SCREEN GUIDE: What’s on in London this week [30 SEP to 06 OCT 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

Welcome to another screen week!

A few things of note this week as we enter a new calendar month… October is Black History Month, so expect to see more films centred around Black voices as the season continues. Similarly, Halloween is drawing near, so there’s a significant uptick in horror film programming across town (and in places where you might not expect it…). It’s also time to embrace the BFI London Film Festival (05 to 16 OCT), which will temporarily clear some of the decks of alternative programming…

Outdoor seasons wrap at both Rooftop Film Club venues this weekend. Doubtless a few diehard outdoor popups will appear during the Autumn, and I’ll do my best to keep track of those…

Some notable new arrivals this week… Brett Morgen’s lavish Bowie documentary MOONAGE DAYDREAM gets a wider release after being splashed across the giant screens of the BFI IMAX (see GRIND SHOWS), whilst London Georgian Film Festival squeezes in at Ciné Lumière (30 SEP to 05 OCT) just before London’s other big show.

New rep seasons include A LIFE ON THE FILM SET at The Garden Cinema which does what I hope many more programmes would do; look beyond a narrow obsession with film directors by celebrating other creative contributors. Here the focus is on Angela Allen’s illustrious career as a script supervisor. But then to contradict myself almost entirely, we also have fascinating series devoted to the works of JOHN SMITH (at ICA and Close-UP) and PATRICIO GUZMÁN (at Bertha DocHouse).

The New Black Collective have posted their series of free/popular titles for Black History Month at Stratford East Picturehouse, and the unrivalled blockbuster new season opening this week is the inescapable HORROCTOBER at The Prince Charles.

A quick welcome back to these listings for the wonderful folk at Richmond Film Society. Following a sensible period limiting numbers to ‘members only’ at their always-packed screenings, they have now put their shows back on sale for general admission. It’s brilliant to see them back at a time when some community film clubs are finding it tough.

I’ve chosen THE WOMAN KING (from 04 OCT – see GRIND SHOWS) as my Featured Attraction of the Week for simple cinematic reasons. I saw Gina Prince-Bythewood introduce her epic film at the opening night of Fragments Festival (29 SEP to 02 OCT), the in-house festival of underrepresented voices at Genesis Cinema. Venue owner Tyrone Walker-Hebborn also spoke about the power of the ‘shared cinema experience’, and wow, did that screening deliver! See THE WOMAN KING somewhere where the audience is prepared to be as unashamedly loud as the film (at Genesis, we even roared on the soppy Mills & Boon romance, but that might have been more in recognition of the film’s delightfully lustful female gaze…).

See you in the darkness, and stay safe.

Richard // RADIANT CIRCUS

PS – My full monthly roundup for OCTOBER is coming very soon!

THE WOMAN KING dir Gina Prince-Bythewood, 2022

• Various venues, inc (from 04 OCT): Catford Mews / Chiswick Cinema / Curzon Cinemas / Electric Cinemas / Genesis Cinema / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas
• “The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life.”

FRIDAY 30 SEP

• A STORY OF BONES d. Joseph Curran and Dominic Aubrey de Vere, 2022 + Q&A with the filmmakers at Barbican (30 SEP 18:15).
• CHICAGO d. Rob Marshall, 2002 presented by West London Queer Project at Chiswick Cinema (30 SEP 21:00).
• ELVIS d. Baz Luhrmann, 2022 + Q&A presented by Newham Community Cinema at Stratford Library (30 SEP 17:00 – FREE!).
• MRS HARRIS GOES TO PARIS d. Anthony Fabian, 2021 + Q&A with the director at Ciné Lumière (30 SEP 18:00).
• Musical Weekends: ONE FROM THE HEART d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1982 (30 SEP 21:00 / 01 OCT 18:00).
• SALT FOR SVANETIA d. Mikhail Kalatozov, 1930 + Live score by Liza Kalandadze & Intro by Professor Emma Widdis at The Garden Cinema (30 SEP 19:00).
• SISTERS WITH TRANSISTORS d. Lisa Rovner, 2020 + Live performance by Rachel D’Arcy as PARAFOX presented by Filmscope at The Yellow HA9 (30 SEP 19:30 – FREE!).

