THURSDAY: What’s on in London today [04/05/23]
THURSDAY 04 MAY 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.
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Woman with a Movie Camera: THE HEADLESS WOMAN aka La mujer sin cabeza d. Lucrecia Martel, 2008 + Intro by Zeina Durra at BFI Southbank (04 MAY 20:30).
“In Argentine writer-director Lucrecia Martel’s disquieting psychological thriller, a woman collides with something while driving her car. She initially believes she hit a dog, but paranoia grows that the incident may have been more serious. Zeina Durra, the director of Luxor and The Imperialists Are Still Alive!, will introduce this immersive, unsettling film, highlighting Martel’s influence on her own work.” (BFI)
- Amy Winehouse Live In London – Film Screening presented by Deeper Into Movies at Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club (04 MAY 19:30).
- THE BLUE CAFTAN aka Le bleu du caftan d. Maryam Touzani, 2022 presented by Reclaim The Frame at Curzon Bloomsbury (04 MAY 18:00).
- Whirled Docs: DOCTOR WHO AM I? d. Matthew Jacobs & Vanessa Yuille, 2022 at Whirled Cinema (04 MAY 20:00).
- Woman with a Movie Camera: THE HEADLESS WOMAN aka La mujer sin cabeza d. Lucrecia Martel, 2008 + Intro by Zeina Durra at BFI Southbank (04 MAY 20:30).
- THE KING’S SPEECH d. Tom Hooper, 2010 at The Cinema in the Arches (04 MAY 18:00).
- LEAVING TO REMAIN dir Mira Erdevički, 2023 + Q&A with the director & producer Lucie Wenigerová at Picturehouse Finsbury Park (04 MAY 20:00).
- LITTLE ENGLISH d. Pravesh Kumar, 2022 at The David Lean (04 MAY 14:30 & 19:30).
- PIRIPKURA d. Mariana Oliva, Bruno Jorge & Renata Terra + Discussion, presented by Cine Brazil & Brazil Matters at The Cinema Museum (04 MAY 19:30).
- REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE d. Nicholas Ray, 1955 presented by Ms Fontaine’s Film Club at Fontaine’s Bar (04 MAY 20:00 – FREE!).
- RETURN TO SEOUL d. Davy Chou, 2022 presented by Dazed x MUBI Cinema Club at Rio Cinema (04 MAY 18:00).
Check venues for full listings…
35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles
- FACES 35mm d. John Cassavetes, 1968 (04 MAY 12:40).
- PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID [Director’s Cut] 35mm d. Sam Peckinpah, 1973 (04 MAY 18:00).
- GALAXY QUEST 35mm d. Dean Parisot, 1999 (04 MAY 20:40).
IMAX PRESENTATIONS at BFI IMAX
- GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 3D d. James Gunn, 2023 (03 to 11 MAY).
BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION… at BFI Southbank
- THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE d. Luis Buñuel, 1973 (04 MAY 20:55).
BRING ME THE FILMS OF SAM PECKINPAH at The Prince Charles
- PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID [Director’s Cut] 35mm d. Sam Peckinpah, 1973 (04 MAY 18:00).
CELEBRATING QUEER CINEMA at The Garden Cinema
- MOONLIGHT d. Barry Jenkins, 2017 (04 MAY 20:15).
CINEMATIC JUKEBOX / CLASSIC FILM SEASON at The Prince Charles (not listed elsewhere!)
- LA HAINE d. Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995 (04 MAY 15:35 – 4K).
DARIO ARGENTO: DOORS INTO DARKNESS at BFI Southbank
- TWO EVIL EYES (segment: The Black Cat) aka Due occhi diabolici (episodio: Il gatto nero) 4K Restoration d. Dario Argento, 1990 (04 MAY 21:00).
EXPERIMENTS IN FILM at Barbican
- JE RESTE PHOTOGRAPHE d. Ananias Léki Dago, 2023 + Q&A with the director (04 MAY 18:30).
GENA & JOHN at The Prince Charles
- FACES 35mm d. John Cassavetes, 1968 (04 MAY 12:40).
GENESIS 24TH BIRTHDAY at Genesis Cinema
- SAINT MAUD d. Rose Glass, 2019 (04 MAY 18:50).
