THURSDAY 31ST MAY, 7PM
KEN RUSSELL'S 'THE BOY FRIEND' (1971)
+ SURPRISE SHORT FILM
After the brutality of Benny's Video we thought we'd show something a bit nicer.
Ken Russell’s Busby Berkley homage is a visually stunning musical starring Twiggy and former international ballet star Christopher Gable.
Made and released the same year as The Devils, this film is Russell at his most charming and playful. Everything shines- the sets, the costumes, the script, songs and performances.
“A glittering, super-colossal, heart warming, toe tapping, continuously delightful musical extravaganza”
A film to fall in love with.
You could even bring your nan to this one.
“A glittering, super-colossal, heart warming, toe tapping, continuously delightful musical extravaganza”
A film to fall in love with.
You could even bring your nan to this one.
THURSDAY 28TH JUNE, 7PM
BRIAN DE PALMA'S 'PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE' (1974)
+ SURPRISE SHORT FILM
“He Sold His Soul For Rock n’ Roll”
De Palma's Faustian tour-de-force rock Opera is the Rocky Horror it's OK to like.
Brilliantly bonkers, trashy, colourful and loud. This film is one of the reasons that we started Kino Klubb. You will never have seen anything like it before.
Dario Argento cast Jessica Harper in Suspiria after seeing her performance in this.
THURSDAY 26TH JULY, 7PM
LINDSAY ANDERSON'S 'IF...' (1968)
+SURPRISE SHORT FILM
“Which Side Will You Be On?”
Malcolm McDowell’s debut performance and probably his finest.
The first part of Anderson’s Mick Travis trilogy this savagely attacks the English Public School system. A beautiful film with some fantastic cinematography and a wonderful soundtrack. It is oddly surreal and at the same time brutally honest. It's also number 12 in the BFI's 100 best British films.
THURSDAY 30TH AUGUST, 7PM
STANLEY KUBRICK'S 'LOLITA' (1962)
+ A SPECIAL SCREENING OF HOLY STATE'S 'DIAL 'M' FOR MONOLITH' (2012)
LOLITA-
How indeed? Kubrick Masterfully directs Nabokov’s classic with gorgeous stark crisp monochrome photography and the dream cast of James Mason, Shelly Winters and Peter Sellers. It feels both old Hollywood and also thoroughly modern. A must see, especially on the big screen.
DIAL 'M' FOR MONOLITH-
"How did they get here, these mysterious black monoliths, void of texture or detail? A freak natural occurrence, an alien race, a "higher" power... or a manifestation of our own uncomprehending minds? As we draw near we begin to feel the pull, calling on an ancient power long lost in our ancestry. Our tonal prowess evolves out of the galaxy, and our brains are slowly destroyed - 1:4:9"
Taken from the album 'Electric Picture Palace', out now on Brew Records.
"An absolute masterclass" - Rock Sound
Video directed by Robin Fuller.
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