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10 – 13 OCTOBER 2019 The unique festival of big screen technology past, present and future WIDESCREEN WEEKEND IS DELIVERED BY SCHEDULE Please allow 10 minutes for film introductions. WHAT IS WIDESCREEN TICKET PRICES Intermissions are approximately 15 minutes. THE NATIONAL SCIENCE AND MEDIA MUSEUM Please see our website for further programme CINEMA? Tickets for individual screenings and events can be purchased from the box IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PICTUREHOUSE CINEMAS announcements. office at the National Science and Media Museum or via our website. Thursday 10 October Technically, a widescreen film is any film WIDESCREEN WEEKEND 2019 TEAM image with a width-to-height aspect 11.45 – 12.45 Rupert Till: Archaeological Immersion Prices Director, The National Science and Media Museum: Jo Quinton-Tulloch 13.45 – 14.45 Shades of Grey: The History and Ethics of ratio greater than the standard 1.37:1 Films (including IMAX screenings) £10.50/ £8.50 conc/£5.50 Under 25s Festival Director: Kathryn Penny Colourisation in Cinema Academy aspect ratio provided by Upgrade to our IMAX premiere seating for only £2 Festival Co-ordinator: Rebecca Hill 15.00 – 16.45 Student Widescreen Film of the Year Competition 35mm film. This festival celebrates Talks & Presentations (including the Student Widescreen Competition and Festival Assistant: Jack Wentworth-Weedon 18.00 – 19.00 Opening Night Reception Guest Curator: Professor Sir Christopher Frayling the REALLY wide formats, developed Girls on Film podcast) £6.50/£5.50 conc. & Under 25s 19.00 – 21.30 Opening Night Film: Ready Player One in the ratio race of the 1950s and Programme Consultants: Rebecca Nicole Williams, David Strohmaier 1960s, creating a whole new cinema Communications Manager: Phil Oates Friday 11 October Delegates Head of Marketing and Communications: Will White experience. 10.00 – 12.30 Cinerama’s South Seas Adventure Full pass - £120/£100 concession Website Manager: Eleanor Mitchell 13.00 – 15.30 Barabbas Picturehouse membership pass - £110/£90 concession Picturehouse Team: Tom Perkin, James Richardson, Jennifer Weston-Beyer, 13.30 – 15.35 Pillow Talk (with Illustrated Talk) Pictureville Cinema, here at the Under 25s full pass - £80 Lola Delgado, Andrew Walker, John Cahill, Symon Culpan, Paisley Boyd 14.00 – 15.45 Apollo 11 National Science and Media Museum Supporters pass - £250 16.00 – 18.40 Ice Station Zebra is one of only three places in Student Day pass (for Thursday 10 October only) - £22 THANKS TO: 16.00 – 18.00 The Haunting the world you can see Cinerama, Celluloid Saturday day pass - £40 Samira Ahmed, Jack Bell (Park Circus), Tom Bishop (Disney), Clio Barnard, Eleanor 18.30 – 20.55 Black Panther the invention that started the Under 25s Celluloid Saturday day pass - £30 Barrett and Rosie Freeman (Brick Box), Rose Butler, Live Cinema UK, Bryan Cook (IMIS), 20.00 – 23.00 West Side Story 21.00 – 23.10 Blade Widescreen war in 1952. Three Passes cannot be bought after the deadline of 30 August 2019 Mary Dowson, Sir Christopher Frayling, Sarah Freeman (Universal), Annabel Grundy, synced projectors throw images The Girls on Film Podcast (Live) is not included in any of the festival passes Jane Hall, Wolfram Hannemann, Lucy Hill (Warner Bros), Melanie Iredale, Saturday 12 October (CELLULOID SATURDAY) Annie Jamieson, Chris Joel, Marcel Karst (Dogwoof), Jimi Lund, Hannah Prouse (BFI), onto a deeply curved and wide and must be booked separately Chella Ramanan, Jonny Ramsay (Universal), Rod Rhule (BFI), Donald Rosenfeld, 10.00 – 12.30 Forrest Gump screen accompanied by 12.45 – 15.00 Love Me or Leave Me 7-track surround sound. Dr. Lisa Shaw, Stephen Slater, Anna Smith, Patrick Stanbury, Dave Strohmaier, Carin Anne *Concessions available to those under 15, over 60, anyone receiving disability Strohmaier, Gareth Tennant (Park Circus), Rupert Till, Mark Truesdale (BFI), Paul Vickery, 13.30 – 15.25 Carmen Jones benefits, income support or Job Seekers’ Allowance, students in possession of an Tom Vincent, Sally Walker, Elizabeth Watkins, Rebecca Nicole Williams, Ryan Nicholls, 16.00 – 18.45 Gladiator The higher the first number in the NUS card, and Passport to Leisure card holders, possession of an NUS card, and David Wilson, René Wolf, Gary Yershon. 16.00 – 18.05 Murder on the Orient Express aspect ratio, the more we love it! Passport to Leisure card holders. Thank you to our volunteers, colleagues and delegates, without whom this festival 18.30 – 18.50 Renault Advert (3-strip Cinerama) You are unlikely to see a film in would not be possible. 19.30 – 22.45 The Sound of Music this year’s festival narrower than 20.00 – 22.45 Pulp Fiction 2.2:1 and you can luxuriate in the NATIONAL SCIENCE AND MEDIA MUSEUM Sunday 13 October widest of vistas in both archive , West Yorkshire. BD1 1NQ 10.00 – 11.30 Cineramacana epics and modern classics. www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/widescreen-weekend 12.00 – 13.35 Iron Giant 12.00 – 13.30 Girls on Film podcast LOGO: LARGE FORMAT GENERAL ENQUIRIES 14.00 – 16.30 First Man Email us at [email protected]. 14.30 – 17.00 Donald Rosenfeld + Effie Gray You can also call us on 0844 856 3797. Line open 09.00–13.30, 14.30 – 16.50 A League of Their Own Monday to Friday; a voicemail service operates at all other times. 18.00 – 20.10 Clio Barnard + The Selfish Giant widescreenweekend @widescreenwknd 18.30 – 22.30 Closing Night Film: Ben-Hur 2 3 THE HAUNTING PULP FICTION A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN THE SOUND OF MUSIC GIRLS ON FILM WOMEN IN (PG) 1963 Page 13 (18) 1994 Page 21 (PG) 1992 Page 23 (U) 1965 Page 12 PODCAST (LIVE) WIDESCREEN Sunday 13 October 12.00 There are hints of romantic feelings Sally Menke had a long-standing Penny Marshall’s contributions to the female You can’t think of The Sound of Music without Cubby Broccoli between protagonists Theodora (Claire collaboration with Tarantino, editing all helmed film canon include 1988’s Big, the first thinking of the iconic character of Maria. She Bloom) and Eleanor (Julie Harris), meaning his films before her death in 2010. First film directed by a woman to gross over $100m is arguably a feminist character, especially This wildly popular podcast Widescreen Weekend 2019 will The Haunting is one of the earliest working with Tarantino on Reservoir at the box office. She was then nominated for for a film that is set within the 1930s. Maria is launched in 2018 and has become appearances of a queer character in Dogs, she then went on to edit Pulp an Academy Award for Awakenings a few years outspoken, independent, not afraid to stand continue its celebration of women in a must-listen for film fans in Britain cinematic horror. However, with it being Fiction, earning an Oscar and BAFTA later. Marshall’s success continued with A League up for herself, and more importantly, exerts and beyond, with sell-out live film with our Women in Widescreen the early 60s, references to Theodora’s nomination. Menke is credited as being a of Their Own, praised for its brilliant female freewill. shows everywhere from sexual orientation were all very codified key component in developing Tarantino’s performances including turns from Geena Davis, focus. This focus will feature films to Cannes. and subtle. Netflix emphasised this in its signature style. And speaking of signature Lori Petty, Rosie O’Donnell and Madonna. with female-powered narratives and successful adaptation The Haunting of style – Pulp Fiction’s iconic costumes WEST SIDE STORY Host Anna Smith, one of the UK’s Hill House, where it portrayed Theodora were down to the talented Betsy Heimann. themes, strong women protagonists leading film critics, will be joined as lesbian and showed scenes of her (PG) 1961 Page 13 FORREST GUMP by a panel of top female (and antagonists!) and women engaging in romantic relationships with CARMEN JONES commentators who will analyse behind the camera such as editors, women. (12) 1994 Page 21 PILLOW TALK (U) 1954 Page 20 classic movies and the latest writers and VFX artists. (PG) 1959 Page 17 We are delighted to welcome back to the festival, releases, inviting the audience to BLACK PANTHER LOVE ME OR LEAVE VFX Editor Carin Anne Strohmaier to introduce Both films were historic in recognising Hispanic join in the fun and games. Our Women in Widescreen stamp this cult classic celebrating its 25th anniversary. and African American actresses at the Academy (12A) 2018 Page 14 ME Forrest Gump was highly praised for its visual Awards for the first time. Rita Moreno (Anita Expect to come away with a raft of will highlight these films so keep a effects and Carin Anne was a key player in the in West Side Story) became the first Hispanic recommendations as well as fresh Black Panther is a home run when it comes (PG) 1955 Page 17 insights into your favourite films. look out through the brochure and film’s post production. actress to win an Oscar for Best Supporting to female representation. Not only are the Actress, with Dorothy Dandridge (Carmen discover a fantastic range of films women strong and multi-dimensional, but Doris Day’s film career began during Jones) being the first African American to be This event is not included in the most of them hold positions historically the latter part of the Golden Age of nominated for Best Actress. Full Pass. included in this year’s celebration. male dominated. General Okoye and Hollywood, which led her to become one EFFIE GRAY We also have a great variety of Princess Shuri are shining examples of of the biggest film stars in the early 1960s. (12) 2014 Page 9 female power. This also translates behind Day may be best remembered as the speakers who will accompany these the camera where cinematographer Rachel goody-goody girl next door but her roles The true story of Effie Gray deals with a woman’s films and provide insight into why Morrison was praised for her unique style had layers of depth, playing characters right to a happy marriage in 19th century Victorian these films are so important. which sets this film apart from other films that expressed the many dimensions of society where divorce was ‘frowned upon’. This in the MCU. And who can forget those female life. story follows Effie through her lonely marriage amazing costumes by designer Ruth E. and ultimately her fight for a better life. Written Please use #womeninwidescreen to continue Carter, who won an Academy Award for her by the talented , her authentic the conversation on social media. work. story-telling ultimately focuses on a woman’s struggle for the right to be happy. 4 5 OPENING NIGHT FILM CLOSING NIGHT FILM

