SUNDAY: What’s on in London today [15/05/22]

SUNDAY 15 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

Bombay Mix: THE TRIP + OM DAR-B-DAR ds. Roger Corman, 1967 + Kamal Swaroop, 1988 + Intro presented by SUPAKINO at Rio Cinema (15 MAY 13:00 + 15:15).

“After more than two years, SUPAKINO aka Ranjit S. Ruprai returns with a ‘Psychedelic Marketing’ double bill of Roger Corman’s THE TRIP (1967) and Kamal Swaroop’s OM DAR-B-DAR (1988), two stories of metamorphosis and revelation in the modern world of brand names, advertising jingles, scientific progress and global popular culture. Ranjit will be exploring the connections between these cult films and will be joined by special guest Dr. Omar Ahmed, film scholar and curator, before the screenings.” (SUPAKINO)

BOMBAY MIX: Indian cinema meets the rest of the world in a mix of movies that share themes, stories and genres. Part of an on-going programme of double bills that invite audiences to explore cinema and make new connections.

• BELFAST d. Kenneth Branagh, 2021 at Whirled Cinema (15 MAY 17:00).
• Bombay Mix: THE TRIP + OM DAR-B-DAR ds. Roger Corman, 1967 + Kamal Swaroop, 1988 + Intro presented by SUPAKINO at Rio Cinema (15 MAY 13:00 + 15:15).
• CABARET d. Bob Fosse, 1972 + Recorded intro by Pamela Hutchinson at Riverside Studios (15 MAY 15:35).
• FADIA’S TREE d. Sarah Beddington, 2021 + Q&A with the director & Fadia at The Whitechapel Gallery (15 MAY 16:00).
• THE GODFATHER: 50th Anniversary d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1972 at ActOne Cinema (15 MAY 13:30).
• THE GODFATHER PART II d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1974 + Intro by Adrian Wootton at Barbican (15 MAY 13:30).
• GOLDFINGER d. Guy Hamilton, 1964 at Olympic Studios (15 MAY 14:00).
• LE DERNIER COMBAT aka The Last Battle d. Luc Besson, 1983 + Intro by Jon Davies presented by French Sundaes at The Cinema Museum (15 MAY 14:30).
• MARX CAN WAIT d. Marco Bellocchio, 2022 presented by CinemaItaliaUK at Riverside Studios (15 MAY 15:00 + Free negroni!).
• MODERN TIMES d. Charles Chaplin, 1936 at BFI Southbank (15 MAY 15:30).
• Queer Horror Nights: THE CURED d. David Freyne, 2017 + Intro + Bar Social presented by Token Homo x Last Frame Club in partnership with Irish Film London at The Castle Cinema (15 MAY 14:00).
• THE SHINY SHRIMPS aka Les Crevettes Pailletées d. Maxime Govare & Cédric Le Gallo, 2019 presented by Queer Cinema Club at London LGBTQ+ Community Centre (15 MAY 17:00 – Donation requested).
• WHO KILLED THE KLF? d. Chris Atkins, 2022 + Q&A with the director at Picturehouse Finsbury Park (15 MAY 17:00).

Check venues for full listings…

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• THE BAD SLEEP WELL 35mm aka Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru d. Akira Kurosawa, 1960 (15 MAY 14:35).
• ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER 35mm aka Todo sobre mi madre d. Pedro Almodóvar, 1999 (15 MAY 18:25).
• GOODFELLAS 35mm d. Martin Scorsese, 1990 (15 MAY 20:30).

1982 SEASON at The Prince Charles

• TRON d. Steven Lisberger, 1982 (15 MAY 12:15).

AKIRA KUROSAWA at The Prince Charles

• THE BAD SLEEP WELL 35mm aka Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru d. Akira Kurosawa, 1960 (15 MAY 14:35).

ANIME at BFI Southbank

• MEMORIES aka Memorîzud. Kôji Morimoto, Tensai Okamura & Katsuhiro Ôtomo, 1995 (15 MAY 12:00).
• Studio Ghibli: PRINCESS MONONOKE aka Mononke-hime d. Hayao Miyazaki, 1997 (15 MAY 17:45).

BEST OF CÉSAR at Ciné Lumière

• THE VELVET QUEEN aka La Panthère des neiges d. Marie Amiguet & Vincent Munier, 2021 (until 23 MAY).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: A QUESTION OF FAITH at BFI Southbank

• THE RIVER 35mm d. Jean Renoir, 1951 (15 MAY 15:10).

CATALAN CINEMA NOW! INTERSECTIONS at ICA

• COSTA BRAVA, LEBANON d. Mounia Akl, 2021 (15 MAY 18:15).

CELEBRATING SIDNEY POITIER at The Garden Cinema 

• BLACKBOARD JUNGLE d. Richard Brooks, 1955 (15 MAY 17:30).
• TO SIR, WITH LOVE d. James Clavell, 1967 + Intro by Amon Warmann (15 MAY 19:50).

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

• Talks etc: Horror à la Française recorded panel discussion (online 11 to 31 MAY).
• Releases: VORTEX d. Gaspar Noé, 2021 (until 26 MAY).

ESSENTIAL CINEMA at Close-Up

• BEAU TRAVAIL d. Claire Denis, 1999 (15 MAY 18:30).
• LIFT TO THE SCAFFOLD d. Louis Malle, 1958 (15 MAY 20:15).

THE GOLDEN AGE OF FRENCH CINEMA at The Garden Cinema

• LA RÈGLE DU JEU d. Jean Renoir, 1939 (15 MAY 15:10).

MARTIN SCORSESE: DIRECTOR. WRITER. PRODUCER. ACTOR. at The Prince Charles

• GOODFELLAS 35mm d. Martin Scorsese, 1990 (15 MAY 20:30).

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

• A PRAYER FOR THE DYING d. Mike Hodges, 1987 (15 MAY 18:10).
• Re-releases: CROUPIER d. Mike Hodges, 1998 (15 MAY 16:00).

SCI-FI MOVIES at The Prince Charles

• TRON d. Steven Lisberger, 1982 (15 MAY 12:15).

SEASCAPES: OUR OCEANS ON SCREEN at Ciné Lumière

• NEVER ON SUNDAY 35mm aka Pote Tin Kyriaki d. Jules Dassin, 1960 (15 MAY 14:00).

Check venues for full listings…

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building, Peckham

• SCREAM 2022 (15 MAY 20:45).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Roof East, Stratford

• ENCANTO (15 MAY 20:45).

• Beyond Words French Literature Festival (16 to 22 MAY).
• Focus Hong Kong (12 to 13 MAY).
• Odyssey: A Chinese Cinema Season (10 MAY to 10 JUNE).
• Queer East Film Festival (18 to 29 MAY).
• Sci-Fi London (19 to 22 MAY).
• SERET International Israeli Film Festival (12 to 19 MAY).
• UK Asian Film Festival (04 to 15 MAY 2022).
• Village Screen Film Week (10 to 15 MAY).

• Also 13 to 19 MAY (various dates/times): FIRESTARTER d. Keith Thomas, 2022 at: Catford Mews / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas // THE WALL OF SHADOWS d. Eliza Kubarska, 2020 at: Bertha DocHouse // WHO KILLED THE KLF? d. Chris Atkins, 2022 at: Picturehouse Cinemas.

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