May 2011
01
Event: Canny Little Library
1 May 2011, 3 p.m.
The canniest collection of books at home in the Star and Shadow Cinema. Focussing on non-fiction with a critical stance towards our society, including local and international zines and historical pamphlets. Great books! Categories including; queer, diy, politics, history, auto/ biography, feminism, cookery, poetry and more, yes really more! The library is open for all for browsing and borrowing for free. Also available: access to the Star and Shadow permanent collection of film and theatre books.
01
Film: Mildred Pierce (1945)
1 May 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Joan Crawford stars as the ultimate self-sacrificing mother in May's SUNDAY SILVERS. Based on James M. Cain's maternal hard-boiled novel, Mildred Pierce is a film noir with a difference. Please don't tell anyone what Mildred Pierce did!
02
No Events Scheduled
2 May 2011
03
Event: English Language Conversation Group
3 May 2011, 4 p.m.
The English Language Conversation Group is a weekly event at the Star and Shadow for all people who want to meet and practice speaking English. It is an informal group and new people - volunteers to help people practice speaking English or learners to see what the group is like - are always welcome. The group is inclusive and travel expenses can be paid for if necessary.
04
Film: Lysistrata (2010)
4 May 2011, 7:30 p.m.
In Aristophanes' Lysistrata the women of Athens, fed up with the war against Sparta, go on strike to persuade their husbands to vote for peace. An unmissable milestone in the stage/cinema relationship.
05
Event: New Volunteer Induction
5 May 2011, 6 p.m.
Come along and find out more about your favourite DIY cinema, and how to get involved. Everyone welcome!
05
Film: Caddyshack + Fabulous 80s Djs Until 12pm!! (1980)
5 May 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Caddyshack scores with its classic slapstick, unforgettable characters, and endlessly quotable dialogue. + Fabulous 80s music with The Floor DJs, until 12pm!
06
Event: A Bit Crack - Storytelling
6 May 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Away with the Fairies with Micheal and Wendy Dacre
07
Gig: Cooly G
7 May 2011, 10 p.m.
Cooly G is one of the most fresh and exciting producers around at the moment, and one of the biggest names in the UK Funky scene, even though she would certainly not restrict herself to just one genre, as her music includes elements of Dubstep, House and other elements that are simply too new to name. £7
08
Event: Canny Letter Writing
8 May 2011, 3 p.m.
Today the library is hosting a letter writing event! Come along to practice the good old-fashioned art of putting pen to paper, materials provided! Let your thoughts be known to your MP, a prisoner, a friend, a long lost aquaintance, relative or a fictional character! Free/ Donation. 3pm - 7pm.
08
Event: Canny Little Library
8 May 2011, 3 p.m.
Brilliant books open for all to browse and borrow! The Canny Little Library stocks pamphlets, zines, magazines as well as books covering a range of topics and with a critical stance towards our society. Including sections on; Queer, feminism, anti-racism, politics, philosophy, anarchism, history, auto /biography, cookery and more! Also film and theatre books in the Star and Shadow permanent collection. www.cannylittlelibrary.wordpress.com
08
Film: Fletch (1985)
8 May 2011, 7:30 p.m.
It’s so bizarre, but Fletch strikes a chord as Chevy Chase takes his pompousness to a whole new level in this 80s comedy classic.
09
No Events Scheduled
9 May 2011
10
Event: English Language Conversation Group
10 May 2011, 4 p.m.
The English Language Conversation Group is a weekly event at the Star and Shadow for all people who want to meet and practice speaking English. It is an informal group and new people - volunteers to help people practice speaking English or learners to see what the group is like - are always welcome. The group is inclusive and travel expenses can be paid for if necessary.
11
Gig: Crossings Evening
11 May 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Crossings is a cross-cultural, community music project bringing together asylum seekers, refugees and local musicians. Crossings Band will play around 8.00. AMBER FILMS followed them in 2010 and their film 'We Are All Survivors' will be shown at around 9.00. Rounding off the evening will be a guest appearance by The Backyard Rythm Orchestra The event is to publicise and raise money for the Project. £5 / £3 Crossings is a Company Limited by Guarantee seeking registration as a charity
12
Film: Reel News
12 May 2011, 7:30 p.m.
films on the cuts including TUC demo, Tower Hamlets joint strike action, cleaners at Buckingham Palace plus should get film on the Bristol Tescos protests this weekend, and was also thinking could show Argentina in Revolt (from 2001-02: what happens when you don't bail out the banks!) and the story of Brukman
13
No Events Scheduled
13 May 2011
14
Event: New Volunteer Induction
14 May 2011, 11 a.m.
Come along and find out more about your favourite DIY cinema, and how to get involved. Everyone welcome!
