London Goes High Culture with the third SCI-FI-LONDON film festival With its strongest line up........

We are pleased to be able to tell you about the third SCI-FI-LONDON film festival with more films and a better line-up than ever before!

(PRWEB) January 13 2004--

Heading - John Lennon Lives and speaks through Linda and Gerald Polley from Fargo, North Dakota. Linda is busy channelling the latest works from John Lennon and his heavenly new band

Heading - world premiere of Spectres starring Marina Sirtis (Star Trek Next Generation), Dean Haglund (The X-Files, Lone Gunman) and Linda Park (Star Trek Enterprise) -- all of whom will be attending the Gala presentation of the movie.

Heading - We are proud to announce that we are holding a Press and VIP screening of the new Battlestar Galactica, this event is invited audience only, although you can win tickets to attend - more details soon on how to enter

Heading - Full Metal Yakuzu (European Premiere) which fans of Takashi Miike will love -- think Robocop meets Ichi The Killer; Robot Stories (European Premiere) which has won 22 awards worldwide and is a modern treatment of classic sci-fi ideals; the visually breathtaking Natural City (UK Premiere) hot from its huge success in Korea, in which a cyborg yearns for life beyond his sell-by date. The films narrative is unveiled in the style of Bladerunner with state-of-the-art effects and fight scenes -- high-action, thought-provoking stuff!

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The ever-popular sci-fi and fantasy film festival will run from Thursday 29th January -- Sunday 1st February in our usual venues; the Curzon SOHO and The Other Cinema, and will be screening many movies new to the UK as well as a crop of rare classics.

The festival is proud to announce the world premiere of Spectres starring Marina Sirtis (Star Trek Next Generation), Dean Haglund (The X-Files, Lone Gunman) and Linda Park (Star Trek Enterprise) -- all of whom will be attending the Gala presentation of the movie. Spectres is the engaging story of a teenagers attempt to meet her dead father through suicide.

Other highlights include Full Metal Yakuzu (European Premiere) which fans of Takashi Miike will love -- think Robocop meets Ichi The Killer; Robot Stories (European Premiere) which has won 22 awards worldwide and is a modern treatment of classic sci-fi ideals; the visually breathtaking Natural City (UK Premiere) hot from its huge success in Korea, in which a cyborg yearns for life beyond his sell-by date. The films narrative is unveiled in the style of Bladerunner with state-of-the-art effects and fight scenes -- high-action, thought-provoking stuff!

Our documentary thread 'stranger than fiction features Invasion Animé, an insightful look into the world of japanimation and Where has Eternity Gone? chronicling the extraordinary life and work of Linda and Gerald Polley from Fargo, North Dakota who are busy channelling the latest work from John Lennon and his heavenly new band.

Classic films include a rare chance to see a preserved 35mm print of the 1956 masterpiece Forbidden Planet, featuring the original Robbie the Robot.

Sideshow events include Dean Haglunds X-Files Improv - a brilliant stand-up show based around the The X-Files. With audience participation Haglund creates a unique X-Files episode... Hilarious and not to be missed.

The annual Douglas Adams Memorial Debate this year becomes a discussion on the sexual future of AI and robotics. Chaired by Jonathan Clements, the panel includes Mark Bennett -- robotic fetish expert and Greg Pak, director of the movie Robot Stories.

New for SFL3 is the 2000AD Futureshock Film Competition. We asked animators around the world to create a short film based on the popular Futureshock series from the 2000AD comic. Results announced Jan 15th.

Free events in the Curzon Bar include our mine-cine, a continuous screening of short films and 'fan movies while the irrepressible Talkaoke returns hot from its UK tour to provide a forum for intelligent squabbles for the 3rd year running. www.talkaoke.com

The 2004 confirmed line-up for SCI-FI-LONDON 3

World Premieres:

Spectres (Dir. Phil Leirness. USA 2004)

European Premieres:

Full Metal Yakuza (Dir. Takashi Miike. Japan 1997)

Sirens of the 23rd Century (Dir. Jennifer Kroot. USA 2003)

UK Premieres:

Robot Stories (Dir. Greg Pak. USA 2002)

2009: Lost Memories (Dir. Lee Si-Myeong. Korea 2002)

Luminal (Dir. Andrea Vecchiato. UK 2003)

Natural City (Dir. Min Byeong-Cheon. Korea 2003)

Gamera - attack of legion (Dir. Shusuke Kaneko. Japan 1996)

Goke -- bodysnatcher from hell (Dir. Hajiime Sato. Japan 1968)

Nadesico: The Motion Picture (Dir. Tatsuo Sato. Japan 1998)

Sirens of the 23rd Century (Dir. Jennifer Kroot. USA 2003)

Battle Heater (Dir. Joji Iida. Japan 1990)

The Spiral (Dir. Joji Iida. Japan 1998)

London Premieres:

Tamala 2010 (A punk cat in space) (Dir. Trees of Life. Japan 2002)

Kai Doh Maru (Dir. Kani Wakabayashi. Japan 2001)

Voices from a Distant Star (Dir. Makoto Shinkai. Japan 2002)

Special event screening:

BattleStar Galactica (pt. 1) (Dir. Michael Rymer. USA 2003)

Classics and all-nighters include:

The Dark Crystal (Dir. Jim Henson. USA 1982)

Demon Seed (Dir. Donald Cammell. USA 1977)

Forbidden Planet (Dir. Fred M Wilcox. USA 1956)

Android (Dir. Aaron Lipstadt. USA 1982)

Ghost in the shell (Dir. Mamoru Oshii. Japan 1995)

Resident Evil (Dir. Paul W Anderson. UK 2002)

Dog Soldiers (Dir. Neil Marshall. UK 2002)

Event Horizon (Dir. Paul W Anderson. UK/USA 1997)

Pitch Black (Dir. David Twohy. USA 2000)

The Thing (Dir. John Carpenter. USA 1985)

Brotherhood of the Wolf (Dir. Christophe Gans. France 2001)

Spriggan (Dir. Hirotsugu Kawasaki. Japan 1998)

Patlabor 1 (Dir. Mamoru Oshii. Japan 1990)

Documentaries

Invasion Anime (Dir. Angela Alexander. USA 2002)

Where has Eternity Gone

(Dir. Barney Snow. UK 2002)

Auto Destruct (Dir. James Wilkes. Canada 2004)