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Event Cinema for October 2014
A few weeks ago, hoofing miner’s son Billy Elliot broke a cinema record. The live broadcast of this West End musical topped the UK box office chart, becoming the first ‘Event Cinema’ release ever to do so. Yep, that’s right – more people wanted to see Billy gadding about on stage than any of that week’s big film releases. Event Cinema is taking off where 3D failed, and virtually all Bristol cinemas now carry these screenings. Here’s a brief run-down of what you can see this month. Check the what’s on listings for more details, trailers and lists of participating cinemas.
Royal Ballet: Manon
Teenager Manon chooses a wealthy old goat over her true love with – you guessed it! – tragic consequences, in Kenneth MacMillan’s saucy ballet. Broadcast live from Covent Garden.
Screening: Oct 16
CITIZENFOUR premiere and satellite Q&A
Live from the London Film Festival – the UK premiere of this extraordinary documentary, described as a “100% real-life thriller” in which filmmaker Laura Poitras captures Edward Snowden’s headline-grabbing NSA whistle-blowing from the inside. Followed by a Q&A.
Screening: Oct 17
Met Opera: Le Nozze Di Figaro
Richard Eyre’s new production of Mozart’s comic opera, live from New York.
Screening: Oct 18
In Conversation with Russell Brand
Following his Paxo joust, Olympic shagger-turned-political philosopher Brand expounds upon the theme of revolution in a live satellite conversation with the Grauniad’s Owen Jones. Astonishingly, Brand has a new book to promote.
Screening: Oct 23
Bolshoi Ballet: The Legend of Love
Choreographer Yuri Grigorovich’s reworking of the tragic Oriental fable returns to the Bolshoi stage after a ten year absence. Broadcast live from Moscow.
Screening: Oct 26
Royal Opera House: I Due Foscari
Tenor Placido Domingo gives his first London performance in a rare baritone role in Thaddeus Strassberger’s 2012 production of the Verdi opera. Broadcast live from London.
Screening: Oct 27
McBusted: Tourplay
Let joy be unconstrained as two boy bands (Busted and McFly, m’lud) join forces to double the slickly choreographed pop crooning and, presumably, box office revenues. Filmed during their 2014 tour and screened exclusively at Vue cinemas.
Screening: Oct 28
National Theatre: Frankenstein
Encore screening of Danny Boyle’s acclaimed production, with Benedict Cumberbatch as the creature and Jonny Lee Miller as the boffin. If you prefer the reverse casting version, it’s also being screened this month.
Screening: Oct 30
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