BFI London Film Festival Archive Gala

The First Born, Miles Mander, 1928

Gala Screening

Thu 20 October | 19:30 | Queen Elizabeth Hall

A live performance of Stephen Horne’s new score accompanies this screening

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The sex lives of the upper classes come under scrutiny in this tour de force of late silent British cinema.

A philandering politician, the double standards of the upper classes, jealousy, miscegenation and a generation torn between centuries of tradition and a more modern morality... the plot of The First Born feels not unlike a lost episode of Downton Abbey. However, the film was expertly co-scripted by Alma Reville (Mrs Alfred Hitchcock) and it's hard not to see her influence in raising it beyond old-school melodrama to be a tour de force of late silent British cinema. Sir Hugo Boycott (Miles Mander) and his young bride (a pre-blonde Madeleine Carroll) have a passionate relationship, but it founders when she fails to produce an heir. This is a surprisingly 'adult' film and made with both elegance and invention. Particularly surprising among Mander's sometimes Hitchcockian box of visual tricks is a handheld camera sequence that allows the audience to become voyeur as Boycott stalks the marital bedroom to find his wife in the bath. The story is oddly reflected in reality: the 'first born' is played by Mander's own son and it was well known that the leads were involved romantically - well enough known to bring Mander's wife to the set to demand an explanation. This major new restoration by the BFI National Archive includes reinstated missing footage and the reintroduction of a beautiful range of tints.

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BFI London Film Festival

Les Enfants du paradis, Marcel Carné, 1945

New Restoration by Pathé

Sun 16 Oct | 12:00 | BFI Southbank

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In the Parisian theatre world of the early nineteenth century, the fates of four men - a brilliant mime artist, a great romantic actor, an aristocrat and a ruthless master criminal - are intertwined. All four love and are loved - at least for a time - by the beautiful, free-spirited Garance. Shot during the German Occupation, Les Enfants du paradis triumphantly overcame the constraints of wartime and was premiered in the recently liberated France of 1945. Widely considered to be one of the greatest films ever made, its spectacular magic can be fully appreciated only on the big screen. Now at last, Pathé's new 4K restoration will enable audiences to experience Marcel Carné's masterpiece in its full glory.

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We will be running a poster competition on our facebook page in a couple of weeks to coincide with the release of 'Les Enfants...' on the 11th Nov 2011.

#66/ DAEDELUS, JAMES PANTS, CHERRYSTONES & EVM128

DAEDELUS, JAMES PANTS, CHERRYSTONES & EVM128

"It’s fun to do takeovers and see how a whole bunch of like-minded people put together a show – but now and again it’s also fun to throw together a whole bunch of artists we’re relly just want to bring to you guys and see how it pans out.

This week, we’ve done just that. Though if you look a little deeper, they all totally sit alongside each other. We’re pretty adament that anything could happen in those three hours though."

The event is now broadcast only unless you find your self on a guest list so here is the url for that:

BROADCAST URL: boilerroom.tv/live

Check the website here:

Sri McKinnon's MINDSCAPES exhibition + Put Me On It (live music)

Check out Sri McKinnon's third solo London exhibition - Mindscapes

The event kicks off from 6.30pm and goes on until 1.00am.

Music comes courtesy of First Word Records DJs.
www.firstwordrecords.com

The exhibition coincides with the launch of a brand new series of PUT ME ON IT Live events downstairs at the same venue. The night features special live performances from Dego (4Hero/ 2000 Black), singer/multi-instrumentalist Tanya Auclair and Resident DJ Eric Lau.
More info here:www.putmeonit.com

Exhibition running until Thursday 6th October 2011.

The City Arts & Music Project
70-74 City Road,
Islington,
London.
EC1Y 2BJ

www.srimckinnon.com
www.thecamplondon.com

Everyone welcome!

