This is a film still from SUMMERLAND which screens at Everyman Chelsea (05 AUG 2020).
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SCREEN GUIDE: What to see in London this week (31 JUL to 06 AUG 2020)

Find out what to see in London this week across indie & underground venues, film clubs, popups & film festivals as well as our selection of new releases, restorations & revivals.*

By RADIANT CIRCUS

Twitter @radiantcircus | Instagram @radiantcircus

> Check back for updates… [CORRECTION: we said in the original post that Curzon Wimbledon was reopening 31 JUL… we got that wrong!] [UPDATE 31 JUL: Club des Femmes weekender (14 to 16 AUG) added to COMING ATTRACTIONS]

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NEWS FROM ACROSS LONDON’S ALTERNATIVE CINEMA SCENE.

BFI has announced how the government’s Culture Recovery Fund will help indie cinemas (read all about it at The Bigger Picture). There’s a cool £30million for venues that “provide a year round film programme”, split between safety kit (£3million) and business stability (£27million). Funding doesn’t apply to film festivals or “touring operators” and a whole bunch of other ways indie screens are lit up for our entertainment. Let’s keep a careful eye on what happens…

Watermans Arts Centre reopens for screenings at the end of this week (05 AUG) with THE TRUTH, and we’re delighted to welcome them back. We’re also excited to see Serpentine Galleries reopen with a chance to walk through Cao Fei’s installation BLUEPRINTS (from 04 AUG – FREE/Booking required). South London pub venue Bellingham Film Palace resumes screening this weekend with the same film that looks like it might reopen the Rio Cinema next weekend (we can’t see they’ve announced anything, but booking pages are live…), SUMMERLAND.

Picturehouse Cinemas return in a big way this week, with screenings across London (we’ve listed Picturehouse Central). Other chains continue their reopening ripples with Curzon Bloomsbury, Everyman Maida Vale, and Everyman Crystal Palace projecting again from 31 JUL. As more screens reopen, we’ll try to list as much as we can – highlighting one venue per chain, plus notable variations – so you can keep track of what’s on.

Looking a little further ahead, it’s great to see London’s film clubs getting back into the swing of things at Genesis Cinema. Following the welcome return of Cult Classic Collective last week (read our writeup), Nick Walker will be giving HELLRAISER an outing on 20 AUG. We’ve also spotted a screening of RINGU from London Video Club (15 AUG), surf movie programme Cine Mar (18 AUG), and an evening of shorts from DISPATCH FMI (10 SEP). Find full details of these events and more in COMING ATTRACTIONS (listed below).

In drive-in news, Luna Cinema wraps at Allianz Park (31 JUL) and will then reopen in West London at Gunnersbury Park from 19 AUG. Sunset Cinema leaves West London with final screenings this weekend (31 JUL to 01 AUG). Drive & Dine Theatre with food by Tom Kerridge started sold out runs at Syon Park and Selhurst Park (28 JUL to 02 AUG), although we spotted a few remaining tickets for Friday’s screening of LE MANS ’66 in West London.

And finally, the big streaming news this week is the glorious climax of Carol Morley’s #fridayfilmclub which has been gathering international attention with its watchalong screening programme. The final – 20th! – film streams this Friday at 20:00 (see listings for details).

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Deptford Cinema presents BLACK AND BLUE (1987) on 03 AUG.

It’s a week with two notable charity screenings… On 03 AUG, Deptford Cinema and Legal Sector Workers United get together for an online screening of 1987 doc BLACK AND BLUE followed by a panel discussion exploring institutional racism in the UK criminal justice system. The event will raise funds for the United Families and Friends Campaign.

A little later in the week, The Drive In, Troubadour Meridian Water raises funds for the Film & TV Charity with a special tweet-along, peek behind the scenes screening of SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME (06 AUG). Full details about both events in our listings below.

