OCTOBER 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.

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

This epic roundup is rather late, so let’s cut to the headlines!

October is Black History Month, with season offerings including BLACK HISTORY MONTH at The Garden Cinema, BLACK PARIS: FACT & FICTION at Ciné Lumière, and TNB BHM 2022 at Stratford East Picturehouse, alongside my featured attraction of the month (see below). Expect more films centred around Black voices as the month continues (and check my weekly screen guides for updated information about one-off events).

Halloween is almost upon us, and there’s a significant uptick in horror film programming across town. The Prince Charles goes all in – as usual! – with their HORROCTOBER season (which surely includes a shipping container’s worth of 35mm), but the BFI plays them good game with the first of a two-part hymn to the monster in all of us, IN DREAMS ARE MONSTERS. Other seasons include pre-code lineup CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT from Movies on Weekends at Chiswick Cinema, my very own BAR TRASH / TRASH PLANET season of 70s eco-horror at Genesis Cinema and Rule Zero, and a bunch of suitably titled Halloween programmes at Chiswick Cinema, Genesis Cinema, and Picturehouse Cinemas. Again, I expect this list to spawn… so check back for updates.

Other new rep seasons this month include A LIFE ON THE FILM SET at The Garden Cinema which does what I hope many more programmes would do; look beyond a narrow obsession with film directors by celebrating other creative contributors. Here the focus is on Angela Allen’s illustrious career as a script supervisor. But then to contradict myself almost entirely, we also have fascinating series devoted to the works of JOHN SMITH (at ICA and Close-Up) and PATRICIO GUZMÁN (at Bertha DocHouse). BFI returns to normal after their main party of the year with new showcases devoted to GARY OLDMAN, GUY MADDIN, PETER GREENAWAY and RYAN COOGLER. The excellent MIKE LEIGH IN CONVERSATION season continues with the director talking about a second chronological run of his films at The Garden Cinema.

Outdoor seasons wrapped at both Rooftop Film Club venues at the start of the month. Doubtless a few diehard outdoor DIY popups will appear during the Autumn months, and I’ll do my best to keep track of those in my weekly screen guides…

If festivals are your thing, it’s time to embrace the BFI London Film Festival (05 to 16 OCT), which will also be director Tricia Tuttle’s last (many best wishes and congratulations!). Picking up this month’s signature themes, smaller festivals include Ethiopian Film Week (14 to 16 OCT), Film Africa (28 OCT to 06 NOV), FrightFest Halloween (29 OCT), Misty Moon International Film Festival which has a jury packed with horror film industry pros (22 OCT), and Unrestricted View Horror Film Festival (30 OCT to 05 NOV).

Viola Davis – star and producer of Gina Prince-Bythewood’s epic THE WOMAN KING – has been talking about the urgent need for more Black filmmakers to be able to tell their stories and for them to be able to tell any story they wish. For my Featured Attraction of the Month I’ve chosen WOMEN’S STORIES FROM THE GLOBAL SOUTH (& TO WHOM THEY BELONG) at ICA – part of Cinema Rediscovered on Tour – which tackles a further part of that narrative, the never-ending struggle to get filmmakers’ stories seen and shared.

See you in the darkness, and stay safe.

Richard // RADIANT CIRCUS

WOMEN’S STORIES FROM THE GLOBAL SOUTH (& TO WHOM THEY BELONG) at ICA

“This compelling season covers 42 years, five countries, and five recently restored or digitised features, each linked to a uniquely challenging story of ownership and distribution. Together, these five features highlight imbalances of power within film cultures, particularly as they are imposed on female storytellers – hindering access to the narratives they create and share.”

“The season includes Sarah Maldoror’s SAMBIZANGA (Angola 1971), one of the first features shot in Africa by a woman of African descent; Sara Gómez’s DE CIERTA MANERA (Cuba 1974-77 – main featured image), the first Cuban feature directed by a woman; Margot Benacerraf’s landmark documentary ARAYA (Venezuela 1959); Farida Benlyazid’s rarely-seen drama A DOOR TO THE SKY (Morocco, 1989); and MAANGAMIZI: THE ANCIENT ONE (Tanzania 2001), adapted from a story by Queenae Taylor Mulvihill.” (ICA)

• BFI London Film Festival (05 to 16 OCT).
• British Horror Film Festival (15 OCT).
• Chiswick In Film Festival (30 SEP to 02 OCT).
• Doc’n Roll Festival (27 OCT to 13 NOV).
• Ethiopian Film Week (14 to 16 OCT).
• Fête du Cinéma d’Animation (02 to 28 OCT).
• Film Africa (28 OCT to 06 NOV).
• Fragments Festival (29 SEP to 02 OCT).
• FrightFest Halloween (29 OCT).
• Kick Like A Girl (08 to 09 OCT).
• Little Wing Film Festival (05 to 09 OCT).
• London Baltic Film Festival (28 to 30 OCT).
• London East Asian Film Festival (19 to 30 OCT).
• London Georgian Film Festival (30 SEP to 05 OCT).
• Misty Moon International Film Festival (22 OCT).
• Ocean Film Festival World Tour (18 to 21 OCT).
• Raindance Film Festival (26 OCT to 05 NOV).
• Unrestricted View Horror Film Festival (30 OCT to 05 NOV).
• Wimbledon International Short Film Festival (08 OCT).

