As arguably the most innately talented figure to emerge during the synth-pop explosion of the mid-‘80s, Thomas Dolby was ahead of his time in plenty of technological regards. So the news that he was centering a tour around a film he’s made, The Invisible Lighthouse, suggested that he might be planning to blind us with multi-media science. But, light rigs and sophisticated keyboard triggers aside, the show he brought to the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery for two shows on Friday night was just a little bit closer to a guy nostalgically narrating his home movies
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- 11/26/2013
- by Chris Willman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Easter Film Hop & Midsummer Night Screen, London
No, there's nothing wrong with your calendar. This was supposed to happen at Easter, but being outdoors and in Britain, it was inevitably rained, hailed and snowed well and truly off. So here it is again: three days of dance-related screenings in a converted Shoreditch car park, with the emphasis on standing up and shakin' rather than sitting down and nodding. On Friday it's a "concert-style" screening of Prince's mighty Purple Rain, including I Would Die 4 U, When Doves Cry and Let's Go Crazy, followed by a sing-along Grease, and a dance-along version of Dirty Dancing next weekend. There will be dance trainers on hand, street food and cocktails, and "fancy dress is encouraged but not enforced".
Leonard Street Car Park, EC2, Fri to 26 May
The Invisible Lighthouse,...
Easter Film Hop & Midsummer Night Screen, London
No, there's nothing wrong with your calendar. This was supposed to happen at Easter, but being outdoors and in Britain, it was inevitably rained, hailed and snowed well and truly off. So here it is again: three days of dance-related screenings in a converted Shoreditch car park, with the emphasis on standing up and shakin' rather than sitting down and nodding. On Friday it's a "concert-style" screening of Prince's mighty Purple Rain, including I Would Die 4 U, When Doves Cry and Let's Go Crazy, followed by a sing-along Grease, and a dance-along version of Dirty Dancing next weekend. There will be dance trainers on hand, street food and cocktails, and "fancy dress is encouraged but not enforced".
Leonard Street Car Park, EC2, Fri to 26 May
The Invisible Lighthouse,...
- 5/18/2013
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
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