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$0 If you live in London, England and are fortunate to be around the BFI Film on Film Festival you were in for a special treat on 12th June as the festival had the first screening of the original cut of Star Wars, the first showing of this cut since 1978!
The movie was significantly changed in the Special Edition version of Star Wars in 1998 in the run up to the first prequel movie Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace in 1999.
This was a very rare treat for fans of the series as the Special Editions, especially of this movie, have caused controversy over the year, especially the now famous "Han Shoots First" scene.
A brief history of this print of the film as found in various sources on the internet:
The BFI (British Film Institute) found the print in their archives and after contacting Lucasfilm about doing a screening they agreed.
Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy said she was surprise that the print existed, but agreed to the screening as she thinks it is a valuable artifact in historical cinema.
Kennedy presented the showing to prove it was a legal copy!
As explained by the BFI
"In these very special screenings, we present the film exactly as experienced by audiences on its original 1977 release. Screening from one of the precious handful of dye transfer IB Technicolor prints produced uniquely for the first British release, and preserved in the BFI National Archive"
Lets hope this sentiment to the original cut goes that bit further and, as the whole trilogy is owned by Disney since the buyout of Fox, it gets a 4K remastered home release, as well as Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Return of the Jedi.
More in fo can be found here.Wonka spends its fifth weekend at the top of the UK box office with a wekeend gross of £3.7 Million, a 47% drop over last weekend, which is good for a movie on its 5th weekend.
The movie has now taken an incredible £53 Million in total after 5 weeks of release.
It is now the top grossing movie from its star Timothee Chalamet.
One Life starring acting heavyweights Anthony Hopkins and Helena Bonham Carter is the top new film and makes its debut at number 2.
The movie takes £1.3 Million on its debut weekend.
Highest new movie this weekend
The very British movie
The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry has been given an age rating by the BBFC of 12A for infrequent strong language, drug misuse, suicide, moderate sex references
The movie stars British acting legent Jim Broadbent who has starred in many many movies both Hollywood and British including The Harry Hill Movie and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, the movie also stars Penelope Wilton who is as much of a legend and has been in movies such as Pride and Prejudice and Laughterhouse.
The movie is directed by Hettie Macdonald who has previously directed movie such as Banglatown Banquet and White Girl.
Movie Synopsis
A seemingly unremarkable man in his 60s named Harold one day learns his old friend Queenie is dying. He embarks on a walk, only to keep going for 450 miles until he reaches Queenie's hospice, much to the despair of his wife Maureen.
BBFC certificate breakdown.
The latest movie in the long running Marvel superhero series of movies, Ant-man And The Wasp Quantumania has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate fantasy violence, rude humour
The movie sees the return of Paul Rudd in the title role as Ant-Man and Evangeline Lilly as The Wasp, they are joined again by Michael Douglas and in a far bigger role this time Michelle Pfeiffer.
The movie is directed by series director Peyton Reed who directed Ant-Man and its sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp.
Movie Synopsis
Ant-Man and the Wasp find themselves exploring the Quantum Realm, interacting with strange new creatures and embarking on an adventure that pushes them beyond the limits of what they thought was possible.
BBFC certificate breakdown.
The Duke starring British powerhouses Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren is the top new movie of the weekend at number 3 while the video game adaptation Uncharted remains at the top for a third consecutive weekend.
UK box office QuickView
UK box office top 5 weekend breakdown 25th - 27th February 2022
Three weeks on and the Tom Holland movie adaptation of the popular video game of the same name directed by Ruben Fleischer is still the number 1 movie in the UK.
This weekend the film takes £3 Million which is an incredibly slim 18% drop from last weekend which gives the movie a total UK gross of £18 Million.
The movie is now the 3rd top movie of 2022 so far.
The incredible success of the animated sequel from director Garth Jennings keeps the movie at number 2 this weekend with a £2.6 Million weekend gross.
After 5 weeks of release this is an amazing 15% drop over last weekend, helped most likely by the half term week in the UK.
The movie has now taken £29 Million in the UK and is the top grossing film so far in 2022, it is also a slither away from outgrossing the 2017 original Sing.
Director Roger Michell brings to the screen this true life drama starring the UK acting powerhouse of Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren.
The movie makes its UK box office debut at number 3 this weekend with £992,659.
Still pulling in audiences is the Kenneth Branagh murder mystery adaptation which this week drop a single place to number 4 with £764,438 from its 3rd weekend of release, a 43% drop, giving the movie a £6 Million total and the 6th top movie of 2022.
Dropping to number 5 on its second weekend the Channing Tatum starring movie takes £650,852, a 21% drop, giving it a total UK gross of £2.1 Million.