CinePunked - Love Film | Talk Film | Know Film. Celebrating classic and contemporary cinema via live panels, events, podcasts, publishing and more.
We use film as a starting point for big discsussions. Based in Belfast, will travel. Interactive Discussions For Film Lovers. CinePunked celebrate classic and contemporary cinema through events, podcasts, and publishing. Led by film historians Robert JE Simpson and Dr Rachael Kelly, CinePunked fuses popular and scholarly study of cinema. They're joined by friends, colleagues, special guests and you the audience!
The new season of screenings at Accidental Theatre starts tonight at 6pm with Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure!
Tickets from https://accidentaltheatre.co.uk/box-office/never-seen-it
Robert and Emma will be chatting about each film in the season over on the Never Seen it Film Club podcast so stay tuned for those too!
Happy !
Celebrating all our favourite mothers on screen and in life!
Pictured: the original Mother skull prop from Psycho, now in the collection of the
(Photographed by , 2023)
The prop as seen on screen, and Anthony Perkins embracing his inner mother in Psycho (dir. Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
We've only a handful of tickets (I think less than five!) for our cinema evening!
Joining us on Saturday night at Strand Arts Centre is Robert JE Simpson - a film historian, artist, broadcaster and host of the CinePunked podcast (seen here lurking in the Strand's foyer).
An East Belfast native and former resident of Downpatrick (and maybe familiar to our Phantom Flyer passengers), he will be our special guest introducing the screening - without the Halloween teeth.
Robert will be chatting about the making of Oh, Mr Porter!, its source material, and the real-life Northern Irish location of Buggleskelly. All aboard!
Our own Robert J.E. Simpson appears in the new documentary short from legendary purveyors of Hammer Films
'Hammer A.D. 2023' is available to view via YouTube now:
Join us in celebrating Hammer Films' 89th anniversary with our special documentary, "Hammer A.D. 2023 - The Past, Present and Future of Hammer Films." Delve...
The Never Seen It Film Club is BACK!
This October we continue our Z-List season with Hairspray (1988), why it made it to this list we're not sure, the members have their reasons!
The fun, campy, and a little bit strange offering from John Waters marks the halfway point in our Never Seen It Film Club season which means we'll be opening up the vote for our next adventure very soon!
If you'd like to have YOUR say on what we screen next, you'll have to join the club!
Membership is just £3 a month, and for that you get to come along to the monthly screenings, an exclusive Discord channel to chat with your fellow film buffs, behind the scenes access to our monthly discussion show "You've Never Seen.." with the option to join in with CinePunked Director Robert JE Simpson and our very own film nerd Emy Bainbridge , as well as special early access to the podcast and youtube video!
So join us today by signing up here:
https://accidentaltheatre.co.uk/box-office/never-seen-it
Join us at Accidental Theatre tomorrow (Sunday 24th September) at 4pm for THE ROOM, the latest in the Never Seen It Film Club series.
Long-term followers will know THE ROOM holds a special place for CinePunked
Tickets here: https://accidentaltheatre.co.uk/box-office/never-seen-it or £5 on the door.
The screening will be introduced by our own Robert J.E. Simpson
TOMORROW IS NEVER SEEN IT FILM CLUB DAY!
Don't forget to join us and CinePunked tomorrow, Sunday 24th 4pm BST for arguably the worst film ever made...THE ROOM (2003)
It will be a wild...wild ride and an interesting way to spend your Sunday that's for sure!
So come join us here: https://accidentaltheatre.co.uk/box-office/never-seen-it
CinePunked and Accidental Theatre are back with a new run of today.
First up, Spice World!
Screening 4pm. Tickets online or on the door.
*In that one guy from the memes voice* A healthy reminder...these Girls walked, they strutted that runway mama so that BARBIE COULD RUN!!!
So come along to NEVER SEEN IT FILM CLUB this Sunday 27th August, 4pm BST to enjoy the cultural phenomenon that was Spice World (1997)
Book your tickets here:
https://accidentaltheatre.co.uk/box-office/never-seen-it
Tonight at Accidental Theatre as part of - the Mel Brooks classic, THE PRODUCERS
Tickets available online or on the door.
https://accidentaltheatre.co.uk/box-office/never-seen-it
Did you know that with a Never Seen It Film Club membership you can participate in a live film discussion every month?
Join CinePunked 's Robert JE Simpson and our very own Emy Bainbridge for "You've Never Seen..." as they delve into our film club selections with quirky opinions and interesting tidbits!
Watch our past episodes here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY1FH-XsbwQoztHGitnSZBg
Want to get involved? The next NSIFC Screening is this Saturday 15th July where we're screening The Producers (1967) https://accidentaltheatre.co.uk/box-office/never-seen-it
The latest podcast is now available in audio formats wherever you get your podcasts from, and in video on YouTube.
