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We are beyond exciting to present a special Northern Premiere of the newest 4K restoration of the wonderful Nadja courtesy of Arbelos Films and Radiance Films. In 1993, invited by David Lynch to come up with a low-budget genre movie, Michael Almereyda ( Tesla , Experimenter , Hamlet ) came up with a moody, postmodern reimagining of the Dracula myth which draws inspiration from Dracula’s Daughter ...

What's Up, Doc? joyously recaptures the bubbly style of 1930s screwball comedies - and firmly establishes Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal as a romantic duo uniquely endearing in screen history. Included are a daffy luggage mixup plot, dippy dialogue exchanges, a marvelous example of the art of hotel-room demolition and one of the funniest chase sequences ever, all over San Francisco. Dexterousl...

Here at CULTPLEX we've long regarded movie-going as a religious experience and the cinema as a sacred temple of worship. Week in, week out people don their best to celebrate the gods of cinema on the big screen as they intended us to. We could never quite put a name on this but recently one of our religion's patron saints Greta Gerwig talked of the Movie Church she assembled before her most recent...

A short documentary following C.O.F.F.I.N from their beginnings as teenagers on Sydney’s Northern Beaches to becoming one of Australia’s most respected contemporary rock’n’roll bands. Told through over 20 years of archival footage, interviews, unseen material and life on the road, the film explores how persistence, friendship and the surrounding culture of the Northern Beaches shaped the band’s i...

The first Czech-Vietnamese feature film, Summer School, 2001 follows seventeen-year-old Kien as he returns to the Czech Republic after ten years in Vietnam and struggles to reconnect with his family, identity and sense of belonging. Drawing from director Dužan Duong's own experiences, this acclaimed coming-of-age drama offers a rare and moving portrait of Vietnamese diaspora life in Europe. Presen...

Back by popular demand, Interference once again delves into the crazy works of the legendary director Frank Henenlotter. Not that we need an excuse given the brilliance of his filmography! Kicking proceedings off we have FRANKENHOOKER (1990). This camp cult classic is a ridiculously silly ride from start to finish. Starring James Lorinz as Jeffrey Franken who is on a mission to ressurect his belo...

A toon hating detective must put his feelings aside to help a love sick rabbit framed for murder. A whodunnit with an animated twist, including the unforgettable femme fatale, Jessica Rabbit. Set in 1940s Hollywood, down-on-his-luck private eye Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins) is hired by cartoon producer R.K. Maroon to investigate an adultery scandal involving Jessica Rabbit, the sultry wife of Maroo...

With intense performances and hauntingly powerful scenes and images, Blue Velvet is an unforgettable vision of innocence lost, and one of the most influential American films of the late twentieth century. Home from college, Jeffrey Beaumont (Kyle MacLachlan) makes an unsettling discovery: a severed human ear, lying in a field. In the mystery that follows, by turns terrifying and darkly funny, w...

In the distant future, humanity is locked in a brutal war against a race of giant alien insects. Little is known about the Bugs, except that they exist to exterminate humankind. To fight back, the Mobile Infantry launches relentless assaults on distant planets, taking the war to the enemy. Initially dismissed as flashy militaristic propaganda, Starship Troopers has since been recognised as sharp ...

Along with Wings Of Desire (1987), Wim Wenders’s Palme d’Or-winning Paris, Texas arguably shows the director at the absolute height of his powers. Travis Henderson (the late, great Harry Dean Stanton in one of his finest performances) emerges from the desert and stumbles into a bar. A call to a telephone number in his possession reaches his brother Walt (Dean Stockwell), who has not heard from hi...

A heart-breaking period piece told with a distinctly modern feminist energy, Portrait of a Lady on Fire is the first female-directed film to win the Queer Palm at the Cannes Film Festival and cements Sciamma’s reputation as a world-class filmmaker. Noémie and Adèle Haenel turn the subtle act of looking into a dangerous, engrossing thrill, crafting the most breathtaking and elegant performances of...

Join us in a celebration of bargain bin cinema, of the filmmaking masterpieces you see at supermarkets and think 'What? That is a real film was was made by humans and is now in front of me?'. Your Sharknado's of the world, but we're aiming for worse (or better) than that! Each film pick will be a total mystery until the first frames hit the cinema screen. Previous films have included Velocip...

Discover the best emerging LGBTQ+ filmmaking from across the North of England in SCENE's Northern Queer Shorts Showcase. With the line-up to be announced, this showcase celebrates the bold new voices shaping the future of Northern queer cinema. Vote for your favourite film after the screening, with the winner taking home the SCENE Northern Queer Short Film Audience Award 2026. This screening i...

Ten years after its release, Moonlight remains one of the defining films of modern cinema. Barry Jenkins's luminous coming-of-age masterpiece, based on an unproduced play by Tarell Alvin McCraney that drew on his own experiences growing up as a Black queer man in Miami, traces the life of Chiron across three chapters, crafting an intimate portrait of Black queer identity, love and self-acceptance ...

Blending queer romance, folk horror and supernatural fantasy, The Serpent's Skin has been celebrated for its striking visual style and refreshingly original take on the genre. Garnering acclaim on the international festival circuit, the film has been praised for centring trans characters with complexity while delivering a haunting, resonant story alongside plenty of shocks. This special screenin...

Join SCENE and Manchester's own Speed and Strike for our Friday night "midnight movie"...as the night draws in we get darker and weirder. Iris and Palmer never left their hometown. They work the same job, share the same bed, and have a habit of drinking and driving. They run into Levi, a guy they used to know. When Levi shares a dream he had with Iris things change between the four of them. Dr...

Dublin's Tran Image Trans Experience Film Festival TITE presents a programme of trans and non-binary made shorts from their 2026 festival. Full programme to be announced soon. This screening is part of TITE's Trans Takeover of The Pink Screening Room and will be introduced by members of the TITE Programming Team About TITE: TRANS IMAGE/TRANS EXPERIENCE (TITE) is Ireland’s festival of trans ...

A young woman fleeing Kentucky for the last Babylon of New York City meets benevolent hustler James Steele at a Bank of America in Times Square. Steele names her Bella and introduces her to an underground BDSM ring run by a mysterious figure called “La Bruja” This screening is part of TITE's Trans Takeover of The Pink Screening Room and will be introduced by members of the TITE Programming Team ...

A semi-delusional trans woman (Milo Talwani) embarks on a shocking, bizarre, and oddly touching personal odyssey to undo years of sexual repression by performing in puppygirl fetish porn in Henry Hanson's new gonzo documentary. This screening is part of TITE's Trans Takeover of The Pink Screening Room and will be introduced by members of the TITE Programming Team About TITE: TRANS IMAGE/TRANS...

One of the most ambitious works in contemporary queer cinema, Castration Movie is the sprawling, postmodern film saga from filmmaker Louise Weard, exploring gender, identity, desire and transformation with startling originality. Expanding across multiple feature-length chapters, the project has become a landmark of underground trans cinema, celebrated for its uncompromising vision, emotional depth...