Culture Guides
Destination Guides
There are new venues for you to explore in Manchester this month. Cultureplex’s Mini Cini continues to impress with a cutting edge programme of classics, art house and documentaries, while the luxurious new three-screen Everyman St. John’s caters to cinemagoers looking to unwind in style.
At HOME, audiences should rush to catch Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci in Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman on the big screen while they can. The legendary filmmaker has caused a recent ruckus with his comments about superhero flicks, but there is no doubt that this slow-burn, moving meditation on mortality is one of the cinema events of the year.
Here are our picks
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1. The Irishman at HOME
The Irishman at HOME Manchester, Manchester, 15–28 November 2019, from £7.5 - Book now
Martin Scorsese’s latest is an icy monument to a genre he helped define. See it in cinemas while you can.
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2. Styx at Cultureplex
HOME Styx at HOME Manchester, Manchester, 26 November 2019, 11:00 pm, from £8 - Book now
A woman’s solo journey along the west coast of Africa takes a turn when she is faced with a sinking migrant ship in Wolfgang Fischer’s intense, distressing procedural.
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3. Marriage Story at HOME
HOME Marriage Story at HOME Manchester, Manchester, 22–28 November 2019, from £7.50 - Book now
Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver impress in this tragicomic divorce drama from director Noah Baumbach.
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4. Artist Film Weekender 2019 at HOME
Image courtesy of HOME Artist Film Weekender 2019 at HOME Manchester, Manchester, 28 November–1 December 2019, from £4.50 - Book now
HOME’s annual celebration of artist film returns with a special focus on women filmmakers.
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5. Everyman Manchester St John’s
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6. Cultureplex
Cultureplex Cultureplex, Ground Floor, Warehouse, Ducie St,, Manchester, M1 2TP - Visit now
Located within easy walking distance of Manchester Piccadilly, Cultureplex is Manchester’s newest arts venue. We’re especially excited about the new Mini Cini — a boutique cinema space with an exquisite new film programme curated in partnership with HOME.
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7. The Apartment at FACT
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8. Cities of Seven Hills at Film Unit, Sheffield
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9. Celebrating Women in Global Cinema at HOME
HOME Celebrating Women in Global Cinema at HOME Manchester, Manchester, 1 January–31 December 2019, from £5.50 - Book now
HOME present a year long programme of films showcasing women working in front and behind the camera.
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10. It’s A Wonderful Life at HOME
Image courtesy of HOME It’s A Wonderful Life at HOME Manchester, Manchester, 14–23 December 2019, from £5.00 - Book now
This ultimate feel-good, festive favourite, from Oscar-winning director Frank Capra, stars James Stewart as despairing businessmen George Bailey. HOME present their annual screenings.
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Documentary Challenge at IWM North
Make and feature in your own mini-documentary at IWM North.
Cinema Paradiso: Shorts Programme at Paradise Works
Cinema Paradiso returns to Paradise Works to launch HOME’s Artist Film Weekender 2019.
Laura Huertas Millán: Ethnographic Fictions at HOME
From a Colombian drug lord building a replica of the mansion from ’80s soap opera Dynasty in the Amazon rainforest, to the filmmaker’s own aunt going through rehab after a suicide attempt, the work of Colombian filmmaker Laura Huertas Millán fuses methods from documentary, ethnography and fiction to create a hybrid hypnotic cinema.
Northern Artist Focus: The Carnival Films of Rhea Storr Q&A at HOME
A short Q&A will accompany this event.
Freak Orlando + Q&A
In this surreal masterpiece by transgressive feminist filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger, Freak Orlando navigates a gender-bending, shape-shifting history of the world in five chapters.
T Trinh T. Minh-ha & Onyeka Igwe: Speaking Nearby + Q&A at HOME
This screening includes a post-screening discussion with director Onyeka Igwe and curator Gill Park.
Filmmaker Masterclass with Laura Huertas Millán
Following the screening of Laura Huertas Millán’s Ethno-Fictions, Laura will join us for an in-depth masterclass concentrating on her Ethnographic Fictions series.
The Future Cries Beneath Our Soil Q&A at HOME
This screening includes a post-screening Q&A with director Pham Thu Hang.
Sing-a-long with The Muppet Christmas Carol
Join The Dukes theatre in the beautiful surroundings of Lancaster Priory for a special sing-along-with screening of Jim Henson’s much loved Christmas classic.
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Exhibitions
One of the most important feminist artists of the last 50 years, Judy Chicago’s first major UK retrospective tops our pick of exhibitions this month.
Literature
There are plenty of magical live literature happenings in the run-up to, during and even after the festive season – and lots of book-buying opportunities, perfect for presents for friends and family, or even yourself.
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Food and Drink in Manchester and the North
Our expert guide to food and drink in Manchester and the North. Taking in bars, restaurants and everywhere to go to eat, drink and get merry.
Tours and Activities
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