MAY 2022: What’s on in London this month

Explore what’s on in London this month with our regular epic roundup of repertory film seasons & festivals.

By RADIANT CIRCUS // Twitter @radiantcircus / Instagram @radiantcircus

Welcome to a new epic roundup of the month’s rep cinema seasons and film festivals in London.

I think I’ve got most of everything listed, but you never know… Certainly, expect more film festivals to be added as the month unfolds, but there’s quite an exciting bunch here already. Strong festival openings this month include ICA’s Frames Of Representation (dedicated to foregrounding “transgressive, unruly ‘cinema of the real’”), Queer East Film Festival (which “showcases rarely-seen queer cinema from East and Southeast Asia”), and Tongues On Fire’s UK Asian Film Festival (which celebrates “the richness and vibrancy of South Asian culture, history, arts, storytelling, and self-expression”).

In terms of seasons, I think a lot of the excitement this month hails from Anna Bogutskaya’s exhibition of CRUEL FLESH at BFI, examining the films of the ‘New French Extremity’ movement. Partly because there are some films I’m fascinated by (whilst I’ve never been totally convinced of TROUBLE EVERY DAY, I adore Fabrice du Welz’s THE ORDEAL aka Calvaire but haven’t seen either ROMANCE or IN MY SKIN, both of which gets intros from Catherine Wheatley) and also because so much of it is being shown from 35mm, which will undoubtably add the right kind of texture to these gnarliest of film offerings. Finally, there’s a lot of talent on show and whilst much attention will be paid to Gaspar Noé’s various appearances, my money is on the Q&A with Lucile Hadžihalilović following CARNE + LA BOUCHE DE JEAN-PIERRE.

In other programmes, BFI adds RETURN OF THE OUTSIDER: THE FILMS OF MIKE HODGES to their roster whilst continuing their epic ANIME season (with more engagements at the BFI IMAX) and their Big Screen Classics’ thematic focus on A QUESTION OF FAITH.

The Garden Cinema continues their classic approach to film programming by CELEBRATING SIDNEY POITIER alongside MARLON BRANDO and THE GOLDEN AGE OF FRENCH CINEMA. Ciné Lumière adds a mini season EXPLORE CÔTE D’AZUR to their aquatic odyssey, SEASCAPES: OUR OCEANS ON SCREEN.

The Prince Charles continues their commitment to actor and auteur strands, including DANIEL DAY-LEWIS, TERRENCE MALICK, RAINER WERNER FASSBINDER, and both JOHN CARPENTER and ALFRED HITCHCOCK from 4K. The West End indie has also significantly extended their WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI season (currently booking through to 27 JUL).

Close-Up devotes their May screens to their ESSENTIAL CINEMA series, including another RADIANT CIRCUS favourite, John Waters’ MULTIPLE MANIACS. Catford Mews has consulted their team about their favourite films, creating new season CULTITUDE (of which my pick of the bunch would be Walter Hill’s THE WARRIORS).

The Prince Charles and Everyman Screen On The Green continue to make it easy for audiences to enjoy 35mm (and 70mm at The PCC!) with a strong showing for their SCI-FI MOVIES strand, and Everyman are devoting Saturday lates (and early Wednesday mornings…) to PAUL VERHOEVEN and NICHOLAS CAGE.

And finally, Rooftop Film Club returns to skylines in Peckham and Stratford East.

For reasons that will be entirely obvious, I’m making CRUEL FLESH: FILMS OF THE NEW FRENCH EXTREMITY at BFI Southbank our Featured Attraction of the Month.

See you in the darkness, and stay safe,

Richard // RADIANT CIRCUS

CRUEL FLESH: FILMS OF THE NEW FRENCH EXTREMITY at BFI Southbank

“French cinema is not usually associated with extreme violence or graphic sex, yet here we are, celebrating the unique moment in cinema history that sent shockwaves through arthouse sensibilities. Generational anger, political frustration and an obsession with intimacy was channeled by a disparate array of filmmakers who shaped it into a new cinema of cruelty. Not all the films of the New French Extremity are horror films, but all are horrifying in their own way. They’re shaped by and fascinated with violence – intimate and societal. These films, at their core, challenge every social norm, breaking them down to their very essence. At their best, the films of the New French Extremity are transcendent; at their worst, they’re brutal.” Anna Bogutskaya, season programmer/BFI.

• Beyond Words French Literature Festival (16 to 22 MAY).
• BFI & Radio Times Television Festival (20 to 22 MAY).
• Focus Hong Kong (12 to 13 MAY).
• Frames Of Representation (05 to 12 MAY).
• Girls in Film Festival (06 to 08 MAY).
• In Short, Europe (07 MAY).
• Odyssey: A Chinese Cinema Season (10 MAY to 10 JUNE).
• Queer East Film Festival (18 to 29 MAY).
• Sci-Fi London (19 to 22 MAY).
• SERET International Israeli Film Festival (12 to 19 MAY).
• UK Asian Film Festival (04 to 15 MAY 2022).
• Unrestricted View Film Festival (25 APR to 01 MAY).
• Village Screen Film Week (10 to 15 MAY).
• Women Of The Lens Film Festival (23 & 30 APR).
• Wondrous Stories Film Festival (06 to 08 MAY).

