November listings

Hello -

Another Birmingham listings overload for you. Firstly,
thanks to everyone who came to the Halloween do at Ikon
last week. We will post up some pictures shortly, but in
the meantime Created in Birmingham have done a collective
memory thing::
> http://www.createdinbirmingham.com/?p=990

UPCOMING 7INCH EVENTS

Weds 7 November, from 8pm at Norwich Arts Centre
7 INCH CINEMA / ZX SPECTRUM ORCHESTRA
A night of hand-coded disco and youtube thrills to mark
the opening of the Aurora festival, with guest DJs from
Sugarfoot Stomp.
> http://www.aurora.org.uk/?lid=1057

Friday 16 November, 7pm at Wolverhampton Light House
A HISTORY OF SHORT FILM IN 7 INCHES
Headlong canter through some of our favourites as part of
the Short Film Is Dead weekend (see below).
> http://www.screenwm.co.uk

Saturday 24 November, 8pm at the Cube in Bristol
7 INCH CINEMA / PRAM
An evening of film and music with support from Romanhead.
> http://www.cubecinema.com

Sunday 25 November, 7pm at the Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath
7INCH no. 28 :: ANIMATION SPECIAL
With work by Don Hertzfeldt, Malcolm Sutherland and the
Brothers McLeod. Plus a DIY Flipbook Challenge.
> http://www.7inch.org.uk/About_7inch/Events/61.aspx
> http://www.bitterfilms.com
> http://www.thebrothersmcleod.co.uk

Weds 12 December at Highbury Hall in Moseley
7INCH CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
Fireside ghost stories. More details shortly…

SOME OTHER THINGS GOING ON THIS MONTH

Tuesday 6 November, 7.30 at mac in Edgbaston
SCREEN TEST
Programme of West Mids shorts.
> http://www.macarts.co.uk/?page=event.html&id=2672

Thursday 8 November at Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath
GALLON DRUNK + THE NIGHTINGALES
Rollicking tales of London nights with James Johnston and
Terry Edwards, supported by Birmingham equivalent.
> http://www.myspace.com/thecourtesygroup

8-10 November at the Alexandra Theatre in Bham
REDDINGTONS – MEMORIES AND MUSIC
Stage-show based on the local record-shop. A first, surely.
> http://www.alexandratheatre.org.uk

Friday 9 November, 8pm at mac
THE ANIMALS FILM
Hard-hitting 1981 animal rights documentary shown on
Channel 4 just after it launched. Introduced by director
Victor Schonfeld.
> http://www.macarts.co.uk/?page=event.html&id=2673

9 November at Hare and Hounds
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE
Proper hairyness from Japan, with support by Einstellung.
> http://www.capsule.org.uk/Coming_Up/185.aspx

9 November at the Barfly in Digbeth
FIERY FURNACES
> http://www.thefieryfurnaces.com/

9-11 November at Warwick Arts Centre near Coventry
KOREAN FILM WEEKEND
Mini-fest including a talk by Julian Stringer from
Nottingham University and Park Chan-Wook (Old Boy)
introducing his latest – I’m A Cyborg, But That’s OK.
> http://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/events/id/3513

Saturday 10 November, 3pm/8pm at Warwick Arts Centre
PAUL MERTON’S SILENT CLOWNS
Featuring Chaplin, Keaton, Lloyd, Arbuckle.
With Neil Brand on piano.
> http://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/events/id/3272

Sat 10 November at Moseley All-Services Club
MIKE HERON + THE MEMORY BAND
Incredible String Band founder in Moseley folk solo show.
> http://www.myspace.com/moseleyfolk

Tuesday 13 November, 7.30 at CBSO Centre
ALICE SEBOLD
Author of The Lovely Bones in conversation.
> http://www.birminghambookfestival.org

13 November at Glee Club in Birmingham
JELLO BIAFRA
Former Dead Kennedy on spoken-word tour.
> http://www.glee.co.uk/php/performer.php?id_performer=3184

14-17 Nov at the Custard Factory gallery in Digbeth
AN INTERDISCIPLINARY EXHIBITION
Exciting url::
> http://www.aninterdisciplinaryexhibition.com/

16/17 Nov at the Light House in Wolverhampton
SHORT FILM IS DEAD – LONG LIVE SHORT FILM
Weekend of shorts featuring BAFTA, Straight8 and a 7inch
selection at 7pm on Friday.
> http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=6717019941

