Programme
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Fri 27th Aug to Thu 9th Sep
Based on Bryan Lee O’Malley’s cult comic book, Scott Pilgrim vs The World is the eye-popping tale of Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera), who falls in love with the enigmatic Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) only to discover the path to her heart is blocked by seven evil exes... Read more -
Fri 27th Aug to Thu 9th Sep
The sins of the father run deep in this sizzling second instalment of Stieg Larsson’s acclaimed Millennium trilogy... Read more -
Fri 3rd to Thu 9th September
This year’s surprise winner of the Best Foreign Film Oscar, Argentinian feature The Secret In Their Eyes is a gripping meditation on memory and unrequited love from director Juan José Campanella. Read more -
Fri 3rd September
September is the month when reluctant students heads back to the classroom, making it the ideal month to have a late night screening of seminal 80s teen classic The Breakfast Club. Read more -
Fri 3rd September
Prepare for the ultimate Scott Pilgrim experience! We here at The Electric have decided to host a special late night screening of Scott Pilgrim vs The World...one preceded by a winner-take-all Xbox 360 tournament! On our massive digital screen! Read more -
Fri 10th to Thu 16th September
Best known for their work as part of American cinema’s ‘mumblecore’ movement, Jay and Mark Duplass branch out with this incisive dark comedy about a 21 year old man-child tormenting his mum's new boyfriend. Read more -
Fri 10th Sep to Thu 23rd September
Gemma Arterton dons some figure hugging jean shorts for this colourful country romp from director Stephen Frears, based on the popular cartoon strip from The Guardian. Read more -
Sun 12th to Sun 19th September
For the first time in 83 years, the original version of Metropolis that director Fritz Lang intended the world to see in 1927 is finally available for everyone to see. Read more -
Fri 1st October
Alternative comedy from Tony Law, Time Marquis, returning to the stage in an attempt to mainstream it right up the laughpool! Read more -
Sat 2nd October
Comedian Stuart Goldsmith has spent his whole life desperately trying to be interesting. It sort of worked. This is what happened when he tried to be himself instead. Read more -
Sun 3rd October
Come and celebrate German Reunification Day with Henning Wehn, the German Comedy Ambassador who Stewart Lee refers to as 'the Werner Herzog of comedy'. Read more -
Mon 4th October
For the fourth year in a row, the wonderful Miss Josie Long returns to The Electric Cinema, and this time she’s doing not one, but two shows for us! Read more -
Tue 5th & Thu 7th October
Returning once again to thrill the masses, everyone’s favourite Kings Heath housewife is back for the Birmingham Comedy Festival. Read more -
Tue 6th October
Have you ever been stuck watching a film at the cinema and wanted to shout out, ‘THAT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN!’? Have you ever sat there wide-eyed in horror at the sheer insanity of the film unfolding in front of your eyes? Then Bad Film Club is the club for you... Read more -
Wed 6th October
Best known as Dobby from Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show, acclaimed musical comic Isy Suttie comes to Birmingham to perform her multi-character musical love story set in a supermarket. Read more -
Sat 9th October
Following sell out shows in Edinburgh and London, Jarred Christmas returns with a brand new stand-up show for the 2010 Birmingham Comedy Festival. Read more
