CULTURE CALENDER: OCTOBER 2011 DIARY DATES OCTOBER’S CULTURAL HIGHLIGHTS IN AND AROUND LONDON
SAT 01 OCT: As part of its ongoing Scala Forever series, in tribute to the iconic King’s Cross cinema of yesteryear, the Roxy Bar & Screen in Borough will be hosting ‘I Could Have Danced All-Nighter’ on 1 October: an all-night presentation of cult musicals, which will kick off at 11pm. You can expect screenings of Bugsy Malone (1976), Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (1979), Can’t Stop The Music (1980) and all-time cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). Tickets: £15 or £10 for Roxy members.
www.roxybarandscreen. com
01 OCT-30 NOV: Promising to cover topics as diverse as ‘Arab Hip Hop, Cult Couture and Gay Rights’, the Nour Festival comes to London this month, showcasing contemporary Middle Eastern culture. The festival will cover a vast range of contemporary arts and culture from across the Middle East and North Africa, through fashion, literature, film, poetry, photography and music. The events will take place at Leighton House Museum, 12 Holland Park Road, W14. Among the highlights will be a live discussion with Brian Whitaker, former
Middle East editor of The Guardian, entitled ‘Unspeakable Love: Gay and Lesbian Life in the Middle East’. The talk will take place Wed, October 26, 7–8pm (doors open 6.30pm), booking is essential on 020 7471 9153.
www.nourfestival.co.uk
The Deep Blue Sea 12-27 OCT:
SAT 01 OCT: The annual Wig Party – one of gay London’s most flamboyant and outrageous parties, returns to the capital – this time taking over One Mayfair, a suitably presigious and beautiful venue.
www.wigparty.org
01 OCT-30 NOV: Photomonth – otherwise known as the East London Photography Exhibition –returns to London this month. Over 70 galleries will be taking part, with around 100 exhibitions and events. More details at www.
alternativearts.co.uk and
www.photomonth.org
TUE 25 OCT:
Following the release of their latest album, Tomorrow’s World, much-loved synth duo Erasure play a headline show at the Roundhouse in Camden. Expect an evening packed with hits and melancholy-tinged anthems.
www.erasureinfo.com
MON 03 OCT: Promoting their acclaimed third album, The English Riviera, Metronomy play one of their biggest headline gigs yet, with an end- of-tour knees-up at the Royal Albert Hall.
www.metronomy.co.uk
The biggest film festival in the UK screen calendar, the annual BFI London Film Festival returns to London this month with dozens of exclusive screenings, premieres and associated events. The festival will open (12 Oct) with a screening of the European premiere of 360, the new film from Fernando Meirelles (City of God). Starring Jude Law, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Rachel Weisz, with a script by Peter Morgan, it’s been described as “a modern and stylish kaleidoscope of interconnected love and relationships, linking characters from different cities and countries in a vivid, suspenseful and moving tale of contemporary romantic life.” Rachel Weisz returns to the screens for the closing night gala, when she stars in The Deep Blue Sea (27 Oct). Directed by the legendary Terence Davies, the film is an adaptation of a play by the late, gay playwright Terence Rattigan, and is being released to coincide with the centenary of his birth. It marks Davies’ first dramatic, non- documentary film since 1999’s House of Mirth. In total, the festival is offering 204 feature films and 110 shorts. Other highlights include screenings of Tilda Swinton’s new film, We Need To Talk About Kevin, George Clooney’s eagerly- anticipated The Ides Of March, Andrea Arnold’s Wuthering Heights and acclaimed new gay-themed flick Weekend. This is the 55th London Film Festival, and for a third year running, will feature the London Film Festival Awards – with winners announced on 26 October.
www.bfi.org.uk/lff/
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