Guy Fawkes - Bonfire Night Brit Film & Food Fest
Remember Remember the 5th of November!
It's Guy Fawkes/Bonfire Night and British Airwaves is bringing the heat to Toronto with a special Guy Fawkes - Bonfire Night Brit Film & Food Fest.
Featuring two classic British films perfect for the occasion and a PopUp Kitchen of British food classics from The Brick Lane Food Co. featuring Cornish Pasties, Handpies, Scotch Eggs, Bonfire Bangers, British Style Curries, Parkin Cake and Sticky Toffee Pudding. Plus Real Ales & Lagers from The Muddy York Brewing Company.
Films include:
THE WICKERMAN (1973) - 9 PM
Starring Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee and Britt Ekland
Sergeant Howie arrives on the small Scottish island of Summerisle to investigate the report of a missing child. A conservative Christian, the policeman observes the residents' frivolous sexual displays and strange pagan rituals, particularly the temptations of Willow, daughter of the island magistrate, Lord Summerisle. The more Sergeant Howie learns about the islanders' strange practices, the closer he gets to tracking down the missing child.
Cinefantastique described The Wickerman as "The Citizen Kane of horror movies", and Total Film magazine named The Wicker Man the sixth greatest British film of all time.
WITCHFINDER GENERAL (1968)
Starring Vincent Price,
A disturbing tale of evil set during the English Civil War. When Matthew Hopkins is appointed Witchfinder General by the Puritans under Cromwell, he is empowered to travel the countryside with his henchmen and collect a fee for each witch from whom he extracts a confession - a policy which is exploited to the full
***Prizes for anyone wearing costumes inspired by The Wickerman, Witchfinder General or Guy Fawkes !