July 2007
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Film: On A Move
1 Jul 2007, 7:30 p.m.
The incredible story and film of the militant anti-racists and environmental campaigners. Ramona Africa will be touring the UK to talk about the incredible story of the trials and tribulations of her family – the MOVE Organization.
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Meeting: General Meeting
2 Jul 2007, 6 p.m.
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Film: Climate Action Camp - Voices From The Camp For Climate Action-2006
3 Jul 2007, 6 p.m.
In a world driven by profit, humanity seems unwilling to change the course of the fossil fuel economy. In the summer 2006, the hottest year ever recorded in recent history, 600 people convinced that there was no time to waste set up a camp for climate action outside of the Drax coal-fired power station in Yorkshire. It became a space of collective learning, sustainable living and taking direct action on the root causes of climate change. After the film we can discuss the action planned for summer 2007. We have less than 10 years to radically reduce our carbon emissions to avoid catastrophic climate change. The time to act is now. This summer, be part of it. Get involved!
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Gig: Ted Leo And The Pharmacists (Usa), Lake Me (Newcastle), Young Soul Rebels (Brighton)
4 Jul 2007, 8 p.m.
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists formed in Washington D.C in 1999. Ted Leo was formerly in mod/pop/dc punk band Chisel. The Pharmacists have previously included members of The Evens, Trans Am and Tsunami, and for this tour welcome back second guitar player James Canty (formerly of The Make Up and Nation of Ulysses, currently of Dischord Records faves French Toast). The new album "living with the living" has just been released on Touch and Go Records. Their music is essentially punk/indie, but incorporates elements of mod, folk, dub and experimental music. This night at The Star and Shadow has been arranged at the special request of the band to make up for their cancellation at the Cluny 2 years ago. Doors at 8pm. Tickets are £5, available from Alt Vinyl, Beatdown Records and RPM.
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5 Jul 2007
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6 Jul 2007
07
Gig: Road To Rimini Presents Legowelt (Live) And Dj Tlr
7 Jul 2007, 9 p.m.
The Fratelli di Rimini bring you, direct from Den Haag in the Netherlands, Legwelt and DJ TLR on rotation - covering the rear will be the Fratelli and guests providing an Italo Disco-Kraut score. 9pm – 4am. Entry: £6/£7(non members). Last Entry: 12.30am
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Film: 10 Canoes (2007)
8 Jul 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Film-making like this is a rare experience. This movie tells of nature as life itself. Set in a timeless Aboriginal land, culture and landscape , we are lead through a beguiling story… “And there's plenty happens in this story…there's a stranger comes and one of them wives goes missin' and there's a man with a belly big as a mountain. There's sorcery and magic too, and a wrong spear in the wrong body, and more spears and bad spirits. And even that's not everything that's happening in this story.”
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Meeting: Programming Meeting
9 Jul 2007, 6 p.m.
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No Events Scheduled
10 Jul 2007
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Film: 10 Canoes (2007)
11 Jul 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Film-making like this is a rare experience. This movie tells of nature as life itself. Set in a timeless Aboriginal land, culture and landscape , we are lead through a beguiling story… “And there's plenty happens in this story…there's a stranger comes and one of them wives goes missin' and there's a man with a belly big as a mountain. There's sorcery and magic too, and a wrong spear in the wrong body, and more spears and bad spirits. And even that's not everything that's happening in this story.”
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Film: Guca! (2005)
12 Jul 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Showing as part of Durham International Brass Festival.
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Film: Guca For International Brass Festival (2005)
12 Jul 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Guca (pronounced Gucha) is the name of a small village in Serbia, which for over 40 years has been home to the national trumpet festival. Once a small local affair, it now pulls crowds of over 200,000. The Director Milivoj Ilic's account of the place, the people and the competitors in 2005 is as exuberant, joyous and noisy as the festival itself. Milvoivoj Ilic will be at the screening to talk about the film afterwards. Showing as part of BRASS - Durham International Festival.
