TUESDAY: What’s on in London today [14/02/23]

TUESDAY 14 FEBRUARY 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.

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My Twisted Valentine: CRASH d. David Cronenberg, 1996 at Barbican (14 FEB 20:45).

“Always compellingly creepy, James Spader plays James Ballard, a film producer involved in a nasty car crash. The accident kills the other driver and badly injures the driver’s wife Helen (Holly Hunter). It leaves James shaken… yet strangely aroused. Soon he and Helen, along with his wife Elizabeth, drift into a bizarre underground subculture of car crash fetishists. Both lauded (at Cannes) and reviled (by the Daily Mail) upon release in 1996, Crash has since taken its place as a key film of the 1990s. Hailed as “hilariously brilliant” by filmmaker-provocateur John Waters, it was also adored by JG Ballard, author of the source novel.” (Barbican)

  • A LOVE SONG d. Max Walker-Silverman at The David Lean (14 FEB 19:30).
  • AU BONHEUR DES DAMES d. Julien Duvivier, 1930 presented ingenue & online by Sands Films Cinema Club at Sands Films Studios (14 FEB 20:00 – Donation requested).
  • BARFLY d. Barbet Schroeder, 1987 presented by Fourth Wall at The Lab E20 (14 FEB 19:30).
  • BREATHLESS aka À bout de souffle d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1960 at The Lexi Cinema (14 FEB 18:30).
  • BUFFALO ’66 d. Vincent Gallo, 1998 presented by Deeper into Movies at Bush Hall (14 FEB 19:30).
  • CASABLANCA d. Michael Curtiz, 1942 at Picturehouse Cinemas (14 FEB various).
  • My Twisted Valentine: CRASH d. David Cronenberg, 1996 at Barbican (14 FEB 20:45).
  • ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND d. Michel Gondry, 2004 at Phoenix Cinema (14 FEB 17:45).
  • HAROLD AND MAUDE d. Hal Ashby, 1971 at The Garden Cinema (14 FEB 16:00 & 20:45).
  • HAROLD AND MAUDE d. Hal Ashby, 1971 at Rio Cinema (14 FEB 18:30).
  • HAROLD AND MAUDE d. Hal Ashby, 1971 presented by Tufnell Park Film Club at The Lord Palmerston (14 FEB 20:00).
  • HIT THE ROAD aka Jaddeh Khaki d. Panah Panahi, 2021 presented by Wimbledon Film Club at Curzon Wimbledon (14 FEB 20:30).
  • ROMAN HOLIDAY d. William Wyler, 1953 at Ciné Lumière (14 FEB 16:00).
  • ROMEO + JULIET d. Baz Luhrmann, 1996 + Live choir presented by Backyard Cinema at Barbican (14 FEB 19:30).
  • ROMEO + JULIET d. Baz Luhrmann, 1996 presented by Crofton Park Pictures at Rivoli Ballroom (14 FEB 19:30).
  • SALÓ, OR THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM aka Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma d. Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1975, presented by Deeper Into Movies at MOTH Club (14 FEB 19:30).
  • SWEETHEART d. Marley Morrison, 2021 at Whirled Cinema (14 FEB 20:00).

TALKS etc.

See also VALENTINE’S seasons listed below!

Check venues for full listings…

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

IMAX PRESENTATIONS at BFI IMAX

AKIRA KUROSAWA at BFI Southbank & BFI IMAX 

  • Re-release: RASHOMON d. Akira Kurosawa, 1950 (until 23 FEB).

ANNIVERSARY SEASON at Everyman Belsize Park

A TASTE OF QUEER CINEMA at The Garden Cinema

  • BLUE JEAN d. Georgia Oakley, 2022 (10 to 23 FEB).

CLASSICS at Genesis Cinema

DRUMROLL FOR FORTUITOUS HEROES at Ciné Lumière

JEAN-LUC GODARD: PERSPECTIVES at Ciné Lumière

SIGHT & SOUND GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIME 2022 at BFI Southbank & BFI IMAX

SPOTLIGHT ON WOMEN FILMMAKERS at The Prince Charles

THROWBACK SEASON at Everyman Cinemas

VALENTINE’S at BFI Southbank

VALENTINE’S at Chiswick Cinema

  • BROS d. Billy Eichner, 2022 (14 FEB 17:45).
  • ROMEO + JULIET d. Baz Luhrmann, 1996 (14 FEB 20:30).

VALENTINE’S at The Cinema In The Power Station

VALENTINE’S at Genesis Cinema

VALENTINE’S at Olympic Studios

VALENTINE’S at The Prince Charles 

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

BLUE JEAN dir Georgia Oakley, 2022

WOMEN TALKING dir Sarah Polley, 2022

Also 10 to 16 FEB (various dates/times):

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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. //.