Halloween (1978) with Wine

The Mockingbird Cinema is screening John Carpenter's Halloween (1978) on Sunday 1 November, and it's not just a movie night. The session is part of The Wine Events Company's 'Movies with Wine' experience, which pairs classic cinema with a tasting of five wines, movie trivia and a bit of theatrics. The whole thing starts at 15:15, so it's an afternoon session rather than a late one.

There's more to it than just the film and the wine. The Wine Events Company's own staff turn up dressed as characters from the movies on the night, and the evening is hosted by figures like Dr Tony Loomis. It's the same format they run across the West Midlands, with dates in Birmingham, Solihull, Chipping Norton and Lichfield, so if you're around any of those, you'll see the same setup: a classic on the screen, five wines to work through, and a bit of performance around the edges.

Halloween is the 1978 slasher that basically wrote the rulebook for the genre, and seeing it in a cinema is a different experience from watching it at home. The tasting runs alongside the screening, so you've got five wines to get through while Michael Myers does his thing. Between the movie, the wine, and the trivia, it's a full afternoon rather than a quick trip to the cinema.

Tickets are £30.95 per person and you book them through thewineeventscompany.com. The screening is at The Mockingbird Cinema, Mockingbird House, The Custard Factory, Gibb St, Deritend, Birmingham B9 4AA, on Sunday 1 November at 15:15.