This is a film still from QUATERMASS AND THE PIT d. Roy Ward Baker, 1967 showing at Riverside Studios (12 APR 2023).

SCREEN GUIDE: What’s on in London this week [07 to 13 APR 2023]

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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Welcome to another screen week!

Two quick stories about the fragility of screen culture…

Firstly, Deptford Cinema is still looking for a permanent home since the volunteer-run venue’s old location became untenable during the pandemic. They have been producing various popup screenings since and from 23 April they will be in residence at The Music Room (New Cross Road SE14) for fortnightly screenings and a free monthly film and book club. The new programme kicks off with ALCARRÀS and THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED (23 APR) and continues with THE GOLDEN DREAM (28 MAY).

Also feeling the longterm social and economic shock of the pandemic, Riverside Studios has announced that the historic venue is now in dire financial straits. They have announced a ‘Rally for Riverside’ fundraising campaign which makes one of their first events my Featured Attraction of the Week: Roy Ward Baker’s 1967 film QUATERMASS AND THE PIT screens with a special conversation between one of its stars Julian Glover and host Gyles Brandreth on Wednesday 12 April.

See you in the darkness, and stay safe.

Richard // RADIANT CIRCUS

Rally for Riverside: QUATERMASS AND THE PIT d. Roy Ward Baker, 1967 + Q&A with Julian Glover & Gyles Brandreth (12 APR 18:00).

“A screening of one of Julian Glover’s many notable screen appearances, QUATERMASS AND THE PIT. This, one of Britain’s finest sci-fi films, based on Nigel Kneale’s script about the discovery of ancient alien craft beneath central London, boasts one of the most elaborate screenplays in British cinema. As boffins, army officers and politicians argue over a mysterious object unearthed at a London tube station, Kneale introduces and interweaves numerous narrative threads (scientific, mythic, historical, psychological, religious, etc) to intriguing and increasingly apocalyptic effect.”

The screening will be followed by an ‘in conversation’ between Julian Glover and Gyles Brandreth, when they will discuss Julian’s long, diverse and illustrious career. There will then be the opportunity to meet Julian at an informal book signing in the River Room.

FRIDAY 07 APR

  • Musical Fridays: EASTER PARADE d. Charles Walters, 1948 at The Garden Cinema (07 APR 20:45 / 09 APR 15:00).
  • HUSTLER WHITE d. Bruce LaBruce, 1996 + Virtual Q&A with the director, presented by Fringe!, DMovies & Doesn’t Exist at Rich Mix (07 APR 20:15):

SATURDAY 08 APR

SUNDAY 09 APR

MONDAY 10 APR

  • ANTIVIRAL d. Brandon Cronenberg, 2012 presented by Deeper Into Movies at Farr’s Dalston (10 APR 19:30).
  • Classic Monday Matinée: EASTER PARADE d. Charles Walters, 1948 at Regent Street Cinema (10 APR 13:00).
  • NEVER GONNA SNOW AGAIN aka Sniegu juz nigdy nie bedzie d. Malgorzata Szumowska & Michal Englert, 2020 at Whirled Cinema (10 APR 20:00 / 11 APR 20:00 / 12 APR 20:00 / 16 APR 17:00).
  • NOSFERATU d. F.W. Murnau, 1922 + Live score by Jozef Van Wissem, presented by Deeper Into Movies at Rio Cinema (10 APR 20:30).
  • ONCE d. John Carney, 2007 curated by Heather Estradiol, presented by Transmissions at Dalston Superstore (10 APR 19:00).

