Hollywood And Indie Cinema - Roxy Bar And Screen May 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 4th - 3pm-6pm, 8pm
LIDF Encore & Salon - The start of a fortnightly season over the summer with the pick of the films from the recent London International Documentary Film Festival, plus a new documentary and a leisurely salon style discussion over the afternoon. Documentaries being screened are - Kago, You Cannot Hide From Allah and Leyssart.

Recent Release - Lust, Caution - A great old-fashioned spy thriller from the master of many genres Ang Lee and his latest since the massive success of BrokeBack Mountain. Lust, Caution takes place in Shanghai under Japanese occupation in 1942 and tells the story firstly of a group of students plotting against the Japanese, and then Chia Chi who infiltrates the life of Mr Yee as a spy.
£3

Monday 5th - 7.30pm
All Power to the Imagination! 1968 and Its Legacies - Hothouse at the Roxy: Indymedia: Image Activists for the World - From the Zapatista uprising, to Reclaim The Streets, Earth First movement to the Seattle WTO meeting and beyond, the Indymedia Colective represents the global struggle against Capitalist takeover and Corporate greed.

Tuesday 6th - 7.30pm
Roxy Presents... 1968 and Its Legacies  - Hothouse at the Roxy: Here the Dark Light, Time and Feeling: Jay Griffiths and the Wild - Under the pavement, the beach, said the '68-ers. Under the oppressive over-culture, a risorgimento of many times, many ways of knowing, many ways of feeling. Shamanic thought, the indigenous spirit, the essential wildness of the human soul, the necessity of free land for human freedom and the poetry of rebellion.

Wednesday 7th - 7.30pm
Roxy Presents...1968 Film Group Shorts - 1968 Film Group in association with Vertigo Magazine present an overview of their work to date. 1968 Film Group have developed a unique blend of the political and the surreal, creating a coruscating critique of imagined realties within a vast distorting mirror of ambiguity.

Sunday 11th - 2pm, 5pm, 8pm
Nicole Kidman - The Hours, Golden Compass, The Others - Stephen Daldry's fantastic The Hours interweaves three stories connected to Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway, featuring powerhouse performances from Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep and Kidman who got the Oscar nod for her portrayal of Woolf. Beautifully written and directed with a memorable score by the masterful Philip Glass.  Followed by the perfect Sunday afternoon adventure of Golden Compass from the first Philip Pulman novel of Dark Materials then the chilling The Others, a claustrophic tale of haunted houses.
£3

Monday 12th - 8pm
Recent Releases - Charlie Wilson's War - A chance to catch Mike Nichol's excellent Charlie Wilson's War, which despite some heavyweight acting talent slipped under the commercial and critical radar a bit on its short release.
A tale of a Texan congressman's covert dealings in Afganhistan in an effort to support the fight against the Soviet Union, doesn't sound like a barrel of laughs, but with a witty edge, this is a thoroughly entertaining film.

Tuesday 13th - 7.30pm
Roxy Presents...1968 Festival - The Dream Is Over the Revolution Starts Here
A multi-media event with writer, activist and co-founder of Dial House, a centre for dynamic change, Penny Rimbaud and guests.

Wednesday 14th - 7.30pm
Roxy Presents...Rotoreliefs - The monthly new short film and video night with directors and key cast in attendance for Q&As.

Sunday 18th & Monday 19th - 8pm
Recent Releases - No Country for Old Men -  The discovery of a bag of cash.  A midnight run for the border.  A psychopath in hot (albeit very relaxed) pursuit.  And a world-weary sheriff trying to find them both.  Stick 'em in the wild west landscape of America's deep south and you get "as good a film as the Coen brothers...have ever made."

Tuesday 22nd - 7.30pm
Roxy Presents...Gleam - Excellent line up of live music, video installations and spoken word plus DJs.

Sunday 25th - 5pm, 8pm
Sunday Cinema...Musicals - Cukor's classic My Fair Lady, based on the stage musical, based in turn on George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion.  A classic rags to riches tale with the wonderful Audrey Hepburn and Oscar winning Rex Harrison - an afternoon delight. Followed by the similarly award laden West Side Story.  Although released a couple of years before My Fair Lady, West Side Story was praised for it's innovative blend of narrative, songs and dance which announced itself with one of cinema's best opening sequences ever recorded.
£3

Monday 26th - 8pm
Recent Releases - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - From Stephen Sondheim's blockbuster musical, Tim Burton works his magic with long term collaborator Johnny Depp and long term wife Helena Bonham Carter bringing the story of Sweeney Todd and Mrs Lovett to the big screen.
£3

Tuesday 27th - 8pm
Recent Releases - I'm Not There - The new film from American Indie Todd Haynes tackles the 'legend' of Bob Dylan in a fascinating experimental way.  Six different actors, including the award-winning Cate Blanchett plus Heath Ledger, Christian Bale and Richard Gere, all seemingly represent Dylan and aspects of his life and music, ranging from the more straightforward biographical representation of Dylan's early electric years from Blanchett, to aspects of his folk music history with Gere's wild west horseman and a young homeless black kid from an earlier era.
£3

Wednesday 28th - 8pm
Roxy Presents...Quick Flick World - Quickflick World London are hosting another evening of Global Short Film Creativity as well as VJ and DJ support acts.

  

We will post details more on May's events as we get them...

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.