Get in on quest for top film.Byline: By Amy Cartmell Indiana Jones could be pipped at the post by Audrey Hepburn with only one more day of voting before Newcastle's most popular film is decided. More than 2,500 people have already voted for the movie they want to see at the open-air screening in Leazes Park Leazes Park is a park in Newcastle upon Tyne. It lies to the west of the city centre. It is the city's oldest park, opened in 1873. It contains a lake above the course of the Lort Burn. It is next to St James' Park and the Royal Victoria Infirmary. . A total of 689 fans have voted for Raiders of the Lost Ark, the 1981 adventure which pits actor Harrison Ford against Nazis, henchmen and snakes in a quest for the lost ark of the covenant Ark of the Covenant In Judaism and Christianity, the ornate, gold-plated wooden chest that in biblical times housed the two tablets of the Law given to Moses by God. The Levites carried the Ark during the Hebrews' wandering in the wilderness. . But the classic Breakfast at Tiffany's is biting its heels with 631 votes and it will be touch and go when lines close tomorrow. The 1961 film includes a kiss between Hepburn and George Peppard which has been voted the best screen kiss of all time. Grease is next in the poll with 565 votes, the Shawshank Redemption has 345 and Gladiator gladiator (Latin; swordsman) Professional combatant in ancient Rome who engaged in fights to the death as sport. Gladiators originally performed at Etruscan funerals, the intent being to give the dead man armed attendants in the next world. is trailing behind with 290 votes. A spokesman for Newcastle City Council said: "Friday is the last day the public will have a chance to vote and change the presentation, but they can only get their votes in on the website." You still have time to vote for your favourite of these five films to take the lead and see it shown on a huge `air screen' on Friday, September 17. Moulin Rouge has already been chosen for the second evening. Vote via Pick A Flick at icnewcastle.co.uk/ eveningchronicle. |
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