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New releases this week include Matteo Garrone’s terrific portrait of a criminal dogsbody, Dogman; Touch Me Not, the controversial winner of the Golden Bear at Berlinale; Science Fair, a sharp, refreshing documentary charting the fortunes of high-school students; and Sink, following the tough tale of an unemployed dad living on the brink of survival.

One off screenings this week include music doc The Go-Betweens: Right Here on Monday; Hungarian comedy-drama My Twentieth Century on Wednesday and Anim18‘s The 7th Voyage of Sinbad on Thursday.

And on Fri 26 Oct, FilmFear returns for another Halloween season, bringing the most blood-curdling, horrifying, scream-inducing horrors to our screens.

Highlights: Cinema

FilmFear

Fri 26 Oct 2018 – Wed 31 Oct 2018

Prepare yourself for the return of FilmFear in October, as our collaboration with Film4 continues with a third...

Manchester Animation Festival 2018

Tue 13 Nov 2018 – Thu 15 Nov 2018

Join us this November for an international celebration of all things animated.

Next 7 Days: Cinema

First Man (12A)

Today 20.10; Tomorrow 12.55, 14.20, 17.15, 20.10; Thu 13.00, 15.30, 17.15, 20.10 + more times

On the heels of La La Land, Chazelle and Gosling reunite for the riveting story of NASA’s mission...

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Weekly Calendar

Fri 26 Oct - Thu 1 Nov

Fri 19 Oct - Thu 25 Oct

A Star is Born (15)

Today 20.15; Tomorrow 14.35, 17.25, 20.15; Thu 12.45, 14.35, 17.25, 20.15; Fri 15.25, 20.15 + more times

Previously filmed in 1937, 1954, and 1976, Cooper’s directorial debut tells the story of a seasoned musician who...

Touch Me Not (18)

Tomorrow 13.05; Thu 20.20

Touch Me Not is a look at how we can find intimacy in the most unexpected ways, it’s...

Adventures in Super 8 Programme 2 (15)

Today 18.10

This double bill of experimental films showcases Cold Fish director Sion Sono’s early work and the wonderfully oddball...

The Wife (15)

Today 18.20; Tomorrow 15.50, 20.35; Thu 12.55, 16.15, 18.25; Fri 17.55; Sat 13.05; Sun 13.45, 20.35 + more times

Joe Castleman (Pryce) is being given the Nobel Prize for Literature, and he and wife Joan (Close) couldn’t...

Do The Right Thing (15)

Today 20.20; Tomorrow 13.00

The hottest day of the year explodes on screen in this vibrant look at a day in the...

Dogman (15)

Today 20.35; Tomorrow 15.55, 18.15; Thu 15.55, 20.40; Fri 13.05; Sun 13.15; Mon 17.50 + more times

Merging social realism with an urban Western scenario, Dogman is an intense and brooding work.

Sink (15)

Today 20.40; Tomorrow 18.05; Thu 15.15

Executive produced by Mark Rylance, Sink concerns Micky Mason, a skilled manual worker who, since the financial crisis,...

Columbus (12A)

Tomorrow 15.45; Thu 20.35

With its naturalistic rhythms and empathy for the complexities of families, debut director Kogonada's film unfolds as a...

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My Twentieth Century (15)

Tomorrow 18.10

From Ildikó Enyedi (On Body and Soul), this magical film spins a tale of twins who are born...

BlacKkKlansman (15)

Tomorrow 20.05; Thu 13.25; Fri 17.50; Sat 17.25; Sun 15.35; Mon 15.30 + more times

Produced by Oscar-winning Get Out auteur Jordan Peele, Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman tells the astonishing true story of one...

Science Fair (12A)

Tomorrow 20.40; Thu 18.15

The winner of the first ever Sundance Festival Favourite Award, Science Fair follows nine high school students from...

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (U)

Thu 18.30

Sinbad is forced to return to the magical isle of Colossa in search of the secret to restore...

The HOME Film Podcast #39 – October 2018

It's October. It's cold. It's the perfect time to head to the cinema!

The Hate U Give (12A)

Fri 12.45, 15.05, 17.40, 20.10; Sat 15.20, 17.20, 20.10; Sun 14.10, 17.00, 19.50 + more times

Starr Carter is constantly switching between two worlds: the poor, mostly black, neighbourhood where she lives, and the...

Possum (15)

Fri 13.40, 18.15; Sat 15.40, 20.30; Sun 12.45, 18.30; Mon 15.25, 20.30 + more times

Sean Harris (Macbeth) is on magnificently twisted form as Philip, a troubled children’s puppeteer who is forced to...

Bad Reputation (15)

From Fri 26 Oct

Merging contemporary interviews with archive footage of the burgeoning 1970s punk scene, Bad Reputation is a fascinating portrait...

