Hollywood And Indie Cinema - Roxy Bar And Screen March 2008

BAD NEWS FROM THE ROXY -  "Sadly, there really isn't such a thing as a free lunch in this town, and the bad news is that despite protests we've been forced to change our film license.  All the documentary / shorts nights will remain unaffected, but the Sunday screenings and the Recent Release screenings are now a lot more expensive for us to run, so we are being forced to trial a £3 cover charge to cover some of the costs of the films on these days.

"How this will work is that when you buy food / drink, a £3 cover charge will be added to your bill for the screening and you will be given a receipt to show you've paid this.  You will only need to pay this once on any day - so on Sundays you will still be getting 3 films for the princely sum of £3. This is regrettable, but unfortunately we aren't left with any other choice.  There is one bit of good news though, which is that it does widen the choice of films we can play, so expect to see more classics that we haven't been able to show until now.
 
"We're currently trialling this system which we hope will work out - any thoughts or feedback gladly welcome, and feel free too to send any screening suggestions and we'll be happy to screen the most popular requests."

Almost every day you can catch a classic or independent film at the most relaxed cinema in town located on Borough High Street. View the screen from a comfy armchair or on a larger table with a group of friends. You can also eat and drink at the Roxy...what more could you ask for?

The weekly schedule usually looks like this though the schedule can change from month to month-

Sun - Triple bill of cult classics  - (2pm, 5pm, 8pm)
Mon - Documentaries (7pm) / Classic Movies (9pm)
Tues - Lesbian & Gay Season (7pm) / Recent Releases (9pm)
Weds & Thurs - Classic Movie Matinee (3pm)
Weds - Roxy Presents...  (8pm)
Thurs & Fri - background visuals mix (from 6pm) Recent Releases (3pm)
Sat - Blockbuster movies (5pm, 8pm)

Sunday 2nd - 2pm, 5pm
Fantasy Double Bill - The City of Lost Children and Pans Labyrinth - Don't miss two of the best fantasy films out there from directors Jeunet and Caro.
£3

Monday 3rd - 8pm
Recent Release - Eastern Promises - The latest thriller from David Cronenberg, he of Scanners / Crash / The Fly fame.  Those horror years seem to be far behind him though, with a current move towards more conventional, yet violent films, particularly the recent excellent History of Violence and now Eastern Promises, both starring the fabulous Viggo Mortensen. 
£3

Wednesday 5th - 6.30pm
Roxy Presents...- Moolaade - A night of film, talk and performance from Solidarity Not Charity in the year of the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the run up to International Women's Day. Featuring the inspirational film by legendary director Ousmane Sembene.

Sunday 9th - 5pm, 8pm
French Thriller Double Bill - The Beat That My Heart Skipped, Tell No-One - An evening of the French genre of "Films Policier" a term referring to a style of crime thriller noir first influenced from the US film noir of the 40's.
£3

Monday 10th - 8pm
Oscar Films - Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Shekha Kapur follows up the critically acclaimed Elizabeth with another historical chapter, this time raising the pace and drama for a lively historical movie.  Cate Blanchett takes the role again as Elizabeth in another Oscar nominated performance alongside Clive Owen as Walter Raleigh.
£3

Tuesday 11th - 7.30pm
Hectic Peelers Film Club - Irezumi - They will be screening Irezumi Yasuzo Masumura's controversial vision of a dangerously seductive, strong-minded geisha with a spider tattoo on her back (courtesy of Yume Pictures). Also, Kanchi from Ladyfest London will be joining them to discuss the film after the screening.

Wednesday 12th - 7.30pm
Rotoreliefs - More great new short film and videos with directors and key cast in attendance for Q&A's following each screening.

Thursday 13th - 9pm
Data Puddle - A great semi-acoustic gig tonight with award-winning animation from the fabulous Tom Munday.
Alex Data and Steve Puddle joined together to form datapuddle with a bunch of electro-gizmos and battered old Spanish guitars.

Sunday 16th - 2pm, 8pm
Wyllie O Hagan St Patrick's Day Digital Film Festival 2008 - Filmmakers, artists and non-professionals were invited by London based visual artists Wyllie O Hagan, to make a short 4 minute digital film reflecting the richness and generosity of the spirit of Ireland and the Irish people the finest films will be screened to celebrate St Paddy's day.
Once - Certainly one of the most unusual, yet thoroughly deserved Oscars this year went to the little-known Irish romantic drama Once for Best Song. Pitched as a 'modern day musical' this gem of a film features two first time actors and was shot for under £100k in just 17 days!
£3

Monday 17th - 8pm
The Assasination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - This is a Western in the classic sense of the word, with all the genre elements present and correct including the beautifully shot Western landscapes.
£3

Wednesday 19th - 8pm
Roxy Presents...PureScreen DVD 02 Launch - A very strong line-up tonight of artist's film and video work with a screening of the new PureScreen DVD *02 collection presented by Castlefield Gallery (Manchester, UK).
PureScreen is Castlefield Gallery's regular screening event for artist film and video. Since its inception, in March 2003, the programme has provided a platform for outstanding recent work and supported new and established practitioners and curators.

Friday 21st - Sunday 23rd Throughout the weekend
Renderyard Film Festival - Renderyard Film Festival returns with three afternoons of screenings from Friday to Sunday.Including screenings of Undertow, Now The People Have Awoken, A Balancing Act and A Race To Execution.

Sunday 23rd - 5pm, 6.15pm, 8pm
Derek Jarman Special - To coincide with the Derek Jarman exhibition at the Serpentine, this evening we screen two of Jarman's feature films, preceded by a documentary about Jarman's life and work by Andy Kimpton-Nye, including Derek Jarman: Life As Art, Sebastiane and Cavaggio.
£3

Monday 24th - 8pm
Oscar Films - American Gangster - The film stars Denzel Washington as Frank Lucas, a driver-turned-mega-druglord who seized his own criminal empire in 1970s Harlem, opposite Russell Crowe as the cop trying to bring him to justice.  This is an assured movie from Scott, and with two heavyweight actors slogging it out in the lead parts, this is a great heavyweight addition to the gangster movie canon.
?3

Tuesday 25th - 8pm
QuickFlick World - Another screening from the QuickFlick World family of short films from London and around the world.

Monday 31st - 6pm
LIDF At Roxy - Aboriginal Rules - A new version of an old ceremony has emerged in the remote Aboriginal community of Yuendumu. It?s fought by warriors. It?s called football. And it?s definitely more than a game. Aboriginal Rules is a documentary from the producers of the award-winning Bush Mechanics. It follows a year in the life of the Yuendumu Magpies Football team, champions of their league from 2003-2005 ? but can they do it for a record-breaking fourth year in a row?

Find out more about the Roxy Cinema or call 020 740 740 57.

How to get there

Located at 128 - 132 Borough High Street, the Roxy is easily accessible from Borough tube station.

If on the bus jump on the 21, 35, 40, 133, 343 or C10.