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): WILD AT HEART 35mm d. David Lynch, 1990 (01 OCT 18:05 / 04 OCT 17:45 / 12 OCT 13:15); THE SHINING [UK Version] 35mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1980 (02 OCT 18:00 / 07 OCT 13:00 / 17 OCT 12:40 / 23 OCT 20:30 / 29 OCT 20:20 / 30 OCT 13:00 / 31 OCT 15:15); TREMORS 35mm d. Ron Underwood, 1990 (02 OCT 20:30); NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 35mm d. Tom Savini, 1990 (03 OCT 20:30 / 11 OCT 16:00 – £1 Members Film); ZODIAC 35mm d. David Fincher, 2007 (04 OCT 20:30 – £1 Members Film / 24 OCT 15:10); THE EXORCIST 35mm d. William Friedkin, 1973 (05 OCT 13:00 / 17 OCT 15:30 / 22 OCT 15:30 / 30 OCT 17:45 / 31 OCT 20:45); UNSTOPPABLE 35mm d. Tony Scott, 2010 (05 OCT 16:00); MANHUNTER 35mm d. Michael Mann, 1986 (06 OCT 13:00 / 26 OCT 18:00); THE FACULTY 35mm d. Robert Rodriguez, 1998 (06 OCT 18:10); THE TRUMAN SHOW 35mm d. Peter Weir, 1998 (06 OCT 20:30); BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA 35mm d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1992 (07 OCT 20:30 / 12 OCT 15:20 / 15 OCT 17:50); SCOOBY-DOO 35mm d. Raja Gosnell, 2002 (08 OCT 12:30 & 16:35 / 19 OCT 12:30); HALLOWEEN H20: 20 YEARS LATER 35mm d. Steve Miner, 1998 (08 OCT 20:45 / 19 OCT 16:00 – £1 Members Screening); VALENTINE d. Jamie Blanks, 2001 (11 OCT 18:30); AUDITION 35mm d. Takashi Miike, 1999 (12 OCT 20:55); SCREAM 35mm d. Wes Craven, 1996 (13 OCT 15:30); THE LOST BOYS 35mm d. Joel Schumacher, 1987 (14 OCT 18:20 / 18 OCT 15:40 / 27 OCT 18:10 / 29 OCT 18:00 / 31 OCT 13:00); SCREAM 2 35mm d. Wes Craven, 1997 (19 OCT 13:10); BIRTH 35mm d. Jonathan Glazer, 2004 (19 OCT 18:10); DEEP BLUE SEA 35mm d. Renny Harlin, 1999 (20 OCT 20:45); DEATH BECOMES HER 35mm d. Robert Zemeckis, 1992 (21 OCT 18:00); FROM DUSK TILL DAWN 35mm d. Robert Rodriguez, 1996 (21 OCT 20:45); TEACHING MRS. TINGLE 35mm d. Kevin Williamson, 1999 (24 OCT 20:20); SCREAM 3 35mm d. Wes Craven, 2000 (26 OCT 15:20 – £1 Members Film); SEVEN 35mm d. David Fincher, 1995 (29 OCT 18:10); THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE 35mm d. Tobe Hooper, 1974 (30 OCT 15:45); MISERY d. Rob Reiner, 1990 (30 OCT 20:30).

IMAX PRESENTATIONS at BFI IMAX

• Includes (check venue for full listings): AVATAR 3D d. James Cameron, 2009 (until 01 OCT); SKYFALL d. Sam Mendes, 2012 (02 OCT 12:30); SPECTRE d. Sam Mendes, 2015 (02 OCT 16:00); NO TIME TO DIE (3D) d. Cary Joji Fukunaga, 2021 (02 OCT 19:50).
• Check weekly screen guides for updates.

A LIFE ON THE FILM SET at The Garden Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE MISFITS d. John Huston, 1961 + Q&A with Angela Allen (02 OCT 17:30); PANDORA AND THE FLYING DUTCHMAN d. Albert Lewin, 1951 + Q&A with Angela Allen (07 OCT 18:00); THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING d. John Huston, 1975 + Q&A with Angela Allen (09 OCT 19:00); WOMEN IN LOVE d. Ken Russell, 1969 + Q&A with Angela Allen (14 OCT 18:00); MACBETH d. Roman Polanski, 1971 + Q&A with Angela Allen (16 OCT 19:30).

ANIME at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): INU-OH d. Masaaki Yuasa, 2022 (30 SEP 12:15 / 03 OCT 15:30 / 06 OCT 15:55 / 11 OCT 13:50 / 13 OCT 13:40); BELLE aka Ryû to sobakasu no hime d. Mamoru Hosoda, 2021 (03 OCT 12:00); PERFECT BLUE d. Satoshi Kon, 1997 (22 OCT 13:15).

ANNIVERSARY SEASON at Everyman Belsize Park

• Includes (check venue for full listings): SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN d. Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly, 1952 (02 OCT 14:00 / 03 OCT 20:30); DR. NO d. Terrence Young, 1962 (08 OCT 18:00).

BAR TRASH / TRASH PLANET at Genesis Cinema & Rule Zero

• Includes (check venue for full listings): OCTAMAN dir Harry Essex, 1971 + Intro, film chat, prize giveaways & themed drinks at Genesis Cinema (11 OCT 20:30); BUG dir Jeannot Szwarc, 1975 + Intro, film chat, prize giveaways & themed drinks at Rule Zero (19 OCT 20:30); NIGHT OF THE LEPUS dir William F. Claxton, 1972 + Intro, film chat, prize giveaways & themed drinks at Genesis Cinema (25 OCT 20:30).
• Presented by TOKEN HOMO.

BFI’S 100 BBC TV GAMECHANGERS at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings): Session 1: The Eurovision Song Contest 1962 + Intro (22 OCT 12:00); Session 2: A Eurovision Extravaganza: The Changing Face of Eurovision + Panel (22 OCT 14:45).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: FATEFUL MOMENTS IN TIME! at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings): CLEO FROM 5 TO 7 aka Cléo de 5 à 7 d. Agnès Varda, 1962 (01 OCT 12:30); FARGO d. Joel and Ethan Coen, 1996 (01 OCT 18:00 – 4K); LAST YEAR IN MARIENBAD aka L’Année dernière à Marienbad d. Alain Resnais, 1961 (02 OCT 12:45 / 04 OCT 20:40); THE BRIDE WORE BLACK aka La Mariée était en noir d. François Truffaut, 1968 (03 OCT 17:50); PSYCHO d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1960 (04 OCT 18:30).

BLACK HISTORY MONTH at The Garden Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): PLAYING AWAY d. Horace Ové, 1987 (08 OCT 20:00 / 18 OCT 15:00); BURNING AN ILLUSION d. Menelik Shabazz, 1981 (11 OCT 15:00 / 15 OCT 20:25); THE STUART HALL PROJECT d. John Akomfrah, 2013 (12 OCT 16:30 / 20 OCT 20:10); DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST d. Julie Dash, 1991 (12 OCT 20:10 / 19 OCT 15:00).

BLACK PARIS: FACT & FICTION at Ciné Lumière

• Includes (check venue for full listings): PARIS NOIR – AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE CITY OF LIGHT d. Joanne Burke, 2017 + Intro by series curator Karen Alexander & author/social entrepreneur Eric D. Collins (07 OCT 18:15); PARIS BLUES d. Martin Ritt, 1961 (09 OCT 20:05 / 15 OCT 16:00); DILILI IN PARIS d. Michel Ocelot, 2018 (15 OCT 14:00); KIRIKOU AND THE SORCERESS aka Kirikou et la Sorcière d. Michel Ocelot & Raymond Burlet, 1998 (27 OCT 16:00).

