Alex Cox season
From Thu 6 to Thu 27 February 2003
When Liverpool-born Alex Cox gave up law in favour of filmmaking, contemporary cinema gained one of its most idiosyncratic and articulate directors. From L.A.-set, punk sci-fi thriller REPO MAN to the Liverpool-set adaptation of 16th century play REVENGERS TRAGEDY, an Alex Cox film is always inventive, intelligent, and engaging. Whether made in the U.S., Mexico, or the U.K. his films deal with contemporary issues, employing and subverting an array of genres, always with a dose of humour. Besides his filmmaking prowess, Cox is also a knowledgeable aficionado of world cinema, as witnessed by his entertaining and informative introductions to BBC's Moviedrome. To celebrate the release of REVENGERS TRAGEDY we offer this brief season, affording the opportunity to see a range of Cox's films, including one never released in this country (DEATH AND THE COMPASS). For more information on Alex Cox, discover the excellent website www.alexcox.com.a
SHOWING AT CORNERHOUSE
- Alex Cox: acerca de Buñuel & A Propósito de Buñuel
- Cert 12
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- Death and the Compass
- Cert TBA
- Thu 13 Feb 2003 18:05
- Part of our Alex Cox Season
- Highway Patrolman
- Cert 15
- Thu 6 Feb 2003 18:00
- Part of our Alex Cox Season
- Repo Man
- Cert 18
- Sun 9 Feb 2003 18:10
- Young punk Otto becomes a repo man after helping to steal a car, and stumbles into a strange, nightmarish world as a result
- Revengers Tragedy
- Cert 15
- Showing from Fri 14 Feb 2003
- Alex Cox takes version of Thomas Middleton's 17th century play. Vindici seeks revenge for the murder of his wife and ruin of his family by the villainous Duke.
- Walker
- Cert 18
- Sun 23 Feb 2003 16:00
- Part of our Alex Cox Season