SATURDAY: What’s on in London today [08/10/22]

SATURDAY 08 OCTOBER 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

THE CANTERBURY TALES d. Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1972 + Conversation on Pier Paolo Pasolini, presented by CinemaItaliaUK at The Garden Cinema (08 OCT 17:00).

“CinemaItaliaUK, in collaboration with FILL (Festival of Italian Literature in London), will pay tribute to Pier Paolo Pasolini with his film The Canterbury Tales. The screening will be followed by a ‘Conversation on Pier Paolo Pasolini’ with film critic Serafino Murri and professor Eleonora Sammartino.”

“Eight of Geoffrey Chaucer’s lusty tales come to life on-screen in Pier Paolo Pasolini’s gutsy and delirious The Canterbury Tales, which was shot in England and offers a remarkably earthy re-creation of the medieval era. From the story of a nobleman struck blind after marrying a much younger and promiscuous bride to a climactic trip to a hell populated by friars and demons (one of the most outrageously conceived and realized sequences ever committed to film), this is an endlessly imaginative work of merry blasphemy, framed by Pasolini’s portrayal of Chaucer himself.” (CinemaItaliaUK)

• THE CANTERBURY TALES d. Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1972 + Conversation on Pier Paolo Pasolini, presented by CinemaItaliaUK at The Garden Cinema (08 OCT 17:00).
• THE DUKE d. Roger Michell, 2020 + Q&A with screenwriter Clive Coleman, presented by Talkies Community Cinema at Waterhouse Hall Theatre (08 OCT 19:30).
• MEAN GIRLS Quote-Along d. Mark Waters, 2004 at The Clapham Grand (08 OCT 18:30).
• MONSOON d. Hong Khaou, 2019 + Director’s Q&A at King’s College London (08 OCT 14:00).
• Musical Weekends: STORMY WEATHER d. Andrew L. Stone, 1943 at The Garden Cinema (08 OCT 18:00).
• THIS STAINED DAWN d. Anam Abbas, 2021 to raise funds for Pakistan’s trans community at London LGBTQ+ Community Centre (08 OCT 18:00).
• THE WOMAN KING d. Gina Prince-Bythewood, 2022 + Intro by Serlina Boyd, presented by Dark Matter at The Ritzy (08 OCT 20:00).

EVENTS

• *FOR DANIÈLE! at Goethe-Institut London (08 OCT 14:00).

Check venues for full listings…

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• SCOOBY-DOO 35mm d. Raja Gosnell, 2002 (08 OCT 12:30 & 16:35).
• HALLOWEEN H20: 20 YEARS LATER 35mm d. Steve Miner, 1998 (08 OCT 20:45).

ALI CHERRI at Tate Modern

• A Geography of Violence featuring Intro by the artist & THE DISQUIET + THE DIGGER + THE DAM 2013-2022 at Tate Modern (08 OCT 16:00).

ANNIVERSARY SEASON at Everyman Belsize Park

• DR. NO d. Terrence Young, 1962 (08 OCT 18:00).

BLACK HISTORY MONTH at The Garden Cinema

• PLAYING AWAY d. Horace Ové, 1987 (08 OCT 20:00).

BLACK & WHITE MOVIES at The Prince Charles

• DRACULA d. Tod Browning & Karl Fruend, 1931 (08 OCT 14:35).

BOWIE: SOUND AND VISION at Picturehouse Cinemas

• MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE d. Nagisa Ôshima, 1983 (08 OCT various).

ESSENTIAL CINEMA at Close-Up

• EL SUR d. Víctor Erice, 1983 (08 OCT 18:25).
• PERSONA d. Ingmar Bergman, 1966 (08 OCT 20:15).

HALLOWEEN at Everyman Screen On The Green

• THE EXORCIST [Director’s Cut] 35mm d. William Friedkin, 1973 (08 OCT 23:00).

HALLOWEEN at Picturehouse Cinemas

• GANJA & HESS d. Bill Gunn, 1973 (from 08 OCT various).

HORROCTOBER – A MONTH OF THRILLS, CHILLS & SPILLS at The Prince Charles

• SCOOBY-DOO 35mm d. Raja Gosnell, 2002 (08 OCT 12:30 & 16:35).
• DRACULA d. Tod Browning & Karl Fruend, 1931 (08 OCT 14:35).
• MAD GOD d. Phil Tippett, 2021 (08 OCT 18:40).
• HALLOWEEN H20: 20 YEARS LATER 35mm d. Steve Miner, 1998 (08 OCT 20:45).

SPOTLIGHT ON ISABELLE HUPPERT at Ciné Lumière

• MRS HARRIS GOES TO PARIS d. Anthony Fabian, 2021 (30 SEP to 18 OCT).

UNIVERSAL CLASSIC MONSTERS at The Prince Charles 

• DRACULA d. Tod Browning & Karl Fruend, 1931 (08 OCT 14:35).

• BFI London Film Festival (05 to 16 OCT).
• Fête du Cinéma d’Animation (02 to 28 OCT).
• Kick Like A Girl (08 to 09 OCT).
• Little Wing Film Festival (05 to 09 OCT).
• Wimbledon International Short Film Festival (08 OCT).

• Also 07 to 13 OCT (various dates/times): BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1992 at: The Garden Cinema // THE CORDILLERA OF DREAMS aka La Cordillera de los sueños d. Patricio Guzmán, 2019 at: Bertha DocHouse / Ciné Lumière / ICA // NOTHING COMPARES d. Kathryn Ferguson, 2002 at: Bertha DocHouse / Picturehouse Cinemas // VENGEANCE d. B.J. Novak, 2022 at: Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Genesis Cinema / Picturehouse Cinemas.

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*THE SMALL PRINT: Opinions author’s own. // As accurate as we could make it. Apologies for any errors. Updates & corrections will be made to the online version only. // Event dates/times/formats are subject to change by the venue/organiser. Events may already be sold out at the time of posting, so please click quickly. // We try to list as many original format screenings as we can (8 to 70MM), but sometimes formats change due to age of the print, availability, logistics etc, so please check ahead with your venue if the format is your thing. // All images are used in the spirit of fair use for reporting & review – no ownership is implied or intended / unless otherwise credited to RADIANT CIRCUS as the original rights holder. We will remove any images immediately upon request – just get in touch. // We don’t filter our listings by age/certification: all readers & subscribers should therefore be 18+. // Finally, we always try to follow The Carny Code by “not screwing up anyone else’s game”, but everyone can make mistakes… If something does go wrong, we will always do our best to put it right. //.