RADIANT CIRCUS #ScreenGuide - Films in London today: AMÁ at Regent Street Cinema (02 OCT).
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SCREEN GUIDE DAILY: Films in London today 02.10.19

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Find films in London today by: SINGLE-O EXHIBITS (one-off attractions) // MUSEUM SHOWS (several exhibits under one roof – seasons & festivals) // GRIND SHOWS (a selection of regular runs).

FEATURED ATTRACTION

AMÁ d. Lorna Tucker, 2018 + Q&A with the director & executive producer Charon Asetoyer at Regent Street Cinema (02 OCT 19:00):

  • The Circle presents: “AMÁ is a feature length documentary which tells an important and untold story: the abuses committed against Native American women by the United States Government during the 1960’s and 70’s: removed from their families and sent to boarding schools, forced relocation away from their traditional lands and involuntary sterilization.”

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LUNCHTIME FILM SOCIETY - A new popup cinema by Radiant Circus at the Bridewell Theatre - 22 OCT to 01 NOV 2019

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Films in London this month: THE HELLSTROM CHRONICLE part of LIVE CULTURES at Close-Up (15 to 25 OCT).

Online at radiantcircus.com: Our epic OCTOBER  roundup helps you navigate all the rep seasons & film festivals projecting across London this month.

SCREEN DIARY: NEW HEIGHTS, part of Smartphone Film Festival at Leytonstone Loves Film (28 SEP).

#32BoroughsOfFilm: We started our yearlong tour of community cinema with visits to Richmond Film Society to see Hirokazu Kore-eda’s SHOPLIFTERS (24 SEP 2019) & Leytonstone Loves Film for the Smartphone Film Festival (28 SEP 2019). (Many) more to come!

FILMS IN LONDON TODAY

SINGLE-O EXHIBITS

Films in London today: DIRTY GOD at Harris Academy South Norwood (02 OCT).
Films in London today: DIRTY GOD at Harris Academy South Norwood (02 OCT).

DIRTY GOD d. Sacha Polak, 2019 + Q&A with actor Vicky Knight at Harris Academy South Norwood (02 OCT 19:45):

  • Screen25 presents: “A timely story delivered with passion and urgency by newcomer Vicky Knight, who is captivating as a restless, impulsive and ultimately courageous young woman facing a drastic change in the way the world looks at her.”

ROGER WATERS US + THEM d. Sean Evans, 2018 + Intro by Roger Waters at Barbican (02 OCT 18:10):

  • “Filmed in Amsterdam on the European leg of Roger Waters’ 2017 – 2018 Us + Them tour which saw him perform to over two million people worldwide, the film features songs from his legendary Pink Floyd albums (The Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall, Animals, Wish You Were Here) and from his last album, Is This The Life We Really Want?”
  • Also at Genesis Cinema (02 OCT 20:50).

More films in London today (A – Z):

  • BLINDED BY THE LIGHT d. Gurinder Chadha, 2019 at The David Lean (02 OCT 19:30).
  • DAZED & CONFUSED d. Richard Linklater, 1993 presented by Twickenham Film Club at The Exchange (02 OCT 19:30). 
  • EL ANGEL d. Luis Ortega, 2018 part of Latin America Cinema Nights at Deptford Cinema (02 OCT 20:00). 
  • FOR SAMA d. Waad al-Kateab & Edward Watts, 2019 at Genesis Cinema (02 OCT 18:30). 
  • THE GLASS BOTTOM BOAT 35mm d. Frank Tashlin, 1966 at Regent Street Cinema (02 OCT 12:00 & 15:30).
  • JUDY d. Rupert Goold, 2019 at ArtHouse Crouch End (02 OCT 12:20 & 18:20).
  • TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE d. Trey Parker, 2004 presented by Deeper Into Movies at Peckham Levels (02 OCT 19:30 – FREE!). 
  • THE THIRD MAN d. Carol Reed, 1949 at at Ciné Lumière (02 OCT 16:15). 
  • UNDERCOVER WITH THE CLERICS: IRAQ’S SECRET SEX TRADE + Q&A with reporter Nawal Al-Maghafi & the film’s production team at Frontline Club (02 OCT 19:00).

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MUSEUM SHOWS 1 // SEASONS

Films in London today: KATZELMACHER, part of CLOSE-UP ON RAINER WERNER FASSBINDER at Close-Up (02 OCT).
Films in London today: KATZELMACHER, part of CLOSE-UP ON RAINER WERNER FASSBINDER at Close-Up (02 OCT).

CLOSE-UP ON RAINER WERNER FASSBINDER at Close-Up (01 OCT to 01 DEC):

  • KATZELMACHER d. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1969 (02 OCT 20:15).

