The Three Penny Opera
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Wed 4 July 8pm |
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PG Georg W. Pabst 1931 105mins Germany
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Wonderful expressionist version of Berthold Brecht/Kurt Weill musical masterpiece telling the story of Mack The Knife, a gentleman thief operating in London's Dickensian docklands. This vibrant adaptation of Brecht's theatre piece is packed with larger-than-life, compelling characters, retaining its biting social satire, delivered in an appropriately expressionistic style. |
Don’t Come Knocking
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Thur 5 July // Fri 6 July 8pm |
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15 Wim Wenders 2005 122mins Fr/Ger/USA
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Washed-up Hollywood cowboy legend Howard (Sam Shepard) is depressed that he can only get supporting roles, his life is on a steady downward spiral of drink, drugs and one night stands. Abandoning the set of his latest project, he returns to his childhood hometown. Howard is shocked to discover that an affair he once had resulted in the birth of a child. He grabs this glimmer of hope in an otherwise meaningless existence, and sets about finding his long-lost son. An explosive family reunion ensues. |
The Page Turner
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Sat 7 July // Sun 8 July 8pm |
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15 Denis Dercourt 2006 82mins French Subs
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This taught and suspenseful thriller follows the calculating Melanie as she infiltrates the family of Ariane; a celebrated pianist. Initially hired as nanny to Ariane's son, Melanie's professional facade masks a dark heart; one that seeks revenge upon her new employer. Melanie becomes Ariane's page turner proving to be indispensable, aligning herself ready to exact a long-burning desire for retribution. |
Black Cat White Cat
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Wed 11 July 8pm |
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15 Emir Kusturica 1998 127mins Fr/Ger/Yug Subtitles
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A story of dodgy deals, family ties, young love and magical occurrences set among the vibrant chaos of gypsy life on the banks of the Danube. Kusturica’s boundless energy courses through the veins of this sunny, madcap comedy and gives the feeling of being the only sober guest at the craziest wedding imaginable. An exhilarating and exhausting feeling of confusion and joy. Won the Silver Lion for best director. |
Children of Men
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Thur 12 July // Fri 13 July // Sat 14 July // Sun 15 July 8pm |
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15 Alfonso Cuarón 2006 109mins USA/UK/Japan
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A hugely impressive futuristic vision presenting a harrowing yet ultimately hopeful vision of humankind's not-too-distant future. The story is set in a dystopian England where humanity has become infertile and the world has been torn apart by nuclear fallout, rampant terrorism, and political rebellion. In this seemingly hopeless landscape of survival, a jaded bureaucrat named Theo (Clive Owen) is drawn into a desperate struggle to deliver the world's only pregnant woman, to a secret group called the Human Project that hopes to discover a cure for global infertility. |
East 3
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Wed 18 July 8pm |
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Unrated Mr Young 2006 80mins UK
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East 3 is an often surreal and sometimes disturbing documentary chronicling lifestyles under threat in the small Arctic town of Inuvik. East 3 is Mr Young's first feature film and was recently selected to play at the New York Underground Film Festival. www.themoontheeye.co.uk INTRODUCTION and Q & A with director. |
History Boys
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Thur 19 July // Fri 20 July // Sat 21 July // Sun 22 July 8pm |
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15 Nicholas Hytner 2006 109mins UK
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Alan Bennett's award-winning play hits the big-screen with as much energy as its rabble of teenagers. A group of bright, funny history students are in pursuit of an undergraduate place at Oxford or Cambridge. Bounced between their maverick English teacher, a young and shrewd professor hired to up their test scores, a grossly outnumbered history teacher, and a headmaster obsessed with results, the boys attempt to sift through it all to pass the daunting university admissions process. |
Ebeneezer and Florence
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Wed 25 July 8pm |
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unrated Gxjacques 2007 80mins U
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Every landscape has a face. Every face a landscape. A simple look at complex truths. Gxjacques makes films to explore the relationships between sound, living image and text to reveal the dreams of life that emerge when we unite them. Using storyboard rather than script and incidental found moments, editing becomes the process of story-making. Gxjacques will present the evening. |
Paradise Now
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Thur 26 July 8pm |
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15 Hany Abu-Assad 2005 90mins Palestine Subtitles
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Topical and tense, director Hany Abu-Assad's Oscar-nominated drama is a combustible and controversial political cinema. Two Palestinian suicide bombers are prepared for a mission into Israel. But it all goes horribly wrong and leaves one of the men on the run with immovable explosives strapped to his chest. Exerting masterful control over his material, the Palestinian director holds clear-headed observation and stark absurdity in perfect balance, producing a superbly acted and thought-provoking film which is neither manifesto nor condemnation. |
Shot by the Sea Film Festival.
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Friday 27 July –Sat 4 aug |
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Full Listings available at here
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This years festival includes Hastings first ever Beach Screening and another chance to enjoy films in the enchanting setting of Hastings Castle. A week of films, workshops, art installations and more… |
Don’t Feed the Poets Present:
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Tues 17 July 8pm |
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The Pre Edinburgh Show
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Two award-winning acts warming up for The Edinburgh Festival. Character Comedian Jo Neary, Perrier Award Nominee in 2004 and recent star alongside Jonny Vegas in the TV series ‘Ideal’, previews hit-bits from Jo Neary’s Little Moments. Plus Luke and Nadia, creators of Edinburgh 2006 highlight ‘Staggered Spaces’ with a brand new comic spectacular which will make the world better bit by bit. V series ‘Ideal’, previews hit-bits from Jo Neary’s Little Moments. Plus Luke and Nadia, creators of Edinburgh 2006 highlight ‘Staggered Spaces’ with a brand new comic spectacular which will make the world better bit by bit. |