PEKING OPERA BLUES
Dir: Tsui Hark, 104 mins, Hong Kong, Cantonese language with English subs
May 18th at 8pm
One of Tsui Hark’s most enduring films screens at the Microplex for the first time.
“Tsui Hark’s film is a resounding cinematic wonder that mixes history, drama, comedy, romance, gender roles and old-fashioned entertainment value into one of the best examples of Hong Kong Cinema at work.”- lovehkfilm.com
Tickets £5 here: /e152103
It might not feel like it this week, but we are welcoming the longer warmer days here at the Cube with the Spring Fair tomorrow, Saturday May 16th!
Free entry/ 11AM - 5PM/
Snap up some wonderful original art including prints, ceramics, photos and graphic novels from a bunch of talented artists and local creatives ⭐
The Cube bar is fully stocked with tasty treats, there will be the occasional DJ in the bar to get you in that weekend mood and rare outing of Agnes Varda's Le Bonheur post- fair at 7PM🌻
Tickets via our website/ HF.
🌞Join us after the Spring Fair to welcome the longer warmer days with a screening of Agnès Varda's first film shot in colour, a radiant mosaic of flowers, picnics and sun‑drenched countryside. 🌻
Le Bonheur
Dir: Agnès Varda, 1965, France, French with English subtitles, 80 min, Cert: 15
Sat 16 May // 19:00
Tickets: £5 (cubecinema.com / headfirst)
🍑 Varda described imagining the film "like a summer peach with its perfect colours, but inside, there is a worm,"
A luminous, quietly devastating classic to usher in the summer.🌞
#vivavarda #directedbywomen #whatsonbristol #frenchfilm
The CUBE Of Wyrding presents:
GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S 'CRONOS' (1992) (4K RESTORATION)
{ the Mexican maestro's must-see macabre body-horror dark comedy }
1992 | Mexico | 92 m | lang. Spanish/English w/English subtitles | dir. Guillermo Del Toro | BBFC rating. 15
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Fr 15 May 2026 // 20:00
BOOK NOW: /E153507
Tickets: £5
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'A MUST-SEE FOR HORROR FANS.'
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
Headfirst Editor's Pick
'A Del Toro deep cut resurrected in crisp, grisly 4K! See every crimson drop shine like never before in this untouchable debut from the Mexican horror god, a modern mythological fable of vampiric proportions with an unhinged Ron Perlman on the mechanical scarab hunt. Oozing with Guillermo Del Toro's signature flair, 'Cronos' feels like the onset of a grim magic that's been blessing cinemas ever since.'
ETN #16: aloisius, Paling and Lily Montague live at The Cube. 3 artists operating in the edges and overlaps of genre with joyous spontaneity.
Tickets on Headfirst
The CUBE Of Wyrding presents:
GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S 'CRONOS' (1992) (4K RESTORATION)
{ the Mexican maestro's must-see macabre body-horror dark comedy }
1992 | Mexico | 92 m | lang. Spanish/English w/English subtitles | dir. Guillermo Del Toro | BBFC rating. 15
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Fr 15 May 2026 // 20:00
BOOK NOW: /E153507
Tickets: £5
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★★★★☆
'A wonderfully baroque, gleeful subversion of the days of Hammer. A unique, terrifying mini-masterpiece.'
Empire Magazine
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Guillermo Del Toro, then 29 years old, made an auspicious and audacious debut with 'Cronos', a highly unorthodox tale of guilt, religion, addiction, betrayal, loyalty, and the seductiveness of the idea of immortality.
Released in 1992, Del Toro's take on the vampire movie has become regarded as one of the most important Mexican films and horror films of all time. 'Cronos' won nine Ariel Awards (the Mexican equivalent of the Academy Awards), including Best Picture and Director, and the Cannes Critics' Week Grand Prize.
'Cronos', with its focus on family and the true nature of horror, paved the way for future projects in Del Toro's shimmering screen career, such as 'The Devil's Backbone', 'Pan's Labyrinth' and the Oscar-winner 'The Shape Of Water'. Inventively employing vampirism in its assessment of the relationship between the USA and Mexico, this darkly comic, visually rich, and emotionally captivating fantasy remains a highlight within the filmmaker's incredible body of work.
