SCREEN GUIDE: What’s on in London this week [04 to 10 NOV 2022]

Our RADIANT CIRCUS guide to what’s on in London this week across DIY, indie & alternative cinema, including one-off screen events, film seasons, film festivals & new releases.

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VENGEANCE IS MINE, ALL OTHERS PAY CASH d. Edwin, 2021 presented by Jellied Reels at The Castle Cinema (10 NOV 18:45).

“From acclaimed Indonesian director Edwin and based on the novel by Eka Kurniawan comes Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash, winner of the Golden Leopard at the 2021 Locarno Film Festival – an energetic throwback to 80s South East Asian action and coming-of-age cinema about a young man who can’t get it up.”

“Ajo Kawir (Marthino Lio) is a fighter who fears nothing, not even death. But his raging urge to fight is driven by a secret – his impotence. When he crosses paths with a tough female fighter named Iteung (Ladya Cheryl), Ajo gets beaten black and blue, but he also falls head over heels in love. Will Ajo’s path lead him to a happy life with Iteung, and, eventually, his own peace of mind?”

“With echoes of early Takashi Miike, Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash is a wild and unexpectedly poignant meditation on toxic masculinity and a culture steeped in violence from one of Indonesia’s most exciting directorial voices.” (Jellied Reels)

FRIDAY 04 NOV

• CETTE MAISON aka This House d. Miryam Charles, 2022 + Intro at ICA (04 NOV 20:45).
• Musical Weekends: COCO d. Lee Unkrich & Adrian Molina, 2017 at The Garden Cinema (04 NOV 18:00 / 05 NOV 15:45).
• LIVING d. Oliver Hermanus, 2022 + Q&A with editor Chris Wyatt at Barbican (04 NOV 19:15).

TALKS etc.

• BUG: Video Nasties at BFI Southbank (04 NOV 20:45)

SATURDAY 05 NOV

• Musical Weekends: COCO d. Lee Unkrich & Adrian Molina, 2017 at The Garden Cinema (05 NOV 15:45).
• TIBET IN SONG d. Ngawang Choephel, 2009 + Panel at The Lexi Cinema (05 NOV 14:00).

SUNDAY 06 NOV

• THE BODYGUARD 30th Anniversary d. Mick Jackson, 1992 at Chiswick Cinema (06 NOV 15:00).
• THE BODYGUARD 30th Anniversary d. Mick Jackson, 1992 at Everyman Cinemas (06 NOV various / 09 NOV various).
• BULLET BOY d. Saul Dibb, 2004 + Recorded Q&A at Catford Mews (06 NOV 17:10 / 09 NOV 20:25).
• IN BETWEEN aka Bar Bahar d. Maysaloun Hamoud, 2016 at Whirled Cinema (06 NOV 17:00).
• IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT d. Norman Jewison, 1967 at Riverside Studios (06 NOV 14:20).
• LIVING d. Oliver Hermanus, 2022 + Q&A with producer Stephen Woolley at Riverside Studios (06 NOV 14:30).
• PEOPLE ON SUNDAY d. Robert Siodmak & Edgar G. Ulmer, 1930 + live score by instrumental band Haiku Salut & pianist Meg Morley at Barbican (06 NOV 15:00).

TALKS etc.

• Death Is Certain But Not Final a performance lecture by Saeed Taji Farouky at Bertha DocHouse (06 NOV 16:30) – See also: A THOUSAND FIRES d. Saeed Taji Farouky, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse

MONDAY 07 NOV

• THE BALCONY MOVIE d. Paweł Łoziński, 2021 + Q&A with the director, presented by New East Cinema at Barbican (07 NOV 18:05).
• Talking Pictures: THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN d. Martin McDonagh, 2022 film screening followed by an informal post-show chat at The Lexi Cinema (07 NOV 14:00).
• CHRISTIANE F. aka Christiane F. – Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo d. Uli Edel, 1981 presented by Deeper Into Movies at Farr’s Dalston (07 NOV 19:30).
• Monday Classic Matinée: FOOTLIGHT PARADE d. Lloyd Bacon, 1933 at Regent Street Cinema (07 NOV 13:00).
• THE ROAD DANCE d. Richie Adams, 2021 at Whirled Cinema (07 NOV 20:00 / 08 NOV 20:00 / 09 NOV 20:00).

