SCREEN GUIDE: What's on in London this week [24 FEB to 02 MAR 2023] • RADIANT CIRCUS

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

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Welcome to another screen week!

In this week’s special event screenings, start the week by putting a smile on your face with West London Queer Project’s GREASE Sing-along at Chiswick Cinema, or sample a classic piece of sci-fi with some whiskey for BLADE RUNNER – THE FINAL CUT at The Sydenham Centre (24 FEB). On Saturday, film expert Jon Davies gives us more of his French Impressions with CASQUE D’OR at Watermans whilst Riverside Studios continues their celebration of TV and film production on their historic site with another HANCOCK’S HALF HOUR TRIPLE BILL (both 25 FEB). Your Sunday gets busy with BREAK MY FALL – REDUX from Club des Femmes at Rio Cinema, I EVEN MET HAPPY GYPSIES from Never On Sunday at Close-Up , and a 16mm screening of NO MAN OF HER OWN presented by Women and Cocaine at The Cinema Museum (all 26 FEB).

If Mondays aren’t your thing, there are some moody movies on offer including a DIY double of Able Ferrera’s DRILLER KILLER and MS. 45 at The Prince Charles, and the launch of a new regular horror night with Horror Movie Monday’s presentation of MY BLOODY VALENTINE at The Last Tuesday Society (which I struggled to get my head around a little…). Transmissions puts a trans body horror spin on AKIRA at Dalston Superstore for their trans majority audience at Dalston Superstore (all 27 FEB).

Another horror-leaning film club starts on Tuesday with Fleshed Out Cinema Club’s screening of THE CREMATOR at SET Social whilst NANA closes Sands Films Cinema Club’s series of silent adaptations of Emile Zola’s novels – you can catch their events online if you can’t be there in person. Tufnell Park Film Club will be screening VICTIM in tribute to Sylvia Sims (1934 – 2023), which also makes a suitable way of rounding out LGBT History Month (all 28 FEB).

Wednesday remains perpetually busy with Doc’n Roll’s presentation of A FILM ABOUT STUDIO ELECTROPHONIQUE at Picturehouse Finsbury Park, The London Library’s screening of A ROOM OF ONE’S OWN at Rio Cinema in advance of International Women’s Day, Cinema Rising’s showing of COLD WATER at The Garden Cinema, and Kennington Bioscope will be ladling out more than one portion of OLIVER TWIST from different celluloid formats at The Cinema Museum (all 01 MAR).

I’d probably wrap my screen week by seeing one of the new releases supported by a director Q&A; both Marie Lidén (ELECTRIC MALADY) and Asif Kapadia (CREATURE) will be travelling to promote their films across town. Other new releases include Hirokazu Kore-eda’s BROKER, Elizabeth Banks’ COCAINE BEAR, Saim Sadiq’s JOYLAND, and Shekhar Kapur’s WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? Both BROKER and JOYLAND benefit from recorded director Q&As in some locations (check with your preferred venues if that’s your thing!).

New rep seasons crop up at the start of the month with COUNTDOWN TO OPPENHEIMER: CHRISTOPHER NOLAN ON FILM opening at BFI IMAX with TENET. THE FILMS OF TERRY GILLIAM includes Q&As/intros from the director for THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE and TIDELAND and FRANCOPHONE WEST AFRICAN CINEMA opens with BLACK GIRL, both at The Garden Cinema. Mountain lovers get three competing festivals (Banff, Kendal, and London), whilst Glasgow Film Festival has some London screenings on its tour.

Personally speaking, I’ve got two editions of my BAR TRASH cult movie events this week… First up, we’re back serving cinema and brunch at Rule Zero on Sunday from 11:00am with CONAN THE DESTROYER (26 FEB). Then, we’ll be heading downstairs from our usual bar venue at Genesis Cinema for a special luxury Studio 4 screening of the 1976 KING KONG remake (01 MAR).

With the tragic anniversary of Russia’s war on Ukraine upon us, there are several screenings and fundraisers across town this week. I’ve chosen BREAKING INTO BAIKONUR at Genesis Cinema (01 MAR) as my Featured Attraction of the Week thanks to its extraordinary visuals and as a celebration of Ukrainian screen culture.

See you in the darkness, and stay safe.

