SUNDAY: What’s on in London today [11/12/22]

SUNDAY 11 DECEMBER 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.

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TOKEN HOMO hosts BAR TRASH at Genesis Cinema & Rule Zero. Tickets £1 – Booking now!

Never On Sunday: Finnish/Female/Feminist Filmmakers 16mm + Intro by curator Milja Mikkola & Q&A with director Marjut Rimminen at Close-Up (11 DEC 20:15).

“A programme of 10 short films by trail-blazing women filmmakers in Finland from 1960s to 1990s, all screened on 16mm prints.”

“As Finnish society was going through drastic changes, the cameras of female directors were turned on the issues of the day. Whether by gender parity through bold feminist thinking, creating a world-beating education system from scratch or dissecting social norms to build a better nation, the Finns seem to know how to make things work, right those societal wrongs.”

“For a short while, some of this social commentary was captured on celluloid by a handful of women who entered the field when the national cinema was in the midst of its biggest financial gloom. It was a slim window of opportunity in the 70s and 80s, but these rarities from the vaults of the Finnish Film Archive are a time capsule to cherish. In short form they present vibrant, socially-aware filmmaking with a feminist slant, and touches of wit.”

“The programme will be introduced by curator Milja Mikkola of Finland’s Midnight Sun Film Festival and followed by a Q&A with director Marjut Rimminen who is represented by four films in the programme.” (Close-Up).

  • 1982 d. Oualid Mouaness, + Q&A with the director at Everyman Broadgate (11 DEC 16:00).
  • BEING THERE 16mm d. Hal Ashby, 1979 presented by Ciné-Real 16mm Film Club at The Castle Cinema (11 DEC 14:00 / 15 DEC 19:30).
  • CASABLANCA 80th Anniversary d. Michael Curtiz, 1942 at Phoenix Cinema (11 DEC 14:00).
  • DECISION TO LEAVE d. Park Chan-wook, 2022 presented by MUBI x Deeper Into Movies at Rio Cinema (11 DEC 14:30 – FREE!).
  • DIE HARD d. John McTiernan, 1988 presented by Film Tottenham at Blighty Tottenham (11 DEC 18:00 – FREE!).
  • FANNY & ALEXANDER d. Ingmar Bergman, 1982 at Rio Cinema (11 DEC 13:30).
  • FANNY & ALEXANDER d. Ingmar Bergman, 1982 at Riverside Studios (11 DEC 14:00 / 12 DEC 12:10).
  • Never On Sunday: Finnish/Female/Feminist Filmmakers 16mm + Intro by curator Milja Mikkola & Q&A with director Marjut Rimminen at Close-Up (11 DEC 20:15).
  • Experiments in Film: LONDON d. Patrick Keiller, 1994 + Q&A with the director (11 DEC 15:00).
  • THE PIANO TEACHER aka La pianiste d. Michael Haneke, 2001 presented by Babel Movie Club at Babel Art House (11 DEC 18:00).
  • TOKYO GODFATHERS d. Kon Satoshi, 2003 at Japan House London (11 DEC 15:00 / 20 DEC 18:30 – FREE!).

Check venues for full listings…

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

IMAX PRESENTATIONS at BFI IMAX

ANNIVERSARY SEASON at Everyman Belsize Park

CHRISTMAS at Catford Mews

  • HOME ALONE d. Chris Columbus, 1990 (11 DEC 14:55).

CHRISTMAS at The Cinema In The Arches

CHRISTMAS at Everyman Cinemas

  • Check venue for daily listings: DIE HARD d. John McTiernan, 1988 (various dates); HOME ALONE d. Chris Columbus, 1990 (various dates); ELF d. Jon Favreau, (various dates); THE POLAR EXPRESS d. Robert Zemeckis, 2004 (various dates); IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 35mm d. Frank Capra, 1946 at Everyman Screen On The Green (16 DEC 17:40 / 19 DEC 17:30); CASABLANCA d. Michael Curtiz, 1942 (various dates); LOVE ACTUALLY d. Richard Curtis, 2003 (various dates).

CHRISTMAS at The Garden Cinema

  • HOME ALONE d. Chris Columbus, 1990 (11 DEC 12:00).

CHRISTMAS at Genesis Cinema

CHRISTMAS at Olympic Studios

CHRISTMAS at The Prince Charles

FRAMES OF MIND: THE FILMS OF PETER GREENAWAY at BFI Southbank 

HOLLYWOOD ON HOLLYWOOD at The Garden Cinema

IMITATIONS OF LIFE: DECONSTRUCTING ‘CAMP’ IN CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD at The Cinema Museum 

IN DREAMS ARE MONSTERS at BFI Southbank 

INTO THEIR LABOURS: THE FILMS OF ANTÓNIO REIS & MARGARIDA CORDEIRO at ICA

JEAN-LUC GODARD: PERSPECTIVES at Ciné Lumière

OVER THE RAINBOW at BFI Southbank

  • MULHOLLAND DRIVE 4K d. David Lynch, 2001 (11 DEC 17:45).
  • New releases: LYNCH/OZ d. Alexandre O Philippe, 2022 (until 15 DEC various).

TRINTIGNANT: THE NON-CONFORMIST at Ciné Lumière

CHARLOTTE dir Tahir Rana, 2022:

RIMINI dir Ulrich Seidl, 2022:

THE SILENT TWINS dir Agnieszka Smoczyńska, 2022:

Also 09 to 15 DEC (various dates / times / venues):

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