Facebook Event Page here

Juice Aleem live at FAT GOLD CHAIN + freestyle tournament

Polymathematical Master of Ceremonies JUICE ALEEM stars as London's monthly live hip-hop showcase FAT GOLD CHAIN's headline performer-

Juice Aleem (of New Flesh/Coldcut/Gamma/Big Dada) rep has a high octane meta-live show so expect jewels from his critically acclaimed solo album JERUSALAAM COME (album of the week in Metro, Guardian) plus cuts from the next project. Juice Aleem will be joined by Shadowless family Elai Immortal & Justice Hotep.

Also, if grown men casting slurs upon each other over beats in rhyme form, for the sake of a cash-money prize and chicken dinner is your thing; arrive promptly for Fat Gold Chain's traditional freestyle battle.

Reach Charlie Wright's in Shoreditch this Friday - 8pm to 11pm

Facebook Event Page here

STAR WARS UK announce BT Tower Lightsaber... What!?

According to Star Wars UK's official Facebook page, THIS is happening Thursday evening: Check the drop

"LONDON FEELS THE FORCE AS STAR WARS®

BLU-RAY LIGHTS UP THE CAPITAL TO CREATE THE WORLD’S LARGEST LIGHTSABER

LONDON, UK. (September 12, 2011) – As the UK becomes the first country in the world to releaseSTAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA on Blu-ray, London will feel the Force like never before as droids, Stormtroopers, Jedi and the Sith invade the city in a week-long Star Wars spectacular culminating in the galactic transformation of the BT Tower into the World’s Largest Lightsaber™.

The week commenced with a rude awakening from the Dark Side, as Darth Vader and a sinister fleet of Stormtroopers took to the streets in an Imperial March that will sent shivers down the spines of Londoners. The march began at St. James’ Park where they joined Changing of the Guards activities, before proceeding to HMV on Oxford Street to meet shoppers as they queued to get their hands on the highly anticipated Blu-ray release.

Star Wars legend Anthony Daniels (C-3PO in all six episodes) will provide a lighter touch on Tuesday 13 September as he meets fans at the grand opening of the HMV at the new Westfield Shopping Centre in Stratford, signing copies of STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA on Blu-ray. The loveable droid was central to all six smash hit movies and Daniels’ portrayal makes him a favourite with manyStar Wars fans.

On Thursday 15 September, from inside the exclusive star-studded launch party at the top of the BT Tower, Daniels will press a button lighting up the London skyline for one night only as it morphs into a Jedi Knight’s elegant weapon of choice, projecting a giant ‘blue ray’ of light from the top of the tower.

In the words of Darth Vader himself, “This will be a day long remembered” by Star Wars fans in the UK and across the world. "

May the force be with you…

Seanie T featuring Roots Manuva 'Move Your Shoulder' video

Released on MooSicLondon 12th Sept 2011 from Seanie's forthcoming album 'Scribes Of A Versitillion

Brett Ewins: In-gallery appearance and Art Exhibition of Brett Ewins: Judge Dredd, 2000 AD, Skreemer...

Following the success of the DC Comics Art Exhibition - a collaborative venture between Urban Species (t-shirts, prints, artwork, customizations) and curator Chu Maclean, we are proud to announce our next project:

"The Art of Brett Ewins Exhibition" - Featuring the man himself present in the flesh so prepare for signings, pictures, photographs, books



"In 1977 Brett co-created the indy comic Sometime Stories which led on to a long run of series for the UK's 2000AD, including Judge Dredd, Judge Anderson, Rogue Trooperand the hit series Bad Company.



In the US, Brett co-created Skreemer for DC's Vertigo line and futuristic PI, Johnny Nemo.

Abandoning the comics industry to concentrate on writing novels, Brett produced the indy collection The Dark Gate for Cyberosia. This year his imagery was featured in a major exhibition of new urban street grafitti by the IFC Collective in London."

A new retrospective, The Art of Brett Ewins was published this year by Sky Pirate Press.