Richard // RADIANT CIRCUS

BREAKING INTO BAIKONUR d. Angel Angelov, 2020 + Recorded Q&A with the director, presented by Mr Bongo raising funds for Helping to Leave and Kyiv Volunteer at Genesis Cinema (01 MAR 18:45).

“The film documents Ukrainian researchers Dmitri Gromov and cameraman Angel Angelov as they cross the Kazakhstan desert to reach the classified territory of Cosmodrome Baikonur to watch the launch of the Soyuz space rocket. Risking their lives, the pair suffer with dehydration, starvation, physical and psychological exhaustion on their journey, as well as the threat of being taken to jail if found by the Russian militaries.”

“As a renowned military object, Baikonur was the first and the largest space station in the world, which had become one of the key symbols of the Soviet-American space race during the Cold War. This unique footage tracks the journey of this illegal trespass for the duo, whilst exploring the history of this spaceport and the deeply personal experience of this expedition for the Ukrainian protagonist.”

FRIDAY 24 FEB

ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST at Rushkin House (24 FEB 19:30).
BLADE RUNNER – THE FINAL CUT d. Ridley Scott, 1982 + Whiskey tasting, presented by Sydenham Arts at The Sydenham Centre (24 FEB 19:30).
DE CIERTA MANERA d. Sara Gómez, 1974 presented by Brixton Community Cinema at San Mei Gallery (24 FEB 19:00).
EL SECRETO DE SUS OJOS aka The Secret in Their Eyes + Intro by Adam Feinstein at Friern Barnet Community Library (24 FEB 18:30).
Entering The Town Of Twin Peaks bar screening in celebration of Twin Peaks Day at Genesis Cinema (24 FEB 18:30).
Musical Fridays: FUNNY FACE d. Stanley Donen, 1957 at The Garden Cinemas (24 FEB 18:00).
GREASE Sing-along d. Randal Kleiser, 1978 presented by West London Queer Project at Chiswick Cinema (24 FEB 21:00).
KORDON d. Alice Tomassini, 2022 at Italian Cultural Institute (24 FEB 18:00 – FREE!).
Overcoming The Darkness documentary film + fundraiser for Ukraine, presented by Pushkin House at Ciné Lumière (24 FEB 18:30).
SUBJECT d. Camilla Hall & Jennifer Tiexiera, 2022 + Q&A with the directors & contributor Margaret Ratliff, at Bertha DocHouse (24 FEB 18:30).

SATURDAY 25 FEB

French Impressions: CASQUE D’OR 4K Restoration d. Jacques Becker, 1952 + Talk/discussion with Jon Davies at Watermans (25 FEB 13:00).
CREATURE d. Asif Kapadia, 2022 + Q&A with the director at Curzon Bloomsbury (25 FEB 17:50).
CREATURE d. Asif Kapadia, 2022 + Q&A with the director at ICA (25 FEB 16:30).
CREATURE d. Asif Kapadia, 2022 + Q&A with the director at Picturehouse Hackney (25 FEB 13:00).
HANCOCK’S HALF HOUR TRIPLE BILL PART IV + Q&A presented by the Tony Hancock Appreciation Society at Riverside Studios (25 FEB 14:00).
LGBTQ Film Day at The British Museum inc THE TEMPEST d. Derek Jarman, 1979. presented by forum+ (25 FEB 10:30 – FREE!).
MUCH ADO d. Hillary Shakespeare & Anna-Elizabeth Shakespeare, 2022 + Q&A with the directors at The Prince Charles (25 FEB 14:25).
Our Survival: Archiving Queer History at Bermondsey Project Space (25 FEB 16:00).

SUNDAY 26 FEB

ALIENS d. James Cameron, 1986 presented by Film Tottenham at Blighty Tottenham (26 FEB 18:00).
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN d. Martin McDonagh, 2022 at Whirled Cinema (26 FEB 17:00).
BARBARA d. Christian Petzold, 2012 at Babel Art House (26 FEB 19:30).
BEYOND THE DREAM d. Kiwi Chow, 2023 at Genesis Cinema (26 FEB 20:25 / 27 FEB 20:45).
BREAK MY FALL – REDUX d. Kanchi Wichmann, 2011 + Q&A with the director, presented by Club des Femmes at Rio Cinema (26 FEB 15:00).
CREATURE d. Asif Kapadia, 2022 + Q&A with the director at Phoenix Cinema (26 FEB 17:00).
CREATURE d. Asif Kapadia, 2022 + Q&A with the director at Picturehouse Central (26 FEB 13:00).
Preview: HAPLESS Season 2 presented by UK Jewish Film at JW3 (26 FEB 19:30).
I EVEN MET HAPPY GYPSIES d. Aleksandar Petrovic, 1967 + Intro by Ehsan Khoshbakht, presented by Never On Sunday at Close-Up Film Centre (26 FEB 20:15).
NO MAN OF HER OWN 16mm d. Mitchell Leisen, 1950 + Intro & raffle, presented by Women & Cocaine at The Cinema Museum (26 FEB 19:30).
SEPTEMBER d. Giulia Louise Steigerwalt, 2023 UK Premiere presented by CinemaItaliaUK at Riverside Studios (26 FEB 17:00).

