Culture
The sound of silents with popcorn
Silent movies needed a musical accompaniment and that's where the Wurlitzer theatre organ came in. Today, the cinema experience is a little different, but a Wurlitzer lives on in Rye and one of the world's greatest organists will be giving a special performance this month at Rye College to celebrate its 90th birthday
Let’s go to the movies!
This week's featured film showing at the Rye Kino is 'The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel for the Elderly and Beautiful', a wonderful feel-good film with an all star cast including Lillete Dubey and Richard Gere (pictured above). Read on for reviews and links to trailers . . .
A Rye ‘name’ for over 200 years
The Vidler family have played a prominent role in the town's history for centuries. Peter Ewart will give a talk at the East Street museum about this fascinating family on March 10
Let’s go to the movies!
This week's featured film showing at the Rye Community Centre Film Club, Conduit Hill, on Friday March 6 is 'Mr Turner' (pictured above), a glorious film that explores the last quarter century of the life of eccentric painter JMW Turner. Read on for reviews and links to trailers
Figgis films piano competition
The acclaimed British movie-maker Mike Figgis, pictured above, has trained his lenses on the performers at this year's Hastings piano concerto contest. The films he produces are shown on a dedicated YouTube channel, writes Julian Norridge
The treasure beneath your feet
Many visitors to Winchelsea are unaware of the history that lies underground. The ancient town has as many medieval cellars as the cities of Southampton and Norwich and, every year, the local archaeological society conducts tours showing off the unique and fascinating archaeology
Let’s go to the movies!
50 shades of naughtiness comes to Rye (pictured above). Why not whip up to the Kino for a cheeky peek from this Friday? Delve further to see our overview of films showing in Rye over the next week, together with links to trailers.
Let’s go to the movies!
Our weekly look ahead to the films in Rye - at the Kino and our local film club. Our movie of the week at the Kino from Friday February 20 is Selma, pictured above, chronicling the tumultuous three-month period during which Martin Luther King led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. Inside, click on a movie title to see a trailer. Neale East reports
Ashes to ashes at Pett Level
Steve Strange, who appeared in the video for David Bowie's hit "Ashes to Ashes", died last week. But the video on the beach lives on in glorious solarised and saturated colour