SERIES
December 5-7 at the Trylon
Witty, absurd, and grimly amusing, the two collaborative creations of director Bruce Robinson and uproariously funny actor Richard E. Grant produced during the last years of the Thatcher era are some of the best comedies ever made. Previously available in ugly prints, they finally get the beautiful restorations they deserve.
(1987, 107m) dir Bruce Robinson w/Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths. With an ill-conceived plan in mind, a pair of unemployed, disturbed, and always drunk actors in 1960s London head to the country. Hilarious, poignant, and smart, Withnail stands as one of the great British comedies. FRI 7:00 SAT 9:00 SUN 3:00
Screenings: December 5 7:00, December 6 9:00, December 7 3:00
(1989, 90m) dir Bruce Robinson w/Richard E. Grant, Rachel Ward, Richard Wilson. Bagley (Grant) is an advertising executive with a campaign for a new pimple cream that may have given him an enormous talking boil on his shoulder. Grant gives a masterful, maniacal performance in Robinson’s gross-out takedown of Thatcherite capitalism. FRI 9:15 SAT 7:00…
Screenings: December 5 9:15, December 6 7:00, December 7 5:15