Royal Academy introduction:
We are excited to present EXPRESSWAY, an evening curated by the Academicians’ Room and cult film director Nicolas Winding Refn that will take over the Keeper’s House with films, live music, and poetry. The first event in the series is EXPRESSWAY, an evening of films, live music, and poetry co-curated by the Academicians’ Room and by NWR from cult film director Nicolas Winding Refn that will take over the Keeper’s House. We will be presenting the first UK screening of the newly restored Night Tide (1961). This thriller features a young Dennis Hopper in his very first starring role, as a man who falls in love with a woman who may or may not be a real mermaid, and who is connected to some mysterious deaths. Night Tide will be followed by a screening of Santo contra Hombres Infernales (Santo Versus the Infernal Men), which was filmed in Cuba just as the Cuban Revolution gained steam. It’s rumoured that the crew had to flee Cuba, faking the death of a crew member so that the footage could be smuggled out in a coffin. The Academicians’ Room will play host to DJs Annabel Fraser, Ivan Smagghe and Nathan Gregory Wilkins, as well as in-conversations with journalist Jimmy McDonough and Ben Cobb from Another Man magazine. In the Shenkman Bar and Keeper’s House you’ll find eclectic music and poetry. Acclaimed film composer Julian Winding will take over the bar, while three of the UK’s best young poets, Caleb Femi, Bridget Minamore and James Massiah, turn the restaurant into a room of words.
We are excited to present EXPRESSWAY, an evening curated by the Academicians’ Room and cult film director Nicolas Winding Refn that will take over the Keeper’s House with films, live music, and poetry. The first event in the series is EXPRESSWAY, an evening of films, live music, and poetry co-curated by the Academicians’ Room and by NWR from cult film director Nicolas Winding Refn that will take over the Keeper’s House. We will be presenting the first UK screening of the newly restored Night Tide (1961). This thriller features a young Dennis Hopper in his very first starring role, as a man who falls in love with a woman who may or may not be a real mermaid, and who is connected to some mysterious deaths. Night Tide will be followed by a screening of Santo contra Hombres Infernales (Santo Versus the Infernal Men), which was filmed in Cuba just as the Cuban Revolution gained steam. It’s rumoured that the crew had to flee Cuba, faking the death of a crew member so that the footage could be smuggled out in a coffin. The Academicians’ Room will play host to DJs Annabel Fraser, Ivan Smagghe and Nathan Gregory Wilkins, as well as in-conversations with journalist Jimmy McDonough and Ben Cobb from Another Man magazine. In the Shenkman Bar and Keeper’s House you’ll find eclectic music and poetry. Acclaimed film composer Julian Winding will take over the bar, while three of the UK’s best young poets, Caleb Femi, Bridget Minamore and James Massiah, turn the restaurant into a room of words.
Chicago Reader Night Tide review:
Dennis Hopper had his first starring role in this odd and arresting black-and-white mood piece about a young sailor who falls in love with a carnival worker who may be a mermaid. Made in 1960 but not released until 1963, it was the first feature of Curtis Harrington. A poetic, low-budget independent effort, it can't be called an unqualified success but certainly deserves to be seen. At moments it evokes some of the early magic of Jacques Demy, and as with Demy's first feature, Lola, it's questionable whether Harrington ever topped it in his subsequent, more commercial efforts.
Dennis Hopper had his first starring role in this odd and arresting black-and-white mood piece about a young sailor who falls in love with a carnival worker who may be a mermaid. Made in 1960 but not released until 1963, it was the first feature of Curtis Harrington. A poetic, low-budget independent effort, it can't be called an unqualified success but certainly deserves to be seen. At moments it evokes some of the early magic of Jacques Demy, and as with Demy's first feature, Lola, it's questionable whether Harrington ever topped it in his subsequent, more commercial efforts.
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Here (and above) is the trailer. ***********************
No2: Phantom Thread (Anderson, 2017): Picturehouse Central, 1pm, 3.30pm, 6.40pm, 9.30pm
A rare foray into the new-release arena for Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film, which is being screened from 70mm at Picturehouse Central from Friday February 2nd. Full details here.
Picturehouse Central introduction:
This tale of obsession and self-doubt features what Daniel Day-Lewis has claimed will be his final film appearance. Celebrated couturier Reynolds Woodcock (Day-Lewis) and his sister Cyril (Manville) are at the centre of the 1950s London fashion world, dressing royalty, film stars, heiresses and debutants with the distinct style of the House of Woodcock. But despite the many women in his life Woodcock remains a confirmed bachelor, seeking only companionship and inspiration for his work, and all under the protective eye of Cyril. That’s until he meets hotel waitress Alma (Krieps) who, young and determined, will turn his carefully tailored life upside down. In his second collaboration with Day-Lewis, director Paul Thomas Anderson paints an illuminating portrait both of an artist on a creative journey and the women who keep his world running.
Here (and above) is the trailer.
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