MONDAY 27 FEB

AKIRA d. Katsuhiro Ôtomo, 1988 + Intro/discussion presented by Transmissions at Dalston Superstore (27 FEB 19:00).
BEYOND THE DREAM d. Kiwi Chow, 2023 at Genesis Cinema (27 FEB 20:45).
DRILLER KILLER d. Abel Ferrara, 1979 at The Prince Charles (27 FEB 18:20).
THE LUNCHBOX d. Ritesh Batra, 2013 at India Club Lounge-Bar (27 FEB 19:00).
MS. 45 d. Abel Ferrara, 1981 at The Prince Charles (27 FEB 20:45).
Horror Movie Monday: MY BLOODY VALENTINE d. George Mihalka, 1981 + Absinthe on arrival, presented by Violent World and Devil’s Botany at The Last Tuesday Society (27 FEB 18:30).
NEWS FROM HOME d. Chantal Akerman, 1976 presented by Deeper Into Movies at Farr’s Dalston (27 FEB 19:30).
NITRAM d. Justin Kurzel, 2021 at Whirled Cinema (27 FEB 20:00 / 28 FEB 20:00 / 01 MAR 20:00 / 05 MAR 17:00).
Monday Classic Matinée: SABRINA d. Billy Wilder, 1954 at Regent Street Cinema (27 FEB 13:00).
SPINE d. Ellie Green & Matt Green, 2022 + Q&A, presented by London Mountain Film Festival at The Garden Cinema (27 FEB 20:00).

TUESDAY 28 FEB

BENEDICTION d. Terence Davies, 2021 presented by Wimbledon Film Club at Curzon Wimbledon (28 FEB 20:30).
Preview: CLOSE d. Lukas Dhont, 2022 at Picturehouse Cinemas (28 FEB various).
THE CREMATOR d. Juraj Herz, 1969 presented by Fleshed Out Cinema Club at SET Social (28 FEB 19:00).
ELECTRIC MALADY d. Marie Lidén, 2022 + Q&A with the director at ICA (28 FEB 18:30).
EO d. Jerzy Skolimowski, 2022 at The David Lean (28 FEB 19:30).
NANA d. Jean Renoir, 1926 presented in-venue & on-line by Sands Films Cinema Club at Sands Films Studios (28 FEB 19:30 – Donation requested!).
NITRAM d. Justin Kurzel, 2021 at Whirled Cinema (28 FEB 20:00 / 01 MAR 20:00 / 05 MAR 17:00).
QUEER EGYPT UNDER ATTACK + Q&A chaired by Ramita Navai at Frontline Club (28 FEB 19:00).
VICTIM d. Basil Dearden, 1961 presented by Tufnell Park Film Club at The Lord Palmerston (28 FEB 20:00).
VOICES: RECORDING HISTORY FOR THE FUTURE – A FILM CAPTURING THE STORIES OF THE GENDER IDENTITY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION SOCIETY at The Cinema Museum (28 FEB 19:30).
WATTSTAX – 50th Anniversary d. Mel Stuart, 1973 at Everyman Cinemas (28 FEB various).
YEAR(S) OF RESISTANCE Short film programme + Q&A/Networking with the filmmakers raising funds for Ukraine at Genesis Cinema (28 FEB 18:30).