TUESDAY 11 APR

  • BLUE JEAN d. Georgia Oakley, 2022 fundraiser screening for trans youth hosted by GiF x HÄN followed by Q&A with Professor Catherine Lee at Picturehouse Hackney (11 APR 19:30).
  • BRINGING OUT THE DEAD d. Martin Scorsese, 1999 presented by Tufnell Park Film Club at The Lord Palmerston (11 APR 20:00).
  • CLOSE d. Lukas Dhont, 2022 at The David Lean (11 APR 19:30).
  • TV Preview: DEAD RINGERS EPS 1 & 2 d. Sean Durkin, 2023 + Panel with Rachel Weisz, Alice Birch & Britne Oldford at BFI Southbank (11 APR 17:45).
  • ENTER THE DRAG DRAGON d. Lee Demarbre, 2023 + Q&A with the director at The Prince Charles (11 APR 21:00).
  • THE FIANCÉS aka I fidanzat d. Ermanno Olmi, 1963 presented in-venue & online by Sands Films Cinema Club at Sands Films Studios (11 APR 20:00 – Donation requested).
  • FUNNY PAGES d. Owen Kline, 2022 presented by Deeper Into Movies at SET Peckham (11 APR 19:30).
  • Preview: HARKA d. Lotfy Nathan, 2022 + Q&A with the director at ICA (11 APR 18:40).
  • NEVER GONNA SNOW AGAIN aka Sniegu juz nigdy nie bedzie d. Malgorzata Szumowska & Michal Englert, 2020 at Whirled Cinema (11 APR 20:00 / 12 APR 20:00 / 16 APR 17:00).
  • Steve Gunn Plays Stan Brakhage short films + live score presented by Deeper Into Movies at Rio Cinema (11 APR 20:45).
  • STORIES WE TELL d. Sarah Polley, 2012 + Intro by Rachel Pronger, presented by Invisible Women at Riverside Studios (11 APR 18:00).
  • UP ON THE ROOF d. Ben Hecking, 2023 presented by Tall Trees Productions at The Garden Cinema (11 APR 20:30 / 12 APR 15:30).
  • ZACHARIAH d. George Englund, 1971 presented by Mondo Nights at Biddle Bros (11 APR 20:00).

WEDNESDAY 12 APR

  • Classic Matinée: FUNNY FACE d. Stanley Donen, 1957 at ActOne Cinema (12 APR 14:30).
  • Preview: EVIL DEAD RISE d. Lee Cronin, 2023 + Q&A with the director at The Prince Charles (12 APR 18:00 & 20:45).
  • FRAGILE MEMORY d. Igor Ivanko, 2022 + Intro, presented by Klassiki at Bertha DocHouse (12 APR 18:30).
  • Pink Palace: HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH d. John Cameron Mitchell, 2001 + Intro/discussion in the basement bar at Rio Cinema (12 APR 19:30).
  • IDA d. Pawel Pawlikowski, 2014 presented by No Bollocks Film Club at The Castle Cinema (12 APR 19:00).
  • LITTLE WOODS aka Crossing The Line d. Nia DaCosta, 2018 + Short: INDEPENDENCE d. Karl Jackson + Q&A with the directors, presented by First Film Club at Picturehouse Central (12 APR 19:00).
  • MIAMI VICE d. Michael Mann, 2006 + Intro presented by Cinema Rising at The Garden Cinema (12 APR 20:00).
  • NEVER GONNA SNOW AGAIN aka Sniegu juz nigdy nie bedzie d. Malgorzata Szumowska & Michal Englert, 2020 at Whirled Cinema (12 APR 20:00 / 16 APR 17:00).
  • Night Of The Underdogs short film programme presented by Klipist at ArtHouse Crouch End (12 APR 20:00).
  • Rally for Riverside: QUATERMASS AND THE PIT d. Roy Ward Baker, 1967 + Q&A with Julian Glover & Gyles Brandreth (12 APR 18:00).
  • UP ON THE ROOF d. Ben Hecking, 2023 presented by Tall Trees Productions at The Garden Cinema (12 APR 15:30).
  • WINNERS d. Hassan Nazer, 2022 at The David Lean (12 APR 19:30).

THURSDAY 13 APR

  • ALLELUJAH d. Richard Eyre, 2022 at The David Lean (13 APR 14:30 HOH & 19:30).
  • AN IRISH GOODBYE d. White Ross & Tom Berkeley, 2022 + Q&A with the directors at Picturehouse Central (13 APR 19:00).
  • APRILE d. Nanni Moretti, 1998 presented by Jellied Reels at The Castle Cinema (13 APR 19:00).
  • LAW OF TEHRAN aka Metri shesh va nim d. Saeed Roustayi, 2019 ar Curzon Camden (13 APR 11:30).
  • Realism & Reverie: Alice Neel’s New York on Film + Intro by Larne Abse Gogarty at Barbican (13 APR 18:30).
  • STORM DAMAGE d. Simon Cellan Jones, 2000 + Panel discussion with Ashley Walters, Adrian Lester, Kate Ashfield & Alexis Rodney at BFI Southbank (13 APR 18:00).

