JANUARY 2023: 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.

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

Welcome to my first epic roundup of 2023!

After encountering some turbulence at the end of last year, it’s great to be planning some return trips to the cinema… And, as usual, there’s a lot going on…

Major new seasons this January include a complete AKIRA KUROSAWA retrospective (featuring lots of screenings from 35mm) and the SIGHT & SOUND GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIME 2022 at BFI Southbank and IMAX. This month, the Sight & Sound countdown runs from numbers 95= to 66.

Elsewhere, there’s another strong showing from students on the NFTS curating MA, including Chris Cassingham’s BEYOND INTERPRETATION at ICA, and Heeyeon Park’s ‘I PURPLE U’ at The Prince Charles. JOHN SMITH: INTROSPECTIVE (1972–2022) – previously at ICA and Close-Up – was such a success in 2022 that two SOLD OUT programmes from ICA will be re-screened at Close-Up this month. And if that’s not enough for you, CELEBRATING JACK NICHOLSON opens at The Garden Cinema (there’s a season intro, party and screening of ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST on 06 JAN if you’re a member…).

The big festival opening this month is London Short Film Festival (20 to 29 JAN). This year’s programme includes a strong representation from indie exhibitors, including T A P E, Zodiac Film Club, Club de Femmes, and Mondo Nights, and a collaboration with the Otherness Archive, as well as the usual short film strands, competition categories and industry events.

As usual, I’ll be topping up festival entries and undoubtably adding new rep seasons as they emerge throughout the month. Check back here for updates and watch out for my weekly Screen Guides which will resume w/c 06 JAN.

Looking across the scene, I’m pleased to see an increasing outcrop of discounted ticketing schemes. There are too many to list here, but scan your favourite venues for discounted days and ‘pay what you can’ screenings. I’ll try to shine a light on London’s most affordable cinema offerings in a future guide…

I’ve chosen MARK JENKIN’S THE CINEMATIC DNA OF ENYS MEN at BFI Southbank as my Featured Attraction of the Month. This is partly because I’m looking forward to ENYS MEN but also, having just completed my BAR TRASH presents TRASH PLANET season of 70s eco-horror films, seeing LONG WEEKEND (10 & 23 JAN) for the first time will be a long-overdue addition to my knowledge of the sub-genre.

See you in the darkness,

Richard // RADIANT CIRCUS

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

“Inevitably, when thinking of this era in Britain, a number of these films are not films at all, but highly innovative, haunting, weird or eerie, free-form, often experimental, sometimes oblique, yet always uncompromisingly authored productions made for the small screen. Some of my choices are linked to ENYS MEN through form, others by content; but in most cases, hopefully by a bit of both. After all, the greatest films mesh the two in a way that is hard to tell where one starts and the other finishes, and cannot ever be picked apart. There are films in this season that do not share similarities with ENYS MEN in either form or content, but are examples of work made by people who were, and are, willing to take risks; to experiment, maybe even to fail, all in the name of expanding the language of this youthful art form. For that reason alone, they remain a huge inspiration to me.”

Mark Jenkin, season curator (BFI Southbank)

• London Short Film Festival (20 to 29 JAN).

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): KOYAANISQATSI: LIFE OUT OF BALANCE 35mm d. Godfrey Reggio, 1982 (01 JAN 17:40 / 10 JAN 17:40); THE GODFATHER 35mm d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1972 (03 JAN 13:35); DECISION TO LEAVE 35mm aka Heojil Kyolshim d. Park Chan-wook, 2022 (03 JAN 15:00 / 04 JAN 20:30); PHANTOM THREAD 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2017 (04 JAN 12:00); EYES WIDE SHUT 35mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1999 (04 JAN 14:45); THE GODFATHER: PART II 35mm d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1974 (05 JAN 13:45); MULHOLLAND DR. 35mm d. David Lynch, 2001 (07 JAN 20:15); DEMOLITION MAN 35mm d. Marco Brambilla, 1993 (08 JAN 17:45 / 17 JAN 15:25); GREMLINS 35mm d. Joe Dante, 1984 (12 JAN 13:00); GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH d. Joe Dante, 1990 (12 JAN 15:30); BATMAN 35mm + BATMAN RETURNS 35mm d. Tim Burton, 1989 + 1992 (13 JAN 20:45); TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. 35mm d. William Friedkin, 1985 Podcast recording with Wang Chun + host Craig MacNeil (17 JAN 20:15); THE MUMMY: DOUBLE FEATURE 35mm d. Stephen Sommers, 1999 + 2001 (20 JAN 18:00); MOONSTRUCK 35mm d. Norman Jewison, 1987 (20 JAN 20:15); THERE WILL BE BLOOD 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007 (25 JAN 20:30); TRAINSPOTTING 35mm d. Danny Boyle, 1996 (29 JAN 20:30).

70MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 70mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1968 (01 JAN 20:01); INTERSTELLAR 70mm d. Christopher Nolan, 2014 (09 JAN 20:20 / 18 JAN 20:10 / 22 JAN 19:45 / 26 JAN 12:10).

IMAX PRESENTATIONS at BFI IMAX

• Includes (check venue for full listings): AVATAR 2: THE WAY OF WATER 3D d. James Cameron, 2022 (until 19 JAN).
• SIGHT & SOUND GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIME 2022: 95= ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST aka C’era una volta il West d. Sergio Leone, 1968 (15 JAN 16:15); 90= PARASITE aka Gisaengchung d. Bong Joon Ho, 2019 (18 JAN 17:30); 88= THE SHINING d. Stanley Kubrick, 1980 (21 JAN 20:30); 72= MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO aka Tonari no Totoro d. Hayao Miyazaki, 1988 (22 JAN 10:00); 75= SPIRITED AWAY aka Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi d. Hayao Miyazaki, 2001 (22 JAN 12:30); 84= BLUE VELVET d. David Lynch, 1986 (24 JAN 21:00); 67= METROPOLIS d. Fritz Lang, 1927 (30 JAN 16:30).
• AKIRA KURASWA: SEVEN SAMURAI aka Shichinin no Samurai d. Akira Kurosawa, 1954 (28 JAN 15:30 – without intermission).

AKIRA KUROSAWA at BFI Southbank & BFI IMAX

• Includes (check venue for full listings):
• Society: THE MOST BEAUTIFUL 35mm aka Ichiban Utsukushiku d. Akira Kurosawa, 1944 (01 JAN 13:50 / 09 JAN 18:15); NO REGRETS FOR OUR YOUTH 35mm aka Waga Seishun ni Kuinashi d. Akira Kurosawa, 1946 (02 JAN 12:45 / 10 JAN 20:40); ONE WONDERFUL SUNDAY 35mm aka Subarashiki Nichiyôbi d. Akira Kurosawa, 1947 (03 JAN 20:40 / 15 JAN 11:50); SCANDAL 35mm aka Shûbun d. Akira Kurosawa, 1950 (10 JAN 17:45); THE IDIOT 35mm aka Hakuchi d. Akira Kurosawa, 1951 (13 JAN 19:45 / 21 JAN 16:50).
• Social Status: THE MEN WHO TREAD ON THE TIGER’S TALE 35mm aka ora no O Fumu Otokotachi d. Akira Kurosawa, 1945 (01 JAN 16:20 / 11 JAN 17:55); KAGEMUSHA d. Akira Kurosawa, 1980 (11 JAN 19:35 / 31 JAN 19:35); DODES’KA-DEN 35mm aka Dodesukaden d. Akira Kurosawa, 1970 (15 JAN 18:05 / 16 JAN 17:50); THE LOWER DEPTHS 35mm aka Donzoku d. Akira Kurosawa, 1957 (19 JAN 20:20 / 30 JAN 20:20); THE HIDDEN FORTRESS aka Kakushi Toride no San-Akunin d. Akira Kurosawa, 1958 (20 JAN 20:20 / 27 JAN 17:45).
• Honour: SEVEN SAMURAI aka Shichinin no Samurai d. Akira Kurosawa, 1954 (02 JAN 16:50 / 05 JAN 18:30 – 35mm + intermission); HIGH & LOW 35mm aka Tengoku to Jigoku d. Akira Kurosawa, 1963 (19 JAN 17:45); THE BAD SLEEP WELL 35mm aka Warui Yatsu hoho Yoku Nemuru d. Akira Kurosawa, 1960 (22 JAN 18:00); SANJURO aka Tsubaki Sanjûrô d. Akira Kurosawa, 1962 (26 JAN 21:00 / 31 JAN 17:50).
• BFI IMAX: SEVEN SAMURAI aka Shichinin no Samurai d. Akira Kurosawa, 1954 (28 JAN 15:30 – without intermission).
• Talks & Events: Kurosawa season introduction (18 JAN 18:20); SCANDAL 35mm aka Shûbun d. Akira Kurosawa, 1950 + Intro by season curator Ian Haydn Smith (24 JAN 18:10); THE BAD SLEEP WELL 35mm aka Warui Yatsu hoho Yoku Nemuru d. Akira Kurosawa, 1960 + Intro by season curator Ian Haydn Smith (29 JAN 14:30); HIGH & LOW 35mm aka Tengoku to Jigoku d. Akira Kurosawa, 1963 + Intro by season curator Ian Haydn Smith (29 JAN 18:00).
• Re-release: RASHOMON d. Akira Kurosawa, 1950 (06 to 31 JAN).

