SCREEN GUIDE: What’s on in London this week [16 to 31 DEC 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

Hi everyone!

It’s my time of the year to sign off from listing and wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

This screen guide should be enough to see you through until the dawn of 2023. I’ll be back with a new roundup of January’s seasons and film festivals before you know it.

Of course, not everyone celebrates Christmas, and not everyone will have somewhere warm to be on Christmas Day. For those reasons and more, maybe JW3’s offering of IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE on Sunday 25 December can be the company you need.

Thank you for all of your support this year, through the ups and downs in my own blogging life, as well as in the pursuit of great cinema. I’ll see you in the darkness again soon. Stay safe,

Richard // RADIANT CIRCUS

P.S. – If you want to celebrate 2022 with me, join me for my three final BAR TRASH nights of 2022, where we celebrate lurid B movies from yesteryear with a drink or two… PROPHECY at Genesis (20 DEC); CHRISTMAS EVIL at Rule Zero (21 DEC); and, GRIZZLY also at Rule Zero (28 DEC). Tickets just £1. See you there…? x

THE SILENT PARTNER d. Daryl Duke, 1978 presented by Cinema Rising at The Garden Cinema (19 DEC 20:30).

“Miles Cullen, an eccentric bank teller played by Elliott Gould, notices something strange about a man dressed as Santa in the building where he works. Correctly predicting he is planning a robbery, Miles devises a scheme to keep part of the loot for himself. Things quickly get out of hand when the perp (a genuinely frightening Christopher Plummer) realises who has the cash.”

This screening is presented by Cinema Rising, a London-based film project that includes a double-feature podcast, an online journal, and a programme of in-person events. Find out more at cinemarising.com

FRIDAY 16 DEC

• CENTRAL STATION aka Central do Brasil d. Walter Salles, 1998 + Intro by Adam Feinstein raising funds for Friern Barnet Community Library (16 DEC 18:30).
• CHRISTMAS EVIL + Short: BLACK CHALK ds. Lewis Jackson, 1980 + Julieta Tetelbaum, 2022 + Mulled wine & Christmas treats, presented by Rebel Reel Cine Club at St Mary’s Church Tower, Hornsey (16 DEC 19:00).
• Experimenta Mixtape: Secret Santa Edition at BFI Southbank (16 DEC 18:20).
• THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Singalong d. Michael Gracey, 2017 + Networking before the screening, presented by West London Queer Project at Chiswick Cinema (16 DEC 21:00).

SATURDAY 17 DEC

• FANNY & ALEXANDER d. Ingmar Bergman, 1982 at Rio Cinema (17 DEC 16:15 / 18 DEC 16:15).
• ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL: Singalong d. Matthew Warchus, 2022 at: Catford Mews (17 DEC 14:35); The Cinema In The Arches (17 DEC 15:30).
• THE SHADOW OF THE DAY aka L’ombra del Giorno d. Giuseppe Piccioni, 2022 + Q&A with the director & actor Riccardo Scamarcio, presented by CinemaItaliaUK at The Garden Cinema (17 DEC 19:15 & 19:45).
• SIMURG d. Ruhi Karadag, 2012 + Q&A at Rio Cinema (17 DEC 15:30 / 18 DEC 15:30).
• THE SWEET HEREAFTER 35mm d. Atom Egoyan, 1997 + Recorded intro by the director, presented by The Badlands Collective at ICA (17 DEC 18:30).
• African Odysseys: THE WOMAN KING d. Gina Prince-Blythewood, 2022 + Intro/Q&A with Dr. Michelle Asantewa & Robin Walker at BFI Southbank (17 DEC 14:00).

SUNDAY 18 DEC

• THE DRAUGHTSMAN’S CONTRACT d. Peter Greenaway, 1982 at JW3 (18 DEC 17:40 / 19 DEC 19:45 / 20 DEC 17:30).
• FANNY & ALEXANDER d. Ingmar Bergman, 1982 at Rio Cinema (18 DEC 16:15).
• NOPE d. Jordan Peele, 2022 at Whirled Cinema (18 DEC 17:00).
• RARE EXPORTS: A CHRISTMAS TALE d. Jalmari Helander, 2010 presented by Babel Movie Club at Babel Art House (18 DEC 18:00).
• SIMURG d. Ruhi Karadag, 2012 + Q&A at Rio Cinema (18 DEC 15:30).
• WITH FAITH IN GOD d. Mihajlo Al. Popović, 1932 + Intro by Mina Radović at Close-Up (18 DEC 17:00).

MONDAY 19 DEC

• THE DRAUGHTSMAN’S CONTRACT d. Peter Greenaway, 1982 at JW3 (19 DEC 19:45 / 20 DEC 17:30).
• THE HOLIDAY d. Nancy Meyers, 2006 presented by Trasnmissions at Dalston Superstore (19 DEC 19:00).
• THE SILENT PARTNER d. Daryl Duke, 1978 presented by Cinema Rising at The Garden Cinema (19 DEC 20:30).

