4 d. ago The Original Star Wars Cut George Lucas Didn't Want You To See Will Screen In London

The Original Star Wars Cut George Lucas Didn't Want You To See Will Screen In London  IGN

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5 d. ago Star Wars (1977) Is Coming Back to the Big Screen in London—Here’s When and Where to Catch This Epic Revival

Star Wars (1977) Is Coming Back to the Big Screen in London—Here’s When and Where to Catch This Epic Revival  Pedirayudas

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9 d. ago Noel Clarke libel trial concludes in London with closing statements from both sides

Noel Clarke libel trial concludes in London with closing statements from both sides  Screen Daily

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1 week ago The original Star Wars is back – but what if George Lucas is right about it not being much good?

After 48 years, the 1977 theatrical cut of the movie is set to screen again this summer. It will surely look rather different this time roundCast your mind back, lightsaber-wielding relics of a certain age, to the first time you saw the 1977 theatrical cut of Star Wars. Was it in a cinema, surrounded by gaggles of wide-eyed space cadets astounded by this glittering, laser-blasted disco ball? Or perhaps on a VHS recorded off ITV’s small-screen premiere in 1982? Perhaps, if you’re under 30, you’ve never actually seen it, and a Star Wars without crappy CGI Jabbas, Greedo shooting first and gratuitous Tatooine dinosaurs is something you can’t even imagine. Maybe you actually think it’s called A New Hope, and is a sequel to all those brilliant films about Anakin Skywalker, trade route embargos, and midichlorians.And perhaps you’re right. It’s so long since we’ve seen the original version of Star Wars, our collective memories of it as a gritty, charming space western may be nothing more t...

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1 week ago Star Wars: Original 1977 release to be screened in London by BFI

Star Wars: Original 1977 release to be screened in London by BFI  BBC

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1 week ago Star Wars original cut to be screened for the first time in decades

The sci-fi blockbuster will be shown as part of the British Film Institute’s Film on Film festival.

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2 w. ago Visit Films strikes North American deal for BFI Flare London selection ‘Rent Free’ (exclusive)

Visit Films strikes North American deal for BFI Flare London selection ‘Rent Free’ (exclusive)  Screen Daily

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2 w. ago Visit Films strikes North American deal for BFI Flare London selection ‘Rent Free’

Visit Films strikes North American deal for BFI Flare London selection ‘Rent Free’  Screen Daily

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3 w. ago Chewbacca's crossbow from original Star Wars trilogy sells for £600,000

The Wookie's weapon was described by auctioneers Propstore as 'one of the rarest Star Wars hero props in existence', beat its estimate of between £198,000 to £397,000.

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3 w. ago Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to invest £7.3m in Film London across four years

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to invest £7.3m in Film London across four years  Screen International

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3 w. ago Ambika Mod to play porn addict in ‘funny, unsettling and honest’ play at the Royal Court

The One Day actor will star in Sophia Chetin-Leuner’s Porn Play, one of four new premieres announced by the London theatreAmbika Mod is to star as an academic addicted to violent pornography in a new play at the Royal Court in London. Mod, best known for her screen performances in One Day and This Is Going to Hurt, will take on her highest profile theatre role to date in Porn Play, written by Sophia Chetin-Leuner and directed by Josie Rourke.Billed as “funny, unsettling and honest”, it opens in November at the Royal Court’s smaller Jerwood Theatre Upstairs. Chetin-Leuner, whose play This Might Not Be It was set in a mental health unit and staged at the Bush last year, said: “Ever since I was a teenager, going to see plays at the Royal Court has shaped my ideals and purpose of who I want to be as a writer – so it’s a terrifying privilege to have Porn Play debuting here.” The play was shortlisted for Soho theatre’s Verity Bargate award in 2022. Chetin-Leuner said she began writing it ...

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4 w. ago Camden Film Quarter Moves Forward: Soundstages, Screen Academy & Studio Tours Planned For London Development

Camden Film Quarter Moves Forward: Soundstages, Screen Academy & Studio Tours Planned For London Development  Deadline

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