SCREEN GUIDE: What’s on in London this week [06 to 12 MAY 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.

By RADIANT CIRCUS // Twitter @radiantcircus / Instagram @radiantcircus

Welcome to another screen week! Let’s dip the houselights, and get on with it…

In this week’s special events, I would love to see you all at Cafe OTO for Sonic Cinema’s latest show (more on that in a bit…), but Birkbeck Cinema’s focus on Katharine Fry, and the gorgeously rare LIZ TAYLOR AND SOPHIA LOREN TV TRAVELOGUES presented by Network at The Cinema Museum, are all worthy of your Friday attention (06 MAY). On Saturday, the exceptional African Odysseys strand at BFI continues with RAÇA, a documentary about the struggle for civil rights in contemporary Brazil (07 MAY). ActOne Cinema is the place for talent on Sunday with Q&As for both BARRY AND JOAN and DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA (!), but the standout event for me is a new collab between Catford Mews and The Cabinet of Living Cinema for a live scored double bill of MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA / ARCADIA (08 MAY).

Deaf Awareness Week officially concludes at the weekend, but Birds’ Eye View #ReclaimTheFrame’s accessible screening of THE DROVER’S WIFE at Rio Cinema on Monday (09 MAY) is worthy of your serious attention (see also the ENCOUNTERS programme of shorts from or featuring Deaf talent at both ActOne and Rio Cinema over the weekend). On Tuesday, the Barbican’s excellent Science On Screen strand continues with ARRIVAL, Tufnell Park Film Club shows LADY SNOWBLOOD, Wimbledon Film Club resumes after a short break with SOMETIMES ALWAYS NEVER (featuring a director’s Q&A), and Sands Films Cinema Club screens LETTERS FROM BAGHDAD in-venue and online (all 10 MAY).

The new documentary / concert film about Nick Cave and Warren Ellis’ creative relationship, THIS MUCH I KNOW TO BE TRUE, can be seen almost everywhere on Wednesday, but I really like the look of the new Pink Palace slot at Rio; a weekly programme of queer cinema classics that begins in their basement bar with PINK NARCISSUS (11 MAY). Wrap your week with the latest Jellied Reels screening at The Castle Cinema of KIN-DZA-DZA! (described as being “somewhere between Monty Python meets Dune“). The proceeds from this screening will go directly to Meduza, “one of the few remaining independent and impartial Russian-language news sources, and which is currently operating from Riga in Latvia”.

In seasons, the BFI’s CRUEL FLESH: FILMS OF THE NEW FRENCH EXTREMITY really dominates, bringing Gaspar Noé to the stage for various engagements ahead of the release of his new feature, VORTEX. If that all sounds too intense, BFI’s MIKE HODGES season is also showing MORONS FROM OUTER SPACE (06 MAY) and FLASH GORDON (07 MAY) in the same week… The Southbank is host to some VR installations for MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK, including, under its theme of loneliness, LAIKA, the story of the stray dog that the Soviet Union sent into orbit. And finally, it’s your last week to join the GENESIS 23RD BIRTHDAY celebrations where every ticket (and every pint…) is a friendly £2.50, including some screenings from 35mm.

As always happens, I’ve not long published our latest epic roundup of everything, before I’m adding a few more festivals to these listings. New arrivals this week include Girls in Film Festival (06 to 08 MAY), In Short, Europe (07 MAY), Odyssey: A Chinese Cinema Season (10 MAY to 10 JUNE), and T A P E Collective’s Village Screen Film Week (10 to 15 MAY).

For this week’s new releases, I’ve highlighted the 50th Anniversary re-release of Bob Fosse’s CABARET, John Daschbach’s ramen shop doc COME BACK ANYTIME, and Thomas Daneskov’s WILD MEN. But it’s another week with a lot of narrow/exclusive indie releases, so do scroll all the way down for more of the good stuff…

I’ve chosen Sonic Cinema’s AUSTRIAN SYNAESTHETIC CINEMA at Cafe OTO (06 MAY) as my Featured Attraction of the Week. Partly because it looks epic, and partly because it’s sponsored by our subscriber-backed #ReviveTheDark initiative. If you’d like to support more indie cinema events like this one, simply start a monthly subscription at patreon.com/radiantcircus and 40% of your fee will go directly into a fund to promote DIY, diverse and distinctive cinema across London.