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE CONVERSATION 35mm d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1974 (29 APR 20:45 / 04 MAY 15:25); THE HIDDEN FORTRESS 35mm aka Kakushi-toride no san-akunin d. Akira Kurosawa, 1958 (01 MAY 14:30 / 03 MAY 15:00); LICORICE PIZZA 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021 (01 MAY 17:30 / 03 MAY 20:40 / 05 MAY 15:30); CONTACT 35mm d. Robert Zemeckis, 1997 (02 MAY 15:00 / 05 MAY 20:20); SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS 35mm d. Martin McDonagh, 2012 (02 MAY 20:45); REDS 35mm d. Warren Beatty, 1981 (06 MAY 14:10 / 10 MAY 19:45); DARK CITY 35mm d. Alex Proyas, 1998 (06 MAY 20:45); BOOGIE NIGHTS 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 1997 (07 MAY 20:25); HEAT 35mm d. Michael Mann, 1995 (08 MAY 20:00); THE WARRIORS 35mm d. Walter Hill, 1979 (09 MAY 15:45 / 11 MAY 21:00); THE WAY WE WERE 35mm d. Sydney Pollack, 1973 (09 MAY 18:00); BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA 35mm d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1992 (10 MAY 15:10 / 12 MAY 21:00); FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 3 35mm d. Steve Miner, 1982 (13 MAY 21:00); THE BAD SLEEP WELL 35mm aka Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru d. Akira Kurosawa, 1960 (15 MAY 14:35); ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER 35mm aka Todo sobre mi madre d. Pedro Almodóvar, 1999 (15 MAY 18:25 / 16 MAY 15:40); GOODFELLAS 35mm d. Martin Scorsese, 1990 (15 MAY 20:30); ENTER THE DRAGON [Uncut] 35mm d. Robert Clouse, 1973 (16 MAY 18:10); PREDATOR 35mm d. John McTiernan, 1987 (16 MAY 20:45 / 18 MAY 15:30); A ROOM WITH A VIEW 35mm d. James Ivory, 1986 (17 MAY 18:00); THE SHINING [UK Version] 35mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1980 (20 MAY 20:45); PAPER MOON 35mm d. Peter Bogdanovich, 1973 (21 MAY 12:30); BADLANDS 35mm d. Terrence Malick, 1973 (23 MAY 15:45 / 25 MAY 18:15); WATERWORLD 35mm d. Kevin Reynolds, 1995 (25 MAY 20:45); GLADIATOR 35mm d. Ridley Scott, 2000 (26 MAY 20:15); EVENT HORIZON 35mm d. Paul W.S. Anderson, 1997 (29 MAY 17:20); BARRY LYNDON 35mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1975 (29 APR 19:55); STARSHIP TROOPERS 35mm d. Paul Verhoeven, 1997 (31 MAY 15:15 / 02 JUN 21:00).

70MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY – New ‘Unrestored’ Version 70mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1968 (14 MAY 20:25); INTERSTELLAR 70mm d. Christopher Nolan, 2014 (24 MAY 20:00).

007 SEASON at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN d. Irvin Kershner, 1983 (30 APR 15:00 – 4K / 05 MAY 15:00 – 4K); OCTOPUSSY d. John Glen, 1983 (07 MAY 15:15 – 4K / 12 MAY 15:15 – 4K); A VIEW TO A KILL d. John Glen, 1985 (14 MAY 15:10 – 4K / 19 MAY 15:30 – 4K); THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS d. John Glen, 1987 (21 MAY 15:00 – 4K / 26 MAY 15:00 – 4K); LICENCE TO KILL d. John Glen, 1989 (28 MAY 15:05 – 4K + Q&A with Stunt Coordinator Paul Weston for the Really007 podcast).

1982 SEASON at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE LAST UNICORN d. Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Bass, 1982 (01 MAY 12:25); CAT PEOPLE d. Paul Schrader, 1982 (04 MAY 18:00); TRON d. Steven Lisberger, 1982 (13 MAY 15:45 / 15 MAY 12:15 / 17 MAY 15:45); FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 3 35mm d. Steve Miner, 1982 (13 MAY 21:00); DINER d. Barry Levinson, 1982 (18 MAY 20:35).

AKIRA KUROSAWA at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE HIDDEN FORTRESS 35mm aka Kakushi-toride no san-akunin d. Akira Kurosawa, 1958 (01 MAY 14:30 / 03 MAY 15:00); THE BAD SLEEP WELL 35mm aka Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru d. Akira Kurosawa, 1960 (15 MAY 14:35); YOJIMBO aka Yôjinbô d. Akira Kurosawa, 1961 (29 MAY 14:45).

ALFRED HITCHCOCK IN 4K at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): VERTIGO 4K d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1958 (27 MAY 20:45 – 4K / 01 JUN 15:05 – 4K).

A LONG WEEKEND IN 1995 at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): HEAT 35mm d. Michael Mann, 1995 (08 MAY 20:00).

