TUESDAY: What’s on in London today [17/01/23]

TUESDAY 17 JANUARY 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.

By RADIANT CIRCUS // Twitter @radiantcircus / Instagram @radiantcircus

THE EAR aka Ucho d. Karel Kachyňa, 1970 + Book launch with David Vaughan and Peter Hames at Czech Centre London (17 JAN 18:30).

“To mark the publishing of the first English translation of Jan Procházka’s masterpiece, David Vaughan and Peter Hames discuss both, the book and the film, followed by a screening of the 1970 classic.”

“THE EAR – Ucho in Czech – is one of the greatest of all Czech films. It was the culmination of ten years of fruitful cooperation between the director Karel Kachyňa and screenwriter Jan Procházka. The film was completed in 1970, but in the oppressive atmosphere after the 1968 Soviet invasion it was banned immediately and was not seen by audiences in Czechoslovakia until twenty years later. It is not hard to see why. It is set in the period of the Stalinist purges in 1950s Czechoslovakia. A senior government official Ludvík and his wife Anna come back from a drunken party at the ministry to find that their house has been bugged. A gripping psychological drama follows, as they await a knock on the door.”

• THE EAR aka Ucho d. Karel Kachyňa, 1970 + Book launch with David Vaughan and Peter Hames at Czech Centre London (17 JAN 18:30).
• THE FRENCH CONNECTION d. William Friedkin, 1971 presented by Tufnell Park Film Club at The Lord Palmerston (17 JAN 20:00).
• GERMINAL d. Albert Capellani, 1913 presented in-venue & online by Sands Films Cine Club at Sands Film Studios (17 JAN 19:30 – Donation requested!).
• TV Preview: THE GOLD d. Aneil Karia, 2022 + Q&A with the director, Hugh Bonneville, Jack Lowden, Dominic Cooper, Charlotte Spencer, and writer Neil Forsyth at BFI Southbank (17 JAN 18:15).
• INDIA SWEETS AND SPICES d. Geeta Malik, 2021 at The David Lean (17 JAN 19:30).
• LA NOTTE aka The Night d. Michelangelo Antonioni, 1961 presented by Fourth Wall at The Lab E20 (17 JAN 19:30).
• Projecting the Archive: THUNDER IN THE CITY 35mm d. Marion Gering, 1937 + Intro by Jo Botting, BFI Curator at BFI Southbank (17 JAN 18:20).

Check venues for full listings…

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY 35mm d. Rian Johnson, 2022 (until 22 JAN).
• AMERICAN PSYCHO 35mm d. Mary Harron, 2000 (17 JAN 13:00).
• DEMOLITION MAN 35mm d. Marco Brambilla, 1993 (17 JAN 15:20).
• TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. 35mm d. William Friedkin, 1985 Podcast recording with Wang Chun + host Craig MacNeil (17 JAN 20:15).

IMAX PRESENTATIONS at BFI IMAX

• AVATAR 2: THE WAY OF WATER 3D d. James Cameron, 2022 (until 26 JAN).

AKIRA KUROSAWA at BFI Southbank & BFI IMAX 

• Re-release: RASHOMON d. Akira Kurosawa, 1950 (06 to 31 JAN).

BEST OF 2022 at Bertha DocHouse

• MOONAGE DAYDREAM d. Brett Morgen, 2022 (17 JAN 15:30).

BEYOND INTERPRETATION at ICA

• HAPPER’S COMET d. Tyler Taormina, 2022 UK Premiere + Intro by season curator Chris Cassingham & Q&A with the director (17 JAN 18:30).
• Curated by Chris Cassingham in partnership with the NFTS.

CELEBRATING JACK NICHOLSON at The Garden Cinema

• EASY RIDER d. Dennis Hopper, 1969 (17 JAN 15:00 & 18:00).
• AS GOOD AS IT GETS d. James L. Brooks, 1997 (17 JAN 18:05).

‘I PURPLE U’ at The Prince Charles

• RAFIKI d. Wanuri Kahiu, 2018 (17 JAN 18:00).
• Curated by Heeyeon Park in partnership with NFTS.

MARK JENKIN’S THE CINEMATIC DNA OF ENYS MEN at BFI Southbank

• Releases: ENYS MEN d. Mark Jenkin, 2022 (13 to 31 JAN).

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

• 90= UGETSU MONOGATARI d. Kenji Mizoguchi, 1953 (17 JAN 20:30).
• 88= CHUNGKING EXPRESS aka Chung Him sam lam d. Wong Kar-Wai, 1994 (17 JAN 20:50).

SPOTLIGHT ON WOMEN FILMMAKERS at The Prince Charles

• AFTERSUN d. Charlotte Wells, 2022 (17 JAN 12:45).
• AMERICAN PSYCHO 35mm d. Mary Harron, 2000 (17 JAN 13:00).
• RAFIKI d. Wanuri Kahiu, 2018 (17 JAN 18:15).

THROWBACK SEASON at Everyman Cinemas

• CHICAGO d. Rob Marshall, 2002 (17 JAN various).

TRINTIGNANT: THE NON-CONFORMIST at Ciné Lumière

• Z aka Il est vivant d. Costa-Gavras, 1969 (17 JAN 18:00).

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

• DAYS OF BEING WILD d. Wong Kar Wai, 1990 (17 JAN 20:45).
• CHUNGKING EXPRESS d. Wong Kar Wai, 1994 (17 JAN 17:50).

• COMING SOON: London Short Film Festival (20 to 29 JAN).

Also 13 to 19 JAN 2023 (various dates / times):

• GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY 35mm d. Rian Johnson, 2022 at: The Prince Charles.
• MORE THAN EVER aka Plus que jamais d. Emily Atef, 2022 at: Ciné Lumière (from 19 JAN).
• THE OLD WAY d. Brett Donowho, 2023 at: The Prince Charles.
• SKINAMARINK d. Kyle Edward Ball, 2022 at: The Prince Charles.
• THIS STOLEN COUNTRY d. Marc Wiese, 2022 at: Bertha DocHouse (from 14 JAN).

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