Our Featured Attraction of the week is SUMMERLAND which gets what we think is the first live Director Q&A of the reopening season at the brand new Everyman Chelsea (05 AUG). Which is a beautiful thing…

See you in the darkness,

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7 DAYS OF INDIE SCREEN EVENTS FROM LONDON THIS WEEK.
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#fridayfilmclub – collective: unconscious (d. Lily Baldwin, Nuotoma Bodomo, Daniel Patrick Carbone, Josephine Decker & Lauren Wolkstein, 2016) FREE to stream online + Twitter chat (31 JUL 20:00):

    • Carol Morley presents: “An anthology feature in which five of independent film’s most daring directors literally adapt each other’s dreams for the screen. It’s “like nothing you’ve ever seen with your eyes open” (Rolling Stone).”
    • How to works: Watch together online then discuss on Twitter using #fridayfilmclub @_CarolMorley.

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BELLINGHAM FILM PALACE inc:

    • SUMMERLAND d.Jessica Swale, 2020 (31 JUL 19:00).

CURZON BLOOMSBURY inc:

    • CLEMENCY d. Chinonye Chukwu, 2020 (31 JUL 12:50, 16:40 & 18:30). THE COUNTY d. Grímur Hákonarson, 2019 (31 Jul 16:10). MAKE UP d. Claire Oakley, 2020 (31 JUL 12:15 & 20:30). MOFFIE d. Oliver Hermanus, 2019 (31 JUL 17:30). PARASITE d. Bong Joon-ho, 2019 (31 JUL 13:40). PARASITE: BLACK & WHITE d. Bong Joon-ho, 2019 (31 JUL 19:30). SAINT FRANCES d. Alex Thompson, 2020 (31 JUL 15:10). THE TRAITOR d. Marco Bellocchio, 2019 (31 JUL 15:40). THE TRUTH d. Hirokazu Koreeda, 2019 (31 JUL 14:40 & 20:00). WHO YOU THINK I AM d. Safy Nebbou, 2019 (31 JUL 13:20 & 19:00). 
    • Also at Curzon Mayfair: SUMMERLAND d. Jessica Swale, 2020 (31 JUL 15:15 & 18:00).

Drive & Dine Theatre, Syon Park inc:

The Drive In, Troubadour Meridian Water inc:

Drive In Film Club, Alexandra Palace inc: 

    • THE GOONIES d. Richard Donner, 1985 (31 JUL 17:00). GREASE d. Randal Kleiser, 1978 (31 JUL 20:00).

EVERYMAN KING’S CROSS inc: 

GENESIS CINEMA inc:

    • CLEMENCY d. Chinonye Chukwu, 2020 (31 JUL 14:45 & 20:40). JOJO RABBIT d. Taika Waititi, 2019 (31 JUL 18:20). KNIVES OUT d. Rian Johnson, 2019 (31 JUL 17:30). MAKE UP d. Claire Oakley, 2020 (31 JUL 18:35). PARASITE: BLACK & WHITE d. Bong Joon-ho, 2019 (31 JUL 15:15 & 20:20). PROXIMA d. Alice Winocour, 2019 (31 JUL 16:00 & 20:30). QUEEN & SLIM d. Melina Matsoukas, 2019 (31 JUL 21:00). SAINT FRANCES d. Alex Thompson, 2020 (31 JUL 18:00). SUMMERLAND d. Jessica Swale, 2020 (31 JUL 13:30 & 18:10). UNHINGED d. Derrick Borte, 2020 (31 JUL 15:50 & 20:50).

The Luna Drive In Cinema, Allianz Park inc:

    • THE LEGO MOVIE d. Christopher Miller & Phil Lord, 2014 (31 JUL 15:30). INVICTUS d. Clint Eastwood, 2009 (31 JUL 18:15). ROCKETMAN d. Dexter Fletcher, 2019 (31 JUL 21:30).

PICTUREHOUSE CENTRAL inc:

Sunset Cinema Drive In Movies at Twyford Avenue Sports Ground inc:

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///// CINEMA LISTINGS:

BELLINGHAM FILM PALACE inc:

    • SUMMERLAND d.Jessica Swale, 2020 (01 AUG 19:00).