SATURDAY 01 OCT

• Exploding Cinema short film programme at The Cinema Museum (01 OCT 19:30).
• Fieldnotes: The Dominant Animal artist film programme at The Horse Hospital (01 OCT 17:30).
• HANCOCK’S HALF HOUR TRIPLE BILL PART III + Q&A presented by the Tony Hancock Appreciation Society at Riverside Studios (01 OCT 14:00).
• NORTH SEA, TEXAS aka Noordzee, Texas d. Bavo Defurne, 2011 presented by Queer Film Club at London LGBTQ+ Community (01 OCT 18:00 – Donation requested!).
• Musical Weekends: ONE FROM THE HEART d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1982 (01 OCT 18:00).
• STORM DAMAGE d. Cellan Jones, 2000 + Q&A with Clive Nwonka & Danny Leigh at Barbican (01 OCT 20:15).

EVENTS

• Strangers Within: Documentary As Encounter at The Whitechapel Gallery (01 OCT from 13:30)

SUNDAY 02 OCT

• BRINGING ASSAD TO JUSTICE d. Ronan Tynan & Anne Daly, 2021 + Q&A with co-director Ronan Tynan & subject Amina Ghoulani at Rio Cinema (02 OCT 11:30).
• ELVIS d. Baz Luhrman, 2022 at Whirled Cinema (02 OCT 17:00).
• FAR FAR AWAY d. Amos Why, 2022 + Q&A with the director at The Prince Charles (02 OCT 12:45).
• Madly, Deeply: A celebration of Alan Rickman, hosted by Mark Kermode at BFI Southbank (02 OCT 16:00). Followed by TRULY MADLY DEEPLY d. Anthony Minghella, 1990 at BFI Southbank (02 OCT 18:20).
• NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN d. Ethan Coen & Joel Coen, 2007 + Panel discussion & free copy of Cormac McCarthy’s The Passenger at Curzon Bloomsbury (02 OCT 14:00).
• OUT OF DARKNESS d. Amadeuz Christ (Δ+), 2016 + Intro/discussion with Charmaine Simpson, presented by Black History Studies at The Lexi Cinema (02 OCT 14:00).
• Phoenix Classics: PATHS OF GLORY d. Stanley Kubrick, 1957 at Phoenix Cinema (02 OCT 12:00).
• RED-HEADED WOMAN d. Jack Conway, 1932 at Regent Street Cinema (02 OCT 19:45).
• SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS d. F. W. Murnau, 1927 at Riverside Studios (02 OCT 13:40 / 03 OCT 12:10).

MONDAY 03 OCT

• BIG BOYS DON’T CRY d. Steve Crowhurst, 2020 + Q&A with author Paul Connolly & executive producer Richard Hart, presented by Screenbound Pictures in support of NACA at Everyman Cinema Borough Yards (03 OCT 19:30).
• Preview: EMILY d. Frances O’Connor, 2022 + Intro by the director & actor Emma Mackey at BFI Southbank (03 OCT 17:50).
• IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK d. Barry Jenkins, 2019 + Panel Discussion presented by We Are Black Journos at Genesis Cinema (03 OCT 18:15).
• Monday Classic Matinée: JEWEL ROBBERY d. William Dieterle, 1932 (03 OCT 13:00).
• THE NIGHT IS SHORT, WALK ON GIRL aka Yoru wa mijikashi aruke yo otome d. Masaaki Yuasa, 2017 at Picturehouse Cinemas (03 OCT various).
• ONE MAN FORCE d. Dale Trevillion, 1989 presented by Crap Film Club at The Old Queens Head N1 (03 OCT 19:00).
• PARIS, 13TH DISTRICT aka Les Olympiades, Paris 13e d. Jacques Audiard, 2021 at Whirled Cinema (03 OCT 20:00 / 04 OCT 20:00 / 05 OCT 20:00 / 09 OCT 17:00).
• PROZAC NATION d. Erik Skjoldbjærg, 2001 presented by Deeper Into Movies at Farr’s Dalston (03 OCT 19:30).
• SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS d. F. W. Murnau, 1927 at Riverside Studios (03 OCT 12:10).
• TRICK ‘R TREAT 15th Anniversary d. Michael Dougherty, 2007 at Chiswick Cinema (03 OCT 20:00).

TALKS

• Lost Voices: Film messages before FaceTime at BFI Southbank (03 OCT 18:30).

ONLINE

• OTTINGER AT 80: Ulrike Ottinger in Conversation presented by Goethe-Institut London (03 OCT 19:00 – FREE!).

