SATURDAY: What’s on in London today [21/08/21]

SATURDAY 21 AUGUST 2021 (A–Z) // What’s on in London today including one-off events, limited runs, film clubs, repertory seasons, film festivals, outdoor events, & our selection of new releases.

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THUNDERCRACK! d. Curt McDowell, 1975 + Intro by Jane Giles at BFI Southbank (21 AUG 17:00).

• “‘Come with us into a world of degradation, a house of shame and secret guilt; an ecstasy so great that all heaven and hell becomes one Shangri-la!’Four men, three women and a gorilla descend on a remote ranch house where they’re feverishly spied upon by their neurotic, drunken host. The sex flows increasingly freely as the tall tale twists and turns to its hysterical, melodramatic climax. Curt McDowell subverts the ‘old dark house’ vibes of yore with knowing, trashy, camp deliciousness while George Kuchar provides the totally OTT script. A film of considerable notoriety – and once a regular fixture at the iconic Scala Cinema in London’s King’s Cross – this monochrome masterpiece has been criminally absent from cinema screens for too long.”

• THE 8TH d. Aideen Kane, Lucy Kennedy & Maeve O’Boyle, 2020 at Rio Cinema (21 AUG 16:15).
• 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 70MM d. Stanley Kubrick, 1968 ‘unrestored print’ at The Prince Charles (21 AUG 20:15).
• AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON d. John Landis, 1981 at The Prince Charles (21 AUG 14:45).
• CHUNGKING EXPRESS aka Chung Hing sam lam d. Wong Kar Wai, 1994 at Picturehouse Cinemas (daily 20 to 26 AUG various).
• CINEMA PARADISO 4K aka Nuovo Cinema Paradiso d. Giuseppe Tornatore, 1988 at BFI (21 AUG 14:30).
• DO THE RIGHT THING d. Spike Lee, 1989 presented by Deptford Cinema at Deptford Lounge (21 AUG 19:00).
• JACKIE BROWN d. Quentin Tarantino, 1997 at Everyman Broadgate (21 AUG 21:00).
• THE LEGEND OF 1900 aka La leggenda del pianista sull’oceano d. Giuseppe Tornatore, 1998 at BFI (21 AUG 11:50).
• MATEWAN 4K d. John Sayles, 1987 at BFI (21 AUG 12:20).
• MATTHEW BARNEY’S CREMASTER CYCLE: CREMASTER 4, 1, 5 & 2 at Picturehouse Cinemas (21 AUG various).
• MCCABE & MRS. MILLER d. Robert Altman, 1971 at ICA (21 AUG 13:30).
• MCCABE & MRS. MILLER d. Robert Altman, 1971 + Intro by Caitlin Quinlan at Riverside Studios (21 AUG 14:30).
• MODERN TIMES d. Charles Chaplin, 1936 at The Prince Charles (21 AUG 11:45).
• NOW, VOYAGER d. Irving Rapper, 1942 at BFI (daily until 26 AUG various times).
• THE ORPHANAGE aka Parwareshghah d. Shahrbanoo Sadat, 2019 at ICA (21 AUG 18:10).
• THE PRINCE OF NOTHINGWOOD d. Sonia Kronlund, 2021 at ICA (21 AUG 20:30).
• THE PRIVATE LIVES OF ELIZABETH & ESSEX 35MM d. Michael Curtiz, 1939 at BFI (21 AUG 11:40).
• SPECTRE d. Sam Mendes, 2015 at The Prince Charles (21 AUG 17:00).
• THUNDERCRACK! d. Curt McDowell, 1975 + Intro by Jane Giles at BFI Southbank (21 AUG 17:00).
• TWO MULES FOR SISTER SARA 4K d. Don Siegel, 1970 at BFI (21 AUG 20:30).
• THE STORY OF A THREE DAY PASS 4K aka La Permission d. Melvin Van Peebles, 1968 at BFI (21 AUG 20:50).

• AMÉLIE d. Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001 at Rooftop Film Club, Peckham (21 AUG 20:30).
• BABE d. Chris Noonan, 1995 presented by Stow Film Lounge at Pimp Hall Park, Chingford E4 (21 AUG 15:30+ – FREE!/No booking required).
• BRIDESMAIDS d. Paul Feig, 2011 at Rooftop Film Club, Stratford East (21 AUG 20:15).
• THE GREATEST SHOWMAN d. Michael Gracey, 2017 at The Luna Cinema at Chiswick House (21 AUG 20:15).
• MYSTERY FILM voted for by the public & presented by Stow Film Lounge at Pimp Hall Park, Chingford E4 (21 AUG 18:30+ – FREE!/No booking required).

• Everyman Music Film Festival (from 17 AUG).
• FrightFest (26 to 30 AUG).
• S.O.U.L. Fest (18 to 22 AUG).

• Also (20 to 26 AUG various dates/times): NEW ORDER aka Nuevo orden d. Michel Franco, 2020 at ArtHouse Crouch End / The Castle Cinema / Ciné Lumière (from 25 AUG) / ICA // THE NIGHT HOUSE d. David Bruckner, 2020 at Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas / Regent Street Cinema // SABAYA d. Hogir Hirori, 2021 at ArtHouse Crouch End / Bertha DocHouse / Picturehouse Cinemas // UNDERGROUND aka Souterrain d. Sophie Dupuis, 2020 at Curzon Cinemas.

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