- 7:30pm   Blade Runner - The Director's Cut   (Ridley Scott, 1982)

When "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" was being made into a film, its author Philip K. Dick was initially apprehensive about the film. However, on seeing some of the footage in a tv programme prior to the release of the film, he wrote a now historic letter (click here for link) to the Production Company to say he had come to the conclusion that "Blade Runner is going to revolutionize our conceptions of what science fiction is and, more, can be." He signed off with "My life and creative work are justified and completed by Blade Runner. Thank you..and it is going to be one hell of a commercial success. It will prove invincible."

Its safe to say that he was pretty spot on, and to finish our short season, we end on one of the greatest if not the greatest Science Fiction and Cult film of all time. Despite a relatively weak box office performance on release it went on to be a cult hit and raised the bar in 1982 to a height that has never been scaled since.

Doors 7pm, films from 7:30pm
£3 cover charge (free to members)

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Screening as part of Cult Film Season at Roxy Bar & Screen in association with Jameson Irish Whiskey

28th Feb - Donnie Darko (Richard Kelly, 2001)
7th March - Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (Russ Meyer, 1965)
14th March - Blue Velvet (David Lynch, 1986)
21st March - The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Jim Sharman, 1975)
28th March - Blade Runner - The Director's Cut (Ridley Scott, 1982)

What makes a cult film? Well, we're offering up five of our favourite cult films, starting with time travel, jet engines, giant rabbits and Patrick Swayze, then jumping back to the wonderful world of Russ Meyer, on to the ‘King of Cult' Mr David Lynch and his stunning breakthrough film, stopping off for some high camp at the Annual Transylvanian Convention before finishing with the legendary Blade Runner. In the cult fan's Director's Cut obviously.
Dark, sexy, twisted,.... Avatar these ain't.