October listings

Phew,
A glut of Birmingham listings this month, and plenty of
7inch gigs coming up too…

Saturday 20 October, 8pm at the Abbey in Kentish Town
SUGARFOOT STOMP vs 7 INCH CINEMA
Jazz-age showdown in the big smoke.
http://www.7inch.org.uk/About_7inch/Events/58.aspx

Sunday 28 October, 7pm at the Hare & Hounds in Kings Heath
7INCH no. 27
Featuring Broadcast and Jonny from Trunk Records.
£4 on the door.
> http://www.7inch.org.uk/About_7inch/Events/57.aspx

Weds 31 October, 8pm at Ikon Eastside in Digbeth
DREAM WITHIN A DREAM
7inch/Ikon event with live scores by Broadcast and Black
Galaxy, DJ Julian House from the Focus Group and a
filmficciones installation. Free entry – and feel free
to dress Halloweenish.
> http://www.7inch.org.uk/About_7inch/Events/59.aspx

Weds 7 November, 9pm at Norwich Arts Centre
AURORA FESTIVAL OPENING DO
With live guests ZX Spectrum Orchestra and DJs from
Sugarfoot Stomp.
> http://www.aurora.org.uk/?lid=1057

Saturday 24 November at the Cube in Bristol
PRAM + 7INCH
Evening of live music and short film, with DJs from Hot
on the Heels of Love. Details tbc.
> http://www.cubecinema.com

SO WHAT ELSE IS ON?

Tues 2 October at the Glee Club in Bham
PUPPINI SISTERS
Sassy harmonising threesome, with support from Patti
Plinko and her Boy.
> http://www.glee.co.uk/php/listings-gig.php?id_gig=4326

2 October at the Lamp Tavern in Digbeth
FIZZLE
Fortnightly improv event.
> http://www.myspace.com/improvisationbirmingham

2-5 October at Curzon St Station in Digbeth
THE CURE ZONE
Selection of work from BIAD’s MA in Visual
Communication.
> http://www.thecurezone.co.uk

Saturday 6 October, from 6pm in Madley, Herefordshire
STATIC
Installations, performance, music, sculptures and a
Little Glitch tent presented by Mash Cinema.
> http://www.myspace.com/static061007

6-21 October
GOING DEAF FOR A FORTNIGHT
Birmingham bloggers Russ L and Pete Ashton have opened
out their personal mission to see as many gigs as
possible in two weeks.
> http://gdfaf.wordpress.com
And see Russ’ blog for an alternative rundown of things
happening this month:
> http://russl.wordpress.com/

Sunday 7 October, 3pm at the Electric in Bham
BAD FILM CLUB
Comedy duo Nicko and Joe invite you to join them in
hurling insults at the screen, for this special matinee
showing of Village People atrocity Can’t Stop the Music.
Part of Birmingham Comedy Festival, 5-14 October.
> http://www.bhamcomfest.co.uk
> http://www.badfilmclub.com

7 Oct-16 Dec at the Barbican in London
SILENT FILM AND LIVE MUSIC SERIES
Including Flatpack openers Minima with their score to
The Seashell and the Clergyman.
> https://www.barbican.org.uk/film/series.asp?ID=263

9/10 October at BAYC Centre, Pershore Rd in Bham
BUDGETING AND SCHEDULING FOR FEATURE FILMS
Producers Forum seminars.
> http://www.producersforum.org.uk/events.asp

Weds 10 October, from 6pm at Library theatre in Bham
LOCAL SHORTS HELLOWEEN SPECIAL
> http://www.creativeinsightuk.com/cpfilmfirst.htm#shorts

Thursday 11 October, 7pm at the Light House in Wolves
SCREEN FORUM
Marking 20 years of the Light House with a dvd launch
and screening of work by LH alumnus Sean Spencer.
> http://www.plotonline.co.uk/events.asp

Sat 13 October at Warwick Arts Centre nr Coventry
FILM TALK: FATHERS ON FILM
Warwick prof Stella Bruzzi talks about representations of
the patriarch, with a full screening of Todd Solondz’s
Happiness.
> http://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/events/id/3422

13-14 October at Thinktank in Bham
BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL COMICS SHOW
Ambitious second edition including the likes of Mike Mignola
(Hellboy), Dave Gibbons (Watchmen), Bryan Talbot (Alice in
Sunderland) and folks from Beano, Dandy and Viz.
£10 for a weekend pass.
> http://www.thecomicsshow.co.uk/

