It’s that time of year again when Somerset House launch their wonderful Summer Screen season and once again, you can’t fail to be impressed. That’s not all either because if you’re quick, as it closes on Thursday, you can vote for the Audience favourite as they’re celebrating their 10th Anniversary!
To mark the milestone season, the Best of 10 vote will relinquish control from the curators for one night and for the first time, let you ladies and gents choose which film you’d like to see again at Somerset House. A list of 10 films, selected from some of the best-sellers since the season first began, are in the link box below for you to vote on!
The winner will then be added to the bill and voters will be invited to an exclusive 24 hour pre-sale, to be given the chance to secure tickets first for this special one-off anniversary night. The Best of 10 list will include Stanley Kubrick’s horror classic THE SHINING, Steven Spielberg’s fable about a friendly alien E.T. The EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL, Alfred Hitchcock’s masterful mystery REAR WINDOW, Coen Brothers’ classic comedy The BIG LEBOWSKI, possibly the greatest movie musical of all-time SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN and the towering action of one cop against an army of hi-tech criminals DIE HARD.
Be quick and vote below, and then scroll down for more news on the rest of the season:
Celebrating ten years of cinema under the stars, Film4 Summer Screen at Somerset House is back for a bumper birthday season from 7th – 20th August.
For 14 nights, classic, cult, contemporary and never-seen-before films will feature on London’s largest screen with full surround sound in the spectacular neoclassical setting of Somerset House. As the sun sets, live DJs will spin a soundtrack inspired by the upcoming film and cinema-goers can chill out in the courtyard with picnics and drinks. Selected screenings will also be specially introduced by the film’s stars and directors. With an array of anniversary events in addition from industry insider talks to a film poster exhibition, Film4 Summer Screen at Somerset House is one of the UK’s favourite summer cinema experiences.
In its landmark 10th year, Film4 Summer Screen at Somerset House is proud to present three UK premieres. On Opening Night, Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard gives a powerful performance in Two Days, One Night, the latest drama from two-time winners of the Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. The compelling social story will be competing at Cannes in May, where it could make history by making the Belgian brothers the first directors ever to win the top prize three times. The Centrepiece UK Premiere 20,000 Days on Earth is a unique cinematic drama-documentary that charts the life-in-a-day of Nick Cave. On Closing Night, the hilarious vampire mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows showcases the talents of Taika Waititi and Flight of the Conchords’ Jemaine Clement, who co-direct and star in the inventive comedy.
August 7 UK PREMIERE OF TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT
August 8 ROSEMARY’S BABY
August 9 A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS + MAD MAX 2
August 10 GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES
August 11 SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
August 12 ANNIE HALL
August 13 UK PREMIERE OF 20,000 DAYS ON EARTH
August 14 THE GREAT BEAUTY
August 15 HAIRSPRAY + SPRING BREAKERS
August 16 GHOSTBUSTERS + BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA
August 17 THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS
August 18 THE 400 BLOWS
August 19 [WINNER OF BEST OF 10 VOTE]
August 20 UK PREMIERE OF WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS
- Film4 Summer Screen at Somerset House, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2 1LA
- Tickets are on sale now and available on somersethouse.org.uk
- Film4 Summer Screen at Somerset House runs from 7th – 20th August 2014
- Ticket prices will start from £16.00
- Doors open 18.30, DJs from 19.00, Film starts at approximately 21.00, when the sun goes down
- Film fans can place their vote for the Best of 10 anniversary screening from 10.00 on Tuesday 13th May at www.somersethouse.org.uk/film4summerscreen
- Voting closes at 23.59 on Thursday 22 May and the Best of 10 winner will be announced on Wednesday 28th May
- For further information, please visit www.somersethouse.org.uk/film4summerscreen or call +44(0)207 845 4600
