SOLD OUT "THE BLACKENING (2023)" @ VUE LEICESTER SQUARE + DRINKS
Details
Join us for this new horror film. IT IS NATIONAL CINEMA DAY SO ALL TICKETS ARE £3
PREMISE
The Pitch: If Scream made its bones as a horror movie for horror fans, The Blackening is the horror movie for the Black members of that same audience. An unapologetically Black horror-comedy, The Blackening cleverly plays on its audience’s expectations while never once taking them for granted or insulting their intelligence.
The film centers around college friends reuniting after several years apart, all in the name of celebrating Juneteenth — and yes, at least one character notes that partying in a cabin in the woods sounds like a terrible idea for anyone with melanated skin. At the cabin, the characters stumble upon a killer who wants to play a game (like another famous horror villain)… From there, horror and comedy ensue as the friends find themselves at a madman’s mercy. The worst part? It all feels very personal.
The Satire: The Blackening is a remarkable film in that it’s produced by a big studio with a prominent name director behind the camera (Tim Story, of Barbershop, Think Like a Man, Ride Along), but it’s aimed directly at one audience. Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip, Harlem) and Dewayne Perskins’ (The Amber Ruffin Show, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) script doesn’t hold anyone’s hands; you either understand the cultural references or you don’t. Tying that meta aspect of film into the narrative speaks to the level of detail of everyone involved.
TRAILER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moiRCJR4ToY
CINEMA TICKETS
I am in seat A7. All tickets are £3 for national cinema day. Book tickets here https://www.myvue.com/book-tickets/summary/10030/378117/262086
DRINKS
I will be at The Imperial from 2.30pm for a quick drink. We can also meet outside the cinema just before the session. I will give updates on the 'event chat'.
SCHEDULE
2.30pm - Drinks - The Imperial, 5 Leicester St, London WC2H 7BL
3.45pm - Film - Vue Leicester Square