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SCREEN GUIDE: Films in London this week [04 to 10 OCT 2019]

RADIANT CIRCUS is your handcrafted guide to London’s DIY, indie & alternative movie nights, film events & gallery screenings. Our latest SCREEN GUIDE helps you find great films in London this week*.

FRI 04 // SAT 05 // SUN 06 // MON 07 // TUE 08 // WED 09 // THU 10

Find films in London this week by:

SINGLE-O EXHIBITS (one-off attractions – by date) // MUSEUM SHOWS (several exhibits under one roof – by seasons & festivals) // GRIND SHOWS (a selection of new releases & regular runs).

FEATURED ATTRACTION

TWO A.M. d. Loretta Fahrenholz, 2019 European Premiere + Q&A with the director at ICA (05 OCT 19:00):

  • Artists’ Film Club presents: “A hallucinatory tale of coercion, control, and peer-to-peer surveillance on the fringes of present-day Berlin. Fahrenholz draws on Irmgard Keun’s 1937 novel, After Midnight, for her protagonist, Sanna. Where Keun’s young narrator turned a septic eye on the rise of the Nazis in prewar Germany, Fahrenholz’s Sanna is pitted against her own overbearing family of mind-reading ‘Watchers,’ who use their powers to monitor the thoughts and feelings of their human counterparts.”

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Films in London this week: THE HORSE HOSPITAL.

Online at radiantcircus.com: Our epic OCTOBER roundup helps you navigate all the rep seasons & film festivals projecting across London this month. // Two venues are under threat – read appeals from Screen25 in South Norwood and The Horse Hospital & lend support where you can.

SCREEN DIARY: KARAOKE, part of Smartphone Film Festival at Leytonstone Loves Film (28 SEP).

#32BoroughsOfFilm: We started our yearlong tour of community cinema with visits to Richmond Film Society to see Hirokazu Kore-eda’s SHOPLIFTERS (24 SEP 2019) & Leytonstone Loves Film for the Smartphone Film Festival (28 SEP 2019). (Many) more to come!

FILMS IN LONDON THIS WEEK

SINGLE-O EXHIBITS

ONE-OFF MOVIE NIGHTS, FILM EVENTS & GALLERY SCREENINGS (by date/event)

FRI 04

Films in London this week: BERLIN BOUNCER at The Yard Theatre (04 OCT).
Films in London this week: BERLIN BOUNCER at The Yard Theatre (04 OCT).

BERLIN BOUNCER d. David Dietl, 2019 UK Premiere + After Party at The Yard Theatre (04 OCT 20:00):

  • FORT presents: “The first UK screening of BERLIN BOUNCER and an all-female DJ lineup feat. Amy Alford (Netil Radio, KMAH Radio) and Lora Mipsum (SOBA). Fresh from its premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year, the film follows three iconic characters as they navigate Berlin’s underground night scene and reminisce on years gone by spent manning the doors of some of the world’s best and most loved clubs.”

BOMBÓN: EL PERRO aka Bombón: The Dog d. Carlos Sorín, 2004 + Intro by Adam Feinstein at The Cinema Museum (04 OCT 19:30):

  • “Road movies are a staple of Argentinian cinema. Partly, this is a consequence of the sheer size of the country. But as Adam Feinstein – the curator of a season of Argentinian films at the Cinema Museum – argues, road movies also represent a tellingly appropriate genre for a nation continuing to grapple with the aftermath of the military dictatorship of the late-1970s and early-1980s.”

GUO present GYUTO with Brady Corbet at Close-Up (04 OCT 20:00):

  • GUO presents: “A new audiovisual performance created in collaboration with American filmmaker Brady Corbet. The event coincides with the release of their latest LP GUO4 (out now on Mute) and the UK premiere of Peter Strickland’s accompanying GUO4 film at BFI London Film Festival.

TEDDY PENDERGRASS: IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME d. Olivia Lichtenstein, 2018 + Q&A at St Paul’s Way Community Centre (04 OCT 18:00):

  • The New Black Film Collective presents: “the untold and ultimately inspiring story of legendary soul singer Teddy Pendergrass, the man who was poised to become the biggest R&B artist of all time until the tragic accident that changed his life.” Part of Black History Month.

