SCREEN GUIDE: What’s on in London this week [30 JUN to 06 JUL 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.

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

THE LITTLE MERMAID aka Malá mořská víla d. Karel Kachyňa, 1976 + After Party, presented by Double Wonderful at Poster Hauss (30 JUN 19:30).

“Forget the multiplex and plunge into the world of Hans-Christian Anderson at our next screening of THE LITTLE MERMAID (Malá mořská víla).”

“Expect seaside castles, hunky shipwrecked princes, and some of the best underwater photography to bathe your eyes in when you see Karel Kachyňa’s award winning adaptation projected. Want another one? We’ll be pairing this screening with a special short film before the screening. After the screening there will be an afterparty.” (Double Wonderful)

FRIDAY 30 JUN

• THE ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST d. Alan Horrox & Gavin Richards, 1983 + Q&A with Gavin Richards at Rushkin House (30 JUN 19:30).
• Musical Fridays: THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT d. Stephan Elliott, 1994 at The Garden Cinema (30 JUN 21:00).
• LA SYNDICALISTE d. Jean-Paul Salomé, 2023 + Q&A with the director & actor Isabelle Huppert at Curzon Mayfair (30 JUN 18:00).
• THE LITTLE MERMAID aka Malá mořská víla d. Karel Kachyňa, 1976 + After Party, presented by Double Wonderful at Poster Hauss (30 JUN 19:30).
• THE OUTSIDERS d. Francis Ford Coppela, 1983 + Vinyl set by DJ Vadim Kosmos before the film, presented outdoors by Rebel Reel Cine Club at Woodberry Wetlands Nature Reserve, Stoke Newington (30 JUN 21:00).
• TO NOWHERE d. Sian Astor-Lewis, 2022 + Q&A with the director at Curzon Soho (30 JUN 18:20).
• YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY d. Amjad Abu Alala, 2019 + Acoustic performance by The Halfway Kid, raising funds for Sudan at The Garden Cinema (30 JUN 20:00).

SATURDAY 01 JUL

• THE MAHABHARATA d. Peter Brook, 1989 at 9 Clarendon Cross W11 4AP (01 JUL 14:30).
• MARGARITA WITH A STRAW d. Shonali Bose & Nilesh Maniyar, 2014 presented by Kahaani Film Club at East Ham Library (01 JUL 12:00 – FREE!).
• THE MIDDLE AGES aka La edad media d. Alejo Moguillansky & Luciana Acuña, 2022 at ICA (01 JUL 16:00).
• Queer Masculinity in Films and Curations by Cat Jones at Avalon Cafe (01 JUL 15:00).
• SHABU d. Shamira Raphaëla, 2021 + Q&A with the director at BFI Southbank (01 JUL 18:10).
• SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER… AND SPRING aka Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom d. Kim Ki-duk, 2003 presented by The Machine Operated Film Club at Reference Point (01 JUL 19:00).
• TRIP: A JOURNEY INTO THE WORLD OF PSYCHEDELIC SIGHT & SOUND d. Lilly Creightmore, 2023 + Q&A with the director, presented by Doc’n Roll at Rio Cinema (01 JUL 15:45).
• Z CARS x2 Classic Episodes SUSPENDED (1962) + IN A DAY’S WORK (1964) + Q&A with Brian Blessed at Riverside Studios (01 JUL 14:00).

SUNDAY 02 JUL

• GOLDEN GATE GIRLS: 10th Anniversary d. S. Louisa Wei, 2013 + Q&A with the director, presented by Queer East x Sine Screen at Genesis Cinema (02 JUL 18:00).
• HAIRSPRAY d. John Waters, 1988 + Recorded intro by the director at Riverside Studios (02 JUL 14:00 / 03 JUL 14:00).
• THE LOST KING d. Stephen Frears, 2022 at Whirled Cinema (02 JUL 17:00).
• Misery Movies + Q&A short film programme at Rio Cinema (02 JUL 15:15).
• MY EXTINCTION d. Josh Appignanesi, 2023 + Q&A with the director, Devorah Baum and David Baddiel at JW3 (02 JUL 15:30).

TALKS etc.

• Twin Peaks Lecture by Dr. Lindsay Hallam at MOTH Club (02 JUL 19:30).