READY PLAYER ONE (12A) BEN-HUR (PG) 60th Anniversary Screening Dir. Steven Spielberg USA India 2018 139 mins Projection Format: 70mm (flat screen) Dir. William Wyler USA 1959 212 mins (+intermission) Cast: Tye Sheridan, Hannah John-Kamen, Ben Mendelsohn, Projection Format: 4k DCP (curved screen) , Olivia Cooke, Simon Pegg Cast: , Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Film Source: Warner Brothers , , Martha Scott, Cathy O’Donnell Thursday 10 October 19.00 Pictureville Film Source: Park Circus Sunday 18 October 18.30 Pictureville An adaptation of Ernest Cline’s love letter to pop culture, set in a future where reality is secondary to the OASIS – The grand epic of the avenging Israelite Judah Ben-Hur a vast virtual reality used to escape the problems of the (Heston) and his stand against the might of the Roman real world. Orphaned teenager Wade Watts (Sheridan), Empire. Ben-Hur remains an icon of pure Hollywood spectacle known by his avatar ‘Parzival’, joins allies in discovering in its golden age due to its legendary production values and clues in a hidden game which promises the winner full scale – as seen in the naval battle and chariot race scenes. ownership and control of the OASIS. The dazzling sci-fi Action sequences like these would be seen as unreasonable nostalgia trip plays with references to hundreds of iconic in modern filmmaking without the use of extensive CGI, movies, novels and videogames through some stunning set for this reason the film has no rival; it set a precedent for pieces, Spielberg uses his expertise – and extensive back a brand of excitement that has become customary in the catalogue – to craft a wonderfully enjoyable blockbuster. modern blockbuster.