More films in London today (A – Z):

  • AMA-SAN d. Claudia Varejão, 2016 at JW3 (04 OCT 14:05). FOR SAMA d. Waad al-Kateab & Edward Watts, 2019 at JW3 (04 OCT 12:00). GAME FACE d. Michiel Thomas, 2015 at Bernie Grant Arts Centre (04 Oct 19:00). ONCE UPON A TIME IN… HOLLYWOOD d. Quentin Tarrantino, 2019 at Ciné Lumière (04 OCT 18:30). PAIN & GLORY d. Pedro Almodóvar, 2019 at ICA (04 OCT 14:15). SEA OF SHADOWS d. Richard Ladkani, 2018 at DocHouse (04 OCT 14:00). THE SISTERS BROTHERS d. Jacques Audiard, 2018 presented by Screen25 at Harris Academy South Norwood (04 OCT 19:45 – Use our exclusive voucher code “CIRCUS19” to book & help save Screen25 Community Cinema!). SUSPIRIA d. Luca Guadagnino, 2018 presented by Deeper Into Movies at The Curtain (04 OCT 19:30 – FREE!).

SAT 05

Films in London this week: THE DRILLER KILLER at Deptford Cinema (05 OCT).
Films in London this week: THE DRILLER KILLER at Deptford Cinema (05 OCT).

Contested Identities in Costa Rica Book launch + Screening WE THE STONES d. Alvaro Torres Crespo, 2018 at Birkbeck Cinema (05 OCT 13:00 – FREE!):

  • “Join us for a presentation of Contested Identities in Costa Rica: Constructions of the ‘tico’ in literature and film (2019, Liverpool University Press) and a conversation with the author, Dr. Liz Harvey-Kattou, followed by a screening of Alvaro Torres Crespo’s recent film WE THE STONES aka Nosotros las piedras (2018, Costa Rica/Mexico), screened for the first time in the UK.”

THE DRILLER KILLER d. Abel Ferrara, 1979 at Deptford Cinema (05 OCT 19:30):

  • “Tortured and penniless artist Reno and his girlfriends Carol and Pamela hang out at their New York loft, enduring such problems as the phone bill, the rent, and a rock band that’s always practicing downstairs. When it all becomes too much, Reno grabs his drill and runs through the city on all-night rampages. Eventually, Carol moves out, Reno’s paintings don’t sell, and things just get worse from there.”

TWO A.M. d. Loretta Fahrenholz, 2019 European Premiere + Q&A with the director at ICA (05 OCT 19:00):

  • Artists’ Film Club presents: “A hallucinatory tale of coercion, control, and peer-to-peer surveillance on the fringes of present-day Berlin. Fahrenholz draws on Irmgard Keun’s 1937 novel, After Midnight, for her protagonist, Sanna. Where Keun’s young narrator turned a septic eye on the rise of the Nazis in prewar Germany, Fahrenholz’s Sanna is pitted against her own overbearing family of mind-reading ‘Watchers,’ who use their powers to monitor the thoughts and feelings of their human counterparts.”

More films in London today (A – Z):

  • CIELO d. Alison McAlpine, 2018 at ICA (05 OCT 15:00). HONEYLAND d. Tamara Kotevska & Ljubomir Stefanov at DocHouse (05 OCT 16:30). ONCE UPON A TIME IN… HOLLYWOOD d. Quentin Tarrantino, 2019 at Ciné Lumière (05 OCT 16:00). STONES HAVE LAWS d. Lonnie van Brummelen, Siebren de Haan & Tolin Erwin Alexander, 2018 + Discussion for Black History Month presented by Film Merton at Pollard Hill Library (05 OCT 13:00 – FREE!). THE SOUVENIR d. Joanna Hogg, 2019 at Ciné Lumière (05 OCT 19:45).

SUN 06

RADIANT CIRCUS #ScreenGuide - Films in London this week: SOLIDARITY at Deptford Cinema (06 OCT).
Films in London this week: SOLIDARITY at Deptford Cinema (06 OCT).

Forty Shades Of Linzi Drew at The Cinema Museum (06 OCT 19:30):

  • Misty Moon presents: “Celebrating 40 years in the business, Linzi Drew-Honey will be talking candidly about her glamour career as well as her writing as a critically acclaimed author of erotic fiction. With the help of Misty Moon’s special guest MC Michael Barber, Linzi will be taking part in recitals from her novels. Linzi is best known for playing Brenda Bristols in AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (1981). She featured in the porno film-within-a-film See You Next Wednesday.”
  • See AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON d. John Landis, 1981 beforehand (separate ticket).

