A SPECIAL film weekend will be held at the Brewhouse Cinema to celebrates the best that the big screen has had to offer over the past year.

Over next weekend (February 24 and 26), six carefully selected films are set to be screened in the Brewhouse main auditorium.

The films have all received wide critical acclaim and a host of awards and nominations from the Baftas, Golden Globes and Oscars.

Beginning on Friday, February 24, is the much lauded ‘La La Land’ staring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone.

The movie musical broke records at the Golden Globes earlier this month.

Best Actress nominee, Natalie Portman, stars in ‘Jackie’ on Saturday, February 25 as Jackie Kennedy, who stricken with grief is forced to face the aftermath of the assassination of her husband, and the US President John F Kennedy.

Documentary films include ‘Weiner’, an American film by Josh Kreigman about Anthony Weiner’s infamous campaign to be Major of New York in 2013 and ‘Fire at Sea’, an incisive and deeply moving portrait of Lampedusa island and the humanitarian crisis occurring in the seas around it.

Another Oscar Best Film contender is ‘Arrival’, starring Amy Adams as a linguistics professor recruited by the military to help talk to aliens.

This thinking persons’ sci-fi drama can be seen on Saturday, February 25.

For fans of Martin Scorsese, the awards weekend draws to a close on Sunday, February 26, with ‘Silence’ a thought-provoking story starring Liam Neeson and Andrew Garfield as two Christian missionaries facing the ultimate test of faith when they travel to Japan in search of their missing mentor at a time when Christianity was outlawed and their presence forbidden.

For best value, the Brewhouse has put together a weekend film pass ticket for £20 which enables the ticket holder to see all six films.

Tickets can also be bought individually and are priced from £6.

More details on the films and timings can be found on the Brewhouse website - thebrewhouse.net

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