SUNDAY: What’s on in London today [01/05/22]

SUNDAY 01 MAY 2022 (A–Z) // What’s on in London today across DIY, indie & alternative cinema including one-off screen events, film seasons, film festivals & our selection of new releases.

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

FILIBUS d. Mario Roncoroni, 1915 + Live electronic score by Sam Enthoven & Arkadiusz Potyka at ArtHouse Crouch End (01 MAY 15:30).

“FILIBUS is a 1915 Italian silent adventure film directed by Mario Roncoroni and written by the future science fiction author Giovanni Bertinetti. It features Valeria Creti as the title character, a mysterious sky pirate who makes daring heists with her technologically advanced airship.”

“We are delighted to welcome back to The Arthouse, Sam Enthoven and Arkadiusz Potyka who bring electronic sound to silent cinema. Ark plays bass and other noise machines; Sam plays found sounds and a unique Russian instrument from the dawn of electronic music – the theremin. From minimal elements (and no laptops) they conjure up a richly atmospheric soundworld, helping audiences find new life and meaning in some of the world’s finest old films.” (ArtHouse Crouch End)

• ALL THAT JAZZ d. Bob Fosse, 1979 at The Garden Cinema (01 MAY 19:10).
• THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS 16mm d. Gillo Pontecorvo, 1966 presented by Ciné-Real 16mm Film Club at The Castle Cinema (01 MAY 14:00).
• DISTANT VOICES, STILL LIVES d. Terrence Davies, 1988 at Riverside Studios (01 MAY 13:45 / 04 MAY 12:10).
• EIGHTH GRADE d. Bo Burnham, 2018 + Live score by composer Anna Meredith at Barbican (01 MAY 15:00 & 17:00).
• FILIBUS d. Mario Roncoroni, 1915 + Live electronic score by Sam Enthoven & Arkadiusz Potyka at ArtHouse Crouch End (01 MAY 15:30).
• HESTER STREET d. Joan Micklin Silver, 1975 at Curzon Bloomsbury (01 MAY 13:00 / 04 MAY 19:00).
• Screen Epiphany: Keala Settle introduces THE RED SHOES d. Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, 1948 at BFI Southbank (01 MAY 14:30).
• THE SOFT SKIN aka La peau douce d. François Truffaut, 1964 at Picturehouse Cinemas (01 MAY various / 02 MAY various).
• THE SPARKS BROTHERS d. Edgar Wright, 2021 + Music from We Do Good Disco at Triangle LGBTQ+ Cultural Centre (01 MAY 19:00 – FREE!).
• TEA & SYMPATHY d. Vincente Minnelli, 1956 + Discussion presented by The Vito Project LGBTQ+ Film Club at The Cinema Museum (01 MAY 18:00) / Part of Re-Opening The Celluloid Closet.
• WEST SIDE STORY d. Steven Spielberg, 2021 at Whirled Cinema (01 MAY 17:00).

Check venues for full listings…

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• THE HIDDEN FORTRESS 35mm aka Kakushi-toride no san-akunin d. Akira Kurosawa, 1958 (01 MAY 14:30). 
• LICORICE PIZZA 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021 (01 MAY 17:30).

1982 SEASON at The Prince Charles

• THE LAST UNICORN d. Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Bass, 1982 (01 MAY 12:25).

AKIRA KUROSAWA at The Prince Charles

• THE HIDDEN FORTRESS 35mm aka Kakushi-toride no san-akunin d. Akira Kurosawa, 1958 (01 MAY 14:30).