ONLINE

• Short Film Day online programme presented by Istituto Italiano di Cultura Londra (19 DEC – FREE!).

TUESDAY 20 DEC

• THE BEST MAN d. Malcolm D. Lee, 1999 + Short + Panel + Performance, presented by The New Black Collective at Leytonstone Library (20 DEC 16:00).
• BLAST OF SILENCE d. Allen Baron, 1961 presented by Tufnell Park Film Club at The Lord Palmerston (20 DEC 20:00).
• BLOOD SIMPLE d. Joel Coen, 1984 + Live podcast recording by The Cinematologists at The Garden Cinema (20 DEC 19:00).
• THE DRAUGHTSMAN’S CONTRACT d. Peter Greenaway, 1982 at JW3 (20 DEC 17:30).
• Christmas Special: EMMA d. Clarence Brown, 1932 presented by Women & Cocaine in celebration of Marie Dressler at The Cinema Museum (20 DEC 19:30).
• HILMA d. Lasse Hallström, 2022 at The David Lean (20 DEC 19:30).
• Preview: PETER VON KANT d. François Ozon, 2022 at ICA (20 DEC 18:45).
• TOKYO GODFATHERS d. Kon Satoshi, 2003 at Japan House London (20 DEC 18:30 – FREE!).

WEDNESDAY 21 DEC

• BATMAN RETURNS d. Tim Burton, 1992 presented by FAB Film Club at The Old Nuns Head (21 DEC 19:45).
• BLACK ANGEL d. Roy William Neill, 1946 presented by Kennington Noir at The Cinema Museum (21 DEC 19:30).
• CASQUE D’OR d. Jacques Becker, 1952 at JW3 (21 DEC 15:20).
• GOOD MORNING d. Yasujiro Ozu, 1959 at The Garden Cinema (21 DEC 20:30).
• MY TWENTIETH CENTURY + MADAME A DES ENVIES ds. Ildikó Enyedi, 1989 + Alice Guy, 1907 presented by The Machine That Eats Bad People at ICA (21 DEC 18:45).

THURSDAY 22 DEC

• ALYAM ALYAM d. Ahmed El Maanouni, 1978 + Masterlcass with the director at ICA (22 DEC 18:30).
• THE BEST MAN HOLIDAY d. Malcolm D. Lee, 2013 + Short + Panel + Performance, presented by The New Black Collective at Leytonstone Library (22 DEC 16:00).
• LIVING d. Oliver Hermanus, 2022 at The David Lean (22 DEC 14:30 HOH & 19:30 / 05 JAN 14:30 & 19:30).

FRIDAY 23 to SATURDAY 31 DEC [BY DATE]

• FANTASTIC BEASTS – THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE d. David Yates, 2022 + Short: MAGICLAND d. Emily Stein & Celia Willis + Q&A presented by Newham Community Cinema & WOFFF at Stratford Library (23 DEC 16:00 – FREE!).
• IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE d. Frank Capra, 1946 at Curzon Cinemas (24 DEC various).
• LA LA LAND d. Damien Chazelle, 2016 at The Prince Charles (28 DEC 20:30).
• HIGH ANXIETY d. Mel Brooks, 1977 at The Prince Charles (29 DEC 18:15).
• BREATHLESS aka A bout de souffle d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1960 at Rio Cinema (30 DEC 18:00 / 31 DEC 15:15).

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 35mm d. Frank Capra, 1946 (01 to 24 DEC – check daily listings); TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. 35mm d. William Friedkin, 1985 (16 DEC 12:30 / 20 DEC 18:15); EYES WIDE SHUT 35mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1999 (18 DEC 17:25 / 04 JAN 14:45); BATMAN RETURNS 35mm d. Tim Burton, 1992 (18 DEC 20:35 / 22 DEC 15:10); THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER 35mm d. Ernst Lubitsch, 1940 (19 DEC 18:05 / 21 DEC 15:40); YOU’VE GOT MAIL 35mm d. Nora Ephron, 1998 (21 DEC 13:00); CAROL 35mm d. Todd Haynes, 2015 (21 DEC 18:00); BATMAN 35mm d. Tim Burton, 1989 (22 DEC 12:15); THE APARTMENT 35mm d. Billy Wilder, 1960 (22 DEC 18:15 / 31 DEC 12:25); HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK 35mm d. Chris Columbus, 1992 (23 DEC 14:45); JULES ET JIM 35mm d. François Truffaut, 1962 (26 DEC 17:35 / 27 DEC 15:00); THE GODFATHER 35mm d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1972 (27 DEC 19:45 / 03 JAN 13:35); THE GODFATHER: PART II 35mm d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1974 (29 DEC 19:30 / 05 JAN 13:45); DECISION TO LEAVE 35mm aka Heojil Kyolshim d. Park Chan-wook, 2022 (30 DEC 12:15 / 31 DEC 15:10 / 03 JAN 15:00 / 04 JAN 20:30); PULP FICTION 35mm d. Quentin Tarantino, 1994 (30 DEC 19:30); PHANTOM THREAD 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2017 (31 DEC 15:30 / 04 JAN 12:00); WHEN HARRY MET SALLY 35mm d. Rob Reiner, 1989 (31 DEC 18:30).

