THURSDAY: What’s on in London today [15/06/23]

THURSDAY 15 JUNE 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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PRETTY RED DRESS d. Dionne Edwards, 2023 + Q&A with the director, producer Georgia Goggin & actors Natey Jones, Alexandra Burke & Temilola Olatunbosun at The Ritzy (15 JUN 18:30).

“Travis has just been released from prison and it quickly becomes apparent that everything’s changed while he’s been gone. While girlfriend Candice is on the up and auditioning to star in a musical, teenage daughter Kenisha is struggling in school and her relationship with her mum is tense. When Travis buys Candice her dream dress for an audition, rather than smoothing over the family’s problems, it ends up creating even more… As secrets and desires left unsaid threaten to spill out, Travis is forced to re-examine who he is and how he wants to be perceived in the world.” (Picturehouse)

• A CRACK IN THE MOUNTAIN d. Alastair Evans, 2023 + Q&A with the director at Picturehouse Central (15 JUN 18:15).
• DANCE ME TO THE END OF TIME d. Melanie Chait, 2021 + Q&A with the director presented by Schools Out at The Cinema Museum (15 JUN 19:30).
• Sonic Cinema: I AM WEEKENDER d. Chloé Raunet, 2023 + Q&A at BFI Southbank (15 JUN 20:30).
• LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING d. Lisa Cortés, 2023 at The David Lean (15 JUN 14:30 & 19:30 HOH).
• MANDABI d. Ousmane Sembène, 1968 presented by Highgate Film Society at HLSI (15 JUN 19:30).
• PRETTY RED DRESS d. Dionne Edwards, 2023 + Q&A with the director, producer Georgia Goggin & actors Natey Jones, Alexandra Burke & Temilola Olatunbosun at The Ritzy (15 JUN 18:30).
• QUERELLE d. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1982 presented by Lobotomy Room Film Club at Fontaine’s Bar (15 JUN 20:00 – FREE!).
• THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS d. Wes Anderson, 2001 presented by Signature at Genesis Cinema (15 JUN 21:00 + Pint of beer!).

Check venues for full listings…

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• GOODFELLAS 35mm d. Martin Scorsese, 1990 (15 JUN 15:00).
• KUNG FU HUSTLE 35mm d. Stephen Chow, 2004 (15 JUN 18:05).
• Mystery Movie 35mm (15 JUN 20:30).

IMAX PRESENTATIONS at BFI IMAX

• TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEAST d. Steven Caple Jr., 2023 (09 to 15 JUN).
• THE FLASH d. Andres Muschietti, 2023 (14 to 22 JUN).
• COUNTDOWN TO OPPENHEIMER: THE DARK KNIGHT IMAX 70mm d. Christopher Nolan, 2008 (15 JUN 20:00).

ANIME at The Prince Charles

• SUZUME (Subtitled) d. Makoto Shinkai, 2022 (09 to 15 JUN various).

THE CINEMA OF CHRISTOPHER NOLAN ON 35MM at Everyman Screen On The Green

• THE DARK KNIGHT 35mm d. Christopher Nolan, 2008 (15 JUN 20:30).

CINEMATIC JUKEBOX / CLASSIC FILM SEASON at The Prince Charles (not listed elsewhere!)

• THELMA & LOUISE d. Ridley Scott, 1991 (15 JUN 12:15).

COUNTDOWN TO OPPENHEIMER at BFI IMAX

• THE DARK KNIGHT IMAX 70mm d. Christopher Nolan, 2008 (15 JUN 20:00).

ESSENTIAL CINEMA at Close-Up Film Centre

• GREY GARDENS d. David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Ellen Hovde & Muffie Meyer, 1976 (15 JUN 20:15).

FOUR FILMS BY CHANTAL AKERMAN at The Prince Charles 

• JEANNE DIELMAN, 23 QUAI DU COMMERCE, 1080 BRUXELLES d. Chantal Akerman, 1975 (15 JUN 14:15).

GOD BLESS THE 80S at The Prince Charles

• HAIRSPRAY d. John Waters, 1988 (15 JUN 18:15).

IN FOCUS: PATRICIO GUZMÁN at ICA

• MY IMAGINARY COUNTRY d. Patricio Guzmán, 2023 (09 to 15 JUN).
• NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT d. Patricio Guzmán, 2010 (15 JUN 12:30).
• THE CORDILLERA OF DREAMS aka La cordillère des songes d. Patricio Guzmán, 2019 (15 JUN 20:30).

KOREAN FILM NIGHTS: LABOURS OF LOVE at Korean Cultural Centre

• UNDERGROUND 언더그라운드 d. Kim Jeong-keun, 2019 (15 JUN 19:00 – FREE!).

MARTIN SCORSESE: THE 90S PICTURES / THE 80S PICTURES at The Prince Charles

• GOODFELLAS 35mm d. Martin Scorsese, 1990 (15 JUN 15:00).

MICHEL PICCOLI: A FEARLESS TALENT at BFI Southbank

• Re-release: LE MEPRIS aka Contempt d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1963 (02 to 21 JUN).

PRIDE MONTH at The Castle Cinema

• D.E.B.S. d. Angela Robinson, 2004 (15 JUN 16:45).

RAZOR SHARP: THE FABULOUS WOMEN OF HOWARD HAWKS at BFI Southbank

• ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS d. Howard Hawks, 1939 (15 JUN 14:30).
• GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES d. Howard Hawks, 1953 (15 JUN 18:15).
• BARBARY COAST 35mm d. Howard Hawks & William Wyler, 1935 (15 JUN 20:40).

SIGHT & SOUND GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIME 2022 at Ciné Lumière 

• LE MÉPRIS aka Contempt d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1963 (15 JUN 18:20).

SPOTLIGHT ON FEMALE FILMMAKERS at The Prince Charles

• JEANNE DIELMAN, 23 QUAI DU COMMERCE, 1080 BRUXELLES d. Chantal Akerman, 1975 (15 JUN 14:15).

TECHNOLOGY ON SCREEN at Ciné Lumière

• ALPHAVILLE d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1965 (15 JUN 16:15).

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

• CHUNGKING EXPRESS d. Wong Kar Wai, 1994 (15 JUN 12:00 – 4K).

Check venues for full listings…

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building

• LOST IN TRANSLATION open captions (15 JUN 17:45).
• A STAR IS BORN (15 JUN 20:30).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Roof East

• POETIC JUSTICE (15 JUN 17:45).
• TRUE ROMANCE (15 JUN 20:40).

• BFI Film on Film Festival (08 to 11 JUN).
• London Festival of Architecture x Brixton Community Cinema (09 JUN to 02 JUL).
• Odyssey Film Festival (26 MAY to 30 JUN).
• Windrush Caribbean Film Festival (06 to 30 JUN).

Also 09 to 15 JUN (various dates/times):

• CARMEN d. Benjamin Millepied, 2022 at: Riverside Studios.
• HAIRSPRAY: 35th Anniversary d. John Waters, 1988 at: ICA / The Prince Charles.
• MY IMAGINARY COUNTRY dir Patricio Guzman, 2023 at: Barbican / Bertha DocHouse / Ciné Lumière / Curzon Cinemas.
• SUPERMAN: 45th Anniversary d. Richard Donner, 1978 at: Picturehouse Cinemas

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