Utøya: July 22 (18)

From Fri 26 Oct

In July 2011 more than 500 youths at a political summer camp on an island outside Oslo were...

An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn (15)

Fri 17.35; Sat 17.40; Sun 20.25; Mon 13.00 + more times

Jim Hosking follows up his deliriously depraved The Greasy Strangler with a similarly deranged piece of bad-taste cinema.

Preview/ Border (18)

Fri 20.30

Blending fantasy, thriller, drama and horror, this genuinely surprising film is based on a story by John Ajvide...

Relaxed/ Coraline (PG)

Sat 11.00

An adventurous 11-year-old girl finds herself in another world that is strangely familiar but much better than her...

Listening event/ Nigel Kneale’s The Road (PG)

Sat 27 Oct 2018

Mark Gatiss and Adrian Scarborough star as a philosopher and scientist investigating ghostly outbreaks in a country wood...

Listening event/ Nigel Kneale’s The Road Q&A

Sat 27 Oct 2018

This special listening event will be followed by a Q&A with actor, writer and comedian Toby Hadoke.

One Cut of the Dead (15)

Sat 18.10

Beginning with an almost 40-minute single-take set piece that sets the tone for what’s to come, this cult...

Mandy (18)

Sat 20.20 + more times

A wild and grandiose story of love, revenge and the supernatural, Panos Cosmatos’ follow-up to Beyond the Black...

Coraline (PG)

Sun 11.00

An adventurous 11-year-old girl finds herself in another world that is strangely familiar but much better than her...

They Live (18)

Sun 16.00

Conspiracy theory sci-fi from John Carpenter that’s a firm fan favourite thanks to its mix of goofy B-movie...

Preview/ Let the Corpses Tan (18)

Sun 18.20

The directors of Giallo tributes Amer and The Strange Colour of Your Body’s Tears return with a ferocious take on...

An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn Q&A

Sun 28 Oct 2018

The screening on Sun 28 Oct at 20:25 will have an introduction and a short post screening Q&A...

Preview/ Assassination Nation (18)

Mon 18.10

A clique of high school girlfriends find their lives suddenly exposed when a stranger starts revealing their digital...

Preview/ Videoman (18)

Mon 20.40

One of the stand-out discoveries at August’s FrightFest, this mystery-thriller will strike a chord with anyone who’s ever...

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The Fog (15)

Starts Tue 30 Oct 2018 at 20.40

Looking to continue the terror but in a different style, John Carpenter followed up his smash-hit Halloween with...

Preview/ St. Agatha (CTBA)

Starts Wed 31 Oct 2018 at 18.30

An atmospheric chiller from director Darren Lynn Bousman, veteran of the Saw franchise (II, II and IV) and...

Hallowe'en Special/ The Evil Dead... (18)

Starts Wed 31 Oct 2018 at 20.40

Regarded as a masterpiece in modern horror and still the defining film of director Sam Raimi’s continuing career,...

NT Live/ Allelujah! (15)

Starts Thu 1 Nov 2018 at 18.45

Alan Bennett’s celebrated plays include The History Boys, The Lady in the Van and The Madness of George...

Mirai (PG)

Starts Fri 2 Nov 2018 at 20.40

A young boy, disappointed when his new sister becomes the centre of attention, encounters a magical garden which...

Work in Progress: Deep in Vogue (CTBA)

Starts Sat 3 Nov 2018 at 18.30

Synonymous with the black, gay ballrooms of 1980s New York this documentary asks why we need Vogue in...

Battle of the Freddies: Black & White Ball (CTBA)

Starts Sat 3 Nov 2018 at 20.40

Using extensive unseen archive footage, this film celebrates the man who was very different to his flamboyant onstage...

Female Trouble (18)

Starts Sat 3 Nov 2018 at 23.00

We’ll be tapping into the energy and traditions of the midnight movie circuit so expect a truly memorable...

Naked (18)

Starts Sun 4 Nov 2018 at 13.00

Screening as part of the Mike Leigh season.

ROH Live/ Die Walküre (12A)

Starts Sun 4 Nov 2018 at 17.00

Die Walküre (The Valkyrie) is the second opera in the cycle, and features several of the Ring’s musical...

Would You Look at Her (15)

Starts Wed 7 Nov 2018 at 20.30

Coming directly from this year’s festival circuit, our selection of New East Cinema’s shorts tracks the ways women’s...

DOC/FEST presents: Shakedown (18)

Starts Sat 10 Nov 2018 at 16.00

This strip club was a space for LA's African-American queer community to explore identity, sexuality and have an...

Lego Stop Motion Workshop

Sun 11 Nov 10:30 - 12:30

Want to bring LEGO to life and create your own movie?

Short Films for Children (CTBA)

Starts Sun 11 Nov 2018 at 11.30

A collection of the best in contemporary animated children’s short film from around the world!

