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Let The Games Begin: Tyson + Talk (15)
Dir: James Toback
90 mins, 2008, USA
Please note: this is an old screening, first shown in June 2009
A gritty and intimate portrait of one of boxing’s most controversial figures, Tyson recounts Iron Mike’s journey from his days as a teenage drug dealer and thief in New York to his meteoric rise to fame as the champion of the world, through to his shocking decline. Captured through the eyes of Tyson himself, Toback manages to crack the champion’s brooding exterior to expose both the best and worst of the most explosive enigma in the history of the sport.
Following the screening writer and academic Dr Edson Burton will lead a discussion ‘Tyson: Man and Metaphor - Race, masculinity, and sexuality in contemporary culture.’
Let The Games Begin
Please note: this is a old season with no further events to see
Let the Games Begin reflects on the cultural and social significance of sport. Whilst sport and culture might not seem the most natural of companions, there is an incredible richness created when the two worlds come together as this season of films, talks and games demonstrates.
Past screenings and events that were part of this season
| The Damned United + Talk | Tue 2 June 18:00 |
| South West Premiere: Waveriders | Sat 6 June 18:00 |
| Tyson + Talk | Tue 16 June 18:00 |
| Cinékids: Surf’s Up | Sat 20 June 13:00 |
| UK Premiere: The Red Race + Intro | Wed 24 June 18:00 |
| Iglab: Mini Iglympics | Wed 24 June 19:30 |
| Regional Preview: Sons of Cuba | Sun 28 June 18:00 |
| This Sporting Life | Mon 29 - Tue 30 June |
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