https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/2015/01/feed/Star And Shadow Events 2015-01-01 to 2015-01-31en-gbSat, 15 Sep 2018 22:23:17 -0000https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1433The strange and wondrous odyssey of two Cape Town fans as they try to check out if the rumoured death of American musician Sixto Rodgiguez is true. https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1433https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1606Film about the doors and Jim Morrison. Features for the first time material from Jim Morrison’s 1969 film fragment HWY: an American Pastoral. Followed by Music: Yellow Creatures spooked up post punk four piece. https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1606https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1607Parapluies de Cherbourg Jacques Demy’s magical bitter sweet gallic love story, sweeps together music dance film and a special Deneuve performance in a celebration of life. Followed by Shoeshop Quartet - wowed the audience last time here with their special brand of upbeat close harmony singing.https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1607https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1477starring Lon Chaney as an inventor who suffers cycles of abuse and betrayal before (and after) running away to join the circus, Sjostrom and Chaney combine to heartbreaking perfection in the first true MGM studio feature...live score by Newcastle based improvisational big band Helictitehttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1477https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1596A collaborative film project that incorporates randomness and chance. Thirteen prompts for thirteen filmmakers, and each filmmaker randomly picked their prompts, unaware who's film would come before or after theirs. The UK Premiere!https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1596https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1435King Creole finds Elvis in his prime: the sensuous animal man, the vulnerable face and the VOICE. Film noirish setting filmed with pace action pathos and the songs.https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1435https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1608Immerse yourself in the energetic, innovative and potentially illegal world of mash-up media with RiP: A remix manifesto. Let web activist Brett Gaylor and musician Greg Gillis, better known as Girl Talk, serve as your digital tour guides on a probing investigation into how culture builds upon culture in the information age.https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1608https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1609Dancer in the Dark is a 2000 Danish musical drama film directed by Lars von Trier and starring Icelandic singer Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Cara Seymour, Peter Stormare, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, and Joel Grey. The soundtrack for the film, released as the album Selmasongs, was written mainly by Björk, but a number of songs featured contributions from Mark Bell and the lyrics were by von Trier and Sjón. Three songs from Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music were also used in the film. The film will be followed by a performance from Newcastle based Yeah You! - an Edgy Electronics duo consisting of Ekasilikon (voice) & MYKL JAXN (beats) http://www.wegottickets.com/event/303983https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1609https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1586starring Buster Keaton as the dandified prodigal son of grizzled Captain Bill Sr whose outdated paddle boat is being put out of business by a rival with a bigger boat and a pretty daughter...live score courtesy of Analogue Synthesis (Steve Brown & Marek Gabrysch)https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1586https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1614https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1614https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1438When Martin Scorsese was editing King of Comedy, he saw Transes on TV. He became passionate about the music. Trances is a hypnotic, exhilarating masterwork.https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1438https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1610Hellzapoppin' is a 1941 Universal Pictures adaptation of the musical of the same name. The credits for the film assert that "any resemblance between Hellzapoppin' and a motion picture are coincidental". It is notable for the classic swing dancing scenes.https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1610https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1611Godard's Sympathy for the Devil - filmed with the Rolling Stones, an extraordinary mix of rock and polemic. And then a response gig from Sink, free form musicians with their amazing music of ideas. https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1611https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1578starring Gaston Modot and Lya Lys as a passionate couple caught in flagrante delicto, the relations, the state and the church conspire to keep the courting consorts in a constant condition of coitus interuptus...plus short films in support TBC...live score collaboration by Edinburgh's Sink and Newcastle's Noizechoirhttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1578https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1568Screen your own film on big screen! All welcome; drama, documentary, experimental, animation, archive, holiday film, amateur, professional, work-in-progress, etc; come and show it! Max guideline length 10 minutes, get in touch about formats and longer pieces in advance.https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1568https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1440 As the front man of the Clash from 1977 onwards, Joe Strummer changed people's lives forever. Long in the future after his death, his influence reaches out - the music - the politics - attitude https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1440https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1612Charlie is My Darling is a stunning movie. The Rolling Stones on a tour of Ireland in 1965. Rock n roll raw before it got cooked. See it and never forget where we came from…https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1612https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1600Martin Luther King and the civil rights marches for equal voting rights in Selma, Alabama, that changed America. A fundraiser for Journey to Justice; inspiring action for social justice through learning from human rights movements. A preview screening courtesy of Pathé.https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/film/1600https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1468Open Night of Storytelling - a chance for you to share your story, a story that you've heard, a story that needs telling - or just come and listen, we value you ears and much as your voice!https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1468https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1562Informal weekly English language conversation practice to meet people and learn language skills. Open to people with any or no level of experience. The group aims to be inclusive and anti-discriminatory.  