Social Cinema Community #1: SOLIDARITY d. Lucy Parker, 2019 + Panel/Discussion at Deptford Cinema (06 OCT 13:00 – “Pay what you can afford”):

  • Social Cinema Community presents: “What happened to film? Going to the cinema is unaffordable. The films we see leave us feeling empty and unsatisfied. The Social Cinema Community want to rediscover the joy and excitement that come from experiencing films. We want to improve our understanding of society. We want to see social problems more clearly. We want to talk about new ideas of what is possible.”

THE THIRD MAN 4K d. Carol Reed, 1949 + Pre-recorded Q&A with Angela Allen at Ciné Lumière (06 OCT 14:00):

  • “Recognised as a cinematic masterpiece and praised for its eloquent fusion of bold elements and outstanding cast, THE THIRD MAN comes in a beautifully restored 4K version showcasing the genius of this celebrated British film noir. It was awarded the Grand Prix at the 1949 Cannes Film Festival and the Oscar for Best Cinematography.”

More films in London today (A – Z):

MON 07

RADIANT CIRCUS #ScreenGuide - Films in London this week: DARK SUNS at Frontline Club (07 OCT).
Films in London this week: DARK SUNS at Frontline Club (07 OCT).

DARK SUNS d. Julien Elie, 2018 + Q&A with the director at Frontline Club (07 OCT 19:00):

  • “Shot in stark monochrome, Julien Elie‘s epic documentary DARK SUNS chronicles stories of some of the many thousands of women, journalists, students, and activists who have disappeared in Mexico since the 1990s, and the insidious culture of cartel violence and state corruption behind them.”

PUHDISTUS aka Purge d. Antti Jokinen, 2012 part of Nordic Film Nights at Deptford Cinema (07 OCT 19:30):

  • “The story of two women from two different eras linked by separate tales of deceit, desperation – and fear. Aliide has experienced the horrors of the Stalin era and the deportation of Estonians to Siberia, but she herself has to cope with the guilt of opportunism and even manslaughter. One night in 1992 she finds a young woman in the courtyard of her house; Zara has just escaped from the claws of the Russian mafia who held her as a sex slave.”

Takeshi Yashiro: Animator Talk at Courthouse Hotel Cinema (07 OCT 18:30 – FREE!):

  • Japan Foundation London presents: “Takeshi Yashiro is a Japanese animator and television commercial director. Having graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts in 1993, he helmed numerous commercials produced by Taiyo Kikaku Co. Ltd. before focusing on finessing his stop-motion animation techniques and beginning to make his own animated films.”

More films in London today (A – Z):

  • BABYLON d. Franco Rosso, 1980 presented by Deeper Into Movies at The Curtain (07 OCT 19:30 – FREE!). FOR SAMA d. Waad al-Kateab & Edward Watts, 2019 at JW3 (07 OCT 15:30). FOR SAMA d. Waad al-Kateab & Edward Watts, 2019 at DocHouse (07 OCT 14:10). HONEYLAND d. Tamara Kotevska, Ljubomir Stefanov, 2019 at ICA (07 OCT 15:15). MOTHER d. Kristof Bilsen, 2019 at JW3 (07 OCT 13:30). SEA OF SHADOWS d. Richard Ladkani, 2018 at DocHouse (07 OCT 20:30). SLEAFORD MODS: INVISIBLE BRITAIN d. Nathan Hannawin & Paul Sng, 2015 presented by Deeper Into Movies at Moth Club (07 OCT 19:00). THE SOUVENIR d. Joanna Hogg, 2019 at Ciné Lumière (07 OCT 18:45).

TUE 08

Films in London this week: NO ESTAMOS SOLOS at The Cinema Museum (08 OCT).
Films in London this week: NO ESTAMOS SOLOS at The Cinema Museum (08 OCT).

Beatie Wolfe: Orange Juice for the Ears at Barbican (08 OCT 19:30):

  • “‘Musical weirdo and visionary’ (Vice) Beatie Wolfe presents an experiential evening of film, live performance and conversation. Following the premiere of a documentary about her work (directed by Ross Harris), Wolfe will perform live and take part in a Q&A with Evening Standard Digital Editor in Chief David Tomchak.”

