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Launching a two-month season on 4 July, Moviedrome: Bringing the Cult TV Series to the Big Screen celebrates the influential BBC2 series that introduced audiences to the weird and wonderful world of cult cinema.
Between 1988 and 2000, Moviedrome aired over 200 films, accompanied by insightful introductions from hosts Alex Cox and later Mark Cousins. The BFI season opens with a special conversation featuring Cox, series producer and season curator Nick Freand Jones, and broadcaster Samira Ahmed.
Featured films include:
- Sweet Smell of Success (1956)
- The Fly (1958 and 1986)
- Get Carter (1971)
- Shaft (1971)
- The Wicker Man (Final Cut) (1973)
- An American Werewolf in London (1981)
- Scarface (1983)
- Exotica (1994)
- La Haine (1995)
- Clockers (1995)
Many screenings will include the original Moviedrome introductions and live appearances by Cox and Freand Jones…