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[Cinema-List] Well, when an adult male is chasing a female with intent to commit rape, I shoot the bastard. That's my policy.
by cinema 09 May '05

09 May '05

Hi Guys, This week we have Million Dollar Baby and Meet the Fockers for you viewing pleasure. The times are as follows: Tuesday 10th May, 18:00: Million Dollar Baby Tuesday 10th May, 20:45: Meet the Fockers Thursday 12th May, 18:00: Meet the Fockers Thursday 12th May, 20:30: Million Dollar Baby As ever the descriptions curtosy of IMDB.com: Million Dollar Baby In the wake of a painful estrangement from his daughter, boxing trainer Frankie Dunn has been unwilling to let himself get close to anyone for a very long time--then Maggie Fitzgerald walks into his gym. In a life of constant struggle, Maggie's gotten herself this far on raw talent, unshakable focus and a tremendous force of will. But more than anything, she wants someone to believe in her. The last thing Frankie needs is that kind of responsibility-- let alone that kind of risk--but won over by Maggie's sheer determination, he begrudgingly agrees to take her on. In turns exasperating and inspiring each other, the two come to discover that they share a common spirit that transcends the pain and loss of their pasts, and they find in each other a sense of family they lost long ago. Yet, they both face a battle that will demand more heart and courage than any they've ever known. Meet the Fockers Having given permission to male nurse Greg Focker to marry his daughter, ex-CIA man Jack Byrnes and his wife travel to Miami to Greg's parents, who this time around are Mr. and Mrs. Focker, who are as different from them as can be. As asked in the first movie, what sort of people name their son Gaylord M. Focker? Thats all for now folks... Thanks, Toby

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[Cinema-List] Ok, now let's try to get an answer from someone who's not a complete retard... anyone?
by iCU Cinema 03 May '05

03 May '05

Hi guys, I apologise for the lateness of this email but I have spent all weekend panicing about my final lab report. It is all done now though and we have two very different films for you this week. The first being the oscar winning "Ray" and the second Trey Parker and Matt Stone's irreverant film "Team America: World Police" Remeber this is this week so the first showings are tonight! The timetable is as follows: Tue, 03 May 18:00 - Ray Tue, 03 May 21:00 - Team America: World Police Thu, 05 May 18:00 - Team America: World Police Thu, 05 May 20:00 - Ray And the standard discription as allways provided by IMDB: Ray: Ray Charles has the distinction of being both a national treasure and an international phenomenon. By the early 1960's Ray Charles had accomplished his dream. He'd come of age musically. He'd made it to Carnegie Hall. The hit records "Georgia," "Born to Lose" successively kept climbing to the top of the charts. He'd made his first triumphant European concert tour in 1960 (a feat which, except for 1965, he's repeated at least once a year ever since). He had taken virtually every form of popular music and broken through its boundaries with such awe inspiring achievements as the LP's "Genius Plus Soul Equals Jazz" and "Modern Sounds in Country & Western." Rhythm & blues (or "race music" as it had been called) became universally respectable through his efforts. Jazz found a mainstream audience it had never previously enjoyed. And country & western music began to chart an unexpected course to general acceptance, then worldwide popularity. And along the way Ray Charles was instrumental in the invention of rock & roll. Jamie Foxx (Any Given Sunday, Ali) is Ray Charles in this high-energy portrait of an exceptional man who has become an American icon. Born in a poor African American town in central Florida, Ray Charles went blind at the age of 7. With the staunch support of his determined single mother, he developed the fierce resolve, wit and incredible talent that would eventually enable him to overcome not only Jim Crow Racism and the cruel prejudices against the blind, but also discover his own sound which revolutionized American popular music. Nonetheless, as Ray's unprecedented fame grew, so did his weakness for drugs and women, until they threatened to strip away the very things he held most dear. This little known story of Ray Charles' meteoric rise from humble beginnings, his successful struggle to excel in a sighted world and his eventual defeat of his own personal demons make for an inspiring and unforgettable true story of human triumph. Team America: World Police Team America follows an international police force dedicated to maintaining global stability. Learning that power hungry dictator Kim Jong Il (Parker) is out to destroy the world, the team recuits Broadway star Gary Johnston (Parker) to go undercover. With the help of Team America (Stone, Miller, Masasa, Parker, and Norris), Gary manages to slip into an arms dealer's hideout to uncover the plan to destroy the world. Will Team America be able to save the world? Thats all for now folks... Thanks, Toby