TUESDAY 04 OCT

• BREATHLESS aka A bout de souffle d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1960 at BFI Southbank (04 OCT 20:50).
• Buster plays Buster featuring STEAMBOAT BILL, JR. d. Charles Reisner & Buster Keaton, 1928 + Live score by Buster Birch presented online & in-venue by Sands Films Cinema Club at Sands Film Studios (04 OCT 20:00 – Donation requested).
• CORPUS CHRISTI d. Jan Komasa, 2019 presented by Richmond Film Society at The Exchange (04 OCT 20:00).
• CineClub: EVA MARIA d. Lukas Ladner, 2021 at the Austrian Cultural Forum (04 OCT 19:00 – FREE!).
• Sabotage: HACKERS d. Iain Softley, 1995 presented by Mondo Nights at Biddle Bros (04 OCT 20:00).
• THE HARDER THEY COME d. Perry Henzell, 1972 at The David Lean (04 OCT 19:30).
• THE HARDER THEY COME d. Perry Henzell, 1972 + Q&A with Lloyd Bradley, author of Bass Culture: When Reggae Was King, for Black History Month presented by Wimbledon Film Club at Curzon Wimbledon (04 OCT 20:30).
• IN FROM THE SIDE d. Matt Carter, 2022 + Q&A with the director & actor Alexander King at Picturehouse Clapham (04 OCT 19:00).
• PARIS, 13TH DISTRICT aka Les Olympiades, Paris 13e d. Jacques Audiard, 2021 at Whirled Cinema (04 OCT 20:00 / 05 OCT 20:00 / 09 OCT 17:00).
• ROUND MIDNIGHT d. Bertrand Tavernier, 1986 presented by Tufnell Park Film Club at The Lord Palmerston (04 OCT 20:00).

WEDNESDAY 05 OCT

• ERIC RAVILIOUS: DRAWN TO WAR d. Margy Kinmonth, 2022 at The David Lean (05 OCT 19:30).
• KAILI BLUES d. Bi Gan, 2015 + Short presented by Baesianz Cinema Club at Spanners SW9 (05 OCT 19:00).
• Pink Palace: LUMINOUS PROCURESS d. Steven Arnold, 1971 + Intro/discussion in the Rio Cinema Basement Bar (05 OCT 19:30).
• PARIS, 13TH DISTRICT aka Les Olympiades, Paris 13e d. Jacques Audiard, 2021 at Whirled Cinema (05 OCT 20:00 / 09 OCT 17:00).
• PROJECT PIPE DREAMS d. Manus Fraser, 2022 at ArtHouse Crouch End (05 OCT 19:00).
• REGAIN aka Harvest d. Marcel Pagnol, 1937 presented by Rare Cinema Europe at The Cinema Museum (05 OCT 19:30).
• ROME, OPEN CITY d. Roberto Rossellini, 1945 presented by Leytonstone Pop-up Cinema at Leytonstone Library (05 OCT 19:45).
• THE STUART HALL PROJECT d. John Akomfrah, 2013 at Picturehouse Hackney (05 OCT 18:20).

THURSDAY 06 OCT

• A SENSE OF HISTORY d. Mike Leigh, 1992 + Q&A with Jim Broadbent at The Garden Cinema (06 OCT 19:05).
• BOOM FOR REAL: THE LATE TEENAGE YEARS OF JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT d. Sara Driver, 2017 presented by Whirled Docs at Whirled Cinema (06 OCT 20:00).
• FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS: ONE AND ALL d. Meg Leonard & Nick Moorcroft, 2022 at The David Lean (06 OCT 14:30 HOH & 19:30).
• NOTORIOUS d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1946 presented by Screenplay By at The Cinema Museum (06 OCT 19:30).
• THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW d. Jim Sharman, 1975 at Fontaine’s Bar (06 OCT 20:30 – FREE!).
• WOMAN IN THE DUNES d. Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1964 at The Garden Cinema (06 OCT 20:20).

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): WILD AT HEART 35mm d. David Lynch, 1990 (30 SEP 14:40 / 01 OCT 18:05 / 04 OCT 17:45); THE SHINING [UK Version] 35mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1980 (02 OCT 18:00); TREMORS 35mm d. Ron Underwood, 1990 (02 OCT 20:30); NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 35mm d. Tom Savini, 1990 (03 OCT 20:30); ZODIAC 35mm d. David Fincher, 2007 (04 OCT 20:30 – £1 Members Film); THE EXORCIST 35mm d. William Friedkin, 1973 (05 OCT 13:00); UNSTOPPABLE 35mm d. Tony Scott, 2010 (05 OCT 16:00); MANHUNTER 35mm d. Michael Mann, 1986 (06 OCT 13:00); THE FACULTY 35mm d. Robert Rodriguez, 1998 (06 OCT 18:10); THE TRUMAN SHOW 35mm d. Peter Weir, 1998 (06 OCT 20:30).