See you in the darkness, and stay safe.

Richard // RADIANT CIRCUS

AUSTRIAN SYNAESTHETIC CINEMA Feat. TWIXT Live A/V + Billy Roisz & Dieter Kovačič in conversation with Atau Tanaka presented by Sonic Cinema at Cafe OTO (06 MAY 20:00) / Supported by RADIANT CIRCUS #ReviveTheDark.

“Sonic Cinema presents an evening of recent films by Austrian audiovisual artists exploring the boundaries of perception. Through the concepts of visual music and synaesthesia –a neurological condition that causes a blending of the senses– these formally adventurous works blur the boundaries between the visual and sonic arts.”

“From glitching algorithmic compositions to deconstructions of genre cinema, this programme features six digital projections by Tina Frank, Siegfried A. Fruhauf, Rainer Kohlberger, NO1, Peter Kutin & Florian Kindlinger, followed by Billy Roisz’ and Dieter Kovačič’s live A/V performance TWIXT. Billy Roisz and Dieter Kovačič (TWIXT) will be in conversation with Atau Tanaka following their performance.”

• Please note that all of the films in this programme contain flashing and strobing images.
• Unfamiliar with Synaesthetic Cinema? Let Oliver Dickens’ Potted History be your guide…

FRIDAY 06 MAY

• ATABI d. Niki Karimi, 2020 + Extended Intro at The Gate (06 MAY 20:45).
• AUSTRIAN SYNAESTHETIC CINEMA Feat. TWIXT Live A/V + Billy Roisz & Dieter Kovačič in conversation with Atau Tanaka presented by Sonic Cinema at Cafe OTO (06 MAY 20:00) / Supported by RADIANT CIRCUS #ReviveTheDark.
• Katharine Fry, house arrest screenings & discussion with the artist at Birkbeck Cinema (06 MAY 18:00 – FREE!).
• LIZ TAYLOR AND SOPHIA LOREN TV TRAVELOGUES presented by Network at The Cinema Museum (06 MAY 19:30).

SATURDAY 07 MAY

• ENCOUNTERS: CLOSER TOGETHER short film programme at Rio Cinema (07 MAY 13:30 / 08 MAY 13:30).
• ENCOUNTERS: CLOSER TOGETHER short film programme at ActOne Cinema (07 MAY 14:00 / 08 MAY 14:00).
• African Odysseys: RAÇA d. Joel Zito Araújo, Megan Mylan, 2013 + Q&A at BFI Southbank (07 MAY 14:00).
• REBEL DREAD d. William E. Badgley, 2020 at Electric Cinemas Portobello (07 MAY 15:15).
• WAKE UP PUNK d. Nigel Askew, 2022 + Q&A with the director & Joe Corre at Bertha DocHouse (07 MAY 15:30).

SUNDAY 08 MAY

• BARRY AND JOAN d. Audrey Rumsby, 2020 + Q&A with the director at ActOne Cinema (08 MAY 15:45).
• DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA d. Simon Curtis, 2022 + Q&A with cast & crew at ActOne Cinema (08 MAY 18:00).
• ENCOUNTERS: CLOSER TOGETHER short film programme at Rio Cinema (08 MAY 13:30).
• ENCOUNTERS: CLOSER TOGETHER short film programme at ActOne Cinema (08 MAY 14:00).
• FAMILY ROMANCE LLC d. Werner Herzog, 2019 at Whirled Cinema (08 MAY 17:00). 
• LA BATAILLE DU RAIL aka The Battle of the Rails d. René Clément, 1946 at Ciné Lumière (08 MAY 15:25 / 10 MAY 18:30).
• MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA / ARCADIA ds. Dziga Vertov + Paul Wright, 1929/2017 + Live score by The Cabinet of Living Cinema at Catford Mews (08 MAY 18:30).
• Kino Quickies: SAY IT WITH FLOWERS d. John Baxter, 1934 + Q&A podcast recording with Oscar nominated film & theatre composer Gary Yershon at Kino Bermondsey (08 MAY 13:30).

