THURSDAY: What’s on in London today [05/05/22]
THURSDAY 05 MAY 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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WEEKEND d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1967 + DJ before screening presented by 6876 and Rebel Reel Cine Club at Archway Tavern (05 MAY 18:30+).
“This scathing satire from Jean-Luc Godard is one of cinema’s great anarchic works. Determined to collect an inheritance from a dying relative, a bourgeois couple travel across the French countryside while civilization crashes and burns around them. Featuring a justly famous sequence in which the camera tracks along a seemingly endless traffic jam, and rich with historical and literary references, Weekend is a surreally funny and disturbing call for revolution, a depiction of society reverting to savagery, and— according to the credits—the end of cinema itself.”
“Each ticket comes with an ultra limited edition tote bag with other goodies inside – this will only be given to those attending (and you’ll have the option to purchase a limited edition t-shirt inspired by Godard).” (Rebel Reel)


- EUROPE AFTER THE RAIN: DADA & SURREALISM d. Mick Gold, 1978 + Intro by BFI Curator Steven Foxon at BFI Southbank (05 MAY 18:10).
- Ukraine Fundraiser: Final Cut – Short Film Night at Curzon Soho (05 MAY 18:30 / Donation requested).
- REHANA d. Abdullah Mohammad Saad, 2021 at Genesis Cinema (05 MAY 18:30).
- STORM BOY d. Henri Safran, 1976 at The Garden Cinema (05 MAY 20:10).
- TRUE THINGS d. Harry Wootliff, 2021 at The David Lean Cinema (05 MAY 14:30 & 19:30).
- Preview: VAMPYR d. Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1932 at BFI Southbank (05 MAY 18:15).
- WEEKEND d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1967 + DJ before screening presented by 6876 and Rebel Reel Cine Club at Archway Tavern (05 MAY 18:30+).

Check venues for full listings…
35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles
- LICORICE PIZZA 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021 (05 MAY 15:30).
- CONTACT 35mm d. Robert Zemeckis, 1997 (05 MAY 20:20).
007 SEASON at The Prince Charles
- NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN d. Irvin Kershner, 1983 (05 MAY 15:00 – 4K).
ANIME at BFI Southbank
- TEKKONKINKREET aka Tekkon kinkurîto d. Michael Arias, 2006 (05 MAY 20:50).
ANIME at The Prince Charles
- BELLE aka Ryû to sobakasu no hime d. Mamoru Hosoda, 2021 (05 MAY 21:00).
BEST OF CÉSAR at Ciné Lumière
- HAPPENING aka L’événement d. Audrey Diwan, 2021 (until 05 MAY).
- THE VELVET QUEEN aka La Panthère des neiges d. Marie Amiguet & Vincent Munier, 2021 (until 12 MAY).
BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: A QUESTION OF FAITH at BFI Southbank
- EL SUR aka The South d. Víctor Erice, 1983 (05 MAY 14:30).
BLACK & WHITE MOVIES at The Prince Charles
- A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH d. Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, 1946 (05 MAY 12:30).
CRUEL FLESH: FILMS OF THE NEW FRENCH EXTREMITY at BFI Southbank
- POLA X 35mm d. Leos Carax, 1999 (05 MAY 20:25).
ESSENTIAL CINEMA at Close-Up
- LAST YEAR IN MARIENBAD d. Alain Resnais, 1961 (05 MAY 20:15).
THE FILMS OF PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON at The Prince Charles
- LICORICE PIZZA 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021 (05 MAY 15:30).
THE GOLDEN AGE OF FRENCH CINEMA at The Garden Cinema
- L’ATALANTE d. Jean Vigo, 1934 + Intro by Ros Murray (05 MAY 18:00).
RETURN OF THE OUTSIDER: THE FILMS OF MIKE HODGES at BFI Southbank
- I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD d. Mike Hodges, 2003 (05 MAY 18:00).
SCI-FI MOVIES at The Prince Charles
- CONTACT 35mm d. Robert Zemeckis, 1997 (05 MAY 20:20).
THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles
- AS TEARS GO BY d. Wong Kar Wai, 1988 (05 MAY 18:00 – 4K).

Check venues for full listings…
ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building, Peckham
- HOUSE OF GUCCI (05 MAY 20:30).
ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Roof East, Stratford
- SCREAM 2022 (05 MAY 20:30).

- Frames Of Representation (05 to 12 MAY).
- UK Asian Film Festival (04 to 15 MAY 2022).
- Unrestricted View Film Festival (25 APR to 01 MAY).
- Women Of The Lens Film Festival (23 & 30 APR).


CASABLANCA BEATS aka Haut et fort dir. Nabil Ayouch, 2021:
- Various venues, inc: Barbican / The Castle Cinema / Ciné Lumière / Curzon Cinemas / Genesis Cinema / ICA / Peckhamplex / Rich Mix / Rio Cinema

THE VELVET QUEEN aka La panthère des neiges dir. Marie Amiguet & Vincent Munier, 2021:
- Various venues, inc: ArtHouse Crouch End / Bertha DocHouse / Ciné Lumière / ICA / JW3 / Picturehouse Cinemas

WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR dir. Jane Schoenbrun, 2021:
- Various venues, inc: Barbican / BFI / Curzon Cinemas / Rio Cinema
- Also 29 APR to 05 MAY (various dates/times): ARCHIPELAGO aka Archipel dir. Félix Dufour-Laperrière, 2021 at: ICA // THE CASE dir. Nina Guseva, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse // THE SWIMMER dir. Adam Kalderon, 2021 at: JW3 (from 05 MAY) // YOUR MUM AND DAD: A DEVASTATING TRUTH dir. Klaartje Quirijns, 2019 at: JW3 (from 01 MAY).

- 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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