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Widescreen Weekend 2006

BFF2006's Widescreen Weekend welcomes all those fans of large format and widescreen films to the NMPFT for our annual generous helping of 70mm and Cinerama. We are delighted to be able to screen a brand new 70mm print of South Pacific and archive prints of The Fall of the Roman Empire , Doctor Zhivago , Windjammer , The Bible and that perennial favourite How the West was Won . We will once again present our popular collection of rare oddments in Cineramacana and there will be a chance to catch rare screenings of The Golden Head and Fortress of Peace . Special events will include a unique screening of Zulu in the presence of members of the cast and crew. Guests this year include widescreen pioneer Dick Vetter and historian Richard Gray as well as our own veteran (and popular) projectionist Tony Cutts who, in 2006, celebrates 50 years in the projection box. Congratulations Tony – you truly are a man with staying power! Bill Lawrence

Widescreen Weekend 2006 Programme

Thursday 9 March 2:00pm Krakatoa, East of Java 8:15pm Batman Begins (IMAX) Friday 10 March 10:00am Custer of the West 1:30pm How the West Was Won 4:45pm Widescreen Welcome - Reception 6:15pm Tony Cutts: 50 Years in Projection 7:30pm The Fall of the Roman Empire 70mm Saturday 11 March 10:00am The Golden Head 12:00pm Windjammer 3:00pm Zulu + Cast & Crew Talk 7:30pm South Pacific Sunday 12 March 10:00am Cineramacana 1:00pm The Bible 4:15pm Dick Vetter Q/A about Todd-AO & Dimension 150 5:00pm This is Cinerama 8:00pm Far and Away Monday 13 March 10:30am Doctor Zhivago 70mm