BLACK & WHITE MOVIES at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): FRANKENSTEIN d. James Whale, 1931 (01 OCT 16:30); NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD d. George A. Romero, 1968 (03 OCT 18:15 / 11 OCT 13:40); THE HUMAN CONDITION – PART 3 – A SOLDIER’S PRAYER d. Masaki Kobayashi, 1961 (03 OCT 20:00); NOSFERATU d. F.W. Murnau, 1922 (04 OCT 13:00 / 13 OCT 13:15 / 17 OCT 16:00 / 23 OCT 18:00 & 20:45 + Live score by Ben Pearson / 26 OCT 13:00 / 31 OCT 16:00); THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN d. James Whale, 1935 (05 OCT 18:10); DRACULA d. Tod Browning & Karl Fruend, 1931 (08 OCT 14:35); THE MUMMY d. Karl Freund, 1932 (15 OCT 13:00); THE INVISIBLE MAN d. James Whale, 1933 (16 OCT 13:00); THE WOLF MAN d. George Waggner, 1941 (22 OCT 13:30); CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON d. Jack Arnold, 1954 (29 OCT 13:30).

BOWIE: SOUND AND VISION at Picturehouse Cinemas

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE HUNGER d. Tony Scott, 1983 (30 SEP various / 01 OCT various / 05 OCT various); MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE d. Nagisa Ôshima, 1983 (08 OCT various / 12 OCT various); LABYRINTH d. Jim Henson, 1986 (15 OCT various / 16 OCT various).

CAROLEE SCHNEEMANN FILM SERIES at Barbican 

• Includes (check venue for full listings): Intimacy and the Body + Introduction by Elena Gorfinkel (20 OCT 18:45); Interrogating the Image + Introduction by Kenneth White (28 OCT 18:45).

CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT at Chiswick Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): DRACULA d. Tod Browning, 1931 + Intro by film critic Clarisse Loughrey (05 OCT 19:00); MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM d. Michael Curtiz, 1933 (12 OCT 19:00); FRANKENSTEIN d. James Whale, 1931 (19 OCT 19:00); DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE d. Rouben Mamoulian, 1931 (26 OCT 19:00).
• Presented by Movies On Weekends.

CLOSE-UP: RYAN COOGLER at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings): FRUITVALE STATION d. Ryan Coogler, 2013 (22 OCT 12:30 / 29 OCT 16:15 / 14 NOV 20:50); CREED d. Ryan Coogler, 2015 (22 OCT 20:25 / 13 NOV 18:00).

ESSENTIAL CINEMA at Close-Up

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE 400 BLOWS d. François Truffaut, 1959 (01 OCT 18:20 / 09 OCT 20:15); JULES AND JIM d. François Truffaut, 1962 (01 OCT 20:15 / 09 OCT 18:15); WOMAN OF THE DUNES d. Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1964 (02 OCT 17:30 / 16 OCT 19:30); PERSONA d. Ingmar Bergman, 1966 (02 OCT 20:15 / 08 OCT 20:15); EL SUR d. Víctor Erice, 1983 (08 OCT 18:25 / 23 OCT 18:25); THE SEVENTH SEAL d. Ingmar Bergman, 1957 (15 OCT 20:00 / 23 OCT 20:15); THEOREM d. Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1968 (16 OCT 17:45 / 22 OCT 18:15 / 29 OCT 18:00); WOMAN OF THE DUNES d. Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1964 (16 OCT 19:30); CRÍA CUERVOS d. Carlos Saura, 1976 (21 OCT 20:15 / 29 OCT 18:00).

EXPERIMENTS IN FILM at Barbican

• Includes (check venue for full listings): The Films of Andy Warhol 1963 – 1965 + ScreenTalk (24 OCT 18:30).

THE FILMS OF DAVID LYNCH at The Prince Charles 

• Includes (check venue for full listings): WILD AT HEART 35mm d. David Lynch, 1990 (01 OCT 18:05 / 04 OCT 17:45 / 12 OCT 13:15); TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME d. David Lynch, 1992 (14 OCT 21:00 / 16 OCT 15:00 / 17 OCT 13:00 / 19 OCT 14:30 / 20 OCT 18:00); LOST HIGHWAY 4K Restoration d. David Lynch, 1997 (19 OCT 20:35 – 4K).

THE FILMS OF QUENTIN TARANTINO at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): FROM DUSK TILL DAWN 35mm d. Robert Rodriguez, 1996 (21 OCT 20:45).

FRAMEBURN at Hackney Brewery & High Hill Taproom

• Includes (check venue for full listings): LAST SUNRISE d. Wen Ren, 2019 + Edible Insect Tasting (13 OCT 19:00).

FRAMES OF MIND: THE FILMS OF PETER GREENAWAY at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings): A ZED & TWO NOUGHTS d. Peter Greenaway, 1985 (18 OCT 18:10 / 05 NOV 17:40 / 12 NOV 17:40 / 21 NOV 20:40 / 27 NOV 12:15); THE BELLY OF AN ARCHITECT d. Peter Greenaway, 1987 (19 OCT 20:30 / 18 NOV 18:20 / 22 NOV 18:10 / 26 NOV 15:30); THE FALLS d. Peter Greenaway, 1980 (22 OCT 13:50 / 06 NOV 14:40); THE COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE & HER LOVER d. Peter Greenaway, 1989 + Intro by Justin Johnson, Lead Programmer (23 OCT 15:30); DROWNING BY NUMBERS d. Peter Greenaway, 1988 (23 OCT 18:00 – 35mm / 19 NOV 14:30 – 4K / 27 NOV 18:00); PROSPERO’S BOOKS 35mm d. Peter Greenaway, 1991 (01 NOV 17:40 / 20 NOV 18:00); THE BAY OF MÂCON 35mm d. Peter Greenaway, 1993 (16 NOV 20:30 / 25 NOV 18:00 / 28 NOV 20:30); THE PILLOW BOOK d. Peter Greenaway, 1996 (18 NOV 20:30 / 24 NOV 20:30 / 29 NOV 17:40); 81/2 WOMEN 35mm d. Peter Greenaway, 1999 (20 NOV 12:50 / 30 NOV 20:35).
• Short film programmes: Peter Greenaway Shorts Programme 1 (24 OCT 18:10 / 10 NOV 20:40); Experimental Sound and Vision: Found Sounds, Lyrical Loops and Landscapes (27 OCT 18:15); The Unreliable Narrator: Adventures in Storytelling, Documentary and Misinformation (06 NOV 12:40 / 25 NOV 21:00); A TV Dante: Cantos 1-8 (15 NOV 18:20); Experimental Sound and Vision: Found Sounds, Lyrical Loops and Landscapes + Intro by author and musician David Toop (17 NOV 18:15).
• Re-releases: THE GREENAWAY ALPHABET d. Saskia Boddeke, 2017 (11 NOV 20:50 / 12 NOV 12:40 / 13 NOV 16:00 / 17 NOV 20:55 / 22 NOV 18:20); THE DRAUGHTSMAN’S CONTRACT d. Peter Greenaway, 1982 Remastered (11 to 24 NOV); THE DRAUGHTSMAN’S CONTRACT d. Peter Greenaway, 1982 + Intro by Kieron Webb, Head of Conservation, BFI National Archive (11 NOV 17:50).
• Talks: Peter Greenaway: Frames of Mind Season Introduction (19 OCT 18:10); Peter Greenaway: Pioneer of Cinema conference (05 NOV 12:00).