CinePunked's own Robert J.E. Simpson and Accidental Theatre's Emma Bainbridge sit down to talk about cult horror classic THE EVIL DEAD.
Watch the episode below and don't forget to subscribe!
Too full of gore or one of the most important horror movies of the 80s? Does Sam Rami's The Evil Dead (1981) deserve it's reputation as just another video n...
New episode of CinePunked side-hustle, NEVER SEEN IT FILM CLUB is out now. Our Robert J.E. Simpson and Accidental Theatre 's Emma Bainbridge talk about In Bruges
Video pod on YouTube, an audio version is available via all good podcast places.
Check it out and don't forget to subscribe!
After a short break Emma and Robert are back with In Bruges (2008)!Christmas film? Maybe not, bloodshed, arguments and huffy teens? That sure feels like all...
Seasons greetings to all our followers.
A brand new episode of the CinePunked podcast is now available. Robert J.E. Simpson and R.B. Kelly cast their attention towards the cult Finnish horror/comedy Rare Exports Movie and the legend of Santa Claus.
Get it via all your usual podcast providers or via the link:
Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without the CinePunked team casting their eyes over a festive film. This time out the 2010 Finnish horror/comedy Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale. Fusing traditi…
Three nights of films by local talent as part of Cinematic North Film Festival in Bangor NI this week.
We're especially excited as our Robert J.E. Simpson appears in Bangor's Ghost, screening on Wednesday night.
For more info and to book tickets:
The series has been curated by local screenwriter and musician Rachel McCarthy, showcasing her directorial debut ‘Bangor’s Ghost’, alongside fellow Bangor residents Stacey Gregg and Shelly Love. Having established and emerging screen writers on our doorstep is very exciting and we hope the fes...
Some pics from our recent screening of at Whitehead Railway Museum
We revived an carriage for the night as our .
Huge thanks to all the staff at the museum for their help in making it happen, with special thanks to Mark Kennedy for championing it, installing the new floor and getting it fit for use.
Thanks also to Cinema For All for the projection equipment and Arrow Films for the license.
Thanks also to our audience for your support. Hopefully we will return!
If you were there and took photos, don't forget to tag us!
We're on site at Whitehead Railway Museum for Horror Express Stake Night and everything is ready !
If you missed out on dinner tickets (we sold out), we have a bonus screening without dinner starting at 7pm. Doors open 6.30pm.
BYOB, admission £10 including coke and popcorn. Fancy dress encouraged.
Pay on the door.
Our Horror Express Stake Night at Whitehead Railway Museum tomorrow (Fri) is almost sold out.
By request we've added a screening without the meal for £10 each. Includes popcorn and coke. Doors open 6.30pm, film starts 7pm.
Tix available on the door.
This is a unique venue, a genuinely creepy historic Edwardian carriage for our pop-up screening.
PS: It's BYOB.
Still time to book yourself a ticket for CinePunked's event - this Friday evening at Whitehead Railway Museum
The classic horror film starring the legendary Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, with Telly Savalas, screened in a creepy Edwardian carriage.
Grab your ticket before we sell out! Limited spaces remaining.
https://www.steamtrainsireland.com/whats-on/87/horror-express-stake-night
Tonight, 7pm at Accidental Theatre Belfast, this month's offering is DOG SOLDIERS.
Tickets from £3
https://accidentaltheatre.co.uk/box-office/never-seen-it
DOG SOLDIERS is our next film at the at Accidental Theatre
This Saturday! Get your tickets now!!
The Never Seen It Film Club is a special subscription membership for those who have never seen some of the classics of cinema and for those who’d love to see them one more time! No judgements, just a lot of laughs! Supported by Film Hub NI, part of the BFI Film Audience Network, awarding fund
Tickets are now on sale for CinePunked's special Horror Express screenings at Whitehead Railway Museum
https://steamtrainsireland.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873639995
Book now to avoid disappointment!!!
HORROR EXPRESS STAKE NIGHT Meal and a Movie- Friday 28th October 2022 Your evening begins in the Platform 3 café with steak and chips, washed ...
SAVE THE DATE ! We've got a treat for you this Halloween...
Friday 28 October - join us for a very special screening of British cult classic HORROR EXPRESS in a unique period venue at Whitehead Railway Museum
Tickets on sale soon.
https://www.steamtrainsireland.com/whats-on/87/horror-express-stake-night
Next up on , our collaboration with Accidental Theatre : DOG SOLDIERS!
Screening on 22 October at Accidental in Belfast, join us for a bona fide modern horror classic.
Membership of the club is only £3 per month.
Details here:
The Never Seen It Film Club is a special subscription membership for those who have never seen some of the classics of cinema and for those who’d love to see them one more time! No judgements, just a lot of laughs! Supported by Film Hub NI, part of the BFI Film Audience Network, awarding fund
We've been out and about this week planning some content just in time for ....
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