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Atmosphere | Scrooge
Wednesday 19th December 2018, 7:30 for 8pm. £15
Lauriston Castle, 2 Cramond Rd S, Edinburgh EH4 6AD
'Tis the season for a little something delightfully Dickensian at Lauriston Castle. Alistair Sim stars in this acclaimed 1951 adaptation of Charles Dickens' novella 'A Christmas Carol', perhaps the finest transfer of the text to screen.
Look out for the Spirits of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet to Come as you explore the dramatic interiors of the castle, resplendently decorated for the holidays. What did Tiny Tim say, Ebenezer?
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Atmosphere | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Saturday 26th May 2018, 3pm & 7:30pm. RSVP
The State, 204-208 Great Junction Street, EH6 5LW
"Mirror mirror on the wall..." to celebrate both the 80th anniversary of the opening of the State cinema in Leith and the UK release of Disney's first animated feature in 1938, Hidden Door are bringing the silver screen back for one very last time to open this year's festival.
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Based on the German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, be immersed in a multi-sensory experience of this classic. Snow White, a princess of uncommon beauty, is pursued by her wicked stepmother whose vanity knows no end. Seven little diamond miners come to her rescue.
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Atmosphere | The Remains of the Day
Sunday 17th June 2018, 7:30 for 8pm. £15
Lauriston Castle, 2 Cramond Rd S, Edinburgh EH4 6AD
Celebrating 25 years since it's premiere, we present Merchant Ivory's elegant adaption of Kazuo Ishiguro's award-winning novel. Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson star in a below stairs tale of unrequited love.
Opening in the 1950s, a butler in a grand country house embarks on a journey to meet the former housekeeper that he first met in the 1930s. Experience this wonderfully evocative film in the splendour of Lauriston Castle.
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Atmosphere | Carry on Screaming
Tuesday 31st October 2017, 7:30 for 8pm. £10
Lauriston Castle, 2 Cramond Rd S, Edinburgh EH4 6AD
This Hallowe'en Dr. Orlando Watt and his sister Valeria invite you to join them at Bide-A-Wee Rest Home for a very special Atmosphere screening of the Carry On classic from 1966. A parody of the Hammer Horror movies, the film stars Harry H. Corbett, Kenneth Williams and Fenella Fielding.
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With a spate of kidnappings in Hocombe Woods, local Detective-Sergeant Bung is on the case, but clearly doesn't have a clue. Have no fear however, as none of the horror greats from Frankenstein to The Mummy, Dr Jekyl to Mr Hyde escape the digs at Lauriston Castle. "Frying tonight!"
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Atmosphere | Modern Times
Friday 10th November 2017, 9pm. RSVP
Mecca Dundee Playhouse, 104-110 Nethergate DD1 4EH
2017 has been designated Scotland's Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology, and as part of the NEoN Digital Arts Festival we're turning the clock back to 1936 when Art Deco cinema Green's Playhouse first opened to the public on the site of today's Mecca bingo hall.
Step inside the iconic tower to watch Charlie Chaplin's 1936 silent comedy 'Modern Times' as the silver screen returns to the site of the original Playhouse for one more night. You're encouraged to dress like the iconic 'Little Tramp' and join us for bingo before the main feature from 7:30pm.
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Atmosphere | The Edge of the World
Saturday 1st July 2017, 6pm & 8pm. RSVP
FloWave, Max Born Crescent, Edinburgh EH9 3BF
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2017 presents an 80th anniversary screening of Michael Powell’s first major feature, presented on Edinburgh’s remarkable FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility wave tank.
During this Atmosphere screening, 2.4 million litres of water will be manipulated to mimic the cinematic seascapes depicted in this tale of evacuation of a remote island community off the Scottish coast inspired by St. Kilda.
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GFF 2017 | Life of a Foley Artist
Thursday 16th February 2017, 6.30pm. FREE
CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD
If you've enjoyed our take on Berberian Sound Studio, you'll know that creating sound for film and TV is a mysterious world, evoking images of massive studios filled with gravel pits, hammers and a large variety of fruit and vegetables.
Glasgow School of Art sound designers Paul Wilson and Ronan Breslin will be joined by Mark Daniels and Matt Collings for a discussion on the creative process behind determining the perfect object for that defined sound.
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Atmosphere | Broadway Melody of 1936
Tuesday 3rd January 2017, 8:30pm. FREE
Mecca Dundee Playhouse, 104-110 Nethergate DD1 4EH
2017 has been designated Scotland's Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology, and as part of Dundee's Community Hogmanay Celebrations we're turning the clock back to 1936 when Art Deco cinema Green's Playhouse first opened to the public on the site of the Mecca bingo hall.
Step inside the iconic tower to watch Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 'Broadway Melody of 1936' as the silver screen returns to the site of the original Playhouse for one night only. Dress like your favourite vintage Hollywood star, and join us for bingo before the main feature from 6:30pm.
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Atmosphere | Wreck-it Ralph
Friday 11th November 2016, 7:30 for 8pm. RSVP
Hannah Maclure Centre, 1-3 Bell Street, Dundee DD1 1HP
On the 30th anniversary of the Fix It Felix Jr. arcade game, Ralph is still playing the bad guy. His only job is to wreck the Niceland apartment building, so that Felix can fix it back up again. But there's no piping hot power-up pies for Ralph. He dreams of one day being the hero, and winning a medal.
Rich Moore's brilliantly conceived 2012 Disney animated feature appeals to all ages, with references to video games old and new. With prizes for high scores and best costumes, come explore the spaces inside and between the arcade machines. It'll be everyone's duty to have a sugar rush.
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Atmosphere | La Jetee
Sunday 19th February 2017, 7 for 8pm. £14|£12
The Glue Factory, 22 Farnell St, Glasgow G4 9SE
In the aftermath of World War III, survivors live underground in a post-apocalyptic Paris where scientists research time travel to rescue the present. Glasgow Film Festival 2017 presents our Atmosphere of the acclaimed short by Chris Marker, the inspiration for Terry Gilliam’s 'Twelve Monkeys'.
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With narration by Alasdair Hankinsson, sound artists Tim Shaw & Sébastien Piquemal will re-score the film in this special live performance that explores digital mobile technology for surround sound diffusion. Ensure you bring your devices fully charged, and keep them switched on.
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