GARY OLDMAN at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings): MEANTIME d. Mike Leigh, 1983 (17 OCT 20:40 / 28 OCT 17:50); ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD d. Tom Stoppard, 1990 (18 OCT 18:05 / 06 NOV 18:20); BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA 4K d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1992 + Intro by Christopher Frayling – Book signing in advance of the screening (19 OCT 20:25); PRICK UP YOUR EARS d. Stephen Frears, 1987 (21 OCT 20:30 / 13 NOV 18:20 / 25 NOV 20:40); JFK [Director’s Cut] d. Oliver Stone, 1991 (23 OCT 16:00 / 19 NOV 16:30); TRUE ROMANCE d. Tony Scott, 1993 (24 OCT 20:40 / 22 NOV 20:30 / 29 NOV 18:00); BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA 4K d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1992 (29 OCT 20:30 / 23 NOV 18:00).
• Re-release: Preview: NIL BY MOUTH d. Gary Oldman, 1997 (20 OCT 20:20); NIL BY MOUTH d. Gary Oldman, 1997 (from 04 to 17 NOV); NIL BY MOUTH d. Gary Oldman, 1997 + Extended intro by Geoff Andrew, Programmer at Large (04 NOV 17:50); NIL BY MOUTH d. Gary Oldman, 1997 + Intro by Kieron Webb, Head of Conservation, BFI Archive (07 NOV 18:00).
• Talks: Gary Oldman in Conversation (20 OCT 18:00).

GUY MADDIN at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings): MY WINNIPEG 35mm d. Guy Maddin, 2007 (17 OCT 18:10 / 25 OCT 20:50); THE SADDEST MUSIC IN THE WORLD d. Guy Maddin, 2003 (21 OCT 18:10); DRACULA: PAGES FROM A VIRGIN’S DIARY 35mm d. Guy Maddin, 2002 (18 OCT 20:45 / 29 OCT 11:50).

HALLOWEEN at Chiswick Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): TRICK ‘R TREAT 15th Anniversary d. Michael Dougherty, 2007 (03 OCT 20:00); THE LOST BOYS 35th Anniversary d. Joel Schumacher, 1987 (17 OCT 20:00); POLTERGEIST 40th Anniversary d. Tobe Hooper, 1982 (24 OCT 20:00); THE THING 40th Anniversary d. John Carpenter, 1982 (31 OCT 20:00).
• See also: CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT

HALLOWEEN at Everyman Screen On The Green

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE EXORCIST [Director’s Cut] 35mm d. William Friedkin, 1973 (08 OCT 23:00 / 12 OCT 10:30 / 28 OCT 13:30 / 29 OCT 17:30 / 30 OCT 20:50 / 31 OCT 12:15); AMERICAN PSYCHO 35mm d. Mary Harron, 2000 (15 OCT 23:00 / 28 OCT 19:00 / 31 OCT 18:00); THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT 35mm d. Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sánchez, 1999 (22 OCT 23:00 / 26 OCT 10:30); GHOSTBUSTERS d. Ivan Reitman, 1984 (28 OCT 11:00 / 29 OCT 12:20 / 30 OCT 15:10 / 31 OCT 15:30); HOCUS POCUS d. Kenny Ortega, 1993 (28 OCT 16:30 / 30 OCT 10:00 / 31 OCT 10:00); DEATH BECOMES HER DRAG-A-LONG EDITION d. Robert Zemeckis, 1992 (28 OCT 22:00); DEATH BECOMES HER d. Robert Zemeckis, 1992 (29 OCT 14:50 / 30 OCT 12:30); THE EVIL DEAD TRILOGY (29 OCT 21:00); THE SHINING 35mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1980 (30 OCT 17:45 / 31 OCT 20:50).

HALLOWEEN at Genesis Cinema

• Includes (check venue for full listings): BAR TRASH presents OCTAMAN dir Harry Essex, 1971 + Intro, film chat, prize giveaways & themed drinks (11 OCT 20:30); Evolution of Horror Presents… Campfire Stories in the Yard (12 OCT 19:00) + URBAN LEGEND d. Jamie Blanks, 1998 (12 OCT 21:00); HATCHING d. Hanna Bergholm, 2022 (13 OCT 21:00); AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON d. John Landis, 1981 + Intro/Salon with Nick Walker, presented by Cult Classic Collective (20 OCT 18:30); THE LOST BOYS d. Joel Schumacher, 1987 presented by Signature Brewery (20 OCT 21:00 – with a free pint!); BAR TRASH presents NIGHT OF THE LEPUS dir William F. Claxton, 1972 + Intro, film chat, prize giveaways & themed drinks (25 OCT 20:30); POLTERGEIST d. Tobe Hooper, 1982 (26 OCT 21:00); NOSFERATU d. F.W. Marnau, 1922 + Live score by Grok (30 OCT 15:00); THE THING d. John Carpenter, 1982 (31 OCT 21:00).

HALLOWEEN at Picturehouse Cinemas

• Includes (check venue for full listings): GANJA & HESS d. Bill Gunn, 1973 (from 08 OCT various); THE FEAST d. Lee Haven Jones, 2021 (11 OCT various); NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD d. George A. Romero, 1968 (from 14 OCT various); HATCHING d. Hanna Bergholm, 2022 (from 18 OCT various); POLTERGEIST d. Tobe Hooper, 1982 (from 22 OCT); THE SHINING [US Extended Cut] d. Stanley Kubrick, 1980 (30 OCT various).