NO ESTAMOS SOLOS d. Daniel Rodriguez Risco, 2016 at The Cinema Museum (08 OCT 18:00 – FREE!):

  • The General Consulate of Peru in London presents: “A free screening of NO ESTAMOS SOLOS (2016), the second of a cycle of three Peruvian horror films, directed by Daniel Rodriguez Risco. A family, Mateo, Monica and eight year old Sofia, move into a house on the outskirts of Lima. From the first night, the girl is haunted by a terrifying being.”

More films in London today (A – Z):

  • AMA-SAN d. Claudia Varejão, 2016 at DocHouse (08 OCT 18:30). BIRDS OF PASSAGE d. Cristina Gallego & Ciro Guerra, 2018 presented by Richmond Film Society at The Exchange (08 OCT 20:00). FORREST GUMP: 25th Anniversary Screening d. Robert Zemeckis, 1994 at TT Liquor (08 OCT 18:30). FOR SAMA d. Waad al-Kateab & Edward Watts, 2019 at DocHouse (08 OCT 16:30). HER d. Spike Jonze, 2013 presented by Deeper Into Movies at Peckham Levels (08 OCT 19:30). HONEYLAND d. Tamara Kotevska & Ljubomir Stefanov at DocHouse (08 OCT 20:45). THE PUBLIC ENEMY d. William A. Wellman, 1931 presented by Tufnell Park Film Club at The Lord Palmerston (08 OCT 20:00). THE THIRD MAN 4K d. Carol Reed, 1949 at Ciné Lumière (08 OCT 18:30).

WED 09

Films in London this week: NO HOME MOVIE at Close-Up (09 OCT).
Films in London this week: NO HOME MOVIE at Close-Up (09 OCT).

AMERICAN WOMAN d. Jake Scott, 2018 + Q&A with actor Sienna Miller at Curzon Bloomsbury (09 OCT 18:15):

  • “A long overdue showcase for the full range of Sienna Miller’s talents, American Woman is the story of Debra, a working class woman in Rust Belt America. Having become a mother at sixteen and then watched her daughter (Sky Ferreira) do exactly the same, she is distraught when she fails to return home from a night out. We follow Debra in her desperate search for the truth, across the weeks and years that follow.”

COLD CASE HAMMARSKJÖLD d. Mads Brügger, 2019 + Q&A with lead investigator & producer Andreas Rocksén at Frontline Club (09 OCT 19:00):

  • “Days after its UK premier at the BFI London Film Festival, The Frontline Club, Doc Society and BBC Storyville invite you to a special screening of this captivating, unusual and intriguing political thriller by Danish filmmaker Mads Brügger. A controversial investigation into the mysterious plane crash over Zambia that killed idealistic U.N. General Secretary Dag Hammarskjöld in 1961 as he was attempting to negotiate a ceasefire in the Congo.”

HELENA WITTMANN: DRIFT AND ADA KALEH + Q&A with the director at Tate Modern (09 OCT 18:30):

  • “Artist Helena Wittmann joins us to present a special screening of her debut feature DRIFT alongside the London premiere of her short film ADA KALEH. Showcasing Wittmann’s exquisite cinematography, the works explore relationships between intimacy and absence, spaces and emotions, movement and stillness, inside and outside.”

NO HOME MOVIE d. Chantal Akerman, 2016 + Intro by Silver Press at Close-Up (09 OCT 20:15):

  • “Marking their publication of Akerman’s final book, My Mother Laughs, we invite Silver Press to present the Belgian auteur’s final film, NO HOME MOVIE. My Mother Laughs is translated by Daniella Shreir, with an Introduction by Eileen Myles and Afterword by Frances Morgan. Silver Press is a feminist press established in 2016 by Joanna Biggs, Sarah Shin and Alice Spawls.”

More films in London today (A – Z):

THU 10

Films in London today: YOUR TURN at DocHouse (10 OCT).
Films in London this week: YOUR TURN at DocHouse (10 OCT).

SHAKEDOWN d. Leilah Weinraub, 2018 + Talk with Kuchenga, Wesley Dykes & Chantelle Kartel at Rio Cinema (10 OCT 20:00):

  • Opening night of LESBIENNALE 2019 by 4:3: “an intimate screening of ‘SHAKEDOWN’, Leilah Weinraub’s acclaimed 2018 documentary about the underground black lesbian strip club scene in early naughties Los Angeles. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion between writer Kuchenga, drag artist Wesley Dykes, Lesbian club night curator Chantella Martel, cultural producer Nadine Artois and chaired by Naeem Davis.”