Sunday 14 Oct at the Drum in Newtown
SHAHID BHAGAT SINGH
Screening and discussion to commemorate the Indian activist’s
centenary.
> http://www.the-drum.org.uk/event_info.php?id=328&eid=418

Mon 15 Oct at Town Hall in Bham
PRAM + MODIFIED TOY ORCHESTRA + SHADY BARD
Should be a good gig. Pram’s new lp The Moving Frontier is
getting excitable writeups, and is in the shops as of yesterday.
Also at Town Hall this month: Gilles Peterson, Guillemots,
a tribute to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Handel’s Messiah. On
Wednesday at 11am there’s a radio 4 programme about the
reopening.
> http://www.capsule.org.uk/Coming_Up/180.aspx
> http://www.thsh.co.uk/town-hall-re-opening-festival
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/returnofthetownhall/

Tuesday 16 October, 8pm at mac in Edgbaston
BEAUTY QUEEN
Documentary about the violence in Lozells two years ago, and
the rumours that caused it. Followed by a discussion with
director Billy Dosanjh.
> http://www.macarts.co.uk/?page=event.html&id=2609

17-21 October at Wild Building, Digbeth
PLUS+
Design festival including expo and talks by the likes of
Michael Wolff, designer of the Olympics logo.
> http://www.youplusus.net/

19-27 October in Stourbridge
INTERNATIONAL MASK FESTIVAL
> http://www.internationalmaskfestival.com/

Saturday 20 October, 4.30 at the Conservatoire in Bham
JONATHAN COE
Sharp, likeable writer returns to Birmingham to read from his
new book The Rain Before it Falls, a tale of evacuees in
Shropshire. Part of the Birmingham Book Festival, which runs
from 11-21 October and also includes Jackie Kay, Alice Sebold,
Lionel Shriver and Suzi Quatro.
> http://www.birminghambookfestival.org/theevents.aspx

20 October at the Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath
JEFFREY LEWIS
NY troubadour touring with his uncle Louie and a new album of
Crass covers.
> http://www.thejeffreylewissite.com

20 Oct at Taylor Johns in Coventry
VOICE OF THE SEVEN WOODS
> http://www.thetinangel.co.uk/events.html
> http://voiceofthesevenwoods.com

20 October at the Abbey in Kentish Town
SUGARFOOT STOMP vs 7 INCH CINEMA
Or you can always pop down to London for this…
> http://www.7inch.org.uk/About_7inch/Events/58.aspx

24-28 October in Birmingham
BLACK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Including screenings, education days, a film fair at the Drum
and an awards evening at the Holiday Inn.
> http://www.biffestival.co.uk

25/26 October at the NIA in Bham
LA TRAVIATA
Transforming the NIA into a ‘lavish pleasure-dome’, Birmingham
Opera Company present their epic take on Verdi’s opera with a
chorus of 240 local singers.
> http://www.latraviatalive.co.uk

Sat 27 October at Symphony Hall in Birmingham
NITIN SAWHNEY: A THROW OF DICE
1929 Indian classic with a new live score.
> http://www.thsh.co.uk/event-view.php?id=222

Sat 27 October at the Barfly in Digbeth
BOREDOMS
Capsule present the Japanese wigout maestros, with
support from Gravepaintings.
> http://www.capsule.org.uk/Coming_Up/186.aspx

Sunday 28 October, from 5pm at Fiveways in Ladywood
REALITY ESTATE
A choir of 300 will sing ‘Birmingham’s truths’ from the
rooftops of the Fiveways estate, with a backdrop of
projections and lighting. Free event; for booking info
visit the website or call 0121 202 5000.
> http://www.realityestate.co.uk

Sunday 28 October at the Glee club in Bham
AN AFFAIR TO DISMEMBER
Halloween edition of the Candybox burlesque extravaganza.
> http://www.glee.co.uk/php/listings-gig.php?id_gig=4605

Sunday 28 October at the Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath
7INCH no. 27
Featuring Broadcast and Jonny Trunk. £4 on the door.
> http://www.7inch.org.uk/About_7inch/Events/57.aspx

