Next year is off to a cinematically superb start thanks to the good people over at the Light House Cinema, who are here to combat the January blues in style with their participation in the third annual Dublin Bowie Festival. The Light House Cinema will host a small but sweet number of screenings in celebration of the man, the myth and the legend that was David Bowie.
The Bowie Festival will be filling the city with the artistry of the man himself from January 5th and the Light House is supplementing the obvious plethora of musical content with its own foray into presenting a selection of Bowie filmic pursuits. Bowie’s films are often – understandably – overshadowed by his musical output. That said, the films he did make were incredibly varied, usually brilliant and always interesting, with Bowie proving his unique flair for acting in each performance.
The festival will include a massively diverse range of events including live music, debates, literary events, fashion events, markets, quiz nights and even karaoke. For their cinematic addition to the roster, the Light House Cinema presents not one, not two but three marvellous screenings.
Labyrinth will be screened on January 5th and 7th. Jim Henson’s imaginative musical adventure fantasy film showcases Bowie at his most wild and wonderful as the goblin king Jareth. Over the years the film has developed a massive cult following, thanks in no small part to Bowie’s entertaining performance, and this is an excellent chance to see it magically brought to life on the big screen. The original exhibition featured a stunning collection of photographs, costumes, and other rare possessions from the David Bowie Archive, revealing the hidden histories behind some of the key artistic artefacts from Bowie’s colourful career.
There will also be a hotly anticipated screening of the David Bowie is (Encore) documentary that explores the groundbreaking David Bowie exhibition created by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
This Bowie trilogy will culminate with a modern cinematic masterpiece. Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige ends this Bowie film festival on a high. Nolan’s exploration of the equally mad and genius minds behind spectacular feats of magic and science could not be a fitting stage for Bowie to shine upon. The film itself presents Nolan filmmaking at its best, making this film and the festival as a whole a treat for hardcore Bowie and cinema fans alike.
