For the eighth consecutive year, the best recent and unreleased films in Madrid will once again take over the Plaza de Matadero Madrid. On Thursday to Sunday evenings from 3 to 27 July, the square becomes the summer CinePlaza, a space to enjoy the magic of the big screen outdoors with a programme that includes two film-concerts by leading Spanish groups, two films with live commentary and a selection of twelve titles screened in Original Version with Spanish Subtitles.
The 2025 edition is presented under the title Superstars 2, and the twelve titles being screened this year include films that explore the intersection between music and film from different perspectives, with great musicals from the 1980s and the 21st century, documentaries on black music and intimate portraits of artists.
The scriptwriter, Paloma Rando will provide live commentary on Cabaret (Bob Fosse, 1972), the musical starring Liza Minnelli. Lidia García will provide verbal commentary on the Spanish musical comedy, The Balcony of the Moon (Luis Saslavsky, 1962).
The billboard is open to critical, rebellious and poetic views, highlighting film-concerts featuring Hidrogenesse, presenting an ad hoc proposal with songs that showcase their cinematic vein, and Joe Crepúsculo, who will perform versions of mythical films from quinqui film.
The screenings will include titles like Absolute Beginners (Julien Temple, 1986), a musical adaptation of the novel by Colin MacInnes, starring David Bowie and set in London in the late 1950s. The story presents a young photographer who is immersed in the world of jazz and fashion as he faces racial tension and searches for love.
The audience will also be able to enjoy Sid and Nancy (Alex Cox, 1986). It is a film acclaimed for the performance of the actor Gary Oldman, but it was received with controversy by former members of the group. However, over time, it has become an essential portrait of the end of punk and the building of the myth. In Xanadu (Robert Greenwald, 1980), an extravagant mix of mythological fantasy, disco music and roller-skating is presented and was conceived as a vehicle to consolidate Olivia Newton-John's stardom following the success of Grease (1978), but it proved to be a major failure at the box-office and with critics.
Over time, however, it has become a cult film for its kitsch aesthetics.
Programme:
- Thursday 3 July, 10.15pm - Film-Concert: Daniela Forever
- Friday 4 July, 10.15pm - Screening: Absolute Beginners (Julien Temple, 1986)
- Saturday 5 July, 10.15pm - Screening: 24 Hour Party People (Michael Winterbottom, 2002).
- Sunday 6 July, 10.15pm - Screening: Summer of Soul (Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson, 2021).
- Thursday 10 July, 10.15pm - Film with Commentary: Cabaret (Bob Fosse, 1972), commented by the scriptwriter, Paloma Rando
- Friday 11 July, 10.15pm - Screening: One From the Heart (Francis Ford Coppola, 1981)
- Saturday 12 July, 10.15pm - Screening: C.R.A.Z.Y. (Jean-Marc Vallée, 2005)
- Sunday 13 July, 10.15pm - Screening: Grace Jones. Bloodlight and Bami (Sophie Fiennes, 2017)
- Thursday 17 July, 10.15pm - Film-Concert: Joe Crepúsculo, a quinqui night
- Friday 18 July, 10.15pm - Screening: Sid and Nancy (Alex Cox, 1986)
- Saturday 19 July, 10.15pm - Screening: Inside Llewyn Davis (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, 2013)
- Sunday 20 July, 10.15pm - Screening: Wattstax (Mel Stuart, 1973)
- Thursday 24 July, 10.15pm - Film with Commentary: The Balcony of the Moon by Luis Saslawsky, with commentary by Lidia García
- Friday 25 July, 10.15pm - Screening: Xanadu (Robert Greenwald, 1980)
- Saturday 26 July, 10.15pm - Screening: Eden: Lost in Music (Mia Hansen-Løve, 2014)
- Sunday 27 July, 10.15pm - Screening: One Hand Don't Clap (Kavery Dutta Kaul, 1991)
Sessions in Original Version with Spanish Subtitles
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