In 1970s Birmingham black cinema was hard to come by, despite the city's growing diversity. DJ and entrepreneur Cecil Morris decided to rectify this, setting up a regular late-night slot at the Elite Cinema on Soho Road. Two or three movies screened each week, Caribbean cinema and blaxploitation rubbing shoulders alongside kung fu movies and counterculture cartoons, with Cecil playing tunes in between.

As part of Wonderland we're delighted to welcome Cecil Morris as our special guest to revisit those hazy days. In conversation with Garry Stewart (Recognize), he'll reflect on a personal story that would make a screenplay in itself, including a twenty-year struggle to keep his radio station PCRL on the airwaves. Then in a nod to his programming, we present a typically eclectic double-bill...

Blacula

(dir: William Crain, USA 1972, 93 mins)

William Marshall is an African prince on a visit to 1780s Transylvania, on a mission to halt the transatlantic slave trade. Two centuries later he wakes up in Los Angeles, sprouting impressive fangs and sideburns.

The Dragon, The Hero

(dir: Godfrey Ho, Hong Kong/Taiwan 1979, 80 mins)

Demented martial arts flick featuring John Liu as an undercover agent investigating a Canton smuggling ring. Cue fights, mayhem, and the mythical 'strike rock fist'.

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