MONDAY 03 JUL

• ALLELUJAH d. Richard Eyre, 2022 at Whirled Cinema (03 JUL 20:00 / 04 JUL 20:00 / 05 JUL 20:00 / 09 JUL 17:00).
• COMPETENCIA OFICIAL! d.Mariano Cohn & Gastón Duprat, 2021 presented by Spanglish Languages and Culture at The Trinity Bell (03 JUL 18:00).
• DOWN TERRACE d. Ben Wheatley, 2009 + Short: THE RILEY SISTERS d. Julia Jackman + Q&A, presented by First Film Club at The Ritzy (03 JUL 19:15).
• THE DREAMERS d. Bernardo Bertolucci, 2003 presented by Deeper Into Movies at Farr’s Dalston (03 JUL 19:30).
• HAIRSPRAY d. John Waters, 1988 + Recorded intro by the director at Riverside Studios (03 JUL 14:00).
• Raindance Open Shorts Night at Wonderville (03 JUL 19:00).
• THE VIRGIN SUICIDES d. Sofia Coppola, 1999 presented by Transmissions at Dalston Superstore (03 JUL 19:00).
• Monday Classic Matinée: WEST SIDE STORY d. Jerome Robbins & Robert Wise, 1961 + Compton organ recital at Regent Street Cinema (03 JUL 13:00).
• ZIGGY STARDUST: The Global Premiere d. D. A. Pennebaker, 1973 + Satellite Q&A at various venues inc: ArtHouse Crouch End (03 JUL 19:00); Catford Mews (03 JUL 19:00); Chiswick Cinema (03 JUL 19:00 / 05 JUL 19:00); The Cinema in the Power Station (03 JUL 19:00); Curzon Cinemas (03 JUL various); Bertha DocHouse (03 JUL 19:00); Everyman Cinemas (03 JUL various); Olympic Studios (03 JUL 19:00 / 06 JUL 19:00); Picturehouse Cinemas (03 JUL various); Regent Street Cinema (03 JUL 19:00).

TALKS etc.

• Some Like It Indie: The Mirisch Company as Auteur with Paul Kerr at BFI Southbank (03 JUL 18:30).

TUESDAY 04 JUL

• ALLELUJAH d. Richard Eyre, 2022 at Whirled Cinema (04 JUL 20:00 / 05 JUL 20:00 / 09 JUL 17:00).
• Preview: THE DAMNED DON’T CRY d. Fyzal Boulifa, 2022 at BFI Southbank (04 JUL 18:10).
• DUEL d. Steven Spielberg, 1971 presented by Tufnell Park Film Club at The Lord Palmerston (04 JUL 20:00).
• EarthRise: MY EXTINCTION d. Josh Appignanesi, 2023 + Panel discussion with the director at The Lexi Cinema (04 JUL 18:25).
• Short: SAVE ME d. Amani Simpson, 2023 presented with We Are Parable at Genesis Cinema (04 JUL 17:00).
• Science On Screen: THEM! d. Gordon Douglas, 1954 + Talk by Professor Sarah Hart at Barbican (04 JUL 18:15).
• SMALL, SLOW BUT STEADY d. Shô Miyake, 2022 at The David Lean (04 JUL 19:30).
• SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING d. Quentin Dupieux, 2023 at Picturehouse Cinemas (04 JUL various).
• TO NOWHERE d. Sian Astor-Lewis, 2022 + Q&A with the director, cast & crew at Rio Cinema (04 JUL 18:15).
• L’URLO aka The Howl d. Tinto Brass, 1970 + Q&A with Simon Matthews at Chiswick Cinema (04 JUL 19:30).
• THE WHITE DOVE d. František Vláčil, 1960 presented on-line & in-venue by Sands Films Cinema Club at Sands Films Studios (04 JUL 20:00 – Donation requested!).

WEDNESDAY 05 JUL

• ALLELUJAH d. Richard Eyre, 2022 at Whirled Cinema (05 JUL 20:00 / 09 JUL 17:00).
• MY EXTINCTION d. Josh Appignanesi, 2023 + Q&A with the director at ArtHouse Crouch End (05 JUL 18:30).
• ON OUR DOORSTEP d. Thomas Laurance, 2023 + Panel discussion at Bertha DocHouse (05 JUL 18:30).
• Double Bill: SHARK SKIN MAN & PEACH HIP GIRL + PARTY 7 d. Katsuhito Ishii, 1998 + 2000 + Q&A with the director at The Prince Charles (05 JUL 18:00).
• ZIGGY STARDUST: The Global Premiere d. D. A. Pennebaker, 1973 at various venues inc: Chiswick Cinema (05 JUL 19:00).

