Gnomeo & Juliet was wildly popular with the kids in the afternoon. Although a modern CGI animation, the film was clearly from a different stable to the big American blockbusters; Toy Story and the like. The humour was more like a Carry On film, and Elton John (who has spent ten years bank-rolling the film!!!!) provided music throughout the action.
Anyway, the children liked Gnomeo and Juliet and gave it an overwhelming 'Brilliant' on the poll board. The one negative comment from the (boys in the) audience was that the film would have been better if all the gnomes had been nuked at the end of the film. But we didn't get the usual Shakespearean finale of the deaths of our heroes. Disappointingly they all lived happily ever after.
An Education was also well-received. I had seen this film before, and was surprised that I enjoyed it even more the second time. Knowing the revelation at the end of the film meant noticing all the nods and twitches towards it throughout the film. It was also enjoyable loathing the oily, weak, despicable male lead.
Nineteen people paid to see Gnomeo and Juliet. Eighteen adults came to the evening showing of An Education. So entries totaled £148.00. We received a £10.00 donation from a couple who could not attend the showing, the licensed bar took £37.00, the sweet stall and teas took £54.73.
We began August with £23.98 in the kitty. The film licences cost £158.00 and the bar purchases cost £19.93. So we end August with £95.78 in the kitty.
This month's screenings are GNOMEO & JULIET and AN EDUCATION; and for the first time at Scrooby Community Cinema, there will be a licensed bar for refreshments before, during and after the shows.
Come along before the screening time; doors open half an hour beforehand and visit the bar. Meet up with the other cinema-goers, and let us know which films you have liked and would like to see.
Entry on the door costs £4, or an annual season ticket costs £40; that's two showings free.
Afternoon Screening
GNOMEO & JULIET (U)
Doors open 1:30pm. Showing starts 2pm. Running Time 84m. £4 on the door.
Released 2011.
The greatest love story ever told, starring ... garden gnomes?
Made by the director of Shrek 2 and Elton John, with music from his back catalogue.
"A cheerful, likable children's picture with a big heart." - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
Evening Screening
AN EDUCATION (12A)
Doors open 7:30pm. Showing starts 8pm. Running Time 100m. £4 on the door. Released 2009. Director Lone Scherfig. Starring Alfred Molina, Carey Mulligan, Dominic Cooper, Emma Thompson, Olivia Williams.
Written by Nick Hornby, based on an autobiographical article by Lynne Barber. A suburban London teen finds her traditional education replaced by something slightly more sinister when an older, more worldly suitor sweeps her off of her feet while placing her future in jeopardy.
"This is a wonderful, life-affirming picture that deserves all the prizes it will undoubtedly win. I can't call it the best British film of the year because it's still only October. But I'd be amazed if a better one comes along." - Toby Young, The Times
See you on the 21st, and please remember to tell everyone about Scrooby Community Cinema!
Email us at film@scrooby.net. Suggest a film and find more information, including audience feedback, at www.scrooby.net/cinema.
Scrooby Community Cinema shows films in Scrooby Village Hall on the third Sunday of every month. We are a not-for-profit village group. Entry charges pay for the film license (c£79 per screening). For more details, contact Graham Robbins (07720 509 683), James Arrowsmith (07818 450 741), or Ed Marshall (07831 201 570).