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[Cinema-List] It's not a palindrome! The palindrome of "Bolton" would be "Notlob"!! It don't work!!
by cinema 25 Apr '05

25 Apr '05

Hi, Good news this week we have a total of 2 free previews of films for your viewing pleasure. We have a preview of "Palindromes" on Tuesday evening at 7, and a preview of "What the Bleep do we know?" which will take place on Thursday Evening at 7. There will be a Q&A session after "What the Bleep do we know?" which will give you a chance to ask tone of the scientists in the films some questions. And now the obligatory Summaries: Palindromes: A fable of innocence: thirteen-year-old Aviva Victor wants to be a 'mom'. She does all she can to make this happen, and comes very close to succeeding, but in the end her plan is thwarted by her sensible parents. So she runs away, still determined to get pregnant one way or another, but instead finds herself lost in another world, a less sensible one, perhaps, but one pregnant itself with all sorts of strange possibility. She takes a road trip from the suburbs of New Jersey, through Ohio to the plains of Kansas and back. Like so many trips, this one is round-trip, and it's hard to say in the end if she can ever be quite the same again, or if she can ever be anything but the same again. What the Bleep Do we Know?: Amanda, a divorced photographer, finds herself in a fantastic Alice-in-Wonderland experience when her daily, uninspired life literally begins to unravel, revealing the cellular, molecular and even quantum worlds which lie beneath. Guided by a Greek Chorus of leading scientists and mystics, she finds that if reality itself is not questionable, her notion of it certainly is. Stunning special effects plunge you into a world where quantum uncertainty is demonstrated - where Amanda's neurological processes, and perceptual shifts are engaged and lived - where everything is alive, and reality is changed by every thought. This film gives voice to the modern day radical souls of science, making them the true heroes of our day as they conquer and map the greatest uncharted territory yet - man's consciousness itself. Tickets for 'Palindromes' Will be available on the Door, However if you want tickets for "What the Bleep do we Know?" You will need to contact Alexandra Ruande at alexandra.ruane(a)ddapr.com Thanks Toby

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[Cinema-List] Free Film Tonight!
by Cinema 11 Mar '05

11 Mar '05

Hi guys, Just to let you all know we have a free film showing tonight courtesy of our friends at Deloitte, for more info visit: http://www.deloitte.co.uk/filmseason/index.htm The Film is Y tu mamá también Its free so come along and bring some friends! Here is a summary for those who don't know what it is about: Abandoned by their girlfriends for the summer, teenagers Tenoch and Julio meet the older Luisa at a wedding. Trying to be impressive, the friends tell Luisa they are headed on a road trip to a beautiful, secret beach called Boca del Cielo. Intrigued with their story and desperate to escape, Luisa asks if she can join them on their trip. Soon the three are headed out of Mexico City, making their way toward the fictional destination. Along the way, seduction, argument and the contrast of the trio against the harsh realities of the surrounding poverty ensue. And an IMDB URL for further Info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245574/ Thanks, Toby -- iCU Cinema Beit Quad Prince Consort Road South Kensington London SW7 2BB Phone: 020 7594 8098 Fax: 020 7594 8065 email: cinema(a)imperial.ac.uk web page: http://union.imperial.ac.uk/cinema

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[Cinema-List] If we don't stand up for the kooks, who will?
by Cinema 10 Feb '05

