Exclusive 241 offer on tickets to ‘Bowie: Starman and the Silver Screen’ – Coming to #BFISouthbank this January!

To celebrate the forthcoming David Bowie season at BFI London, we are offering one lucky winner a prize of… a pair tickets for 5 screenings of their choice from the season, along with a beautiful season poster and 12 beers from season partner Brixton Brewery

The BFI has announced ‘Bowie: Starman And The Silver Screen’, a month-long season celebrating actor and performer David Bowie, it will take place at BFI Southbank from 1st to 30th January 2022.

Originally planned for January 2021, the season is a mixture of feature films, television and documentaries.

It falls in the month Bowie would have celebrated his 75th birthday, January (8th) 2022. 

·         Screenings of films, television work, documentaries and concert films at BFI Southbank from 1-30 January

·         Also includes an accompanying series of films which inspired Bowie, featuring iconic silent films of the German Expressionist movement, and work by Scorsese, Kubrick and Fassbinder

·         Special events including a BUG Special hosted by Adam Buxton

·         Rarities from the BFI National Archive on the big screen and in the BFI Southbank Mediatheque

·         New BBC Inside Cinema video essay by Bowie season co-programmer Rhidian Davis, screening at BFI Southbank and on BBC iPlayer

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The BFI announce that BOWIE: STARMAN AND THE SILVER SCREEN, a month-long season celebrating actor and performer David Bowie, will take place at BFI Southbank from 1-30 January 2022. Originally planned for January 2021, the season’s mixture of feature films, television and documentaries will show that, whether a bit-part, starring role, or being just himself, David Bowie was always magnetic on screen. Films screening in the season will include THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (Nicolas Roeg, 1976), MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE (Nagisa Ôshima, 1983) CHRISTIANE F. (Uli Edel, 1981), THE HUNGER (Tony Scott, 1983) and LABYRINTH (Jim Henson, 1986), while documentaries, concert films and TV work will include ZIGGY STARDUST & THE SPIDERS FROM MARS (DA Pennebaker, 1979), BAAL (Alan Clarke, 1982), BOWIE AT GLASTONBURY 2000 (BBC, 2000) and a collection of rare TV material from the BFI National Archive. Also screening will be a new video essay by season co-curator Rhidian Davis for the latest series of BBC Inside Cinema; the essay will screen alongside select films in the season, as well as online on BBC iPlayer.

As a composer, innovator and concept artist, Bowie’s fascination for film fed an insatiable creative drive, which the season will explore via a selection of films that influenced him. HOOKED TO THE SILVER SCREEN: BOWIE AT THE MOVIES will feature a range of titles, from 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (Stanley Kubrick, 1968) and THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (Robert Wiene, 1920) to QUERELLE(Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1982) and TAXI DRIVER (Martin Scorsese, 1976).

The season will also see the return of BUG with comedian Adam Buxton, with two David Bowie special editions on 6 and 7 January. Bowie’s engagement with film, theatre and design forged his high-concept approach to pop stardom and supercharged the evolution of music video; BUG Special: David Bowie will be a fan’s journey through the career of an artist whose influence on modern popular culture will continue to be felt for decades, featuring music videos, rare clips, animation and comedy. Following the 7 January event there will be an after-party in Spiritland at Royal Festival Hall, featuring a DJ set from Charlotte Hatherley. On what would have been Bowie’s 75^th birthday, 8 January, there will be a special talk – DAVID BOWIE: SO I FELT LIKE AN ACTOR – presented by lecturer, author and Bowie fan Graham Rinaldi. The talk will take an in-depth look at Bowie’s film roles, from leading actor to the briefest of cameos and will also include a full screening of short film JAZZIN’ FOR BLUE JEAN (Julien Temple, 1984).

Some key Bowie titles, including THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (Nicolas Roeg, 1976) and Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (Nagisa Ōshima, 1983), and a number of the films from HOOKED TO THE SILVER SCREEN series will also be available for audiences across the UK to watch on BFI Playerthroughout January as well. It can be hard to look beyond Bowie ‘the star’ to appreciate the characters he portrayed, but six years on from his passing, Bowie’s star still sparkles brightly.

The BFI are kindly offering followers of David Bowie News a 241 ticket deal using code Bowie241 to use when tickets go on sale for all events on December 9th at 11.30am.

Click here for the Bowie season on the BFI site

Competition: NOW CLOSED! The winner has been notified.

We have a great prize of tickets for 5 screenings of your choice (you plus guest), along with the beautiful season poster & 12 beers from season partner Brixton brewery

For your chance to win, simply answer the following question,

What was the name of David Bowie’s character in The Man Who Fell To Earth?

Answer by email with your answer as the subject to competitions@davidbowienews.com

**This competition is only open to UK residents over the age of 18**

The prize does not include any accommodation or travel.

Competition closes at midnight on Friday 10th December.

The winner will be notified by email shortly after.

**Strictly 1 entry per person, multiple entries will be disqualified**

Good luck!

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