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Posted on March 21, 2007 by site admin mr_hopkinson

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Movieoke on over darlin’

Posted on March 20, 2007 by richie paradise

Movieoke Fun
Well friends We managed another evening of Movieoke madness, a frighteningly ever changing animal that thankfully enough of us want to keep coming (hey it even got a mention in Bizarre magazine so we must be doing something right). This time usual host Tom had to leave early to do his paper round, i mean DJ at The Bell so the good people of the audience had to endure a mixture of yours truely and Barry. Sterling work by all I’d say. Anyhow some fine performances, a moment where the peformer was dumbstruck at the beauty of Star Wars and couldn’t say anything, a great performance by Creepy Liam in The Shining, My amazing performance playing 3 people using 2 hats in that scene from Lost In Translation where he does the advert for <a href="“>Suntory Whisky (cutto, cutto, cutto!), a utterly mental version of Groundhog Day (all acusations of sexual preferences by Mr. Grant are all allegedly true but may or not be actually true, Cube Legal team) a fine performance of The Evil Dead

Also a fine ensemble peformance of Reservoir Dogs featuring Me, Barry, a guy called Simon I think (who looked marvellous in a short sleaved Cricket Jumper). I was rather guilty of going a little bit off on one and may have been rude about half the audience, the performers and ahem women in comfortable shoes. Still if you listen the audience is laughing (especially Oli who you can hear Guffawing away in all the video clips) so it must be ok.

well a fine time was had by all, the drssing up box was put away and we all tottered off to our abodes,

Thanks for listening, Big Love Richie Paradise Richie (Lost in) Paradise

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Pandora’s Box

Posted on March 20, 2007 by richie paradise

Where are we? Marcus and Richard Cube Orchestra
A while ago The Cube Orchestra had the good fortune to be asked to play a live soundtrack to the legendary Die Busche der Pandora also known as Pandora’s Box
It’s a really superb film and features the stunning and enigmatic Louise Brooks. Interesting enough The Cube’s own Zulieka Gregory bears a vaguely similar look (she’ll love me for saying that) which made playing along an amusing experience. Zuleika also came along and did her Blusherette Thang
Cube Orchestra
The Film was very atmospheric, moody and very interesting in it’s edgy for the time subject matter and a large and appreciative audience enjoyed the film and score.
Pandora's Box
I only caught 11 seconds on video but it’s worth all eleven seconds

A great time was had by all, even the bar staff but I wouldn’t mes with them..

hey, You’re Beautiful and dontcha ferget it Richie Paradise

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Bristol Meth

Posted on March 7, 2007 by ladylucy

bristolmeth

Originally uploaded by lady_lucy.

Come and see some of your Bristol Cube Meth friends play and screen at London Spitz . Hope to see you all there. Lets go on a trip 🙂 xx

some tickets are available here . . .

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From the Volunteers E-mail list . . .

Posted on March 6, 2007 by site admin mr_hopkinson

Megan Russell:

Sorry to abuse the system, I can’t seem to post this on the blog, but
thought it may be of interest:

We are holding an Albanian Film season at Watershed in Bristol this coming
weekend (Fri 16 –Sat 17) and thought it may be of interest to you.

:Film Festival:

:Albanian Film Season: A New Wave in Cinema:
Fri 16 — Sat 17 March

A rare season of screenings which uncovers Albania’s burgeoning, yet little
known cinema, and offers a chance to meet some of its filmmakers and stars.
Fee for all screenings and events in this season: Â£6.00 full / Â£4.00
concessions (unless otherwise stated).

:Film: Festival:
Tirana Year Zero (Tirana Viti 0) 15
Fri 16 March 1800hrs
Dir: Fatmir KoÃ§i Albania/France ’01 1hr 29mins Subtitled
A brutally honest exposÃ© of the lure of a richer life abroad, which centres
on a young odd job man Niku and his girlfriend Klara. The Albania in which
they live is desperate, yet despite the ever-present corruption, chaos and
violence, Niku can see no reason to leave.

:Film: Festival:
Dear Enemy (I dashur armik) 15
Sat 17 March 1400hrs
Dir: Gjergj Xhuvani Albania/Fra/Ger ’04 1hr 30mins Subtitled
In 1943 Albania is under German occupation and Harun delicately conducts
business with the Nazis whilst hiding an Albanian partisan, a wounded
Italian soldier and a Jewish watchmaker in his home, pressing these enemies
into close quarters to great comic effect.
This screening will be introduced by director Gjergj Xhuvani.