ANIME at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings): TEKKONKINKREET aka Tekkon kinkurîto d. Michael Arias, 2006 (01 MAY 12:10 / 05 MAY 20:50); LUPIN THE 3RD: THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO aka Kariosutoro no Shiro d. Hayao Miyazaki, 1979 (04 MAY 14:30 / 31 MAY 20:45); FULLMETALALCHEMIST THE MOVIE: CONQUEROR OF SHAMBALLA aka Gekijô-ban Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Shanbara o Yuku Mono d. Seiji Mizushima, 2005 (06 MAY 21:00 / 09 MAY 20:40); Fantasy/Animation Presents: A Live Podcast on Anime and Your Name (09 MAY 18:30); MEMORIES aka Memorîzu d. Kôji Morimoto, Tensai Okamura & Katsuhiro Ôtomo, 1995 (15 MAY 12:00 / 24 MAY 20:40); GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES aka Hotaru no Haka d. Isao Takahata, 1988 + Intro by Alex Dudok de Wit, author of BFI Film Classics: Grave of the Fireflies (19 MAY 18:00); GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES aka Hotaru no Haka d. Isao Takahata, 1988 (27 MAY 20:45);
• Contemporary Anime Auteurs: THE GIRL WHO LEPT THROUGH TIME aka Toki o Kakeru Shôjo d. Mamoru Hosoda, 2006 (01 MAY 14:45 / 28 MAY 14:50); TOKYO GODFATHERS aka Tôkyô Goddofâzâzu d. Satoshi Kon, 2003 (01 MAY 18:00 / 28 MAY 12:30); PAPRIKA aka Papurika d. Satoshi Kon, 2006 (02 MAY 15:00 / 13 MAY 20:40 / 18 MAY 20:45); PERFECT BLUE aka Pâfekuto Burû d. Satoshi Kon, 1997 (02 MAY 18:40 / 14 MAY 20:45); THE PLACE PROMISED IN OUR EARLY DAYS aka Kumo no Mukô, Yakusoku no Basho d. Makoto Shinkai & Yoshio Suzuki, 2004 (03 MAY 18:00 / 22 MAY 15:00); 5 CENTIMETERS PER SECOND + THE GARDEN OF WORDS aka Byôsoku 5 Senchimêtoru + Kotonoha no Niwa d. Makoto Shinkai, 2007 + 2013 (03 MAY 20:45 / 21 MAY 17:50); MILLENNIUM ACTRESS aka Sennen Joyû d. Satoshi Kon, 2001 (04 MAY 20:55 / 07 MAY 11:50 / 23 MAY 18:15 – BFI IMAX); SUMMER WARS aka Samâ Uôzu d. Mamoru Hosoda, 2009 (07 MAY 20:45 / 28 MAY 18:00); WOLF CHILDREN aka Ôkami kodomo no Ame to Yuki d. Mamoru Hosoda, 2012 (14 MAY 17:40 / 28 MAY 20:40).
• Anime at the IMAX: YOUR NAME aka Kimi no Na wa d. Makoto Shinkai, 2016 (01 MAY 12:30 & 18:00 – BFI IMAX); WEATHERING WITH YOU aka Tenki no Ko d. Makoto Shinkai, 2019 (01 MAY 15:15 & 20:30 – BFI IMAX); THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA aka Kaguya-hime no Monogatari d. Isao Takahata, 2013 (03 MAY 14:00 & 17:30 – IMAX); AKIRA d. Katsuhiro Ôtomo, 1988 (03 MAY 20:30 – BFI IMAX / 23 MAY 15:00 & 20:30 – BFI IMAX); BELLE aka Ryû to sobakasu no hime d. Mamoru Hosoda, 2021 (04 MAY 14:15 – BFI IMAX); MILLENNIUM ACTRESS aka Sennen Joyû d. Satoshi Kon, 2001 (23 MAY 18:15 – BFI IMAX).
• Studio Ghibli: PRINCESS MONONOKE aka Mononke-hime d. Hayao Miyazaki, 1997 (02 MAY 12:00 / 15 MAY 17:45); CASTLE IN THE SKY aka Tenku no shnilo Rapyuta d. Hayao Miyazaki, 1986 (14 MAY 11:30 / 16 MAY 20:30 / 20 MAY 20:30).

ANIME at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): BELLE aka Ryû to sobakasu no hime d. Mamoru Hosoda, 2021 (28 APR 13:10 / 02 MAY 12:20 / 05 MAY 21:00); PAPRIKA aka Papurika d. Satoshi Kon, 2006 (08 MAY 17:45).

ANNIVERSARY SCREENINGS (not listed elsewhere!) at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN d. Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly, 1952 (08 MAY 13:00 / 12 MAY 12:45); BLACK NARCISSUS d. Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, 1947 (08 MAY 15:20); EVITA d. Alan Parker, 1997 (21 MAY 20:45); SORCERER d. William Friedkin, 1977 (22 MAY 21:00 / 25 MAY 13:05); OVER THE TOP d. Menahem Golan, 1987 (27 MAY 18:10); MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO d. Gus Van Sant, 1992 (31 MAY 20:45).

BARBRA STREISAND STRAND [A STREIS-STRAND, IF YOU WILL] at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE WAY WE WERE 35mm d. Sydney Pollack, 1973 (09 MAY 18:00); WHAT’S UP DOC? d. Peter Bogdanovich, 1972 (24 MAY 18:25).

