Saturday, 1 November 2014

Star Wars Day leads December's Sci-Fi at BFI Southbank

The original Star Wars trilogy leads the December lineup for Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder at London's BFI Southbank.

Throughout the whole of December, there will be screenings of sci-fi classics, Q&A sessions, special guests, music events and exhibitions from the BFI National Archive.




On Star Wars Day (Saturday, December 13), the original trilogy will be shown in full, featuring the special editions of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977), Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983).

There will be a costume competition where the winners will receive prizes, and at the end of the day Benugo Bar & Kitchen will be transformed into the Mos Eisley Cantina, where you can have space-inspired cocktails and listen to a themed DJ set.


On Tuesday, December 16 there will be a preview of upcoming film Ex Machina followed by a Q&A with director Alex Garland and science advisor Dr Adam Rutherford.




Other highlights of the month include a screening of Blade Runner: The Final Cut on Sunday, December 14, ahead of the BFI's theatrical re-release next year.

Music events during the month include a screening of The Boy from Space followed by the Radiophonic Workshop Live.


A special edition of BBC Radio 3's The Sound of Cinema features presenter Matthew Sweet and composer Steven Price and will be followed by a screening of Gravity , for which Price won a Best Original Score Academy Award.








via All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News

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