THURSDAY: What’s on in London today [18/08/22]

THURSDAY 18 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.

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

CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF TUFNELL PARK FILM CLUB at The Lord Palmerston 

• Including films chosen by the members & organisers: Martin Scorsese Shorts Double Bill: ITALIANAMERICAN + LIFE LESSONS d. Martin Scorsese, 1974 + 1989, chosen by Wayne Gooderham (18 AUG 20:00 – main featured image!); MULHOLLAND DR. d. David Lynch, 2001, chosen by Nigel Smith (19 AUG 20:00); The return of the TPFC Summer quiz! (21 AUG 19:00).

ITALIAN AMERICAN: “Shot on 16mm film in the Manhattan apartment on Elizabeth Street where he grew up, ItalianAmerican is the record of a conversation between Scorsese and his parents, Charles and Catherine. Their frank and convivial discussions cover life in Post-War Italy, the struggles of tenement life for Italian immigrants in New York City, their opinions on their son’s chosen career and, of course, the Scorsese family recipe for meatball sauce. Affectionate, moving and often hilarious Italianamerican is a short and sweet look at the family life of one the all time great directors.”

LIFE LESSONS: “Nick Nolte plays Lionel Dobie – an acclaimed New York artist who finds he is unable to paint without the sturm und drang generated by his on-off-I-said-OFF! relationship with beautiful younger assistant Rosanna Arquette. Released the same year as Goodfellas as one third of the anthology film New York Stories (along with Woody Allen’s great Oedipus Wrecks and Francis Ford Coppola’s frankly awful Life Without Zoe) and with a screenplay by Richard Price and a great early performance from Steve Buscemi, Life Lessons is a genuinely lost gem in Scorsese’s cannon (& some of us over here at TPFCHQ would even call it Top Tier Scorsese) and one that deserves to be seen by a wider audience.”

• 12 VIEWS OF KENSAL HOUSE d. Peter Wyeth, 1984 + Intro by Steven Foxon, BFI Curator at BFI Southbank (18 AUG 18:30).
• THE ART OF SIN d. Ibrahim Mursal, 2020 UK Premiere + Conversation with the director + guests at ICA (18 AUG 18:15).
• British Transport Films presented by Habitats & Heritage at Grove Gardens Chapel TW10 (18 AUG 20:00).
• THE GOOD BOSS d. Fernando León de Aranoa, 2021 at The David Lean (18 AUG 14:30 & 19:30).
• ON THE WATERFRONT 16mm d. Elia Kazan, 2013 presented by Ciné-Real 16mm Film Club at The Castle Cinema (18 AUG 19:30).
• PHARAOHS UNVEILED d. Menelik Shabazz, 2019 + Q&A with Q&A with Charmaine Simpson & Neferatiti Ife presented by Black History Studies at The Lexi Cinema (18 AUG 18:30).
• YOU ALREADY KNOW: CELEBRATING NEW ORLEANS’ BOUNCE CULTURE d. Rhyannon Hanbury-Agg + Q&A with the director & Bounce dance demo with Leon Williams, presented by Doc’n Roll at House of Vans (18 AUG 19:00 – FREE!).

Check venues for full listings…

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• RESERVOIR DOGS 35mm d. Quentin Tarantino, 1992 (18 AUG 13:45).
• BLACK CAESAR 35mm (aka Godfather Of Harlem) d. Larry Cohen, 1973 (18 AUG 16:10).
• THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE 35mm d. Tobe Hooper, 1974 (18 AUG 18:15).
• DEATH IN VENICE 35mm d. Luchino Visconti, 1971 (18 AUG 20:35).

ANIME at The Prince Charles

• AKIRA d. Katsuhiro Ôtomo, 1988 (18 AUG 15:30 – 4K).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: POWER! at BFI Southbank

• DANCE, GIRL, DANCE 35mm d. Dorothy Arzner, 1940 (18 AUG 20:45).

BLACK & WHITE MOVIES at The Prince Charles

• ERASERHEAD d. David Lynch, 1977 (18 AUG 18:25).

CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF TUFNELL PARK FILM CLUB at The Lord Palmerston 

• Martin Scorsese Shorts Double Bill: ITALIANAMERICAN + LIFE LESSONS d. Martin Scorsese, 1974 + 1989, chosen by Wayne Gooderham (18 AUG 20:00).

CELEBRATING FILM NOIR at The Garden Cinema

• THE THIRD MAN d. Carol Reed, 1949 (18 AUG 17:45).

CELEBRATING PENÉLOPE CRUZ at The Garden Cinema

• VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA d. Woody Allen, 2008 (18 AUG 20:00).

CLASSIC DISNEY SEASON at Everyman Cinemas

• THE LION KING d. Roger Allers & Rob Minkoff, 1994 (18 AUG various).

THE FILMS OF DAVID LYNCH at The Prince Charles 

• ERASERHEAD d. David Lynch, 1977 (18 AUG 18:25).

THE FILMS OF QUENTIN TARANTINOat The Prince Charles

• RESERVOIR DOGS 35mm d. Quentin Tarantino, 1992 (18 AUG 13:45).

THE FILMS OF TERRENCE MALICK at The Prince Charles

• TREE OF LIFE d. Terrence Malick, 2011 (18 AUG 20:15).

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

• Re-release: THE HARDER THEY COME d. Perry Henzell, 1972 (until 18 AUG).

POST-HORROR SUMMER NIGHTS at Barbican

• IT FOLLOWS d. David Robert Mitchell, 2014 + Recorded intro by David Church, author of ‘Post-Horror; Art, Genre, and Cultural Elevation’ (18 AUG 18:40).

SATYAJIT RAY: THE LANGUAGE OF FILM at BFI Southbank

• Travel stories: DAYS AND NIGHTS IN THE FOREST 35mm aka Aranyer Din Ratri d. Satyajit Ray, 1969 (18 AUG 18:15).

• What are we missing…?

OUTDOOR CINEMA at The Cinema In The Arches

• MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FALLOUT (18 AUG 19:30).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building, Peckham

• IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK (18 AUG 20:30).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Roof East, Stratford

• POETIC JUSTICE (18 AUG 20:15).

• Also 12 to 18 AUG (various dates/times): ALEPH d. lva Radivojević, 2021 at: ICA // CHILDREN OF LAS BRISAS d. Marianela Maldonado, 2022 at: Bertha DocHouse // EIFFEL d. Martin Bourboulon, 2021 at: Curzon Cinemas / Picturehouse Cinemas // EXPOSING MUYBRIDGE d. Marc Shaffer, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse.

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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. //.