MONDAY 09 MAY

• BELFAST d. Kenneth Branagh, 2021 at Whirled Cinema (09 MAY 20:00 / 10 MAY 20:00 / 11 MAY 20:00 / 15 MAY 17:00).
• BENEDICTION d. Terence Davies, 2021 preview at BFI Southbank (09 MAY 20:15).
• COME AND SEE d. Elem Klimov, 1985 at The Prince Charles (09 MAY 12:40).
• THE DROVER’S WIFE: THE LEGEND OF MOLLY JOHNSON d. Leah Purcell, 2022 + Live captioned video Q&A with the director presented by Birds’ Eye View #ReclaimTheFrame at Rio Cinema (09 MAY 20:00).
• MEMORIES OF MURDER aka Salinui chueok d. Bong Joon Ho, 2003 at The Prince Charles (09 MAY 20:45).
• POLY STYRENE: I AM A CLICHÉ d. Celeste Bell & Paul Sng, 2021 presented by Deeper Into Movies at Farr’s Dalston (09 MAY 19:30).
• THE SEA INSIDE aka Mar adentro d. Alejandro Amenábar, 2004 + Tapas presented by Spanish Marks at India Club Lounge-Bar (09 MAY 19:00).

ONLINE

• No Ticket Required: Online discussion of COMPARTMENT NO. 6 d. Juho Kuosmanen, 2021 with Michael Brooke from Watermans (09 MAY 20:00) – Watch film beforehand!).

TUESDAY 10 MAY

• Science On Screen: ARRIVAL d. Denis Villeneuve, 2016 + Talk by Caroline Newton at Barbican (10 MAY 18:05).
• BELFAST d. Kenneth Branagh, 2021 at Whirled Cinema (10 MAY 20:00 / 11 MAY 20:00 / 15 MAY 17:00).
• LA BATAILLE DU RAIL aka The Battle of the Rails d. René Clément, 1946 at Ciné Lumière (10 MAY 18:30).
• LADY SNOWBLOOD d. Toshiya Fujita, 1973 presented by Tufnell Park Film Club at The Lord Palmerston (10 MAY 20:00).
• LETTERS FROM BAGHDAD d. Sabine Krayenbühl & Zeva Oelbaum, 2016 presented in-venue and online by Sands Films Cinema Club at Sands Films Studios (10 MAY 20:00).
• Ukraine Fundraiser: OLGA d. Elie Grappe, 2021 at The David Lean (10 MAY 19:30).
• SOMETIMES ALWAYS NEVER d. Carl Hunter, 2019 + Q&A with the director presented by Wimbledon Film Club at Curzon Wimbledon (10 MAY 20:30).
• WE ARE OUR MOUNTAINS d. Genrikh Malyan, 1969 at Ciné Lumière (10 MAY 18:20).

