SATURDAY: What’s on in London today [24/07/21]

SATURDAY 24 JULY 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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• DIARY FOR MY CHILDREN 4K aka Napló gyermekeimnek d. Márta Mészáros, 1984 + Recorded Intro by Márta Mészáros at BFI Southbank (24 JUL 14:10).
• DIARY FOR MY LOVES aka Napló szerelmeimnek d. Márta Mészáros, 1987 at BFI Southbank (24 JUL 17:30).
• DIARY FOR MY FATHER AND MOTHER aka Napló apámnak, anyámnak d. Márta Mészáros, 1990 at BFI Southbank (24 JUL 20:45).
• Joint ticket available for all three DIARY trilogy films: £24, concs £18 (Members pay £3 less). Joint tickets can only be booked by calling the box office, 11.30am-8.30pm daily on 0207 928 3232.

• ANDREI RUBLEV d. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1966 at ICA (24 JUL 20:00).
• BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN aka Bronenosets Potemkin d. Sergei Eisenstein, 1925 at BFI Southbank (24 JUL 11:50).
• CASABLANCA d. Michael Curtiz, 1942 at BFI Southbank (24 JUL 14:40).
• CELESTE: ON WITH THE SHOW d. Raja Virdi, 2021 at Everyman Cinemas (24 & 25 JUL various).
• CHUNGKING EXPRESS 4K aka Chung Hing sam lam d. Wong Kar Wai, 1994 at ICA (24 JUL 17:45).
• CINEMA PARADISO aka Nuovo Cinema Paradiso d. Giuseppe Tornatore, 1988 at The Prince Charles (24 JUL 12:00).
• CLÉO FROM 5-7 d. Agnès Varda, 1962 at ICA (24 JUL 15:45).
• DAYS OF BEING WILD 4K aka Ah Fei jing juen d. Wong Kar Wai, 1990 at BFI Southbank (24 JUL 15:00).
• DIARY FOR MY CHILDREN 4K aka Napló gyermekeimnek d. Márta Mészáros, 1984 + Recorded Intro by Márta Mészáros at BFI Southbank (24 JUL 14:10).
• DIARY FOR MY LOVES aka Napló szerelmeimnek d. Márta Mészáros, 1987 at BFI Southbank (24 JUL 17:30).
• DIARY FOR MY FATHER AND MOTHER aka Napló apámnak, anyámnak d. Márta Mészáros, 1990 at BFI Southbank (24 JUL 20:45).
• IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE 4K aka Fa yeung nin wah d. Wong Kar Wai, 2000 at BFI Southbank (24 JUL 20:35).
• LADY BIRD d. Greta Gerwig, 2017 at Everyman Broadgate (24 JUL 21:00).
• LICENCE TO KILL d. John Glen, 1989 at The Prince Charles (24 JUL 17:30).
• LILTING d. Hong Khaou, 2009 + Short: TAAROF: A VERBAL DANCE d. Alannah Olivia, 2018 at BFI Southbank (24 JUL 17:20).
• LOST AND BEAUTIFUL d. Pietro Marcello, 2015 at ICA (24 JUL 13:45).
• MATTHEW BARNEY’S CREMASTER CYCLE: CREMASTER 4, 1, 5 & 2 at Picturehouse Central (24 JUL 17:00).
• MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDERETTE d. Stephen Frears, 1985 + Q&A with the director, writer Hanif Kureishi & actor Gordon Warnecke at Picturehouse Clapham (24 JUL 14:00).
• MY FATHER, THE SPY d. Jaak Kilmi & Gints Grūbe, 2019 at Bertha DocHouse (24 JUL 16:00).
• PINKY d. Elia Kazan, 1949 + Short: TWO d. Daisy Ifama, 2017 at BFI Southbank (24 JUL 11:40).
• PULP FICTION 35MM d. Quentin Tarantino, 1994 at The Prince Charles (24 JUL 20:30).
• SOLARIS d. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1972 at Close-Up (24 JUL 19:15).
• SWIMMING OUT TILL THE SEA TURNS BLUE d. Jia Zhangke, 2020 + Intro at BFI Southbank (24 JUL 14:00) / Part of Chinese Visual Festival.

• DIRTY DANCING d. Emile Ardolino, 1987 at Archlight Cinema (24 JUL 17:30).
• THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Sing-A-Long d. Michael Gracey, 2017 at The Luna Cinema at Hampton Court Palace (24 JUL 21:15).
• THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Sing-A-Long d. Michael Gracey, 2017 at The Luna Cinema at Kenwood House (24 JUL 21:15).
• THE GREATEST SHOWMAN d. Michael Gracey, 2017 at The Luna Cinema at Clapham Common (24 JUL 21:15).
• MAMA MIA! d. Phyllida Lloyd, 2008 at Bar Elba SE1 (24 JUL 14:00).
• PRETTY WOMAN d. Garry Marshall, 1990 at Rooftop Film Club, Stratford East (24 JUL 21:00)
• PULP FICTION d. Quentin Tarantino, 1994 at Rooftop Film Club, Peckham (24 JUL 21:00).
• TOP GUN d. Tony Scott, 1986 at Archlight Cinema (24 JUL 20:30).

• Chinese Visual Festival (15 to 25 JUL).
• I-D-E-N-T-I-T-I-E-S Latin American Film Festival (24 to 25 JUL).
• Sundance Film Festival (29 JUL to 01 AUG).
• Wonderous Stories Film Festival (23 to 25 JUL).

• Also (23 to 29 JUL various): A THOUSAND CUTS d. Ramona S. Diaz, 2020 at Bertha DocHouse // HERE WE ARE d. Nir Bergman, 2020 at Barbican / JW3 / Phoenix Cinema / Picturehouse Cinemas // I NEVER CRY aka Jak najdalej stad d. Piotr Domalewski, 2020 at ArtHouse Crouch End / BFI / Catford Mews / Curzon Cinemas // NIGHT OF THE KINGS aka La Nuit des rois d. Philippe Lacôte, 2020 at ArtHouse Crouch End / Barbican / The Castle Cinema / Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Genesis Cinema / Regent Street Cinema / Rio Cinema // THE WORLD TO COME d. Mona Fastvold, 2020 at Barbican / Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Olympic Studios / Phoenix Cinema / Picturehouse Cinemas / Regent Street Cinema.

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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. //.