<img src='' title='Event Category: 35mm Films' alt='' id='templ_icon_' width='' height='' /> Event Category: 35mm Films

TENEBRAE (1982) – Grindfest 2026

Dirt In the Gate Movies // Arrow Video Presents: GRINDFEST – TENEBRAE (1982) – [35mm]

1983 | 100m | ITALY | (18) | 1.85:1 | Mono

“Let me ask you something? If someone is killed with a Smith & Wesson revolver… Do you go and interview the president of Smith & Wesson?”

Following his surreal supernatural odysseys Suspiria and Inferno, director Dario Argento returned to the giallo roots that made him famous with this 1982 masterpiece of style and suspense. The film stars Anthony Franciosa as Peter Neal, an American mystery novelist who arrives in Rome to promote his latest bestseller, Tenebrae, only to find himself stalked by a razor-wielding serial killer who mirrors the gruesome murders in his book. Abandoning the technicolour phantasmagoria of his previous work for a cold, clinical, and ultra-modern aesthetic, Argento—working with cinematographer Luciano Tovoli—uses Rome’s brutalist architecture as a sterile backdrop for some of the most elaborate and technical sequences of his career, including a legendary, gravity-defying crane shot.

This 35mm screening offers a rare chance to experience the film’s blindingly bright visuals and pulse-pounding score by Goblin (Simonetti-Morante-Pignatelli) in its original format, showcasing why Tenebrae remains a definitive, metafictional peak of Italian horror and DITG are delighted to bring it to GRINDFEST.

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THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS (1991) – Grindfest 2026

Dirt In the Gate Movies // Arrow Video Presents: GRINDFEST – THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS (1991) – [35mm]

1991 | 100m | USA | (18) | 1.85:1 | Dolby Stereo

“My name is Fool, what’s yours?”

Wes Craven’s darkly comic urban nightmare follows Fool, a young boy who breaks into the fortified home of his ruthless landlords only to discover a labyrinth of secrets beneath the floorboards. What begins as a simple heist, spirals into a claustrophobic battle for survival as Fool confronts the deranged couple who rule the house — and the feral, long‑imprisoned souls hidden in the walls. Shot with Craven’s signature blend of social satire and genre mayhem, the film turns a decaying Los Angeles mansion into a living organism of paranoia, cruelty, and rebellion, making it a perfect fit for the penultimate GRINDFEST slot.

The DITG team are thrilled to screen this from an original 35mm print!

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THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1989) – Grindfest 2026

Dirt In the Gate Movies // Arrow Video Presents: GRINDFEST – THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1989) – [35mm]

1989 | 90m | USA | (18) | 1.85:1 | Dolby Stereo

“Only love and music are forever”

Diverging from the romantic grandeur of the stage musical, Dwight H. Little’s 1989 adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera reinvents the Gaston Leroux classic as a visceral, time-shifting gothic slasher.

Starring horror icon Robert Englund as Erik Destler, a disfigured composer who sells his soul to the devil so his music will be immortal—at the price of a face he must “stitch” together with the skin of his victims. When modern-day Juilliard student Christine Day (Jill Schoelen) unearths his lost score, a mysterious accident transports her back to 19th-century London, where she becomes the muse and prisoner of the murderous maestro. Featuring early appearances by Bill Nighy and Molly Shannon, this rare 35mm screening highlights the film’s sumptuous, Hammer-homage palette and its gruesome, practical makeup effects by Kevin Yagher.

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THE WICKER MAN (1973) – Grindfest 2026

Dirt in the Gate Movies // Arrow Video Presents: GRINDFEST – THE WICKER MAN (1973) – [35mm]

1973 | 90m | UK | (15) | 1.85:1 | Mono

“What religion can they possibly be learning jumping over bonfires?”

GRINDFEST 2026 concludes with Robin Hardy’s all time classic folk horror, THE WICKER MAN. Few films have grown in stature as dramatically, a work once dismissed as an oddity and now revered as a cornerstone of British folk horror. Robin Hardy’s 1973 masterpiece unfolds with a slow, sunlit unease, drawing its power not from shadows but from the bright, disquieting normality of Summer isle — a place where ancient rituals thrive in plain sight and the modern world feels strangely out of place.

