Monday March 15 2010 to Monday March 22 2010
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- Tuesday 16th March
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4:00 p.m. - English Language Conversation Group
An English langauge conversation group for asylum seekers, refugees and students of English. All welcome: volunteers and learners alike. More Info
- Wednesday 17th March
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7:30 p.m. - Film: PULGASARI (1978)
Produced by movie buff Kim Jong-Il, Pulgasari is a giant-monster movie directed by kidnapped South Korean director Shin Sang-ok. When a blacksmith is imprisoned, he creates a doll out of rice, which comes alive with a drop of blood. A fable on the power of the collective in the fight against evil Capitalism? More Info
- Friday 19th March
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7:30 p.m. - The Zapatista movement FUNDRAISING - 'The resistance of social movement under neoliberal homogenization in Latin America'
The Zapatista movement - resistance under neoliberal homogenization / FUNDRAISING for Zapatista communities / Introduction of Zapatista movement /speakers from Edinburgh-Chiapas Solidarity group/ Projection of movie 'Massacre Foretold' by Nick Higgins Open discussion Music /band TBC, possibly No Fit State and Casual Terrorist/ More Info
- Saturday 20th March
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11:00 a.m. - DIY Film Reviews Launch Event: Top UK Film Magazine in Newcastle: LITTLE WHITE LIES
Little White Lies is by far one of the most interesting, ambitious, passionate, genuine and beautiful film magazines in the UK. We are extremely proud to be welcoming the Publisher and the Editor of Little White Lies at the Cinema, to give a talk, to launch the Northern Lights Film Festival, and the DIY film review project. More Info
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11:00 a.m. - Northern Lights Film Festival (20-28 March) - DIY Film Review
Throughout the Northern Lights Film Festival we will be encouraging people to put pen to paper, fingers to keyboard and write their own film articles and reviews - to create their won film magazine. More Info
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7:30 p.m. - Gig: THE TRASH SHACK
It’s teenage rampage time … a night dedicated to the glamour and excess of Iggy, Ziggy, Bolan and the New York Dolls, with an ear lashing of prime Little Richard, Ronettes, MC5, Shangri-las, Sonics and Ramones. We’ll be joined by THE BACCHAE – psychedelic San Francisco inspired garage rockers from Leeds, feral jungle beat from RUSSELL & THE WOLVES, and we’ll be showing go-go B-movie classic BLAST OFF GIRLS (1967). All this, plus support from Senor Beatnik and tunes from DJ Michael Clunkie Vinyl Junkie. Dress to excess and be prepare to be trashy! More Info