Film Networking : FILM NETWORKING PARTY @ The Kingly Club

You are cordially invited to THE KINGLY CLUB'S FILM NETWORKING PARTY on Tuesaday 15 September, 2009. 9PM till late.

An event exclusiverly for film creatives who want to hobnob & mingle. Come network & make exciting connections in film.


Staged at the chic and illustrious Kingly Club, the event is designed exclusively for film creatives who want to hobnob and mingle. It will be attended by some of the leading aficionados of the movie industry from directors to writers, producers to investors, actors and many others. This will be your chance to come network and make exciting connections that could lead to new and inspiring projects. Or just meet like minded individuals and have a laugh over a cocktail or 2. Or 3.Whilst listening to Fabulous superstar DJ Kris Di Angelis who will be spinning some movie themed tunes.

If you are passionate about the film industry, then this event is not to be missed.

NB: These networking events work via recommendation and word of mouth so do forward this email to anyone else you think might be interested.

Where
The Kingly Club
4 Kingly Court Soho London W1B 5PW

When
Tuesday 15 September from from 9pm

Film Networking : Raindance Boozin' N' Schmoozin" this Monday

Raindance hold an informal networking drinks on the 2nd Monday of each month called Boozin' n' Schmoozin'.

Talk is cheap!


As always, our popular and informal networking event featuring film related chit chat, an opportunity to catch up with old buddies from past RD courses and a damn fine way of connecting with like minded filmmakers.

And much beer drinking... (cash bar!)

Who should attend:
Anyone interested in filmmaking!!

Where
Downstairs at the Royal George
Goslett Yard, 133 Charing Cross Rd, London, W2CH 0EA
Nearest tube Tottenham Court Road.

When
Monday 14 September from 6:30pm

Classic screening: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Restoring the Midnight Movie to Chelsea, Curzon’s popular strand of late-night attractions hosts a special screening of cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, with full audience participation. Join Janet and Brad as they enter the musical world of alien transvestites and Time Warps in one of the must-do events in life! Dressing up is essential and don’t forget to bring the essentials: rice, newspapers, water pistols, torches, rubber gloves, confetti, toilet paper, toast, party hat, bells and cards. Plus, all ticket holders receive a complimentary Jameson cocktail.

Where:
Curzon Cinema Chelsea
206 Kings Road
London
SW3 5XP

When:
Friday 18 September,10:30pm

CEPT presents A Frozen Explosion

CEPT presents A Frozen Explosion
Opening Private View September 3rd 2009
4 September - 25 September Thu - Sat 1:30 - 6:00pm

Apparatus:
Painting, Video, Audio

Method:
Site specific constellation of paintings.
Wall painting, recycled film and audio overload

Result:
A glimpse into the world of an alter ego's work in progress.
Process paid

Conclusion:
You'll be witness to what I have discovered, may you be the jury. But your verdict will be one of self-conviction.
I know what I have witnessed; now it is your turn, prepare yourself for a journey into a world where each new step may give you a better understanding of your own reality.
Discover a circle that forever repeats itself. The end of the beginning, the beginning of the end. Forget the world around you and the people around you

Consider time as officially ended, we work on the other side of time
Your story is history My story is mystery

CEPT presents A Frozen Explosion
The Writers Bench
Open Thursday to Friday 1:30 to 6:00

26 Argyle Square X Argyle Walk
London, Kings Cross WC1H 8AP
United Kingdom

5 Gum Sense5 Launch party, London

Earlier this Month we were invited to the 5 Gum "Creating Sense5" launch party held in London. 5 Gum is new flavourful gum from Wrigleys. The general consensus is that 5 Gum really is a taste explosion in a chewing gum kind of way.

The launch was conducted by Vice Magazine who ran a a competition in the lead up to the event. They sent out an open call to creatives to create something that like the gum intrigues and exhilarates the senses. And when I say something, the entries could have been anything one felt would represent the gum. Award winning band Hot Chip would then select the winning talent and curate the gig. From The Vice website:

"Thursday, June 4th certainly turned out to be an unforgettable night at The Arches, London Bridge. Hot Chip's two live DJ sets - one featuring Kano - were supported by unique performances from The Penny Serenade, Raf Daddy, Planning To Rock and Noze.

Five winners of the CreatingSense5 competition, whose entries, like the 5 gum, represented and stimulated the senses. Their interactive installations including the "touch wall" and "edible forest" proved to be a huge success - with people finding more than one different use for them!"

