SATURDAY: What’s on in London today [23/04/22]
SATURDAY 23 APRIL 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.
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NIGEL KNEALE: A CENTENARY CELEBRATION a day of screenings & talks at Picturehouse Crouch End (23 APR 11:00) / Head to nigelknealecentenary.com for full programme information!
A day of rare screenings and talks celebrating one of Britain’s most influential screenwriters.
“Nigel Kneale was one of Britain’s most significant screenwriters of the twentieth century. Credited by Mark Gatiss as “the inventor of modern television”, Kneale’s works included the Quatermass serials, The Year of the Sex Olympics, The Stone Tape, Beasts and essential television adaptations of The Woman in Black and Nineteen Eighty-Four.”
“Although not as widely lauded in his lifetime as many of his contemporaries, Kneale was a profound influence for many writers and filmmakers, including John Carpenter, Stanley Kubrick and Stephen King, and his shadow falls over a vast number of television series and films, among them The X-Files, The League of Gentlemen and, of course, Doctor Who.”
“To celebrate the hundredth anniversary of Nigel Kneale’s birth, this day-long event features expert panels and members of cast and crew looking at Kneale’s work in television and film, and his influence and legacy; a live reading of his “lost” 1952 radio play You Must Listen; and screenings of several of Kneale’s classic works.”


- CODA d. Sian Header, 2021 captioned in English + BSL interpreted Q&A with actor Emilia Jones at Olympic Studios (23 APR 20:20).
- COMPARTMENT NO.6 d. Juho Kuosmanen, 2021 + Q&A with the director at Curzon Soho (23 APR 17:40).
- Double-bill: Curse of the Mummies featuring DAWN OF THE MUMMY d. Frank Agrama, 1981 + THE MUMMY’S REVENGE d. Carlos Aured, 1975 presented by World Wide Weird to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support at The King & Queen (23 APR 17:00).
- THE DUKE d. Roger Michell, 2020 at The David Lean (23 APR 14:00).
- HANCOCK’S HALF HOUR Triple Bill + Introduction In association with The Tony Hancock Appreciation Society at Riverside Studios (23 APR 14:00).
- THE HANDMAIDEN: DIRECTOR’S CUT d. Park Chan-Wook, 2016 at The Prince Charles (23 APR 20:30).
- Kennington Bioscope Silent Laughter Weekend at The Cinema Museum (23 to 24 APR).
- MY FIRST SUMMER d. Katie Found, 2020 presented by Queer Film Club at London LGBTQ+ Community Centre (23 APR 16:00 / Donation requested).
- NIGEL KNEALE: A CENTENARY CELEBRATION a day of screenings & talks at Picturehouse Crouch End (23 APR 11:00).
- THRONE OF BLOOD d. Akira Kurosawa, 1957 presented by No Bollocks Film Club at The Castle Cinema (23 APR 14:00).
ONLINE
- French Impressions: Online discussion of PARIS, 13TH DISTRICT aka Les Olympiades, Paris 13e d. Jacques Audiard, 2021 with Jon Davies at Watermans (23 APR 14:30 – Watch film beforehand!).

