MIDNIGHT COWBOY & MY WINNIPEG

CLASSICS DOUBLE BILL PART TWO 

This Sunday we take a trip through the underbelly of New York followed by a flight over to Canada to the surreal world of Guy Maddin. First up is the provocative and groundbreaking indie crossover MIDNIGHT COWBOY, a sharp look at the New York underbelly and the lengths two men go to escape their social and economical entrapment, with the now iconic performance of the ultra Sleazy Ratso Rizzo. Te winner of best picture and best screenplay at the 1969 Oscars, this film is a master class in narrative cinema. Followed by MY WINNIPEG a surreal trip into the mind of Guy Maddin as he takes you on a witty, personal, irreverent and enchanting homage to his hometown of Winnipeg described as a piece of docu-fantasia this film is a must see, for documentary filmmakers who don’t want to play by the rules and too artists who want to play with meaning, representation and imagery. With the usual free popcorn and rum.

KONTROLL & CONTAINER

BEAUTIFUL NIGHTMARE

This Sunday its part four of our classics season and for one night only we give you two modern art house darkly comic classics. First up is KONTROLL a supercharged tour of the unseen Hungary, Nimrod Antal creates a pulsating atmospheric film with a strong sense of redemption running through it, this will be a subway ride to remember. Followed by CONTAINER Lukas Moodysson's award winning nod to the avant-garde cinema of the 60's and 70's, Moodysson explores celebrity, gender, identity and the consumer culture in this darkly funny yet beautiful film, pure artistry. With the usual free popcorn and rum.