AUGUST 2022: What’s on in London this month

Explore what’s on in London this month with our regular epic roundup of repertory film seasons & festivals, indoors & out!

By RADIANT CIRCUS // Twitter @radiantcircus / Instagram @radiantcircus

KINUYO TANAKA: A LIFE IN FILM at BFI Southbank

‘I have never considered acting unsatisfying. But I love cinema and realised I couldn’t stop myself from wanting to become a director.’ – Kinuyo Tanaka

“Contracted as a teen to Shōchiku studios in 1924, Kinuyo Tanaka flourished during the first golden age of Japanese cinema, acting for major directors including Yasujirô Ozu, Mikio Naruse and Kenji Mizoguchi. As Japan emerged from the destruction of the Second World War, societal roles for women radically shifted. Tanaka seized this opportunity, moving from superstar actor to directing commercial films. ‘I have never considered acting unsatisfying. But I love cinema and realised I couldn’t stop myself from wanting to become a director. I guess my ambitions came to the surface.’”

“Leveraging her experience as an actor, working for various directors, and inhabiting multiple personas, Tanaka’s films gracefully shapeshift across genres. Irrespective of their diverse styles, when viewed collectively these six films offer a unique perspective on a nation grappling with the scars of war, social upheaval, and modernisation: all seen through the lives of its female citizens.”

Kristy Matheson, season programmer and Creative Director of Edinburgh International Film Festival

• DUKEFEST (31 JUL to 03 AUG).
• Refocusing the Lens: From the Centre to the Margins (30 JUL to 03 AUG).
• Sur-REEL & Uncanny Film Fest (06 AUG).
• FrightFest 2022 (25 to 29 AUG).

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): ALIEN [Director’s Cut] 35mm d. Ridley Scott, 1979 (01 AUG 12:25 / 02 AUG 15:35 / 03 AUG 15:15 / 04 AUG 20:45); SCREAM 35mm d. Wes Craven, 1996 (01 AUG 15:00); CINEMA PARADISO 35mm aka Nuovo Cinema Paradiso d. Giuseppe Tornatore, 1988 (02 AUG 12:50 / 04 AUG 15:00); MEDIUM COOL 35mm d. Haskell Wexler, 1969 (02 AUG 18:15); DEATH IN VENICE 35mm d. Luchino Visconti, 1971 (02 AUG 20:45); TAXI DRIVER 35mm d. Martin Scorsese, 1976 (03 AUG 12:50 / 05 AUG 21:00); SALO, OR THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM 35mm d. Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1975 (03 AUG 18:00); THE AGE OF INNOCENCE 35mm d. Martin Scorsese, 1993 (03 AUG 20:45); PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2002 (04 AUG 18:00); BLACK CAESAR 35mm aka Godfather Of Harlem d. Larry Cohen, 1973 (04 AUG 18:25 – £1 Member Screening); THE THIN RED LINE 35mm d. Terrence Malick, 1998 (04 AUG 20:15); THE MUMMY: DOUBLE FEATURE 35mm (05 AUG 18:15); HEAT 35mm d. Michael Mann, 1995 (07 AUG 20:15); THE CONFORMIST 35mm aka IL Conformista d. Bernardo Bertolucci, 1970 (08 AUG 15:50 / 11 AUG 18:15); GOODFELLAS 35mm d. Martin Scorsese, 1990 (09 AUG 20:35); THE SACRIFICE 35mm d. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1986 (10 AUG 15:05); FIRE IN THE SKY 35mm d. Robert Lieberman, 1993 (11 AUG 18:30); TREE OF LIFE 35mm d. Terrence Malick, 2011 (12 AUG 15:00 / 18 AUG 20:15); THE CASTLE 35mm d. Michael Caton, 1997 (12 AUG 17:50); RESERVOIR DOGS 35mm d. Quentin Tarantino, 1992 (12 AUG 18:00 / 14 AUG 15:15 / 16 AUG 15:30 / 17 AUG 18:30); PULP FICTION 35mm d. Quentin Tarantino, 1994 (12 AUG 20:20); PHANTOM THREAD 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2017 (16 AUG 18:05); THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE 35mm d. Tobe Hooper, 1974 (18 AUG 18:15); PARIS, TEXAS 35mm d. Wim Wenders, 1984 (19 AUG 20:35 / 23 AUG 14:45); MULHOLLAND DR. 35mm d. David Lynch, 2001 (20 AUG 17:45); UNDER THE CHERRY MOON 35mm d. Prince, 1986 (20 AUG 18:15); THE MATRIX 35mm d. Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski, 1999 (20 AUG 20:45); THIEF 35mm d. Michael Mann, 1981 (20 AUG 21:00); THE MUMMY 35mm d. Stephen Sommers, 1999 (23 AUG 20:40); TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY 35mm d. James Cameron, 1991 (29 AUG 19:30 / 01 SEP 15:00); HEAVY METAL 35mm d. Gerald Potterton, 1981 (29 AUG 21:00 / 31 AUG 15:40); NOSTALGHIA 35mm d. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1983 (30 AUG 20:45).

70MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 70mm New ‘Unrestored’ Version d. Stanley Kubrick, 1968 (13 AUG 17:00 / 17 AUG 15:00).