WEDNESDAY 11 MAY

• Film Wallahs: ADIEU GODARD d. Amartya Bhattacharyya, 2021 + Intro at BFI Southbank (11 MAY 18:20).
• BELFAST d. Kenneth Branagh, 2021 at Whirled Cinema (11 MAY 20:00 / 15 MAY 17:00).
• BLOW UP d. Michelangelo Antonioni, 1966 presented by Rebel Reel Cine Club outside Locket’s Wine Bar at Smithson Plaza, one of the original locations of the film (11 MAY 19:30 – Ticket includes a light supper & glass of wine).
• H IS FOR HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT d. Edwin Mingard, 2022 + Q&A presented by Chisenhale Gallery at Rio Cinema (11 MAY 17:30).
• MARIUPOLIS d. Mantas Kvedaravicius, 2016 in tribute to the director at Ciné Lumière (11 MAY 20:15).
• Pink Palace: PINK NARCISSUS d. James Bidgood, 1971 bar screening & discussion at Rio Cinema (11 MAY 19:30 – £5!).
• RIPTIDE d. Tim Barrow, 2020 + Q&A with the director for Mental Health Awareness Week at The Castle Cinema (11 MAY 18:30).
• Short Film Showcase at Peckhamplex (11 MAY 19:00).
• THIS MUCH I KNOW TO BE TRUE d. Andrew Dominik, 2021 at: ActOne Cinema (11 MAY 20:45); ArtHouse Crouch End (11 MAY 20:15); Barbican (11 MAY 20:25); Bertha DocHouse (11 MAY 20:30); The Castle Cinema (11 MAY 21:00); Catford Mews (11 MAY 19:00); Chiswick Cinema (11 MAY 20:30); The Cinema in the Arches (11 MAY 20:10); Curzon Cinemas (11 MAY various); Everyman Cinemas (11 MAY various); Genesis Cinema (11 MAY 21:00); ICA (11 to 15 MAY various); The Lexi Cinema (11 MAY 20:30); Olympic Cinema (11 MAY 20:40); Phoenix Cinema (11 MAY 20:45); Picturehouse Cinemas (11 MAY various); Rio Cinema (11 MAY 20:45); Riverside Studios (11 MAY 20:40).
• WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THESE BUILDINGS? d. Jonathan Ben-Shaul, 2022 + Q&A with the director & participants at RIBA (11 MAY 18:00 – FREE!).

EXHIBITION

• Grace Ndiritu – An Absolute River opens at LUX Moving Image (11 MAY to 16 JUL). Opening Event – 11 MAY 19:00: Artist Grace Ndiritu in conversation with LUX Director, Benjamin Cook. The exhibition will be on view from 17:00-20:00. RSVP here.

THURSDAY 12 MAY

• EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE d. Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, 2022 preview at The Prince Charles (12 MAY 20:45 – 4K).
• KIN-DZA-DZA! d. Georgiy Daneliya, 1986 presented by Jellied Reels to raise funds for Meduza (12 MAY 21:00).
• MEMORIA d. Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2021 at Close-Up (12 MAY 20:15).
• ON ASSIGNMENT: UNPACKED + Q&A presented by One World Media & ITV at Bertha DocHouse (12 MAY 18:20).
• Rita Says and the Jerico Orchestra films + performance at The Horse Hospital (12 MAY 19:00).
• VORTEX d. Gaspar Noé, 2022 at Picturehouse Cinemas (12 MAY various).
• WINGS FOR COLD PLAY d. Peter Hirjak + Q&A with the director & artist Míla Fürstová at Czech Centre at the Czech Embassy Cinema (12 MAY 18:30).
• THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD d. Joachim Trier, 2021 at The David Lean (12 MAY 14:30 & 19:30).

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): REDS 35mm d. Warren Beatty, 1981 (06 MAY 14:10); DARK CITY 35mm d. Alex Proyas, 1998 (06 MAY 20:45); LICORICE PIZZA 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021 (07 MAY 15:25 / 10 MAY 20:30); BOOGIE NIGHTS 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 1997 (07 MAY 20:25); HEAT 35mm d. Michael Mann, 1995 (08 MAY 20:00); THE WARRIORS 35mm d. Walter Hill, 1979 (09 MAY 15:45 / 11 MAY 21:00); THE WAY WE WERE 35mm d. Sydney Pollack, 1973 (09 MAY 18:00); BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA 35mm d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1992 (10 MAY 15:10 / 12 MAY 21:00).

007 SEASON at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): OCTOPUSSY d. John Glen, 1983 (07 MAY 15:15 – 4K / 12 MAY 15:15 – 4K).

