The line-up for the 56th London Film Festival has been unveiled, and it’s an eclectic mix of Hollywood blockbusters, foreign and arthouse fare, and films that are sure to be in the running come awards season.
The October festival is also mixing it up this year, introducing specific strands like Thrill, Cult, Laugh and Love to make this year’s schedule more accessible to the average film fan.
The festival kicks off with the European Premiere of Tim Burton’s 3D animation Frankenweenie, while high profile Gala screenings include Ben Affleck’s tense thriller Argo, Ben Wheatley’s black comedy Sightseers, and Hyde Park on Hudson, a period flick that stars Bill Murray as Franklin D Roosevelt.
Martin McDonagh’s In Bruges follow-up Seven Psychopaths – which stars Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell and Christopher Walken – is sure to be a hot ticket, while Jake Gyllenhaal cop flick End of Watch will also be playing in competition.
Nintendo is lending its support to proceedings, sponsoring the Gala Screening of musical comedy The Sapphires, while fans of the Stone Roses will want to check out Spike Island, about a group of kids making a pilgrimage to the titular gig.
Proceedings conclude with a screening of Great Expectations, starring Ralph Fiennes and Helena Bonham Carter.
The BFI London Film Festival runs all over the capital from October 10 to 21, with tickets going on sale to the general public on September 24. For more details, head to the official site.
Chris Tilly is the Entertainment Editor for IGN and is suddenly looking forward to a film called Painless at the LFF. His idle chit-chat can be found on both Twitter and MyIGN.
Source : ign[dot]com
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