Movie Masterpeices Through the Ages: The 1990's

Contact

Organizer: Keswick Alhambra Cinema

Name: Keswick Alhambra Cinema

Phone: 017687 72195

Email: [email protected]

Website: keswickalhambra.co.uk

Address

St. Johns Street
Keswick, Cumbria,
Keswick
CA12 5AG

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Direction

The Alhambra Cinema is located in St Johns Street just up from the Market Square.

Details

Max Newsom, film director, script writer, producer and film lecturer, continues his series of talks on film masterpieces of the 1920's - 2000's, with the following dates: 

Tues 25th June - 1970's

Tues 23rd July - 1980's

Tues 24th Sept - 1990's

Tues 22nd Oct - 2000's
 

Each lecture includes short clips from movies of the era, a short recap of the previous decade's main contributions to the developing form, as well as an outline of the contemporary political and social issues.

After each talk, there will be a short, 15-min break, complementary tea and biscuits, then a presentation of a classic film from the decade disussed.

1990's - The Miramax Decade (Indy film goes for Oscars); Tarantino; Cold War Voices; Old Wine, New Bottles; Kitchen Sink in the UK; Hong Kong and the New Wave, multiplexes conquer the box office.

1990's mentions to include: The Player; Being John Malkovitch; Saving Private Ryan; Barton Fink; Secrets and Lies: Naked; Simply Ballroom; Reservoir Dogs; Fight Club; Edward Scissorhands; Dances with Wolves; La Belle Noiseuse; The Usual Suspects; Shallow Grave; Trainspotting; Blair Witch Project; Four Weddings and a Funeral; Notting Hill; Double Life of Veronique; Dekalog; Fargo; Shawshank Redemption; Clerks; Good Will Hunting; Romeo + Juliet; Chungking Express.

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