Hither Green Cinema Season Suggestions – 2011-2012
So here we are at the height of summer and all we’re thinking about at Hither Green Hall is the Autumn and Winter. All of those wonderful dark evenings to show some quality films!
We are trying to put together the new season of films for your delectation but we need your help!
Tell us what your all-time favourite three films are, and, where they are different, what would be the top three films you think everyone should see in their lifetime?
We need to compile a list, sort through them, source and get prices for them before we put our schedule of films together so we have until the end of July (Friday 29th) to get all the suggestions in, so have a quick think and leave your suggestions below.
Here are a few suggestions we had and a few themes we were thinking of for each month:
September - Nostalgia
Some Like it Hot
Roman Holiday
Rebel Without a Cause
Easy Rider
The Italian Job (original)
The Big Sleep
Dr Strangelove
October - Film Noire/Art House/Foreign
Ma Vie en Rose (Fr)
La Vie en Rose (Fr)
The Tracker (Au)
Cinema Paradiso (It)
Micmacs (Fr)
M (G)
Rancho Notorious (G)
Orlando
November - Horror/Halloween
Coraline
Pans Labyrinth
Hitchcock – The Birds, Rear Window, 39 Steps, Strangers On A Train, Dial M for Murder, Psycho
The Postman Always Knocks Twice
December - Christmas/Family
Rockers
Mama Mia
Sound of Music
Cabaret
January 2012 Comedy or Australian?
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Strictly Ballroom
Murial’s Wedding
Annie Hall
Sleeper
February 2012 Valentines or classics of the 80′s?
Withnail and I
Breakfast Club
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
Chocolat
High Anxiety
Airplane
Personal Services
March 2012 Animation
Kids starter – Lady and the Tramp/Aristocats
Metropolis
Ghost in the shell
Gandahar
When The Wind Blows
My Neighbour Totoro
Akira
April 2012 Sporting
Animalympics
Chariots of Fire
Bend it Like Beckham
Raging Bull
Rocky
Also tell us how you feel about double-bill and triple-bill events? Too much, ok as a one off or as much as we can put on, you will come to!!!
Let us know, we are here for you!!
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What a list! It’s essentially a shortlist of personal favourites!
I love micmacs in the foreign category! I also love the Back to the Future movies I think they are classics. Sabrina is also an excellent girlie movie.
Actually I can’t keep it down to 3 films! My favourite films in no particular order are: It’s a Wonderful Life, Star Trek II:The Wrath of Khan, Excalibur, Brazil, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure and Aliens!
Films I think people should see include Once were Warriors, a very powerful film from New Zealand and Akira, THE Manga movie in my opinion!!
Amazing list! My top 3 would be ‘The 39 Steps’ (Hitchcock version), any of the ‘Alien’ films and ‘A Room With A View’.
Here are my suggestions/thoughts for the autumn and winter programme. ‘Homegrown’ – a season of short films by London-based filmmakers such as Ben Honeylove and Ivan Madeira.
“Best of British” – three classic films – The original Italian Job (timeless and the perfect antidote to the never-ending recession), Excalibur (30 years old this summer but well worth viewing as a counterpoint to TV’s Camelot); Withnail and I (eminently quotable).
“Summon the Heroes” – two great superhero movies – Iron Man 2 and Superman the Movie.
“Happy Halloween” – a spooky double bill for All Hallows Eve with The Lost Boys and The Descent.
“Watch The Skies!” – SF chills with The Invasion of the Bodysnatchers and The Thing.
“Blockbuster” – big 90s action with Independence Day and Armageddon.
“Cosmic Soup” – mind-blowing funky fun with Dark Star and Mystery Science Theatre 3000.
“Cops and Robbers” – London Boulevard and Serpico.