SCREEN GUIDE: What’s on in London this week (02 to 08 OCT 2020)
Discover what’s on in London this week with full listings for independent cinemas, drive-ins & alternative venues including special event screenings, Q&As, film clubs, new releases, repertory seasons & film festivals.*
By RADIANT CIRCUS
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What’s on in London this week (virtual & in venues): SINGLE-O EXHIBITS one-off events / ORIGINAL FORMATS 8MM to 70MM+ / NEW RELEASES inc. revivals & restorations / REP. SEASONS / FILM FESTIVALS / CINEMA+ LISTINGS full schedules for London’s indie cinemas & drive-ins / COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Firstly, apologies for the absence of listings last week. RADIANT CIRCUS was involved in a filmmaking project which involved 10 intensive days of location shoots outside of Berlin. We’ll share more news about that sideshow project as it gathers pace… Catching up with regular life, this week’s listings will be both a little late and slightly more pared-back than usual. Sorry!
Whilst away from our regular listings post, we did note some seriously sad screen news in-between takes. The recent fire at The Lexi Cinema is a reminder of the inherent fragility of all things we value. We can only wish the team there well for a speedy return to business after such a long time in shutdown.
The re-closure of Peckhamplex makes for equally upsetting reading. According to their newsletter and web posts, the initial flurry of interest in TENET did not translate into sustained audiences, and business became too tight to sustain. Here’s some of the statement from their website:
Unfortunately, the film distributors that we rent our films from are constantly re-scheduling the big titles to further and further away. Cinemas across the country have been impacted in the same way. As an independently run cinema remaining open is simply not viable with such low levels of audience admissions and we are determined to eke out our resources, looking after our 40 employees, so that we can bounce back and welcome you for the long term. (John Reiss, Chairman, Peckhamplex Ltd).
Whilst Peckhamplex looks likely to remain dark until Bond in November, it’s clear we cannot rely on great white screen saviours to sustain our fragile exhibition industries. The UK government’s 6 month timeframe for their latest lockdown measures and daily reporting of spiking infection rates across London look set to keep unreleased films on the shelf and audiences at home for a long while longer.
Whilst we were away, much-loved arthouse Close-Up Cinema launched their very own version of ‘cinema on demand’. Reducing their private hire rates, you can now book a cinema screening for your friends and loved ones. As other venues continue to prepare for their reopenings, it’s clear that a combination of old-school showmanship and further stimulation from the commercial sector and Treasury will be required if independent exhibitors are to survive. We published details of how audiences could support their favourite venues during shutdown and will update this list as needed.
Earlier in the autumn we were getting ready to launch our own DIY scheme to support alternative screen culture in London. Sadly, our well-made plans were undone when a valued venue partnership became untenable due to the COVID-19 trading conditions. We’ll review and make further announcements when and if we can…
This is the week when a most unusual BFI London Film Festival opens online and at venues across London and the UK. Significantly reduced in scale, this year’s event serves as both a national celebration of film and a rallying cry to support independent cinemas across the land. And that’s a very good thing.
Our Featured Attraction Of The Week is therefore Steve McQueen’s MANGROVE (2020) which both opens the festival and gives an opportunity to mark Black History Month, the subject of screenings and mini seasons across town throughout October. Venue screenings are pretty much looking SOLD OUT everywhere but that’s no reason not to celebrate. We’ll try to post a guide to tickets you can still get for the festival over the weekend.
See you in darkness,
RADIANT CIRCUS
Presenting Afterimages: On Cinema, Women and Changing Times by Laura Mulvey FREE online event (02 OCT 18:00):
- BIMI presents: “This event is presented in partnership by Bertha DocHouse and Birkbeck University, bringing you some of the best events from this year’s disrupted Essay Film Festival 2020. Marking a return for Professor Laura Mulvey to questions of film theory and feminism, as well as a reconsideration of new and old film technologies, her new book Afterimages (published by Reaktion Books Ltd.) is essential reading for anyone interested in the power and pleasures of moving images.”
AMATEURS aka Amatörer d. Gabriela Pichler, 2018 at BFI Southbank (03 OCT 14:30):
- “Winner of the Best Nordic Film at the Gothenberg Film Festival, AMATEURS is a fun, family-oriented movie about filmmaking… with a subversive twist. When a fictional Swedish province tries to lure a German discount supermarket chain by commissioning a commercial video, two immigrant girls take out their selfie sticks and smartphones to tell the real story of class divisions and racial prejudice.”
- Part of: REDEFINING REBELLION (see REP. SEASONS).