TALKS etc.

• Mark Kermode Live in 3D at BFI Southbank (07 NOV 18:30).
• New Writings: James Bond, back-to-back! at BFI Southbank (07 NOV 18:30).

TUESDAY 08 NOV

• Preview: AFTERSUN d. Charlotte Wells, 2022 + Q&A with the director at Curzon Mayfair (08 NOV 18:20).
• Reclaim The Frame: THE BLUE INMATES d. Zeina Daccache, 2021 + Q&A at Bertha DocHouse (08 NOV 18:20).
• THE BUSINESS OF BIRTH CONTROL d. Abby Epstein, 2021 + Recorded intro & Live panel discussion at Everyman Cinemas (08 NOV 19:30) – Also without panel discussion.
• FATHER EARTH d. Graham Fellows, 2022 + Q&A with the director at Phoenix Cinema (08 NOV 18:30).
• JASSY 35mm d. Bernard Knowles, 1947 at BFI Southbank (08 NOV 17:50).
• THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY d. Albert Lewin, 1945 screened in tribute to Angela Lansbury by Tufnell Park Film Club at The Lord Palmerston (08 NOV 20:00).
• THE ROAD DANCE d. Richie Adams, 2021 at Whirled Cinema (08 NOV 20:00 / 09 NOV 20:00).
• THE TERRITORY d. Alex Pritz, 2022 at The David Lean (08 NOV 19:30).
• WILD MEN aka Vildmænd d. Thomas Daneskov, 2021 presented by Wimbledon Film Club at Curzon Wimbledon (08 NOV 20:30).

TALKS etc.

• The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies – Beneath the Bandages: The Horror Behind The Mummy’s Curse at The Horse Hospital (08 NOV 19:00).

WEDNESDAY 09 NOV

• THE BODYGUARD 30th Anniversary d. Mick Jackson, 1992 at Barbican (09 NOV 18:00).
• THE BODYGUARD 30th Anniversary d. Mick Jackson, 1992 at Everyman Cinemas (09 NOV various).
• BULLET BOY d. Saul Dibb, 2004 + Recorded Q&A at Catford Mews (09 NOV 20:25).
• HANDS ON A HARDBODY: THE DOCUMENTARY d. S.R. Bindler, 1998 at ICA (09 NOV 18:30).
• KREUZER EMDEN aka Cruiser Emden d. Louis Ralph, 1932 presented by Rare Cinema Europe at The Cinema Museum (09 NOV 19:30).
• THE ROAD DANCE d. Richie Adams, 2021 at Whirled Cinema (09 NOV 20:00).
• Pink Palace: WHO’S THAT GIRL d. James Foley, 1987 + Intro/discussion in the basement bar at Rio Cinema (09 NOV 19:30).
• William English double bill: PORTRAITS + HEATED GLOVES at The Horse Hospital (09 NOV 19:00).
• Words We Don’t Say short film programme + panel discussion presented by Minute Shorts at Genesis Cinema (09 NOV 18:30).

TALKS etc.

• Tony Warner on 15 Years of African Odysseys at BFI Southbank (09 NOV 18:30 – FREE!).

THURSDAY 10 NOV

• Preview: AFTERSUN d. Charlotte Wells, 2022 at Everyman Cinemas (10 NOV various).
• ALPENLAND d. Robert Schabus, 2022 presented in-venue & online by Austrian Cultural Forum (10 NOV 19:00 – FREE!).
• Keep It Cult: LABYRINTH d. Jim Henson, 1986 at Catford Mews (10 NOV 19:00).
• MRS HARRIS GOES TO PARIS d. Anthony Fabian, 2022 at The David Lean (10 NOV 14:30 HOH & 19:30).
• Preview: NO BEARS d. Jafar Panahi, 2022 at ICA (10 NOV 18:30).
• RETURN TO DUST aka Yin ru chen yan d. Ruijun Li, 2022 + Q&A with Dr Kiki Tianqi Yu at The Garden Cinema (10 NOV 17:00).
• VENGEANCE IS MINE, ALL OTHERS PAY CASH d. Edwin, 2021 presented by Jellied Reels at The Castle Cinema (10 NOV 18:45).

