MONDAY: What’s on in London today [20/02/23]
MONDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2023 (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.
By RADIANT CIRCUS // Twitter @radiantcircus / Instagram @radiantcircus
Preview: THE STRAYS d. Nathaniel Martello-White, 2023 + Q&A with the director & actors Ashley Madekwe, Bukky Bakray, Jorden Myrie, Maria Almeida & Samuel Small at BFI Southbank (20 FEB 18:15).
“Picture-perfect Neve (County Line’s Ashley Madekwe) has it all – a beautiful family and a lavish lifestyle. She is the toast of her upper-middle-class suburban community, having worked very hard to get to the top. However, her pristine veneer cracks when she starts to see a couple of mysterious figures around her town. Writer-director Nathaniel Martello-White’s thought-provoking thriller features its fair share of twists and a scene-stealing turn from Bukky Bakray (Rocks).” (BFI)
- THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN d. Martin McDonagh, 2022 at Whirled Cinema (20 FEB 20:00 / 21 FEB 20:00 / 22 FEB 20:00 / 26 FEB 17:00).
- BLACK COUNTRY, NEW ROAD ‘LIVE AT BUSH HALL’ at ICA (20 FEB 19:00).
- Monday Classic Matinée: CHARADE d. Stanley Donen, 1963 at Regent Street Cinema (20 FEB 13:00).
- PACIFIC RIM d. Guillermo del Toro, 2013 presented by Transmissions at Dalston Superstore (20 FEB 19:00).
- Preview: THE STRAYS d. Nathaniel Martello-White, 2023 + Q&A with the director & actors Ashley Madekwe, Bukky Bakray, Jorden Myrie, Maria Almeida & Samuel Small at BFI Southbank (20 FEB 18:15).
- VALERIE AND HER WEEK OF WONDERS aka Valerie a týden divu d. Jaromil Jires, 1970 presented by Deeper Into Movies at Farr’s Dalston (20 FEB 19:30).
Check venues for full listings…
35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles
- KING KONG 35mm d. Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack, 1933 (20 FEB 18:20).
- GODZILLA 35mm aka Gojira d. Ishirô Honda, 1954 (20 FEB 20:45).
IMAX PRESENTATIONS at BFI IMAX
- ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA 3D d. Peyton Reed, 2023 (17 to 23 FEB).
- ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA 2D d. Peyton Reed, 2023 (17 to 23 FEB).
AKIRA KUROSAWA at BFI Southbank & BFI IMAX
- Unclassifiable Kurosawa: MÂDADAYO 35mm d. Akira Kurosawa, 1993 (20 FEB 20:20).
A LI’L BIT OF LUIS BUÑUEL at The Prince Charles
- THE DIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID aka Le journal d’une femme de chambre d. Luis Buñuel, 1964 (20 FEB 18:05).
ANNIVERSARY SCREENINGS at The Prince Charles (Not listed elsewhere!)
- OLDBOY aka Oldeuboi d. Chan-wook Park, 2003 (17 to 23 FEB).
- KING KONG 35mm d. Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack, 1933 (20 FEB 18:20).
A TASTE OF QUEER CINEMA at The Garden Cinema
- BLUE JEAN d. Georgia Oakley, 2022 (until 23 FEB).
NICOLAS ROEG: HAUNTING MEMORIES at Riverside Studios
- THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH d. Nicolas Roeg + Video essay by Mark Cousins (20 FEB 14:00).
SIGHT & SOUND GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIME 2022 at BFI Southbank & BFI IMAX
- 31= PSYCHO 4K d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1960 (20 FEB 14:30).
- 41= BICYCLE THIEVES aka Ladri di bicicletted. Vittorio De Sica, 1948 (20 FEB 20:55).
SPOTLIGHT ON WOMEN FILMMAKERS at The Prince Charles
- AFTERSUN d. Charlotte Wells, 2022 (20 FEB 15:15 HOH).
THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles
- 2046 d. Wong Kar Wai, 2004 (20 FEB 15:30 – 4K).
WUXIA SELECTROSPECTIVE at The Prince Charles
- A TOUCH OF ZEN d. King Hu, 1969 (20 FEB 12:00).
YOU BEAUTIES: NEW AUSTRALIAN CINEMA at BFI Southbank
- SISSY d. Kane Senes & Hannah Barlow, 2022 + Short: PINK REEF d. Chloe de Brito, 2022 (20 FEB 17:50).
- Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour (16 to 25 FEB).
MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON dir. Dean Fleischer-Camp, 2022
- Various venues, inc: Barbican / The Castle Cinema / Chiswick Cinema / Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Genesis Cinema / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas
NOSTALGIA dir. Mario Martone, 2022
- Various venues, inc: ArtHouse Crouch End / Ciné Lumière / Curzon Cinemas / ICA / Peckhamplex
THE SON dir. Florian Zeller, 2022
- Various venues, inc: Ciné Lumière / Everyman Cinemas / Peckhamplex / Phoenix Cinema / Picturehouse Cinemas
Also 17 to 23 FEB (various dates/times):
- THE INSPECTION d. Elegance Bratton, 2022 at: Barbican./ Picturehouse Cinemas.
- MAKE ME FAMOUS d. Brian Vincent, 2022 at: Bertha DocHouse / ICA.
- SHARPER d. Benjamin Caron, 2023 at: Everyman Cinemas.
- THE STRAYS d. Nathaniel Martello-White, 2023 at: Curzon 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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