Radiant Circus Screen Guide - Films in London this week: BURIAL GROUND at The King & Queen (12 MAY).

SCREEN GUIDE DAILY: Films in London today 12.05.18

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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 (regular runs).

FILMS IN LONDON TODAY

SINGLE-O EXHIBITS

Radiant Circus Screen Guide - Films in London today: MANSFIELD 66/67 at ICA (12 MAY).
Films in London today: MANSFIELD 66/67 at ICA (12 MAY).

AFTER ’68 at The Whitechapel & Close-Up (12 MAY 13:00 & 20:00):

  • Regarded as a defining moment in the twentieth century, mark the 50 years since 1968 by exploring cultural expression in an age of crisis, through international artists’ films, documentaries, clips, 16mm works and much more alongside readings and discussion.
  • Part 1: THE ECONOMY OF RESISTANCE at The Whitechapel Gallery.
  • Part 2: THERE ARE THREE WAYS TO RESIST BUT THE ENEMY IS ONE at Close-Up.

MANSFIELD 66/67 + Q&A with directors P. David Ebersole & Todd Hughes at ICA (12 MAY 18:15):

  • Jayne Mansfield, an early Playboy Playmate, nightclub entertainer and singer, captivated audiences across the globe. Her mid-century rise to stardom drove her to drugs, alcohol, and a dubious affair with Anton LaVey, the charismatic leader of the Church of Satan. A fatal car crash in 1967 unleashed a litany of conspiracies. Was it a curse? Did the devil make her do it?

More films in London today (A – Z): ARRIVAL presented by Pitshanger Pictures at St Barnabas Millennium Halls (12 MAY 20:00). THE BILL REUNION 2 presented by Misty Moon Productions at The Cinema Museum (12 MAY 20:00). CALL ME BY YOUR NAME + MOONLIGHT presented by Deeper Into Movies at Moth Club (12 MAY 13:00). CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD + BURIAL GROUND presented by World Wide Weird at The King & Queen (12 MAY 17:30 – free, donation requested!). HEAVEN’S GATE at BFI (12 MAY 19:00). INCEPTION 35mm at The Prince Charles (12 MAY 17:30). THE KID at Stow Film Lounge (12 MAY 11:00). MULHOLLAND DR. 35mm at The Prince Charles (12 MAY 20:45). PAPRIKA at The Prince Charles (12 MAY 15:15).

MUSEUM SHOWS 1 // SEASONS

Radiant Circus Screen Guide - Films in London today: MR FREEDOM at BFI (12 MAY).
Films in London today: MR FREEDOM at BFI (12 MAY).

ANIMATION 2018 at BFI Southbank (all year):

CYBERPUNK ANIME at House Of Vans (06 to 25 MAY):

  • GHOST IN THE SHELL (12 MAY 15:00 & 17:30).

LOST IN AMERICA: THE OTHER SIDE OF REAGAN’S 80s at BFI Southbank (MAY):

MAY ’68 AND ITS LEGACIES at Ciné Lumière (04 to 23 MAY):

UPRISING: THE SPIRIT OF ’68 at BFI Southbank (MAY):

MUSEUM SHOWS 2 // FESTIVALS

Radiant Screen Guide - Films in London today: QUEEN OF KATWE at Herne Hill Free Film Festival (12 MAY).
Films in London today: QUEEN OF KATWE at Herne Hill Free Film Festival (12 MAY).

Herne Hill Free Film Festival (01 MAY to 01 JUN)

SERET: London Israeli Film & Television Festival (06 to 17 MAY)

London Greek Film Festival (07 to 12 MAY)

  • Various feature & short film programmes (12 MAY, Theatro Technis).

Everyman Music Film Festival (07 to 31 MAY)

GRIND SHOWS

Radiant Circus Screen Guide - Films in London this week: THE WILD BOYS at ICA (11 to 17 MAY).
Films in London today: THE WILD BOYS at ICA (11 to 17 MAY).

THE POETESS at DocHouse (12 MAY 16:30 & 20:30):

  • In 2010, Saudi Arabian writer and activist Hissa Hilal did something unimaginable – she starred in the Arab World’s biggest televised live poetry competition. Storming through the rounds, and becoming progressively more political in her critique of religious extremism and her patriarchal society, Hilal became the first woman to reach the show’s final.

REVENGE at ArtHouse Crouch End (12 MAY 13:10 & 21:00):

  • Left for dead by her boyfriend and his alpha-male friends in the remote desert, Jen rises like a phoenix to enact the bloodiest revenge possible. First-time director Coralie Fargeat has conjured a masterpiece so gruesome that paramedics had to attend to one audience member at its Toronto International Film Festival premiere.
  • Also at Barbican (11 to 17 MAY) and Rio Cinema (11 to 17 MAY).

THE WILD BOYS aka Les garçons sauvages at ICA (12 MAY 15:45 & 20:50):

  • The UK premiere of the debut feature film by French experimental filmmaker Bertrand Mandico. “Fantasy, eroticism, violence and mystery engulf a group of young, privileged teenage boys – all played by women – cast away from the island of La Réunion for committing a sadistic crime.”

More films in London this week (A to Z – click for dates/times): ANON at Rio Cinema (11 to 17 MAY). ENTEBBE at Phoenix Cinema (11 to 17 MAY). A FANTASTIC WOMAN at Whirled Cinema (14 to 20 MAY). HOW TO TALK TO GIRLS AT PARTIES  at Picturehouse Central (11 to 17 MAY – other Picturehouses available!). MANSFIELD 66/67 at ICA (11 to 17 MAY) and Rio Cinema (11 to 17 MAY). SHADOW WORLD at DocHouse (11 to 17 MAY).

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*THE SMALL PRINT: As accurate as we could make it. Apologies for any errors. Apologies if we have missed your event. Updates & corrections will be made to the online version. Event dates/times are subject to change by the venue/organiser. We check box office each morning for films in London today and try to only list events you can book for at the time of posting: some events may still be sold out. Please click quickly! We don’t filter by age/certification: all readers & subscribers should be 18+.

Featured attraction: CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD + BURIAL GROUND presented by World Wide Weird at The King & Queen (12 MAY 17:30 – free, donation requested!).