SOUTHERN JOURNEY (REVISITED) d. Rob Curry & Tim Plester, 2020 + director Q&A hosted by Stewart Lee at Rio Cinema (04 OCT 15:00):
- “Exploring the sounds and history of the southern United States, SOUTHERN JOURNEY (REVISITED) is both a music documentary and a road movie. Set against the incendiary backdrop of the 2018 mid-term elections, and accompanied by a glorious soundtrack of blues and bluegrass, hollers and spirituals, the film retraces the route of an iconic song-collecting trip from the late 1950s – Alan Lomax’s so-called “Southern Journey” – seeking out echoes of the past and clues to the future.”
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME d. Lewis Gilbert, 1977 at Olympic Studios (04 OCT 13:40):
- “James Bond (Roger Moore), in his tenth screen outing, joins forces with a glamorous Russian spy (Barbara Bach) to outwit a megalomaniac shipping magnate (Curt Jurgens) who intends to achieve world domination by causing nuclear war between the superpowers. The film features the submersible Lotus Esprit, underwater battles, and ‘Jaws’, a seven-foot villain with steel teeth.”
PARASITE d. Bong Joon-ho, 2019 at Dalston Roof Park (05 OCT 19:00):
- Deeper Into Movies presents: “Winner of the Palme d’or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, this brilliant black comedy follows the Kim family as they struggle to survive on the breadline. PARASITE is both a piercing commentary on inequality and a rollercoaster ride with a pleasingly twisty narrative; a compelling and expertly-crafted gem.”
SAINT MAUD d. Rose Glass, 2019 preview at Everyman Screen On The Green & Crystal Palace (06 OCT 21:00):
- MASSIVE presents: “BAFTA and Tony Award-winner Jennifer Ehle and rising star Morfydd Clark come together in this dark psychological horror when live-in nurse Maud (Clark) arrives at the home of Amanda (Ehle), a famous dancer now frail from illness and trapped in her grand, isolated house.”
HALLELUJAH d. King Vidor, 1929 Online event (06 OCT 19:45):
- Sands Films Cinema Club presents: “Join us to discover King Vidor’s first sound film, HALLELUJAH (1929), which would remain the finest American film musical until the Astaire-Rogers SWING TIME (1936). Its rich use of Negro spirituals and work-songs underscores an absorbing theme: the role of evangelism in exploiting and channeling pain, disappointment and unease in the American landscape.”
SOUTHERN JOURNEY (REVISITED) d. Rob Curry & Tim Plester, 2020 + director Q&A at Genesis Cinema (06 OCT 18:30):
- “Exploring the sounds and history of the southern United States, SOUTHERN JOURNEY (REVISITED) is both a music documentary and a road movie. Set against the incendiary backdrop of the 2018 mid-term elections, and accompanied by a glorious soundtrack of blues and bluegrass, hollers and spirituals, the film retraces the route of an iconic song-collecting trip from the late 1950s – Alan Lomax’s so-called “Southern Journey” – seeking out echoes of the past and clues to the future.”
BEYOND THE VISIBLE: HILMA AF KLINT d. Halina Dyrschka, 2019 Online Preview + Q&A with the director (07 OCT 20:30):
- Birds’ Eye View Reclaim The Frame presents: “Hilma af Klint was an abstract artist before the term existed. A visionary, trailblazing figure who, inspired by spiritualism, modern science, and the riches of the natural world around her, began in 1906 to reel out a series of huge, colorful, sensual, strange works without precedent in painting. Director Halina Dryschka’s dazzling documentary shows not only the life and craft of af Klint, but also the skewing of the history of art that would leave her astounding ouevre out of the narrative of artistic progress for so long.”
RIPTIDE – A SCHIZOPHRENIA LOVE STORY d. Tim Barrow, 2019 + Q&A with the director at Genesis Cinema (07 OCT 18:30):
- “A Scottish schizophrenia love story road movie, that premiered at the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival in July. Jacob leaves psychiatric hospital and attempts to resume his life in Edinburgh. Frustrated by a banal existence, he heads to the Highlands in search of adventure. By the sea he meets the charismatic Eva who claims to be the daughter of Ingmar Bergman. They set off on adventures.”
HOUSE PARTY: WHEN HARRY MET SALLY d. Rob Reiner, 1989 at Everyman Cinemas (08 OCT – various venues).
- “Our House Party series continues with this iconic 80s romantic comedy. Harry and Sally have known each other for years, and are very good friends, but they fear sex would ruin the friendship. Pizza and a glass of wine or beer are included in the price. Never has there been a better moment to have what she’s having!”