IMAX PRESENTATIONS at BFI IMAX

• Includes (check venue for full listings): AVATAR 3D d. James Cameron, 2009 (until 01 OCT); SKYFALL d. Sam Mendes, 2012 (02 OCT 12:30); SPECTRE d. Sam Mendes, 2015 (02 OCT 16:00); NO TIME TO DIE (3D) d. Cary Joji Fukunaga, 2021 (02 OCT 19:50).

A LIFE ON THE FILM SET at The Garden Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE MISFITS d. John Huston, 1961 + Q&A with Angela Allen (02 OCT 17:30).

ANIME at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): INU-OH d. Masaaki Yuasa, 2022 (30 SEP 12:15 / 03 OCT 15:30 / 06 OCT 15:55); BELLE aka Ryû to sobakasu no hime d. Mamoru Hosoda, 2021 (03 OCT 12:00).

ANNIVERSARY SEASON at Everyman Belsize Park

• Includes (check venue for full listings): SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN d. Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly, 1952 (02 OCT 14:00 / 03 OCT 20:30).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: FATEFUL MOMENTS IN TIME! at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE BRIDE WORE BLACK aka La Mariée était en noir d. François Truffaut, 1968 (30 SEP 18:10 / 03 OCT 17:50); CLEO FROM 5 TO 7 aka Cléo de 5 à 7 d. Agnès Varda, 1962 (01 OCT 12:30); FARGO d. Joel and Ethan Coen, 1996 (01 OCT 18:00 – 4K); LAST YEAR IN MARIENBAD aka L’Année dernière à Marienbad d. Alain Resnais, 1961 (02 OCT 12:45 / 04 OCT 20:40); PSYCHO d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1960 (04 OCT 18:30).

BLACK & WHITE MOVIES at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): FRANKENSTEIN d. James Whale, 1931 (01 OCT 16:30); NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD d. George A. Romero, 1968 (03 OCT 18:15); NOSFERATU d. F.W. Murnau, 1922 (04 OCT 13:00); THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN d. James Whale, 1935 (05 OCT 18:10).

BOWIE: SOUND AND VISION at Picturehouse Cinemas

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE HUNGER d. Tony Scott, 1983 (30 SEP various / 01 OCT various / 05 OCT various).

CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT at Chiswick Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): DRACULA d. Tod Browning, 1931 + Intro by film critic Clarisse Loughrey (05 OCT 19:00).
• Presented by Movies On Weekends.

ESSENTIAL CINEMA at Close-Up

• Includes (check venue for full listings): TAIPEI STORY d. Edward Yang, 1985 (30 SEP 20:15); THE 400 BLOWS d. François Truffaut, 1959 (01 OCT 18:20); JULES AND JIM d. François Truffaut, 1962 (01 OCT 20:15); WOMAN OF THE DUNES d. Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1964 (02 OCT 17:30); PERSONA d. Ingmar Bergman, 1966 (02 OCT 20:15).

THE FILMS OF DAVID LYNCH at The Prince Charles 

• Includes (check venue for full listings): WILD AT HEART 35mm d. David Lynch, 1990 (30 SEP 14:40 / 01 OCT 18:05 / 04 OCT 17:45 ).

FROM THE REQUEST BOARD… at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): FORCE MAJEURE aka Turist d. Ruben Östlund, 2014 (04 OCT 20:45); UNSTOPPABLE 35mm d. Tony Scott, 2010 (05 OCT 16:00).

