Brighton Astro: The JWST – from a gleam in the eye to spectacular success

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Speaker: Professor Malcolm Longair | University of Cambridge I have been fortunate enough to be at the forefront of all the developments which have led to the launch and incredible success of the JWST. These include the development of infrared and submillimetre astronomy, of the Hubble Space Telescope, of ALMA and the JWST. These projects […]

£16.00

White Wall Cinema: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

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Taking centre stage for our 2024 alternative Valentine's special is the deliciously dark comedy cult classic about a romance between two simple flower shop assistants, Seymour Krelborn (Rick Moranis), and Audrey (Ellen Greene), who are both helped and hindered by Seymour's accidental discovery of a sentient alien plant that feeds on human blood (of course). […]

£8.50

THE CELLULOID CLOSET

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White Wall Cinema in association with The University of Brighton for LGBTQ+ History Month Celebrating LGBTQ+ History month we are excited to bring you this special screening of this highly acclaimed documentary film (currently 97% on Rotten Tomatoes) from two time Oscar winners Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein (for The Times of Harvey Milk, & […]

£8.50

Brighton Cafe Scientifique: Identification of a rare inherited condition

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Speaker: Dr Jo Murray is a geneticist who runs a lab at the Genome Damage and Stability Centre at the University of Sussex. This is a research centre investigating the responses of cells to DNA damage and the relationship to cancer and other aspects of human disease. She is interested in how cells deal with […]

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Brighton Astro – Eating the Sun: The Cultural Significance of Eclipses

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Speaker: James Croft | University of Sussex All throughout history, and all across the world, eclipses have been viewed as significant events. The civilisations of ancient China, ancient Egypt, and ancient Britain have seen in them signs and symbols, portents of things to come. What can we learn about our history - and about ourselves […]

White Wall Cinema: AFTER HOURS

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Finally getting its due, this underappreciated darkly comic masterpiece from director Martin Scorsese (Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Casino, The Departed, The Wolf Of Wall Street, Killers of The Flower Moon) hits the big screen in a stellar new 4K restoration. Here Scorsese poses the question, 'What if the awful date you thought […]

£8.50

Brighton Café Scientifique – Experience Machines: How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality

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Human brains are nature’s own ‘prediction machines’ - evolved organs that are constantly trying to predict flows of sensation, both from within our own body and from the wider world. This casts perception and feeling as forms of ‘controlled hallucination’ in which raw sensory information delivers experience only relative to our brain’s best predictions. These […]

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White Wall Cinema: THE CHASE

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This fascinating snapshot of mid 60s filmmaking finds itself caught between the classical sensibilities of legendary Hollywood producer Sam Spiegel (On The Waterfront, The Bridge On The River Kwai, Laurence of Arabia) and its revolutionary director Arthur Penn (Bonnie & Clyde). Influenced by the French New Wave, Penn allows burgeoning countercultural attitudes of the era […]

£8.50

White Wall Cinema: PAST LIVES

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+ OPTIONAL POST FILM DISCUSSION GROUP Celine Song’s remarkable debut (a 2024 Oscars Best Picture nominee no less!) concentrates on two close childhood friends, Nora Moon and Hae Sung, who are separated when Nora’s family emigrate to Toronto. Many years later and now living in New York Nora discovers Hae Sung has been trying to […]

£8.50

Big Annual Blowout – Brighton Choir with No Name

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Brighton Choir with No Name are delighted to be hosting an evening of joy and entertainment for our Big Annual Blowout! Joined by some of our wonderful musical friends and guest band Shine On, we will be showcasing everything that our choir has to offer. The best way to kickstart your bank holiday weekend! Refreshments […]

£5.00

White Wall Cinema: SECRET MOVIE CLUB

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A SPECIAL 80S AUDIO VISUAL MIXTAPE SET + MYSTERY 80S MOVIE For this VERY SPECIAL edition of Secret Movie Club we are once again collaborating with Brighton's legendary 80s party It Is Still 1985 (Every Saturday at Green Door Store), to celebrate 16 years of parties. For this special event we are not only bringing […]

£9.00

White Wall Cinema: THE OLD MAN & THE GUN

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This is the remarkable true story of Forrest Tucker, who confounded the authorities and enchanted the public by staging an audacious escape from maximum-security prison San Quentin at the age of 70, in order to embark upon a string of bank heists armed with little more than his personal charisma. Robert Redford (All The President's […]

£8.50

Brighton Astro – Mankind’s Next Giant Leap

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Speaker: Neil Phillipson Neil explains the incredible achievements of the post-Moon era – showing how the vast body of work the scientific community has done since the Moon landings has led us to the moment when we shall, at last, become a space-faring civilisation, ready to explore and colonise the Solar System and beyond – […]

Vintage Clothing: Brighton’s Affordable PK Pop-up

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Shop true vintage & brands all just £20 per kilo! 60s-00s Vintage & Second Hand Clothing Over 10,000 unique pieces to browse! An entry ticket must be purchased online or on the door, under 12s are free and no ticket is needed. There are two options for entry: General Entry £1.50: This is a standard […]

£1.50 – £2.00

White Wall Cinema: SILENT RUNNING

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After years of creating the game-changing special effects for movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters, and Blade Runner, legendary special effects supervisor Douglas Trumball turned his hand to directing. This, his remarkable debut, casts the irrepressible Bruce Dern (The Driver, The Burbs, Nebraska, The Hateful Eight) as Freeman Lowell, an interstellar botanist and […]

£8.50

White Wall Cinema: MAGNOLIA

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25th Anniversary Screening w/Special Introduction Join us for a special 25th anniversary screening of this remarkable film from Paul Thomas Anderson, director of such incredible films as Boogie Nights, Punch Drunk Love, There Will Be Blood, Phantom Thread and Liquorice Pizza. An epic mosaic of San Fernando Valley life, it follows a varied collection of […]

£8.50

The Comedy Graduation Night

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After weeks of hard work and dedication, the talented individuals from the 8-week Advanced comedy course are ready to take the stage and showcase their comedic genius. From crafting hilarious material to perfecting their delivery, they've honed their skills week after week, and the results are nothing short of spectacular. Join them for an unforgettable […]

£7.00

Trolls and Tribulations – Man vs Baby

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Matt Coyne is the Sunday Times Bestselling author and creator of parenting blog ‘Man vs Baby’. On his ‘Trolls and Tribulations’ comedy tour he tells the story of how ‘Man vs Baby’ began, how he copes with online trolls, the story of a lady called Brenda.. and all about his run-in with Halle Berry.

£16.00

Brighton Café Scientifique – Lasers: Versatile Quantum Tools Made of light

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You have probably met lasers in your day-to-day life, perhaps to bring a music concert to life, or to direct your gaze in a PowerPoint presentation. Lasers are beams of amplified light which we can control very precisely. They are powerful tools inside and outside of science. Laser uses include quantum computing, precision cutting, medicine […]

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White Wall Cinema: SECRET MOVIE CLUB

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'GOOD VS EVIL' + OPTIONAL POST FILM DISCUSSION GROUP || What is secret movie club? || Our "Secret Movie Club" project takes a movie you most likely haven't seen before (but will instantly love) and keeps the identity of the movie a secret, only revealing which film you are watching when the opening credits roll. […]

£7.50