WEDNESDAY 01 MAR

AFGHANISTAN d. James Glancy, 2023 + Panel discussion at Frontline Club (01 MAR 19:00).
A FILM ABOUT STUDIO ELECTROPHONIQUE d. James Taylor + Q&A with Martyn Ware, presented by Doc’n Roll at Picturehouse Finsbury Park (01 MAR 20:00).
A MAN CALLED OTTO d. Marc Forster, 2022 at The David Lean (01 MAR 19:30).
A ROOM OF ONE’S OWN d. Charlotte Westenra, 2021 + Panel discussion, presented by The London Library and Women’s Prize Trust at Rio Cinema for International Women’s Day (01 MAR 19:00).
BREAKING INTO BAIKONUR d. Angel Angelov, 2020 + Recorded Q&A with the director, presented by Mr Bongo raising funds for Helping to Leave and Kyiv Volunteer at Genesis Cinema (01 MAR 18:45).
Preview: CLOSE d. Lukas Dhont, 2022 at Everyman Cinemas (01 MAR various).
COLD WATER d. Olivier Assayas, 1994 + Drinks & DJ set, presented by Cinema Rising at The Garden Cinema (01 MAR 18:30).
DEMON SLAYER: TO THE SWORDSMITH VILLAGE d. Haruo Sotozaki, 2023 at Regent Street Cinema (01 MAR 19:40).
DRUMMER WARRIOR STORYTELLER + Short film programme, presented by Black Projector at Hoxton Cabin (01 MAR 18:30).
ELECTRIC MALADY d. Marie Lidén, 2022 + Q&A with the director at Bertha DocHouse (01 MAR 18:20).
NINGWASUM d. Subash Thebe Limbu, 2021 UK Premiere + Intro/Q&A with the artist at Tate Modern (01 MAR 18:30).
NITRAM d. Justin Kurzel, 2021 at Whirled Cinema (01 MAR 20:00 / 05 MAR 17:00).
OLIVER TWIST 16mm d. Frank Lloyd, 1922 + 35mm supporting programme, presented by Kennington Bioscope at The Cinema Museum (01 MAR 19:30).
THE SIX d. Arthur Jones, 2021 at The Prince Charles (01 MAR 18:35).
Pink Palace: STRIP JACK NAKED: NIGHTHAWKS II d. Ron Peck, 1991 + Intro/discussion in the basement bar at Rio Cinema (01 MAR 20:00).

THURSDAY 02 MAR

ELECTRIC MALADY d. Marie Lidén, 2022 + Q&A with the director at Curzon Hoxton (02 MAR 18:20).
EMPIRE OF LIGHT d. Sam Mendes, 2022 at The David Lean (02 MAR 14:30 HOH & 19:30).
LA DOLCE VITA d. Federico Fellini, 1960 + Intro/discussion with Nick Walker at Italian Cultural Institute (02 MAR 18:00 – FREE!).
LETTERS TO ANGOLA d. Julio Mattos & Coraci Ruiz + Social/food, presented by Cine Brazil at Ridley Road Social Club E8 (02 MAR 18:30).
LOLITA d. Stanley Kubrick, 1962 presented by Ms Fontaine’s Film Club at Fontaine’s Bar (02 MAR 20:00 – FREE!).
OCCUPIED d. Albina Kovalyova, 2022 + Panel discussion with the director, in partnership with the Ukrainian Institute London at Bertha DocHouse (02 MAR 18:20).
Palimpsest Landscapes: Film programme + Q&A with Delfina Foundation artist in residence Danae Io at ICA (02 MAR 18:45).
Whirled Docs: SISTERS WITH TRANSISTORS d. Lisa Rovner, 2020 at Whirled Cinema (02 MAR 16:00).
SKINAMARINK d. Kyle Edward Ball, 2022 at The Prince Charles (02 MAR 18:00).

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

Includes (check venue for full listings): CINEMA PARADISO 35mm aka Nuovo Cinema Paradiso d. Giuseppe Tornatore, 1988 (24 FEB 13:00 / 28 FEB 15:20 / 01 MAR 20:45); COLLATERAL 35mm d. Michael Mann, 2004 (24 FEB 15:45); THE TERMINATOR + ROBOCOP 35mm (24 FEB 18:30); CASABLANCA 35mm d. Michael Curtiz, 1942 (25 FEB 12:00); SCOOBY-DOOBLE FEATURE 35mm d. Raja Gosnell, 2002 + 2004 (25 FEB 17:25); AMELIE 35mm aka Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain d. Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001 (26 FEB 12:15); ASHES OF TIME REDUX 35mm d. Wong Kar-wai, 1994 (26 FEB 18:00); ROBOCOP 35mm d. Paul Verhoeven, 1987 (27 FEB 15:40); BATMAN + BATMAN RETURNS 35mm d. Tim Burton, 1989 + 1992 (28 FEB 18:10); BRICK 35mm d. Rian Johnson, 2005 (01 MAR 18:15); KING KONG 35mm d. Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack, 1933 (02 MAR 13:15); GODZILLA 35mm aka Gojira d. Ishirô Honda, 1954 (02 MAR 15:40).

70MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

Includes (check venue for full listings): INTERSTELLAR 70mm d. Christopher Nolan, 2014 (27 FEB 20:10).

IMAX PRESENTATIONS at BFI IMAX

Includes (check venue for full listings): ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA 3D d. Peyton Reed, 2023 (until 02 MAR); ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA 2D d. Peyton Reed, 2023 (until 02 MAR); AVATAR 2: THE WAY OF WATER 3D d. James Cameron, 2022 (25 FEB 13:45 / 26 FEB 15:45).
COUNTDOWN TO OPPENHEIMER: TENET IMAX 70mm d. Christopher Nolan, 2020 (26 FEB 12:00 / 27 FEB 20:15).
SIGHT & SOUND GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIME 2022: 29= TAXI DRIVER d. Martin Scorsese, 1976 (02 MAR 21:00).

AKIRA KUROSAWA at BFI Southbank & BFI IMAX

Includes (check venue for full listings):
Professional Lives: RED BEARD 35mm aka Akahige d. Akira Kurosawa, 1965 (26 FEB 17:25).
Family: RHAPSODY IN AUGUST 35mm aka Hachigatsu no Kyoshikoku d. Akira Kurosawa, 1991 (25 FEB 12:40); RAN 4K d. Akira Kurosawa, 1985 (25 FEB 17:20); A.K. d. Chris Marker, 1985 (25 FEB 20:45).
Unclassifiable Kurosawa: DREAMS 4K aka Yume d. Akira Kurosawa, 1990 (26 FEB 15:30); DERSU UZALA 70mm d. Akira Kurosawa, 1975 Doug Weir, BFI Technical Delivery Manager (27 FEB 20:10); MÂDADAYO 35mm d. Akira Kurosawa, 1993 (28 FEB 18:00).

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

Includes (check venue for full listings): THE DIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID aka Le journal d’une femme de chambre d. Luis Buñuel, 1964 (01 MAR 15:35 – £1 Members Film).

ANIME at The Prince Charles

Includes (check venue for full listings): GHOST IN THE SHELL d. Mamoru Oshii, 1995 (27 FEB 18:00 – 4K).

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

Includes (check venue for full listings): OLDBOY aka Oldeuboi d. Chan-wook Park, 2003 (01 MAR 15:50); KING KONG d. Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack, 1933 (02 MAR 13:15); BLACKBIRD d. Michael Flatley, 2018 (02 MAR 18:20); THE ROOM d. Tommy Wiseau, 2003 (02 MAR 20:45).

A TASTE OF QUEER CINEMA at The Garden Cinema

Includes (check venue for full listings): JOYLAND d. Saim Sadiq, 2022 + Queer Filmmakers Networking event (24 FEB 19:00); JOYLAND d. Saim Sadiq, 2022 (25 FEB to 02 MAR); JOYLAND d. Saim Sadiq, 2022 presented by The People’s Film Club to raise funds for LGBTQ+ groups in Pakistan and the diaspora (26 FEB 16:30).

AU CONTRAIRE: JEAN-LUC GODARD at Close-Up

Includes (check venue for full listings): A WOMAN IS A WOMAN d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1961 (25 FEB 20:15); EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1980 (26 FEB 16:15).

BAR TRASH: TRASH OR TREASURE? at Rule Zero & Genesis Cinema

Includes (check venue for listings): CONAN THE DESTROYER d. Richard Fleischer, 1984 + Intro, intermission, brunch & prize giveaways at Rule Zero’s Sub Zero (26 FEB 11:00); KING KONG d. John Guillermin, 1976 + Intro, themed drinks & prize giveaways in Genesis Cinema’s Studio 4 (01 MAR 20:45).
Presented by Token Homo.

BEHIND THE LENS: FILMS FOR LGBT+ HISTORY MONTH at The Cinema Museum

Includes (check venue for listings): An Evening of Shorts by Krissy Mahan + Intro/discussion (02 MAR 19:00).

