Here’s some amazing poster art by the very talented Sam Gilbey for my Curzon Soho show on Feb 19th.
Please note that:
1) Bronson is twice as badass in black and white.
2) Osymyso is set to DJ on the night.
You need no further encouragement to come.
For those jonesing for more Wright Stuff presentations, I offer you a temporary and quite awesome salve.
I haven’t been able to schedule anymore double bills at the Prince Charles due to my quite insane schedule and print availability in the UK of some of my favourite cult items, but…
The good folks at Curzon Soho have asked me to do one of their Midnight Movies so I would like to cordially invite you to a Michael Winner classic.
DEATH WISH 3!
Fri 19 Feb 11:30pm | Curzon Soho, 99 Shaftesbury Avenue W1D 5DY 0871 703 3988 More details on their site.
Now, it’s easy to rag on Michael Winner, but there’s more than a couple of his films that I would applaud. ‘The Mechanic’ is a great 70’s thriller, the original ‘Death Wish’ is strong stuff and my beloved ‘The Sentinel’ is just insane.
But ‘Death Wish 3′ is…is…something else.
Come along on Feb 19th and witness the majesty of this 1985 epic.
It is shot in London doubling for New York…
It features a mail order rocket launcher…
It is the quintessential Cannon Film…
It is DEATH WISH 3. See you there.
Trailer
More about the Curzon’s Midnight Movies listings
Midnight Movies
sponsored by Jameson Irish WhiskeyOnce a month we bring you the best in cult classics, trash beauties and art house jaw droppers alongside exclusive previews. Saunter down to the Curzon Bar from 10.00pm for live music, visuals and a party atmosphere plus a complimentary Jameson cocktail, before taking your seats for our very special feature.
To be the first to know about forthcoming Midnight Movie events, join our mailing list by sending an email with ‘listme’ as the subject to midnightmovies@curzoncinemas.com or be our friend on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
The finger gunfights in SPACED were always my favourite sequences in the whole damn show.
If you haven’t seen them and you really should’ve by this point…then see below.
Spaced – the original gunfight sequences;
If you have seen the above scenes and have always wanted to…be in one…then read on.
Some crazy cats on Facebook are organising a flashmob finger gunfight to take place in London on March 20th. It promises to be crazy. Can’t wait to see how it goes down. Details below.
A re-enactment of the famous scene in Spaced. The flash mob will happen on March the 20th) on a weekend and will be at a as yet unannounced location in Zone 1 (London)
Lets make this one to remember
PS: PLEASE DO NOT BRING PLASTIC GUNS/WEAPONS TO THE EVENT, WE DON’T WANT TO BE SURROUNDED BY ARMED POLICE.
For more information join the facebook event page here.
These mass outbreaks of finger gunfire are not isolated incidents either. See below for two fake massacres on the SPACED INVASION of 2008.
Previous Mass-Fingergun-Fun;
Comic Con 2008
The Alamo – The Austin Marathon screening of Spaced
For those jonesing for more Wright Stuff presentations, I offer you a temporary and quite awesome salve.
I haven’t been able to schedule anymore double bills at the Prince Charles due to my quite insane schedule and print availability in the UK of some of my favourite cult items, but…
The good folks at Curzon Soho have asked me to do one of their Midnight Movies so I would like to cordially invite you to a Michael Winner classic.
DEATH WISH 3!
Fri 19 Feb 11:30pm | Curzon Soho, 99 Shaftesbury Avenue W1D 5DY 0871 703 3988 More details on their site.
Now, it’s easy to rag on Michael Winner, but there’s more than a couple of his films that I would applaud. ‘The Mechanic’ is a great 70’s thriller, the original ‘Death Wish’ is strong stuff and my beloved ‘The Sentinel’ is just insane.
But ‘Death Wish 3′ is…is…something else.
Come along on Feb 19th and witness the majesty of this 1985 epic.
It is shot in London doubling for New York…
It features a mail order rocket launcher…
It is the quintessential Cannon Film…
It is DEATH WISH 3. See you there.
Trailer
More about the Curzon’s Midnight Movies listings
Midnight Movies
sponsored by Jameson Irish WhiskeyOnce a month we bring you the best in cult classics, trash beauties and art house jaw droppers alongside exclusive previews. Saunter down to the Curzon Bar from 10.00pm for live music, visuals and a party atmosphere plus a complimentary Jameson cocktail, before taking your seats for our very special feature.
