Close Encounters with Spielberg

On 10 June, Steven Spielberg’s highly anticipated return to the world of sci-fi – Disclosure Day – hits cinemas nationwide. To celebrate the occasion, the BFI IMAX is run a special limited series of screenings of some of Spielberg’s most iconic films.

Sun 31 May at 1pm
JAWS + extended intro
When a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Long Island, a local sheriff, a marine biologist and a grizzled fisherman join forces to hunt the beast down. Introduced by marine scientists Dr David Curnick and Joanna Barker from ZSL. 

Sun 7 June at 11am
Also showing at BFI Southbank Thu 11 Jun at 8;45pm and Sat 13 Jun at 12:15pm
E.T. THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL 
The story of an alien left on Earth who befriends a boy named Elliott. After taking him back to his suburban home and introducing E.T. to his brother and sister, Elliott must race against time to ensure that E.T. finds his way back to his own planet.

From Wed 10 June
DISCLOSURE DAY 
We have long considered the possibility that there is intelligent life somewhere in the universe. But a more pertinent question might be, how would we react if we knew it to be true?

Sun 14 June at 11am
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 
In rural America, electrician Roy Neary is investigating a power outage when he witnesses an alien visitation. This encounter fuels an obsessive interest in UFOs, sparking a journey for him and a number of others caught up in extra-terrestrial activities.

Sun 21 June at 8pm
READY PLAYER ONE 
Spielberg’s adaptation of Ernest Cline’s bestseller about a near future world where a group of young gamers come up against a mega-corporation hell bent on ruling everyone’s real and virtual lives, is a thrill like no other.

Sun 28 June at 1pm
JURASSIC PARK + extended intro
Two palaeontologists and a brilliant chaotician are among a select group chosen to tour an island theme park populated by dinosaurs created from prehistoric DNA. The park’s billionaire mastermind assures everyone the facility is safe. But a disgruntled employee and a stormy night prove him wrong...