Ann Williams Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 As far as I know (and someone will surely correct me I'm wrong) we’re still waiting to see ‘Mao’s Last Dancer’, but – hunting around for ‘Argo’ at a watchable time - I’ve discovered that it is actually showing here in London this week at one venue -. the Tricycle Cinema (7328 1000) in Kilburn High Road, at 20.15 on Tuesday 22nd . It was also shown last week (one performance only) in Looe, Cornwall - this may mean that it has now been released in the UK and will be shown erratically at other cinemas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Williams Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 Have just booked myself a ticket for this. It's apparently a charity performance for www.icandance.co.uk and - according to the theatre - tickets are selling fast . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Mao's Last Dancer has been shown at a number of cinemas in this country over the past couple of years but its never been on general release. I think most of the showings have been at film clubs and arthouse cinemas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billboyd Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Can't make 22nd. If anyone hears of any future London showings............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Williams Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 (edited) Janet, I stand corrected - and I thought I'd got such a scoop - sigh! I'm surprised, though, given the several enquiries here over the past few years, that nobody reported any of the earlier showings you mention. This leads me to think they must have been inadequately advertised - shouldda gone to Ballet.co! Bill, sorry you can't make it tomorrow, but keep checking on the link below, either by film title or by cinema (I’ve just discovered this wonderful site - probably everybody else knows about it already). http://www.londonnet...nema/index.html Edited January 21, 2013 by Janet McNulty Edted to increase font size Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Ann, I hope you don't mind but I've increased the size of your font. The showings were discussed at the time on the old ballet.co. I think several people mentioned attending performances at the Barbican. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I'm having a "showing" of my bluray Mao's Last Dancer for a couple of friends when my hubby goes away with work in a fortnight. I bought it a while ago on-line and haven't had a chance to watch it yet. Small front room - sorry I can't fit anyone else in ;-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Williams Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 Janet, I'm glad you edited - no idea why the size went so miniscule. I'm certainly not complaining as it bumps my message anyway, and the message needs to stay visible (for today at least). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Ann, my guess is that your cursor was probably hovering over one of those icons on the left-hand side of the second line of the editing toolbar when you started typing, and consequently has put it all in subscript or superscript. It does it to me sometimes! Thanks for the cinema link : I'll have a better look at it, and if it seems useful will put it in the "ballet in cinema" thread too. My usual way of finding whether a specific film is on is to use the Time Out London website: put in the film name, and it'll tell you where your nearest showing is - even if it happens to be in Aberdeen! Argo is well worth seeing, BTW. It even managed to overcome my usual aversion to Ben Affleck. Oh, and look, it's even showing at the Apollo Piccadilly (at a price), which I clicked on at random. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Williams Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 Thanks, Alison. Re. Ben Affleck, I too have an aversion to him but whatever it is about him that puts me off is obviously covered by that beard - he should keep it! I really had no idea that MLD had had some UK showings before, and I definitely missed the references to the Barbican showings, hence my belief that I had stumbled on a real scoop - sadly not, but hopefully it will be news to at least some here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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