IMAX PRESENTATIONS at BFI IMAX

• Includes (check venue for full listings): AVATAR 2: THE WAY OF WATER 3D d. James Cameron, 2022 (16 to 31 DEC).

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

• Includes (check venue for full listings): KISS KISS BANG BANG 35mm d. Shane Black, 2005 (17 DEC 23:00 / 20 DEC 17:30 / 21 DEC 10:30).

ANNIVERSARY SEASON at Everyman Belsize Park

• Includes (check venue for full listings): FANNY & ALEXANDER d. Ingmar Bergman, 1982 (18 DEC 13:30 / 19 DEC 19:30).

BAR TRASH at Genesis Cinema and Rule Zero

• Includes (check venue for listings): PROPHECY dir John Frankenheimer, 1979 + Intro, intermission, film chat, prize giveaways & themed drinks at Genesis Cinema (20 DEC 20:30 – £1); CHRISTMAS EVIL aka You Better Watch Out aka Terror In Toyland dir Lewis Jackson, 1980 + Intro, intermission, film chat, prize giveaways & themed drinks at Rule Zero (21 DEC 19:30 – £1); GRIZZLY dir William Girdler, 1976 + Intro, intermission, film chat, prize giveaways & themed drinks at Rule Zero (28 DEC 19:30 – £1).
• Presented by TOKEN HOMO.

BEST OF 2022 at Bertha DocHouse

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE REAL CHARLIE CHAPLIN d. Peter Middleton & James Spinney, 2021 (23 DEC 16:00 / 27 DEC 17:45 / 28 DEC 13:45); THE VELVET QUEEN: SNOW LEOPARD d. Marie Amiguet & Vincent Munier, 2021 (23 DEC 18:30 / 26 DEC 18:20 / 29 DEC 16:20 / 01 DEC 17:00); AILEY d. Jamila Wignot, 2021 (24 DEC 14:00 / 26 DEC 16:20 / 29 DEC 18:20); ASCENSION d. Jessica Kingdon, 2020 (24 DEC 16:00 / 28 DEC 18:20 / 01 JAN 15:00); FLEE d. Jonas Poher Rasmussen, 2021 (27 DEC 15:50 / 30 DEC 15:00 / 03 JAN 14:20 / 05 JAN 18:20); MOONAGE DAYDREAM d. Brett Morgen, 2022 (27 DEC 20:00 / 31 DEC 15:00 / 01 JAN 19:00); EXPOSING MUYBRIDGE d. Marc Shaffer, 2021 (29 DEC 20:20 / 02 JAN 18:00 / 04 JAN 16:20); TAMING THE GARDEN d. Salomé Jashi, 2021 (30 DEC 17:00 / 03 JAN 18:20 / 05 JAN 20:20); REVOLUTION OF OUR TIMES d. Kiwi Chow, 2022 (30 DEC 19:00 / 02 JAN 15:00 / 04 JAN 19:00); ALL THAT BREATHES d. Shaunak Sen, 2022 (31 DEC 18:00 / 03 JAN 20:20 / 05 JAN 14:20).

CELLULOID SUNDAY at ICA

• Includes (check venue for listings): CALENDAR 16mm d. Atom Egoyan, 1993 (18 DEC 16:45); SUTURE 35mm d. Scott McGehee & David Siegel, 1993 (18 DEC 18:40).

CHRISTMAS at ArtHouse Crouch End

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL d. Brian Henson, 1992 (16 DEC 13:00 / 19 DEC 12:30 / 21 DEC 13:00 / 23 DEC 15:30); THE BISHOP’S WIFE d. Henry Koster, 1947 (16 DEC 15:00 / 20 DEC 14:00 / 22 DEC 18:00); ELF d. Jon Favreau, 2003 (17 DEC 13:00 / 19 DEC 15:00 / 22 DEC 12:30 / 24 DEC 12:00); IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE d. Frank Capra, 1946 (17 DEC 15:15 / 18 DEC 15:30 / 19 DEC 14:45 / 21 DEC 20:00 / 23 DEC 17:45 / 24 DEC 14:15).