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): DECISION TO LEAVE 35mm aka Heojil Kyolshim d. Park Chan-wook, 2022 (04 to 10 NOV – check format when booking); THE STRAIGHT STORY 35mm d. David Lynch, 1999 (04 NOV 12:15 / 06 NOV 20:45 / 10 NOV 12:30); WOMAN IN THE DUNES 35mm d. Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1964 (05 NOV 14:30 / 15 NOV 15:20); THE KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE 35mm d. John Cassavetes, 1974 (05 NOV 15:30); A HARD DAY’S NIGHT 35mm d. Richard Lester, 1964 (05 NOV 17:20 / 08 NOV 15:55 / 16 NOV 12:00); WEEKEND AT BERNIES 35mm d. Ted Kotcheff, 1989 (06 NOV 13:40); THE LONG GOODBYE 35mm d. Robert Altman, 1973 (06 NOV 18:25); THREE COLOURS TRILOGY 35mm d. Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1993-1994 (07 NOV 18:00); THE ABYSS: SPECIAL EDITION 35mm d. James Cameron, 1989 (08 NOV 20:15); INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS 35mm d. Quentin Tarantino, 2009 curated by Quentin Tarantino (09 NOV 12:00).

70MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 70mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1968 (10 NOV 20:20 / 13 NOV 20:20 / 28 NOV 20:15).

IMAX PRESENTATIONS at BFI IMAX

• Includes (check venue for full listings): BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER 3D d. Ryan Coogler, 2022 (11 to 24 NOV); BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER 2D d. Ryan Coogler, 2022 (11 to 24 NOV).

’00s 35MM SEASON at Everyman Screen on the Green

• Includes (check venue for full listings): GLADIATOR 35mm d. Ridley Scott, 2000 (05 NOV 23:00 / 09 NOV 10:30).

ANIME at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): REDLINE d. Takeshi Koike, 2009 + Intro by Michael Leader & Jake Cunningham, co-hosts of the Ghibliotheque podcast (09 NOV 20:15).

AU CONTRAIRE: JEAN-LUC GODARD at Close-Up

• Includes (check venue for full listings): BREATHLESS d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1959 (04 NOV 20:15 / 12 NOV 20:15); THE IMAGE BOOK d. Jean-Luc Godard, 2018 (05 NOV 18:40 / 13 NOV 20:15); CONTEMPT d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1963 (06 NOV 20:15 / 20 NOV 20:15); PIERROT LE FOU d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1965 (11 NOV 20:15 / 26 NOV 20:15).

BADASS B-MOVIES at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): TAMMY AND THE T-REX: GORE CUT d. Stewart Raffill, 1994 (04 NOV 18:15 – 4K).

BAR TRASH / TRASH PLANET at Genesis Cinema & Rule Zero

• Includes (check venue for full listings): SQUIRM d. Jeff Lieberman, 1976 + Intro, film chat, prize giveaways & themed drinks at Genesis Cinema (08 NOV 20:30 – £1).
• Presented by TOKEN HOMO.

BLACK & WHITE MOVIES at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): WOMAN IN THE DUNES 35mm d. Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1964 (05 NOV 14:30 / 15 NOV 15:20); A HARD DAY’S NIGHT 35mm d. Richard Lester, 1964 (05 NOV 17:20 / 08 NOV 15:55 / 16 NOV 12:00).

CAROLEE SCHNEEMANN FILM SERIES at Barbican 

• Includes (check venue for full listings): Art in Flux – Radical Embodiment (10 NOV 18:45).

CLOSE-UP: RYAN COOGLER at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings): BLACK PANTHER d. Ryan Coogler, 2018 (06 NOV 18:10 / 12 NOV 20:20).

COMMUNAL QUEER CINEMA at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): EMA d. Pablo Larrain, 2019 + Short: THE SMELL OF CUT GRASS (08 NOV 18:00).
• Curated by Levi Eddie Aluede.

DARDENNES at Picturehouse Cinemas

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE KID WITH A BIKE d. Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne, 2011 (from 06 NOV).

ESSENTIAL CINEMA at Close-Up

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE PASSENGER d. Michelangelo Antonioni, 1975 (05 NOV 20:15 / 25 NOV 20:15); CRIES & WHISPERS d. Ingmar Bergman, 1973 (06 NOV 18:30 / 27 NOV 18:30).

