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London Outdoor Film Screenings
London Outdoor Film Screenings
Summer is here but don't let the lovely weather and long days stop you pursuing your favourite hobby of watching films. With a number of parks and open spaces across London now offering special outdoor movie screenings, you no longer have to watch films while couped up inside. We take a look at the five best outdoor cinematic events in London this summer.
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Shoreditch Festival Film Screenings
Shoreditch Park, London, N1 6TA17th July 2010
Finding a family cinema event for free that's outdoors is a tough task, but thankfully this year’s Shoreditch Festival has got the perfect solution to this problem with an afternoon's worth of family friendly films on Saturday 17th July. The programme kicks off with a selection of short movies in association with Barbican Film and the East London Film Festival before climaxing with a triple bill of silent comedy movies starring Buster Keaton: The Haunted House, One Week and The Scarecrow. Shoreditch Festival takes place over the whole weekend (16th-18th July) and brings together a host of free entertainment, music, theatre and dance - with the films being shown on Saturday only. Full details can be found at www.shoreditchfestival.org.uk.
Film4 Summer Screen
Somerset House, WC2R 1LA30th July 2010 - 8th August 2010
Possibly the most famous of all the open air film events to take place in London, Summer Screen returns to Somerset House in association with Film4 from July 30 to bring cinema lovers a truly eclectic mix of movies. Summer Screen kicks off its 2010 season with a screening of Tom Cruise's new action-packed blockbuster Knight and Day. The rest of this festival sees a series of genre-defining flicks grace the giant screen including a double bill for martial arts fans, with Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol. 1 taking centre stage before a screening of Bruce Lee's seminal Enter The Dragon. Other films include the James Bond classic Goldfinger, Woody Allen's Manhattan and Liza Minnelli's Cabaret. All of these flicks lead up to a vampire-themed double header of Let The Right One In and The Lost Boys, before Russell Crowe's Master and Commander rounds off the week-long celebration of moving image. Full details can be found at www.somersethouse.org.uk/film.
The Screen on the Green
Dulwich Park, London, SE21 7BQ7th August 2010 - 5th September 2010
For a more suburban take on the open air cinema experience why not venture down to Dulwich Park for The Screen on the Green. Taking place over the weekends of August and first Sunday of September, The Screen on the Green offers the chance of a lifetime to see some real cult classics in a fabulous setting. Kicking off the event is a one night only showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show featuring a special guest appearance by none other than Richard O'Brien himself! Following weeks see cult favourites The Graduate, The Shawshank Redemption and Borat (with a special video introduction from Baywatch's Pamela Anderson) screened before Ivan Reitman's gloriously dated classic Ghostbusters takes to the big screen to wrap up the festival festival. Full details can be found at www.thescreenonthegreen.com.
Cinema Under The Stars
Syon Park, London, TW8 8JF18th August 2010 - 22nd August 2010
To get the most out of outdoor cinema in West London, you'll want to check out Cinema Under The Stars in Syon Park, which provides one of the more romantic settings for watching movies outside. This year's programme takes place between Wednesday 18 and Sunday 22 August and begins with the late Patrick Swayze's classic Dirty Dancing. Other films screened during the five evening event include The Wolfman, Top Gun, the modern day Pixar classic Up and Julia Roberts' Pretty Woman. The films begin at around 9pm and tickets cost £10 for adults (in advance) and £5 for children (who are only allowed for the screening of Up). Full details can be found at www.syonpark.co.uk.
The Scoop at More London Free Festival
The Scoop at More London, London, SE1 2AA2nd June 2010 - 1st October 2010
To wrap up the summer of cinema, why not take a trip to one of London's most popular outdoor events. The Scoop is part of the More London Free Festival, which takes place at the tail end of this season between September 15 and October 1. With free screenings located in a 1,000-seat amphitheatre near Tower Bridge, this is a must see for cinema lovers in London. The Scoop's line up for 2010 includes Academy Award nominated Up in the Air, the Pixar smash hit Up, spy thriller The Bourne Ultimatum and the Alfred Hitchcock classic North by Northwest (among many others). Food and drink is available at the event and early arrival is recommended as these free screenings tend to "sell out" very quickly. Full details can be found at www.morelondon.com.
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