This screening will be introduced by Damian Murphy, In the 60 years since its release, the film has endured as the Director of XR Stories. most Oscared film in the history of cinema, winning 11 awards out of the 12 it was nominated for. Since then only two more Delegate pass holders are invited to join us for the films have managed to match this achievement, Titanic and Opening Night drinks reception from 18.00 in the the Lord of the Rings, both winning in categories that didn’t Museum Foyer. exist in 1959. Ben-Hur persists as a mark of quality against which all films can be measured, and showing that old-school Hollywood pageantry is hard to beat.

This screening will be introduced by Professor Sir Christopher Frayling.

6 7 SPECIAL GUESTS FROM HOWARD’S END + EFFIE GRAY (12) TO EFFIE GRAY: Dir. Richard Laxton UK 2014 104 mins DONALD ROSENFELD Projection Format: 35mm (flat screen) CLIO BARNARD + THE SELFISH GIANT Cast: Dakota Fanning, Emma Thompson, In Conversation with Mary Dowson Claudia Cardinale, , In Conversation with David Wilson, Sunday 13 October 14.30 Pictureville Director of Bradford UNESCO City of Film Dir. Clio Barnard UK 2013 91 mins Julie Walters, , Tom Sturridge Projection Format: Digital (tbc) Film Source: TBC Sunday 13 October 18.00 Donald Rosenfeld was the President of Merchant Cubby Broccoli Cinema Cast: Connor Chapman, Shaun Thomas, Sean Gilder, Lorraine Ashbourne, Ivory Productions from 1986 to 1999, where he Actress Emma Thompson takes on the role of was the lead producer on the major Merchant Writer and director Clio Barnard’s debut feature- Ralph Ineson writer, as she explores the forbidden realms Film Source: TBC Ivory films created in what is now considered of Victorian society through the true story of length documentary film The Arbor, about Bradford their Golden Decade. Rosenfeld was the youngest playwright Andrea Dunbar, received huge critical the marriage of Effie Gray (played brilliantly by Inspired by the Oscar Wilde short story The producer ever to become a member of the Dakota Fanning). Set in an era when divorce was success on its release in 2010. Her second feature, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in The Selfish Giant, premiered as part of Cannes Selfish Giant, the film follows the lives of not an option Effie Gray is the story of a young Arbor and Swifty as they grow up in a rundown 1992. Rosenfeld has continued to produce major woman coming of age and finding her way in a Director’s Fortnight 2013 where it won the Europa motion pictures, following his Merchant Ivory Cinema Label Award for Best European Film area of Bradford. Excluded from school, the world where women were expected to be seen two boys befriend a scrap dealer named years. His film Forty Shades of Blue won the top but not heard. A beautifully shot period drama and was nominated for a BAFTA for Outstanding prize at the Sundance Film Festival and, The Tree British Film. Her third feature Dark River starred Kitten and they embark on a dangerous (including striking cinematography by Andrew career of collecting scrap metal. Gritty, of Life, directed by Terrence Malick, won the top Dunn) with a spectacular cast, Effie Gray is a Ruth Wilson and and premiered at the prize at the 64th Cannes Film Festival. In 2009, 2017 International Film Festival. Clio was tragic and completely moving. perfect exploration of finding happiness in the in partnership with Andreas Roald, he founded 19th century. awarded the inaugural Wellcome Trust and BFI Sovereign Films, producing together Effie Gray, Screenwriting Fellowship in association with Film4. Cradle of Champions, and Terrence Malick’s Voyage of Time. BRADFORD UNESCO CITY Join Donald Rosenfeld in conversation with Mary Dowson as he discusses his career from OF FILM: FILM HERITAGE WALKING TOUR the Merchant Ivory years to now. Saturday 12 October 10.00 Meeting Point: Museum Foyer This tour is free but booking is required via the website

Join Bradford UNESCO City of Film’s Director, David Wilson who will take you on this unique heritage tour encompassing more than one hundred years of Bradford’s film history. Enjoy this 90 minute walk around many key film locations, from Peaky Blinders to Downton Abbey.

