PUMPING IRON & THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN

CLASSICS NIGHT

Iconic documentary and classic film

This week we reach the end of our classics season with the ultimate bodybuilding documentary PUMPING IRON with the psychological game play of Ken Weller as he steals the prize at the Mr Olympia from under the nose of Mike Katz. While also reflecting on the contrasting personalities of Arnold Schwarzenegger the arrogant, brash over confident titleholder looking for one last hoorah and the shy reserved Lou Ferrigno. You can’t help but get behind the quiet man this is a captivating watch whether you’re into the body aesthetic or into documentary film it’s a must. Followed by THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN what looks like a classic bit of 50’s sci-fi is bathed in political undertones with everything from environmental mismanagement to corporate competence. This week is defiantly one for the film fans with the usual free popcorn and rum.

PUMPING IRON 85 mins

THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN 78 mins

RASHOMON & THE FLOWERS AND THE ANGRY WAVE

JAPANESE CLASSICS

Back at Joshua Brooks​ with two very stylish and visually stunning classics this week, first up is Kurosawa's masterpiece RASHOMON this relentless gripping classic follows the trial of a notorious bandit accused of the murder of a samurai and the brutal attack of his wife. The story is told from two vantage points that of the accused and the accuser as the two stories consistently contradict each other till the itself is called into question. Next up is the riotous and visceral Suzuki classic THE FLOWERS AND THE ANGRY WAVE unionist rebellion Japanese style when a miner leads a rebellion against the controlling minority with bloody results unionist activism with sword fights.  

THE TRIAL & LA GRANDE ILLUSION

MASTERS AT WORK

This Sunday we celebrate two godfathers of cinema first up is the Orson Welles screen adaptation of Kafka's THE TRAIL. This dark depiction of the future shot in stark black and white, Welles gives us a master class in building tension and alienation this dark brooding masterpiece is unforgettable. Next up is Jean Renoir's LA GRANDE ILLUSION one of the most powerful anti-war statements set to film ever made. Set in the German prison camps of WW1 Renoir took from his own experiences as an active aviator during the first world war to create an authentic feel married with his quietly subversive analysis of French society, this multi-award winning masterpiece will stay with you.

HOUSE & LESSON OF EVIL

JAPANESE DRIVE-IN DOUBLE BILL

A trip through Japanese cinema. This Sunday from 6pm at Joshua Brooks​

This week we take a trip to Japan with two classics, first up is an absolute roller-coaster ride of a movie with the brakes well and truly ripped off 'HOUSE' it is an inventive and satirical full-blooded twist on the horror genre broke records on its original release in 1977 and has since gone on to become a cult classic. Followed by Takashi Miike's LESSON OF EVIL if you loved Battle Royale, Audition or Confessions then you will love this film, this is classic MIIKE so this Sunday come prepared brown paper bags will be handed out on entry. With the usual free popcorn and rum.

LE CERCLE ROUGE & THE THIRD PART OF THE NIGHT

NOUVELLE VAGUE SURREALIST DOUBLE BILL

This week we go to France and Poland with two underground cult classics first up is Andrzej Zulawski’s THE THIRD PART OF THE NIGHT, this multi-award winning film has become known as a surreal masterpiece due to its multilayered symbolism and its apocalyptic use of imagery to portray the extremes of the human condition. Followed by Jean-Pierre Melville’s LE CERCLE ROUGE seen as one of the best heist movies ever made the style and the feel of this film has been replicated the world over but never matched Melville is the master of the heist genre who’s style and effortless cool has never been equalled.  Two film fan classics with the usual free popcorn and rum.