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This absolutely gorgeous 4K release lifts each elaborate, intricate vista, furthering the almost painterly feel of Del Toro's sets and direction, and elevates the film's beautiful soundtrack, with its meticulous layering of ticking clocks, shifting levers, slicing stingers, and oozing blood.
*West Country premiere: The Magic City: Birmingham according to Sun Ra - 8th June*
A playful and flamboyant musical film shot in 16mm. It's a vivid, imaginative & street level portrait that searches for clues to Sun Ra’s future work and finds a city alive with music and rotten with segregation.
Between the years 1914 and 1993 Sun Ra (with the Arkestra & others) created vast swathes of music, art, poems and films: Windy City Doo Wop, DIY forays into outer-jazz regions, Afro-futuristic visions, mystical Egyptian modal workouts & spacey disco freak outs. A desire to produce, distribute, rehearse and play was done with a conviction and ethic that has created a supernatural aura around his work ever since.
His life and work have become hugely loved, replicated and reissued but his foundations are often bypassed – not here. This is the film to see, not only to wonder at his esoteric roots but to see how his legacy is played out, today, in the City. It's a piece of cinema that shows and values community and in that sense we trust we are in good hands. The film does not present Sun Ra as a visionary outsider, but rather as an ingenious musician participating in a rich and creative scene, part of an ancient musical tradition.
Following the film, the writer, poet & historian Edson Burton sits in with Pablo Guarise & Guillaume Maupin, the film's directors, for reflections & questions. In 2014, Edson curated the influential Afrofuturism season at the Watershed, including an infamous late night screening of Sun Ra’s Space Is the Place, so it’s a real honour to have Edson host this special screening.
In the bar, DJ Fat Paul selects from a personal collection of 200+ Sun Ra releases/bootlegs & trades. Tune in.
Join us at 7pm as we conduct a walking musical ensemble. The procession will wind the Celestial Roads up & around the surrounding neighbourhood of The Cube Microplex, weaving & returning to take our seats before the film.
Street music, community noise & the people’s song, channeling the glow of Sun Ra’s vision within our own city.
🐌Tonight at 8pm🐌
The Blue Trail plays at the Microplex
Set in near-future Brazil where the government prioritises productivity above all else, elderly citizens are forcibly relocated to remote colonies to make way for younger generations.
When 77 year old Tereza reaches the mandated age, she refuses to comply. Choosing freedom over submission, she embarks on a transformative journey through the Amazon – a decision that will change her destiny forever.
★★★★ Little White Lies
‘Boisterous anti-aging parable’ The Guardian
★★★★★ ‘Breathtaking’ The Upcoming
‘Astonishing…filled with indelible encounters and images’ ★★★★ Variety
“Glows with warmth… a quietly, radical adventure." ★★★★ SFX
#whatsonbristol #bristoltonight #independentcinema
On Monday 18th (1 week!) we screen PEKING OPERA BLUES at Cube Microplex.
Join us in celebrating Tsui’s feverishly pitched adventure through a 1913 Beijing Opera house where a political conspiracy intersects with the lives of 3 women and 2 men. Action, comedy, cross-dressing… this movie has it all!
Tickets £5, check cubecinema.com for more info.
A late addition to the Cube May programme, the Spring Fair!
Saturday May 16th/ 11AM -5PM/
free entry
Join us for the usual offering of work from a bunch of talented artist makers including @andrew_sux , @laurel_molly , @spsharpart , @richardstarzecki and more!
Scandi nibbles, a well stocked fridge and spring tunes in the bar🌻
Interested in a table?
Contact [email protected]
Le Bonheur/ 7PM/ £5
After the fair we welcome the longer warmer days with a screening of Agnès Varda's first film shot in colour, a radiant mosaic of flowers, picnics and sun‑drenched countryside.
Tickets on Headfirst.
