MIDNIGHT EXCESS is a new film programme from independent promoter SUPAKINO that brings back the thrill of late night movies and subversive double features to London’s alternative cinema scene. (11 MAY, Rio Cinema 23:00+)
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NOW BOOKING: THE NASHVILLE SESSIONS at ArtHouse Crouch End
We love a mini-season. Like a mini-fillet – all the taste, none of the excess (with some tickets at £5, this one’s also very affordable!). Throw on your cowboy boots, stonewash jeans and “git awn down” to ArtHouse Crouch End for some real-life country music film fun!
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NOW BOOKING: Frames Of Representation at ICA (12 to 20 APR)
Hot on the heels of the Essay Film Festival (22 MAR to 04 APR) comes ICA’s own Frames Of Representation (12 to 20 APR), an annual event dedicated to groundbreaking “cinema of the real” in all its possible forms. Here’s our quick RADIANT CIRCUS guide to what’s on.
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NOW BOOKING: BLADE RUNNER – THE FINAL CUT at Regent Street Cinema
Filmmaker Gerry Maguire introduces a new series of sci-fi screenings where cult classics set in 2019 have become our DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. The series opens with BLADE RUNNER – THE FINAL CUT at Regent Street Cinema (23 APR 19:30).
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NOW BOOKING: HISTORICAL PERIOD DRAMAS at Austrian Cultural Forum London
The yearlong investigation of genre cinema continues at Austrian Cultural Forum London, shifting focus from HORROR to HISTORICAL PERIOD DRAMAS (02 APR to 30 MAY). With a varied programme of films in FREE regular screenings, this really is one not to miss.
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NOW BOOKING: LIVES UNWRITTEN at The Geffrye Museum
Home is deeply personal for everyone. For many, however, it is also a place of work. New season LIVES UNWRITTEN: WOMEN AND DOMESTIC WORK ON FILM at The Geffrye Museum explores female relationships with the labour of the home (23 MAR to 27 APR). Exclusive discounts for RADIANT CIRCUS subscribers.
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NOW BOOKING: SECRETS, MYSTERY, ABSURDITY: THE WORLD OF DAVID LYNCH at Genesis Cinema
Genesis Cinema has announced a new David Lynch season called, appropriately enough, SECRETS, MYSTERY, ABSURDITY: THE WORLD OF DAVID LYNCH. As well as some great films, there’s a transcendental collab with the David Lynch Foundation. Here’s all you need to know.
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NOW BOOKING: #EEFFALLYEAR presents Temple Cinema
East End Film Festival is taking a break from its usual format & has announced a year-long programme of events. First up, the dark art of horror filmmaking at the once-deserted Masonic temple in the walls of Andaz Liverpool Street. Here’s everything you need to know.
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NOW BOOKING: The Essay Film Festival (22 MAR to 04 APR)
Now approaching its fifth edition, The Essay Film Festival is an essential element in London’s indie film calendar, offering fresh, surprising and often beguiling takes on documentary and experimental filmmaking. Here’s our guide to what’s on (& what’s still booking!).
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Discover London’s alternative cinema scene with RADIANT CIRCUS
RADIANT CIRCUS is celebrating our first year of subscriber support by sharing some of our favourite discoveries from our journeys around London’s independent cinema scene. From pop-ups in gin palaces to floating cinemas & historic buildings, London is full of alternative places to catch a film (or two).
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