ANIME at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings): FULLMETALALCHEMIST THE MOVIE: CONQUEROR OF SHAMBALLA aka Gekijô-ban Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Shanbara o Yuku Mono d. Seiji Mizushima, 2005 (06 MAY 21:00 / 09 MAY 20:40); Fantasy/Animation Presents: A Live Podcast on Anime and Your Name (09 MAY 18:30).
• Contemporary Anime Auteurs: MILLENNIUM ACTRESS aka Sennen Joyû d. Satoshi Kon, 2001 (07 MAY 11:50); SUMMER WARS aka Samâ Uôzu d. Mamoru Hosoda, 2009 (07 MAY 20:45).

ANIME at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): BELLE aka Ryû to sobakasu no hime d. Mamoru Hosoda, 2021 (08 MAY 15:10 / 10 MAY 15:25 / 11 MAY 12:45); PAPRIKA aka Papurika d. Satoshi Kon, 2006 (08 MAY 17:45).

ANNIVERSARY SCREENINGS (not listed elsewhere!) at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN d. Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly, 1952 (08 MAY 12:45 / 12 MAY 12:45); BLACK NARCISSUS d. Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, 1947 (08 MAY 15:20).

BARBRA STREISAND STRAND [A STREIS-STRAND, IF YOU WILL] at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE WAY WE WERE 35mm d. Sydney Pollack, 1973 (09 MAY 18:00).

BEST OF CÉSAR at Ciné Lumière

• Includes (check venue for full listings): ONODA: 10,000 NIGHTS IN THE JUNGLE aka Onoda: 10 000 Nuits dans la jungle d. Arthur Harari, 2021 (06 MAY 15:05 / 08 MAY 17:30); HAPPENING aka L’événement d. Audrey Diwan, 2021 (06 MAY 16:15 / 08 MAY 11:20 / 11 MAY 20:30); THE VELVET QUEEN aka La Panthère des neiges d. Marie Amiguet & Vincent Munier, 2021 (until 12 MAY various).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: A QUESTION OF FAITH at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings): DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST d. Julie Dash, 1991 (06 MAY 20:50); TOKYO STORY aka Tokyo Monogatari d. Yasujirô Ozu, 1953 (07 MAY 15:00); SYNDROMES AND A CENTURY 35mm aka Sang sattawaat d. Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2006 (07 MAY 18:10 / 12 MAY 20:50); STILL WALKING aka Aruitemo aruitemo d. Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2008 (08 MAY 15:15); THE LONG DAY CLOSES 35mm d. Terence Davies, 1992 (09 MAY 18:30); JOURNEY TO ITALY aka Viaggio in Italia d. Roberto Rossellini, 1954 (10 MAY 20:50); STILL WALKING aka Aruitemo aruitemo d. Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2008 + Intro by Dr Alexander Jacoby, Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies (11 MAY 17:50).

BLACK & WHITE MOVIES at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): FREAKS d. Tod Browning, 1932 (06 MAY 12:25 / 10 MAY 18:00 – £1 Members’ Screening); THE PHILADELPHIA STORY d. George Cukor, 1940 (07 MAY 12:40).

CELEBRATING MARLON BRANDO at The Garden Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE d. Elia Kazan, 1951 (07 MAY 20:30); JULIUS CAESAR d. Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1953 (08 MAY 19:45).

CELEBRATING SIDNEY POITIER at The Garden Cinema 

• Includes (check venue for full listings): IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT d. Norman Jewison, 1967 (06 MAY 18:00); THE DEFIANT ONES d. Stanley Kramer, 1958 (07 MAY 18:10); LILIES OF THE FIELD d. Ralph Nelson, 1963 (08 MAY 17:30); GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER d. Stanley Kramer, 1967 (10 MAY 18:30); CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY d. Zoltán Korda, 1951 (11 MAY 20:40).

