SUNDAY: What’s on in London today [15/08/21]

SUNDAY 15 AUGUST 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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TWO-LANE BLACKTOP d. Monte Hellman, 1971 at Riverside Studios (15 AUG 14:45).

• “Their world is a two-lane blacktop… no beginning… no end… no speed limit! In this controversial and acclaimed story of drag-racing drifters, the drivers of a Pontiac GTO and a ’55 Chevy battle across the back roads of America for possession of each other’s ‘pinks’ and the affections of a mysterious young hitchhiker.”

• 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 70MM d. Stanley Kubrick, 1968 ‘unrestored print’ at The Prince Charles (15 AUG 17:00).
• AHEAD OF THE CURVE d. Jen RaininRivkah & Beth Medow, 202 at Watermans (15 AUG 16:00).
• ANDREI RUBLEV d. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1966 at Close-Up (15 AUG 16:30).
• AS TEARS GO BY 4K aka Wong Gok ka moon d. Wong Kar Wai, 1988 at ICA (15 AUG 16:15).
• BHAJI ON THE BEACH d. Gurinder Chadha, 1993 at Catford Mews (15 AUG 20:30).
• Britain on the Move + Live accompaniment by the Guildhall’s Electronic Music Studio at Barbican (15 AUG 15:00).
• CODA d. Siân Heder, 2020 at + Recorded/Signed performance by Irina Drytchak at The Castle Cinema (15 AUG 19:45).
• DAYS OF BEING WILD aka Ah Fei jing juen d. Wong Kar Wai, 1990 at Picturehouse Cinemas (from 15 AUG).
• ENCOUNTERS (PROG. 1): SHE / HER short film programme at Rio Cinema (15 AUG 14:00).
• FIRST COW d. Kelly Reichardt, 2021 at Screen25 Cinema at Harris Academy South Norwood (15 AUG 11:00 / 20 AUG 19:45).
• THE GRADUATE d. Mike Nichols, 1967 at Phoenix Cinema (15 AUG 17:00) / Part of UK Jewish Film: Back To The Cinema.
• THE HATEFUL EIGHT d. Quentin Tarantino, 2015 at BFI Southbank (15 AUG 15:00).
• JAZZ ON SCREEN: B.B. KING & EARTH, WIND & FIRE at Riverside Studios (15 AUG 17:00).
• JEZEBEL 35MM d. William Wyler, 1938 at BFI Southbank (15 AUG 15:30).
• MATEWAN 4K d. John Sayles, 1987 at BFI Southbank (15 AUG 18:20).
• MY NEIGHBORS THE YAMADAS d. Isao Takahata, 1999 at The Prince Charles (15 AUG 11:30 – SUB).
• PAPRIKA d. Satoshi Kon, 2006 at the Prince Charles (15 AUG 20:45 – SUB).
• TWO-LANE BLACKTOP d. Monte Hellman, 1971 at Riverside Studios (15 AUG 14:45).
• THE STAR 35MM d. Stuart Heisler, 1952 at BFI Southbank (15 AUG 18:30).
• The Wit and Wisdom of A.A. Milne + Intro by Bryony Dixon & Live accompaniment by Neil Brand at BFI Southbank (15 AUG 12:40).

• THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY d. Garth Jennings, 2005 at Rooftop Film Club, Stratford East (15 AUG 20:30).
• SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN d. Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly, 1959 at The Luna Cinema at Kensington Palace (15 AUG 20:30).
• SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE d. Danny Boyle, 2008 at Archlight Outdoor Cinema on the Coaling Jetty, Battersea (15 AUG 17:30).
• THELMA & LOUISE d. Ridley Scott, 1991 at Rooftop Film Club, Peckham (15 AUG 20:30).
• THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI d. Martin McDonagh, 2017 at Archlight Outdoor Cinema on the Coaling Jetty, Battersea (15 AUG 20:30).

• The Blue Tick Festival (10 to 19 AUG).
• Everyman Music Film Festival (from 17 AUG).
• S.O.U.L. Fest (18 to 22 AUG).

• Also (13 to 19 AUG various dates/times): THE COURIER at ArtHouse Crouch End / Barbican / Catford Mews / Chiswick Cinema / Curzon Cinemas / Genesis Cinemas / JW3 / Kino Bermondsey / Olympic Studios / Electric Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Peckhamplex / Phoenix Cinema / Picturehouse Cinemas / Rich Mix / Rio Cinema / Riverside Studios / Watermans // I’M YOUR MAN d. Maria Schrader, 2021 at Barbican / Catford Mews / Curzon Cinemas / ICA / Riverside Studios // JOSEE, THE TIGER AND THE FISH d. Kôtarô Tamura, 2020 at ICA / Kino Bermondsey / The Prince Charles // MINAMATA d. Andrew Levitas, 2020 at Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Genesis Cinema (+Q&A) / Regent Street Cinema // NEW ORDER d. Michel Franco, 2020 at ICA // NOW, VOYAGER d. Irving Rapper, 1942 at BFI Southbank // SOLDIER’S WOMAN d. Patricia Wiesse Risso, 2020 at Bertha DocHouse // WILDLAND d. Jeanette Nordahl, 2021 at ArtHouse Crouch End / Catford Mews / Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Picturehouse Cinemas / Regent Street Cinema.

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