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TENET 70MM / IMAX 15
- BFI IMAX: TENET IMAX 15/70MM (03 OCT 12:00, 16:00 & 20:00 / 04 OCT 11:00, 15:00 & 19:00 / 08 OCT 16:00).
- PICTUREHOUSE CENTRAL: TENET 70MM (02 OCT 18:40 / 03 OCT 15:15 & 18:30 / 04 OCT 14:30 & 18:00 / 05 OCT 15:15 & 18:30 / 06 OCT 15:15 & 18:30 / 07 OCT 15:20 & 18:35 / 08 OCT 15:15 & 18:30).
ALSO:
- PULP FICTION 35MM d. Quentin Tarantino, 1994 at BFI Southbank (03 OCT 20:10).
THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION d. Radha Blank, 2020 at Curzon Cinemas (daily until 08 OCT – various venues):
- “Winner of the Directing Prize at The 2020 Sundance Film Festival, THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION is a hilariously candid and deeply personal debut from writer/director Radha Blank. A fresh addition to the New York City slice-of-life canon shot in lush black and white 35mm, Blank’s film is an ode to the unfulfilled, and those whose adversity gives them a one-of-a-kind story to tell.”
ON THE ROCKS d. Sofia Coppola, 2020 at Genesis Cinema (daily until 08 OCT):
- “Faced with sudden doubts about her marriage, a young New York mother teams up with her larger-than-life playboy father to tail her husband in a bittersweet comedy written and directed by Sofia Coppola.”
- See: THE SOFIA & BILL SEASON at the same venue.
- See: CINEMA+ LISTINGS for alternative venues.
RIALTO d. Peter Mackie Burns, 2019 at Curzon Bloomsbury (daily until 08 OCT):
- “Colm, mid-40s has a comfortable life: a managerial job in Dublin’s docks, two teenage children and a kind, loyal wife. But the death of his father cracks his life open. Drinking heavily and unable to confide in anyone, Colm finds himself drawn to Jay, a 19-year-old who dabbles in prostitution. Their sexual encounters and tentative friendship become Colm’s only solace, but this recklessness puts his family-life at risk.”
THE SOFIA & BILL SEASON at Genesis Cinema (OCT):
“In light of Sofia Coppola’s new release ON THE ROCKS (starring Bill Murray) we decided to have a little cinematic celebration of the two excellent artists.”
- GROUNDHOG DAY d. Harold Ramis, 1993 (04 OCT 18:30). CADDYSHACK d. Harold Ramis, 1980 (06 OCT 20:50). MARIE ANTOINETTE d. Sofia Coppola, 2006 (07 OCT 20:50). BROKEN FLOWERS d. Jim Jarmusch, 2005 (08 OCT 18:30). LOST IN TRANSLATION d. Sofia Coppola, 2003 presented by Truman’s Brewery (09 OCT 18:30).
BLACK HISTORY MONTH SEASON at Riverside Studios (OCT):
“Riverside Studios is proud to celebrate Black History Month with a selection of films that explore and interrogate different aspects of life, looking at the past and present of the Black experience both in the US and in the UK.”
- PRESSURE d. Horace Ove, 1976 (03 OCT 14:00).
CELEBRATING CHADWICK BOSEMAN at Picturehouse Cinemas (SEP to OCT):
“Following the devastating news of Chadwick Boseman’s passing, Picturehouse has programmed a season of his work to celebrate his incredible career.”
FELLINI at BFI Southbank (SEP to OCT).
“Another chance to enjoy five films by the Italian maestro.”
- 8½ 4K aka Otto e Mezzo d. Federico Fellini, 1963 (04 OCT 18:15 / 05 OCT 20:20). JULIET OF THE SPIRITS 4K aka Giulietta Degli Spiriti d. Federico Fellini, 1965 (03 OCT 16:40). NIGHTS OF CABIRIA 4K aka Le Notti Di Cabiria d. Federico Fellini, 1957 (02 OCT 14:30 / 06 OCT 14:30).
INJUSTICE at BFI Southbank (SEP to OCT).
“African Odysseys presents a collection of films which speak to the Black Lives Matter movement in the UK and the world.”
- BUS 174 aka Ônibus 174 d. José Padilha & Felipe Lacerda, 2002 (06 OCT 17:45). THE HARD STOP d. George Amponsah, 2015 (05 OCT 17:50).
THE MANY FACETS OF MICHEL PICCOLI at Ciné Lumière (30 AUG to 06 OCT):
“Further to our online celebration of Michel Piccoli, one of France’s most prolific actors who sadly left us on 12 May, Ciné Lumière invites you to revisit his legacy on the big screen.”