These events are part of Bradford UNESCO City of Film’s 10th Anniversary celebrations. 8 9 SHADES OF GREY: RUPERT TILL: IMMERSIVE ENCOUNTERS ARCHAEOLOGICAL THE HISTORY AND ETHICS OF Step inside a new immersive film experience where you’ll be surrounded by 360-degree IMMERSION visuals with no need for a special headset. In the tradition of Cinerama travelogues, voyage COLOURISATION IN CINEMA instantly to real places far and wide or immerse yourself in worlds that don’t exist, all inside Thursday 10 October 11.45 our dome cinema tent. Thursday 10 October 13.45 Pictureville Pictureville Whether you’re a virtual reality convert, or you’ve never tried VR in your life, you’ll be able to ‘Don’t let Ted Turner deface my movie with his crayons’ Professor Rupert Till, Associate Dean virtually visit all kinds of spaces by simply stepping inside the screen. for the International School of Music, In 1985 made his stance on colourisation clear, he Humanities and Media at the University Immersive Encounters will be available throughout Widescreen Weekend. pleaded to not let Ted Turner - an aggressive proponent of the of Huddersfield will showcase the Check the festival website for the full programme schedule. process - colourise his masterpiece Citizen Kane. Film critics efforts of his research into Sound Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert called it “Hollywood’s New Vandalism” Archaeology through an immersive and joined notable voices such as , , installation. Using footage produced George Lucas and Woody Allen in opposition to the process. from digital modelling of Stonehenge, caves in Cantabria, and an amphitheatre Peter Jackson brought colour back into the trenches of the Great in Cyprus; as well as a soundtrack of War, in 2018’s They Shall Not Grow Old. The film uses the Imperial War reconstructions of ancient instruments. Museum archives and re-presents history in colour, frame rate and Rupert will demonstrate the process of clarity to create a new unique experience of the war. While critics archaeological reconstruction through have praised the film for bringing old footage to new audiences, the anamorphic 4K film, laser scanning and release has brought up decades’ old grievances against the the use of Unreal Engine. restoration and colourisation of film. The result is a chance to experience This panel discussion will explore the history of colourisation, its what it might have been like to be successes as well as its failings and why so many are so opposed in these spaces in the past. Taking to the process. Join our panellists in understanding what it really the audience to archaeological sites means to add a touch of colour to our film heritage. that are little known, hard to access, closed to the public, or that don’t exist This panel will feature: anymore. This presentation affords a Dr. Elizabeth Watkins, University of Leeds unique travelogue view of the past, Prof. Sir Christopher Frayling, Broadcaster and Cultural Historian using the digital film technologies of David Strohmaier, Cinerama Restorationist, Cinerama Inc. our future. Tom Vincent, Film Archivist, Aardman Animations

