As if one Isle of Arts competition wasn’t enough, we’ve details of another great competition from the Isle of Arts Festival. Ed
As a finale to Isle of Arts’ celebration of film on Saturday 16 April, we will be screening a classic movie that you would not normally get a chance to see on the big screen and film fans have the chance to vote on which film we should show.
Win two passes to the film festival
A lucky movie lover can win two all-day passes to the Isle of Arts’ celebration of film by helping us choose the classic movie that will be shown as the finale to the day’s screenings.
Help us choose the classic film for the finale
Our evening session features a talk by film producer Bruce Webb, also the director of the award-winning Be All and End All, who will be telling the tale of his own journey from lowly runner to award-winning director and providing a personal introduction to the movie.
The problem is that we and Bruce have so many favourite films, we are finding it hard to choose. We have whittled our long list down to just six and this is where you can help by voting for the film you would like to see on our big screen. Remember this is not necessarily your personal favourite but the film you would most enjoy seeing on the big screen.
The Shootist
John Wayne stars in this 1976 Western, directed by Don Siegel, often considered to be the final part of the Rooster Coburn trilogy that also included True Grit and Rooster Coburn. It was also Wayne’s last and perhaps finest film.
Stand by Me
Highly-acclaimed 1987 Rob Reiner coming-of-age adventure drama based on a Stephen King novel about the joys and pains of boyhood friendships, starring River Phoenix and Kiefer Sutherland.
American Graffiti
A very different coming of age story, directed by George Lucas in 1973, about young Californians in the early 60s with an ensemble cast including Richard Dreyfuss, and Harrison Ford. Often called the movie that ‘launched a thousand careers’.
The Third Man
1949 British film noir directed by Carol Reed and starring Joseph Cotton as the writer seeking his old friend Harry Lime (Orson Wells) in post-war Vienna. Dark, paced, with iconic music and flawless directing makes this justifiably a favourite.
A Night at the Opera
1935 Madcap Marx Brothers classic in which the brothers combine mayhem and acerbic wit to help the cause of young love in the opera world. The Marx Brothers invented zany humour that others went on to make their own
The Big Sleep
1946 film noir directed by Howard Hawks, the first film version of the Raymond Chandler novel of the same name teaming Humphrey Bogart as private eye Philip Marlow with Lauren Bacall as his love interest.
Complete the form to enter
Our winner will be chosen out of a hat from those who vote for the most popular film. People involved with Isle of Arts may not enter.
Closing date for the entries is 9am Monday 11th April.
Image: Ryan Baxter Photography under CC BY 2.0
