Vintage Kino 29th May at 3 MinuteTheatre
27 May 2012 Leave a Comment
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Vintage Kino 29th May at 3 MinuteTheatre.
Updated with programme details.
Kino Presents Shelagh Delaney and the Cinema of 60s British Social Realism – Sun 17th June
27 May 2012 Leave a Comment
in Film Tags: A Taste of Honey, Albert Finney, Charlie Bubbles, John Wojowski, KinoFilm, Salford, Shelagh Delaney, The Black Lion, The White Bus
On Sunday 17th June Kino are delighted to present as part of the Salford Secret Garden Festival, at the Black Lion a double bill of two 60s British films written and adapted for screen by Salford writer Shelagh Delaney, both shot and featuring scenes in Salford and Manchester.
The legendary 1960 film “A Taste of Honey” directed by Tony Richardson. A Taste of Honey is a 1961 British film adaptation of the play of the same name by Shelagh Delaney who adapted the screenplay herself, aided by director Tony Richardson, who had previously directed the first production of the play. It is an exemplar of a gritty genre of British film that has come to be called kitchen sink realism.
Showing with Charlie Bubbles the British film of 1967 starring Billie Whitelaw and Albert Finney, and also featuring a young Liza Minnelli. Salford actor Albert Finney starred in and directed the film (his only directorial role) and Billy Whitelaw won a Bafta in 1968 for Best Supporting Actress. The fim makes great use of its Manchester and Salford settings and even includes footage of a Manchester United match at Old Trafford with scenes of Bobby Charlton and Dennis Law.
We are now pleased to report that we have now secured the screening rights for Lyndsey Anderson’s The White Bus (also written by Delaney) and this will be screened on the night before Taste of Honey
We are hoping to confirm a screening of Ken Russell’s Shelagh Delaney’s Salford made for the BBC Monitor series in 1960 as a fine complement to the films. The BBC are kindly providing a copy of the film but please note, it will only be available to screen at the BBC showcase at Media City. Details of how to get exclusive tickets for the screening to be announced soon or available at the above screening only (TBC).
We wlll also be screening a couple of Pathe Newsreels from the period to get you in the 60s mood.
Screenings take place at The Black Lion, with doulbe bill performances at 2pm (matinee) and 6pm.
One film & supporting programme: £4.00 (£3. cons) £2 (Salford residents)
Two films & supporting programme: £6.00 (£4. cons) £3 (Salford residents
For full programme details see here: http://www.secretgardensfestival.net/secretkino/2012/05/20/kino-presents-shelagh-delaney-and-the-cinema-of-60s-british-social-realism/
John Wojowski introduces Vintage Kino
19 May 2012 Leave a Comment
in Film Tags: 16mm, 3 Minute Theatre, Affleck's Palace, John Wojowski, Kino, KinoFilm, Manchester, Pathe, Vintage Films, VintageKino
To see more vintage delights for the price of a pint come on down to Vintage Kino on Tuesday 29th May at the 3 Minute Theatre in Afflecks Palace.
Doors open at 7.30
Tickets: Just £3.50 on the door
Programme starts at 7.45 – ish and there will be an intermission half way, during which you claim your free ice cream from Gina at the bar.
The Three Minute Theatre can be found at the Dale Street entrance to Afflecks and is a delightful little venue.
Vintage Kino 29th May at 3 MinuteTheatre
12 May 2012 2 Comments
in Film Tags: 16mm, 3 Minute Theatre, 3MT, Affleck's Palace, John Wojowski, Kino, KinoFilm, Manchester, Vintage Films
Kino’s next event will be our fourth Vintage Kino event at The Three Minute Theatre, Affleck’s Arcade, Oldham Street, M1 1JG. We’re presently trawling though our archive of 16mm film cans to put a memorable film programme together – and will announce the programme soon.
We’ll be screening some regular treasures including Pathe News reels, vintage animation, classic comedy and some real curios from our education and information archive. We’ll also have a rarely screened award winning short film – full details to follow.
Doors open at 7.30
Tickets: Just £3.50 on the door
Programme starts at 7.45 – ish and there will be an intermission half way, during which you claim your free ice cream from Gina at the bar.