BEST OF CÉSAR at Ciné Lumière

• Includes (check venue for full listings): ONODA: 10,000 NIGHTS IN THE JUNGLE aka Onoda: 10 000 Nuits dans la jungle d. Arthur Harari, 2021 (02 MAY 12:50); HAPPENING aka L’événement d. Audrey Diwan, 2021 (until 05 MAY); THE VELVET QUEEN aka La Panthère des neiges d. Marie Amiguet & Vincent Munier, 2021 (29 APR to 12 MAY).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: A QUESTION OF FAITH at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings): A FAREWELL TO ARMS d. Frank Borzage, 1932 (01 MAY 12:00 / 16 MAY 18:15 / 24 MAY 20:50); SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS d. FW Murnau, 1927 (02 MAY 12:20 / 30 MAY 18:20); TOKYO STORY aka Tokyo Monogatari d. Yasujirô Ozu, 1953 (03 MAY 14:30 / 07 MAY 15:00 / 21 MAY 11:10 / 25 MAY 18:00); THE RIVER 35mm d. Jean Renoir, 1951 + Intro by Geoff Andrew, Programmer-at-Large (04 MAY 18:10); EL SUR aka The South d. Víctor Erice, 1983 (05 MAY 14:30 / 16 MAY 18:10); DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST d. Julie Dash, 1991 (06 MAY 20:50 / 20 MAY 14:40 / 26 MAY 20:40); SYNDROMES AND A CENTURY 35mm aka Sang sattawaat d. Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2006 (07 MAY 18:10 / 12 MAY 20:50); STILL WALKING aka Aruitemo aruitemo d. Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2008 (08 MAY 15:15 / 23 MAY 20:45); THE LONG DAY CLOSES 35mm d. Terence Davies, 1992 (09 MAY 18:30 / 22 MAY 12:30 / 26 MAY 20:50); JOURNEY TO ITALY aka Viaggio in Italia d. Roberto Rossellini, 1954 (10 MAY 20:50 / 19 MAY 18:10 / 25 MAY 20:50 / 27 MAY 18:20); STILL WALKING aka Aruitemo aruitemo d. Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2008 + Intro by Dr Alexander Jacoby, Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies (11 MAY 17:50); THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG aka Les Parapluies de Cherbourg d. Jacques Demy, 1964 (13 MAY 20:45 / 17 MAY 20:50 / 28 MAY 18:15); CLEO FROM 5 TO 7 d. Agnès Varda, 1961 (14 MAY 14:45); THE RIVER 35mm d. Jean Renoir, 1951 (15 MAY 15:10); THE MIRACLE WORKER d. Arthur Penn, 1962 (17 MAY 14:30 / 29 MAY 11:20); CLEO FROM 5 TO 7 d. Agnès Varda, 1961 + Intro by Geoff Andrew, Programmer-at-Large (18 MAY 18:10); THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN d. Jack Arnold, 1957 (19 MAY 14:30 / 31 MAY 18:20).

BLACK & WHITE MOVIES at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH d. Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, 1946 (05 MAY 12:30); FREAKS d. Tod Browning, 1932 (06 MAY 12:25 / 10 MAY 18:00); THE PHILADELPHIA STORY d. George Cukor, 1940 (07 MAY 12:40); THE LADY EVE d. Preston Sturgess, 1941 (14 MAY 12:45); VAMPYR d. Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1932 (20 MAY 16:00 / 24 MAY 18:00 / 26 MAY 13:00); PAPER MOON 35mm d. Peter Bogdanovich, 1973 (21 MAY 12:30); MY DARLING CLEMENTINE d. John Ford, 1946 (29 MAY 12:25 – 4K).

CATALAN CINEMA NOW! INTERSECTIONS at ICA

• Includes (check venue for full listings): LIBERTAD d. Clara Roquet, 2021 (14 MAY 18:15); COSTA BRAVA, LEBANON d. Mounia Akl, 2021 (15 MAY 18:15).

CELEBRATING MARLON BRANDO at The Garden Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): A DRY WHITE SEASON d. Euzhan Palcy, 1989 (01 MAY 18:15); THE GODFATHER d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1972 (02 MAY 18:30); A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE d. Elia Kazan, 1951 (07 MAY 20:30); JULIUS CAESAR d. Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1953 (08 MAY 19:45); THE WILD ONE d. László Benedek, 1953 (14 MAY 18:40).

CELEBRATING SIDNEY POITIER at The Garden Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): BLACKBOARD JUNGLE d. Richard Brooks, 1955 (29 APR 18:20 / 15 MAY 17:30); IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT d. Norman Jewison, 1967 (30 APR 18:00 / 06 MAY 18:00); TO SIR, WITH LOVE d. James Clavell, 1967 (30 APR 20:35 / 15 MAY 19:50); CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY d. Zoltán Korda, 1951 (01 MAY 20:30 / 11 MAY 20:40); GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER d. Stanley Kramer, 1967 (03 MAY 18:30 / 10 MAY 18:30); LILIES OF THE FIELD d. Ralph Nelson, 1963 (04 MAY 21:00 / 08 MAY 17:30 / 14 MAY 20:45); THE DEFIANT ONES d. Stanley Kramer, 1958 (07 MAY 18:10 / 13 MAY 18:30).

