The Arzner - London's LGBTQ+ Cinema & Bar | Barb Wire (30th Anniversary)

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Wed 1 Jul to Tue 7 Jul

Anand, a 30-something city dweller compelled to spend a 10-day mourning period for his father in the rugged countryside of western India, tenderly bonds with a local farmer who is struggling to stay unmarried. As the mourning ends, forcing his return, Anand must decide the fate of his relationship born under duress.

Plainclothes

Thu 2 Jul

In 1990s New York, an undercover police officer receives an assignment to lure and arrest gay men. However, he's surprised to discover a scintillating connection with one of his targets. As their secret connection deepens and internal pressure to deliver arrests intensifies, he finds himself torn between duty and desire.

Lesbian Space Princess

Thu 2 Jul to Sat 4 Jul

A space princess is thrust out of her sheltered life and into a galactic quest to save her bounty hunter ex-girlfriend from evil incel aliens.

Grease Sing-A-Long

Thu 2 Jul

Opening our Summer Lovin' season of feel-good musicals. This is a Sing-A-Long screening. Sing as loud and proud as you can! Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance despite their eccentric friends?

Beyond the Fire: The Life of Japan’s First Pride Parade Pioneer

Fri 3 Jul to Thu 9 Jul

Born in 1931, Teishiro Minami launched Japan’s first commercial gay magazine, coordinated a queer helpline and organised the nation’s first Pride parade in 1994. Minami and friends reflect on the complicated relationships and inter-community clashes that paved the way for today’s movement. Comprising a rich trove of archive footage and vibrant animation, Hiroaki Matsuoka’s documentary honours Mina...

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Cramps! A Period Piece

Fri 3 Jul to Thu 9 Jul

Agnes defies her strict family by working at a salon, but her newfound independence is challenged when her menstrual cramps manifest as actual monsters, merging her real and nightmare worlds.

The Evolution of Horror Presents: A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

Fri 3 Jul

The Evolution of Horror - the UK's #1 horror and film history podcast - is coming to The Arzner for Pride weekend to celebrate the classic queer horror A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985), starring Robert Englund & Mark Patton. The film will be followed by a live podcast recording with hosts Mike Muncer and Becky Darke, plus there'll be a queer horror pop quiz with giveaways!...

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Pink Narcissus (4K Restoration) + Short Intro

Sat 4 Jul to Thu 9 Jul

Celebrate Pride Month with this newly restored piece of queer cinema history! This screening will begin with a pre - recorded shortened introduction from the UCLA Film and Television Archive's Motion Picture Curator Todd Wiener. An outrageous erotic poem focusing on the daydreams of a beautiful boy prostitute who, from the seclusion of his ultra-kitsch apartment, conceives a series of interlinke...

Pink Narcissus (4K Restoration) + Short Intro

Queer Cinema for Palestine: No Pride in Genocide + Panel Discussion

Sun 5 Jul

This is a free screening; however, there is an option to donate as well. Queer Cinema for Palestine (QCP) and The Arzner presents No Pride in Genocide , a global film event, co-organised by the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI). The fourth edition of QCP invites grassroots, solidarity and arts organizations across the world to host screenings of a stella...

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No Man's Land with Rosie Turner + Q&A

Sun 5 Jul

This screening will be followed by a panel Q&A with Rosie Turner (Director & Presenter), Maxine Heron (Not a Phase) & Lucy Davidson (Chair). Ticket and merchandise proceeds from the event will go towards supporting Not A Phase, a trans-led, nationwide charity committed to uplifting and improving the lives of trans+ adults through awareness campaigning, social projects, and funding trans+ led init...

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Sun 5 Jul

Part of our Summer Lovin' season of feel-good musicals. Showgirls Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the suspicious father of Lorelei's fiancé, as well as a rich, enamored old man and many other doting admirers.

