SCREEN GUIDE: What’s on in London this week [24 to 30 JUN 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, indoors & out!

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

Welcome to another screen week!

Opening this week’s special events with a busy Friday, we have Newham Community Cinema’s presentation of HOUSE OF GUCCI which includes a fascinating Q&A, Rare Cinema Europe’s screening of J’ACCUSE! at an otherwise quiet Cinema Museum, and Drunken Scorpion continuing his late night fight club with THE SHAOLIN PLOT and full supporting bar programme at Genesis (all 24 JUN).

Saturday is similarly busy with Bertha DocHouse’s screening of BEING BEBE for Pride Month, a special presentation of PRESSURE at The Ritzy as part of the Windrush Caribbean Film Festival (17 JUN to 17 JUL), and Stow Film Lounge taking to a car park for what I hope won’t be a prophetic screening of SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (all 25 JUN). CinemaItaliaUK’s two-part symposium and screening Women in Italian Cinema continues to cement their strong contribution to The Garden Cinema (also 25 JUN). On Sunday, I’d either want to be at Close-Up (see below…) or with the wonderful people from Ciné-Real 16mm Film Club for their screening of THE MALTESE FALCON at The Castle Cinema (both 26 JUN).

The spirit of Pride Month continues throughout the week.

On Monday, The Batty Mama is showing UNDER YOUR NOSE, Veronica McKenzie’s documentary about the pioneering Black Lesbian and Gay Centre, at Stanley Arts, there’s a fabulous selection of shorts from the Women Over 50 Film Festival (WOFFF), ‘Old, Bold, and Queer’, at Riverside Studios, and Unicorn Nights screens PRIDE at The Prince Charles (all 27 JUN). On Tuesday, there’s a fundraiser screening of Derek Jarman’s BLUE in support of The National AIDS Trust at The Castle Cinema, and Tufnell Park Film Club presents Bill Weber & David Weissman’s fabulous documentary about THE COCKETTES at The Lord Palmerston (both 28 JUN). Wrapping your week up in a Pride flag of gorgeousness (pick whichever variant you wish…), Rio Cinema continues their Pink Palace strand with Ashley Joiner’s history of parties and protest, ARE YOU PROUD? (29 JUN), and JW3 presents Eli Zuzovsky’s short MAZEL TOV with an in-person Q&A with the director (30 JUN).

Outside of the ever-reliable 35mm and 70mm PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles, and the BIG SCREEN CLASSICS strand at the BFI, rep seasons are a little quiet this week, with CELEBRATING FILM NOIR at The Garden Cinema presenting one of the richest runs of titles. Forgive me then for highlighting two games I’ve got skin in, as Queer Horror Nights will be showing David Cronenberg’s THE FLY at The Castle Cinema as part of their SUMMER OF SCI-FI (24 JUN), and Lou Ferrigno’s HERCULES will be my next BAR TRASH event at Genesis Cinema (29 JUN).

In festivals, London Indian Film Festival (23 JUN to 05 JUL) continues to make the biggest splash this week at multiple venues across town. There’s also a clutch of smaller festivals shining light into our darkness, including ‘Queer’ Asia Film Festival (25 JUN to 26 JUN), The Hornet Student Film Festival (26 JUN), and Sunday Shorts Film Festival (26 JUN). For the queer/horror inclined, Sohome Horror Pride 2022 (24 to 26 JUN) takes place online with a number of UK and World premieres alongside a series of live events (the Eurovision Horror Contest looks particularly juicy…).

I’ve highlighted Jessica Beshir’s FAYA DAYI, Jacqueline Lentzou’s MOON, 66 QUESTIONS, and Damien Odoul’s THEO AND THE METAMORPHOSIS as my picks of this week’s new releases. Wim Wenders’ WINGS OF DESIRE is also re-released in a shiny new 4K restoration and brings the director to two in-person events at Curzon Mayfair (launching their new In Frame strand, 24 JUN) and at BFI Southbank (25 JUN). Scroll down for all the details.

