THRILLER WEEKENDER 14–16 March 2014 Stratford East Picturehouse, Salway Rd, London E15 1BX

Birkbeck and The New Black Film Collective presents a ‘thrilling’ weekend of film, culture and entertainment to commemorate 30 years since the ground-breaking Michael Jackson video Thriller, through Hollywood horror and by re-enacting the iconic dance in Theatre Square, Stratford. To book tickets, call Stratford Picturehouse on 0871 902 5740 or go to www.picturehouses.co.uk. Limited passes available for the whole weekend – only £20!

This event is presented by Film Hub London, led by Film London and a partner of the BFI Film Audience Network www.filmlondon.org.uk/filmhub Friday 14 March, are setting up for the murder Sunday 16 March, 4pm 7pm–1.30am of human. Blade then teams up with the Nightstalkers, including Haunted Mansion Blade (18, 115 mins) Whistler’s daughter to battle the (PG, 88mins) father of the nosferatu. US 1998. US 2003. Directed by . Saturday 15 March, 6pm Directed by Rob Minkoff. Starring , Starring Eddie Murphy, Martha Stephen Dorff, Sanaa Lathan. Beloved (PG, 172 mins) Thomason, Terence Stamp. Blade, along with his life-long Workaholic realtor Jim Evers, his US 1999. Directed by Jonathan friend Whistler, battle . wife/business partner Sara and Demme. Starring Oprah Winfrey, Blade was born of a mother bitten their two children are summoned Danny Glover, Thandie Newton. by a ; he possesses all to a mansion. When they discover their strengths and none of their After Paul D. finds his old slave that the place is haunted, Jim weaknesses. He is known as the friend Sethe in Ohio and moves discovers an important lesson day walker because sunlight does in with her and her daughter about the family he’s neglected as not affect him. With the addition of Denver, a strange girl comes along they attempt to escape. a new ally, Dr Karen Jenson, Blade by the name of ‘Beloved’. Sethe endeavours to prevent the evil and Denver take her in and then Sunday 16 March, 6pm Frost from unleashing the blood strange things start to happen ... god upon the world. Vampire in Brooklyn Saturday 15 March, 9.15pm (15, 98 mins) Blade II (18, 112 mins) (PG, 95 mins) US 1995. US 2002. Directed by Wes Craven. Directed by . US 1992. Directed by Bernard Starring Eddie Murphy, Angela Starring Wesley Snipes, Kris Rose. Starring Virginia Madsen, Bassett, Kardeem Hardison. Tony Todd, Kasi Lemmons. Kristofferson, Luke Goss. Maximillian is the only survivor Reapers, a new breed of vampire Helen Lyle is a student who from a race of vampires on that feed off humans and decides to write a thesis about a Caribbean Island, and as a vampires, emerge with plans local legends and myths. She vampire, he must find a mate to for world domination and Blade visits a part of the town, where keep the line from ending. He must team with the Bloodpack, she learns about the legend of knows that a child had been born an elite team of vampire warriors the Candyman, a one-armed man to a woman who had a vampire specifically trained to hunt him, in and a son of slaves, who appears father, and he searches for her in order to defeat this new menace. when you say his name five times, Brooklyn. Rita’s mother, who has in front of a mirror. Of course, died in an asylum, was that woman Blade Trinity (18, 123 mins) Helen doesn’t believe all this stuff, and Rita has nightmares that she but the people of the area are US 2004. Directed by David S. does not understand. Not knowing really afraid. When she ignores that she is part vampire, Max woos Goyer. Starring Wesley Snipes, their warnings and begins her Jessica Biel, Ryan Reynolds. her and attempts to bring her to investigation in the places that he her blood-sucking destiny. The Vampire nation awakens the is rumoured to appear, a series of originator of the race, . horrible murders begins. Could the Meanwhile elements of the nation legend be true?

In partnership with Birkbeck and The New Black Film Collective, NUSHO will be running rehearsals seminars and workshops as part of this event. To get involved in the activities, please contact [email protected], @nusho7, #thrillerweekender. Birkbeck, University of London’s Widening Access and Retention team is dedicated to making Higher Education accessible to all London’s diverse communities. Supported by Film Hub London and part of the BFI Gothic season. For more information, visit bfi.org.uk/gothic