HORROCTOBER – A MONTH OF THRILLS, CHILLS & SPILLS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): FRANKENSTEIN d. James Whale, 1931 (01 OCT 16:30); SCREAM MARATHON (01 OCT 21:00); A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET MARATHON (01 OCT 21:15); THE OMEN d. Richard Donner, 1976 (02 OCT 15:15); THE SHINING [UK Version] 35mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1980 (02 OCT 18:00); THE LIVING DEAD AT THE MANCHESTER MORGUE d. Jorge Grau, 1974 (02 OCT 18:15); TREMORS 35mm d. Ron Underwood, 1990 (02 OCT 20:30); SUSPIRIA 4K d. Dario Argento, 1977 (02 OCT 20:45 / 04 OCT 15:15); NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD d. George A. Romero, 1968 (03 OCT 18:15); NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 35mm d. Tom Savini, 1990 (03 OCT 20:30); NOSFERATU d. F.W. Murnau, 1922 (04 OCT 13:00); THE VANISHING aka Spoorloos d. George Sluizer, 1988 (04 OCT 18:10); ZODIAC 35mm d. David Fincher, 2007 (04 OCT 20:30 – £1 Members Film); THE EXORCIST 35mm d. William Friedkin, 1973 (05 OCT 13:00); THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN d. James Whale, 1935 (05 OCT 18:10); BRIDE OF CHUCKY d. Ronny Yu, 1998 (05 OCT 20:15); MANHUNTER 35mm d. Michael Mann, 1986 (06 OCT 13:00); THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS 35mm d. Jonathan Demme, 1991 (06 OCT 15:40); THE FACULTY 35mm d. Robert Rodriguez, 1998 (06 OCT 18:10).

JAMES BOND AT 60 at BFI IMAX & Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings): 
• Talks etc: Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson in conversation: 60 years of James Bond (30 SEP 18:15); James Bond Behind The Scenes: Stunts and SFX (01 OCT 14:45); The Sound of 007: Q&A with director Mat Whitecross, lyricist Don Black and composer David Arnold (01 OCT 17:00). 
• BFI Southbank: DR. NO 4K d. Terence Young, 1962 (30 SEP 20:40); THE SPY WHO LOVED ME 4K d. Lewis Gilbert, 1977 (01 OCT 11:30); THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS 4K d. John Glen, 1987 (01 OCT 20:15).
• BFI IMAX: SKYFALL d. Sam Mendes, 2012 (02 OCT 12:30); SPECTRE d. Sam Mendes, 2015 (02 OCT 16:00); NO TIME TO DIE (3D) d. Cary Joji Fukunaga, 2021 (02 OCT 19:50).

JOHN SMITH: INTROSPECTIVE (1972–2022) 50 FILMS FROM 50 YEARS at ICA & Close-Up

• Includes (check venue for full listings): Opening Night + Q&A at ICA (01 OCT 18:30); Programme 1 (1972-1976) + John Smith in Conversation with Stanley Schtinter at Close-Up (06 OCT 20:15).

KINUYO TANAKA: A LIFE IN FILM at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for listings): BROTHEL NO. 8 35mm aka Sandakan No. 8 d. Kei Kumai, 1974 (01 OCT 14:40).

MAD MAX ON 35MM at Everyman Screen on the Green

• Includes (check venue for full listings): MAD MAX: FURY ROAD 35mm d. George Miller, 2015 (01 OCT 23:00 / 05 OCT 10:30).

MASAKI KOBAYASHI’S ‘THE HUMAN CONDITION’ TRILOGY at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE HUMAN CONDITION – PART 3 – A SOLDIER’S PRAYER d. Masaki Kobayashi, 1961 (03 OCT 20:00).

MOVIE MARATHONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): SCREAM MARATHON (01 OCT 21:00); A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET MARATHON (01 OCT 21:15).

NEW GERMAN CINEMA at The Garden Cinema

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE BITTER TEARS OF PETRA VON KANT d. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1972 (02 OCT 14:45); ALI: FEAR EATS THE SOUL d. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1974 (03 OCT 15:00); THE ENIGMA OF KASPAR HAUSER d. Werner Herzog, 1974 (06 OCT 18:00 + Intro by Martin Brady).

PAM GRIER at Picturehouse Cinemas

• Includes (check venue for listings): FRIDAY FOSTER d. Arthur Marks, 1975 (02 OCT 17:00).

PAM GRIER: FOXY, FIERCE & FEARLESS at BFI Southbank 

• Includes (check venue for listings): BONES 35mm d. Ernest Dickerson, 2001 (30 SEP 20:50 / 04 OCT 18:20); FOXY BROWN d. Jack Hill, 1974 (03 OCT 18:10); IN TOO DEEP 35mm d. Michael Rymer, 1999 (03 OCT 20:50).
• Re-release: JACKIE BROWN d. Quentin Tarantino, 1997 (01 OCT 14:50 / 02 OCT 15:00 & 17:50).

PARK CHAN WOOK at Picturehouse Cinemas

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE HANDMAIDEN aka Ah-ga-ssi d. Park Chan-wook 2016 (02 OCT various / 03 OCT various).