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

• Includes (check venue for full listings): VIDEODROME d. David Cronenberg, 1983 (05 JAN 20:45 / 16 JAN 13:30); DUCK SOUP d. Leo McCarey, 1933 (06 JAN 12:00 / 07 JAN 15:45 / 10 JAN 15:45 / 12 JAN 17:35); VERTIGO d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1958 (08 JAN 20:25 / 19 JAN 15:15); THE WAGES OF FEAR d. Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1953 (23 JAN 17:30 / 15 FEB 12:00); SUPERMAN d. Richard Donner, 1978 (29 JAN 15:05 / 31 JAN 15:05 / 01 FEB 20:30).

ARCHITECTURE ON FILM at Barbican

• Includes (check venue for full listings): DREAMING WALLS: INSIDE THE CHELSEA HOTEL d. Amélie van Elmbt & Maya Duverdier, 2021 (18 JAN 18:45).

AU CONTRAIRE: JEAN-LUC GODARD at Close-Up

• Includes (check venue for full listings): ALPHAVILLE d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1965 (08 JAN 18:25 / 21 JAN 20:15); LE PETIT SOLDAT d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1963 (14 JAN 18:30 / 29 JAN 16:00); BAND OF OUTSIDERS d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1964 (15 JAN 18:15 / 27 JAN 20:15).

BEST OF 2022 at Bertha DocHouse

• Includes (check venue for listings): ASCENSION d. Jessica Kingdon, 2020 (01 JAN 15:00); THE VELVET QUEEN: SNOW LEOPARD d. Marie Amiguet & Vincent Munier, 2021 (01 JAN 17:00); MOONAGE DAYDREAM d. Brett Morgen, 2022 (01 JAN 19:00); REVOLUTION OF OUR TIMES d. Kiwi Chow, 2022 (02 JAN 15:00 / 04 JAN 19:00); EXPOSING MUYBRIDGE d. Marc Shaffer, 2021 (02 JAN 18:00 / 04 JAN 16:20); FLEE d. Jonas Poher Rasmussen, 2021 (03 JAN 14:20 / 05 JAN 18:20); TAMING THE GARDEN d. Salomé Jashi, 2021 (03 JAN 18:20 / 05 JAN 20:20); ALL THAT BREATHES d. Shaunak Sen, 2022 (03 JAN 20:20 / 05 JAN 14:20).

BEYOND INTERPRETATION at ICA

• Includes (check venue for listings): SLOW MACHINE d. Paul Felten & Joe DeNardo, 2020 UK Premiere + Intro by season curator Chris Cassingham & Q&A with the directors (12 JAN 18:30); TOPOLOGY OF SIRENS d. Jonathan Davies, 2021 UK Premiere + Intro by season curator Chris Cassingham & Q&A with the director (14 JAN 16:30); SHE DIES TOMORROW d. Amy Seimetz, 2020 + Intro by writer & critic Lillian Crawford (15 JAN 16:30); HAPPER’S COMET d. Tyler Taormina, 2022 UK Premiere + Intro by season curator Chris Cassingham & Q&A with the director (17 JAN 18:30); THE PLAGIARISTS d. Peter Parlow, 2014 UK Premiere + Intro by season curator Chris Cassingham & Q&A with James Kienitz Wilkins & Robin Schavoir (19 JAN 18:30).
• Curated by Chris Cassingham in partnership with the NFTS.

