Belfast Film Festival is still a few months away (it runs from 16th – 25th April), but for film fans and lovers of a good time everywhere, there’s a few events being run in February to get you in the spirit. Saturday 7th Feb sees three completely different drive-in movie experiences from Shrek, to Grease, to Robot Overlords, all being shown on the UKs largest LED screen at Carrickfergus Castle. And if that wasn’t enough, Robot Overlords is being shown again on Sunday 8th Feb in Donaghadee, while those further afield can catch The Goonies in Portrush on that date as well.

Shrek Drive In

Shrek

Date: 7th February 2015
Time: 1pm
Location: Carrickfergus Castle
Price: 1 Car (2 people) – £14
1 Car (3 people) – £20
1 Car (4+ people) – £22

Once upon a time, in a far away swamp, there lived an ogre named Shrek (Mike Myers) whose precious solitude is suddenly shattered by an invasion of annoying fairy tale characters. They were all banished from their kingdom by the evil Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow). Determined to save their home — not to mention his — Shrek cuts a deal with Farquaad and sets out to rescue Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) to be Farquaad’s bride. Rescuing the Princess may be small compared to her deep, dark secret. Buy tickets here.

Grease Drive In

Grease

Date: 7th February 2015
Time: 4pm
Location: Carrickfergus Castle
Price: 1 Car (2 people) – £14
1 Car (3 people) – £20
1 Car (4+ people) – £22
A wholesome exchange student (Olivia Newton-John) and a leather-clad Danny (John Travolta) have a summer romance. John Travolta solidified his position as the most versatile and magnetic screen presence of the decade in this film version of the smash hit play Grease. Recording star Olivia Newton–John made her American film debut as Sandy, Travolta’s naive love interest. The impressive supporting cast reads like a “who’s who” in this quintessential musical about the fabulous ’50s. Grease is not just a nostalgic look at a simpler decade – it’s an energetic and exciting musical homage to the age of rock ‘n’ roll. Buy tickets here.
Robot Overlords

Screening 1

Date: 7th February 2015
Time: 8pm 
Location: Carrickfergus Castle
Price: 1 Car (2 people) – £14
1 Car (3 people) – £20
1 Car (4+ people) – £22

Screening 2

Date: 8th February 2015
Time: 1pm
Location: Donaghadee
Price: 1 Car (2 people) – £14
1 Car (3 people) – £20
1 Car (4+ people) – £22

To celebrate the release in Northern Ireland of the hotly anticipated ROBOT OVERLORDS, which was shot in Northern Ireland in 2013, the Belfast Film Festival will present Drive-in screenings at two specific locations which were used during filming.

Directed by Jon Wright and starring Gillian Anderson and Ben Kingsley, ROBOT OVERLORDS is a home-grown homage to the action adventure films of the ’80s, packed with incredible special effects and rebellious excitement for all ages. The adults lost the war and now the kids must save the world! Robots rule the streets and the people are locked in their homes. Stepping outside risks being vapourised by a hulking sentry or picked off by a lethal sniper.  hrough the ruins of Britain a group of kids, led by Callan McAuliffe (The Great Gatsby), set out to join the Resistance. Hot on their heels, however, is their old teacher turned robot collaborator Mr Smythe, played by Ben Kingsley (Iron Man 3) and his captive Gillian Anderson (The X-Files). Book tickets here and here.

The Goonies Drive In
goonies

Date: 8th February 2015
Time: 7.30pm
Location: Portrush East Strand Car Park
Price: 1 Car (2 people) – £14
1 Car (3 people) – £20
1 Car (4+ people) – £22

To celebrate its 30th Anniversary we present a special Drive In event as part of BFF’s ‘Coastal Cinema’ season. The film will shown on the worlds largest LED screen. This event is funded by FilmHub NI. A Belfast Film Festival event in association with Coleraine Borough Council.

 A band of pre-teens who live in the “Goon Docks” neighbourhood of  the seaside town of Astoria, attempting to save their homes from demolition, and in doing so, discover an old Spanish map that leads them on an adventure to unearth the long-lost fortune of One-Eyed Willie, a legendary 17th-century pirate. They head down the coast and stumble upon a derelict seaside restaurant that seems to match coordinates set by the map. However, the Fratellis, a family of fugitives, have other ideas. Book tickets here.

Laura Caldwell

Author: Laura Caldwell

Hi, I'm Laura. I'm 30 years old and have a degree in Journalism with Photo-Imaging at the University of Ulster. I have an undying love for Belfast and all that it has to offer, an undying love for sleeping, Tegan and Sara, trashy tv shows, foreign snack-foods and being irresponsible with money. I also quite like origami, reading, jazz, hip-hop, dubstep, anything acoustic and Food Network TV. I've written for The Big List, Culture NI, Chatterbox and The Echo, as well as writing for BBC Across the Line.

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