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Great films back on the big screen 📽️ Cinema Rediscovered 10 is on tour from August to December 2026 across the UK and Ireland. linktr.ee/cineredis

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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Beginning on Friday, 9th October, the 40th anniversary 4K restoration Final Cut of Michael Mann’s atmospheric thriller Manhunter kicks off Scares at the Shed, showing great horror films back on the big screen at Watershed throughout the month. Link in bio to the full season m
Still from Manhunt, a burning man on a wheelchair Nicole Kidman in The Others, wearing a grey jumper Still from The Fly of a disfigured person outside a run down building Still from The Devils, a woman knelt in front of a Jesus-like figure
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🎬The 10th edition of Cinema Rediscovered dedicated to the revival of great films on the big screen was our busiest to date! Over 6000 tickets across 73 events and screenings, including 18 UK premieres and one World Premiere, with 83 guest speakers. Read the full festival report via the link in bio.
A lively crowd chats at a cinema festival reception, with a smiling woman in the foreground; bold text reads “10 Cinema Rediscovered Festival Report.”
Event worker in a burgundy shirt with an Elaine May quote and elephant graphic stands beside colorful ticket-shaped stats: 73 events, 18 UK premieres, 6K+ tickets, 28% first-timers.
A decorated cinnamon cake sits among event food displays, beside green speech bubbles listing 83 guest speakers, 15 co-curators, 134 delegates and 30+ tour venues.
An audience faces a cinema screen displaying sponsor logos; an orange banner reads, “A huge thanks for your support and to our sponsors and partners. Full report in bio.”
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Slapstick Festival @slapstickfest.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Join the Slapstick Festival team! We are looking for an organised, experienced Senior Operations Manager based at our Bristol office three days a week to play a key role in delivering our annual Festival and year-round events - full job description and how to apply via the link in bio.
The Slapstick Festival 2026 team and volunteers ‘Work with Slapstick Festival’
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HippFest @hippfest.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#TBT to a wonderful launch of our Taste of Silents season last week... Queen Kelly (1929) was a MAGIC way to begin! Huge thanks to @pamhutch.bsky.social for a fab intro, Neil Brand for magnifient music, our Young Programmers,@cineredis.bsky.social on Tour, and Milestone Film & Video / Kino Lorber.
Historic movie theatre interior showing a vintage title card reading "Gloria Swanson in QUEEN KELLY," with a star-studded domed ceiling above and a dark auditorium of seated silhouettes below.Audience seated in a vintage cinema watching a presentation titled "Cinema Rediscovered" on a large screen, a speaker at a podium stage right, ornate proscenium with sunburst motif, and a star-speckled domed ceiling with circular ring lights overhead.Pamela Hutchinson speaking at a podium in an ornate theatre auditorium beside a large projection screen showing a vintage film poster, framed by red curtains and an art-deco sunburst mural above.Audience seated in a vintage theatre watching a large screen titled "Taste of Silents 2026" displaying four vintage film posters, beneath a domed ceiling with star-shaped lights and a decorative sunburst above the stage.
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Pamela Hutchinson @pamhutch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This was great fun. Thanks so much to @hippfest.bsky.social, the Young Programmers, @neilkbrand.bsky.social and @cineredis.bsky.social for a night to remember.
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Robin Baker @robinalexbaker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
New restoration alert!
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Adam Murray @admagnetic77.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Fantastic to see Charles Burnett’s My Brother’s Wedding screening across brilliant UK venues as part of @cineredis.bsky.social 10th Anniversary touring package 💜📽️ Had the honour + pleasure of sharing some thoughts about the film for #CinemaYearZero below www.cinemayearzero.com/p/my-brother...
Cinema Rediscovered 10th Anniversary: A tour of Charles Burnett’s My Brothers Wedding: BFI Southbank Tues 6th Oct, Fact Liverpool wed 7th Oct, Showroom Cinema Sun 11th Oct, Everyman Bath Mon 19th Oct, Home Manchester Tuesday 20 Oct
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
You're invited to MY BROTHER'S WEDDING, Charles Burnett's deeply humanist South LA follow-up to Killer of Sheep - newly restored in 4K. Link in bio for a screening near you, including BFI Southbank (London Premiere) on Tue 6 Oct
Still from My Brother's Wedding of man with an afro and moustache wearing an orange top. Titled You're Invited to My Brother's Wedding Dir. Charles Burnett New 4K Restoration, plus dates and locations of screenings.
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Pamela Hutchinson @pamhutch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Thanks to everyone who came to the BFI on Sunday. @neilkbrand.bsky.social accompanied Queen Kelly with panache and we sold all the copies of the book in the BFI shop!
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Great films back on the big screen at Maona Cinema from Fri 25 Sept to Thu 1 Oct with Cinema Rediscovered 10 on Tour! Tickets via the link in bio. Exhibitors can book films with #CinemaRedisOnTour and receive additional support with thanks to the BFI, providing funds from the National Lottery.
Stills from the Cinema Rediscovered on Tour season (Trees Lounge, The Adventures of Prince Achmed, In The Soup, African Jim) with the Cinema Rediscovered on Tour logo, Maona Cinema logo, 25 Sept to 1 Oct, supported by BFI and National Lottery.
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The latest piece from Cinema Rediscovered’s Roaming Reporters 2026 is a showcase of Film on Film, and the special events at Watershed and our 10th Birthday Festival by Petra Rihan - read now via our Letterboxd HQ (link in bio).
The Importance of Physicality in a Digital Age at Watershed and Cinema Rediscovered with photography and writing by Petra Rihan. Images featured are the Cinema Rediscovered poster, Polaroid photos, Ghost World Cutout, a hand holding glue sticks, and film reel

