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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).

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ALL OVER ME d. Alex Sichel, 1997 part of #GENESISTERS at Genesis Cinema (20 APR 21:00):

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Celebrating their first birthday, Zodiac Film Club write about the most Zodiac AKA terrifying birthdays in cinema.
Ahead of this week’s screening of BLADE RUNNER – THE FINAL CUT (23 APR, Regent Street Cinema), Gerry Maguire introduces new film strand DAYS OF FUTURE PAST.
SUPAKINO and THE CELLULOID SORCERESS announce the next edition of MIDNIGHT EXCESS at Rio Cinema: BERRY GORDY’S THE LAST DRAGON / NEVER TOO YOUNG TO DIE (11 MAY 23:00+, Rio Cinema). RADIANT CIRCUS subscribers can unlock a juicy discount at patreon.com.

FILMS IN LONDON TODAY

SINGLE-O EXHIBITS

More films in London today (A – Z):

3 FACES d. Jafar Panahi, 2018 at Ciné Lumière (20 APR 16:15).
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE d. Stanley Kubrick, 1971 at Barbican (20 APR 17:30).
BEING FRANK: THE CHRIS SIEVEY STORY d. Steve Sullivan, 2018 at DocHouse (20 APR 14:20).
JURASSIC PARK 35mm d. Steven Spielberg, 1993 at The Prince Charles (20 APR 20:45).
THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER d. Sara Colangelo, 2018 at Regent Street Cinema (20 APR 14:30, 16:30, 18:30 & 20:30).
MANDY d. Panos Cosmatos, 2018 at The Prince Charles (20 APR 21:00).
Music Believed Wiped Session 1: Reel-Time! at BFI (20 APR 15:15).
Music Believed Wiped Session 2: Cilla at BFI (20 APR 18:00).
PSYCHO d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1960 at Everyman Screen On The Green (20 APR 23:30).
SKY AND GROUND d. Talya Tibbon & Joshua Bennett, 2017 at DocHouse (20 APR 20:30).
WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT d. Robert Zemeckis, 1988 at The Prince Charles (20 APR 14:40).

MUSEUM SHOWS 1 // SEASONS

Films in London today: HARD TO BE A GOD at Close-Up (20 APR).

70mm PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles (ongoing):

INTERSTELLAR 70mm d. Christopher Nolan, 2014 (20 APR 17:10).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: THE MEANINGS OF LIFE at BFI Southbank (APR):

FARGO d. Joel Coen, 1996 (20 APR 20:50).

CLOSE-UP ON ANDREI TARKOVSKY at Close-Up (until 21 APR):

STALKER d. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979 (20 APR 16:30).
HARD TO BE A GOOD d. Aleksei German, 2013 (20 APR 19:40).

KUBRICK at BFI Southbank (APR to MAY):

THE SHINING (Extended Version) d. Stanley Kubrick, 1980 (20 APR 20:10).
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE d. Stanley Kubrick, 1971 enjoys a grind show run (05 to 30 APR).
“Inspired by Kubrick”: THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER d. Yorgos Lanthimos, 2017 (20 APR 18:20).

OF FLESH AND BLOOD: THE CINEMA OF HIROKAZU KORE-EDA at BFI Southbank (APR to MAY):

STILL WALKING d. Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2008 (20 APR 15:10).
AFTER LIFE d. Hirokazu Kore-eda, 1998 (20 APR 20:30).

PLOT TWISTS at House Of Vans (06 to 28 APR – FREE!/No booking required):

THE PRESTIGE (20 APR 15:00 & 17:30).

MUSEUM SHOWS 2 // FESTIVALS

Films in London today: Present.Perfect, part of Frames Of Representation at ICA (20 APR).

Film festivals in London today include:

Frames Of Representation (12 to 20 APR – LAST CHANCE!).

GRIND SHOWS

Films in London this week: THE MIRACLE OF THE LITTLE PRINCE (19 to 25 APR).

DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE d. S. Craig Zahler, 2018 at Rio Cinema (20 APR 14:00 & 20:15):

“Definitely the movie title of the year but perhaps also one of its most controversial, writer-director-composer S. Craig Zahler’s DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE appropriately cements his standing as one of the great contemporary movie genre blenders as he follows the breathless intensity of BRAWL IN CELL BLOCK 99 with an equally gritty and gripping thriller.”

GRETA d. Neil Jordan, 2018 at Phoenix Cinema (20 APR 17:30):

“Frances (Chloe Grace Moretz), a sweet, naïve young woman trying to make it on her own in New York City, doesn’t think twice about returning the handbag she finds on the subway to its rightful owner. That owner is Greta (Isabelle Huppert), an eccentric French piano teacher with a love for classical music and an aching loneliness.”

THE MIRACLE OF THE LITTLE PRINCE d. Marjoleine Boonstra, 2018 at DocHouse (20 APR 16:30):

“Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s celebrated philosophical children’s book The Little Prince, is one of the world’s most widely translated literary works and has been translated into more than 300 languages. THE MIRACLE OF THE LITTLE PRINCE connects the vast distances between translators working to save some of the world’s most oppressed and diminishing languages.”

SHONGRAM d. Munsur Ali, 2014 at Rich Mix (20 APR 15:30):

“A young Karim and Asha fall in love in the most testing of times. A complicated relationship, between a Muslim boy and a Hindu girl, Karim is forced to go underground and join a small band of freedom fighters. He must play his role for the cause before he can finally search for the love of his life.”

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

3 FACES d. Jafar Panahi, 2018 at ICA (until 25 APR). A CLOCKWORK ORANGE d. Stanley Kubrick, 1971 at ICA (19 to 25 APR). BORDER d. Ali Abassi, 2018 at ICA (until 25 APR). COLLISIONS d. Lynette Wallworth at Barbican (until 20 APR – daily VR viewing times – limited numbers). THE GOONIES d. Richard Donner, 1985 at The Prince Charles (19 to 25 APR). HAPPY AS LAZZARO d. Alice Rohrwacher, 2018 at ArtHouse Crouch End (until 24 APR). HOLY LANDS d. Amanda Sthers, 2018 at Watermans (19 to 25 APR). LORO d. Paolo Sorrentino, 2018 at ArtHouse Crouch End (19 to 25 APR). THE MAN WHO STOLE BANKSY d. Marco Proserpio, 2018 at DocHouse (19 to 25 APR). MID90S d. Jonah Hill, 2018 at Moving Pictures (19 to 25 APR). OUT OF BLUE d. Carol Morley, 2018 at Watermans (19 to 25 APR). SHOPLIFTERS d. Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2018 at ICA (20 to 25 APR). THE SISTERS BROTHERS d. Jacques Audiard, 2018 at The Lexi (19 APR to 02 MAY). US d. Jordan Peele, 2019 at The Prince Charles (19 to 25 APR). THE WILD PEAR TREE d. Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2018 at Whirled Cinema (22 to 28 APR). WILD ROSE d. Tom Harper, 2018 at ArtHouse Crouch End (until 25 APR). YULI: THE CARLOS ACOSTA STORY at Rio Cinema (until 25 APR).

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