007 SEASON at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): SPECTRE d. Sam Mendes, 2015 (04 AUG 15:15 – 4K).

90S CINEMA ON 35MM at Everyman Screen On The Green

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE MATRIX 35mm d. Lily Wachowski & Lana Wachowski, 1999 (03 AUG 10:30); TRAINSPOTTING 35mm d. Danny Boyle, 1996 (06 AUG 22:30 / 10 AUG 10:30); CLERKS 35mm d. Kevin Smith, 1994 (13 AUG 22:30 / 17 AUG 10:30); THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION 35mm d. Frank Darabont, 1994 (20 AUG 22:30 / 24 AUG 10:30); SCREAM 35mm d. Wes Craven, 1996 (27 AUG 22:30 / 31 AUG 10:30); THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS 35mm d. Michael Mann, 1992 (03 SEP 22:30 / 07 SEP 10:30).

A JORDAN PEELE TAKE OVER x BLACK INK CINEMA at Genesis Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): US d. Jordan Peele, 2019 (10 AUG 20:00); GET OUT d. Jordan Peele, 2017 (11 AUG 20:00); NOPE d. Jordan Peele, 2022 (12 AUG 19:30).

AKIRA KUROSAWA at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): RAN d. Akira Kurosawa, 1985 (07 AUG 12:20); DREAMS d. Akira Kurosawa, 1990 (07 AUG 14:50).

ANDREI TARKOVSKY at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE SACRIFICE 35mm d. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1986 (10 AUG 15:05); NOSTALGHIA 35mm d. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1983 (30 AUG 20:45).

ANIME at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): AKIRA d. Katsuhiro Ôtomo, 1988 (12 AUG 15:10 / 13 AUG 20:30 – 4K / 15 AUG 15:15 – 4K / 16 AUG 20:45); YOUR NAME d. Makoto Shinkai, 2016 (13 AUG 14:30 / 24 AUG 15:45).

ANNIVERSARY SEASON at Everyman Belsize Park

• Includes (check venue for full listings): CABARET d. Bob Fosse, (01 AUG 20:30); ROBOCOP d. Paul Verhoeven, 1987 (07 AUG 14:00 / 08 AUG 20:30).

BADASS B-MOVIES at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): TAMMY AND THE T-REX [Gore Cut] d. Stewart Raffill, 1994 (13 AUG 20:45).

BAR TRASH at Genesis Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE GIANT CLAW d. Fred F. Sears, 1957 + Intro, film chat, prize giveaways & themed drinks with Token Homo (03 AUG 20:30); THE CRAZIES d. George A. Romero, 1973 + Intro, film chat, prize giveaways & themed drinks with Token Homo (10 AUG 20:30 – £1!); DARK AUGUST d. Martin Goldman, 1976 + Intro, film chat, prize giveaways & themed drinks with Token Homo (17 AUG 20:30 – £1!); HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME d. J. Lee Thompson, 1981 + Intro, film chat, prize giveaways & themed drinks with Token Homo (24 AUG 20:30 – £1!); SURPRISE FILM?, tba + Intro, film chat, prize giveaways & themed drinks with Token Homo (31 AUG 20:30 – £1!).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: POWER! at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE d. John Frankenheimer, 1962 (01 AUG 14:40 / 05 AUG 18:00 / 14 AUG 14:40); M d. Fritz Lang, 1931 (02 AUG 18:15 / 10 AUG 20:45 / 23 AUG 20:50 / 29 AUG 12:00); SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS d. Alexander Mackendrick, 1957 (02 AUG 20:50 / 13 AUG 18:10 / 29 AUG 18:30); DANCE, GIRL, DANCE 35mm d. Dorothy Arzner, 1940 + Intro by Pamela Hutchinson, film critic & historian (03 AUG 18:00); GASLIGHT d. Thorold Dickinson, 1940 (04 AUG 18:15 / 08 AUG 20:45); PERSONA d. Ingmar Bergman, 1966 (05 AUG 20:50 / 11 AUG 21:00); RAGING BULL d. Martin Scorsese, 1980 (06 AUG 20:30 / 11 AUG 20:30 / 26 AUG 20:30); LA HAINE 4K d. Mathieu Kassowitz, 1995 (06 AUG 21:00 / 19 AUG 20:50); CITIZEN KANE 35mm d. Orson Welles, 1941 (07 AUG 14:30 / 16 AUG 18:15 / 24 AUG 20:40); THE WHITE RIBBON aka Das weisse Band d. Michael Haneke, 2009 (09 AUG 17:50 / 27 AUG 17:50); KES d. Ken Loach, 1969 (09 AUG 20:45 / 15 AUG 18:15 / 30 AUG 20:40); THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER d. Charles Laughton, 1955 + Intro by Jason Wood, BFI Director of Public Programme & Audiences (10 AUG 18:10); NOTORIOUS d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1946 (11 AUG 18:10 / 17 AUG 20:45 / 21 AUG 12:20 / 25 AUG 18:15); BIGGER THAN LIFE d. Nicholas Ray, 1956 (12 AUG 20:40); BIGGER THAN LIFE d. Nicholas Ray, 1956 + Intro by Geoff Andrew, Programmer at Large (17 AUG 18:20); DANCE, GIRL, DANCE 35mm d. Dorothy Arzner, 1940 (18 AUG 20:45); THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER d. Charles Laughton, 1955 (22 AUG 20:45 / 28 AUG 12:20); LA HAINE 4K + Intro by Ginette Vincendeau, Professor of film studies at King’s College London d. Mathieu Kassowitz, 1995 (24 AUG 18:10); PERSONA d. Ingmar Bergman, 1966 + Intro by Geoff Andrew, Programmer at Large (31 AUG 18:20).