Scratch ‘n Sniff Cinema presents/ Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (U)

Starts Sun 11 Nov 2018 at 13.00

Prepare to experience the nation’s favourite stop-motion heroes as you’ve never smelled them before! 

Nae Pasaran (12A)

Starts Sun 11 Nov 2018 at 18.10

Nae Pasaran reunites inspirational figures Bob Fulton, Robert Sommerville, John Keenan and Stuart Barrie to hear their story.

Now Showing/ Grand Central... (15)

Starts Mon 12 Nov 2018 at 18.30

Gary arrives at a nuclear power plant in the countryside, hoping to make money by working on a...

MAF: Student Films 1 (15)

Starts Tue 13 Nov 2018 at 10.30

Whether it be an introduction to the industry or a mastery of the art form, Student films are...

MAF: Short Films Panorama (15)

Starts Tue 13 Nov 2018 at 10.40

This selection showcases the versatility and scope of contemporary animation. A mixture of techniques, storytelling and platforms, this panorama...

MAF: Short Films 1 (15)

Starts Tue 13 Nov 2018 at 12.00

Presenting some of the best animated short films from around the world playing in competition at Manchester Animation...

MAF: Short Films 2 (15)

Starts Tue 13 Nov 2018 at 12.10

Presenting some of the best animated short films from around the world playing in competition at Manchester Animation...

Animated Answers: Switching Specialisms

Tue 13 Nov 12.30

Working with our industry partner Brown Bag Films we’re proud to introduce Animated Answers. Bringing together people from...

Meet Locksmith Animation

Tue 13 Nov 14.00

Locksmith Animation is the UK’s only dedicated high-end CG feature animation studio dedicated to making films for a...

MAF: Student Films 2 (18)

Starts Tue 13 Nov 2018 at 14.10

Whether it be an introduction to the industry or a mastery of the art form, Student films are...

MAF: Commissioned Films (18)

Starts Tue 13 Nov 2018 at 15.30

Demonstrating the power and scope of animation our selection of commissioned films is thought provoking, informative and entertaining...

This Magnificent Cake! (15)

Starts Tue 13 Nov 2018 at 16.45

This film is an anthology about the colonization of Africa at the end of the 19th century. It...

Tito and The Birds (PG)

Starts Tue 13 Nov 2018 at 18.30

Join Tito on a quest for his missing father and for his own identity.

Night of the Trampires (18)

Starts Tue 13 Nov 2018 at 19.50

It’s no longer 1985 – it’s 1986, and Chuck Steel has work to do if he is to...

A Man is Dead (CTBA)

Starts Tue 13 Nov 2018 at 20.10

Brest, 1950. Workers are on strike calling in vain for higher wages. P'tit Zef, Édouard, and Désiré take...

Animated Women UK

Wed 14 Nov 10.30

Following the success of their panel at CMC this year, the Animated Women UK team are taking their...

Making of Becca’s Bunch

Wed 14 Nov 12.00

Join the team behind the show for an insightful making of session and learn how they created the...

IEA Scriptwriting: It’s Better than a Proper Job

Wed 14 Nov 14.00

Andrew will give an overview of all the awful mistakes he's made in his seven years of writing,...

Smallfilms on the Big Screen (U)

Starts Wed 14 Nov 2018 at 14.10

A selection of Smallfilms classics. Filmed in a tiny shed in the countryside and enjoyed by children and...

Smallfilms Stories

Wed 14 Nov 15.30

Join a panel of experts as we pay a visit to the creative wonderlands that Smallfilms studio created,...

Skwigly Screening (18)

Starts Wed 14 Nov 2018 at 17.00

Skwigly Online Animation Magazine is proud to present a selection of films from its animation community in association...

40 Years of Barry Purves

Wed 14 Nov 17.30

There are few animators like Barry Purves. Working in Feature, Television, Short films where he has won acclaim...

Skwigly Quiz

Wed 14 Nov 19.00

Join Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell from Skwigly Online Animation Magazine and the Skwigly Animation Podcast as he...

Barry Purves Retrospective (CTBA)

Starts Wed 14 Nov 2018 at 19.00

After a career spanning 40 years we take Barry’s selections of his own work and play them back...

Funan (15)

Starts Wed 14 Nov 2018 at 19.05

Winner of the Feature Film Cristal at Annecy Animation Festival, Funan is the incredibly powerful story of a young woman...

Virus Tropical (15)

Starts Wed 14 Nov 2018 at 20.40

Born in a not-so-conventional family, Paola grows up between Ecuador and Colombia and finds herself unable to fit...

In the Frame: Educating Animators

Thu 15 Nov 10.30

This year's In The Frame panel draws its focus on educating animators.

The Making of the Highway Rat

Thu 15 Nov 12.15

We are joined by director Jeroen Jaspaert who will take us behind the scenes for a making of...