'So much fun' in individual cut out letters, and photos from Josie and the Pussycats event
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Following the UK premiere at Cinema Rediscovered 10, watch the 4K restoration of La Femme Infidèle at Watershed this weekend (Fri 11 to Sun 13 September) before the season continues on Sundays in October. www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/seas...
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Claude Chabrol: Elements of Crime
Claude Chabrol: Elements of Crime is a selection of newly restored films allowing us to experience again Chabrol’s elegant and thrilling cinema. Book now.
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Curated by Catherine Wheatley, the latest BFI season - Claude Chabrol: Elements of Crime - brings together some of Chabrol’s most compelling rogues and disturbing works back onto the big screen across the UK in September and October.
Poster for Claude Chabrol: Elements of Crime
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Happy 50th Birthday to Aardman Animations 🥳 We were honoured to celebrate 50 years of the world-famous Bristol-based animation studio at Watershed for Cinema Rediscovered’s 10th edition with co-founders Sirs Peter Lord and David Sproxton. 📸Charley Williams #aardman #morph #50thanniversary
50 Years of Morph event with BSL Interpreter Rory, Sir David Sproxton, Sir Peter Lord, and Pamela Hutchinson, with a black-and-white photo of the co-founders animating on the big screen

Sir David Sproxton holding a Morph book


Sir Peter Lord holding a Morph bookA Morph animation playing, with Sir Peter Lord looking up, watching
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Andrew Kelly @andrewkelly.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Saw @davidkittredge.bsky.social Boorman documentary and Exorcist 2 in @cineredis.bsky.social. Do catch them if you can. And if you want more Boorman, we’re showing six of his BBC documentaries 12 September with @swsilents.bsky.social.
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‘Exorcist II’ Bombed in 1977. Its Director Still Feels the Sting.
The filmmaker John Boorman speaks candidly in a new documentary that aims to reassess the notorious failure. (For one, it wasn’t really scary.)
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Cinema Rediscovered on Tour comes to Gloucester Guildhall in September! Experience new restorations from our 10th Birthday edition on the big screen in Gloucester’s historic Guildhall, each Saturday at 2pm throughout September. Tickets via the link in bio.
Stills from My Brother's Wedding, Obsession, Accident, Billy Liar, with logos for Gloucester Guildhall and Cinema Rediscovered 10 on Tour - titled Saturdays in September
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Roaming Reporters is a talent development initiative covering how festivals are programmed, executed, and documented, as well as providing a platform for content creation. This year's cohort was led by Comms and Outreach Coordinator Nathan Hardie.
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
For our Roaming Reporters 2026, James Batt takes us through the decades of films he watched at Cinema Rediscovered 10th Birthday edition!
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Thank you @filmstories.bsky.social for the lovely article on #CineRedis26 ❤️ filmstories.co.uk/news/lost-an...
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Lost and found: exploring the film gems at this year's Cinema Rediscovered
