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Skylar Gudasz – Cinema

admin — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 12:27:15 +0000

It’s lazy to describe an album titled Cinema as cinematic, but I’m going to do it anyway. Skylar Gudasz’s second album is expansive, broad and multi sensorial. Intimate and inviting, her sultry voice rings out sassy vocals over flickering and potent timbres. Surging strings vie for attention with murmuring melodies, transporting the listener to other worlds, even at the same time as being entirely relatable. Intricate guitar and piano work plays next to a gritty vitality and groove, and there’s an edgy and energetic drive to it all. Smart and cutting, smouldering and smooth, it’s a brilliant album from a top talent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWkgD6x6ArE

Ross Blake – Pretty en Rose

admin — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 13:53:34 +0000

Mysterious and magical, Ross Blake’s delirious original soundtrack to Pretty en Rose is a delightfully mellifluous foray into the imagination. Conjuring up gorgeous visuals and poetic melodies, the London-based multi-disciplinary composer and film maker weaves a plethora of influences together to create a hallucinogenic and sumptuous musical tapestry. The soundtrack to a French documentary charting the career of French fashion designer Fifi Chachnil, you can hear the cinematic and expansive scope in every note. But it also stands alone as a largely instrumental and rich piece.

Backyard Cinema Camden

admin — Mon, 26 May 2014 12:40:36 +0000

Classic films, deckchairs, popcorn, beers, burgers and a chance of rain? It’s a London summer. There’s something wonderful about sitting in the outdoors watching a well loved movie, especially when it’s on a 14ft screen, and there are prizes to be won, sing alongs and a chance to dance involved. With twenty movies over eight weeks, Backyard Cinema returns to Camden Lock this July, August and September. With 1950’s Usherettes serving ‘beer for punks’ right to your seat as well as frozen cocktails, summer special spirits, ice cold wine and soft drinks and Honest Burger’s artisan and acclaimed meat and veggie options to line the stomach the culinary needs are well met, and the film line up doesn’t disappoint. Things kick off on July 16th with Gravity, and from then on there’s a whole mix of comedy, drama, thriller and romance to entertain. So get on down there, and don’t sit back, but get involved in Backyard Cinema’s summer screenings.
Tickets are available now, from £15.

16th July – Gravity

17th July – Dallas Buyers Club

23rd July – Silver Linings Playbook

24th july – The Lego Movie

30th July – Cruel Intentions (15 year Anniversary)

31st July – From Dusk til Dawn

6th August – Ghostbusters (30 years Anniversary)

7th August – Bridesmaids

13th August – SuperBad

14th August – The Matrix (15 year Anniversary)

15th August – Pulp Fiction (20 Year Anniversary)

20th August – The Goonies

21st August – Back to the Future

22nd August – Blues Brothers – Sing & Dance-a-Long

27th August – Skyfall

29th August – Grease – Sing & Dance-a-long

3rd September – This is Spinal Tap

4th September – The Amazing Spiderman 2

5th September – Human Traffic

Secret Cinema 21

admin — Mon, 05 May 2014 13:07:37 +0000

Everyone loves a secret,to be part of a club. A chance to play and absorb yourself in a world removed from reality. Reinvention and the dawn of a new story are alluring concepts. It’s this has fuelled the success of Secret Cinema, and has meant that for each run thousands of people part with plenty of pounds and devote days of preparation to, essentially, watch a film they have probably seen many times before. This latest instalment of the immersive cinema experience is their 21st, and it’s something of a chic celebration. The experience starts as soon as you book. Dress code instructions are provided (1920s this time), and printed props provided. We’re encouraged to read manifestos from the ‘politicians’ from the world we will be entering, although on arrival it is clear who really runs the ‘town.’ Everyone is given an identity, necessary to vote on the day. It’s a world of illicit rendezvous and shady dealings, where from the moment you arrive everyone is in on the secret.

We are shepherded into the underworld. There are around three hours of ‘free time’ before the film, which is three hours to wander and explore the myriad of rooms given over to sets and scenes. Standing chatting to my friend we are suddenly whisked away into a whirlwind of drama as a ‘gun’ fires and a car whizzes into the midst of the crowd. We then wander up stairs and down stairs, and in every corner, as much as we seek proof that this is a modern building and we are in 2014, there seems to be no detail not covered, from posters to letters to drinks to window dressing. Attention to detail is exquisite, and is one of the reasons why more time is spent on the set than watching the film.

It can be tough. Actors play their characters constantly, and audiences are encouraged to be the same, making even simple questions such as ‘what time does the film start?’ impossible. This was my second Secret Cinema and was more of an experience than a great night out like the first, and at times we were a little unsure what to do with ourselves. The abrupt personas of the actors started to grate a little at times.

But this is why you have to leave the ‘real world’ outside (although where that real world and this fantasy one sit becomes increasingly blurred, as even windows down the street are done out in 1920s style). There’s liberation in giving yourself over to this adventurous and unpredictable world. Secret Cinema describe their fuel to be ‘a desire for serendipity, experiences and beautiful random happenings.’

Secret Cinema 21 is running until May 25th. Tell everyone.

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Secret Cinema believes passionately in building a more romantic, adventurous and unpredictable world. We are fuelled by a desire for serendipity, experiences and beautiful random happenings.