Student Films Panorama (18)

Starts Thu 15 Nov 2018 at 14.20

This selection of Student films showcases the versatility and scope of animation being produced by Students from all...

Anijam Screening (CTBA)

Starts Thu 15 Nov 2018 at 17.15

The AniJam challenge is simple. Create an animated film based around a specific theme in 48hrs. 48hrs to...

Isle of Dogs (PG)

Starts Thu 15 Nov 2018 at 18.10

Isle of Dogs tells the story of Atari Kobayashi, the 12-year-old ward to corrupt Mayor Kobayashi. When, by...

MAF 2018: Awards Ceremony

Thu 15 Nov 20.00

Join us for the climax to the festival presented by animation legend Barry Purves as we hand out...

RSC Live/ Troilus & Cressida (12A)

Starts Sat 17 Nov 2018 at 13.00

Virtuoso percussionist Evelyn Glennie collaborates with RSC Artistic Director Gregory Doran to create a satirical futuristic vision of...

Why the Jews? (CTBA)

Starts Sun 18 Nov 2018 at 15.45

Modesty may be a virtue but the stats don’t lie: a whopping 30% of Nobel science prizes since...

The Waldheim Waltz (CTBA)

Starts Mon 19 Nov 2018 at 18.10

Shocking allegations about his Nazi past did not prevent Kurt Waldheim, former UN Secretary-General, from comfortably winning the...

NT Live/ The Madness of George III (As Live) (12A)

Starts Tue 20 Nov 2018 at 18.45

Multi-award-winning drama The Madness of George III will be broadcast live, in National Theatre Live’s first ever broadcast...

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Book Signing/ The New Uncanny: Tales of Unease

Tue 30 Oct 2018

The New Uncanny: Tales of Unease, is a new anthology of horror fiction featuring some of the best...

Possum Q&A

Tue 30 Oct 18.20

After the screening on Tue 30 Oct at 18:20 will be joined by director Matthew Holness for a...

Black Mother (CTBA)

From Fri 2 Nov

Part film, part baptism, director Khalik Allah’s Black Mother takes us on a spiritual exploration through Jamaica. Soaking...

Fahrenheit 11/9 (CTBA)

From Fri 2 Nov

Palme d’Or–winning documentarian Michael Moore turns his attention to another significant date, examining the legacy of Trump’s ascension...

Female Trouble + Introduction

Sat 3 Nov 2018

This screening will be introduced by HOME’s team of Young Film Programmers.

Naked + post-screening discussion

Sun 4 Nov 13.00

The screening at 13:00 on Sun 04 Nov will be followed by an free, informal post-screening discussion led...

Widows (CTBA)

From Tue 6 Nov

Inspired by Lynda LaPlante’s 1980s TV series of the same name, Widows is a modern-day thriller set against...

Wildlife (CTBA)

From Fri 9 Nov

With his partner, screenwriter and actor Zoe Kazan, acclaimed actor Paul Dano adapts the minimalist novel by Richard...

Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot (CTBA)

From Fri 9 Nov

The latest from Gus Van Sant tells the true story of John Callahan (Phoenix), a man ready to...

Shakedown Q&A

Sat 10 Nov 2018

We will be joined by director Leilah Weinraub for a Q&A following this screening.

Animated Answers: Little or Large, Which Studio is Best for You

Tue 13 Nov 2018

Come along armed with questions and put them to our panel of animation experts from the creative community.

The Real-Time Revolution with Blue Zoo

Tue 13 Nov 2018

Blue Zoo share how they are using rapidly advancing technology to enhance their storytelling skills and push creativity...

This Magnificent Cake! Q&A

Tue 13 Nov 16.45

We’re delighted to be joined by co-director Marc James Roels who will join us at the festival for...

Night of the Trampires Q&A

Tue 13 Nov 19.50

We’re delighted to be joined by director Mike Mort who joins us for a Q&A following this screening.

Animated Answers: What Makes the Perfect Animator

Wed 14 Nov 2018

Bringing together people from industry to answer questions from the audience about issues anyone working in industry or...

Animated Answers: Production Pipelines, Finding your Place in the Flow

Wed 14 Nov 2018

Come along armed with questions and put them to our panel of animation experts from the creative community.

Masterclass: Framestore

Wed 14 Nov 2018

Framestore is home to a collective of visionaries working across film, advertising and content.

IEA Character Design

Tue 14 Nov 2017 – Thu 15 Nov 2018

Bring some pens for this informal session with Rumpus Animation's Seb Burnett as he talks about his character...

Making of Isle of Dogs

Thu 15 Nov 2018

Directed by Wes Anderson and starring a roster of Hollywood’s finest we take a look behind the scenes...

Getting Your Film Seen

Thu 15 Nov 2018

With so many avenues available to the greet the masses with your film our panel of experts will...

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