SUNDAY: What’s on in London today [03/10/21]
SUNDAY 03 OCTOBER 2021 (A–Z) // What’s on in London today including one-off events, limited runs, film clubs, repertory seasons, film festivals, outdoor events, & our selection of new releases.
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PRESENTING LILY MARS d. Norman Taurog, 1943 at The Musical Museum, TW8 (03 OCT 14:30).
- “After THE WIZARD OF OZ, Garland starred in an array of musical films. Here, she plays small-town Indiana girl Lily Mars who dreams of being a stage actress. She begs visiting Broadway producer John Thornway for a role but he dismisses her as an amateur. She follows him to New York and worms her way into his show, and his heart.”
- 2046 4K d. Wong Kar Wai, 2004 at BFI (03 OCT 14:50).
- BLADE RUNNER 2049 4k d. Denis Villeneuve, 2017 at BFI (03 OCT 17:30).
- BREATHLESS aka A bout de souffle d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1959 at Ciné Lumière (03 OCT 19:30).
- BREWSTER’S MILLIONS d. Walter Hill, 1985 at BFI (03 OCT 15:15).
- BUSTIN’ LOOSE d. Oz Scott, 1981 at BFI (03 OCT 18:10).
- CASQUE D’OR aka Golden Helmet d. Jacques Becker, 1952 at Ciné Lumière (03 OCT 15:15).
- DETECTIVE STORY d. William Wyler, 1951 at BFI (03 OCT 12:10).
- DONNIE DARKO d. Richard Kelly, 2001 at The Prince Charles (01 to 05 OCT various).
- DUNE d. David Lynch, 1984 at ICA (03 OCT 13:45).
- GIRLFRIENDS d. Claudia Weill, 1978 at Riverside Studios (03 OCT 14:00).
- HANGAR, METRO, TERMINAL + EXTINCTION d. Salomé Lamas, 2018 at ICA (03 OCT 14:40).
- IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE 4K aka Fa yeung nin wah d. Wong Kar Wai, 2000 at BFI (03 OCT 12:20).
- INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS d. Don Siegel, 1956 at The Prince Charles (03 OCT 12:10).
- KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE d. Stephen Chiodo, 1988 at The Prince Charles (03 OCT 20:45).
- KNIFE IN THE WATER d. Roman Polanski, 1962 at Close-Up (03 OCT 20:15).
- THE LIGHT OF DAY d. Anne Bean & Alex Eisenberg, 2020 + Discussion with Anne Bean & Alex Eisenberg at LUX (03 OCT 15:00+ / FREE!).
- MEAN GIRLS d. Mark Waters, 2004 at Catford Mews (03 OCT 18:15).
- MEAN GIRLS d. Mark Waters, 2003 at The Prince Charles (03 OCT 18:15).
- NADJA 35mm d. Michael Almereyda, 1994 at ICA (03 OCT 19:05).
- NOSTALGHIA d. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1983 at ICA (03 OCT 16:50).
- PRESENTING LILY MARS d. Norman Taurog, 1943 at The Musical Museum TW8 (03 OCT 14:30).
- THE SEVENTH SEAL d. Ingmar Bergman, 1957 at Close-Up (03 OCT 18:15).
- THE SHINING [UK Version] 35mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1980 at The Prince Charles (03 OCT 20:30).
- THE STORY OF A THREE DAY PASS 4k aka La Permission d. Melvin Van Peebles, 1968 at BFI Southbank (03 OCT 18:30).
- TALKING ABOUT TREES d. Suhaib Gasmelbari, 2019 at BFI (03 OCT 18:00).
- WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND 60th Anniversary d. Bryan Forbes, 1961 + Hayley Mills in conversation at BFI Southbank (03 OCT 12:00).
- THE PRINCESS BRIDE d. Rob Reiner, 1987 at The Luna Cinema at Wandsworth Park (03 OCT 19:30).
- BFI London Film Festival (06 to 17 OCT).
- Crystal Palace International Film Festval (09 SEP to 02 OCT).
- EFN Short Film Festival (27 SEP to 01 OCT).
- Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest programme launch (05 OCT)
- Women Over 50 Film Festival (25 SEP to 02 OCT).
BELLY OF THE BEAST d. Erika Cohn, 2020.
- Various venues inc: Bertha DocHouse
EMA d. Pablo Larraín, 2019.
- Various venues inc: ICA
OLIVER SACKS: HIS OWN LIFE d. Ric Burns, 2019.
- Various venues inc: Ciné Lumière
- Also (01 to 07 OCT various dates/times): FAUCI d. John Hoffman & Janet Tobias, 2021 at: JW3 // FRIDA – VIVA LA VIDA d. Giovanni Troilo, 2019 at: Bertha DocHouse // MY NAME IS PAULI MURRAY d. Julie Coleman, 2021 at: Watermans // SONG WITHOUT A NAME aka Canción sin nombre d. Melina León, 2019 at: ICA.
- Sine Screen presents Vulnerable Histories at Close-Up & The Garden Cinema (19 to 26 AUG 2023)
- Lost Reels presents 16mm & 35mm screenings at The Cinema Museum & ICA (19 & 31 AUG 2023)
- The Duke Mitchell Film Club presents DukeFest 2023: A Brave New World (13 to 16 AUG 2023)
- Cinema Mentiré launches with OLHAR PERIFERICO season (AUG 2023)
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