The National Union of Journalists Manchester and Salford branch has launched a film club, open to everyone, members and non-members, to screen movies and documentaries that show what it is to be a journalist and why the job matters.
Screenings take place on the last Thursday of every month at the Three Minute Theatre, a small, 70-seat independent venue established in 2010 within Affleck's Palace. Amongst screenings in the current season are Ace in the Hole with Kirk Douglas, Men At Lunch showing the story behind one world famous photo, and, on Thursday 25th February, The Paper starring Michael Keaton and Glen Close.
The Paper covers the story of Henry Hackett (Michael Keaton), an editor at the New York Sun, chasing his hottest story in years as his pregnant wife, Martha (Marisa Tomei), pleads with him to get a more respectable job so he can spend more time with his family. Every journalist who doesn't sit cut and pasting press releases all day will tell you they've been there...
The Paper has a classic tag line... `They search for truth...they strive for justice...then print what they can get away with...'. The NUJ film club has been launched as Spotlight, also starring Michael Keaton, looks set to scoop a few Oscars, with its true tale of high level cover-ups in the Catholic Church, exposed by the Boston Globe.
"Journalists and journalism are under scrutiny more than ever before and it's sometimes thanks to films like Spotlight that we're reminded of the importance of the work journalists do and the challenges they face" says Manchester and Salford NUJ vice chair Rachel Broady.
"We hope that by screening a selection of films some less well known than others we can reveal something of the industry and the people who work in it" she adds "We love journalism and this is a small way in which we can defend and support it."
The Paper starring Michael Keaton and Glenn Close
Thursday 25th February 7:30pm
Three Minute Theatre
Affleck's Palace, Oldham Street, Manchester M1 1JG
£4 per person
The venue has a licensed bar and there's screenings on the last Thursday of every month. For more details see the NUJ £4 Film Club Facebook page click here
Or for further information contact Rachel Broady mcrsalfordnuj@gmail.com
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