THE FILMS OF DAVID LYNCH at The Prince Charles 

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE STRAIGHT STORY 35mm d. David Lynch, 1999 (04 NOV 12:15 / 06 NOV 20:45 / 10 NOV 12:30).

THE FILMS OF QUENTIN TARANTINO at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS 35mm d. Quentin Tarantino, 2009 curated by Quentin Tarantino (09 NOV 12:00).

FRAMEBURN at Hackney Brewery & High Hill Taproom

• Includes (check venue for full listings): SPACESHIP EARTH d. Matt Wolf, 2020 + Workshop with Blackhorse Responders Youth Group (10 NOV 19:00).
• Presented by The Social Cinema

FRAMES OF MIND: THE FILMS OF PETER GREENAWAY at BFI Southbank 

• Includes (check venue for full listings): A ZED & TWO NOUGHTS d. Peter Greenaway, 1985 (05 NOV 17:40); THE FALLS d. Peter Greenaway, 1980 (06 NOV 14:40).
• Short film programmes: The Unreliable Narrator: Adventures in Storytelling, Documentary and Misinformation (06 NOV 12:40); Peter Greenaway Shorts Programme 1 (10 NOV 20:40).
• Talks: Peter Greenaway: Pioneer of Cinema conference (05 NOV 12:00).

FROM THE REQUEST BOARD… at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE 35mm d. John Cassavetes, 1974 (05 NOV 15:30).

GARY OLDMAN at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE CONTENDER d. Rod Lurie, 2000 (04 NOV 18:00 / 14 NOV 18:00); TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY d. Tomas Alfredson, 2011 (05 NOV 20:20 / 24 NOV 17:55); ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD d. Tom Stoppard, 1990 (06 NOV 18:20); MANK d. David Fincher, 2020 (08 NOV 20:15 / 26 NOV 17:20 / 29 NOV 20:20); THE FIRM [Director’s Cut] d. Alan Clarke, 1989 (10 NOV 18:15).
• Re-release: NIL BY MOUTH d. Gary Oldman, 1997 (from 04 to 17 NOV); NIL BY MOUTH d. Gary Oldman, 1997 + Extended intro by Geoff Andrew, Programmer at Large (04 NOV 17:50); NIL BY MOUTH d. Gary Oldman, 1997 + Intro by Kieron Webb, Head of Conservation, BFI Archive (07 NOV 18:00).

GRETA GERWIG at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): LADY BIRD d. Greta Gerwig, 2018 (09 NOV 18:00 – £1 Members’ Film).

HORROCTOBER – A MONTH OF THRILLS, CHILLS & SPILLS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): TERRIFIER 2 d. Damien Leone, 2022 (04 to 10 NOV); THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS 35mm d. Jonathan Demme, 1991 (09 NOV 15:05 / 14 NOV 20:45).

IN DREAMS ARE MONSTERS at BFI Southbank 

• Includes (check venue for full listings):
• Beast: POSSESSION 4K Restoration d. Andrzej Zuławski, 1981 + Intro by Kier-La Janisse (05 NOV 20:20);  FRANKENSTEIN d. James Whale, 1931 (08 NOV 18:20).
• Witch: VIY d. Konstantin Yershov & Georgi Kropachyov, 1967 (08 NOV 20:50); INFERNO d. Dario Argento, 1980 (09 NOV 20:40).
• Ghost: LA LLORONA d. René Cardona, 1960 (07 NOV 21:00).
• Vampire: CRONOS d. Guillermo del Toro, 1993 (04 NOV 18:30); FRIGHT NIGHT d. Tom Holland, 1985 (04 NOV 20:50); GANJA & HESS d. Bill Gunn, 1973 (07 NOV 18:00).
• Special Events: Matchbox Cine presents House of Psychotic Women (05 NOV 17:50); SON OF INGAGI d. Richard C Kahn, 1940 + Panel discussion (09 NOV 18:10). 

THE INFERNAL AFFAIRS TRILOGY at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): INFERNAL AFFAIRS TRILOGY d. Andrew Lau Wai-keung & Alan Mak, 2002-2003 (05 NOV 19:30 – 4K); INFERNAL AFFAIRS d. Andrew Lau Wai-keung & Alan Mak, 2002 (07 NOV 15:35 – 4K / 10 NOV 18:00 – 4K / 12 NOV 13:00 – 4K).

