What’s On At DCA: February – March, 2012

Earlier this week, DCA revealed their February/March programme and it’s another packed month at your local independent cinema.

Notable highlights include from this month’s programme include: David Cronenberg’s A Dangerous Method, which looks into the turbulent relationship between Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung (Feb 24 – Mar 1); Oren Moverman’s Rampart, about a renegade cop battling for his own survival (Mar 2 – Mar 8); and Trishna, Michael Winterbottom’s modern-day take on Thomas Hardy’s Tess Of The D’Urbervilles (Mar 16 – Mar 22).

In terms of new releases, DCA boasts the likes of Like Crazy (Feb 24 – Feb 26), Young Adult (Mar 2 – Mar 8), The Adopted (Mar 2 – Mar 15) and Bel Ami (Mar 16 – Mar 22). And, on the opposite end of the scale, they’ll be showing several vintage classics, headlined by a one-off screening of Otto Preminger’s Laura (Mar 11).

Special events include The Discovery Family Film Club, The Polar Film Festival and Cinema Republic – this month being Carol Morley’s insightful, emotional and horrifying documentary about the death of Joyce Vincent, Dreams Of A Life.

Bringing the best of world cinema to the heart of Dundee, DCA will host screenings of Electric Man (Mar 25) and Into The Abyss (Mar 27), followed by Q & A sessions from their filmmakers, David Barras and Werner Herzog, respectively.

To top it all off, DCA’s very own Dundead returns in style with a double-bill comprising of Friday The 13th and Friday The 13th Part 2 (Mar 3).

If you’d like to peruse the entire programme, make bookings and check ticket prices, then head over to www.dca.org.uk or pick up a physical copy on your next visit.