The Preview Show: Bend It Like Beckham / The Nice Guys double header

It's a mega double header for Travelling Symphony Movie Club this week!

On Saturday evening, we’ll be watching Bend It Like Beckham - the Gurinder Chadha-directed classic from 2002. Starring Parminder Nagra and Keira Knightley, the film follows Jess as she chases her dream of playing organised football against the backdrop of a disapproving family. The movie has such lasting appeal and is as popular as ever almost 20 years after its release. It’s funny, warm-hearted and uplifting - all the hallmarks of a Gurinder Chadha movie!
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Bend It Like Beckham is part of @LionsgateUK’s #LionsgateLIVE series - we’ll be on Instagram Live at 5:45pm before joining them as they show the film for free on their YouTube channel from 6:00pm on Saturday.

But wait, there’s more!⠀

On Friday evening, we’ll be going back to the 70s with Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling in The Nice Guys - a criminally under-rated buddy comedy. Written and directed by Shane Black, the guy behind Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Iron Man 3, it’s surprising, hilarious and downright chaotic. Gosling and Crowe are superb in the lead roles and it’s such a shame this film didn’t do better in the cinema, because we’ll always be dreaming of a sequel.⠀
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The Nice Guys will be on in our usual slot Friday evening - we’ll be on Instagram Live at 7:45pm before we all press play (via @primevideouk) at 8:00pm. Then back on IG Live for the post-film conversation and Quizzy Rascal at 10:00pm.