Cinema in the North
Tom Grieve, Cinema EditorAs always October brings out the best in the North’s cinemas and independent film programmers as the spirit of Halloween finds its way to big screens across the region. We’re especially excited for HOME’s 1970s-themed FilmFear which keeps things interesting by combining heavyweight horror classics with some rarer discoveries, as well as the return of Grimmfest who get the spooky party started early in the month.
On the other side of Manchester, CULTPLEX present what they reckon is the North’s biggest season of horror movies, featuring all kinds of marathons, guests and events. In Liverpool, PVTV’s impeccable curation of Fringe Flicks continues with a programme of shorts that features seasonally-appropriate monster comedies and poetic haunting.
There’s more than just horror movies on offer over the next month though! In Leeds, some inspired curation brings the work of Menelik Shabazz back to the big screen at Hyde Park Picture House. At HOME, London Film Festival has it’s annual excursion to Manchester and brings with it some of the year’s most exciting films. While back in Liverpool, FACT have a huge retrospective dedicated to the films of Alfred Hitchcock, while Paraphysis Cinema continue their season of Queer British Gems.
