THURSDAY: What’s on in London today [16/09/21]

THURSDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2021 (A–Z) // What’s on in London today including one-off events, limited runs, film clubs, repertory seasons, film festivals, outdoor events, & our selection of new releases.

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POSSESSED d. Curtis Bernhardt, 1947 presented by Lobotomy Room Film Club at Fontaines Bar (16 SEP 20:00 – Free/Email to reserve a seat).

• “Love her and she’ll love you back. Leave her – and she’ll love you to death!”
• “See the whiplash mood swings of Joan Crawford as a woman-on-the-verge-of-a-nervous breakdown when the Lobotomy Room Film Club presents gripping 1947 psychological melodrama POSSESSED!”

• 2046 d. Wong Kar Wai, 2004 at Picturehouse Central (16 SEP 20:30).
• AREN’T YOU HAPPY d. Susanne Heinrich, 2018 + Q&A with the director at ICA (16 SEP 18:30).
• ARRIVAL d. Denis Villeneuve, 2016 at BFI (16 SEP 20:45).
• AUGUST 32ND ON EARTH 35mm aka Un 32 août sur terre d. Denis Villeneuve, 1998 at BFI (16 SEP 18:20).
• BABYLON d. Franco Rosso, 1980 + Q&A at The Lexi (16 SEP 19:45).
• BLADE RUNNER d. Ridley Scott, 1982 presented by Crofton Park Pictures at Rivoli Ballroom (16 SEP 19:30).
• BUSTING 35mm d. Peter Hyams, 1974 at The Prince Charles (16 SEP 18:20).
• FACES PLACES aka Visages Villages d. Agnès Varda, 2017 presented by Sydenham Arts Film Club at the Sydenham Centre (16 SEP 19:30).
• GUMMO d. Harmony Korine, 1977 presented by Truman’s at Genesis Cinema (16 SEP 21:10 – Free pint!).
• HERSELF d. Phyllida Lloyd, 2020 + Recorded Q&A at Regent Street Cinema (16 SEP 17:40).
• IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE 4K aka Fa yeung nin wah d. Wong Kar Wai, 2000 at Picturehouse Cinemas (daily until 16 SEP various).
• KAAMELOTT: FIRST INSTALMENT aka Kaamelott: Premier Volet d. Alexandre Astier, 2021 at Ciné Lumière (16 SEP 20:30).
• KABUL, CITY IN THE WIND d. Aboozar Amini, 2018 at ICA (16 SEP 16:15).
• THE KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE 35mm d. John Cassavetes, 1974 at The Prince Charles (16 SEP 20:30).
• LAURA d. Otto Preminger, 1944 at BFI (16 SEP 14:30).
• THE LONG GOODBYE 35mm d. Robert Altman, 1973 at The Prince Charles (16 SEP 15:45).
• THE MAN WHO SOLD HIS SKIN aka L’Homme qui a vendu sa peau d. Kaouther Ben Hania, 2020 at BFI (16 SEP 20:50).
• MULHOLLAND DR. 35mm d. David Lynch, 2001 at The Prince Charles (10 to 16 SEP various).
• NOW, VOYAGER d. Irving Rapper, 1942 at Regent Street Cinema (16 SEP 15:00).
• THE PHILADELPHIA STORY d. George Cukor, 1940 at The Prince Charles (16 SEP 13:15).
• POSSESSED d. Curtis Bernhardt, 1947 presented by Lobotomy Room Film Club at Fontaines Bar (16 SEP 20:00 – Free/Email to reserve a seat).
• Richard Pryor: A Comedy Genius panel discussion at BFI (16 SEP 18:15).
• THE STORY OF A THREE DAY PASS d. Melvin Van Peebles, 1968 at ICA (16 SEP 20:50).
• TEMPLE GRANDIN d. Mick Jackson, 2010 + Q&A with Dr David Hartley & Dr Bonnie Evans at Barbican (16 SEP 18:30).

ONLINE

• ME, WE d. David Clay Diaz, 2020 presented by Austrian Cultural Forum (16 SEP 17:00 – Register in advance to receive a link/password).

• BRIDGET JONES’ DIARY d. Sharon Maguire, 2001 at Rooftop Film Club, Stratford East (16 SEP 20:00).
• FREE GUY d. Shawn Levy, 2021 at Rooftop Film Club, Peckham (16 SEP 20:00).
• TOP GUN d. Tony Scott, 1986 at The Luna Cinema at Royal Hospital Chelsea (16 SEP 19:30).

• Banglaverse Film Festival (16 to 18 SEP).
• CASA Festival (01 to 29 SEP).
• Crystal Palace International Film Festval (09 SEP to 02 OCT).
• Ethiopian Film Week (10 to 14 SEP).
• Japanese Avant-garde & Experimental Film Festival (16 to 19 SEP at Barbican / 20 to 30 SEP online). READ OUR FESTIVAL GUIDE
• Leytonstone Loves Film 2021 (15 to 19 SEP).
• Open City Documentary Festival (08 to 14 SEP in venues / 13 to 23 SEP online).
• Peckham & Nunhead Free Film Festival (09 to 19 SEP). READ OUR FESTIVAL GUIDE
• Queer East Film Festival (15 to 26 SEP). READ OUR FESTIVAL GUIDE

• Also (10 to 16 SEP various dates/times): HERSELF d. Phyllida Lloyd, 2020 at: ArtHouse Crouch End / Barbican / Catford Mews / Chiswick Cinema / Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas / Regent Street Cinema / Rich Mix / Riverside Studios // THE SPARKS BROTHERS d. Edgar Wright, 2021 at: The Prince Charles.

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