THURSDAY: What’s on in London today [25/05/23]
THURSDAY 25 MAY 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.
By RADIANT CIRCUS // Twitter @radiantcircus / Instagram @radiantcircus
WINGED MIGRATION aka Le peuple migrateur d. Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud & Michel Debats, 2001 + Intro by Colin Crooks, presented by Sydenham Film Club at The Sydenham Centre (25 MAY 19:30).
“Leave your expectations at the door. You can’t possibly imagine how this Oscar nominated documentary will engage your senses and sweep you away along for the ride, soaring.”
“An impressive, unprecedented cinematic achievement, especially in the art, science and technology of cinematography, it was filmed by three directors and five crews over the course of four years on all seven continents, featuring minimum narration and a few – either purposefully or just lucky – staged scenes to provide that extra, magical bit of drama (and comedy). In other words, it is less of a documentary and more of an unlikely musical, offering an extraordinary, stunning and utterly new point of view of the world.”
- FEELS short film programme at Picturehouse Hackney (25 MAY 19:00).
- Earthrise: THE NETTLE DRESS d. Dylan Howitt, 2023 at The Lexi Cinema (25 MAY 18:30).
- ONE FINE MORNING d. Mia Hansen-Løve, 2022 at The David Lean (25 MAY 14:30 HOH & 19:30).
- SAFE PLACE d. Juraj Lerotić, 2022 + Recorded Intro by the director, presented by New East Cinema at Barbican (25 MAY 18:10).
- WINGED MIGRATION aka Le peuple migrateur d. Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud & Michel Debats, 2001 presented by Sydenham Film Club at The Sydenham Centre (25 MAY 19:30).
Check venues for full listings…
16MM SCREENINGS at The Castle Cinema
- THE TRIAL 16mm d. Orson Welles, 1961 (25 MAY 19:30).
- Presented by Ciné-Real 16mm Film Club.
35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles
- BEAU TRAVAIL 35mm d. Claire Denis, 1999 (25 MAY 13:00).
IMAX PRESENTATIONS at BFI IMAX
- FAST X d. Louis Leterrier, 2023 (19 to 25 MAY).
ALFRED HITCHCOCK: ACT 1 – 1927 TO 1945 at The Garden Cinema
- THE LODGER d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1927 + Live score by Malvern Brume (25 MAY 21:00).
BEN WHEATLEY PRESENTS at Picturehouse Cinemas
- IN THE EARTH d. Ben Wheatley, 2021 (25 MAY 20:45 – Picturehouse Central).
BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION… at BFI Southbank
- THE SEVENTH SEAL aka Det sjunde inseglet d. Ingmar Bergman, 1957 (25 MAY 14:30).
CINEMATIC JUKEBOX / CLASSIC FILM SEASON at The Prince Charles (not listed elsewhere!)
- A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE d. Elia Kazan, 1951 (25 MAY 15:15).
- LOCAL HERO d. Bill Forsyth, 1983 (25 MAY 18:00 – 4K).
- THE FAVOURITE d. Yorgos Lanthimos, 2018 (25 MAY 20:30).
CINEMATIC SORCERESS: THE FILMS OF NINA MENKES at BFI Southbank
- New release: BRAINWASHED: SEX-CAMERA-POWER d. Nina Menkes, 2022 (12 to 25 MAY).
DARIO ARGENTO: DOORS INTO DARKNESS at BFI Southbank
- THE CARD PLAYER aka Il cartaio 4K Restoration d. Dario Argento, 2003 (25 MAY 20:30).
DISLOCATION BLUES at Tate Modern
- Jane Jin Kaisen (25 MAY 18:30).
MUKHRIJAT: ARAB WOMEN FILMMAKERS at The Garden Cinema
- THE BLUE CAFTAN d. Maryam Touzani, 2022 (until 25 MAY).
- UNDER THE FIG TREES d. Erige Sehiri, 2021 (until 25 MAY).
MURIEL BOX: A WOMAN’S TAKE at BFI Southbank
- THIS OTHER EDEN d. Muriel Box, 1959 (25 MAY 18:20).
SKIP NORMAN: HERE AND THERE at ICA & Goethe-Institut
- The American Years II (25 MAY 18:30).
SPOTLIGHT ON FEMALE FILMMAKERS at The Prince Charles
- BEAU TRAVAIL 35mm d. Claire Denis, 1999 (25 MAY 13:00).
TECHNOLOGY ON SCREEN at Ciné Lumière
- NAM JUNE PAIK: MOON IS THE OLDEST TV d. Amanda Kim, 2023 (19 to 25 MAY).
WB100 – CELEBRATING EVERY STORY at The Prince Charles
- A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE d. Elia Kazan, 1951 (25 MAY 15:15).
THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles
- DAYS OF BEING WILD d. Wong Kar Wai, 1990 (25 MAY 18:15).
Check venues for full listings…
ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building
- BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S (25 MAY 18:00).
ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Roof East
- LADY BIRD (25 MAY 21:00).
- Beyond Words French Literature Festival (12 to 21 MAY).
- ECHOES Indigenous Film Festival (19 to 21 MAY).
- London Japan Film Festival (20 to 21 MAY).
- SERET Israeli Film & TV Festival (18 to 25 MAY).
- Syrian Arts & Cultural Festival (11 to 23 MAY).
ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET dir Kelly Fremon Craig, 2023
Various venues, inc: ActOne Cinema / ArtHouse Crouch End / The Castle Cinema / Catford Mews / Chiswick Cinema / Curzon Cinemas / Electric Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Genesis Cinema / The Lexi Cinema / Olympic Studios / Phoenix Cinema / Picturehouse Cinemas / Regent Street Cinema
BEAU IS AFRAID dir Ari Aster, 2023
Various venues, inc: Barbican / The Castle Cinema / Chiswick Cinema / The Cinema In The Arches / Curzon Cinemas / Electric Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Genesis Cinema / ICA / Picturehouse Cinemas / Regent Street Cinema / Rich Mix / Rio Cinema / Riverside Studios
NAM JUNE PAIK: MOON IS THE OLDEST TV dir Amanda Kim, 2023
Various venues, inc: Bertha DocHouse / Ciné Lumière / ICA / Picturehouse Cinemas
Also 19 to 25 MAY (various dates/times):
- THE OTHER FELLOW d. Matthew Bauer, 2022 at: ActOne Cinema.
- STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE d. Davis Guggenheim, 2023 at: Picturehouse Cinemas.
- UNDER THE FIG TREES dir Erige Sehiri, 2022 at: Ciné Lumière / Curzon Cinemas / The Garden Cinema / ICA.
- 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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