SATURDAY: What’s on in London today [14/05/22]

SATURDAY 14 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

Woman with a Movie Camera: TO DIE FOR d. Gus Van Sant, 1995 + Intro by Hannah Strong at BFI Southbank (14 MAY 14:50):

• “A beautiful but naïve aspiring TV personality (Kidman) will stop at nothing to get herself in front of the camera, destroying anything and anyone who gets in her way.”

Woman with a Movie Camera: THE BLING RING d. Sofia Coppola, 2013 + Intro by Hannah Strong at BFI Southbank (14 MAY 18:00):

• “Sofia Coppola’s film, inspired by actual events, follows a group of fame-obsessed hedonistic teens who use the internet to track celebrities’ whereabouts in order to rob their LA homes.”

Joint ticket for both films available from the BFI box office (£15, concessions £12, Members pay £2 less).

• French Impressions: BENEDETTA d. Paul Verhoeven, 2021 + Intro by Jon Davies at Watermans (14 MAY 13:00).
• THE GODFATHER: 50th Anniversary d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1972 at ActOne Cinema (14 MAY 13:30 / 15 MAY 13:30).
• JULES ET JIM d. François Truffaut, 1962 at Regent Street Cinema (14 MAY 14:45 / 16 MAY 19:15 / 18 MAY 17:10).
• SEVEN SAMURAI d. Kurosawa Akira, 1954 at Japan House London (14 MAY 14:00 – FREE!).
• WHITE RIOT d. Rubika Shah, 2020 + Q&A with the director & After Party at Catford Mews (14 MAY 20:00) / Part of WE ARE LEWISHAM.
• WHO KILLED THE KLF? d. Chris Atkins, 2022 + Q&A with the director at The Ritzy (14 MAY 20:00).
• Woman with a Movie Camera: THE BLING RING d. Sofia Coppola, 2013 + Intro by Hannah Strong at BFI Southbank (14 MAY 18:00 – Joint ticket with TO DIE FOR from box office).
• Woman with a Movie Camera: TO DIE FOR d. Gus Van Sant, 1995 + Intro by Hannah Strong at BFI Southbank (14 MAY 14:50 – Join ticket with BLING RING from box office).

Check venues for full listings…

70MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY – New ‘Unrestored’ Version 70mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1968 (14 MAY 20:25).

007 SEASON at The Prince Charles

• A VIEW TO A KILL d. John Glen, 1985 (14 MAY 15:10 – 4K).

ANIME at BFI Southbank

• Contemporary Anime Auteurs: WOLF CHILDREN aka Ôkami kodomo no Ame to Yukid. Mamoru Hosoda, 2012 (14 MAY 17:40).
• Contemporary Anime Auteurs: PERFECT BLUE aka Pâfekuto Burû d. Satoshi Kon, 1997 (14 MAY 20:45).
• Studio Ghibli: CASTLE IN THE SKY aka Tenku no shnilo Rapyuta d. Hayao Miyazaki, 1986 (14 MAY 11:30).

BEST OF CÉSAR at Ciné Lumière

• THE VELVET QUEEN aka La Panthère des neiges d. Marie Amiguet & Vincent Munier, 2021 (until 23 MAY).
• HAPPENING aka L’événement d. Audrey Diwan, 2021 (14 MAY 20:40).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: A QUESTION OF FAITH at BFI Southbank

• CLEO FROM 5 TO 7 d. Agnès Varda, 1961 (14 MAY 14:45).

BLACK & WHITE MOVIES at The Prince Charles

• THE LADY EVE d. Preston Sturgess, 1941 (14 MAY 12:45).

CATALAN CINEMA NOW! INTERSECTIONS at ICA

• LIBERTAD d. Clara Roquet, 2021 (14 MAY 18:15).

CELEBRATING MARLON BRANDO at The Garden Cinema

• THE WILD ONE d. László Benedek, 1953 (14 MAY 18:40).

CELEBRATING SIDNEY POITIER at The Garden Cinema 

• LILIES OF THE FIELD d. Ralph Nelson, 1963 (14 MAY 20:45).

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

• CRIMINAL LOVERS 35mm aka Les Amants criminels d. François Ozon, 1999 (14 MAY 12:00).
• INSIDE aka À l’intérieur d. Alexandre Bustillo & Julien Maury, 2007 (14 MAY 20:50).
• Talks etc: Horror à la Française recorded panel discussion (online 11 to 31 MAY).
• Releases: VORTEX d. Gaspar Noé, 2021 (13 to 26 MAY).

ESSENTIAL CINEMA at Close-Up

• LAST YEAR IN MARIENBAD d. Alain Resnais, 1961 (14 MAY 18:30).
• THEOREM d. Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1968 (14 MAY 20:15).

NICHOLAS CAGE 35MM at Everyman Screen On The Green

• FACE/OFF 35mm d. John Woo, 1997 (14 MAY 23:00).

SCI-FI MOVIES at The Prince Charles

• 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY – New ‘Unrestored’ Version 70mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1968 (14 MAY 20:25).

SCREWBALL COMEDY at The Prince Charles

• THE LADY EVE d. Preston Sturgess, 1941 (14 MAY 12:45).

SEASCAPES: OUR OCEANS ON SCREEN at Ciné Lumière

• FINDING NEMO d. Andrew Stanton & Lee Unkrich, 2003 (14 MAY 14:00 in French with English subs).

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

• DAYS OF BEING WILD d. Wong Kar Wai, 1990 (14 MAY 18:10 – 4K).

Check venues for full listings…

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building, Peckham

• THE BATMAN (14 MAY 20:45).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Roof East, Stratford

• THE NOTEBOOK (14 MAY 20:45).

• Beyond Words French Literature Festival (16 to 22 MAY).
• Focus Hong Kong (12 to 13 MAY).
• Odyssey: A Chinese Cinema Season (10 MAY to 10 JUNE).
• Queer East Film Festival (18 to 29 MAY).
• Sci-Fi London (19 to 22 MAY).
• SERET International Israeli Film Festival (12 to 19 MAY).
• UK Asian Film Festival (04 to 15 MAY 2022).
• Village Screen Film Week (10 to 15 MAY).

• Also 13 to 19 MAY (various dates/times): FIRESTARTER d. Keith Thomas, 2022 at: Catford Mews / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas // THE WALL OF SHADOWS d. Eliza Kubarska, 2020 at: Bertha DocHouse // WHO KILLED THE KLF? d. Chris Atkins, 2022 at: Picturehouse Cinemas.

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