Bumper Moviedrome Screenings!

"A cult film is one that has a passionate following but does not appeal to everyone: James Bond movies are not cult films, but chainsaw movies are. Just because a film has become a cult movie does not automatically guarantee quality. Some are very bad; others are very, very good…

"One thing cult movies do have in common is that they are all genre films - for example, gangster films or westerns. They also have a tendency to slosh over from one genre into another, so that a science fiction film might also be a detective movie, or vice versa. They share common themes as well, themes that are found in all drama: love, murder and greed." Alex Cox, Moviedrome The Guide, BBC, 1990

Our very own version of cult TV programme Moviedrome - which aired on BBC4 between 1988 and 1994 - aims to present a programme of screenings to inspire, excite, agitate and spark conversation. With a film a month chosen and presented by local film expert George Cromack, the connective tissue is that the films are all offbeat in some way; lower-budget, edgy, political, daring and/or containing elements of excess.

They might be films you already know, or titles you've had on your 'to watch list' for years - either way, come and discover - or rediscover! - our next Moviedrome titles for 2026/7.

All we ask is keep an open mind, enjoy yourself, and spread the word!

• A Fistful of Dollars (1964, 15) - 26 June

A nameless stranger rides into the Mexican border town of San Miguel and quickly finds himself in the middle of a bloody battle for power between two rival families, the Baxters and the Rojos.

• Paprika (2006, 15) (20th anniversary) - 24 July

A ‘dream terrorist’ is using a stolen device to enter people’s dreams and create nightmares, so it’s down to a psychologist and her dream detective alter ego known as Paprika to enter the dream word and track down the thief.

• Quadrophenia (1979, 15) - 28 August

London 1965, Jimmy Cooper (Phil Daniels) is a mover and shaker in his tight-knit clique of Mods but how long will it be before he faces disillusionment?

• Diva (1981, 15) - 25 September

A young Parisian postman makes a bootleg recording of a famous but illusive opera singer, this becomes inadvertently mixed up with a tape carrying evidence incriminating the police.

• The Fly (1986, 18) (40th anniversary) - 30 October

A scientist enters his own teleportation pod invention, inadvertently merging himself with a house fly and leading to terrifying consequences.

• Seven Samurai (1954, PG) - 27 November

Seven Samurai are hired to protect a small village from a large group of marauding bandits.

• The Big Lebowski (1997, 18) - 18 December

Jeff Bridges stars as ‘The Dude’, a laid-back slacker and keen bowler, but when a couple of thugs relieve themselves on his beloved rug - which really ties the room together - he becomes embroiled in a case of mistaken identity.

• Picnic at Hanging Rock (Director’s Cut) (1975, 12A) - 29 January

St Valentine’s Day 1900. A party of school girls in Victoria Australia go for a picnic – and seemingly disappear.

• Chinatown (1974, 15) - 26 February

1930s L.A. Private Detective Jake Gittes (Jack Nicolson) is hired by a woman to trail her husband. Before too long, he’s out of his depth in bureaucratic corruption and dark family secrets...

Tickets are £9, and you can get them online, by popping in to Box Office or calling 01723 370 541.