And like we did with the DC Exhibition, expect some music, some drinks and some good conversation on our launch night.

http://www.urbanspecies.co.uk/
http://www.thelionn16.co.uk/

Time	13 September at 19:00 - 13 October at 19:00
Location	The Lion Gallery 132 Stoke Newington Church Street, London N16 0JX London, United Kingdom

Check out the Facebook page here

DC COMICS: The 52 new #1s - Release Schedule

Justice League #1

SEPTEMBER 7

Action Comics #1, Animal Man #1, Batgirl #1, Batwing #1, Detective Comics #1, Green Arrow #1, Hawk and Dove #1, Justice League International #1, Men of War #1, O.M.A.C. #1, Static Shock #1, Stormwatch #1, Swamp Thing #1


SEPTEMBER 14

Batman and Robin #1, Batwoman #1, Deathstroke #1, Demon Knights #1, Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #1, Green Lantern #1, Grifter #1, Legion Lost #1, Mister Terrific #1, Red Lanterns #1, Resurrection Man #1, Suicide Squad #1, Superboy #1


SEPTEMBER 21

Batman #1, Birds of Prey #1, Blue Beetle #1, Captain Atom #1, Catwoman #1, DC Universe Presents #1, Green Lantern Corps #1, Legion of Super-Heroes #1, Nightwing #1, Red Hood and the Outlaws #1, Supergirl #1, Wonderwoman #1


SEPTEMBER 28

All-Star Western #1, Aquaman #1, Batman: The Dark Knight #1, Blackhawks #1, The Flash #1, The Fury of Firestorm #1, Green Lantern: New Guardians #1, I Vampire #1, Justice League Dark #1, The Savage Hawkman #1, Superman #1, Teen Titans #1, Voodoo #1

Win two tikets to see re-release of Terrence Malick's classic "Days of Heaven" at BFI

Terrence Malick's 'Days of Heaven' re-release features as part of a Terrence Malick season at the BFI Southbank, which will be running through September and October.

'Days of Heaven'

Widely recognised as a pinnacle of the golden age of 70s Hollywood filmmaking, Terrence Malick's foray into American pastoral has now been digitally restored, the subtle pictorial alterations supervised by the writer-director himself.

In 1916, after trouble at work, Bill (Richard Gere) leaves Chicago for Texas, together with girlfriend Abby (Brooke Adams) and his sister Linda (Linda Manz). Passing as siblings in order to find work, the lovers keep up the pretence when it becomes clear the shy farmer they work for (Sam Shepard) - rumoured to be dying, with no one to inherit his fortune - has fallen for Abby. Famously encouraging cinematographers Nestor Almendros and Haskell Wexler to shoot during the crepuscular 'magic hour', Malick created a rapturous, visually sublime meditation on American history and myth that is at once lyrical, epic and resonant in its tantalising echoes of the Bible. The pervasive sense of profoundly beguiling mystery is further enhanced by Ennio Morricone's magnificent score and Linda's inarticulate yet strangely expressive, even wise narration. A masterpiece.

Days of Heaven runs until 30th September, and do win two tickets to go see it on any date, simply find us on facebook and message us the answer to this: What is Terrence Malick's latest release as director and stars Brad Pitt?

Check details for Days of Heaven, considered one of the most beautiful films ever made (The Guardian) here.

The DC Revamp is Here!

In June, Senior VP at DC said

"we are relaunching the entire DC Universe line of comic books with all new first issues. 52 of them to be exact.

In addition, the new #1s will introduce readers to a more modern, diverse DC Universe, with some character variations in appearance, origin and age. All stories will be grounded in each character's legend - but will relate to real world situations, interactions, tragedy and triumph.

This epic event will kick off on Wednesday, August 31st with the debut of a brand new JUSTICE LEAGUE #1, which pairs Geoff Johns and Jim Lee, together for the first time. "

Exciting times or what? Whether a cynical/cunning marketing plug or an ingenious comic book revolution, it's difficult to see anyone rival this strategy for excitement or technique.

With Justice League #1 already online and on stands, by September 21st, we will witness #1 roll-outs of Batman, Batgirl, Green Arrow, Swamp Thing, Green Lantern, Batwing, Superman, Justice League DARK, Hawkman, Flash, Captain Atom, Wonder Woman and so on from the DC Pantheon. 52 titles. Check the image below. We'll be keeping you up-to-date with the exact release schedule as well as get some reviews up.

