Flicks in the Sticks
Free film showings twice a month from September to April in the Village Hall. Large screen and surround sound.
The 2011/12 season of films is shown below. Films start at 7:30 on Tuesday, unless otherwise indicated. Listings can also be found on the village notice boards or Village website or Hexagon Newsletter. Film nights can be sponsored by villagers - ask Sue.
Contact: Brian or Sue Spriggs: 0116 2478559. Or Email
| Thu 29 Sept The Titfield Thunderbolt British railways announce closure of the Titfield branch line. A group of local village residents make a bid to run it themselves. But there is competition with the local bus company. 1953 Ealing classic comedy Stan Holloway, John Gregson Hugh Griffith and Sid James |
| 11 Oct Hannah & Her Sisters 1986 American comedy film which tells the intertwined stories of an extended family, told over two years. Woody Allen (dir), Mia Farrow, Michael Caine |
| 25 Oct Departures A young man looks for a new job in Japan. Fascinating insight into provincial Japanese culture (subtitled.) |
| 8 Nov Matter of Life & Death A romantic fantasy film set in WWII. David Niven tries to fly his damaged plane home, but has to bail out without a parachute. (1946) |
| 22 Nov Bread & Tulips Humorous & quirky Italian film. A housewife creates a new life for herself after being separated from her family whilst on holiday |
| 6 Dec The King’s Speech Colin Firth is the stuttering monarch and Helena Bonham Carter the future Queen Mother in a richly enjoyable drama |
| 6.30 pm 3 Jan Fantasia 1940 Disney Classic cartoon with great musical score All the family are Welcome to come. N.B. 6.30 pm start |
| 24 Jan Baaria Dir: Giuseppe Tornatore (also directed Cinema Paradiso). Autobiographical story of 3 generations living in Tornatore’s Sicilian village. 2009 |
| 7 Feb Brief Encounter David Lean’s 1945 Classic with Celia Johnson & Trevor Howard |
| 21 Feb The Blind Side Sandra Bullock adopts a young black teenager who becomes an American football star – based on a true story |
| 6 Mar The Way Back Gulag escapees walk from Siberia to India. Dir Peter Weir 2010 |
| 20 Mar The Innocents Gothic haunted house ghost story 1961 Deborah Kerr |
| 3 Apr This Happy Breed Family saga set in London after WWI John Mills, Celia Johnson dir David Lean |
| 24 Apr Transformers Science fiction action film in USA. Outstanding animation |
