To Live and Die in L.A.

Thu 4 June // 19:30

William Friedkin's hot, sweaty counterweight to the chilly vibes of The French Connection, and another all-timer … [more]

Star & Shadow presents its annual film retreat:

Losing The Plot Film Retreat #12

an unorthodox weekend of cinema in the wilderness

Fri 5 June // 18:00

Losing The Plot edition 12 takes place Friday 05-Sunday 07 June 2026. The Star and Shadow's … [more]

Free your mind

The Animatrix

Mindbending sci-fi shorts that expand the Matrix universe

Fri 5 June // 19:30

A collection of animated shorts which explores the existential and estoric sci-fi nooks and crannies in … [more]

LTP #12 Presents

Desire Lines

Fri 5 June // 20:00

DESIRE LINES is a film about walking, movement and shape shifting. What begins as obsessive stalking … [more]

LTP #12 Presents

We are making a film about Mark Fisher

Sat 6 June // 19:30

We Are Making A Film About Mark Fisher is a 65-minute cinematic experiment exploring the continuing … [more]

LTP #12 Presents

The Magic City: Birmingham according to Sun ra

Sat 6 June // 21:30

A portrait of the artist as a young man as well as one of a city … [more]

Sarafina!

Wed 17 June // 19:00

Sarafina! is a 1992 musical drama film based on Mbongeni Ngema's 1987 musical of the same … [more]

Gays on Grain

The Talented Mr. Ripley

on 35mm!

Thu 18 June // 19:30

35mm is back at the Star and Shadow! Before you see Matt Damon in The Odyessy, … [more]

Refugee Week special screening

Green Border

Sat 20 June // 19:30

About the plight of migrants caught in the Belarus-European Union border crisis. [more]

Chinese Roulette

Sun 21 June // 19:30

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PREDESTINATION

Thu 25 June // 19:30

The life of a time-traveling Temporal Agent. On his final assignment, he must pursue the one … [more]

Hard Boiled (1992) Screening

Fri 26 June // 19:30

John Wu's classic action film comes to the star and shadow cinema [more]

Olivia (1951)

Sun 28 June // 19:30

Before Agnès Varda, Jacqueline Audry was the only female director to have a successful continuous career … [more]

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Fri 3 July // 19:30

After Joel and Clementine break up, Clementine undergoes a procedure to have Joel erased from her … [more]

Streets of Fire

Fri 10 July // 19:30

A Rock & Roll Fable from Walter Hill, featuring a young Willem Dafoe, Amy Madigan, and … [more]

Mon Oncle

Thu 23 July // 19:30

The wonderful Monsieur Hulot navigates the absurdity of modern life.. Magnificent use of physical comedy, satire … [more]

Joyland

Sun 26 July // 19:30

Societal expectations in Pakistan. Explores awkwardness, sexuality and what it means to be free. Gives hope … [more]