SCREEN GUIDE DAILY: Films in London today 03.11.18

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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: New Suns Feminist Literary Festival presents PLAY IT AS IT LAYS at Barbican (03 NOV 16:00): “An ultra-rare screening of the 1972 adaptation of Joan Didion’s cult novel, starring Tuesday Weld and Anthony Perkins.”

Planning ahead? We’ve posted our RADIANT CIRCUS monthly roundup of repertory screenings for NOVEMBER.

FILMS IN LONDON TODAY

SINGLE-O EXHIBITS

Films in London today: A IS FOR ARTIST at ICA (03 NOV).
Films in London today: A IS FOR ARTIST at ICA (03 NOV).

A IS FOR ARTIST + APHRA AND ARADIA at ICA (03 NOV 14:00):

  • A screening of recent works commissioned by the ICA.
  • A IS FOR ARTIST: Ayo Akingbade’s black and white 16mm short is a contemplative meditation on what it means to sustain oneself and grow as an artist.
  • APHRA AND ARADIA: Célia Hay’s longform film follows Aphra, a young woman who travels to a desolate island to meet Aradia, a local witch.

HERE. NOW. SKATEBOARDING IN ATHENS. at House Of Vans (03 NOV 17:30 – Free! / No Booking Required):

  • An evening of film screenings celebrating Athens, skateboarding and empowering refugees and locals in their city.

PLAY IT AS IT LAYS at Barbican (03 NOV 16:00):

  • New Suns: Feminist Literary Festival presents: An ultra-rare screening of the 1972 adaptation of Joan Didion’s cult novel, starring Tuesday Weld and Anthony Perkins: ‘I know what nothing means, and keep on playing.’

More films in London today (A – Z):

MUSEUM SHOWS 1 // SEASONS

Films in London today: THE RELUCTANT REVOLUTIONARY at Deptford Cinema (03 NOV).
Films in London today: THE RELUCTANT REVOLUTIONARY at Deptford Cinema (03 NOV).

CLOSE-UP ON NURI BILGE CEYLAN at Close-Up (until 03 NOV):

JANE FONDA: COMING OF AGE at BFI Southbank (OCT to DEC):

SEAN MCALLISTER RETROSPECTIVE at Deptford Cinema (03 to 04 NOV):

Sight & Sound presents FANTASTIQUE: THE DREAM WORLDS OF FRENCH CINEMA at BFI Southbank (OCT to NOV):

MUSEUM SHOWS 2 // FESTIVALS

Film festivals in London today include:

GRIND SHOWS

Films in London this week: MIRAI at ICA (02 to 08 NOV).
Films in London this week: MIRAI at ICA (02 to 08 NOV).

BLACK MOTHER at ArtHouse Crouch End (03 NOV 18:55):

  • Part film, part baptism, director Khalik Allah embarks on a spiritual exploration through Jamaica. Soaking up its bustling metropolises and tranquil countryside, Allah introduces a succession of vividly rendered souls who call the island home.

MIRAI at ICA (03 NOV 12:05):

  • Four-year-old Kun has a new baby sister, and the loving attention once lavished on him by his parents appears to evaporate instantly. With his mother and father preoccupied, Kun experiences the arrival of his sister Mirai as competition for their love.

More films in London this week (A – Z): AN EVENING WITH BEVERLY LUFF LINN at The Prince Charles (02 to 08 NOV). THE DEMINER at The Montpellier (until 07 NOV). MANDY at The Prince Charles (until 15 NOV). NAE PASARAN at ICA (02 to o8 NOV). NANCY at Watermans (02 to 08 NOV). PETERLOO at Phoenix Cinema (02 to 08 NOV). PUTIN’S WITNESSES at DocHouse (02 to 08 NOV). REINVENTING MARVIN at Whirled Cinema (05 TO 11 NOV). THE SUMMONING presented by UKJF at JW3 (04 to 07 NOV). SUSPIRIA (1977) at The Prince Charles (02 to 15 NOV). THEY’LL LOVE ME WHEN IM DEAD at ICA (02 to 08 NOV). UTØYA – JULY 22 at The Castle Cinema (02 to 08 NOV).

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