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

70MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

IMAX PRESENTATIONS at BFI IMAX

10 YEARS OF A24 at Picturehouse Cinemas

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): EIGHTH GRADE d. Bo Burnham, 2018 (09 APR various / 11 APR various).

A LI’L BIT OF LUIS BUÑUEL at The Prince Charles

A LUKAS MOODYSSON SELECTROSPECTIVE at The Prince Charles

ANIME at The Prince Charles

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): THE END OF EVANGELION d. Hideaki Anno & Kazuya Tsurumaki, 1997 (07 to 13 APR various); WEATHERING WITH YOU aka Tenki no ko d. Makoto Shinkai, 2019 (07 APR 15:25 – SUB / 08 APR 13:00 – DUB / 09 APR 18:00 – SUB); AKIRA d. Katsuhiro Ôtomo, 1988 (10 APR 20:45).

ANNIVERSARY SEASON at Everyman Cinemas

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): THE RED SHOES d. Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, 1948 (09 APR 12:30).

AU CONTRAIRE: JEAN-LUC GODARD at Close-Up

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION… at BFI Southbank

CELEBRATING QUEER CINEMA at The Garden Cinema 

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE d. Céline Sciamma, 2019 (08 APR 20:00); BEAU TRAVAIL d. Claire Denis, 1999 (09 APR 17:15 + Intro by Professor Rosalind Galt); THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY d. Peter Strickland, 2014 (12 APR 15:45); TANGERINE d. Sean Baker, 2015 (13 APR 20:05 + Panel discussion in partnership with oestrogeneration).

CHISWICK PICKS at Chiswick Cinema

CINEMATIC JUKEBOX / CLASSIC FILM SEASON at The Prince Charles (not listed elsewhere!)

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT d. Robert Zemeckis, 1988 (08 APR 12:45 – 4K); SATANTANGO d. Bela Tarr, 1994 + 2 intermissions (10 APR 10:00).

COEN BROTHERS ON 35MM at Everyman Screen On The Green

  • Includes (check venue for listings): TRUE GRIT 35mm d. Ethan Coen & Joel Coen, 2010 (08 APR 22:30 / 12 APR 10:30).

DISNEY MATINEES at The Prince Charles

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): CINDERELLA d. Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson & Hamilton Luske, 1950 (09 APR 13:15).

ESSENTIAL CINEMA at Close-Up Film Centre

FRANCOPHONE WEST AFRICAN CINEMA at The Garden Cinema

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): HYENAS d. Djibril Diop Mambéty, 1992 + Intro/discussion with Anthony Badu (07 APR 20:40); YEELEN d. Souleymane Cissé, 1987 (10 APR 16:00); MANDABI d. Ousmane Sembène, 1968 (13 APR 18:00 + Intro & discussion with Ana Camila Esteves).

GINGER ROGERS: ALL THAT SASS at BFI Southbank

KIEŚLOWSKI’S THREE COLOURS at Close-Up 

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): THREE COLOURS: WHITE d. Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1994 (09 APR 20:15).

KIEŚLOWSKI’S THREE COLOURS 35MM at Curzon Soho

MOVIE MARATHONS at The Prince Charles

NORTHERN VOICES at BFI Southbank 

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): LETTER TO BREZHNEV d. Chris Bernard, 1985 (07 APR 18:20); PRIEST d. Antonia Bird, 1994 (08 APR 20:40);  THE ARBOR d. Clio Barnard, 2010 (11 APR 20:40).

OUTSIDERS AND EXILES: THE FILMS OF JERZY SKOLIMOWSKI at BFI Southbank

SIGHT & SOUND GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIME 2022 at Ciné Lumière 

SPOTLIGHT ON FEMALE FILMMAKERS at The Prince Charles

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): AFTERSUN d. Charlotte Wells, 2022 (13 APR 18:15).

THROWBACK SEASON at Everyman Cinemas

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

WUXIA SELECTROSPECTIVE at The Prince Charles

AIR dir Ben Affleck, 2022

GODLAND dir Hlynur Pálmason, 2022

LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE dir Martika Ramirez Escobar, 2022

Also 07 to 13 APR (various dates/times):

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