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Festival: Jan Svankmajer Short Films, + Art Preview: Catriona Maddocks
13 Jul 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Svankmajer blends the perverse, the macabre and the child-like into an ammusingly unapetising soup of irrationality. He is a Czech surrealist animator, famous for bringing Alice and the Jaberwocky to life through Stop Motion, but rarely do we get to see his superb shorts on the cinema screen. Tonight, as part of Catriona Maddock's art preview, we show 5 of them including Ossuary and Food. Catriona Maddocks show in the bar delves into surreal anthropomorphic transformation through some weird genetically modified furniture. -
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Festival: Cube-Cola Workshop
14 Jul 2007, midnight
POSTPONED. sneha sneha@ptechnic.org
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Festival: Cube-Cola Lab And Soiree
14 Jul 2007, noon
The Cube Microplex (Bristol) is possibly the only volunteer-run cinema in the UK to manufacture its own cola inhouse. The Cube's Kayle Brandon and Kate Rich present a realtime, DIY workshop on how to make Cube-Cola from raw materials, using an open source recipe and techniques siphoned from the worlds of laboratory science and cake-making. No food technology expertise required. Test tubes, hammer drill and kitchen whisks will be provided. Cube-Cola Soiree. 6pm. The fruits of the day's labour will be sampled in an après-lab openhouse, the Star and Shadow bar, where we will blind-taste Cube-Cola with a number of major market competitors. All welcome, bring your own cocktail umbrellas! Further information on Cube-Cola: http://sparror.cubecinema.com/cube/cola To book a place for the lab please email: sneha@ptechnic.org Sneha (Polytechnic) sneha@ptechnic.org
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Film: 10 Canoes (2007)
15 Jul 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Film-making like this is a rare experience. This movie tells of nature as life itself. Set in a timeless Aboriginal land, culture and landscape , we are lead through a beguiling story… “And there's plenty happens in this story…there's a stranger comes and one of them wives goes missin' and there's a man with a belly big as a mountain. There's sorcery and magic too, and a wrong spear in the wrong body, and more spears and bad spirits. And even that's not everything that's happening in this story.”
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Meeting: General Meeting
16 Jul 2007, 6 p.m.
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Gig: Jane Taylor/Beth Jeans Houghton/John Edgell
16 Jul 2007, 8 p.m.
Doors at 8pm £tbc
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Film: *Fokus Pokus Euromatik* (2005/2006)
17 Jul 2007, 7 p.m.
Borjana Ventzislavova is in residence with ISIS Arts in Newcastle as part of a Culture 2000 funded transnational project 'At home in Europe'. This international media arts programme is a one-year collaboration between ISIS Arts (UK), BEK(Norway), RIXC (Latvia), and InterSpace (Bulgaria). (http://athomeineurope.eu/)
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No Events Scheduled
18 Jul 2007
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Film: It's Me, Now (2005)
19 Jul 2007, 7 p.m.
Following last month's popular night of cinema, photography, beer and people of Poland, it's back. New film series launched - Cinema Polska… You can't miss it !!
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Film: Countryman (1982)
20 Jul 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Star and Shadow in Dub - tonight is a special night of film (Countryman) and dub and reggae until 3am. Ital Vibes at the star and SHADOW
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Festival: Summer Tyne Beach Party
21 Jul 2007, 10 a.m.
As part of the Summer Tyne festival happening in Newcastle and Gateshead this month The Star and Shadow transforms itself into a beach. Star and Shadow
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Film: Beach Party (1963)
21 Jul 2007, 7:30 p.m.
The first of a Beach Party Double Bill
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Film: Bikini Beach (1964)
21 Jul 2007, 10 p.m.
second in the fantastic Beach Party double Bill
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Film: Puberty Blues (1981)
22 Jul 2007, 7:30 p.m.
An Australian cult movie about surf teenagers with, I guess, the Puberty blues…
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Meeting: General Meeting
23 Jul 2007, 6 p.m.
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No Events Scheduled
24 Jul 2007
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25 Jul 2007
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Film: Big Wednesday (1978)
26 Jul 2007, 7:30 p.m.
A day will come that is like no other… and nothing that happens after will ever be the same
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Film: Riding Giants (2004)
27 Jul 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Their boards are bigger, their waves are bigger, their teeth are bigger, their hair is bigger, their butts are bigger…
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Film: Step Into Liquid (2003)
27 Jul 2007, 10 p.m.
A surf's up documentary bringing you awesome views from all around the world.
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Film: Piranha (1978)
28 Jul 2007, 8 p.m.
Truly a beach horror to chatter your teeth to. Those dopes at the US military forgot about their secret weapon experiment, you guessed it, mutant piranhas. As if piranhas weren’t terrifying enough in the first place… Anyway, after an unfortunate swimming experience where it turns out they’re not as accommodating as dolphins, the discovered teeth with fish attached, set out on a meat feast, will the children’s summer camp be saved?! Some how I don’t think so… Plus after the film… disco terror at Piranha-rama till 1am
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No Events Scheduled
29 Jul 2007
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No Events Scheduled
30 Jul 2007