Weds 31 October, 8pm at Ikon Eastside in Digbeth
DREAM WITHIN A DREAM
7inch/Ikon event with Broadcast, Black Galaxy, the Focus
Group (Ghost Box) and a filmficciones installation.
Free entry.
> http://www.7inch.org.uk/About_7inch/Events/59.aspx

1-3 November in Digbeth
GIGBETH
Lots of gigs and a music conference.
> http://www.gigbeth.com

1-4 November at the Light House in Wolverhampton
FLIP ANIMATION FESTIVAL
Three days of demos, discussions, screenings and parties,
with guests including youtube legend Lasse Gjertsen of
‘Amateur’ fame.
> http://www.flipfestival.co.uk/
> http://www.youtube.com/user/lassegg

Friday 2 November at the Electric in Bham
DEATHPROOF HALLOWEEN PARTY
Featuring the Electric Cinema Film Orchestra
> http://www.theelectric.co.uk

Saturday 3 November, 2.30 at mac in Edgbaston
AN AFTERNOON WITH TERENCE DAVIES
Two films by a great British director (Distant Voices,
Still Lives and House of Mirth), and a chance to hear
from him afterwards.
> http://www.macarts.co.uk

til 3 November at IPS in Bournville
HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Activist art collective Freee present a selection of work
in the gallery and a new billboard ad.
> http://www.internationalprojectspace.org/current.htm

til 18 November at Ikon in Brindley Place
NEVER ENDINGS
Sculptures and installations by Cornelia Parker including
Blue Shift, built around the nightgown worn by Mia Farrow
in Rosemary’s Baby. (Rosemary’s Baby screens at the Electric
on 12/13 October.)
> http://www.ikon-gallery.co.uk/

SUBMISSION DEADLINES

MONOSIN FILM FESTIVAL, BIRMINGHAM
Deadline: 5 October
> http://www.mandy.com/1/board2.cfm?v=23859243

CLERMONT-FERRAND SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
Deadline: 15 October
> http://www.clermont-filmfest.com

LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
Deadline: 31 October
> http://www.shortfilms.org.uk

NEW BOOKS

WHAT WAS LOST by Catherine O’Flynn (Tindal St Press)
A familiar face from mac box-office, and recently longlisted
for the Booker prize. The novel is partly based on her
experiences managing HMV in Merry Hill.
> http://www.tindalstreet.co.uk/catalogue/item_detail.php?id=236

JAPROCKSAMPLER by Julian Cope (Bloomsbury)
A more expansive followup to 1996’s Krautrocksampler. It has to
be said that reading Cope is much more enjoyable than listening
to him these days.
> http://www.japrocksampler.com/

OLD MEN IN LOVE by Alasdair Gray (Bloomsbury)
We love Alasdair Gray.
> http://www.alasdairgray.co.uk
Good introduction to Gray here:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrSxH9RjBQc

MOONDOG, VIKING OF 6th AVENUE by Stephen Scotto (Process)
Biog of brilliant composer Louis Hardin, with bonus cd.
Published in the UK in November.
> http://processmediainc.com/titles/coming_soon/moondog.php

SOME FILMS SHOWING

HALLAM FOE (Dir: David McKenzie)
Jamie Bell in freewheeling stalker romp.
At mac til Thursday 4 October
> http://www.myspace.com/hallamfoe

EAGLE vs SHARK (Dir: Taika Waititi)
Feelgood kiwi nerd revenge comedy thing.
At mac, 2-4 October
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xVMkqaOUS0

CONTROL (Dir: Anton Corbijn)
Very good apparently.
Out on Friday
> http://www.controlthemovie.com/

DRAWING RESTRAINT 9 (Dir: Matthew Barney)
Bjork and Barney eat chunks of each other on a Japanese
whaling ship. What’s not to like?
Electric, Thursday 18 October
> http://www.drawingrestraint.net/

THE INNOCENTS (Dir: Jack Clayton)
One of the scariest British films ever made.
Light House, 31 October
> http://www.light-house.co.uk/cinema.htm

Surely that’s enough for now…

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> What is 7 Inch Cinema?
A Birmingham-based outfit which produces all manner of
film/music events and projects including the Flatpack
Festival.

> Do you take open submissions?
Yep – of DVDs, CDs, installation ideas, napkin doodles,
etc. Write to info[at]7inch.org.uk or:
7 INCH CINEMA / 4 BIRCHWOOD CRESCENT / BIRMINGHAM B12 8BN

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