- LE CHARME DISCRET DE LA BOURGEOISIE aka The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie d. Luis Buñuel, 1972 (04 OCT 14:00 / 06 OCT 18:15).
LUIS BUÑUEL SPECIAL at Ciné Lumière (06 SEP to 06 OCT):
- LE CHARME DISCRET DE LA BOURGEOISIE aka The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie d. Luis Buñuel, 1972 (04 OCT 14:00 / 06 OCT 18:15).
REDEFINING REBELLION at BFI Southbank (SEP to OCT):
“Revisit Mathieu Kassovitz’s game-changing classic LA HAINE as well as the films which influenced and were inspired by it.”
- AMATEURS aka Amatörer d. Gabriela Pichler, 2018 (03 OCT 14:30). AMERICAN GRAFFITI d. George Lucas, 1973 (04 OCT 18:30). DHEEPAN d. Jacques Audiard, 2015 (02 OCT 18:00). GIRLHOOD aka Bande de filles d. Céline Sciamma, 2014 (03 OCT 20:30). LA HAINE d. Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995 (daily until 06 OCT). NORMA RAE d. Martin Ritt, 1979 (02 OCT 20:30 / 05 OCT 14:15). PERSEPOLIS d. Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud, 2007 (06 OCT 20:50). TAXI DRIVER d. Martin Scorsese, 1976 (04 OCT 15:10).
THROUGH HER EYES at Genesis Cinema (OCT):
“From superstars that have changed the face of pop music to little girls that are subjected to female genital mutilation, we are bringing together a mini BHM season to explore black female stories.”
- GRACE JONES: BLOODLIGHT & BAMI d. Sophie Fiennes, 2017 (05 OCT 18:20).
UNLOCKED at BFI Southbank (SEP to OCT):
“Some amazing films were released during lockdown and found an audience online. Some had their theatrical releases cruelly curtailed. You can now catch up with the best of these films on the big screen at BFI Southbank.”
- CALM WITH HORSES d. Nick Rowland, 2019 (02 OCT 14:20). HOST d. Rob Savage, 2020 + Recorded Q&A with cast & crew (05 OCT 20:50). MAKE UP d. Claire Oakley, 2019 (05 OCT 20:45). MOFFIE d. Oliver Hermanus, 2019 (02 OCT 20:50). MONSOON d. Hong Khaou, 2019 (03 OCT 11:45 / 04 OCT 15:30). PARASITE BLACK-&-WHITE VERSION d. Bong Joon-ho, 2019 (06 OCT 20:30). PERFECT 10 d. Eva Riley, 2019 (03 OCT 14:40). THE TRAITOR aka Il traditore d. Marco Bellocchio, 2019 (05 OCT 14:20). VITALINA VARELA d. Pedro Costa, 2019 (06 OCT 14:20).
YOUR BIG SCREEN CLASSICS at BFI Southbank (SEP to OCT):
“To reopen BFI Southbank we asked you to help us choose the films you’d like to see to welcome you back to the cinema. The results were a collection of the best the big screen has to offer.”
- A MATTER OF LIFE & DEATH 4K d. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger (05 OCT 18:00). BICYCLE THIEVES aka Ladri di biciclette d. Vittorio De Sica, 1948 (03 OCT 11:40). BOYZ N THE HOOD d. John Singleton, 1991 (03 OCT 17:30). BUGSY MALONE d. Alan Parker, 1976 (06 OCT 18:10). CASABLANCA d. Michael Curtiz, 1942 (04 OCT 12:15 / 06 OCT 17:40). MONTY PYTHON’S LIFE OF BRIAN d. Terry Jones, 1979 (02 OCT 17:55). MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO d. Gus Van Sant, 1991 (02 OCT 21:00). PULP FICTION 35MM d. Quentin Tarantino, 1994 (03 OCT 20:10). SELMA d. Ava DuVernay, 2014 (04 OCT 15:15). SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN d. Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen, 1952 (03 OCT 14:00). SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS d. David Hand, William Cottrell, Wilfred Jackson, Larry Morey, Perce Pearce & Ben Sharpsteen (03 OCT 11:30). SPIRITED AWAY d. Hayao Miyazaki, 2001 (04 OCT 12:10).
- Banff Mountain Film Festival UK & Ireland Tour online event (06 to 15 OCT).
- BFI London Film Festival blended event (07 to 18 OCT).
- Chronic Youth Film Festival blended event (03 to 13 OCT).
- The Design Film Festival online event (11 SEP to 01 NOV 2020).
- Leytonstone Loves Film blended event (16 SEP to 04 OCT).
- London Spanish Film Festival at Ciné Lumière (22 SEP to 03 OCT).