To be the first to know about forthcoming Midnight Movie events, join our mailing list by sending an email with ‘listme’ as the subject to midnightmovies@curzoncinemas.com or be our friend on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
UPDATE – Tomorrow I have a very special guest with me too. When it comes to horror themed music videos, this director is the main man. Don’t miss!
Hey everyone. BUG is being guest hosted by Corin Hardy (replacing Adam “Count Buckula” Buxton for the night) and I am his special guest.
I have known Corin since I was 15 and somewhere in the ether is footage of us both on ITV’s GIMME FIVE in 1992. Find it!
Anyhow, he’s a super talented, super nice and a ridiculously enthusiastic young chap.
Please join us for oodles of horror tinged music and film fun.
Saturday 31st October at 20:45 – Book Now
An extra freakishly special instalment of the acutely chilling kind, we invite you to a blood-curdling, big-screen scream-athon of the goriest, most horrifying, and monstrous music vids. Presented by top British music video director and horror fan Corin Hardy (director of videos for among others, appropriately, The Horrors and The Prodigy), we dig deep into the vaults to bring out the classics and unleash the newest creepy-creations. Ghosts, ghouls and vampires welcome.
- From: http://www.bfi.org.uk/
Edgar is the special guest in a show of the most enjoyably horrifying and monstrous vids from the annals of modern music video – from well-known classics to lesser-known gems. That’s immediately followed by a Halloween costume party in the BFI’s Benugo bar – the audience are invited to attend in appropriate Halloween garb for the show and the aftershow party.
Book now for tickets to BUG: The Evil-ution of Music Video at the BFI boxoffice on +44 (0)20 7928 3232 and online here.
- From: http://www.promonews.tv/
Hey everyone. BUG is being guest hosted by Corin Hardy (replacing Adam “Count Buckula” Buxton for the night) and I am his special guest.
I have known Corin since I was 15 and somewhere in the ether is footage of us both on ITV’s GIMME FIVE in 1992. Find it!
Anyhow, he’s a super talented, super nice and a ridiculously enthusiastic young chap.
Please join us for oodles of horror tinged music and film fun.
Saturday 31st October at 20:45 – Book Now
An extra freakishly special instalment of the acutely chilling kind, we invite you to a blood-curdling, big-screen scream-athon of the goriest, most horrifying, and monstrous music vids. Presented by top British music video director and horror fan Corin Hardy (director of videos for among others, appropriately, The Horrors and The Prodigy), we dig deep into the vaults to bring out the classics and unleash the newest creepy-creations. Ghosts, ghouls and vampires welcome.
- From: http://www.bfi.org.uk/
Book now for tickets to BUG: The Evil-ution of Music Video at the BFI boxoffice on +44 (0)20 7928 3232 and online here.
- From: http://www.promonews.tv/
You asked for it. You got it.
I am delighted to say that I will be doing a series of Wright Stuff double bills at the fantastic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s most London-y Leicester Square.
I have had a long love affair with the Prince Charles Cinema, both as an audience member and as a director. Not only have I presented screenings of GRINDHOUSE, SHAUN OF THE DEAD and HOT FUZZ there, but way back in November 1995, the Prince Charles was the only cinema in the world to screen A FISTFUL OF FINGERS regularly on its initial release.
So first up in a little irregular series of double bills with yours truly presenting is…
Nicholas Roeg’s DON’T LOOK NOW (1973) and Brian De Palma’s CARRIE (1976).
These are not simply two of my favourite horror films of all time, but two of my very favourite films of all time.
Nic Roeg’s DON’T LOOK NOW starring Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie is a superlative supernatural film with some of the best editing in cinematic history. It’s been an influence on many a film over the years including THE SIXTH SENSE and (yes) SHAUN OF THE DEAD. If you’ve never seen it, don’t miss a chance to see it on a big screen. It’s haunted me since I first saw it one late night on BBC2.
And Brian De Palma’s CARRIE is simply magnificent. In my opinion the best Stephen King adaptation with a simply amazing cast: Nancy Allen, Amy Irving, PJ Soles, John Travolta and two Oscar nominees Piper Laurie and Sissy Spacek. Add in De Palma’s amazing visuals with incredible continuous takes, split screen and backwards flashbacks, plus Pino Donnagio’s incredible score and you have a stone cold classic.
I will be on hand too – with maybe some little extra nuggets to show between the films.
See you there.
More details at The Prince Charles Cinema here.
