Side Cinema
Introduction
An accessible, 48 seat cinema on Newcastle upon Tyne's Quayside, showing great films and available for hire...
Amber opened Side Cinema in 1977. The seats were rescued from the Wallaw in Blyth and include rare doubles, suitable for socially-concerned snogging. Even without the romantic interest, however, it's one of those venues people fall in love with. Different programming strands are developed in conjunction with Side Gallery, Side Café, and a range of different groups. It can be booked, either on its own, or together with the café's beautiful upstairs room.
The Naked City Season
October / November sees a season of New York inspired films in conjunction with Side Gallery's Weegee portfolio.
Starting on 30 October with Jules Dassin's 1948 classic The Naked City - a film inspired by Weegee and the city he documented.
6 November sees Martin Scorcese's Mean Streets, a film that launched his career and features Robert De Niro in arguably a career best performance.
13 November is the turn of Charlie Ahearn's Wildstyle - NY graffiti artist Lee Quinnones plays Zoro, struggling to balance his street art with his strained relationship with fellow artist Rose.
Next up on 20 November is the 1992 Irwin Winkler remake of Dassin's Night & the City and another outing for Robert De Niro as two-bit lawyer Harry Fabian, who wants to make it as a boxing promoter.
And to round off the season 27 November sees Marc Singer's beautifully shot documentary Dark Days, a film of which the back story is as interesting and dramatic as the film itself. Singer, although not originally a filmmaker, taught himself the art of 16mm film photography and turned his camera on a community of squatters living in the New York Underground. More
All screenings start at 7pm
Tickets £4/5
Northern Lights Film Festival
December sees Side Cinema playing host to the Northern Lights Film Festival. This year is the strongest selection of films yet, with a beautiful selection of short films shown before each feature. We also have a two filmmakers coming to introduce their films, giving you the opportunity to ask them questions about their work.
Starting on 2 December with Mahmoud al Massad's Recycle which sees the director return to his native Jordan to tell the story of Abu Amar, a husband of two, father of eight, and former Mujahadeen soldier.
3 December sees Gideon Koppel's Sleep Furiously, a film that has been captivating audiences at many of this year's major Film Festivals. Set in a small farming community in mid Wales, where the director’s parents - both refugees - found a home. It is a landscape and population that is changing rapidly as small-scale agriculture is disappearing and the generation who inhabited a pre-mechanised world is dying out. Scored by Aphex Twin.
Eva Weber's beautiful short film 'City of Cranes' will be screened before and she will present to introduce the screening.
4 December is the turn of Terje Carlsson's Welcome to Hebron - Filmed during more than three years on location in Hebron, this film shows how the occupation affects everyday life in Palestine through the eyes of 17 year old Leila. Director Terje Carlsson will be present at the screening to introduce the film and take questions.
Finally on 5 December is the Laura Dunn's The Unforeseen - Produced by Terence Malick and featuring Robert Redford, this eco-doc turns the battle to save a beloved Austin, Texas, swimming hole from ambitious urban developers into an engrossing microcosmic metaphor – first global, then spiritual – for a world eating itself alive in its hunger for growth.
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Tickets £4/5
Available from Side Gallery or Tyneside Cinema