Free Festival screenings in Trafalgar Square
October 19th 2007 07:20
Last night saw the Festival kick off in style with the UK premiere of Eastern Promises at the Odeon Leicester Square. But don’t regret if you missed it because there are plenty more treats in store over the next few days. Filmmakers and cast members will be in attendence to introduce their films and answer audience questions. Here’s a few ideas the organisers have suggested to wile away your autumn evening.
The Odeon West End is playing host to an array of actors and filmmakers attending the premiers of their films over the next two weeksHalle Berry Susanne Bier and Sam Mendes will be there, Tood Haynes and Ben Whishaw, Sean Penn introducing INTO THE WILD and Ang Lee will front up on stage before the screening of his much acclaimed film LUST, CAUTION, which took out the major award at this years Cannes Film Festival.
Also in attendance will be Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise, Andrew Garfield and Cristian Mungui introducing actress Annamaria Marinca star of FOUR MONTHS, THREE WEEKS AND TWO DAYS.
And this is only the tip of the iceburg. There’s a very good chance that you just might run into one of these amazing directors or actors when you attend the premiere screenings. Or maybe you might be suprised who you will see in attendance
Outdoor screen in Trafalgar Square
Fri 19 Oct 18:30, Trafalgar Square FREE
Tonight Trafalgar Square will be ablaze with archive films that celebrate London as one of the world's great cinematic cities. See Hitchcock's early classic Blackmail or take a whistle-stop journey across 100 years of London on film.CAPITAL TALES screening at Trafalger Square Fri 19th at 6.30 pm offers a whistle stop tour across more than 100 years of London on film from 1896 onwards.
Redacted
Fri 19 Oct 13:30, Odeon West End 1
Brian De Palma's Venice-winning Iraq war film has been variously described as a fictional documentary and a fictional story inspired by true events, and sees the director on virtuoso form.
Interview
Fri 19 Oct 15:30, Odeon West End 2
Steve Buscemi directs and co-stars alongside Sienna Miller, presenting a confrontation between a world-weary, self-destructive journalist and a famous soap star.
Silent Light
Tue 23 Oct 20:30, Odeon West End 2
Carlos Reygadas' latest follows the plight of Johan, a husband and father living in the Menonite community on the outskirts of Chihuahua in Mexico, who breaks the rules by falling in love with another woman.
The BFI London Film Festival is also screening five amazing Chinese films if you are looking for something a little different.Those who would love to embrace the Chinese Film culture best head to The Filming East Chinese Film Festival taking place in Oxford from 21 - 27 October. This amazing event will screen more than 30 fascinating features with film highlights including Little Red Flowers, Night Scene and Dong. In addition, the festival hosts the One Minute Short Film Competition, judged by a panel of five of the most influential figures in film and media studies.
Visit www.filmingeast.org
or call 07737 948 118 for more information.
Or if you want to check out the festival schedule yourself head off to check out;
www.liff.org.uk
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