Cinema

Cinema in Manchester and the North

Tom Grieve, Cinema Editor

Last Updated 18 August 2017

The summer might be slowing winding down, but while the sun lasts, don’t forget that Spinningfields is the place to be on Tuesday nights as Oast House continues its series of outdoor blockbusters, comedies and family adventures. If the sun doesn’t show, then don’t fret too much, just get yourself over to Liverpool, where FACT have lined up a cheering set of Musical Sundays.

Looking forwards into September, we’re excited for Scalarama – the annual, month-long celebration of cinema, by everybody, for everybody – and at Texture, Screened/ Mcr provide us with a timely (and terrifying) look at the creaky logic behind nuclear weaponry with a screening of Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove.

Further ahead, silent film musician and television presenter Neil Brand provides a live score to Sergei Eisenstein’s hugely influential epic Battleship Potemkin at Stoller Hall. Meanwhile, those with a dark disposition will also want to reserve their free tickets to the special introduced screening of The Neon Demon which launches this year’s Gothic Manchester Festival.

Here are our picks

1. Road Movies at HOME

Vanishing Point

Road Movies at HOME Manchester, Manchester, 22 July–23 August 2017, from £5.00 - Book now

This summer, HOME surveys the enduring appeal of the road movie with a wide ranging new film season.

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2. Musical Sundays at FACT

Image courtesy of FACT

Musical Sundays at FACT, City Centre, 20 August–24 September 2017, from £5.00 - Book now

FACT brighten up the dreary summer with a varied series of Musical Sundays that are guaranteed to put a smile on your face.

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3. Cinema Rediscovered/ Dekalog at HOME

HOME

Cinema Rediscovered/ Dekalog at HOME Manchester, Manchester, 27–28 August 2017, from £10.00 - Book now

In conjunction with Bristol’s Cinema Rediscovered, HOME present Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski’s influential, multi-part drama focuses on the residents of a housing complex in late-Communist Poland, whose lives all become subtly intertwined as they face their respective dilemmas.

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4. Spinningfields Summer Screenings at The Oast House, Manchester

Spinningfields Summer Screenings at The Oast House, City Centre, 3 July–10 September 2017, free entry - Visit now

The Oast House get in on the al fresco movies act with a mix of blockbusters, cult and family friendly titles screened outdoors for the summer.

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5. Screened/ Dr. Strangelove at Texture, Manchester

Screened/ Mcr

Screened/ Dr. Strangelove at Texture Manchester, 19 September 2017, from £5.00 - Book now

It’s all frighteningly familiar as a bunch of buffoonish politicians and military men bumble towards nuclear annihilation in Stanley Kubrick’s classic Cold War comedy.

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6. Battleship Potemkin with Live Accompaniment at Stoller Hall

Battleship Potemkin at The Stoller Hall, 8 October 2017, from £10.00 - Book now

Musician and television presenter Neil Brand provides live accompaniment to Sergei Eisenstein’s influential silent cinema masterpiece.

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7. The Neon Demon at Number 70 Oxford Street, Manchester

Broad Green Pictures

The Neon Demon at Number 70 Oxford Street, Manchester, 25 October 2017 - Book now

Grab your tickets while you can. Manchester Fashion Institute’s Jennifer Richard’s introduces this bloodthirsty industry satire to mark the launch of Gothic Manchester Festival.

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