Wolfgang presents - screening at Nest at The Old Town Hall, Hastings TN34 3EW
Relaxed & wheelchair accessible screening at Nest: Johnny Guitar
High emotion at high noon in Nicholas Ray's queer-coded, archly camp Western. Stars the matriarch of melodrama, Joan Crawford.
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast includes: Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge
Please note that the Screening Takes Place at Nest
118 mins / 1954 / USA / ENGLISH
NOTE - this screening takes place at NEST just a few doors down from the Electric Palace, at The Old Town Hall, Hastings TN34 3EW
WolfGang presents relaxed, wheelchair accessible screening at NEST: Sunday 16 November
Relaxed screenings* for neurodivergent audiences - lone wolves, werewolves and other prodigies welcome.
*Lights up, sound down and freedom to move around.
Come along on your own and meet some friendly faces eager to enjoy cinema in a relaxed environment.
About the film: Johnny Guitar
Johnny Guitar is many things: a thrilling Western, a showcase of two phenomenal actresses, and a film that challenges conventions at every possible turn.
Its tone is feverish and delirious. It subverts conventions of Westerns at every turn and has plenty of ambiguity that makes it more aligned with contemporary cinema than the 1950s.
Nicholas Ray's campy western is one of the great historical examples of queer coding, focussing on the relationship between Vienna and Emma, two women that despise each other
While the film suggests this hatred stems from power struggles and Emma’s desire to prevent the change that Vienna represents, the subtext suggests something very different.
While this isn't the kind of movie where every line of dialogue is innuendo-packed or loaded with blatant sexual subtext, Ray's staging, managing of cheap production, and direction blast the story into the realm of bizarre psychosexual drama without losingthe sincerity pop Westerns require.
Take a deep dive into Johnny Guitar with a podcast made by Bexhill college students. The podcast was created specifically for our Too Much: Melodrama on Film season.
About our Autism-friendly 'relaxed' screenings:
An Autism-friendly screening is where people can watch a film in a relaxed environment.
They are different from regular film screenings because:
- the lights are low instead of completely off, so you can still see where you're going
- the volume is a little lower than a standard screening
- you can move around the cinema freely as you wish during the screening
- you can leave the cinema room during the screening and return without having to worry
- you can make noise, stim, and enjoy yourself
- there is a friendly atmosphere
- there are people around if you need any help
These screenings are for anyone who would feel safe and welcome in this environment.
At Electric Palace, we think the cinema should be for everyone, that's why we offer Autism-friendly screenings.
I would like to bring my unpaid carer along when I visit the cinema. Is this possible?
Unpaid carers who present an official East Sussex Carers Card go free to all standard screenings (£12/£10/£6 events) when accompanying the person they care for who has a paid ticket, as long as the screening is not fully booked - please contact us in advance with any questions.
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