Best outdoor film screenings, London 2023
Who said cinematic escapism had to be an indoor activity? Make the most of the warm summer nights with our pick of the best outdoor film screenings in London
Pop Up Screens
Sponsored by Gü, Pop Up Screens celebrates their 2023 opening night (Friday 21 July) by giving a free dessert to every ticket holder. If there’s one thing that could improve Dirty Dancing, it’s a free pudding. Looking forward, Pop Up is holding screenings across three months in several London parks and open spaces, including Ravenscourt Park in Hammersmith, Hither Green’s Manor House Gardens and Central Park at the Greenwich Peninsula.
The films include crowd-pleasers like Mamma Mia!, The Greatest Showman and Top Gun: Maverick. If you're dragging your kids along, head for the Greenwich Peninsula where they’ll be showing family favourites including Encanto, Gruffalo and Moana.
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Read more ...Rooftop Film Club
Rooftop Film Club has cooked up another season of outdoor venues in two picturesque London locations. With incredible food and alcohol, of course.
In Stratford and Peckham, you'll find screenings throughout July and August: featuring both timeless classics (Jurassic Park, Casablanca) and contemporary offerings (Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One, Asteroid City). Also, they're hosting a special Barbie weekender (Thursday 10 – Sunday 13 August) where the entire Bussey Building rooftop will be smothered in pink and palm trees and disco balls.
These experiences have been improved with screenings twice a day during the week and three times on weekends. They've also added Luxe Seats, which are wider, comfier single deckchairs placed in the prime viewing spots, complete with bottomless popcorn.
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Read more ...Luna Cinema
From now until Sunday 24 September, Luna Cinema venues are sprinkled everywhere around London. Towards the south: Clapham Common, Dulwich Park and Wandsworth Park. In the west: Chiswick House, Hampton Court, Kensington Palace, Kew Gardens and Marble Hill. Up north: Kenwood House and Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. And let’s not forget the venue built in the beating heart of London: Westminster Abbey.
All have a slew of delicious food and drink options at the Luna Bar, providing an al fresco cinema experience. Their eclectic selection includes films like Matilda, Star Wars: A New Hope and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
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Read more ...Barbican Outdoor Cinema
Fancy something more high-brow? Well, the Barbican will sort you out with its succinct assortment of erudite movies – shown in the architecturally amazing Sculpture Court.
This year, you can travel through cinema around the world and across time. You fly from the former Soviet Union with Andrei Tarkovsky’s autobiographical meditation Mirror (1975) to the ancient China of Yimou Zhang’s martial arts movie Hero (2002), stopping by the famous Japanese animation company Studio Ghibli with Nausicaä and the Valley of the Wind (1984) before parking in Delhi to attend Mira Nair’s Monsoon Wedding (2001).
Barbican also visits the masters of New and Classic Hollywood with Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window (1954) and Martin Scorsese’s The Last Waltz (1978).
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