Over 50 films and events over five days: Bristol’s Cinema Rediscovered is one of the UK’s most unique fests. A report from July’s edition:
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This talent development initiative covered how festivals are programmed, executed, and documented, providing a platform for content creation led by Comms and Outreach Coordinator Nathan Hardie supported by reviewer and videographer Sarah Williams and BFI Film Academy South West Lead Claire Simmons.
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Announcing the Roaming Reporters cohort from our 10th anniversary edition! Four early-stage creatives had the opportunity to explore Cinema Rediscovered 2026 and capture their experience. Keep an eye out for their work over the coming weeks on our Instagram and Letterboxd HQ.
Four headshots and names of the Roaming Reporters 2026 cohort, with Cinema Rediscovered 10 and Watershed logos
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Rogue Hollywood comes to #HOMEManchester for Cinema Rediscovered 10 on Tour! Beginning on Sun 30th August with a rare 35mm screening of Looking for Mr. Goodbar, catch the full season over the next three Sundays and Wednesdays at HOME Manchester - link in bio for tickets.
Stills from the Rogue Hollywood season, with Rogue Hollywood text, logos for Cinema Rediscovered 10 on Tour and HOME Manchester, supported by BFI and National Lottery.
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Cinemas, community cinemas and more can book both 4K restorations ℅ IndieCollect with Cinema Rediscovered on Tour, bringing great films back to the big screen. www.watershed.co.uk/cinema-redis...
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Cinema Rediscovered on tour, UK and Ireland 2026
Cinema Rediscovered launches a UK and Ireland tour of highlights celebrating the return of the big screen experience.
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Alexandre Rockwell's new 4K restoration of In The Soup (1992) was a hit closing out Cinema Rediscovered 10th Birthday Festival! Catch it at The Prince Charles Cinema on Thu 20th Aug at 15:30, plus double bill it with #SteveBuscemi directorial debut Trees Lounge (1996) on Thu 27th Aug 15:00.
A Letterboxd Review from Beth Morris and an In The Soup still with Steve Buscemi and Sam Rockwell.


A Letterboxd Review from Luke Heptinstall and a still of Jennifer Beals in In The Soup.

A Letterboxd Review from Devon Diamond and a still of Seymour Cassell in In the Soup

A Letterboxd Review from Megadyptes and an In The Soup with Un Film Di Adolpho Rollo
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José Arroyo @josearroyo.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
A discussion of two old films that feel newly relevant, first shown @cineredis.bsky.social and soon making their way at art cinemas across the country and on release by @indicator.bsky.social soundcloud.com/user-7660425...
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Obsession (Edward Dmtryk, 1949) and Pastor Hall (Roy Boulting, 1940)
https://notesonfilm1.com/2026/07/31/cinema-rediscovered-2026-wrap-up/ Pastor Hall (Roy Boulting, 1940)/ Obsession (Edward Dmytryk, 1949) Richard I talk about two films screened recently at Cinema Red
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
On 13th August 2010, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World was released ⚡ For our 10th anniversary festival, we showcased the feature at Bristol Megascreen + recorded intro from Edgar Wright! Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is available for bookings as part of Cinema Rediscovered on Tour - link in bio for more