Don’t Look Now (1973)
Directed by Nicolas Roeg
Starring Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland
Produced by Peter Katz
Written by Daphne du Maurier (story), Allan Scott (screenplay) and Chris Bryant (screenplay)
Music by Pino Donaggio
Carrie (1976)
Directed by Brian De Palma
Produced by Brian De Palma and Paul Monash
Written by Lawrence D. Cohen
Based on a novel by Stephen King
Starring Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Betty Buckley, Amy Irving, William Katt, Nancy Allen and John Travolta
Music by Pino Donaggio
Hey kids, there’s a free outdoor screening in Wells, Somerset of HOT FUZZ tomorrow night (Weds) to support local industry. Go and see the film in my hometown, which stood in for Sandford itself. You can actually see the film in the very swan chasing location above. Which in itself is spitting distance from the Somerfields used in the film and the Bishops Palace which was used for the jogging scene and NWA meeting. So do go along if you’re nearby and support the City Of Wells. Jog on.
- Free open-air screening of Hot Fuzz in Wells, Somerset. Wednesday 23rd September, 2009
The City of Wells is famous for being featured in many a film and TV production, and not least for being the location of Hot Fuzz (certificate 15).
To celebrate all things cinematic about the City of Wells, Spend a Night on the Town will be hosting a free open-air screening of Hot Fuzz in the Recreation Ground (between Silver Street and South Street) at 9pm. All those over the age of 15 can come along for a great night out and try to spot all of the Wells locations that Hot Fuzz brought to the big screen.
Entrance to the Recreation Ground (via the main gate in Silver Street) will be on a ‘first come, first served’ basis (maximum capacity 500). Please note that if you are lucky enough to look under the age of 15, you may be asked for ID. Alcohol is not permitted.
Don’t forget to bring a blanket to sit on (no chairs please) and a torch to help you find your way home safely.
A designated area will be available for viewers with disabilities – please ask the marshalls on the night.
Dont panic if it rains! Plan B is for the film to be shown in the Bishop’s Barn (maximum capacity 200).
In the spirit of Hot Fuzz, rumour has it that prominent members of the Wells City Council are due to be specially arrested and tried by the Judge from 6pm on the night in question.
Pay a visit to the courtyard in Broad Street to find out who ends up in the stocks!
Press Release ~ 8th, July 2009
FILMMAKER EDGAR WRIGHT BRINGS THE WRIGHT STUFF BACK TO THE BLOOR FOR A SPECIAL ONE NIGHT ONLY EVENT
The acclaimed writer/director will host an evening “In Conversation” with renowned cinematographer Bill Pope, including a special double-BILL of Pope classics.
Toronto – On July 26th, 2009 filmmaker Edgar Wright (Spaced, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) will bring his famed screening series The Wright Stuff back to the Bloor Cinema for a special night to host an “In Conversation” with cinematographer Bill Pope (Darkman, Clueless, Bound, The Matrix Trilogy, Spiderman 2 and 3). The evening will also include a double feature of Pope’s work personally selected by Wright as well as an in-depth discussion with the cinematographer himself.
Wright is one of today’s true auteur filmmakers while Pope is among the most sought-after cinematographers. The two are currently collaborating on Wright’s film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (based on the graphic novels by Bryan Lee O’Malley). In honor of this pairing, Wright selected Sam Raimi’s Army of Darkness and the Trey Parker/Matt Stone satire Team America: World Police.
***UPDATED***Tickets for the double bill are $18 and will go on sale online at http://totix.ca on July 17th and ot the Bloor Cinema box office on July 26th. Single movie tickets are $10 and will go on sale at the theatre box office 30 minutes before each screening, availability permitting. No Bloor Cinema membership is required.
Location:
Bloor Cinema
506 Bloor Street West
(just east of Bathurst Street – Bathurst Subway Station)
Tel: 416-516-2331
For further details and updates goto: http://edgarwrighthere.com/the-wright-stuff-double-bill-pope/
The Wright Stuff continues this Sunday, 12th April… but is it the end?
David Cronenberg and Don McKellar might have you think so as i present a double-bill of my favourite films from them, The Brood and Last Night respectively.
Don McKellar is confirmed as a special guest… there may well be others.
So welcome to the end… starting at 7pm, The Bloor, Toronto.
Sunday, April 12
- 7:00 The Brood (David Cronenberg, 1979)
Cronenberg’s breakthrough body-horror.
