New boutique cinema opens at CULTUREPLEX Manchester. Initial programming line-up announced, including special previews, new releases, cult classics, music documentary season, Halloween horrors and more.
CULTUREPLEX, the new social and cultural destination at Ducie Street Warehouse, is delighted to announce the opening slate of films screening at its new ‘Mini Cini’ cinema.
Officially opening on Thursday 26 September, and boasting 38 reclining seats, 4K digital projection and surround sound, Manchester’s newest cinema space offers guests a high- spec cinematic experience in ultimate comfort with tickets competitively priced at £8 / £5 concessions.
Special previews and new releases will headline the eclectic programme. Music documentary Hitsville: The Making of Motown – which charts the creation and success of the iconic label celebrating its 60th anniversary this year – will have a special preview on 30 September including exclusive footage from the film’s star-studded World Premiere.
CULTUREPLEX Programme Director Katie Popperwell comments: “We’re really excited to be working with our friends at HOME to bring the Mini Cini to life. We’re inspired by spaces like the Metrograph in New York and the Rio Cinema in London, small spaces with eclectic, exciting programmes that feel like a really valuable part of the community. Manchester has a sophisticated population of film lovers, and there’s a growing number of spaces popping up that cater to more niche interests, so it feels like a good time to be taking risks and seeing what weirdness we can get away with.”
While François Ozon’s compelling drama By the Grace of God, based on the on-going Catholic Church abuse scandal, and The Babadook director Jennifer Kent’s brutal second feature, The Nightingale will both preview in October, the former to celebrate European Cinema Day. New releases that will open at Mini Cini include Harmony Korine’s The Beach Bum, starring Matthew McConaughey as a pot-smoking poet; Amanda Kramer’s claustrophobic thriller Ladyworld; and, the much-anticipated Bruce Springsteen concert film, Western Stars, co-directed by The Boss himself.
Full Schedule;
September
Thur 26 Sep, 18:30 – F FOR FAKE (Dir. Orson Welles, 1973), Fri 27 Sep, 18:30 – ARRIVAL (Dir. Denis Villeneuve, 2016), Sat 28 Sep, 15:00 – WHITE MATERIAL (Dir. Claire Denis, 2009), Sat 28 Sep, 18:30 – THE GLEANERS & I (Dir. Agnès Varda, 2000), Sun 29 Sep, 16:00 – THE THIRD MAN (Dir. Carol Reed, 1949), Sun 29 Sep, 18:30 – ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (Dir. Michel Gondry, 2004), Mon 30 Sep, 18:30 – HITSVILLE: THE MAKING OF MOTOWN (Dir. Benjamin Turner, Gabe Turner, 2019).
October
Tue 1 Oct, 18:30 – BAIT (Dir. Mark Jenkin, 2019), Wed 2 Oct, 18:30 – GALLIVANT (Dir. Andrew Kotting, 1996), Fri 4 Oct, 20:00 – MOMMIE DEAREST (Dir. Frank Perry, 1981), Sat 5 Oct, 15:00 – THE PASSENGER (Dir. Michelangelo Antonioni, 1975), Sat 5 Oct, 18:30 – BEST BEFORE DEATH (Dir. Paul Duane, 2019), Sun 6 Oct, 15:00 – THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (Dir. Nicolas Roeg, 1976), Sun 6 Oct, 18:30 – SOME LIKE IT HOT (Dir. Billy Wilder, 1959), Mon 7 Oct, 18:30 – DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST (Dir. Julie Dash, 1991), Tue 8 Oct, 18:30 – IN FABRIC (Dir. Peter Strickland, 2018), Wed 9 Oct, 18:00 – SOUR GRAPES (Dir. Larry David, 1998), Thur 10 Oct, 18:30 – HIGH LIFE (Dir. Claire Denis, 2018), Sat 12 Oct, 15:00 – BASTARDS (Dir. Claire Denis, 2013), Sat 12 Oct, 20:00 – LET THE SUNSHINE IN (Dir. Claire Denis, 2017), Sun 13 Oct, 15:00 – FRANTZ (Dir. François Ozon, 2016), Sun 13 Oct, 18:30 – BY THE GRACE OF GOD (Dir. François Ozon, 2018), Mon 14 Oct, 18:30 – FRANTZ FANON: BLACK SKIN WHITE MASK (Dir. Isaac Julien, 1995), Tue 15 Oct, 18:30 – OVER YOUR CITIES GRASS WILL GROW (Dir. Sophie Fiennes, 2010), Wed 16 Oct, 18:30 – TWO YEARS AT SEA (Dir. Ben Rivers, 2011), Thur 17 Oct, 18:30 – KUSAMA: INFINITY (Dir. Heather Lenz, 2018), Fri 18 Oct, 18:30 – MATANGI/MAYA.M.I.A. (Dir. Steve Loveridge, 2018), Sat 19 Oct, 15:00 – SCOTT WALKER: 30 CENTURY MAN (Dir. Stephen Kijak, 2006), Sat 19 Oct, 20:00 – MARIANNE & LEONARD: WORDS OF LOVE (Dir. Nick Broomfield, 2019), Sun 20 Oct, 15:00 – TEDDY PENDERGRASS: IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME (Dir. Olivia Lichtenstein, 2018), Sun 20 Oct, 18:30 – SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN (Dir. Malik Bendjelloul, 2012), Mon 21 Oct, 18:30 – THE STUART HALL PROJECT (Dir. John Akomfrah, 2013), Tue 22 Oct, 18:30 – HERE TO BE HEARD: THE STORY OF THE SLITS (Dir. William E. Badgley, 2017), Wed 23 Oct, 18:30 – LADYWORLD (Dir. Amanda Kramer, 2018), Thurs 24 Oct, 18:30 – LADYWORLD (Dir. Amanda Kramer, 2018), Thurs 24 Oct, 20:30 – INNA DE YARD (Dir. Peter Webber, 2019), Fri 25 Oct, 18:30 – TUBBY HAYES: A MAN IN A HURRY (Dir. Lee Cogswell, 2015), Fri 25 Oct, 20:30 – THE BEACH BUM (Dir. Harmony Korine, 2019), Sat 26 Oct, 13:00 – CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (Dir. Jack Arnold, 1954), Sat 26 Oct, 15:00 – THE WOLF MAN (Dir. George Waggner, 1941), Sat 26 Oct, 19:00 – YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (Dir. Mel Brooks, 1974), Sun 27 Oct, 13:00 – HOCUS POCUS (Dir. Kenny Ortega, 1993), Sun 27 Oct, 15:00 – THE THING (Dir. John Carpenter, 1982), Sun 27 Oct, 19:00 – LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (Dir. Frank Oz, 1986), Mon 28 Oct, 18:00 – AMY (Dir. Asif Kapadia, 2015), Mon 28 Oct, 20:00 – WESTERN STARS (Dir. Bruce Springsteen, Thom Zimny, 2019), Tue 29 Oct, 18:00 – THE BEACH BUM (Dir. Harmony Korine, 2019), Tue 29 Oct, 20:00 – HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING (Dir. RaMell Ross, 2018), Wed 30 Oct, 18:00 – THE BEACH BUM (Dir. Harmony Korine, 2019), Wed 30 Oct, 20:00 – THE SHINING (Dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1980), Thur 31 Oct, 18:00 – THE NIGHTINGALE (Dir. Jennifer Kent, 2018).
