Tom Grieve

Contributing Writer

Written by Tom Grieve

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The Turning Point (1977) at Waterside Arts Centre

Northern Noir: A brand new series of cultural events celebrating people, places and stories. In The Jubilee Show Reel, 1977 Northern Noir use three handpicked films as a backdrop to discuss some of the key themes of that glorious year 40 years ago.

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Airport ’77 at Waterside Arts Centre

Northern Noir: A brand new series of cultural events celebrating people, places and stories. In The Jubilee Show Reel, 1977 Northern Noir use three handpicked films as a backdrop to discuss some of the key themes of that glorious year 40 years ago.

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Raging Bull at FACT

Scorsese’s extraordinary, compelling examination of the career of prizefighter Jake La Motta – and the destructive urges of the masculine psyche.

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Taxi Driver at FACT

Scorsese’s Palme d’Or winner remains one of the defining American movies of the 1970s, not only for its bravura flair, but also for the way it examines to the troubled urban mood of its time.

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MIF17: Last and First Men at The Bridgewater Hall

MIF17 presents the world premiere of acclaimed composer Jóhann Jóhannsson’s epic new multimedia adaptation of Olaf Stapledon’s Last and First Men. This exciting new work chronicles the end of days with evocative 16mm footage, narration from Tilda Swinton and a live score performed by the BBC Philharmonic.

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Casino at FACT

An epic, glossily stylised look at the Mafia’s involvement in Las Vegas in the ’70s and ’80s. The story centres on gambling fixer Ace (Robert De Niro), sent west to oversee a casino, who falls out with strong-arm man Nicky (Joe Pesci).

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Cape Fear at FACT

Scorsese’s retelling of the 1962 chiller reworks the key characters and their relationships. Featuring Robert De Niro as psychotic ex-con Max Cady.

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The King of Comedy at FACT

New Yorker Rupert Pupkin (Robert De Niro) is so desperate to get a break on TV as a stand-up comedian that he starts stalking a chat-show host (Jerry Lewis). A prescient take on obsession, fame and celebrity.

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Goodfellas at FACT

Henry Hill is a small time gangster, who takes part in a robbery with Jimmy Conway and Tommy De Vito, two other gangsters who have set their sights a bit higher.

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