10 11 SOUND OF MUSIC WEST SIDE STORY THE HAUNTING (PG) (U) (PG) Dir. Robert Wise UK/USA 1963 114 mins RETROSPECTIVE Dir. Robert Wise USA 1965 168 mins Dir. Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins USA 1961 Projection Format: 35mm (flat screen) (+ intermission) 153 mins (+intermission) Cast: Julie Harris, Richard Johnson, One of the most successful directors Projection Format: 70mm (curved screen) Projection Format: 70mm (curved screen) Claire Bloom, Russ Tamblyn, Cast: Julie Andrews, , Cast: Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, , Fay Compton of the 1960s, Robert Wise has an Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn, Peggy Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, Film Source: BFI/ Park Circus impressive (and varied) film portfolio. Wood, Charmian Carr, Heather Menzies, Friday 11 October 16.00 Film Source: Eye Filmmuseum/Park Cubby Broccoli Cinema Having started his career as a cutter Film Source: Park Circus Circus in the 1930s, he quickly became a top Saturday 12 October 19.30 Pictureville Friday 11 October 20.00 Pictureville While still in production on West Side Story, Robert Wise first read Shirley editor, working on films such as Citizen The most popular musical ever made? Nominated for an incredible 11 Jackson’s ‘The Haunting of Hill House’. Kane and The Devil and Daniel Webster. In the year of its release it was a and winning 10, He was impressed how the tale of Becoming a director in the mid-1940s, phenomenon, running continuously in Robert Wise’s masterpiece follows terror had gripped him and hoped some cinemas for over a year. Today it is the story of Shakespeare’s Romeo that he might translate those it wasn’t until the 50s that Wise started still regarding as a masterpiece for its and Juliet – with contemporary passages which stood his hair on to become noticed. But it was with great story, joyous celebration and some racial tension, 1950s New gang end to the silver screen. To do so, of the most well-known songs in film culture and lots of dancing. And oh Wise used a 30mm anamorphic, West Side Story and multiple Oscar history. It is also a classic piece by one the dancing! Created by respected wide-angle Panavision lens that was nominations that Wise quickly gained of the masters, Robert Wise. In this brand choreographer Jerome Robbins, the not yet ready for use. As a result the new 70mm print of the film that defined dance scenes are not only electric distortions captured the unnerving recognition and established himself as a Julie Andrews as a star, you can immerse but packed full of emotion, helping atmosphere he wanted to elicit major director. Wise went on to explore in fantastic scenery, a great love story elevate the story to a new level. from the house’s many hallways. and a tense escape plot, all based loosely Combined with Wise’s command of The story is now iconic, of a group a variety of genres, cinematic styles on Maria von Trapp’s memoirs. This is colour and unique framing, West of people invited to investigate a (including black and white with The Hollywood filmmaking at its best. Side Story remains one of the most haunted house. Yet, it’s emphasis Haunting) and subject matters, creating powerful adaptations of all time. on the psychological as well as the This screening will be introduced by supernatural have secured it as the some impressive films that are still loved Broadcaster and Journalist Anna Smith. This screening will be introduced haunted house film against which by audiences today. by Dr. Lisa Shaw, Professor all others are measured. of Brazilian Studies, Modern Languages and Cultures at This screening will be introduced University. by Rose Butler, Associate Lecturer and Research Scholar at Hallam. 12 13 SUPERHERO BLACK PANTHER (12A) BLADE (18) Dir. Ryan Coogler USA 2018 134 mins Dir. Stephen Norrington USA 1998 115 mins SHOWDOWN: Projection Format: IMAX Digital 3D Projection Format: 35mm (flat screen) Cast: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Cast: Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, BLADE VS. BLACK PANTHER Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Kris Kristofferson, N’bushe Wright, Angela Bassett, , Andy Serkis Donal Logue, Arly Jover Snipes vs. Boseman. The Daywalker Film Source: Disney Film Source: Park Circus vs. the Black Panther. The ultimate Friday 11 October 18.30 IMAX Friday 11 October 21.00 Cubby Broccoli Cinema contest for on-screen supremacy. The T’Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced African first adaptation of a black superhero nation of Wakanda returns home to take his A half-mortal, half-vampire superhero rightful place as king; wielding the ancient which arguably started a revolution on the silver screen is pitted against power of the Black Panther against a new foe in comic book movies. It’s too easy to a film that became an instant cultural to secure the safety of his people. Celebrated forget Stephen Norrington’s Blade in for its complex characters, bold soundtrack conversations of superhero movies, phenomenon in this action-packed and breath-taking Afrofuturist design, Black with its grungy 90’s vibe, techno double bill. Panther brought a Civil Rights era superhero to music and realistically seedy vampire the screen in 2018 and made him respectable, underworld. The character, largely imaginative and powerful. This ground-breaking unknown before Wesley Snipes took on blockbuster proved to be one of the major the role, was a stark contrast against cultural events of 2018 and resulted in multiple capes, cowls and tights which had Academy Awards and a nomination for Best been a genre staple for our on-screen Picture, the first superhero movie to do so. superheroes. In many ways Blade started a revolution. It was Marvel’s first Writer and Journalist Chella Ramanan will commercial success and paved the be introducing our Blade Vs. Black Panther way for heroes that could be complex screenings. and grounded in a world that closely resembles our own.

1416 15 REMEMBERING PILLOW TALK (PG) LOVE ME OR 60th Anniversary Screening LEAVE ME (PG) DORIS DAY with illustrated talk by Prof. Sir Christopher Frayling Dir. Charles Vidor USA 1955 119 mins Projection Format: 35mm (flat screen) When Doris Day died at the age of 97 in May of this year, Dir. Michael Gordon USA 1959 100 mins Cast: Doris Day, , Cameron it was front page news all over the world: her wholesome Projection Format: Digital (flat screen) Mitchell, Robert Keith, Tom Tully, Harry image and on-screen personification of innocence had Cast: Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall, Bellaver, Richard Gaines, Peter Leeds made her “the last of the stars of the golden age” even Thelma Ritter, Nick Adams, Marcel Dalio Film Source: BFI/ Park Circus though she hadn’t appeared in a film for over 50 years. Film Source: Universal Saturday 12 October 12.45 Friday 11 October 13.30 Pictureville Cubby Broccoli Cinema In fact, from the late 1940s to the late 1960s, in a twenty- year career of 39 films, she had played a surprisingly In what is considered her finest romantic In this biographical, musical drama, 1920s wide variety of parts - in musicals, melodramas, thrillers comedy, Doris Day stars alongside Rock Chicago nightclub singer and dime-a- and what used to be known as “sex comedies”. But Hudson as an interior decorator who falls for a dance girl Ruth Etting (Day) is offered a cinemagoers still tended to remember her for just one womanizing Broadway composer. Begrudgingly lifeline by racketeer Martin “Moe the Gimp” part, created in her earliest films for Warner Brothers: sharing a telephone party line, Jan Morrow (Day) Snyder (Cagney) who would become her the all-American girl next door, the sweetheart of the an independent, intelligent career woman, has husband and manager, propelling her to Eisenhower years. Which rather annoyed her. had enough of all the breezy routines that Brad stardom. This fictionalized version of their Allen (Hudson) uses to woo his sexual conquests. tempestuous marriage stands as one of the In January 1989, I interviewed Doris Day for a BBC TV However, the bickering pair become entwined most fully realized musical biographies on documentary, one of the very few in-depth career in an inadvertent romance when Jan files a film. This role was a huge departure from interviews she ever gave. I’d asked her what she felt complaint and Brad sets about to seduce her by the girl-next-door typecast for Day; yet about being called “as American as apple pie” - to which masquerading as a sincere and upstanding it marked a dramatic turning point in her she’d replied “I don’t even like apple pie - I prefer peach”. Texas rancher. The on-screen partnership film career following a long contract with Our conversation gave Doris Day the opportunity to of Doris Day and Rock Hudson is fondly Warner Brothers. The result is a complex, dispose of a few myths, to confirm a few others, and to remembered in Hollywood history and the pair combative and ultimately heart-breaking explore the burgeoning of her fame and talent from big would go on to make Lover Come Back and Send chemistry between Day and Cagney, band singer and star of Warners musicals; to independent Me No Flowers after their charming romance earning the film box office success as actress making her own choices. won over audiences in this film, celebrating its well as five Academy Award nominations. 60th Anniversary this year! and one win for Best Writing. Our screening of Pillow Talk will be our tribute to a much-misunderstood and much-loved superstar. The screening will be introduced by This screening will be introduced Professor Sir Christopher Frayling. by Broadcaster and Journalist – Professor Sir Christopher Frayling. Samira Ahmed.

