Films in London today: HOLIDAY at ICA (02 to 08 AUG).
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SCREEN GUIDE DAILY: Films in London today 06.08.19

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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HOLIDAY d. Isabella Eklöf, 2018 + Q&A with the director at ICA (06 AUG 18:30):

  • “Holidaying on the Turkish Riviera, the girlfriend of a low-level drug lord navigates the crude objectification, menacing threats and eventual violent outbursts of her gangster boyfriend. In this highly-stylised debut feature from Isabella Eklöf (who co-wrote the 2018 Swedish film BORDER), the female protagonist seeks her revenge.”
  • Enjoys a grind show run at the same venue.

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FILMS IN LONDON TODAY

SINGLE-O EXHIBITS

Films in London today: BAD TIMING at Regent Street Cinema (06 AUG).
Films in London today: BAD TIMING at Regent Street Cinema (06 AUG).

IF…. d. Lindsay Anderson, 1968 + Q&A/Filming If…. book signing with David Wood at Curzon Richmond (06 AUG 18:10):

  • “To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of Lindsay Anderson’s if…. we screen the film followed by a Q&A with co-star David Wood, who signs copies of his book ‘Filming if….’ afterwards. An apposite winner of the Palme d’Or at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival after the previous year’s competition was suspended due to student protest and civil action, Lindsay Anderson’s countercultural satire depicts insurrection in a fictional boy’s boarding school.”

More films in London today (A – Z):

  • APOLLO 11 d. Todd Douglas Miller, 2019 at ICA (06 AUG 14:30).
  • BAD TIMING d. Nicolas Roeg, 1980 at Regent Street Cinema (06 AUG 20:35).
  • BRITAIN ON FILM: PROTEST! archive film programme at The David Lean (06 AUG 19:30).
  • IN FABRIC d. Peter Strickland, 2018 at The Prince Charles (06 AUG 13:00).
  • PENNY SLINGER: OUT OF THE SHADOWS d. Richard Kovitch, 2017 at Picturehouse Hackney (06 AUG 18:30 – Other Picturehouses available!).
  • PENTAMIND: THE ULTIMATE MIND SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP d. Hassan Amini, 2019 at JW3 (06 AUG 21:00).
  • REBECCA d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1940 at Primrose Hill Community Library (06 AUG 19:45).
  • THE SEVEN-UPS d. Philip D’Antoni, 1973 presented by Tufnell Part Film Club at The Lord Palmerston (06 AUG 20:00).
  • VARDA BY AGNÈS d. Agnès Varda, 2019 at DocHouse (06 AUG 14:00).
  • VARDA BY AGNÈS d. Agnès Varda, 2019 at The Lexi (06 AUG 20:30).
  • WIDOWS d. Steve McQueen, 2018 presented by Deeper Into Movies at Peckham Levels (06 AUG 19:00 – FREE!)

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MUSEUM SHOWS 1 // SEASONS

Films in London today: UNRELATED at BFI (06 AUG).
Films in London today: UNRELATED at BFI (06 AUG).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: TURMOIL! at BFI Southbank (AUG):

CARY GRANT: BRITAIN’S GREATEST EXPORT at BFI Southbank (AUG to SEP):

  • SUSPICION d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1941 (06 AUG 18:30).
  • HOLIDAY d. George Cukor, 1938 (06 AUG 20:40).

NO DIRECT FLIGHT at BFI Southbank (AUG):

  • BLACK GIRL d. Ousmane Sembène, 1966 + Intro by June Givanni (06 AUG 18:20).

ONCE UPON A TIME WITH TARANTINO at The Prince Charles (until 14 AUG):

PHILLIP MARLOWE ON SCREEN at The Prince Charles (UNTIL 03 SEP):

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB various roofs (until 31 JUL):

TARANTINO ON SCREEN-O at Genesis Cinema (05 to 13 AUG):

TRILOGIES & TRIPTYCHS at Close-Up Centre (01 AUG to 01 SEP):

WE’RE GONNA PARTY LIKE IT’S 1999! at The Prince Charles (02 MAY to 26 NOV):

  • THE MATRIX d. Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski, 1999 enjoys a grind show run (06 AUG 18:00).

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MUSEUM SHOWS 2 // FESTIVALS

We don’t think that there are any film festivals in London this week but we’ve been wrong before… please let us know!

GRIND SHOWS

Films in London today: RECONSTRUCTING UTØYA at DocHouse (02 to 08 AUG).
Films in London today: RECONSTRUCTING UTØYA at DocHouse (02 to 08 AUG).

OLDBOY 4K d. Chan-wook Park, 2003 at The Prince Charles (06 AUG 12:45):

  • “Based on the Japanese manga of the same name, the film tells the horrific tale of Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik), a businessman who is inexplicably kidnapped and imprisoned in a grim hotel room-like cell for 15 years, without knowing his captor or the reason for his incarceration. Eventually released, he learns of his wife’s murder and embarks on a quest for revenge.”

PHOTOGRAPH d. Ritesh Batra, 2019 at Phoenix Cinema (06 AUG 16:00 & 21:00):

  • “The latest from writer-director Ritesh Batra (The Lunchbox), Photograph is a charming tale of unlikely romance set against the vibrant backdrop of contemporary Mumbai. Rafi (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) is a struggling street photographer who takes tourist portraits at the Gateway of India. When he meets Miloni (Sanya Malhotra), a shy stranger from an affluent family, he convinces her to pose as his fiancée after his overbearing grandmother decides to pay him a visit.”

RECONSTRUCTING UTØYA d. Carl Javér, 2018 at DocHouse (06 AUG 18:30):

  • “On 22nd July, 2011, 69 people were murdered in Norway when a far-right terrorist exploded a bomb in Oslo and then proceeded to shoot children on the island of Utøya where the Labour Party’s youth league was holding its summer camp. Four survivors meet in Northern Norway with twelve young Norwegians to share their experiences and reconstruct their memories.”

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

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