ARCHLIGHT CINEMA inc:
- BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC d. Stephen Herek, 2020 (03 OCT 12:30 & 14:30 / 04 OCT 12:30). DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: A LIFE ON OUR PLANET d. Alastair Fothergill, Jonnie Hughes & Keith Scholey, 2020 04 OCT 17:00 / 06 OCT 19:30 / 08 OCT 20:00). ON THE ROCKS d. Sofia Coppola, 2020 (daily until 08 OCT). ROCKS d. Sarah Gavron, 2019 (daily until 08 OCT). TENET d. Christopher Nolan, 2020 (02 OCT 19:30 / 03 OCT 20:00 / 04 OCT 20:00 / 07 OCT 16:00 / 08 OCT 16:00). THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 d. Aaron Sorkin, 2020 (daily except 05 OCT to 08 OCT).
ARTHOUSE CROUCH END inc:
- DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST d. Julie Dash, 1991 (03 OCT 15:00). DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: A LIFE ON OUR PLANET d. Alastair Fothergill, Jonnie Hughes & Keith Scholey, 2020 + Recorded Q&A (03 OCT 17:30). ETERNAL BEAUTY d. Craig Roberts, 2019 (daily until 08 OCT). MISS JUNETEENTH d. Channing Godfrey Peoples, 2020 (daily until 08 OCT). ON THE ROCKS d. Sofia Coppola, 2020 (daily until 08 OCT). ROCKS d. Sarah Gavron, 2019 (daily until 08 OCT). THAT CLICK d. Luca Severi, 2019 (02 OCT 13:30 / 05 OCT 16:00 / 08 OCT 19:00).
BARBICAN CINEMA inc:
- ON THE ROCKS d. Sofia Coppola, 2020 (daily until 08 OCT). ROCKS d. Sarah Gavron, 2019 (03 OCT 13:35 / 04 OCT 13:35 / 05 OCT 18:00 / 08 OCT 20:40). ROCKS d. Sarah Gavron, 2019 + Recorded Q&A with the director (02 OCT 20).
BELLINGHAM FILM PALACE inc.
- ROCKS d. Sarah Gavron, 2019 (02 OCT 16:00 & 18:00 / 03 OCT 16:00 & 18:00 / 04 OCT 16:00 & 18:00).
BFI IMAX inc:
- AKIRA 4K d. Katsuhiro Ôtomo, 1988 (07 OCT 20:00 / 08 OCT 20:00).
BFI SOUTHBANK inc:
- ROCKS d. Sarah Gavron, 2019 (02 Oct 18:10 / 03 OCT 20:20 / 04 OCT 12:00 / 05 OCT 18:10 / 06 OCT 14:15).
- See also REP. SEASONS.
THE CASTLE CINEMA inc:
- LA HAINE d. Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995 (daily until 12 OCT). MEMORIES OF MURDER d. Bong Joon-ho, 2003 (daily until 08 OCT). MISS JUNETEENTH d. Channing Godfrey Peoples, 2020 (daily until 09 OCT). ROCKS d. Sarah Gavron, 2019 (daily until 12 OCT). TENET d. Christopher Nolan, 2020 (daily from 03 to 08 OCT).
CATFORD MEWS inc:
- BLACK PANTHER d. Ryan Coogler, 2018 (03 OCT 19:00 / 06 OCT 19:00 / 08 OCT 19:00). ETERNAL BEAUTY d. Craig Roberts, 2019 (daily until 08 OCT). MISS JUNETEENTH d. Channing Godfrey Peoples, 2020 (daily until 07 OCT). ROCKS d. Sarah Gavron, 2019 (daily until 08 OCT). TENET d. Christopher Nolan, 2020 (daily until 08 OCT). THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 d. Aaron Sorkin, 2020 (daily until 08 OCT).
CINÉ LUMIÈRE inc:
- BURNING GHOST d. Stéphane Batut, 2019 (03 OCT 16:15 / 06 OCT 20:25 / 07 OCT 18:05). CAPITAL IN THE 21ST CENTURY d. Justin Pemberton, 2019 (02 OCT 18:15 / 03 OCT 18:40 / 05 OCT 18:00). DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: A LIFE ON OUR PLANET d. Alastair Fothergill, Jonnie Hughes & Keith Scholey, 2020 (02 OCT 15:30). ETERNAL BEAUTY d. Craig Roberts, 2019 (02 OCT 20:35 / 03 OCT 20:40 / 04 OCT 15:40 / 05 OCT 20:30 / 07 OCT 16:00). THE LADY IN THE PORTRAIT aka Le Portrait Interdit d. Charles de Meaux, 2017 (02 OCT 16:00 / 04 OCT 17:45). LES MISÉRABLES d. Ladj Ly, 2019 (04 OCT 19:55). ON THE ROCKS d. Sofia Coppola, 2020 (daily until 15 OCT).