- 9:00 Last Night (Don McKellar, 1998)
The end of the world, as experienced by Torontonians.
Edgar Says: Two of my very favorite Canadians films. David Cronenberg is the King Of Canada as far as I’m concerned. I was watching his films and seeing Toronto on screen, before I even knew where it was. His body of work and his journey from making genre films to being one of our most lauded international auteurs continues to amaze. “The Brood” is a cult classic and deserves to be seen more often. Cronenberg also appears in “Last Night”, an outstanding film about the apocalypse by the great Don McKellar. This bleak gem is one of the films that influenced “Shaun of the Dead”, so I’m very happy to present it at the Bloor. See you there.
It’s almost photo time… but first…
This Sunday (5th April) I’ll be showing a double bill of Jackie Chan’s Police Story and Drunken Master 2 – considered by many to be his finest – come along to The Bloor from 7pm and decide for yourself!
Sunday, April 5
- 7:00 Police Story (Jackie Chan, 1985)
“You may know the name, but the game has changed.”
- 9:30: Drunken Master 2 (Chia-Liang Liu, 1994)
Jackie Chan finds he can fight better while inebriated, in what’s frequently considered his best movie.
Edgar Says: Jackie Chan was always my kung fu hero. The martial arts Buster Keaton delivers here again in his groundbreaking (and glass shattering) classic Police Story and in the barnstorming sequel to Drunken Master. Come worship at the altar of Jackie.
This Sunday i’ll be showing the complete series (all 14 episodes) at the Bloor Cinema in Toronto from 5pm (Remainder of the Wright Stuff season passes and priority seating for Spaced here).
Further details below;
Before Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, there was Spaced. Originally broadcast from 1999 to 2001 on the UK’s Channel 4, director Edgar Wright will be marking the series’ 10th anniversary with a marathon screening of all 14 episodes at Toronto’s Bloor Cinema – FREE for Bloor members and “The Wright Stuff” series passholders! (Six-month Bloor memberships will be sold for $3 at the door.)
Wright will be in attendance for an introduction and Q&A.
The marathon kicks off at 5:00 p.m on Sunday, March 22, and will include two intermissions.
Episodes are 24 minutes each.
Visit http://www.bloorcinema.com and EdgarWrightHere for more details.
Bar services will be provided by Mill Street Brewery.
- 5:00 Spaced Marathon (Edgar Wright, 1999-2001)
Wright, Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes’ breakneck, surreal, pop-culture-drenched TV series.
Edgar Says: “Spaced” is ten years old this year. Come and watch the whole darn thing in one sitting. It’s like my life flashing before my eyes in 25 minute chunks. Do not attempt a drinking game where you take a shot whenever there is a whip pan. You will die.
For Immediate Release:March 12, 2009
Edgar Wright presents FREE Marathon of his TV series Spaced at the Bloor Cinema Monkees, Busby Berkeley musicals also part of “The Wright Stuff”
Before Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, there was Spaced. Originally broadcast from 1999 to 2001 on the UK’s Channel 4, director Edgar Wright will be marking the series’ 10th anniversary with a marathon screening of all 14 episodes at Toronto’s Bloor Cinema – FREE for Bloor members and “The Wright Stuff” series passholders! (Six-month Bloor memberships will be sold for $3 at the door.)
Wright will be in attendance for an introduction and Q&A.
The marathon kicks off at 5:00 p.m on Sunday, March 22, and will include two intermissions.
Episodes are 24 minutes each.
Visit http://www.bloorcinema.com and EdgarWrightHere for more details.
Bar services will be provided by Mill Street Brewery.
Sunday, March 22
- 5:00 Spaced Marathon (Edgar Wright, 1999-2001)
Wright, Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes’ breakneck, surreal, pop-culture-drenched TV series.
Edgar Says: “Spaced” is ten years old this year. Come and watch the whole darn thing in one sitting. It’s like my life flashing before my eyes in 25 minute chunks. Do not attempt a drinking game where you take a shot whenever there is a whip pan. You will die.
Just a little reminder that i’ll be introducing three of my favourite musicals this weekend at The Bloor.
If you’re look for information on the Spaced Marathon click here.
Also the Wright Stuff Pass for the remainder of the festival is available at totix.ca, now with an extra tasty discount as we near our mid-way point!
