MONDAY: What’s on in London today [02/05/22]

MONDAY 02 MAY 2022 (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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THE TERMINAL MAN [Director’s Cut] 35mm d. Mike Hodges, 1974 (02 MAY 14:50) / Part of RETURN OF THE OUTSIDER: THE FILMS OF MIKE HODGES at BFI Southbank:

“A computer scientist who suffers from violent seizures agrees to a procedure to have electrodes surgically implanted in his brain to trigger electrical impulses when a seizure is about to happen. Made 48 years ago, and based on Michael Crichton’s novel, THE TERMINAL MAN is a warning about the dangers of mind control and of surrendering too much power to computers.” (BFI)

• ENNIO d. Giuseppe Tornatore, 2022 + Intro by David Temple MBE, Crouch End Festival Chorus’ Musical Director at Picturehouse Crouch End (02 MAY 20:00).
• FAMILY ROMANCE LLC d. Werner Herzog, 2019 at Whirled Cinema (02 MAY 20:00 / 03 MAY 20:00 / 04 MAY 20:00 / 08 MAY 17:00). 
• THE FRENCH DISPATCH d. Wes Anderson, 2021 presented by Deeper Into Movies at Farr’s Dalston (02 MAY 19:30).
• THE GIFT d. Dr Barry James Gibb + Q&A with the director for Dying Matters Awareness Week at Everyman Muswell Hill (02 MAY 18:30).
• NIGHTMARE ALLEY d. Edmund Goulding, 1947 at The Garden Cinema (02 MAY 16:30 / 04 MAY 16:00).
• THE SOFT SKIN aka La peau douce d. François Truffaut, 1964 at Picturehouse Cinemas (02 MAY various).

Check venues for full listings…

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• CONTACT 35mm d. Robert Zemeckis, 1997 (02 MAY 15:00).
• SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS 35mm d. Martin McDonagh, 2012 (02 MAY 20:45).

ANIME at BFI Southbank

• PRINCESS MONONOKE aka Mononke-hime d. Hayao Miyazaki, 1997 (02 MAY 12:00).
• PAPRIKA aka Papurika d. Satoshi Kon, 2006 (02 MAY 15:00).
• PERFECT BLUE aka Pâfekuto Burû d. Satoshi Kon, 1997 (02 MAY 18:40).

ANIME at The Prince Charles

• BELLE aka Ryû to sobakasu no hime d. Mamoru Hosoda, 2021 (02 MAY 12:20).

BEST OF CÉSAR at Ciné Lumière

• 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 (until 12 MAY).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: A QUESTION OF FAITH at BFI Southbank

• SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS d. FW Murnau, 1927 (02 MAY 12:20).

CELEBRATING MARLON BRANDO at The Garden Cinema

• THE GODFATHER d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1972 (02 MAY 18:30).

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

• THE ORDEAL 35mm aka Calvaire d. Fabrice du Welz, 2004 (02 MAY 12:30).
• MAN BITES DOG 35mm aka C’est arrivé près de chez vous d. Benoît Poelvoorde, André Bonzel & Rémy Belvaux, 1992 (02 MAY 15:10).
• Focus on: Gaspar Noé: IRREVERSIBLE: THE STRAIGHT CUT d. Gaspar Noé, 2002 (02 MAY 18:30).

GENESIS 23RD BIRTHDAY at Genesis Cinema

• BEAU TRAVAIL d. Claire Denis, 1999 (02 MAY 18:10).
• CITY OF GOD 35mm d. Fernando Meirelles & Kátia Lund, 2002 (02 MAY 20:30).

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

• THE TERMINAL MAN [Director’s Cut] 35mm d. Mike Hodges, 1974 (02 MAY 14:50).

SCI-FI MOVIES at The Prince Charles

• CONTACT 35mm d. Robert Zemeckis, 1997 (02 MAY 15:00).

TWO BY MARTIN MCDONAGH at The Prince Charles

• IN BRUGES d. Martin McDonagh, 2008 (02 MAY 18:10).
• SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS 35mm d. Martin McDonagh, 2012 (02 MAY 20:45).

Check venues for full listings…

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building, Peckham

• BELFAST open captions (02 MAY 20:30).

• Frames Of Representation (05 to 12 MAY).
• UK Asian Film Festival (04 to 15 MAY 2022).
• Unrestricted View Film Festival (25 APR to 01 MAY).
• Women Of The Lens Film Festival (23 & 30 APR).

• Also 29 APR to 05 MAY (various dates/times): ARCHIPELAGO aka Archipel dir. Félix Dufour-Laperrière, 2021 at: ICA // THE CASE dir. Nina Guseva, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse // THE SWIMMER dir. Adam Kalderon, 2021 at: JW3 (from 05 MAY) // YOUR MUM AND DAD: A DEVASTATING TRUTH dir. Klaartje Quirijns, 2019 at: JW3 (from 01 MAY).

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