- London Spanish Film Festival 2020: FERDINAND d. Carlos Saldanha, 2017 (03 OCT 14:00).
- See also REP. SEASONS.
CURZON CINEMAS inc:
- DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: A LIFE ON OUR PLANET d. Alastair Fothergill, Jonnie Hughes & Keith Scholey, 2020 + Q&A (03 OCT 17:30 – Wimbledon). DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD d. Kirsten Johnson, 2020 (daily until 08 OCT – Bloomsbury). ETERNAL BEAUTY d. Craig Roberts, 2019 (daily until 08 OCT – Bloomsbury & Wimbledon). THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION d. Radha Blank, 2020 (daily until 08 OCT – various venues). LES MISÉRABLES d. Ladj Ly, 2019 (daily until 08 OCT – Bloomsbury). MEMORIES OF MURDER d. Bong Joon-ho, 2003 (daily until 08 OCT – various venues). MISS JUNETEENTH d. Channing Godfrey Peoples, 2020 (daily until 08 OCT – Aldgate). ON THE ROCKS d. Sofia Coppola, 2020 (daily until 08 OCT – various venues). RIALTO d. Peter Mackie Burns, 2019 (daily until 08 OCT – Bloomsbury). ROCKS d. Sarah Gavron, 2019 (daily until 08 OCT – various venues). TENET d. Christopher Nolan, 2020 (daily until 08 OCT – various venues). THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 d. Aaron Sorkin, 2020 (daily until 08 OCT – various venues).
The Drive In, Troubadour Meridian Water inc (by date):
- GREASE d. Randall Kleiser, 1978 (02 OCT 19:00). JOKER d. Todd Phillips, 2019 (02 OCT 21:45 HOH). TOY STORY d. John Lasseter, 1995 (03 OCT 18:00). PRETTY WOMAN d. Garry Marshall, 1990 (03 OCT 20:30). BLACK PANTHER d. Ryan Coogler, 2018 (04 OCT 17:45). 1917 d. Sam Mendes, 2019 (04 OCT 21:00). BOYZ N THE HOOD d. John Singleton, 1991 (05 OCT 20:00). DIRTY DANCING d. Emile Ardolino, 1987 (06 OCT 19:00 HOH). ROCKS d. Sarah Gavron, 2019 (06 OCT 21:45). AFTER WE COLLIDED d. Roger Kumble, 2020 (08 OCT 20:00).
Drive In Film Club, Alexandra Palace inc:
- Resumes 12 OCT.
ELECTRIC CINEMAS inc:
- KNIVES OUT d. Rian Johnson, 2019 (02 OCT 17:30 / 04 OCT 19:00 / 08 OCT 21:00). LITTLE WOMEN d. Greta Gerwig, 2019 (03 OCT 17:00 / 07 OCT 17:30 – Portobello). ON THE ROCKS d. Sofia Coppola, 2020 (02 OCT 18:00 & 21:00 / 03 OCT 13:00, 14:00 & 20:00 / 07 OCT 18:00 & 21:00 / 08 OCT 18:00 & 21:00 – White City). TENET d. Christopher Nolan, 2020 (daily until 08 OCT).
EVERYMAN CINEMAS inc:
- 23 WALKS d. Paul Morrison, 2020 (daily until 08 OCT – various venues). AFTER WE COLLIDED d. Roger Kumble, 2020 (various dates/venues). AKIRA 4K d. Katsuhiro Ôtomo, 1988 (07 OCT – various venues). CAPITAL IN THE 21ST CENTURY d. Justin Pemberton, 2019 (03 OCT 13:00 / 04 OCT 16:15 / 06 OCT 13:45 – King’s Cross). DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: A LIFE ON OUR PLANET d. Alastair Fothergill, Jonnie Hughes & Keith Scholey, 2020 + Recorded Q&A (03 OCT – various venues). ETERNAL BEAUTY d. Craig Roberts, 2019 (daily until 08 OCT – various venues). FORREST GUMP d. Robert Zemeckis, 1994 (various dates/venues). MISS JUNETEENTH d. Channing Godfrey Peoples, 2020 (03 OCT 20:50 / 06 OCT 12:30). ON THE BASIS OF SEX d. Mimi Leder, 2018 (various dates/venues). ON THE ROCKS d. Sofia Coppola, 2020 (daily until 08 OCT – various venues). REBUILDING PARADISE d. Ron Howard, 2020 (05 OCT – various venues). ROCKS d. Sarah Gavron, 2019 (daily from until 08 OCT – various venues). ROCKY II d. Sylvester Stallone, 1979 (various dates/venues). SUMMERLAND d. Jessica Swale, 2020 (06 OCT 11:15 – King’s Cross). TENET d. Christopher Nolan, 2020 (daily until 08 OCT – various venues). THAT CLICK d. Luca Severi, 2019 (daily until 08 OCT – King’s Cross). THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 d. Aaron Sorkin, 2020 (daily until 08 OCT – various venues). WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT d. Robert Zemeckis & Richard Williams, 1988 (03 OCT – various venues).