My special mention of the week goes to two Mexican wrestling movies, Never On A Sunday’s screening of THE BATWOMAN at Close-Up (26 JUN), and Mondo Night’s presentation of SANTO AND THE BLUE DEMON VS THE MONSTERS at Biddle Bros (28 JUN). Because there really ought to be more of this kind of thing…

I’ve chosen Lost Vampire’s 35mm presentation of Alan Clarke’s BILLY THE KID AND THE GREEN BAIZE VAMPIRE + special guests at The Prince Charles (27 JUN) as my Featured Attraction of the Week because it’s simply amazing to see promoter Geoffrey Badger pour so much love and passion into a film I never thought I would hear much of again. Which is exactly what these pages are about…

See you in the darkness, and stay safe.

Richard // RADIANT CIRCUS

BILLY THE KID AND THE GREEN BAIZE VAMPIRE 35mm d. Alan Clarke, 1985 + Q&A with Phil Daniels, Louise Gold & Eve Ferret presented by Lost Vampires at The Prince Charles (27 JUN 18:15).

“Rarely screened cult musical is one of the boldest and strangest films ever to emerge from the UK, a unique collaboration between director Alan Clarke, writer Trevor Preston and composer George Fenton.”

Up-and-coming snooker player, Billy Kid (Phil Daniels) is manipulated by his debt-ridden manager, T.O. (Bruce Payne) into a high-stakes grudge match with The Vampire – world champion Maxwell Randall (Alun Armstrong) – the loser agreeing never to play the professional game again. With a rousing musical score performed in surreal theatrical settings, the drama builds to a truly nail-biting snooker game climax. Part gangster parody, part rock opera, part social commentary, critic Peter Wollen described it as “arguably [Alan Clarke’s] best film” and Anne Billson proposed it was one of the “most undervalued and underseen” films of the 1980s.”

FRIDAY 24 JUN

• THE HARDER THEY COME d. Perry Henzell, 1972 presented by The Brixton Project in celebration of Windrush at Renaissance Studios (24 JUN 18:30 – FREE!).
• HOUSE OF GUCCI d. Ridley Scott, 2021 + Short: DIGGING d. Elliot Barnes Worrell, 2020 + Q&A with Nicholas Smith presented by Newham Community Cinema at Stratford Library (24 JUN 17:00 – FREE!).
• J’ACCUSE! aka I Accuse aka That They May Live d. Abel Gance, 1938 presented by Rare Cinema Europe at The Cinema Museum (24 JUN 19:30).
• MIDSOMMAR d. Ari Aster, 2019 at The Prince Charles (24 JUN 12:00, 17:45 & 20:45).
• Late Nite Kung Fu: THE SHAOLIN PLOT d. Feng Huang, 1977 + Video Games & DJ in the bar before the screening presented by Drunken Scorpion at Genesis Cinema (24 JUN 20:00+).
• The Short Films of Jacqueline Lentzou + Q&A with the director at ICA (24 JUN 18:30).
• STILL HAUNTED BY HISTORY short film programme + filmmaker Q&S & panel discussion at Birkbeck Cinema (24 JUN 18:00 – FREE!).
• THEO AND THE METAMORPHOSIS aka Théo et les métamorphoses d. Damien Odoul, 2021 + Q&A with the director & Théo Kermel at Ciné Lumière (24 JUN 18:15).

TALKS etc.

• In Frame: Wim Wenders at Curzon Mayfair (24 JUN 19:00).

