Buena Vista Social Club: Adios (dir: Lucy Walker, 2017, cert PG)
A fine sequel to Wim Wenders original Buena Vista Social Club, but where that film focussed almost exclusively on the music Adios goes poking behind the scenes and explores how the film affected the artists featured. There are some surprising revelations and inevitable sad news, almost two decades separates the documentaries, one thing that doesn’t change is the incredible music.
Mon 20 Nov to Tue 21 Nov at The Mockingbird, Custard Factory, Gibb St, Birmingham B9 4AA £4 veezi.com

The Last Seduction (dir: John Dahl, 1994, cert 18)
A super dark neo-noir with one of the big screen’s greatest femme fatale’s in Linda Fiorentino’s deliciously malevolent Bridget Gregory. Bridget kills and cons with an ice cool indifference the procession of dopey men that cross her path. She is smart, funny and unstoppable. Dahl’s complex thriller operates in a decidedly nineties terrain with a big nod to the classic film noir of the forties, think Double Indemnity’s Barbara Stanwyck gorging on rapacious sleaze with glee. As the tagline goes, she wants it all and she wants it now.
Wed 22 Nov 8.30pm at mac, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12 9QH £9 macbirmingham.co.uk

Metropolis (dir: Fritz Lang, 1927, cert PG)
Visual spectacles don’t come any grander than Fritz Lang’s outstanding expressionist sci-fi epic, Metropolis. The pioneering special effects are still dazzling almost a century later and some of the dramatic set pieces are dizzyingly hypnotic in their genius execution. For many years shown in truncated forms this is the essential full length version. A key piece of cinematic history.
Thu 23 Nov 7.30pm at Artrix, School Drive Bromsgrove B60 1AX £8 www.artrix.co.uk

Clockwork Orange (dir: Stanley Kubrick, 1971, cert 18)
Rarely seen in cinema’s due to the ridiculous hoops the Kubrick estate make potential exhibitors jump through to get permission, when it does pop up don’t miss out. Kubrick’s mischievous mix of classical music, ultra violence and jackhammer imagery will leave you breathless and still has the the power to shock. You have been warned. Bring along your droogs and expect to participate in the Ludovico technique if you wish to leave again.
Fri 24 Nov 7pm at Kitchen Garden Cafe, 17 York Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7SA £5 www.wegottickets.com

The Qatsi Trilogy (dir: Godfrey Reggio, 1982-1988-2002, cert PG) with DJ Kaleche
The trilogy consists of Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi and Naqoyqatsi, three visually arresting films from Godfrey Reggio and originally scored by Philip Glass. Reggio’s movies explore how humans experience their personal landscapes and are rightly hailed as masterpieces of cinematic art. Hypnotic, entrancing and equally bewildering. This evening DJ Kaleche will be weaving his own ambient sonic soundscapes to the magisterial beauty of Reggio’s films.
Fri 24 Nov 7pm at Artefact, 1464 Pershore Rd, Stirchley, Birmingham B30 2NT Free www.facebook.com

North by Northwest (dir: Alfred Hitchcock, 1959, cert PG)
The master of suspense is without compare when it comes to ratcheting up tension to unbearable levels, mix that with sublime Cary Grant charm and wit, the sneering malevolence of James Mason’s baddie and the ice cool blonde beauty of Eva Marie Saint, and one has the quintessential Hitchcock presentation. More iconic action sequences than you could shake a dodgy macguffin at and watch out for Alfred’s ubiquitous cameo, it’s right at the start.
Sun 26 Nov 5pm at mac, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12 9QH £9 macbirmingham.co.uk

At Five in the Afternoon (dir: Samira Makhmalbaf, 2003, cert PG)
Makhmalbaf’s poignant film is set in the immediate aftermath of the Taliban’s ‘defeat’ against George Bush’s coalition of the willing in 2003. A young girl begins covertly attending school against her father’s wishes and certainly against the will of The Taliban had they still held sway. It’s an incredibly moving piece of cinema made under oppressive conditions, Makhmalbaf initially struggled to find an actress prepared to have her face shown on camera for the lead role of Nogreh. We highly recommend viewers also watch Joy of Madness, which is essentially a documentary on the making of At Five in the Afternoon. This is the opening film in the excellent South Asian Film festival, read our round up here.
Sun 26 Nov 7pm at The GAP, 500 Moseley Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham B12 9AH Free www.eventbrite.co.uk