10 Feb '05

Hi guys, Sorry for the radio silence last week, I forgot to send out the weekly email, I am sure some of you missed it. (Well probably not but I can only hope) Anyway we have two great films for you this week which will be unfortunately our last week of films for this term, except for a special showing later on in the term of which I will provide more information later. Without further delay here our our times for this week: Tue, 15 Feb 18:00 - The Incredibles Tue, 15 Feb 20:45 - House of Flying Daggers Thu, 17 Feb 18:00 - House of Flying Daggers Thu, 17 Feb 20:45 - The Incredibles Here are the usual descriptions as ever provided by IMDb: The Incredibles - IMDb Rating: 8.2 Mr. Incredible is a superhero; or he used to be, until a surge of lawsuits against superheroes submitted by the people they've saved forced the government to hide them in witness protection programs so they could lead normal, anonymous lives. Now known exclusively by his secret identity, Bob Parr, he lives with his wife Helen, formerly Elastigirl, and their three children Violet, Dash, and Jack Jack. He works as an insurance claims specialist, and he's fed up with his pushy boss and his immoral profession, but his wife's worked too hard to build a normal life for her family to abide his nostalia for heroism. When Mr. Incredible's offered the chance to play the role of hero again by a mysterious informant, he jumps at the opportunity, but when it turns out to be a trap set by an old nemesis he had a hand in corrupting, the whole family must reveal themselves to save Mr. Incredible and countless innocents. The House of Flying Daggers - IMDb Rating: 7.5 During the reign of the Tang dynasty in China, a secret organization called "The House of the Flying Daggers" rises and opposes the government. A police officer called Leo sends officer Jin to investigate a young dancer named Mei, claiming that she has ties to the "Flying Daggers". Leo arrests Mei, only to have Jin breaking her free in a plot to gain her trust and lead the police to the new leader of the secret organization. But things are far more complicated than they seem... Thats all for now, thanks, Toby -- iCU Cinema Beit Quad Prince Consort Road South Kensington London SW7 2BB Phone: 020 7594 8098 Fax: 020 7594 8065 email: cinema(a)imperial.ac.uk web page: http://union.imperial.ac.uk/cinema

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[Cinema-List] Listen, this old system of yours could be on fire and I couldn't even turn on the kitchen tap without filling out a 27b/6... Bloody paperwork.
by Cinema 01 Feb '05

01 Feb '05

Hi guys, Sorry for the lateness of this email but I forgot to do it over the weekend. Anyway the films for this week are I Heart Huckabees and Enduring Love. Please note these correct times as the posters are wrong for the 2nd showing each day on the posters. Tue, 01 Feb 18:00 - I Heart Huckabees Tue, 01 Feb 20:30 - Enduring Love Thu, 03 Feb 18:00 - Enduring Love Thu, 03 Feb 20:15 - I Heart Huckabees I Heart Huckabees Determined to solve the coincidence of seeing the same conspicuous stranger three times in a day, Albert hires a pair of existentialist detectives, who insist on spying on his everyday life while sharing their views on life and the nature of the universe. Enduring Love On a beautiful cloudless day a young couple celebrate their reunion with a picnic. Joe has planned a postcard-perfect afternoon in the English countryside with his partner, Claire. But as Joe and Claire prepare to open a bottle of champagne, their idyll comes to an abrupt end. A hot air balloon drifts into the field, obviously in trouble. The pilot catches his leg in the anchor rope, while the only passenger, a boy, is too scared to jump down. Joe and three other men rush to secure the basket. Just as they secure the balloon, the wind rushes into the field, and at once the rescuers are airborne. Joe manages to drop to the ground, as do most of his companions, but one man is lifted skywards. As Joe, Claire and the other rescuers watch this strangely beautiful sight, they see the man fall to his death. Recalling the day's events at dinner with his friends Robin and Rachel, Joe reveals the impact the accident has had on his battered psyche. Ironically the balloon eventually lands safely, the boy unscathed. But fate has far more unpleasant things in store for Joe. Going to retrieve the body of the fallen man with fellow rescuer Jed Parry, for example, turns out to be a very bad move. Jed feels an instant connection with Joe--one that, as the weeks go by, becomes ever more intense. Also for the next two weeks we have: Tue, 08 Feb 18:00 - Napoleon Dynamite Tue, 08 Feb 20:00 - Garden State Thu, 10 Feb 18:00 - Garden State Thu, 10 Feb 20:30 - Napoleon Dynamite Tue, 15 Feb 18:00 - The Incredibles Tue, 15 Feb 20:45 - House of Flying Daggers Thu, 17 Feb 18:00 - House of Flying Daggers Thu, 17 Feb 20:45 - The Incredibles But after them there is no more for the rest of the term unfortunately as other societies are using the concert hall. Thanks, Toby -- iCU Cinema Beit Quad Prince Consort Road South Kensington London SW7 2BB Phone: 020 7594 8098 Fax: 020 7594 8065 email: cinema(a)imperial.ac.uk web page: http://union.imperial.ac.uk/cinema

