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Straight To Video presents Nightmare At Noon (1988)

LAB111, Friday, June 19 at 09:00 PM GMT+2

STRAIGHT TO VIDEO PRESENTS NIGHTMARE AT NOON (1988)

This June: what happens when a government experiment poisons the water supply of a sleepy desert town? In Nightmare at Noon, the locals turn into green-bleeding homicidal maniacs, leaving sheriff George Kennedy, fired cop Bo Hopkins, and an utterly unhinged Wings Hauser to fight back against the madness. Directed by Greek exploitation legend Nico Mastorakis, this gloriously chaotic B-movie throws zombies, conspiracies, flamethrowers, motorcycle stunts, and endless exploding cars into one delirious package.

Part sci-fi paranoia thriller, part action movie, part zombie mayhem, Nightmare at Noon constantly escalates into increasingly absurd territory, including an overly long helicopter battle. Featuring manic villainy from Brion James and enough pyrotechnics for three movies, this cult oddity is exactly the kind of loud, messy, wildly entertaining VHS-era insanity that Straight to Video was made for.

https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/straight-to-video-presents-nightmare-at-noon-1988

Straight To Video presents Massacre In Dinosaur Valley (1985)

LAB111, Friday, May 29 at 09:00 PM GMT+2

STRAIGHT TO VIDEO PRESENTS MASSACRE IN DINOSAUR VALLEY (1985)

Do you like movies? Aren’t you annoyed that it takes around 2 hours to finish one before you can dwell into another story? What if I tell you that a single movie exists that features all the possible genres you can think of in just under 90 minutes? Allow Straight to Video to present you Massacre at Dinosaur Valley!*

Director Michele Massimo Tarantini was mainly known for his Italian sexploitation and poliziesco entries before he headed to the Amazonas to shoot his magnum opus. As a relatively late, 1985 addition to the Italian ’80s jungle and cannibal movie craze, Tarantini turned the disturbing violence somewhat down to replace it with cheap eroticism and the signature narrative nonsense which is the defining feature of Italosploitation.

Our ragtag group of adventurers, consisting of a dinosaur bone hunter, an old professor, his daughter, a bunch of suspiciously underdressed “fashion models” and a ‘Nam vet with both PTSD and a spiteful wife head deep into the jungle to do what again...? Eh, does it really matter? All you need to know is that after the most charming toy plane crash they will find themselves facing a brand new life threatening challenge every 3 minutes. Come and see for yourself who will survive to fly away to the sunset with the treasure of the Amazonas at the end!

*Disclaimer: Dinosaurs may not be included in the admission price.

https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/straight-to-video-presents-massacre-in-dinosaur-valley-1985

Film Lecture: Marilyn Monroe – Zoveel Meer Dan Een Dom Blondje

LAB111, Monday, June 1 at 07:30 PM GMT+2

FILM LECTURE:

MARILYN MONROE – ZOVEEL MEER DAN EEN DOM BLONDJE

Ze is de meest gefotografeerde vrouw ter wereld en staat vooral bekend om haar zwoele stem en sexy uiterlijk. Maar ze las ook Proust, studeerde aan gerenommeerde acteerscholen en hield haar imago strak in de hand. Marilyn Monroe is zoveel meer dan het eendimensionale beeld dat vaak van haar gemaakt werd. Filmwetenschapper en -journalist Timna Rauch zet de spotlight op die veelzijdigheid van Monroe en laat zien dat Marylin zoveel meer is dan een ‘dom blondje’.

Over de spreker

Timna Rauch is film- en mediawetenschapper en -journalist. In haar artikelen, lezingen en cursussen schijnt ze altijd een verrassend licht op haar onderwerpen te werpen en gaat ze op zoek naar de verhalen achter de verhalen. Ze is een enthousiaste en gepassioneerde verteller en zorgt ervoor dat haar publiek altijd met een nieuwe blik de zaal uit loopt.

Please note that this lecture will be presented in Dutch. Tickets for the 20:30 screening of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes are sold separately.

https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/film-lecture-marilyn-monroe-zoveel-meer-dan-een-dom-blondje

CiNEMERCATOR - Radu Jude Everybody in Our Family 2012

Supermercator, Wednesday, May 20 at 08:00 PM GMT+2

Filmlover,

4 cinephiles:

Merthe Voorhoeve,

Andreas van Riet,

Maaike Hasselaar

& Elisabeth van Vliet,

each are programming 1 precious film per month. That's 4 precious films per month!

CiNEMERCATOR

doors open 19:00

start 20:00

ticket 3€

20-5

Radu Jude Everybody in Our Family 2012

Radu Jude’s film Everybody in Our Family follows Marius, a man for whom everything seems to be going wrong. He is divorced and lives alone in a small, cluttered apartment. His five-year-old daughter lives with his ex-wife. When he goes to pick her up for a planned vacation together his ex bluntly informs him that the trip is off because their daughter is not feeling well, something inside him snaps. Consumed by feelings of grief, resentment and injustice, he becomes determined to take his daughter with him, eventually resorting to extreme measures...