Pride in Ordinary Times: Contemporary Chinese Queer Shorts + Panel Discussion

Wed 8 Jul

Pride in Ordinary Times brings together five short films (The Night, My Dear Dear Home, Christian, New Beijing, New Marriage, Modern Masturbation Allegory) from mainland China, the Chinese diaspora, and the United Kingdom that move beyond narratives of trauma to explore what happens after visibility. Rather than focusing solely on suffering, these works turn their attention towards everyday acts o...

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Barb Wire (30th Anniversary)

Thu 9 Jul

To celebrate its 30th anniversary and the release of Pamela Anderson's new film Rosebush Pruning on Friday 10th July, we are screening the cult classic Barb Wire. During the Second American Civil War in 2017, Barb Wire owns a nightclub called the Hammerhead. Things become complicated when her ex-lover Axel Hood, who is married to the fugitive Corrina Devonshire, re-enters her life.

Away

Fri 10 Jul to Sat 18 Jul

Sergio travels to Utrecht with his family to attend a football match. Before returning to Barcelona, he suffers a panic attack and decides to stay alone in Holland, cutting off all contact with his past.

Rosebush Pruning

Fri 10 Jul to Thu 23 Jul

In a Spanish villa, American siblings Jack, Ed, Anna and Robert wallow in isolation and their inherited fortune. When Jack wants to move in with his girlfriend and Ed uncovers the truth about their mother’s death, the fabric of the family begins to unravel.

The History of Sound

Sat 11 Jul to Thu 16 Jul

In 1917, two young music students attending the Boston Conservatory bond over their mutual love of folk music. They reconnect a few years later, embarking on a song collecting trip in the backwaters of Maine.

Singin' in the Rain

Sat 11 Jul

Part of our Summer Lovin' season of feel-good musicals. In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.

Fetish-Friendly: Rosebush Pruning

Sat 11 Jul

Latex, leather, whatever you desire are all welcome to this screening. This is a non-judgmental space & a screening for people to express themselves freely. Please note that this is NOT a play event. In a Spanish villa, American siblings Jack, Ed, Anna and Robert wallow in isolation and their inherited fortune. When Jack wants to move in with his girlfriend and Ed uncovers the truth about their m...

The Producers (2005)

Sun 12 Jul

Part of our Summer Lovin' season of feel-good musicals. After putting together another Broadway flop, timid accountant Leo Bloom teams up with down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world's worst show. Director

Xanadu

Thu 16 Jul

Part of our Summer Lovin' season of feel-good musicals. A beautiful muse inspires an artist and his older friend to convert a dilapidated auditorium into a lavish roller-skating club.

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Cactus Pears

Wed 1 Jul to Tue 7 Jul

Plainclothes

Thu 2 Jul

Lesbian Space Princess

Thu 2 Jul to Sat 4 Jul

Grease Sing-A-Long

Thu 2 Jul

Beyond the Fire: The Life of Japan’s First Pride Parade Pioneer

Fri 3 Jul to Thu 9 Jul

Cramps! A Period Piece

Fri 3 Jul to Thu 9 Jul

The Evolution of Horror Presents: A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

Fri 3 Jul

Pink Narcissus (4K Restoration) + Short Intro

Sat 4 Jul to Thu 9 Jul

Queer Cinema for Palestine: No Pride in Genocide + Panel Discussion

Sun 5 Jul

No Man's Land with Rosie Turner + Q&A

Sun 5 Jul

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Sun 5 Jul

Pride in Ordinary Times: Contemporary Chinese Queer Shorts + Panel Discussion

Wed 8 Jul

Barb Wire (30th Anniversary)

Thu 9 Jul

Away

Fri 10 Jul to Sat 18 Jul

Rosebush Pruning

Fri 10 Jul to Thu 23 Jul

The History of Sound

Sat 11 Jul to Thu 16 Jul

Singin' in the Rain

Sat 11 Jul

Fetish-Friendly: Rosebush Pruning

Sat 11 Jul

The Producers (2005)

Sun 12 Jul

Xanadu

Thu 16 Jul