June 2012
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Friday 1 June 2012
Festival: Ae'i Presents Weekender 2.2
12:00 p.m.
weekender returns to fill your bank holiday with film, music and drama, much of it for free, most of it top quality, some of it so bad its good, all of it handpicked by our resident zero-budget production factory itinerant motion picture company
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Friday 1 June 2012
Event: A Bit Crack (Moved To Chillingham Arms)
7:00 p.m.
Due to a planning glitch A Bit Crack will be sharing their stories at the Chillingham Arms on this evening - back to our regular slot on the first Friday of the month in July.
Friday 1 June 2012
Gig: Evolution Emerging: Gigs + Official Aftershow Party!
7:30 p.m.
Saturday 2 June 2012
Film: Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde (1920) + Live Accompaniment
6:00 p.m.
"The worlds greatest actor in a tremendous story of man at his best and worst!"
John Barrymore stars in what some call "the first American horror
movie", giving a typically bravura performance as Hollywoods original
and definitive Hyde.
Featuring an original, live soundtrack by Lidan Deng
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Saturday 2 June 2012
Film: "Noctambule...Triptych:Act Two" Plus "Film Noir Project" Dual Premiere
8:00 p.m.
A double bill of brand new work from two of Newcastles most distinctive independent filmmakers.plus support from the "Comedy Pick & Mix" crew
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Sunday 3 June 2012
Event: Canny Little Library
12:00 p.m.
TODAY THE CANNY LITTLE LIBRARY INFOSTALL WILL BE AT THE GREEN FESTIVAL, LEAZES PARK, 12 NOON TIL 5PM - The library at the cinema will be closed til next week.The Canny Little Library stocks books, zines and pamphlets with a focus on titles with a more critical stance towards the society we live in and not available in most regular libraries/ bookshops. All titles are available to browse and borrow for free. The Star and Shadow also houses a large collection of film, photography and theatre books available for browsing and reference. The library can be contacted at cannylittlelibrary@gmail.com More »
Sunday 3 June 2012
Film: Bill & Coo (1948)
4:00 p.m.
When "The Black Menace" strolls onto the streets of Chirpendale, the terrified residents turn to Bill, the brave young taxi puller.
The worlds one and only all avian motion picture. No, you read correctly…this movie is entirely acted by real live birds!
Kicking off a trio of flight related, public domain obscurities, all screened for you, for free.
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Film: Conquest Of The Air (1938)
5:00 p.m.
Genuine archive footage, mixed with Korda's reconstructions and featuring Laurence Olivier.
An episodic history of manned flight from the middle ages up to the outbreak of WWII.
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Film: Q Planes (1939)
6:10 p.m.
Starring Ralph Richardson as a hyperactive spy and Laurence Olivier as a temperamental young pilot.
Featuring unlikely characters and an improbable plot, with dialogue largely improvised by the cast, this anarchic satire entertains with its tongue planted firmly in its cheek.
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Gig: Fresh Hell...Feat. Mr Blazey & Bert Verso [Live] Joonipah, Raj Pannu, Professor Ojo, Funk Ethics
10:30 p.m.
flinging a flange of underground talent at ya this weekender all handpicked by Raj Pannu (COLDCUT/Ninja Tune)…chosen for favour this time Mr Blazey & Bert Verso [live] (Triptik Records) Joonipah (Nixwax/Triptik) Professor Ojo (Bedroom Research) Funk Ethics (Brownswood)
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Monday 4 June 2012
Gig: R. Stevie Moore (Nashville) W/ Silver Fox, St James Infirmary & D J Richard Dawson
7:00 p.m.
The Godfather of home recording returns to Geordie shores!
Following on from his much loved Newcastle, sell out show at the Star & Shadow
last August, R. STEVIE MOORE returns once again w/ his band Tropical Ooze in tow and with a brand spanking new double album, recorded with long term friend/disciple ARIEL PINK.Born in 1952 to famed ELVIS + ROY ORBISON
Bass player BOB MOORE, since 1966 - R. STEVIE has recorded nearly 2,000
songs on over 400 very original homemade albums of alarmingly
idiosyncratic variety and styles and is often considered a seminal
pioneer in the DIY & home recordists ethic.Support comes from Newcastle's own punk pop sweethearts SILVER FOX & ST JAMES INFIRMARY w/ a special DJ set from RICHARD DAWSON to boot!All this and MOORE on Monday 4th June from 7pm. Advance tickets are available online or over the counter from Beatdown Records, Reflex & RPM while stocks last!Records.http://www.wegottickets.com/event/158241https://www.facebook.com/events/394342077260064/
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Tuesday 5 June 2012
Event: English Language Conversation Group
4:00 p.m.
