The Maxey Village Hall Film Night - introduced to the Village in 2009 in response to concerns regarding unsafe car parks in the City, rip-off popcorn prices, travelling and high ticket prices. We offer movie-goers - comfortable seats and convenient tables, great free films on a wide screen with surround sound, the facility to bring your own wine and nibbles and a convivial atmosphere to socialise with friends and neighbours. The films we show and dates of screening will be posted on this website, within the Maxey Life and Village Tribune magazines and our own hall notice board. The 2010 programme can be seen below. This entertainment is very popular and free of charge so please forward book to avoid being disappointed - we are limited to the amount of people we can accommodate! Either phone 07951 465741 or e-mail thevillagehall@gmail.com to book. On the evening, after the film show, there will be the opportunity for patrons to make a charitable donation to the association. Any donation will be completely discretionary and no donation will be expected or asked for. We do have expenses however and, in order that we maintain the equipment in good working order for the enjoyment of all attending, any donations will most gratefully accepted. By all means bring your own wine and nibbles - we do have tables for your glasses. 2010 PROGRAMME:- (subject to change) STRICTLY --- 7pm for 7.30 start (unless specified otherwise) January 30th 2010 The Reader The Reader opens in post WW2 Germany when teenager Michael Berg becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair. Michael discovers that Hanna loves being read to and their physical relationship deepens. Despite their intense bond, Hanna mysteriously disappears one day and Michael is left confused and heartbroken. Eight years later, while Michael is a law student observing the Nazi war crime trials, he is stunned to find Hanna - as a defendant in the courtroom. As Hanna's past is revealed, Michael uncovers a deep secret that will impact on both of their lives. Stars Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes. (Cert (UK): 15 Duration: 123 mins ) February 27th The Duchess (12) Starring Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes and partly filmed at Chatsworth House –tells the remarkable and sad story of the 17th Duchess of Devonshire, Georgiana Cavendish, an ancestor of Princess Diana, who was celebrated and reviled for her extravigant political and personal life. From her passionate and doomed affair with Earl Grey to the complex menage a trois with her husband and her best friend, Lady Bess Foster - the film is a very contemporary tale of fame, notoriety and the search for love. March 27th Armageddon (12) Bruce Willis at his very best - a wonderful action film that will come to life on the hall's big screen and surround sound. Critically-aclaimed to be "the best action movie ever made" by the Daily Telegraph An epic story of love, pride, honour and ultimate sacrifice, to save the world for the future of mankind.....teriffic stuff !! Bruce Willis - Ben Affleck - Liv Tyler April - 24th Les Miserables - 10th Anniversary concert from the Albert Hall. This epic production was one of our 1st showings at the hall and got such a fantastic reception from our audience we promised to show it again - and here it is! The dream cast of Les Mis are assembled together for a once-only performance of the whole musical. Magnificent songs, poignant scenes and beautiful arias. Colm Wilkinson, Ruthie Henshall, Michael Ball, Alun Armstrong, Lia Salonga (Miss Saigon) are just some of the greats performing at the Village Hall - DON'T MISS IT. May - 29th West Side Story - The original and the best! One of the most outstanding musicals ever made - 10 Oscars to its credit. West Side Story is a musical adaptation of Romeo and Juliet set in New York City, where rival street gangs - the American Jets and the Puerto Rican Sharks - battle for territory and respect. Is the love affair between former Jets leader Tony (Richard Beymer), and Maria (Natalie Wood), sister to Sharks' leader Bernardo, doomed to failure? Well, you're doomed until you find out..... June - 26th The Hurt Locker (Blu-Ray definition - 1st for the Village Hall) The 6 Oscar-winning film is a super-sharp, nerve-shredding thriller that reveals more about the realities of contemporary military conflict than most documentaries. It's as fissile and explosive as a Transformers movie, and delivers a powerful and often haunting critique of American society both at home and as its faultlines are expressed abroad. Once seen it's never forgotton. July - 31st - Sherlock Holmes (2010) The year is 1891 and Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and his partner Dr. Watson (Jude Law) has just stopped Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong) in completing his human sacrifice of a sixth girl - he succeeded in killing five girls previously. Lord Blackwood is found guilty by the court on charges of using the black arts and is sentenced to be hanged. On the day of his execution, Blackwood requests for Holmes and he warns him about other deaths that will eventually change the world. Blackwood is executed and pronounced by Watson himself as dead. Days later, Blackwood was seen walking away from his grave. Upon investigation, the burial chamber has been cracked open and the corpse inside the coffin is not Blackwood. Did Blackwood really defy death by to finish his plan? Can Holmes and Watson determine what Blackwood meant about changing their world? Great Stuff!! Don't miss it. August - No film for August due to many families being on holiday. September 25th - It's Complicated (2009) (15) Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin Meryl Streep's latest fabulous film. A wry and sophisticated adult comedy based around a middle-aged divorced couple having an affair. Streep is on her usual teriffic form in the lead role and Baldwin confirms his justified reputation as one of the great character actors of the modern cinema. Steve Martin also appears. This film will be loved not just by her legion of fans and chick-flic devotees but a much wider, though probably slightly-older, audience at large!