November Movie Drinks, Chat & Meet
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Come meet fellow film fans for drink and discussion upstairs in the Curzon Cinema bar. We will chat about what films we've seen at home, in the cinema, what we did/didn't like, and what we'd recommend.
Please only RSVP if you intend on turning up, you certainly don't need to see all the featured films...But it helps if you've seen at least one!
Here are some new releases (and one classic) you may wish to see and give your views on....
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Frankenstein (In Cinemas & on Netflix)
The latest adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic gothic tale, as directed by Guillermo Del Toro. Victor Frankenstein is a brilliant scientist who believes he can reanimate dead flesh to create new life, but is the ‘monster’ he creates a scientific marvel or abomination? Oscar Isaac, Mia Goth, Jacob Elordi and Christoph Waltz star
Bugonia
Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos continue their creative partnership. Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth, but are they wrong? Jessie Plemons also stars in this re-imaging of a 2003 South Korean film.
The Running Man
Edgar Wright is back to direct this action packed Stephen King adaptation. It is dystopian future and the most popular entertainment show is The Running Man, where contestants must escape with their lives as they are hunted down over 30 days. Ben Richards (Glen Powell) reluctantly signs up to win the medicine his child desperately needs. Can he win? The odds are stacked against him
Die My Love
Celebrated director Lynne Ramsey teams up with Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson for this adaptation of a critically acclaimed novel. A young mother and writer moves to a secluded house with her other half. However procrastination, seclusion, repetition and the constraints of motherhood and marriage start to put Grace on a destructive path to insanity. Sissy Spacek co-stars.
The Mastermind
Based on true events. James “JB” Mooney, is a struggling suburbanite, a mild mannered, unemployed carpenter and father. In order to make money quickly he hatches a scheme to steal four paintings with the help of some accomplices. However the theft will lead to him into a new world of being a criminal, a life he’s not really cut out for. Josh O’Connor, Alana Haim star, directed by Kelly Reichardt
A House of Dynamite (Netflix)
Legendary director Kathryn Bigelow returns for this tense nuclear tipped thriller starring Rebecca Ferguson and Idris Elba. A nuclear missile is headed for Chicago, and will land in 20 mins…Is this a real attack, false alarm, who fired it? The film conveys the same unnerving event through different people in the chain of command. A desperate decision is needed and there’s no time to think!
Member choice:
REC (2007)
Chosen by: Richard
Celebrated Spanish ‘found footage’ horror. An emergency call is made about an incident in an apartment building. A TV Presenter and fire firefighters attend the scene, however it becomes apparent that a plague is infecting the building and all those inside must be quarantined. Why this may hopefully protect those outside, what happens to those in the building?