Ahoy, squirts! Quint here stateside with some cool info for my brothers across the pond. It seems that FilmFour and Somerset House are doing a helluva film series this August that culminates in a special double feature of George A. Romero's LAND OF THE DEAD (one of the first official UK screenings) and immediate cult classic SHAUN OF THE DEAD. Now, I've got it on good authority that the SHAUN/LAND double feature will be attended by both Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg if not more familiar faces. You can ask them about how they're adapted to the life of the undead after sacrificing themselves to Romero in order to be featured zombies in LAND. You know Romero prefers realism, so he really asked them to drink the "special" Koolaid. Being the good geeks that they are, our boys took the plunge.
Anyway, that's cool and it's also cool that they're showing FLASH (Ahh-ahh) GORDON on the big screen as well. Go for the cheese, stay for the Queen, I say. The full detail of the event's run is below! Enjoy!
FILMFOUR AND SOMERSET HOUSE TRANSFORM SUMMER MOVIE GOING
FilmFour and Somerset House Trust today announced the line-up for The Summer Screen, the first annual movie season in the exceptional open-air setting of the Courtyard at Somerset House, running from Tuesday 16 - Saturday 20 August.
Up to 2,000 movie-goers a night, London's largest cinema audience, will be able to enjoy The Summer Screen. Using state-of-the-art projection and a giant screen 14 metres wide, with early evening dj sessions, and food and drinks in the style of an urban picnic, The Summer Screen, in the majestic backdrop of the 18th century Courtyard, will be a cinema experience like no other. The line-up is:
Tuesday 16 August
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (PG) (Special edition)
A genuinely out-of-this-world open-air film experience: Steven Spielberg's awe-inspiring science-fiction spectacular will light up the night sky with its sense of wonder.
Wednesday 17 August
A Matter of Life and Death (U)
Powell & Pressburger's romantic classic never fails to cast a celestial spell, with David Niven defying Heaven by falling in love. The mix of high style and deep feeling makes for a transcendent fantasy that will have you floating on air.
Thursday 18 August
Spirited Away (PG)
The magical surroundings of the Courtyard will make the perfect setting for the enchanting vision of animé legend Hayao Miyazaki and his Oscar-winning masterpiece.
Friday 19 August
Flash Gordon (PG)
A full-tilt frenzy of delirious action, outrageous costumes, cult casting and sexual perversity, making for the wildest outer space superhero adventure ever put on-screen. The thumping Queen soundtrack would raise the roof, if Summer Screen had one....
Saturday 20 August
Shaun of the Dead (15)/Land of the Dead (15) (Special Preview)
A double-bill of 'Dead': Simon Pegg protects loved ones - and London - in a romantic-comedy with corpses, while zombie maestro George A. Romero reanimates his legendary 'Living Dead' series with a new flesh-munching masterpiece.
Box Office: 0870 4000 603
Tickets: £12.50.
For more details about the Summer Screen evenings, please check the websites:
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