Film: Breathless (À Bout de Souffle)
June 24, 2010
Friday 25 June-Thursday 1 July | The Belmont Picturehouse | Various times/prices see Belmont Website
A welcome 50th anniversary big screen re-release for Jean Luc Godard’s new-wave classic. All together now, “New York Herald Tribune.” Superb(e).
Film: American: The Bill Hicks Story
June 14, 2010
Tuesday 15-Thursday 17 June | The Belmont Picturehouse | Various Times & Prices
It’s about time there was a proper documentary on maverick comedian Bill Hicks and, going by the reviews, British film-makers Matt Hurlock and Paul Thomas (aided by Hicks’ friends and family) have come up with something that does him justice. Check The Belmont website for screening times.
Warning: Trailer contains sweary words. Unsurprisingly.
Film: The Belmont Podcast
May 31, 2010
Episode 18
Dallas and Lynsey add to the many dissenting voices speaking out over the abomination which is Sex and The City 2, we find out which Belmont staff members are most like Carrie, Miranda and Co. and there’s a quick look forward to the incoming and ultra violent The Killer Inside Me. (Note: There’s some pretty bad interference in this one between about 2.40-4.45mins. Apologies)
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Film: The Belmont Podcast (Cannes Edition)
May 25, 2010
Episode 17
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Arts: Word Festival
May 12, 2010
Friday 14 – Sunday 16 May | Various venues, times & prices
The University of Aberdeen’s Word Festival celebrates its 10th edition this year. Having grown from somewhat humble beginnings into one of the most important literary events in the country, there’s a wide range of events taking place as usual, check out the full programme on the Word website. Here are some picks from us (tickets still available through the Word site for all of these at time of writing):
Friday: Local journalist and historian Jack Webster (who knows this city as well as anyone), award-winning Spanish novelist and biographer of Kurt Cobain & Courtney Love Lucía Etxebarría and a very promising-looking clubnight from über-cool publishing house Canongate Books at The Lemon Tree.
Saturday: War correspondent-turned independent MP Martin Bell and novelist Pauline McLynn (AKA Mrs Doyle in Father Ted who’s also hosting a screening of Angela’s Ashes at The Belmont later in the day)
Sunday: Scottish Opera’s innovative Five:15 programme of short, Scottish-made operas continues after its world premiere on Saturday, the Sunday Herald Political Debate (should be particularly lively after recent events) and author of The Damned United David Peace.
Of course, you can always just head down to the uni and soak up the festival vibe in the cafes and bookshop tent where the air will be filled with the gentle hum of urbane sophistication…until we get there, obviously…
Film: The Belmont Podcast
May 7, 2010
Episode 16
It’s a Nightmare on B-Elm-ont Street (oh yes) as Dallas and Lynsey review the return of old knifey fingers before having a quick look at the incoming Chris Morris film Four Lions…
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As an aside, if all goes well next week’s podcast will come direct from the Cannes Film Festival where Dallas is taking part in Cannes in a Van. Glamour! Glitz! erm, Vans!
Film: The Belmont Podcast
April 30, 2010
Episode 15
Team Belmont present their review of Iron Man 2, trying their best to keep it spoiler-free, take a look at some upcoming films including Dogtooth, Nightmare on Elm Street and, erm, Sex and the City 2 before musing on the future of 3D and 4D and stuff…
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Film: Erasing David
April 27, 2010
Thursday 29 April | The Belmont Picturehouse | 8.30pm | £7.50 Tickets
This looks great (and slightly frightening), read on, then check the trailer below…
Just how much of our personal information is floating around in government and corporate databases? Filmmaker David Bond decides to find out, by disappearing for a month and setting two of the world’s top private investigators the task of tracking him down, using only publicly available data.
Living in one of the most intrusive surveillance states in the world (yup, the UK), he decides to find out how much private companies and the government know about him by putting himself under surveillance and attempting to disappear – a decision that changes his life forever. Leaving his pregnant wife and young child behind, he is tracked across the database state on a chilling journey that forces him to contemplate the meaning of privacy – and the loss of it.
The screening will be followed by a live-by-satellite debate between David Bond (Director), Michael Nyman (who composed the music for the film), David Davis MP, Phil Booth (NO2ID) and Shami Chakrabarti (Liberty).
“A brilliant new documentary.” – Henry Porter, The Observer