The Three Minute Theatre can be found at the Dale Street entrance to Afflecks and is a delightful little venue.
PROGRAMME DETAILS
PART 1
PATHE NEWS REEL (8 mins) – reviewing the year 1960 with the achievements of the UK and world events.
WC Fileds in HURRY HURRY (9 mins) vintage B&W comedy.
Woody woodpecker in THE SCREWBALL (6 mins) – vintage b&w animation.
THE NEWS ON GOOD FRIDAY (15 mins, 1960) ATV Television.
Modern reaction to the crucifixion adopting the form of a television newsreel. Fascinating if weird re-anactment of how the cruxifixion of Jesus would have been reported in Bethleham if there had have been TV news broadcasts during those days. Vintage and rare ATV production, newscaster played by Richard LEECH, news correspondents played by Tom SINGLETON and Julian GRENFELL.
Walt Disney presents colourful animation A WORLD IS BORN (15 mins, 1972). The ‘Rite of Spring’ sequence from the full-length feature film ‘Fantasia’, made in 1941. The extract was produced in 1955. The animation shows the birth of the world and some of the strange creatures that inhabited it during its first few thousand years.
INTERMISSION
PART 2
PATHE NEWS REEL (8 mins) – reviewing the events of 1962.
THE PRIZE (25 mins, 1960) – rare screening of this award winning short film by British born Australian director Tim Burstall who emigrated to Australia with his family in 1937.
Burstall was a key figure in Australian postwar cinema and was instrumental in rebuilding the Australian film industry at a time when it had been effectively dead for years. He created groundbreaking Australian films including Stork, Alvin Purple, End Play, Eliza Fraser, The Last of the Knucklemen and the 1986 adaptation of D.H. Lawrence’s novel Kangaroo.
THE PRIZE was his first short film which was shown at the 1960 Venice Film Festival (Children’s Festival) where it received a Bronze Medallion.
A fantasy about a small boy and the loss of a prized possession. A little boy wins a kid at the hoop-la stall of a country show. The goat is stolen by two other boys when he is taking it home and most of the film is of his adventures searching for it. He at first has the help of a friendly rabbiter, but finally recovers the kid only after a chase in barrels down the rapids of a river.
The essentially visual narrative, the atmospheric photography and the charming background music, all help to make an enjoyable Australian short story film. Despite the limitations imposed by a “shoe string” budget and the occasional lapses into stilted scenes, the director’s love of children and of the sunny Eltham bushland is present in every shot.
MAGIC AND MUSIC (15 mins, 1975) – Walt Disney presents an animated interpretation of Rimsky-Korsakoff’s ‘Flight of the Bumblebee’. Followed by an excerpt from ‘Fantasia’ showing a host of mythological characters enacting a drama based on Beethoven’s 6th Symphony. Visually stunning Kodacolour animation.
PART 3 (time permitting) The Audience Choice
John thought it would be a nice idea to give the audience an opportuntiy to select a film from a choice of three . The first will be a sex education film – “The First Day”; second will a health education film about alchohol “Thinking about Drinking”; and the third will be QED (as below). We will have an audience vote to decide on which to show.
Q.E.D.: A GUIDE TO ARMAGEDDON (1982, 30 mins)
Part of the BBC science documentary series Q.E.D. in the 1980s – 1990s, this one A GUIDE TO ARMAGEDDON, was one of the most powerful films made on the effects of a nuclear war in the 80s (note the film is quite faded with time).
An examination of the effects of nuclear weapons. The first half looks at the physical effects of a single medium-sized nuclear warhead on a large city, questioning how effective the various types of shelter might be. Two couples live experimentally in fall-out shelters for ten days each. The implications of the film are then discussed by medical, scienti fic and civil defence specialists
Kino Short Film Night 9th May
02 May 2012 Leave a Comment
in Film Tags: Aneel Ahmad, George Best, Jason Wingard, Jessops, John Cooper-Clarke, John Crumpton, Kino, KinoFilm, Manchester, Salford, Steven Spencer, The Black Lion
KINO SHORTS IS BACK after our break for Easter, coming to the Black Lion on Wed 9th May (hope you all had a fab Easter break).
