As a World of Cine whore I pretty much manage to keep abreast of all new mainstream movies. Sometimes, with the help of locations like Fulham or Chelsea, I'll also see those films that stray slightly from the well-trodden popcorn famished track. I wouldn't call them Curzon competing Art-House releases but certainly films that offer something more than flying tanks.
Examples include Hunger (2008), Winter's Bone (2010), El Secreto de sus Ojos (2009), Partir (1999) etc. So we should be grateful, to be honest, that if wanted we can see films of this caliber in a mainstream cinema chain. However! You've sometimes got to be very quick. We Are What We Are (2010) (WAWWA) has been out for one week and the drop off is incredible:
Of course this doesn't always happen, Heartbreaker (2010) came out on 2nd July and ran for weeks, but then again, it didn't have to compete with any major releases until the August/summer campaign began several weeks later with The A-Team (2010) on the 30 July.
WAWWA though, does have to compete, and unfortunately it has to compete with a behemoth:
According to my calculations, at it's peak today, Harry Potter will be showing on 10 screens at the same time! No wonder it's been split into two parts. It's a 150 minutes and screen time is precious.
So, if you will, please join me for the very last showing of WAWWA, 23:10 at Wandsworth World of Cine. I'll be the one NOT wearing a robe.
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