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Moonrise Kingdom
2012 94mins USA (12A) Romance/Comedy
Directed by Wes Anderson Starring Bruce Willis, Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward

The year is 1965, and the residents of New Penzance, an island off the coast of New England, inhabit a community that seems untouched by some of the bad things going on in the rest of the world. Twelve-year-olds Sam (Jared Gilman) and Suzy (Kara Hayward) have fallen in love and decide to run away. But a violent storm is approaching the island, forcing a group of quirky adults (Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray) to mobilize a search party and find the youths before calamity strikes.

Hoard
2023 126mins UK (18) Drama
Directed by Luna Carmoon Starring Saura Lightfoot Leon, Joseph Quinn, Hayley Squires

On 14th August, we'll be joined by Writer/Director Luna Carmoon for a Post-Film Q&A.

The story follows Maria – a teenager whose mother used to be a hoarder. Now (set in the 90s) she lives in a foster home where a previous resident, Michael, inspires her to revisit the childhood memories and passions that she has repressed.

 

Dazed and Confused
1993 102mins USA (15) Comedy
Directed by Richard Linklater Starring Matthew McConaughey, Jason London, Wiley Wiggins, Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Parker Posey

This coming-of-age film follows the mayhem of group of rowdy teenagers in Austin, Texas, celebrating the last day of high school in 1976. The graduating class heads for a popular pool hall and joins an impromptu keg party, however star football player Randall Pink Floyd (Jason London) has promised to focus on the championship game and abstain from partying. Meanwhile, the incoming freshmen try to avoid being hazed by the seniors, most notably the sadistic bully Fred O'Bannion (Ben Affleck).

Almost Famous
2000 123mins USA (15) Comedy / Drama
Directed by Cameron Crowe Starring Billy Crudup, Patrick Fugit, Kate Hudson

Set in 1973, it chronicles the funny and often poignant coming of age of 15-year-old William, an unabashed music fan who is inspired by the seminal bands of the time. When his love of music lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview the up-and-coming band Stillwater -- fronted by lead guitar Russell Hammond and lead singer Jeff Bebe William embarks on an eye-opening journey with the band's tour, despite the objections of his protective mother.

Call Me By Your Name
2017 132mins Brazil, France, Italy, USA (15) Romance
Directed by Luca Guadagnino Starring Timothée Chalamet, Armie Hammer, Michael Stuhlbarg

It's the summer of 1983, and precocious 17-year-old Elio Perlman is spending the days with his family at their 17th-century villa in Lombardy, Italy. He soon meets Oliver, a handsome doctoral student who's working as an intern for Elio's father. Amid the sun-drenched splendor of their surroundings, Elio and Oliver discover the heady beauty of awakening desire over the course of a summer that will alter their lives forever.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2012 103mins USA (12A) Drama
Directed by Stephen Chbosky Starring Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, helping him discover the joys of friendship, music and love.

Licorice Pizza
2021 133mins USA (15) Romance/Comedy
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson Starring Sean Penn, Benny Safdie, Bradley Cooper, Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, HAIM

The story of Gary Valentine and Alana Kane growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.