SATURDAY 25 JUN

• BEING BEBE: THE BEBE ZAHARA BENET DOCUMENTARY d. Emily Branham, 2021 for Pride Month at Bertha DocHouse (25 JUN 20:30).
• Hancock’s Half Hour Triple Bill Part II + Intro/Discussion presented by the Tony Hancock Appreciation Society at Riverside Studios (25 JUN 14:00).
• Oska Bright Film Festival 2022: Emerging Talent short film programme at Barbican (25 JUN 15:30).
• PRESSURE d. Horace Ové, 1976 + Panel discussion: A Tribute to Sir Horace Ové at The Ritzy (25 JUN 17:00) / Part of Windrush Caribbean Film Festival (17 JUN to 17 JUL).
• REVOLUTION OF OUR TIMES d. Kiwi Chow, 2021 at The David Lean (25 JUN 14:00).
• SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN d. G. Kelly & S. Donen, 1952 presented by Stow Film Lounge at Gordon Hill Station Car Park EN2 (25 JUN 19:30).
• WINGS OF DESIRE 4K Restoration aka Der Himmel über Berlin d. Wim Wenders, 1987 + Q&A with the director at BFI Southbank (25 JUN 15:00).
• Women in Italian Cinema Part 1: FAITH d. Valentina Pedicini + Panel: Women equality in the Film Industry: Italian and British Experiences presented by CinemaItaliaUK at The Garden Cinema (25 JUN 14:00+).
• Women in Italian Cinema Part 2: Panel: Accessible Filmmaking: How to make films accessible to anyone + Short: BEING MY MUM d. Jasmine Trinca + LA RAGAZZA HA VOLATO d. Wilma Labate + Intro/Q&A with the director presented by CinemaItaliaUK at The Garden Cinema (25 JUN 17:00+).

SUNDAY 26 JUN

• Never On A Sunday: THE BATWOMAN d. René Cardona, 1968 UK premiere of new restoration + Intro by Viviana García-Besné at Close-Up (26 JUN 20:15).
• THE CAMERA IS OURS: BRITAIN’S WOMEN DOCUMENTARY MAKERS d. various at JW3 (26 JUN 12:35 / 27 JUN 12:45).
• FREAKSCENE: THE STORY OF DINOSAUR JR. d. Philipp Virus, 2021 presented by Deeper Into Movies at MOTH Club (26 JUN 19:30).
• THE MALTESE FALCON 16mm d. John Huston, 1941 presented by Ciné-Real 16mm Film Club at The Castle Cinema (26 JUN 14:00).
• OUT OF DARKNESS: HEAVY IS THE CROWN d. Amadeuz Christ, 2022 + Discussion with Charmaine Simpson presented by Black History Studies at The Lexi Cinema (26 JUN 16:00).

MONDAY 27 JUN

• BILLY THE KID AND THE GREEN BAIZE VAMPIRE 35mm d. Alan Clarke, 1985 + Q&A with Phil Daniels, Louise Gold & Eve Ferret presented by Lost Vampires at The Prince Charles (27 JUN 18:15).
• THE CAMERA IS OURS: BRITAIN’S WOMEN DOCUMENTARY MAKERS d. various at JW3 (27 JUN 12:45).
• CLUE d. Jonathan Lynn, 1985 + Intro by Rose Matafeo at The Prince Charles (27 JUN 20:45).
• ERIC RAVILIOUS: DRAWN TO WAR d. Margy Kinmonth, 2022 + Q&A with the director at Curzon Mayfair (27 JUN 18:20).
• ICHI THE KILLER d. Takashi Miike, 2001 presented by Deeper Into Movies at Farr’s Dalston (27 JUN 19:30).
• LICORICE PIZZA d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021 at Whirled Cinema (27 JUN 20:00 / 28 JUN 20:00 / 29 JUN 20:00 / 03 JUL 17:00).
• PRIDE d. Matthew Warchus, 2014 presented by Unicorn Nights at The Prince Charles (27 JUN 21:00).
• UNDER YOUR NOSE d. Veronica McKenzie, 2014 + Q&A presented by The Batty Mama at Stanley Arts (27 JUN 19:30).
• Women Over 50 Film Festival (WOFFF) – ‘Old, Bold, and Queer’ Pride Shorts at Riverside Studios (27 JUN 12:10).

