w MUSICALS! THE GREATEST SHOW ON SCREEN MED HONDO MAURICE PIALAT FESTIVE FAVOURITES THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG SOUTHBANK BFI DEC 2019 THE NURI BILGE CEYLAN BLU-RAY BOX SET By any reckoning Nuri Bilge Ceylan is one of the world’s foremost filmmakers. The box set contains all 8 of his feature films to date, an early short, Koza, plus interviews and behind the scenes documentaries. Kasaba, Clouds of May, Uzak, Climates and Three Monkeys are all appearing on Blu-ray for the first time. The discs of Kasaba, Clouds of May, Uzak and Climates are region-free. The others are region B. RELEASE DATE 28TH OCTOBER www.newwavefilms.co.uk Nuri Bilge Ceylan BFI ad.indd 1 01/10/2019 15:00 THIS MONTH AT BFI SOUTHBANK THE NURI BILGE CEYLAN BLU-RAY BOX SET Welcome to the home of great film and TV, with a world-class library, free exhibitions and Mediatheque and plenty of food and drink By any reckoning Nuri Bilge Ceylan is one IN PERSON & PREVIEWS RE-RELEASES SEASONS Talent Q&As and rare appearances, plus a chance Key classics (many newly restored) for you to enjoy, with plenty of Carefully curated collections of film of the world’s foremost filmmakers. for you to catch the latest film and TV before screening dates to choose from and TV, which showcase an influential anyone else genre, theme or talent The box set contains all 8 of his feature films to date, an early short, Koza, (p34) plus interviews and behind the scenes (p13) documentaries. (p7) Kasaba, Clouds of May, Uzak, Climates and Three Monkeys are all appearing on Blu-ray for the first time. The discs of Weathering with You The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Queen African An Sarraounia, Kasaba, Clouds of May, Uzak and Climates BOOKING DATES IN PERSON & PREVIEWS 4 REGULAR PROGRAMME are region-free. The others are region B. MEMBER EXCLUSIVES 9 RELAXED SCREENING, 46 PATRONS AND CHAMPIONS bfi.org.uk/whatson WOMAN WITH A MOVIE NEW RELEASES 10 Mon 4 Nov (from 11:30) CAMERA 020 7928 3232 TH MEMBERS RE-RELEASES 12 EXPERIMENTA, 47 RELEASE DATE 28 OCTOBER 11:30 – 20:30 daily Tue 5 Nov (from 11:30) TERROR VISION, SEASONS PUBLIC In person FUTURE FILM 11:00 – 20:30 daily Tue 12 Nov (from 11:30) MUSICALS! THE GREATEST 14 SONIC CINEMA, 48 SHOW ON SCREEN SILENT CINEMA MAURICE PIALAT 28 BFI FAMILIES 50 JOIN TODAY FOR PRIORITY BOOKING AND DISCOUNTS: BFI.ORG.UK/JOIN MED HONDO 32 BFI PLAYER 52 BIG SCREEN CLASSICS 36 LIBRARY, MEDIATHEQUE 54 The BFI is proud to screen on film where possible, showcasing restorations SPECIAL FILMS & EVENTS 40 and sourcing archive prints from our partners. SHOP, BFI IMAX 56 Look out for 16mm, 35mm or 70mm in the film credits. www.newwavefilms.co.uk Cover: Dreamgirls (p20) Nuri Bilge Ceylan BFI ad.indd 1 01/10/2019 15:00 Talent Q&As and rare appearances, plus a chance for you to catch the latest film and TV before anyone else JOINT TICKET Ghostbusters: 35th Anniversary screening at the BFI IMAX USA 1984. Dir Ivan Reitman. With Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Sigourney Weaver, Ernie Hudson. 105min. Digital 4K. 12A DOC A trio of New York scientists start a ghostbusting business after an encounter World Premiere: The Dirty War on the NHS + intro by director John Pilger with a phantom librarian. With their UK 2019. Dir John Pilger. c100min. Digital. Cert tbc. Courtesy of Dartmouth Films Ecto-1 vehicle equipped with paranormal Renowned BAFTA and Emmy-winning threat to democracy and, above all, paraphernalia, they set out to rid the city filmmaker and journalist John Pilger a warning. Pilger investigates the of unwanted spectres. However, a visit joins us to present his new documentary: dismantling ‘by stealth’ of the National from new client Dana Barrett