Movie Nights
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MOVIE fans from a wide area have been heading for Drummuir recently to see films on the big screen.Drummuir and Botriphnie Community Trust’s newest social event is ‘Movie Nights’ at Drummuir village hall, which is proving to be very popular and is attracting folk from as far away as Elgin.The first film shown was “Sunshine on Leith”, a musical featuring the songs of the Proclaimers. It was screened last October and was followed last month with a screening of the British film “What We Did On Our Holiday”, a comedy starring Billy Connelly and David Tennant.A bigger crowd attended that night so the hall committee decided to run another film before the light nights come in.Hall secretary Dianne Mark said: “This time we are to show “Mr Turner,” a portrayal of the acclaimed artist J M W Turner, starring Timothy Spall.“We realised that our films may not always be suitable or enjoyable for our younger members so we have decided to hold a children’s matinee on the same day, showing “Paddington”.“Both these events will be held on Saturday, March 28, with the children’s’ movie at 2pm and the evening film at 7.30pm.”Tickets, priced at £5 for adults and £3 for under-16s, can be booked by phoning Dianne Mark on 01466 760214 or emailing info@drummuirhall.org.uk. Details of all the DCBT events can be found on the www.drummuirhall.org.uk website.Film goers are welcome to bring a bottle and refreshments. Ice cream will be on sale at the interval.Mrs Mark added: “These movie nights are made possible due to the help and support from an excellent organisation - North East Arts Touring - which promotes high quality theatre, dance and film productions in rural communities across the North East.“Its most recent project is NEAT Flicks which supports a network of volunteer promoters to screen films in their community venues.”Karelia Wright, NEAT Flicks project coordinator, say: “Community cinema is cheaper, greener and much more convenient and sociable than a visit to a city multiplex. It’s creative, fun and worthwhile.“People coming together in their local venue to watch a wonderful film can be a magical experience. There is huge potential to have fun with film and put on film events with food, music, dance or many other extras.”