Stand out moments for me were discovering Portuguese Sangeres beer (a almost honey tinged malty beer), hearing Planning To Rock for the first time, Hot Chip's awesome live set as well as hearing the sublime combination of Hot Chip & Kano together. Pics & videos to follow in the meantime you can see more pics from the event here!

Special Midnight Screening: DRAG ME TO HELL

Descend to the depths of hell for this special preview of Sam Raimi’s return to the horror genre, the highly anticipated Drag Me To Hell. Be afraid, very afraid as our cinema becomes the Curse-On-Soho for a night of hellish tunes, devilish décor and spine-tingling visuals. With goody bags for all plus a free Taboo cocktail, this is the only place to see this nail-biter.



Special Midnight Screening: DRAG ME TO HELL
Tuesday May 26, 2009 at 11:30pm
Curzon Mayfair
38 Curzon Street
London, England W1J 7TY

Pillow Fight Club - London

Location to be discovered by you! The clues are on the streets...

Find out and spread the secret location online.

Pillow Fight Club - London
Saturday April 4, 2009 at 3:03pm
Secret location in London

More info here: http://mobile-clubbing.com/

Hot Chip to perform a "secret" gig

Hot Chip will join the Filthy Dukes, Dodgy and The Bluetones to perform at a series of "secret" gigs in London to raise money for charity.

The band, who have had hits with Over And Over and Ready For The Floor, will kick off the series of concerts for Crisis, the homeless charity, on Tuesday May 5.

Dodgy and The Bluetones will be taking to a secret stage on Sunday May 17 and the Filthy Dukes, Bombay Bicycle Club and The Pipettes will also be performing later in the series of concerts.

The series of nine hidden gigs throughout May and June offer fans the chance to see bands in intimate, unusual spaces and the venue will remain hidden until the day of the gig, when a text or email message will be sent to the ticket holders, revealing its location.

By withholding details until the last minute, Crisis aim to raise awareness of the situation facing hidden homeless people, who often don't know where they will end up each night.

Al Doyle from Hot Chip said: "Whether they would like to admit it or not, most people have an image in their head of a 'homeless person', the old-fashioned and unhelpful figure of the down-and-out, who in fact is entirely unrepresentative of the majority of homeless people in the UK. These are the hidden homeless, who for a variety of often very complex reasons have no regular accommodation. We hope our gig for Crisis will raise awareness of their plight and are very happy to help the cause."

Hot Chip "secret" gig
Tuesday May 05, 2009 from 7:00pm
Secret Location, Zone 1, London

Tickets will go on sale at 11am on March 18 here!

Launch of Sony's Bravia LCD TV range at "The World First" event in Shoreditch, London

"You are cordially invited to the Sony VIP exclusive BRAVIA ‘World’s First’ launch event."

As I made my way through the freezing January evening to the secret location of the launch in the heart of Shoreditch. I was filled with anticipation as the Sony BRAVIA Worlds First launch was promising to be a good night.

Sony Bravia LCD TV installation showing Tal Rosner's short film World First - London, Shoreditch uploaded by Craig Grobler

"Guests will be treated to the awe-inspiring unveiling of these TV’s (the World’s thinnest (ZX1), the World’s fastest (Z4500), The World’s first wireless technology/picture frame TV (EX1) and the World’s first OLED technology TV (XEL-1), with the help of a mind-blowing, interactive and unique light installation featuring a one-off short film, while celebrity DJ Henry Holland and ‘Filthy Dukes’ spin the decks."

Music, Technology, the Arts, Film and a Party! All key words close to my core. Does it get any better?  The large warehouse was filled with colour, lights, music and people keen to have a good time. There must have been more well know faces in the crowd than regular Joes it was quite phenomenal.

On entering the large warehouse area I immediately noticed 3 colour beams projected across the warehouse
turned out that this was part of artist Paul Cocksedge's specially commissioned installation. The concept created by Paul Cocksedge, titled 'R.G.B' shined a red, a green and a blue light separately from one side of the venue. All three lights meet at a white dot upon which the four new BRAVIA LCD televisions will hang above. The light concept is based on R.G.B lights within televisions.

Paul Cocksedge's R.G.B installation - London, Shoreditch uploaded by Craig Grobler

Above the white dot - hanging from the ceiling was the reason we were here:

Paul Cocksedge's R.G.B installation - London, Shoreditch uploaded by Craig Grobler

The ZX1 - the World’s thinnest TV, seriously no wider than your finger (if your finger is under 9mm wide).