TUESDAY 28 JUN

• BLUE d. Derek Jarman, 1983 + Intro to raise funds for The National AIDS Trust at The Castle Cinema (28 JUN 18:45).
• THE COCKETTES d. Bill Weber & David Weissman, 2002 presented by Tufnell Park Film Club at The Lord Palmerston (28 JUN 20:00).
• LICORICE PIZZA d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021 at Whirled Cinema (28 JUN 20:00 / 29 JUN 20:00 / 03 JUL 17:00).
• NITRAM d. Justin Kurzel, 2022 + Recorded Q&A with the director at Picturehouse Central (28 JUN 18:30).
• PARIS, 13TH DISTRICT aka Les Olympiades, Paris 13e d. Jacques Audiard, 2021 + Q&A with Sarah Peacock from BBFC about film classification presented by Wimbledon Film Club at Curzon Wimbledon (28 JUN 20:30).
• THE QUIET GIRL d. Colm Bairéad, 2021 at The David Lean (28 JUN 19:30).
• SANTO AND THE BLUE DEMON VS THE MONSTERS aka Santo el enmascarado de plata y Blue Demon contra los monstruos d. Gilberto Martínez Solares, 1970 presented by Mondo Nights at Biddle Bros E5 (28 JUN 21:00).

WEDNESDAY 29 JUN

• THE AFTERLIGHT 35mm d. Charlie Shackleton, 2021 + Q&A with the director at BFI Southbank (29 JUN 18:20).
• Pink Palace: ARE YOU PROUD? d. Ashley Joiner, 2019 + Intro/Discussion presented by #riocinemaqueerarchive in the basement bar at Rio Cinema (29 JUN 19:30).
• INDIE SLEAZE MIX TAPE presented by Deeper Into Movies & VICE at Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club (29 JUN 19:30).
• LICORICE PIZZA d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021 at Whirled Cinema (29 JUN 20:00 / 03 JUL 17:00).
• PARIS – NO DAY WITHOUT YOU d. Ulrike Schaz, 2020 at Goethe-Institut London (29 JUN 19:00).

THURSDAY 30 JUN

• BETWEEN TWO WORLDS d. Emmanuel Carrère, 2021 at The David Lean (30 JUN 14:30 & 19:30).
• FOX IN A HOLE d. Arash T. Riahi, 2020 at Austrian Cultural Forum (30 JUN 19:00 – FREE!).
• MAZEL TOV d. Eli Zuzovsky + Q&A with the writer-director for Pride Month at JW3 (30 JUN 19:30).
• SIDEWAYS d. Alexander Payne, 2004 presented by Sydenham Film Club at The Sydenham Centre (30 JUN 19:30).
• SUSPIRIA d. Dario Argento, 1977 + Intro/Salon with Nick Walker presented by Cult Classic Collective at Genesis Cinema (30 JUN 18:30).
• VOYAGERS d. Has San, 2018 + Q&A with the director at Imperial Cinema (30 JUN 18:45).

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE THIN RED LINE 35mm d. Terrence Malick, 1998 (24 JUN 14:30 / 25 JUN 17:55); PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2002 (24 JUN 18:05 / 28 JUN 12:30); ENTER THE VOID 35mmd. Gaspar Noé, 2009 (26 JUN 12:00 / 29 JUN 12:00); HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS 35mm d. Yi-Mou Zhang, 2004 (26 JUN 15:15); 12 ANGRY MEN 35mm d. Sidney Lumet, 1957 (26 JUN 15:30 / 29 JUN 17:40); BILLY THE KID AND THE GREEN BAIZE VAMPIRE d. Alan Clarke, 1985 + Q&A with Phil Daniels presented by Lost Vampires (27 JUN 18:15); RED BEARD 35mm d. Akira Kurosawa, 1965 (28 JUN 20:05); THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY 35mm aka Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo d. Sergio Leone, 1966 (28 JUN 20:20); THE GODFATHER 35mm d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1972 (29 JUN 20:10). 

70MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): LICORICE PIZZA 70mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021 (24 JUN 20:30 / 28 JUN 14:45 / 04 JUL 15:00 / 10 JUL 20:30).