Edgar Wright on Bristol Megascreen with audience 
Michael Cera as Scott Pilgrim on Bristol Megascreen with audience
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
As a thank you, there's an opportunity to win a subscription to BFI Player and a Limited Edition Danger: Diabolik T-Shirt designed by Beth Morris. 📸 Charley Williams www.surveymonkey.com/r/WW3V6HQ
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Last chance to fill out our 10th Anniversary Edition Survey 📝 If you attended #CineRedis26, we want to hear from you; please take a moment to share your thoughts via the link below by Friday 14 August. Your feedback is invaluable to keep the festival going and providing the best experience.
Text - Last Chance Share Your Feedback. Logos for Cinema Rediscovered 10, BFI and National Lottery. Photo of a person participating in the Cinema Rediscovered Quiz.
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Richard Wells @slipperyjack.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Love this daft woozy wonky flick. Looking forward to seeing the sequences shot on a Fisher-Price PixelVision camcorder finally restored in glorious 4K...
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
"The most stylish vampire movie of the 1990s” - Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair Unavailable for several years, catch Nadja on the big screen in select cinemas as part of Cinema Rediscovered on Tour with the new 4K restoration ℅ Arbelos Films and Radiance Films. #nadja #vampire #nineties
Still from Nadja, with text “Nadja 4K Restoration in Select Cinemas”.

Text of the Nadja screening details at The Lighthouse Cinema, Cultplex, and Prince Charles Cinema
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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10th Edition Highlights | Cinema Rediscovered | Watershed
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
📽️ That was 10 years of Cinema Rediscovered bringing great films back on the big screen in Bristol and beyond. Arthur Cauty captures what Cinema Rediscovered is about – bringing people together to celebrate the revival of great films in a collective setting. Link to the video below.
Cinema Rediscovered 10 logo from Arthur Cauty's highlight video
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Some of our favourite comment cards from the festival ✍️ If you attended any of the events or screenings at Cinema Rediscovered’s 10th Edition, share your highlights and ways we can improve through our short survey via the link below.
Comment Card with ‘Josie and the Pussycats changed my gay little life. Sensational. No Notes.’ Five stars drawn. The background is of Watershed’s sign.Comment Card with ‘Matinee might be one of my faves of all time now. Thank you to the Watershed Mant!’ Watershed wall in the background.Comment Card with a drawing of Morph, background of popcornComment Card with ‘My Brother’s Wedding. Very powerful film managing family dynamics and addressing class issues. Very sad in parts'
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José Arroyo @josearroyo.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
An excellent piece on all things Queen Kelly, by Paul Cuff, from the recent screening @cineredis.bsky.social therealmofsilence.com/2026/08/02/t...
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(The Curse of) Queen Kelly (1929; US; Erich von Stroheim)
Many years ago, my old university was hosting a “film and philosophy” conference. Not having the interest or intellectual clout to submit a paper to deliver, I was nevertheless roped in to guide th…
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
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Filmhouse: Great Films Deserve a Great Home
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Edinburgh! Great Films back on the Big Screen comes to Filmhouse Fri 7 - Thu 13 August with a selection of new 4K Restorations from Cinema Rediscovered On Tour. Book tickets to two or more screenings for a special discount via the link below.
Film stills showing at Filmhouse Edinburgh from Cinema Rediscovered On Tour, with support from the BFI Audience Projects Fund, awarding National Lottery funding.
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
🎬 Glasgow! Watch Great Films Back on the Big Screen at Glasgow Film Theatre with the Comics Come Alive season across Saturdays in August. Including Danger: Diabolik with a pre-recorded intro from director Edgar Wright, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Josie and the Pussycats and Modesty Blaise.

Comics Come Alive template with Cinema Rediscovered On Tour at Glasgow Film Theatre supported by BFI National Lottery.


Comics Come Alive template for Danger Diabolik on Sat 1 Aug 17:20

Comics Come Alive template for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World on Sat 8 Aug 17:00

