SATURDAY: What’s on in London today [26/03/22]

SATURDAY 26 MARCH 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

Exploding Cinema at The Cinema Museum (26 MAR 19:30):

“Immerse yourselves in the fantastic minutiae of film, where the past meets the future within a kaleidoscope of imagery. Now in its 30th year, the Exploding Cinema presents for your entertainment, its latest programme of fresh, vital, disease-free independent short films submitted by local & international filmmakers.”

• THE BEATLES: GET BACK – THE ROOFTOP CONCERT d. Peter Jackson, 2021 at The Lexi Cinema (26 MAR 21:20).
• BELFAST d. Kenneth Branagh, 2021 at The David Lean (26 MAR 14:00).
• DUTY FREE d. Sian-Pierre Regis, 2020 at Bertha DocHouse (26 MAR 16:30).
• Exploding Cinema at The Cinema Museum (26 MAR 19:30).
• THE IPCRESS FILE d. Sidney J. Furie, 1965 at Olympic Studios (26 MAR 14:30).
• THE GODFATHER: 50th Anniversary d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1972 at Riverside Studios (26 MAR 14:00).
• THE GODFATHER: 50th Anniversary d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1972 at Olympic Studios (26 MAR 20:40).
• THE GODFATHER PART II d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1974 at Genesis Cinema (26 MAR 19:00 / 27 MAR 19:00 / 30 MAR 19:30 / 31 MAR 19:30).
• ROCKS d. Sarah Gavron, 2019 + Q&A with Melissa Cummings-Quarry & Natalie A. Carter, authors of Grown: The Black Girls’ Guide to Glowing Up at Picturehouse Finsbury Park (26 MAR 12:00).
• SOUTH: SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON’S GLORIOUS EPIC OF THE ANTARCTIC d. Frank Hurley, 1919 at Picturehouse Cinemas (25 to 31 MAR various).

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): LICORICE PIZZA 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021 (until 04 APR various).

70MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE MASTER 70mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2012 (26 MAR 12:40).

007 SEASON at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): LIVE AND LET DIE 4K d. Guy Hamilton, 1973 (26 MAR 15:45).

70S CINEMA LATE NIGHTS 35MM at Everyman Screen On The Green

• Includes (check venue for full listings): ENTER THE DRAGON 35mm d. Robert Clouse, 1973 (26 MAR 22:30).

ANNIVERSARY SCREENINGS at The Prince Charles (not listed in other seasons!)

• Includes (check venue for full listings): ALADDIN d. Ron Clements & John Musker, 1992 (26 MAR 18:35).

BEST OF CÉSAR at Ciné Lumière

• Includes (check venue for full listings): PARIS 13TH DISTRICT aka Les Olympiades  d. Jacques Audiard, 2021 (until 31 MAR various).

CELEBRATING MARLON BRANDO at The Garden Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE d. Elia Kazan, 1951 (26 MAR 18:00); ON THE WATERFRONT d. Elia Kazan, 1954 (26 MAR 21:00).

MOVIE MARATHONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): STUDIO GHIBLI PYJAMA PARTY 5 Films, 1 Ticket (26 MAR 21:00); MYSTERY MOVIE MARATHON 5 Mystery Films, 1 Ticket (26 MAR 21:30).

OSCAR NOMINEES at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): PARALLEL MOTHERS d. Pedro Almodóvar, 2021 (25 to 31 MAR); LICORICE PIZZA 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021 (until 04 APR various).

OSCAR® WEEK at Barbican

• Includes (check venue for full listings): RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON d. Don Hall, Carlos Lopez Estrada, Paul Briggs & John Ripa, 2021 (26 MAR 13:30); LUNANA: A YAK IN THE CLASSROOM d. Pawo Choyning Dorji, 2019 (26 MAR 15:45); DUNE d. Denis Villeneuve, 2021 (26 MAR 17:15); NIGHTMARE ALLEY d. Guillermo Del Toro, 2021 (26 MAR 20:20).

RADICAL FILMS / RADICAL FORMS at The Yellow

• Includes (check venue for listings): OUT ON THE STREET d. Jasmina Metwaly & Philip Rizk, 2015 + Q&A with the director (26 MAR 13:30 – FREE!); Workshop on Collective Theatre Techniques in Documentary (26 MAR 16:00 – FREE!); GHOST HUNTING d. Raed Andoni, 2017 + Panel (26 MAR 19:00 – FREE!).

STUDIO GHIBLI at Picturehouse Cinemas

• Includes (check venue for listings): SPIRITED AWAY d. Hayao Miyazaki, 2001 (from 26 MAR).

• The Banff Mountain Film Festival (14 to 25 MAR).
• BFI Flare (16 to 27 MAR).
• Essay Film Festival (19 MAR to 23 APR).
• Hong Kong Film Festival (19 to 27 MAR).
• Human Rights Watch Film Festival (17 to 25 MAR).
• Kinoteka Polish Film Festival (09 MAR to 03 APR).

• Also 25 to 31 MAR (various dates/times): CHOPPER: 20th Anniversary d. Andrew Dominik, 2000 at: Genesis Cinemas / Prince Charles Cinema // ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU d. Seung-wan Ryu, 2021: Curzon Cinemas // SIN LA HABANA d. Kaveh Nabatian, 2021 at: JW3 // VALLEY OF SOULS aka Tantas almas d. Nicolás Rincón Gille, 2019 at: ICA // XUETA ISLAND d. Ofer Laszewicki, Dani Rotstein & Felipe Wolokita, 2021 at: JW3 (from 29 MAR).

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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. //.