THE BALLY #209: What to see in London this week [07 to 13 JUL 2023]
Welcome to THE BALLY, our weekly edit of what to see in London this week across DIY, indie & alternative cinema events, outdoors & in venues.
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THE DRIVER’S SEAT aka Identikit 4K Restoration d. Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, 1974 + Intro/Q&A with food from the Electric Elephant Café, presented by The Vito Project Queer Film Club at The Cinema Museum (09 JUL 19:30).
“The VITO Project Queer Film Club is collaborating with the BFI to present a very rare screening of one of the most obscure, bizarre and wildly misunderstood films of Elizabeth Taylor’s illustrious career. We will be celebrating the BFI’s Blu-ray release of a new 4K restoration – the first time the film is officially available in any format in the UK.”
“Elizabeth Taylor stars as a troubled woman who, upon arriving in Rome, finds a city fragmented by autocratic law, leftist violence and her own increasingly unhinged mission to find the most dangerous liaison of all.”
“Adapted from an unnerving novella by Muriel Spark (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie), the film marked a wild step into the unknown for the screen icon, as she cast off the shackles of the US studio system in the shadow of her tumultuous personal life. Co-starring Ian Bannen, Mona Washbourne and Andy Warhol, The Driver’s Seatstunned critics and audiences alike upon its premiere in 1974 but failed to secure a UK release – until now.” (The Vito Project)
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FRIDAY
NAME ME LAWAND d. Edward Lovelace, 2022 + Intro/Q&A with the director (BSL interpreted & live captioned) at BFI Southbank (07 JUL 18:20).
SATURDAY
Preview: THE TUNNEL TO SUMMER, THE EXIT OF GOODBYES d. Tomohisa Taguchi, 2022 at Regent Street Cinema (08 JUL 19:30).
SUNDAY
Double-bill: THE BIG FLAME + THE FLICKERING FLAME d. Ken Loach, 1969 + 1996 + Q&A with Doreen McNally (Women of the Waterfront) & John McDonnell MP presented by London Socialist Film Co-op at The Garden Cinema (09 JUL 11:00).
MONDAY
RED AFRICA d. Alexander Markov, 2022 + Q&A with Professor Jeremy Hicks & Dr. Awino Okech presented by New East Cinema at Barbican (10 JUL 18:25).
TUESDAY
THE FABULOUS BARON MUNCHAUSEN d. Karel Zeman, 1962 presented in-venue & online by Sands Films Cinema Club at Sands Films Studios (11 JUL 20:00 – Donations requested!).
WEDNESDAY
YONGARY, MONSTER FROM THE DEEP (Daekoesu Yonggari | 대괴수 용가리) d. Ki-duk Kim, 1967 + Intro & intermission spot quiz, presented by Token Homo at Genesis Cinema’s Bar Paragon (12 JUL 20:30).
THURSDAY
Architecture On Film: BALNEARIOS d. Mariano Llinás, 2002 at Barbican (13 JUL 19:00).
Full daily listings in this week’s SCREEN GUIDE.
EAT THE SCREEN at Barbican
- Includes (check venue for full listings): FORAGERS d. Jumana Manna, 2022 + Short: SOUP OVER BETHLEHEM d. Larissa Sansour, 2006 + Discussion of food sovereignty in Palestine under occupation, part of SAFAR (09 JUL 17:30); FOOD COOP d. Tom Boothe, 2016 + Q&A with the director & Arthur Potts-Dawson (11 JUL 20:30).
SUNSET SCREENING SESSIONS at Beckenham Place Park
- Includes (check venue for full listings): GETTING IT BACK: THE STORY OF CYMANDE d. Tim Mackenzie-Smith, 2022 (07 JUL 21:15); WITHNAIL AND I d. Bruce Robinson, 1987 (08 JUL 21:15).
More seasons listed in this week’s SCREEN GUIDE.
- Ashes Of Time – Chinese Film Festival (07 to 09 JUL).
- The Earl’s Court International Film Festival Highlights (12 JUL).
- Focus Hong Kong (12 to 15 JUL).
- Queer Fest (13 to 16 JUL).
- Rob Knox London Film Festival (08 JUL).
- SAFAR Film Festival (29 JUN to 09 JUL).
- SoHome Horror Pride (29 JUN to 02 JUL – until 08 JUL online).
- Sundance Film Festival London (06 to 09 JUL).
CALENDAR GIRLS dirs Maria Loohufvud & Love Martinsen, 2022
Various venues, inc: Bertha DocHouse.
THE DAMNED DON’T CRY dir Fyzal Boulifa, 2022
Various venues, inc: ArtHouse Crouch End / The Castle Cinema / Ciné Lumière / Curzon Cinemas / ICA / Rio Cinema
NAME ME LAWAND dir Edward Lovelace, 2022
Various venues, inc: ArtHouse Crouch End / Bertha DocHouse / BFI / Chiswick Cinema / The Garden Cinema / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas
More new releases in this week’s SCREEN GUIDE.
- 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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