TUESDAY: What’s on in London today [10/05/22]

TUESDAY 10 MAY 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

FREAKS d. Tod Browning, 1932 (10 MAY 18:00 – £1 Members’ Screening) / Part of PRE-CODE HOLLYWOOD at The Prince Charles.

“When trapeze artist Cleopatra (Olga Baclanova) learns that circus midget Hans (Harry Earles) has an inheritance, she marries the lovesick, diminutive performer, all the while planning to steal his fortune and run off with her lover, strong man Hercules (Henry Victor). When Hans’ friends and fellow performers discover what is going on, they band together and carry out a brutal revenge that leaves Hercules and Cleopatra knowing what it truly means to be a ‘freak’.” (The PCC)

There’s a great article about this controversial film from FEDS trainee Tanya Charteris-Black on the ICO blog: One of Us: What Freaks Tells Us About Evolving Attitudes Towards Disability on Screen.

• Science On Screen: ARRIVAL d. Denis Villeneuve, 2016 + Talk by Caroline Newton at Barbican (10 MAY 18:05).
• BELFAST d. Kenneth Branagh, 2021 at Whirled Cinema (10 MAY 20:00 / 11 MAY 20:00 / 15 MAY 17:00).
• LA BATAILLE DU RAIL aka The Battle of the Rails d. René Clément, 1946 at Ciné Lumière (10 MAY 18:30).
• LADY SNOWBLOOD d. Toshiya Fujita, 1973 presented by Tufnell Park Film Club at The Lord Palmerston (10 MAY 20:00).
• LETTERS FROM BAGHDAD d. Sabine Krayenbühl & Zeva Oelbaum, 2016 presented in-venue and online by Sands Films Cinema Club at Sands Films Studios (10 MAY 20:00).
• Ukraine Fundraiser: OLGA d. Elie Grappe, 2021 at The David Lean (10 MAY 19:30).
• SOMETIMES ALWAYS NEVER d. Carl Hunter, 2019 + Q&A with the director presented by Wimbledon Film Club at Curzon Wimbledon (10 MAY 20:30).
• WE ARE OUR MOUNTAINS d. Genrikh Malyan, 1969 at Ciné Lumière (10 MAY 18:20).

Check venues for full listings…

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA 35mm d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1992 (10 MAY 15:10).
• LICORICE PIZZA 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021 (10 MAY 20:30).

ANIME at The Prince Charles

• BELLE aka Ryû to sobakasu no hime d. Mamoru Hosoda, 2021 (10 MAY 15:25).

BEST OF CÉSAR at Ciné Lumière

• THE VELVET QUEEN aka La Panthère des neiges d. Marie Amiguet & Vincent Munier, 2021 (until 12 MAY various).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: A QUESTION OF FAITH at BFI Southbank

• JOURNEY TO ITALY aka Viaggio in Italia d. Roberto Rossellini, 1954 (10 MAY 20:50).

BLACK & WHITE MOVIES at The Prince Charles

• FREAKS d. Tod Browning, 1932 (10 MAY 18:00 – £1 Members’ Screening).

CELEBRATING SIDNEY POITIER at The Garden Cinema 

• GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER d. Stanley Kramer, 1967 (10 MAY 18:30).

CRUEL FLESH: FILMS OF THE NEW FRENCH EXTREMITY at BFI Southbank

• MAN BITES DOG 35mm aka C’est arrivé près de chez vous d. Benoît Poelvoorde, André Bonzel & Rémy Belvaux, 1992 (10 MAY 20:55).
• Releases: VORTEX d. Gaspar Noé, 2021 + Intro by Gaspar Noé (10 MAY 18:00).
• Talks etc: Gaspar Noé in conversation (10 MAY 21:00).

THE FILMS OF PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON at The Prince Charles

• LICORICE PIZZA 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021 (10 MAY 20:30).

FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA at The Prince Charles

• BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA 35mm d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1992 (10 MAY 15:10).

GENESIS 23RD BIRTHDAY at Genesis Cinema

• BATTLE ROYALE d. Kinji Fukasaku, 2000 (10 MAY 21:00).

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEKat BFI Southbank 

• GOLIATH – Playing with Reality: A Virtual Reality Installation at BFI Southbank (10 to 15 MAY).

PRE-CODE HOLLYWOOD at The Prince Charles 

• FREAKS d. Tod Browning, 1932 (10 MAY 18:00 – £1 Members’ Screening).

RETURN OF THE OUTSIDER: THE FILMS OF MIKE HODGES at BFI Southbank

• Re-releases: CROUPIER d. Mike Hodges, 1998 (06 to 11 MAY various).

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

• AS TEARS GO BY d. Wong Kar Wai, 1988 (10 MAY 18:10).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building, Peckham

• DEATH ON THE NILE 2022 (10 MAY 20:30).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Roof East, Stratford

• IN THE HEIGHTS (10 MAY 20:30).

• Frames Of Representation (05 to 12 MAY).
• Girls in Film Festival (06 to 08 MAY).
• In Short, Europe (07 MAY).
• Odyssey: A Chinese Cinema Season (10 MAY to 10 JUNE).
• UK Asian Film Festival (04 to 15 MAY 2022).
• Village Screen Film Week (10 to 15 MAY).
• Wondrous Stories Film Festival (06 to 08 MAY).

• Also 06 to 12 MAY (various dates/times): ARICA d. Lars Edman, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse // ATABI d. Niki Karimi, 2020 at: Ciné Lumière / Picturehouse Cinemas // ELEVEN DAYS IN MAY d. Mohammed Sawwaf & Michael Winterbottom, 2022 at: Bertha DocHouse / Picturehouse Cinemas // THE SWIMMER d. Adam Kalderon, 2021 at: ICA / JW3 // THIS MUCH I KNOW TO BE TRUE d. Andrew Dominik, 2021 at: ICA (from 11 MAY) // WAKE UP PUNK d. Nigel Askew, 2022 at: ArtHouse Crouch End / Curzon Cinemas.

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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. //.