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Julian Sklar (Ian McKellen) is a once-legendary London painter

whose reputation has faded. He spends his days making money by recording snarky, personalized video messages for fans and judging amateur art competitions.

His opportunistic children, Barnaby and Sallie (James Corden and Jessica Gunning), realize their father may not live long. They hire Lori Butler (Michaela Coel), a struggling artist and restoration expert, to pose as Julian’s assistant and secretly finish an abandoned third series of “The Christophers”—portraits he originally painted of a cherished former lover.

But Julian is far sharper than his children think. He quickly discovers Lori’s true identity and the plot behind it, leading to an evolving, witty intellectual duel and an unlikely friendship as they navigate questions of artistic value, legacy, and deception

Guardian***** The Christophers review – Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel are the double act of the year  Steven Soderbergh and Ed Solomon provide a vision of haughty Englishness up there with Gosford Park and Phantom Thread

Friday October 9th 7.45PM 

Free Entrance.   Refreshments.     Raffle

Parwich Memorial Hall

[trailer]   https://youtu.be/42GkXhRVLUQ?si=04h6cPJnPAerqBRf

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Julian Sklar (Ian McKellen) is a once-legendary London painter

whose reputation has faded. He spends his days making money by recording snarky, personalized video messages for fans and judging amateur art competitions.

His opportunistic children, Barnaby and Sallie (James Corden and Jessica Gunning), realize their father may not live long. They hire Lori Butler (Michaela Coel), a struggling artist and restoration expert, to pose as Julian’s assistant and secretly finish an abandoned third series of “The Christophers”—portraits he originally painted of a cherished former lover.

But Julian is far sharper than his children think. He quickly discovers Lori’s true identity and the plot behind it, leading to an evolving, witty intellectual duel and an unlikely friendship as they navigate questions of artistic value, legacy, and deception

Guardian***** The Christophers review – Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel are the double act of the year  Steven Soderbergh and Ed Solomon provide a vision of haughty Englishness up there with Gosford Park and Phantom Thread

Friday October 9th 7.45PM 

Free Entrance.   Refreshments.     Raffle

Parwich Memorial Hall

[trailer]   https://youtu.be/42GkXhRVLUQ?si=04h6cPJnPAerqBRf

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September Parwich Film Show  TUNER

Tuner is a beautifully constructed film about beautifully constructed things: pianos, watches, concertos – and safes. Leo Woodall plays Niki, a young piano tuner in business with the octogenarian Harry Horowitz (Dustin Hoffman), who has a client list, managed by his wife Marla (Tovah Feldshuh), but no longer plays an active role. A gifted pianist in childhood, Niki has a hearing condition that is mostly a curse but partly a blessing: his hearing is too sensitive, which is useful for tuning pianos, and which also means that, when confronted with a tempting safe, he can make do without a stethoscope to open them.

Guardian **** “Tuner review – Leo Woodall and Dustin Hoffman in sweet harmony in safe-cracking thriller.  Playing a piano tuner with super sensitive hearing, Woodall’s relationship with Hoffman is a tender highlight in this unforced crime drama”

Click here for trailer (opens in YouTube)

Friday September 18th 7.45PM 

Free Entrance.   Refreshments.     Raffle

Parwich Memorial Hall

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September Parwich Film Show  TUNER

Tuner is a beautifully constructed film about beautifully constructed things: pianos, watches, concertos – and safes. Leo Woodall plays Niki, a young piano tuner in business with the octogenarian Harry Horowitz (Dustin Hoffman), who has a client list, managed by his wife Marla (Tovah Feldshuh), but no longer plays an active role. A gifted pianist in childhood, Niki has a hearing condition that is mostly a curse but partly a blessing: his hearing is too sensitive, which is useful for tuning pianos, and which also means that, when confronted with a tempting safe, he can make do without a stethoscope to open them.

Guardian **** “Tuner review – Leo Woodall and Dustin Hoffman in sweet harmony in safe-cracking thriller.  Playing a piano tuner with super sensitive hearing, Woodall’s relationship with Hoffman is a tender highlight in this unforced crime drama”

Click here for trailer (opens in YouTube)

Friday September 18th 7.45PM 

Free Entrance.   Refreshments.     Raffle

Parwich Memorial Hall

Read Full Post »