TUESDAY: What’s on in London today [07/12/21]
TUESDAY 07 DECEMBER 2021 (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
Video Expert 1 short film programme presented by Double Wonderful at Venue MOT Unit 18 (07 DEC 19:30+).
- “When a beast of a man decides to tie up all his loose ends and sacrifice himself for sheer honor and justice, we are rocketed into a subliminal dreamscape of seemingly disconnected episodes, accumulatively conveying the spectrum of human emotion and tackling every issue (racism/gender/covid) head-on.”
- BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN d. Radu Jude, 2021 at Genesis Cinema (07 DEC 21:00).
- BOARDERS d. Sean Fee & Annika Ranin, 2021 + Q&A at Peckhamplex (07 DEC 20:30).
- Cinesisters’ Shorts Vol. 4 short film programme + Q&A/Networking at Genesis Cinema (07 DEC 18:40).
- LAMB d. Valdimar Johannsson, 2021 + Q&A with the director & Noomi Rapace at Everyman Screen On The Green (07 DEC 20:00).
- TV Preview: THE MEZZOTINT d. Mark Gatiss, 2021 + Q&A with the director at BFI Southbank (07 DEC 18:10).
- MOTHERING SUNDAY d. Eva Husson, 2021 at The David Lean (07 DEC 14:30).
- PIXIE d. Barnaby Thompson, 2020 at Whirled Cinema (07 DEC 20:00).
- SPENCER d. Pablo Larraín, 2021 at The David Lean (07 DEC 19:30).
- THE TITFIELD THUNDERBOLT d. Charles Crichton, 1953 presented by Sands Film Club in-venue at Sands Films Studios and online (07 DEC 20:00 – FREE/Donation requested).
- TV Preview: THE TOURIST d. Chris Sweeney, 2021 + Q&A with actors Jamie Dornan, Danielle Macdonald, Shalom Brune-Franklin at BFI Southbank (07 DEC 20:30).
- Video Expert 1 short film programme presented by Double Wonderful at Venue MOT Unit 18 (07 DEC 19:30+).
- WATERWORLD d. Kevin Reynolds, 1995 + Talk by Dr Charlie Gardner presented by West Central London Fixers at The Tabernacle W11 (07 DEC 19:00).
35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles
- IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 35mm d. Frank Capra, 1946 (01 to 24 DEC various).
70MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles
- DIE HARD 70mm d. John McTiernan, 1988 (07 DEC 21:00).
100 YEARS: SIMONE SIGNORET, THE POLITICAL STAR – PART I at Ciné Lumière
- THE SLEEPING CAR MURDERS d. Costa-Gavras, 1965 (07 DEC 18:30).
A CLASS OF HIS OWN: THE FILMS OF JACK CLAYTON at BFI Southbank
- OUR MOTHER’S HOUSE 35mm d. Jack Clayton, 1967 + Intro (07 DEC 20:40).
ALL WE WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS… at Picturehouse Cinemas
- THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER d. Ernst Lubitsch, 1940 (03 to 09 DEC).
- A CHRISTMAS CAROL d. Jacqui Morris, 2020 (03 to 09 DEC).
- HOPE d. Maria Sødahl, 2019 (07 DEC).
ALT. XMAS at The Prince Charles
- ROCKY IV: ROCKY VS DRAGO [Ultimate Director’s Cut] d. Sylvester Stallone, 1985 (until 22 DEC various).
BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: CHRISTMAS ON SCREEN at BFI Southbank
- THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER d. Ernst Lubitsch, 1940 (03 to 23 DEC);
- TIM BURTON’S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS d. Henry Selick, 1993 (07 DEC 18:30).
BOGARDE AT 100 at BFI Southbank
- HUNTED (aka The Stranger in Between) 35mm d. Charles Crichton, 1952 + Intro by BFI Curator Josephine Botting (07 DEC 18:20).
- OUR MOTHER’S HOUSE 35mmd. Jack Clayton, 1967 + Intro (07 DEC 20:40).
CHRISTMAS at The Prince Charles
- IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 35mm d. Frank Capra, 1946 (01 to 24 DEC various).
- THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL d. Brian Henson, 1992 (03 to 24 DEC various Sing Along/Santa – check venue for details).
- LOVE ACTUALLY d. Richard Curtis, 2003 (07 DEC 20:55).
CULTPIX SEASON at Everyman Cinemas
- SILENT NIGHT, BLOODY NIGHT d. Theodore Gershuny, 1972 + Intro by Kim Newman (07 DEC 20:30 – Everyman Broadgate).
IN FOCUS: RADU JUDE at ICA
- BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN d. Radu Jude, 2021 (until 09 DEC various).
- Christmas Floating Film Festival (29 NOV to 05 DEC).
- Ealing Film Festival (04 to 05 DEC).
- Frames Of Representation (25 NOV to 04 DEC).
- French Film Festival (03 NOV to 15 DEC).
- London Film Week (06 to 12 DEC).
- London International Animation Festival (26 NOV to 05 DEC).
- London Palestine Film Festival (19 NOV to 03 DEC).
- London Surf Film Festival (02 to 04 DEC).
- Made In Prague Festival (07 NOV to 10 DEC).
- Oska Bright Film Festival – Best of the Fest (07 DEC).
- Russian Film Week (28 NOV to 05 DEC).
- Ukranian Film Festival (22 NOV to 06 DEC).
- We Love Anime (04 to 05 DEC).
C’MON C’MON d. Mike Mills, 2021.
- Various venues, inc: ArtHouse Crouch End / Barbican / Catford Mews / Chiswick Cinema / Curzon Cinemas / Electric Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Genesis Cinema / The Lexi Cinema / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas / Rich Mix / Rio Cinema / Riverside Studios
ENCOUNTER d. Michael Pearce, 2021.
- Various venues, inc: Curzon Cinemas / Genesis Cinema
THE HAND OF GOD aka È stata la mano di Dio d. Paolo Sorrentino, 2021.
- Various venues, inc: Barbican / Ciné Lumière / Curzon Cinemas / Genesis Cinema / ICA / Olympic Cinema / Phoenix Cinema / The Prince Charles / Rio Cinema
THERE IS NO EVIL d. Mohammad Rasoulof, 2020.
- Various venues, inc: Barbican / Ciné Lumière / Curzon Cinemas / ICA
- Also (03 to 09 DEC, various dates/times): BLUE BAYOU d. Justin Chon, 2021 at: Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas // BOXING DAY d. Aml Ameen, 2021 at: Chiswick Cinema / The Cinema In The Arches / Electric Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas / Rich Mix // DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD d. Kirsten Johnson, 2020 at: ICA // FINAL ACCOUNT d. Luke Holland, 2021 at: JW3 / Picturehouse Cinemas // THE FIRST WAVE d. Matthew Heineman, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse // IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 35mm d. Frank Capra, 1946 at: The Prince Charles // THE MATRIX d. Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski, 1999 at: The Prince Charles // THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL d. Brian Henson, 1992 at: The Prince Charles // THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER d. Ernst Lubitsch, 1940 at: BFI Southbank // SILENT NIGHT d. Camille Griffin, 2021 at: Everyman Cinemas.
- 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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