https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/2014/10/feed/Star And Shadow Events 2014-10-01 to 2014-10-31en-gbSat, 15 Sep 2018 22:23:32 -0000https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1469Documentary telling the true story of two British mountain climbers who stared death in the face while climbing a treacherous peak in the Peruvian Andes. Based on a book by Joe&nbsp;Simpson.https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1469https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1364The Wiz is an urbanized retelling of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz featuring an entirely African-American cast featuring Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross, Mabel King, Theresa Merritt, Thelma Carpenter, Lena Horne, and Richard Pryor. Dorothy, a shy Harlem, New York, schoolteacher finds herself magically transported to the Land of Oz, which resembles a fantasy version of New York City. Befriended by a Scarecrow, a Tin Man, and a Cowardly Lion, she travels through the land to seek an audience with the mysterious Wiz, whom they say has the power to take her home. https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1364https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1535An absent-minded professor discovers "flubber," a rubber-like super-bouncy substance.https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1535https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1375For one eventful year, Emily James was allowed unprecedented access to film the secretive world of environmental direct action. Two years later, Just Do It – a tale of modern-day outlaws hit the big screen. This is how it happened…https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1375https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1423“Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here! This is the War Room.”&nbsp;50 years since it's release - Kubrick's classic cold-war satire in which the top brass of the American and Russian governments must decide if they want to begin a nuclear war. Nominated for several major Academy Awards, including Best Picture!&nbsp;https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1423https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1365The story of rock singer Tina Turner and how she rose to stardom with her abusive husband Ike Turner and how she gained the courage to break free.https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1365https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1536Friends Of Medecins Sans Frontieres Film Night...2014 feature documentary TB: Return of the Plague screening and socialhttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1536https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1390 Westfront:1918 Vier von der infanterie:(1930) Viewed by many critics as superior to the US made All Quiet on the Western Front of the same year and marking the skilled transition to the new technology of sound by Austrian master film maker GW Pabst. Focussing on the desperate lives of German troops in the trenches it also casts light on the degradations faced by their families the last months of the war. Kameradschaft: 1931 drama directed by Austrian director G. W. Pabst. A plea against war and for friendship between peoples, told through the story of French miners rescued by German colleagues after a firedamp explosion.https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1390https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1366Life and Debt is a feature-length documentary which addresses the impact of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank and current globalization policies on a developing country such as Jamaica. https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1366https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1397Irish Festival Film: A black and white documentary about the 'underground' rap scene in Ballymun and Finglas, Dublin. A&nbsp;film about music, redemption and the struggle to find and articulate meaning in an often chaotic world.https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1397https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1463Irish Festival Film- Enchanting animation for all the family where magic, fantasy and celtic mythology comes together. A fictionalised story about 12 year old Brendan, the boy behind the creation of the Book of Kells. The Book of Kells is an illuminated manuscript and is an Irish National treasure. Vikings and St Aidan of Iona also feature. It has been nominated for an Oscar. Family tickets are available.https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1463https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1462Irish Festival Film followed by discussion. Documentary charting the story of Northern Ireland's Bernadette Devlin McAliskey's political journey. Her fight for civil rights is intermixed with socialism, Irish republicanism, anti-clericalism, feminism, general political impracticality and radical brashness. Combines archive footage and a series of intimate interviews conducted with Bernadette.https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1462https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1400Irish Festival Film: A stylized, downbeat comedy, the film follows a pair of Dublin drug addicts through a single day, which, like every other, is entirely devoted to the business of scrounging and robbing money for drugs. It is tender and&nbsp;unsentimental&nbsp;and a testament to the persistence of the human&nbsp;spirit.https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1400https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1392https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1392https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1537A former radio DJ, suicidally despondent because of a terrible mistake he made, finds redemption in helping a deranged homeless man who was an unwitting victim of that mistake.https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1537https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/gig/660https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/gig/660https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/gig/666TUSK Festival returns to the Star &amp; Shadow for the 4th installment of this legendary collision of aural pleasure from a truly international cast of artists...https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/gig/666https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/gig/668TUSK Festival returns to the Star &amp; Shadow for the 4th installment of this legendary collision of aural pleasure from a truly international cast of artists...https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/gig/668https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/gig/667<div class="eventtype editthis" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Event" data-apiurl="/api/gig/" data-modeltype="Gig" data-modelid="668" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="bodysection"><div class="body" data-modelfield="body" data-fieldtype="TextField" contenteditable="false"><p>TUSK Festival returns to the Star &amp; Shadow for the 4th installment of this legendary collision of aural pleasure from a truly international cast of artists...