Check venues for full listings…
007 SEASON at The Prince Charles
- FOR YOUR EYES ONLY d. John Glen, 1981 (23 APR 15:10 4K).
ANIME at BFI Southbank
- MAQUIA: WHEN THE PROMISED FLOWER BLOOMS aka Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana o Kazaro d. Mari Okada, 2018 (23 APR 17:45).
- ROYAL SPACE FORCE: THE WINGS OF HONNEAMISE aka Oritsu Uchugun: Oneamisu no Tsubasa d. Hiroyuki Yamada, 1987 (23 APR 20:40).
BEST OF CÉSAR at Ciné Lumière
- BENEDETTA d. Paul Verhoeven, 2021 (23 APR 18:05).
- HAPPENING aka L’événement d. Audrey Diwan, 2021 (until 20 MAY various).
BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: A QUESTION OF FAITH at BFI Southbank
- ORDET aka The Word d. Carl Dreyer, 1955 (23 APR 11:50).
- STALKER d. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979 (23 APR 20:00).
BLACK & WHITE MOVIES at The Prince Charles
- HIS GIRL FRIDAY d. Howard Hawks, 1940 (23 APR 12:45).
CELEBRATING MARLON BRANDO at The Garden Cinema
- A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE d. Elia Kazan, 1951 (23 APR 18:10).
- THE MEN d. Fred Zinnemann, 1950 (23 APR 20:50).
CLOSE-UP ON JOHN CASSAVETES at Close-Up
- SHADOWS d. John Cassavetes, 1959 (23 APR 18:15).
- OPENING NIGHT d. John Cassavetes, 1977 (23 APR 20:00).
GENESIS 23RD BIRTHDAY at Genesis Cinema
- HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON d. Chris Sanders & Dean DeBlois, 2010 (23 APR 13:00).
- FRANCES HA d. Noah Baumbach, 2012 (23 APR 18:30).
IN FOCUS: ROSINE MBAKAM at ICA
- DELPHINE’S PRAYERS aka Les Prières de Delphine d. Rosine Mfetgo Mbakam, 2021 (23 APR 14:45).
JOACHIM TRIER’S OSLO TRILOGY at ICA
- THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD d. Joachim Trier, 2022 (until 28 APR various).
JOACHIM TRIER’S OSLO TRILOGY at The Prince Charles
- THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD d. Joachim Trier, 2022 (until 28 APR various).
LIV ULLMANN: FACE TO FACE at BFI Southbank
- THE PASSION OF ANNA aka En Passion d. Ingmar Bergman, 1969 (23 APR 14:20).
- FAITHLESS aka Trolösa d. Liv Ullmann, 2000 + Intro by Nellie Alston, T A P E Collective (23 APR 16:40).
NIGHTMARES AND DAYDREAMS: A CENTENARY CELEBRATION OF SCREENWRITER NIGEL KNEALE at BFI Southbank
- THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN d. Val Guest, 1957 (23 APR 14:50).
- See also: NIGEL KNEALE: A CENTENARY CELEBRATION a day of screenings & talks at Picturehouse Crouch End (23 APR 11:00).
PAUL VERHOEVEN 35MM LATE NIGHTS at Everyman Screen On The Green
- SHOWGIRLS 35mm d. Paul Verhoeven, 1995 (23 APR 22:30).
SCREWBALL COMEDY at The Prince Charles
- HIS GIRL FRIDAY d. Howard Hawks, 1940 (23 APR 12:45).

- Essay Film Festival (19 MAR to 23 APR).
- Kennington Bioscope Silent Laughter Weekend (23 to 24 APR).
- Unrestricted View Film Festival (25 APR to 01 MAY).
- Women Of The Lens Film Festival (23 & 30 APR).


HAPPENING dir. Audrey Diwan, 2021:
- Various venues, inc: ActOne Cinema / Barbican / Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Genesis Cinema / ICA / Phoenix Cinema / Picturehouse Cinemas

SAINT-NARCISSE dir. Bruce LaBruce, 2020:
- Various venues, inc: ICA

THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT dir. Tom Gormican, 2021:
- Various venues, inc: ActOne Cinema / ArtHouse Crouch End / Barbican / The Castle Cinema / The Cinema In The Arches / Curzon Cinemas / Electric Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Genesis Cinema / Kino Bermondsey / Peckhamplex / The Prince Charles / Picturehouse Cinemas / Rio Cinema
- Also 22 to 28 APR (various dates/times): ENNIO dir. Giuseppe Tornatore, 2021: Bertha DocHouse / BFI / Curzon Cinemas / ICA / Picturehouse Cinemas // FIREBIRD dir. Peeter Rebane, 2021 at: BFI / Peckhamplex // TONIGHT’S HOMEWORK dir. Ashkan Nejati & Mehran Nematollahi, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse.

- Sine Screen presents Vulnerable Histories at Close-Up & The Garden Cinema (19 to 26 AUG 2023)
- Lost Reels presents 16mm & 35mm screenings at The Cinema Museum & ICA (19 & 31 AUG 2023)
- The Duke Mitchell Film Club presents DukeFest 2023: A Brave New World (13 to 16 AUG 2023)
- Cinema Mentiré launches with OLHAR PERIFERICO season (AUG 2023)

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