Latest Past Events
Curating the Machine
Phoenix Phoenix Arts Centre, 4 Midland Street, LeicesterDuring 2017, as part of his fellowship at Near Now at Broadway, artist and Curator Antonio Roberts conducted research into the affect AI and automation is having on the role of Curation in the arts. In this presentation Antonio will present his research, which asks questions about the specific roles of Curators and whether an […]
Ghost in the Shell
Phoenix Phoenix Arts Centre, 4 Midland Street, LeicesterDir: Mamoru OshiiJapan/UK 1995, 1hr 22mins In the not too distant future, Tokyo's Section Nine security force hunts for a hacker known only as the Puppet Master. Leading the investigation is cyborg agent Major Motoko Kusanagi, far more powerful than her human appearance would suggest. And yet as the Puppet Master leaves a trail of […]
War Games
Phoenix Phoenix Arts Centre, 4 Midland Street, LeicesterDir: John Badham USA 1983, 1h 24mins In this 80’s classic a young computer whiz kid accidentally finds a back-door into a top-secret super-computer, which has complete control over the U.S.A’s nuclear arsenal. It challenges him to a game between America and Russia and he innocently plays along - unknowingly starting the countdown to World War […]