BLACK & WHITE MOVIES at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): ERASERHEAD d. David Lynch, 1977 (05 AUG 16:00 / 06 AUG 18:10 / 09 AUG 15:40 / 10 AUG 18:15); THE ELEPHANT MAN d. David Lynch, 1980 (19 AUG 15:00 / 23 AUG 18:00- 4K); LA HAINE d. Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995 (20 AUG 15:25).

BRAD REPUTATION ON 35MM at Picturehouse Cinemas

• Includes (check venue for full listings): ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD 35mm d. Quentin Tarantino, 2019 (07 AUG 19:00 – at The Ritzy / 17 AUG 19:00 – at Picturehouse Central / 21 AUG 15:00 – at Picturehouse Central); SE7EN 35mm d. David Fincher, 1995 (10 AUG 20:30 – at Picturehouse Central / 14 AUG 15:00 – at Picturehouse Central / 21 AUG 20:00 – at The Ritzy); THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD 35mm d. Andrew Dominik, 2007 (14 AUG 19:00 – at The Ritzy / 31 AUG 18:45 – at Picturehouse Central); FIGHT CLUB d. David Fincher, 1999 (25 AUG 20:00 – at Picturehouse Central / 28 AUG 15:00 – at Picturehouse Central / 04 SEP 19:30 – at The Ritzy); INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS d. Quentin Tarantino, 2009 (28 AUG 20:00 – at The Ritzy/Not 35mm / 29 AUG 19:00 – at The Ritzy/Not 35mm / 07 SEP 20:00 – at Picturehouse Central/Not 35mm / 11 SEP 14:00 – at Picturehouse Central/Not 35mm).

CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF TUFNELL PARK FILM CLUB at The Lord Palmerston

• Including films chosen by the members & organisers: THE CONVERSATION d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1974 (15 AUG 20:00); BICYCLE THIEVES d. Vittorio De Sica, 1948 (16 AUG 20:00); 3 WOMEN d. Robert Altman, 1977 (17 AUG 20:00); Martin Scorsese Shorts Double Bill: ITALIANAMERICAN + LIFE LESSONS d. Martin Scorsese, 1974 + 1989, chosen by Wayne (18 AUG 20:00); MULHOLLAND DR. d. David Lynch, 2001, chosen by Nigel (19 AUG 20:00); The return of the TPFC Summer quiz! (21 AUG 19:00).

CELEBRATING FILM NOIR at The Garden Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): LIFT TO THE SCAFFOLD d. Louis Malle, 1958 (01 AUG + Intro by filmmaker & curator Daniel Turner / 09 AUG 18:00); THE WAGES OF FEAR d. Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1953 (02 AUG 15:10 / 06 AUG 16:00); LA BÊTE HUMAINE d. Jean Renoir, 1938 (03 AUG 17:40 / 08 AUG 20:00); HÔTEL DU NORD d. Marcel Carné, 1938 (03 AUG 20:00 / 11 AUG 18:00); PORT OF SHADOWS d. Marcel Carné, 1938 (04 AUG 20:10 / 10 AUG 20:30); LES DIABOLIQUES d. Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1955 (05 AUG 18:50); ODD MAN OUT d. Carol Reed, 1946 (16 AUG 18:10 / 25 AUG 17:40 / 31 AUG 20:30); NIGHT AND THE CITY d. Jules Dassin, 1950 (17 AUG 18:00 / 21 AUG 16:10 / 27 AUG 15:50); BRIGHTON ROCK d. John Boulting, 1948 (28 AUG 15:10); THE THIRD MAN d. Carol Reed, 1949 (28 AUG 17:05).

CELEBRATING MARLENE DIETRICH at The Garden Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE SCARLET EMPRESS d. Josef von Sternberg, 1934 (01 AUG 18:00); WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION d. Billy Wilder, 1957 (02 AUG 18:00 / 03 AUG 15:15); DISHONORED d. Josef von Sternberg, 1931 (04 AUG 18:00).

CELEBRATING PENÉLOPE CRUZ at The Garden Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): VOLVER d. Pedro Almodóvar, 2006 (06 AUG 21:00 / 09 AUG 15:20 / 21 AUG 15:45 / 25 AUG 20:00 / 31 AUG 18:00); ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER d. Pedro Almodóvar, 1999 (07 AUG 17:00 / 13 AUG 20:50 / 16 AUG 15:30 / 24 AUG 20:00 / 28 AUG 19:15 / 31 AUG 15:50); VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA d. Woody Allen, 2008 (07 AUG 19:30 / 10 AUG 15:45 / 15 AUG 18:00 / 18 AUG 20:00 / 20 AUG 21:00 / 23 AUG 16:00); PARALLEL MOTHERS d. Pedro Almodóvar, 2021 (08 AUG 17:30 / 12 AUG 18:00 / 17 AUG 20:10 / 22 AUG 18:00 / 26 AUG 20:30 / 30 AUG 17:45); JAMÓN JAMÓN d. Bigas Luna, 1993 (11 AUG 20:00 / 22 AUG 20:30 / 29 AUG 20:00); EVERYBODY KNOWS d. Asghar Farhadi, 2018 (14 AUG 19:00 / 17 AUG 15:00 / 27 AUG 20:15 / 01 SEP 20:00).

