MIDNIGHT EXCESS #2 collaborators SUPAKINO & The Celluloid Sorceress share trailers for their 1980s Vanity double feature – THE LAST DRAGON (1985) / NEVER TOO YOUNG TO DIE (1986) – at Rio Cinema this Saturday (11 MAY 23:00+).
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MIDNIGHT EXCESS: Getting films reclassified by local authorities
In advance of the next MIDNIGHT EXCESS (11 MAY 2019, Rio Cinema), Rebecca Nicole Williams aka The Celluloid Sorceress explains how both parts of the Vanity double feature – BERRY GORDY’S THE LAST DRAGON (1985) & NEVER TOO YOUNG TO DIE (1986) – were reclassified for their late night screenings.
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MIDNIGHT EXCESS: Interview with poster designer Ben Turner
RADIANT CIRCUS chatted with artist Ben Turner about classic 80s movie posters, lurid VHS aesthetics & his design for MIDNIGHT EXCESS #2, Ranjit S. Ruprai’s late night collab with The Celluloid Sorceress (11 MAY 23:00+, Rio Cinema).
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MIDNIGHT EXCESS #2: BERRY GORDY’S THE LAST DRAGON / NEVER TOO YOUNG TO DIE
MIDNIGHT EXCESS is a new film programme from independent promoter SUPAKINO that brings back the thrill of late night movies and subversive double features to London’s alternative cinema scene. (11 MAY, Rio Cinema 23:00+)
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NEWS: Phoenix Cinema Trust announces #PhoenixRising Fundraiser (15-17 MAR 2019)
[UPDATED]: Phoenix Cinema Trust invites you to their #PhoenixRising Fundraising Weekend (15-17 MAR 2019). Your support will help keep one of the UK’s oldest & most cherished cinemas independent & alive within its local community. Here’s all you need to know.
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SCREEN DIARY: LOVE, GILDA at Phoenix Cinema (09 DEC 2018)
RADIANT CIRCUS went to the UK premiere of Lisa D’Apolito’s new documentary LOVE, GILDA at the Phoenix Cinema (09 DEC 2018). The film was introduced by the director and followed by a Q&A with Rebecca Nicole Williams, aka The Celluloid Sorceress. Here’s our writeup.
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SCREEN DIARY: 26 OCT to 01 NOV 2018
A film blog should have an actual blog, right…? In the second of a new series of posts at RADIANT CIRCUS, our Barker-In-Chief shares a few screening notes from a week spent in darkness.
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DIARY: SPARKLE (1976) at The Cinema Museum [28.10.18]
With so many indie venues under threat across London, RADIANT CIRCUS is proud to be supporting the campaign to Save The Cinema Museum. Last night’s fundraiser screening of SPARKLE (1976) was introduced by The Celluloid Sorceress, Rebecca Nicole Williams, in conversation with Samira Ahmed (28.10.18). Here’s our writeup.
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Save The Cinema Museum fundraiser: SPARKLE 16mm [28 OCT 15:00]
With several independent venues under threat across London, RADIANT CIRCUS is proud to be supporting the campaign to Save The Cinema Museum. We talk to The Celluloid Sorceress, Rebecca Nicole Williams, about her SPARKLE fundraiser with Samira Ahmed [28 OCT 15:00].
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SCREEN QUEST: Our new RADIANT CIRCUS Screen Quests started with DYING YOUNG
We started our new series of RADIANT CIRCUS Screen Quests – where we invite you to experience the best of London’s indie cinema scene with us – with the latest Schumacher screening by The Celluloid Sorceress at The Cinema Museum. Here’s our writeup.
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#SCREENQUEST: Join the Schumachatak with our exclusive discount codes
See the films of Joel Schumacher in a new light with our exclusive RADIANT CIRCUS discount codes for all 6 events at The Cinema Museum including some rare, original format prints, expert intros from The Celluloid Sorceress, & special guest Samira Ahmed.
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SCREEN QUEST: Join the #Schumachatak with our exclusive discounts
Announcing exclusive cinema discounts for Radiant Circus subscribers: We’re all about seeing great films in great company at RADIANT CIRCUS. Having created the only all-inclusive guide to London’s independent & alternative films, we now want to see more of them with our friends & followers. Join the #Schumachatak.
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SPECIAL FEATURES #1 – PART 2: The Celluloid Sorceress talks about her film life
Have you spent a lifetime loving film? When did you first realise you were smitten? In our continuing series of interviews with London’s independent curators, The Celluloid Sorceress discusses her film life and the vital importance of 1981.
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SPECIAL FEATURES #1 – PART 1: The Celluloid Sorceress talks Joel Schumacher & ST ELMO’S FIRE
In the first of our new SPECIAL FEATURES series of interviews with the working acts behind the screens, Rebecca Nicole Williams, aka The Celluloid Sorceress, discusses the maximalist widescreen aesthetic of Joel Schumacher.
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