16 17 A WIDESCREEN BARABBAS (PG) GLADIATOR (15) Dir. Richard Fleischer /USA 1961 137 mins Dir. Ridley Scott USA/UK/Malta/Morocco HISTORY OF Projection Format: 35mm (flat screen) 2000 155 mins Cast: , Silvana Mangano, Projection Format: 35mm (flat screen) THE WORLD: Arthur Kennedy, Katy Jurado, Harry Andrews, Cast: , , Vittorio Gassman Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, ANCIENT Film Source: Park Circus/ Patrick Stanbury , Richard Harris Friday 11 October 13.00 Cubby Broccoli Cinema Film Source: Universal Saturday 12 October 16.00 The story of the murderer and thief who was Cubby Broccoli Cinema There is perhaps no period of history set free by Pontius Pilate in Jesus’ place. This which is more suited to the big screen. underrated classic tells an unconventional A film which could be considered the story of Christianity, framed through many of modern response to Ben-Hur and saw many With their famous appetite for spectacle the popular features of a sword and sandal similar successes. Ridley Scott offers a and circus, it is only natural that many epic. However, it is Anthony Quinn’s central stylish and bold look at the height of the a widescreen favourite has taken performance as the morally questionable Roman Empire through the story of a man citizen, who is almost haunted by life, which robbed of his name and his dignity by the place in the temples, hippodromes and sets this drama aside from its peers. Barabbas’ very institution which he once belonged amphitheatres of Ancient Rome. story is defined by his suffering and a to. Russell Crowe offers a tempered but search for spirituality. He is also traditionally impressive hero, a character more akin to regarded as a Biblical villain, which makes something from the pages of Marvel than Our Closing Night film Ben-Hur is also a for a challenging and engaging narrative. the annals of history; which is perfect for Barabbas has been praised for its exceptional this wonderfully satisfying revenge epic. part of this strand. cinematography and often brutal portrayal of As emotionally engaging as it is visually the response to Christianity within the early thrilling, many of the same elements Roman Empire. which roused audiences in 1959 are touched upon in this millennial genre This screening will be introduced by revival; using brilliant visual effects to Patrick Stanbury. enhance the scale and magnificence of the ancient world.

This screening will be introduced by The Celluloid Sorceress (Rebecca Nicole Williams).