CRUEL FLESH: FILMS OF THE NEW FRENCH EXTREMITY at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings): CARNE 35mm + LA BOUCHE DE JEAN-PIERRE d. Gaspar Noé, 1991 + Lucile Hadžihalilović, 1996 (01 MAY 11:50); BAISE-MOI d. Virginie Despentes, Coralie Trinh Thi, 2000 (01 MAY 18:20 / 07 MAY 20:50); THE ORDEAL 35mm aka Calvaire d. Fabrice du Welz, 2004 (02 MAY 12:30 / 22 MAY 18:20); MAN BITES DOG 35mm aka C’est arrivé près de chez vous d. Benoît Poelvoorde, André Bonzel & Rémy Belvaux, 1992 (02 MAY 15:10 / 10 MAY 20:55); TROUBLE EVERY DAY 35mm d. Claire Denis, 2001 + Intro by Sophie Monks Kaufman (03 MAY 20:30); CRIMINAL LOVERS 35mm aka Les Amants criminels d. François Ozon, 1999 (04 MAY 20:50 / 14 MAY 12:00); POLA X 35mm d. Leos Carax, 1999 (05 MAY 20:25 / 28 MAY 17:50); ROMANCE aka Romance X d. Catherine Breillat, 1999 + Intro by Catherine Wheatley, King’s College London (06 MAY 18:00); IN MY SKIN 35mm aka Dans ma peau d. Marina de Van, 2000 + Intro by Catherine Wheatley, King’s College London (07 MAY 17:50); HIGH TENSION (aka Switchblade Romance) aka Haute Tension d. Alexandre Aja, 2003 + Recorded intro by author Alexandra West (09 MAY 18:00); CARNE 35mm + LA BOUCHE DE JEAN-PIERRE d. Gaspar Noé, 1991 + Lucile Hadžihalilović, 1996 + Q&A with Lucile Hadžihalilović (12 MAY 20:45); INSIDE aka À l’intérieur d. Alexandre Bustillo & Julien Maury, 2007 (14 MAY 20:50 / 26 MAY 18:20); THEM 35mm aka Ils d. David Moreau & Xavier Palud, 2006 (16 MAY 20:50 / 29 MAY 18:20); ROMANCE aka Romance X d. Catherine Breillat, 1999 (17 MAY 20:45); IN MY SKIN 35mm aka Dans ma peau d. Marina de Van, 2000 (19 MAY 20:40); IRREVERSIBLE [Theatrical Version] d. Gaspar Noé, 2002 (21 MAY 17:45); TROUBLE EVERY DAY 35mm d. Claire Denis, 2001 (24 MAY 20:45); HIGH TENSION (aka Switchblade Romance) aka Haute Tension d. Alexandre Aja, 2003 (28 MAY 12:20); MARTYRS d. Pascal Laugier, 2008 (28 MAY 20:50 / 31 MAY 20:40).
• Focus on: Gaspar Noé: I STAND ALONE 35mm aka Seul contre tous d. Gaspar Noé, 1998 (01 MAY 18:10 / 20 MAY 20:40); IRREVERSIBLE: THE STRAIGHT CUT d. Gaspar Noé, 2002 (02 MAY 18:30); ENTER THE VOID d. Gaspar Noé, 2009 (08 MAY 14:30 / 21 MAY 20:00); LOVE 3D d. Gaspar Noé, 2015 (08 MAY 18:15 / 23 MAY 20:20); Gaspar Noé’s Mixtape + Q&A with Gaspar Noé (12 MAY 18:00); LUX ÆTERNA d. Gaspar Noé, 2019 (20 MAY 18:40 / 23 MAY 18:40); CLIMAX d. Gaspar Noé, 2018 (27 MAY 18:15); CLIMAX d. Gaspar Noé, 2018 + Extended intro by season programmer Anna Bogutskaya (30 MAY 20:50).
• Talks etc: Sex and Death, but Make It Arthouse illustrated talk by Anna Bogutskaya (03 MAY 18:10); Philosophical Screens: Romance panel discussion (06 MAY 20:00); Gaspar Noé in conversation (10 MAY 21:00); Horror à la Française recorded panel discussion (online 11 to 31 MAY).
• Releases: VORTEX d. Gaspar Noé, 2021 + Intro by Gaspar Noé (10 MAY 18:00); VORTEX d. Gaspar Noé, 2021 (13 to 26 MAY).

CULTITUDE at Catford Mews

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE BIG LEBOWSKI dir Joel Coen, 1997 (04 MAY 21:00); THE PRINCESS BRIDE dir Rob Reiner, 1987 (06 MAY 21:00 / 11 MAY 21:00); HOUSE PARTY dir Reginald Hudlin, 1990 (13 MAY 21:00 / 18 MAY 21:00); HEATHERS dir Michael Lehmann, 1989 (20 MAY 21:00 / 25 MAY 21:00); THE WARRIORS dir Walter Hill, 1979 (27 MAY 21:00 / 01 JUN 21:00); LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS dir Frank Oz, 1986 (03 JUN 21:00 / 08 JUN 21:00).

DANIEL DAY-LEWIS SELECTROSPECTIVE at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): A ROOM WITH A VIEW 35mm d. James Ivory, 1986 (17 MAY 18:00).

