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A Clockwork Orange – BMW Origins Film Season

MrCult — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:04:55 +0000

One Origin, two originals: Mark Kermode brings us a season of classic double bills Two originals can derive from one great concept. Picturehouse Cinemas have teamed up with film critic Mark Kermode and BMW to present the Origins Film Season. To celebrate the launch of the new BMW 1 Series, the Origins Film Season shows how two contrasting but equally great works can be born from the same idea. Starting in September, this season curated by Mark Kermode will showcase four pairs of exceptional films. Each pair has a single unifying theme but the two films explore it in different and distinctive ways. Just as the new BMW 1 Series’ sport and urban models embody different interpretations of one classic design, so the Origins Film Season presents movies that spin diverse stories from common roots. Mark Kermode has selected some of his highlights from the past 40 years of film, and each screening will be accompanied by a filmed introduction by Mark. Youth in Revolt Stanley Kubrick’s A CLOCKWORK ORANGE Monday 10 October & Franc Roddam’s QUADROPHENIA Tuesday 11 October Two cult classics from the ’70s. One is a terrifying depiction of a near-future world and the other is a nostalgic evocation of the recent past; both address the popular ‘folk devil’ spectre of the tearaway teen. Brought to you by the new BMW 1 Series One Origin. Every inch the Ultimate Driving Machine: TwinPower Turbo Engines, sporty handling and outstanding driving dynamics Two Originals. The unique styling and …

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Mark Kermode’s Cult Film Corner: Star Wars (part 1 of 2)

MrCult — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:06:03 +0000

From 1995, on Mark Radcliffe’s Radio 1 evening show.

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Quadrophenia – BMW Origins Film Season

MrCult — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:04:25 +0000

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THE YEAR IN FILM : 2001

MrCult — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:17:51 +0000

2001 WAS NOT WHAT ARTUR C. CLARKE AND STANLEY KUBRICK HAD ENVISIONED, BUT IT WAS A “FILM OSYSSEY”, INCLUDING STEVEN SPIELBERG’S VERSION OF A STORY KUBRICK HAD BEEN WORKING ON FOR YEARS WITH “AI: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE”, PLUS MAJOR FILMS FROM ROBERT ALTMAN, CHRISTOPHER NOLAN, DAVID LYNCH, RIDLEY SCOTT, PETER BOGDANOVICH, CAMERON CROWE, MICHAEL MANN, AND MORE, COMEDY WAS KING, AND ANIMATION WAS EVEN BIGGER, ARTHOUSE FILMS RULED, AND MANY CULT CLASSICS WERE BORN, AND MAJOR FRANCHISES LIKE “HARRY POTTER”, “LORD OF THE RINGS”, “SHREK”, “THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS”, “OCEANS 11′, AND “LEGALLY BLONDE” , PLUS ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE FLOPS EVER MADE WAS RELEASED “TOWN AND COUNTRY”, A FILM THAT PRETTY MUCH DESTROYED THE FILM CAREERS OF EVERYONE INVOLVED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DIANE KEATON, THE SONG USED IS “ISLANDS IN THE SUN” BY WEEZER FROM THE SUMMER OF 2001……. THISVIDEO IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY UNDER THE FAIR USE ACT. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use

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The Film Book

MrCult — Fri, 27 May 2011 19:03:51 +0000

The Film Book Available September 2011 From Hollywood to Bollywood, The Film Book provides an overview of cinematic styles and genres, the industry’s greatest and most influential directors, their key works, as well as looking at film-making around the world.

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Zombies, Muppets, and Aliens! Pittsburgh Film Festival @ The Oaks

MrCult — Wed, 18 May 2011 19:05:39 +0000

The Oaks Theater presents the “The ScareHouse Moonlit Matinee Film Festival,” Pittsburgh’s only summer-long, late-night film festival. Classic movies from the last 30 years back on the big screen and in surround sound. Visit www.theoakstheater.com for titles, dates, and more. The Oaks Theater is a gloriously refurbished, independently owned movie house that regularly offers the best in current, classic, and non-traditional cinema entertainment. Opened originally in 1938, this Pittsburgh landmark now features new and state-of-the-art digital projection and surround sound. This year’s Moonlit Matinee film festival is presented by The ScareHouse haunted attraction in Etna, which was named as “one of America’s Scariest Halloween Attractions” by Travel Channel. For 2011, The ScareHouse offers a loving tribute to Western Pennsylvania’s legacy of living dead movies with a new attraction Pittsburgh Zombies. Visit www.scarehouse.com

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‘WATCH Trailer For Kevin Smith’s Fred Phelps-Based Religious Horror Film ‘Red State’

MrCult — Sat, 14 May 2011 19:04:21 +0000

Click www.saikojock.com to watch ‘WATCH Trailer For Kevin Smith’s Fred Phelps-Based Religious Horror Film ‘Red State’ for free The New Jersey indie filmmaker, made famous for his slacker comedy cult classics ‘Clerks’ and ‘Mallrats,’ is taking aim at a new genre: religious/political horror — one he’s helping to coin himself.

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Super Film Collaboration

MrCult — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:07:11 +0000

Ever wonder how your favorite Hollywood or Cult Classics are made? Well, here’s a quick glance at how masterpieces are put together…

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http://TheWineLadies.com Cannibal Rollerbabes immortalized by Howard Stern film Abattoir.

MrCult — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:05:11 +0000

Each year, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) draws thousands of international filmmakers, stars and media to Toronto and for this years festival (Sept. 10-19), The Wine Ladies are entering the exciting world of web TV. Georgia and Susanne (The Wine Ladies) set up their temporary TV studio at The Windsor Arms, 18 St. Thomas Street in Yorkville – ground zero for the film festival – and have conducted brief interviews with the stars, filmmakers, writers, international VIPs and media representatives discussing favourite wines, what wines go with which movies at this years festival, favourite movies about wine (eg: Bottle Shock, Sideways, A Walk in the Clouds, Under the Tuscan Sun) – the ultimate in wine TV! Celebrity guests are invited to enjoy a glass of wine with The Wine Ladies. Kalman began shooting short stories with his sisters and little brother when he was eleven years old at which point he began to edit and cut the stories together. He began his professional career as an assistant director at Mafilm Studios in Budapest, Hungary, where he was working on a West-German Television Series. Upon his return he produced and/or directed a few television commercials and production managed several music videos including, “Sooner or Later”, a music video for ‘The Spoons’, for Anthem Records. Upon his return, Kalman felt the strong desire to create his first feature, so with very limited funds he produced and directed “Cannibal Rollerbabes”. Upon completion of the …

80’s Cult Film – Gay Zombies Part IV

MrCult — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:05:00 +0000

Part 4 or 5. Gay Zombies is a parody on the wild AIDS craze of the mid to late 80’s.