CARL MAYER MINI SEASON at Austrian Cultural Forum

Includes (check venue for full listings): TARTUFFE aka Herr Tartüff d. F. W. Murnau, 1926 (28 FEB 19:00).

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

Includes (check venue for full listings): EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE d. Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, 2022 (26 FEB 20:25 – 4K / 28 FEB 12:15 – 4K); ROBOCOP 35mm d. Paul Verhoeven, 1987 (27 FEB 15:40); TAXI DRIVER d. Martin Scorsese, 1976 (01 MAR 13:00).

CLASSICS at Genesis Cinema

Includes (check venue for listings): SOME LIKE IT HOT d. Billy Wilder, 1959 (26 FEB 14:45).

CLOSE-UP ON DANNY LYON at Close-Up Film Centre

Includes (check venue for listings): Programme 3 (25 FEB 18:00); Programme 4 (26 FEB 18:00).

COEN BROTHERS ON 35MM at Everyman Screen On The Green

Includes (check venue for listings): THE HUDSUCKER PROXY 35mm d. Joel Cohen, 1994 (25 FEB 22:30 / 01 MAR 10:30).

COUNTDOWN TO OPPENHEIMER: CHRISTOPHER NOLAN ON FILM at BFI IMAX

Includes (check venue for full listings): TENET IMAX 70mm d. Christopher Nolan, 2020 (26 FEB 12:00 / 27 FEB 20:15).

DISNEY MATINEES at The Prince Charles

Includes (check venue for full listings): PINOCCHIO d. Norman Ferguson, 1940 (25 FEB 12:15).

ESSENTIAL CINEMA at Close-Up Film Centre

Includes (check venue for full listings): COUP D’ÉTAT d. Kiju Yoshida, 1973 (24 FEB 20:15).

THE FILMS OF MICHAEL MANN at The Prince Charles

Includes (check venue for full listings): COLLATERAL 35mm d. Michael Mann, 2004 (24 FEB 15:45).

THE FILMS OF TERRY GILLIAM at The Garden Cinema

Includes (check venue for full listings): FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS d. Terry Gilliam, 1998 (24 FEB 20:15 / 02 MAR 18:00); THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE d. Terry Gilliam, 2018 + Q&A with the director (25 FEB 15:00); TIDELAND d. Terry Gilliam, 2005 + Intro by the director (25 FEB 19:00); 12 MONKEYS d. Terry Gilliam, 1995 (25 FEB 20:00 / 28 FEB 15:00); THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN d. Terry Gilliam, 1989 (26 FEB 13:30); THE FISHER KING d. Terry Gilliam, 1991 (26 FEB 16:15 / 28 FEB 20:00); BRAZIL d. Terry Gilliam, 1985 (26 FEB 19:00 / 01 MAR 15:00).

FRANCOPHONE WEST AFRICAN CINEMA at The Garden Cinema

Includes (check venue for full listings): BLACK GIRL d. Ousmane Sembène, 1966 + Intro by Estrella Sendra Fernandez (02 MAR 15:00).

JEAN-LUC GODARD: PERSPECTIVES at Ciné Lumière

Includes (check venue for full listings): GOODBYE TO LANGUAGE 3D aka Adieu au langage d. Jean-Luc Godard, 2014 (26 FEB 15:30 / 01 MAR 18:30).

MARILYN MONROE at The Prince Charles

Includes (check venue for listings): NIAGARA d. Henry Hathaway, 1953 (26 FEB 15:45).

MEL BROOKS SELECTROSPECTIVE (IN REVERSE) at The Prince Charles

Includes (check venue for full listings): THE PRODUCERS d. Mel Brooks, 1967 (24 FEB 18:15).

MOVIE MARATHONS at The Prince Charles

Includes (check venue for listings): THE TERMINATOR 35mm + ROBOCOP 35mm ds. James Cameron, Paul Verhoeven, 1984 + 1987 (24 FEB 18:30); SCOOBY-DOOBLE FEATURE 35mm d. Raja Gosnell, 2002 + 2004 (25 FEB 17:25); MYSTERY MOVIE MARATHON d. Various Mystery Directors (25 FEB 21:00); THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY – EXTENDED EDITIONS d. Peter Jackson, 2001 + 2002 + 2003 (25 FEB 21:30); BATMAN + BATMAN RETURNS 35mm d. Tim Burton, 1989 + 1992 (28 FEB 18:10).

