Following the success of their Hallowe’en-themed weekend of Drive-in Movies, Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) and Unique Events can now confirm the dates and titles for a special Christmas-themed movie event. From Friday 18 December until Wednesday 23 December, some all-time favourite Christmas titles and blockbusters such as Home Alone; Frozen; Elf; Love Actually; It’s A Wonderful Life andDie Hard will be shown on a state of the art 100sqm LED screen that’s one of the largest mobile screens in the world.
At the Hallowe’en events, audiences had the choice of award-winning food and drink from local producers Cold Town Beer and Alandas and had DJ Captain Calverto as their MC, keeping everyone entertained before the start of each film with car discos, singalongs and quizzes.
Scottish Government’s health and safety regulations and advice will continue to be followed by Drive-in Movies for future screenings so everyone taking part can relax and enjoy the experience.
The December line-up includes:
Friday 18 December 9:30pm Bohemian Rhapsody (2018, 12a)
Saturday 19 December 10:30am Frozen (2013, PG, Captioned)
2:00pm The Greatest Showman (2017, PG, Captioned)
9:30pm Love Actually (2003, 15)
Sunday 20 December 2:00pm How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000, PG, Captioned)
5:45pm Home Alone (1990, PG) 9:15pm Joker (2019, 15)
Monday 21 December 2:00pm It’s A Wonderful Life (1946, U, Captioned)
6:00pm The Holiday (2006, 12a) 10:00pm Gremlins (1984, 15)
Tuesday 22 December
3:00pm Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993, PG, Captioned)
6:00pm Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince (2009, 12a)
10:00pm Bad Santa (2003, 15)
Wednesday 23 December 10:30am The Polar Express (2004, U, Captioned)
2:00pm Elf (2003, PG, Captioned)
5:30pm Home Alone 2: Lost In New York (1992, PG)
9:30pm Die Hard (1998, 18)
The November selection, that takes place from 26th to 29th November, includes Back to the Future (1985); Big Trouble in Little China (1986); Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986); Toy Story (1995), Mean Girls (2004); Drive(2011), Mamma Mia! (2008); Blackkklansman(2018); Incredibles 2 (2018) and Rocketman(2019).
Tickets for November and December Drive-in Movies are available now at http://www.edinburghdrivein.co.uk priced from £20.00 to £35.00 (+ booking fee) per vehicle for up to 5 persons.
Irene Brown
Radio Summerhall Arts 