CRUEL FLESH: FILMS OF THE NEW FRENCH EXTREMITY at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings): ROMANCE aka Romance X d. Catherine Breillat, 1999 + Intro by Catherine Wheatley, King’s College London (06 MAY 18:00); IN MY SKIN 35mm aka Dans ma peau d. Marina de Van, 2000 + Intro by Catherine Wheatley, King’s College London (07 MAY 17:50); BAISE-MOI d. Virginie Despentes, Coralie Trinh Thi, 2000 (07 MAY 20:50); HIGH TENSION (aka Switchblade Romance) aka Haute Tension d. Alexandre Aja, 2003 + Recorded intro by author Alexandra West (09 MAY 18:00); MAN BITES DOG 35mm aka C’est arrivé près de chez vous d. Benoît Poelvoorde, André Bonzel & Rémy Belvaux, 1992 (10 MAY 20:55); CARNE 35mm + LA BOUCHE DE JEAN-PIERRE d. Gaspar Noé, 1991 + Lucile Hadžihalilović, 1996 + Q&A with Lucile Hadžihalilović (12 MAY 20:45).
• Focus on: Gaspar Noé:  ENTER THE VOID d. Gaspar Noé, 2009 (08 MAY 14:30); LOVE 3D d. Gaspar Noé, 2015 (08 MAY 18:15); Gaspar Noé’s Mixtape + Q&A with Gaspar Noé (12 MAY 18:00).Releases: VORTEX d. Gaspar Noé, 2021 + Intro by Gaspar Noé (10 MAY 18:00).
• Talks etc: Philosophical Screens: Romance panel discussion (06 MAY 20:00); Gaspar Noé in conversation (10 MAY 21:00); Horror à la Française recorded panel discussion (online 11 to 31 MAY).

CULTITUDE at Catford Mews

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE PRINCESS BRIDE d. Rob Reiner, 1987 (06 MAY 21:00 / 11 MAY 21:00).

ESSENTIAL CINEMA at Close-Up

• Includes (check venue for full listings): GREY GARDENS d. David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer, 1976 (06 MAY 20:15); THE COLOUR OF POMEGRANATES d. Sergei Parajanov, 1969 (07 MAY 20:15); LIFT TO THE SCAFFOLD d. Louis Malle, 1958 (08 MAY 18:30); SONATINE d. Takeshi Kitano, 1993 (08 MAY 20:15).

THE FILMS OF PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): LICORICE PIZZA 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021 (07 MAY 15:25 / 10 MAY 20:30); BOOGIE NIGHTS 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 1997 (07 MAY 20:25).

FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA 35mm d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1992 (10 MAY 15:10 / 12 MAY 21:00).

GENESIS 23RD BIRTHDAY at Genesis Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): JENNIFER’S BODY 35mm d. Karyn Kusama, 2009 (06 MAY 18:35); SEXY BEAST 35mm d. Jonathan Glazer, 2000 (06 MAY 21:00); HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE d. Taika Waititi, 2016 (07 MAY 13:15); THE HANDMAIDEN d. Chan-wook Park, 2017 (08 MAY 14:30); BOOKSMART d. Olivia Wilde, 2019 (08 MAY 17:45); FUNNY GAMES U.S. 35mm d. Michael Haneke, 2007 (09 MAY 18:15); THE BABADOOK d. Jennifer Kent, 2014 (09 MAY 20:50); BATTLE ROYALE d. Kinji Fukasaku, 2000 (10 MAY 21:00); BLADE RUNNER 2049 d. Denis Villeneuve, 2017 (11 MAY 20:20).

THE GOLDEN AGE OF FRENCH CINEMA at The Garden Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): L’ATALANTE d. Jean Vigo, 1934 (08 MAY 15:20); LA RÈGLE DU JEU d. Jean Renoir, 1939 + Intro by Catherine Wheatley (12 MAY 18:00).

JOHN CARPENTER IN 4K at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE FOG d. John Carpenter, 1980 (07 MAY 18:00 – 4K / 11 MAY 15:35 – 4K).

LETTERBOXD HIGH RISERS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE d. Peter Chelsom, 2009 (06 MAY 18:00).

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for listings): GOLIATH – Playing with Reality: A Virtual Reality Installation at BFI Southbank (10 to 15 MAY); Playing with Reality + panel discussion at BFI Southbank (11 MAY 20:40); LAIKA d. Asif Kapadia, Nick Abadzis, 2021 virtual reality + Q&A with Asif Kapadia (12 MAY 16:00 & 19:15).