CHRISTMAS at Catford Mews

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE HOLIDAY d. Nancy Meyers, 2006 (16 DEC 17:30); THE POLAR EXPRESS d. Robert Zemekis, 2003 (17 DEC 15:35); ELF d. Jon Favreau, 2003 (19 DEC 18:25 / 23 DEC 17:50); HOME ALONE d. Chris Columbus, 1990 (18 DEC 15:35 / 24 DEC 17:55); IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE d. Frank Capra, 1946 (20 DEC 14:50); THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL d. Brian Henson, 1992 (21 DEC 16:00); THE BISHOP’S WIFE d. Henry Koster, 1947 (22 DEC 15:35).

CHRISTMAS at Chiswick Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL d. Brian Henson, 1992 (17 DEC 13:00); ELF d. Jon Favreau, 2003 (18 DEC 12:15); HOME ALONE d. Chris Columbus, 1990 (18 DEC 15:00); IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE d. Frank Capra, 1946 (18 DEC 15:30 / 19 DEC 20:00 / 21 DEC 13:00); THE HOLIDAY d. Nancy Meyers, 2006 (20 DEC 20:00); THE BISHOP’S WIFE d. Henry Koster, 1947 (22 DEC 12:30); DIE HARD d. John McTiernan, 1988 (22 DEC 20:30 / 24 DEC 15:00).

CHRISTMAS at The Cinema In The Arches

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL d. Brian Henson, 1992 (18 DEC 12:10); HOME ALONE d. Chris Colombus, 1990 (17 DEC 14:30 / 22 DEC 14:00); LOVE ACTUALLY d. Richard Curtis, 2003 (21 DEC 20:10); DIE HARD d. John McTiernan, 1988 (23 DEC 19:45); IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE d. Frank Capra, 1946 (24 DEC 16:00).
• CHRISTMAS at The Cinema In The Power Station: THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL d. Brian Henson, 1992 (17 DEC 11:10); ELF d. Jon Favreau, 2003 (18 DEC 10:45).

CHRISTMAS at Everyman Cinemas

• Includes (check venue for full listings): DIE HARD d. John McTiernan, 1988 (various dates); HOME ALONE d. Chris Columbus, 1990 (various dates); IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE d. Frank Capra, 1946 (various dates); ELF d. Jon Favreau, (various dates); THE POLAR EXPRESS d. Robert Zemeckis, 2004 (various dates); CASABLANCA d. Michael Curtiz, 1942 (various dates); LOVE ACTUALLY d. Richard Curtis, 2003 (various dates).
• 35mm: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 35mm d. Frank Capra, 1946 at Everyman Screen On The Green (16 DEC 17:40 / 19 DEC 17:30); THE GODFATHER 35mm d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1972 at Everyman Screen On The Green (20 DEC 20:15 / 21 DEC 13:15).

CHRISTMAS at The Garden Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL d. Brian Henson, 1992 (17 DEC 13:00 / 18 DEC 13:00 / 27 DEC 14:00 / 28 DEC 15:00); WHITE CHRISTMAS d. Michael Curtiz, 1954 (23 DEC 20:10 / 24 DEC 18:10 – Pay What You Can); FANNY AND ALEXANDER d. Ingmar Bergman, 1982 (24 DEC 14:35 / 27 DEC 16:00 / 28 DEC 18:30 – Pay What You Can); HOME ALONE d. Chris Columbus, 1990 (27 DEC 17:00 / 28 DEC 14:00 – Pay What You Can); IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE d. Frank Capra, 1946 (27 DEC 19:15 / 28 DEC 17:00 – Pay What You Can).

CHRISTMAS at JW3

• Includes (check venue for full listings): AN AMERICAN TAIL d. Don Bluth, 1986 (22 DEC 15:40); IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE d. d. Frank Capra, 1946 (25 DEC 18:40); THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL d. Brian Henson, 1992 (26 DEC 15:20); THE APARTMENT d. Billy Wilder, 1960 (26 DEC 19:00); A NIGHT AT THE OPERA d. Sam Wood, 1935 (28 DEC 19:00).

CHRISTMAS at Olympic Studios

• Includes (check venue for full listings): HOME ALONE d. Chris Columbus, 1990 (17 DEC 10:30); ELF d. Jon Favreau, 2003 (17 DEC 17:10 / 20 DEC 17:00 / 22 DEC 17:00); THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL d. Brian Henson, 1992 (18 DEC 10:40); IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE d. Frank Capra, 1946 (18 DEC 15:45 / 21 DEC 14:10 / 24 DEC 15:00); FANNY & ALEXANDER d. Ingmar Bergman, 1982 (20 DEC 19:00 / 23 DEC 13:00); DIE HARD d. John McTiernan, 1988 (23 DEC 20:50).

