THURSDAY: What’s on in London today [01/06/23]

THURSDAY 01 JUN 2023 (A–Z) // What’s on in London today across DIY, indie & alternative cinema including one-off screen events, film seasons, film festivals & our selection of new releases.

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

MAD ABOUT THE BOY: THE NOËL COWARD STORY d. Barnaby Thompson, 2023 + Recorded Q&A with the director & guests at: ActOne Cinema (01 JUN 18:30); ArtHouse Crouch End (01 JUN 18:30); Bertha DocHouse (01 JUN 20:20); Phoenix Cinema (01 JUN 17:30).

“Against all odds, Noël Coward became the most successful multi-talented artist of the Twentieth Century. He defined an era and led an extraordinary life. Narrated by Alan Cumming, and with Coward’s words voiced by Rupert Everett, this is his inspirational story, told in his own words and music, and unique home movies.”

• ALL THAT BREATHES d. Shaunak Sen, 2022 presented by UCL Urban Laboratory at Bertha DocHouse (01 JUN 18:00).
• Preview: CHEVALIER d. Stephen Williams, 2022 at BFI Southbank (01 JUN 18:20).
• THE GALLERY: AN INTERACTIVE FILM d. Paul Raschid, 2022 + Q&A with the director at Genesis Cinema (01 JUN 18:40).
• Short film: ICELANDIC POPPIES d. Anne-Sofie Lindgaard, 2023 + short film programme & Q&A at The Castle Cinema (01 JUN 18:30).
• J’ACCUSE! A CRY FROM THE KILLING PITS OF LITHUANIA d. Michael D Kretzmer + Q&A with the director at JW3 (01 JUN 19:40).
• LAST SENTINEL d. Tanel Toom, 2023 + Q&A with the director at Rio Cinema (01 JUN 18:00).
• MAD ABOUT THE BOY: THE NOËL COWARD STORY d. Barnaby Thompson, 2023 + Recorded Q&A with the director & guests at: ActOne Cinema (01 JUN 18:30); ArtHouse Crouch End (01 JUN 18:30); Bertha DocHouse (01 JUN 20:20); Phoenix Cinema (01 JUN 17:30).
• SHOPLIFTERS aka Manbiki kazoku d. Kore-eda Hirokazu, 2018 presented by Talkies Community Cinema at Dugdale Centre (01 JUN 19:45).
• THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY d. Hettie Macdonald, 2023 at The David Lean (01 JUN 14:30 HOH & 19:30).
• Whirled Docs: WOMAN IN MOTION d. Todd Thompson, 2019 at Whirled Cinema (01 JUN 19:00).

Check venues for full listings…

IMAX PRESENTATIONS at BFI IMAX

• THE LITTLE MERMAID d. Rob Marshall, 2023 (25 MAY to 01 JUN).
• Preview: SPIDER-MAN – ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE d. Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers & Justin K. Thompson, 2023 (01 JUN 20:45).

ALFRED HITCHCOCK: ACT 1 – 1927 TO 1945 at The Garden Cinema

• THE LADY VANISHES d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1938 (01 JUN 18:25).

ANIME at The Prince Charles

• SUZUME (Subtitled) d. Makoto Shinkai, 2022 (01 JUN 13:00).

ARROW VIDEO CULT FILM at Everyman Screen On The Green

• WITHNAIL AND I d. Bruce Robinson, 1987 (01 JUN 12:45).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: THERE’S A PLACE… at BFI Southbank

• THE 400 BLOWS aka Les Quatre cents coups d. François Truffaut, 1959 (01 JUN 18:20).

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

• THE ROOM d. Tommy Wiseau, 2003 (01 JUN 21:00).

ESSENTIAL CINEMA at Close-Up Film Centre

• WANDA d. Barbara Loden, 1970 (01 JUN 20:15).

GENA & JOHN at The Prince Charles

• GLORIA 35mm d. John Cassavetes, 1980 (01 JUN 16:00).

MICHEL PICCOLI: A FEARLESS TALENTat BFI Southbank

• LA MORT EN CE JARDIN aka Evil Eden d. Luis Buñuel, 1956 (01 JUN 20:35).

RAZOR SHARP: THE FABULOUS WOMEN OF HOWARD HAWKS at BFI Southbank

• TWENTIETH CENTURY 4K d. Howard Hawks, 1934 (01 JUN 20:40).
• Special events: Razor Sharp: The Hawksian Woman Revisitedpanel discussion (01 JUN 18:15).

SIGHT & SOUND GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIME 2022 at Ciné Lumière 

• #6 – 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY d. Stanley Kubrick, 1968 (01 JUN 15:15).

THE THREE COLOURS TRILOGY at BFI Southbank

• THREE COLOURS: BLUE d. Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1993 (26 MAY to 01 JUN).
• THREE COLOURS: WHITE d. Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1994 (26 MAY to 01 JUN).
• THREE COLOURS: RED d. Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1994 (26 MAY to 01 JUN).

WUXIA SELECTROSPECTIVE at The Prince Charles

• THE ASSASSIN aka Cìkè Niè Yinniáng d. Hsiao-Hsien Hou, 2015 (01 JUN 13:30).

Check venues for full listings…

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building

• ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL (01 JUN 14:15).
• THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (01 JUN 17:30).
• NOPE (01 JUN 20:30).

• Odyssey Film Festival (26 MAY to 30 JUN).
• Sci-Fi London (31 MAY to 06 JUN).
• Spanish Spring Weekend (01 to 04 JUN).

Also 26 MAY to 01 JUN (various dates/times):

• HYPNOTIC d. Robert Rodriguez, 2023 at: Chiswick Cinema / The Cinema In The Power Station / Everyman Cinemas / Picturehouse Cinemas.
• INLAND EMPIRE 4K Restoration d. David Lynch, 2006 at (some limited dates): Curzon Cinemas / ICA / Picturehouse Cinemas / The Prince Charles / Rio Cinema.
• PARADISE d. Alexander Abaturov, 2022 at: Bertha DocHouse.

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