And also view our fantastic DC range here at Urban Species

Free party and killer DJs to get a dance on to? And it's free? Head to another GULLYVERS dance, this Saturday. Hit the Facebook page here.

new Roots Manuva video - Get the Get (featuring Rokshan)

Roots Manuva aka Canadian Park Ranger (featuring Rokshan aka Bags are for girls)

Get suave!

Roots Manuva's Banana Klan at Living Bar in Brixton

We have word that Roots Manuva's effervescent Banana Klan will be rocking it at the Living Bar on Coldharbour Lane (Brixton) this Friday. And it's only £3 'til midnight to get your skank and hip-shake on. Get in! 9:30 til late

Grab your Banana Klan merchandise exclusively from Urban Species here.

Thrilling concept art from BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY

Take some moments to breathe in these thrilling concept-art images from BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY via Carlos D'anda.

Check out our DC/Batman range on our website URBAN SPECIES




We've scooped these from the nice guys at Comic Book Movies.

Killer Transformers Costumes

Raaaah! Check out the Optimus Prime & Bumblebee costumes below if you haven't already:

Check out our cracking Transformers range here:

Funki Dred, The Doctor’s Orders & The Social present
SubSoul
“The real over ground sound”

8pm-1am Every Saturday
@ The Social, 5 Little Portland Street, London W1W 7JD

with residents
Jazzie B
Spin Doctor
Chris P Cuts
& special guests
Playing a fun packed mix of whatever they like!

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September Line Ups
3rd - Spin Doctor & Jazzie B
10th – Spin Doctor & Chris P Cuts
17th – Chris P Cuts & The Last Skeptik
24th – Chris P Cuts & Jazzie B

October Line Ups
1st: Jazzie B & Spin Doctor
8th: Chris P Cuts & Ben Waist
15th: Spin Doctor & Chris P Cuts
22nd: Jazzie B & Chris P Cuts
29th: Jazzie B & Spin Doctor
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With 8 months under their belt SubSoul have already banished any thoughts of fake tans and champagne swilling posers when it comes to thinking of partying in the West End. Each and every week a fun loving crowd of real music lovers have been descending on the legendary Social to hear the brilliant line up of resident DJs and guests including Eric Lau, Jazzi Q, DJ Khalil, Fitzroy the Buzzboy, DJ Lok, The Last Skeptik, Kyri R2 and more play a soulful blend of the platters that matter old and new.

As the old saying goes if it ain’t broke don’t fix it so SubSoul continues throughout the summer with the straight up party philosophy that has seen it become popular so quickly. With word spreading like wild fire this is the underground party for those looking for the overground sound!

Jazzie B: The original Funki Dred
Playing and making records since 1977, Jazzie is one of the few true international legends of modern soul music. With Soul II Soul he’s scored Number One hits all over the world; has won two Grammies and an Ivor Novello award; and received an OBE and the keys to no less than seven American cities – some states even celebrate a Soul II Soul Day. As busy now as he’s ever been, deejaying all over the world, and with a BBC London 94.9 radio show, Subterranean Soul presents him with an chance to spin the records that played such a large part in his early success on the sound system scene.

Spin Doctor: The hardest working man in Hip-Hop.
The driving force behind The Doctor’s Orders, Spin has been promoting and rocking parties in London for longer than he might care to mention and while best known for his dedication to Hip-Hop his passion for all genres is undoubted and he is more than ready and willing to show the extent of his collection at this new night.

Chris P Cuts: Star in the making.
Already establishing himself as one of the most exciting DJs on the underground party scene Chris P will be expanding his reputation and experience with his first residency. Always fearless in the variety of his selection he will be building on his reputation week by week.

www.thedoctorsorders.com

London Philharmonic Orchestra plays concert featuring (y)our favourite video game music: + win two tickets!

As a Sci-fi and fantasy fan, and an ardent music fan, when City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra delighted aural receivers with their 'Sci & Fantasy Symphony' series' (featuring music from Dr Who, Lord of the Rings, Stargate, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Holst's Planets, Thunderbirds and Red Dwarf), it was a transcendental: a joyous and giddy experience. A woman even fainted during Mars, which added to the pathos of the whole affair.