Sergeant Neil Howie (Edward Woodward), a devout Christian policeman who arrives on the remote island to investigate a missing girl. What he encounters instead is a community bound by pagan traditions, erotic energy, and a worldview that challenges every certainty he carries with him. As Howie’s search deepens, the islanders’ songs, dances, and celebrations take on a sinister resonance, building toward one of the most unforgettable climaxes in British cinema.

Beyond its surface mystery, The Wicker Man endures because it is a film about belief: the clash between faiths, the seduction of community, and the terrifying certainty of those who think they are right. It is a story that grows richer with each viewing, revealing new layers of satire, spirituality, and psychological tension.

This 35mm screening offers a rare chance to experience The Wicker Man as audiences first did — as a folk parable, a musical, a thriller, and a cultural provocation all at once. It remains one of the most singular films ever produced in Britain, a work whose flames still burn brightly more than fifty years on.

The DITG team are thrilled to screen this from an original 35mm IB Technicolor print!

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VAMP (1986) – Grindfest 2026

Dirt In the Gate Movies // Arrow Video Presents: GRINDFEST – VAMP (1986) – [35mm]

1986 | 93m | USA | (15) | 1.85:1 | Mono

“This has been one wacky night!”

Its GRINDFEST 2026! We continue our 3-day genre event with the classic and criminally underrated horror comedy, VAMP. This 1986 cult classic is a perfect cocktail of gothic glamour and ’80s attitude.

When two students venture into the city after dark to secure entertainment for their frat, they wander into a mysterious nightclub ruled by a seductive vampire queen and her undead entourage. What begins as a simple errand, spirals into a night of danger, dark humour, and unforgettable style. Prepare to step into a world where the neon glows bright and the shadows bite back.

The DITG team are thrilled to screen this from an original 35mm print!

The film will be introduced by Professor Stacey Abbott, Northumbria University.

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Dirt In The Gate Movies Presents – Jacob’s Ladder (1990)

Experience a rare 35mm presentation of Jacob’s Ladder, Adrian Lyne’s haunting descent into fractured memory and metaphysical dread. Starring Tim Robbins as Jacob Singer, a Vietnam veteran struggling to rebuild his life in New York City, the film unfolds as a waking nightmare—where reality splinters, time collapses, and unseen forces seem to stalk him from the shadows. As Jacob’s visions grow increasingly disturbing, the boundaries between trauma, paranoia, and the supernatural dissolve, leading to one of the most unforgettable and emotionally devastating finales in modern horror.

Shot by cinematographer Jeffrey L. Kimball and released in 1990, Jacob’s Ladder blends psychological horror with spiritual allegory, influencing decades of genre filmmaking and video games with its nightmarish imagery and visceral practical effects.

Projected on 35mm, the film’s gritty textures, shadow-drenched interiors, and tactile grain heighten its disorienting power—restoring the raw, analog intensity audiences first experienced. This special screening offers a chance to encounter a cult classic as it was meant to be seen: immersive, unsettling, and profoundly human. So book your tickets now for this very special event.

Dirt In The Gate Movies Present – KILL BILL: THE WHOLE BLOODY AFFAIR (2025) – [35mm]

2025 | 281m | USA | (18) | 2.35:1 | Dolby Digital

Fans have long discussed whether Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 counts as one movie or two, with Quentin Tarantino himself also weighing in on the debate. In 2019, he confirmed to Cinemablend that it is in fact, one film, with the director explaining – “Technically we released it as two movies.. There are closing credits and opening titles [on each movie], but I made it as one movie and I wrote it as one movie, [so it’s one movie].”

Now, thanks to DIRT IN THE GATE MOVIES, cinema fans in Dorset get to experience the Kill Bill story as Tarantino intended with KILL BILL: THE WHOLE BLOODY AFFAIR exclusively in its native 35mm format. This remastered version combines both parts into one complete movie, removing the original cliff-hanger ending and recap sequences from Volume 1 and 2, and features a never-before-seen anime sequence.

Don’t miss your chance to see this epic screening which will be a true ‘I was there’ moment for cinema aficionados.

So book your tickets now for this very special event.