with guilt over the tragedy of Gallipoli, remained opposed to the D-day Normandy invasion of 1944 up until the eve of the landing. Famously, it was judged the turning point of the… read more
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A preview of Wednesday film - A Man Called Ove
29th Jan 2018
by Corn Hall admin
Hannes Holm’s adaptation of Fredrik Backman’s bestselling novel is that rarest of things, a film that improves on its source material. In place of Backman’s broad brush comedy, Holm presents an altogether more nuanced take… read more
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My Cousin Rachel - a preview
21st Jan 2018
by Corn Hall admin
Screening this Wednesday 24th January, Corn Hall previewer David Vass praises this new adaptation of du Maurier's classic tale. There must be something about Daphne du Maurier’s lean prose that lends itself to film adaptation,… read more
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