Sex, violence and Stieg Larsson
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The first volume of Stieg Larsson’s thriller trilogy was originally titled Men Who Hate Women; in English translation, it was renamed The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
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Long live free Georgia!
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It’s the final moments of a fictional 1927 silent film.
The Iron Lady: personal, not political
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Don’t think for a second that this is a political film. It is not.
Film Night: The Year of the Beaver
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Date:
7 December, 2010 - 17:45
Location:
Centre for Possible Studies, 64 Seymour Street, London W1.
Description:
Feminist Fightback Film Night
Showing “Year of the Beaver” a documentary about the 1976 strike at the Grunwick photographic processing plant in London. The film uses interviews of the workforce of mainly Asian women and examines this special phase of history that set the stage for Thatcherism and ensuing neo-liberal policies.
Doors open for mince pies and wine at 7pm.
Film commences at 7.30pm with time for discussion afterwards.
Centre for Possible Studies, 64 Seymour Street, London W1.
http://www.serpentinegallery.org/2009/06/edgware_road.html
Suggested donations: £5 waged (includes free glass of wine/soft drink)
£3 unwaged
You can turn up without booking if you wish, but it is useful for us if you let us know you are coming: please email dhami_kiran@yahoo.co.uk.
October Revolution Anniversary Film Showing -Leeds
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Date:
7 November, 2005 - 19:30
Location:
Leeds, O'Neills, Infirmary Street (behind the town hall)
Description:
To mark the Anniversary of the October Revolution Leeds AWL are showing of Eisensteins classic film, "October"
The showing starts at 7-30pm O'Neills, Infirmary Street, Leeds.
Followed by a short discussion title "Is the Russian Revolution still relevant for Socialists"
description:
To mark the Anniversary of the October Revolution Leeds AWL are showing of Eisensteins classic film, "October"
The showing starts at 7-30pm O'Neills, Infirmary Street, Leeds.
Followed by a short discussion title "Is the Russian Revolution still relevant for Socialists"
Location:
Leeds, O'Neills, Infirmary Street (behind the town hall)
Leeds, O'Neills, Infirmary Street (behind the town hall)
Hugo: intricate and visually sumptuous
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By Molly Thomas
At first glance, Hugo seems to be about little more than a lonely young boy; but as the film progresses, it becomes clear that Martin Scorsese’s ambitions lie much further: the story of the birth of film itself.
Iron Lady
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The “Iron Lady” movie, out on 6 January, would be a good opportunity to do a meeting about what Thatcher was really like and show a film of the miners’ strike.
Airbrushed view of the Deep South
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Kathryn Stockett’s novel The Help has just been turned into a film.
A stylish film
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Drive, the recent Nicolas Winding Refn film that has further catapulted its male star Ryan Gosling into Hollywood’s stratosphere, is a very, very good looking film.
A love letter to a fantasy city
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After London and Barcelona, Paris has become the latest city (outside of his native New York) to get the Woody Allen treatment.