CHRISTMAS at Phoenix Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): GREMLINS d. Joe Dante, 1984 (16 DEC 20:00); THE POLAR EXPRESS PJ Party d. Robert Zemeckis, 2003 (17 DEC 12:00); HOME ALONE d. Chris Columbus, 1990 (17 DEC 14:30 / 20 DEC 17:30); THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL d. Brian Henson, 1992 (17 DEC 17:00 / 19 DEC 12:45); THE HOLIDAY d. Nancy Meyers, 2006 (17 DEC 19:30); FANNY AND ALEXANDER d. Ingmar Bergman, 1982 (18 DEC 15:00); DIE HARD d. John McTiernan, 1988 (18 DEC 19:15); ARTHUR CHRISTMAS d. Sarah Smith, 2010 (19 DEC 15:00); THE BISHOP’S WIFE d. Henry Koster, 1947 (19 DEC 17:30); LOVE ACTUALLY d. Richard Curtis, 2003 (19 DEC 20:00); THE SNOWMAN + THE SNOWMAN & THE SNOWDOG d. Hilary Audus (20 DEC 13:00); IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE d. Frank Capra, 1946 (20 DEC 14:30); ELF d. Jon Favreau, 2003 (21 DEC 19:00).

CHRISTMAS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 35mm d. Frank Capra, 1946 (until 24 DEC – check daily listings); THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL Sing Along d. Brian Henson, 1992 (until 24 DEC various); TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. 35mm d. William Friedkin, 1985 (16 DEC 12:30 / 20 DEC 18:15); THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS d. Henry Selick, 1993 (16 DEC 17:00); HOME ALONE + HOME ALONE 2 d. Chris Columbus, 1990 + 1992 (16 DEC 19:00); DIE HARD 4K d. John McTiernan, 1988 (16 DEC 20:45 / 19 DEC 20:30 / 23 DEC 20:45 / 24 DEC 18:00); CHRISTMAS PYJAMA PARTY all-nighter (17 DEC 21:30); WHITE CHRISTMAS d. Michael Curtiz, 1954 (18 DEC 12:00); EYES WIDE SHUT 35mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1999 (18 DEC 17:25 / 04 JAN 14:45); LOVE ACTUALLY d. Richard Curtis, 2003 (18 DEC 20:45 / 21 DEC 20:40); BATMAN RETURNS 35mm d. Tim Burton, 1992 (18 DEC 20:35 / 22 DEC 15:10); THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER 35mm d. Ernst Lubitsch, 1940 (19 DEC 18:05 / 21 DEC 15:40); ELF d. Jon Favreau, 2003 (19 DEC 18:20 / 21 DEC 15:30 / 23 DEC 12:45); SCROOGED d. Richard Donner, 1988 (19 DEC 20:45); NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION d. Jeremiah S. Chechik, 1989 (20 DEC 12:30); HOME ALONE d. Chris Columbus, 1990 (20 DEC 21:00 / 21 DEC 18:20 / 23 DEC 12:15 / 24 DEC 15:30); YOU’VE GOT MAIL 35mm d. Nora Ephron, 1998 (21 DEC 13:00); CAROL 35mm d. Todd Haynes, 2015 (21 DEC 18:00); BATMAN 35mm d. Tim Burton, 1989 (22 DEC 12:15); THE APARTMENT 35mm d. Billy Wilder, 1960 (22 DEC 18:15 / 31 DEC 12:25); HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK 35mm d. Chris Columbus, 1992 (23 DEC 14:45).

CHRISTMAS at Regent Street Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET d. George Seaton, 1947 (19 DEC 13:00); DIE HARD d. John McTiernan, 1988 (26 DEC 15:45); IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE d. Frank Capra, 1946 (26 DEC 13:00); THE BISHOP’S WIFE d. Henry Koster, 1947 (02 JAN 13:00).

CHRISTMAS at Riverside Studios

• Includes (check venue for full listings): IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE d. Frank Capra, 1946 (17 DEC 14:10 / 18 DEC 20:00 / 19 DEC 20:00 / 23 DEC 17:30 / 24 DEC 15:30); THE BISHOP’S WIFE d. Henry Koster, 1947 (17 DEC 20:00 / 18 DEC 14:00 / 19 DEC 12:10); HOME ALONE d. Chris Columbus, 1990 (20 DEC 18:00); THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL d. Brian Henson, 1992 (21 DEC 18:00); ELF d. Jon Favreau, 2003 (22 DEC 18:15);

CHRISTMAS at Rivoli Ballroom

• Includes (check venue for full listings): HOME ALONE d. Chris Columbus, 1990 (22 DEC 15:30); DIE HARD d. John McTiernan, 1988 (22 DEC 19:00); ELF d. Jon Favreau, 2003 (23 DEC 15:30); LOVE ACTUALLY d. Richard Curtis, 2003 (23 DEC 19:00).

