TUESDAY: What’s on in London today [02/08/22]

TUESDAY 02 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.

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THEY LIVE d. John Carpenter, 1988 presented by Tufnell Park Film Club at The Lord Palmerston (02 AUG 20:00).

“Nada (Roddy Piper), a wanderer without meaning in his life, discovers a pair of sunglasses capable of showing the world the way it truly is. As he walks the streets of Los Angeles, Nada notices that both the media and the government are comprised of subliminal messages meant to keep the population subdued, and that most of the social elite are skull-faced aliens bent on world domination. With this shocking discovery, Nada fights to free humanity from the mind-controlling aliens. John Carpenter’s They Live is a thoroughly enjoyable B-movie romp, within which is smuggled a class A satirical conceit.” (TPFC)

• THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR. T d. Roy Rowland, 1953 at BFI Southbank (02 AUG 13:30).
• ANIKI BÓBÓ d. Manoel de Oliveira, 1942 presented online and in-venue by Sands Films Cinema Club at Sands Films Studios (02 AUG 20:00 / 09 AUG 20:00 – Donation requested).
• CONSCIENTIOUS PROTECTORS: A STORY OF REBELLION AGAINST EXTINCTION d. Leigh Bloomfield, 2022 at BFI Southbank (02 AUG 18:05 / 04 AUG 21:00).
• ERIC RAVILIOUS – DRAWN TO WAR d. Margy Kinmonth, 2022 + Q&A with the director at Phoenix Cinema (02 AUG 18:30).
• FADIA’S TREE d. Sarah Beddington, 2021 + Q&A with the director at ICA (02 AUG 18:30).
• GAMER d. Mark Neveldine & Brian Taylor, 2009 + Recorded intro by Steven Shaviro & DJ sets presented by Cinema Rising at Avalon Cafe (02 AUG 19:00).
• LES MISÉRABLES d. Ladj Ly, 2019 at Whirled Cinema (02 AUG 20:00 / 03 AUG 20:00 / 07 AUG 17:00).
• THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (EXTENDED) d. Peter Jackson, 2001 at Genesis Cinema (02 AUG 20:00).
• THEY LIVE d. John Carpenter, 1988 presented by Tufnell Park Film Club at The Lord Palmerston (02 AUG 20:00).

Check venues for full listings…

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• CINEMA PARADISO 35mm aka Nuovo Cinema Paradiso d. Giuseppe Tornatore, 1988 (02 AUG 12:50).
• ALIEN [Director’s Cut] d. Ridley Scott, 1979 (02 AUG 15:35).
• MEDIUM COOL 35mm d. Haskell Wexler, 1969 (02 AUG 18:15).
• DEATH IN VENICE 35mm d. Luchino Visconti, 1971 (02 AUG 20:45).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: POWER! at BFI Southbank

• M d. Fritz Lang, 1931 (02 AUG 18:15).
• SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS d. Alexander Mackendrick, 1957 (02 AUG 20:50).

CELEBRATING FILM NOIR at The Garden Cinema

• THE WAGES OF FEAR d. Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1953 (02 AUG 15:10).

CELEBRATING MARLENE DIETRICH at The Garden Cinema

• WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION d. Billy Wilder, 1957 (02 AUG 18:00).

MOVIE MARATHONS at The Prince Charles

• TOP GUN: DOUBLE FEATURE (02 AUG 18:00).

SATYAJIT RAY: THE LANGUAGE OF FILM at BFI Southbank

• Re-release: THE BIG CITY aka Mahanagar d. Satyajit Ray, 1963 (from 22 JUL to 04 AUG).

WIM WENDERS at Curzon Cinemas

• Check venue for details.

• DUKEFEST (31 JUL to 03 AUG).
• The London Action Festival (28 to 31 JUL).
• Movey Night – East London Break Film Festival (30 JUL – Donations).
• Refocusing the Lens: From the Centre to the Margins (30 JUL to 03 AUG).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building, Peckham

• ELVIS (02 AUG 20:45).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Roof East, Stratford

• THE FRENCH DISPATCH (02 AUG 20:45).

TVC MOVIE SCREENINGS at Television Centre

• THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (02 AUG 18:00 – FREE!).

• Also 29 JUL to 04 AUG (various dates/times): CALL ME BY YOUR NAME d. Luca Guadagnino, 2017 at: Picturehouse Cinemas // EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE + BONUS FOOTAGE d. Daniels, 2022 at: Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Phoenix Cinema / Picturehouse Cinemas / The Prince Charles // JOYRIDE d. Emer Reynolds, 2022 at: ArtHouse Crouch End / Chiswick Cinema / Curzon Cinema / Everyman Cinemas / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas // LOOKING FOR VENERA d. Norika Sefa, 2021 at: ICA.

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