This is a film still for THE UNKNOWN directed by Tod Browning, 1927 and showing at Barbican as part of LIMF 2023 (29 JAN).

SUNDAY: What’s on in London today [29/01/23]

SUNDAY 29 JANUARY 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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THE UNKNOWN d. Tod Browning, 1927 + Live musical accompaniment by Stephen Horne & Martin Pyne, presented by LIMF at Barbican (29 JAN 15:00).

“The famously versatile Lon Chaney (“The Man of a Thousand Faces”) is Alonzo the Armless Wonder, who uses his feet to perform a circus knife-throwing act. But Alonzo keeps dark secrets: he is not the amputee he pretends to be, and is in fact a killer on the run from the police. With enormous cunning, he keeps his true identity, and his arms, hidden from the world. To act on his infatuation with the circus’ beautiful bare-back rider Nanon (Joan Crawford) would be to give himself away: so, what to do?”

“THE UNKNOWN builds to a Grand Guignol finale that is truly breath-taking in its intensity.” (LIMF)

  • ANTONIA’S LINE d. Marleen Gorris, 1995 presented by Babel Film club at Babel Art House (29 JAN 19:00).
  • BRINGING UP BABY 16mm d. Howard Hawks, 1938 presented by Ciné-Real 16mm Film Club at The Castle Cinema (29 JAN 14:15).
  • CESÀRIA ÉVORA d. Ana Sofia Fonseca, 2022 at Bertha DocHouse (29 JAN 16:00).
  • DISTANT JOURNEY d. Alfred Radok, 1948 in collaboration with the Czech Centre London to mark the International Holocaust Remembrance Day at Picturehouse Cinemas (29 JAN various).
  • IF I HAD FOUR CAMELS d. Chris Marker, 1966 + Intro by Ehsan Khoshbakht, presented by Never On Sunday at Close-Up (29 JAN 20:15).
  • THE LAST TREE d. Shola Amoo, 2019 at Whirled Cinema (29 JAN 17:00).
  • THE MARK OF ZORRO d. Fred Niblo, 1920 + Live accompaniment by Donald MacKenzie on Wurlitzer at The Musical Museum (29 JAN 14:30).
  • OLIMPIA’S WAY d. Corrado Ceron, 2023 + Q&A with the director, presented by CinemaItaliaUK at Riverside Studios (29 JAN 17:30).
  • REDS d. Warren Beatty, 1981 at Riverside Studios (29 JAN 13:45 / 30 JAN 13:30).
  • THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION d. Frank Darabont, 1994 presented by Film Tottenham at Blighty Tottenham N15 (29 JAN 18:00).
  • THE UNKNOWN d. Tod Browning, 1927 + Live musical accompaniment by Stephen Horne & Martin Pyne, presented by LIMF at Barbican (29 JAN 15:00).

TALKS etc.

Check venues for full listings…

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

IMAX PRESENTATIONS at BFI IMAX

AKIRA KUROSAWA at BFI Southbank & BFI IMAX 

ANNIVERSARY SCREENINGS at The Prince Charles (Not listed elsewhere!)

  • SUPERMAN d. Richard Donner, 1978 (29 JAN 15:05).

AU CONTRAIRE: JEAN-LUC GODARD at Close-Up

BAR TRASH: TRASH OR TREASURE? at Rule Zero & Genesis Cinema 

  • LIFEFORCE d. Tobe Hooper, 1985 + Intro, intermission, brunch & prize giveaways at Rule Zero’s Sub Zero (29 JAN 11:00+)
  • Presented by Token Homo.

CELEBRATING JACK NICHOLSON at The Garden Cinema

  • THE SHINING d. Stanley Kubrick, 1980 (29 JAN 16:45).

CHAZELLE SEASON at Genesis Cinema

  • BABYLON d. Damien Chazelle, 2023 (until 02 FEB).

DISNEY MATINEES at The Prince Charles

MARK JENKIN’S THE CINEMATIC DNA OF ENYS MEN at BFI Southbank

SCI-FI SELECTIONS at The Prince Charles

SIGHT & SOUND GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIME 2022 at BFI Southbank & BFI IMAX

SPOTLIGHT ON WOMEN FILMMAKERS at The Prince Charles

THROWBACK SEASON at Everyman Cinemas

TRINTIGNANT: THE NON-CONFORMIST at Ciné Lumière

WOMEN SHAPING THE WORLD at Ciné Lumière

YASUJIRŌ OZU: NORIKO TRILOGY at Close-Up Film Centre

ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED dir Laura Poitras, 2022

This is a film still from ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED dir Laura Poitras, 2022 which opens across London this week (27 Jan to 02 Feb 2023).

THE FABELMANS dir Steven Spielberg, 2022

This is a film still from THE FABELMANS dir Steven Spielberg, 2022, which opens across London this week (27 JAN to 02 Feb 2023).

Also 27 JAN to 02 FEB (various dates/times):

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