April 2009
01
Film: Tibet Film Festival 2009: Asiemut + Eclipsed (2007 )
1 Apr 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Two documentaries
02
Film: Tibet Film Festival 2009: Kitchen Stories + History Of Momos + Tsampa To Pizza
2 Apr 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Three Tibetan food themed films made by young talent in exile. Join us for some Tibetan culinary delights in the bar afterwards.
03
No Events Scheduled
3 Apr 2009
04
Gig: Road To Rimini Minimalrome Special
4 Apr 2009, 10 p.m.
05
Film: Fear Eats The Soul (1974)
5 Apr 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Film + Discussion. In homage to Douglas Sirk’s Hollywood melodrama, Fassbinder brings us the story of a young Moroccan mechanic who falls in love with a German widow almost 30 years his senior. Dr Tobias Hochscherf from Northumbria University will introduce and lead a discussion after this screening.
06
Meeting: General Meeting
6 Apr 2009, 6 p.m.
07
No Events Scheduled
7 Apr 2009
08
Film: Tibet Film Festival 2009: What Courage Means To Me + Tibet: Murder In The Snow
8 Apr 2009, 7:30 p.m.
2 documentaries about Tibet
09
Film: Tibet Film Festival 2009: A Brief History Of Life + Undercover In Tibet
9 Apr 2009, 7:30 p.m.
10
Gig: Now We Are Three!!!
10 Apr 2009, 8 p.m.
It's our unofficial, official third birthday party! 3 years ago Star and Shadow got the keys to the building and, like a toddler testing its powers, has been wobbling around ever since. Come and throw some temper tantrums and take your first tentative steps to threedom! Expect dancing and ping pong.
11
Gig: Bridie Jackson - Prolong Ep Launch
11 Apr 2009, 8 p.m.
Urban and Eastern presents: Bridie Jackson's EP Launch, with support from: Laputa / Nathalie Stern
12
Film: Fox And His Friends (1975)
12 Apr 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Fassbinder stars as Fox himself in this tale of a working class, homosexual man who wins a small fortune on the lottery and finds new ‘friends’ willing to spend it.
13
Meeting: Programming Meeting
13 Apr 2009, 6 p.m.
14
No Events Scheduled
14 Apr 2009
15
No Events Scheduled
15 Apr 2009
16
Gig: Das Boton, Cissy And Beak
16 Apr 2009, 8 p.m.
THREE BANDS + GREAT DJS
17
Film: Age Of Stupid (2009)
17 Apr 2009, 7:30 p.m.
A film using drama and documentary to tell a story set in 2055.
18
Event: Live Cinema
18 Apr 2009, 7:30 p.m.
"A Feast for the Senses" - Short films, cutting edge 3-screen projection VJ performance, and live music from Semi Mojo Revue, Newcastle's latest 10 piece outfit to funk up the North East's music scene with a groovy mix of funk, soul, and rare groove.
19
Film: Chinese Roulette (1976)
19 Apr 2009, 7:30 p.m.
This is a tale of psychological games and true personalities being drawn out by them. A husband and wife take separate business trips and discover each other at their country home with their respective lovers. This situation is accepted until their daughter arrives and insists upon a game of Chinese Roulette…
20
Meeting: General Meeting
20 Apr 2009, 6 p.m.
20
Meeting: Programming Meeting
20 Apr 2009, 6 p.m.
21
No Events Scheduled
21 Apr 2009
22
Film: Russ Meyer's Vixen (1968)
22 Apr 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Politics and sexploitation combine in Meyer's taboo-busting exploration of racism, violence and the creeping threat of Communism, and featuring the IRA and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police!
23
Film: Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde (1931)
23 Apr 2009, 7:30 p.m.
R.L. Stevenson’s celebrated tale of terror, first published in 1886, has inspired countless screen adaptations, but none has ever matched the achievement of the very first sound version: R. Mamoulian's sensual and stylish masterpiece of 1931. Academy Award winner for F. March for his virtuoso performance. Rare, terrifying, stunning.
24
Gig: Studio 54
24 Apr 2009, 7:30 p.m.
To celebrate the 21st birthday of the opening of legendary New York nightclub Studio 54, the Star and Shadow presents a night of unbridled hedonistic disco pleasure.
25
No Events Scheduled
25 Apr 2009
26
Film: The Marriage Of Maria Braun (1979)
26 Apr 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Determined to emerge from WWII a success, Maria marries a man, spending half a day and one night with him, before he is doomed for war and then to prison. She is ambitiously driven and will do whatever it takes to succeed.
27
Meeting: Programming Meeting
27 Apr 2009, 6 p.m.
28
No Events Scheduled
28 Apr 2009
29
Film: Beyond Language: The Films Of George Barber (1983-2008)
29 Apr 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Beyond Language presents a broad selection of Barber's influential video work from past 30 years from proto-Scratch works of the early ’80s to his 90's lo-tech 'slacker' videos and his recent return to assemblage and appropriation. Narrative is at the centre of much of his work, whether deconstructing it as in Scratch, or creating humorous and absurd situations to find existential meaning in the margins of modern life. We are very fortunate to have George Barber in person, in conversation with the programme's curator Matthew Noel-Tod.
30
Event: Migrant Stories
30 Apr 2009, 7:30 p.m.
An evening of films, discussion, photos and information about the situation for migrants on the shores of Northern France.