SUNDAY: What’s on in London today [18/09/22]

SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 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

THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE – PJ PARTY d. Amy Holden Jones, 1982 + Podcast recording, presented by The Evolution of Horror at Genesis Cinema (18 SEP 18:20).

“We’re celebrating the 40th anniversary of Amy Holden Jones’ THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE with a special screening and a pyjama party! Don your comfiest PJs and join the Evolution of Horror’s Mike Muncer, Becky Darke and Stevie Webb for a big screen presentation of this ’80s slasher classic, followed by a live podcast recording, themed cocktails in Bar Paragon, and a merch givaway.” (Genesis Cinema)

• BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT d. Ridley Scott, 1982 at The Prince Charles (18 SEP 18:00 – 4K).
• GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES d. Howard Hawks, 1953 at Olympic Studios (18 SEP 13:00).
• THE GODFATHER CODA: THE DEATH OF MICHAEL CORLEONE d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1990 + Intro by Adrian Wootton at Barbican (18 SEP 13:50).
• THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING d. Peter Jackson, 2003 at The Cinema In The Arches (18 SEP 15:30).
• MAISIE d. Lee Cooper, 2021 presented by Bohemia Media at The Apple Tree (18 Sep 16:00 – FREE!).
• OPERATION MINCEMEAT d. John Madden, 2021 at Whirled Cinema (18 SEP 17:00).
• PROJECT PIPE DREAMS d. Manus Fraser, 2021 at ArtHouse Crouch End (18 SEP 15:30 / 25 SEP 15:30 / 05 OCT 19:00) / Filmed in Crouch End.
• Woman with a Movie Camera: SILENT LAND d. Aga Woszczyńska, 2021 + Q&A with the director at BFI Southbank (18 SEP 18:15).
• THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE – PJ PARTY d. Amy Holden Jones, 1982 + Podcast recording, presented by The Evolution of Horror at Genesis Cinema (18 SEP 18:20).
• SÓCRATES d. Alexandre Moratto, 2018 presented by Queer Film Club at London LGBTQ+ Community Centre SE1 (18 SEP 17:30 – Donation requested!).
• VIDEODROME 35mm d. David Cronenberg, 1983 at ICA (18 SEP 14:00 / 21 SEP 18:40).
• London Design Festival: WE ARE HERE at Rio Cinema (18 SEP 14:00 – FREE!).

Check venues for full listings…

IMAX PRESENTATIONS at BFI IMAX

• MOONAGE DAYDREAM d. Brett Morgen, 2022 (16 to 22 SEP).

ANNIVERSARY SEASON at Everyman Belsize Park

• 12 ANGRY MEN d. Sidney Lumet, 1957 (18 SEP 14:00).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: FATEFUL MOMENTS IN TIME! at BFI Southbank

• LIFT TO THE SCAFFOLD d. Louis Malle, 1958 (18 SEP 15:50).

BLACK & WHITE MOVIES at The Prince Charles

• FRANCES HA d. Noah Baumbach, 2012 (18 SEP 15:15).

ESSENTIAL CINEMA at Close-Up

• A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY d. Edward Yang, 1991 (18 SEP 16:00).

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

• GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES d. Howard Hawks, 1953 + Intro/discussion (18 SEP 18:00).

THE KOKER TRILOGY at Close-Up

• THROUGH THE OLIVE TREES d. Abbas Kiarostami, 1994 + Intro by Ehsan Khoshbakht (18 SEP 20:15).

NEW GERMAN CINEMA at The Garden Cinema

• ALICE IN THE CITIES d. Wim Wenders, 1974 (18 SEP 14:45).

PAM GRIER at Picturehouse Cinemas

• JACKIE BROWN d. Quentin Tarantino, 1997 (18 SEP various).

PAM GRIER: FOXY, FIERCE & FEARLESS at BFI Southbank 

• COFFY d. Jack Hill, 1973 (18 SEP 13:00).
• THE ARENA 35mm d. Steve Carver, 1973 (18 SEP 18:30).
• Re-release: JACKIE BROWN d. Quentin Tarantino, 1997 (16 SEP to 02 OCT).

RETROSPECTIVE: TSUCHIMOTO NORIAKI at ICA

• MY TOWN, MY YOUTH + THE MINAMATA MURAL 16mm d. Tsuchimoto Noriaki, 1981 (18 SEP 16:00).

SEASON OF CHAN at The Prince Charles

• POLICE STORY 2 4K d. Jackie Chan, 1988 (18 SEP 20:45).

SOUND AND VISION at BFI IMAX & Southbank

• THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH 4K d. Nicolas Roeg, 1976 (18 SEP 15:00).
• MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE 4K d. Nagisa Ôshima, 1983 (18 SEP 18:00).
• BFI IMAX: MOONAGE DAYDREAM d. Brett Morgen, 2022 (16 to 22 SEP).

SPOTLIGHT ON ISABELLE HUPPERT at Ciné Lumière

• STORY OF WOMEN 4K Restoration d. Claude Chabrol, 1988 (18 SEP 14:00 + Intro by Professor Catherine Dousteyssier-Khoze).

THROWBACK at Everyman Cinemas

• TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY d. James Cameron, 1981 (18 SEP various).

• Alyssa Film Festival (16 to 24 SEP).
• Everyman Music Film Festival (01 to 30 SEP).
• Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest (20 to 25 SEP).
• London Spanish Film Festival (22 to 29 SEP).
• Peckham & Nunhead Free Film Festival (08 to 18 SEP).
• Portobello Film Festival (01 to 18 SEP).
• S.O.U.L. Fest x ABFF Global (16 to 18 SEP).
• Ukraine Defiant: Ukrainian Film Festival (22 to 25 SEP).

THE LUNA CINEMA at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

• WEST SIDE STORY 2021 (18 SEP 19:15).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building, Peckham

• SPIRITED AWAY (18 SEP 19:45).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Roof East, Stratford

• YOUR NAME (18 SEP 19:45).

• Also 15 to 22 SEP (various dates/times): A JAZZMAN’S BLUES d. Tyler Perry, 2022 at: Curzon Cinemas // BLOODY ORANGES d. Jean-Christophe Meurisse, 2021 at: ICA // CLERKS III d. Kevin Smith, 2022 at: Catford Mews / Everyman Cinemas / Genesis Cinema / Picturehouse Cinemas / The Prince Charles // I AM A TOWN d. Mischa Richter, 2020 at: ICA // JACKIE BROWN d. Quentin Tarantino, 1997 at: BFI / Chiswick Cinema / Picturehouse Cinemas / Riverside Studios // JAWS 3D d. Steven Spielberg, 1975 at: Everyman Cinemas / Picturehouse Cinemas // STRAWBERRY MANSION d. Kentucker Audley & Albert Birney, 2021 at: Curzon Cinemas / ICA // TICKET TO PARADISE d. Ol Parker, 2022 at (from 20 SEP): Catford Mews / Chiswick Cinema / The Cinema in the Arches / Electric Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Kino Bermondsey / Olympic Studios / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas.

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