THE FILMS OF DAVID FINCHER at The Prince Charles (15 AUG to 21 NOV):

  • FIGHT CLUB d. David Fincher, 1999 (02 OCT 12:45).

IN THE EYES OF THE LAW at Ciné Lumière (25 AUG to 02 OCT):

L’AVEU d. Costa-Gavras, 1970 (02 OCT 19:00).

MARIANO LLINÁS PRESENTS LA FLOR at ICA (13 to 02 OCT):

THRILLERS & KILLERS & MONSTERS, OH MY! at The Prince Charles (27 SEP to 01 NOV):

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MUSEUM SHOWS 2 // FESTIVALS

Films in London today: ARTHUR, part of The Top Dog Film Festival UK Tour at Conway Hall (01 to 02 OCT).
Films in London today: ARTHUR, part of The Top Dog Film Festival UK Tour at Conway Hall (01 to 02 OCT).

Film festivals in London today include:

GRIND SHOWS

Films in London today: THE LAST TREE at Peckhamplex (27 SEP to 03 OCT).
Films in London today: THE LAST TREE at Peckhamplex (27 SEP to 03 OCT).

AMERICAN PSYCHO 35mm d. Mary Harron, 2000 at The Prince Charles (02 OCT 15:45):

  • In New York City in 1987, a handsome, young urban professional, Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale), lives a second life as a gruesome serial killer by night. The cast is filled by the detective (Willem Dafoe), the fiance (Reese Witherspoon), the mistress (Samantha Mathis), the coworker (Jared Leto), and the secretary (Chloë Sevigny). This is a biting, wry comedy examining the elements that make a man a monster.

THE LAST TREE d. Shola Amoo, 2019 at Peckhamplex (02 OCT 17:50 & 20:30):

  • “Femi is a British boy of Nigerian heritage who, after a happy childhood in rural Lincolnshire, moves to inner London to live with his mum. Struggling with the unfamiliar culture and values of his new environment, teenage Femi has to figure out which path to adulthood he wants to take.”

NORMAL d. Adele Tulli, 2019 at ICA (02 OCT 15:00 & 20:00):

  • “Through a series of wry and acerbic vignettes, Italian filmmaker Adele Tulli’s Normal playfully exposes the spectacle of gender in our everyday lives. Featuring quotidian scenes shot throughout Italy, the film observes individuals – from childhood to adulthood – navigating normative gendered behaviour.”

More films in London this week (A – Z):

AD ASTRA d. James Gray, 2019 at The Lexi (until 03 OCT). BAIT d. Mark Jenkin, 2019 at ICA (until 03 OCT). BOOKSMART d. Olivia Wilde, 2019 at Whirled Cinema (30 SEP to 06 OCT). CIELO d. Alison McAlpine, 2018 at ICA (27 SEP to 02 OCT). CURTIZ d. as Yvan Topolanszky, 2018 at JW3 (02 to 10 OCT). THE FAREWELL d. Lulu Wang, 2019 at Barbican (until 03 OCT). FOR SAMA d. Waad Al-Khateab & Edward Watts, 2019 at The Castle Cinema (until 03 OCT). THE GOLDFINCH d. John Crowley, 2019 at Phoenix Cinema (27 SEP to 03 OCT). HONEYLAND d. Tamara Kotevska, Ljubomir Stefanov, 2019 at DocHouse (until 03 OCT). HOTEL MUMBAI d. Anthony Maras, 2019 at Rio Cinema (27 SEP to 03 OCT). HUSTLERSd. Lorene Scafaria, 2019 at Genesis Cinema (until 03 SEP). THE LAUNDROMAT at ArtHouse Crouch End d. Steven Soderbergh, 2019 (27 SEP to 03 OCT). ONCE UPON A TIME IN… HOLLYWOOD 35mm d. Quentin Tarrantino, 2019 at Genesis Cinema (until 03 OCT – Check schedule for formats). ONE CHILD NATION d. Zhang Lynn & Nanfu Wang, 2019 at Barbican (27 SEP to 01 OCT). ON THE PRESIDENT’S ORDERS d. James Jones & Olivier Sarbil, 2019 at DocHouse (27 SEP to 03 OCT). PAIN AND GLORY d. Pedro Almodóvar, 2019 at The Prince Charles (until 02 OCT). SEA OF SHADOWS at Ciné Lumière (27 SEP to 03 OCT). SKIN d. Guy Nattiv, 2018 at Genesis Cinema (27 SEP to 03 OCT). THE SOUVENIR d. Joanna Hogg, 2019 at The Prince Charles (until 03 OCT).

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