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How Did They Do That? (Thurs Feb 23)
10.00pm
Duke Of Yorks Cinema, Preston Circus BN1 4NA
Jonathan Hare's expose of Hollywood Science. How real were the stunts? With clips from some of the greats.
tickets £4.50 / £2.00
Based on the BBC2 TV series Hollywood Science. How realistic is the science behind some of Hollywood's classic movies and stunts? Jonathan Hare takes a number of Hollywood Films and look in more detail to find out. Films include; SPEED, Shanghai Noon, Die Hard, The Score. A fabulous opener to the science-fiction film season.
Godzilla (Fri Feb 24)
11.00pm
Duke Of Yorks Cinema, Preston Circus BN1 4NA
Newly remastered print of the original classic, with original censored scenes restored, reveals Godzilla to be truly one of the great pioneer Sci-Fi films.
tickets £4.50. Members £3.00. (Bookings 602 503 - £1 extra)
In 1954, nine years after the nuclear destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese film industry produced this dark and cautionary parable of the monster released by nuclear testing. However, most Western audiences have only been able to see the extensively recut version, released in America in 1956, in which the sequence of events had been drastically re-arranged, and the film's anti-militaristic sentiments pruned from the American version, to leave a flimsy confrontation between cardboard heroes and a rubber monster. By comparison, the original version offers a degree of drama, commentary and humanity not usually associated with the 'Godzilla' genre.
Forbidden Planet (Sat Feb 25)
11.00pm
Duke Of Yorks Cinema, Preston Circus BN1 4NA
50th anniversary of the futuristic and timeless classic.
tickets £4.50. Members £3.00. (Bookings 602 503 - £1 extra)
Forbidden Planet is a classic 1956 film. It features a number of spectacular special effects, groundbreaking use of an all-electronic music score, and was the first screen appearance of the famous Robby the Robot. The film's characters and setting were inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest, though the plot is very different. Also notable is its very effective execution and use of well designed sets, props and soundstage scenic paintings. Happy fiftieth, Robby.
