Filmic19
Sun 3 March - Sun 28 April 2019
Previous events in this programme
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Suitable only for 15 years and over
No one younger than 15 may see a 15 film in a cinema.
Suitable only for 15 years and over
No one younger than 15 may see a 15 film in a cinema.
Jonny Greenwood mixed blues and pop numbers with his muted score for Lynne Ramsay’s exquisite adaptation of Lionel Shriver's bestselling novel about a mother left shattered in the wake of her teenage son’s tragic act of rebellion.
Sun 3 March
OK Composer – Radiohead Inspired AV Show by DJ Cheeba
Café & Bar, Watershed
Inspired by Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood and Thom Yorke’s celebrated excursion into the field of film scoring, join us in Watershed’s Café & Bar for a free, one-time only, show by one of Bristol’s pioneering AV performers DJ Cheeba, as he digs through Radiohead’s extended musical back catalogue accompanied by breathtaking synchronised visuals.
Wed 6 March
On Sun 21 April, orchestral duo Neil Leiter and Margaret Hermant, aka Echo Collective, will be recreating Radiohead's iconic album Amnesiac in the Colston Hall Foyer.
Inherent Vice
Suitable only for 15 years and over
No one younger than 15 may see a 15 film in a cinema.
Suitable only for 15 years and over
No one younger than 15 may see a 15 film in a cinema.
Following their collaborations on There Will Be Blood and The Master, Jonny Greenwood penned a lighter-hearted, more free-wheeling soundtrack for Paul Thomas Anderson’s wild adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s cult novel - a groovy, funny mystery set in 1970 drug-fuelled Los Angeles, during the dying days of free love.
Sun 10 March
The Wife + introduction with composer Jocelyn Pook
Suitable only for 15 years and over
No one younger than 15 may see a 15 film in a cinema.
Suitable only for 15 years and over
No one younger than 15 may see a 15 film in a cinema.
Glenn Close gives a truly masterful performance as a woman who has spent forty years sacrificing her own talent, dreams and ambitions to support those of her husband - until long-kept secrets are threatened to be exposed...
Sat 16 March
With an introduction from the film's composer Jocelyn Pook.
The Jocelyn Pook Ensemble will be performing Music For Film and Voices at St George's Bristol following the screening on Sat 16 March at 19:30 as part of Filmic19.
You Were Never Really Here
Suitable only for 15 years and over
No one younger than 15 may see a 15 film in a cinema.
Suitable only for 15 years and over
No one younger than 15 may see a 15 film in a cinema.
Diverse and dissonant, Jonny Greenwood’s beat heavy score evokes an eerie, bruised mood in this brilliantly executed minimalist noir starring Joaquin Phoenix as a gun-for-hire who specialises in saving victims from child sex rings, from director Lynne Ramsay.
Sun 17 March
Suspiria
Suitable only for adults
No one younger than 18 may see an 18 film in a cinema.
(Partially Subtitled)
Suitable only for adults
No one younger than 18 may see an 18 film in a cinema.
Thom Yorke delivers a brilliantly eerie, nape-prickling soundtrack for Luca Guadagnino's (Call Me By Your Name) 'cover version’ of Dario Argento's 1977 horror classic in this delicious, dark - and feminist - reimagining.
Sun 24 March
Phantom Thread
Suitable only for 15 years and over
No one younger than 15 may see a 15 film in a cinema.
Suitable only for 15 years and over
No one younger than 15 may see a 15 film in a cinema.
Jonny Greenwood’s insinuating and impressive soundtrack brought a much deserved Oscar® nomination for Best Original Score for Paul Thomas Anderson’s perverse psychological fable of unchecked ego and unhinged desire, featuring an impeccable performance from Daniel Day-Lewis.
Sun 31 March
Family Plot
Parental guidance
General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children.
Parental guidance
General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children.part of John Williams Scores
John Williams’ landmark score for this diabolically funny suspense-comedy holds an important place in film score history, arriving just after he’d completed his iconic score for Jaws, it’s also the soundtrack to the last film ever made by the great Alfred Hitchcock.
Sun 7 April
Remixing the Minimalists – AV Show by DJ Cheeba
Following Academy-nominated composer Haushcka’s special filmic performance on Thu 11 April, join DJ Cheeba for a free after-show in St George’s Bristol's sublime new Glass studio and Bar for a live audio visual installation on the theme of minimalism.
Thu 11 April
Tones, Drones and Arpeggios
Suitable for 12 years and over
No one younger than 12 may see a 12A film unless accompanied by an adult.
Suitable for 12 years and over
No one younger than 12 may see a 12A film unless accompanied by an adult.
The key attributes of minimalism, its reliance on repetition, its mesmerising transcendent qualities and innovative use of technology are explored in this two part BBC documentary, as musician Charles Hazlewood seeks out four great American minimalist composers who rebooted classical music in the 20th century.
Sat 13 April
The screening will include an introduction by composer Charles Hazlewood.
Terry Riley will be performing at St George's Bristol on Sat 13 April followed by an after show by Bristol’s cult instrumentalists Eyebrow.
Hauschka will be performing at St Georges Bristol on Thu 11 April followed by an AV after show by DJ Cheeba in which he'll be Remixing the Minimalists.
The Long Goodbye
Suitable only for adults
No one younger than 18 may see an 18 film in a cinema.
Suitable only for adults
No one younger than 18 may see an 18 film in a cinema.part of John Williams Scores
One of the finest films from the 1970s, Robert Altman's masterly take on Raymond Chandler's iconic final novel features Elliot Gould in laid-back form as private eye Philip Marlowe and an unusual request from its director to composer John Williams for its jazz laden score.
Sun 14 April
Kraftwerk: Klassics, Kovers & Kurios AV Show by DJ Food
The Cube (about 20 min walk from Watershed)
The latest show by DJ Food (Ninja Tune) mashes together the sounds and visual history of iconic electronic outfit Kraftwerk for a thrilling Filmic performance at The Cube Microplex, in this full on audio visual extravaganza.
Sat 20 April
How to Steal a Million
Suitable for all
A U film should be suitable for audiences aged four years and over.
Suitable for all
A U film should be suitable for audiences aged four years and over.part of John Williams Scores
Audrey Hepburn and Peter O’Toole star in William Wyler’s alternately adventurous and romantic comedy heist caper - a tone that's perfectly captured by John Williams' catchy and rapid-fire score.
Sun 21 April
The Killers
Suitable only for adults
No one younger than 18 may see an 18 film in a cinema.
Suitable only for adults
No one younger than 18 may see an 18 film in a cinema.part of John Williams Scores
Two professional hit men try to find out who hired them and why in Don Seigel’s star-studded, sun-drenched 60s crime thriller, that’s enriched by a John Williams score full of gritty, moody jazz and moments of dark and aggressive orchestral mayhem.