Weekly conversation session for people to practice speaking English in an informal friendly setting. The group is informal and volunteer run. Aims to be inclusive and anti-discriminatory. Free. More »
Tuesday 5 June 2012
Event: Nrg Quarterly Meet
7:30 p.m.
In bar and cinema. (This is a closed meeting for members of Newcastle Roller Girls only) More »
Wednesday 6 June 2012
Meeting: General Meeting
6:00 p.m.
Thursday 7 June 2012
Event: New Volunteer Induction
6:00 p.m.
Come along and find out more about your favourite DIY cinema, and how to get involved. Everyone welcome!
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Thursday 7 June 2012
Gig: Hobo Sonn
8:00 p.m.
Friday 8 June 2012
Saturday 9 June 2012
Event: New Volunteer Induction
11:00 a.m.
Come along and find out more about your favourite DIY cinema, and how to get involved. Everyone welcome!
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Sunday 10 June 2012
Event: Canny Little Library
3:00 p.m.
The Canny Little Library stocks books, zines and pamphlets with a focus on titles with a more critical stance towards the society we live in and not available in most regular libraries/ bookshops. All titles are available to browse and borrow for free. The Star and Shadow also houses a large collection of film, photography and theatre books available for browsing and reference. The library can be contacted at cannylittlelibrary@gmail.com More »
Sunday 10 June 2012
Film: The Eagle (1925)
7:30 p.m.
Valentino's penultimate film, key to understanding the death cult that swept the world following his death in 1926. Director Clarence Brown is comfortable handling Valentino's sensuality and the sets are awesome.
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Monday 11 June 2012
Meeting: Programming Meeting
6:00 p.m.
Tuesday 12 June 2012
Event: English Language Conversation Group
4:00 p.m.
Weekly conversation session for people to practice speaking English in an informal friendly setting. The group is informal and volunteer run. Aims to be inclusive and anti-discriminatory. Free. Travel costs can be paid for people who would otherwise not be able to come. More »
Wednesday 13 June 2012
Event: Jazz North East
7:30 p.m.
A GREAT NIGHT 0F PROGESSIVE JAZZ FROM WORLD SERVICE PROJECT - IMPRO FROM THE SMOKE: AND HEADLINING ALFIE RYNER MEMORIAL - TOULOUSE TRUMPET LED COMBO PLAYING WITH VERVE ELAN AND BRASS BALLSTickets: £7.00 £5.00(C) More »
Thursday 14 June 2012
Friday 15 June 2012
Film: Riverside (1991) + Documentary Crowd Funding Launch!
8:00 p.m.
Special screening of 'lost' live music film footage from Newcastle's legendary alternative music venue, Riverside, which, had it still been around, would have been celebrating its 27th birthday this week. We will be launching our documentary crowd funding campaign at this event.
Saturday 16 June 2012
Event: Bunga Bunga Summer Nights
8:30 p.m.
The last instalment in the Bunga series. Party party party. Sweat sweat sweat. See website for more details.
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Sunday 17 June 2012
Event: Canny Little Library
3:00 p.m.
The Canny Little Library stocks books, zines and pamphlets with a focus on titles with a more critical stance towards the society we live in and not available in most regular libraries/ bookshops. All titles are available to browse and borrow for free. The Star and Shadow also houses a large collection of film, photography and theatre books available for browsing and reference. The library can be contacted at cannylittlelibrary@gmail.com More »
Sunday 17 June 2012
Film: Ran + Discussion (1985, Dir. Kurosawa)
7:30 p.m.
"A landmark of world cinema, this is a rousing, staggering epic and a haunting drama of timeless significance." - FILM4
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Monday 18 June 2012
Meeting: General Meeting
6:00 p.m.
