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18/02/2010 - 44 Inch Chest film review

44 Inch Chest (18) At QUAD Friday 5th - Sunday 7thMarch 2010 John Hurt is a unique actor, someone who can move seamlessly from a sensitive portrayal of Quentin Crisp (The Naked Civil Servant) to a biting, snarling aggressive character such as ‘Old Man Peanut’ in 44 Inch Chest. The lead role who the action centres around is played with no less aplomb by Ray Winstone in a film that takes ...

3/02/2010 - The Road film review

The Road is showing at QUAD from Friday 22nd January - Thursday 4th February 2010 Dir. John Hillcoat The Road isn't your typical post-apocalyptic thriller, the mood of the film is bleak and gritty, as you would come to expect with any film in this genre, however the film isn't primarily focused on the events to the lead up to and after the apocalypse, but on the relationship between a father ...

21/01/2010 - February is a month of...

February is a month of... V.I.P.s A plethora of special guests will be joining us in February as QUAD becomes awash with V.I.P.s. Billy Bragg, one of the UK’s most celebrated musicians, is joining us for a live performance and discussion around the film Breaking Rocks which documents the Jail Guitar doors initiative that Bragg established to use music as a tool to rehabilitate prisoners. A ...

4/01/2010 - The Merry Gentlemen (15) Film Review

Lonely guy meets beautiful girl under a Christmas tree – sounds a bit soppy, but don’t be fooled, this film is the perfect antidote to over-sentimental festive tales. A directorial debut from Michael Keaton, who also plays the lead role (the lonely guy... actually a suicidal hitman) opposite a gifted leading lady played by Kelly Macdonald (the aforementioned beautiful girl, who is running ...

17/12/2009 - January is a month of...

January is a month of... Icons because we are blessed with the opportunity to show a fantastic range of films featuring iconic actors, made by iconic Directors or simply because the films themselves have become iconic in the hearts and minds of viewers. Our headline act this month is one of the most talked about (including discussion in Oscar circles) films of recent times, Nine featuring ...

17/12/2009 - QUAD Box Office Top Ten Films 2009

Based on our Box Office figures (number of tickets sold), here are QUAD's Top Ten Films of 2009... 1. Coco Before Chanel Dir. Anne Fontaine 2. The Damned United Dir.Tom Hooper 3. Bright Star Dir. Jane Campion 4. Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince Dir. David Yates 5. Burn After Reading Dir. Joel & Ethan Coen 6. An Education Dir. Lone Scherfig 7. Fantastic Mr Fox Dir. Wes Anderson 8. ...

15/12/2009 - Nigel Powlson's Top Ten Films of 2009

Nigel is the Entertainment Editor at Derby Evening Telegraph and also introduces QUAD's weekly Midweek Treat screening on Wednesday's at 2pm. 1. Slumdog Millionaire Dir. Danny Boyle 2. White Ribbon Dir. Michael Haneke 3. Up Dir. Pete Docter & Bob Peterson 4. Let The Right One In Dir. Tomas Alfedson 5. (500) Days of Summer Dir. Marc Webb 6. The Hurt Locker Dir. Kathyrn Bigelow 7. Moon Dir. ...

4/12/2009 - More QUAD Staff Top Tens

See below for more Top Tens from QUAD staff (in no particular order) David Leicester's Top Ten Films of 2009David is a film lecturer, often introduces film screenings and can also be found in the projection box... Synecdoche New York Dir. Charlie Kaufman The Hurt Locker Dir. Kathryn Bigelow Frozen River Dir. Courtney Hunt The Class Dir. Laurent Cantet Rumba Dir. Dominique Abel, Fiona ...

4/12/2009 - Keith Jeffrey's Top Ten Films of 2009

We couldn't collate QUAD staff's top ten films of the year without asking QUAD Director Keith Jeffrey! See below for his selection... Top Ten Films of 20091. Flame & Citron Dir. Ole Christian Madsen 2. TheGood the Bad and the Weird Dir. Ji-Woon Kim 3. Mesrine Dir. Jean-Francoise Richet 4. Moon Dir. Duncan Jones 5. The Damned United Dir. Tom Hooper 6. Bronson Dir. Nicholas Winding Refn 7. ...

4/12/2009 - Adam Buss's Top Ten Films of 2009

Adam is QUAD's Marketing Manager and Deputy Director, he is closely involved in the cinema programming and a real film buff. Top ten films of 20091. Bright Star Dir. Jane Campion 2. In the Loop Dir. Armando Iannucci 3. Moon Dir. Duncan Jones 4. The Hurt Locker Dir. Kathyn Bigelow 5. Mesrine: Killer Instinct Dir. Jean-Francois Richet 6. Fantastic Mr Fox Dir. Wes Anderson 7. Let The Right ...