THE BALLY #5: Coming attractions you must not miss
THIS MONTH [OCT]:
There’s a cavalcade of extraordinary celluloid coming to the BFI this week and it’s not the one that’s garnering all the red carpet attention…. FANTASTIQUE: THE DREAM WORLDS OF FRENCH CINEMA (OCT to NOV) is one of those seasons where we would delight in seeing every title: “What pleases is what is terrible, gentle, and poetic” – Georges Franju.
Given the month, we’ll also give special mention to the epic chills of HORROROCTOBER at The Prince Charles – “A month of screams, chills, blood and guts!” – complete with several all-nighters, double bills, original format screenings.
> Full details in our monthly roundup, HERE.
THIS WEEK [19 to 25 OCT]:
Our featured attraction of the week is THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW + LIVE PERFORMANCE by the European All-Star Shadowcast at Rio Cinema (20 OCT 19:00): “Rocky Horror was probably not the first example of gender-bending on film, but it was the most in-your-face. When Dr Frank N Furter sings “I’m just a sweet transvestite” without any apology, it was empowering for many people. And Janet singing Touch-A Touch-A Touch Me was controversial, too – a girl wanting to be sexual in a let’s-get-down-and-do-it way.” – Richard O’Brien, The Guardian.
> Full details in our weekly digest, HERE.
SAVE THE CINEMA MUSEUM
With several independent venues under threat across London, RADIANT CIRCUS is proud to be supporting the campaign to Save The Cinema Museum. Read our interview with The Celluloid Sorceress, Rebecca Nicole Williams, about her SPARKLE fundraiser with Samira Ahmed [28 OCT 15:00], then get booking with our exclusive discount code.
> Read the interview and get booking HERE.
NEW WRITING AT WWW.RADIANTCIRCUS.COM
We’re keen to publish more new writing about London’s alternative cinema scene.
Nudging ourselves out of the door, here are writeups from recent trips to some of London’s finest community screens and, at the opposite end of the scale, the 62nd BFI London Film Festival.
Stay tuned for exciting content collaborations with screen partners from the city.
- SUBURBAN BIRDS at the London Film Festival [11.10.18]
- BORDER at the London Film Festival [12.10.18]
- SANJURO at Classic Cinema Club – Ealing [12.10.18]
- ANDREI RUBLEV at Deptford Cinema in St Nicholas Church [13.10.18]
- THE DEAD AND THE OTHERS at the London Film Festival [16.10.18]
COMING SOON TO WWW.RADIANTCIRCUS.COM
We’re working on the next of our special SCREEN GUIDES… this one will be dedicated to all things scary for HALLOWEEN. As a taster, try THE HILLS HAVE EYES 16mm (19:00) + THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE Super8mm (21:00) from original format specialists Ciné-Real 16mm at The Castle Cinema (31 OCT ).