THURSDAY 06 JUL

• ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN d. George Seaton, 1952 at 80-20 Shops NW1 2NB (06 JUL 18:00).
• EVERYBODY IN THE PLACE d. Jeremy Deller, 2019 + Q&A/Book signing with the director, presented by Through the Looking Glasses at Rio Cinema (06 JUL 18:30).
• MY EXTINCTION d. Josh Appignanesi, 2023 + Q&A with the director at Curzon Camden (06 JUL 18:20).
• My Genderation Pride Film Showcase short film programme + Q&A with Fox Fisher and Lewis Hancox at W London (06 JUL 18:30).
• PRETTY RED DRESS d. Dionne Edwards, 2022 at The David Lean (06 JUL 14:30 & 19:30 HOH).
• RIBA Film Nights: Film shorts with Jim Stephenson at RIBA (06 JUL 19:00).
• SHABU d. Shamira Raphaëla, 2021 + Q&A with the director at The Ritzy (06 JUL 19:15).
• SUNSET BLVD. d. Billy Wilder, 1950 presented by Ms Fontaine’s Film Club at Fontaine’s Bar (06 JUL 20:00 – FREE!).
• UNDER THE VOLCANO d. Gracie Otto, 2021 at Whirled Cinema (06 JUL 19:00).
• Woman With A Movie Camera: THE APPLE 35mm d. Samira Makhmalbaf, 1998 + Intro by Programmer Jelena Milosavljevic at BFI Southbank (06 JUL 18:10).
• ZIGGY STARDUST: The Global Premiere d. D. A. Pennebaker, 1973 at various venues inc: Olympic Studios (06 JUL 19:00).

TALKS etc.

• Gorgeous and Vile Creatures: Camilla Grudova in conversation with Nathalie Olah at The Horse Hospital (06 JUL 19:00).

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE COLOR OF MONEY 35mm d. Martin Scorsese, 1986 (30 JUN 12:00); OPENING NIGHT 35mm d. John Cassavetes, 1977 (30 JUN 14:50); INNERSPACE 35mm d. Joe Dante, 1987 (01 JUL 15:25); THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU 35mm d. Wes Anderson, 2004 (01 JUL 15:40); BLUE VELVET 35mm d. David Lynch, 1986 (01 JUL 20:50); MOTHER 35mm Madeo (02 JUL 17:45 / 26 JUL 15:00); MAGNOLIA 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999 (02 JUL 19:35); THE DARK KNIGHT RISES 35mm d. Christopher Nolan, 2012 (03 JUL 12:00); AFTER HOURS 35mm d. Martin Scorsese, 1985 (03 JUL 15:40); SALO, OR THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM 35mm d. Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1975 (03 JUL 18:00); THERE WILL BE BLOOD 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007 (03 JUL 20:35); THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS 35mm d. Wes Anderson, 2001 (04 JUL 15:45); TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE 35mm d. Trey Parker, 2004 (04 JUL 18:10); RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD 35mm d. Dan O’Bannon, 1985 (04 JUL 21:00); GLADIATOR 35mm d. Ridley Scott, 2000 (05 JUL 12:30); BOXCAR BERTHA 35mm d. Martin Scorsese, 1972 (05 JUL 18:20); A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE 35mm d. John Cassavetes, 1974 (06 JUL 20:30).

70MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): INTERSTELLAR 70mm d. Christopher Nolan, 2014 (01 JUL 20:30).

IMAX PRESENTATIONS at BFI IMAX

• Includes (check venue for full listings): INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY d. James Mangold, 2023 (until 09 JUL); ZIGGY STARDUST: The Global Premiere d. D. A. Pennebaker, 1973 + Satellite Q&A (03 JUL 19:00).

3 FILMS BY SERGEI LOZNITSA at Close-Up

• Includes (check venue for full listings): LANDSCAPE d. Sergei Loznitsa, 2003 (01 JUL 18:30).

4TH OF JULY at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE 35mm d. Trey Parker, 2004 (04 JUL 18:10); I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER d. Jim Gillespie, 1997 (04 JUL 18:20); JAWS d. Steven Spielberg, 1975 (04 JUL 20:45 – 4K / 05 JUL 15:20 / 08 JUL 18:15); RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD 35mm d. Dan O’Bannon, 1985 (04 JUL 21:00).