Comics Come Alive template for Josie and The Pussycats on Sat 15 Aug 17:20
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Adam Murray @admagnetic77.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
A big thank you to @cineredis.bsky.social for hosting the critics salon and also an incredible 10th Anniversary year! 💜📽️ An honour and a pleasure to be involved. A link below to #cinemayearzero magazine, our pieces for the festival can be found using the link below: www.cinemayearzero.com
Critics Salon: Daisy Steinhardt discusssing freelance work, her writing process and Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977).Critics Salon: Kirsty Asher and Ben Flanagan discuss Danger: Diabolik (1968) and Josie and the Pussycats (2001). Breaking down the pitch process for Cinema Year Zero, their approach to working closely with writers the editing process and research considerations.Critics Salon: Adam Murray reading an excerpt from ‘Thoughts on Charles Burnett and My Brother’s Wedding (1983)’Critics Salon: Ben Flanagan, Kirsty Asher, Adam Murray and Daisy Steinhardt looking relieved post-Salon 📽️
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Following an in-person presentation to an esteemed industry panel at the 10th anniversary edition of Cinema Rediscovered, we can announce the Pitch to Park Circus 2026 winner: Georgia Humphreys! Read more via our Letterboxd HQ account in bio.
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Photo of Georgia Humphreys, Kate Blower, and Ilia Ryzhenko
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
🎬 That's a wrap on the 10th Birthday edition of Cinema Rediscovered 🎂 A massive thanks to our partner venues, sponsors, the festival team and everyone who supported us putting Great Films back on the Big Screen. If you attended an event, please fill out the below survey to help keep us going.
Photo of the Cinema Rediscovered team L-R Nathan Hardie, Lorena Pino, Maddy Probst, Mark Cosgrove, Cressida Williams
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theraygun.bsky.social @theraygun.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Big shout out to @cineredis.bsky.social for a fine few days of films, ended with In The Soup yesterday, one I'd pretty much forgotten about. Guess it defines what the event is about, offering up a lost gem. Words post-event coming soon www.youtube.com/watch?v=beHl...
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In The Soup (Trailer)
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Thanks for coming Neil!
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Neil @h0rr0r0fdracula.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Last film of my @cineredis.bsky.social is up next. In the Soup (Alexandre Rockwell, 1992). Only managed 10 of the 18 films I'd originally reserved but attended every day at least. Friday in particular was superb, with the one two punch of a Ray and Chabrol.
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David T H Lewis @davidthlewis.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Just came back from my final film of @cineredis.bsky.social which had me jumping on a bus to Clevedon and their amazing Curzon Cinema. Which is one of the prettiest cinemas in the West Country. 🧵 #CineRedis26
The signage for the Curzon, which has the logo over a stone sunburst with some old bomb damage on it.
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Claire @thechesilbeach.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
My final film for @cineredis.bsky.social this year at @wshed.bsky.social was Modesty Blaise. Ridiculous and camp, but huge fun. Terence Stamp was outrageously gorgeous! Great intro before the film by one of the cinema curators too. boxd.it/1a8U
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Modesty Blaise (1966)
Modesty Blaise, a secret agent whose hair color, hair style, and mod clothing change at a snap of her fingers is being used by the British government as a decoy in an effort to thwart a diamond heist....
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David T H Lewis @davidthlewis.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
My last film of @cineredis.bsky.social is the reconstruction of Erich von Stromheim’s original vision of Queen Kelly. And with an intro by @pamhutch.bsky.social who literally wrote the book on this film I’m ending this year’s fest in style. 😁 #filmsky #Letterboxd #CineRedis26 boxd.it/fs4GA1
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A ★★★★½ review of Queen Kelly (1929)
My final film of Cinema Rediscovered 2026 has me jumping on a bus to travel all the way to the lovely streets of Clevedon and their wonderfully preserved old style Curzon Cinema. You know a cinema is ...
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Cinema Rediscovered @cineredis.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Festival Founder Mark Cosgrove's introducing the World Premiere of John Schlesinger's newly-restored Billy Liar (1963) on the final day of Cinema Rediscovered at Watershed. Thanks to STUDIOCANAL, Billy Liar will be back in select cinemas as part of #CineRedisonTour and Rip it Up from August.
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Claire @thechesilbeach.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I've had Whistle Down the Wind on my watchlist for years. Glad to have finally seen this brilliant film, and in the cinema too. Thank you @cineredis.bsky.social and @wshed.bsky.social for a fantastic start to my final day of films at the festival! boxd.it/1e4i
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Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
When an injured wife-murderer takes refuge on a remote Lancashire farm, the farmer’s three children mistakenly believe him to be the Second Coming of Christ.
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