CELEBRATING JACK NICHOLSON at The Garden Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK d. George Miller, 1987 (07 JAN 15:00 / 10 JAN 17:45); FIVE EASY PIECES d. Bob Rafelson, 1970 (07 JAN 18:00 / 11 JAN 20:00 / 16 JAN 15:00); ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST d. Milos Forman, 1975 (08 JAN 19:00 / 11 JAN 15:00); THE PASSENGER d. Michelangelo Antonioni, 1975 (09 JAN 15:00 / 20 JAN 20:00 / 22 JAN 19:00); CHINATOWN d. Roman Polanski, 1974 (13 JAN 18:00 / 14 JAN 15:00 / 18 JAN 15:00 / 19 JAN 20:45 / 23 JAN 15:00); THE SHINING d. Stanley Kubrick, 1980 (14 JAN 20:00 / 15 JAN 19:00); AS GOOD AS IT GETS d. James L. Brooks, 1997 (15 JAN 14:00 / 17 JAN 18:05); ABOUT SCHMIDT d. Alexander Payne, 2002 (21 JAN 15:00 / 24 JAN 18:00); THE LAST DETAIL d. Hal Ashby, 1973 (21 JAN 18:00 / 25 JAN 17:10).

CELLULOID SUNDAY at ICA

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE BLUE KITE 35mm d. Tian Zhuangzhuang, 1993 (08 JAN 18:15).

CINEMATIC JUKEBOX / CLASSIC FILM SEASON at The Prince Charles (not listed elsewhere!)

• Includes (check venue for full listings): DAZED AND CONFUSED d. Rian Johnson, 1993 (01 JAN 15:15 – £1 Members Film); SÁTÁNTANGÓ d. Béla Tarr, 1994 (02 JAN 10:00); DUNE d. Denis Villeneuve, 2021 (03 JAN 20:30 – 4K); THE HOLY MOUNTAIN d. Alejandro Jodorowsky, 1973 (04 JAN 20:45 / 10 JAN 13:00); McCABE & MRS MILLER d. Robert Altman, 1971 (11 JAN 20:30 – 4K); APOCALYPSE NOW: FINAL CUT d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1979 (14 JAN 20:30 – 4K); SORCERER d. William Friedkin, 1977 (23 JAN 20:45 / 15 FEB 15:15); COME AND SEE d. Elem Klimov, 1985 (24 JAN 20:40); DERSU UZALA d. Akira Kurosawa, 1975 (27 JAN 15:00 / 28 JAN 18:15 / 02 FEB 20:35).

DISNEY MATINEES at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS d. William Cottrell, David Hand & Wilfred Jackson, 1937 (29 JAN 13:00).

DRUMROLL FOR FORTUITOUS HEROES at Ciné Lumière

• Includes (check venue for listings): BECASSINE THE WACKIEST NANNY EVER d. Philippe Vidal, 2001 (07 JAN 14:00 / 14 FEB 15:00); THE CHORUS aka Les Choristes d. Christophe Barratier, 2021 (08 JAN 12:35 / 22 JAN 14:00); ASTERIX & CLEOPATRA d. René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo, 1972 (21 JAN 14:00 / 11 FEB 14:00); TINTIN & THE LAKE OF SHARKS d. Raymond Leblanc, 1972 (28 JAN 14:00 / 15 FEB 14:30).

ESSENTIAL CINEMA at Close-Up Film Centre

• Includes (check venue for full listings): STALKER d. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979 (07 JAN 17:15 / 21 JAN 17:15 / 22 JAN 20:00); BLUE VELVET d. David Lynch, 1986 (07 JAN 20:15 / 14 JAN 20:15); MIRROR d. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1974 (15 JAN 20:15 / 28 JAN 20:15).

THE FILMS OF DAVID LYNCH at The Prince Charles 

• Includes (check venue for full listings): DUNE d. David Lynch, 1984 (03 JAN 17:30); MULHOLLAND DR. 35mm d. David Lynch, 2001 (07 JAN 20:15).

IMITATIONS OF LIFE: DECONSTRUCTING ‘CAMP’ IN CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD at The Cinema Museum 

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE LITTLE MERMAID + BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 35mm ds. Ron Clements & John Musker, 1989 + Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise, 1991 + Intro/discussion (22 JAN 16:00).
• Presented by The Vito Project LGBTQ+ Film Club.

‘I PURPLE U’ at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): YUNI d. Kamila Andini, 2021 (10 JAN 18:00); RAFIKI d. Wanuri Kahiu, 2018 (17 JAN 18:00); PURPLE RAIN d. Albert Magnoli, 1984 (24 JAN 18:00); THE HANDMAIDEN d. Park Chan-Wook, 2016 (31 JAN 20:20).
• Curated by Heeyeon Park in partnership with NFTS.

