 | London film festival opens, Rolling Stones to star
12 October 2012
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LONDON:
The London film festival opens on Wednesday with the European premiere of Tim Burton’s stop-motion 3D animation drama Frankenweenie, kicking off the 12-day cinema showcase where more than 220 movies and documentaries will be screened.
It closes on October 21 with another European premiere, Mike Newell’s adaptation of the classic Dickens novel Great Expectations starring Ralph Fiennes as Abel Magwitch and Helena Bonham Carter as Miss Havisham.
While not yet on a par with other festivals like Cannes and Toronto, which feature world premieres in their official selections, London allows people living in the capital to catch up with the latest arthouse movies from around the globe.
There will be stars on the red carpet too, most notably on October 18 when the Rolling Stones, one of rock’n’roll’s biggest bands celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2012, appear to promote a new documentary Crossfire Hurricane.
The movie, which is set to some of the group’s most famous tracks, will focus mainly on the first 20 years, including the death in 1969 of founder member Brian Jones, musicians coming and going and memorable live performances.
The London film festival’s new director Clare Stewart said several of the bigger titles would be screened at dozens of cinemas across Britain simultaneously with the premieres.
“Audiences around UK will not only have the opportunity to see the film simultaneous to its premiere at Leicester Square, but will also have the opportunity to see the red carpet action via live satellite,” said Stewart.
Other big names appearing in London to promote their movies include Maggie Smith for Dustin Hoffman’s directorial debut Quartet, Ben Affleck for his spy thriller Argo and Helen Hunt for The Sessions.
Among the movies Stewart has highlighted this year is Wadjda, which first screened in Venice last month, made by Saudi Arabia’s first female director Haifaa Al Mansour. | | See Also in Showbiz News
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