Films in London today: BEYOND: THERE'S ALWAYS A BLACK ISSUE DEAR at The Front Room (06 FEB).
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SCREEN GUIDE DAILY: Films in London today 06.02.20

RADIANT CIRCUS is your handcrafted guide to London’s DIY, indie & alternative movie nights, film events & gallery screenings. Our DAILY UPDATE helps you find great films in London today*.

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).


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7/11 – Black Queer Short Films & Performances at The Front Room (06 FEB 19:00):

  • The Batty Mama presents: “A monthly short film and open mic night, providing a space to showcase Black Queer Art and an opportunity for artists to try out new material. The first event will be an LGBT History Month Special “Did it! Done it! Doing it well!”, where we look back at British Black Queer life and legacy and screen the inspiring BEYOND: THERE’S ALWAYS A BLACK ISSUE DEAR d. Claire Lawrie, 2018 + Q&A with cast & crew.”

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Films in London this month: HOTEL, part of THE CINEMA OF JESSICA HAUSNER at BFI Southbank (FEB).
Films in London this month: HOTEL, part of THE CINEMA OF JESSICA HAUSNER at BFI Southbank (FEB).

We’ve posted our epic roundup of February’s rep seasons & fests.

Films in London today: JESUS, part of Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme at ICA (06 FEB).
Films in London today: JESUS, part of Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme at ICA (06 FEB).

Read our in-depth guide to the Japan Foundation’s Touring Film Programme at ICA (31 JAN to 16 FEB). We’ve also posted the first of our event writeups: TEN DARK WOMEN (01 FEB 2020).


FILMS IN LONDON TODAY

SINGLE-O EXHIBITS

Films in London today: NO FATHERS IN KASHMIR at Genesis Cinema (06 FEB).
Films in London today: NO FATHERS IN KASHMIR at Genesis Cinema (06 FEB).

HITLER, STALIN AND MR. JONES d. George Carey, 2012 + Q&A with the director & producer Teresa Cherfas at Regent Street Cinema (06 FEB 18:30):

  • “In August 1935, a brilliant young Welshman called Gareth Jones was murdered by bandits on the remote Mongolian steppe. In three short years as a rookie journalist, he had infuriated the Soviet Union, hobnobbed with Hitler and Goebbels, been threatened by the Japanese military and disowned by his one time benefactor, David Lloyd George. Was his death bad luck or the work of secret agents?”

NO FATHERS IN KASHMIR d. Ashvin Kumar, 2019 + Q&A with the director at Genesis Cinema (06 FEB 21:00):

  • “A teenage British Kashmiri, Noor, retraces her roots. She is joined by Majid, a local Kashmiri boy who is more smitten by her exotic foreignness than her obsession to unravel the mysteries of their disappeared fathers.”

More films in London today (A – Z):

  • A HIDDEN LIFE d. Terrence Malick, 2020 at Phoenix Cinema (06 FEB 14:00 HOH).
  • AMERICAN: THE BILL HICKS STORY d. Matt Harlock & Paul Thomas, 2009 presented by Whirled Docs at Whirled Cinema (06 FEB 20:00).
  • BAIT d. Mark Jenkin, 2019 at Regent Street Cinema (06 FEB 20:45).
  • CAROL d. Todd Haynes, 2015 presented by Older & Prouder Elders Voice at The Lexi (06 FEB 15:00).
  • JOKER d. Todd Phillips, 2019 at Genesis Cinema (06 FEB 18:10).
  • ONCE UPON A TIME IN… HOLLYWOOD 35mm d. Quentin Tarantino, 2019 at Genesis Cinema (06 FEB 20:35).
  • ORDINARY LOVE d. Lisa Barros D’sa & Glenn Leyburn, 2019 at The David Lean (06 FEB 14:30 & 19:30).
  • PARASITE d. Bong Joon-ho, 2019 at ICA (06 FEB 18:10).
  • PRESENT. PERFECT d. Zhu Shengze, 2019 at ICA (06 FEB 14:10).
  • SOLIDARITY d. Lucy Parker, 2019 + Q&A with the director & guests from the film at DocHouse (06 FEB 18:30).
  • SO LONG, MY SON d. Xiaoshuai Wang, 2019 at Watermans (06 FEB 19:30).
  • THE STATE AGAINST MANDELA AND THE OTHERS aka L’État contre Mandela et les autres d. Nicolas Champeaux & Gilles Porte, 2018 at Ciné Lumière (06 FEB 20:30).