presents a ‘a tribute to a unique institution,’ he says Health Service; ‘a last bastion of true ghoulish challenge that may be beyond at the start of the film. It’s also about the public service’. them... The biggest comedy of the 1980s ‘DRACUL A IS Tickets £15, concs £12 (Members pay £2 less) is a perfect combination of on screen talent and visual effects. REIMAGINED BY Joint ticket available with Cleanin’ Up the Town THE WONDERFUL £24, concs £18 (Members pay £3 less) WRITING DUO WHO BROUGHT US SHERLOCK’ MARCUS PRINCE, TV PROGRAMMER MON 2 DEC TUE 3 DEC 18:20 NFT1 18:20 BFI IMAX IN PERSON & PREVIEWS Dracula (p6) book online at bfi.org.uk JOINT DOC TICKET Premiere: Cleanin’ Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters Marriage Story + Q&A with writer-director Noah Baumbach IN PERSON & PREVIEWS UK 2019. Dir Anthony Bueno. With Ivan Reitman, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, USA 2019. Dir Noah Baumbach. With Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Laura Dern, Ernie Hudson. 100min. Digital. Cert tbc. Courtesy of Bueno Productions Merritt Wever. 137min. Digital. Cert tbc. Courtesy of Netflix This fascinating and funny documentary It highlights how Ghostbusters’ combination A married couple based in New York find Baumbach (Frances Ha, Greenberg) yet – 12 years in the making – charts the of brilliant writing, acting and innovative their relationship under threat when again produces another poignant, production of the original 1984 Ghostbusters special effects came together to ensure actress Nicole (Johansson) takes a unmissable work. through insightful interviews with the main that no one’s in any doubt about who temporary job in LA, leaving her family Audio description available cast and crew, and includes never-before- they’re gonna call... behind. Her director husband Charlie Tickets £15, concs £12 (Members pay £2 less) seen archive material from the personal Tickets £15, concs £12 (Members pay £2 less) (Driver) isn’t comfortable on the east collections of the creative team. For Joint ticket offer see left coast and does his best looking after their son, aware that his parenting is being watched and judged by others. TUE 3 DEC THU 5 DEC 20:45 BFI IMAX 18:00 NFT1 @BFI 5 Soundtracking with Tim Burton TV Preview: Dracula + Q&A with writers Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, TRT c180min actor Claes Bang and exec producer Sue Vertue In 1985, following an apprenticeship at In this bumper edition of Soundtracking, BBC One-Netflix-Hartswood Films 2019. Dir Jonny Campbell. With Claes Bang, John Heffernan, Disney animations studios, Tim Burton we’re delighted to welcome Burton to the Joanna Scanlan, Dolly Wells, Morfydd Clark. Ep1 90min made his first feature, Pee-wee’s BFI stage as he joins host Edith Bowman Coming soon to BBC One, three Award-winning Danish actor Claes Bang Big Adventure. This jump-started to talk about his work, and the relationship feature-length episodes will re-introduce (The Girl in the Spider’s Web, The Affair) a career that gave us Beetlejuice, Batman, between film and music. Burton has also the world to Dracula, the vampire who stars as Dracula in Steven Moffat and Edward Scissorhands and countless chosen a surprise film to screen after the made evil sexy. In Transylvania in 1897, Mark Gatiss’ brand new mini-series, other classics, securing his reputation as on-stage conversation. the blood-drinking Count is making plans inspired by Bram Stoker’s classic novel. a visionary artist with a unique imagination. Tickets £20, cons £16 (Members pay £2 less) against Victorian London. And be warned: See p48 for Sonic Cinema the dead travel fast. 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