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SCREEN MACHINE: Monthly Newsletter 29/05/25 Read the latest from Screen 
Machine.

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*Fundraising campaign enters new phase *
*Help us reach the finishing line!*

Earlier this month we announced the incredible news that the Scottish 
Government has contributed £500,000 to the Save Our Screen Machine 
campaign (read their press release here 
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This could not have been possible without all the letters of support so 
many of you wrote back in 2023 to bring our situation to the attention 
of your elected representatives. We express our deepest thanks to 
everyone who took the time to write to them.

Our campaign now moves into a new phase. Combining this government money 
with other pledges and donations (including the approximate £50,000 from 
the public) raised so far, we have been able to place an order for the 
construction of a new mobile cinema.

While this is a significant step in our campaign, *we must stress that 
we have not reached the finishing line*. Some of the pledges stipulate 
that we must raise the remaining balance by the end of 2025 or we will 
not be awarded the funds. We are still £450,000 short of the total £1.7 
million cost, and we will now focus on raising this remaining balance 
over the next six months.

Simon Drysdale, Interim Chief Executive Officer of Regional Screen 
Scotland, said:

/“Our fundraising has had some fantastic boosts in recent weeks, but 
there is still much to be done. We are writing applications to many 
large Trusts and Foundations, who we hope will donate significant funds. 
Our customers and supporters continue to donate every day, through 
adding a little to their ticket purchases, putting cash in our donations 
bucket or supporting our Crowdfunder campaign. We urge our customers and 
supporters to keep giving to help us close the funding gap and reach our 
target.”/

*Donate now!*
*Or add a donation to your ticket*

A reminder our Crowdfunder is still active, and you can donate by 
clicking the link below. Alternatively, you can add a £1 or £5 donation 
when you book your tickets.

We appreciate all donations to our cause, whether they're big or small. 
Thank you for all your support so far.

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*Upcoming visits*
*Tickets for visits in mid-to-late June will be on sale soon!*

Screen Machine in Oban in February 2025. Photo credit: Iain MacColl

You can currently buy tickets for the following visits:

Mallaig - 29 to 31 May
Strontian - 1 & 2 June

In the next week or so we hope to have the follow visits on sale:

Oban - 18 to 21 June
Bunessan - 23 & 24 June
Tobermory - 25 to 28 June

Our schedule 
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goes up to the Tobermory visit, but we aim to have an update on our 
summer dates and locations in the coming month. As always, we recommend 
you check it now and then to see when we'll next be in your area.

Click here to buy tickets 
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*Programme*
*Learn about the latest films*

Tom Cruise in /Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning/. Copyright: 
Paramount

Three big releases will be joining our programme from Oban onwards. 
Click on a film's title to watch its trailer.

Perhaps the biggest addition is /*Mission: Impossible - The Final 
Reckoning*/ 
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the eighth entry in the phenomenal spy action series. Following on from 
/*Dead Reckoning*/, Ethan Hunt and the IMF team continue to hunt the 
assassin Gabriel, who is working for the sentient rogue AI called the 
Entity, which threatens world peace. Hang onto your armrests as Hunt 
risks his life again and again to stop it at all costs.

Harriet, our Development Coordinator and big */Mission: Impossible/* 
fan, saw it at the weekend and wanted to share her thoughts on the film:

/'Not only the sequel to 2023’s Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, 
Final Reckoning also marks the culmination of Tom Cruise’s eight film, 
thirty years journey as producer and star. If you love the Mission 
films, you’ll love this latest offer, and if you’ve never seen one, 
don’t worry, the history of the series is woven into the exposition and 
plot so that the high stakes are never in doubt. Mission: Impossible 
films are what cinema is for: the joy of a big screen, breathless thrill 
ride, set pieces and stunts carried out by real people, in epic 
locations, keeping you on the edge of your seat until you can heave a 
sigh of relief.'/

If you'd prefer something at a slightly slower pace, you can watch the 
biographical drama */The Salt Path/* 
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starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs. Based on the memoir of the 
same name, they star as Raynor and Moth Winn, who simultaneously receive 
a significant medical diagnosis and lose their family home. With pennies 
in their pockets and nowhere to go, they start walking the South West 
Coast Path, a 630-mile uninterrupted path around southwestern England. 
Struggling initially, they soon discover that home is anywhere so long 
as they have each other.

And for our younger audience, we'll be showing */Lilo & Stitch/* 
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the live-action/CGI remake of Disney's animated original from 2002. 
Six-year-old Lilo finds a friend in her new blue 'dog' she names Stitch. 
But Stitch is an illegal alien experiment designed to cause chaos and 
mayhem, and is being hunted by both human and alien agents. As his bond 
with Lilo grows, Stitch starts to reconsider his destructive behaviour. 
Funny and silly, it's a heartwarming tale about friendship and family.

*Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning*
2023 (12A) 153 mins
Available on Channel 4 for 25 days 
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If you need a rehash before you see see */The Final Reckoning/*, then 
watch its action-packed predecessor here. If you're new to the franchise 
then you can also watch previous entires */Rogue Nation/* 
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and */Fallout/* 
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*Top Gun: Maverick*
2022 (12A) 122 mins
Available on Channel 4 for 20 days 
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Continuing the Tom Cruise theme, you can watch this sequel to 1986's 
*/Top Gun/*. It had a hugely successful run on Screen Machine three 
years ago and is considered by many to be superior than its original.

*Pride & Prejudice*
2005 (U) 117 mins
Available on BBC iPlayer for 27 days 
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Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen star in this big screen adaptation 
of Jane Austen's classic romantic novel about Elizabeth Bennett and Mr 
Darcy dancing around their feelings for each other.

*Toy Story 4*
2019 (U) 96 mins
Available on BBC iPlayer for 26 days 
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Woody, Buzz, and the gang are adjusting to life with their new kid, 
Bonnie, who introduces them to Forky. Believing he is nothing but 
‘trash’, Forky rejects his role as a toy, and Woody takes it upon 
himself to change his mind.

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