CLASSIC DISNEY SEASON at Everyman Cinemas

• Includes (check venue for full listings): FROZEN d. Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee, 2013 (15 AUG various / 17 AUG various); THE LION KING d. Roger Allers & Rob Minkoff, 1994 (16 AUG various / 18 AUG various); MOANA d. Ron Clements & John Musker, 2016 (22 AUG various / 24 AUG various); BEAUTY AND THE BEAST d. Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise, 1991 (23 AUG various / 25 AUG various); ALADDIN d. Ron Clements & John Musker, 1993 (29 AUG various / 31 AUG various); THE LITTLE MERMAID d. Ron Clements & John Musker, 1989 (30 AUG various / 01 SEP various).

CLOSE-UP ON WIM WENDERS at Close-Up

• Includes (check venue for full listings): KINGS OF THE ROAD d. Wim Wenders, 1976 (06 AUG 17:00 / 14 AUG 20:15); WINGS OF DESIRE d. Wim Wenders, 1987 (06 AUG 20:15 / 14 AUG 20:15); ALICE IN THE CITIES d. Wim Wenders, 1974 (07 AUG 20:15 / 20 AUG 18:15); THE AMERICAN FRIEND d. Wim Wenders, 1977 (12 AUG 20:15 / 25 AUG 20:15); PARIS, TEXAS d. Wim Wenders, 1984 (13 AUG 20:00 / 21 AUG 20:00 / 27 AUG 20:00).

COLLECTIVE MOBILISATION at ICA

• Includes (check venue for full listings): SUZANNE DAVEAU d. Luisa Homem, 2019 + Intro (04 AUG 18:15); DRY GROUND BURNING aka Mato seco em chamas d. Adirley Queirós & Joana Pimenta, 2022 (30 AUG 18:00).

DANIEL DAY-LEWIS SELECTROSPECTIVE at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE AGE OF INNOCENCE 35mm d. Martin Scorsese, 1993 (03 AUG 20:45); PHANTOM THREAD 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2017 (16 AUG 18:05).

ESSENTIAL CINEMA at Close-Up

• Includes (check venue for full listings): TWO-LANE BLACKTOP d. Monte Hellman, 1971 (05 AUG 20:15 / 20 AUG 20:15); KLUTE d. Alan J. Pakula, 1971 (07 AUG 18:00 / 26 AUG 20:15); COME AND SEE d. Elem Klimov, 1985 (13 AUG 17:15 / 28 AUG 17:30); UNDER THE SKIN d. Jonathan Glazer, 2013 (19 AUG 20:15 / 27 AUG 17:50).

THE FILMS OF BOB FOSSE at The Prince Charles:

• Includes (check venue for full listings): CABARET d. Bob Fosse, 1972 (06 AUG 20:45); ALL THAT JAZZ 35mm d. Bob Fosse, 1979 (11 AUG 20:45).

THE FILMS OF DAVID LYNCH at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): ERASERHEAD d. David Lynch, 1977 (05 AUG 16:00 / 06 AUG 18:10 / 09 AUG 15:40 / 10 AUG 18:15); THE ELEPHANT MAN d. David Lynch, 1980 (19 AUG 15:00 / 23 AUG 18:00- 4K).

THE FILMS OF PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON at The Prince Charles

• PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2002 (04 AUG 18:00); PHANTOM THREAD 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2017 (16 AUG 18:05).

THE FILMS OF QUENTIN TARANTINO at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): RESERVOIR DOGS 35mm d. Quentin Tarantino, 1992 (12 AUG 18:00 / 14 AUG 15:15 / 16 AUG 15:30 / 17 AUG 18:30); PULP FICTION 35mm d. Quentin Tarantino, 1994 (12 AUG 20:20); TRUE ROMANCE d. Tony Scott, 1993 (16 AUG 21:00).

THE FILMS OF TERRENCE MALICK at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE THIN RED LINE 35mm d. Terrence Malick, 1998 (04 AUG 20:15); TREE OF LIFE 35mm d. Terrence Malick, 2011 (12 AUG 15:00 / 18 AUG 20:15); A HIDDEN LIFE d. Terrence Malick, 2019 (06 SEP 20:05).

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

• Includes (check venue for full listings): ROCKERS d. Theodoros Bafaloukos, 1978 (04 AUG 20:40 / 13 AUG 14:45); THE HARDER THEY COME d. Perry Henzell, 1972 + Intro by season curator & author Lloyd Bradley (05 AUG 18:15); NO PLACE LIKE HOME [Redux] d. Perry Henzell, 2006/19 (05 AUG 21:00 / 19 AUG 18:40); DANCEHALL QUEEN 35mm d. Don Letts & Rick Elgood, 1997 (06 AUG 18:40 / 09 AUG 18:20); STEPPIN’ RAZOR: RED X d. Nicholas Campbell, 1992 (07 AUG 18:00 / 20 AUG 14:45); RUDEBOY: THE STORY OF TROJAN RECORDS d. Nicolas Jack Davies, 2018 (12 AUG 18:20 / 28 AUG 18:30); BETTER MUS’ COME d. Storm Saulter, 2010 (13 AUG 18:15 / 27 AUG 20:45); SPRINTER d. Storm Saulter, 2018 (13 AUG 20:40 / 26 AUG 18:10); AFRICAN REDEMPTION: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MARCUS GARVEY d. Roy T Anderson, 2021 (15 AUG 20:40 / 28 AUG 14:50); REGGAE FUTURES short film programme (20 AUG 17:30); LION OF JUDAH, WAR IN ETHIOPIA, 1935-1936 d. Lutz Becker, 1975 (23 AUG 18:20); BOB MARLEY: THE MAKING OF A LEGEND d. Esther Anderson & Gian Godoy, 2011 + Q&A with the directors (30 AUG 18:10).
• Special events: Riddim Moves – A Dancehall day event (06 AUG 13:00).
• Re-release: THE HARDER THEY COME d. Perry Henzell, 1972 (05 to 18 AUG).

