Event type: Film

A time for celebration and reflection, Black History Month is one of the most significant moments of the year.

To mark it, FACT bring you a special programme of film that showcases standout Black talent, from the writers and directors to leading stars.

From 10 October, join them every Monday to discover the BHM series. Screenings will operate on a pay-what-you-can basis starting from £3.

London, 1969. Fed up with damp, cold, piles of washing-up, mad drug dealers and psychotic Irishmen, a pair of substance-abusing, perpetually out-of-work actors decide to leave their squalid Camden flat for an idyllic holiday in the countryside.

But when Withnail and Marwood arrive in Cornwall, it doesn’t seem much better than London – and things are not helped by the arrival of Withnail’s Uncle Monty.

Featuring organ prelude from resident organist Dave Nicholas.

In the 35 years since its release, Withnail and I has become ‘one of Britain’s biggest cult films’ (BBC). It features a debut from Richard E Grant, who will be coming to Liverpool Philharmonic Hall in October to share stories of his life and career.

Join Reel Tours and the Playhouse for a one-off Halloween special screening of the 80’s cult classic John Carpenter’s, The Fog.

A weather-beaten old fisherman tells an ancient tale of betrayal and death to fascinated children as they huddle together by their campfire. As a piece of driftwood in a child’s hands glows with spectral light an eerie fog envelops the bay and from it’s midst emerge dripping demonic victims of a century old shipwreck… seeking revenge.

With a horror history intro from Reel Tours pre film and a quiz to follow, this screening of The Fog will set a truly horrific tone to your Halloween celebrations. Prizes will be awarded for the best Halloween costume on the night!

Join Reel Tours at the Playhouse for a screening of the John Landis Cult 1981 Classic An American Werewolf in London.

Two American college students are on a walking tour of Britain and are attacked by a werewolf. One is killed, the other is mauled. The werewolf is killed but reverts to its human form, and the local townspeople are unwilling to acknowledge its existence.

The surviving student begins to have nightmares of hunting on four feet at first but then finds that his friend and other recent victims appear to him, demanding that he commit suicide to release them from their curse, being trapped between worlds because of their unnatural deaths.

Your ticket includes a pre-show intro from Reel Tours and a post-show discussion at the end of the screening of 7pm performance of The Blues Brothers. The best fancy dress will be judged on the day, with a prize for best in show.

Join Reel Tours at the Playhouse for a screening of the John Landis Cult 1980 Classic The Blues Brothers.

After the release of Jake Blues from prison, he and brother Elwood go to visit “The Penguin”, the last of the nuns who raised them in an orphanage. They learn the Archdiocese will stop supporting the school and will sell the place to the Education Authority.

The only way to keep the place open is if the $5000 tax on the property is paid within 11 days. The Blues Brothers want to help and decide to put their blues band back together and raise the money by staging a big gig. As they set off on their “mission from God” they seem to make more enemies along the way. Will they manage to come up with the money in time?

Your ticket includes a pre-show intro from Reel Tours and a post-show discussion. The best fancy dress will be judged on the day with a prize for best in show.

Head along to Crosby’s excellent Plaza Community Cinema for screenings of Elvis.

From his childhood in Tupelo, Mississippi to his rise to stardom starting in Memphis, Tennessee and his conquering of Las Vegas, Nevada, Elvis Presley becomes the first rock ‘n roll star and changes the world with his music.

Rated: 12A

Head along to Crosby’s excellent Plaza Community Cinema for screenings of Thor: Love & Thunder.

Thor enlists the help of Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster to fight Gorr the God Butcher, who intends to make the gods extinct.

There are additional matinee screenings, see here for full listings.