The final entry in our year long exploration of early ‘90s black cinema sees Spike Lee tackling societal attitudes when Black architect ‘Flipper’ (Wesley Snipes at the peak of his powers) begins dating Italian-American secretary Angie (an excellent Annabella Sciorra). Surrounded by an outstanding supporting cast including Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Samuel L. Jackson, John […]
A brilliant ensemble cast including Rachel Sennott (Shiva Baby, Bottoms), Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Lee Pace, and Pete Davidson star in this modern slasher comedy about a group of upper middle class twenty-somethings who plan to party through a hurricane at a rich friend’s remote mansion. When the gang decides to play a spooky game […]
This horror classic is what you get when you combine the twin talents of Producer Steven Spielberg (Jaws, E.T., Jurassic Park) with Director Tobe Hooper (Texas Chainsaw Massacre). Hooper invades the classic Spielbergian suburban family home with a supernatural presence that first arrives (in iconic fashion) via the TV set, only for things to dramatically escalate as the […]
As part of a major BFI nationwide celebration, 'Cinema Unbound: The Creative Worlds of Powell and Pressburger,' we are excited to present this special screening of the infamous 1960 classic psychological horror 'Peeping Tom'. The film's director, Michael Powell, best known for his collaborations with directing partner Emeric Pressburger (the duo creating legendary works such […]
+ PARTY White Wall Cinema once again teams with The Brighton Film Party Society to invite you into the world of the dude for the 25th anniversary of The Big Lebowski. Alongside a screening of the Coen Brothers classic, our venue will be set dressed with Lebowski paraphernalia with a rug that really ties the room […]
Edge of Seventeen director Kelly Fremon Craig returns to coming-of-age dramedy with this adaptation of the 1970s Judy Blume novel. Beloved for generations by women and girls for its refreshing frankness about early-adolescent anxieties, and its bewildering whirlwind of menstruation, brassieres and boys. This wonderfully light yet moving story of growing pains and family complexities […]
This poignant, South Korean drama from Palme d’Or winning Shoplifters director Hirokazu Kore-eda brings joy to the potentially dark subject of ‘baby boxes’, a place where unwanted babies can be anonymously abandoned safely. Parasite star Song Kang-ho teams with Gang Dong-won as a pair of ‘brokers’ who illegally attempt to sell these abandoned babies on […]
With Barbie having earned more than a billion dollars at the global box office becoming the 12th highest earning film of all time (topping even Marvel's The Avengers) prepare yourself for the oncoming endless onslaught of Mattel movies with this warning from history. Witness a fabulously wooden but ripplingly muscled Dolph Lundgren (Rocky IV) don […]
As part of a major BFI nationwide celebration, 'Cinema Unbound: The Creative Worlds of Powell and Pressburger,' we are excited to present this special screening of Brian DePalma's 1981 classic 'Blow Out' programmed in response to Powell's Peeping Tom. Even in a career that encompasses such classics as Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Scarface, The Untouchables, […]
Our Christmas special is this wonderful tragicomedy about the homeless trio of an unruly middle aged alcoholic named ‘Gin’, a lonely but stoic trans woman Hana and rebellious runaway teenage girl Miyuki. When they find an abandoned baby one Christmas Eve, the ragtag bunch embark on a madcap adventure to find the baby’s parents. A […]
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). […]
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, & […]
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 […]
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 […]
+ 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
'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. […]