CHRISTMAS FILMS at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings): IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE d. Frank Capra, 1946 (16 DEC 18:10 / 18 DEC 18:10 / 20 DEC 18:10 / 22 DEC 14:30 / 23 DEC 18:10); TANGERINE d. Sean Baker, 2015 (16 DEC 20:45 / 20 DEC 18:20); THE BISHOP’S WIFE d. Henry Koster, 1947 (17 DEC 11:50 / 19 DEC 18:10 / 21 DEC 18:05); TOKYO GODFATHERS aka Tokyo goddofazazu d. Satoshi Kon, 2003 (17 DEC 14:45 & 20:50 / 23 DEC 21:00); SCROOGE d. Brian Desmond Hurst, 1951 (17 DEC 14:50 / 21 DEC 14:30); FANNY & ALEXANDER d. Ingmar Bergman, 1982 (17 DEC 17:00 / 18 DEC 14:15 / 27 DEC 14:45); SCROOGED d. Richard Donner, 1988 (17 DEC 18:20 / 22 DEC 20:30); CAROL d. Todd Haynes, 2015 (17 DEC 20:45 / 20 DEC 20:40); TIM BURTON’S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS d. Henry Selick, 1993 (18 DEC 12:10); MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS d. Vincente Minnelli, 1944 (18 DEC 12:15 / 19 DEC 14:30 / 20 DEC 14:30 / 22 DEC 18:06); GREMLINS d. Joe Dante, 1984 (20 DEC 20:30 / 22 DEC 18:10); THE APARTMENT 4K d. Billy Wilder, 1960 (21 DEC 17:55 / 23 DEC 14:30 / 27 DEC 12:00).

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL at Ciné Lumière

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE WIZARD OF OZ d. Victor Fleming, 1939 (16 DEC 15:45 / 20 DEC 13:30); FANNY & ALEXANDER aka Fanny och Alexander d. Ingmar Bergman, 1982 (16 DEC 18:30 / 17 DEC 13:20 / 19 DEC 18:30 / 22 DEC 16:30); THE ARISTOCATS d. Wolfgang Reitherman, 1970 (19 DEC 14:00 / 21 DEC 13:55 / 22 DEC 16:10); Preview: CORSAGE d. Marie Kreutzer, 2022 (21 DEC 20:20).

FILM PICKS OF THE YEAR at ArtHouse Crouch End

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN d. Martin McDonagh, 2022 (16 DEC 20:45 / 22 DEC 20:30); LICORICE PIZZA d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2022 (16 DEC 20:30); THE QUIET GIRL aka An Cailín Ciúin d. Colm Bairéad, 2022 (17 DEC 18:15); THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD d. Joachim Trier, 2022 (17 DEC 20:30 / 29 DEC 20:15); THE DUKE d. Roger Michell, 2020 (18 DEC 18:30); PARALLEL MOTHERS aka Madres paralelas d. Pedro Almodóvar, 2021 (19 DEC 20:15); ELVIS d. Baz Luhrmann, 2022 (20 DEC 16:30); BOILING POINT d. Philip Barantini, 2022 (21 DEC 17:45).

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

• Includes (check venue for full listings): NIGHTWATCHING 35mm d. Peter Greenaway, 2007 (19 DEC 18:00); REMBRANDT’S J’ACCUSE d. Peter Greenaway, 2008 (19 DEC 20:50); GOLTZIUS AND THE PELICAN COMPANY d. Peter Greenaway, 2012 (28 DEC 18:00); EISENSTEIN IN GUANAJUATO d. Peter Greenaway, 2015 (29 DEC 18:15).
• Tulse Luper: THE TULSE LUPER SUITCASES, PART 1: THE MOAB STORY d. Peter Greenaway, 2003 (18 DEC 12:00); THE TULSE LUPER SUITCASES, PART 2: VAUX TO THE SEA d. Peter Greenaway, 2004 (18 DEC 15:30); THE TULSE LUPER SUITCASES, PART 3: FROM SARK TO FINISH d. Peter Greenaway, 2004 (18 DEC 18:20); THE TULSE LUPER SUITCASES: ANTWERP d. Peter Greenaway, 2003 (29 DEC 20:50).
• Short film programmes: Haunted Generations: The Lingering Legacy of the Public Information Film (21 DEC 20:30).

HOLLYWOOD ON HOLLYWOOD at The Garden Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): STATE AND MAIN d. David Mamet, 2000 (17 DEC 17:30); THE FRONT d. Martin Ritt, 1976 (18 DEC 14:50); WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? d. Robert Aldrich, 1962 (18 DEC 19:10); SUNSET BOULEVARD d. Billy Wilder, 1950 (19 DEC 18:00); SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN d. Stanley Donen, 1952 (20 DEC 20:00); A STAR IS BORN d. George Cukor, 1954 (21 DEC 17:00); MULHOLLAND DRIVE d. David Lynch, 2001 (22 DEC 17:40).

