Mon 12/09
Ladytron - Gravity the Seducer
Ladytron, while never fully given the press attention their output deserves, have remained immune to compromise. Producing one polished record after the next, Gravity the Seducer (their 5th studio album) proves they are far from spent. Featuring the superb Ace of Hz (see link below) the quartet are more than capable of producing beyond one decade's worth of polished synth-powered soundscapes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84_3CCqvljA
Star Wars: The Complete Saga DVD/Blu-Ray
One box-set too far? George Lucas is something of a punch bag these days (some would argue, fairly), but you still can't take away from that superb first Star Wars trilogy. This latest in a line of re-mastered releases has a formidable array of special features and extras which should keep even the most rabid 'Wars fan happy.
http://www.starwars.com/themovies/saga/preorder_bluray/index.html
Tues 13/09
The Last Picture Show @ FACT
Regarded as an indisputable classic, Peter Bogdanovich's 1971 opus pays homage to Hollywood's golden age of cinema. Starring a young Jeff Bridges and Cybil Shepherd (making her movie debut), it has all the hall marks of a great rites of passage story. Nice to see FACT continuing to do right by Cinema and punters alike.
http://www.fact.co.uk/whats-on/classic-tuesday---the-last-picture-show
Fri 16/09
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Will Let The Right One In director Tomas Alfredson provide the requisite chill factor to le Carre's ultimate cold war thriller in this big screen update? Certainly, if the cast is anything to go by, it should be an absolute treat. In what reads as a veritable who's who of British screen talent, Gary Oldman takes on the role Alec Guinness made his own in the BBC's masterful 80's adaptation, as George Smiley, jaded espionage veteran of 'The Circus'. Early reports suggest a slow-burn thriller, pitched perfectly to thrill modern audiences, while satisfying the biggest fans of the classic TV version.
http://www.tinker-tailor-soldier-spy.com/main/paralax.htm#project
Marley Chingus Jazz Explosion @ The Caledonia
Surely sporting one of the greatest names in the world of experimental jazz, Marley Chingus Jazz Explosion grace The Caledonia every other Friday. Not a city over-endowed with opportunities to see live jazz of this standard (check their myspace), we count ourselves lucky this regular gig is right on our doorstep.
http://www.myspace.com/marleychingus
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