Oozing charm and riotous imagination in each of its lusciously animated frames, Sylvain Chomet's animated adventure casts a spell that will have you humming and buzzing long after the credits have rolled. The jazzy, rollicking adventure is largely free of dialogue but rich in unforgettable, quirky incident, as an elderly lady presses on to rescue…
It's a springtime midweek and you're sat there thinking, "what I really need right now is to sit back at my favourite Mosta cultural centre to enjoy an adaptation of a chaotic, erotically-charged ancient Roman novel by one of history's greatest filmmakers". Well, you're in luck, because Kixott is not afraid to showcase the very…
"Life begins at 3am," the tagline reads. It also reads "from the director of Swingers", who soon also became the director of The Bourne Identity. But while Go most emphatically does NOT track the journey of an amnesiac super-spy, Doug Liman's hyper-kinetic style is very much in evidence here, where 'one wild night' is seen…
One of the signature works of acclaimed German auteur Rainer Werner Fassbinder - which makes it one of the landmark works of European cinema by proxy - The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972) takes place in a single room, but packs a strong emotional whallop for it. It's no surprise that it's gone…
Before he became the architect of the seminal fantasy franchise of our time (though crucially, AFTER his foray into gloriously schlocky DIY horror), Peter Jackson gifted both Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey with their feature film debuts with Heavenly Creatures. By turns beautiful and unsettling, what is ostensibly a 'true crime' story doubles up as…
Kixott is hosting two film evenings by Silent Art Bogota in collaboration with Malta Cooperative Federation and Cooperativa Coocreatica on the 24th & 26th May. 🇨🇴 Join us for screenings, a talk & discussion with filmmakers from Bogota on indie cinema. All films are in Spanish with English subtitles. See you there 🪡 Facebook event…
Neapolitan Trilogy thoughtless tales by Giuseppe Ruffo Magmata edizioni cover Maiko Kikuchi projection drawings by Salvatore Garzillo, Raffaele Scarienzo soundscape Roberto Pugliese, Paolo Termini You are invited to the book presentation by Italian author Giuseppe Ruffo "Trilogia Napoletana" Magmata edizioni. The book is divided into three periods: The Bile of Naples, The Earthquakes, Naples…
Davinia Hamilton Reading, interview, Q & A Fresh from the raving success of "Blanket Ban" at the Southwark Playhouse in London, Davinia Hamilton will join us at Kixott to share her thoughts, poetry, and the opening chapter of a forthcoming novel. "i cannot speak it but it comes", a long poem exploring grief, home, weather,…
🎬 Amélie 📆 Wednesday 12 July • 20:00 - Doors open 19:30 🍿 Free seating In the enchanting world of Amélie, eccentricity dances hand in hand with whimsy. Follow the mischievous journey of a shy and imaginative Parisian waitress as she embarks on a quest to spread joy and connection through peculiar acts of kindness.…
🎬 Sea of Love 📆 Wednesday 19 July • 20:00 🍿 Free seating Picture this: a lonely detective named Frank, played by Al Pacino, navigates the treacherous waters of the dating scene, searching for a mysterious killer. But wait, there's a catc — Frank ends up falling hook, line, and sinker for a seductive woman,…
🎬 The Band's Visit 📆 Wednesday 26 July • 20:00 🍿 Free seating This 2007 film is directed by Erin Kolirin and the winner of over 35 international film awards. On an ordinary day, the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra arrives in Israel from Egypt for a cultural event, only to find there is no delegation…
🎬 Night on Earth 📆 Wednesday 2 August • 20:00 🍿 Free seating When the sun sets, a wild ride of urban tales unfolds across five cities worldwide. Buckle up and hop into taxicabs, where eccentric drivers and their quirky passengers spill secrets, share laughter, and blur the lines between sanity and surrealism. From hilarious…