- UNDER THE SKIN d. Jonathan Glazer, 2013 (04 MAY 21:00).
JOACHIM TRIER’S OSLO TRILOGY at The Prince Charles
- REPRISE d. Joachim Trier, 2006 (04 MAY 18:15).
SIGHT & SOUND GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIME 2022 at Ciné Lumière
- #59 –SANS SOLEIL d. Chris Marker, 1983 (04 MAY 15:45).
SIGHT & SOUND GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIMEat Picturehouse Cinemas
- MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA d. Dziga Vertov, 1929 (04 MAY various).
ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building
- WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? (04 MAY 20:30).
ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Roof East
- THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER (04 MAY 20:30).
- Cine Latino (24 APR to 07 MAY).
- Kino Short Film Festival (23 APR to 01 MAY).
- Leytonstone Loves Film Saturday Cinema (29 APR).
- London Bengali Film Festival (26 to 30 APR).
- Queer East (18 to 30 APR).
- The Tufnell Park Film Club Shorter Film Festival (30 APR).
- UK Asian Film Festival (04 to 14 MAY).
LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING dir Lisa Cortés, 2022
- Various venues, inc: Barbican / Ciné Lumière / ICA / Olympic Studios / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas
POLITE SOCIETY dir Nida Manzoor, 2023
- Various venues, inc: ActOne Cinema / Barbican / The Castle Cinema / Catford Mews / Chiswick Cinema / Curzon Cinemas / Electric Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Genesis Cinema / Picturehouse Cinemas / Regent Street Cinema / Rich Mix / Rio Cinema
RODEO dir Lola Quivoron, 2023
- Various venues, inc: ArtHouse Crouch End / Barbican / The Castle Cinema / Ciné Lumière / Curzon Cinemas / ICA / Peckhamplex / Rich Mix / Rio Cinema
THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY dir Hettie MacDonald, 2023
- Various venues, inc: ArtHouse Crouch End / Chiswick Cinema / Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / JW3 / Olympic Studios / Peckhamplex / Phoenix Cinema / Picturehouse Cinemas / Regent Street Cinema
Also 28 APR to 04 MAY (various dates/times):
- ALIS dir Clare Weiskopf & Nicolas van Hemelryck, 2022 at: Bertha DocHouse.
- BIG GEORGE FOREMAN: THE MIRACULOUS STORY OF THE ONCE & FUTURE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD dir George Tillman Jr., 2023 at: Catford Mews / Everyman Cinemas / Genesis Cinema.
- DOSED: THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME dir Tyler Chandler & Nicholas Meyers, 2022 at: Genesis Cinema.
- LEAVING TO REMAIN dir Mira Erdevički, 2023 at: Bertha DocHouse / ICA.
- LOVE ACCORDING TO DALVA dir Emmanuelle Nicot, 2022 at: The Castle Cinema / Ciné Lumière / The Garden Cinema / ICA.
- THE PASSION OF REMEMBRANCE dir Isaac Julien & Maureen Blackwood, 1986 at: BFI / ICA.
- SARURA dir Nicola Zambelli, 2022 at: Bertha DocHouse.
- STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI – 40TH ANNIVERSARY d. Richard Marquand, 1983 at (28 APR to 01 MAY): Curzon Mayfair / The Ritzy.
- YOUNG SOUL REBELS dir Isaac Julien, 1991 at: BFI / ICA.
- 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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*THE SMALL PRINT: Opinions author’s own. // As accurate as we could make it. Apologies for any errors. Updates & corrections will be made to the online version only. // Event dates/times/formats are subject to change by the venue/organiser. Events may already be sold out at the time of posting, so please click quickly. // We try to list as many original format screenings as we can (8 to 70MM), but sometimes formats change due to age of the print, availability, logistics etc, so please check ahead with your venue if the format is your thing. // All images are used in the spirit of fair use for reporting & review – no ownership is implied or intended / unless otherwise credited to RADIANT CIRCUS as the original rights holder. We will remove any images immediately upon request – just get in touch. // We don’t filter our listings by age/certification: all readers & subscribers should therefore be 18+. // Finally, we always try to follow The Carny Code by “not screwing up anyone else’s game”, but everyone can make mistakes… If something does go wrong, we will always do our best to put it right. //.