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[Cinema-List] Addendum To last email
by Cinema 21 Jan '05

21 Jan '05

Sorry forgot to mention where we were having the meeting on Tuesday, It will be in the Union Concert Hall at 12:30. Thanks, Toby -- iCU Cinema Beit Quad Prince Consort Road South Kensington London SW7 2BB Phone: 020 7594 8098 Fax: 020 7594 8065 email: cinema(a)imperial.ac.uk web page: http://union.imperial.ac.uk/cinema

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[Cinema-List] No, Toto. Nobody said it. This time it's all me. Life isn't like in the movies. Life... is much harder.
by Cinema 21 Jan '05

21 Jan '05

Hi guys, Slightly longer email this week as I have some other info other than just what films we have on. The extra information I have to discuss is about a 'recruitment' meeting on Tuesday 25th of January at 12:30, the reason for this meeting is that we are desperately in need of staff to ensure the cinema keeps running next year as pretty much all the committee and most of the general staff are graduating this year! So if you want the cinema to stay in business come along to the meeting and see what you can help with (projection, publicity, finance, administration and setting up before shows). Staff members only need to give a few hours of their time a week and in exchange you get to watch our films for free, get some of the official cinema 'Quad' posters for free, get 50% off all sweets and ice creams. Also we occasionally organise 'socials' where we go out have a meal and then go out drinking all subsidised by the cinema! So if you want to join in the fun or even just want to see what we get up to in running the cinema come along on Tuesday or if you can't come drop us an email at cinema(a)ic.ac.uk and we will give you more info. Now that is over with down to the usual news our films for next week. We have "Finding Neverland" and "Shaolin Soccer" for your viewing pleasure. The times are as follows: Tue, 25 Jan 18:00 - Finding Neverland Tue, 25 Jan 20:30 - Shaolin Soccer Thu, 27 Jan 18:00 - Shaolin Soccer Thu, 27 Jan 20:30 - Finding Neverland And now the ubiquitous descriptions courtesy of IMDb: Finding Neverland: In this drama, we are told the story of how James M. Barrie (Depp) came up with the play Peter Pan. After some failed attempts at creating a well written play, Barrie finds himself in a park playing with his dog. Several moments later he will come to meet the inspiration for his next play, four small boys and a widowed mother, who seems to be growing weaker by the day. Soon, the whole town is talking about Barrie and the Davies family, which causes some rough waters in his marriage. But what comes from his experiences is the play that comes to be known as Peter Pan. Shaolin Soccer: A shaolin kung-fu practitioner is seeking a way to spread the word about his chosen art. He meets a down-on-his-luck lame ex-football player who trains him and his five brothers to play football. They form a team, and are soon entered in a prestigious tournament with a 1 million dollar prize. Also the week after we have: Tue, 01 Feb 18:00 - I Heart Huckabees Tue, 01 Feb 20:30 - Enduring Love Thu, 03 Feb 18:00 - Enduring Love Thu, 03 Feb 20:15 - I Heart Huckabees Thanks, and I hope to see at least some of you on Tuesday lunchtime, Toby -- iCU Cinema Beit Quad Prince Consort Road South Kensington London SW7 2BB Phone: 020 7594 8098 Fax: 020 7594 8065 email: cinema(a)imperial.ac.uk web page: http://union.imperial.ac.uk/cinema