JOHN SMITH: INTROSPECTIVE (1972–2022) 50 FILMS FROM 50 YEARS at ICA & Close-Up

• Includes (check venue for full listings): Programme 6: (1998-2003) (10 NOV 20:15).

KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI’S THREE COLOURS TRILOGY at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THREE COLOURS TRILOGY 35mm d. Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1993-1994 (07 NOV 18:00).

MOVIE MARATHONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): INFERNAL AFFAIRS TRILOGY d. Andrew Lau Wai-keung & Alan Mak, 2002-2003 (05 NOV 19:30 – 4K); TOP GUN: DOUBLE FEATURE (05 NOV 21:00); THREE COLOURS TRILOGY 35mm d. Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1993-1994 (07 NOV 18:00).

NEW GERMAN CINEMA at The Garden Cinema

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE TIN DRUM d. Volker Schlöndorff, 1979 (06 NOV 14:00 / 15 NOV 15:00); THE LOST HONOUR OF KATHARINA BLUM d. Volker Schlöndorff & Margarethe von Trotta, 1975 (07 NOV 15:00).

THROWBACK at Everyman Cinemas

• Includes the following films (check venue for listings): JAWS d. Steven Spielberg, 1975 (06 NOV various).

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): CHUNGKING EXPRESS d. Wong Kar Wai, 1994 (04 NOV 17:45 / 07 NOV 12:45 / 18 NOV 18:00 – 4K); IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE d. Wong Kar Wai, 2000 (06 NOV 18:15 – 4K / 10 NOV 13:00 / 26 NOV 17:45 – 4K).

• Doc’n Roll Festival (27 OCT to 13 NOV).
• Film Africa (28 OCT to 06 NOV).
• French Film Festival (02 NOV to 15 DEC).
• Italian London Short Film Festival (06 NOV).
• Kennington Bioscope Silent Film Weekend (05 NOV & 06 NOV).
• London Australian Film Festival (05 to 13 NOV).
• London Korean Film Festival (03 to 17 NOV).
• London Rocks Film Festival (04 to 05 NOV).
• Made In Prague (07 to 29 NOV).
• Native Spirit Indigenous Film Festival (28 OCT to 12 NOV).
• QISAH International Film Festival (09 to 12 NOV).
• Raindance Film Festival (26 OCT to 05 NOV).
• Taste of Anatolia – Films from Turkey (05 to 11 NOV).
• UK Green Film Festival (02 to 13 NOV).
• Unrestricted View Horror Film Festival (30 OCT to 05 NOV).

• Also 04 to 10 NOV (various dates/times): A THOUSAND FIRES d. Saeed Taji Farouky, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse // CALL JANE d. Phyllis Nagy, 2022 at: Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas // ETERNAL SPRING d. Jason Loftus, 2022 at: Bertha DocHouse // GDZIE DIABEŁ NIE MOŻE,TAM BABĘ POŚLE aka Where The Devil Can’t Go Himself, He Sends A Woman d. Heathcliff Janusz Iwanowski, 2022 at: Watermans // GOOD NIGHT OPPY d. Ryan White, 2022 at: Bertha DocHouse // HUNT aka Heon-teu d. Lee Jung-jae, 2022 at: Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas // LYRA d. Alison Millar, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse // NIL BY MOUTH d. Gary Oldman, 1997 at: ArtHouse Crouch End / Picturehouse Cinemas // ONE PIECE FILM RED d. Gorō Taniguchi, 2022 – subtitled at: Catford Mews / Genesis Cinema / Picturehouse Cinemas / Regent Street Cinema // RETURN TO DUST aka Yin ru chen yan d. Ruijun Li, 2022 at: Curzon Cinemas / The Garden Cinema / ICA / Picturehouse Cinemas // SELENA GOMEZ: MY MIND & ME d. Alek Keshishian, 2022 at: The Prince Charles // SOMETHING IN THE DIRT d. Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead, 2021 at: Picturehouse Cinemas // WATCHER d. Chloe Okuno, 2022 at: Genesis Cinema // THE WONDER d. Sebastián Lelio, 2022 at: Curzon Cinemas / Electric Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / ICA.

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