GENESIS CINEMA inc:
- DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: A LIFE ON OUR PLANET d. Alastair Fothergill, Jonnie Hughes & Keith Scholey, 2020 (02 OCT 15:25 / 04 OCT 18:00 / 05 OCT 13:20). ETERNAL BEAUTY d. Craig Roberts, 2019 (daily until 08 OCT). LA HAINE d. Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995 (02 OCT 13:05 / 03 OCT 18:45 / 08 OCT 21:10). MEMORIES OF MURDER d. Bong Joon-ho, 2003 (02 OCT 20:50 / 06 OCT 13:00 / 08 OCT 20:45). ON THE ROCKS d. Sofia Coppola, 2020 (daily until 08 OCT). ROCKS d. Sarah Gavron, 2019 (daily until 08 OCT). TENET d. Christopher Nolan, 2020 (daily until 08 OCT). THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 d. Aaron Sorkin, 2020 (daily until 08 OCT).
- See also REP. SEASONS.
KINO BERMONDSEY inc:
- THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 d. Aaron Sorkin, 2020 (daily until 08 OCT).
THE LEXI CINEMA inc:
- Currently closed due to fire damage. Get well soon Lexi!
OLYMPIC STUDIOS inc:
- BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC d. Stephen Herek, 2020 (03 OCT 11:10 / 04 OCT 11:00). DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: A LIFE ON OUR PLANET d. Alastair Fothergill, Jonnie Hughes & Keith Scholey, 2020 + Recorded Q&A (03 OCT 13:50 / 04 OCT 16:50 / 05 OCT 20:40 / 07 OCT 19:50). ETERNAL BEAUTY d. Craig Roberts, 2019 (02 OCT 17:00 / 05 OCT 17:00 / 07 OCT 14:30 / 08 OCT 17:10). HOPE GAP d. William Nicholson, 2019 (05 OCT 14:30). ON THE ROCKS d. Sofia Coppola, 2020 (daily until 15 OCT). ROCKS d. Sarah Gavron, 2019 (03 OCT 14:50 / 06 OCT 17:10). TENET d. Christopher Nolan, 2020 (02 OCT 19:30 / 06 OCT 19:40 / 08 OCT 19:40). THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 d. Aaron Sorkin, 2020 (daily until 15 OCT).
PECKHAMPLEX inc:
- Currently closed.
PICTUREHOUSE CINEMAS inc:
- 23 WALKS d. Paul Morrison, 2020 (daily until 08 OCT – various venues). AFTER WE COLLIDED d. Roger Kumble, 2020 (daily until 08 OCT – various venues). AKIRA d. Katsuhiro Ôtomo, 1988 (07 to 08 OCT – various venues). AN AMERICAN PICKLE d. Brandon Trost, 2020 (04 OCT 15:45 – The Gate). BABYTEETH d. Shannon Murphy, 2019 (daily until 08 OCT – various venues). BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC d. Stephen Herek, 2020 (daily until 08 OCT – various venues). THE BLUES BROTHERS d. John Landis, (03 OCT 15:10 / 04 OCT 18:40 / 06 OCT 13:45 / 07 OCT 15:50 / 08 OCT 15:50 – Central). DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: A LIFE ON OUR PLANET d. Alastair Fothergill, Jonnie Hughes & Keith Scholey, 2020 + Recorded Q&A (daily until 04 OCT – various venues). THE EIGHT HUNDRED d. Hu Guan, 2019 (daily until 08 OCT – Fulham Road). THE FAREWELL d. Lulu Wang, 2019 (04 OCT 12:25 / 05 OCT 14:35 / 06 OCT 14:25). JOJO RABBIT d. Taika Waititi, 2019 (03 OCT 13:15 / 05 OCT 16:45 – Central). JOKER d. Todd Phillips, 2019 (02 OCT 20:35 – Central). LA HAINE d. Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995 (daily until 08 OCT – various venues). LES MISÉRABLES d. Ladj Ly, 2019 (daily until 08 OCT – various venues). THE LIGHTHOUSE d. Robert Eggers, 2019 (03 OCT 20:40 / 04 OCT 12:00 / 05 OCT 15:10 / 07 OCT 12:10 – Central). MEMORIES OF MURDER d. Bong Joon-ho, 2003 (daily until 08 OCT – various venues). PROXIMA d. Alice Winocour, 2019 (06 OCT 13:25 – Central). RBG d. Julie Cohen & Betsy West, 2018 (daily until 08 OCT – Central). REBUILDING PARADISE d. Ron Howard, 2020 (daily until 08 OCT – various venues). THE ROADS NOT TAKEN d. Sally Potter, 2020 (daily until 08 OCT – East Dulwich & Fulham Road). THE SHINING d. Stanley Kubrick, 1980 (daily until 08 OCT – Central). TENET d. Christopher Nolan, 2020 (daily until 08 OCT – various venues – some 70MM/See ORIGINAL FORMATS). THAT CLICK d. Luca Severi, 2020 (daily until 08 OCT – various venues). TRUE ROMANCE d. Tony Scott, 1993 (daily until 08 OCT – Central). WHITE RIOT d. Rubika Shah, 2019 (daily until 08 OCT – various venues).
