Star And Shadow Events 2012-01-09 to 2012-01-15https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/2012/w02/feed/Star And Shadow Events 2012-01-09 to 2012-01-15en-gbSat, 15 Sep 2018 22:33:53 -0000The American Friendhttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/839Frame maker Jonathan (Bruno Ganz) believes he is dying. Knowing this Jonathan's American friend, displaced cowboy Ripley (Dennis Hopper) introduces him to a gangster who asks him to become a mob assassin. Ripley intends Jonathan to do his dirty work, but has second thoughts when he becomes friends with the doomed man. https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/839Japanese Film Festival 2012: The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisenhttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/876Incredible horror film from 1938, never shown in the UK before 2011.https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/876The State of Thingshttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/840Highly autobiographical work concerning a shoestring movie producer and his ragtag crew. Stranded in the outer reaches of Portugal, the director does not even have any film in his camera. There's nothing left to do but scare up a potential backer - preferably one of those rich, movie-mad Americans.https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/840English Language Conversation Grouphttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/694Weekly conversation session for people to practice speaking english in an informal friendly setting. The group is informal and volunteer run. Aims to be inclusive and anti-discriminatory. Free. Travel costs can be paid for people who would otherwise not be able to come. https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/694NRG Meethttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/560In bar and cinema. (This is a closed meeting for members of NRG only) https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/560Film Production Workshophttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/671Whether your interested in development, locations, costume, special effects, logistics, filming or marketing there is an opportunity to get hands on experience with Itinerant Motion Picture Company this winter during the shooting of "Noctambule" a dreamlike trip in a surreal labyrinth. This open house session is for all with even a passing interest in how films are made.https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/671Japanese film nighthttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/579https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/579Canny Little libraryhttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/699The Canny Little Library is the best library in the star and shadow/ city / uk for books, zines and pamphlets with a focus on titles with a more critical stance towards the society we live in and not available in most regular libraries/ bookshops. The collection includes graphic novels, art, feminism, queer, gender, lgbt, politics, sex, health, relationships, DIY, anarchism, philosophy, global struggles, science, nature and environment, worker's struggles, history, prison struggles, cookery, anti-racism and information for action. All titles are available to browse and borrow for free. The Star and Shadow also houses a large collection of film, photography and theatre books available for browsing and reference. The library can be contacted at cannylittlelibrary@gmail.com https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/699Programming Meetinghttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/meeting/281Programming Meetinghttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/meeting/281