SATURDAY: What’s on in London today [27/08/22]

SATURDAY 27 AUGUST 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

TROUBLE IN PARADISE d. Ernst Lubitsch, 1932 presented by Women & Cocaine at The Cinema Museum (27 AUG 19:30).

“I love you as a crook. I worship you as a crook. Steal, swindle, rob. Oh, but don’t become one of those useless, good-for-nothing gigolos.”

“Join Women & Cocaine as we screen Ernst Lubitsch’s elegant and naughty masterpiece, TROUBLE IN PARADISE (1932). Thief Gaston Monescu (Herbert Marshall) and playful pickpocket Lily (Miriam Hopkins) are partners in crime and love. Working for perfume company executive Mariette Colet (Kay Francis), the two crooks decide to combine their criminal talents to rob their employer. Under the alias of Monsieur Laval, Gaston uses his position as Mariette’s personal secretary to become closer to her. However, he takes things too far when he actually falls in love with Mariette, and has to choose between her and Lily.” (Women & Cocaine)

• ALICE IN THE CITIES d. Wim Wenders, 1974 at Regent Street Cinema (27 AUG 15:50 / 28 AUG 19:45 / 31 AUG 17:10).
• BABY FACE d. Alfred E. Green, 1933 at Regent Street Cinema (27 AUG 13:45).
• TOP GUN: DOUBLE BILL at Chiswick Cinema (27 AUG 18:00).
• TOP GUN: DOUBLE BILL at Picturehouse Cinemas (27 AUG various / 28 AUG various).
• TROUBLE IN PARADISE d. Ernst Lubitsch, 1932 presented by Women & Cocaine at The Cinema Museum (27 AUG 19:30).
• THE WIZARD OF OZ d. Victor Fleming, 1939 at The Garden Cinema (27 AUG 15:45).

Check venues for full listings…

90S CINEMA ON 35MM at Everyman Screen On The Green

• SCREAM 35mm d. Wes Craven, 1996 (27 AUG 22:30).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: POWER! at BFI Southbank

• THE WHITE RIBBON aka Das weisse Band d. Michael Haneke, 2009 (27 AUG 17:50).

CELEBRATING FILM NOIR at The Garden Cinema

• NIGHT AND THE CITY d. Jules Dassin, 1950 (27 AUG 15:50).

CELEBRATING PENÉLOPE CRUZ at The Garden Cinema

• EVERYBODY KNOWS d. Asghar Farhadi, 2018 (27 AUG 20:15).

CLOSE-UP ON WIM WENDERS at Close-Up

• PARIS, TEXAS d. Wim Wenders, 1984 (27 AUG 20:00).

COLLABORATIVE STORYTELLING: THE FORCED EXILE OF THE CHAGOSSIAN PEOPLE at ICA

• ANOTHER PARADISE d. Olivier Magis, 2019 + Conversation with authors Natasha Soobramanien & Luke Williams, activist Sabrina Jean, hosted by author Gurnaik Johal (27 AUG 16:00).

ESSENTIAL CINEMA at Close-Up

• UNDER THE SKIN d. Jonathan Glazer, 2013 (27 AUG 17:50).

FROM JAMAICA TO THE WORLD: REGGAE ON FILM at BFI Southbank

• BETTER MUS’ COME d. Storm Saulter, 2010 (27 AUG 20:45).
• Re-release: THE HARDER THEY COME d. Perry Henzell, 1972 (27 AUG 18:30).

KINUYO TANAKA: A LIFE IN FILM at BFI Southbank

• GIRLS OF THE NIGHT 4K aka Onna bakari no yoru d. Kinuyo Tanaka, 1961 (27 AUG 16:00).
• THE WANDERING PRINCESS 4K aka Ruten no ohi d. Kinuyo Tanaka, 1960 (27 AUG 20:50).

SATYAJIT RAY: THE LANGUAGE OF FILM at BFI Southbank

• The woman question: CHARULATA aka The Lonely Wife d. Satyajit Ray, 1964 (27 AUG 12:00).
• Travel stories: DAYS AND NIGHTS IN THE FOREST 35mm aka Aranyer Din Ratri d. Satyajit Ray, 1969 (27 AUG 14:40).
• Histories of the land: DELIVERANCE 35mm aka Sadgati d. Satyajit Ray, 1981 (27 AUG 17:30).
• Re-release: THE BIG CITY aka Mahanagar d. Satyajit Ray, 1963 (27 AUG 15:00).

• FrightFest 2022 (25 to 29 AUG).
• Portobello Film Festival (01 to 18 SEP).

OUTDOOR CINEMA Cinema at Barbican Centre 

• PRINCESS MONONOKE d. Hayao Miyazaki, 1997 subtitled (27 AUG 20:30).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building, Peckham

• FIGHT CLUB (27 AUG 20:00).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Roof East, Stratford

• LOVE & BASKETBALL (27 AUG 20:00).

• Also 26 AUG to 01 SEP (various dates/times): AKILLA’S ESCAPE d. Charles Officer, 2022 at: Picturehouse Cinemas // EM VÀ TRỊNH d. Phan Gia Nhat Linh, 2022 at: Catford Mews / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas / Rio Cinema // HER WAY aka Une Femme du monde d. Cécile Ducrocq, 2021 at: Ciné Lumière / Curzon Cinemas / ICA // THE INVITATION d. Jessica M. Thompson, 2022 at: Genesis Cinema // MR. MALCOLM’S LIST d. Emma Holly Jones, 2022 at: ArtHouse Crouch End / Barbican / Chiswick Cinema / Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Olympic Studios / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas / Riverside Studios.

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