A completely unique and organic take on the animation / mockumentary genres, director Dean Fleischer Camp and Jenny Slate have upscaled their small series of You Tube shorts into a feature film about the inimitable Marcel the Shell. The story begins when documentary filmmaker Dean (Dean Fleischer Camp) moves into an Airbnb following the end […]
Next up in our ‘Black Cinema Goes Boom’ programming strand (which focuses on the explosion of early ‘90s popular black cinema) it's the bombastic New Jack City. This highly stylised neo-noir crime thriller classic is directed by Mario Van Peebles (son of pioneer director Melvin Van Peebles) and is an era-defining piece of black cinema. […]
SECRET MOVIE CLUB || You Can't Get The Staff These Days || This time we bring you a forgotten gem that arguably kicked off an entire genre. A comedy about the pitfalls of being mega rich (you can’t get the staff these days!), an insightful look at the class divide, it’s a bona-fide classic that […]
The Chelsea, Everton, Scotland (and now BBC 5 Live) legend Pat Nevin joins us in Brighton to launch his new memoir, with a special In Conversation evening. 'Football and How to Survive It' is the follow-up to 2021's acclaimed 'The Accidental Footballer' and traces Pat's journey into a less glamorous side of football. From Tranmere to Kilmarnock, […]
This funny lot of graduates have been working hard, writing their material and honing their performing skills to do their first stand-up gig on the 8 week beginners comedy course. Every week we’ve been laughing at the material they’ve shared with the class. Their confidence levels, delivery and material are shaping up nicely for a […]
+ PRINCE 'DEEP CUTS' DJ SET His royal purpleness takes to the screen in his legendary 1984 motion picture that offers a fictionalised story of his rise to fame. Starring as ‘The Kid’, this fictional Prince origin story nonetheless features his real life backing band The Revolution, protégés Morris Day and The Time as well as the […]
Transform Brighton and Hove brings together the local community and groups working for social change. In Germany, concerned citizens step forward to save an ancient forest from one of Europe’s biggest coal mines. They form an unlikely alliance with a frustrated community in rural England who are forced into action to protect their homes from […]
+PRE FILM INTERVIEW WITH SPECIAL GUEST - AUTHOR HANNAH STRONG Join us for a special screening of Sofia Coppola's Somewhere, plus a pre-film discussion with Little White Lies Associate Editor and author of 'Sofia Coppola Forever Young', Hannah Strong. Hannah's book explores the 'tonally diverse, meticulously crafted, and unapologetically hyperfeminine aesthetic' of the great Sofia Coppola, […]
If you're hopelessly devoted to musical theatre, you better shape up for an electrifying evening! Doors open at 7.15pm - Join us for a summer tipple in the garden before the show starts! City of Stars are Brighton's & Hove's only adult intermediate musical theatre choirs, ran by vocal coach Candi Louise & Megan Sayer. […]
Celebrate all things love with We Bop Choir! Glorious a cappella & accompanied songs to lift your soul by Candi Staton, Madonna, Taylor Swift, Etta James, Adele, Soft Cell, Jackie Wilson & more. With unique arrangements of classic songs written by choir director, Rachel Myer, this 40-strong all-women choir delight audiences whenever they perform. For […]
One of the most aesthetically attuned directors of all time, Terrence Malick’s ability to conjure up breath taking images on screen is virtually unparalleled. Days of Heaven is one of only two movies Malick made in the ‘70s (prior to a near 20 year absence as a director) and is an undoubted masterpiece of ethereal […]
'This Is Brighton' Maker & Design Fair is a contemporary curated event showcasing some of the most diverse and talented makers, artists & designers locally to Brighton.With over 80 different stallholders, spread across the weekend, it’s a fantastic opportunity to explore the renowned creative community that makes Brighton, and take home some quality products. Many […]
'This Is Brighton' Maker & Design Fair is a contemporary curated event showcasing some of the most diverse and talented makers, artists & designers locally to Brighton.With over 80 different stallholders, spread across the weekend, it’s a fantastic opportunity to explore the renowned creative community that makes Brighton, and take home some quality products. Many […]
(4K RESTORATION) Quite clearly the biggest single inspiration for the Nicolas Winding Refn/Ryan Gosling film ‘Drive’, The Driver is the product of cult film director Walter Hill (also responsible for The Warriors, 48hrs and more) who crafts a taught pulp noir thriller about a getaway driver (Ryan O’Neal), his crooked cop nemesis (Bruce Dern) and the […]
+ OPTIONAL POST FILM DISCUSSION GROUP White Wall Cinema's discussion group returns! Join us for a screening of this brilliant new film 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 better understand the […]
Legendary French film director Francois Truffaut called it 'the best Film Noir I have ever seen'. Jules Dassin’s Rififi is a twisting tale of four robbers who plan one last jewellry heist in 1950’s Paris. Getting out of prison after a five year stretch, exhausted master thief Tony le Stéphanois initially turns down a heist […]
One of the most surprisingly entertaining films ever made, Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward star as a pair of handymen who are fed up with their dull lives in the tiny isolated desert community of Perfection, Nevada. On the very day they decide to leave town a mysterious set of deaths begin to occur, not […]
A Summer Burlesque Ball Extravaganza! Get your gowns and tuxedos out people, we’re having a ball! Sirona’s Secrets is proud to present Brightons first Burlesque summer ball extravaganza! For lovers of burlesque, whether a fan of the art form, a hobbyist or a full time performer, this is the event for you to get dressed […]
It's Summer, It's Sunday, so let's get social and come together to celebrate all things sobriety and recovery in all its glory! Join Not Saints and a whole host of Brighton-based organisations as we come together and celebrate all things recovery and sobriety. Featuring a mainstage of sober acts from right here in Brighton and further afield […]
Brighton Rocks International Film Festival | Whitehawk FC Brighton Rocks International Film Festival, in collaboration with Whitehawk FC, is proud to be hosting an exclusive screening of 'Hawks - Anti-Idiots', a joyous documentary about the football club directed by Hossam Sarhan.The event will take place on Saturday 16th of September. Doors open at 6:30pm for […]
