A MAN VANISHES & CRUEL STORY OF YOUTH

BLURRED REALITY PART TWO 

This week has worked itself into a Japanese double bill with the self-indulgent CRUEL STORY OF YOUTH, this intense examination of youth sexuality, exploitative dependency, alienation and lots of neon. Followed by last weeks re-scheduled A MAN VANISHES a experimental examination into perceptions between reality and fiction. Not forgeting the usual free popcorn and rum and as its christmas handprinted hand drawn cards for the regulars.  

FUNERAL PARADE OF ROSES & BAKUMATSU TAIYO-DEN

JAPANESE AVANT-GARDE DOUBLE BILL

This week we goto Japan and take an electrifying journey into the underworld of 60's Tokyo with the groundbreaking FUNERAL OF ROSES a film that is said to have influenced every indie film of the 70's from Kubricks A CLOCKWORK ORANGE to John Schlesinger's MIDNIGHT COWBOY. With the very real depiction of drug-use and an unapologetic vision of Japanese subculture with real-life transvestite entertainer shining an unflinching light on Tokyo 60's gay subculture this film takes you on a journey that never been replicted on screen since. Next up is BAKUMATSU TAIYO-DEN considered one of the greatest Japanese films ever made within Japan it is unheard of outside of Japan this multi-contextualized portrait of Japanese society and a must for any fan of cinema and the art of storytelling. with the usual free popcorn and rum

LADY SNOWBLOOD & TRAPS

VENGEANCE DOUBLE BILL

This Sunday sees the start of our cult classics season with ten weeks of cult cinema from around the world. Starts with a bang! And a very big one at that with our lady vengeance double bill. First up is the screen adaptation of the Manga classic LADY SNOWBLOOD; a woman conceived through violence seeks retribution for her late mother by exacting revenge on those she deemed responsible for her mother’s attack and subsequent death. Followed by an even more intense ride on the vengeance bus with one of the Czech Republics most inventive and original filmmaker Vera Chytilova the queen of satire and very dark comedy her thought provoking and abstract philosophical style is unique in the art of story telling will have you transfixed. TRAPS (PASTI, PASTI, PASTICKY) looks at the role of the victim and what can happen when the victim becomes the perpetrator, a stark look at morality, society, greed and masculinity this darkly comic look at the human condition and the social structures that surround it will live you for days if not weeks after viewing so come prepared to be blown away. With the usual free popcorn and rum

ONIBABA AND KURONEKO

ONIBABA AND KURONEKO

This Sunday we pay homage to the Japanese master KANETO SHINDO. His marriage of theatre and film is steeped in Buddhist symbolism with which Shindo uses to intertwine modern parables with Japans historic past. So if you're a fan of Japanese film get down to JOSHUA BROOKS this Sunday from 7PM