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MUSEUM SHOWS 1 // SEASONS

Films in London today: WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN, part of THE FILMS OF LYNNE RAMSAY at The Prince Charles (06 FEB).
Films in London today: WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN, part of THE FILMS OF LYNNE RAMSAY at The Prince Charles (06 FEB).

70mm PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles (ongoing):

  • JOKER 70mm d. Todd Phillips, 2019 (06 FEB 20:45).

ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY at The Prince Charles (JAN to FEB):

AUTOBIOGRAPHY & AUTOFICTION at Ciné Lumière (02 FEB to 31 MAR):

  • LES 400 COUPS aka The 400 Blows d. François Truffaut, 1959 (06 FEB 18:30).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: MAN VS NATURE at BFI Southbank (FEB):

  • GERRY 35mm d. Gus Van Sant, 2002 (06 FEB 20:40).

ELIA KAZAN: THE ACTORS’ DIRECTOR at BFI Southbank (FEB to MAR):

THE FILMS OF LYNNE RAMSAY at The Prince Charles (JAN to FEB):

HAPPINESS IS A STATE OF MIND: JOY & DESPAIR IN JAPANESE CINEMA at ICA (31 JAN to 16 FEB):

  • JESUS aka Boku wa Iesu-sama ga kirai d. Okuyama Hiroshi, 2018 (06 FEB 20:40).

JELINEK – HANDKE AND THE SILVER SCREEN at Austrian Cultural Forum (FEB – FREE!):

  • MALINA d. Werner Schroeter, 1990 (06 FEB 19:00 – FREE!).

THE OSCARS – AND THE NOMINEES ARE… at The Prince Charles (FEB to MAR):

  • JOKER 70mm d. Todd Phillips, 2019 (06 FEB 20:45).

ROMCOMS at House Of Vans (06 FEB to 01 MAR – FREE!/No booking required):

THE SAFDIE BROTHERS at The Prince Charles (JAN):

  • UNCUT GEMS 35mm d. Josh Safdie & Benny Safdie, 2019 (until 13 FEB/Check venue).


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MUSEUM SHOWS 2 // FESTIVALS

We don’t think there are any film festivals in London today – let us know what we’re missing!


GRIND SHOWS

Films in London today: QUEEN & SLIM at Genesis Cinema (31 JAN to 06 FEB).
Films in London today: QUEEN & SLIM at Genesis Cinema (31 JAN to 06 FEB).

BAIT d Mark Jenkin, 2019 + Short: TRAVELOGUE (1920s Archival Footage) at BFI Southbank (06 FEB 20:45):

  • “Martin (Edward Rowe) is a fisherman without a boat since his brother repurposed their father’s vessel for tourist trips. As he struggles to buy his own boat he must also cope with family rivalry and the influx of London money, stag parties and holiday homes in his picturesque Cornish harbour village. Summer brings simmering tensions to a head, with tragic consequences.”

THE LIGHTHOUSE d. Robert Eggers, 2019 at ArtHouse Crouch End (06 FEB 13:00, 15:45 HOH, 18:30 & 21:00):

  • “Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson play Victorian lightkeepers sticking out a four-week stint on a jagged windswept island. Thomas is the grizzled, demonic older man who is supposed to be training the younger Ephraim. Yet there is little guidance in their increasingly drunken meals or in Thomas’ flinty banter. As these sea dogs’ grog runs low and phantoms begin to beset the island, this deliciously gothic thriller becomes ever-more distinctive, compelling, and wild.”

QUEEN & SLIM d. Melina Matsoukas, 2019 at Genesis Cinema (06 FEB 11:00 P&B, 12:40, 15:20, 18:05 HOH & 21:00):

  • “While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman, are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results, when the man kills the police officer in self-defence. Terrified and in fear for their lives, the man, a retail employee, and the woman, a criminal defence lawyer, are forced to go on the run. But the incident is captured on video and goes viral, and the couple unwittingly become a symbol of trauma, terror, grief and pain for people across the country.”

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

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