Here's a list of films that are screening with Flicks in the Sticks.
Join a once-in-a-lifetime cast for some culture, adventure - and afternoon tea - in this charming and picturesque drama. Acclaimed actresses Cher, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Maggie Smith and Lily Tomlin discover that Florence, Italy is the only place to be for any proper woman of the 1930's who relish culture and art. Not imagining for a moment that anything could possibly interfere with their refined lives, they remain undaunted by the dangers of World War II, until it's practically upon them! Now trapped by war in a cultural paradise, they find they have little chance of maintaining the lifestyle to which they have grown accustomed...or do they?
Two drag queens and a transgender woman travel across the Australian desert in a tour bus to take their cabaret show to a remote town. Along the way, they encounter various interesting characters.
A young Donald Trump, eager to make his name as a hungry scion of a wealthy family in 1970s New York, comes under the spell of Roy Cohn, the cutthroat attorney who would help create the Donald Trump we know today. Cohn sees in Trump the perfect protégé—someone with raw ambition, a hunger for success, and a willingness to do whatever it takes to win.
Armand Goldman owns a popular drag nightclub in South Miami Beach. His long-time lover, Albert, stars there as Starina. "Their" son Val (actually Armand's by his one heterosexual fling 20 years before) comes home to announce his engagement to Barbara Keeley, daughter of Kevin Keeley, U.S. Senator and co-founder of the Committee for Moral Order. The senator and family descend upon South Beach to meet Val, his father and "mother." What ensues is comic chaos.
Escaping post-war Europe, visionary architect László Toth arrives in America to rebuild his life, his work, and his marriage to his wife Erzsébet after being forced apart during wartime by shifting borders and regimes. On his own in a strange new country, László settles in Pennsylvania, where the wealthy and prominent industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren recognizes his talent for building. But power and legacy come at a heavy cost…
François Ozon (8 Women, Swimming Pool, Summer of ‘85) returns with this witty, frothy confection set in glamorous 1930s Paris and starring Nadia Tereszkiewicz (Rosalie, Red Island) and Rebecca Marder (A Radiant Girl) alongside French acting icon Isabelle Huppert (Elle, 8 Women, Amour). A struggling actress, Madeleine Verdier (Tereszkiewicz) faces scandal when she’s accused of murdering a famous producer. After being acquitted, she begins a new life, but gains notoriety when the truth comes out. Expect murder, intrigue, romance and blackmail spliced with French film history, costumed in furs and feathers and performed by a chic ensemble in Ozon’s showbiz screwball.
The true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain (Benedict Cumberbatch), whose playful, psychedelic pictures transformed the public's perception of cats forever. Set in the early 1900s, we follow Wain as he seeks to unlock the "electrical" mysteries of the world and, in so doing, to better understand his own life and the profound love he shared with his wife Emily Richardson (Claire Foy).
The setting is Sheffield England, once the "City of Steel", home of a massive steel industry and jobs aplenty. Today with the industry in decline and the steelworks closed down there is widespread unemployment and despair. Two unemployed friends stumble upon a Chippendales-like show that's very popular with the local women. Eventually they decide they too would like to give it a go, but they can't dance and aren't what most would call good physical specimens. They have their doubts but are determined to give it a shot.
Michael Caine and the late Glenda Jackson star in this inspirational retelling of a D-Day veteran’s remarkable exploit. In the summer of 2014 – the 70th anniversary of the D-Day Landings – Bernie Jordan made headlines after staging a “great escape” from his care home to join fellow war veterans on the beach in Normandy to commemorate their fallen comrades. With great chemistry between Caine and Jackson as Rene, Jordan’s spirited wife of 60 years, Oliver Parker’s (Swimming With Men, Dad’s Army) warm, bittersweet film salutes an adventure that captured the imagination of the world while exploring the lasting trauma of war.
Join us for an exclusive roaring 1920s themed Great Gatsby Event! An unforgettable night of glitz, glamour, and Gatsby-style fun. Dress to dazzle in your finest flapper dresses and sharpest suits as we transform Oscars into a jazz age dream, complete with vintage mocktails, swing music, Charleston dancing, and a screening of Baz Luhrmann’s ‘The Great Gatsby’. Come along and make new friends in the context of a bygone era. Whether you’re familiar with the story, or just love the time period, this night promises decadence, mystery, and memories that will shine like the Buchanan’s green harbour lights. Join us, and we will transport you to the days of the Lost Generation. Young Promoters Project in collaboration with Ludlow Assembly Rooms and Voicemag.
Two distant cousins who've never met -- one in NYC, the other in the smallest town there is in Ireland -- come together to finally put an end to a generations-long family feud. It doesn't go well. The Problem With People, set in beautifully lush Irish countryside, is a heartwarming comedy about family, world peace... and sheep.
A married couple receive a bad health diagnosis and become homeless due to insurmountable circumstances. They decide to walk the South West Coast Path – the longest uninterrupted footpath in England – from Minehead to Poole along the Devon, Cornwall and Dorset coast.
Inspired by a real-life experience of director Josh Margolin's own grandmother, THELMA puts a clever spin on movies like MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, shining the spotlight on an elderly grandmother as an unlikely action hero. When 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her.