DIARY OF A CLOTHESHORSE: House of Vans London Presents // The 1984 Cinema Club

Thursday 14 May 2015

House of Vans London Presents // The 1984 Cinema Club

House of Vans London Presents

The 1984 Cinema Club

Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th May 2015

A long time ago, people went to the movies to be challenged, thrilled and see things they’d never seen before. Calling all rootsy cinephiles out there, House of Vans is proud to introduce 'The 1984 Cinema Club', a brand new ‘space’ dedicated to cinema lovers of all sorts and faith, curated by Colombian video maker and avid skateboarder Diego Fernandez. From stirring docs to indies, to star studded blockbusters, join us as we tackle different cinematic subjects by comparing two films; an old school classic Vs. a modern gem.

Each screening will be interlaced with an open talk to capture the film’s purpose in relation to each theme. Our picks for the first edition of The 1984 Cinema Clubinclude:

Latin America, a constant political struggle.

We will compare Tomás Gutiérrez Alea's provocativeMemories of Underdevelopment with acclaimed political drama NO by Chilean director Pablo Larrain.

The American Mafia in a time of crisis.

Martin Scorsese's intense cult Mean Streets as opposed to Andrew Dominik's Killing them Softly

Saturday, May 16 / from 6pm

Memories of Underdevelopment

1968, 97 min,

Directed by: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

Mean Streets

1973, 112 min,

Directed by: Martin Scorsese

VS.