The result is a film that takes the form of a psychological disintegration, raising questions about the deep tensions and contradictions within human relationships; particularly within the structure of man, woman, family- what happens when this structure falls apart?

This film is chosen by Merthe

27-5

Xavier Dolan MOMMY 2014

A rough-edged yet beautiful woman lost her husband years earlier and suddenly found herself a single mother to their aggressive, uncontrollable son Steve. Steve has spent years in a closed institution, and Diane decides to bring him back home and start over together with him. This proves harder than she expected...

This film is chosen by Maaike

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https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/cinemercator-radu-jude-everybody-in-our-family-2012

Voorleesmiddag: Prinses Arabella in het museum (+4)

De Nieuwe Liefde, Sunday, June 21 at 01:00 PM GMT+2

Een speelse reis langs grote kunst en kleine verwondering

Prinses Arabella bezoekt met haar vrienden haar eigen Prinses Arabellamuseum. Ze zien onder andere manshoge babyportretten, gestippelde reuzenpompoenen, een gigantisch grote spin en een enorme taartpunt. Jammer genoeg kunnen ze die taart niet eten!

Tijdens deze voorleessessie maken kinderen kennis met bekende kunstenaars en klassiekers uit de kunstgeschiedenis, van de Venus van Milo tot hedendaagse werken zoals de Balloon Dog van Jeff Koons. Zelfs de vorm van het museumgebouw refereert aan het Guggenheim en wanneer de kinderen ten slotte aan tafel zitten om taart te eten, zien we zo het Laatste Avondmaal van Leonardo da Vinci voor onze ogen verschijnen.

Maak je eigen kunstwerk!

Na afloop geeft Mylo Freeman een ecolineworkshop aan de kinderen, waarin ze leren hoe ze hun eigen kunstwerken kunnen maken

Volwassenen mogen gratis mee.

Mylo Freeman

Mylo Freeman is van Nederlands/Amerikaanse afkomst geboren in Den Haag en zij woont en werkt in Amsterdam. Na het doorlopen van de Rietveld en Rijksakademie verhuisde ze een aantal jaren naar New York. Terug in Nederland beleefde ze een korte carrière in de muziek om uiteindelijk toch weer terug te keren naar het illustratievak. Haar eerste boek Potje! schreef en illustreerde ze na de geboorte van haar zoon David en sindsdien heeft ze inmiddels zo’n 70 prentenboeken op haar naam staan, waarvan de reeks boeken over prinses Arabella de meest bekende zijn en waarvan onlangs zelfs een musical is gemaakt!

https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/voorleesmiddag-prinses-arabella-in-het-museum-4

Arctic Futurisms with Tanya Tagaq

De Nieuwe Liefde, Friday, June 5 at 08:30 PM GMT+2

Talk in collaboration with the Holland Festival

By combining storytelling, animation, and music, and featuring the world’s first-ever Inuit throat singing choir, Canadian Inuk artist Tanya Tagaq brings bold and radical visions to life through her sharp voice and words. At De Nieuwe Liefde, you will discover how language and sound can create new forms of (Arctic) Futurisms.

Throughout the evening, you can draw inspiration from Tanya’s improvisational approach and her engagement with themes such as environmentalism, human rights, and post-colonial issues. What happens when you listen beyond the limits of language? And how can voice and imagination help you envision new futures?

https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/arctic-futurisms-with-tanya-tagaq

An Exploration of Language and Sound

De Nieuwe Liefde, Sunday, April 19 at 01:30 PM GMT+2

Workshop series in collaboration with the Holland Festival

What happens when language moves beyond definition? When words turn into sound? When a voice does not only tell, but sings, breathes, breaks, and resonates?

Holland Festival and De Nieuwe Liefde are collaborating on the workshop series An Exploration of Language and Sound, in which we investigate the power of storytelling, voice, music, and experimentation across three sessions. Guided by experienced guest artists and performers, participants are invited to discover their own voice and artistic style. How can language break free from constraints? How can sound carry a story when words fall short? And how can personal stories connect to urgent social questions?

Together, we will explore the voice as an instrument, language as constantly evolving medium, and listening as an active and creative practice. Through collective listening, writing exercises, and vocal experimentation, participants will be encouraged to step beyond familiar forms and discover new modes of expression.

The workshop series will take place at De Nieuwe Liefde, a space devoted to language, literature, and social reflection. Your workshop host will be poet, writer and programme curator Dean Bowen.

The workshops will be conducted in English.

Workshop dates

Workshop Dates

Sunday, April 19 at 1:30 PM with Karima El Fillali (uitverkocht)

Sunday, May 17 at 1:30 PM with Jorgen Gario (uitverkocht)

Friday, June 5 at 5:00 PM with Tanya Tagaq (uitverkocht)

Tickets available via Holland Festival

Workshop host

Dean Bowen

Dean Bowen is a poet, writer, performer, programmer, and critic. In his work, he explores the dynamics of composite identity and how it relates to the political and social positioning of the individual. His debut collection Bokman (2018) has been described as lyrical, passionate, and angry; a personal quest that exposes universal patterns and gives voice to many perspectives. Bokman was published in an Italian translation in 2021. Dean Bowen has published on online platforms such as Samplekanon and Hard//Hoofd, as well as in literary journals including nY, Tirade, Revisor, and De Gids.

