An outdoor cinema will be popping up in Glasgow's West End this summer, with two classic sci-fi films set to be shown on the big screen.
Screenings of 'The Matrix' and 'District 9' will take place over two (hopefully sun-kissed) nights in the picturesque West Quadrangle of the University campus, in a new event partnership between the University of Glasgow, Grosvenor Cinema and Glasgow Science Festival.
On June 4 is a special screening of the Wachowski siblings' classic action/sci-fi mind-bender 'The Matrix', recently described by Kanye West as 'The bible of the post-information age'. Prior to Kanye's declaration, 'The Matrix' was known primarily for its fashion influence on thousands of goth teenagers who sweated through the summer of 1999 in their Neo-esque leather trenchcoats.
What's easy to forget is that 'The Matrix' has at its core an extremely innovative concept, masterfully executed action sequences and progressive visuals, balancing fast-paced shoot-outs with enough reality-questioning theory to keep even the philosophy students happy.
The second screening is 'District 9' on June 5 - the story of a South African refugee camp which plays host to a race of extraterrestrials known colloquially known as 'prawns'. After an initially positive welcome to the planet, conditions in the camp have seriously deteriorated with the streets now policed by military forces. Twenty-eight years after the aliens' arrival, a corporation is drafted in to evict them from camp; as I am sure you can guess, they don't head off quietly in to the night.
Not only is this an unmissable opportunity to see these two exceptional sci-fi flicks in a unique setting - you can also support a good cause while doing so, as all proceeds from sales are being donated to the Paul O'Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre in Glasgow.
Tickets are priced at £10 and available from the Grosvenor website.
Bring your own chair and, if you still have it kicking around the wardrobe, that trench-coat which will keep your knees warm when the sun goes down.
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