Famed counter-culture director Hal Ahsby who would go on to create a list of era defining classics including The Last Detail, Shampoo, Bound For Glory, Coming Home, and Being There, first rose to prominence with his unorthodox but heart-warming tale of two societal misfits. Both riotously morbid and joyously life-affirming it follows the friendship of […]
A deeply personal story from director James Gray (Ad Astra) the film depicts family life for a young Jewish boy growing up in early ‘80s QueensNew York. Caught between the cultural ideals of the '70s and the soon to be exploding '80s world of Reaganism, Armageddon Time is a much more subtle and fascinating tale […]
Michael Mann's sleekly romantic, emotional, hard hitting, epic Los Angeles crime saga, and first time face off between two acting giants in DeNiro and Pacino still stands as one of the great achievements of American cinema. A brilliantly crafted crime drama, Mann reaches into the heart of the inner lives of Lt. Vincent Hanna (Pacino) who […]
SheSays Brighton for International Women's Day 2023 and Spring Forward Festival Are you a woman working in digital, tech, or creative industries? Come and join us for a whole day with our fantastic speakers, talking about their extraordinary journeys in work, business, and life. We are celebrating International Women’s Day 2023! Come and be inspired, make connections, and […]
The great Ellen Burstyn hand-picked Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas, Shutter Island) to direct this brilliant and sensitive tale of Alice, a woman desperately trying to find her independence at age 35 with a young precocious son in tow. Thrust into the world of the mid 1970's American southwest to fend for herself, Alice is determined to […]
Kicking off our new ‘Black Cinema Goes Boom’ programming strand focusing on the explosion of early ‘90s popular black cinema is John Singleton’s tale of three childhood friends, Darrin, Tre and Ricky, living in a hotbed of gang violence in early 90s South Central L.A. The film is both a brilliant coming of age tale […]
SECRET MOVIE CLUB || Murder They Write - Not A Knives A Knives Out Mystery || For our NOT a Knives Out mystery film, we are providing the kind of drama, twisting plot, meta humour and delightfully dark fun you might expect. Deliciously macabre, both silly and clever and unexpected throughout this all time great cast […]
Perhaps lesser known than his younger brother Martin McDonagh (director of In Bruges, Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing Missouri, and The Banshees of Inisherin) John Michael McDonagh makes films that are equally fascinating and no less brilliant. His latest work The Forgiven can be said to be part of the current wave of extreme biting […]
Yes, - the Lezzwood Players are BACK! As the nation celebrates 25 years since the historic reopening of the Shakespeare’s Globe theatre, who better to troll His Royal Bard-ness than Brighton’s very own purveyors of sapphic slapstick, the Lezzwood Players?! We are delighted to present a brand new, typically Shakespearean tale of lust, murder, magic, vegan […]
+ OPTIONAL POST FILM DISCUSSION GROUP White Wall Cinema's discussion group returns! Join us for a screening of this restored celebrated 60s classic with an optional chance to stay on and discuss the film in a relaxed informal post film group chat. Contribute or just listen in, it's a fun and interesting way to understand […]
BRIGHTON WOMEN’S WELLNESS PRESENTS... LIVING THE MENOPAUSE A day dedicated to providing advice and information on how to manage the challenges of menopause through nutrition, lifestyle, yoga and hormone health. The event aims to offer a supportive environment for women to learn about the positive changes they can make in their lives during this phase. […]
Guest speaker William Joyce: A guided tour around the inner Solar System reveals links between our planet and its siblings, with fascinating discoveries and new mysteries revealed by spectacular space missions. This discussion provides a quick introduction to the nearest planets in our Solar System, presenting their characters, unique features, and comparisons with our own planet. […]
DOUBLE BILL SPECIAL A ridiculously good looking double bill, this Easter Sunday starts with ‘A Night At The Roxbury’ the story of two brothers who dream of opening their own nightclub or at the very least, being allowed into the coolest nightclub in town, The Roxbury. Filled with SNL regulars headed by Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan […]
Perhaps the first outright masterpiece by Italian great Federico Fellini who would later create such legendary cinematic experiences as La Dolce Vita, 8 1/2, Satyricon, Roma, and Amarcord, this 1954 screen classic stars the director’s wife and collaborator Giulietta Masina as Gelsomina, as a young care-free girl who is sold by her impoverished mother to […]
Touching back down in our favourite seaside town for twenty twenty three, drawing on our signature brew of Independent Labels, Record Stores and Record Pushers, and soundtracked throughout the day by some heavy hitters… We are extremely proud to announce one of New York’s finest Human Head are headlining the event, more news on their […]
All Together Now! As choirs emerged out of Covid lockdown, St. Paul’s Church opened their doors to Brighton’s Choir With No Name, a choir for people with lived experience of homelessness and marginalisation. Working together through restrictions and guidelines the church and CWNN made sure people’s voices could be heard once again. This Fringe we […]
Brighton's longest running illustration event returns with another market stuffed to the brim with talented artists! BIF returns with another bumper crop of illustration-based good times! 60+ of the countries best makers and sellers will be under one roof selling art, clothing, ceramics, merch, comics and much more... See you there! Team BIF x
Brighton's longest running illustration event returns with another market stuffed to the brim with talented artists! BIF returns with another bumper crop of illustration-based good times! 60+ of the countries best makers and sellers will be under one roof selling art, clothing, ceramics, merch, comics and much more... See you there! Team BIF x
MUSIQUE ET TOILE Sergio Leone's composer was a film music monument!. (Re) discover some of his most emblematic compositions for the cinema. With excerpts from: Once Upon a Time in the West | Once Upon a Time in America | The Good, The Bad and The Ugly....amongst many more classics. The CINÉ-TRIO is the fruit […]
MUSIQUE ET TOILE Steven Spielberg and George Lucas' award-winning composer John Williams has composed many of the most famous film scores in Hollywood history over the past 60 years! With excerpts from: E.T. | Star Wars | Schindler's List | Indiana Jones | Harry Potter....and many more classics. The CINÉ-TRIO is the fruit of a […]