As usual, we’ll be showing a selection of Short films from Manchester, Salford and the North West but not entirely in this session. We’re adding fantastic little animation by London director/animator Steven Spencer called BEST, about the life, fame and fall of Man Utd’s former superstar GEORGE BEST. This just has to be seen, please do not MISS IT!
Our nights promote the work of emerging filmmakers essentially from the North West giving the audience and local creatives a chance to see films they would not see anywhere else, on the biggest screen in a non-cinematic venue anywhere in Manchester. Our events encourage debate and discussion thoughout with Q&A sessions after each film (when the directors and producers are available) followed by an oportunity for networking, both in the intermission and after the shjow. Each short film, where possible, will be followed by a discussion with the director / producer / writer of the film (and cast members when available). Interviewers this month are the award winning Jason Wingard and producer Phil Meachem.
Kino is the longeest running short film nights in Manchester and the North West, we’ve been running these nights for over fifteeen years in an assorment of venues, and our latest venue the Black Lion is centrally located and walkable from the centre of Manchester.
SO, IF YOU NOT BEEN TO ONE OF OUR NIGHTS IN THE NEW VENUE YET, THEN IT’S ABOUT TIME YOU GOT DOWN TO THE PREMIER AND BEST SHORT FILM NIGHT IN MANCHESTER. WE’VE BEEN PROMOTING SHORT FILM SINCE 1995, THAT HAS TO TELL YOU SOMETHING! !!
KINOFILM 1993 – 2012: 19 Years of Cinema and Short Film Exhibition
TICKETS:
£4.00 full price
£3.00 concessions (students / unemployed)
Advance reservations recommended by emailing John or turn up and pay on the door.
Venue: The Black Lion, 65 Chapel Street, Salford M3 5BZ
The venue is just 12 minutes walk from Piccadilly Gardens, 5 minutes from Victoria train station or just 2 minutes walk down Blackfriars Street, off Deansgate (across from the bottom of Market Street/St Mary’s Gate).
Doors 7.30 for 7.45pm start.
Black Lion facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/blacklionsalford
Black Lion location map and directions.
http://tinyurl.com/5r4soa5
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PROGRAMME DETAILS AS FOLLOW – PROG STARTS AT 7.45 PROMPT;
ROOM 6
Dir/Prod/Writ; Robert Lonsdale, 4 mins (Stockton-on-Tees), 2012
Room 6 appears to be an unpopular place to visit, and it begs the question, “Why”?
THE ABDUCTION
Dir/Prod/Writ; Mariusz Cwynar, Co-Prod; Mouine Omari, Co-Writ; Kyrstian Bernacik, 3 mins, (Manchester), 2012.
The Abduction is a short film about a father taken hostage and forced to pay a ransom for the sake of his family, but not everything goes to plan.
Q&A follows with the director and producer following the screening.
I MARRIED A CULT FIGURE FROM SALFORD
Dir/Prod/Writ; John Crumpton, 5m 30s (Salford, 2011)
A short music video featuring John Cooper-Clarke watching on TV the story of his thwarted relationship with Cathy La Crème. It’s the recurrent tale of what happens when fame, fortune and fifteen minutes extract their price. .
Q&A follows with director following the screening.
Aneel Ahmad – latest short film CHECKPOST (test screening) – details to be added shortly.
BREAK apx 9.00 – 9.20
SPECTACLE MACABRE
Dir/Writ; Kasia Wisniowski, Prod; Petira Crawford, 2 mins (Manchester School of Art), 2012.
A short film that upon the subject of the state of mind of a murderer. It is a specific speculation and an attempt to imagine what the darkness hides. An experimental connection of reality in the killers’ inner world. Q&A follows with the director following the screening.
THE SHOT – winner of the Jessops “The Shot” competition.
Dir/Writ; David Schofield, Prod; Loran Dunn}, 8m 35s, (Ashton-under-Lyne / Peak District 2011).