And now in London, I hear that the London Philharmonic Orchestra are doing a concert playing scores from VIDEO GAMES. I'm wall-crawling with excitement right now.

"Experience total orchestral immersion in the worlds of Advent Rising, Halo, Bioshock, Dead Space, Mass Effect, Battlefield, Call of Duty, Splinter Cell, Elder Scrolls, Final Fantasy, Legend of Zelda, Myst, World of Warcraft,Uncharted: Drakes Fortune, Angry Birds, Tetris, Super Mario Bros, Enemy Zero, 007: Blood Stone, Little Big Planet, Grand Theft Auto, Metal Gear Solid"

The concert takes place on the 2nd of September and you can grab further information and tickets here.

COMPETITION:

To win a pair of tickets to the concert, answer this: What is the name of the protagonist in the Splinter Cell games series? Ha, we weren't going to ask you a Mario Bros question now were we? Add us on facebook, then message us the answer. Splendid.

TRIANGLE featuring XXXY, 2-22s, Dave Chambers & Paul Cross + COMPETITION

CAMP 19.08

70-74 CITY ROAD

xxxy (Orca/Ten Thousand Yen)
2-22s (Resident)
DAVE CHAMBERS
PAUL CROSS (NTS Radio)

Triangle relaunches. From our previous homes at the Big Chill House and Concrete onto and down into the basement of CAMP.

We are massively excited about this one, and so should you be. xxxy has been on our radar for sometime now, so we're pleased to have him down to CAMP to help create what should be an awesome night.

Contributing to proceedings is resident DJ 2-22s, Dave Chambers and NTS Radio's Paul Cross

£5 All Night

Here's a mix by the resident:

http://soundcloud.com/triangle-3

Facebook page here

COMPETITION: To win yourself two tickets all you have to do is ask. Yup, it's that nice really.

Email: paul@urbanspecies.co.uk

SOUNDCRASH presents DJ YODA at Roundhouse: AV set on a full sized cinema screen

Presents

UK EXCLUSIVE OF DJ YODA'S ALL NEW AV SHOW

ON A FULL SIZED CINEMA SCREEN!

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF...

DJ YODA

WITH VERY SPECIAL GUESTS

THE TRANS-SIBERIAN MARCH BAND!

THE ROUNDHOUSE- CAMDEN-LONDON

SATURDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER 2011

www.soundcrashmusic.com

http://www.transsiberianmarchband.com

Soundcrash presents the ultimate audiovisual dj in the ultimate audiovisual venue!

After selling out the IMAX and KOKO DJ Yoda steps it up a couple of gears and produces a new live AV spectacular worthy of the legendary Roundhouse! Acclaimed by critics and loved by masses of sweaty, happy crowds the world over, DJ Yoda’s audiovisual extravaganza reaches a whole new round-shaped level. Blink and you’ll miss out on tickets!

The night presents a live collaboration between master Turntabilist DJ Yoda and Balkan Brass group The Trans-Siberian March Band, the night promises a magnificent mix of beats, brass and musical experimentation. Lots of DJs have re-mixed Balkan Brass, DJ Yoda does it first live!

Duncan Beiny aka DJ Yoda is no ordinary scratch DJ. His seminal How To Cut & Paste series showcased a tongue-in-cheek mixing style that prompted Q Magazine to declare him “one of the ten DJs to see before you die”, whilst Hip Hop Connection voted him “one of the top three DJs in the world”.

Originally a hip hop dj, DJ Yoda has been steadily incorporating a myriad music styles into his shows with a view to create exhilarating musical collages, from reggae to drum’n’bass, kuduro to country music - and often at the same time! - concocting an intoxicating blend with one single aim in mind: to get the party going!

Trail-blazing into the world of the audio-visual he has pioneered a new artform using cutting edge technology that he has been instrumental in developing to scratch and mix visuals on top of his DJ sets. Drawing from sources as diverse as classic movies, obscure television shows, or viral youtube clips, you can find him cutting up the Indiana Jones theme tune to full on dubstep, or dicing and splicing the Muppet Theme with M.I.A. in amongst the inimitable audiovisual whirlwind that is DJ YODA.

