The Marker + Q&A (dir: Justin Edgar, 2017, cert 15)
Filmed almost exclusively in Digbeth; which is fast becoming the UK’s go to film set for unspoilt industrial realism, just ask Stephen Spielberg, Justin Edgar’s grimy inner city thriller stars Frederick Schmidt as a newly released criminal haunted by his past. Some jarring violence and Schmidt is excellent as the tormented Marley, but why aren’t there more Brummies? The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director.
Tue 3 Oct 8pm at The Electric Cinema, Station Street, Birmingham B5 4DY £9.50 www.theelectric.co.uk

Trash Film Night presents Hawkeye (dir: George Chung, Leo Fong, 1988, cert 18)
Any action film starring five times world martial arts champion George Chung should be a classic shouldn’t it? Er not really. The alternatively titled Karate Cops is an hilariously conceived (not in a good way) and executed movie abomination. Even worse than previous Trash Film Night buddy cop movie Theodore Rex and clueless in every way. Join your hosts Luke and David for a live and noisy commentary and ensure your expectations are set to zero.
Wed 4 Oct 8.30pm at The Electric Cinema, Station Street, Birmingham B5 4DY £7  www.theelectric.co.uk

An American Werewolf In London (dir: John Landis, 1981, cert 18)
The great John Landis was at the top of his game in the early 80’s producing such classics as ‘The Blues Brothers’ and ‘Trading Places’. In ‘An American Werewolf in London’ he created not only an uproarious black comedy but a ground breaking genre film that set a towering horror benchmark for others to follow. The astonishing special effects from Rick Baker still look jaw droppingly good after 35 years; David Naughton’s transformation into the titular beast is one of cinema’s, not just horror’s, most electrifying sequences.
Wed 4 Oct 6.30pm at The Custard Factory, Gibb St, Birmingham B9 4AA Free veezi.com

Black Sabbath: The End of the End (dir: Dick Carruthers, 2017, cert 15)
It’s been an incredible half century for Birmingham’s most famous sons, the inventors of heavy metal began humbly at the Crown on Station Street in 1968 and finished with grandeur at the Genting Arena earlier this year. No comebacks that is it. Carruthers’ film follows the band as they prepare and perform for the gig that finally brings the mighty riff juggernaut of Black Sabbath to an end. Sad yes, but what a legacy. As Ozzy bellows in Supernaut. “I’ve seen the future and I’ve left it behind”.
Thu 5 Oct 8.45pm at The Electric Cinema, Station Street, Birmingham B5 4DY £9.50 www.theelectric.co.uk

The Music Room (dir: Satyajit Ray, 1958, cert U)
Satyajit Ray is indisputably one of the greatest filmmakers to have ever lived and The Music Room is one of several masterpieces he produced in a stunning career. Based on Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay’s short story Jalsaghar, the richly resonant film explores the relentlessly inevitable decay as old ways of living yield to age and progress. Chhabi Biswas is landlord Biswambhar Roy, clinging to past glories and throwing one last party in his dilapidated music room. Ray pokes into those nostalgic impulses with a delicious clarity, beautifully scored and shot, the Music Room is a genuine classic.
Fri 6 Oct 5.15pm at mac, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12 9QH £9 macbirmingham.co.uk

Step (dir: Amanda Lipitz, 2017, cert PG)
Life affirming is a tag line that normally has us running for the lead lined safety of an underground bunker but in the case of Amanda Lipitz’s Step it’s a shoe that most definitely fits. It stops just short of tilting over a shiny cliff into full on schmaltz as the girls’ Baltimore High School dance team escape the dark vagaries of their personal lives and get accepted into college. Such fly on the wall documentaries only succeed if the characters are engaging and in Blessin, Cori and Tayla, Lipitz has unearthed three lively personalities that one can’t help but root for.
Sun 8 Oct 6pm at mac, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12 9QH £9 macbirmingham.co.uk