HONG KONG SEASON at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): BLACK BAUHINIA d. Malte Philipp Kaeding, 2021 + Q&A with the director & producers (06 AUG 12:15).

INDIANA JONES IN 4K at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK 4K d. Steven Spielberg, 1981 (05 AUG 13:05 / 06 AUG 15:20 / 08 AUG 13:10 / 10 AUG 20:30 / 11 AUG 12:30).

JUDY GARLAND SEASON at Chiswick Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE WIZARD OF OZ d. Victor Fleming, 1939 (08 AUG 11:20 / 14 AUG 14:00); MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS d. Vincente Minnelli, 1944 (15 AUG 11:00 / 21 AUG 14:00); A STAR IS BORN d. George Cukor, 1954 (22 AUG 11:00 / 28 AUG 14:00).

JONNY GREENWOOD RETROSPECTIVE at Genesis Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): PHANTOM THREAD d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2017 (01 AUG 18:00); INHERENT VICE d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2014 (04 AUG 20:45).

KIDS IN AMERICA at Picturehouse Cinemas

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE CRAFT d. Andrew Fleming, 1996 (01 AUG various); DAZED AND CONFUSED d. Richard Linklater, 1993 (08 AUG various); BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER d. Fran Rubel Kuzui, 1997 (15 AUG various); CLUELESS d. Amy Heckerling, 1995 (22 AUG various); BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER d. Jamie Babbit, 1999 (29 AUG various).

KINO DREAMS: THE REVERIES OF WIM WENDERS at The Prince Charles 

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE AMERICAN FRIEND aka Der amerikanische Freund d. Wim Wenders, 1977 (07 AUG 17:30 – 4K / 09 AUG 13:00); PARIS, TEXAS 35mm d. Wim Wenders, 1984 (19 AUG 20:35 / 23 AUG 14:45).

KINUYO TANAKA: A LIFE IN FILM at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for listings): LOVE LETTER 4K aka Koibumi d. Kinuyo Tanaka, 1953 (01 AUG 18:15 / 06 AUG 12:00 / 20 AUG 12:15 / 26 AUG 18:15); FOREVER A WOMAN 4K (aka The Eternal Breasts) aka Chibusa yo eien nare d. Kinuyo Tanaka, 1955 (03 AUG 20:45 / 08 AUG 20:40 / 21 AUG 14:45 / 29 AUG 14:30); THE MOON HAS RISEN 4K aka Tsuki wa noborinu d. Kinuyo Tanaka (07 AUG 15:40 / 20 AUG 18:00 / 26 AUG 20:40); THE WANDERING PRINCESS 4K aka Ruten no ohi d. Kinuyo Tanaka, 1960 (14 AUG 12:20 / 21 AUG 18:10 / 27 AUG 20:50); GIRLS OF THE NIGHT 4K aka Onna bakari no yoru d. Kinuyo Tanaka, 1961 (14 AUG 18:10 / 27 AUG 16:00 / 29 AUG 18:20 / 31 AUG 20:30); LOVE UNDER THE CRUCIFIX 4K aka Ogin-sama d. Kinuyo Tanaka, 1962 (16 AUG 20:45 / 28 AUG 18:20 / 30 AUG 20:45).
• Talks etc: Kinuyo Tanaka: Film Pioneer (08 AUG 18:30).

LONG-ASS MOVIES at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): RRR d. S. S. Rajamouli, 2022 (01 AUG 20:00 / 08 AUG 20:00 / 12 AUG 20:00 – 180mins); THE THIN RED LINE 35mm d. Terrence Malick, 1998 (04 AUG 20:15 – 171mins); 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 70mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1968 (13 AUG 17:00 / 17 AUG 15:00 – 170mins).

MARTIN SCORSESE: DIRECTOR. WRITER. PRODUCER. ACTOR. at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): TAXI DRIVER 35mm d. Martin Scorsese, 1976 (03 AUG 12:50 / 05 AUG 21:00); THE AGE OF INNOCENCE 35mm d. Martin Scorsese, 1993 (03 AUG 20:45); DREAMS d. Akira Kurosawa, 1990 (07 AUG 14:50); GOODFELLAS 35mm d. Martin Scorsese, 1990 (09 AUG 20:35).

MASAKI KOBAYASHI’S ‘THE HUMAN CONDITION’ TRILOGY at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE HUMAN CONDITION – PART 1 – NO GREATER LOVE d. Masaki Kobayashi, 1959 (01 AUG 19:45).

