Perhaps the pre-eminent filmmaker of his generation, Paul Thomas Anderson has directed such contemporary classics as One Battle After Another, Licorice Pizza, Phantom Thread, There Will Be Blood, Magnolia, and Boogie Nights. This Valentine’s Day, we bring you (as ever) a Valentine’s film that celebrates romantic love through an alternative lens: Punch-Drunk Love, Anderson’s wonderfully […]
ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S 4K REMASTER You can buy tickets for this screening only or take advantage of our discount ticket for both nights of the Vista Vision weekend to see One Eyed Jacks also. This past year has seen the return of one of cinema’s most exciting formats, with The Brutalist, One Battle After Another, the […]
MARLON BRANDO'S 4K REMASTER You can buy tickets for this screening only or take advantage of our discount ticket for both nights of the Vista Vision weekend to see To Catch a Thief also. This past year has seen the return of one of cinema’s most exciting formats, with The Brutalist, One Battle After Another, […]
Ivana Perenic, Tom Elphick and Jason Stree Looking up at the sky is where it all starts for most of us. Seeing the sun, moon, planets and stars begins our journey of fascination with space, why it is how it is and what is out there. In this presentation Brighton Astro are going back to basics to discuss […]
Working with nature to maximise biodiversity DOORS 7PM | SPEAKER 7.30PM Please note that we are entirely dependent on donations from those who attend our events. You can make a donation as you arrive or leave; we are happy to accept cash or card payments. All donations greatly appreciated! Please ensure you REGISTER prior to […]
The mother of New York City’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, is acclaimed director Mira Nair. Between creating landmark works such as Caméra d’Or–winning and Oscar-nominated Salaam Bombay! and the Golden Lion and Golden Globe–winning Monsoon Wedding, Nair crafted this wonderfully luminous, big-hearted, sweet, sexy, and deeply satisfying celebration of love’s power to transcend racial prejudice, […]
Living in his minimalist Los Angeles apartment (before minimalism was even a thing) Julian Kaye (Gere) is the embodiment of cultivated taste: impeccably dressed, fluent in several languages, and devoted to the finer things in life. A high-class escort Julian finances his lavish lifestyle catering to a roster of wealthy women, and cultivates a carefully […]
This rip-roaring vehicular thriller roars proudly in the tradition of motorway-stalking cult classics like Duel and Road Games - but The Hitcher boasts a far more potent secret weapon: the maniacal menace of Blade Runner legend, Rutger Hauer. Tasked with transporting a car cross-country, young motorist Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Howell, of The Outsiders fame) […]
Satirical shots all round as Mark Brailsford and the Treason Show team bring you a show full of laughter and cheer for the new year. “Spiting Image meets HIGNFY via The Fast Show" "Savagely funny – fantastically silly" The GUARDIAN "Brighton is rightly very proud of this company" THE ARGUS "This is a most impressive […]
The 37-Year Mystery of Supernova 1987A - Lealahni Woulfe, University of Sussex In February 1987, a supernova exploded in a nearby galaxy, but hours before the light arrived, detectors caught 25 mysterious particles called neutrinos. These "ghost particles" told us something extraordinary should be left behind at the heart of the explosion. It took 37 […]
The beloved adaptation of Daniel Clowes’ underground comic Ghost World is our White Wall Cinema Good Friday special. Directed by Terry Zwigoff (Crumb), the film perfectly captures the acerbic wit, deadpan humour, and teenage angst of its two lead characters, effortlessly portrayed by Thora Birch (American Beauty) and Scarlett Johansson (Lost in Translation, Under the […]
THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROOBANZAI & BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA Two cult classics, one night, zero sense of normalcy. If you love action, humour, and just a dash of absurdity, this Bank Holiday double bill is your destiny. Originally, Big Trouble in Little China was partly conceived as a sequel to The Adventures of Buckaroo […]
Melissa Auf der Maur’s Even the Good Girls Will Cry is a captivating portrait of the 1990s; rock’s final decade in analogue. A creative shape-shifter, she joined the Smashing Pumpkins ahead of her work with Hole. Subsequently she has been acclaimed as a record producer, solo performer and photographer. Hear Melissa discuss her writing about the music […]
Erik Millstone DOORS 7PM | SPEAKER 7.30PM Please note that we are entirely dependent on donations from those who attend our events. You can make a donation as you arrive or leave; we are happy to accept cash or card payments. All donations greatly appreciated! Please ensure you REGISTER prior to attending! Erik Millstone completed […]
Topping numerous Film of the Year polls (BFI’s Sight & Sound, The New York Times, Film Comment, AP), All We Imagine as Light is a luminous, intricately woven portrait of the intersecting lives of three nurses living in Mumbai. Written and directed by Payal Kapadia in her fiction feature debut, the film was selected for […]
Hailed by Time Out as “nothing less than a modern masterpiece,” Cutter’s Way serves as the closing salvo in a lineage of taut, politically charged thrillers such as All the President’s Men, The Parallax View, Three Days of the Condor, and The Conversation. Empire magazine called it “a classy monument to the paranoia of post-Watergate America.” The […]
The queen of TV comedy directing, Jamie Babbit, has helmed multiple episodes of Gilmore Girls, Malcolm in the Middle, Ugly Betty, The L Word, Gossip Girl, The Middle, Girls, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Russian Doll, and Only Murders in the Building. But it’s her legendary debut feature, But I’m a Cheerleader, a riotous lampoon […]
Anchored by a superb ensemble including Billy Bob Thornton (Sling Blade), Frances McDormand (Fargo, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Nomadland), Scarlett Johansson (Lost in Translation, Under the Skin), and James Gandolfini (The Sopranos), the film follows Ed Crane (Thornton), a taciturn, almost nihilistic barber drifting through life in a small California town. His quiet routine […]
Come & celebrate Comedy Brilliance! After weeks of hard work and dedication, the talented individuals from our 8-week comedy course, they 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 they’re ready to take the stage. Join […]
