Cinema

Anyone Can Play Guitar - UK Tour

Anyone Can Play Guitar – UK Tour

by Alex 8 November 2011 Cinema

The little known story of Oxford’s small music scene which has for over thirty years had been producing bands of huge quality and integrity.

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Coen Brothers movie on Greenwich Village Folk Scene

by Alex 5 November 2011 Cinema

The Coen Brothers get folkie. Their latest film ‘Inside Llewyn Davies’ is based around the Greenwich Village folk scene of the 60′s.

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Last Hippie Standing (a documentary)

Last Hippie Standing (a documentary)

by Alex 12 October 2011 Art and Culture

On ‘The Last Hippie Sanding’ three characters are sufficient to trigger a cascade of associations: Goa. Party, Music and counter-culture lifestyle!

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Tyrannosaur - Paddy Considine's directorial debut

Tyrannosaur – In Cinema’s this week

by Alex 6 October 2011 Cinema

Actor Paddy Considine makes his directorial film debut with ‘Tyrannosaur’ which is released this week.

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Union Chapel - Marginalised

Union Chapel’s 4th annual ‘Marginalised’ – 18th-22nd October

by Alex 9 September 2011 Art and Culture

‘Marginalised’ is a fantastically entertaining and engaging annual festival of events with music, art, comedy, talks, childrens workshops and discussions – all celebrating the breadth and the best of arts events at the Union Chapel.

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Sheeped Away

Short Film: Sheeped Away

by Alex 5 September 2011 Cinema

Sheeped Away tells the tale of a farmer who just wants to be with his beloved sheep. When a giant UFO enters his life to claim his sheep, what will he do to keep them safe from harm? And can he do this without waking his monstrous wife?

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Way of the Morris – Special London Screening

by Alex 15 August 2011 Cinema

The Local have teamed up with director Tim Plester to hold a very special afternoon screening of his heartfelt documentary Way of the Morris. The film’s DVD launch will take place on Sunday 25 September 2011, at Tim’s local cinema, the beautiful Phoenix in East Finchley, North London

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circo

New Documentary: CIRCO – a century-old traveling circus

by Alex 15 June 2011 Cinema

Directed by Aaron Schock, the documentary film ‘Circo’ opens in the UK this month. Set within a century-old traveling circus, ‘Circo’ is an intimate portrait of a Mexican family struggling to keep their tradition alive.

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Jack Kerouac Big Sur

Big Sur – The Movie (updated)

by Alex 20 April 2011 Art and Culture

Following the 50th anniversary in 2007 of Jack Kerouac’s world renowned novel ‘On the Road’, interest in the beat generation went on the rise with the film industry quick to pick up on the trend. On the Road is due for release this year and filming has begun on Big Sur.

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You've Been Trumped

The battle is on: You’ve Been Trumped

by Alex 5 April 2011 Art and Culture

You’ve Been Trumped is a documentary film which examines Donald Trump’s plans to construct a luxury golf resort on one of the most environmentally sensitive stretches of land in Europe which has been described as ‘Scotland’s Amazon rain forest’. The police and government would prefer it if the film wasn’t shown. Find out why and lend your support.

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Efterklang - An Island

Efterklang & Vincent Moon – An Island (Update)

by Alex 1 April 2011 Art and Culture

In August 2010, French film maker Vincent Moon went to the Baltic island of Als where he met up with the Danish eight piece band, Efterklang. The objective was to shoot a film. A film with the same length as an album, and a film full of performances, experiments and collaborations. The results went way beyond their expectations.

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Short Film: the silence beneath the bark

by Alex 5 March 2011 Art and Culture

The silence beneath the bark is a short film animation by Joanna Lurie. Prepare to enter her own fairytale land set in a pine forest during winter inspired by her own childhood. Enjoy

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Short Film: Water City

by Alex 13 November 2010 Art and Culture

Water City is a short video by Martin De Thurah which is part of his City series shown at Expo Shanghai 2010. It is one of most peaceful and visually articulated films I’ve seen in a while.

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Short Film: I Lived on the Moon

by Alex 11 November 2010 Art and Culture

The following video was made Yannick Puig for french artist Kwoon. The animation and storyline is stunning and beyond imaginative. A beautiful film.

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