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12 August

BAR TRASH: Closing Night — THE INCREDIBLY STRANGE CREATURES with Loose Willis + Hypno-Vision!

Running time: 165 mins

Token Homo and Loose Willis invite you to the closing night of the 13th sensational season of BAR TRASH — SCREAM FOR YOUR LIVES! — with what is widely regarded as one of the worst movies ever made (with one of the longest titles!), Ray Dennis Steckler’s THE INCREDIBLY STRANGE CREATURES WHO STOPPED LIVING AND BECAME MIXED UP ZOMBIES!!? (1964).

Billed as ‘the first monster musical’ and made before Steckler turned 24, INCREDIBLY STRANGE CREATURES was shot in just 11 days on a micro budget of $38,000. A lurid story with musical interludes about a series of carnival murders, INCREDIBLY STRANGE CREATURES is “junk drawer cinema at its most impossible to close" with a “threadbare, developed-in-the-bathroom-sink aesthetic that explains the film's confounding charm" (Richard Harland Smith, Turner Classic Movies).

Steckler bought-back ownership of his film after its initial failed distribution, exhibiting it to modest success under alternative titles including ‘Diabolical Dr. Voodoo’ and ‘Teenage Psycho Meets Bloody Mary’. As well as appearing in his own films under the pseudonym ‘Cash Flagg’, Steckler toured the grindhouse circuit with his titles, often playing one of the monsters that would leap out of the darkness for this film’s original gimmick, TERRORAMA. We will be serving the film with our own cocktail of theatrical gimmicks — including some free shots! — as we bring our season to a close.

Polite notice: We are showing THE INCREDIBLY STRANGE CREATURES WHO STOPPED LIVING AND BECAME MIXED UP ZOMBIES!!? (1964) with subtitles from the best available digital source. This screening is not for the weak or those susceptible to suggestion and manipulation. To avoid any adverse reactions, we kindly ask any member of the audience who has ever been hypnotised by Loose Willis to kindly wait in the theatre lobby for the first thirteen minutes of tonight’s presentation. We will let you know when it is safe to take your seat.

/// BAR TRASH is a celebration of cult and curious cinema, hosted by queer film fanatic Token Homo and friends. Films are served with themed drinks, introductions, intermissions, prize giveaways, and subtitles / captions where possible. Tickets from £3.50 + fees. Adults 18+ only. Follow @tokenhomo or visit tokenhomo.com for all the gory details ///

Bartrash

Rules of Living (UK Theatrical Premiere) + Q&A

Running time: 109 mins

Following sold-out screenings at its Canadian theatrical premiere, the internationally award-winning Japanese-English dramedy Rules of Living comes to Genesis Cinema for its UK theatrical premiere, for one night only.

Mikuko Abe is a 49-year-old career woman and divorcée, who lives in a big house by herself after her mother was moved into hospice care. She’s stuck in an unfulfilling job, caught up in a dispassionate relationship with an elite businessman, Koichi, and frustrated at her irresponsible daughter, Chieko, who’s backpacking around the world.
In order to pay the bills, she has to take in a foreign roommate, Vincent, for three months. A man with a mysterious past who has thrown it all away, Vincent is rambling around the world, trying to discover what freedom is all about. He gets a job teaching English, and after weeks of hilarious miscommunication, the strange roommates get used to each other, and Mikuko starts to open up.

Mikuko realizes she’s been fulfilling others’ expectations her whole life, but now decides to take control of her own destiny. With Vincent’s help, she follows her dream of learning English, and begins to break away from the constraints that have been put upon her for so long.

As Mikuko embarks on this new journey, she must navigate her relationships with Vincent and Koichi, and ultimately decide what kind of life she wants to lead. Will she choose to follow her heart, or will she succumb to the pressures of society?

RULES OF LIVING is a heartwarming comedy of self-discovery and taking the path less traveled.

Following the UK theatrical premiere of Rules of Living, join writer-director and lead actor Greg Dale and producer and actor Jeffrey Rowe live from Japan for a post-screening Q&A.

Greg and Jeffrey will discuss the film’s exploration of midlife reinvention, family expectations and cross-cultural connection, as well as the experience of making a bilingual independent feature with an acclaimed Japanese cast and bringing it from Japan to festivals and cinemas internationally.

Q&A

Minions & Monsters

Running time: 90 mins

This is the rambunctious, ridiculous and totally true story of how the Minions conquered Hollywood, became movie stars, lost everything, unleashed monsters onto the world and then banded together to try and save the planet from the mayhem they had just created.

Moana

Running time: 115 mins

Moana answers the Ocean's call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with the infamous demigod Maui on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her people.

Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie

Running time: 89 mins

The Paw Patrol lands on a mysterious dinosaur island after a storm, where they meet Rex, a stranded pup. When Humdinger's reckless mining triggers a volcano, the team faces their biggest rescue mission yet to save the island.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Running time: 140 mins

Four years have passed since the events of No Way Home, and Peter is now an adult living entirely alone, having voluntarily erased himself from the lives and memories of those he loves. Crime-fighting in a New York that no longer knows his name, he's devoted himself entirely to protecting his city — a full-time Spider-Man — but as the demands on him intensify, the pressure sparks a surprising physical evolution that threatens his existence, even as a strange new pattern of crimes gives rise to one of the most powerful threats he has ever faced.

The Invite

Running time: 107 mins

Joe and Angela’s marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down?

The Odyssey

Running time: 174 mins

Odysseus, the legendary King of Ithaca, embarks on a long and perilous journey home following the Trojan War. Throughout his voyage, he is forced to confront the whims of gods, mythological monsters, and trials that stretch both his cunning and his humanity to the breaking point.

Toy Story 5

Running time: 102 mins

The toys are back in Disney and Pixar's "Toy Story 5," and this time it's Toy meets Tech. Woody (voice of Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (voice of Tim Allen), Jessie (voice of Joan Cusack) and the rest of the gang's jobs are challenged when they come face-to-face with Lilypad (voice of Greta Lee), a brand-new tablet device that arrives with her own disruptive ideas about what is best for their kid, Bonnie. Will playtime ever be the same?

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