# southbank (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover southbank. Page: Feed: --- ## [Capital Celluloid 2026 — Day 259: Thu Sep 17](https://capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com/2026/08/capital-celluloid-2026-day-259-thu-sep.html) _2026-08-22 · Capital Celluloid · Capital Celluloid_ The Beast Must Die (Chabrol, 1969): BFI Southbank, NFT2, 6.10pm This is part of the Claude Chabrol season at BFI Southbank with the film being introduced by critic Geoff Andrew. Other screenings of the film (September 5th and October 4th) during the season are detailed here . Chicago Reader review: Claude Chabrol’s 1969 adaptation of Nicholas Blake’s thriller The Beast Must Die. Michel Duchaussoy… ## [Capital Celluloid 2026 — Day 258: Wed Sep 16](https://capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com/2026/08/capital-celluloid-2026-day-258-wed-sep.html) _2026-08-22 · Capital Celluloid · Capital Celluloid_ The Missouri Breaks (Penn, 1976): BFI Southbank, NFT2, 12.10pm This 35mm screening of a superb and rarely seen western is part of the Harry Dean Stanton season and is also being shown on September 16th (details here ). Time Out review: A wonderfully quirky Western, brilliantly scripted by Thomas McGuane, which strips all the cute whimsy away from the Butch Cassidy theme (outlaws on the run from a… ## [Capital Celluloid 2026 — Day 257: Tue Sep 15](https://capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com/2026/08/capital-celluloid-2026-day-257-tue-sep.html) _2026-08-22 · Capital Celluloid · Capital Celluloid_ Wedding in Blood (Chabrol, 1973): BFI Southbank, NFT1 9pm This is part of the Claude Chabrol season at BFI Southbank . Other screenings of the film (September 10th and 29th) during the season are detailed here . Chicago Reader review: Yet another facet of Claude Chabrol’s view of the bourgeois life as a facade behind which lurk extravagant, destructive, and often totally ridiculous passions… ## [Capital Celluloid 2026 — Day 256: Mon Sep 14](https://capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com/2026/08/capital-celluloid-2026-day-256-mon-sep.html) _2026-08-22 · Capital Celluloid · Capital Celluloid_ Ganja and Hess (Gunn, 1973): Rio Cinema, 6.30pm Described by Spike Lee as "one of the most underappreciated filmmakers of his time", African-American playwright turned actor-writer-director Bill Gunn’s radical 1973 vampire movie Ganja & Hess returns as part of the Rio Forever celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the cinema in its current form. Ashley Clark, the curatorial director at… ## [Capital Celluloid 2026 — Day 255: Sun Sep 13](https://capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com/2026/08/capital-celluloid-2026-day-255-sun-sep.html) _2026-08-21 · Capital Celluloid · Capital Celluloid_ Lost Reels All Day Film Event: Women on the Edge, Cinema Museum, 12.30pm-10.30pm 12:30pm: Butterfly Kiss (1995) dir. Michael Winterbottom + Q&A with producer Julie Baines A one-of-a-kind serial killer lesbian love story set in the anonymous motorways and service stations cafés of Northern England. A heady cocktail of road movie, psychodrama, black comedy, and religious allegory as we follow… ## [Capital Celluloid 2026 — Day 254: Sat Sep 12](https://capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com/2026/08/capital-celluloid-2026-day-254-sat-sep.html) _2026-08-21 · Capital Celluloid · Capital Celluloid_ Casino Royale (Campbell, 2006): Olympic Studios, Barnes, SW3, 12midday-11.20pm A one-off even this one for the James Bond fan. Event introduction: Following the recent celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of GoldenEye , and as Casino Royale celebrates its landmark 20th anniversary, there has never been a more fitting moment to celebrate the extraordinary filmmaker responsible for introducing… ## [Capital Celluloid 2026 — Day 253: Fri Sep 11](https://capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com/2026/08/capital-celluloid-2026-day-253-fri-sep.html) _2026-08-21 · Capital Celluloid · Capital Celluloid_ La Femme infidèle (Chabrol, 1969): BFI Southbank, NFT2 2.30pm & 8.30pm; NFT1 6.10pm This digital restoration is the centrepiece of the Claude Chabrol season Other screenings of the film, which is on an extended run during the season, are detailed here . Chicago Reader review: Claude Chabrol’s richly ironic 1969 melodrama, in which it is shown that nothing revitalizes a dried-up marriage quite like… ## [Capital Celluloid 2026 — Day 252: Thu Sep 10](https://capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com/2026/08/capital-celluloid-2026-day-252-thu-sep.html) _2026-08-20 · Capital Celluloid · Capital Celluloid_ Ten Days' Wonder (Chabrol, 1971): BFI Southbank, NFT2, 8.30pm This is part of the Claude Chabrol season and features an introduction by season curator Catherine Wheatley. Another screenings of the film (on September 19th) during the season is detailed here . Time Out review: Here Claude Chabrol inaugurates a new genre, the