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The movies are back and cinemas and screening spaces across the region have responded with a variety of festivals, seasons, special events and film marathons that showcase all the possibilities of the medium.
From HOME’s expansive, globetrotting ¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Festival in Manchester, to Showroom’s Summer of Ghibli in Sheffield, to FACT’s genuinely adventurous season of rooftop indies in Liverpool, there is a mouthwatering selection of cinema on offer this month.
For those looking for thrills, try MASSIVE Cinema’s Q&A screening of Prano Bailey-Bond’s present video-nasty themed horror, Censor. Or Bigger Than Life x Arrow Film Club at GRUB’s Chapeltown Picture House, which features a viciously stylish double bill of classic Italian giallo from masters Mario Bava and Dario Argento.
Also at Chapeltown, RAD Screenings return with an all day celebration of the films of 1988, featuring muscles, movie stars and a certain killer doll. If you’re looking for a more breezy option, how about Heaton Park’s Film & Food Fest, which combines street food with some pop classics.
Here are our picks
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1. ¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Festival 2021 at HOME
HOME ¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Festival 2021 at HOME Manchester, Manchester, 6–22 August 2021, from £7.50 - Book now
HOME’s much-loved ¡Viva! Spanish & Latin American Festival returns for its 27th year with a summer-y edition that takes audiences around the world.
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2. Bigger Than Life x Arrow Film Club: Blood and Black Lace & Deep Red at Chapeltown Picture House
Bigger Than Life x Arrow Film Club: Blood and Black Lace & Deep Red at Chapeltown Picture House, Manchester, 14 August 2021, from £10 - Book now
Bigger Than Life x Arrow Film Club returns this August with a stylish Saturday night double bill of lurid Italian giallo.
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3. Censor & Q&A at Odeon, Manchester
Censor Censor at Odeon Great Northern, City Centre, 10 August 2021, from £8.50 - Book now
A cult horror hit in the making, MASSIVE Cinema present video-nasty themed horror, Censor on the big screen with a Q&A from debut feature director Prano Bailey-Bond.
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4. Grimmfest Presents/ John Carpenter: Film Legend at Stockport Plaza
Grimmfest Presents/ John Carpenter: Film Legend at Stockport Plaza Cinema, Stockport, 7 August 2021, from £23.5 - Book now
An all day marathon of films from cult genre director John Carpenter, featuring some of his more offbeat classics.
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5. Nuevo orden & Introduction at HOME
HOME Preview/ Nuevo orden + introduction at HOME Manchester, Manchester, 11 August 2021, from £7.5 - Book now
Jason Wood, Artistic Director of Film at HOME, and author of the newly updated The Faber Book of Mexican Cinema introduces a preview of the shocking new film from Michel Franco.
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6. Cinema in the City at Cotton Exchange Rooftop Garden
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7. Summer of Ghibli at Showroom Cinema
Summer of Ghibli at Showroom Workstation, City Centre, Until 2 September 2021, from £4.5 - Book now
The perfect summer holiday activity for animation fans of any age, Sheffield’s Showroom presents a Summer of Ghibli featuring all of your favourites.
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8. RAD Screenings: CLASS OF 88 at Chapeltown Picture House
Class of 88 at Chapeltown Picture House, Manchester, 15 August 2021, from £16.5 - Book now
RAD Screenings’ movie marathon take us right back t0 1988 and a time when Charlie Sheen, Tom Hanks and Jean-Claude Van Damme ruled the box office.
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9. Film & Food Fest at Heaton Park
Adventure Cinema Film & Food Fest at Heaton Park, Manchester, 23–26 September 2021, from £16.5 - Book now
Combining two of our favourite things, Film & Food Fest features four days of classic movies and recent releases to enjoy in a spacious outdoor setting.
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