ESSENTIAL CINEMA at Close-Up

• Includes (check venue for full listings): GREY GARDENS d. David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer, 1976 (01 MAY 18:30 / 06 MAY 20:15); MULTIPLE MANIACS d. John Waters, 1970 (01 MAY 20:15 / 29 MAY 18:30); LAST YEAR IN MARIENBAD d. Alain Resnais, 1961 (05 MAY 20:15 / 14 MAY 18:30); THE COLOUR OF POMEGRANATES d. Sergei Parajanov, 1969 (07 MAY 20:15 / 22 MAY 20:15); LIFT TO THE SCAFFOLD d. Louis Malle, 1958 (08 MAY 18:30 / 15 MAY 20:15); SONATINE d. Takeshi Kitano, 1993 (08 MAY 20:15 / 20 MAY 20:15); TOKYO STORY aka Tokyo Monogatari d. Yasujirô Ozu, 1953 (13 MAY 20:00 / 22 MAY 17:45); THEOREM d. Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1968 (14 MAY 20:15 / 21 MAY 20:15); BEAU TRAVAIL d. Claire Denis, 1999 (15 MAY 18:30 / 28 MAY 20:15); SALESMAN d. David Maysles, Albert Maysles & Charlotte Zwerin, 1969 (21 MAY 18:30 / 28 MAY 18:30).

THE FILMS OF PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): LICORICE PIZZA 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021 (01 MAY 17:30 / 03 MAY 20:40 / 05 MAY 15:30); BOOGIE NIGHTS 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 1997 (07 MAY 20:25).

THE FILMS OF TERRENCE MALICK at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): BADLANDS 35mm d. Terrence Malick, 1973 (23 MAY 15:45 / 25 MAY 18:15).

FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE CONVERSATION 35mm d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1974 (04 MAY 15:25); BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA 35mm d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1992 (10 MAY 15:10 / 12 MAY 21:00).

FROM THE MIND OF PAUL SCHRADER at The Prince Charles 

• Includes (check venue for full listings): CAT PEOPLE d. Paul Schrader, 1982 (04 MAY 18:00); MISHIMA: A LIFE IN FOUR CHAPTERS d. Paul Schrader, 1985 (18 MAY 18:00).

GASPAR NOÉ at Genesis Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): LOVE d. Gaspar Noé, 2015 (16 MAY 20:50); ENTER THE VOID d. Gaspar Noé, 2009 (19 MAY 20:55); CLIMAX d. Gaspar Noé, 2018 (23 MAY 21:00); IRREVERSIBLE d. Gaspar Noé, 2002 + Intro/Salon with Nick Walker presented by The Cult Classic Collective (26 MAY 18:25).

GENESIS 23RD BIRTHDAY at Genesis Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): PADDINGTON d. Paul King, 2014 (01 MAY 12:00); PARASITE d. Bong Joon-ho, 2019 (01 MAY 17:00); BEAU TRAVAIL d. Claire Denis, 1999 (02 MAY 18:10); CITY OF GOD 35mm d. Fernando Meirelles & Kátia Lund, 2002 (02 MAY 20:30); DANCER IN THE DARK 35mm d. Lars von Trier, 2000 (03 MAY 20:35); PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE d. Céline Sciamma, 2019 (04 MAY 18:15); US d. Jordan Peele, 2019 + Intro by We Are Black Journos (04 MAY 20:55); JENNIFER’S BODY 35mm d. Karyn Kusama, 2009 (06 MAY 18:35); SEXY BEAST 35mm d. Jonathan Glazer, 2000 (06 MAY 21:00); HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE d. Taika Waititi, 2016 (07 MAY 13:15); THE HANDMAIDEN d. Chan-wook Park, 2017 (08 MAY 14:30); BOOKSMART d. Olivia Wilde, 2019 (08 MAY 17:45); FUNNY GAMES U.S. 35mm d. Michael Haneke, 2007 (09 MAY 18:15); THE BABADOOK d. Jennifer Kent, 2014 (09 MAY 20:50); BATTLE ROYALE d. Kinji Fukasaku, 2000 (10 MAY 21:00); BLADE RUNNER 2049 d. Denis Villeneuve, 2017 (11 MAY 20:20).

THE GOLDEN AGE OF FRENCH CINEMA at The Garden Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): LES ENFANTS DU PARADIS d. Marcel Carné, 1945 (01 MAY 14:40); L’ATALANTE d. Jean Vigo, 1934 + Intro by Ros Murray (05 MAY 18:00); L’ATALANTE d. Jean Vigo, 1934 (08 MAY 15:20); LA RÈGLE DU JEU d. Jean Renoir, 1939 + Intro by Catherine Wheatley (12 MAY 18:00); LA RÈGLE DU JEU d. Jean Renoir, 1939 (15 MAY 15:10).

JOHN CARPENTER IN 4K at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE FOG d. John Carpenter, 1980 (07 MAY 18:00 – 4K / 11 MAY 15:35 – 4K); ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK d. John Carpenter, 1981 (20 MAY 13:15 – 4K / 21 MAY 18:00 – 4K / 25 MAY 15:45 – 4K).

LETTERBOXD HIGH RISERS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE d. Peter Chelsom, 2009 (06 MAY 18:00).

