Film: The Belmont Podcast
March 5, 2010
Episode 7
Armed with a new microphone which makes the podcast sound less like it was recorded inside a giant empty Quality Street tin, Dallas and Colin chew over the latest releases, give you another chance to enter the Micmacs competition and end up talking about dudes losing cars, Appletinis and impending birthdays…
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Film/Competition: The Belmont Preview 12-18 Feb
February 12, 2010
By Dallas King
Read on for this week’s competition…
This week The Belmont is ‘Hungry Like The Wolf’ for the release of THE WOLFMAN starring Benicio Del Toro as the man cursed to turn into a monster at full moon. Features strong support from Sir Anthony Hopkins and Emily Blunt plus fantastic special effects and make up by the multi-Oscar winning Rick Baker, who has previous for this kind of thing through his work on American Werewolf in London…
Also this week we have A SINGLE MAN (trailer). A fabulous looking film, as you would expect being directed by fashion designer Tom Ford, featuring an Oscar-nominated turn by Colin Firth as a man conflicted by the grief felt by the death of his lover, a man, and the need to keep his sexuality a secret in 1960’s America.
As Sunday 14th February is Valentine’s Day we’ve got a special screening of BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S at 6.30pm for all the lovers out there.
Other films screening this week include PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL ‘PUSH’ BY SAPPHIRE, UP which is favourite to win Best Animated Film at the Oscars, and a one-off screening of Oscar-nominated documentary FOOD INC. on Mon 15th February at 6.30pm.
This week’s competition question (to win two tickets valid for any performance between Mon 15th – Thu 18th Feb) is:
A SINGLE MAN is directed by Tom Ford who is more famous for working in which field?
a) FASHION DESIGNER b) CAR MANUFACTURER c) STOCKBROKER
As always, email your answer to belmont@picturehouses.co.uk marked ‘Kiosque Competition’ before midnight on Sunday 14 February.
Good luck!
Film/Competition: The Belmont Preview 5 – 11 Feb
February 5, 2010
By Dallas King
Read on for our weekly competition…
Friday 5th February sees the release of PRECIOUS (based on the novel ‘PUSH‘ by Sapphire). Nominated for multiple Oscars, BAFTAs and Golden Globes, this is a hard-hitting story of a young African American woman attempting to escape a lifetime of abuse. The film features terrific performances from newcomer Gabby Sidibe, Golden Globe winner Monique and Mariah Carey…yes, you read that correctly! See our ‘Precious’ preview/competition (there’s still time to enter!) for the trailer.
Also screening this week are Oscar contenders THE HURT LOCKER, AN EDUCATION, A SERIOUS MAN and UP IN THE AIR.
On Wed 10th February at 1.30pm we have a special FREE screening of THE WOLFMAN in association with E4 Slackers Club. Any student can claim a free ticket for this screening by signing up to the Slackers Club at box office.
Time for this week’s competition: As usual, to be in with a chance of winning two tickets to any film this week just answer the question below and email it to belmont@picturehouses.co.uk marked ‘Kiosque Competition’ before midnight on Sunday 5 February.
Nick Hornby has been nominated for an Oscar for the screenplay of An Education, but which football team does he support?
a) Arsenal b) Tottenham c) Chelsea
Good luck!
Film/Competition: Precious
February 2, 2010
By Dallas King
To celebrate the release of PRECIOUS on Friday 5 February at The Belmont Picturehouse, we’ve got three copies of the book on which the film was based to give away. Read on for details…
Adapted from the bestselling novel Push by Sapphire, PRECIOUS tells the inspirational story of a girl whose struggle embodies America’s downtrodden youth. Pregnant by her father with her second child and taunted over her obesity and illiteracy by her peers, Clareece ‘Precious’ Jones’s life is one of unimaginable trauma and heartache…
Growing up in New York’s unforgiving Harlem district, Precious is plagued by her drug-addicted father and deranged mother, who are not so much unwilling parents as outright unfit. Her home is the epitome of broken, but when she’s invited to an alternative school by a social worker (Carey), she discovers hope in the support around her. Encouraged not tormented, she becomes determined to turn her life around.
With Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry onboard as executive producers and Mariah Carey and Lenny Kravitz supporting, PRECIOUS seems destined for big-screen success, bold direction and a brave central performance from newcomer Gabourey Sidibe have been stirring expectation since the film premiered at Sundance 2009. It won’t be to everyone’s taste, but anyone who writes off PRECIOUS does so at their own peril. This is set to be one of the year’s big cinematic surprises and a serious awards contender.
To win a copy of Push, simply answer the following question and send your answer by email to belmont@picturehouses.co.uk marked ‘Precious competition’ before midnight on Sunday 7th February
Film/Competition: The Belmont Preview 29 Jan – 4 Feb
January 29, 2010
By Dallas King
Getting used to this now? We’re giving two tickets away each week. Details after the previews and vid…
The public have spoken, we listened and as a result we have screening of SEX & DRUGS & ROCK & ROLL on this week, with a BAFTA-nominated performance from Andy Serkis as Ian Dury in this biopic of the Blockheads frontman.
Also screening this week are EXAM (trailer), the new British thriller described as “Cube meets The Apprentice”, A PROPHET (trailer) , UP IN THE AIR (trailer) and some of the best films of the noughties including MEMENTO, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN and INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS.