IN DREAMS ARE MONSTERS at BFI Southbank 

• Includes (check venue for full listings):
• Zombie: ONE CUT OF THE DEAD aka Kamera o tomeru na! d. Shin’ichirô Ueda, 2017 (16 DEC 18:15 / 30 DEC 20:45); CAT PEOPLE 35mm d. Jacques Tourneur, 1942 + intro by Clarisse Loughrey, chief film critic for The Independent (19 DEC 18:15); DAY OF THE DEAD d. George A. Romero, 1985 (19 DEC 20:40 / 29 DEC 18:20); ATLANTICS aka Atlantique d. Mati Diop, 2019 (27 DEC 18:20).
• Ghost: THE FOG 4K d. John Carpenter, 1980 (16 DEC 21:00 / 28 DEC 18:10); THE UNINVITED d. Lewis Allen, 1944 + intro by broadcaster & writer, Louise Blain (17 DEC 14:30); RING aka Ringu d. Hideo Nakata, 1998 (20 DEC 21:00 / 28 DEC 20:30).
• Witch: HÄXAN d. Benjamin Christensen, 1922 + Live piano by John Sweeney (17 DEC 11:45); BLACK SUNDAY aka La maschera del demonio d. Mario Bava, 1960 (18 DEC 18:30); A DARK SONG d. Liam Gavin, 2016 (23 DEC 20:45 / 30 DEC 18:20).
• Beast: SOCIETY d. Brian Yuzna, 1989 (20 DEC 18:15 / 28 DEC 20:50); GINGER SNAPS d. John Fawcett, 2000 (21 DEC 20:50 / 27 DEC 15:10); THE LURE aka Córki dancingu d. Agnieszka Smoczyńska, 2015 (22 DEC 20:45); SWEETHEART d. J D Dillard, 2019 (27 DEC 12:40).
• Vampire: INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE 35mm d. Neil Jordan, 1994 (21 DEC 18:10 / 29 DEC 20:40); LET THE RIGHT ONE IN aka Låt den rätte komma in d. Tomas Alfredson, 2008 (22 DEC 18:15); ARREBATO 4K d. Iván Zulueta, 1980 (23 DEC 18:05).
• Special event: BEING HUMAN d. Toby Haynes, 2008-2013 single episode + Q&A with the director, Damien Molony, Kate Bracken & Jason Watkins (17 DEC 18:00).
• Re-releases: THE QUEEN OF SPADES 4K d. Thorold Dickinson, 1949 (from 23 DEC to 30 DEC).

JEAN-LUC GODARD: PERSPECTIVES at Ciné Lumière

• Includes (check venue for full listings): BREATHLESS aka A bout de souffle d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1959 (16 DEC 16:20 / 06 JAN 16:30 / 07 JAN 19:50 / 08 JAN 11:45); BANDE À PART d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1964 (17 DEC 16:50 / 19 DEC 20:35 / 20 DEC 17:50); PIERROT LE FOU d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1965 (18 DEC 11:15 & 19:15 / 21 DEC 18:00 / 10 JAN 18:15); LE MÉPRIS aka Contempt d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1963 (21 DEC 20:15 / 07 JAN 13:30).

JONAS MEEKAS 100! at Close-Up

• Includes (check venue for full listings): Short Films & Videos 1966-2017 (16 DEC 20:15 / 18 DEC 18:40); REMINISCENCES OF A JOURNEY TO LITHUANIA d. Jonas Mekas, 1972 (17 DEC 18:30); The New American Cinema and After (17 DEC 20:15 / 30 DEC 20:15); OUT-TAKES FROM THE LIFE OF A HAPPY MAN d. Jonas Mekas, 2012 (18 DEC 20:15); AS I WAS MOVING AHEAD… d. Jonas Mekas, 2000 (19 DEC 14:30 / 22 DEC 14:30 / 31 DEC 14:00).

MOVIE MARATHONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): HOME ALONE + HOME ALONE 2 d. Chris Columbus, 1990 + 1992 (16 DEC 19:00); THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY – EXTENDED EDITIONS 4K (17 DEC 21:00 / 02 JAN 10:15); CHRISTMAS PYJAMA PARTY all-nighter (17 DEC 21:30).

OVER THE RAINBOW at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE WIZARD OF OZ 4K d. Victor Fleming, 1939 (16 DEC 20:30 / 18 DEC 15:15); MULHOLLAND DRIVE 4K d. David Lynch, 2001 (19 DEC 20:15 / 28 DEC 20:15 / 30 DEC 20:15); BLUE VELVET 4K d. David Lynch, 1986 (21 DEC 20:40 / 27 DEC 15:00 / 07 JAN 20:30 / 20 JAN 20:35); WILD AT HEART d. David Lynch, 1990 (22 DEC 20:35 / 30 DEC 17:50); THE ELEPHANT MAN 4K d. David Lynch, 1980 (23 DEC 20:40).

