THURSDAY: What’s on in London today [04/08/22]

THURSDAY 04 AUGUST 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.

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BLACK CAESAR 35mm aka Godfather Of Harlem d. Larry Cohen, 1973 at The Prince Charles (04 AUG 18:25 – £1 Member Screening).

“Growing up on the tough streets of Harlem, Tommy Gibbs (Fred Williamson) has his life made even harder by John McKinney (Art Lund), a crooked cop who breaks the boy’s leg, crippling him for life. Drawing on his anger at the racism he faces on a daily basis, Tommy grows up to become the crime kingpin of Harlem. Now that he has the power, he aims to take down New York’s Mafia bosses – and also get bloody revenge on his nemesis, McKinney, no matter what the cost.” (The PCC)

• CONSCIENTIOUS PROTECTORS: A STORY OF REBELLION AGAINST EXTINCTION d. Leigh Bloomfield, 2022 at BFI Southbank (04 AUG 21:00).
• FADIA’S TREE d. Sarah Beddington, 2021 + Q&A with the director at Bertha DocHouse (04 AUG 18:20).
• MANIFESTO d. Daniel Draper, 2022 + Q&A with the director & Jeremy Corbyn at Genesis Cinema (04 AUG 19:00).

Check venues for full listings…

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• CINEMA PARADISO 35mm aka Nuovo Cinema Paradiso d. Giuseppe Tornatore, 1988 (04 AUG 15:00).
• PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2002 (04 AUG 18:00).
• BLACK CAESAR 35mm aka Godfather Of Harlem d. Larry Cohen, 1973 (04 AUG 18:25 – £1 Member Screening).
• THE THIN RED LINE 35mm d. Terrence Malick, 1998 (04 AUG 20:15).
• ALIEN [Director’s Cut] 35mm d. Ridley Scott, 1979 (04 AUG 20:45).

007 SEASON at The Prince Charles

• SPECTRE d. Sam Mendes, 2015 (04 AUG 15:15 – 4K).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: POWER! at BFI Southbank

• GASLIGHT d. Thorold Dickinson, 1940 (04 AUG 18:15).

CELEBRATING FILM NOIR at The Garden Cinema

• PORT OF SHADOWS d. Marcel Carné, 1938 (04 AUG 20:10).

CELEBRATING MARLENE DIETRICH at The Garden Cinema

• DISHONORED d. Josef von Sternberg, 1931 (04 AUG 18:00).

COLLECTIVE MOBILISATION at ICA

• SUZANNE DAVEAU d. Luisa Homem, 2019 + Intro (04 AUG 18:15).

THE FILMS OF PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON at The Prince Charles

• PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2002 (04 AUG 18:00).

THE FILMS OF TERRENCE MALICK at The Prince Charles

• THE THIN RED LINE 35mm d. Terrence Malick, 1998 (04 AUG 20:15).

FROM JAMAICA TO THE WORLD: REGGAE ON FILM at BFI Southbank

• ROCKERS d. Theodoros Bafaloukos, 1978 (04 AUG 20:40).

JONNY GREENWOOD RETROSPECTIVE at Genesis Cinema

• INHERENT VICE d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2014 (04 AUG 20:45).

POST-HORROR SUMMER NIGHTS at Barbican

• IT COMES AT NIGHT d. Trey Edward Shults, 2017 + Extended intro by Steve Rose (04 AUG 18:30).

SATYAJIT RAY: THE LANGUAGE OF FILM at BFI Southbank

• Re-release: THE BIG CITY aka Mahanagar d. Satyajit Ray, 1963 (from 22 JUL to 04 AUG).

WIM WENDERS at Curzon Cinemas

• Check venue for details.

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

• IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE d. Wong Kar Wai, 2000 (04 AUG 13:00 – 4K).

• DUKEFEST (31 JUL to 03 AUG).
• The London Action Festival (28 to 31 JUL).
• Movey Night – East London Break Film Festival (30 JUL – Donations).
• Refocusing the Lens: From the Centre to the Margins (30 JUL to 03 AUG).

THE LUNA CINEMA at Dulwich Park

• NO TIME TO DIE (04 AUG 20:45).

THE LUNA CINEMA at Kensington Palace

• GHOSTBUSTERS (04 AUG 20:45).

OUTDOOR CINEMA at The Cinema In The Arches

• CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (04 AUG 19:30).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building, Peckham

• I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (04 AUG 20:45).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Roof East, Stratford

• LICORICE PIZZA (04 AUG 20:45).

• Also 29 JUL to 04 AUG (various dates/times): CALL ME BY YOUR NAME d. Luca Guadagnino, 2017 at: Picturehouse Cinemas // EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE + BONUS FOOTAGE d. Daniels, 2022 at: Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Phoenix Cinema / Picturehouse Cinemas / The Prince Charles // JOYRIDE d. Emer Reynolds, 2022 at: ArtHouse Crouch End / Chiswick Cinema / Curzon Cinema / Everyman Cinemas / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas // LOOKING FOR VENERA d. Norika Sefa, 2021 at: ICA.

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