MARTIN SCORSESE: DIRECTOR. WRITER. PRODUCER. ACTOR. at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): GOODFELLAS 35mm d. Martin Scorsese, 1990 (15 MAY 20:30).

MOVIE MARATHONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY – EXTENDED EDITIONS 4K (28 MAY 21:30); MYSTERY MOVIE MARATHON 5 Mystery Films, 1 Ticket (28 MAY 21:45).

NICHOLAS CAGE 35MM at Everyman Screen On The Green

• Includes (check venue for listings): CON AIR 35mm d. Simon West, 1997 (07 MAY 23:00 / 11 MAY 10:30); FACE/OFF 35mm d. John Woo, 1997 (14 MAY 23:00 / 18 MAY 10:30); VAMPIRE’S KISS 35mm d. Robert Bierman, 1988 (21 MAY 23:00 / 25 MAY 10:30); THE ROCK 35mm d. Michael Bay, 1996 (28 MAY 23:00 / 01 JUN 10:30).

PAUL VERHOEVEN 35MM at Everyman Screen On The Green

• Includes (check venue for listings): STARSHIP TROOPERS d. Paul Verhoeven, 1997 (04 MAY 10:30).

PRE-CODE HOLLYWOOD at The Prince Charles 

• Includes (check venue for listings): FREAKS d. Tod Browning, 1932 (06 MAY 12:25 / 10 MAY 18:00); A STAR IS BORN d. William A. Wellman, 1937 (28 MAY 12:30).

RAINER WERNER FASSBINDER at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): KATZELMACHER d. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1969 (20 MAY 15:45 / 23 MAY 18:10).

RETURN OF THE OUTSIDER: THE FILMS OF MIKE HODGES at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings): SUSPECT + RUMOUR d. Mike Hodges, 1968 + 1969 (01 MAY 14:20); THE TERMINAL MAN [Director’s Cut] 35mm d. Mike Hodges, 1974 (02 MAY 14:50 / 16 MAY 20:40); Mike Hodges in conversation (03 MAY 18:15); BLACK RAINBOW d. Mike Hodges, 1989 (03 MAY 20:40 / 22 MAY 18:10); PULP 35mm d. Mike Hodges, 1972 (04 MAY 18:15 / 11 MAY 20:50); I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD d. Mike Hodges, 2003 (05 MAY 18:00 / 30 MAY 17:50); MORONS FROM OUTER SPACE d. Mike Hodges, 1985 (06 MAY 18:05 / 18 MAY 20:50); CROUPIER d. Mike Hodges, 1998 + Extended intro by Clive Owen (04 MAY 21:00); FLASH GORDON d. Mike Hodges, 1980 (07 MAY 12:00 / 19 MAY 20:20); SQUARING THE CIRCLE + WORLD IN ACTION: GOLDWATER FOR PRESIDENT? d. Mike Hodges, 1984 + 1964 (08 MAY 11:50); A PRAYER FOR THE DYING d. Mike Hodges, 1987 (08 MAY 15:20 / 15 MAY 18:10); TEMPO d. Mike Hodges, 1966/67 (17 MAY 18:00); MURBER BY NUMBERS + THE HITCHHIKER: W.G.O.D. d. Mike Hodges, 2004 + 1985 (19 MAY 18:30); DANDELION DEAD d. Mike Hodges, 1994 (21 MAY 13:10); NEW TEMPO d. Mike Hodges, 1967 (29 MAY 11:50); GET CARTER d. Mike Hodges, 1971 + Intro by Douglas Weir, BFI Technical Delivery Manager (30 MAY 18:00).
• Re-releases: CROUPIER d. Mike Hodges, 1998 (06 to 11 MAY); GET CARTER d. Mike Hodges, 1971 (27 MAY to 09 JUN).

SCI-FI MOVIES at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): CONTACT 35mm d. Robert Zemeckis, 1997 (02 MAY 15:00 / 05 MAY 20:20); DARK CITY 35mm d. Alex Proyas, 1998 (06 MAY 20:45); PAPRIKA aka Papurika d. Satoshi Kon, 2006 (08 MAY 17:45); TRON d. Steven Lisberger, 1982 (13 MAY 15:45 / 15 MAY 12:15 / 17 MAY 15:45); 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY – New ‘Unrestored’ Version 70mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1968 (14 MAY 20:25); PREDATOR 35mm d. John McTiernan, 1987 (16 MAY 20:45 / 18 MAY 15:30); ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK d. John Carpenter, 1981 (20 MAY 13:15 – 4K / 21 MAY 18:00 – 4K / 25 MAY 15:45 – 4K); INTERSTELLAR 70mm d. Christopher Nolan, 2014 (24 MAY 20:00); WATERWORLD 35mm d. Kevin Reynolds, 1995 (25 MAY 20:45); EVENT HORIZON 35mm d. Paul W.S. Anderson, 1997 (29 MAY 17:20); STARSHIP TROOPERS 35mm d. Paul Verhoeven, 1997 (31 MAY 15:15 / 02 JUN 21:00).

SCREWBALL COMEDY at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE PHILADELPHIA STORY d. George Cukor, 1940 (07 MAY 12:40); THE LADY EVE d. Preston Sturgess, 1941 (14 MAY 12:45).