- See also REP. SEASONS.
REGENT STREET CINEMA inc:
- MISS JUNETEENTH d. Channing Godfrey Peoples, 2020 (05 OCT 17:00). TENET d. Christopher Nolan, 2020 (05 OCT 19:15). INCEPTION d. Christopher Nolan, 2010 (05 OCT 17:00).
RICH MIX inc:
- MONSOON d. Hong Khaou, 2019 (daily until 08 OCT). ROCKS d. Sarah Gavron, 2019 (daily until 08 OCT). THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 d. Aaron Sorkin, 2020 (daily until 08 OCT).
RIO CINEMA inc:
- ETERNAL BEAUTY d. Craig Roberts, 2019 (daily until 08 OCT). ROCKS d. Sarah Gavron, 2019 (daily until 08 OCT). THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 d. Aaron Sorkin, 2020 (daily until 08 OCT).
RIVERSIDE STUDIOS inc:
- ON THE ROCKS d. Sofia Coppola, 2020 (daily until 08 OCT). ROCKS d. Sarah Gavron, 2019 (daily until 08 OCT).
- See also REP. SEASONS.
WATERMANS ARTS CENTRE inc:
- ETERNAL BEAUTY d. Craig Roberts, 2019 (daily until 08 OCT). ROCKS d. Sarah Gavron, 2019 (daily until 08 OCT). THE TRUTH d. Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2019 (04 OCT 13:00). WHITE RIOT d. Rubika Shah, 2019 (daily until 08 OCT).
- Also at Watermans: THE TRUTH d. Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2019 (05 OCT 13:00 – Protected Group Screening).
THE WINTER NIGHT GARDEN inc (by date):
- TENET d. Christopher Nolan, 2020 (02 OCT 15:30 / 07 OCT 15:30). QUEEN & SLIM d. Melina Matsoukas, 2019 (05 OCT 20:00). BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC d. Stephen Herek, 2020 (07 OCT 20:00).
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- AURORA d. Miia Tervo, 2019 presented by South Social Film Festival at Genesis Cinema (24 OCT 18:00).
- BRIAN DE PALMA SEASON: PART 1 at The Prince Charles Cinema (NOV).
- Ciné-Real 16mm Film Club Halloween Special: DRACULA 16MM d. Terence Fisher, 1958 (21 + 29 OCT) + THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE 8MM d. Tobe Hooper, 1974 (22 + 28 OCT) at The Castle Cinema.
- EMERGING FILM CURATORS season at Barbican Cinema (24 OCT to 08 DEC).
- ETERNAL BEAUTY 35MM d. Craig Roberts, 2019 + Q&A with the director & producer Adrian Bate at Genesis Cinema (10 OCT 18:05).
- FrightFest Digital Edition 2 online event (21 to 25 OCT).
- FROM HELL 35MM d. The Hughes Brothers, 2001 + Intro by The Celluloid Sorceress + Retro Trailers at Genesis Cinema (31 OCT 21:00).
- European Arthouse Cinema Day (08 NOV).
- Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest online event (10 to 15 NOV).
- Raindance Film Festival blended event (28 OCT to 07 NOV).
- THE THING d. John Carpenter, 1982 + Intro/Salon with Nick Walker at Genesis Cinema (29 OCT 18:30).
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