YOUR TURN d. Eliza Capai, 2019 + Intro/Performance by the RISE Collective at DocHouse (10 OCT 18:30):

  • gal-dem film club presents: “Following the student movement from the protests of 2013 until the election of the new president, Jair Bolsonaro, in 2018, Your Turn captures an urgent time in Brazilian politics. In the wake of the economic and social crisis, students protest and occupy hundreds of schools.”

More films in London today (A – Z):

  • 3 FACES d. Jafar Panahi, 2018 presented by Das Kino at The Old Baths (10 OCT 21:00). A FAITHFUL MAN d. Louis Garrel, 2018 at The David Lean (10 OCT 14:30 & 19:30). AMA-SAN d. Claudia Varejão, 2016 at JW3 (10 OCT 18:30). Black History Month: BABYLON d. Franco Rosso, 1980 presented by Back Room Cinema at The Montpelier (10 OCT 19:30 – Show our exclusive voucher code “RADIANT19” on your phone at the door to book & save). CIELO d. Alison McAlpine, 2018 at ICA (10 OCT 17:00). DONNIE DARKO d. Richard Kelly, 2001 presented by The Dead Rabbit Whiskey at TT Liquor (10 OCT 18:30). HONEYLAND d. Tamara Kotevska & Ljubomir Stefanov at DocHouse (10 OCT 14:00). IMAGININGS – New Music and Film from Trinity Laban & Friends at Deptford Cinema (10 OCT 20:00). ONCE UPON A TIME IN… HOLLYWOOD d. Quentin Tarrantino, 2019 at Ciné Lumière (10 OCT 18:30). PAVAROTTI d. Ron Howard, 2019 at JW3 (10 OCT 10:00). US d. Jordan Peele, 2019 presented by The New Black Film Collective at Poplar Union (10 OCT 19:30 – FREE!). THE WATERMELON WOMAN d. Cheryl Dunee, 1996 for Black History Month at Genesis Cinema (10 OCT 18:45). ZANZIBAR SOCCER QUEENS d. Florence Ayisi, 2007 + Short at Bernie Grant Arts Centre (10 OCT 19:00).

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MUSEUM SHOWS PART 1

SEASONS (by event/venue)

Films in London this week: HYÈNES, part of CLOSE-UP ON DJIBRIL DIOP MAMBÉTY at Close-Up (05 to 20 OCT).
Films in London this week: HYÈNES, part of CLOSE-UP ON DJIBRIL DIOP MAMBÉTY at Close-Up (05 to 20 OCT).

CLOSE-UP ON DJIBRIL DIOP MAMBÉTY at Close-Up (05 to 20 OCT):

“We’re proud to present the films of the legendary African director, actor, orator, composer, and poet Djibril Diop Mambéty. After the late Pan-African greats Ousmane Sembène and Med Hondo, Mambéty came to innovate filmmaking for all Africa and the world with his signature mix of wild narrative style, rich traditional symbolism and virtuoso editing technique with impeccable political commitment.” Includes:

CLOSE-UP ON RAINER WERNER FASSBINDER at Close-Up (01 OCT to 01 DEC):

“Marking the 30th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall – and programmed in parallel to our upcoming Jürgen Böttcher retrospective with the Goethe-Institut – we’re pleased to present a selection of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film and television works from across his vast, yet tragically short lived ouvre.” Includes:

CYBERFEMINISM ON FILM: GENDER, SEXUALITY, TECHNOLOGY at Barbican (05 to 08 OCT):

“This film programme, curated by So Mayer, explores fascinating and still radical ways of thinking about gender, sexuality and technology with a feminist twist.” Includes:

DRESSED TO IMPRESS at Classic Cinema Club – Ealing (SEP to OCT):

“We look to cinema as a purveyor of escapist entertainment, glamour and luxury on screen. From historical period pieces and costume dramas, to films that set future fashion trends, the outfits veer from chic to ridiculous.” Includes:

HIDDEN FIGURES: EUZHAN PALCY at Barbican (06 to 26 OCT):

“Showcasing the work of accomplished Martinique director, Euzhan Palcy as part of Hidden Figures; a programme showcasing great directors who deserve greater recognition in the UK.” Includes:

  • SUGAR CANE ALLEY 4K d. Euzhan Palcy, 1983 + Q&A with June Givanni & Priscilla Igwe (06 OCT 18:00).