MOVIE MARATHONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): TOP GUN: DOUBLE FEATURE (02 AUG 18:00 / 19 AUG 18:15); THE MUMMY: DOUBLE FEATURE 35mm (05 AUG 18:15); THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY – EXTENDED EDITIONS 4K (21 AUG 10:00).

PIER PAOLO PASOLINI: CELEBRATING 100 YEARS! at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): SALO, OR THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM 35mm d. Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1975 (03 AUG 18:00); THE DECAMERON d. Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1971 (31 AUG 18:10).

POST-HORROR SUMMER NIGHTS at Barbican

• Includes (check venue for full listings): IT COMES AT NIGHT d. Trey Edward Shults, 2017 + Extended intro by Steve Rose (04 AUG 18:30); HEREDITARY d. Ari Aster, 2018 (11 AUG 18:20); IT FOLLOWS d. David Robert Mitchell, 2014 + Recorded intro by David Church, author of ‘Post-Horror; Art, Genre, and Cultural Elevation’ (18 AUG 18:40); THE VVITCH d. Robert Eggers, 2015 + Recorded intro by the director Robert Eggers (25 AUG 18:40).

PRE-CODE HOLLYWOOD at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): RED DUST d. Victor Fleming, 1932 (08 AUG 18:20).

PRE-CODE HOLLYWOOD: RULES ARE MADE TO BE BROKEN at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings): BLONDE CRAZY (aka Larceny Lane) Newly remastered d. Roy Del Ruth, 1931 (12 AUG 14:30 / 17 AUG 20:45); A FREE SOUL Newly remastered d. Clarence Brown, 1931 + Recorded intro by Christina Newland (12 AUG 18:10); JEWEL ROBBERY Newly remastered d. William Dieterle, 1932 + Intro by Christina Newland (12 AUG 21:00); RED-HEADED WOMAN Newly remastered d. Jack Conway, 1932 (13 AUG 16:00); BABY FACE Newly remastered d. Alfred E. Green, 1933 (14 AUG 13:00 / 17 AUG 14:30); BLONDE CRAZY (aka Larceny Lane) Newly remastered d. Roy Del Ruth, 1931 + Recorded intro by Christina Newland (15 AUG 18:30); A FREE SOUL Newly remastered d. Clarence Brown, 1931 (15 AUG 20:45); JEWEL ROBBERY Newly remastered d. William Dieterle, 1932 (16 AUG 14:30); RED-HEADED WOMAN Newly remastered d. Jack Conway, 1932 + Intro by Pamela Hutchinson (16 AUG 18:35); BABY FACE Newly remastered d. Alfred E. Green, 1933 + Intro by Pamela Hutchinson (16 AUG 20:50);

PRINCE ON SCREEN at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): PURPLE RAIN d. Albert Magnoli, 1984 (06 AUG 20:30); UNDER THE CHERRY MOON 35mm d. Prince, 1986 (20 AUG 18:15).

RAINER WERNER FASSBINDER at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): EFFI BRIEST d. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1974 (08 AUG 20:30 / 11 AUG 15:15); FOX AND HIS FRIENDS aka Faustrecht der Freiheit d. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1975 (30 AUG 18:05).

SATYAJIT RAY: THE LANGUAGE OF FILM at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings):
• Histories of the land: THE MUSIC ROOM aka Jalsaghar d. Satyajit Ray, 1958 (01 AUG 20:40 / 14 AUG 18:15); THE CHESS PLAYERS 35mm aka Shatranj Ke Khilari d. Satyajit Ray, 1977 + Recorded intro by Shabana Azmi (23 AUG 18:10); DISTANT THUNDER 4K + DELIVERANCE 35mm aka Ashani Sanket + Sadgati d. Satyajit Ray, 1973 + 1981 (27 AUG 17:30 / 29 AUG 14:40); 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); ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE 35mm aka Ganashatru d. Satyajit Ray, 1989 + Intro by Ashvin Devasundaram (30 AUG 18:15).
• The woman question: CHARULATA aka The Lonely Wife d. Satyajit Ray, 1964 (05 AUG 18:20 / 08 AUG 18:15 / 15 AUG 14:30 / 17 AUG 20:40 / 27 AUG 12:00 / 31 AUG 20:45); DEVI 4K aka The Goddess d. Satyajit Ray, 1960 + Recorded intro by Sharmila Tagore (06 AUG 14:30); TEEN KANYA 35mm aka Three Daughters d. Satyajit Ray, 1961 (07 AUG 17:35 / 13 AUG 14:50); DEVI 4K aka The Goddess d. Satyajit Ray, 1960 (14 AUG 14:45); THE HOME AND THE WORLD 35mm aka Ghare Baire d. Satyajit Ray, 1984 (21 AUG 17:50 / 24 AUG 20:20).
• Travel stories: KANCHENJUNGHA 35mm d. Satyajit Ray, 1962 (09 AUG 18:20 / 15 AUG 20:50); THE EXPEDITION 35mm aka Abhijan d. Satyajit Ray, 1962 (10 AUG 20:10 / 20 AUG 14:30); KAPURUSH + MAHAPURUSH aka The Coward + The Holy Man d. Satyajit Ray, 1965 (11 AUG 18:00 / 20 AUG 20:20); THE HERO aka Nayak d. Satyajit Ray, 1966 (17 AUG 18:10 / 25 AUG 20:40); DAYS AND NIGHTS IN THE FOREST 35mm aka Aranyer Din Ratri d. Satyajit Ray, 1969 (18 AUG 18:15 / 27 AUG 14:40).
• Docmentaries: Documentaries Programme 2 (16 AUG 20:40 / 24 AUG 18:20 – some 35mm).
• Re-release: THE BIG CITY aka Mahanagar d. Satyajit Ray, 1963 (from 22 JUL to 04 AUG).

