Tom Grieve

Contributing Writer

Written by Tom Grieve

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Mildred Pierce at HOME

After her cheating husband leaves her, Mildred Pierce proves she can become independent and successful, but can’t win the approval of her spoiled daughter.

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The Dark Page at HOME

The Dark Page reviews the literary background of film noir and the influence of key writers such as Raymond Chandler but also the impact of black authors such as Walter Moseley and female writers, in a traditionally male domain, including Patricia Highsmith and Dorothy B.

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Apostasy at HOME

LAST CHANCE. For his debut feature, director Daniel Kokotajlo delves into his own past for a drama about three women in the Jehovahs Witnesses. We spoke to the filmmaker ahead of the films release.

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Agnès Varda: Pioneer at FACT

Alongside presenting a newly commissioned work for the Biennial, FACT and Picturehouse present weekly screenings of the works of Agnès Varda, and a personally curated set of films to accompany her own.

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Reclaim the Frame: Pin Cushion at HOME

British writer-director Deborah Haywood’s first feature Pin Cushion tells the story of a unique mother-daughter duo: two glittering misfits who are knitted together in a relationship that is as kitsch and comforting as it is suffocating.

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Phil Collins: Can’t Do Right For Doing Wrong at HOME, Manchester
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Summer at HOME

This Summer, HOME present a programme that takes stock of the world, reflecting upon historical struggles, both local and international, whilst looking at the anxieties and tensions we face today, and the ways in which artists are responding.

Free entry
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The Ciambra at HOME

The Ciambra is set amidst a small Romani community in Calabria. Pio Amato is desperate to grow up. At 14, he drinks, smokes and is one of the few to easily slide between the region’s factions.

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