Bumblebee of Transformers Costume

Badass

Doctor's Orders present Blitz the Ambassador & The Stepkids (STONESTHROW)

"A blindingly bright clarity drives Blitz the Ambassador. With a spot-on sense of flow, he name-checks Basquiat and Lumumba, evokes lovelorn sighs on Accra buses, émigré alienation, history’s shadows. All set to swirls of brass, distorted guitars, and the crackle and pop of old amplifiers.

With a lightning-fast mind, the political boldness of Chuck D, and the sixth groove sense of Fela Kuti, Ghanaian-born, New York-based MC, composer, and producer unleashes psychedelic Afrobeat colors and triple-time rhymes with a sound clearly born in Africa but honed on New York Streets.

Blitz grew up when the fierce promise of Afrocentric, intellectually discerning rap was at its peak. In the Accra of his youth, the golden age of Hip-Hop lived on long after rap began to go (Dirty) South in the U.S. Blitz and his brothers and friends became avid fans of groups like Public Enemy, one of the few major Hip-Hop names to tour Ghana, memorizing raps verbatim to impress the cool kids at school, studying the flow of masters from Rakim to Q-Tip.

Surrounded by a profusion of other music in Accra, from the highlife swaying at a nearby soccer field to the kora and drums played for chiefs and sub-chiefs. Marvin Gaye and Michael Jackson, and local reactions to rock and funk all made their mark, spinning on the sometime unreliable family record player.

Stone’s Throw Records’ latest discovery The Stepkids are a psych –soul outfit that have drawn comparisons to Rotary Connection & Animal Collective fusing Soul, Funk, Punk, Jazz & African Rhythms into a psychedelic sound for the 21st Centaury. All three members write, sing and engineer their sound as one with a focus on the whole. “What excites us about this band is this band itself; it’s about creating an entity where the entity itself is what’s important.”

Having all cut their teeth on the East Coast Jazz / R&B Scene they have all individually recorded solo projects, score movies, share stages with the likes of Alicia Keys, 50 cent & Laryn Hiil but is as this collective with a common purpose and unified voice that they are set to take the world by storm as The Stepkids step into the spotlight.

Tonight presents a change to hear two of the freshest and most exciting acts to hit London for a while. With both having such unique takes on such established sounds this is the chance to look into the future’s exciting re-interpretation of the past."

Support DJs Spin Doctor & Charlie Dark

8pm-Midnight
Wednesday 3rd August 2011
@ Cargo Courtyard, 83 Rivington Street, London EC2A 3AY
(Old Street Tube)

http://www.thedoctorsorders.com/diary_blitz.html

Banana Klan and Earth's Fastest Man - Roots Manuva and Usain Bolt!

And it's quite apt that at this show in Berlin, the fastest man to have ever ran on Earth (probably), one Usain Bolt graces the stage with Roots Manuva for Witness the Fitness.

Grab your exclusive Banana Klan gear here .

Super 8 - win a pair of tickets to see the film at BFI + T-shirt giveaway

J. J Abrams, bringer of such cinema smashers as Cloverfield and Star Trek, as well as stints on Lost and Alias, brings us another Summer IMAX experience at the amazing BFI: SUPER 8.

It's the year 1979 (which is numerologically significant in itself - go do the knowledge) and a group of friends start to notice strange happenings around their around their town after a mysterious train crash.

Check the trailer below...


To win a pair of tickets to experience this chiller/thriller haunt, which opens at BFI Southbank on the 5th of August - simply answer:

"Which classic sci-fi series did Abrams bring to the big screen in 2009?"

Simple isn't it? Easier than a Vulcan mind meld. Along with your tickets also choose one of the t-shirts from the Urban Species range below we've decided to throw in (Check sizes etc here). Email your answers to filmcompetitions@bfi.org.uk and make sure make 'Urban Species' the subject. All the best and enjoy!