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Rocker 'Brella Fella
2025 90mins UK (U) Musical / Comedy
Directed by Tim Vine Starring Tim Vine, John Archer, Holly Burn, Frankie Thompson, Dee Meir, Martin Davis, Matthew Willetts, Alexander Dart

It’s Tim Vine in a brand-new rocking Plastic Elvis feature film! With 26 original new songs and a silly toe tapping tale that’ll send your spirits soaring.

Sam Salono returns home to Widestairs because the family umbrella business is in trouble, and he has some good news. He’s engaged to a girl called Seely that he met in Waikiki. All his friends at Ricky’s Beach bar are there to celebrate with him including The High Noon Band, Big Buddy Holly and Sam’s brother and sister, Ben and Tracey. But Sam hasn’t told them yet that he plans to return to Waikiki to live. How will they take the news? Will Papa Salono ever forgive him? Will Mama Salono get over the shock? Will Sam’s ex Sasha try and persuade him to stay? And does this mean Sam has to turn down the five-year contract as resident singer at Ricky’s Beach Bar? It’s one catchy tune after another as Sam rocks his way through every situation; a boat trip, a crazy golf course, a chance meeting with a local comedian, nothing can stop him. “Are you in a party mood?” He shouts to the Beach bar audience. “Yes I am!” they all shout back, and you will be too after you’ve watched ROCKER BRELLA ‘FELLA.

After the film there will be a brief Q&A with Tim Vine so think up a good question during the film!

The Regulars
2025 105mins UK (18) Comedy
Directed by Fil Freitas Starring Fil Freitas, Bronte Appleby, Dusty Keeney, Kevin Johnson, Lisa-Marie Flowers Larsen, Ricardo Freitas, Robert Smith, Sergio Barba, Lauren Shotton

On Saturday 23rd August, we'll be joined by writer, director, and lead star Fil Freitas for a Post-Film Q&A.  He will also be introducing the screening on Thursday 4th September. 

Set in London's iconic Prince Charles Cinema, The Regulars follows a day in the life of its hapless employees. During their shift they watch movies, argue with customers, and, above all, deal with each other.

Funeral Parade presents "La Cage aux Folles"
1978 92mins France, Italy (15) Comedy
Directed by Édouard Molinaro Starring Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Claire Maurier

Funeral Parade is proud to present La Cage Aux Folles, Édouard Molinaro’s flamboyant farce about drag, dinner parties, and family, found or otherwise.

Prim and prissy Albin is the star attraction at La Cage Aux Folles, a popular drag nightclub on the French Riviera, while his comparatively macho boyfriend Renato is the club’s owner. Together they live in domestic (almost) bliss, a status quo which is threatened when Renato’s son Laurent brings his charming fiancée Andrea to visit – along with her ultra-conservative parents! Based on the 1973 play which would later be adapted into both a hit Broadway musical and a Hollywood remake, this first film version was a watershed moment in on-screen LGBT representation and remains a riotously funny social satire. 

Hundreds Of Beavers - REVENGE OF THE BEAVERS TOUR
2023 108mins USA (12A) Comedy
Directed by Mike Cheslik Starring Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, Olivia Graves

HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS - REVENGE OF THE BEAVERS TOUR 

We are pleased to announce that lead star and co-writer Ryland Brickson Cole Tews will be joining us on Wednesday 17th & Saturday 20th September for a pair of very special Q&A screenings of HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS!! 

A slapstick frostbitten battle between a drunken applejack salesman and diabolical beavers – hundreds of them – who stand between him and survival.

 

 

Hackers
1995 105mins USA (15) Crime / Thriller
Directed by Iain Softley Starring Angelina Jolie, Jesse Bradford, Jonny Lee Miller

On Thursday 18th September, Director Iain Softley will join us for an Extended Intro before the film where he will talk about his 1995 classic and take questions from the audience. 

A teenage hacker finds himself framed for the theft of millions of dollars from a major corporation. Master hacker Dade Murphy, aka Zero Cool, aka Crash Override, has been banned from touching a keyboard for seven years after crashing over 1,500 Wall Street computers at the age of 11. Now keen to get back in front of a monitor, he finds himself in more trouble than ever.

The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014 100mins Germany, UK, USA (15) Comedy / Drama
Directed by Wes Anderson Starring Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric

On Thursday 2nd October, we will be joined by Little White Lie's Hannah Strong for a special Introduction.

In the 1930s, the Grand Budapest Hotel is a popular European ski resort, presided over by concierge Gustave H. (Ralph Fiennes). Zero, a junior lobby boy, becomes Gustave's friend and protege. Gustave prides himself on providing first-class service to the hotel's guests, including satisfying the sexual needs of the many elderly women who stay there. When one of Gustave's lovers dies mysteriously, Gustave finds himself the recipient of a priceless painting and the chief suspect in her murder.

Funeral Parade Presents 'Cruising'
1980 102mins USA (18) Crime / Thriller
Directed by William Friedkin Starring Al Pacino, Karen Allen, Paul Sorvino

Funeral Parade is proud to present Cruising, William Friedkin’s serial killer thriller about sadism, masochism, and sexual identity. 

