SATURDAY: What’s on in London today [25/09/21]
SATURDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 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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NADJA 35mm d. Michael Almereyda, 1994 + Q&A with composer/sound designer Simon Fisher Turner & actors Galaxy Craze & Karl Geary at ICA (25 SEP 18:30) / Part of LOST VAMPIRES.
- “Absent from UK screens since its original release by the ICA in 1996, Michael Almereyda’s stylised vampire film is a one-of-a-kind mix of André Breton, DRACULA’S DAUGHTER and 1990s existentialism by way of US independent filmmaking.”
- The 35mm print obtained for this screening is in English language with Spanish subtitles and is believed to be the only one in existence in Europe.
- Presented in partnership with Geoffrey Badger and the National Film & Television School. Also from NFTS students today: VAGABOND d. Agnès Varda, 1985 + Recorded intro by So Mayer at Genesis Cinema (25 SEP 15:15) / Part of NOT LIKE US?
- ADAM d. Maryam Touzani, 2019 at BFI (25 SEP 14:20).
- APOCALYPSE NOW: FINAL CUT 35mmd. Francis Ford Coppola, 1979 at The Prince Charles (25 SEP 17:30).
- THE BINGO LONG TRAVELING ALL-STARS & MOTOR KINGS d. John Badham, 1976 at BFI (25 SEP 14:45).
- DUNE d. David Lynch, 1984 at Regent Street Cinema (25 SEP 14:30).
- Encounters Film Festival at Rio Cinema (25 SEP 15:30).
- KURT & COURTNEY d. Nick Broomfield, 1998 at BFI (25 SEP 14:30).
- LIFE, ANIMATED d. Roger Ross Williams, 2019 + Intro/Q&A with Alex Widdowson, Tim Webb & Carla MacKinnon at Barbican (25 SEP 14:30).
- THE LION KING d. Roger Allers & Rob Minkoff, 1994 at The Prince Charles (25 SEP 12:05).
- NADJA 35mm d. Michael Almereyda, 1994 + Q&A with composer/sound designer Simon Fisher Turner & actors Galaxy Craze & Karl Geary at ICA (25 SEP 18:30).
- NICOLAS CAGE MARATHON at The Prince Charles (25 SEP 21:30).
- PIXAR PYJAMA PARTY at The Prince Charles (25 SEP 21:00).
- PRISONERS d. Denis Villeneuve, 2013 at BFI (25 SEP 17:00).
- REAR WINDOW d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1954 at BFI (25 SEP 20:45).
- THE RED SHOES 35mm d. Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, 1948 at The Prince Charles (25 SEP 14:15).
- SELF PORTRAIT + COUP DE GRÂCE + VHS d. Salomé Lamas, 2018, 2017, 2010 + Intro with the director at ICA (25 SEP 16:00).
- THE SEVENTH SEAL d. Ingmar Bergman, 1957 at Close-Up (25 SEP 20:15).
- SICARIO d. Denis Villeneuve, 2015 at BFI (25 SEP 20:40).
- VAGABOND d. Agnès Varda, 1985 + Recorded intro by So Mayer at Genesis Cinema (25 SEP 15:15).
- CANDYMAN d. Nia DaCosta, 2021 at Rooftop Film Club, Peckham (25 SEP 20:00).
- PULP FICTION d. Quentin Tarantino, 1994 open captions at Rooftop Film Club, Stratford East (25 SEP 20:00 – END OF THE SEASON!).
- Alyssa: Tunisian Film Festival (25 to 26 SEP).
- CASA Festival (01 to 29 SEP).
- Crystal Palace International Film Festval (09 SEP to 02 OCT).
- EFN Short Film Festival (27 SEP to 01 OCT).
- Japanese Avant-garde & Experimental Film Festival (16 to 19 SEP at Barbican / 20 to 30 SEP online).
- Little Wing Film Festival (21 to 26 SEP).
- Loco Shorts Weekender (24 to 26 SEP).
- London Indian Film Festival Autumn Edition (18 to 30 SEP).
- London Spanish Film Festival (23 to 29 SEP).
- New Renaissance Film Festival (24 to 26 SEP).
- Queer East Film Festival (15 to 26 SEP).
- Unrestricted View Horror Film Festival (20 to 25 SEP).
- Women Over 50 Film Festival (25 SEP to 02 OCT).
- World Cinema Film Festival (24 to 25 SEP / Online 19 to 26 SEP).
BALLOON d. Pema Tseden, 2019.
- Various venues inc: Barbican / The Castle Cinema / ICA.
GAGARINE d. Fanny Liatard & Jérémy Trouilh, 2020.
- Various venues inc: Arthouse Crouch End / Barbican / The Castle Cinema / Catford Mews / Ciné Lumière / Curzon Cinemas / ICA / Rio Cinema
THE MAN WHO SOLD HIS SKIN d. Kaouther Ben Hania, 2020.
- Various venues inc: Barbican / Ciné Lumière / Genesis Cinema / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas / Rio Cinema / Riverside Studios
- Also (24 to 30 SEP various dates/times): DUNE d. David Lynch, 1984 at: Genesis Cinema / ICA / Picturehouse Cinemas / Rio Cinema // THE GREEN KNIGHT d. David Lowery, 2021 at: ArtHouse Crouch End / Barbican / Catford Mews / Chiswick Cinema / Cinema in the Arches / Curzon Cinemas / Electric Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Olympic Studios / Phoenix Cinema // PICTURE STORIES d. Rob West, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse // SWEETHEART d. Marley Morrison, 2021 at: BFI / Catford Mews / Chiswick Cinema / Curzon Cinemas / ICA / Picturehouse Cinemas.
- 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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