HORROCTOBER – A MONTH OF THRILLS, CHILLS & SPILLS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): FRANKENSTEIN d. James Whale, 1931 (01 OCT 16:30); SCREAM MARATHON (01 OCT 21:00); A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET MARATHON (01 OCT 21:15); THE OMEN d. Richard Donner, 1976 (02 OCT 15:15 / 10 OCT 13:00); THE SHINING [UK Version] 35mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1980 (02 OCT 18:00 / 07 OCT 13:00 / 17 OCT 12:40 / 23 OCT 20:30 / 29 OCT 20:20 / 30 OCT 13:00 / 31 OCT 15:15); THE LIVING DEAD AT THE MANCHESTER MORGUE d. Jorge Grau, 1974 (02 OCT 18:15 / 27 OCT 16:00); TREMORS 35mm d. Ron Underwood, 1990 (02 OCT 20:30); SUSPIRIA 4K d. Dario Argento, 1977 (02 OCT 20:45 / 04 OCT 15:15 / 10 OCT 15:40 / 12 OCT 13:00 / 20 OCT 15:40 / 21 OCT 15:40 / 25 OCT 18:15 / 27 OCT 15:40 / 29 OCT 15:45 – not 4K / 31 OCT 18:00); NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD d. George A. Romero, 1968 (03 OCT 18:15 / 11 OCT 13:40); NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 35mm d. Tom Savini, 1990 (03 OCT 20:30 / 11 OCT 16:00 – £1 Members Film); NOSFERATU d. F.W. Murnau, 1922 (04 OCT 13:00 / 13 OCT 13:15 / 17 OCT 16:00 / 23 OCT 18:00 & 20:45 + Live score by Ben Pearson / 26 OCT 13:00 / 31 OCT 16:00); THE VANISHING aka Spoorloos d. George Sluizer, 1988 (04 OCT 18:10); ZODIAC 35mm d. David Fincher, 2007 (04 OCT 20:30 – £1 Members Film / 24 OCT 15:10); THE EXORCIST 35mm d. William Friedkin, 1973 (05 OCT 13:00 / 17 OCT 15:30 / 22 OCT 15:30 / 30 OCT 17:45 / 31 OCT 20:45); THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN d. James Whale, 1935 (05 OCT 18:10); BRIDE OF CHUCKY d. Ronny Yu, 1998 (05 OCT 20:15); MANHUNTER 35mm d. Michael Mann, 1986 (06 OCT 13:00 / 26 OCT 18:00); THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS 35mm d. Jonathan Demme, 1991 (06 OCT 15:40 / 26 OCT 20:45); THE FACULTY 35mm d. Robert Rodriguez, 1998 (06 OCT 18:10); BASKET CASE d. Frank Henenlotter, 1982 (07 OCT 18:15); BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA 35mm d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1992 (07 OCT 20:30 / 12 OCT 15:20 / 15 OCT 17:50); SCOOBY-DOO 35mm d. Raja Gosnell, 2002 (08 OCT 12:30 & 16:35 / 19 OCT 12:30); DRACULA d. Tod Browning & Karl Fruend, 1931 (08 OCT 14:35); MAD GOD d. Phil Tippett, 2021 (08 OCT 18:40 / 18 OCT 13:15); HALLOWEEN H20: 20 YEARS LATER 35mm d. Steve Miner, 1998 (08 OCT 20:45 / 19 OCT 16:00 – £1 Members Screening); THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS d. Henry Selick, 1993 (09 OCT 13:00); HELLRAISER d. Clive Barker, 1987 (09 OCT 18:30 / 18 OCT 13:30); TUSK d. Kevin Smith, 2014 (09 OCT 20:55); THE OMEN d. Richard Donner, 1976 (10 OCT 13:00); GANJA & HESS d. Bill Gunn, 1973 (10 OCT 18:15 / 20 OCT 13:00); GINGER SNAPS d. John Fawcett, 2000 (10 OCT 21:00); VALENTINE d. Jamie Blanks, 2001 (11 OCT 18:30); RE-ANIMATOR d. Stuart Gordon, 1985 (12 OCT 18:35); AUDITION 35mm d. Takashi Miike, 1999 (12 OCT 20:55); SCREAM 35mm d. Wes Craven, 1996 (13 OCT 15:30); SHIVA BABY d. Emma Seligman, 2020 (13 OCT 18:30); QUEEN OF EARTH d. Alex Ross Perry, 2015 (13 OCT 20:30 / 24 OCT 16:00); RINGU d. Hideo Nakata, 1998 (14 OCT 13:35 / 17 OCT 20:45); THE LOST BOYS 35mm d. Joel Schumacher, 1987 (14 OCT 18:20 / 18 OCT 15:40 / 27 OCT 18:10 / 29 OCT 18:00 / 31 OCT 13:00); TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME d. David Lynch, 1992 (14 OCT 21:00 / 16 OCT 15:00 / 17 OCT 13:00 / 19 OCT 14:30 / 20 OCT 18:00); THE MUMMY d. Karl Freund, 1932 (15 OCT 13:00); DON’T LOOK NOW d. Nicolas Roeg, 1973 (15 OCT 15:05 / 25 OCT 13:00); THE CRAFT d. Andrew Fleming, 1996 (15 OCT 20:45); THE INVISIBLE MAN d. James Whale, 1933 (16 OCT 13:00); ALIEN³ [WORKPRINT] d. David Fincher, 1992 (16 OCT 18:05); THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL d. Ti West, 2009 (16 OCT 20:45); HOUSE aka Hausu d. Nobuhiko Obayashi, 1977 (17 OCT 18:10 / 20 OCT 13:20 / 23 OCT 18:15 / 24 OCT 13:00); URBAN LEGEND d. Jamie Blanks, 1998 (18 OCT 18:10); HEREDITARY d. Ari Aster, 2018 (18 OCT 20:30); A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET d. Wes Craven, 1984 (18 OCT 21:00); SCREAM 2 35mm d. Wes Craven, 1997 (19 OCT 13:10); BIRTH 35mm d. Jonathan Glazer, 2004 (19 OCT 18:10); X d. Ti West, 2022 (19 OCT 21:00); DEEP BLUE SEA 35mm d. Renny Harlin, 1999 (20 OCT 20:45); POLTERGEIST d. Tobe Hooper, 1982 (21 OCT 13:00 – 4K / 22 OCT 18:30 – 4K / 25 OCT 15:35 – 4K / 27 OCT 12:45 – 4K / 31 OCT 13:15); DEATH BECOMES HER 35mm d. Robert Zemeckis, 1992 (21 OCT 18:00); FINAL DESTINATION d. James Wong, 2000 (21 OCT 18:00); FROM DUSK TILL DAWN 35mm d. Robert Rodriguez, 1996 (21 OCT 20:45); PERFECT BLUE d. Satoshi Kon, 1997 (22 OCT 13:15); THE WOLF MAN d. George Waggner, 1941 (22 OCT 13:30); CLASSIC HORROR MARATHON (22 OCT 21:30); 80S MYSTERY HORROR MOVIE MARATHON (22 OCT 21:45); DISTURBING BEHAVIOR d. David Nutter, 1998 (24 OCT 18:10); EYES OF FIRE d. Avery Crounse, 1983 (24 OCT 18:25); TEACHING MRS. TINGLE 35mm d. Kevin Williamson, 1999 (24 OCT 20:20); THE WITCH d. Robert Eggers, 2015 (24 OCT 20:35); ARACHNOPHOBIA d. Frank Marshall, 1990 (25 OCT 18:00); EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS 35mm d. Ellory Elkayem, 2002 (25 OCT 20:30); DEEP RED d. Dario Argento, 1975 (25 OCT 20:45); SCREAM 3 35mm d. Wes Craven, 2000 (26 OCT 15:20 – £1 Members Film); KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE d. Stephen Chiodo, 1988 (26 OCT 18:15); IDLE HANDS d. Rodman Flender, 1999 (26 OCT 20:30); NIGHT OF THE CREEPS d. Fred Dekker, 1987 (27 OCT 18:20); THE LOVE WITCH d. Anna Biller, 2016 (27 OCT 20:30); THE THING d. John Carpenter, 1982 (28 OCT 13:00 – 4K / 29 OCT 15:20 – 4K / 30 OCT 20:45 – 4K / 31 OCT 18:10); THE EVIL DEAD TRILOGY (28 OCT 18:00); SCREAM + I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER = SCARY MOVIE (28 OCT 18:15); BEETLEJUICE d. Tim Burton, 1988 (29 OCT 13:05); CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON d. Jack Arnold, 1954 (29 OCT 13:30); SEVEN 35mm d. David Fincher, 1995 (29 OCT 18:10); FRIDAY THE 13TH MARATHON (29 OCT 21:00); RETURN TO OZ d. Walter Murch, 1985 (30 OCT 13:15); GHOSTBUSTERS d. Ivan Reitman, 1984 (30 OCT 15:35 / 03 NOV 20:30); THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE 35mm d. Tobe Hooper, 1974 (30 OCT 15:45); TRICK ‘R TREAT d. Michael Dougherty, 2007 (30 OCT 18:00); MISERY d. Rob Reiner, 1990 (30 OCT 20:30).