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[Cinema-List] His brain has not only been washed, as they say... It has been dry cleaned.
by Cinema 10 Jan '05

10 Jan '05

Hi Guys, We have two great films for you this week, The Grudge and The Manchurian Candidate. The Manchurian Candidate: When his army unit was ambushed during the first Gulf War, Sergeant Raymond Shaw saved his fellow soldiers just as his commanding officer, Major Ben Marco, was knocked unconscious. Brokering the incident for political capital, Shaw eventually becomes a vice-presidential nominee, while Marco is haunted by dreams of what happened -- or didn't happen -- in Iraq. As Marco investigates, the story begins to unravel, to the point where he questions if it happened at all. Is it possible the entire unit was kidnapped and brainwashed to believe Shaw is a war hero as part of a plot to seize the White House? Some very powerful people at Manchurian Global corporation appear desperate to stop him from finding out. The Grudge The normal façade of a modest house in Tokyo belies the hidden terror within. It is possessed by a violent plague that destroys the lives of everyone who enters. Known as The Grudge, this curse causes its victims to die in the grip of a powerful rage. Those who are fatally afflicted by the curse die and a new curse is born--passed like a virus to all those who enter the house in an endless, growing chain of horror. Karen is an exchange student studying social work in Japan who innocently agrees to cover for a nurse who didn't show up for work. When she enters the assigned home, she discovers an elderly American woman, Emma, who is lost in a catatonic state while the rest of the house appears deserted and disheveled. As she is tending to the stricken old woman, Karen hears scratching sounds from upstairs. When she investigates, she is faced with a supernatural horror more frightening than she could ever imagine. Within this house, a chain of terror has been set in motion resulting from a terrifying evil that was born years before. As more people die, Karen is pulled into the cycle of horror and learns the secret of the vengeful curse that has taken root in this house. Now she must stop it before it's too late. The times are: Tue, 11 Jan 18:00 - The Manchurian Candidate Tue, 11 Jan 20:45 - The Grudge Thu, 13 Jan 18:00 - The Grudge Thu, 13 Jan 20:15 - The Manchurian Candidate Thanks, Toby -- iCU Cinema Beit Quad Prince Consort Road South Kensington London SW7 2BB Phone: 020 7594 8098 Fax: 020 7594 8065 email: cinema(a)imperial.ac.uk web page: http://union.imperial.ac.uk/cinema

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[Cinema-List] You don't have to. I don't want to be alone. And by the way... I can go all night, like a lumberjack!
by Cinema 13 Dec '04