The Z4500 (with Motionflow) - the World’s fastest TV. This cranks out 200Hz and means that the screen refreshes the pixel rate faster than any previous TV ensuring a smoother picture. Although the benefits of this beast were not immediately clear I suspect that watching a Blu -Ray action film of Sky HD sports the difference would be appreciated.

[Giles Deacon & Henry Holland DJ at the Sony Bravia TV Launch - London, Shoreditch uploaded by Craig Grobler]

The EX1- the World’s first wireless technology/picture frame. After some discussion I discovered that this meant that hi def images (& sound) could be sent from a “media” box plugged into your source to the TV. No more HDMI cabling :)

[Sony Bravia TV Launch - Uploaded by Craig Grobler]


The XEL-1 - the World’s first OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) technology TV. OLED technology uses materials that emit light on their own and don’t require a backlight. Currently this ultra thin TV (3mm) is only 15 inches big but packs a noticeable higher picture quality (also more eco friendly). Hope the picture quality stays when they rollout the larger screen sizes. OLED is expected to be the next level in the evolution of TVs.

[Chloe Madeley & Julia at the Sony Bravia TV Launch - Uploaded by Craig Grobler]

The TVs were showingBafta-winning film-maker Tal Rosner's short film “World First”, featuring historical moments captured on television including footage of the first man in space and the first Miss Universe contest.

Tal Rosner's World First from Craig Grobler on Vimeo.

The evening was set to the ambient soundtrack that Giles Deacon & Henry Holland were outputting from decks for most of the night. Their play list seamlessly transitioning from cutting edge remixes through to experimental trance.

[Henry Holland rocking out at the Sony Bravia TV Launch - Uploaded by Craig Grobler]

Double Bill: Preview screening of Sukiyaki Western Django & Django at Curzon Soho

Double Bill: Preview screening of Sukiyaki Western Django & Django at Curzon Soho

The Curzon Soho is offering a double helping of Western madness.

First off, an exclusive preview of Takashi Miike’s (Audition, Visitor Q) Sukiyaki Western Django, followed by the cult classic that inspired it: Sergio Corbucci’s Django.

Proceedings will kick off with a Cowboy party in the bar from 9.30pm, before the films begin at 11.30pm!

Sukiyaki Western Django
As two gangs battle for control of a remote town, a deadly gunman comes to the aid of the residents. Making his Japanese cast speak English and with a cameo from Quentin Tarantino, this is one of Miike’s most bizarre films yet.



Please note this screening will not be subtitled!

Django
Legendary cult film about a coffin-dragging gunslinger who enters a town caught between the KKK and a gang of Mexican Bandits. Inspiration for the ear-cutting scene in Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs, Django is a full-on, over-the-top Western epic.

Friday January 23, 2009 at 9:30pm

Curzon Soho

99 Shaftesbury Avenue
London, England W1D 5DY

Special Preview: Che - Part One & Part Two , London

Special Preview: Che - Part One & Part Two

To mark the 50th anniversary of the Cuban revolution, and as part of the ‘Permanent Revolution Season’ taking place across London, Curzon Cinemas will bring you the full four-hour epic Che: Part One and Two. With live Cuban music and cocktails in the bar between the films (at Curzon Soho only), what a better way to start your New Year’s Revolution?

A labour of love for Academy Award-winning director, Steven Soderbergh (Traffic, Ocean’s Eleven) Che features a career defining performance from Benicio del Toro (Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival 2008) in the role of Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara. Released in two parts, Che Part One chronicles Guevara’s rise from humble doctor to a rebel Army Commander in Fidel Castro’s Cuban Revolution. Che Part Two gives an account of his later life. Having successfully overthrown Batista, he attempts to export his revolutionary ideals across Latin America. Embraced by his commrades for his strength in the face of adversity, Part Two reveals the human being behind the symbol.

Curzon Soho will also be displaying an exhibition of Che-related artwork from the novel ‘Che: A Graphic Biography’, published by Verso Books.

Che Part One is released on January 1 followed by Che Part Two on February 20.
Thursday January 1, 2009 at 2:00pm


Curzon Soho
99 Shaftesbury Avenue
London, England W1D 5DY

The Mixmag Christmas Party

How do you follow the party of the year? Easy, you step things up to another level.

Following the storming Mixmag Tour Launch Party we threw in October, a party that saw a roadblock on York Way as Friendly Fires, Hervé, Little Boots, Optimo, X-Press 2 and more cracked the Egg wide open, get ready for something even bigger.

