Tickets are selling fast for Exeter’s Big Screen in the Park. The 4 day event that sees a ten meter projector screen erected in the city centre park. The event which is hosted by the Exeter Phoenix Arts Centre returns to Northernhay Gardens for another year this August.
Screening from the 14th to the 17th, the Big Screen in the Park is the most highly anticipated film event in the city. Street food vendors, a cocktail caravan, and film themed activities will be present for a wholly entertaining evening of current and classic films.
The line up this year:
The Goonies (PG)
Wed 14 Aug 2013
USA, 1985, 114 mins. Dir. Richard Donner
Seven reject kids believe they have the key to pirate legend One-Eyed Willie and his hidden treasure. As they race to locate the loot they must battle villainous crooks, dusty skeletons, booby traps and greedy developers who want to knock down their home.
Skyfall (12a)
Thu 15 Aug 2013
UK/USA, 2012, 143 mins. Dir. Sam Mendes
Daniel Craig is back as Ian Fleming’s Bond 007. Styled for big screen viewing this is a smart and sexy action-packed thriller.
Life of Pi (PG)
Fri 16 Aug 2013
USA/Taiwan, 2012, 127 mins. Dir. Ang Lee
A truly visual masterpiece bringing the unforgettable magic of Yann Martel’s booker prize novel to life.
The Great Gatsby (12a)
Australia/USA, 2013, 143 mins. Dir. Baz Luhrmann
Experience the glitz and the glamour of 1920′s Manhattan in Luhrmann’s big screen adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s exemplary novel.
Tickets are available in advance from www.exeterphoenix.org.uk
Gates open at 7.30pm and screenings will start at approx. 9pm.