Sunday 18 November, 6pm at mac
MIDLAND JOURNEY 4
Programme of Brum archive film including 1963 Edgbaston and
30s trolleybuses.
> http://www.macearchive.org/

Thursday 22 November, 6pm at Periscope, Lee Bank Business
Centre in Birmingham
KIPPLE NIGHT
‘VHS Art for the Digital Age’ from Eagle and Feather, a
motley assortment of cut-ups and skits. Free entry.
> http://periscopeprojects.org/

22 November at the Barfly in Digbeth
THE FALL
> http://www.last.fm/event/378399

Sat 24 November
BUY NOTHING DAY
> http://www.buynothingday.co.uk/

Sat 24 November, 8pm at the Cube in Bristol
7 INCH CINEMA + PRAM
An evening of film and music with support from Romanhead.
> http://www.cubecinema.com

24/25 November at the NEC
MEMORABILIA
The usual strange lineup including Richard Kiel, Michael
Rooker, Phil Daniels, the lad from Kes, various Red Dwarf
people and Gazza.
> http://www.memorabilia.co.uk

Sunday 25 November at the Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath
7INCH no.28
Animation special.
> http://www.7inch.org.uk/About_7inch/Events/61.aspx

til 25 November at the New Art Gallery in Walsall
JOANA VASCONCELOS
Solo show by a Portuguese artist including tampon
chandelier, porcelain dogs and a beautiful red heart made
from plastic cutlery. Well worth a trip.
> http://www.artatwalsall.org.uk/

Monday 26 November, 5pm at Waterstones High St in
Birmingham
DITA VON TEESE
International Queen of Burlesque™ signs her new book.

26 November at the Academy in Birmingham
FU MANCHU
Unreconstructed rock from San Clemente.
> http://www.fu-manchu.com/

Tuesday 27 November at the Custard Factory theatre in
Digbeth
LIFE INSIDE THE DEATH STAR
Q&A session on writing animated features with Mark Burton
(Madagascar, Curse of the Were-Rabbit). Hosted by the
Brothers McLeod.
> http://www.animationforumwm.co.uk/

7-9 December in London
THE SMOKING CABINET
Festival of early Burlesque and Cabaret Cinema.
> http://thesmokingcabinet.com

BITS AND BOBS

BRUMMIE OF THE YEAR
Amongst this year’s nominees are the Capsule grannies, Mr
Pete Ashton and John Tighe at the Spotted Dog.
> http://tinyurl.com/yonhw8

LOCKE OUT
We’d like to congratulate Mark Locke and his good lady
Jules on their new baby girl. Born last week, and conceived
shortly after the Flatpack festival in February – so we
like to think of ourselves as partially responsible.
> http://www.fortmarkfilms.com

KING OF CLUBS
Notorious Birmingham club-owner Eddie Fewtrell has a new
book out. It has been suggested that the Fewtrell’s antics
were an ‘inspiration’ for 70s tv series Gangsters. But not
by us.
> http://www.thestirrer.co.uk/0111072.html

DIGITAL FILM AND MEDIA FESTIVAL
As you may have heard, Birmingham is getting a new digital
film festival next October. Culture minister James Purnell
wrote about it in the Birmingham Post yesterday:
> http://tinyurl.com/ypenbv

COMPETITION CORNER
The winners of our Alternative 3 dvd quiz are Phil Authers
of Moseley and Chris Hathway of Bromsgrove. The BBC’s
Halloween hoax was Ghostwatch, presented by Sarah Greene.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_3

SOME FILMS SHOWING

BELOVED (Dir: Jonathan Demme)
Excellent Toni Morrison adaptation.
Weds 7 Nov, 2pm/7pm at the Drum

ONCE (Dir: Ray Carney)
Dublin busker drama.
10-14 November at the Electric

FREE FILMFOUR SCREENINGS
Including My Beautiful Launderette, This Is England and
Secrets & Lies.
Thursdays throughout November at the Electric.

THE DARJEELING LIMITED (Dir: Wes Anderson)
Indian railtrip, hopefully accompanied by Anderson’s
prequel short Hotel Chevalier.
Out on 23 November.

HIGH SPIRITS (Dir: Neil Jordan)
Ropey Irish romp, in a double-bill with George Clooney’s
Good Night and Good Luck.
24 November at the FeckenOdeon in Feckenham
> http://www.feckenodeon.co.uk

Bye for now!

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film/music events and projects including the Flatpack
Festival.

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