SCREEN GUIDE DAILY: Films in London today 22.10.18

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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 (a selection of regular runs).


Featured attraction: Lexi Film School presents MIDNIGHT + INTRO by Wendy Ide at Lexi Cinema (22 OCT 18:30): “A fun, frothy, female-fronted screwball comedy co-written by the legendary Billy Wilder, MIDNIGHT stars Claudette Colbert as an American showgirl washed up in Paris who tangles with a wealthy man.”


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FILMS IN LONDON TODAY

SINGLE-O EXHIBITS

Films in London today: Mabel Normand at BFI (22 OCT).
Films in London today: Mabel Normand at BFI (22 OCT).

BEEN SO LONG + Q&A with cast & crew + AFTER PARTY at Everyman Screen On The Green (22 OCT 19:00 – Sold Out!):

  • Brid’s Eye View #ReclaimTheFrame presents: CHEWING GUM star Michaela Coel leads a talented cast in Tinge Krishnan’s contemporary London musical, which reimagines Camden as a romantic neon-soaked wonderland.

Mabel Normand Shorts + LIVE SCORE by the Meg Morley Trio at BFI Southbank (22 OCT 19:30):

  • Sonic Cinema presents: Mabel Normand was the irrepressible spirit of early Hollywood, an extraordinary performer from the anarchic days of Mack Sennett’s Keystone company to the refined comedies of the 1920s. For this special BFI commission, a brand new score will be performed by the Meg Morley Trio.

MIDNIGHT + INTRO by Wendy Ide at Lexi Cinema (22 OCT 18:30):

  • Lexi Film School presents: A fun, frothy, female-fronted screwball comedy co-written by the legendary Billy Wilder, MIDNIGHT stars Claudette Colbert as an American showgirl washed up in Paris who tangles with a wealthy man.

More films in London today (A – Z):


MUSEUM SHOWS 1 // SEASONS

Films in London today: MALCOLM X at Genesis Cinema (22 OCT).
Films in London today: MALCOLM X at Genesis Cinema (22 OCT).

70mm PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles (ongoing):

A SPIKE LEE MIXTAPE at Deptford Cinema (11 to 26 OCT):

CELEBRATING THE CINEMA OF SPIKE LEE at Genesis Cinema (01 to 29 OCT – Free tickets for residents of Tower Hamlets – proof required at venue Box Office):

CLOSE-UP ON THE TAVIANI BROTHERS at Close-Up (05 to 22 OCT):

  • KAOS (22 OCT 19:30).

HORROROCTOBER at Prince Charles (OCT):


MUSEUM SHOWS 2 // FESTIVALS

We don’t think there are any film festivals in London today… which probably means we’ve missed something! Let us know in the comments below.

> Visit our Festivals A–Z for London’s most comprehensive listings.


GRIND SHOWS

Films in London today: ORPHÉE at BFI (22 OCT to 01 NOV).
Films in London today: ORPHÉE at BFI (22 OCT to 01 NOV).

DOGMAN at ArtHouse Crouch End (22 OCT 17:50 & 20:55):

  • Marcello is a small and gentle dog groomer who wants two things, to look after his clients’ dogs and take his daughter on exotic holidays. But to fund this lifestyle he runs a side business which has some rather unsavoury clientele and soon finds himself involved in a dangerous relationship of subjugation with Simone, a violent former boxer who terrorises the entire neighbourhood.

FAHRENHEIT 11/9 at DocHouse (22 OCT 14:00 & 18:20):

  • Michael Moore is back. And this time, he’s coming after Trump. The legendary documentarian focuses on the date of Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, to build a state of the nation that speaks to its community; exposing election rigging, media manipulation and the power of the youth.

ORPHÉE at BFI Southbank (22 OCT 14:30, 18:30 & 20:40):

  • Jean Cocteau’s wildly imaginative allegorical reworking of the Orpheus myth is surely his greatest movie. Critic Gilbert Adair applauded the film for being like no other (‘Oh, the magic!’), while Ray Durgnat wrote that it gripped ‘like a bondage corset’ – it’s that rich and strange.

More films in London this week (A – Z): FILMWORKER at The Montpellier (until 24 OCT). FIRST MAN at The Castle (19 to 25 OCT). MANDY at Rio Cinema (19 to 25 OCT). MY FRIEND DAHMER at Whirled Cinema (22 to 28 OCT). THE SCHOOL IN THE CLOUD at DocHouse (19 to 25 OCT). SINK at ArtHouse Crouch End (19 to 25 OCT).


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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+.