On December 5th the Mixmag Christmas Party will blow the capital away once again with a line-up so huge that only the world’s biggest and best dance music magazine could possibly have put it together. Topping the bill are the world’s most exciting dance act, the fantastic Justice. A SECRET SPECIAL GUEST will be making a triumphant return to the UK. Chase & Status will be demonstrating why they are the most talked about duo in drum ‘n’ bass and beyond. Caspa & Rusko will once again rock the dubstep room and the superhot Stuart Price-produced vocal talent that is Frankmusik will be playing an exclusive live set. And to top it all, Rex the Dog will be serving up his live + visuals set. And the really scary thing?

We’re not finished yet, with more acts and surprise special guests to be confirmed. It’s the biggest Christmas party ever, and everyone is invited.

Street Art Awards Party and Charity Auction 2008

Street Art Awards Party and Charity Auction 2008The first ever Street Art Awards party and charity auction, featuring over 50 international contemporary artists, will be held at Rough Trade East on 4th December.

Urban art business, Auction Saboteur, has organised the awards that will celebrate the best urban and street art offerings from 2008. All money raised will go to the Single Homeless Charity.

The Awards Ceremony

The night will see Rough Trade East turned into an urban art bazaar with attractions including: charity art tombola, pin the devil tail on the banker, hook-a-duck-outa-an-oil-slick, a magician, DJ’s and lots of art related prizes.

Each attendee will be given a ballot paper on entry and asked to vote for their favourite artist from the shortlist. The winners will receive a specially designed sculpture that will also be up for grabs on the night.

The charity art tombola will give people the chance to win anything from a special, one off, custom piece of art, on either a reclaimed record cover or vinyl record, to a jar of jam or bar of soap.

Tombola tickets will be £5 each – a bargain if you win a Matt Small original (his work usually sells in the region of £5K - £6K). If you win the soap at least you’ve contributed to a good cause – your conscience will be clean.

Artists contributing an original piece includeAsbestos . Beejoir . Ben Allen . Ben Slow . Brian Jones . Bortusk Leer . Case . Charming Baker . Chinamike . Crie . Cyclops . Dale Grimshaw . Damon Ginandes . Data . David Walker . Dell . Dirquo . Dr.D . Gaia . Gawd . Goldie . Guy Denning . Herakut . Holly Thoburn . Hush . Idiom . James Baker . Know Hope . Labrona . Matt Small . Mestizo . Mr Jago . Neverwork . Pete Fowler . Rene Gagnon . Rowdy . Replete . Ryca . Shuby . Skewvile . Speebe . SPQR . Static . Stef . Sweet Toof . Tex . Tom Hine

Franz Ferdinand are to play a 'secret' gig in London next week

Franz Ferdinand are to play a 'secret' gig in London next week, according to reports.

The Scottish art-rockers announced details of a series of live dates earlier this week, with the band set to travel into Europe, North America and Australia in the coming weeks.

It has now been claimed that they will also appear at the Durr club in the UK capital on Monday, December 1, ahead of their show at Heaven in January.

The dates are expected to showcase the new album, "Tonight: Franz Ferdinand", which is due for release on January 26, preceded by the single

Independant Massachusettian rockers Four Year Strong are playing a secret gig in London

Little know rockers Four Year Strong are doing a secret, invite-only acoustic gig in London on Monday at 1pm.

Four Year Strong is a five-piece American Pop Punk / Hardcore punk band from Worcester, Massachusetts. 3/5 of the band were in the original lineup that dates back to 2001. Dan, Alan and Jake all attended Doherty Memorial High School in Worcester and met through mutual friends. After the departure of the original bassist some 2 or 3 years after formation, they met Joe and asked him to fill the gap. Their early work never included any keyboards or synthesizers, but after a while they began to incorporate it into their music. The band cycled through many keyboardists, but recruited their current keyboardist Josh Lyford in late 2006. Over the past years, the band has done multiple national tours, sharing the stage with such bands as The Starting Line, Hellogoodbye, From First to Last, Every Time I Die, Hidden in Plain View, All Time Low,New Found Glory, Bayside and Steel Train. The band toured Australia in June 2008 with Rex Banner.

