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Independent cinemas will be essential post-isolation, but they need us now

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 Nick Griffin Independent Birmingham, Independent cinemas, The Electric, The Mockingbird

With Birmingham’s independent cinemas facing an uncertain few months, their livelihood will prove more relevant than ever.

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Preview: Slip into the surreal with Jodorowsky at The Mockingbird

January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 Blaise Radley Alejandro Jodorowsky, El Topo, The Holy Mountain, The Mockingbird

The Mockingbird is showing two films by one of cinema’s all time-great surrealists, Alejandro Jodorowsky – El Topo, and The Holy Mountain.

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Wear your stupid human suit to The Mockingbird’s Donnie Darko showings

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 Blaise Radley Donnie Darko, Jake Gyllenhaal, Richard Kelly, The Mockingbird

Donnie Darko, the defining cult classic of the early ‘00s, returns to the big screen courtesy of The Mockingbird for three screenings.

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Break the first two rules of Fight Club at the 20th anniversary screenings

March 6, 2019June 8, 2019 Blaise Radley David Fincher, Fight Club, The Mockingbird

Two decades on from its release, David Fincher’s blackly comic masterpiece is returning to The Mockingbird in Birmingham for a one-off show.

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