Just $40 (CDN) to see all this:
SATURDAY, MARCH 14 9:45 Head
SUNDAY, MARCH 15 7:00 Dames 9:00 Phantom of the Paradise
SUNDAY, MARCH 22 5:00 Spaced Marathon
SUNDAY, APRIL 5 7:00 Kung Fu film TBA 9:30: Drunken Master
SUNDAY, APRIL 12 7:00 The Brood 9:00 Last Night
This weekend’ schedule below.
Saturday, March 14
- 9:45 Head (Bob Rafelson, 1968)
Before he directed Jack Nicholson in Five Easy Pieces, Bob Rafelson directed The Monkees in Head.
Edgar Says: They may have never existed without The Beatles, but the Monkees one cinematic contribution manages to outweird the Fab Four. “Head” is one of the best, most ambitious and downright insane films ever made by a band. As well as a mindbending meta script by Bob Rafelson and (yes) Jack Nicholson, the songs are just sublime; Porpoise Song, Circle Sky, Can You Dig It? and Daddy’s Song. A contact high guaranteed.
Sunday, March 15
- 7:00 Dames (Ray Enright & Busby Berkeley, 1934)
How often do you get to see a Busby Berkeley musical in a theatre?
- 9:00 Phantom of the Paradise (Brian De Palma, 1974)
De Palma (Scarface, The Untouchables) does a rock update of The Phantom of the Opera.
Edgar Says: If you are a fan of Michel Gondry and yet have never seen a Busby Berkley film, you need to rectify this immediately. Whether you are a musical fan or not, you cannot fail to be dazzled by the eye popping beauty of his choreography. The fact that his wildly inventive setpieces were made in the 1930s is just staggering, they still look impressive by today’s standards. And “Phantom Of The Paradise” is one of my all time favourite movies. Brian De Palma and Paul Williams’ 1970’s rock opera is genuine one off; satirical, magical, dark and hilarious. It’s both one of the most atypical films in De Palma’s canon, and one of his best.
Just a quick little shout out/reminder before today’s image gets posted.
This weekend I’m showing The Wanderers and The Warriors in a double bill at The Bloor, Toronto. Details below!
Sunday, March 8
- 7:00 The Wanderers (Philip Kaufman, 1979)
Ken Wahl and Karen Allen star in this New York gang film from the director of The Right Stuff and Henry & June.
- 9:30 The Warriors (Walter Hill, 1979)
This bizarre update of The Odyssey tells the story of the titular posse making its back way home through the territories of rival gangs.
Edgar Says: In 1979, not one but two colorful New York gang films were born. One was a period piece, Philip Kaufman’s fantastic 60’s set “The Wanderers” and the other is now a period piece, the colorful, incendiary “The Warriors” . Both are rightly considered cult classics. Come along to both and argue about which gang are harder; the Baseball Furies or the Ducky Boys. Please: no slashing seats.
A little under a week from now we’ll be kicking off The Wright Stuff: Toronto at The Bloor with a double-bill of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz introduced by yours truly.
Check out the full list on the sidebar, to the right, and find more here.
Here’s what they’re saying;
Following its successful Kevin Smith Fest, the Bloor Cinema is proud to announce that filmmaker Edgar Wright (director/co-writer, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) will be presenting a selection of his favourite movies at the Bloor every week from March 1 through April 12th.
Wright, currently in town shooting the Toronto-set Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (based on the graphic novels by Bryan Lee O’Malley), has chosen a diverse collection of movies, from kung fu classics (Stephen Chow’s Shaolin Soccer, Jackie Chan’s Drunken Master 2) to semi-forgotten musical treasures (Busby Berkeley’s Dames, The Monkees’ Head) to Torontopocalypse nightmares (David Cronenberg’s The Brood, Don McKellar’s Last Night).
The Bloor will also be showing a double bill of Wright’s own films on Saturday, February 28th, and a marathon of his TV series Spaced (originally broadcast from 1999-2001 on the UK’s Channel 4).
Wright be introducing and doing Q&As following the Feb. 28 and Mar. 1 screenings, and will attend the others, his schedule permitting.
Single movie tickets are $8 for Bloor Cinema members and $11 for non-members. (Non-member tickets include a six-month membership.)
Double bills are $14 for members and $19 for non-members.
A pass for all screenings is $90, ($75 if not including Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz). Pass-holders receive priority seating and 10% off Silver Snail products from the merchandise table set up at various screenings.
Passes are available in advance via TOtix, Silver Snail, and the Bloor Cinema box office.
For all the latest news and information be sure to book mark http://edgarwrighthere.com/the-wright-stuff-toronto/.