He teaches performance literature and poetry at ArtEZ in Arnhem, and his second collection Masc:r was published in February 2026.

Guest artists

Karima El Fillali – April 19

Karima El Fillali (1987) grew up between Dutch and Moroccan cultures, shaped by music and spirituality. Her mother introduced her to singing and baroque church music, while her father shared Islam and Moroccan recordings, through which she discovered Oum Kalthoum.

Drawn to her heritage, she traveled to Morocco to study Arabic and immerse herself in traditions like gnawa and classical singing. Under a Sufi master, she dedicated herself to tarab, music that evokes deep emotional and spiritual states. Back in the Netherlands, she became known for her interpretations of Oum Kalthoum as well as experimental work blending African, European, and Middle Eastern influences. She has collaborated with Oumou Sangaré and Mahmoud Guinia, and received an Award of Honor from Morocco’s Minister of Culture.

Jorgen Gario | UNOM – May 17

Jörgen Gario, also known as UNOM, is an Antillean poet born on Sint Maarten, writing in Dutch, English, and Papiamentu. His artistic journey began in 2006 with a spoken word workshop at Poetry Circle Nowhere, where he later became a coach mentoring emerging talent.

Blending poetry with music, he incorporates guitar, ukulele, and electronic production into performances rooted in reggae and dancehall. His work explores identity, expression, and freedom, marked by an energetic stage presence and reflective lyrics.

Gario’s poetry has been featured in major Dutch publications, including Hardop – Spoken Word in Nederland. Over nearly two decades, he has performed extensively across the Netherlands and internationally, building a reputation as a dynamic and boundary-pushing spoken word artist.

Tanya Tagaq – June 5

Tanya Tagaq (1975) is a Canadian throat singer of Inuit and European descent whose work draws deeply on her cultural heritage. She revitalizes traditional Inuit throat singing by blending it with genres such as jazz, punk, electronic, and classical music.

While studying visual arts in Halifax, she developed her distinctive style. Her international breakthrough came through a collaboration with Björk on the album Medúlla (2004). Her debut album Sinaa (2005) won a Canadian Aboriginal Music Award, and she later collaborated extensively with the Kronos Quartet.

Tagaq has received widespread acclaim for her albums and film work, including the Polaris Music Prize for Animism (2014) and a Juno Award in 2015.

https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/an-exploration-of-language-and-sound

CiNEMERCATOR - An American gangster film about two old school friends in the seedy Philadelphia of the 1970

Supermercator, Wednesday, May 13 at 08:00 PM GMT+2

Filmlover,

4 cinephiles:

Merthe Voorhoeve,

Andreas van Riet,

Maaike Hasselaar

& Elisabeth van Vliet,

each are programming 1 precious film per month. That's 4 precious films per month!

CiNEMERCATOR

doors open 19:00

start 20:00

ticket 3€

13-5

Elaine May MIKEY&NICKY 1976

An American gangster film about two old school friends in the seedy Philadelphia of the 1970s. Nicky (John Cassavetes) is in deep trouble after embezzling money from a local crime boss and asks his friend Mikey (Peter Falk) for help. The two friends wander through the streets past desolate bars, parks, and a cemetery in search of a way out, but escaping the past seems impossible. The actors deliver a searing and tragic portrait of a lost friendship that lingers in your mind for days. Hold your (best) friend tight, because this friendly eruption is something you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy!

This film is chosen by Elisabeth

20-5

Radu Jude Everybody in Our Family 2012

Radu Jude’s film Everybody in Our Family follows Marius, a man for whom everything seems to be going wrong. He is divorced and lives alone in a small, cluttered apartment. His five-year-old daughter lives with his ex-wife. When he goes to pick her up for a planned vacation together his ex bluntly informs him that the trip is off because their daughter is not feeling well, something inside him snaps. Consumed by feelings of grief, resentment and injustice, he becomes determined to take his daughter with him, eventually resorting to extreme measures...

The result is a film that takes the form of a psychological disintegration, raising questions about the deep tensions and contradictions within human relationships; particularly within the structure of man, woman, family- what happens when this structure falls apart?

This film is chosen by Merthe

27-5

Xavier Dolan MOMMY 2014

A rough-edged yet beautiful woman lost her husband years earlier and suddenly found herself a single mother to their aggressive, uncontrollable son Steve. Steve has spent years in a closed institution, and Diane decides to bring him back home and start over together with him. This proves harder than she expected...

This film is chosen by Maaike

Do you want to receive our

monthly program?

Send 'show me your movies' to:

[email protected]

archive

https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/cinemercator-an-american-gangster-film-about-two-old-school-friends-in-the-seedy-philadelphia-of-the-1970

Ik maakte een wandeling langs street art in Amsterdam Oud-West. Hier lees je waar je de street art in Amsterdam Oud-West kunt vinden. Lees en kijk je mee? 👇

https://jtravelblog.nl/street-art-wandeling-in-amsterdam-oud-west/

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