It Came From Beyond The Screen: The Birth of The Movie Monster

13th October
Phoenix Cinema and Art Centre, 4 Midland Street, Leicester, LE1 1TG

Vampires and golems. Invisible men and giant apes. From cinema’s earliest days audiences have had an almost insatiable appetite for 'creature features'. In this 4-week course we'll look at the history of monsters on screen, and ask why we’re continually drawn to them.

Vampires and golems. Invisible men and giant apes. From cinema’s earliest days audiences have had an almost insatiable appetite for 'creature features'. In this 4-week course we'll look at the history of monsters on screen, and ask why we’re continually drawn to them.

COURSE BREAKDOWN:

Week 1: A Universal Threat - The Early Days of Monster Movies

Week 2: Godzilla Vs Cinema - How Kaiju stories influenced Monster Movies Everywhere

Week 3: Plan 9 - the goofiest monsters and ghouls to trouble the silver screen

Week 4: Just When You Thought it Was Safe - Monsters in the Modern Age

Booking Information:

Price: £55 / £50 conc / £45 Members

Tutor: Kenton Hall

This 4 week course will run at Phoenix on Mondays, from 13 Oct - 3 Nov, 7pm - 8.30pm.

You must be 18 or over to attend.

Cancellation Policy:

We do not offer refunds for cancellations of bookings, except in exceptional circumstances. In the event that an advertised course is withdrawn, we will endeavour to give 7 days’ notice and a full refund will be made.

View our Learner Agreement. [https://dfzeoowdb3y1w.cloudfront.net/uploads/2019/01/Phoenix-learner-information-and-agreement-FINAL.pdf]

ABOUT THE TUTOR

Kenton Hall is an award-winning Canadian writer, director, musician and actor. In 2015, he wrote, directed and co-starred in the feature film A Dozen Summers, now available on Netflix.

He also wrote the comic memoir Bisection, about living and parenting with bipolar disorder, co-wrote the Audible Drama Getting Better, starring Rhod Gilbert, Kathryn Drysdale and Mark Gatiss, co-adapted and co-directed for audio, the lost silent horror film London After Midnight (starring Art Malik) and wrote the Doctor Who musical spin-off Children of the Circus and its novelisation. Somewhere in between he released the triple album Idiopath as Kenton Hall & The Necessary Measures.


Performances

19:00 - Monday 13th October

  • Standard: £55
  • Concession: £50

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Phoenix Cinema and Art Centre
4 Midland Street
Leicester
LE1 1TG
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