CURZON BLOOMSBURY inc:

    • CLEMENCY d. Chinonye Chukwu, 2020 (01 AUG 12:20 & 18:00). THE COUNTY d. Grímur Hákonarson, 2019 (01 AUG 14:30 & 20:20). MAKE UP d. Claire Oakley, 2020 (01 AUG 16:40 & 21:30). MOFFIE d. Oliver Hermanus, 2019 (01 AUG 14:45 & 21:00). PARASITE d. Bong Joon-ho, 2019 (01 AUG 15:00). PARASITE: BLACK & WHITE d. Bong Joon-ho, 2019 (01 AUG 20:40). SAINT FRANCES d. Alex Thompson, 2020 (01 AUG 15:30 & 20:00). THE TRAITOR d. Marco Bellocchio, 2019 (01 AUG 13:20 & 17:00). THE TRUTH d. Hirokazu Koreeda, 2019 (01 AUG 12:50 & 17:30). WHO YOU THINK I AM d. Safy Nebbou, 2019 (01 AUG 12:00 & 19:00). 
    • Also at Curzon Mayfair: SUMMERLAND d. Jessica Swale, 2020 (01 AUG 12:45, 15:30 & 18:15).

Drive In Film Club, Alexandra Palace inc: 

    • BOOKSMART d. Olivia Wilde, 2019 (01 AUG 17:00). UNHINGED d. Derrick Borte, 2020 (01 AUG 20:00).

EVERYMAN KING’S CROSS inc: 

GENESIS CINEMA inc:

    • CLEMENCY d. Chinonye Chukwu, 2020 (01 AUG 21:00). JOJO RABBIT d. Taika Waititi, 2019 (01 AUG 18:20). KNIVES OUT d. Rian Johnson, 2019 (01 AUG 17:30). MAKE UP d. Claire Oakley, 2020 (01 AUG 18:35). PARASITE: BLACK & WHITE d. Bong Joon-ho, 2019 (01 AUG 15:20 & 20:20). PROXIMA d. Alice Winocour, 2019 (01 AUG 14:50 & 20:40). QUEEN & SLIM d. Melina Matsoukas, 2019 (01 AUG 20:30). SAINT FRANCES d. Alex Thompson, 2020 (01 AUG 16:05). SUMMERLAND d. Jessica Swale, 2020 (01 AUG 13:35 & 18:10). UNHINGED d. Derrick Borte, 2020 (01 AUG 18:00 & 20:50).

PICTUREHOUSE CENTRAL inc:

Sunset Cinema Drive In Movies at Twyford Avenue Sports Ground inc:

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#Stream25 – SO LONG, MY SON d. Xiaoshuai Wang, 2019 on MUBI + FREE Mandarin Class on Zoom #Stream25 (02 AUG 10:30).

    • Screen25 Cinema presents: “Available on MUBI (from 25 JUL), SO LONG, MY SON is a festival favourite Chinese drama about two families spanning three decades. Watch the film beforehand, before joining us on Sunday morning for a free interactive Mandarin class direct from Beijing!”
    • How it works: Watch the film in your own time on MUBI (not required for the workshop). Register HERE for the workshop (places limited).

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BELLINGHAM FILM PALACE inc:

    • SUMMERLAND d.Jessica Swale, 2020 (02 AUG 19:00).

CURZON BLOOMSBURY inc:

    • CLEMENCY d. Chinonye Chukwu, 2020 (02 AUG 11:50 & 17:30). THE COUNTY d. Grímur Hákonarson, 2019 (02 AUG 14:10 & 20:00). MAKE UP d. Claire Oakley, 2020 (02 AUG 16:00 & 20:45). MOFFIE d. Oliver Hermanus, 2019 (02 AUG 13:50 & 20:30). PARASITE d. Bong Joon-ho, 2019 (02 AUG 20:10). PARASITE: BLACK & WHITE d. Bong Joon-ho, 2019 (02 AUG 14:30). SAINT FRANCES d. Alex Thompson, 2020 (02 AUG 15:00 & 19:30). THE TRAITOR d. Marco Bellocchio, 2019 (02 AUG 12:40 & 16:30). THE TRUTH d. Hirokazu Koreeda, 2019 (02 AUG 12:15 & 17:00). WHO YOU THINK I AM d. Safy Nebbou, 2019 (02 AUG 11:30 & 18:20). 
    • Also at Curzon Mayfair: SUMMERLAND d. Jessica Swale, 2020 (02 AUG 12:30, 15:15 & 18:00).

