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The Matrix 1999
Want to see THE MATRIX the way it was seen in 1999? Don't miss the iconic sci-fi classic showing from an original 35mm print, with the original colour grade, on Saturday 2nd March!
Step into The Matrix and celebrate 25 Years of this masterpiece!
In 1999, THE MATRIX became a sensation. From the unbounded imagination of sisters Lana and Lilly Wachowski, the film drew inspiration from legendary films that came before it (Ghost In The Shell, Blade Runner, Akira, and…
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Ping Pong 1986
Probably one of the most unprofessional paralegal characters I’ve ever seen — which goes against the model minority stereotype — but a very likeable one (Elaine played by Lucy Sheen). A film with it’s own visual and aural flair, a very British Chinese film, or a very Chinese British film. I found it all very refreshing to see this story with these characters in this world; exploring how Asian expats embrace Western (British) life (sometimes it’s all they’ve known) even though they may struggle with their place in it.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001
Very exciting: first-time watch for my son, who read and loved the books a few years ago and is now ready for the movies. We watched the extended edition over two evenings.
Son: 9 out of 10 - "great film, but loses a point for not having Tom Bombadil"
Wife: 8 and a half out of 10 - "This is a lot cheesier than I remember"
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Ping Pong 1986
A British Chinatown set family drama / comedy with noir-ish elements and fits and starts of absurdity that is erratically entertaining if lacking in a resonant emotional core to give any of its inventiveness the weight that might make this a bizarre and almost forgotten delight, as it is, it's a beguiling curio.
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After Hours 1985
I've had the DVD of this sitting on my shelf for months, but very glad I waited and watched the new restoration in the cinema - looked and sounded pristine.
Very different to anything Scorsese had done up to this point, but still very recognisably his (I think mostly in the camera moves). I love Griffin Dunne's performance, his reactions to the increasingly odd dialogue and events are so funny. -
Ping Pong 1986
An almost Citizen Kane type of narrative where a legal clerk attempts to execute Chinatown restauranteur Sam Wong's will, and unpicks the mysteries of his life along the way. The evocative 80s London setting is captured with a quirky, meandering camera. I particularly enjoyed the jarring mix of stagey sets and cluttered domestic spaces.
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Ping Pong 1986
An elderly Chinese immigrant in London dies and the ensuing race by his children to claim his assets leads to a young Chinese-British lawyer who can't speak Chinese to begin to question her identity and place in British society.
Part comedy, part social commentary, Ping Pong is the first movie prominently shot in London's Chinatown and is one of the only, if not THE only, prominent British films about the Chinese community. In that regards, it's very good, highlighting the…
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