Special events include a live satellite performance of the National Theatre production of Terry Pratchett’s NATION on Sat 30th Jan at 1.45pm, a Holocaust Memorial screening of THE READER on Thu 4th February at 6.30pm, and the premiere of Julien Temple’s Dr. Feelgood documentary OIL CITY CONFIDENTIAL (trailer below) on Tue 2nd February at 7.45pm followed by a live set via satellite by Wilko Johnson’s band (featuring members of the Blockheads).
Full listings and screening times are available on The Belmont website
Our second podcast is online here and is now available to download via iTunes. This week we discuss A PROPHET and why people are prejudiced against subtitled films.
This week’s competition question (to win two tickets valid for any performance between Mon 1st – Thu 4th Feb) is:
EXAM has been described as “The Apprentice goes to hell”. Who tells people “You’re Fired” in the US version of The Apprentice?
a) SIR ALAN SUGAR b) DONALD TRUMP c) VINCE MCMAHON
As always, email your answer to belmont@picturehouses.co.uk marked ‘Kiosque Competition’ before midnight on Sunday 31 January.
Good luck!
Film/Competition: The Belmont Preview 22-28 Jan
January 22, 2010
By Dallas King
More previews and our weekly competition after the video…
This week’s main release is A PROPHET, the French crime masterpiece that’s being hailed as “an instant classic”; Little White Lies says “it takes its place amongst the greatest crime films ever made”, Sight & Sound made it their film of 2009, it was voted Best Film at the London Film Festival and has been nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at The Golden Globes and BAFTAs…
Film/Competition: The Belmont Preview 15-21 Jan
January 14, 2010
Thanks to a hook-up with the excellent Belmont Picturehouse, we’ll now be bringing you movie previews each week courtesy of cinema manager and film geek extraordinaire Dallas King. They’re also giving you the chance to win a pair of tickets every week too, which is incredibly generous…so, over to you Mr King:
‘Gorgeous’ George Clooney takes to the skies in the Oscar-tipped UP IN THE AIR. A corporate downsizer and frequent flyer risks having his life grounded when his company changes business strategy and he meets a kindred spirit in the form of sexy businesswoman Alex. (More previews & the competition after the video)
Also screening this week are:
John Hillcoat’s adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel THE ROAD (trailer), which follows an unnamed Man & Boy as they trek along a long and winding road following the destruction of civilisation.
Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin prove there is still life after 50 in the new comedy IT’S COMPLICATED (trailer) by writer/director Nancy Meyers.
For something a little bit different why not come along to a live opera screening? The Met Opera in New York is transmitting a live performance of CARMEN via satellite on Sat 16 January at 6pm. Tickets cost £25. It might seem a lot, but it’s a hell of a lot cheaper than flying to NYC!
Also, keep your ears open for the new Belmont podcast which will feature here on The Kiosque. We’re recording the first one this week so hopefully it should be online soon. Watch your back Mayo and Kermode!
…and finally, the freebies, each week we’ll be running a competition to win two tickets to see your choice of our new releases. All you need to do is answer the question below:
George Clooney starred as Batman in which film?
a) Batman Forever b) Batman & Robin c) Batman Begins
…and send your answer to belmont@picturehouses.co.uk marked ‘Kiosque Competition’ before midnight on Sunday 17 January.
Good luck!
(The eventual winner will be picked at random & contacted on Monday morning. Tickets will be valid for Mon-Thu the same week)
Festivities
December 26, 2009
*Wipes Christmas cake crumbs off laptop*
Hope you’re all having a great festive season so far, we’ll be back with some more previews in a couple of days time to take us into the New Year. In the meantime, you’ve got until 5pm on Monday 28 December to enter our One Up Records competition. Oh, and take care on those pavements folks. Lethal or what?
Music: Fruit Bats Competition Winner
December 14, 2009
…And lo, the names were put into a hat and Adam Morrice was picked as the winner.
Thanks to everyone that entered, we’ve some more competitions lined up for January so stay tuned…
Enjoy the show Adam!
Music/Competition: Fruit Bats
December 11, 2009
Tuesday 15 December | The Tunnels | 8pm | £8 adv (From One Up or Ticketweb)/£10 door
We’ve got a couple of tickets to give away for this one courtesy of Interesting Music Promotions, see below, but first, the blurb…
So, Fruit Bats feature Eric D. Johnson and Ron Lewis from The Shins amongst others and they’re signed to Sub Pop. There’s some credentials for you…
Chicago native Johnson started this particular side-project in the mid 90s, putting out a couple of well-received albums a few years later. Now they’re back with latest release ‘The Ruminant Band.’ We’ve heard it, and what a gorgeous slice of folk-tinged psychedelic pop it is. Really good. Like, really, really good. Add in support acts like Isle of Wight acoustic folkster Puzzle Muteson plus a promising collaboration between The Little Kicks’ Steven Milne and Mike Chang from Indian Red Lopez (which may well be worth the entrance fee alone) and you’re looking at something quite special indeed…
To win a pair of tickets to the show, simply answer this question
What was the name of the last album by The Shins?
…and email it marked ‘Fruit Bats Comp’ to thekiosque@googlemail.com before 5pm on Monday 14 December
The eventual winner will be picked at random. From our special Kiosque randomizer. Which is a technological marvel that looks like something oot of The Jetsons.
Good luck!
