SATURDAY: What’s on in London today [15/10/22]

SATURDAY 15 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 BARBARIAN INVASIONS aka Les Invasions Barbares d. Denys Arcand, 2003 presented by Newington Green Film Club at Newington Green Meeting House (15 OCT 19:30 – FREE!).

“Do you love world cinema? You’re in luck! Newington Green Film Club shows specially curated European films every month. The Barbarian Invasions (“Les Invasions Barbares”) (2003): During his final days, a dying man is reunited with old friends, former lovers, his ex-wife, and his estranged son.”

• Musical Weekends: A HARD DAY’S NIGHT d. Richard Lester, 1964 at The Garden Cinema (15 OCT 18:30).
• THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS aka Les Invasions Barbares d. Denys Arcand, 2003 presented by Newington Green Film Club at Newington Green Meeting House (15 OCT 19:30 – FREE!).
• BENT 25th Anniversary d. Sean Mathias, 1997 + Q&A with the director & playwright Martin Sherman at Riverside Studios (15 OCT 14:00).
• French Impressions: BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADE d. Claire Denis, 2022 + Intro/Discussion by Jon Davies at Watermans (15 OCT 13:00).
• BFI LFF Preview – DECISION TO LEAVE d. Park Chan-Wook, 2022 at various venues, inc: ArtHouse Crouch End (15 OCT 20:00); Barbican(15 OCT 20:15); The Castle Cinema (15 OCT 21:00); Curzon Cinemas(15 OCT various); Everyman Cinemas (15 OCT various); Genesis Cinema (15 OCT 20:30); Phoenix Cinema (15 OCT 20:30); Rio Cinema(15 OCT 20:30); Riverside Studios (15 OCT 19:45). [See GRIND SHOWS for more listings]
• HOLD HOLD FIRE d. Olivia Plender, 2019 + Q&A with the director at ICA (15 OCT 14:00).
• London 48 Hour Film Project at Genesis Cinema (15 OCT 12:30).
• MUSIC IS MY LIFE d. Mpumi “Supa” Mbele, 2022 at Bertha DocHouse (15 OCT 16:00).
• MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO d. Hayao Miyazaki, 1988 at Barbican (15 OCT 14:30).
• PLANET OF THE APES 35mm d. Franklin J Schaffner, 1968 at The Cinema Museum (15 OCT 19:30).
• THE SHINING: A VISUAL AND CULTURAL HAUNTING + Panel with Craig Oldham, Jen Calleja and Gavin Turk hosted by Ella Kemp, presented by Rough Trade Books at Rio Cinema (15 OCT 13:30).
• STUDIO 17: THE LOST REGGAE TAPES d. Mark James, 2019 presented by Rhythm & Views at Picturehouse Norwood (15 OCT 19:00).
• STUDIO 17: THE LOST REGGAE TAPES d. Mark James, 2022 + Q&A with the director at The Lexi Cinema (15 OCT 18:00).

Check venues for full listings…

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA 35mm d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1992 (15 OCT 17:50).

BLACK HISTORY MONTH at The Garden Cinema

• BURNING AN ILLUSIONd. Menelik Shabazz, 1981 (15 OCT 20:25).

BLACK PARIS: FACT & FICTION at Ciné Lumière

• DILILI IN PARIS d. Michel Ocelot, 2018 (15 OCT 14:00).
• PARIS BLUES d. Martin Ritt, 1961 (15 OCT 16:00).

BLACK & WHITE MOVIES at The Prince Charles

• THE MUMMY d. Karl Freund, 1932 (15 OCT 13:00).

BOWIE: SOUND AND VISION at Picturehouse Cinemas

• LABYRINTH d. Jim Henson, 1986 (15 OCT various).

ESSENTIAL CINEMA at Close-Up

• THE SEVENTH SEAL d. Ingmar Bergman, 1957 (15 OCT 20:00).

HALLOWEEN at Everyman Screen On The Green

• AMERICAN PSYCHO 35mm d. Mary Harron, 2000 (15 OCT 23:00).

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

• THE MUMMY d. Karl Freund, 1932 (15 OCT 13:00).
• DON’T LOOK NOW d. Nicolas Roeg, 1973 (15 OCT 15:05).
• BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA 35mm d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1992 (15 OCT 17:50).
• THE CRAFT d. Andrew Fleming, 1996 (15 OCT 20:45).

MIKE LEIGH IN CONVERSATION at The Garden Cinema

• ALL OR NOTHING – RESCHEDULED DISCUSSION + Q&A without the film (15 OCT 14:00).
• VERA DRAKE – RESCHEDULED DISCUSSION + Q&A without the film (15 OCT 15:30).
• ANOTHER YEAR – RESCHEDULED DISCUSSION + Q&A without the film (15 OCT 17:00).

NEW GERMAN CINEMA at The Garden Cinema

• KINGS OF THE ROAD d. Wim Wenders, 1976 (15 OCT 15:00).

SPOTLIGHT ON ISABELLE HUPPERT at Ciné Lumière

• MRS HARRIS GOES TO PARIS d. Anthony Fabian, 2021 (30 SEP to 20 OCT).

UNIVERSAL CLASSIC MONSTERS at The Prince Charles 

• THE MUMMY d. Karl Freund, 1932 (15 OCT 13:00).

• BFI London Film Festival (05 to 16 OCT).
• British Horror Film Festival (15 OCT).
• Ethiopian Film Week (14 to 16 OCT).
• Factual Animation Film Festival (16 OCT 14:00).
• Fête du Cinéma d’Animation (02 to 28 OCT).
• The Hidden Film Festival (14 OCT).
• London East Asian Film Festival (19 to 30 OCT).
• Ocean Film Festival World Tour (18 to 21 OCT).

• Also 14 to 20 OCT (various dates/times): ALL IS VANITY d. Marcos Mereles, 2022 at: Curzon Cinemas // ALL THAT BREATHES d. Shaunak Sen, 2022 at: Bertha DocHouse / Ciné Lumière / The Garden Cinema / ICA // THE TREASURES OF CRIMEA d. Oeke Hoogendijk, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse.

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