ALFRED HITCHCOCK: ACT 2 – 1945 TO 1954 at The Garden Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): SPELLBOUND d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1945 (30 JUN 18:10 + Intro by John Wischmeyer); NOTORIOUS d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1946 (01 JUL 18:25 + Intro by John Wischmeyer); ROPE d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1948 (02 JUL 15:00); STRANGERS ON A TRAIN d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1951 (03 JUL 15:30); DIAL M FOR MURDER d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1954 (04 JUL 18:15).

ANDREI TARKOVSKY: SCULPTING TIME at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): IVAN’S CHILDHOOD d. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1962 (03 JUL 15:25).

ANIME at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): SUZUME (Subtitled) d. Makoto Shinkai, 2022 (01 JUL 12:45 / 03 JUL 13:00 / 05 JUL 20:30 / 09 JUL 14:35); PAPRIKA d. Satoshi Kon, 2006 (02 JUL 20:40 / 20 JUL 16:15).

AU CONTRAIRE: JEAN-LUC GODARD at Close-Up

• Includes (check venue for full listings): KING LEAR d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1987 (02 JUL 18:00 / 06 JUL 20:30). 

BAR TRASH – MONSTER MAYHEM! at Genesis Cinema & Rule Zero

• Includes (check venue for listings): KONGA d. John Lemont, 1961 + Intro, intermission, themed drinks & prize giveaways at Genesis Cinema’s Bar Paragon (05 JUL 20:30). 
• Presented by Token Homo. 

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: THERE’S A PLACE… at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for listings): BOYZ N THE HOOD d. John Singleton, 1991 (30 JUN 18:10); DON’T LOOK NOW d. Nicolas Roeg, 1973 (30 JUN 20:45); EL SUR aka The South d. Víctor Erice, 1983 (01 JUL 12:50); ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS d. Douglas Sirk, 1955 (01 JUL 13:10 / 04 JUL 20:50); SHADOW OF A DOUBT d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1943 (02 JUL 13:20);  LES DEMOISELLES DE ROCHEFORT 35mm aka The Young Ladies of Rochefort d. Jacques Demy, 1967 (03 JUL 20:30); THE HARDER THEY COME d. Perry Henzell, 1972 + Intro by Lloyd Bradley (05 JUL 18:00); THE PIANO d. Jane Campion, 1993 (06 JUL 20:35).

BRUCE LEE AT GOLDEN HARVEST at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): FIST OF FURY d. Lo Wei, 1972 (04 JUL 15:30).

THE CINEMA OF CHRISTOPHER NOLAN ON 35MM at Everyman Screen On The Green

• Includes (check venue for full listings): INTERSTELLAR 35mm d. Christopher Nolan, 2014 (01 JUL 22:30 / 05 JUL 10:30).

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

• Includes (check venue for full listings): TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES d. Steve Barron, 1990 (01 JUL 18:00); WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY d. Mel Stuart, 1971 (01 JUL 13:00); LA HAINE d. Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995 (02 JUL 12:00); MIAMI BLUES d. George Armitage, 1990 (02 JUL 17:10); LIVE AND LET DIE d. Guy Hamilton, 1973 (06 JUL 18:00).

DRAMA AND DESIRE: THE FILMS OF YOUSSEF CHAHINE at BFI Southbank

• The Melodrama Of Life: DADDY AMIN aka Father Amin / Baba Amin d. Youssef Chahine, 1950 (01 JUL 15:30 / 12 JUL 20:30); THE DEVIL OF THE DESERT aka Shaitan el Saharaa d. Youssef Chahine, 1954 (02 JUL 18:20 / 17 JUL 20:40); MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE aka You Are My Love / Enta Habibi d. Youssef Chahine, 1957 (04 JUL 20:40 / 16 JUL 12:50).
• An Egyptian Panorama: DARK WATERS aka Seraa Fil Mina d. Youssef Chahine, 1955 (01 JUL 20:30 / 15 JUL 18:00); THE BLAZING SUN aka Seraa Fil Wadi d. Youssef Chahine, 1954 + intro by season curator Elhum Shakerifar (03 JUL 20:20).
• Talks etc: The Youssef Chahine Story (03 JUL 18:10).

ESSENTIAL CINEMA at Close-Up Film Centre

• Includes (check venue for full listings): SOLARIS d. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1972 (30 JUN 20:00); THE KING OF MARVIN GARDENS d. Bob Rafelson, 1972 (01 JUL 20:15); IDENTIFICATION MARKS: NONE d. Jerzy Skolimowski, 1965 (02 JUL 20:15).

THE FILMS OF BONG JOON-HO at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): MOTHER 35mm Madeo (02 JUL 17:45).