SEASCAPES: OUR OCEANS ON SCREEN at Ciné Lumière

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE LITTLE MERMAID d. John Musker & Ron Clements, 1989 (01 MAY 13:30 / 30 MAY 16:00); LES PLAGES D’AGNÈS aka The Beaches of Agnès d. Agnès Varda, 2008 (03 MAY 18:10); OCEANS d. Jacques Perrin & Jacques Cluzaud, 2010 (07 MAY 14:00); NEVER ON SUNDAY 35mm aka Pote Tin Kyriaki d. Jules Dassin, 1960 (12 MAY 18:30 / 15 MAY 14:00); MURINA d. Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović, 2021 (13 MAY 11:00 P&B); FINDING NEMO d. Andrew Stanton & Lee Unkrich, 2003 (14 MAY 14:00 in French with English subs).
• EXPLORE CÔTE D’AZUR: BY THE FRENCH RIVIERA: ICONIC SHORT FILMS (24 MAY 18:40 + Intro by Dr Ros Murray / 28 MAY 16:45); MÉLODIE EN SOUS-SOL 35mm aka Any Number Can Win d. Henri Verneuil, 1963 (25 MAY 18:30 / 29 MAY 14:00); TO CATCH A THIEF d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1955 (25 MAY 20:30 / 28 MAY 18:15); LA PISCINE aka The Swimming Pool d. Jacques Deray, 1969 (26 MAY 18:00 / 29 MAY 16:25).

STANLEY KUBRICK ON FILM at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY – New ‘Unrestored’ Version 70mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1968 (14 MAY 20:25); THE SHINING [UK Version] 35mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1980 (20 MAY 20:45); BARRY LYNDON 35mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1975 (29 APR 19:55).

TWO BY EDWARD YANG at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): YI YI d. Edward Yang, 2000 (03 MAY 20:10).

TWO BY MARTIN MCDONAGH at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): IN BRUGES d. Martin McDonagh, 2008 (02 MAY 18:10); SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS 35mm d. Martin McDonagh, 2012 (02 MAY 20:45).

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): AS TEARS GO BY d. Wong Kar Wai, 1988 (APR 13:00 4K / 01 MAY 20:30 / 03 MAY 12:30 – 4K / 05 MAY 18:00 – 4K); DAYS OF BEING WILD d. Wong Kar Wai, 1990 (14 MAY 18:10 – 4K / 17 MAY – 4K / 19 MAY 12:15); CHUNGKING EXPRESS d. Wong Kar Wai, 1994 (27 MAY 15:45 – 4K / 28 MAY 19:00 – 4K / 30 MAY 15:35 – 4K / 31 MAY 12:45 & 18:00 – 4K).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building, Peckham

• Includes (check venue for listings): TRUE ROMANCE (29 APR 20:30); JURASSIC PARK (30 APR 20:30); WEST SIDE STORY 2021 (01 MAY 20:30); BELFAST open captions (02 MAY 20:30); LICORICE PIZZA (03 MAY 20:30); HOUSE OF GUCCI (05 MAY 20:30); THE GODFATHER (06 MAY 20:30); ALI & AVA (07 MAY 20:30); BELFAST (08 MAY 20:30); DEATH ON THE NILE 2022 (10 MAY 20:30); JACKASS FOREVER (11 MAY 20:30); ABOUT TIME (12 MAY 20:45); FRIDAY THE 13th 1980 (13 MAY 20:45); THE BATMAN (14 MAY 20:45 / 18 MAY 20:45); SCREAM 2022 (15 MAY 20:45); CLUELESS open captions (17 MAY 20:45); FOREST GUMP (19 MAY 21:00); THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT (20 MAY 21:00 / 23 MAY 20:45); AMELIE open captions (21 MAY 21:00); LÉON: THE PROFESSIONAL (22 MAY 21:00); 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU (24 MAY 21:00); THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD (25 MAY 21:00); DONNIE DARKO (26 MAY 21:00); COLLATERAL (27 MAY 21:00); JERRY MAGUIRE (28 MAY 21:00); RISKY BUSINESS (29 MAY 21:00).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Roof East, Stratford

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE GREAT GATSBY 2013 (03 MAY 20:30); KING RICHARD (04 MAY 20:30); SCREAM 2022 (05 MAY 20:30); LA LA LAND (06 MAY 20:30); WEST SIDE STORY 2021 (07 MAY 20:30); HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE (08 MAY 20:30); IN THE HEIGHTS (10 MAY 20:30); SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME (11 MAY 20:30); MOULIN ROUGE open captions (12 MAY 20:45); ACROSS THE UNIVERSE (13 MAY 20:45); THE NOTEBOOK (14 MAY 20:45); ENCANTO (15 MAY 20:45); 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU (17 MAY 20:45); BELFAST (18 MAY 20:45); LOVE & BASKETBALL (19 MAY 21:00); GREASE 2 (20 MAY 21:00); KILL BILL: VOL. 1 (21 MAY 21:00); PRETTY WOMAN (22 MAY 21:00); THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (24 MAY 21:00); LAST NIGHT IN SOHO (25 MAY 21:00); GET OUT (26 MAY 21:00); COCKTAIL 1988 (27 MAY 21:00); MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (28 MAY 21:00).

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