Cinema in the City films announced
The details of ten films which are to be shown following a fundraising campaign have been now been announced.
The films, screened by Plymouth Arts Centre, were funded as a result of a successful Crowdfunder campaign to run Cinema in the City, a series of cinema events this summer which raised £5,345.
Films have been chosen specifically to suit their screening locations. Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou will be screened with the huge fish tank at the National Marine Aquarium as a backdrop; Factory Cooperage, a historic, undeveloped industrial space at Royal William Yard is the venue for two films, The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Fight Club and the post-war architecture of the City’s Council Chamber will play host to The Third Man, a re-release of a classic post-war film in a classic post-war setting.
There will also be an outdoor screening of Raiders of the Lost Arc at Tamar Trails in Gunnislake, with the opportunity to try tree-surfing before the film. Cinema in the City will culminate with three days of Open Air Cinema at Royal William Yard in September, as part of Plymouth’s Ocean City Festival. The films to be shown at these outdoor screenings are The Grand Budapest Hotel, Mamma Mia! and this summer’s blockbuster, Jurassic World.
Film Programmer at Plymouth Arts Centre, Anna Navas has chosen a range of films designed to appeal to all tastes. A family-friendly matinee screening of Sing-a-long-a-Frozen is also booked for Devonport Guildhall, to be followed by The Terminator.
The film events kick off on Saturday 1 August through to Saturday 12 September. Tickets cost £8 (concessions £7). Reduced rate tickets are available for Sing-A-Long-A-Frozen, with a concession costing £4 and a child under 16, £2. Tickets for Open Air Cinema at Royal William Yard are £5, with VIP tickets £13 (including a chair in the VIP area with blanket, Prosecco/soft drink and VIP badge).
Advance ticket booking for all the events is highly recommended. Tickets are available from Plymouth Arts Centre in Looe Street, by phoning Plymouth Arts Centre on 01752 206114 (from 1-8.30pm) and online at www.plymouthartscentre.org.
Cinema in the City has been sponsored by Bond Dickinson Solicitors and by Gillespie Yunnie Architects.
For full details visit www.plymouthartscentre.org