</p></div></div><div itemprop="subEvents" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Event"><a itemprop="url" data-modelfield="website" data-fieldtype="URLField" href="http://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/gig/668"></a></div></div>https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/gig/667https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/gig/642Hannabiell & Yilis Present: Cartoon Mania: 4th Annul Fancy Dress Party Featuring: Hannabiell & Midnight Blue Northern Monkey Brass Band DJ Drop Dead Fred Videos / Shorts / Trailers in the Cinema https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/gig/642https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/gig/701An unusual, interesting and unique way to celebrate a birthday. I am Selma Star and I will be giving a live entertaining talk and slide-show presentation of events which occurred in history on 28th OCTOBER singing the “Music I Was Born With”.https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/gig/701https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/gig/693A blazing line-up from an amazing label live at Newcastle's number1 leftfield venue. Hand-built ground-up from quiet beginnings in a back room on Teesside, Opal Tapes is now a global state of mind, a sonic umbrella embracing listeners and makers right across the virtual earth and bringing us all some of the best listening of recent times in the process. There aren't many European cities KAREN GWYER hasn't played yet this year, unfailingly returning with a new clutch of ecstatic converts to her "Popol Vuh for the dancefloor" sound. https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/gig/693https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/gig/722FILM. FILM. In this cult classic, musical comedy sweethearts Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Susan Sarandon), stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry), a transvestite scientist. Newcastle University Film Society have organised thsi screening as a fundraiser for Unicef and children effected by the crisis in Syria. Open to all. £3.50 admission fee.https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/gig/722https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1628filmhttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1628https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1636https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1636https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1368Evening Event for the Wiz https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1368https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1467Dreaming the Land - Storytellinghttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1467https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1533Building Effective Campaigns for Refugees Passionate and determined advocate of community action for justice, in particular in asylum cases, Frances is paying a special visit to the Star and Shadow and will share her experience and views on how people have engaged and empowered self-help and community action to support people in the asylum system. Frances Webber was a barrister specialising in immigration, asylum and human rights until her retirement in 2008. She is vice-chair of the Institute of Race Relations, with which she has been associated since 1969, and is the author of Borderline Justice: the fight for refugee and migrant rights. https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1533https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1377Books &amp; magazines, free to browse &amp; borrow. Come &amp; discover the amazing collection! Stock focuses on more political, radical, thought-provoking, action-inspiring &amp; critical titles than other libraries. https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1377https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1549Informal weekly English language conversation practice to meet people and learn language skills.&nbsp;Open to people with any or no level of experience. The group aims to be inclusive and anti-discriminatory.&nbsp; New volunteers and members very welcome!https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1549https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1507Sandy Davidson presents his new one man show...the story of one man's discovery of what happens when punk meets meditation...a piece developed over two years working with the Grotowski Workcenter in Tuscanyhttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1507https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1508Sandy Davidson presents his new one man show…the story of one man's discovery of what happens when punk meets meditation…a piece developed over two years working with the Grotowski Workcenter in Tuscanyhttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1508https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1369Social to celebrate all things Tina Turnerhttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1369https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1550Informal weekly English language conversation practice to meet people and learn language skills.&nbsp;Open to people with any or no level of experience. The group aims to be inclusive and anti-discriminatory.&nbsp; New volunteers and members very welcome!https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1550https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1372Beating Drum Social & Live music Featuring: Ladies of Midnight Blue & Drummed Up https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1372https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1480Newcastle's biggest independent market. Local makers, artists and designers with unique, handmade and recycled creations.https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1480https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1522trans-gender fantasy dress ball for people with multi-dimensional personalitieshttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1522https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1479Following the recent screening of 'Just Do It', come along to find out about ways you can get involved in autonomous action, with some practical workshops. Free - donations welcome.https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1479https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1478Books &amp; magazines, free to browse &amp; borrow. Come &amp; discover the amazing collection! Stock focuses on more political, radical, thought-provoking, action-inspiring &amp; critical titles than other libraries. https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1478https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1551Informal weekly English language conversation practice to meet people and learn language skills.&nbsp;Open to people with any or no level of experience. The group aims to be inclusive and anti-discriminatory.&nbsp; New volunteers and members very welcome!https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1551https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1510This gig has been cancelledhttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1510https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1506The Writers' Cafe presents a night of films, spoken word and music to raise funds for the relocation of the Star and Shadow. More info on the website. https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1506https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1534Our monthly delicious vegan cafe + books & magazines, free to browse & borrow. Come & discover the amazing collection! Plus 4pm - John Barker will be reading from his recently published novel “Futures” . "It's great. Rollicking, uncompromising stuff. The prose grabs you by the throat and squeezes. The characters are by turns reckless, ambitious, vulnerable and weak. The story is set in the past but couldn't be more relevant. Futures is funny, frightening and very dark." - Ronan Bennett https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1534https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1552Informal weekly English language conversation practice to meet people and learn language skills.&nbsp;Open to people with any or no level of experience. The group aims to be inclusive and anti-discriminatory.&nbsp; New volunteers and members very welcome!https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1552https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1242Newcastle's finest queer indie disco turns 5 and is throwing one helluva party to celebrate. And as if that wasn't enough, it's also Hallowe'en, so dust off your black eye-shadow, whip out the fake blood and come get ur freak on! Facebook 'Poke Newcastle' for ticket detailshttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1242https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/meeting/424General Meetinghttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/meeting/424https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/meeting/425Programming Meetinghttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/meeting/425https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/meeting/426General Meetinghttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/meeting/426https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/meeting/427Programming Meetinghttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/meeting/427