Apr 25th
Detroit*   
(US 2017)
Annapurna/First Light. 143m. 

During the Detroit riots of 1967, a motel becomes a police bloodbath.
Vividly observed racial drama of no discernible viewpoint of its own, compelling but becoming rather gruelling and harrowing as the film (and the unfortunate course of history) unfolds.

Written by: Mark Boal.
Producers: Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Mattherw Budman, Megan Ellison, Colin Wilson.
Director: Kathyn Bigelow.
Starring: John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore, Jason Mitchell, Hannah Murray, Kaitlyn Dever, Ben O'Toole.
Photography: Barry Ackroyd.
Music: James Newton Howard.
Editing: William Goldenberg, Harry Yoon.

Preceded by:
A Symphony in Black**
sub-title: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
(US 1935. Paramount. 9m. bw; Economical musical short from less enlightened days, quite stylishly done however, with invaluable footage of Ellington and Holliday in action.; d: Fred Waller; s: Duke Wellington, Billie Holiday; ph: William Steiner.)