ANIME at BFI Southbank

• TEKKONKINKREET aka Tekkon kinkurîto d. Michael Arias, 2006 (01 MAY 12:10).
• THE GIRL WHO LEPT THROUGH TIME aka Toki o Kakeru Shôjo d. Mamoru Hosoda, 2006 (01 MAY 14:45).
• TOKYO GODFATHERS aka Tôkyô Goddofâzâzu d. Satoshi Kon, 2003 (01 MAY 18:00).
• Anime at the IMAX: YOUR NAME aka Kimi no Na wa d. Makoto Shinkai, 2016 (01 MAY 12:30 & 18:00 – BFI IMAX); WEATHERING WITH YOU aka Tenki no Ko d. Makoto Shinkai, 2019 (01 MAY 15:15 & 20:30 – BFI IMAX).

BEST OF CÉSAR at Ciné Lumière

• HAPPENING aka L’événement d. Audrey Diwan, 2021 (until 05 MAY).
• THE VELVET QUEEN aka La Panthère des neiges d. Marie Amiguet & Vincent Munier, 2021 (until 12 MAY).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: A QUESTION OF FAITH at BFI Southbank

• A FAREWELL TO ARMS d. Frank Borzage, 1932 (01 MAY 12:00).

CELEBRATING MARLON BRANDO at The Garden Cinema

• A DRY WHITE SEASON d. Euzhan Palcy, 1989 (01 MAY 18:15).

CELEBRATING SIDNEY POITIER at The Garden Cinema 

• CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY d. Zoltán Korda, 1951 (01 MAY 20:30).

CRUEL FLESH: FILMS OF THE NEW FRENCH EXTREMITY at BFI Southbank

• CARNE 35mm + LA BOUCHE DE JEAN-PIERRE d. Gaspar Noé, 1991 + Lucile Hadžihalilović, 1996 (01 MAY 11:50).
• BAISE-MOI d. Virginie Despentes, Coralie Trinh Thi, 2000 (01 MAY 18:20).
• Focus on: Gaspar Noé: I STAND ALONE 35mm aka Seul contre tous d. Gaspar Noé, 1998 (01 MAY 18:10).

ESSENTIAL CINEMA at Close-Up

• GREY GARDENS d. David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer, 1976 (01 MAY 18:30).
• MULTIPLE MANIACS d. John Waters, 1970 (01 MAY 20:15).

THE FILMS OF PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON at The Prince Charles

• LICORICE PIZZA 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021 (01 MAY 17:30).

GENESIS 23RD BIRTHDAY at Genesis Cinema

• PADDINGTON d. Paul King, 2014 (01 MAY 12:00).
• PARASITE d. Bong Joon-ho, 2019 (01 MAY 17:00).

THE GOLDEN AGE OF FRENCH CINEMA at The Garden Cinema

• LES ENFANTS DU PARADIS d. Marcel Carné, 1945 (01 MAY 14:40).

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

• SUSPECT + RUMOUR d. Mike Hodges, 1968 + 1969 (01 MAY 14:20). 

SEASCAPES: OUR OCEANS ON SCREEN at Ciné Lumière

• LES PLAGES D’AGNÈS aka The Beaches of Agnès d. Agnès Varda, 2008 (01 MAY 14:00).
• THE LITTLE MERMAID d. John Musker & Ron Clements, 1989 (01 MAY 13:30).

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

• AS TEARS GO BY d. Wong Kar Wai, 1988 (01 MAY 20:30).

Check venues for full listings…

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building, Peckham

• WEST SIDE STORY 2021 (01 MAY 20:30).

• Frames Of Representation (05 to 12 MAY).
• UK Asian Film Festival (04 to 15 MAY 2022).
• Unrestricted View Film Festival (25 APR to 01 MAY).
• Women Of The Lens Film Festival (23 & 30 APR).

• Also 29 APR to 05 MAY (various dates/times): ARCHIPELAGO aka Archipel dir. Félix Dufour-Laperrière, 2021 at: ICA // THE CASE dir. Nina Guseva, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse // THE SWIMMER dir. Adam Kalderon, 2021 at: JW3 (from 05 MAY) // YOUR MUM AND DAD: A DEVASTATING TRUTH dir. Klaartje Quirijns, 2019 at: JW3 (from 01 MAY).

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