The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Celluloid celebration of 70 years of film for town’s big birthday
GLENROTHES: Festival will feature classical movies dating from 1948 right up to the present day
Seven decades of film will celebrate Glenrothes’ 70th birthday.
To celebrate the milestone, Go Glenrothes is co-hosting a film festival with the Rothes Halls from September 14-16.
The festival includes dementiafriendly screenings, a free jeely jam jar film and an outdoor singalong in front of Fife House.
Organisers feel there is “truly something for everyone”.
The weekend programme features films from throughout the decades, starting in 1948 and through to today.
The festival kicks off with the classic film The Red Shoes, which features Dunfermline-born actress and dancer Moira Shearer.
After that, there is a showing of the classic musical South Pacific, which features songs such as There is Nothing Like a Dame.
This is a dementia-friendly showing where the lights will be soft, the sound not so loud and with a short interval half way through.
Friday evening sees The Love Bug back on the screens.
Film lovers are being urged to rise early on Saturday with jeely jars at the ready for a free screening of the superhero movie Superman.
In days past, youngsters could exchange jam jars for cinema entrance.
Saturday afternoon sees Big featuring Tom Hanks hit the screen, the people’s choice for the festival.
Saturday night features a double of bill of horror with cult classic Blade first up featuring Wesley Snipes as a vampire hunter, followed by George A Romero’s Dawn of the Dead.
The final day features Wall-E.
In the evening the weekend is rounded off with an outdoor singalong version of the Hugh Jackman musical The Greatest Showman.
The film will take place in the area outside Fife House.
Tickets must be bought as space is limited and participants need to bring their own seat for the first outdoor event of its kind in Fife.
All tickets are £4, with concessions and family tickets available and must be bought even for free showings, as spaces are limited. They can be bought online at onfife.com/glenrothes-filmfestival or by calling the box office on 01592 611101.