JEAN-LUC GODARD: PERSPECTIVES at Ciné Lumière

• Includes (check venue for full listings): BREATHLESS aka A bout de souffle d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1959 (06 JAN 16:30 / 07 JAN 19:50 Intro/Q&A with writer Joanna Walsh / 08 JAN 11:45); LE MÉPRIS aka Contempt d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1963 (07 JAN 13:30); VIVRE SA VIE d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1962 (09 JAN 18:20 / 12 JAN 16:20); PIERROT LE FOU d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1965 (10 JAN 18:15); ALPHAVILLE d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1965 (15 JAN 19:40 / 18 JAN 18:20); WEEKEND 35mm d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1967 (20 JAN 15:00 / 26 JAN 18:00); KING LEAR 35mm d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1987 + Talk by Professor Garin Dowd: Godard’s 1980s: Self-Portraiture and Surrogacy (25 JAN 18:10).

JOHN SMITH: INTROSPECTIVE (1972–2022) 50 FILMS FROM 50 YEARS at Close-Up Film Centre

• Includes (check venue for full listings): Programme 4 (1985-92) + Q&A with John Smith (12 JAN 20:15); Programme 9 (2012-21) + Q&A with John Smith (19 JAN 20:15).

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

• Includes (check venue for full listings): WALKABOUT d. Nicolas Roeg, 1971 (01 JAN 13:10 / 09 JAN 20:30); THE STONE TAPE + JOURNEY TO AVEBURY ds. Peter Sasdy, 1972 + Derek Jarman, 1973 (02 JAN 15:40); JEANNE DIELMAN, 23 QUAI DU COMMERCE, 1080 BRUXELLES d. Chantal Akerman, 1975 (04 JAN 18:30 / 28 JAN 16:15); SYMPTOMS + STIGMA ds. José Ramón Larraz, 1974 + Lawrence Gordon Clark, 1977 (06 JAN 18:10 / 15 JAN 15:30); LOST HIGHWAY + JAUNT ds. David Lynch, 1997 + Andrew Kötting, 1995 (06 JAN 20:15 / 22 JAN 18:10); HAUNTERS OF THE DEEP + THE LIVING AND THE DEAD EP2 ds. Andrew Bogle, 1984 + Alice Troughton, 2016 (08 JAN 13:20 / 14 JAN 20:40); LONG WEEKEND + BETWEEN THE TIDES 35mm ds. Colin Eggleston, 1978 + Ralph Keene, 1959 (10 JAN 18:20 / 23 JAN 20:30); PENDA’S FEN + A WARNING TO THE CURIOUS ds. Alan Clarke, 1974 + Lawrence Gordon Clark, 1972 (11 JAN 17:50); BAIT 35mm d. Mark Jenkins, 2019 (15 JAN 18:00 / 30 JAN 20:50); TWO YEARS AT SEA 35mm + A PORTRAIT OF GA 16mm ds. Ben Rivers, 2011 + Margaret Tait, 1952 (24 JAN 20:45); DAGUERRÉOTYPES + WORLD OF GLORY ds. Agnès Varda, 1975 + Roy Andersson, 1991 (26 JAN 20:50); REQUIEM FOR A VILLAGE + THE SIGNALMAN ds. David Gladwell, 1975 + Lawrence Gordon Clark, 1976 (27 JAN 18:20 / 31 JAN 20:40); BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO + WIND ds. Peter Strickland, 2012 + Bill Scott, 1999 (31 JAN 18:10).
• Talks & Events: ENYS MEN d. Mark Jenkins, 2022 + Intro/Q&A with director Mark Jenkin (13 JAN 18:00); TWO YEARS AT SEA 35mm + A PORTRAIT OF GA 16mm ds. Ben Rivers, 2011 + Margaret Tait, 1952 + Intro/Q&A with Mark Jenkin & Ben Rivers (14 JAN 18:00); Film Sounds: A conversation between Mark Jenkin and Peter Strickland (29 JAN 13:00); BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO + WIND ds. Peter Strickland, 2012 + Bill Scott, 1999 + Intro by Mark Jenkin & Peter Strickland (29 JAN 15:30).
• Releases: ENYS MEN d. Mark Jenkins, 2022 (13 to 31 JAN).

