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Story by: Jack Foley
FOLLOWING the fantastic success of four all-night screenings
of The Lord of the Rings
trilogy last November, each of which was completely sold out,
the bfi London IMAX Cinema presents four more
special trilogy events next month.
The Matrix trilogy will be screened on Friday and Saturday, March
11 and 12 and The Lord of the Rings trilogy will be shown on Friday
and Saturday, March 18 and 19.
The Matrix will be
seen in its original 35mm theatrical version.
The Matrix Reloaded and
The Matrix Revolutions
will be seen in spectacular IMAX DMR; digitally re-mastered perfect
picture quality with 12,000 watts of digital sound on the biggest
screen in Britain.
The bfi London IMAX will be the first cinema in the world to
show the trilogy with two of the films in IMAX DMR.
All three Lord of the Rings films will be screened in their original
theatrical 35mm versions (NB. not IMAX or IMAX DMR); the image
will fill approximately one third of the giant screen.
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On March 11 and 12, everything starts
at 9.30pm with The Matrix (15) followed by The Matrix Reloaded
(15) at 12.30am, and The Matrix Revolutions (15) at 3.30am. The
programme ends at approximately 5.40am.
On March 18 and 19, The The
Fellowship of the Ring (PG) will play at 8.30pm followed
by The Two Towers (12A)
at midnight and Return of the
King (12A) at 3.30am. The programme ends at approximately
6.50am.
There will be a 30-minute break between each film and free teas
and coffees will be provided throughout the night to help everyone
stay awake; prize draws during the evening will all be part of
the fun. Snacks, sweets and soft drinks will be on sale.
Jim Hamilton, head of NFT and Exhibition, said: "The Lord
of the Rings events in November were so popular that we had to
turn people away, so we want to give everyone who missed out last
time another chance to have a fantastic fantasy evening.
"We’re delighted to be the first cinema anywhere in
the world to give fans a chance to see all the Matrix films with
the added thrill of the incredible immersive effect of IMAX DMR."
Tickets are on sale now at £10 for one film, £15
for two films or £25 for all three.
The bfi London IMAX Cinema is located at South Bank, London SE1.
Nearest tube is Waterloo. Tickets for The Matrix and The Lord
of the Rings trilogies are on sale now from the ticket desk or
by telephone. For information on tickets and showtimes, please
call 0870 787 2525 or visit the website at www.bfi.org.uk/imax
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