007 SEASON at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH d. Michael Apted, 1999 (25 JUN 15:40 / 30 JUN 15:00 – 4K); THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS d. John Glen, 1987 (27 JUN 17:55 – 4K).

80S CINEMA ON 35MM at Everyman Screen On The Green

• Includes (check venue for full listings): FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH 35mm d. Amy Heckerling, 1982 (25 JUN 23:00 / 29 JUN 10:30).

1982 SEASON at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): FIRST BLOOD d. Ted Kotcheff, 1982 (26 JUN 20:30 – 4K / 28 JUN 17:50 – 4K / 29 JUN 15:15 – 4K).

AKIRA KUROSAWA at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): RED BEARD 35mm d. Akira Kurosawa, 1965 (28 JUN 20:05).

ALFRED HITCHCOCK IN 4K at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): REAR WINDOW d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1954 (26 JUN 17:50 – 4K / 27 JUN 13:00 – 4K).

ANDREI TARKOVSKY at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): MIRROR d. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1975 (25 JUN 13:00).

ANIME at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): GHOST IN THE SHELL d. Mamoru Oshii, 1995 (29 JUN 18:05).

BAR TRASH at Genesis Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): HERCULES d. Luigi Cozzi, 1983 + Intro (29 JUN 20:30).

BERNARD SHAW ON FILM at Sands Films Cinema Club

• Includes (check venue for full listings): SAINT JOAN d. Otto Preminger, 1957 (28 JUN 20:00).

BEST OF CÉSAR at Ciné Lumière

• Includes (check venue for full listings): LOST ILLUSIONS aka Les Illusions perdues d. Xavier Giannoli, 2021 (29 JUN 12:30 / 03 JUL 16:20).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: AFTER BRESSON… at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE GOALKEEPER’S FEAR OF THE PENALTY aka Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter d. Wim Wenders, 1972 (24 JUN 20:45); ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ 4K d. Don Siegel, 1979 (25 JUN 17:50); TAXI DRIVER 4K d. Martin Scorsese, 1976 (26 JUN 18:20); 71 FRAGMENTS OF A CHRONOLOGY OF CHANCE aka 71 Fragmente einer Chronologie des Zufalls d. Michael Haneke, 1994 (27 JUN 21:00);  STRANGER BY THE LAKE aka L’Inconnu du lac d. Alain Guiraudie, 2013 (28 JUN 20:40); CERTAIN WOMEN d. Kelly Reichardt, 2016 + Intro by Jason Wood, BFI Director of Public Programme and Audiences (29 JUN 18:10); THE SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE aka El espíritu de la colmena d. Víctor Erice, 1973 (29 JUN 20:40); THIEF d. Michael Mann, 1981 (30 JUN 20:30).

BLACK & WHITE MOVIES at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): 12 ANGRY MEN 35mm d. Sidney Lumet, 1957 (26 JUN 15:30 / 29 JUN 17:40).

CELEBRATING ANNA MAGNANI at The Garden Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): MAMMA ROMA d. Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1962 (26 JUN 13:30); ROME, OPEN CITY d. Roberto Rossellini, 1945 (26 JUN 19:10 / 27 JUN 18:00 / 29 JUN 15:45); THE ROSE TATTOO d. Daniel Mann, 1955 (28 JUN 20:00); L’AMORE d. Roberto Rossellini, 1948 (29 JUN 18:20).

CELEBRATING FILM NOIR at The Garden Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE MALTESE FALCON d. John Huston, 1941 (24 JUN 17:45 / 29 JUN 20:10); LAURA d. Otto Preminger, 1944 (25 JUN 15:50); DOUBLE INDEMNITY d. Billy Wilder, 1944 (25 JUN 17:50); THE BIG HEAT d. Fritz Lang, 1953 (26 JUN 16:40); KISS ME DEADLY d. Robert Aldrich, 1955 (27 JUN 20:15); TOUCH OF EVIL d. Orson Welles, 1958 (28 JUN 16:00); OUT OF THE PAST d. Jacques Tourneur, 1947 (28 JUN 18:00).

