Film

20:40 Fri 12/03

London Premiere: BEV / Drew Barrymore: ‘Whip it’ + Live Roller-derby Extravaganza at the BFI Southbank
	Jammed pack full of the most vital ingredients, Barrymore's directorial debut has enough charm, energy, and good-natured humor to leave you rollerskating out of the cinema on a closing night high!
Texan teen Bliss (Ellen Page, Juno) is totally over the beauty pageants her mum drags her to, so she dyes her hair blue and officially bows out of the cute speeches and prom dresses clique. Searching for a passion to live for, Bliss encounters some girls from the local roller derby team, and is smitten. Co-starring director Drew as Smashley Simpson and Juliette Lewis as Iron Maven – check out the roller girls' name tags! - Whip It will make your heart race as you cheer for Bliss' self-discovery in sport and romance, and the team's success! Plus, live on the South Bank, a roller-derby extravaganza with London's finest skate girls whipping up our pre-screening excitement. Just before the screening we will have presentation of our BEVFF 2010 Festival Awards. Get ready for the roller derby league. Bring along roller skates. Surf to http://www.birds-eye-view.co.uk/2346/features/whip-it.html See you at BFI Southbank
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18:00 Fri 02/04

'The Hustler' at the BFI Southbank
	2, 4 & 5 April. Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason give iconic performances in this dark, morally complex tale of life and love, selling out and ultimate redemption.
An essential Paul Newman performance: Fast Eddie Felson, a hungry young pool player whose cocky grin flashes up bullish self-belief but zero class. He's matched (and more?) by Jackie Gleason's gliding, decorous Minnesota Fats - both look like real shooters - and by Scott's watchful presence as the man with the bankroll in his pocket - the only pocket that really counts. Get ready to haunt pool rooms. Bring along your pool cue. Surf to http://www.bfi.org.uk See you at BFI Southbank
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20:45 Fri 02/04

Alfred Hitchcock: 'Psycho' at the BFI Southbank
	2-15 Apr. The music, the setting, the ramshackled motel, the shower scene, the domineering mother, Hitchcock's seminal slasher is a milestone in cinema history - he didn't just create modern horror, he validated it.
Hitchcock's one full-on foray into Grand Guignol territory is a milestone in cinema history; in various ways it changed how people made, watched and thought about movies, and its brilliance remains undimmed. The Master of Suspense brought the realm of horror to a recognisably contemporary America - somewhere between Phoenix, Arizona and rural California over a December weekend - all the while upping the dramatic ante in terms of shocking surprises. If few filmgoers are now unaware of what befalls Marion Crane at the Bates Motel, the film still boasts more than enough richly nuanced details to keep us constantly amused, intrigued and pleasingly ill-at-ease. Full marks to Janet Leigh, Anthony Perkins et al for unforgettably fine performances; Bernard Herrmann's unsettling score and Joseph Stefano's witty script work wonders, too. In the end, however, demonstrating all his expertise in mischievous audience manipulation, this masterpiece is Hitchcock's through and through. Get ready cinematic history. Bring along your mother. Surf to http://www.bfi.org.uk See you at BFI Southbank
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18:20 Sun 25/04

David Cronenberg: 'Spider' at the BFI Southbank
	Based on Patrick McGrathty’s novel, Spider immerses the audience into the depths of a deeply disturbed boy who has crafted a reality all his own - a reality that takes him to the very limits of his wavering sanity.
25 & 30 April. Cronenberg's masterpiece is a full-on Freudian drama, with Ralph Fiennes superbly cast as the closed-off protagonist revisiting childhood haunts - and painfully Oedipal emotions - after spending years in a mental hospital. Miranda Richardson is likewise extraordinary as his mother, while Cronenberg's control of colour, composition, design and pace is as meticulously precise as Hitchcock's at its finest. Get ready for Spider's shadowy path. Bring along life's second chance. Surf to http://www.bfi.org.uk See you at BFI Southbank
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20:00 Thu 29/04

CircusFest / BFI: ‘Man On A Wire’ at the Roundhouse
	Marsh’s stunning documentary revisits and recounts the ‘artistic crime of the century’ when Philippe Petit walked across a wire between the twin towers of the Word Trade Centre in New York.
Bringing you every ounce of suspense that can possibly be wrung from a man on a (suspended) wire, James Marsh's dazzling documentary tells the story of a truly inspiring figure. It’s early 1970’s and Philippe Petit is a young Frenchman wanting to shake up the world. When he saw the World Trade Centre being built in NYC, he found his mission. His goal? To set up a wire between the two towers and give the world a show it could never have expected. As is often the case with these endeavours, the actual high wire walking was the easiest part of the plan… Get ready to be dazzled! Bring along your balance, big ideas and a tight rope. Surf to http://www.roundhouse.org.uk/whats-on/productions/man-on-wire-4352 See you at Roundhouse
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20:00 Fri 30/04

CircusFest / BFI: Tod Browning Double Bill: ‘Freaks’ / ‘The Unknown’ at the Roundhouse
	It’s a Tod Browning double bill! Yes… Expect the macabre, the shocking and the frightening, with a good healthy measure of sideshow and Carnival freaks, love triangles, beautiful girls and a strongman! Brilliant!
FREAKS: A macabre classic about a carnival barker who displays a sideshow freak called the Feathered Hen and then tells her story. A sensation in its day, Freaks manages to frighten and shock, and remains a remarkable piece of filmmaking. THE UNKNOWN: A story involving a love triangle, a supposedly limbless circus freak, a beautiful girl, a handsome strongman and murder. Featuring a live soundtrack by Nacho Martin. Get ready for the macabre. Bring along your knife throwing skills. Surf to http://www.roundhouse.org.uk/whats-on/productions/tod-browning-double-bill-4329 See you at Roundhouse
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