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

• Includes (check venue for full listings): WALK ON THE WILD SIDE 35mm d. Edward Dmytryk, 1962 + Intro/discussion (23 OCT 18:00).

IN DREAMS ARE MONSTERS at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for full listings):
• Beast: FRANKENSTEIN d. James Whale, 1931 (18 OCT 20:50 / 28 OCT 18:20 / 08 NOV 18:20 / 27 NOV 13:00); CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON 3D d. Jack Arnold, 1954 + Pre-recorded intro by Mallory O’Meara, award winning and bestselling author of ‘The Lady from the Black Lagoon’ (22 OCT 18:15); KURONEKO aka Yabu no naka no kuroneko d. Kaneto Shindo, 1968 (25 OCT 20:45 / 31 OCT 21:00 / 18 NOV 18:15); THE FLY d. David Cronenberg, 1986 (26 OCT 21:00); CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON 3D d. Jack Arnold, 1954 (29 OCT 11:40 / 01 NOV 20:50); NIGHTBREED [Director’s Cut] d. Clive Barker, 1990 + Intro (30 OCT 15:10); POSSESSION 4K Restoration d. Andrzej Zuławski, 1981 + Intro by Kier-La Janisse (05 NOV 20:20); NIGHTBREED [Director’s Cut] d. Clive Barker, 1990 (12 NOV 20:35); JENNIFER’s BODY 35mm d. Karyn Kusama, 2009 (20 NOV 15:15 / 21 NOV 18:00 / 25 NOV 20:45); POSSESSION 4K Restoration d. Andrzej Zuławski, 1981 (27 NOV 15:30); GOOD MANNERS aka As Boas Maneiras d. Juliana Rojas & Marco Dutra, 2017 (27 NOV 18:10 / 30 NOV 20:25).
• Witch: THE SKELETON KEY d. Iain Softley, 2005 (19 OCT 18:00 / 14 NOV 20:45); VIY d. Konstantin Yershov & Georgi Kropachyov, 1967 (28 OCT 20:45 / 08 NOV 20:50); THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE d. André Øvredal, 2016 (02 NOV 18:10 / 26 NOV 20:40); INFERNO d. Dario Argento, 1980 (09 NOV 20:40 / 26 NOV 18:20).
• Ghost: LA LLORONA d. René Cardona, 1960 (27 OCT 20:30 / 07 NOV 21:00); A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET d. Wes Craven, 1984 (29 OCT 18:30 / 30 NOV 20:50); CANDYMAN d. Bernard Rose, 1992 (29 OCT 20:45); THE ENTITY d. Sidney J Furie, 1982 (11 NOV 17:55 / 15 NOV 20:30); CANDYMAN d. Bernard Rose, 1992 + Intro (17 NOV 20:50); UNDER THE SHADOW d. Babak Anvari, 2016 (23 NOV 20:40 / 29 NOV 18:10); OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL d. Mike Flanagan, 2016 (24 NOV 20:40 / 28 NOV 18:10).
• Vampire: NOSFERATU aka Nosferatu – Eine Symphonie des Grauens d. FW Murnau, 1922 with recorded score by Hans Erdmann (17 OCT 20:50 / 19 NOV 14:10); LET’S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH 35mm d. John Hancock, 1971 (02 NOV 20:45 / 19 NOV 20:45); CRONOS d. Guillermo del Toro, 1993 (04 NOV 18:30 / 19 NOV 12:10 / 20 NOV 18:30); FRIGHT NIGHT d. Tom Holland, 1985 (04 NOV 20:50); GANJA & HESS d. Bill Gunn, 1973 (07 NOV 18:00 / 26 NOV 15:20); NOSFERATU aka Nosferatu – Eine Symphonie des Grauens d. FW Murnau, 1922 with recorded score by Hans Erdmann + Intro by Silent Film Curator Bryony Dixon (13 NOV 15:50); DEF BY TEMPTATION 35mm d. James Bond III, 1990 + Intro (16 NOV 18:10); FRIGHT NIGHT d. Tom Holland, 1985 + Intro (22 NOV 20:40); BLACULA 35mm d. William Crain, 1972 (26 NOV 13:00); DEF BY TEMPTATION 35mm d. James Bond III, 1990 (26 NOV 18:10).
• Zombie: I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE 35mm d. Jacques Tourneur, 1943 (20 OCT 20:40 / 01 NOV 18:10); 28 DAYS LATER d. Danny Boyle, 2002 + Q&A with director Danny Boyle (31 OCT 18:00); US d. Jordan Peele, 2019 (01 NOV 20:40 / 19 NOV 15:10 / 29 NOV 20:40); PONTYPOOL d. Bruce McDonald, 2008 (21 NOV 20:30 / 27 NOV 12:20); PET SEMATARY 4K d. Mary Lambert, 1989 (25 NOV 18:15 / 28 NOV 20:40); 28 DAYS LATER d. Danny Boyle, 2002 (26 NOV 20:45).
• Re-releases: THE OTHERS d. Alejandro Amenábar, 2001 (17 to 30 OCT); POLTERGEIST d. Tobe Hooper, 1982 (21 to 31 OCT).
• Special Events: Meet the Monsters season introduction (20 OCT 19:30 – YouTube); In Games Are Monsters: A GamePad x BFI Collaboration (22 OCT 15:00); In Dreams Are Monsters Quiz (23 OCT 19:00); HELLRAISER 35th Anniversary d. Clive Barker, 1987 + Intro by actors Nicholas Vince & Simon Bamford, with Phil Stokes, BFI Governor/Curator of the Clive Barker Archive (30 OCT 18:30); SON OF INGAGI d. Richard C Kahn, 1940 + Panel discussion (09 NOV 18:10); Big Monster Energy panel discussion (22 NOV 18:30);

