MONDAY: What’s on in London today [30/05/22]

MONDAY 30 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.

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

NEVER TOO YOUNG TO DIE dir. Gil Bettman, 1986 + Intro by The Celluloid Sorceress presented by Crap Film Club at The Old Queens Head (30 MAY 19:00).

“NEVER TOO YOUNG TO DIE is a 1986 action adventure comedy directed by Gil Bettman. Generally termed a B movie, it stars John Stamos as Lance Stargrove, a high school gymnast who must avenge the death of his estranged secret-agent father (George Lazenby) at the hands of the evil bisexual hermaphrodite Velvet Von Ragner (Gene Simmons). Teaming up with his dad’s former partner, Danja Deering (Vanity), can Stargrove stop Ragner and his army of henchmen from poisoning LA’s entire water supply?”

• COME AND SEE aka Idi i smotri d. Elem Klimov, 1985 presented by Deeper Into Movies at Farr’s Dalston (30 MAY 19:30).
• Gaspar Noé presents: TOKYO STORY d. Yasujirô Ozu, 1953 at Picturehouse Cinemas (30 MAY various).
• LOST RIVER d. Ryan Gosling, 2014 at The Prince Charles (30 MAY 18:00 – £1 Members’ Screening).
• NASHVILLE d. Robert Altman, 1975 at The Prince Charles (30 MAY 20:15 – 4K).
• NEVER TOO YOUNG TO DIE dir. Gil Bettman, 1986 + Intro by The Celluloid Sorceress presented by Crap Film Club at The Old Queens Head (30 MAY 19:00).
• NO TURNING BACK d. Nicolette Bucknor, 2022 at The Prince Charles (30 MAY 13:00).
• PARALLEL MOTHERS d. Pedro Almodóvar, 2021 at Whirled Cinema (30 MAY 20:00 / 31 MAY 20:00 / 01 JUN 20:00 / 05 JUN 17:00).
• SECTION 298 d. Mahshad Afshar & James Dann at Frontline Club (30 MAY 19:00).
• KCL Films for Ukraine: Un/Building: Short Films & Architecture in Ukraine at Lucas Lecture Theatre, King’s College London (30 MAY 19:00 – Donation Requested).

Check venues for full listings…

ANIME at BFI Southbank

• PERFECT BLUE aka Pâfekuto Burû d. Satoshi Kon, 1997 (30 MAY 20:40).

BEST OF CÉSAR at Ciné Lumière

• LOST ILLUSIONS aka Les Illusions perdues d. Xavier Giannoli, 2021 (30 MAY 20:20).

CELEBRATING FILM NOIR at The Garden Cinema

• LAURA d. Otto Preminger, 1944 (30 MAY 20:00).

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

• CLIMAX d. Gaspar Noé, 2018 + Extended intro by season programmer Anna Bogutskaya (30 MAY 20:50).
• Talks etc: Horror à la Française recorded panel discussion (online 11 to 31 MAY).

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

• I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD d. Mike Hodges, 2003 (30 MAY 17:50).
• Re-releases: GET CARTER 4K Restoration d. Mike Hodges, 1971 (until 09 JUN).
• GET CARTER d. Mike Hodges, 1971 + Intro by Douglas Weir, BFI Technical Delivery Manager & actor Petra Markham (30 MAY 18:00).

SEASCAPES: OUR OCEANS ON SCREEN at Ciné Lumière

• THE LITTLE MERMAID d. John Musker & Ron Clements, 1989 (30 MAY 16:00).

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

• CHUNGKING EXPRESS d. Wong Kar Wai, 1994 (30 MAY 15:35 – 4K).
• DAYS OF BEING WILD d. Wong Kar Wai, 1990 (30 MAY 18:15).

• Odyssey: A Chinese Cinema Season (10 MAY to 10 JUNE).
• Queer East Film Festival (18 to 29 MAY).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building, Peckham

• THE NORTHMAN (30 MAY 21:00).

• Also 27 MAY to 02 JUN (various dates/times): ARICA d. Lars Edman & William Johansson Kalén, 2022 at: The Lexi Cinema // BETWEEN TWO WORLDS aka Ouistreham d. Emmanuel Carrère, 2021 at: ArtHouse Crouch End / Ciné Lumière / Curzon Cinemas / ICA // LANCASTER d. David Fairhead & Ant Palmer, 2022 at: Everyman Cinemas / Picturehouse Cinemas // ONLY THE DEVIL LIVES WITHOUT HOPE d. Magnus Gertten, 2020 at: Bertha DocHouse.

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