MEL BROOKS SELECTROSPECTIVE (IN REVERSE) at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): SILENT MOVIE d. Mel Brooks, 1976 (18 JAN 18:00); YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN d. Mel Brooks, 1974 (27 JAN 18:00).

NOBODY DOES IT LIKE SAM PECKINPAH at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY aka Guns In The Afternoon d. Sam Peckinpah, 1962 (31 JAN 18:00).

MOVIE MARATHONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY – EXTENDED EDITIONS 4K (02 JAN 10:15); ALIEN [Theatrical Version] + ALIENS [Director’s Cut] ds. Ridley Scott, 1979 + James Cameron, 1986 (06 JAN 18:00); FRIDAY THE 13TH MINITHON Parts 1-IV (13 JAN 18:00); BATMAN 35mm + BATMAN RETURNS 35mm d. Tim Burton, 1989 + 1992 (13 JAN 20:45); MYSTERY MOVIE MARATHON 5 Films, 1 Ticket (15 JAN 12:00); THE MUMMY: DOUBLE FEATURE 35mm d. Stephen Sommers, 1999 + 2001 (20 JAN 18:00).

SCI-FI SELECTIONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): ALIEN [Theatrical Cut] d. Ridley Scott, 1979 (11 JAN 12:00); ALIENS [Director’s Cut] d. James Cameron, 1986 (11 JAN 14:45); EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE d. The Daniels, 2022 (16 JAN 20:35 – 4K / 01 FEB 15:00 – 4K).