18 19 CELLULOID CARMEN JONES MURDER ON THE FORREST GUMP PULP FICTION (18) (U) ORIENT EXPRESS (12) 25th Anniversary Screening (12A) 25th Anniversary Screening SATURDAY Dir. Otto Preminger USA 1954 100 mins Dir. Quentin Tarantino USA 1994 154 mins Projection Format: 35mm (flat screen) Dir. Malta/USA Dir. Robert Zemeckis USA 1994 142 mins Projection Format: 35mm (flat screen) Widescreen Weekend’s Cast: Dorothy Dandridge, Harry 2017 114 mins Projection Format: 35mm (flat screen) Cast: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Belafonte, Pearl Bailey, Olga James, Saturday dedicates its Projection Format: 70mm (flat screen) Cast: , Robin Wright, , Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Joe Adams, Nick Stewart Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Penélope , Mykelti Williamson, Amanda Plummer, Ving Rhames whole programme to Film Source: BFI/ Park Circus Cruz, , Judi Dench, Sally Field, Rebecca Williams, Film Source: Park Circus Saturday 12 October 13.30 photochemical film. Johnny Depp, Josh Gad, Derek Jacobi, Michael Conner Humphreys Saturday 12 October 20.00 Pictureville Whether it’s 35mm or Leslie Odom Jr., Michelle Pfeiffer, Film Source: Park Circus Cubby Broccoli Cinema Saturday 12 October 10.00 Take Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen, 70mm, Saturday is the Film Source: Fox/Park Circus Pictureville Celebrating 25 years as one of the most change the characters from 19th Saturday 12 October 16.00 Pictureville popular films of its era, the interwoven day to immerse yourself century Spaniards to World War Tom Hanks’ Oscar-winning stories of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a II-era African Americans, switch in celluloid film and An all-star cast takes centre stage for performance as kind-hearted gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner the location to a Southern military experience the heart this lavish and thrilling adaptation. Forrest Gump stands the test of bandits, defined a generation of filmgoers Carmen Jones base, and the result is Carmen This Agatha Christie classic is brought time 25 years later. A unique blend in the 1990s. Pulp Fiction is a delirious and soul of the festival. Jones. Dorothy Dandridge steals into the 21st Century with an of drama, comedy and romance, and stylish mix of neo-noir thrills, the show with her electric impressive production value and Forrest Gump is a cinematic joy with pitch-black humour, and pop-culture performance as Carmen Jones, Purchase a Celluloid Saturday fantastic ‘old Hollywood’ style art excellent story-telling that sweeps touchstones accompanied by possibly a worker in a wartime parachute pass to gain access to all direction. Branagh stated that the you along gently. Involving real one of the best soundtracks ever set to factory who falls in love with screenings shown on the “classical qualities” of 70mm evoked historical events, it’s Forrest’s fun film. At Cannes it won the 1994 Palme a soldier called Joe played Saturday of Widescreen the right period feeling due to the and child-like narration that turns d’Or and was met with considerable by musician Harry Belafonte. Weekend. increased texture and depth. The these on their head and provides praise from the public, as well as a little Beautifully shot in CinemaScope result is an incredibly slick an entertaining experience. Its controversy on account of the stylized (only Twentieth Century composition of sweeping visuals extensive visual effects used to on-screen violence. 25 years later, Fox’s second venture into and intimate character portraits, incorporate Hanks into archived the influence of the film is boundless, CinemaScope) Carmen Jones capturing the essence of the story footage and other scenes – and inspiring a whole generation of is wonderfully mesmerising perfectly and making for an clever use of POV and widescreen filmmakers through Tarantino’s sharp, and holds its own against unmissable widescreen experience. shots, makes Forrest Gump a true propulsive dialogue and an ingrained other movie musicals. pleasure to watch. understanding of ‘cool’. This screening will be introduced by This screening will be Annie Jamieson, Curator of Sound This screening will be introduced This screening will be introduced introduced by Oscar- Technologies, National Science and by Carin Anne Strohmaier. by The Celluloid Sorceress nominated Composer Media Museum. (Rebecca Nicole Williams). Gary Yershon. 20 Murder on the Orient Express 21 CINERAMA’S SOUTH SEAS ICE STATION ZEBRA THE IRON GIANT (PG) A LEAGUE OF ADVENTURE (PG) (U) 20th Anniversary Screening THEIR OWN (PG)

