SATURDAY: What’s on in London today [31/07/21]

SATURDAY 31 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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A JOHN CARPENTER MARATHON 5 Films, 1 Ticket at The Prince Charles (31 JUL 21:30-07:40).

• The Films // ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (1981) / THEY LIVE (1988) / plus THE APOCALYPSE TRILOGY: THE THING (1982) / PRINCE OF DARKNESS (1987) / IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS (1994).
• The Rules // “NO ADMISSIONS TO THE CINEMA ONCE THE MARATHON HAS STARTED! / NO ALCOHOL PURCHASED FROM OUTSIDE IS PERMITTED IN THE BUILDING! / AGE RESTRICTIONS: This event is strictly 18+”

• 2046 4K d. Wong Kar Wai, 2004 at BFI Southbank (31 JUL 14:30).
• A JOHN CARPENTER MARATHON 5 Films, 1 Ticket at The Prince Charles (31 JUL 21:30).
• ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN d. Alan J Pakula, 1976 at BFI Southbank (31 JUL 20:20).
• A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION 35MM d. Robert Altman, 2006 at BFI Southbank (31 JUL 17:50).
• AS TEARS GO BY 4K aka Wong Gok ka moon d. Wong Kar Wai, 1988 at BFI Southbank (31 JUL 18:00).
• CHUNGKING EXPRESS 4K aka Chung Hing sam lam d. Wong Kar Wai, 1994 at ICA (31 JUL 20:30).
• THE COMPANY 35MM d. Robert Altman, 2003 at BFI Southbank (31 JUL 11:50).
• DAYS OF BEING WILD 4K aka Ah Fei jing juen d. Wong Kar Wai, 1990 at BFI Southbank (31 JUL 20:45).
• DIARY FOR MY FATHER AND MOTHER aka Napló apámnak, anyámnak d. Márta Mészáros, 1990 at BFI Southbank (31 JUL 14:40).
• DIARY FOR MY LOVES aka Napló szerelmeimnek d. Márta Mészáros, 1987 at BFI Southbank (31 JUL 20:30).
• DISNEY PYJAMA PARTY 6 films, 1 Ticket at The Prince Charles (31 JUL 20:30).
• GOLDENEYE d. Martin Campbell, 1995 at The Prince Charles (31 JUL 17:30).
• THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL d. Wes Anderson, 2014 at The Prince Charles (31 JUL 15:00).
• THE HAND [Director’s Cut] d. Wong Kar Wai, 2004 at ICA (31 JUL 14:30).
• THE KID d. Charles Chaplin, 1921 at The Prince Charles (31 JUL 13:00).
• KILL BILL: VOL. 1 d. Quentin Tarantino, 2003 at Everyman Broadgate (31 JUL 21:00).
• LIMBO d. Ben Sharrock, 2020 + Recorded Q&A with the director at ArtHouse Crouch End (31 JUL 15:15). 
• THE NEST d. Sean Durkin, 2020 + Recorded Q&A: Barbican (31 JUL 20:35); Genesis Cinema (31 JUL 20:40); Phoenix Cinema (31 JUL 20:40); Picturehouse Cinemas (31 JUL various) / Part of Sundance London Tour.
• REAR WINDOW d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1954 at BFI Southbank (31 JUL 11:10).
• THE ROCK 35MM d. Michael Bay, 1996 at The Prince Charles (31 JUL 18:15).
• THE SACRIFICE d. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1986 at Close-Up (31 JUL 19:30).
• THE SACRIFICE d. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1986 at ICA (31 JUL 21:00).
• STALKER d. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979 at ICA (31 JUL 13:00).
• WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY aka Hva vil folk si d. Iram Haq, 2017 + Short: THE LONG GOODBYE d. Aneil Kura, 2020 at BFI Southbank (31 JUL 17:30).
• THE WITCHES OF THE ORIENT d. Julien Faraut, 2021 at ICA (31 JUL 16:00).

SUNDANCE

• Includes (check venue for full listings): CRYPTOZOO d. Dash Shaw, 2021 (31 JUL 12:30 & 12:50); TOGETHER TOGETHER d. Nikole Beckwith, 2021 (31 JUL 13:00 & 13:20); FIRST DATE d. Manuel Crosby & Darren Knapp, 2021 (31 JUL 15:00); PLEASURE d. Ninja Thyberg, 2021 (31 JUL 15:15); DEATH IN VENICE 35MM d. Luchino Visconti, 1971 (31 JUL 15:25); MISHA AND THE WOLVES d. Sam Hobkinson, 2021 + Q&A (31 JUL 18:00); UK SHORTS PROGRAMME (31 JUL 18:20); CODA d. Siân Heder, 2021 (31 JUL 19:00); THE NEST d. Sean Durkin, 2021 (31 JUL 20:30 & 20:50); THE BLAZING WORLD d. Carlson Young, 2021 (31 JUL 22:00).

ONLINE

• WEEKENDS d. Lee Dong-ha, 2016 (online from 29 JUL 19:00 to 31 JUL 23:59 – FREE!) / Part of KOREAN FILM NIGHTS.

• APOCALYPSE NOW: FINAL CUT d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1979 at Archlight Cinema (31 JUL 19:30).
• BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY d. Bryan Singer, 2018 at Bar Elba SE1 (31 JUL 19:00).
• GREASE d. Randal Kleiser, 1978 at Bar Elba SE1 (31 JUL 14:00).
• THE GREATEST SHOWMAN d. Michael Gracey, 2017 at The Luna Cinema at Westminster Abbey (31 JUL 21:00).
• THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Sing-A-Long d. Michael Gracey, 2017 at The Luna Cinema at Wimbledon Park (31 JUL 21:00).
• JUDAS & THE BLACK MESSIAH d. Shaka King, 2021 at Rooftop Film Club, Stratford East (31 JUL 20:50).
• NOTTING HILL d. Roger Michell, 1999 at Rooftop Film Club, Peckham (31 JUL 21:00).
• THE WIZARD OF OZ d. Victor Fleming, 1939 at Archlight Cinema (31 JUL 17:00).

• Sundance Film Festival (29 JUL to 01 AUG).

• Also (30 JUL to 05 AUG various): HIGHLANDER d. Russell Mulcahy, 1986 at The Prince Charles // I WAS AT HOME, BUT… d. Angela Schanelec, 2019 at ICA (until 04 AUG).

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