MONDAY: What’s on in London today [06/12/21]
MONDAY 06 DECEMBER 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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OUT OF THE BLUE: 4K RESTORATION d. Dennis Hopper, 1980 presented by Deeper Into Movies at Moth Club (06 DEC 19:30 – FREE!).
- “Unlikely star and bantamweight teen tough cookie Linda Manz gives one of the greatest adolescent performances in cinema as Cebe, a punkette whose disastrous home life only gets more complicated when her ex-truck driver dad (Dennis Hopper, returning to the director’s chair with swagger after a decade in movie jail) gets sprung out of the can and comes home, dragging bad habits and repressed memories back with him. A cinematic kick in the teeth set against the backdrop of ass-end-of-nowhere small town Pacific Northwest that’s something like Robert Bresson’s MOUCHETTE (1967) under the influence of the Sex Pistols, and a magnificent showcase for DAYS OF HEAVEN (1978) star Manz, who died in 2020, but can never be forgotten for the naked feral fury of her performance here.”
- THE COLOR OF POMEGRANATES aka Sayat Nova d. Sergei Parajanov, 1969 presented by Deeper Into Movies at Farr’s Dalston (06 DEC 19:30).
- THE COLOUR ROOM d. Claire McCarthy, 2021 + Q&A with the director & producer Thembisa Cochrane at Genesis Cinema (06 DEC 18:10).
- DEREK d. Isaac Julien, 2008 presented by Deeper Into Movies at Sebright Arms (06 DEC 19:30 – FREE!).
- Mark Kermode Live in 3D at the BFI Southbank (06 DEC 18:10).
- OUT OF THE BLUE: 4K RESTORATION d. Dennis Hopper, 1980 presented by Deeper Into Movies at Moth Club (06 DEC 19:30 – FREE!).
- French Impressions: PETITE MAMAN d. Céline Sciamma, 2021 in-venue screening + online discussion with Jon Davis at Watermans (06 DEC 19:00 + 09 DEC 20:00).
- PIXIE d. Barnaby Thompson, 2020 at Whirled Cinema (06 DEC 20:00).
- SEVEN SAMURAI d. Akira Kurosawa, 1954 at Olympic Studios (06 DEC 19:00).
- THE STORMS OF JEREMY THOMAS d. Mark Cousins, 2021 + Live Q&A with the director & Jeremy Thomas at Curzon Mayfair (06 DEC 18:15).
- THE STORMS OF JEREMY THOMAS d. Mark Cousins, 2021 + Live satellite Q&A with the director & Jeremy Thomas at: ArtHouse Crouch End (06 DEC 18:30); Bertha DocHouse (06 DEC 18:20).
- TITANE d. Julia Ducournau, 2021 + Recorded Q&A with the director at BFI Southbank (06 DEC 20:30).
35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles
- IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 35mm d. Frank Capra, 1946 (01 to 24 DEC various).
ALL WE WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS… at Picturehouse Cinemas
- THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER d. Ernst Lubitsch, 1940 (03 to 09 DEC).
- A CHRISTMAS CAROL d. Jacqui Morris, 2020 (03 to 09 DEC).
ALT. XMAS at The Prince Charles
- ROCKY IV: ROCKY VS DRAGO [Ultimate Director’s Cut] d. Sylvester Stallone, 1985 (until 22 DEC various).
BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: CHRISTMAS ON SCREEN at BFI Southbank
- THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER d. Ernst Lubitsch, 1940 (03 to 23 DEC).
- SCROOGE (aka A Christmas Carol) d. Brian Desmond Hurst, 1951 (06 DEC 18:30).
CHRISTMAS at The Prince Charles
- IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 35mm d. Frank Capra, 1946 (01 to 24 DEC various).
- THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL d. Brian Henson, 1992 (03 to 24 DEC various Sing Along/Santa – check venue for details).
- HOME ALONE & HOME ALONE 2 d. Chris Columbus, 1990 & 1992 (06 DEC 18:15).
EYES ON SPIES at Ciné Lumière
- LE PROFESSIONNEL d. Georges Lautner, 1981 (06 DEC 18:15).
JAPAN 2021 at BFI Southbank
- WOMAN OF THE LAKE 35mm aka Onna no mizûmi d. Kijû Yoshida, 1966 (06 DEC 18:00).
- SILENCE HAS NO WINGS 35mm aka Tobenai chinmoku d. Kazuo Kuroki, 1966 (06 DEC 20:55).
JEAN-PAUL BELMONDO LE MAGNIFIQUE at Ciné Lumière
- PIERROT LE FOU d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1965 (06 DEC 20:20).
- LE PROFESSIONNEL d. Georges Lautner, 1981 (06 DEC 18:15).
MOVIE MARATHONS at The Prince Charles
- HOME ALONE & HOME ALONE 2 d. Chris Columbus, 1990 & 1992 (06 DEC 18:15).
THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles
- CHUNGKING EXPRESS d. Wong Kar Wai, 1994 (06 DEC 12:35 & 21:00).
- Christmas Floating Film Festival (29 NOV to 05 DEC).
- Ealing Film Festival (04 to 05 DEC).
- Frames Of Representation (25 NOV to 04 DEC).
- French Film Festival (03 NOV to 15 DEC).
- London Film Week (06 to 12 DEC).
- London International Animation Festival (26 NOV to 05 DEC).
- London Palestine Film Festival (19 NOV to 03 DEC).
- London Surf Film Festival (02 to 04 DEC).
- Made In Prague Festival (07 NOV to 10 DEC).
- Oska Bright Film Festival – Best of the Fest (07 DEC).
- Russian Film Week (28 NOV to 05 DEC).
- Ukranian Film Festival (22 NOV to 06 DEC).
- We Love Anime (04 to 05 DEC).
C’MON C’MON d. Mike Mills, 2021.
- Various venues, inc: ArtHouse Crouch End / Barbican / Catford Mews / Chiswick Cinema / Curzon Cinemas / Electric Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Genesis Cinema / The Lexi Cinema / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas / Rich Mix / Rio Cinema / Riverside Studios
ENCOUNTER d. Michael Pearce, 2021.
- Various venues, inc: Curzon Cinemas / Genesis Cinema
THE HAND OF GOD aka È stata la mano di Dio d. Paolo Sorrentino, 2021.
- Various venues, inc: Barbican / Ciné Lumière / Curzon Cinemas / Genesis Cinema / ICA / Olympic Cinema / Phoenix Cinema / The Prince Charles / Rio Cinema
THERE IS NO EVIL d. Mohammad Rasoulof, 2020.
- Various venues, inc: Barbican / Ciné Lumière / Curzon Cinemas / ICA
- Also (03 to 09 DEC, various dates/times): BLUE BAYOU d. Justin Chon, 2021 at: Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas // BOXING DAY d. Aml Ameen, 2021 at: Chiswick Cinema / The Cinema In The Arches / Electric Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas / Rich Mix // DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD d. Kirsten Johnson, 2020 at: ICA // FINAL ACCOUNT d. Luke Holland, 2021 at: JW3 / Picturehouse Cinemas // THE FIRST WAVE d. Matthew Heineman, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse // IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 35mm d. Frank Capra, 1946 at: The Prince Charles // THE MATRIX d. Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski, 1999 at: The Prince Charles // THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL d. Brian Henson, 1992 at: The Prince Charles // THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER d. Ernst Lubitsch, 1940 at: BFI Southbank // SILENT NIGHT d. Camille Griffin, 2021 at: Everyman 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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