MONDAY: What’s on in London today [01/11/21]
MONDAY 01 NOVEMBER 2021 (A–Z) // What’s on in London today across DIY, indie & alternative cinema including one-off screen events, film seasons, film festivals & our selection of new releases.
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LA SANTA MUERTE d. Eva Aridjis, 2007 + Q&A with the director at The Horse Hospital (01 NOV 19:00 – FREE!).
- “On the uncanny threshold between Halloween and the Day of the Dead, Mexican film-maker Eva Aridjis makes a rare UK visit to introduce and be in conversation about her 2007 documentary LA SANTA MUERTE, her investigation of the growing Mexican cult of ‘Saint Death’, a female grim reaper worshipped by those with traumatic lives.”
- 20-22 OMEGA d. Thierry Loa, 2021 at BFI Southbank (01 NOV 20:40) / Part of Green Light: An immersive focus on Climate Change.
- AN ACTOR’S REVENGE 4k d. Kon Ichikawa, 1963 at BFI (01 NOV 14:30).
- BLADE 35mm d. Stephen Norrington, 1998 at The Prince Charles (01 NOV 15:30).
- CRASH d. David Cronenberg, 1996 at The Prince Charles (01 NOV 20:45).
- THE EXORCIST 35mm d. William Friedkin, 1973 at The Prince Charles (01 NOV 20:30).
- HOME SWEET HOME d. Mike Leigh, 1982 + Q&A with the director at BFI (01 NOV 17:50).
- LA SANTA MUERTE d. Eva Aridjis, 2007 + Q&A with the director at The Horse Hospital (01 NOV 19:00).
- L’HOMME DE RIO aka That Man from Rio d. Philippe de Broca, 1964 at Ciné Lumière (01 NOV 18:35).
- Masterclass: Amos Gitai, Architect of Memory at Ciné Lumière (01 NOV 18:30).
- MOMENTS LIKE THIS NEVER LAST d. Cheryl Dunn, 2020 presented by Deeper Into Movies at Farr’s Dalston (01 NOV 19:30).
- NOMADLAND d. Chloé Zhao, 2020 at Whirled Cinema (01 NOV 20:00).
- OUR NEIGHBOUR, MISS YAE 35mm aka Tonari no Yae-chan d. Yasujirô Shimazu, 1934 + Intro by season co-programmer Alexander Jacoby at BFI (01 NOV 18:15).
- THE OUTSIDERS: THE COMPLETE NOVEL d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1983 at Picturehouse Cinemas (01 NOV various).
- POSSESSION d. Andrzej Zulawski, 1981 at The Prince Charles (01 NOV 15:10).
- PRIMITIVE LONDON d. Arnold L Miller, 1965 at BFI (01 NOV 20:50).
- QUEENS OF EVIL d. Tonino Cervi, 1970 + Discussion with Patricia MacCormack & Merlyn Roberts presented by World Wide Weird at Helgi’s (01 NOV 18:00 + 20:30).
- RAW d. Julia Ducournau, 2016 at Catford Mews (01 NOV 18:00).
- SCREAM d. Wes Craven, 1996 at The Prince Charles (29 OCT to 04 NOV various – some 35mm).
- Brazil Indigenous Film Festival (22 OCT to 04 NOV).
- Doc’n Roll Film Festival (28 OCT to 14 NOV).
- French Film Festival (03 NOV to 15 DEC).
- FrightFest Halloween (29 to 30 OCT).
- Halloween Horror Festival (29 OCT).
- London East Asia Film Festival (21 to 31 OCT).
- London Korean Film Festival (04 to 19 NOV).
- Native Spirit Festival (12 OCT to 20 NOV).
- Panorama of Bulgarian Film (28 to 31 OCT).
- Raindance Film Festival (27 OCT to 06 NOV).
- UK Jewish Film Festival (04 to 18 NOV).
LAST NIGHT IN SOHO d. Edgar Wright, 2021.
- Various venues, inc: Chiswick Cinema / Cinema In The Arches / Curzon Cinemas / Electric Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Genesis Cinema / Picturehouse Cinemas / Regent Street Cinema / Rich Mix
PASSING d. Rebecca Hall, 2021.
- Various venues, inc: Barbican / Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Kiln Theatre / Prince Charles Cinema
SEVEN SAMURAI aka Shichinin no Samurai d. Akira Kurosawa, 1954.
- Various venues, inc: BFI / Picturehouse Cinemas
- Also (29 OCT to 04 NOV various dates/times): A COP MOVIE d. Alonso Ruizpalacios, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse // ANTLERS d. Scott Cooper, 2021 at: Everyman Cinemas // AZOR d. Andreas Fontana, 2021 at: ArtHouse Crouch End / Ciné Lumière / Curzon Cinemas / ICA// QUANT d. Sadie Frost, 2021 at: ArtHouse Crouch End / Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / ICA / JW3 / Olympic Studios / Picturehouse Cinemas / THE RESCUE d. Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin, 2021 at: ArtHouse Crouch End / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas.
- Sine Screen presents Vulnerable Histories at Close-Up & The Garden Cinema (19 to 26 AUG 2023)
- Lost Reels presents 16mm & 35mm screenings at The Cinema Museum & ICA (19 & 31 AUG 2023)
- The Duke Mitchell Film Club presents DukeFest 2023: A Brave New World (13 to 16 AUG 2023)
- Cinema Mentiré launches with OLHAR PERIFERICO season (AUG 2023)
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