SUNDAY: What’s on in London today [15/01/23]

SUNDAY 15 JANUARY 2023 (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

Preview: TOWN OF STRANGERS d. Treasa O’Brien, 2018 + Q&A with the director at ICA (15 JAN 18:45).

“They say there are only two stories worth telling: a person goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town. This film is about a stranger who comes to make a film in the small town of Gort in the West of Ireland, and the people she meets when she holds auditions. Together, they go on a cinematic journey to explore their waking and dreaming lives. Featuring a cast of migrant workers, hippies, Travellers, blow-ins and newly arrived refugees, we are ushered into the private worlds of people living between two cultures, sharing their desires of longing and belonging.” (ICA)

• ENYS MEN d. Mark Jenkin, 2022 + Q&A with the director & Mary Woodvine at Curzon Bloomsbury (15 JAN 15:00).
• ENYS MEN d. Mark Jenkin, 2022 + Q&A with the director at The Castle Cinema (15 JAN 19:30).
• HAPPENING d. Audrey Diwan, 2021 at Whirled Cinema (15 JAN 17:00).
• Preview: TOWN OF STRANGERS d. Treasa O’Brien, 2018 + Q&A with the director at ICA (15 JAN 18:45).

Check venues for full listings…

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY 35mm d. Rian Johnson, 2022 (until 22 JAN).

IMAX PRESENTATIONS at BFI IMAX

• AVATAR 2: THE WAY OF WATER 3D d. James Cameron, 2022 (until 26 JAN).
• SIGHT & SOUND GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIME 2022: 95= ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST aka C’era una volta il West d. Sergio Leone, 1968 (15 JAN 16:15).

AKIRA KUROSAWA at BFI Southbank & BFI IMAX 

• Society: ONE WONDERFUL SUNDAY 35mm aka Subarashiki Nichiyôbi d. Akira Kurosawa, 1947 (15 JAN 11:50).
• Re-release: RASHOMON d. Akira Kurosawa, 1950 (06 to 31 JAN).

AU CONTRAIRE: JEAN-LUC GODARD at Close-Up

• LE PETIT SOLDAT d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1963 (14 JAN 18:30); BAND OF OUTSIDERS d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1964 (15 JAN 18:15).

BEST OF 2022 at Bertha DocHouse

• THE VELVET QUEEN: SNOW LEOPARD d. Marie Amiguet & Vincent Munier, 2021 (15 JAN 14:00).
• TAMING THE GARDEN d. Salomé Jashi, 2021 (15 JAN 20:00).

BEYOND INTERPRETATION at ICA

• SHE DIES TOMORROW d. Amy Seimetz, 2020 + Intro by writer & critic Lillian Crawford (15 JAN 16:30).
• Curated by Chris Cassingham in partnership with the NFTS.

CELEBRATING JACK NICHOLSON at The Garden Cinema

• AS GOOD AS IT GETS d. James L. Brooks, 1997 (15 JAN 14:00).
• EASY RIDER d. Dennis Hopper, 1969 (15 JAN 17:00).
• THE SHINING d. Stanley Kubrick, 1980 (15 JAN 19:00).

ESSENTIAL CINEMA at Close-Up Film Centre

• MIRROR d. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1974 (15 JAN 20:15).

JEAN-LUC GODARD: PERSPECTIVES at Ciné Lumière

• ALPHAVILLE d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1965 (15 JAN 19:40).

MARK JENKIN’S THE CINEMATIC DNA OF ENYS MEN at BFI Southbank

• SYMPTOMS + STIGMA ds. José Ramón Larraz, 1974 + Lawrence Gordon Clark, 1977 (15 JAN 15:30).
• BAIT 35mm d. Mark Jenkin, 2019 (15 JAN 18:00).
• Talks & Events: DAGUERRÉOTYPES + WORLD OF GLORY ds. Agnès Varda, 1975 + Roy Andersson, 199 + Intro by Mark Jenkin (15 JAN 12:00).
• Releases: ENYS MEN d. Mark Jenkin, 2022 (13 to 31 JAN).

MOVIE MARATHONS at The Prince Charles

• MYSTERY MOVIE MARATHON 5 Films, 1 Ticket (15 JAN 12:00).

SIGHT & SOUND GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIME 2022 at BFI Southbank & BFI IMAX

• BFI IMAX: 95= ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST aka C’era una volta il West d. Sergio Leone, 1968 (15 JAN 16:15).
• Talks & Events: 67= METROPOLIS d. Fritz Lang, 1927 + Intro by Bryony Dixon, BFI Curator (15 JAN 14:40).

THROWBACK SEASON at Everyman Cinemas

• CHICAGO d. Rob Marshall, 2002 (15 JAN various).

TRINTIGNANT: THE NON-CONFORMIST at Ciné Lumière

• Z aka Il est vivant d. Costa-Gavras, 1969 (15 JAN 14:00).

WORLD CINEMA PASSPORT SEASONat Everyman Belsize Park

• SON OF SAUL d. László Nemes, 2015 (15 JAN 13:45).

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

• IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE d. Wong Kar Wai, 2000 (15 JAN 18:10).

• COMING SOON: London Short Film Festival (20 to 29 JAN).

Also 13 to 19 JAN 2023 (various dates / times):

• GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY 35mm d. Rian Johnson, 2022 at: The Prince Charles.
• MORE THAN EVER aka Plus que jamais d. Emily Atef, 2022 at: Ciné Lumière (from 19 JAN).
• THE OLD WAY d. Brett Donowho, 2023 at: The Prince Charles.
• SKINAMARINK d. Kyle Edward Ball, 2022 at: The Prince Charles.
• THIS STOLEN COUNTRY d. Marc Wiese, 2022 at: Bertha DocHouse (from 14 JAN).

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*THE SMALL PRINT: Opinions author’s own. // As accurate as we could make it. Apologies for any errors. Updates & corrections will be made to the online version only. // Event dates/times/formats are subject to change by the venue/organiser. Events may already be sold out at the time of posting, so please click quickly. // We try to list as many original format screenings as we can (8 to 70MM), but sometimes formats change due to age of the print, availability, logistics etc, so please check ahead with your venue if the format is your thing. // All images are used in the spirit of fair use for reporting & review – no ownership is implied or intended / unless otherwise credited to RADIANT CIRCUS as the original rights holder. We will remove any images immediately upon request – just get in touch. // We don’t filter our listings by age/certification: all readers & subscribers should therefore be 18+. // Finally, we always try to follow The Carny Code by “not screwing up anyone else’s game”, but everyone can make mistakes… If something does go wrong, we will always do our best to put it right. //.