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THE NINE MUSES (PG) 1.30 (Ghana/UK 2010) dir. John Akomfrah 96m. Digital. Social history has rarely been re-imagined as lyrically as it is in artist John Akomfrah's part documentary, part existential sci-fi film. Inspired by Homer's 'The Odyssey', THE NINE MUSES combines archive footage with amazing views of modern Arctic landscapes to reflect on the experiences of Black and Asian immigrants to the UK over a period of thirty years. The result is a unique and absorbing multi-layered quest for knowledge and identity and a beautiful meditation on migration and memory. + Q&A with John Akomfrah £7/£5.50 Concs & Under 15's |
HAROLD AND MAUDE (15) 6.45 (US 1971) dir. Hal Ashby 88m. Digital. One of the very great cult movies is also a very different St.Valentine's Day treat. An unlikely love story develops when Harold meets Maude. She has an undiminished passion for life, he's obsessed by death. Harold is 20, Maude is 79. He's from from a solid, wealthy family, she's a devil-may-care bohemian. With pitch perfect performances from Bud Cort and the great Ruth Gordon, plus a remarkable soundtrack by Cat Stevens, this intriguing and surprising movie has lots to say about life and relationships and is nothing less than a timeless, funny, sad, witty and heartwarming classic £8/£6 (includes free glass of sparking wine!) |
DEEP RED (18) 11.30pm (Italy 1975) dir. Dario Argento 126m. Digital. The herrings are as red as the blood in horror maestro Dario Argento's surreal masterpiece (showing in an uncut version). An English jazz pianist living in Rome witnesses the brutal hatchet murder of a renowned psychic. With the help of reporter Gianna, he follows a twisted trail of deranged clues that lead to a shocking climax. A throbbing Goblin soundtrack is just one of the pleasures along the way. + dj set after screening! £7.50 |
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THE NINE MUSES (PG) 1.15 (Ghana/UK 2010) dir. John Akomfrah 96m. Digital. Social history has rarely been re-imagined as lyrically as it is in artist John Akomfrah's part documentary, part existential sci-fi film. Inspired by Homer's 'The Odyssey', THE NINE MUSES combines archive footage with amazing views of modern Arctic landscapes to reflect on the experiences of Black and Asian immigrants to the UK over a period of thirty years. The result is a unique and absorbing multi-layered quest for knowledge and identity and a beautiful meditation on migration and memory. £7/£5.50 Concs & Under 15's |
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BLANK CITY (15) 11.30pm (US 2011) dir Celine Danhier. 96m. Digital. Before HD there was Super 8; before Independent film there was Underground Cinema and in the late 1970's and 80's downtown Manhattan was the epicentre of a new kind of explosive, confrontational and raw movie making world that bore witness to the rising East Village art and rock scenes and the birth of hip hop. Filmmakers such as Jim Jarmusch, Eric Mitchell, Beth B, Lizzie Borden and Amos Poe captured New York's gritty vibrance with dissonant tales and deadpan humour. BLANK CITY tells their story and succeeds in capturing the glorious and grungy creative energy of another age. + Q&A with Celine Dahnier £7.50 |
GOTHIC (18) 11.30pm (UK 1986) dir. Ken Russell 83m. The late, great Ken Russell creates his own monstrous fantasy with the story of the origins of Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein. During one stormy night at mad Lord Byron's country estate, the assembled guests conjure up dark tales from the drug induced nightmares and hallucinations that inhabit the expanding vortex of their minds. A certifiable masterpiece of visual delirium! + dj set after screening! £7.50 Ken Russell Forever complete programme: www.kenrussellforever.co.uk
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HOW TO RE-ESTABLISH A VODKA EMPIRE (12A) 2.00 (GB 2011) dir. Daniel Edelstyn 75m. Digital Daniel Edelstyn journeys back to a village in the Ukraine, discovers a vodka distillery his ancestors once owned and decides to revive the business to honour the family and revive the area's prosperity. A sincere, charming and inventive mix of stories and techniques is ambitiously combined to make a documentary about entering the alcohol industry, an investigation of one family's history and a recreation of key historical events of the 20th century. + Q&A with Daniel Edelstyn & Hilary Powell £7/£5.50 Concs & Under 15's |
SAT 11 Feb • Special event
TUE 14 Feb • Valentine's Day Special
SAT 18 Feb • Late Night Cigarette Burns Cinema
FRI 2 Mar • Late Night
SAT 10 Mar • Late Night Cigarette Burns Cinema in association with Ken Russell Forever 
SAT 24 Mar • Special matinee
107 Kingsland High Street E8 2PB
(corner John Campbell Road)
Tel 020 7241 9410
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