As The Strand Arts Centre approaches it’s 5th year as a busy hub for Belfast Arts and Culture, the much loved centre is getting the New Year off on the right foot with a vast range of movies and shows in January in all genres at the East Belfast Centre.
Launching January as they mean to go on, here’s what to expect for the month ahead:
- North by Northwest (1959)
January 4 & 11, 8.30pm
Classic suspense film in which New York advertising mogul Roger O. Thornhill (Cary Grant) is pursued by Philip Vandamm (James Mason,) a spy with a mission after Thornhill is mistakenly identified as a government agent. Hounded cross-country by a relentless Vandamm and his associates, Thornhill, whilst running for his life meets the stunning and intriguing Eve Kendall (Eva Marie Saint) along the way. With Vandamm’s men closing in on Thornhill, his future is decided with iconic action and drama. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
- Deliverance (1972)
January 25 & February 1
Fed up with their city lifestyles, four friends (Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight, Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox) ditch their jobs, lives, kids and wives for a canoeing trip in rural Georgia. Wanting to see the Cahulawassee River before it is turned into a lake, the men embark on a trip that becomes a fight for survival as they meet dangerous backwoods locals, hell bent on savagery. Directed by John Boorman.
- An Evening with Paul Currie
January 12, 8pm
Described as “a man who can only be described as what would happen if Tim Burton created Mr Bean” by ‘Informed Edinburgh, Paul Currie’s comedy has taken him all round the UK including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Armed with props and one of the best honed acts in the city (along with probably the best moustache for miles,) Paul Currie will leave your sides sore and your belly aching.
- Ursula Burns: Songs from a Dangerous Harpist
January 19, 8pm
Never would you describe a harpist as funny. Until now. The genius that comes from our very own Ursula Burns is something that everyone needs to hear. This girl is not your typical harpist.
- Jitterbug Jackson: I Dream of Rocket Ships
January 26, 8pm
With an eclectic mix of Comedy, Dance, Poetry, Circus and Song, this night is set against a fabulous musical score for anyone who loves chaos and craziness wrapped up in sincerity and a hug.
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
January 4 & 11, 2pm
Starring the beautiful screen siren, Marilyn Monroe, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes see Showgirls Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw being pursued to Paris by a private detective hired by the untrusting father of Lorelei’s fiancé, along with the ladies many other admirers. Directed by Howard Hawks.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
- The Apartment (1960)
January 18 & 25, 2pm
C.C. Baxter, (Jack Lemmon) an Insurance Worker in the City has no scruples lending his Upper West Side apartment to his high flying executive bosses for their extramarital affairs. When his manager Mr. Sheldrake (Fred MacMurray) trades him the use for a promotion, he discovers that the mistress is his own love interest, elevator girl Fran Kubelik (Shirley MacLaine.). Baxter must decide, the girl he loves or his career. Directed by Billy Wilder.
- Denial (2016)
January 16 & 18, 8.30pm
Based on the book “History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier.” University professor Deborah E. Lipstadt (Rachel Weisz )includes World War II historian David Irving her book about Holocaust deniers. Irving accuses her of libel which sparks a huge legal fight for historical truth. Lipstadt and her legal team fight to prove the essential truth that the Holocaust occurred. Based on the book “History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier.” Directed by Mick Jackson.
