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Re-visit Ben Hecht
Wed, 7 Jan 2009
Notorious is one of Hitchcock’s most darkly romantic, disturbing and suspenseful thrillers. The script is from legendary screenwriter Ben Hecht - winner of the very first Best Screenplay Oscar - who based it loosely on a story that had appeared in The Saturday Evening Post about a young actress who was recruited to sleep with a spy in order to get hold of some valuable information. The film gets another lease of life this month as part of a giant Ingrid Bergman retro (at BFI Southbank) – and we have free tickets and other goodies on offer to celebrate.
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Christmas starts here…
Thu, 18 Dec 2008
Got a filmmaker in your life but stuck for Christmas prezzie inspiration for them? Look no further than The Script Factory for the gift of Membership. Priced just £50, Membership gives your beloved free tickets for selected Script Factory Masterclasses & Previews, seats at occasional Members-Only Events and exclusive industry preview screenings, priority booking and up to 10% off Script Factory Training, plus a range of other special offers. It also, naturally, comes gift-wrapped in Script Factory pink ribbon and is guaranteed to be far better received than the squished satsuma at the bottom of their stocking.
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Climb every mountain…
Tue, 16 Dec 2008
Our friends over at Metrodome release mountaineering adventure pic North Face in cinemas this week – and to celebrate they’ve given us a handful of FREE tickets to a special screening of the film this Thursday 18 December in central London.
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Meet Mike Figgis on us…
Mon, 15 Dec 2008
The extraordinarily energetic Brit filmmaker, Mike Figgis, is giving an exclusive 3-day masterclass in London in February where he’ll be deconstructing film narrative - and we have one pass for the event to give away.
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A new cinema for London
Wed, 10 Dec 2008
Hampstead’s much-loved Screen on The Hill – scene of many a Script Factory preview event over the last few years - has sadly gone forever, but we’re delighted to see that its successor, the all-new Everyman Belsize Park, is getting ready to open its spanking new doors for the first time.
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Attention Brighton-based Script Factory friends
Wed, 26 Nov 2008
Our colleagues over at Metrodome have set aside two pairs of preview screening tickets to the British Independent Film Award (BIFA)-nominated Three Miles North of Molkom showing this Sunday 30 November at the Duke of York Cinema, Brighton.
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