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SCREEN GUIDE DAILY: Films in London today 21.07.19

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).


FEATURED ATTRACTION

FOR ALL MANKIND d. Al Reinert, 1989 + Q&A with Roger Eno at Regent Street Cinema (21 JUL 15:00):

  • Heavenly Films presents: “To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, a rare screening of Al Reinert’s spellbinding documentary. The film was backed by a stunning soundtrack composed by Brian and Roger Eno and Daniel Lanois, and released as the album Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks. This album will be re-released on July 19th on the anniversary of the moon landing and features 11 brand new tracks.”

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Japan Foundation London returns with their annual series of summer film screenings. This year, the programme projects a weekend of live action Japanese films based on manga at The British Library (27 to 28 JUL 2019).

NOW BOOKING: THE ANIMATRIX - WORLD RECORD part of DAYS OF FUTURE PAST at Regent Street Cinema (08 AUG).

Following a screening of BLADE RUNNER earlier in the year, Gerry Maguire’s DAYS OF FUTURE PAST continues with two more sci-fi cult classics: THE RUNNING MAN (24 JUL) & THE ANIMATRIX (08 AUG) at Regent Street Cinema.

WE THE ANIMALS

We’ve added some new attractions to our summer-long love affair with community cinema Screen25 in South Norwood. Check out our Special Attractions listings and then use promo code “CIRCUS19” to book & save!


FILMS IN LONDON TODAY

SINGLE-O EXHIBITS

Films in London today: MY FRIEND THE POLISH GIRL at ICA (21 JUL).
Films in London today: MY FRIEND THE POLISH GIRL at ICA (21 JUL).

MY FRIEND THE POLISH GIRL d. Ewa Banaszkiewicz & Mateusz Dymek, 2018 + Q&A with the directors at ICA (21 JUL 18:00):

  • “A young American documentarian casts an aspiring Polish actress in her film about the life of migrants in London after the Brexit referendum, with the sole instruction to ‘act as if I’m not here.’ As the relationship between the women develops, they find themselves immersed in a strange power struggle.”

More films in London today (A – Z):


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MUSEUM SHOWS 1 // SEASONS

Films in London today: AT THE FIRST BREATH OF WIND, part of FRANCO PIAVOLI: 1954 – 2016 at Deptford Cinema (21 JUL).
Films in London today: AT THE FIRST BREATH OF WIND, part of FRANCO PIAVOLI: 1954 – 2016 at Deptford Cinema (21 JUL).

BACKYARD CINEMA: L.A. NIGHTS at Roundhouse (19 JUL to 24 AUG):

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: OBSESSIONS at BFI Southbank (JUL):

CLOSE-UP ON CLAIRE DENIS at Close-Up (08 to 31 JUL):

  • WINGS OF DESIRE d. Wim Wenders, 1987 (21 JUL 20:00).
  • Jacques Rivette: Out 1 – Episodes 1 & 2 (199min), 3 & 4 (215min), 5 & 6 (190min), 7 & 8 (171min) (20 to 21 JUL – tickets for the full weekend only).

THE FILMS OF ANDREI TARKOVSKY at The Prince Charles (until 03 NOV):

FOCUS ON AGNÈS VARDA at BFI Southbank (JUL):

FRANCO PIAVOLI: 1954 – 2016 at Deptford Cinema (07 to 28 JUL):

INGMAR BERGMAN SELECTROSPECTIVE at The Prince Charles (until 21 JUL):

  • PERSONA d. Ingmar Bergman, 1966 (21 JUL 18:35).

KUBRICK: Back By Popular Demand at BFI IMAX & Southbank (JUL):

NINETIES: YOUNG CINEMA REBELS at BFI Southbank (JUL to AUG):

NOIRS at House Of Vans (07 JUL to 03 AUG):

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB various roofs (until 31 JUL):

SALON MEXICO: THE GOLDEN AGE OF MEXICAN CINEMA at BFI Southbank (JUL):

THE STAGE ON SCREEN at Ciné Lumière (until 21 JUL):

TRIBUTE TO AGNÈS VARDA at Ciné Lumière (until 26 JUL):

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 (21 JUL 18:05).

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MUSEUM SHOWS 2 // FESTIVALS

Films in London today: FAGUN HAWAY opens the Rainbow Film Festival at Genesis Cinema (21 JUL 12:00).
Films in London today: FAGUN HAWAY opens Rainbow Film Festival at Genesis Cinema (21 JUL 12:00).

Film festivals in London today include:


GRIND SHOWS

Films in London today: VARDA BY AGNÈS at Rio Cinema (19 to 25 JUL).
Films in London today: VARDA BY AGNÈS at Rio Cinema (19 to 25 JUL).

FRAMING JOHN DELOREAN d. Don Argott & Sheena M. Joyce, 2019 at The Prince Charles (21 JUL 21:00):

  • “A story so shocking it reads like the plot of a Hollywood movie. John DeLorean was a maverick who defied the industry to create the DeLorean Motor Company, and realise his vision of a futuristic car, which was plagued with disaster from the start. In an effort to keep his business and jet setting lifestyle afloat, he became embroiled in an FBI sting operation and appeared to be caught red handed, exchanging millions for the transportation of cocaine.”

GWEN d. William McGregor, 2018 at ArtHouse Crouch End (21 JUL 16:00 & 18:00):

  • “Gwen (Eleanor Worthington-Cox) lives on a farm in the beautiful hills of Snowdonia with her mother Elen (Peake) and little sister Mari. Like nearly all the local men, Gwen’s father is away at war. As she struggles to cope with her mother’s mysterious illness, her father’s absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land, darkness begins to take a grip on Gwen’s home, and the suspicious local community turn on her.”

VARDA BY AGNÈS d. Agnès Varda, 2019 at Rio Cinema (21 JUL 15:15):

  • “Packed with moving stories, amusing anecdotes and illuminating wisdom VARDA BY AGNES is the final dazzling, witty and highly original film from a great director, uncompromising pioneer, photographer, installation artist, visual storyteller and institution of world cinema – but never a supporter of institutional thinking.”

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

  • APOLLO 11 d. Todd Douglas Miller, 2019 at DocHouse (until 24 JUL). BOOKSMART d. Olivia Wilde, 2019 at The Prince Charles (until 25 JUL). THE BRINK d. Alison Klayman, 2019 at DocHouse (until 25 JUL). THE DEAD DON’T DIE d. Jim Jarmusch, 2019 at Genesis Cinema (until 25 JUL). THE GREAT HACK d. Karim Amer & Jehane Noujaim, 2019 at ICA (25 to 31 JUL). LISBON BEAT d. Rita Maia & Vasco Viana, 2019 (20 to 25 JUL). THE MATRIXd. Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski, 1999 at The Prince Charles (until 25 JUL). MIDSOMMAR d. Ari Aster, 2019 at Rich Mix (until 24 JUL). MY FRIEND THE POLISH GIRL d. Ewa Banaszkiewicz & Mateusz Dymek at ICA (19 to 25 JUL). NEVER LOOK AWAY d. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, 2019 at ICA (until 25 JUL). ONLY YOU d. Harry Wootliff, 2018 at ArtHouse Crouch End (until 25 JUL). PAVAROTTI d. Ron Howard, 2019 at Phoenix Cinema (19 to 25 JUL). TAMPOPO d. Jûzô Itami, 1985 at Whirled Cinema (22 to 28 JUL). TEL AVIV ON FIRE d. Sameh Zoabi, 2018 at JW3 (21 to 28 JUL).

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