Culture Diary, Week Commencing 19/09/2011

Mon 19/09

The Big Lebowski, 6:30 @ FACT
Looking for something that'll really tie your Monday evening together? Look no farther, for FACT (in Conjunction with Waxxx magazine) are showing the Coen brothers' 90's slacker-classic The Big Lebowski. Based (very) loosely on Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep, TBL boasts a fine ensemble cast (featuring Steve Buscemi, John Goodman and Julianne Moore), with Jeff Bridges stealing the show as The Dude. If you've never seen it, I urge you to check it out at the earliest opportunity - tonight then? You may see us there, just make mine a white russian...
http://www.fact.co.uk/whats-on/waxxx-film-nights-the-big-lebowski

Thurs 22/09

No Woman No Cry, PV, 6pm-8pm @ The royal Standard
Artist collective, Inner City Mainline present No Woman No Cry (named after a piece in the show rather than the song) at artist led studios and gallery, The Royal Standard. The group, drawn from London and Bristol, visit cities and produce artworks (and a publication) in response to their new environment. At the end of their stay in Liverpool, they will add the Liverpool edition of their publication to the exhibition, so watch this space!
http://intercitymainline.co.uk/

Fri 23/09

Page 1: A Year Inside The New York Times
Amid the maelstrom of 'hackgate', it's perhaps easy to forget the ongoing difficulties faced by print media in a quickly changing world. This film, premiered this year at the Sundance Film Festival, chronicles the industry's transformation. Boasting unprecedented access to The NY Times newsroom, film maker Andrew Rossi charts print-media's and in-particular, The Times' response to this ever-changing and increasingly unsteady landscape. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AB16Ru6JBc

Slow Club, 8pm @ The Kazimier, £10 
Described in some quarters as the UK's answer to The White Stripes, Sheffield's Slow Club (who, like the Detroit rockers, happen to be a boy/girl duo), boast a little more subtlety and offer a melodious line in harmonies with a greater shared vocal responsibility. That isn't to say they don't rock either, and if they're a new name on you, why not give yourself something to look forward to this week and book your tickets for a Friday at The Kazimier, where they'll be ably supported by Liverpool based Stealing Sheep and Dead Cities.
http://www.thekazimier.co.uk/event.php?id=39