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With an all-star cast including Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson, Anne-Marie Duff, Ben Whishaw and Meryl Streep as Emmeline Pankhurst, SUFFRAGETTE is the powerful and thrilling first film about the remarkable untold story of the real foot soldiers of the Suffragette movement. These women were not primarily from the genteel educated classes, they were working women who had seen peaceful protest achieve nothing.
If you ignore a problem, it won't go away. Eventually, you have to do something about it.
Safe Barracks are a London-based duo bringing a sound that dabbles in off-kilter electronic beats with a cinematic flourish that pushes it into dramatic and artistic new areas. And here is their visually stunning video.
The Dance of Reality is one of the most anticipated titles premiering at SXSW this year. Produced and directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky, it is his first film in 23 years.
The legendary filmmaker was born in 1929 in Tocopilla, a coastal town on the edge of the Chilean desert, where this film was shot. It was there that Jodorowsky underwent an unhappy and alienated childhood as part of an uprooted family.
Arcade Fire release their first feature film, The Reflektor Tapes, in theaters September 23 for a limited time.
Been affected by the tube strike? Here's a great take on it by satirical comedian Charlie Partridge, of Robin & Partridge fame, and of course dashing contributor to Run Riot. He's a cut above the rest!
"UnUnited Kingdom - Land of Dopes and Fury"
by Robin And Partridge
Produced by IDION films
www.robinandpartridge.com
Walking Cities celebrates the centenary of Dylan Thomas by creating cultural exchange between poets from Wales and India, on the streets of their local cities. The short film features the contemporary poets Jonathan Edwards, Joe Dunthorne, Tishani Doshi, and Jeet Thyil. This walk took place in Kolkata in January 2015.
Travel through the worlds of Star Wars A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back this Summer.
www.secretcinema.org/tickets
The Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair returns to the heart of Shoreditch on Sunday 14th June with a fresh line-up of artists and brand new entertainment including Dog in a Boot Show, Vauxhall Art Car Bonnets and Daylight Cabaret. A mix of established and up-and-coming artists will personally pitch up at the Brick Lane Yard to sell their original and limited edition works of art out of the back of new and vintage Vauxhall cars.