THE FILMS OF GRETA GERWIG at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings): HANNAH TAKES THE STAIRS d. Joe Swanberg, 2007 (01 JUL 20:40); DAMSELS IN DISTRESS d. Whit Stillman, 2011 (05 JUL 20:40 / 15 JUL 20:30).

THE FILMS OF PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): MAGNOLIA 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999 (02 JUL 19:35); THERE WILL BE BLOOD 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007 (03 JUL 20:35).

THE FILMS OF WES ANDERSON at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU 35mm d. Wes Anderson, 2004 (01 JUL 15:40);  THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS 35mm d. Wes Anderson, 2001 (04 JUL 15:45); THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL d. Wes Anderson, 2014 (06 JUL 15:20).

FOUR FILMS BY CHANTAL AKERMAN at The Prince Charles 

• Includes (check venue for full listings): JEANNE DIELMAN, 23 QUAI DU COMMERCE, 1080 BRUXELLESd. Chantal Akerman, 1975 (03 JUL 19:45); NEWS FROM HOME d. Chantal Akerman, 1976 (05 JUL 15:45).

GENA & JOHN at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): OPENING NIGHT 35mm d. John Cassavetes, 1977 (30 JUN 14:50); A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE 35mm d. John Cassavetes, 1974 (06 JUL 20:30).

GERWIG VS NOLAN at Picturehouse Cinemas 

• Includes (check venue for full listings): INCEPTION d. Christopher Nolan, 2010 (05 JUL various); FRANCES HA d. Noah Baumbach, 2012 (05 JUL various).

GOD BLESS THE 80S at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE COLOR OF MONEY 35mm d. Martin Scorsese, 1986 (30 JUN 12:00); THEY LIVE + BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA d. John Carpenter, 1988 + 1986 (30 JUN 20:30); INNERSPACE 35mm d. Joe Dante, 1987 (01 JUL 15:25); RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD 35mm d. Dan O’Bannon, 1985 (04 JUL 21:00).

JONATHAN GLAZER at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): BIRTH 35mm d. Jonathan Glazer, 2004 (01 JUL 18:15); SEXY BEAST 35mm d. Jonathan Glazer, 2000 (06 JUL 13:00).

KOREAN FILM NIGHTS: LABOURS OF LOVE at Korean Cultural Centre

• Includes (check venue for listings): MY LOVE, DON’T CROSS THAT RIVER 님아, 그 강을 건너지 마오 d. Jin Mo-young, 2013 (06 JUL 19:00 – FREE!).

MAKING MAGIC: 100 YEARS OF DISNEY at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for listings): 
• Silly Symphonies: Disney’s Silly Symphonies various (01 JUL 13:00 / 03 JUL 18:20).
• Pushing the Envelope: DINOSAUR 35mm d. Eric Leighton & Ralph Zondag, 2001 (01 JUL 15:20); WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT d. Robert Zemeckis, 1988 + Intro by Imogen Sutton (02 JUL 15:40).
• And They All Lived Happily After: TANGLED d. Nathan Greno & Byron Howard, 2010 (01 JUL 17:50); SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS d. David Hand, Perce Pearce, William Cottrell, Larry Morey, Wilfred Jackson, & Ben Sharpsteen, 1937 (02 JUL 13:10); UK Premiere: CINDERELLA 4K Restoration d. Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, & Wilfred Jackson, 1950 + Intro by season curator, Justin Johnson (06 JUL 20:30).
• Touchstone Pictures Presents: SPLASH d. Ron Howard, 1984 (05 JUL 20:30).
• Talks etc: Disney at 100 (06 JUL 18:15).

MARTIN SCORSESE: THE 90S PICTURES / THE 80S PICTURES at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE COLOR OF MONEY 35mm d. Martin Scorsese, 1986 (30 JUN 12:00); AFTER HOURS 35mm d. Martin Scorsese, 1985 (03 JUL 15:40).

MICHELLE YEOH SELECTROSPECTIVE at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): POLICE STORY 3: SUPERCOP d. Stanley Tong, 1992 (30 JUN 18:15).

MOVIE MARATHONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): Triple Feature: DAYS OF BEING WILD + IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE + 2046 (30 JUN 18:00 – 4K).

PINK PALACE at Rio Cinema

• Includes (check venue for listings): CARRINGTON d. Christopher Hampton, 1995 + Intro/discussion in the basement bar (06 JUL 19:30).

PRIDE MONTH at The Castle Cinema

• Includes (check venue for listings): D.E.B.S. d. Angela Robinson, 2004 (01 JUL 13:30).