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

• Includes (check venue for full listings): 95= THE GENERAL d. Buster Keaton & Clyde Bruckman, 1926 (01 JAN 12:10 / 29 JAN 15:10); 95= GET OUT d. Jordan Peele, 2017 (02 JAN 18:40 / 06 JAN 17:50); 95= TROPICAL MALADY 35mm aka Sud pralad d. Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2004 (07 JAN 13:50 / 09 JAN 20:40); 95= BLACK GIRL aka La Noire de… d. Ousmane Sembène, 1966 (03 JAN 20:30); 95= ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST aka C’era una volta il West d. Sergio Leone, 1968 (02 JAN 15:20 / 07 JAN 17:15); 95= A MAN ESCAPED aka Un Condamné à mort s’est échappé d. Robert Bresson, 1956 (03 JAN 18:30 / 28 JAN 20:30); 90= YI YI 35mm aka A One and a Two… d. Edward Yang, 2000 (04 JAN 18:40); 90= PARASITE aka Gisaengchung d. Bong Joon Ho, 2019 (09 JAN 17:50); 90= MADAME DE… d. Max Ophüls, 1953 (04 JAN 14:30); 90= THE LEOPARD aka Il gattopardo d. Luchino Visconti, 1963 (01 JAN 14:10 / 05 JAN 18:40 / 20 JAN 14:00); 90= UGETSU MONOGATARI d. Kenji Mizoguchi, 1953 (03 JAN 20:50 / 17 JAN 20:30); 88= THE SHINING d. Stanley Kubrick, 1980 (06 JAN 20:10 – 35mm / 10 JAN 20:10); 88= CHUNGKING EXPRESS aka Chung Him sam lam d. Wong Kar-Wai, 1994 (12 JAN 20:45 / 17 JAN 20:50 / 21 JAN 14:15); 84= THE SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE aka El espíritu de la colmena d. Victor Erice, 1973 (19 JAN 18:00 / 28 JAN 13:50); 84= PIERROT LE FOU d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1965 (03 JAN 18:10 / 04 JAN 20:30 / 19 JAN 20:30); 84= BLUE VELVET d. David Lynch, 1986 (07 JAN 20:30 / 20 JAN 20:35); 84= HISTOIRE(S) DU CINÉMA d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1989-1999 Parts 1-8 + intervals (07 JAN 16:30); 78= MODERN TIMES d. Charles Chaplin, 1936 (13 JAN 17:45 / 22 JAN 13:10); 78= SUNSET BOULEVARD d. Billy Wilder, 1950 (01 JAN 15:50 / 27 JAN 14:30 / 30 JAN 17:50); 78= CELINE AND JULIE GO BOATING 35mm aka Céline et Julie vont en bateau: Phantom Ladies Over Paris d. Jacques Rivette, 1974 (08 JAN 14:45 / 21 JAN 17:00); 78= SÁTÁNTANGÓ d. Béla Tarr, 1994 439min + intervals (08 JAN 11:15 / 21 JAN 13:30); 78= A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH d. Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, 1946 (12 JAN 20:40 / 22 JAN 11:30); 78= A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY aka Guling jie shaonian sha ren shijian d. Edward Yang, 1991 (16 JAN 18:30 / 28 JAN 16:00); 75= SPIRITED AWAY aka Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi d. Hayao Miyazaki, 2001 (07 JAN 12:10); 75= IMITATION OF LIFE d. Douglas Sirk, 1959 (18 JAN 20:30 / 25 JAN 14:30 / 29 JAN 12:30); 75= SANSHO THE BAILIFF 35mm aka Sansho Dayu d. Kenji Mizoguchi, 1954 (20 JAN 17:45 / 26 JAN 17:50); 72= JOURNEY TO ITALY aka Viaggio in Italia d. Roberto Rossellini, 1954 (08 JAN 18:20 / 23 JAN 14:30 / 27 JAN 20:50); 72= L’AVVENTURA aka The Adventure d. Michelangelo Antonioni, 1960 (01 JAN 18:05 / 22 JAN 15:20 / 30 JAN 20:15); 72= MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO aka Tonari no Totoro d. Hayao Miyazaki, 1988 (03 JAN 18:20 / 28 JAN 13:40); 67= THE RED SHOES d. Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, 1948 (02 JAN 13:50 / 24 JAN 18:05); 67= ANDREI RUBLEV d. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1966 (26 JAN 18:40 / 29 JAN 17:20); 67= THE GLEANERS AND I aka Les glaneurs et la glaneuse + LA JETÉE ds. Agnès Varda, 2000 + Chris Marker, 1962 (11 JAN 20:30 / 23 JAN 18:10); 67= METROPOLIS d. Fritz Lang, 1927 (01 JAN 17:55); 66 TOUKI-BOUKI d. Djibril Diop Mambéty, 1973 (02 JAN 13:40 / 31 JAN 17:40).
• BFI IMAX: 95= ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST aka C’era una volta il West d. Sergio Leone, 1968 (15 JAN 16:15); 90= PARASITE aka Gisaengchung d. Bong Joon Ho, 2019 (18 JAN 17:30); 88= THE SHINING d. Stanley Kubrick, 1980 (21 JAN 20:30); 72= MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO aka Tonari no Totoro d. Hayao Miyazaki, 1988 (22 JAN 10:00); 75= SPIRITED AWAY aka Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi d. Hayao Miyazaki, 2001 (22 JAN 12:30); 84= BLUE VELVET d. David Lynch, 1986 (24 JAN 21:00); 67= METROPOLIS d. Fritz Lang, 1927 (30 JAN 16:30).
• Talks & Events: 95= BLACK GIRL aka La Noire de… d. Ousmane Sembène, 1966 + Intro (12 JAN 18:15); 90= YI YI 35mm aka A One and a Two… d. Edward Yang, 2000 + Intro by Hyun Jin Cho, Film Programmer, BFI Festivals (22 JAN 14:00); 90= MADAME DE… d. Max Ophüls, 1953 + Intro by Ruby McGuigan, Cultural Programme Manager (20 JAN 18:10); 67= METROPOLIS d. Fritz Lang, 1927 + Intro by Bryony Dixon, BFI Curator (15 JAN 14:40).

STAFF PICKS at The Garden Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD d. Joachim Trier, 2022 (03 JAN 14:50 / 05 JAN 20:10); SECRETS & LIES d. Mike Leigh, 1996 (03 JAN 15:20 / 08 JAN 14:15); DRIVE MY CAR d. Ryusuke Hamaguchi, 2021 (03 JAN 17:30 / 04 JAN 14:40); ALI: FEAR EATS THE SOUL d. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1974 (03 JAN 21:00 / 04 JAN 18:00 / 10 JAN 16:00); A CHIARA d. Jonas Carpignano, 2021 (04 JAN 18:10); SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS d. Alexander Mackendrick, 1957 (05 JAN 18:00 / 07 JAN 11:35).

