SUNDAY: What’s on in London today [23/04/23]
SUNDAY 23 APRIL 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.
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Celluloid Sunday: PICNIC 35mm d. Shunji Iwai, 1996 at ICA (23 APR 19:15).
“Believing that the end of the world is imminent, Coco, Tsumuji and Satoru, three patients of a mental asylum, escape their institution to seek the perfect picnic spot and watch the apocalypse.”
“Shunji Iwai follows up on the success of his romance drama LOVE LETTER with this strange and touching tale, which started its career at the 1996 Berlinale. The film is screening on a 35mm print from the ICA Archive.” (ICA)
- ALCARRÀS d. Carla Simón, 2022 presented by Deptford Cinema at Music Room (23 APR 14:00 – PWYC).
- ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED d. Laura Poitras, 2022 presented by Deptford Cinema at Music Room (23 APR 17:00 – FREE!).
- Bastille MTV Unplugged for Record Store Day at Rio Cinema (23 APR 20:30).
- THE BIG LEBOWSKI d. Joel Coen, 1997 at JW3 (23 APR 17:00 / 24 APR 19:00).
- THE CRAZY STRANGER aka Gadjo dilo d. Tony Gatlif, 1997 at Babel Art House (23 APR 19:30).
- Polish Film Talk: HEAVEN IN HELL d. Tomasz Mandes, 2023 + Intro by Michael Brooke at Watermans (23 APR 13:00).
- Celluloid Sunday: PICNIC 35mm d. Shunji Iwai, 1996 at ICA (23 APR 19:15).
- STRANGERS ON A TRAIN d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1951 + Talk & book signing with Travis Elborough at Rio Cinema (23 APR 15:45).
- THANK YOU GUYS d. Riccardo Milani, 2023 presented by CinemaItaliaUK at Riverside Studios (23 APR 17:00).
- TORI AND LOKITA d. Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne, 2022 at Whirled Cinema (23 APR 17:00).
Check venues for full listings…
16MM SCREENINGS at The Castle Cinema
- THE GENERAL 16mm d. Buster Keaton, 1926 (23 APR 14:00).
- Presented by Ciné-Real 16mm Film Club.
35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles
- HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS 35mm d. Yi-Mou Zhang, 2004 (23 APR 15:30).
IMAX PRESENTATIONS at BFI IMAX
- AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER 3D d. James Cameron, 2022 (21 to 26 APR).
- THE THREE MUSKATEERS: D’ARTAGNAN d. Martin Bourboulon, 2023 (21 to 27 APR).
- COUNTDOWN TO OPPENHEIMER: INTERSTELLAR IMAX 70mm d. Christopher Nolan, 2014 (23 APR 11:30).
10 YEARS OF A24 at Picturehouse Cinemas
- AMERICAN HONEY d. Andrea Arnold, 2016 (23 APR various).
AU CONTRAIRE: JEAN-LUC GODARD at Close-Up
- MASCULIN FÉMININ d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1966 (23 APR 17:45).
CELEBRATING QUEER CINEMA at The Garden Cinema
- 120 BPM d. Robin Campillo, 2017 (23 APR 15:00 + Fundraiser by The People’s Film Club for Positive East).
CINEMATIC JUKEBOX / CLASSIC FILM SEASON at The Prince Charles (not listed elsewhere!)
- VERTIGO d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1958 (23 APR 20:45 – 4K).
DRESSED TO THRILL: A SERIES OF FILMS EXPLORING DRESS CODE AND GENDER EXPRESSION at The Cinema Museum
- Victor Victoria Double-bill: VIKTOR UND VIKTORIA + VICTOR/VICTORIA ds. Reinhold Schünzel, 1933 + Blake Edwards, 1982 (23 APR 15:30).
- Presented by The Vito Project Queer Film Club
FROM THE REQUEST BOARD… at The Prince Charles
- YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN d. Mel Brooks, 1974 (23 APR 18:10).
GINGER ROGERS: ALL THAT SASS at BFI Southbank
- STORM WARNING 35mm d. Stuart Heisler, 1951 (23 APR 15:30).
IN FOCUS: ALBERT SERRA at Ciné Lumière & ICA
- PACIFICTION: TOURMENT SUR LES ÎLES d. Albert Serra, 2022 at Ciné Lumière (21 to 27 APR various).
