ANTI-NOWHERE LEAGUE We Are The League tells the full uncensored story of how a biker, a skinhead, a grammar school boy and a Persian exile came together, with no musical talent or ambitions and even less respect for anything or anyone, to burst into the UK charts with their debut single. Q&A: Meet the…
“That Franco Rosso’s Babylon should be given a U.S. release at this time, nearly 40 years after the film premiered in the UK, is particularly poignant…This is, essentially, Mean Streets for a dubwise audience. Rosso left nothing to chance, creating a world so complete and so compelling, it’s impossible to look away.” — Lloyd Bradley, Pitchfork The Downtown Independent…
“That Franco Rosso’s Babylon should be given a U.S. release at this time, nearly 40 years after the film premiered in the UK, is particularly poignant…This is, essentially, Mean Streets for a dubwise audience. Rosso left nothing to chance, creating a world so complete and so compelling, it’s impossible to look away.” — Lloyd Bradley, Pitchfork The Downtown Independent…
“That Franco Rosso’s Babylon should be given a U.S. release at this time, nearly 40 years after the film premiered in the UK, is particularly poignant…This is, essentially, Mean Streets for a dubwise audience. Rosso left nothing to chance, creating a world so complete and so compelling, it’s impossible to look away.” — Lloyd Bradley, Pitchfork The Downtown Independent…
“That Franco Rosso’s Babylon should be given a U.S. release at this time, nearly 40 years after the film premiered in the UK, is particularly poignant…This is, essentially, Mean Streets for a dubwise audience. Rosso left nothing to chance, creating a world so complete and so compelling, it’s impossible to look away.” — Lloyd Bradley, Pitchfork The Downtown Independent…
“That Franco Rosso’s Babylon should be given a U.S. release at this time, nearly 40 years after the film premiered in the UK, is particularly poignant…This is, essentially, Mean Streets for a dubwise audience. Rosso left nothing to chance, creating a world so complete and so compelling, it’s impossible to look away.” — Lloyd Bradley, Pitchfork The Downtown Independent…
That Franco Rosso’s Babylon should be given a U.S. release at this time, nearly 40 years after the film premiered in the UK, is particularly poignant. This is, essentially, Mean Streets for a dubwise audience. Rosso left nothing to chance, creating a world so complete and so compelling, its impossible to look away.
— Lloyd Bradley, Pitchfork
The Downtown Independent is thrilled to welcome Babylon to our theater for a very special 4-day run.
Babylon, originally given an X-rating in the UK for its controversial content, is finally available to enjoy on the big screen.
Co-written by Martin Stellman (Quadrophenia) and shot by two-time Oscar® winner Chris Menges (The Killing Fields), this film is a unique vision of the explosive world of reggae, dub and lovers rock.
Following a young reggae DJ (Brinsley Forde, frontman of landmark British group Aswad) in Thatcher-era Brixton, Babylon explores his journey pursuing his musical ambitions and battling fiercely the racism and xenophobia of employers, neighbors, police, and the National Front.
This is a unique and brilliant cinematic experience and not to be missed!
Get your tickets ahead of time!
Showtimes:
Thursday, May 2nd 8:30 PM
Monday, May 6th 9:30 PM
Tuesday, May 7th 8:30 PM
Thursday, May 9th 7:00 PM
Friday, May 10th at 7:30 PM