Dirs. Charles Dudley, Richard Goldstone, Dir. John Sturges USA 1968 145 mins Dir. Brad Bird USA 1999 83 mins Dir. Penny Marshall USA 1992 128 mins Francis D. Lyon, Walter Thompson, Projection Format: Digital (tbc) Projection Format: 35mm (flat screen) Projection Format: Digital (flat screen) Basil Wrangell USA 1958 120 mins (+ intermission) Cast: Rock Hudson, , Cast: Jennifer Aniston (voice), Eli Cast: Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Projection Format: 3-Strip Cinerama/Digital (curved Patrick McGoohan, , Tony Bill, Marienthal (voice), Harry Connick Jr. Lori Petty, Jon Lovitz, David Strathairn, screen) Lloyd Nolan (voice), Vin Diesel (voice), Garry Marshall, Bill Pullman Cast: Diane Beardmore, Marlene Lizzio, Film Source: Park Circus Christopher McDonald (voice) Film Source: Park Circus Tommy Zhan, Igor Allan, Ed Olsen Friday 11 October 16.00 Pictureville Film Source: Park Circus Sunday 13 October 14.30 Film Source: Cinerama Sunday 13 October 12.00 Pictureville Cubby Broccoli Cinema Friday 11 October 10.00 Pictureville A suspenseful Cold War thriller, directed by John Sturges, Ice Station Zebra Celebrating 20 years, The Iron Giant A sentimental recreation of a Taking audiences of the 1950s to the other side boasts a stellar cast with Rock Hudson still holds up as a modern animated significant movement in women’s of the world, the fifth of the classic Cinerama leading the way as commander of a classic. Directed by Brad Bird in his sport, A League Of Their Own pitches travelogues uses elements of fiction to fully US submarine. Nominated for 2 Oscars directorial debut, who would later a lighthearted comedy with a fantastic immerse the viewer in the beauty of the South including Best Cinematography and write and direct the Pixar film The ensemble cast. Sisters Dottie (Davis) Seas. In 1950, Cinerama publicity put it best: Best Special Visual Effects (where it Incredibles, its endearing story is and Kit (Petty) are discovered as part “Cinerama takes you on a South Seas Adventure lost to 2001: A Space Odyssey), the only outshone by the stunning of a new initiative to start a league of to tropical islands set like sparkling jewels in film is gripping from start to end. animation. Based on the 1968 novel women players that can step up to dreamy cerulean waters. Thrill to the lure of sun- Photographed in Super Panavision 70 by Ted Hughes, the film sees a giant the plate and uphold America’s browned, luscious maidens and a paradise of and host to the first successfully filmed metal machine drop from the sky favourite pastime during the war. coconut palms, coral strand and blue lagoons... continuous dive of a submarine, this and into a small town in Maine, only This film delivers the classic sports Stepping-stones in the vast expanse of far- film shows off excellent and innovative to find a friend named Hogarth. movie experience, with the added away seas, they promise romance, adventure, cinematography throughout. An unmissable movie, even now. charm of spirited women trying to excitement - an irresistible blend of fascinating prove themselves as equals. people and exotic places.” This screening will be introduced by This screening will be introduced Dave Strohmaier. by a special guest. This screening will be introduced Join us for this unique presentation where we by Melanie Iredale, Interim Director, explore analogue versus digital! Act 1 will be FREE family activities will be Sheffield Doc/Fest and Annabel screened from our archive 3-strip Cinerama available before and after the Grundy, Major Programmes RESTORATIONS print, with Act 2 being a digital restoration. screening. Manager, Film Audience Network. AND This screening will be introduced by Dave Strohmaier. REDISCOVERIES 22 23 MOON LANDING: FIRST MAN (12) APOLLO 11 (U) 50TH ANNIVERSARY Dir. Damien Chazelle USA Japan 2018 142 mins Dir. Todd Douglas Miller USA 2019 Projection Format: IMAX Digital 93 mins Cast: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Projection Format: IMAX Digital Pablo Schreiber, Christopher Abbott, Cast: Buzz Aldrin, Joan Ann Archer, This summer, the National Science and Ciarán Hinds, Corey Stoll Janet Armstrong, Neil Armstrong, Media Museum is celebrating the 50th Film Source: Universal Jack Benny, Johnny Carson Sunday 13 October 14.00 IMAX Film Source: Dogwoof anniversary of the first Moon landing Friday 11 October 14.00 IMAX with a variety of activities, talks and A visceral, first-person account of one of screenings, including our exhibition the most significant events in human history. An event film 50 years in the making, Following their six-time Academy Award success a fantastic celebration of human Hello Universe. with La La Land, director Damien Chazelle achievement and perhaps the purest and star Ryan Gosling reteam for the human reminder of what it meant to put a human story behind NASA’s mission to land a man being on the Moon in 1969. The startling Widescreen Weekend is joining in the on the Moon. The film handles the mythos of clarity of the footage makes for a celebrations the only way we know how Armstrong and the events between 1961-1969, documentary experience like no other, resulting in a grounded and immersive view of an as both a gripping thriller and a work of – by providing some epic cinematic unfathomable undertaking. The combination of historical preservation. Todd Douglas experiences. Chazelle’s direction, Linus Sandgren’s stunning Miller and his team use never-before- cinematography and Justin Hurwitz’ score makes seen large-format footage alongside this an unmissable experience on the big screen. phenomenal sound design, and exhibit what is perhaps the definitive document Stephen Slater, Archival Producer for Apollo 11, of the Apollo 11 mission. Presented will be introducing our space screenings. without narration or title cards, the film may not try to tell you anything you don’t already know about the Moon landing – but it’ll make you feel like you’ve seen it for the very first time.

24 25 WIDESCREEN STUDENT WIDESCREEN RENAULT ‘DAUPHINE’ FILM OF THE YEAR ADVERT WEEKEND (1959) in 3-strip Cinerama COMPETITION Saturday 12 October 18.30 EXTRAS Thursday 11 October 15.00 Pictureville Pictureville

The Student Widescreen Film of the Year This seven-minute promotional film for Competition is one of the premiere international Renault’s “new” car, the Dauphine, from CINERAMACANA events for showcasing young, emerging 1959 is a real gem, and one of only two Sunday 13 October 10.00 Pictureville talent working with widescreen filmmaking shorts photographed in the 3-strip technology. This unique competition process. Following the car along the celebrates widescreen film and technologies A perfect way to brighten up your Sunday morning, production line and finishing up where we within all genres, and our previous entrants Cineramacana is a show and tell of hidden treasures, began, with a masterful dissolve, this is the include documentary, animation and short trailers and unique clips. Shown on a range of formats only Cinerama advert known to exist. Join clips. With hundreds of submissions coming and using both our flat and curved screen, it really does us for this short but sweet screening of from around the world, join us as we show a test our skilful projection team to the max! Celebrating classic Cinerama. selected shortlist of films competing for the our love of cinema, it’s easy to see why this slot has prestigious Student Widescreen film of the become a festival favourites among our delegates. Year Award.

Awards Presented by Professor INSIGHT TOURS Sir Christopher Frayling. Thursday 10 October 13.00 Sunday 13 October 13.45 BOOK SIGNING: Don’t miss this chance to go behind the scenes and explore the Museum’s collections. See elements of Professor Sir Christopher Frayling + photography and television technology, with a focus Once Upon a Time in The West Shooting on widescreen cinema. a Masterpiece Friday 11 October 18.45 Museum Shop The Insight Tours are free though booking is required via our website. Tours will last 30 minutes with the meeting Join Christopher Frayling for a signing point being the delegate desk in Pictureville bar. of his latest book which explores Sergio Leone’s film Once Upon a Time in the West and celebrates the power of classic Hollywood cinema.

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