New volunteers and members very welcome!https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1562https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1453Music by Yellow Creatures- a spooked up post punk four piece follows the film When You're Strange.(about The Doors)https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1453https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1445Shoeshop Quartet - wowed the audience last time here with their special brand of upbeat close harmony singing. This music follows the film Parapluies de Cherbourg Jacques Demy’s magical bitter sweet gallic love story, sweeps together music dance film and a special Deneuve performance in a celebration of life. https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1445https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1710Canny Little Library is looking for new ideas and volunteers so that it can keep going and be even better in 2015. Come on Sunday 11th January at 4pm to the Star and Shadow to help us make plans and get involved. Books & magazines, free to browse & borrow. Come & discover the amazing collection! Stock focuses on more political, radical, thought-provoking, action-inspiring & critical titles than other libraries. Categories include: books for children & young people, health & relationships, info for action, diy, global struggles, feminism, queer, history, anarchism & more! http://cannylittlelibrary.tumblr.com https://www.facebook.com/CannyLittleLibraryhttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1710https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1563Informal weekly English language conversation practice to meet people and learn language skills. Open to people with any or no level of experience. The group aims to be inclusive and anti-discriminatory.  New volunteers and members very welcome!https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1563https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1454"Immerse yourself in the energetic, innovative and potentially illegal world of mash-up media with RiP: A remix manifesto. Let web activist Brett Gaylor and musician Greg Gillis, better known as Girl Talk, serve as your digital tour guides.https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1454https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1447Newcastle based Yeah You! - Electronics duo Ekasilikon & MYKL JAXN Follows film Dancer in the Dark is a 2000 Danish musical drama film directed by Lars von Trier and starring Icelandic singer Björk.https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1447https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1711Books & magazines, free to browse & borrow. Come & discover the amazing collection! Stock focuses on more political, radical, thought-provoking, action-inspiring & critical titles than other libraries. Categories include: books for children & young people, health & relationships, info for action, diy, global struggles, feminism, queer, history, anarchism & more! http://cannylittlelibrary.tumblr.comhttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1711https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1564Informal weekly English language conversation practice to meet people and learn language skills. Open to people with any or no level of experience. The group aims to be inclusive and anti-discriminatory.  New volunteers and members very welcome!https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1564https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1704A night of film experiment and music https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1704https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1448DJ follows the film Hellzapoppin' is a 1941 Universal Pictures adaptation of the musical of the same name. The credits for the film assert that "any resemblance between Hellzapoppin' and a motion picture are coincidental". It is notable for the classic swing dancing scenes.https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1448https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1455Godard's Sympathy for the Devil - filmed with the Rolling Stones, an extraordinary mix of rock and polemic. And then a response gig from Sink, free form musicians with their amazing music of ideas. https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1455https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1712Books & magazines, free to browse & borrow. Come & discover the amazing collection! Stock focuses on more political, radical, thought-provoking, action-inspiring & critical titles than other libraries. Categories include: books for children & young people, health & relationships, info for action, diy, global struggles, feminism, queer, history, anarchism & more! http://cannylittlelibrary.tumblr.comhttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1712https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1565Informal weekly English language conversation practice to meet people and learn language skills. Open to people with any or no level of experience. The group aims to be inclusive and anti-discriminatory.  New volunteers and members very welcome!https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1565https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1722Russ Meyer's 1970 schlock melodrama, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, will be brought into even more disrepute as Bambi Lamborghini, Sheena Revolta and Lady Annabella Marczewska of Jesmond bring you a drag ball inspired by booze, pills, nervous breakdowns and all of the good taste you'd expect from John Waters' favourite filmmaker. https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/event/1722https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/meeting/437General Meetinghttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/meeting/437https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/meeting/438Programming Meetinghttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/meeting/438https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/meeting/439General Meetinghttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/meeting/439https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/meeting/440Programming Meetinghttps://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/meeting/440