theological thriller. Charles (Anthony Perkins at his most charismatically… ## [Capital Celluloid 2026 — Day 251: Wed Sep 9](https://capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com/2026/08/capital-celluloid-2026-day-251-wed-sep-9.html) _2026-08-19 · Capital Celluloid · Capital Celluloid_ Le Boucher (Chabrol, 1970): BFI Southbank, NFT2, 6.10pm This is part of the Claude Chabrol season and features an introduction by season curator Catherine Wheatley. Other screenings of the film (September 21st and 25th and October 4th and 6th) during the season are detailed here . Time Out review: Classically simple but relentlessly probing thriller, set in a French village shadowed by the… ## [New immersive bar to open inside Australian Music Vault](https://www.southbanklocalnews.com.au/new-immersive-bar-to-open-inside-australian-music-vault) _2026-08-13 · Sean Car · Southbank Local News Articles_ A new bar will open inside the Australian Music Vault at Arts Centre Melbourne this October, offering visitors the chance to enjoy a drink surrounded by memorabilia and stories from Australia’s music history. ## [Non-custodial Crypto Payments & Escrow (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/e5jTo4xKrSBW) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto with trustless escrow, instant confirmations, and no KYC ## [Southbank man charged over string of bin fires](https://www.southbanklocalnews.com.au/southbank-man-charged-over-string-of-bin-fires) _2026-08-13 · Sean Car · Southbank Local News Articles_ A Southbank man has been charged following a police investigation into a series of deliberately lit bin fires across the area in recent weeks. ## [The Canopy reaches completion in growing Montague precinct](https://www.southbanklocalnews.com.au/the-canopy-reaches-completion-in-growing-montague-precinct) _2026-08-12 · Sean Car · Southbank Local News Articles_ The Canopy has reached completion at 272 Normanby Rd, adding another major residential development to the fast-changing Montague precinct in Fishermans Bend. ## [Sale of Hanover House signals likely end for Beulah’s STH BNK vision](https://www.southbanklocalnews.com.au/sale-of-hanover-house-signals-likely-end-for-beulahs-sth-bnk-vision) _2026-08-11 · Sean Car · Southbank Local News Articles_ The sale of Hanover House in Southbank appears to have all but extinguished hopes of Beulah delivering its iconic STH BNK by Beulah project in its originally approved form. ## [Farewell Southbank News: more than a newspaper](https://www.southbanklocalnews.com.au/farewell-southbank-news-more-than-a-newspaper) _2026-08-11 · Sean Car · Southbank Local News Articles_ When the August edition of Southbank News rolls off the press, it’ll mark the end of 15 years, 165 editions and one very special chapter in Melbourne’s local media story. ## [Ray White Southbank opens doors for real estate careers night](https://www.southbanklocalnews.com.au/ray-white-southbank-opens-doors-for-real-estate-careers-night) _2026-08-11 · Sean Car · Southbank Local News Articles_ Ray White Southbank will host a free careers and information evening on September 9, offering aspiring and experienced property professionals an inside look at working in the real estate industry. ## [MSO unveils ambitious 2027 season celebrating Australian talent and musical landmarks](https://www.southbanklocalnews.com.au/mso-unveils-ambitious-2027-season-celebrating-australian-talent-and-musical-landmarks) _2026-08-11 · Sean Car · Southbank Local News Articles_ The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will enter its 121st year with a wide-ranging 2027 season featuring major symphonic works, 13 world premieres of Australian commissions and a program marking 200 years since the death of Beethoven. ## [Male sought over Southbank bin fires](https://www.southbanklocalnews.com.au/male-sought-over-southbank-bin-fires) _2026-08-11 · Jenny Denton · Southbank Local News Articles_ Police are appealing for information about a man they believe lit up to eight bin fires around Southbank over a month-long period. ## [Melbourne’s late-night voices come to life at Malthouse](https://www.southbanklocalnews.com.au/melbournes-late-night-voices-come-to-life-at-malthouse) _2026-08-11 · Sean Car · Southbank Local News Articles_ The anonymous voices of Melbourne’s night owls will take centre stage at Malthouse Theatre this August in an immersive audio work exploring the city during its quietest hours. ## [Southbank walking group marks 10 years of movement and connection](https://www.southbanklocalnews.com.au/southbank-walking-group-marks-10-years-of-movement-and-connection) _2026-08-11 · Sean Car · Southbank Local News Articles_ A free weekly walking group established by JustInTime Personal Training has marked 10 years of helping Southbank residents stay active, connected and engaged with their local community. ## [Capital Celluloid 2026 — Day 250: Tue Sep 8](https://capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com/2026/08/capital-celluloid-2026-day-250-tue-sep-8.html) _2026-08-07 · Capital Celluloid · Capital Celluloid_ The English Patient (Minghella, 1996): Cine Lumiere, 6.30pm Marking the reopening of the refurbished Ciné Lumière under the auspices of its figurehead, Kristin Scott Thomas, and the 30th anniversary of the release of The English Patient , the screening on 8 Sept at 18.30 will be preceded by an extended introduction by lead actors Kristin Scott Thomas and Ralph Fiennes. Time Out review: Tuscany, as… ## [Ask the crowd: AI or not (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/qGc0ZcdcVEt6) _2026-08-07 · **Sponsored**_ Get a transparent verdict from verified humans via web, RSS, or API. ## [Capital Celluloid 2026 — Day 249: Mon Sep 7](https://capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com/2026/08/capital-celluloid-2026-day-249-mon-sep-7.html) _2026-08-06 · Capital Celluloid · Capital Celluloid_ Wise Blood (Huston, 1979): BFI Southbank, NFT1, 8.55pm This 35mm presentation, also being screened on September 19th , is part of the Harry Dean Stanton season at BFI Southbank. Details here . Chicago Reader review: Along with The Man Who Would Be King and The Dead, this is arguably John Huston's best literary adaptation, and conceivably his very best film—a very close rendering of Flannery… ## [Capital Celluloid 2026 — Day 248: Sun Sep 6](https://capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com/2026/08/capital-celluloid-2026-day-248-sun-sep-6.html) _2026-08-05 · Capital Celluloid · Capital Celluloid_ Sans Soleil (Marker, 1983): BFI Southbank, NFT2, 6.10pm This 35mm presentation, also screening on September 29th , is part of the Sarah Maldoror season at BFI Southbank. Full details here . Chicago Reader review: Chris Marker’s 1982 masterpiece is one of the key nonfiction films of our time—a personal philosophical essay that concentrates mainly on contemporary Tokyo but also includes footage shot… ## [Capital Celluloid 2026 — Day 247: Sat Sep 5](https://capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com/2026/08/capital-celluloid-2026-day-247-sat-sep-5.html) _2026-08-04 · Capital Celluloid · Capital Celluloid_ The Dresser (Yates, 1983): David Lean Cinema, 2pm This screening is a 35mm presentation. Time Out review: An accomplished film of Ronald Harwood's theatrical two-hander, animated by two gigantic performances. Albert Finney, grossly Shakespearean as Sir, the imperious, declamatory actor-manager with a Moses-like command of his company and inanimate objects ('St-o-o-p th-a-a-a-t tr-ai-ai-n!' he… ## [Capital Celluloid 2026 — Day 246: Fri Sep 4](https://capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com/2026/08/capital-celluloid-2026-day-246-fri-sep-4.html) _2026-08-03 · Capital Celluloid · Capital Celluloid_ Whistle Down the Wind (Forbes, 1961): BFI Southbank, NFT1, 6.15pm This 35mm screening in the 'Projecting the Archive' strand features a Q&A with actors Hayley Mills, Diane Poole and Alan Barnes. BFI introduction: When a stranger appears in their barn, three siblings care for him in the belief that he’s Jesus returned to Earth. Forbes shot his directorial debut on location in rural Lancashire with… ## [Capital Celluloid 2026 — Day 245: Thu Sep 3](https://capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com/2026/07/capital-celluloid-2026-day-245-thu-sep-3.html) _2026-07-31 · Capital Celluloid · Capital Celluloid_ Bleak Moments (Leigh, 1971): BFI Southbank, NFT1, 6pm 'I've tried to vary my films considerably, but I would have to admit that Bleak Moments remains, in some ways, the mother of all Mike Leigh films. And I'm very proud of it.' Mike Leigh The film screened by Contemporary 75, a London festival screening films that inspired generations of British audiences and filmmakers, will be followed by a Q&A… ## [Capital Celluloid 2026 — Day 244: Wed Sep 2](https://capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com/2026/07/capital-celluloid-2026-day-244-wed-sep-2.html) _2026-07-29 · Capital Celluloid · Capital Celluloid_ Sambizanga (Maldoror, 1972): BFI Southbank, NFT3, 8.40pm This film, which also screens on September 19th , is part of the Sarah Maldoror season at BFI Southbank. You can find all the details here . Sight & Sound review: This is the first feature in Africa to be directed by a woman. Set in 1961, at the start of the Angolan War of Independence, and shot in Congo, the film tracks the resistance… ## [Capital Celluloid 2026 — Day 243: Tue Sep 1](https://capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com/2026/07/capital-celluloid-2026-day-243-tue-sep-1.html) _2026-07-28 · Capital Celluloid · Capital Celluloid_ That Most Important Thing: Love (Zulawski, 1975): Garden Cinema, 6pm This is part of the Andrzej Zulawski season at the Garden Cinema . This film is also being shown on September 16th and October 13th . The screening on the September 1st will be introduced by Garden Cinema team member, writer, and filmmaker Sarah Grice. Chicago Reader review: Polish-born director Andrzej Żuławski was a master at…