THURSDAY: What’s on in London today [12/05/22]

THURSDAY 12 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.

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

KIN-DZA-DZA! d. Georgiy Daneliya, 1986 presented by Jellied Reels to raise funds for Meduza at The Castle Cinema (12 MAY 21:00).

“A hilarious and profound journey styled in the theatre of the absurd, KIN-DZA-DZA! is somewhere between Monty Python meets Dune. Directed by the Soviet comedy mastermind Georgiy Daneliya, the film wryly unpacks and refracts the social hierarchies of East and West. We are superbly proud to present the film with a twinkling set of newly translated subtitles and a contextual essay from the Jellied Reels team. This is (possibly!) the first UK-theatrical screening of a largely unknown cult classic that we’re very sure you’ll enjoy.”

“Jellied Reels will also be donating the proceeds from this month’s screening to Meduza, one of the few remaining independent and impartial Russian-language news sources, and which is currently operating from Riga in Latvia.” (Jellied Reels”

• EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE d. Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, 2022 preview at The Prince Charles (12 MAY 20:45 – 4K).
• KIN-DZA-DZA! d. Georgiy Daneliya, 1986 presented by Jellied Reels to raise funds for Meduza at The Castle Cinema (12 MAY 21:00).
• MEMORIA d. Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2021 at Close-Up (12 MAY 20:15).
• ON ASSIGNMENT: UNPACKED + Q&A presented by One World Media & ITV at Bertha DocHouse (12 MAY 18:20).
• Rita Says and the Jerico Orchestra films + performance at The Horse Hospital (12 MAY 19:00).
• VORTEX d. Gaspar Noé, 2022 at Picturehouse Cinemas (12 MAY various).
• WINGS FOR COLD PLAY d. Peter Hirjak + Q&A with the director & artist Míla Fürstová at Czech Centre at the Czech Embassy Cinema (12 MAY 18:30).
• THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD d. Joachim Trier, 2021 at The David Lean (12 MAY 14:30 & 19:30).

Check venues for full listings…

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA 35mm d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1992 (12 MAY 21:00).

007 SEASON at The Prince Charles

• OCTOPUSSY d. John Glen, 1983 (12 MAY 15:15 – 4K).

ANNIVERSARY SCREENINGS (not listed elsewhere!) at The Prince Charles

• SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN d. Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly, 1952 (12 MAY 12:45).

BEST OF CÉSAR at Ciné Lumière

• THE VELVET QUEEN aka La Panthère des neiges d. Marie Amiguet & Vincent Munier, 2021 (until 12 MAY various).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: A QUESTION OF FAITH at BFI Southbank

• SYNDROMES AND A CENTURY 35mm aka Sang sattawaat d. Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2006 (12 MAY 20:50).

CRUEL FLESH: FILMS OF THE NEW FRENCH EXTREMITY at BFI Southbank

• CARNE 35mm + LA BOUCHE DE JEAN-PIERRE d. Gaspar Noé, 1991 + Lucile Hadžihalilović, 1996 + Q&A with Lucile Hadžihalilović (12 MAY 20:45).
• Talks etc: Horror à la Française recorded panel discussion (online 11 to 31 MAY).

FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA at The Prince Charles

• BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA 35mm d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1992 (12 MAY 21:00).

THE GOLDEN AGE OF FRENCH CINEMA at The Garden Cinema

• LA RÈGLE DU JEU d. Jean Renoir, 1939 + Intro by Catherine Wheatley (12 MAY 18:00).

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK at BFI Southbank 

• GOLIATH – Playing with Reality: A Virtual Reality Installation at BFI Southbank (10 to 15 MAY).
• LAIKA d. Asif Kapadia, Nick Abadzis, 2021 virtual reality + Q&A with Asif Kapadia (12 MAY 16:00 & 19:15).

SEASCAPES: OUR OCEANS ON SCREEN at Ciné Lumière

• NEVER ON SUNDAY 35mm aka Pote Tin Kyriaki d. Jules Dassin, 1960 (12 MAY 18:30).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building, Peckham

• ABOUT TIME (12 MAY 20:45).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Roof East, Stratford

• MOULIN ROUGE open captions (12 MAY 20:45).

• Frames Of Representation (05 to 12 MAY).
• Girls in Film Festival (06 to 08 MAY).
• In Short, Europe (07 MAY).
• Odyssey: A Chinese Cinema Season (10 MAY to 10 JUNE).
• UK Asian Film Festival (04 to 15 MAY 2022).
• Village Screen Film Week (10 to 15 MAY).
• Wondrous Stories Film Festival (06 to 08 MAY).

• Also 06 to 12 MAY (various dates/times): ARICA d. Lars Edman, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse // ATABI d. Niki Karimi, 2020 at: Ciné Lumière / Picturehouse Cinemas // ELEVEN DAYS IN MAY d. Mohammed Sawwaf & Michael Winterbottom, 2022 at: Bertha DocHouse / Picturehouse Cinemas // THE SWIMMER d. Adam Kalderon, 2021 at: ICA / JW3 // THIS MUCH I KNOW TO BE TRUE d. Andrew Dominik, 2021 at: ICA (from 11 MAY) // WAKE UP PUNK d. Nigel Askew, 2022 at: ArtHouse Crouch End / Curzon Cinemas.

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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. //.