THURSDAY: What’s on in London today [25/08/22]

THURSDAY 25 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

LA GRANDE ILLUSION 16mm d. Jean Renoir, 1937 presented by Ciné-Real 16mm Film Club at The Castle Cinema (25 AUG 19:30).

“A group of French soldiers, including an aristocrat captain and a working-class lieutenant, grapple with their class differences as they are held in a WWI German prison camp. When transferred to a high-security fortress ruled by an aristocratic German officer, the men must concoct an escape plan.”

Ciné-Real is one of the only film clubs in the UK to exclusively play films from original 16mm prints. They are a non-profit organisation which aims to unite film makers and enthusiasts in their appreciation of classic film.

• I CAME BY d. Babak Anvari, 2022 + Q&A at Everyman Broadgate (25 AUG 19:30).
• LA GRANDE ILLUSION 16mm d. Jean Renoir, 1937 presented by Ciné-Real 16mm Film Club at The Castle Cinema (25 AUG 19:30).
• NIGHTCLUBBING: THE BIRTH OF PUNK ROCK IN NYC d. Danny Garcia, 2022 at Olympic Studios (25 AUG 20:50).
• OFF THE RAILS d. Peter Day, 2022 + Q&A with the director at Picturehouse Finsbury Park (25 AUG 19:30).
• POLYESTER in Odorama d. John Waters, 1981 + Intro/Salon with Nick Walker, presented by the Cult Classic Collective at Genesis Cinema (25 AUG 18:40).
• WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING d. Olivia Newman, 2022 at The David Lean (25 AUG 14:30 HOH & 19:30).
• WINGS OF DESIRE d. Wim Wenders, 1987 at Rio Cinema (25 AUG 13:30 & 21:00).

Check venues for full listings…

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• PARIS, TEXAS 35mm d. Wim Wenders, 1984 (25 AUG 20:15).

ANIME at The Prince Charles

• AKIRA d. Katsuhiro Ôtomo, 1988 (25 AUG 15:00).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: POWER! at BFI Southbank

• NOTORIOUS d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1946 (25 AUG 18:15).

BLACK & WHITE MOVIES at The Prince Charles

• LA HAINE d. Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995 (25 AUG 12:45 – 4K).

BRAD REPUTATION ON 35MM at Picturehouse Cinemas

• FIGHT CLUB d. David Fincher, 1999 (25 AUG 20:00 – at Picturehouse Central).

CELEBRATING FILM NOIR at The Garden Cinema

• ODD MAN OUT d. Carol Reed, 1946 (25 AUG 17:40).

CELEBRATING PENÉLOPE CRUZ at The Garden Cinema

• VOLVER d. Pedro Almodóvar, 2006 (25 AUG 20:00).

CLASSIC DISNEY SEASON at Everyman Cinemas

• BEAUTY AND THE BEAST d. Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise, 1991 (25 AUG various).

CLOSE-UP ON WIM WENDERS at Close-Up

• THE AMERICAN FRIEND d. Wim Wenders, 1977 (25 AUG 20:15).

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

• Re-release: THE HARDER THEY COME d. Perry Henzell, 1972 (25 AUG 20:55).
• Re-release: BURNING AN ILLUSION Digital Restoration d. Menelik Shabazz, 1981 (19 to 25 AUG).

KINO DREAMS: THE REVERIES OF WIM WENDERS at The Prince Charles 

• PARIS, TEXAS 35mm d. Wim Wenders, 1984 (25 AUG 20:15).

POST-HORROR SUMMER NIGHTS at Barbican

• THE VVITCH d. Robert Eggers, 2015 + Recorded intro by the director Robert Eggers (25 AUG 18:40).

SATYAJIT RAY: THE LANGUAGE OF FILM at BFI Southbank

• Travel stories: THE HERO aka Nayak d. Satyajit Ray, 1966 (25 AUG 20:40).

SEASON OF CHAN at The Prince Charles

• SNAKE IN THE EAGLES SHADOW aka Se ying diu sau d. Woo-Ping Yuen, 1978 (25 AUG 18:15).

STAR TREK IN 4K at The Prince Charles

• STAR TREK : THE MOTION PICTURE [The Director’s Edition] d. Robert Wise, 1979 (25 AUG 15:10).

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

• IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE d. Wong Kar Wai, 2000 (25 AUG 12:30).

• FrightFest 2022 (25 to 29 AUG).

OUTDOOR CINEMA Cinema at Barbican Centre 

• FIGURING BODIES OF WATER short film programme (25 AUG 20:30).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building, Peckham

• BACK TO THE FUTURE (25 AUG 20:00).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Roof East, Stratford

• CASABLANCA (25 AUG 20:00).

• Also 19 to 25 AUG (various dates/times): ANAÏS IN LOVE d. Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet, 2021 at: Barbican / Curzon Cinemas / The Garden Cinema / ICA // THE FEAST d. Lee Haven Jones, 2021 at: Barbican / BFI / Curzon Cinemas / Picturehouse Cinemas // GIRLS CAN’T SURF d. Christopher Nelius, 2020 at: ICA / Picturehouse Cinemas / Regent Street Cinema // THE HARDER THEY COME d. Perry Henzell, 1972 at: Watermans // HER WAY aka Une Femme du monde d. Cécile Ducrocq, 2021 at: Ciné Lumière (from 24 AUG) // I CAME BY d. Babak Anvari, 2022 at: Everyman Cinemas / Peckhamplex / Regent Street Cinema // MY OLD SCHOOL d. Jono McLeod, 2022 at: ArtHouse Crouch End / Barbican / Bertha DocHouse / BFI / Curzon Cinemas / Phoenix Cinema / Picturehouse Cinemas // PARIS TEXAS d. Wim Wenders, 1984 at: Rio Cinema.

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