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

• Includes (check venue for full listings): Opening Night + Q&A at ICA (01 OCT 18:30); Programme 1: (1972-1976) + John Smith & Stanley Schtinter in conversation at Close-Up (06 OCT 20:15); Programme 2: (1976-78) + John Smith & Erika Balsom in conversation at Close-Up (13 OCT 20:15); Programme 3: (1978-84) + John Smith & Juliet Jacques in conversation at Close-Up (20 OCT 20:15); Programme 1985-92 + Q&A with John Smith & Carol Morley at ICA (27 OCT 20:30).

KINUYO TANAKA: A LIFE IN FILM at BFI Southbank

• Includes (check venue for listings): BROTHEL NO. 8 35mm aka Sandakan No. 8 d. Kei Kumai, 1974 (01 OCT 14:40).

MAD MAX ON 35MM at Everyman Screen on the Green

• Includes (check venue for full listings): MAD MAX: FURY ROAD 35mm d. George Miller, 2015 (01 OCT 23:00 / 05 OCT 10:30).

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

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE HUMAN CONDITION – PART 3 – A SOLDIER’S PRAYER d. Masaki Kobayashi, 1961 (03 OCT 20:00).

MIKE LEIGH IN CONVERSATION at The Garden Cinema

• Includes (check venue for listings): MEANTIME d. Mike Leigh, 1983 + Mike Leigh in conversation (19 OCT 19:00); NAKED d. Mike Leigh, 1993 + Mike Leigh in conversation (20 OCT 19:10); CAREER GIRLS d. Mike Leigh, 1997 + Mike Leigh in conversation (21 OCT 19:00); TOPSY-TURVY d. Mike Leigh, 1999 + Mike Leigh in conversation (23 OCT 18:00); HAPPY-GO-LUCKY d. Mike Leigh, 2008 + Mike Leigh in conversation (26 OCT 19:00); MR. TURNER d. Mike Leigh, 2014 + Mike Leigh in conversation (27 OCT 18:30); PETERLOO d. Mike Leigh, 2018 + Mike Leigh in conversation (30 OCT 18:00).

MOVIE MARATHONS at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): SCREAM MARATHON (01 OCT 21:00); A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET MARATHON (01 OCT 21:15); CLASSIC HORROR MARATHON (22 OCT 21:30); 80S MYSTERY HORROR MOVIE MARATHON (22 OCT 21:45); THE EVIL DEAD TRILOGY (28 OCT 18:00); SCREAM + I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER = SCARY MOVIE (28 OCT 18:15); FRIDAY THE 13TH MARATHON (29 OCT 21:00).

NEW GERMAN CINEMA at The Garden Cinema

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE BITTER TEARS OF PETRA VON KANT d. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1972 (02 OCT 14:45 / 10 OCT 15:00); ALI: FEAR EATS THE SOUL d. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1974 (03 OCT 15:00); THE ENIGMA OF KASPAR HAUSER d. Werner Herzog, 1974 (06 OCT 18:00 + Intro by Martin Brady / 09 OCT 15:30 / 17 OCT 15:00); KINGS OF THE ROAD d. Wim Wenders, 1976 (13 OCT 19:05 + Intro by Joanne Leal / 15 OCT 15:00 / 25 OCT 15:00); AGUIRRE, WRATH OF GOD d. Werner Herzog, 1972 (20 OCT 18:00 + Intro by Lúcia Nagib / 23 OCT 14:50 / 01 NOV 16:00); THE LOST HONOUR OF KATHARINA BLUM d. Volker Schlöndorff & Margarethe von Trotta, 1975 (27 OCT + Intro by Erica Carter / 30 OCT 15:30 / 08 NOV 15:45).

PAM GRIER at Picturehouse Cinemas

• Includes (check venue for listings): FRIDAY FOSTER d. Arthur Marks, 1975 (02 OCT 17:00).

PAM GRIER: FOXY, FIERCE & FEARLESS at BFI Southbank 

• Includes (check venue for listings): FOXY BROWN d. Jack Hill, 1974 (03 OCT 18:10); IN TOO DEEP 35mm d. Michael Rymer, 1999 (03 OCT 20:50); BONES 35mm d. Ernest Dickerson, 2001 (04 OCT 18:20).
• Re-release: JACKIE BROWN d. Quentin Tarantino, 1997 (01 OCT 14:50 / 02 OCT 15:00 & 17:50).

PARK CHAN WOOK at Picturehouse Cinemas 

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE HANDMAIDEN aka Ah-ga-ssi d. Park Chan-wook 2016 (02 OCT various / 03 OCT various).

PATRICIO GUZMÁN CHILE TRILOGY at Bertha DocHouse

• Includes (check venue for listings): NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT d. Patricio Guzman, 2011 (02 OCT 16:00); THE PEARL BUTTON d. Patricio Guzman, 2015 (05 OCT 18:30); THE CORDILLERA OF DREAMS d. Patricio Guzman, 2022 (07 OCT 18:30).

