SUNDAY: What’s on in London today [28/08/22]

SUNDAY 28 AUGUST 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

Never On Sunday: A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME: WRIGHT OR WRONG d. Mehrnaz Saeed-Vafa, 2020 + Intro by Ehsan Khoshbakht at Close-Up (28 AUG 20:15). 

“This intimate saga links the filmmaker’s long-lost family home in Tehran, a historic Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama, and the formative years of renowned film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum. Rosenbaum, son of a family of movie-theatre owners, grew up in the Wright house, now a museum. Documenting the home over a period of years, Saeed-Vafa finds parallels between Wright’s design eccentricities and the twisting course of dysfunctional family histories.” – Barbara Scharres

Never on Sunday is a series of screenings of rare classics, archive masterpieces, obscure delights and forgotten gems carefully curated and introduced by Ehsan Khoshbakht and taking place the last Sunday of each month at Close-Up.

• Never On Sunday: A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME: WRIGHT OR WRONG d. Mehrnaz Saeed-Vafa, 2020 + Intro by Ehsan Khoshbakht at Close-Up (28 AUG 20:15). 
• ALICE IN THE CITIES d. Wim Wenders, 1974 at Regent Street Cinema (28 AUG 19:45 / 31 AUG 17:10).
• BEFORE SUNRISE, SUNSET AND MIDNIGHT TRILOGY at Picturehouse Cinemas (28 AUG various / 29 AUG various).
• GREASE d. Randal Kleiser, 1978 at Olympic Studios (28 AUG 13:20).
• Sunday Cinema: MADAME presented by Bohemia Media at The Apple Tree Pop-up (28 AUG 16:00 – FREE!).
• MILDRED PIERCE d. Michael Curtiz, 1945 at Riverside Studios (28 AUG 13:50 / 29 AUG 12:10).
• THE OUTFIT d. Graham Moore, 2022 at Whirled Cinema (28 AUG 17:00).
• THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA d.Rupert Julian, 1925 + Live electronic score by Sam Enthoven & Arkadiusz Potyka at ArtHouse Crouch End (28 AUG 15:00).
• PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION – LIVE (1985) presented by Deeper Into Movies at MOTH Club (28 AUG 19:30).
• QUEEN OF GLORY d. Nana Mensah, 2021 + Q&A with the director at The Castle Cinema (28 AUG 18:30).
• TOP GUN: DOUBLE BILL at Catford Mews (28 AUG 14:45 / 29 AUG 14:45).
• TOP GUN: DOUBLE BILL at Picturehouse Cinemas (28 AUG various).
• TOP GUN: DOUBLE BILL at Regent Street Cinema (28 AUG 14:45).

Check venues for full listings…

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: POWER! at BFI Southbank

• THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER d. Charles Laughton, 1955 (28 AUG 12:20).

BRAD REPUTATION ON 35MM at Picturehouse Cinemas

• FIGHT CLUB d. David Fincher, 1999 (28 AUG 15:00 – at Picturehouse Central).
• INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS d. Quentin Tarantino, 2009 (28 AUG 20:00 – at The Ritzy/Not 35mm).

CELEBRATING FILM NOIR at The Garden Cinema

• BRIGHTON ROCK d. John Boulting, 1948 (28 AUG 15:10).
• THE THIRD MAN d. Carol Reed, 1949 (28 AUG 17:05).

CELEBRATING PENÉLOPE CRUZ at The Garden Cinema

• ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER d. Pedro Almodóvar, 1999 (28 AUG 19:15).

COLLABORATIVE STORYTELLING: THE FORCED EXILE OF THE CHAGOSSIAN PEOPLE at ICA

• UNFORGOTTEN ISLANDS aka Chagos Ou la Memoire des Iles d. Michel Daëron, 2011 (28 AUG 16:30).

ESSENTIAL CINEMA at Close-Up

• COME AND SEE d. Elem Klimov, 1985 (28 AUG 17:30).

FROM JAMAICA TO THE WORLD: REGGAE ON FILM at BFI Southbank

• AFRICAN REDEMPTION: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MARCUS GARVEY d. Roy T Anderson, 2021 (28 AUG 14:50).
• RUDEBOY: THE STORY OF TROJAN RECORDS d. Nicolas Jack Davies, 2018 (28 AUG 18:30).

JUDY GARLAND SEASON at Chiswick Cinema

• A STAR IS BORN d. George Cukor, 1954 (28 AUG 14:00).

KINUYO TANAKA: A LIFE IN FILM at BFI Southbank

• LOVE UNDER THE CRUCIFIX 4K aka Ogin-sama d. Kinuyo Tanaka, 1962 (28 AUG 18:20).

SATYAJIT RAY: THE LANGUAGE OF FILM at BFI Southbank

• Histories of the land: ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE 35mm aka Ganashatru d. Satyajit Ray, 1989 (28 AUG 12:10); THE CHESS PLAYERS 35mm aka Shatranj Ke Khilari d. Satyajit Ray, 1977 (28 AUG 14:40).

SPOTLIGHT ON ISABELLE HUPPERT at Ciné Lumière

• MADAME BOVARY d. Claude Chabrol, 1991 (28 AUG 14:00).

THROWBACK at Everyman Cinemas

• GREASE d. Randal Kleiser, 1978 (28 AUG various).

WORLD CINEMA E-PASSPORT at Everyman Belsize Park

• SEVEN SAMURAI d. Akira Kurosawa (28 AUG 13:00).

• FrightFest 2022 (25 to 29 AUG).
• Portobello Film Festival (01 to 18 SEP).

OUTDOOR CINEMA Cinema at Barbican Centre 

• DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST d. Julie Dash, 1991 (28 AUG 20:30).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building, Peckham

• BULLET TRAIN (28 AUG 20:00).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Roof East, Stratford

• THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (28 AUG 20:00).

• Also 26 AUG to 01 SEP (various dates/times): AKILLA’S ESCAPE d. Charles Officer, 2022 at: Picturehouse Cinemas // EM VÀ TRỊNH d. Phan Gia Nhat Linh, 2022 at: Catford Mews / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas / Rio Cinema // HER WAY aka Une Femme du monde d. Cécile Ducrocq, 2021 at: Ciné Lumière / Curzon Cinemas / ICA // THE INVITATION d. Jessica M. Thompson, 2022 at: Genesis Cinema // MR. MALCOLM’S LIST d. Emma Holly Jones, 2022 at: ArtHouse Crouch End / Barbican / Chiswick Cinema / Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Olympic Studios / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas / Riverside Studios.

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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. //.