13 Dec '04

Hi Guys, As you can probably guess we have the All-Nighter this week with six films for your viewing pleasure tomorrow. We will be having: Tue, 14 Dec 18:00 - Shark Tale Tue, 14 Dec 20:25 - I, Robot Tue, 14 Dec 22:50 - Wimbledon Wed, 15 Dec 00:45 - Man on Fire Wed, 15 Dec 03:30 - Layer Cake Wed, 15 Dec 05:30 - Sky Captain: The World of tomorrow Shark Tale: The sea underworld is shaken up when the son of the shark mob boss is found dead and a young fish named Oscar is found at the scene. Being a bottom feeder, Oscar takes advantage of the situation and makes himself look like he killed the finned mobster. Oscar soon comes to realize that his claim may have serious consequences. I, Robot Set in a future Earth (2035 A.D.) where robots are common assistants and workers for their human owners, this is the story of "robotophobic" Chicago Police Detective John Spooner's (Smith) investigation into the murder of Dr. Alfred Lanning (James Cromwell), who works at U.S. Robotics, in which a robot, Sonny (Tudyk), appears to be implicated, even though that would mean the robot had violated the Three Laws of Robotics, which is apparently impossible. It seems impossible because.. if robots can break those laws, there's nothing to stop them from taking over the world, as humans have grown to become completely dependent upon their robots. Or maybe... they already have? Aiding Spooner in his investigation is a psychologist, Dr. Susan Calvin (Moynahan), who specializes in the psyches of robots. Wimbledon In just two summer weeks, a British tennis player who was ranked 119th in the world (Bettany), and generally considered to be on his last legs as a professional player, gets his one last chance to win both the All-England Lawn Tennis Championships on the grassy courts of Wimbledon... and the heart of the rising star "bad girl of tennis" (Dunst) as well... Man on Fire A wave of kidnappings has swept through Mexico, feeding a growing sense of panic among its wealthier citizens, especially parents. In one six-day period, there were twenty-four abductions, leading many to hire bodyguards for their children. Into this world enters John Creasy, a burned-out ex-CIA operative/assassin, who has given up on life. Creasy's friend Rayburn brings him to Mexico City to be a bodyguard to nine-year-old Pita Ramos, daughter of industrialist Samuel Ramos and his wife Lisa. Creasy is not interested in being a bodyguard, especially to a youngster, but for lack of something better to do, he accepts the assignment. Creasy barely tolerates the precocious child and her pestering questions about him and his life. But slowly, she chips away at his seemingly impenetrable exterior, his defenses drop, and he opens up to her. Creasy's new-found purpose in life is shattered when Pita is kidnapped. Despite being seriously wounded during the kidnapping, he vows to kill anyone involved in or profiting from the kidnapping. And no one can stop him. Layer Cake Based upon JJ Connelly's London crime novel, "LAYER CAKE" is about a successful cocaine dealer (DANIEL CRAIG) who has earned a respected place among England's Mafia elite and plans an early retirement from the business. However, big boss Jimmy Price hands down a tough assignment: find Charlotte Ryder, the missing rich princess daughter of Jimmy's old pal Edward, a powerful construction business player and gossip papers socialite. Complicating matters are two million pounds' worth of Grade A ecstasy, a brutal neo-Nazi sect and a whole series of double crossings. The title "LAYER CAKE" refers to the layers or levels the dealer has to go through as he painstakingly plots his own escape. What is revealed is a modern underworld where the rules have changed. There are no 'codes', or 'families' and respect lasts as long as a line. Not knowing who he can trust, he has to use all his 'savvy', 'telling' and skills which make him one of the best, to escape his own. The ultimate last job, a love interest called Tammy and an international drugs ring, threaten to draw him back into the 'cake mix'. But, time is running out and the penalty will endure a lifetime.. Sky Captain: The World of Tomorrow In 1939, an intrepid reporter in New York City makes a connection between the story she's covering-- of famous scientists suddenly disappearing around the world, and a recent attack on the city by giant robots. Determined to find the solution to these happenings, she seeks the help of her ex-boyfriend, the captain of a mercenary legion of pilots. The two are investigating the case when the robots attack the city again, though in a stroke of luck, Sky Captain's right hand man is able to locate their source. They then set off on an adventure in search of the evil mastermind behind these schemes, who is bent on creating a utopia and destroying the current world. We also have Shark ale and Man on Fire playing again on Wednesday. Thu, 16 Dec 18:00 - Shark Tale Thu, 16 Dec 20:15 - Man on Fire Thanks, Toby -- iCU Cinema Beit Quad Prince Consort Road South Kensington London SW7 2BB Phone: 020 7594 8098 Fax: 020 7594 8065 email: cinema(a)imperial.ac.uk web page: http://union.imperial.ac.uk/cinema

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