There’s a killer on the loose in New York City, and he’s targeting gay men in the West Village. Fortunately for the NYPD, he’s got a type – slim, dark-haired, handsome – and officer Steve Burns (Al Pacino) fits the bill. To crack the case, Steve must journey into the city’s nocturnal underworld of S&M and leather bars, hoping to catch the killer’s eye – but will he lose himself along the way? Controversial with both straight and gay audiences upon its initial release, Friedkin’s film still retains its power to shock and unsettle 45 years later.

Tetsuo : The Iron Man
1989 64mins Japan (18) Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto Starring Shinya Tsukamoto, Tomorowo Taguchi, Kei Fujiwara, Nobu Kanaoka, Naomasa Musaka, Renji Ishibashi

One of the most influential cyberpunk films of all time, Tetsuo The Iron Man chronicles a salaryman's (Tomorowo Taguchi) transformation from man to metal after himself and his girlfriend (Kei Fujiwara) accidentally run down a metal fetishist (Shin’ya Tsukamoto) with their car. Soundtracked by pulsating punk, Tetsuo The Iron Man remains one of the most explosive films.

Tetsuo The Iron Man opens the season Tetsuo And Beyond, presented with the National Film and Television School’s Film Studies, Programming and Curation MA.

3 Women
1977 124mins USA (15) Psychological Thriller
Directed by Robert Altman Starring Sissy Spacek, Shelley Duvall, Janice Rule

Platonic desire morphs into a sinister force in Altman’s 1977 3 Women. Set against a droning Californian landscape, newcomer Pinky’s (Sissy Spacek) admiration for new colleague Millie (Shelley Duvall) soon mutates into a disquieting obsession as boundaries begin to blur and identities begin to dissolve. Altman claims this foray into surrealism came to him in a dream, and 3 Women certainly unfolds with an ungraspable, soporific logic.

3 Women is screening as part of Women in Flux, presented in association with the National Film and Television School’s Film Studies, Programming and curation MA.
 

Titane
2021 108mins Belgium, France (18) Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Directed by Julia Ducournau Starring Garance Marillier, Agathe Rousselle, Vincent Lindon, Laïs Salameh

This provocative Palme D’or winner is equal parts horrifying and hilarious. Titane follows one person (Agathe Rousselle) along a journey seeking love and acceptance. As a child they were in a horrific car accident, and as a result have a metal plate in the side of their head alongside a lifelong obsession with vehicles. This obsession mutates in increasingly grisly ways, as their life starts to unravel around them.

Titane is playing as part of the Tetsuo And Beyond season presented with the National Film and Television School’s Film Studies, Programming and Curation MA.

Play Misty for Me
1971 102mins USA (15) Psychological Thriller
Directed by Clint Eastwood Starring Clint Eastwood, Jessica Walter, Donna Mills

Clint Eastwood’s 1971 directorial debut is defined by female obsession. Evelyn Draper’s (Jessica Walter) innocent crush on a radio jockey, Dave (Eastwood) soon spirals into a dangerous, possessive desire for control. Play Misty for Me explores when desire turns deadly – the thin line between romantic infatuation, and psychological unravelling.

Play Misty for Me is screening as part of Women in Flux, presented in association with the National Film and Television School’s Film Studies, Programming and curation MA.

Wanda
1970 102mins USA (15) Crime
Directed by Barbara Loden Starring Barbara Loden, Michael Higgins, Dorothy Shupenes

Barbara Loden’s first and only feature film as a director is a portrait of a woman adrift. Set against the stark industrial backdrop of eastern Pennsylvania, Wanda (Loden) passively detaches from her domestic life, falling into a bleak partnership with a petty criminal. Shot in grainy 16mm, Wanda is a landmark of American independent cinema.

Wanda is screening as part of Women in Flux, presented in association with the National Film and Television School’s Film Studies, Programming and curation MA.

Tetsuo II: Body Hammer
1992 83mins Japan (18) Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto Starring Tomorowo Taguchi, Shinya Tsukamoto, Nobu Kanaoka

Tetsuo The Iron Man’s sequel operates as a companion piece, a twisted tale of metallic transformation and revenge. After his son is kidnapped by a metal obsessive, a salaryman (Tomorowo Taguchi) finds his unwilling body transformed into machine. Bringing in images of body building, guns and bizarre sex rituals, Tetsuo II: Body Hammer is an entertaining cyberpunk tale.

Tetsuo II: Body Hammer is screening as part of the season Tetsuo And Beyond, presented with the National Film and Television School’s Film Studies, Programming and Curation MA.

Dandy Dust
1998 94mins Austria, UK (18) Sci-Fi / Adventure
Directed by A. Hans Scheirl Starring A. Hans Scheirl, Suzie Krüger, Leonora Rogers-Wright

Ashley Hans Scherli’s (Flaming Ears) queer, avant -garde wonderwork Dandy Dust is a transgressive transmission from the future of gender. This rare screening follows gender fluid cyborg Dust (Ashley Hans Scherli) hurtling through space and time, seeking both memory and identity. Truly transgressive, Dandy Dust invites us to ignore the limits of our bodies and the place in which we occupy them.

Dandy Dust beams into the Prince Charles Cinema as part of the Tetsuo And Beyond Season. The season is presented with the National Film and Television School’s Film Studies, Programming and Curation MA.