PRIDE MONTH at Catford Mews

• Includes (check venue for listings): PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE d. Céline Sciamma, 2019 (04 JUL 20:15).

PRIDE SEASON at Curzon Cinemas

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT d. Stephan Elliott, 1994 (01 JUL various); TANGERINE d. Sean Baker, 2015 (01 JUL 20:30 – Curzon Soho); MAURICE d. James Ivory, 1987 (02 JUL various). 

RANOWN WESTERNS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE TALL T d. Budd Boetticher, 1957 (03 JUL 17:45 – 4K/£1 Members Film).

RAZOR SHARP: THE FABULOUS WOMEN OF HOWARD HAWKS at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD 35mm d. Christian Nyby & Howard Hawks, 1951 (30 JUN 18:15); RIO BRAVO d. Howard Hawks, 1959 (30 JUN 20:20).

UNDERSCREENED SPIELBERG at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): 1941 d. Steven Spielberg, 1979 (02 JUL 14:35).

UN/SEEN SPECTRES at Barbican

• Includes (check venue for listings): SYLWAN d. Salad Hilowle, 2022 + Two films by Madubuko Diakité + Intro by Awa Konaté (05 JUL 18:30).

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): Triple Feature: DAYS OF BEING WILD + IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE + 2046 (30 JUN 18:00 – 4K); FALLEN ANGELS d. Wong Kar Wai, 1995 (02 JUL 12:45 – 4K); IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE d. Wong Kar Wai, 2000 (05 JUL 12:50); CHUNGKING EXPRESS d. Wong Kar Wai, 1994 (06 JUL 12:00).

YOU SHOULD BE DANCING at Picturehouse Cinemas

• Includes (check venue for full listings): LA LA LAND d. Damien Chazelle, 2016 (02 JUL various).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building

• Includes (check venue for full listings): AMELIE (30 JUN 17:45); FAST X (30 JUN 21:20); RATATOUILLE(01 JUL 14:00); FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF (01 JUL 17:15); SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (01 JUL 21:20); ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA (02 JUL 13:45); THE GREAT GATSBY (02 JUL 17:15); THE BOOGEYMAN (02 JUL 21:20); A STAR IS BORN (03 JUL 17:45); SCREAM(03 JUL 21:10); THE NOTEBOOK (04 JUL 18:00); ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET (04 JUL 21:20); GREASE (05 JUL 17:45); WHITE CHICKS (05 JUL 20:45); CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE (06 JUL 18:00); POLITE SOCIETY (06 JUL 21:20).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Roof East

• Includes (check venue for full listings): 500 DAYS OF SUMMER (30 JUN 18:00); AMERICAN PSYCHO (30 JUN 20:45); UP (01 JUL 14:00); THE LOST KING (01 JUL 17:00); NOPE (01 JUL 20:15); BLACK PANTHER (02 JUL 13:00); SPICE WORLD (02 JUL 16:30); NOTTING HILL (02 JUL 19:30); BRIDESMAIDS (04 JUL 17:30); COCAINE BEAR (04 JUL 20:45); MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN (05 JUL 17:45); 50 FIRST DATES (05 JUL 20:45); LOST IN TRANSLATION (06 JUL 17:45); SCREAM (06 JUL 20:45).

SUNSET SCREENING SESSIONS at Beckenham Place Park

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE LADY VANISHES d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1938 (30 JUN 21:15); FOUR WEDDINGS & A FUNERAL d. Mike Newell, 1994 (01 JUL 21:15).

• London Festival of Architecture x Brixton Community Cinema (09 JUN to 02 JUL).
• Magnum Photos Film Festival (24 to 30 JUN).
• Odyssey Film Festival (26 MAY to 30 JUN).
• SAFAR Film Festival (29 JUN to 09 JUL).
• SoHome Horror Pride (29 JUN to 02 JUL – online).
• Sundance Film Festival London (06 to 09 JUL).

Also 30 JUN to 06 JUL (various dates/times):

• AGAINST THE TIDE d. Sarvnnik Kaur, 2023 at: Bertha DocHouse.
• MY EXTINCTION d. Josh Appignanesi, 2023 at: ArtHouse Crouch End / Curzon Cinemas.
• SMALL, SLOW BUT STEADY d. Shô Miyake, 2022 at: Barbican / The Garden Cinema / ICA / Rio Cinema.
• SUNLIGHT d. Claire Dix, 2023 at: Watermans.

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