Grahem is as photographer out in the wild. He meets Chelsea, a common as muck sandwich van worker. Chelsea shows Grahem the best places for photos and a whole lot more but has she badly misjudged Grahem?
Q&A follows with director following the screening.
SECRET TEST SCREENINGS
Two short films from regular at Kino, the award winning Jason Wingard, winner of this years Virgin shorts award. These two shorts shot for some corporate organisation (we aren’t allowed to say which for obvious reasons, all we can tell you is these are comedies and are their first public test screenings. All will be revealed on the night, be ready for some sharp wit Wingard style!
Q&A with the director following the screening.
BEST
Dir/Animator; Steven Spencer, Prod; Nice Monster Prods, 9 mins, (London), 2011 (Animation)
The rise, fame and fall of George Best. BEST is a wicked animated re-telling of the troubled life of footballs first superstar George Best (who we all know is Manchester United’s former superstar). George Best. Journeying through his childhood in Belfast before swinging into the glorious sixties; his silky skills on the Manchester United pitch soon catch the ever growing gaze of the British press. George, quite literally has the world at his feet, but with the paparazzi’s glaring lense firmly focused on his every move, things soon begin to spiral out of control…
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CALL FOR ENTRIES
WE HAVE OPENINGS FOR THE NEXT KINO SHORTS NIGHT AND WANT YOUR NEW SHORT FILMS NOW !
Women and Student Shorts Wanted Now.
We are looking for short films in all categories, the only restriction is the film must not be completed earlier than 2011 and no longer than 20 minutes. Occassionally we will accept longer films but it must be of acceptional quality and an award winning short film.
For our July event we are planning a Women In Film night and we would now like to encourage entries from women filmmakers or where the central character characters in the film are played by women. Contact us for more details get your films sent in asap.
WE are also planning a North West Student Showcase, so for those that are students, submit your films now, and spread the word. You can collect a submission form from the info / sign in desk or email
Red Heads
Later this year we are planning a short film event in support of National Red Head day. Any read headed filmmakers or films where the central character is a red head, you will want to be part of this. Please get in touch with us for more details
To submit your film, PLEASE EMAIL johnw@kinofilm.org.uk. You will be sent the application form which you should complete and send in with a dvd screener of your film.
Kino Presents Carol Morley’s Edge Starring Maxine Peake
30 Mar 2012 1 Comment
in Film Tags: Carol Morley, Edge, Feature Film, KinoFilm, Manchester, Maxine Peake, Salford, The Black Lion
UPDATE – Maxine Peake will be taking questions in the Q&A session following the film and there will also be a skype interview with Carol Morley.
Wed 25th April, The Black Lion, Manchester (Salford) (7.30 for 8.00pm start).
Feature presentation of EDGE, Carol Morley’s impressionistic and sincere fiction feature debut, starring Maxine Peake, about a group of lost souls who gravitate towards a hotel that’s seen better days, is peppered with wry humour and astute character observations. The wintry Devon coastal setting provides a visually arresting backdrop for the affecting drama that unfolds between these desperate characters whose motives and intentions are gradually revealed. Features exceptional performances from its ensemble cast
Presented at the Black Lion by Kinofilm:
KINOFILM 1993 – 2012: 19 Years of Independent Cinema and Short Film Exhibition
EDGE
Dir; Carol Morley: Writer/Director, (UK 2010) 93 mins
Prod; Cairo Cannon
With; Maxine Peake, Marjorie Yates and Joe Dempsie
Production Companies; Cannon and Morley Productions
and Genesis Entertainment.
SYNOPSIS
A washed-up pop star (PAUL HILTON) arrives at the Cliff Edge Hotel looking for inspiration and meets a guilt-ridden woman (MAXINE PEAKE), who is desperate to recover her past. An older woman (MARJORIE YATES) checks into a room with dark intent, but encounters a chambermaid (ANIA WENDZIKOWSKA) who just won’t let her die. A blind date set up on the Internet between two teenagers (JOE DEMPSIE, NICHOLA BURLEY) fails to turn out like either of them expected.
