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A Year in Review at The Bioscope

Friday Jan 6 - Friday Jan 20       44 Stanley, 44 Stanley Ave, Milpark
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The Bioscope looks back over the most popular films screened at Joburg's favourite independent cinema during 2016, as well as films that encapsulate some of the most memorable moments of the past year.<br /> <br /> <strong>Fri 06.01 at 19:30 Finding Nemo. </strong><br /> <strong>Sat 7.01 at 16:00 Martha & Niki.</strong><br /> <strong>Sat 7.01 at 18:00 The Boers at the End of the World</strong>.<br /> <strong>Sat 7.01 at 20:00 Labyrinth.</strong><br /> <strong>Sun 8.01 at 15:00 The Dream of Shahrazad.</strong><br /> <strong>Sun 8.01 at 17:00 To Skin A Cat. </strong><br /> <strong>Sun 8.01 at 19:00 Office Space</strong><br /> <strong>Mon 9.01 at 19:30</strong> <strong>The Dream of Shahrazad.</strong><br /> <strong>Tue 10.01 at 19:30 Mumford and Sons: Dust and Thunder.</strong><br /> <br /> <strong>Wed 11.01 at 19:30 The Boers at the End of the World</strong>. A tender, heart-warming documentary film about a small Afrikaans community living in relative isolation in a remote corner of Patagonia.<br /> <br /> <strong>Thu 12.01 at 19:30 The People vs The Rainbow Nation.</strong> This 2015 documentary film follows the lives of four South African students during the student protests of that year, which have continued to rumble through the county until the present day.<br /> <br /> <strong>Fri 13.01 at 19:30 Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire </strong>Directed by celebrated British filmmaker Tony Palmer, <em>Bird on a Wire </em>follows the late Leonard Cohen on his 1972 European tour.<br /> <br /> <strong>Sat 14.01 at 16:00 Pokemon: The Movie. </strong><br /> <br /> <strong>Sat 15.01 at 18:00 Mumford and Sons: Dust and Thunder. ​</strong>The most successful film run in the history of The Bioscope cinema, this special film document's the band's 2016 performance at Pretoria's Union Buildings.<br /> <br /> <strong>Sat 14.01 at 20:00 Martha & Niki. </strong>Winner of Best Documentary film at the 2016 Durban International Film Festival, Martha & Niki follows two best friends on their journey to hip hop dance stardom.<br /> <br /> <strong>Sun 15.01 at 15:00 The Jungle Book. </strong>The first of many Disney classics to be given a live-action remake in 2016, The Bioscope pays tribute to the artistry of Disney's early animations in this 1967 favourite.<br /> <br /> <strong>Sun 15.01 at 17:00 Westworld</strong> With the television series adaptation of the 1973 film proving to be one of the biggest TV hits of the year, here's a great chance to revisit the original film that inspired the series.<br /> <br /> <strong>Sun 15.01 at 19:00 Die Hard. </strong>A timeless action movie starring the late Alan Rickman as the infamous Hans Gruber, one of the great villains of 1980s cinema.<br /> <br /> <strong>Mon 16.01 at 19:30 Gorillas in the Mist. </strong>In honour of Harambe, the gorilla at an American zoo who was put down after a child entered his enslosure, The Bioscope screens the critically acclaimed film based on the true story of naturalist Dian Fossey's work with gorillas in Rwanda.<br /> <br /> <strong>Tue 17.01 at 19:30 Purple Rain. </strong>The 1983 rock-musical starring the late, great Prince returns to the screen once more.<br /> <br /> <strong>Wed 18.01 at 19:30 To Skin A Cat. </strong>This documentary film follows conservationist Tristan Dickerson as he fights to prevent the devastating trade in leopard skins in southern Africa.<br /> <br /> <strong>Thu 19.01 at 19:30 Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie. </strong>A 50 minute American parody based on Trump's 1987 book <em>Trump: The Art of the Deal</em>, starring Johnny Depp as the next president of the USA.<br /> <br /> <strong>Fri 20.01 at 19:30</strong> <strong>The People vs The Rainbow Nation.</strong>

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Jan 6 2017 - Jan 20 2017
The Bioscope independent cinema
44 Stanley, 44 Stanley Ave, Milpark
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