SATURDAY: What’s on in London today [29/04/23]

SATURDAY 29 APRIL 2023 (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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THE FLYING FOOL 35mm d. Walter Summers, 1931 in association with Historic Croydon Airport Trust at The David Lean Cinema (29 APR 14:00).

“To celebrate the 95th anniversary of the opening of the Croydon Airport terminal, we are screening this comedy drama, based on a popular West End play featuring location scenes shot there. Pilot and secret agent Vincent Floyd infiltrates a gang of criminal jewel smugglers led by Michael Marlowe, aided by Marion Lee, one of Marlowe’s employees. The plot takes them from England to Paris and back, with lots of mid-air action. With a introduction on the film and its links to the Airport from Dr Mara Arts. A This is Croydon 35mm presentation in association with Historic Croydon Airport Trust.” (The David Lean Cinema)

• 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY – 55TH ANNIVERSARY d. Stanley Kubrick, 1968 at The Cinema In The Power Station (29 APR 20:30).
• 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY – 55TH ANNIVERSARY d. Stanley Kubrick, 1968 at Olympic Studios (29 APR 20:30).
• COUP 53 d. Taghi Amirani, 2019 + Q&A with the director & Martyn Pick at ActOne Cinema (29 APR 18:30).
• DOSED: THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME dir Tyler Chandler & Nicholas Meyers, 2022 + Q&A at Genesis Cinema (29 APR 18:30).
• THE FLYING FOOL 35mm d. Walter Summers, 1931 in association with Historic Croydon Airport Trust at The David Lean (29 APR 14:00).
• IN THE MIDDLE d. Greg Cruttwell, 2023 + Q&A with the director & participating referees at Picturehouse Stratford (29 APR 19:00).
• LOCAL HERO: 40TH ANNIVERSARY 35mm d. Bill Forsyth, 1983 at The Cinema Museum (29 APR 19:30).
• THE LODGER d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1926 + Live score by Minima at Riverside Studios (29 APR 18:00).
• THE OLDEST COMEDY CLUB IN BRITAIN d. Joe Bor, 2023 + Q&A with the director, Peter Grahame, cast & crew at ArtHouse Crouch End (29 APR 15:30 / 03 MAY 19:00 / 08 MAY 19:00).
• THE RASPBERRY REICH d. Bruce LaBruce, 2004 presented by a/political at 6 Stannary St (29 APR 19:00 – FREE!).

Check venues for full listings…

IMAX PRESENTATIONS at BFI IMAX

• THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE d. Aaron Horvath & Michael Jelenic, 2023 (29 APR 11:15).
• AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER 3D d. James Cameron, 2022 (29 APR 13:40).
• ANIME: SUZUME (Subtitled) d. Makoto Shinkai, 2022 (29 APR 17:40).

ANIME at The Prince Charles

• JUNK HEAD d. Takahide Hori, 2021 (29 APR 13:00).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION… at BFI Southbank

• NASHVILLE d. Robert Altman, 1975 (29 APR 16:30).
• THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY d. Jane Campion, 1996 (29 APR 20:15).

CELEBRATING QUEER CINEMA at The Garden Cinema 

• TANGERINE d. Sean Baker, 2015 (29 APR 16:20).

THE CINEMA OF WES ANDERSON ON 35MM at Everyman Screen On The Green

• THE DARJEELING LIMITED 35mm d. Wes Anderson, 2007 (29 APR 22:30).

CINEMATIC JUKEBOX / CLASSIC FILM SEASON at The Prince Charles (not listed elsewhere!)

• SAFETY LAST! d. Fred C. Newmeyer & Sam Taylor, 1923 (29 APR 15:40).
• SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN d. Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly, 1952 (29 APR 17:30).

ESSENTIAL CINEMA at Close-Up Film Centre

• FEAR EATS THE SOUL d. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1974 (29 APR 20:15).

GINGER ROGERS: ALL THAT SASS at BFI Southbank

• ROXIE HART 35mm d. William A. Wellman, 1942 (29 APR 14:30).
• STORM WARNING 35mm d. Stuart Heisler, 1951 (29 APR 18:00).

KIEŚLOWSKI’S THREE COLOURS at Close-Up 

• THREE COLOURS: RED d. Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1994 (29 APR 18:00).

MOVIE MARATHONS at The Prince Charles

• TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES + Creaturevision (29 APR 20:00).
• THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY – EXTENDED EDITIONS 4K (29 APR 23:00).
• MYSTERY MOVIE MARATHON (29 APR 23:30).

NORTHERN VOICES at BFI Southbank 

• Laughter from Liverpool + Intro (29 APR 14:50).

OUTSIDERS AND EXILES: THE FILMS OF JERZY SKOLIMOWSKI at BFI Southbank

• ESSENTIAL KILLING 35mm d. Jerzy Skolimowski, 2010 (29 APR 14:40).
• 11 MINUTES aka 11 minut d. Jerzy Skolimowski, 2015 (29 APR 20:30).

SHASHA MOVIES: ARCHIVE FEVER at ICA

• DRYLONGSO d. Cauleen Smith, 1998 + Conversation with artist-filmmaker Rachel Jones & Róisín Tapponi (29 APR 16:00).
• THE GUARD FROM UNDERGROUND d. Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 1992 (29 APR 23:00).

SIGHT & SOUND GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIME at Picturehouse Cinemas

• MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA d. Dziga Vertov, 1929 (29 APR various).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Roof East

• WHITNEY HOUSTON: I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY (29 APR 20:15).

• Cine Latino (24 APR to 07 MAY).
• Kino Short Film Festival (23 APR to 01 MAY).
• Leytonstone Loves Film Saturday Cinema (29 APR).
• London Bengali Film Festival (26 to 30 APR).
• Queer East (18 to 30 APR).
• The Tufnell Park Film Club Shorter Film Festival (30 APR).
• UK Asian Film Festival (04 to 14 MAY).

Also 28 APR to 04 MAY (various dates/times):

• ALIS dir Clare Weiskopf & Nicolas van Hemelryck, 2022 at: Bertha DocHouse.
• BIG GEORGE FOREMAN: THE MIRACULOUS STORY OF THE ONCE & FUTURE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD dir George Tillman Jr., 2023 at: Catford Mews / Everyman Cinemas / Genesis Cinema.
• DOSED: THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME dir Tyler Chandler & Nicholas Meyers, 2022 at: Genesis Cinema.
• LEAVING TO REMAIN dir Mira Erdevički, 2023 at: Bertha DocHouse / ICA.
• LOVE ACCORDING TO DALVA dir Emmanuelle Nicot, 2022 at: The Castle Cinema / Ciné Lumière / The Garden Cinema / ICA.
• THE PASSION OF REMEMBRANCE dir Isaac Julien & Maureen Blackwood, 1986 at: BFI / ICA.
• SARURA dir Nicola Zambelli, 2022 at: Bertha DocHouse.
• STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI – 40TH ANNIVERSARY d. Richard Marquand, 1983 at (28 APR to 01 MAY): Curzon Mayfair / The Ritzy.
• YOUNG SOUL REBELS dir Isaac Julien, 1991 at: BFI / ICA.

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