SEASON OF CHAN at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): DRUNKEN MASTER d. Yuen Woo-ping, 1978 (12 AUG 12:30 / 15 AUG 18:10); SNAKE IN THE EAGLES SHADOW aka Se ying diu sau d. Woo-Ping Yuen, 1978 (19 AUG 15:25 / 25 AUG 18:15).

SPOTLIGHT ON ISABELLE HUPPERT at Ciné Lumière

• Includes (check venue for listings): MADAME BOVARY d. Claude Chabrol, 1991 (28 AUG 14:00 / 30 AUG 17:50).

STANLEY KUBRICK ON FILM at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 70mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1968 (13 AUG 17:00 / 17 AUG 15:00).

STAR TREK IN 4K at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): STAR TREK : THE MOTION PICTURE [The Director’s Edition] d. Robert Wise, 1979 (19 AUG 17:35 / 20 AUG 15:15 / 22 AUG 14:40 / 24 AUG 20:40 / 25 AUG 15:10 / 31 AUG 20:45 / 08 SEP 12:00).

STRANGERS IN A STRANGE LAND at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE GOOD THE BAD THE WEIRD d. Kim Jee-woon, 2008 (15 AUG 20:45).

SUMMER OF SCI-FI at The Castle Cinema

• Includes (check venue for listings): ALIEN d. Ridley Scott, 1979 (09 AUG 18:45); MIDNIGHT SPECIAL d. Jeff Nichols, 2016 presented by Science Fiction Theatre (12 AUG 18:30); THE STEPFORD WIVES d. Frank Oz, 2004 presented by Pinc (17 AUG 19:00); POSSESSOR d. Brandon Cronenberg, 2020 presented by Queer Horror Nights (19 AUG 19:00); MELANCHOLIA d. Lars von Trier. 2011 presented by No Bollocks Film Club (23 AUG 18:30); Sci-Fi Shorts presented by Zodiac Film Club x Final Girls Berlin (24 AUG 18:45).

THREE FILMS BY NICOLAS WINDING REFN at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE NEON DEMON d. Nicolas Winding Refn, 2016 (05 AUG 13:15 / 10 AUG 20:45).

THROWBACK at Everyman Cinemas

• Includes the following films (check venue for dates etc): THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS d. Peter Jackson, 2002 (03 AUG various); ROMEO + JULIET d. Baz Luhrmann, 1996 (10 AUG various); THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING d. Peter Jackson, 2003 (17 AUG various).

WIM WENDERS at Curzon Cinemas

• Includes the following films (check venue for dates etc): ALICE IN THE CITIES aka Alice in den Städten d. Wim Wenders, 1974 (various); THE AMERICAN FRIEND aka Der amerikanische Freund d. Wim Wenders, 1977 (various); BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB d. Wim Wenders, 1999 (various); KINGS OF THE ROAD aka Im Lauf der Zeit d. Wim Wenders, 1976 (various); PARIS, TEXAS d. Wim Wenders, 1984 (various); PINA d. Wim Wenders, 2011 (various); THE SALT OF THE EARTH d. Juliano Ribeiro Salgado & Wim Wenders, 2014 (various); WINGS OF DESIRE aka Der Himmel über Berlin d. Wim Wenders, 1987 (various).

WORLD CINEMA E-PASSPORT at Everyman Belsize Park

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE BIG CITY aka Mahanagar d. Satyajit Ray, 1963 (14 AUG 14:00 / 15 AUG 20:30); THE HARDER THEY COME d. Perry Henzell (21 AUG 14:00 / 22 AUG 20:30); SEVEN SAMURAI d. Akira Kurosawa (28 AUG 13:00 / 29 AUG 19:30); THE 400 BLOWS d. François Truffaut (04 SEP 14:00 / 05 SEP 20:30).

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): DAYS OF BEING WILD d. Wong Kar Wai, 1990 (01 AUG 12:15 – 4K / 07 AUG 15:45); AS TEARS GO BY d. Wong Kar Wai, 1988 (01 AUG 17:45 – 4K); CHUNGKING EXPRESS d. Wong Kar Wai, 1994 (03 AUG 12:40 – 4K); IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE d. Wong Kar Wai, 2000 (04 AUG 13:00 – 4K / 07 AUG 18:00); 2046 d. Wong Kar Wai, 2004 (07 AUG 20:30); FALLEN ANGELS d. Wong Kar Wai, 1995 (16 AUG 18:15); HAPPY TOGETHER d. Wong Kar Wai, 1997 (24 AUG 18:20 – 4K).

THE LUNA CINEMA at Dulwich Park

• Includes (check venue for listings): NO TIME TO DIE (04 AUG 20:45); MOULIN ROUGE! (05 AUG 20:45); WEST SIDE STORY 2021 (06 AUG 20:45); LABYRINTH (07 AUG 20:45).