CHISWICK PRIDE at Chiswick Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): SWAN SONG d. Todd Stephens, 2021 (29 JUN 20:30).

COLLECTIVE MOBILISATION at ICA

• Includes (check venue for full listings): Três Realizadoras Portuguesas short film programme (24 to 30 JUN); A PLEASURE, COMRADES! aka Prazer, Camaradas! d. José Filipe Costa, 2019 + Q&A with the director (30 JUN 18:20).

ESSENTIAL CINEMA at Close-Up

• Includes (check venue for full listings): MELANCHOLIA d. Lars von Trier, 2011 (24 JUN 20:15); PICKPOCKET d. Robert Bresson, 1959 (25 JUN 18:30); STALKER d. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979 (25 JUN 20:00 / 30 JUN 20:00); SÁTÁNTANGÓ d. Béla Tarr, 1994 with two intervals (26 JUN 12:15).

THE FILMS OF PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2002 (24 JUN 18:05 / 28 JUN 12:30); LICORICE PIZZA 70mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021 (24 JUN 20:30 / 28 JUN 14:45).

THE FILMS OF TERRENCE MALICK at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE THIN RED LINE 35mm d. Terrence Malick, 1998 (24 JUN 14:30 / 25 JUN 17:55).

JOURNEYS ACROSS AFRO-FUTURISM at Barbican

• Includes (check venue for full listings): BROWN GIRL BEGINS d. Sharon Lewis, 2019 + Recorded intro by the director (30 JUN 18:20).

JUDY GARLAND: A STAR IS REBORN at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings): MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS d. Vincente Minnelli, 1944 (25 JUN 12:00); A STAR IS BORN d. George Cukor, 1954 (25 JUN 14:50); THE PIRATE 35mm d. Vincente Minnelli, 1948 (26 JUN 18:40); I COULD GO ON SINGING 35mm d. Ronald Neame, 1963 + Intro by Dirk Bogarde’s nephew, Ulric van den Bogarde (28 JUN 18:15).

LONG-ASS MOVIES at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE THIN RED LINE 35mm d. Terrence Malick, 1998 (24 JUN 14:30 / 25 JUN 17:55 – 171mins); RED BEARD 35mm d. Akira Kurosawa, 1965 (28 JUN 20:05 – 180mins); THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY 35mm aka Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo d. Sergio Leone, 1966 (28 JUN 20:20); A STAR IS BORN d. George Cukor, 1954 (29 JUN 20:00 – 177mins / £1 Members’ Film).

MENELIK SHABAZZ – FOR THE PEOPLE at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for listings): Menelik Shabazz: For the People day of talks & screenings presented by African Odysseys (25 JUN 13:00); BURNING AN ILLUSION Restored version d. Menelik Shabazz, 1981 + Intro by actor Cassie McFarlane (27 JUN 18:00).

MORRICONE at Picturehouse Cinemas

• Includes (check venue for listings): INVESTIGATION OF A CITIZEN ABOVE SUSPICION d. Elio Petri, 1970 (26 JUN various).

MOVIE MARATHONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): ARROW VIDEO presents THE DMP SUMMER SCARE-A-THON (25 JUN 21:00); DISNEY PYJAMA PARTY 6 films, 1 ticket! (25 JUN 21:30).

OF SIN & SALVATION: THE CINEMA OF ROBERT BRESSON at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE DEVIL, PROBABLY aka Le Diable probablement Restoration d. Robert Bresson, 1977 (27 JUN 20:30); THE TRIAL OF JOAN OF ARC 4K aka Procès de Jeanne d’Arc d. Robert Bresson, 1962 (29 JUN 20:50).
• Re-releases: PICKPOCKET d. Robert Bresson, 1959 (03 JUN to 30 JUN various).

RAINER WERNER FASSBINDER at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE MERCHANT OF FOUR SEASONS aka Händler der vier Jahreszeiten d. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1972 (28 JUN 18:15 / 30 JUN 12:45).