HITCHCOCKTOBER at The Birds E11 (03 OCT to 01 NOV – FREE!/Paid reservations & packages available!):

“Hitch’s best, for free.” Includes:

  • THE BIRDS d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1963 (04 OCT 20:00); and, VERTIGO d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1958 (10 OCT 20:00).

KAZUHIRO SODA at Deptford Cinema (06 OCT to 10 NOV):

“A season of documentary films by the Japanese filmmaker.” Includes:

ONCE UPON A TIME WITH TARANTINO at The Prince Charles (ongoing):

THRILLERS & KILLERS & MONSTERS, OH MY! at The Prince Charles (27 SEP to 01 NOV):

“We bring you a strand of dark, twisted, scary, fun and bloody cinema!” Includes:

TNB BHM2019 various venues (07 to 31 OCT):

The New Black Film Collective celebrates Black History Month. Includes:

WITCHES & VAMPIRES at House Of Vans (03 to 27 OCT – FREE!/No booking required):

“For the month of magic and darkness, House of Vans brings you some of our favourite films featuring some of our favourite dark magical creatures.” Includes:

> Plan ahead with our monthly roundup of London’s rep seasons & film festivals.

MUSEUM SHOWS PART 2

FILM FESTIVALS (by date/duration)

Films in London this week: SECRETS OF A WINDMILL GIRL, part of Soho A Go Go Film Festival (05 OCT).
Films in London this week: SECRETS OF A WINDMILL GIRL, part of Soho A Go Go Film Festival (05 OCT).

Film festivals in London this week include:

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GRIND SHOWS

REGULAR RUNS & MAINSTREAM MARVELS (by title)

Films in London this week: JUDY at Phoenix Cinema (04 to 10 OCT).
Films in London this week: JUDY at Phoenix Cinema (04 to 10 OCT).

HITSVILLE: THE MAKING OF MOTOWN d. Gabe Turner & Benjamin Turner, 2019 + Pre-recorded Intro at DocHouse (04 to 10 OCT):

  • “With a soundtrack that will have you dancing in your seat, if not in the street, HITSVILLE: THE MAKING OF MOTOWN celebrates the astronomical success and enduring cultural impact of Motown Records. Founder of Motown Berry Gordy and his long-standing friend and co-creator Smokey Robinson recall the beginnings of the company that had a radically progressive approach and was way ahead of its time.”

JOKER d. Todd Phillips, 2019 at The Lexi (04 to 17 OCT):

  • “This origin story for Batman’s arch nemesis suggests that Arthur Fleck – indelibly portrayed here by Joaquin Phoenix – is a man struggling to find his way in Gotham’s fractured society. A clown-for-hire by day, he aspires to be a stand-up comic at night, but finds the joke always seems to be on him.”

JUDY d. Rupert Goold, 2019 at Phoenix Cinema (04 to 10 OCT):

  • “Winter 1968 and showbiz legend Judy Garland (Renée Zellweger) arrives in Swinging London to perform in a sell-out run at The Talk of the Town. It is 30 years since she shot to global stardom in THE WIZARD OF OZ, but if her voice has weakened, its dramatic intensity has only grown.”

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

  • AMERICAN PSYCHO 35mm d. Mary Harron, 2000 at The Prince Charles (until 09 OCT). BAIT d. Mark Jenkin, 2019 at The Castle Cinema (until 10 OCT). CURTIZ d. as Yvan Topolanszky, 2018 at JW3 (until 10 OCT). THE FAREWELL d. Lulu Wang, 2019 at Barbican (until 10 OCT). FOR SAMA d. Waad Al-Khateab & Edward Watts, 2019 at The Castle Cinema (until 10 OCT). GOOD POSTURE d. Dolly Wells, 2019 at Rio Cinema (04 to 10 OCT). HUSTLERS d. Lorene Scafaria, 2019 at Genesis Cinema (until 10 OCT). THE LAST TREE d. Shola Amoo, 2019 at Peckhamplex (until 10 OCT). NORMAL d. Adele Tulli, 2019 at ICA (until 08 OCT). ONE CHILD NATION d. Nanfu Wang & Jialing Zhang, 2019 at DocHouse (04 to 09 OCT). PHOENIX d. Camilla Strøm Henriksen, 2018 at Whirled Cinema (07 to 13 OCT). ROJO d. Benjamín Naishtat, 2019 at Watermans (04 to 10 OCT). THE SOUVENIR d. Joanna Hogg, 2019 at The Prince Charles (until 03 OCT).

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