- THE LORD WORKED WONDERS IN ME aka El Senyor ha fet en mi meravellesd. Albert Serra, 2011 at ICA (23 APR 16:15).
KIEŚLOWSKI’S THREE COLOURS at Close-Up
- THREE COLOURS: BLUE d. Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1993 (23 APR 20:15).
NORTHERN VOICES at BFI Southbank
- IN CELEBRATION d. Lindsay Anderson, 1975 (23 APR 18:10).
OUTSIDERS AND EXILES: THE FILMS OF JERZY SKOLIMOWSKI at BFI Southbank
- FOUR NIGHTS WITH ANNA 35mm aka Cztery noce z Anna d. Jerzy Skolimowski, 2008 (23 APR 12:40).
- ESSENTIAL KILLING 35mm d. Jerzy Skolimowski, 2010 (23 APR 18:40).
SIGHT & SOUND GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIME 2022 at Ciné Lumière
- #25 – AU HASARD BALTHAZAR d. Robert Bresson, 1966 (23 APR 14:00).
THROWBACK SEASON at Everyman Cinemas
- BRIDGET JONES’S DIARY d. Sharon Maguire, 2001 (23 APR various).
WOMEN SHAPING THE WORLD at Ciné Lumière
- SIMONE VEIL, A WOMAN OF THE CENTURY d. Olivier Dahan, 2022 (23 APR 19:20).
THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles
- CHUNGKING EXPRESS d. Wong Kar Wai, 1994 (23 APR 18:20 – 4K).
WUXIA SELECTROSPECTIVE at The Prince Charles
- Includes (check venue for full listings): HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS 35mm d. Yi-Mou Zhang, 2004 (23 APR 15:30).
- Chronic Youth Film Festival (22 to 23 APR).
- Kino Short Film Festival (23 APR to 01 MAY).
- Kinoteka: Polish Film Festival (09 MAR to 27 APR).
- London Bengali Film Festival (26 to 30 APR).
- London Independent Film Festival (14 to 23 APR).
- Queer East (18 to 30 APR).
A THOUSAND AND ONE dir A.V. Rockwell, 2023
- Various venues, inc: ArtHouse Crouch End / Barbican / The Castle Cinema / Catford Mews / The Cinema In The Arches / Genesis Cinema / ICA / Picturehouse Cinemas
EVIL DEAD RISE dir Lee Cronin, 2023
- Various venues, inc: Catford Mews / Chiswick Cinema / The Cinema In The Arches / Curzon Cinemas / Electric Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Genesis Cinema / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas
HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE dir Daniel Goldhaber, 2022
- Various venues, inc: ActOne Cinema / Barbican / The Castle Cinema / Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas / The Prince Charles / Regent Street Cinema / Rich Mix / Rio Cinema
THE THREE MUSKETEERS: D’ARTAGNAN dir Martin Bourboulon, 2023
- Various venues, inc: ActOne Cinema / Catford Mews / Chiswick Cinema / Ciné Lumière / Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas / Regent Street Cinema
Also 21 to 27 APR (various dates/times):
- A CLEVER WOMAN d. Jon Sanders, 2022 at: ICA.
- FREE MONEY d. Lauren DeFilippo & Sam Soko, 2022 at: Bertha DocHouse.
- PACIFICTION: TOURMENT SUR LES ÎLES d. Albert Serra, 2022 at: Ciné Lumière / Curzon Cinemas.
- ROBERTA d. Antonino D’Ambrosio, 2023 at: Bertha DocHouse.
- SICK OF MYSELF dir Kristoffer Borgli, 2022 at: ArtHouse Crouch End / Barbican / BFI / Everyman Cinemas / The Garden Cinema / ICA / Phoenix Cinema / Picturehouse Cinemas / Rio Cinema.
- Sine Screen presents Vulnerable Histories at Close-Up & The Garden Cinema (19 to 26 AUG 2023)
- Lost Reels presents 16mm & 35mm screenings at The Cinema Museum & ICA (19 & 31 AUG 2023)
- The Duke Mitchell Film Club presents DukeFest 2023: A Brave New World (13 to 16 AUG 2023)
- Cinema Mentiré launches with OLHAR PERIFERICO season (AUG 2023)
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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. //.