PATRICIO GUZMÁN CHILE TRILOGY at Bertha DocHouse

• Includes (check venue for listings): NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT d. Patricio Guzman, 2011 (02 OCT 16:00); THE PEARL BUTTON d. Patricio Guzman, 2015 (05 OCT 18:30).

SOUND AND VISION at BFI IMAX & Southbank

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH 4K d. Nicolas Roeg, 1976 (01 OCT 20:20); TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME 4K d. David Lynch, 1992 (03 OCT 20:20); MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE 4K d. Nagisa Ôshima, 1983 (04 OCT 20:30).

SPOTLIGHT ON ISABELLE HUPPERT at Ciné Lumière

• Includes (check venue for listings): MRS HARRIS GOES TO PARIS d. Anthony Fabian, 2021 (30 SEP to 18 OCT); 8 WOMEN 35mm aka Huit Femmes d. François Ozon, 2002 (30 SEP 11:00); MRS HARRIS GOES TO PARIS d. Anthony Fabian, 2021 + Q&A with the director (30 SEP 18:00); THINGS TO COME aka L’Avenir d. Mia Hansen-Løve, 2016 (06 OCT 18:30).

THROWBACK at Everyman Cinemas

• Includes the following films (check venue for listings): IN BRUGES d. Martin McDonagh, 2008 (02 OCT various).

TNB BHM 2022 at Stratford East Picturehouse

• Includes (check venue for listings): AFRICAN REDEMPTION:THE LIFE & LEGACY OF MARCUS GARVEY d. Roy T. Anderson, 2022 + Q&A with Brother Hakim (06 OCT 19:00 – FREE!).

TWO FILMS BY KOGONADA at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): AFTER YANG d. Kogonada, 2022 (04 OCT 15:45).

UNIVERSAL CLASSIC MONSTERS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): FRANKENSTEIN d. James Whale, 1931 (01 OCT 16:30); THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN d. James Whale, 1935 (05 OCT 18:10).

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): CHUNGKING EXPRESS d. Wong Kar Wai, 1994 (30 SEP 21:00); IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE d. Wong Kar Wai, 2000 (01 OCT 18:25); FALLEN ANGELS d. Wong Kar Wai, 1995 (03 OCT 17:40 – 4K).

• BFI London Film Festival (05 to 16 OCT).
• Chiswick In Film Festival (30 SEP to 02 OCT).
• Everyman Music Film Festival (01 to 30 SEP).
• Fragments Festival (29 SEP to 02 OCT).
• London Georgian Film Festival (30 SEP to 05 OCT).
• London Kurdish Film Festival (23 to 30 SEP).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building, Peckham

• Includes (check venue for listings): CINEMA PARADISO (30 SEP 19:15); BODIES BODIES BODIES (01 OCT 19:15); MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO (02 OCT 19:15).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Roof East, Stratford

• Includes (check venue for listings): MOONLIGHT(30 SEP 19:15); GOODFELLAS (01 OCT 19:15); THE NOTEBOOK (02 OCT 19:15).

• Also 30 SEP to 06 OCT (various dates/times): A BIRD FLEW IN d. Kirsty Bell, 2021 at: Everyman Cinemas // FAR FAR AWAY d. Amos Why, 2022 at: Picturehouse Cinemas / The Prince Charles // GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS d. Alli Haapasalo, 2022 at: Picturehouse Cinemas / Rio Cinema // GOING HOME d. Mashroor Parvez, 2022 at: Genesis Cinema // THE GREATEST BEER RUN EVER d. Peter Farrelly, 2022 at: Genesis Cinema // INVSIBLE DEMONS d. Rahul Jain, 2021 at: ICA // LOVE AROUND THE WORLD d. Andela Rostuhar & Davor Rostuhar, 2021 at: Rio Cinema // LUCKIEST GIRL ALIVE d. Mike Barker, 2022 at: Curzon Cinemas // MIDWIVES d. Hnin Ei Hlaing, 2022 at: Bertha DocHouse / ICA // MRS HARRIS GOES TO PARIS d. Anthony Fabian, 2021 at: ArtHouse Crouch End / Catford Mews / Chiswick Cinema / Ciné Lumière / Curzon Cinemas / Electric Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Kino Bermondsey / Olympic Studios / Peckhamplex / Phoenix Cinema / Picturehouse Cinemas / Regent Street Cinema / Riverside Studios // MUTZENBACHER d. Ruth Beckermann, 2022 at: ICA.

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