The Drive In, Troubadour Meridian Water inc:

Drive In Film Club, Alexandra Palace inc: 

EVERYMAN KING’S CROSS inc: 

GENESIS CINEMA inc:

PICTUREHOUSE CENTRAL inc:

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BLACK AND BLUE (d. Hugh King & Lamar Williams, 1987) + Panel Discussion – Online event (03 AUG 18:30 – Pay What You Can):

    • Deptford Cinema and Legal Sector Workers United, in solidarity with Black Lives Matter, present: “A screening of BLACK AND BLUE (1987), followed by a panel discussion on tackling institutional racism and organising for radical change in the UK criminal justice system. All money raised will be donated to the United Families and Friends Campaign (UFFC), a coalition of those affected by deaths in police, prison and psychiatric custody.”

#LexiOClock – ALI: FEAR EATS THE SOUL d. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1974 + Facebook Chat FREE to stream (03 AUG 18:30 + 20:05):

    • The Lexi Cinema presents: “Two lonely people find comfort in each other’s company and marry. Not everyone wishes them well, though, because cleaner Emi (Brigitta Mira) is in her sixties and her partner, Ali (El Hedi ben Salem), is a much, much younger mechanic from Morocco. Their marriage reveals the enduring faultlines of bigotry in German society.”
    • How it works: Watch ‘together’ at 18:30, then join the chat on The Lexi’s Facebook page at 20:05.

No Ticket Required – THE WARRIOR with Guest Speaker Asif Kapadia FREE discussion (03 AUG 20:00).

    • Watermans Arts Centre presents: “Oscar-winning director Asif Kapadia joins Jon Davies for the last in a special season of guest speakers at our fortnightly cinema club. Asif Kapadia will look back to his 2002 feature film THE WARRIOR (BAFTA Best British Film winner 2003), with special reference to its leading man Irfan Khan (LIFE OF PI, THE LUNCHBOX, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE), who sadly passed away earlier this year.”
    • How it works: Watch THE WARRIOR at your leisure (available on Prime Video). Register online to join the discussion.

///// CINEMA LISTINGS:

CURZON BLOOMSBURY inc:

    • CLEMENCY d. Chinonye Chukwu, 2020 (03 AUG 12:50, 16:40 & 18:30). THE COUNTY d. Grímur Hákonarson, 2019 (03 AUG 16:10). MAKE UP d. Claire Oakley, 2020 (03 AUG 12:15 & 20:30). MOFFIE d. Oliver Hermanus, 2019 (03 AUG 17:30). PARASITE d. Bong Joon-ho, 2019 (03 AUG 19:30). PARASITE: BLACK & WHITE d. Bong Joon-ho, 2019 (03 AUG 13:40). SAINT FRANCES d. Alex Thompson, 2020 (03 AUG 15:10). THE TRAITOR d. Marco Bellocchio, 2019 (03 AUG 15:40). THE TRUTH d. Hirokazu Koreeda, 2019 (03 AUG 14:40 & 20:00). WHO YOU THINK I AM d. Safy Nebbou, 2019 (03 AUG 13:20 & 19:00). 
    • Also at Curzon Mayfair: SUMMERLAND d. Jessica Swale, 2020 (03 AUG 16:30 & 19:30).

EVERYMAN KING’S CROSS inc: 

    • PARASITE: BLACK & WHITE d. Bong Joon-ho, 2019 (03 AUG 19:00). MAKE UP d. Claire Oakley, 2019 (03 AUG 17:45). PROXIMA d. Alice Winocour, 2019 (03 AUG 20:00). SAINT FRANCES d. Alex Thompson, 2020 (03 AUG 15:15). SUMMERLAND d. Jessica Swale, 2020 (03 AUG 16:15). UNHINGED d. Derrick Borte, 2020 (03 AUG 18:00).
    • Also at Everyman Cinemas: LOVE SARAH d. Eliza Schroder, 2020 (03 AUG 20:30 – Crystal Palace). RADIOACTIVE d. Marjane Satrapi, 2019 (03 AUG 20:45 – Maida Vale).