SEASON OF CHAN at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): WHO AM I? d. Jackie Chan & Benny Chan, 1998 (07 OCT 15:45 / 11 OCT 21:00); THE LEGEND OF DRUNKEN MASTER aka Druken Master II d. Lau Kar-leung & Jackie Chan, 1994 (14 OCT 16:00 / 17 OCT 18:25); RUMBLE IN THE BRONX 35mm d. Stanley Tong, 1996 (28 OCT 15:45 / 01 NOV 15:50 / 03 NOV 18:00).

SOUND AND VISION at BFI IMAX & Southbank

• Includes (check venue for listings): THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH 4K d. Nicolas Roeg, 1976 (01 OCT 20:20); TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME 4K d. David Lynch, 1992 (03 OCT 20:20); MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE 4K d. Nagisa Ôshima, 1983 (04 OCT 20:30).

SPOTLIGHT ON ISABELLE HUPPERT at Ciné Lumière

• Includes (check venue for listings): MRS HARRIS GOES TO PARIS d. Anthony Fabian, 2021 (30 SEP to 18 OCT); 8 WOMEN 35mm aka Huit Femmes d. François Ozon, 2002 (30 SEP 11:00 / 14 OCT 18:00); MRS HARRIS GOES TO PARIS d. Anthony Fabian, 2021 + Q&A with the director (30 SEP 18:00); THINGS TO COME aka L’Avenir d. Mia Hansen-Løve, 2016 (06 OCT 18:30 / 13 OCT 18:30); THE PIANO TEACHER 35mm aka La Pianiste d. Michael Haneke, 2001 (09 OCT 14:00 / 12 OCT 18:00); TIME OF THE WOLF 35mm aka Le temps du loup d. Michael Haneke, 2003 (16 OCT 14:00 / 18 OCT 18:15); WHITE MATERIAL d. Claire Denis, 2008 (20 OCT 17:55 / 01 NOV 18:20); AMOUR d. Michael Haneke, 2012 (23 OCT 14:00 / 25 OCT 17:50); HAPPY END d. Michael Haneke, 2017 (30 OCT 14:00 / 01 NOV 20:35).

THROWBACK at Everyman Cinemas

• Includes the following films (check venue for listings): IN BRUGES d. Martin McDonagh, 2008 (02 OCT various).

TNB BHM 2022 at Stratford East Picturehouse

• Includes (check venue for listings): AFRICAN REDEMPTION:THE LIFE & LEGACY OF MARCUS GARVEY d. Roy T. Anderson, 2022 + Q&A with Brother Hakim (06 OCT 19:00 – FREE!); QUEEN OF GLORY d. Nana Mensah, 2021 + Panel + Performance (13 OCT 19:00 – FREE!); BEAST d. Baltasar Kormákur, 2022 + Panel + Performance (20 OCT 19:00 – FREE!); NOPE d. Jordan Peele, 2022 + Panel + Performance (27 OCT 19:00 – FREE!).

TWO FILMS BY KOGONADA at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for listings): AFTER YANG d. Kogonada, 2022 (04 OCT 15:45).

TWO FILMS BY RUBEN ÖSTLUND at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): FORCE MAJEURE aka Turist d. Ruben Östlund, 2014 (04 OCT 20:45); THE SQUARE d. Ruben Östlund, 2017 (17 OCT 20:30).

TWO FILMS BY TI WEST at The Prince Charles

• Includes (check venue for full listings): THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL d. Ti West, 2009 (16 OCT 20:45); X d. Ti West, 2022 (19 OCT 21:00).

UNIVERSAL CLASSIC MONSTERS at The Prince Charles 

• Includes (check venue for full listings): FRANKENSTEIN d. James Whale, 1931 (01 OCT 16:30); THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN d. James Whale, 1935 (05 OCT 18:10); DRACULA d. Tod Browning & Karl Fruend, 1931 (08 OCT 14:35); THE MUMMY d. Karl Freund, 1932 (15 OCT 13:00); THE INVISIBLE MAN d. James Whale, 1933 (16 OCT 13:00); THE WOLF MAN d. George Waggner, 1941 (22 OCT 13:30); CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON d. Jack Arnold, 1954 (29 OCT 13:30).

WOMEN’S STORIES FROM THE GLOBAL SOUTH (& TO WHOM THEY BELONG) at ICA

• Includes (check venue for listings): SAMBIZANGA d. Sarah Maldoror, 1972 (19 OCT 18:40); DE CIERTA MANERA d. Sara Gómez, 1977 (22 OCT 16:30 – main featured image); ARAYA d. Margot Benacerraf, 1959 (23 OCT 16:30); A DOOR TO THE SKY d. Farida Benlyazid, 1985 (25 OCT 18:30); MAANGAMIZI: THE ANCIENT ONE d. Martin Mhando, 2001 (26 OCT 20:40).

WORLD CINEMA E-PASSPORT at Everyman Belsize Park

• Includes (check venue for listings): 81/2 d. Federico Fellini, 1963 (09 OCT 14:00 / 10 OCT 20:30); TOKYO STORY d. Yasujirô Ozu, 1953 (16 OCT 14:00 / 17 OCT 20:30); PIERROT LE FOU d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1965 (23 OCT 14:00 / 24 OCT 20:30); M d. Fritz Lang, 1931 (30 OCT 14:00 / 31 OCT 20:30).

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 (01 OCT 18:25 / 14 OCT 15:45 / 06 NOV 18:05 – 4K); FALLEN ANGELS d. Wong Kar Wai, 1995 (03 OCT 17:40 – 4K / 12 OCT 16:10); AS TEARS GO BY d. Wong Kar Wai, 1988 (07 OCT 12:45 – 4K); DAYS OF BEING WILD d. Wong Kar Wai, 1990 (10 OCT 16:00); CHUNGKING EXPRESS d. Wong Kar Wai, 1994 (11 OCT 16:10 / 04 NOV 17:45); HAPPY TOGETHER d. Wong Kar Wai, 1997 (13 OCT 16:10); 2046 d. Wong Kar Wai, 2004 (18 OCT 15:20).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building, Peckham

• Includes (check venue for listings): BODIES BODIES BODIES (01 OCT 19:15); MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO (02 OCT 19:15).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Roof East, Stratford

• Includes (check venue for listings): GOODFELLAS (01 OCT 19:15); THE NOTEBOOK (02 OCT 19:15).

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