THE LUNA CINEMA at Kensington Palace

Includes (check venue for listings): HOUSE OF GUCCI (03 AUG 20:45); GHOSTBUSTERS 1984 (04 AUG 20:45); NO TIME TO DIE (05 AUG 20:45); THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (06 AUG 20:45); ROCKETMAN (07 AUG 20:45).

OUTDOOR CINEMA Cinema at Barbican Centre

• Includes (check venue for listings): PINK FLOYD LIVE AT POMPEII d. Adrian Maben (23 AUG 20:30); MOTHRA d. Ishirō Honda, 1961 (24 AUG 20:30); FIGURING BODIES OF WATER short film programme (25 AUG 20:30); FANTASTIC PLANET aka La Planète Sauvage + Short: LES ESCARGOTS d. René Laloux, 1973 + 1965 (26 AUG 20:30); PRINCESS MONONOKE d. Hayao Miyazaki, 1997 subtitled (27 AUG 20:30); DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST d. Julie Dash, 1991 (28 AUG 20:30).

OUTDOOR CINEMA at The Cinema In The Arches

• Includes (check venue for listings): HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE (03 AUG 19:30); CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (04 AUG 19:30); ALIEN (05 AUG 19:30); THE LEGO MOVIE (06 AUG 14:30); BACK TO THE FUTURE (06 AUG 17:00 / 21 AUG 19:30); MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: ROGUE NATION (06 AUG 19:30); THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART (07 AUG 14:30); MAMMA MIA! (07 AUG 17:00 / 20 AUG 19:30); DIRTY DANCING (07 AUG 19:30 / 21 AUG 17:00); GOODFELLAS (09 AUG 19:30); SHAUN OF THE DEAD (10 AUG 19:30); KING RICHARD (11 AUG 19:30); LA LA LAND (12 AUG 19:30); THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (13 AUG 17:00); DUNE 2021 (13 AUG 19:30); EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (14 AUG 19:30 / 19 AUG 19:30); CHILDREN OF MEN (16 AUG 19:30); THE BIG LEBOWSKI (17 AUG 19:30); MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FALLOUT (18 AUG 19:30).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building, Peckham

• Includes (check venue for listings): TOP GUN: MAVERICK (01 AUG 20:45 / 03 AUG 20:45); ELVIS (02 AUG 20:45); I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (04 AUG 20:45); FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF (05 AUG 20:45); EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (06 AUG 20:45 / 11 AUG 20:30); THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER (07 AUG 20:45 / 10 AUG 20:30 / 15 AUG 20:30); ELVIS (08 AUG 20:45); TOP GUN: MAVERICK (09 AUG 20:45); THE BREAKFAST CLUB (12 AUG 20:30); PRETTY WOMAN (13 AUG 20:30); PULP FICTION open captions (14 AUG 20:30); GET OUT (16 AUG 20:30); QUEEN & SLIM (17 AUG 20:30); IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK (18 AUG 20:30); THE GOONIES (19 AUG 20:30); NOTTING HILL (20 AUG 20:30); AMELIE (21 AUG 20:30); LEON: THE PROFESSIONAL (22 AUG 20:00); ROCKETMAN (23 AUG 20:00); WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING (24 AUG 20:00 / 29 AUG 20:00); BACK TO THE FUTURE (25 AUG 20:00); FRIDAY (26 AUG 20:00); FIGHT CLUB (27 AUG 20:00); BULLET TRAIN (28 AUG 20:00).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Roof East, Stratford

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE FRENCH DISPATCH (02 AUG 20:45); DIRTY DANCING (03 AUG 20:45); LICORICE PIZZA (04 AUG 20:45); ABOUT TIME (05 AUG 20:45); THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD (06 AUG 20:45); BELFAST (07 AUG 20:45); OPERATION MINCEMEAT (09 AUG 20:30); FIGHT CLUB (10 AUG 20:30); THE LOST CITY (11 AUG 20:30); DEATH ON THE NILE open captions 2022 (12 AUG 20:30); GREASE (13 AUG 20:30); 13 GOING ON 30 (14 AUG 20:30); 500 DAYS OF SUMMER (16 AUG 20:15); FANTASTIC BEAST: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE (17 AUG 20:15); POETIC JUSTICE (18 AUG 20:15); THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT (19 AUG 20:15); PULP FICTION (20 AUG 20:15); HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE (21 AUG 20:15); 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU (23 AUG 20:00); ELVIS (24 AUG 20:00); CASABLANCA (25 AUG 20:00); PRETTY WOMAN open captions (26 AUG 20:00); LOVE & BASKETBALL (27 AUG 20:00); THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (28 AUG 20:00); THE NOTEBOOK (30 AUG 20:00); MAMMA MIA! (31 AUG 20:00).

SUNSET SCREENING SESSIONS at Beckenham Place Park

• Includes (check venue for listings): WITHNAIL AND I d. Paul Morrison, 1987 (05 AUG 20:45); CENSOR d. Prano Bailey-Bond, 2021 (06 AUG 20:45); EARLY MAN d. Nick Park, 2018 (19 AUG 20:30); MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE d. Stephen Frears, 1985 (20 AUG 20:30).

TVC MOVIE SCREENINGS at Television Centre

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (02 AUG 18:00 – FREE!).

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