NICHOLAS CAGE 35MM at Everyman Screen On The Green

• Includes (check venue for listings): CON AIR 35mm d. Simon West, 1997 (07 MAY 23:00 / 11 MAY 10:30).

PRE-CODE HOLLYWOOD at The Prince Charles 

• Includes (check venue for listings): FREAKS d. Tod Browning, 1932 (06 MAY 12:25 / 10 MAY 18:00 – £1 Members’ Screening).

RETURN OF THE OUTSIDER: THE FILMS OF MIKE HODGES at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings): MORONS FROM OUTER SPACE d. Mike Hodges, 1985 (06 MAY 18:05); FLASH GORDON d. Mike Hodges, 1980 (07 MAY 12:00); SQUARING THE CIRCLE + WORLD IN ACTION: GOLDWATER FOR PRESIDENT? d. Mike Hodges, 1984 + 1964 (08 MAY 11:50); A PRAYER FOR THE DYING d. Mike Hodges, 1987 (08 MAY 15:20); PULP 35mm d. Mike Hodges, 1972 (11 MAY 20:50).
• Re-releases: CROUPIER d. Mike Hodges, 1998 (06 to 11 MAY various). 

SCI-FI MOVIES at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): DARK CITY 35mm d. Alex Proyas, 1998 (06 MAY 20:45); PAPRIKA aka Papurika d. Satoshi Kon, 2006 (08 MAY 17:45).

SCREWBALL COMEDY at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE PHILADELPHIA STORY d. George Cukor, 1940 (07 MAY 12:40).

SEASCAPES: OUR OCEANS ON SCREEN at Ciné Lumière

• Includes (check venue for listings): OCEANS d. Jacques Perrin & Jacques Cluzaud, 2010 (07 MAY 14:00); NEVER ON SUNDAY 35mm aka Pote Tin Kyriaki d. Jules Dassin, 1960 (12 MAY 18:30).

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): AS TEARS GO BY d. Wong Kar Wai, 1988 (06 MAY 12:40 / 07 MAY 20:45 / 09 MAY 15:55 / 10 MAY 18:10).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building, Peckham

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE GODFATHER (06 MAY 20:30); ALI & AVA (07 MAY 20:30); BELFAST(08 MAY 20:30); DEATH ON THE NILE 2022 (10 MAY 20:30); JACKASS FOREVER (11 MAY 20:30); ABOUT TIME (12 MAY 20:45).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Roof East, Stratford

• Includes (check venue for listings): LA LA LAND (06 MAY 20:30); WEST SIDE STORY 2021 (07 MAY 20:30); HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE (08 MAY 20:30); IN THE HEIGHTS (10 MAY 20:30); SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME (11 MAY 20:30); MOULIN ROUGE open captions (12 MAY 20:45).

• Frames Of Representation (05 to 12 MAY).
• Girls in Film Festival (06 to 08 MAY).
• In Short, Europe (07 MAY).
• Odyssey: A Chinese Cinema Season (10 MAY to 10 JUNE).
• UK Asian Film Festival (04 to 15 MAY 2022).
• Village Screen Film Week (10 to 15 MAY).
• Wondrous Stories Film Festival (06 to 08 MAY).

• Also 06 to 12 MAY (various dates/times): ARICA d. Lars Edman, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse // ATABI d. Niki Karimi, 2020 at: Ciné Lumière / Picturehouse Cinemas // ELEVEN DAYS IN MAY d. Mohammed Sawwaf & Michael Winterbottom, 2022 at: Bertha DocHouse / Picturehouse Cinemas // THE SWIMMER d. Adam Kalderon, 2021 at: ICA / JW3 // THIS MUCH I KNOW TO BE TRUE d. Andrew Dominik, 2021 at: ICA (from 11 MAY) // WAKE UP PUNK d. Nigel Askew, 2022 at: ArtHouse Crouch End / Curzon Cinemas.

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