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17th Aug 2010
Hopper, Keaton and Powell & Pressburger highlights at Cinemateket
The Swedish Film Institute invites their audiences at Cinemateket to enjoy a number of classic screen gems this Autumn.Cinemateket, the Swedish cinematheque, screens over six hundred films a year, from rare silent films to modern classics and cutting edge experimental work. The venue hosts previews and gala screenings as well as events and on-stage interviews with film-makers, actors, producers, critics and writers. Upcoming highlights in Cinemateket's August/September programme are:Cult road-movie EASY RIDER is screening as part of a Dennis Hopper Retrospective on 19 and 27 August.In September and October, silent film actor Buster Keaton is celebrated with screenings of his much-loved titles THE GENERAL, THE NAVIGATOR, OUR HOSPITALITY, SEVEN CHANCES and SHERLOCK JR.
In October, Cinemateket will present a season of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger films, including BLACK NARCISSUS, A CANTERBURY TALE, I KNOW WHERE I AM GOING, THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP, A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH and THE RED SHOES. Ludwig Berger and Michael Powell's Oscar-winning THE THIEF OF BAGDAD will also be showing later in the Autumn.
Download Cinemateket's August/September programme here for more information and full screening details.
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13th Aug 2010
Focus on classics in Norway
In association with the Norwegian Film Institute (NFI), Park Circus is delighted to present a number of classic titles at NFI's Cinemateket this Autumn, from September 2010 onwards.
Included in Cinemateket's Autumn Programme are Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's masterpieces I KNOW WHERE I AM GOING, THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP, A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH, THE RED SHOES and THE SPY IN BLACK.
Ludvig Berger and Michael Powell's Oscar-winning family adventure THE THIEF OF BAGDAD will also be back in cinemas for audiences to enjoy in Norway.
Beautifully restored by Sony Pictures, FIVE EASY PIECES and FROM HERE TO ETERNITY will be screening from sparkling new Digital Cinema prints.
For screening details, click here
For screenings in the UK and internationally, click here
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13th Aug 2010
FIVE EASY PIECES - Restored & Back in Cinemas from Today
A film by Bob RafelsonStarring Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Susan Anspach, Lois Smith, Billy 'Green' Bush, Fannie Flagg, Sally Ann Struthers, Ralph WaiteUSA 1970, 96 minutes, BBFC Certificate: TBCDirector Bob Rafelson's seminal portrait of a disaffected America, which was originally released in 1970 to huge critical acclaim, will soon be back in cinemas.As Robert Dupea, Jack Nicholson delivers a career-defining performance, embodying the tortured disillusionment with his suffocating family, his neglected talent as a piano prodigy, and his aimless life on the road working oil rigs. With his father terminally ill, he embarks on a trip back home, but reconciliation eludes him.Nominated for four Academy Awards ('Best Actor in a Leading Role', 'Best Actress in a Supporting Role', 'Best Picture', and 'Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced'), FIVE EASY PIECES boasts powerful performances from its cast.Tammy Wynette provided five songs for the film's soundtrack, including the international hit 'Stand By Your Man'.In celebration of its 40th Anniversary, FIVE EASY PIECES has been extensively restored by Sony Pictures and will open on brand new 35mm prints and in Digital Cinema format from 13 August at BFI Southbank, Filmhouse Edinburgh, Irish Film Institute, Ritzy Brixton, Tyneside Cinema Newcastle and key cities.Click here to view full cinema listings for FIVE EASY PIECES.What the critics say about FIVE EASY PIECES:***** "This superbly composed film comes as close to perfection as it gets." - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian***** "Hollywood’s early-’70s identity crisis produced a multitude of masterpieces, but few are fit to stand alongside Bob Rafelson’s autumnal 1970 tragedy ‘Five Easy Pieces’.’" - Tom Huddleston, Time Out***** "Having landed an Oscar nom for EASY RIDER, Jack Nicholson promptly bagged another for his performance in Bob Rafelson's thematically similar 1970 tale of a frustrated drifter fleeing his past life as a piano prodigy." - Neil Smith, Total Film***** "If you haven’t seen Five Easy Pieces, you simply must." - Nathan Francis, The Playground***** "It is an urgent, funny, bleak film with Nicholson electric in the lead, relishing the surreal scene in which he plays a piano on the back of a truck in the midst of a traffic jam, and the famous chicken salad sandwich set-piece in the roadside diner." - Channel 4