14
Gig: Endless Race With Special Guests
14 May 2011, 10 p.m.
Regular club night, bringing over the best of contemporary electronic dance music performers and DJs. Mostly centred around but not limited to variations of House, Disco and Electro. Not serious, unpretentious, just good fun. Special guest TBC
15
Event: Make 'N Mend Your Style
15 May 2011, noon
Fashion event consisting of special fashion themed Make and Mend market, style/accessories workshops and a catwalk show, showcasing best of regional new designs. More detailed INFO SEE BELOW! This event is part of Newcastle Fashion Week promoted by NE1. (NCL fashion week 14th -21st May 2011)
15
Film: Airplane! (1980)
15 May 2011, 7:30 p.m.
The second funniest film ever made! The crown jewel of team Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker's ZAZ-comedies takes you to the wildest flight ever made! The writing, delivery, Leslie Nielsen, Lloyd Bridges and overall surreal craziness just takes over; A true work of genius! This Cpt. Oveur Over.
16
Meeting: General Meeting
16 May 2011, 6:30 p.m.
17
Event: English Language Conversation Group
17 May 2011, 4 p.m.
The English Language Conversation Group is a weekly event at the Star and Shadow for all people who want to meet and practice speaking English. It is an informal group and new people - volunteers to help people practice speaking English or learners to see what the group is like - are always welcome. The group is inclusive and travel expenses can be paid for if necessary.
18
Gig: Two Wings
18 May 2011, 8 p.m.
TWO WINGS + RICHARD DAWSON + NEV CLAY
19
Film: Audition (1999)
19 May 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Widowed film producer 'Aoyama' holds mock auditions in search of a new wife.
20
Gig: Harry Merry (Netherlands) + Box Motifs + Dj Michael Clunkie (This Is A Programme Change Instead Of The Glam Racket Night Originally Planned)
20 May 2011, 8 p.m.
21
Gig: Music Is Life
21 May 2011, 5 p.m.
THIS IS A GIG TO RISE FUNDS FOR A MUSIC AND culture… FOR THE AFRICAN COMMUNITY ADVICE NORTH EAST based in Newcastle Byker. This event will include live MC, DJ .
22
Event: Canny Little Library!
22 May 2011, 3 p.m.
Canny collection of books, pamphlets and zines with a critical stance towards the world. Free membership and open to everyone to browse and borrow. The Canny Little Library collection includes sections on; anti-racism, feminism, philosophy, anarchism, politics, animal rights, the environment, diy, queer, lgbt, gender, cookery, poetry, art, global struggles, workers' struggles, health and more! Access is also available to the permanent collection of film and theatre reference books at the Star and Shadow, a great selection of scripts, criticism, technical manuals and art display books.
22
Film: Battle Royale (2000)
22 May 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Japan - the near future - economic and social chaos - The government is forced to take Xtreme measures…
23
Meeting: Programming Meeting
23 May 2011, 6 p.m.
24
Event: English Language Conversation Group
24 May 2011, 4 p.m.
The English Language Conversation Group is a weekly event at the Star and Shadow for all people who want to meet and practice speaking English.
25
Film: The Daydreaming Archivist: Protest, Police And The Social Contract (Various)
25 May 2011, 7:30 p.m.
We present a series of films from the Northern Regional Film and Television Archive which look at the social contract in relation to protest from various points of view: local news, police instruction films, amateur film and the seminal World In Action program about the 1968 Grosvenor Square Riots.
26
Film: Old Boy (2003)
26 May 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Drunken salaryman "ON Dae-Su is "Disappeared for 15 years in a private jail made up to look like a shabby hotel room.
27
Gig: Evolution Emerging
27 May 2011, 7 p.m.
Generator and NARC. Magazine are putting on the best emerging North East artists to play tonight for Evolution Emerging - and takeover the best venues in the Ouseburn Valley over the Evolution Weekend. FREE!!
28
Gig: A Glimpse Of Paradise All Night Holiday Fundraising Party! (Programme Change Instead Of The Harry Merry Gig Moved To 20 May)
28 May 2011, 8 p.m.
A Glimpse Of Paradise fundraising all dayer, for and at the Star And Shadow Cinema and the Red Cross Japan
29
Film: Sympathy For Mr Vengeance (2002)
29 May 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Deaf mute "Ryu" loses the job he relied on to pay for his invalid sisters medical bills.
30
No Events Scheduled
30 May 2011
31
Event: English Language Conversation Group
31 May 2011, 4 p.m.
The English Language Conversation Group is a weekly event at the Star and Shadow for all people who want to meet and practice speaking English. It is an informal group and new people - volunteers to help people practice speaking English or learners to see what the group is like - are always welcome. The group is inclusive and travel expenses can be paid for if necessary.