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Event: English Language Conversation Group
4:00 p.m.
Weekly conversation session for people to practice speaking English in an informal friendly setting. The group is informal and volunteer run. Aims to be inclusive and anti-discriminatory. Free. More »
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Event: Nrg Meet - Rules
7:30 p.m.
Newcastle Roller Girls Rules Night (in bar and cinema). This event is for members of NRG only. More »
Wednesday 20 June 2012
Film: Linha De Passe
7:30 p.m.
2008 / Brazil / Walter Salles & Daniella Thomas / Portuguese with English subtitles / 113 mins / 35mm
Walter Salles’ (director of Central Station and The Motorcycle Diaries and this year’s release On the Road) film follows pregnant single mother Cleuza (Sandra Corvelloni, who won the Palm d’Or at Cannes for Best Actress for this role) and her four sons, each by different fathers. Part of ¡VAMOS! Festival www.vamosfestival.com
More »Thursday 21 June 2012
Film: The Tempest + Discussion (1980, Dir. Jarman)
7:30 p.m.
“One of the most original and masterly films ever made in Britain.” – THE SUNDAY TIMES. From the very great Derek Jarman.
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Friday 22 June 2012
Gig: Road To Rimini
10:00 p.m.
Road to Rimini return with TLR!!
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Saturday 23 June 2012
Film: Makibefo (2001, Dir. Abela) + Director Q&A
7:30 p.m.
Critically-acclaimed
as one of the most daring Shakespeare films ever made, Abela’s black-and-white,
almost silent, mostly improvised transplantation of ‘the Scottish Play’ to the
remote sand-dunes of Madagascar.
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Sunday 24 June 2012
Event: Canny Little Library
3:00 p.m.
The Canny Little Library stocks books, zines and pamphlets with a focus on titles with a more critical stance towards the society we live in and not available in most regular libraries/ bookshops. All titles are available to browse and borrow for free. The Star and Shadow also houses a large collection of film, photography and theatre books available for browsing and reference. The library can be contacted at cannylittlelibrary@gmail.com More »
Sunday 24 June 2012
Event: Portuguese Language Cafe
6:00 p.m.
Ola! Queres falar Português? Do you want to speak Portuguese?
Drop by to learn some Portuguese phrases or chat with native speakers and students. Lead by Clarisse Almeida (Brazil) who teaches Portuguese at the Centre for Lifelong Learning and Fatima Taborda (Portugal) from Newcastle University.Sunday 24 June 2012
Film: Heleno - Uk Premiere
7:30 p.m.
2011 / Brazil / Dir José Henrique Fonseca / Portuguese with English subtitles / DVD
Heleno de Freitas was a Brazilian football legend whose career for Rio’s football team Botafogo shone briefly, but brightly, through the 1940s.
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Meeting: Programming Meeting
6:00 p.m.
Tuesday 26 June 2012
Event: English Language Conversation Group
4:00 p.m.
Weekly conversation session for people to practice speaking English in an informal friendly setting. The group is informal and volunteer run. Aims to be inclusive and anti-discriminatory. Free. More »
Wednesday 27 June 2012
Film: Tromeo And Juliet + Discussion (1996, Kaufman)
7:30 p.m.
Lesbianism, explicit sex, grotesque bodies: we’re not in Kansas, or
Verona (or Baz Luhrmann’s Verona Beach), anymore! This is a
tongue(s)-in-cheek(s), slightly depraved, and highly erotic take on
Shakespeare’s classic romance.
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Thursday 28 June 2012
Film: Louder Now! "Privilege" (1990)
7:30 p.m.
Rainer's 6th feature is a genuinely subversive movie about menopause. Out of a subject that has been denied on film by virtually everybody, Rainer has fashioned a witty, risky work about sexual identity and the unequal economies of race, gender and class.
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Friday 29 June 2012
Gig: Bilge Pump, The Unit Ama, No Fit State & Beauty Pageant
8:00 p.m.
Recycled Bird Presents:
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Saturday 30 June 2012
Event: Star &Shadow Cinema 6th Birthday!
7:00 p.m.
Tonight we'll celebrate the Star & Shadow 6th Birthday!
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