:Film: Festival:
Panel Discussion: A New Wave in Cinema? 15
Sat 17 March 1600hrs
A discussion on Albanian cinema with special guests director Gjergj Xhuvani,
Slogan film star Luiza Xhuvani and Albanian journalist Roland Seijko.
Fee: Â£3.00 full / Â£2.00 concessions.

:Film: Festival:
Slogans (Parrullat) 15
Sat 17 March 2030hrs
Dir: Gjergj Xhuvani Albania/France ’01 1hr 30mins Subtitled
The first Albanian film to premiere at Cannes, Slogans is a scathing attack
on the ignorant and imbecilic nature of fanatical politics which looks back
on the excesses of an outdated Stalinist ideology. This screening will be
introduced by director Gjergj Xhuvani.

Ticket prices: Screenings starting before 1700hrs: All ticket’s Â£3.50.
Screenings from 1700hrs:Â£6.00 full / Â£4.00 Concessions (unless otherwise
stated) Concessions apply to full time students, claimants, over-60s and
Disabled people.

Also released on Friday 16th:

:The Family Friend 15:
Fri 16 — Thu 29 March
Dir: Paulo Sorrentino Italy ’06 1hr 50mins
Subtitled
Sorrentino, director of the superb The Consequences Of Love, returns with
his striking visual flair to tell an unwholesome but gripping story of money
and revenge. Centred on 70-year-old Geremia, a creepy and brutish
moneylender who believes his services entitle him to be treated as family,
the film charts his deepening obsession with the beauty-queen daughter of
two of his client-victims. From their bed of misery springs a trace of
warmth in Geremia’s icy-cold heart, and he unwittingly opens himself up to
the kind of exploitation he has thrust upon others his entire life. A highly
original, surreal and occasionally grotesque suspense drama.

Ticket prices: Screenings starting before 1700hrs: All ticket’s Â£3.50.
Screenings from 1700hrs:Â£6.00 full / Â£4.00 Concessions (unless otherwise
stated) Concessions apply to full time students, claimants, over-60s and
Disabled people.

For further information visit : http://www.watershed.co.uk

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Hey Ladies !

Posted on March 5, 2007 by site admin mr_hopkinson

Comment posted on the Cube’s MySpace by Sian . . .

hi
as hopefully you are aware, me and gaptooth are hoping to reignite ladyfest bristol this summer and we need your help!
we have had lots of responses from bands etc, and so now we need to start organising ourselves.
please help us! we are hoping to get people together at kino on thursday 8 march around 7pm to brainstorm ideas for venues, workshops and all the ideas we need to make ladyfest happen. we really believe this could be a great event, but we can’t do it by ourselves!
if lots of people can’t make thursday then we can arrange another meeting, but please let us know either on my/gaptooth’s/ladyfestbristol page and see you then!

love sian xx

http://www.myspace.com/ladyfestbristol

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Yes, ’tis Strange

Posted on March 5, 2007 by site admin mr_hopkinson

As circulated by Ed Siebert, The Cube and Bristol got a mention in Bizarre magazine.

see scan . . .

how bizarre

If you’re straining to read that, the bit about The Cube follows . . .

THE CUBE

The Cube is Bristol’s very own Microplex, an underground one-screen fleapit cinema, mixing internationally renowned live music,film,webcasts, DJs, performance art and some of the weirdest shit you are likely to find. Run by a ragtag team of bo-ho artist type volunteers pandering free-trade coffee and organic beer, its free-spirited chaos is its charm, even if the 1960’s projector might break down every other screening. Current regular nights include Movieoke (where you pick a film, have a rummage in the dressing-up box and step up to the stage to become a star) and To Hell With Hollywood (fucked-up mondo movies to give you night terrors).

Cubecinema.com

Word is . . .

> That article is written by early years Cube
> projectionist and memorable office ‘presence’ Mark
> Berry aka Alan Smithee.

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New Years Memories

Posted on March 5, 2007 by richie paradise

fireworks over the cube

Hi gang, apologies for not blessing you with more irrelevent and exuberant chatter from The Cube but one is sooooo busy these days what with the Paradise estate and all…
Anyhow New Year was great, of course I forgot my camera so a couple of Volunteers sent me their pics and we even got some footage of the genius Colin Smith.

Anyhow great djing, great music from Anthony Maoif, great live soundtrack by Cube Orchestra to Liam’s Burleque extravangza A Grindhouse Romance and then a fine peformance by the remaining Orchestra members (me, Liam, Bel and Marcus) who played in New years with Auld Lang Syne. Mr. Hopkinson (just back from space) joined us on stage

And not forgetting, of course, a great audience who also joined us on stage to sing and dance for about 20 minutes as we funked things up. I had to beg the audience to let us stop. Honestly.
Friends, We salute you.

Ciao for now gang Richie Paradise