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

• Includes (check venue for full listings): Re-releases: GET CARTER d. Mike Hodges, 1971 (26 JUN 18:10 / 28 JUN 20:50).

SEASCAPES: OUR OCEANS ON SCREEN at Ciné Lumière

• Includes (check venue for listings): OCEANS d. Jacques Perrin, 2010 (25 JUN 13:55 + workshop); L’AVVENTURA d. Michelangelo Antonioni, 1960 (26 JUN 14:00 / 29 JUN 17:45); FIRE AT SEA aka Fuocoammare d. Gianfranco Rosi, 2015 + Short: FOOTSTEPS IN THE WIND (27 JUN 18:05); PHAEDRA d. Jules Dassin, 1962 (29 JUN 16:00); BECOMING COUSTEAU d. Liz Garbus, 2021 (30 JUN 18:15).

SUMMER OF SCI-FI at The Castle Cinema

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE FLY d. David Cronenberg, 1986 + Intro presented by Queer Horror Nights (24 JUN 19:00); PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE 16mm d. Ed Wood, 1957 presented by Ciné-Real 16mm Film Club (30 JUN 19:30).

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): HAPPY TOGETHER d. Wong Kar Wai, 1997 (24 JUN 12:15 – 4K / 27 JUN 15:40 – 4K / 30 JUN 18:00 – 4K); CHUNGKING EXPRESS d. Wong Kar Wai, 1994 (24 JUN 15:05 / 25 JUN 18:30 / 28 JUN 15:45 / 30 JUN 13:00); DAYS OF BEING WILD d. Wong Kar Wai, 1990 (26 JUN 21:00 / 29 JUN 15:25); FALLEN ANGELS d. Wong Kar Wai, 1995 (27 JUN 12:45 / 30 JUN 21:00).

• The Hornet Student Film Festival (26 JUN).
• London Bengali Film Festival (21 to 26 JUN).
• London Indian Film Festival (23 JUN to 05 JUL).
• ‘Queer’ Asia Film Festival – London (25 JUN to 26 JUN).
• RAFT Festival (10 JUN to 08 JUL).
• Sohome Horror Pride 2022 (24 to 26 JUN – online).
• Sunday Shorts Film Festival (26 JUN).
• Windrush Caribbean Film Festival (17 JUN to 17 JUL).

ADVENTURE CINEMA at Charlton House, Greenwich

• Includes (check venue for listings): WEST SIDE STORY (24 JUN 21:45); MAMMA MIA! (25 JUN 21:45); ROCKETMAN (26 JUN 21:45).

THE LUNA CINEMA at Regent’s Park Theatre

• Includes (check venue for listings): STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE (26 JUN 21:15).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building, Peckham

• Includes (check venue for listings): FIGHT CLUB (24 JUN 21:15); TOP GUN: MAVERICK (25 JUN 21:15 / 27 JUN 21:15); ALL MY FRIENDS HATE ME (26 JUN 21:15); THE POWER OF THE DOG with RIBA (28 JUN 21:15); ROMEO + JULIET (29 JUN 21:15); ROCKETMAN: SING-A-LONG (30 JUN 21:15).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Roof East, Stratford

• Includes (check venue for listings): FRIDAY (24 JUN 21:30); CLUELESS (25 JUN 21:30); MEAN GIRLS open captions (28 JUN 21:30); STAND BY ME (29 JUN 21:30); THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (30 JUN 21:30).

• Also 24 to 30 JUN (various dates/times): THE BIG HIT aka Un Triomphe  d. Emmanuel Courcol, 2021 at: ArtHouse Crouch End / Ciné Lumière / Curzon Cinemas // CHILDREN OF THE ENEMY d. Gorki Glaser-Muller, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse // WINGS OF DESIRE 4K Restoration aka Der Himmel über Berlin d. Wim Wenders, 1987 at: BFI / Curzon Cinemas / Rio Cinema / Riverside Studios / Picturehouse Cinemas.

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