SIGHT & SOUND GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIME 2022 at BFI Southbank & BFI IMAX

Includes (check venue for full listings): 38=BREATHLESS 4K aka À bout de souffle d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1960 (24 FEB 18:20); 38= REAR WINDOW 4K d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1954 (24 FEB 20:45); 45= THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS d. Gillo Pontecorvo, 1966 (25 FEB 11:50); 48= ORDET aka The Word d. Carl Dreyer, 1955 (25 FEB 14:30); 45= BARRY LYNDON d. Stanley Kubrick, 1975 (25 FEB 15:30 – 35mm); 60= LA DOLCE VITA 4K d. Federico Fellini, 1960 (25 FEB 19:30); 54= THE APARTMENT 4K d. Billy Wilder, 1960 (26 FEB 12:40); 31= PSYCHO 4K d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1960 (26 FEB 12:50); 43= STALKER d. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979 (26 FEB 14:00); 35 PATHER PANCHALI 4K d. Satyajit Ray, 1955 (26 FEB 15:45); 52= FEAR EATS THE SOUL aka Angst essen Seele auf d. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1974 (27 FEB 18:00); 31= MIRROR aka Zerkalo d. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1975 (28 FEB 20:50); 1= JEANNE DIELMAN, 23 QUAI DU COMMERCE, 1080 BRUXELLES d. Chantal Akerman, 1975 (01 MAR 18:00 / 02 MAR 18:50); 25= AU HASARD BALTHAZAR d. Robert Bresson, 1966 (02 MAR 20:50).

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

Includes (check venue for full listings): MADAME DE… aka The Earrings of Madame de…d. Max Ophüls, 1953 (26 FEB 14:00 / 01 MAR 16:20).

SPOTLIGHT ON WOMEN FILMMAKERS at The Prince Charles

Includes (check venue for full listings): AFTERSUN d. Charlotte Wells, 2022 (until 02 MAR).

THROWBACK SEASON at Everyman Cinemas

Includes (check venue for listings): BREAKFAST CLUB d. John Hughes, 1985 (26 FEB various).

WOMEN SHAPING THE WORLD at Ciné Lumière

Includes (check venue for listings): SIMONE VEIL, A WOMAN OF THE CENTURY aka Simone, le voyage du siècle d. Olivier Dahan, 2022 + Q&A with actor Elsa Zylberstein (28 FEB 19:15).

WORLD CINEMA PASSPORT SEASON at Everyman Belsize Park

Includes (check venue for listings): OLDBOY d. Park Chan-wook, 2003 (26 FEB 13:00 / 01 MAR 18:00).

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

Includes (check venue for listings): IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE d. Wong Kar Wai, 2000 (24 FEB 20:25); ASHES OF TIME REDUX 35mm d. Wong Kar-wai, 1994 (26 FEB 18:00); CHUNGKING EXPRESS d. Wong Kar Wai, 1994 (27 FEB 13:15 – 4K).

WUXIA SELECTROSPECTIVE at The Prince Charles

Includes (check venue for full listings): ASHES OF TIME REDUX 35mmd. Wong Kar-wai, 1994 (26 FEB 18:00).

YOU BEAUTIES: NEW AUSTRALIAN CINEMA at BFI Southbank

Includes (check venue for listings): FRIENDS & STRANGERS d. James Vaughan, 2021 + Short: LIME PARFAIT d. Pat Mooney, 2022 (24 FEB 18:15); YOU WON’T BE ALONE d. Goran Stolevski, 2022 (25 FEB 17:30); SWEET AS d. Jub Clerc, 2022 + Short: FINDING JEDDA d. Tanith Glynn-Maloney, 2021 (26 FEB 18:30 / 27 FEB 20:50).

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour (16 to 25 FEB).
Glasgow Film Festival (01 to 12 MAR).
Kendal Mountain Festival Tour (01 to 02 MAR).
London Mountain Film Festival (20 FEB to 05 MAR).

Also 24 FEB to 02 MAR (various dates/times):

A HOLY FAMILY d. Elvis A-Liang Lu, 2022 at: Bertha DocHouse (see also CHARM CIRCLE).
CHARM CIRCLE d. Nira Burstein, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse (see also A HOLY FAMILY).

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