Somerset House (6.30pm, films start at 9pm)
The Film4 Summer Screen at Somerset House returns for two weeks from August 9th. Here is the introduction to the season: This year's stellar selection of films are shown on London’s largest outdoor screen, presented in full surround sound and accompanied by DJ sets, exclusive onstage introductions from directors, cast and surprise special guests. Laugh, cry, jump out of your skin and cheer along with 2,000 other film fans under the stars at the original and best outdoor screen in London. Book now and join us for the boldest and brightest cinema under the night sky this summer. You can find full details of the Somerset House/Film4 season here.
NB: The DJ set tonight is supplied by Pye Corner Audio, who specialise in a majestic and cinematic electronica that conjures up the sound of haunted dance floors. A unique blend of John Carpenter, slow disco, deep house and electronic library music. Over eight albums across several labels and remixes for John Foxx, Mogwai, Mark Lanegan and Stealing Sheep. Pye Corner Audio’s Martin Jenkins is a seasoned live performer and regular guest at Ghost Box's Belbury Youth Club events.
Chicago Reader review of Bride of Frankenstein:
James Whale's quirky, ironic 1935 self-parody is, by common consent, superior to his earlier Frankenstein (1931). Whale added an element of playful sexuality to this version, casting the proceedings in a bizarre visual framework that makes this film a good deal more surreal than the original. Elsa Lanchester is the reluctant bride; Boris Karloff returns as the love-starved monster. Weird and funny.
Don Druker
Here (and above) is the great scene in which the monster meets the blind man.
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Chicago Reader review of La Belle et La Bete:
A sublime, sumptuous film directed by Jean Cocteau with the help of René Clément (1946). Cocteau re-creates the classic story of the beauty who gives herself to the beast to save her father, and whose growing love eventually transforms him into a handsome prince, with a brilliant blend of decor (sets by Christian Berard), human forms (superb makeup by Arakelian), and visual effects (dreamlike photography by Henri Alekan). Josette Day, Jean Marais, and Marcel André star.
Don Druker
Here is the BFI trailer.
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