GENESIS CINEMA inc:

    • CLEMENCY d. Chinonye Chukwu, 2020 (03 AUG 15:10). THE FIGHT d. Elyse Steinberg, Josh Kriegman & Eli B. Despres, 2020 (03 AUG 18:10). KNIVES OUT d. Rian Johnson, 2019 (03 AUG 17:30). MAKE UP d. Claire Oakley, 2020 (03 AUG 18:45). PARASITE: BLACK & WHITE d. Bong Joon-ho, 2019 (03 AUG 15:45 & 20:20). PROXIMA d. Alice Winocour, 2019 (03 AUG 14:55 & 20:40). QUEEN & SLIM d. Melina Matsoukas, 2019 (03 AUG 20:30). SAINT FRANCES d. Alex Thompson, 2020 (03 AUG 17:50). SUMMERLAND d. Jessica Swale, 2020 (03 AUG 13:35 & 18:20). UNHINGED d. Derrick Borte, 2020 (03 AUG 16:05 & 20:50).

The Drive In, Troubadour Meridian Water inc:

    • THE TERMINATOR d. James Cameron, 1984 at The Drive In, Troubadour Meridian Water (03 AUG 22:30).

PICTUREHOUSE CENTRAL inc:

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Cao Fei: BLUEPRINTS at Serpentine Galleries (from 04 AUG – FREE entry/Booking required):

    • “Cao Fei’s immersive, site specific installation BLUEPRINTS, re-opens at the Serpentine on 04 AUG. Cao Fei is a multi-media artist and filmmaker based in Beijing. Video, digital media, photography and objects all play a role in the artist’s engagement with an age of rapid technological development.”

///// CINEMA LISTINGS:

CURZON BLOOMSBURY inc:

    • CLEMENCY d. Chinonye Chukwu, 2020 (04 AUG 12:50, 16:40 & 18:30). THE COUNTY d. Grímur Hákonarson, 2019 (04 AUG 16:10). MAKE UP d. Claire Oakley, 2020 (04 AUG 12:10 & 20:30). MOFFIE d. Oliver Hermanus, 2019 (04 AUG 17:30). PARASITE d. Bong Joon-ho, 2019 (04 AUG 13:40). PARASITE: BLACK & WHITE d. Bong Joon-ho, 2019 (04 AUG 19:30). SAINT FRANCES d. Alex Thompson, 2020 (04 AUG 15:10). THE TRAITOR d. Marco Bellocchio, 2019 (04 AUG 15:40). THE TRUTH d. Hirokazu Koreeda, 2019 (04 AUG 14:40 & 20:00). WHO YOU THINK I AM d. Safy Nebbou, 2019 (04 AUG 13:20 & 19:00). 
    • Also at Curzon Mayfair: SUMMERLAND d. Jessica Swale, 2020 (04 AUG 15:00 & 20:45).

The Drive In, Troubadour Meridian Water inc:

    • GREASE d. Randel Kleiser, 1978 (04 AUG 19:00). UNHINGED d. Derrick Borte, 2020 (04 AUG 22:20).

Drive In Film Club, Alexandra Palace inc: 

EVERYMAN KING’S CROSS inc: 

GENESIS CINEMA inc:

    • CLEMENCY d. Chinonye Chukwu, 2020 (04 AUG 15:20 & 20:50). KNIVES OUT d. Rian Johnson, 2019 (04 AUG 18:00). MAKE UP d. Claire Oakley, 2020 (04 AUG 16:10 & 18:25). PARASITE: BLACK & WHITE d. Bong Joon-ho, 2019 (04 AUG 20:40). PROXIMA d. Alice Winocour, 2019 (04 AUG 14:50 & 21:00). QUEEN & SLIM d. Melina Matsoukas, 2019 (04 AUG 20:00). SAINT FRANCES d. Alex Thompson, 2020 (04 AUG 18:20). SUMMERLAND d. Jessica Swale, 2020 (04 AUG 13:15 & 17:30). THE TRAITOR d. Marco Bellocchio, 2019 (04 AUG 20:30). UNHINGED d. Derrick Borte, 2020 (04 AUG 15:45 HOH & 18:10).

