SOUL:CINE Cinema Club

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On the hottest day of the year Mookie (Spike Lee,) delivers Sal’s Famous. As temperatures soar the ties that bind melt under the intense heat of race, sex, obligation, duty, and unrealistic expectations.

Featuring a thumping soundtrack and stellar cast, including Danny Aiello, Rosie Perez, Giancarlo Esposito, John Turturro, Bill Nunn, Ruby Dee & Ossie Davies, Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing remains a towering tour de force, and is as urgent and necessary today, as it was upon its initial release some 37 years ago (makes you feel old innit?)

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SOUL:CINE Cinema Club, Hat Factory Arts Centre, 65-67 Bute Street, Luton, LU1 2EY

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Come and join us for Robert Townsend’s pitch-perfect, THE FIVE HEARTBEATS.

THE FIVE HEARTBEATS chronicles the dreams, fame, fortune, personal tragedies, and triumphs, over four decades, of the fictional, but feeling oh so real group, as they learn deep lessons about friendship, connection, and the music business, told over four decades.

Come and experience a truly intoxicating, foot stomping, cinematic classic, that is a feast for the eyes and ears, featuring a sumptuous soundtrack from Doo-Wop, Motown, Funk and Soul.

Before and after the screening, join us for a drink or two at the bar, giveaways, merch, and games, all whilst our DJ immerses you in curated sounds from the 1960s to 1990s.

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SOUL:CINÉ presents The Five Heartbeats (1991), Hat Factory Arts Centre, 65-67 Bute Street, Luton, LU1 2EY

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When did you fall in love with Hip-Hop?

The birth of Hip Hop brought Sidney (Sanaa Lathan,) and Dre (Taye Diggs) together as kids, but can it help them navigate friendship, life and love?

Set to the pulsating and vibrant soundtrack of Hip Hop, Funk and Soul, Brown Sugar is a sumptuous feast for your ears and feet, and will leave an indelible impression in your heart. Before and after the screening join us for drinks at the bar, giveaways, exclusive merch, and curated sounds from the 1970s to the 200s.

Tickets: https://www.culturetrust.com/whats-on/soul-cine-film-perspective-0

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SOUL:CINÉ presents Brown Sugar (2002), Hat Factory Arts Centre, 65-67 Bute Street, Luton, LU1 2EY

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From breakout director Raine Allen-Miller, "Rye Lane" is a romantic comedy that stars David Jonsson and Vivian Oparah as Dom and Yas, two twenty-somethings both reeling from bad break-ups, who connect over the course of an eventful day in South London - helping each other deal with their nightmare exes, and potentially restoring their faith in romance.

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SOUL:CINÉ presents Audience Choice Winner: Rye Lane (2023), Hat Factory Arts Centre, 65-67 Bute Street, Luton, LU1 2EY

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Britain's first reggae band, Cimarons, was formed by teenage Jamaican immigrants in a London bus shelter in 1967.

Reggae exploded in the 1970s, with Cimarons at its heart. Thousands of miles from Jamaica, they brought excitement, experimentation and sheer anticipation booming from speaker boxes, putting the new generation of Black British youth in touch with their roots - in contact with who they really were.

Industry legends, Cimarons worked with reggae-royalty Bob Marley, Toots & the Maytals, Jimmy Cliff, Lee 'Scratch' Perry and even Paul McCartney, but have been hugely under-recognised when it comes to their own music, impact and legacy.

Having lost drummer Maurice Ellis to cancer, the band persists, despite decades of exploitation. Harder Than The Rock tells the story of their amazing history and follows the band’s final chapter as they dream of performing again, one last time…

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SOUL:CINÉ presents Harder Than The Rock: The Cimarons Story (2024), Hat Factory Arts Centre, 65-67 Bute Street, Luton, LU1 2EY

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From Ryan Coogler—director of “Black Panther” and “Creed”—and starring Michael B. Jordan comes a new vision of fear: “Sinners.”

Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

“You keep dancing with the devil, one day he’s gonna follow you home.”

Written and directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Coogler, “Sinners” stars Jordan (the “Black Panther” and “Creed” franchises) in a dual role, joined by Oscar nominee Hailee Steinfeld (“Bumblebee,” “True Grit”), Jack O’Connell (“Ferrari”), Wunmi Mosaku (“Passenger”), Jayme Lawson (“The Woman King”), Omar Miller (“True Lies”), and Delroy Lindo (“Da 5 Bloods”).

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SOUL:CINÉ & Bute Street Festival present Sinners (2025), Hat Factory Arts Centre, 65-67 Bute Street, Luton, LU1 2EY

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SOUL:CINÉ are delighted to bring you another dizzying night at the speakeasy, starring Grammy-winning OutKast members Andre 3000 & Big Boi, Paula Patton, and Terence Howard.

At a sexy, sizzling nightclub, pianist Percival lives life by the rules, while Rooster, the club's flashy performer, struts his stuff on the stage. But everything changes when Angel enters centre stage, and greed, fame and murder threaten to destroy them and the ties that bind.

IDLEWILD is a vibrant homage to the era of gangsters, molls, and speakeasy's, with a blistering soundtrack in a dazzling story, set, in the key of cool.

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SOUL:CINÉ presents Idlewild (2006), Hat Factory Arts Centre, 65-67 Bute Street, Luton, LU1 2EY

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After being fired from her job as a bank teller, Frankie begins working at a janitorial service with her friends Tisean, a single mother; Cleo, a boisterous lesbian; and Stony, who is dealing with the recent death of her brother. The women are struggling with their finances, so they decide to start robbing banks. At first the group is successful, but they soon attract the attention of an obsessive detective.

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SOUL:CINÉ presents Audience Choice Winner: Set It Off (1996), Hat Factory Arts Centre, 65-67 Bute Street, Luton, LU1 2EY

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Set in the pulsating heat of Lagos, during Nigeria’s tumultuous 1993 election. Akinola Davies Jr.'s BAFTA winning feature My Father’s Shadow is told through the eyes of siblings Akin and Remi, as they spend the day with their father Folarin (Sope Dirisu in a majestic form), and paints an absorbing and tender portrait of the bond between father and sons.

Weaving deep feelings, secrets, longing, and love, into its vibrant tapestry, the film resonates with textured hues, tastes, smells and sounds. Africa, and Africans, have rarely felt this nuanced on screen.

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SOUL:CINÉ presents My Father’s Shadow (2025) + Short Film, Hat Factory Arts Centre, 65-67 Bute Street, Luton, LU1 2EY