Meanwhile, receptionist Linda (JULIE T. WALLACE) is absorbed in completing a jigsaw puzzle, while waitress Deb (KEELEY FORSYTH) can’t get enough of her self-help book.
Over the course of two days and one night, the hotel guests, frozen into the snowy landscape, begin to thaw- and to find a purpose that connects them all.
GENESIS ENTERTAINMENT and CANNON AND MORLEY PRODUCTIONS present their first feature film EDGE. The film is a unique collaboration between a London East End cinema owner, TYRONE WALKER-HEBBORN, and local award winning filmmakers CAIRO CANNON and CAROL MORLEY.
RELEASED IN CINEMAS 13TH APRIL 2012
PLUS ….
Supporting short film to be announced.
TICKETS:
£4.00 full price
£3.00 concessions (students / unemployed)
Advance reservations recommended by emailing John or turn up and pay on the door.
Venue: The Black Lion, 65 Chapel Street, Salford M3 5BZ
The venue is just 12 minutes walk from Piccadilly Gardens, 5 minutes from Victoria train station or just 2 minutes walk down Blackfriars Street, off Deansgate (across from the bottom of Market Street/St Mary’s Gate).
Doors 7.30 for 8.00 pm start.
Black Lion facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/blacklionsalford
Black Lion location map and directions.
http://tinyurl.com/5r4soa5
Vintage Kino 3 – Free Cinema Movement Screening and Vintage Shorts
25 Mar 2012 Leave a Comment
in Film Tags: 3 Minute Theatre, Affleck's Fringe Festival, Free Cinema Movement, Karel Riesz, Kino, KinoFilm, Manchester, Northern Quarter, Vintage Films, We Are The Lambeth Boys
Date: Tuesday April 3rd 2012
Time: Doors open 7.30 pm – Films and Bands from 7.45 – 10:30 pm
Tickets : Just £3.00 on the door (unfortunately, we don’t accept vintage coins or notes!)
Check in to Kino’s third appearance at The Three Minute Theatre, Aflecks Arcade, Oldham Street, M1 1JG. As part of the Afleck’s Fringe Theatre Festival we present our third Vintage 16mm Shorts show, this time looking at films from the late 50′s. This month we have a very special presentation of a documentary feature and a Safety at Work film, both on wonderful 16mm celluloid. NO digital at Vintage Kino. Uniqe films with a difference that you won’t see anywhere else. We promise you won’t be disappointed. Feel free to dress vintage too if that’s your bag!
This month’s programme includes a very rare early short called “SURVIVAL”. A 20 minute film, focussing on safety in the workplace, which follows the plight of a construction worker who has a serious accident at work. Set around the late 50s the film examines how health and safety in the building trade was at the time very poor, and worked as a prompt from the unions to get the industry to clean up their act.
Our star attraction is the 1958 documentary sponsored by the Ford Motor Company and made as part of the Free Cinema Movement, the film is: “WE ARE THE LAMBETH BOYS”. A Seminal piece of documentary film by New Wave director Karel Reisz which follows the daily activites of members of the Lambeth Youth club in late 1950′s London. The film takes a sympathetic approach to an aspect of working-class life largely neglected by commercial British cinema. Lambeth Boys was shot over six weeks in the summer of 1958 in and around Alford House, a youth club in the Oval area of South London. It follows a group of teenagers at work, at home and in their leisure time, giving them space to express their frustrations and aspirations. This film attempted to deliver a positive portrait of the lives of ordinary teenagers, far from the usual violent ‘Teddy Boy’ stereotype. It’s a really fascinating piece of history and great for a look at life in late 50′s London.
We will also have a Pathe News Reel reviewing the year of 1958.
Doors open at 7.30 to give you time to relax and get in the mood for some vintage. Drinks will be served by the delightful Gina (proprietor of this fine establishment). Programme starts at 7.45 – ish and there will be an intermission half way when you can grab yourself a FREE ICE CREAM!
To accompany the the films this month we have two live acts performing as part of the Affleck’s Fringe Festival. Kicking off the night, just after 7.30 will be Arrows, an acoustic singer/songwriter brother/sister duo and later Jumpin’ Johnny will be rocking the joint!
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