PICTUREHOUSE CENTRAL inc:

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Cao Fei: BLUEPRINTS at Serpentine Galleries (from 04 AUG – FREE entry/Booking required).

SUMMERLAND d. Jessica Swale, 2020 + Q&A with the director + critic Anna Smith at Everyman Chelsea (05 AUG 19:30):

    • “The story of fiercely independent folklore investigator, Alice (Gemma Arterton) who secludes herself in her clifftop study, debunking myths using science to disprove the existence of other-worldly forces and magic. Consumed by her work, but also profoundly lonely, she is haunted by a love affair from her past.”

///// CINEMA LISTINGS:

CURZON BLOOMSBURY inc:

    • CLEMENCY d. Chinonye Chukwu, 2020 (05 AUG 12:50, 16:40 & 18:30). THE COUNTY d. Grímur Hákonarson, 2019 (05 AUG 16:10). MAKE UP d. Claire Oakley, 2020 (05 AUG 12:15 & 20:30). MOFFIE d. Oliver Hermanus, 2019 (05 AUG 17:30). PARASITE d. Bong Joon-ho, 2019 (05 AUG 19:30). PARASITE: BLACK & WHITE d. Bong Joon-ho, 2019 (05 AUG 13:40). SAINT FRANCES d. Alex Thompson, 2020 (05 AUG 15:10). THE TRAITOR d. Marco Bellocchio, 2019 (05 AUG 15:40). THE TRUTH d. Hirokazu Koreeda, 2019 (05 AUG 12:40 & 20:00). WHO YOU THINK I AM d. Safy Nebbou, 2019 (05 AUG 13:20 & 19:00). 
    • Also at Curzon Mayfair: SUMMERLAND d. Jessica Swale, 2020 (05 AUG 15:15 & 18:00).

The Drive In, Troubadour Meridian Water inc:

Drive In Film Club, Alexandra Palace inc: 

EVERYMAN KING’S CROSS inc: 

    • THE DARK KNIGHT RISES d. Christopher Nolan, 2012 (05 AUG 19:00). PROXIMA d. Alice Winocour, 2019 (05 AUG 20:15). QUEEN & SLIM d. Melina Matsoukas, 2019 (05 AUG 15:45).  SUMMERLAND d. Jessica Swale, 2020 (05 AUG 17:45). THE TRAITOR d. Marco Bellocchio, 2019 (05 AUG 16:15). UNHINGED d. Derrick Borte, 2020 (05 AUG 20:30).
    • Also at Everyman Cinemas: DIRTY DANCING d. Emile Ardolino, 1987 (05 AUG 16:45 – Barnet). FANTASTIC MR. FOX d. Wes Anderson, 2009 (05 AUG 18:30 – Chelsea). GOODFELLAS d. Martin Scorsese, 1990 (05 AUG 19:30 – Crystal Palace).

GENESIS CINEMA inc:

    • CLEMENCY d. Chinonye Chukwu, 2020 (05 AUG 15:30 & 21:00). THE FIGHT d. Elyse Steinberg, Josh Kriegman & Eli B. Despres, 2020 (05 AUG 18:20). KNIVES OUT d. Rian Johnson, 2019 (05 AUG 18:00). MAKE UP d. Claire Oakley, 2020 (05 AUG 15:40 & 18:35). PARASITE: BLACK & WHITE d. Bong Joon-ho, 2019 (05 AUG 15:35 & 20:30). PROXIMA d. Alice Winocour, 2019 (05 AUG 20:40). QUEEN & SLIM d. Melina Matsoukas, 2019 (05 AUG 20:00). SAINT FRANCES d. Alex Thompson, 2020 (05 AUG 15:00). SUMMERLAND d. Jessica Swale, 2020 (05 AUG 13:25 & 17:30). UNHINGED d. Derrick Borte, 2020 (05 AUG 18:10 & 20:50).

PICTUREHOUSE CENTRAL inc:

Watermans Arts Centre inc:

    • THE TRUTH d. Hirokazu Koreeda, 2019 (05 AUG 19:00).