PCC 60TH ANNIVERSARY at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? d. Robert Aldrich, 1962 (26 DEC 14:45 – £1 Members Film / 31 DEC 18:15); DR. NO d. Terence Young, 1962 (26 DEC 15:30 – £1 Members Film / 28 DEC 15:30); JULES ET JIM 35mm d. François Truffaut, 1962 (26 DEC 17:35 / 27 DEC 15:00); LAWRENCE OF ARABIA 4K d. David Lean, 1962 (26 DEC 18:15 – £1 Members Film / 30 DEC 12:30); HOW THE WEST WAS WON d. John Ford, Henry Hathaway, George Marshall & Richard Thorpe, 1962 (26 DEC 20:05 – £1 Members Film / 28 DEC 12:00); CAPE FEAR d. J. Lee Thompson, 1962 (27 DEC 12:30 / 28 DEC 18:15); THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE d. John Frankenheimer, 1962 (27 DEC 18:00 / 29 DEC 14:15); VIVRE SA VIE d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1962 ( 29 DEC 12:15 / 30 DEC 18:00); RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY aka Guns In The Afternoon d. Sam Peckinpah, 1962 (31 DEC 18:00).

TRINTIGNANT: THE NON-CONFORMIST at Ciné Lumière

• Includes (check venue for listings): Z aka Il est vivant d. Costa-Gavras, 1969 (18 DEC 12:30 / 15 JAN 14:00 / 17 JAN 18:00).

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): CHUNGKING EXPRESS d. Wong Kar Wai, 1994 (17 DEC 13:15 / 28 DEC 18:00 / 04 JAN 18:10 / 11 JAN 18:15 / 20 JAN 15:30 / 21 JAN 18:15 / 24 JAN 15:35 / 25 JAN 12:45); IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE d. Wong Kar Wai, 2000 (18 DEC 14:45 / 19 DEC 12:45 – 4K / 21 DEC 21:00 / 31 DEC 13:00 – 4K / 02 JAN 18:25 / 06 JAN 21:00 / 22 JAN 17:20); DAYS OF BEING WILD d. Wong Kar Wai, 1990 (27 DEC 17:30 – 4K / 13 JAN 15:45 – 4K / 14 JAN 18:15 – 4K / 16 JAN 15:45 – 4K / 17 JAN 20:45 / 19 JAN 13:00); FALLEN ANGELS d. Wong Kar Wai, 1995 (29 DEC 17:00 – 4K / 27 JAN 12:35 / 28 JAN 15:45); HAPPY TOGETHER d. Wong Kar Wai, 1997 (30 DEC 17:10 – 4K).

XMAS SCREENINGS at ActOne Cinema

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE BISHOP’S WIFE d. Henry Koster, 1947 (16 DEC 15:45 / 19 DEC 18:15); THE HOLIDAY d. Nancy Meyers, 2006 (16 DEC 18:15 / 20 DEC 11:30 P&B / 23 DEC 20:45); THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL d. Brian Henson, 1992 (17 DEC 14:30 / 18 DEC 13:45 / 19 DEC 15:45 / 20 DEC 15:45 / 21 DEC 16:00 / 22 DEC 15:45 / 23 DEC 16:00); FANNY AND ALEXANDER d. Ingmar Bergman, 1982 (17 DEC 16:45 / 18 DEC 16:00); HOME ALONE d. Chris Columbus, 1990 (20 DEC 18:15 / 22 DEC 11:30 RS / 23 DEC 18:30); GREMLINS d. Joe Dante, 1984 (21 DEC 18:30); DIE HARD d. John McTiernan, 1988 (22 DEC 20:45).

Also 16 to 31 DEC (various dates / times / venues):

• ANONYMOUS CLUB d. Danny Cohen, 2022 at: Bertha DocHouse / ICA.
• FAR BEYOND THE PASTURELANDS d. Maude Plante-Husaruk & Maxime Lacoste-Lebuis, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse.
• FIDDLER’S JOURNEY TO THE BIG SCREEN d. Daniel Raim, 2022 (from 21 DEC): JW3.
• INDIA SWEETS AND SPICES d. Greta Malik, 2021 at: Watermans.
• THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL d. Brian Henson, 1992 at: Peckhamplex
• THE UNREDACTED aka Jihad Rehab d. Meg Smaker, 2022 at: ArtHouse Crouch End.
• WILDCAT d. Melissa Lesh & Trevor Beck Frost, 2022 (from 23 DEC): Bertha DocHouse.

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