Four Year Strong Bada Bing! Wit’ A Pipe! Music Video

The band's sound can be described as a blend of Pop punk, Hardcore, and powerpop. The band simply developed their sound off the idea of playing 'exactly what they want to hear' or music that they would listen to, but no one else was playing at the time.[3] The band has cited their influences as being Lifetime, Saves the Day, Gorilla Biscuits, and New Found Glory to name a few. Though the band would primarily start out as a post-hardcore and emo outfit, the release of their demo in 2004 would mark a shift from post-hardcore to more synthesizer-heavy tracks, where the band would began to embrace the styles of powerpop and general punk rock. Prior to the release of Rise or Die Trying the band would also incorporate more facets of modern hardcore, such as double bass drums, breakdowns, and screaming vocals with the addition of synthesizers. Since a number of the band's songs are composed of hardcore breakdowns, soaring choruses, and upbeat tempos, many fans have mistakenly dubbed their musical style as 'Happy Hardcore,' though in reality this refers to a type of dance music popular in the mid-90's.

LWLies 20th birthday party, London

From the invite: LWLies will be celebrating our 20th birthday on November 27, and we really hope you can join us. We can't offer you any free booze, but we can offer you a great (fully refurbished) venue, a solid group of people, and awesome music.

PLUS! Everyone who comes gets a free limited edition screenprint of the cover of LWLies 21 (the Che issue, released end of December) hand-made, signed and numbered by our creative team.

PLUS! Your chance to illustrate the iconic Che Guevara on your own LWLies Che issue cover. Your printed invite will be blank one side, and all you need to do is get creative.

The Legion

348 Old Street
London, England EC1V

Pink playing a secret gig in London tonight

Pink is doing a secret gig in London tonight. The saucy songstress Pink promotes her new album Funhouse with a performance at the Cafe de Paris at Leicester Square in London.

The Brit and Grammy Award winning, multi-platinum seller singer also announced plans for a new tour in 2009, finishing in the UK in early May.

Sat 11 April - SECC, Glasgow
Mon 13 April - AECC, Aberdeen
Thu 16 April - NIA, Birmingham
Sun 19 April - O2 Arena, Dublin
Wed 22 April - Odyssey Arena, Belfast
Sat 25 April - M.E.N Arena, Manchester
Tue 28 April - Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Wed 29 April - Echo Arena, Liverpool
Fri 01 May - O2 Arena, London

The Kitsch Lounge Riot presents the Quantum of Solace party, London

The Kitsch Lounge Riot has teamed up with "The Quantum of Solace” to produce the ultimate party at Cafe De Paris on the 26th of November and what will be the "must attend event of the Season".

The show will bring together the KLR 10 piece Concert Orchestra, marshalled by our very own Joe Stilgoe, and headlined by David Mcalmont.

David recorded "Diamonds are Forever" for Bond Composer David Arnolds Seminal Album "Shaken Not Stirred". Mcalmont also co-wrote Surrender the title track (Sung by KD Lang) for "Tomorrow Never Dies" and on Friday November the 7th 2008, Mcalmont performs alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra on Radio 2 to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Bond Creator Ian Fleming.

David Mcalmont and our other special guests will guide us through the “Bond Anthology” of the last 45 years and perform a selection of the most coveted sound tracks of all time, composed by the likes of John Barry and Don Black, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Paul McCartney and David Arnold.

The KLR is no stranger to “Bond” having produced the film premier party for "Die Another Day" and "Casino Royale" parties at the Natural History Museum and The Atlantic.

The Kitsch Lounge Riot has a “License to Thrill” So sit back cradle your glass of champagne and wallow in the indulgent nostalgia of the coolest Secret Agent on the planet!

Grey Goose 2008 Character & Cocktails in London

The chill out area in the Grey Goose 2008 Character & Cocktails party held in London

DSC03988, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

Grey Goose is once again celebrating Character with its Grey Goose Character & Cocktails 2008 public party in London on Thursday 23 October 2008.

This year Grey Goose Character & Cocktails is back with a dazzling list of celebrity guests from the world of fashion, art, design and jewellery including: David Furnish, Patrick Cox, Theo Fennell, Giles Deacon, Gavin Turk and Eva Herzigova who have all been tasked with designing a home bar and cocktail which reflects their individual characters, style, taste and passions.

Grey Goose 2008 Character & Cocktails in London

Theo Fennell's Loveseat, London

Grey Goose's Character & Cocktails at Theo Fennell's Loveseat, London, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

Grey Goose is once again celebrating Character with its Grey Goose Character & Cocktails 2008 public party in London on Thursday 23 October 2008.

The characterful collection of home bar designs and matching cocktails with inspiration ranging from dripping diamonds to Bollywood spice will be revealed in October for a meeting of indulgent glamour, flamboyant style and decadent Grey Goose cocktails to match. The ultimate cocktail party of the season awaits!