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Cao Fei: BLUEPRINTS at Serpentine Galleries (from 04 AUG – FREE entry/Booking required).

SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME d. Jon Watts, 2019 + VFX Tweet-Along Fundraiser at The Drive In, Troubadour Meridian Water (06 AUG 19:00):

    • “We join the Film & TV Charity for the Spider-Man: Behind the Web tweet-along and fundraiser. Find out behind the scenes and special effects tricks and secrets as some of the amazing VFX heroes who bring these superhero movies to our screens tweetalong (follow #YouCantTrickMe). The Film & TV Charity was founded in 1924 and supports all those who work behind the scenes in film and TV.”

///// CINEMA LISTINGS:

CURZON BLOOMSBURY inc:

    • CLEMENCY d. Chinonye Chukwu, 2020 (06 AUG 12:50, 16:40 & 18:30). THE COUNTY d. Grímur Hákonarson, 2019 (06 AUG 16:10). MAKE UP d. Claire Oakley, 2020 (06 AUG 12:15 & 20:30). MOFFIE d. Oliver Hermanus, 2019 (06 AUG 17:30). PARASITE d. Bong Joon-ho, 2019 (06 AUG 13:40). PARASITE: BLACK & WHITE d. Bong Joon-ho, 2019 (06 AUG 19:30). SAINT FRANCES d. Alex Thompson, 2020 (06 AUG 15:10). THE TRAITOR d. Marco Bellocchio, 2019 (06 AUG 15:40). THE TRUTH d. Hirokazu Koreeda, 2019 (06 AUG 14:40 & 20:00). WHO YOU THINK I AM d. Safy Nebbou, 2019 (06 AUG 13:20 & 19:00). 
    • Also at Curzon Mayfair: SUMMERLAND d. Jessica Swale, 2020 (06 AUG 16:45 & 19:45).

Drive In Film Club, Alexandra Palace inc: 

EVERYMAN KING’S CROSS inc: 

    • BACK TO THE FUTURE d. Robert Zemeckis, 1985 (06 AUG 17:15). MAKE UP d. Claire Oakley, 2019 (06 AUG 15:00). MAMMA MIA! d. Phyllida Lloyd, 2008 (06 AUG 18:00). MISBEHAVIOUR d. Phillipa Lowthorpe, 2020 (06 AUG 16:15). SAINT FRANCES d. Alex Thompson, 2020 (06 AUG 20:00). SUMMERLAND d. Jessica Swale, 2020 (06 AUG 15:30). UNHINGED d. Derrick Borte, 2020 (06 AUG 20:45).
    • Also at Everyman Cinemas: JACKIE BROWN d. Quentin Tarantino, 1997 (06 AUG 20:00). JUST MERCY d. Destin Daniel Cretton, 2019 (06 AUG 12:15).  RADIOACTIVE d. Marjane Satrapi, 2019 (06 AUG 17:00 – Maida Vale).

GENESIS CINEMA inc:

    • CLEMENCY d. Chinonye Chukwu, 2020 (06 AUG 21:00). THE FIGHT d. Elyse Steinberg, Josh Kriegman & Eli B. Despres, 2020 (06 AUG 15:35). KNIVES OUT d. Rian Johnson, 2019 (06 AUG 18:00). MAKE UP d. Claire Oakley, 2020 (06 AUG 15:15 HOH & 18:15). PARASITE: BLACK & WHITE d. Bong Joon-ho, 2019 (06 AUG 20:40). PROXIMA d. Alice Winocour, 2019 (06 AUG 20:50). QUEEN & SLIM d. Melina Matsoukas, 2019 (06 AUG 20:00). SUMMERLAND d. Jessica Swale, 2020 (06 AUG 13:10 & 17:30). THE TRAITOR d. Marco Bellocchio, 2019 (06 AUG 14:45 & 20:30). UNHINGED d. Derrick Borte, 2020 (06 AUG 16:00 & 18:20 HOH).

PICTUREHOUSE CENTRAL inc:

Watermans Arts Centre inc:

    • THE TRUTH d. Hirokazu Koreeda, 2019 (06 AUG 19:00).

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