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Looking for Mr Goodbar

Experience Cinema on 16mm and 35mm at FACT

by FACT

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This autumn, we’re bringing film back to film. Join us on the first Monday of every month for special screenings projected from 16mm and 35mm prints.

 

There is something different about watching a film on film. The colour, depth and texture. The flicker of the projector. The occasional marks left by a print that has travelled between cinemas and been enjoyed by audiences over time.

Beginning this October, FACT presents 16mm and 35mm screenings on the first Monday of every month. From rarely screened cult films and rediscovered classics to much-loved favourites that deserve the big screen, each event is a chance to experience cinema in its original physical form.

At every screening, one lucky film-goer will be invited into the projection room to start the film. You’ll step behind the scenes, see the reels and specialist equipment up close, and discover the increasingly rare skills that bring film to life on the big screen.

Our first three screenings, all presented on 35mm, are now on sale, with many more films to be announced.

Looking for Mr Goodbar

Looking for Mr. Goodbar [18]

Monday 5 October | 19:30

Diane Keaton gives one of her boldest performances in Richard Brooks’ provocative portrait of desire, danger and liberation in 1970s New York.

Complex rights issues kept Looking for Mr. Goodbar out of circulation for decades, making this 35mm screening an especially rare opportunity to experience the film as it was intended.

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The Keep [18]

Monday 2 November | 19:30

Michael Mann’s visually arresting cult horror brings together ancient evil, wartime brutality and Tangerine Dream’s haunting electronic score.

Featuring Scott Glenn, Ian McKellen, Jürgen Prochnow and Gabriel Byrne, this singular collision of supernatural horror and dreamlike 1980s style demands to be experienced on the big screen and on 35mm.

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Of Time and the City

Of Time and the City [12A]

Monday 7 December | 19:30

Terence Davies’ deeply personal portrait of Liverpool returns to the city in a special 35mm presentation.

Combining archive footage with music, poetry and Davies’ unmistakable narration, Of Time and the City is both a love letter and a lament: a moving meditation on memory, identity and a city transformed by time.

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Tickets are £8–£10. All screenings begin at 19:30, with doors opening at 19:00.

Presented by FACT and supported by Film Hub North with National Lottery funding on behalf of the BFI Film Audience Network.