STEVEN SPIELBERG FROM 35MM at Everyman Screen On The Green

• Includes (check venue for full listings): CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 35mm d. Steven Spielberg, 1977 (07 JAN 22:30 / 11 JAN 10:30); HOOK 35mm d. Steven Spielberg, 1991 (14 JAN 22:30 / 18 JAN 10:30); JURASSIC PARK 35mm d. Steven Spielberg, 1993 (21 JAN 22:30 / 25 JAN 10:30); SAVING PRIVATE RYAN 35mm d. Steven Spielberg, 1998 (28 JAN 22:30 / 01 FEB 10:30); MINORITY REPORT 35mm d. Steven Spielberg, 2002 (04 FEB 22:30 / 08 FEB 10:30).

STRANGE OBJECTS: REFLECTIONS ON BRITISH COLONIAL LEGACIES at Close-Up Film Centre

• Includes (check venue for full listings): Programme 1 + Miranda Pennell and artist and writer Kamila Kuc in conversation (13 JAN 20:15); Programme 2 + Miranda Pennell and artist Jananne Al-Ani in conversation (20 JAN 20:15).

THROWBACK SEASON at Everyman Cinemas

• Includes (check venue for listings): GLADIATOR d. Ridley Scott, 2000 (01 JAN various / 03 JAN various); FORREST GUMP d. Robert Zemeckis, 1994 (08 JAN various / 10 JAN various); CHICAGO d. Rob Marshall, 2002 (15 JAN various / 17 JAN various); THE KING’S SPEECH d. Tom Hooper, 2010 (22 JAN various / 24 JAN various).

TRINTIGNANT: THE NON-CONFORMIST at Ciné Lumière

• Includes (check venue for listings): ET DIEU CRÉA LA FEMME aka And God Created Woman d. Roger Vadim, 1956 (08 JAN 14:00 / 11 JAN 18:30 + Intro by Professor Ginette Vincendeau); Z aka Il est vivant d. Costa-Gavras, 1969 (15 JAN 14:00 / 17 JAN 18:00); THE CONFORMIST aka Il conformista d. Bernardo Bertolucci, 1970 (22 JAN 13:30 / 24 JAN 18:15); THREE COLOURS: RED aka Trois couleurs: Rouge d. Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1994 (29 JAN 14:00 / 31 JAN 18:30); SEE HOW THEY FALL aka Regarde les hommes tomber d. Jacques Audiard, 1993 (05 FEB 14:00 / 07 FEB 18:30).

TWO FROM SARAH POLLEY at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): TAKE THIS WALTZ d. Sarah Polley, 2011 (18 JAN 18:10).

WORLD CINEMA PASSPORT SEASON at Everyman Belsize Park

• Includes (check venue for listings): ANDREI RUBLEV d. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1966 (01 JAN 13:45 / 05 JAN 13:45); SON OF SAUL d. László Nemes, 2015 (15 JAN 13:45 / 19 JAN 12:45); CLEO FROM 5 TO 7 d. Agnès Varda, 1962 (22 JAN 13:45 / 25 JAN 15:00).

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE d. Wong Kar Wai, 2000 (02 JAN 18:25 / 06 JAN 21:00 / 15 JAN 18:10 / 22 JAN 17:20 – 4K); CHUNGKING EXPRESS d. Wong Kar Wai, 1994 (04 JAN 18:10 / 11 JAN 18:15 / 20 JAN 15:30 / 21 JAN 18:15 / 24 JAN 15:35 / 25 JAN 12:45); AS TEARS GO BY d. Wong Kar Wai, 1988 (07 JAN 17:45 – 4K / 09 JAN 15:40 – 4K / 10 JAN 20:30 / 12 JAN 15:00); DAYS OF BEING WILD d. Wong Kar Wai, 1990 (13 JAN 15:45 – 4K / 14 JAN 18:15 – 4K / 16 JAN 15:45 – 4K / 17 JAN 20:45 / 19 JAN 13:00); FALLEN ANGELS d. Wong Kar Wai, 1995 (27 JAN 12:35 / 28 JAN 15:45).

WUXIA SELECTROSPECTIVE at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): DRAGON INN d. King Hu, 1967 (08 JAN 15:10 / 18 JAN 15:25).

YASUJIRŌ OZU: NORIKO TRILOGY at Close-Up Film Centre

• Includes (check venue for full listings): LATE SPRING d. Yasujirō Ozu, 1949 (01 JAN 20:00 / 22 JAN 18:00); EARLY SUMMER d. Yasujiro Ozu, 1951 (06 JAN 20:15 / 28 JAN 17:45); TOKYO STORY d. Yasujiro Ozu, 1953 (08 JAN 20:15 / 29 JAN 17:45).

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