THURSDAY: What’s on in London today [01/12/22]
THURSDAY 01 DECEMBER 2022 (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
XIMEI d. Gaylen Ross & Andy Cohen, 2019 presented by Dokbox for World AIDS Day at The Garden Cinema (01 DEC 18:30).
“During a government-sponsored blood campaign, peasants from China’s Henan Province queued in front of vans to sell their blood for approximately 5 dollars, a month’s wages. 300,000 people were infected with HIV from contaminated equipment and transfusions, sparking a full-blown epidemic, followed by a scandalous cover up.”
“Ximei, a victim of this Black Blood economy, fights against the injustice while fighting the disease. Even as local officials try to terrorize Ximei into silence, sequester her in an AIDS Village, and close down her halfway house for victims and their orphans, she single-handedly fights for her fellow patients to receive medical treatment and to overcome social and work discrimination.”
“Ximei’s courageous actions and fiery character transform the tragedy of Henan’s HIV-infected outcasts into lives of hope and dignity.” (The Garden Cinema)
- AMSTERDAM d. David O. Russell, 2022 at The David Lean (01 DEC 14:30 HOH & 19:30).
- Caroline Burraway – New Video Works at Everyman Chelsea (01 DEC 17:30).
- DELIA DERBYSHIRE: THE MYTHS & THE LEGENDARY TAPES d. Caroline Catz, 2020 + Q&A with the director & Cosey Fanni Tutti (via Zoom), hosted by Travis Elborough, presented by Heavenly Films at Rio Cinema (01 DEC 19:30).
- Keep It Cult: FRIDAY d. F. Gary Gray, 1995 at Catford Mews (01 DEC 20:15).
- GREMLINS d. Joe Dante, 1984 at Fontaine’s (01 DEC 20:00 – FREE! + Popcorn).
- INNA DE YARD d. Peter Webber, 2019 at Whirled Cinema (01 DEC 20:00).
- NEIL YOUNG: HARVEST TIME d. Bernard Shakey, 1971 at: Phoenix Cinema (01 DEC 20:15); Picturehouse Cinemas (01 DEC various).
- THE OIL MACHINE d. Emma Davie, 2022 + Panel discussion at Curzon Soho (01 DEC 18:20).
- Rolling in the Deep: Mer-Creatures and Mythology in Global Cinema short film programme + Live poetry performance by Sophie Mei Birkin, presented by Emerging Film Curators at Barbican (01 DEC 18:20).
- Sing-A-Long-A ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW at The Prince Charles (01 DEC 20:30).
- THREE DAY MILLIONAIRE d. Jack Spring, 2022 + Q&A with the director, producer Giles Alderson & actor Melissa Batchelor, hosted by Dom Lenoir from the Filmmakers Podcast at Kino Bermondsey (01 DEC 20:15).
- TORI & LOKITA d. Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne, 2022 + Q&A with the directors at The Ritzy (01 DEC 18:30).
- XIMEI d. Gaylen Ross & Andy Cohen, 2019 presented by Dokbox for World AIDS Day at The Garden Cinema (01 DEC 18:30).
Check venues for full listings…
35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles
- EYES WIDE SHUT 35mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1999 (01 DEC 12:00).
- WOMAN IN THE DUNES 35mm d. Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1964 (01 DEC 15:35).
- IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 35mm d. Frank Capra, 1946 (01 to 24 DEC – check daily listings).
- THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER 35mm d. Ernst Lubitsch, 1940 (01 DEC 18:10).
- YOU’VE GOT MAIL 35mm d. Nora Ephron, 1998 (01 DEC 20:45).
IMAX PRESENTATIONS at BFI IMAX
- BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER 3D d. Ryan Coogler, 2022 (until 01 DEC).
- BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER 2D d. Ryan Coogler, 2022 (until 01 DEC).
- MOONAGE DAYDREAM d. Brett Morgen, 2022 (01 DEC 20:45).
BLACK & WHITE MOVIES at The Prince Charles
- WOMAN IN THE DUNES 35mm d. Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1964 (01 DEC 15:35).
- IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 35mm d. Frank Capra, 1946 (01 to 24 DEC – check daily listings).
- THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER 35mm d. Ernst Lubitsch, 1940 (01 DEC 18:10).
CHRISTMAS at Genesis Cinema
- Festive Horror Quiz presented by Evolution of Horror (01 DEC 19:00).
- THE SHINING [EXTENDED VERSION] d. Stanley Kubrick, 1980 presented by Evolution of Horror (01 DEC 21:00).
CHRISTMAS at The Prince Charles
- EYES WIDE SHUT 35mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1999 (01 DEC 12:00).
- IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 35mm d. Frank Capra, 1946 (01 to 24 DEC – check daily listings).
- THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER 35mm d. Ernst Lubitsch, 1940 (01 DEC 18:10).
- YOU’VE GOT MAIL 35mm d. Nora Ephron, 1998 (01 DEC 20:45).
FRAMES OF MIND: THE FILMS OF PETER GREENAWAY at BFI Southbank
- Short film programmes: Peter Greenaway Shorts Programme 2 (01 DEC 17:50).
- Re-releases: THE DRAUGHTSMAN’S CONTRACT d. Peter Greenaway, 1982 Remastered (01 DEC 14:40).
IN DREAMS ARE MONSTERS at BFI Southbank
- Ghost: THE UNINVITED d. Lewis Allen, 1944 (01 DEC 18:05); KWAIDAN 35mm aka Kaidan d. Masaki Kobayashi, 1964 (01 DEC 20:00).
JOHN SMITH: INTROSPECTIVE (1972–2022) 50 FILMS FROM 50 YEARS at ICA & Close-Up
- Closing: Programme 2012-21 + John Smith in conversation with Jarvis Cocker (01 DEC 20:30).
- Closing (repeat): Programme 2012-21 + Intro by John Smith (01 DEC 21:00).
OVER THE RAINBOW at BFI Southbank
- MULHOLLAND DRIVE 4K d. David Lynch, 2001 (01 DEC 20:15).
- British Urban Film Festival (26 NOV to 03 DEC).
- French Film Festival (02 NOV to 15 DEC).
- London International Animation Festival (25 NOV to 04 DEC).
- London Migration Film Festival (24 to 30 NOV).
- London Surf Film Festival (25 NOV to 02 DEC).
- Made In Prague (07 to 29 NOV).
- Romanian Film Festival London (24 to 28 NOV).
- Sofia Cinema Showcase (13 to 27 NOV).
- UK Film Festival London (23 to 26 NOV / online 23 to 27 NOV).
- UK Jewish Film Festival (10 to 20 NOV / online 21 to 27 NOV).
BONES AND ALL dir Luca Guadagnino, 2022:
- Various venues, inc: ArtHouse Crouch End / Barbican / The Castle Cinema / The Cinema In The Arches / Curzon Cinemas / Electric Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Genesis Cinema / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas / Regent Street Cinema / Rio Cinema
GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY dir Rian Johnson, 2022:
- Various venues, inc: Barbican / Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Genesis Cinema / Olympic Studios / Picturehouse Cinemas / Rio Cinema
SHE SAID dir Maria Schrader, 2022:
- Various venues, inc: ActOne Cinema / ArtHouse Crouch End / Catford Mews / Chiswick Cinema / Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Genesis Cinema / Peckhamplex / Phoenix Cinema / Picturehouse Cinemas
WHAT DO WE SEE WHEN WE LOOK AT THE SKY? aka Ras vkhedavt, rodesac cas vukurebt? dir Aleksandre Koberidze, 2021:
- Various venues, inc: BFI / Ciné Lumière / Curzon Cinemas / ICA.
Also 25 NOV to 01 DEC (various venues / dates / times):
- BLUE ISLAND d. Chan Tze Woon, 2022 at: Bertha DocHouse.
- CASQUE D’OR aka Golden Helmet 4K Restoration d. Jacques Becker, 1952 at: Ciné Lumière / The Garden Cinema / ICA / Riverside Studios.
- GOODBYE, DON GLEES! aka Gubbai, Don Gurîzu! d. Atsuko Ishizuka, 2021 at: Picturehouse Cinemas.
- GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO d. Guillermo Del Toro & Mark Gustafson, 2022 at: Barbican / Curzon Cinemas / Rio Cinema.
- LAST FLIGHT HOME d. Ondi Timoner, 2022 at: Bertha DocHouse / Genesis Cinema.
- NANNY d. Nikyatu Jusu, 2022 at: Ciné Lumière.
- ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL d. Matthew Warchus, 2022 at: Catford Mews / Chiswick Cinema/ / The Cinema In The Arches / Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Olympic Studios / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas.
- UTAMA d. Alejandro Loayza Grisi, 2022 at: The Garden Cinema / ICA / Watermans.
- Sine Screen presents Vulnerable Histories at Close-Up & The Garden Cinema (19 to 26 AUG 2023)
- Lost Reels presents 16mm & 35mm screenings at The Cinema Museum & ICA (19 & 31 AUG 2023)
- The Duke Mitchell Film Club presents DukeFest 2023: A Brave New World (13 to 16 AUG 2023)
- Cinema Mentiré launches with OLHAR PERIFERICO season (AUG 2023)
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