This is a film still from BUCK & THE PREACHER d. Sidney Poitier, 1972, screening at The Lord Palmerston (22 FEB 2022).

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

TUESDAY 22 FEBRUARY 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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BUCK & THE PREACHER d. Sidney Poitier, 1972 in tribute to Sidney Poitier presented by Tufnell Park Film Club at The Lord Palmerston (22 FEB 20:00):

“Sidney Poitier’s directorial debut is a revisionist Western that sees him paired for the first time with equally legendary Harry Belafonte.”

“Poitier stars as Buck, an ex-Union Army Cavalry sergeant who becomes a scout for freed slaves heading to the Colorado frontier. Tagging along with him are his wife (Ruby Dee in a scene-stealing performance) and a Bible-thumping con artist known as the Preacher (Belafonte). Attacked by racist bounty hunters determined to return the former slaves to a life of sharecropping in Louisiana, Buck and his followers must summon all the courage they have in order to reach their destination and help settle the Wild West.”

“A refreshing change from many typical Western tropes and a testament to Poitier’s ongoing desire to shake up the Hollywood status quo.” (Tufnell Park Film Club)

  • BUCK & THE PREACHER d. Sidney Poitier, 1972 in tribute to Sidney Poitier presented by Tufnell Park Film Club at The Lord Palmerston (22 FEB 20:00).
  • GIEREK d. Michal Wegrzyn, 2022 in-venue screening followed by on-line discussion with Michael Brooke at Watermans (22 FEB 19:00 + 23 FEB 20:00).
  • THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ANDRÉ d. Kate Novack, 2017 at The Lexi Cinema (22 FEB 18:15).
  • HAPPINESS d. Todd Solondz, 1998 presented by Deeper Into Movies at Moth Club (22 FEB 19:30).
  • LIMBO d. Ben Sharrock, 2020 + Recorded intro by the director presented by Wimbledon Film Club at Curzon Wimbledon (22 FEB 20:30). 
  • LINGUI, THE SACRED BONDS d. Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, 2021 + Intro presented by We Are Black Journos at Genesis Cinema (22 FEB 18:30).
  • MASTER CHENG aka Mestari Cheng d. Mika Kaurismäki, 2019 at Picturehouse Cinemas (22 FEB various).
  • PARALLEL MOTHERS d. Pedro Almodóvar, 2021 at The David Lean (22 FEB 14:30 & 19:30 / 23 FEB 19:30 / 26 FEB 14:00).
  • P.S. BURN THIS LETTER PLEASE d. Michael Seligman & Jennifer Tiexiera, 2020 at Bertha DocHouse (22 FEB 18:20).
  • SPENCER d. Pablo Larrain, 2021 at Whirled Cinema (22 FEB 20:00 / 23 FEB 20:00 / 27 FEB 17:00).

4K PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

70MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): LICORICE PIZZA 70mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021 (22 FEB 20:45 70mm).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: LGBT HISTORY MONTH at BFI Southbank

BLACK & WHITE MOVIES at The Prince Charles

THE FILMS OF PATRICK WANG at ICA

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): THE GRIEF OF OTHERS d. Patrick Wang, 2015 (22 FEB 20:40).

FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT: FOR THE LOVE OF FILMS at BFI Southbank

FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT REVISITED at Ciné Lumière

HOMELAND: FILMS BY AUSTRALIAN FIRST NATIONS DIRECTORS at Barbican

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): WE DON’T NEED A MAP d. Warwick Thornton, 2017 (22 FEB 18:30).

JULIA DUCOURNAU at The Prince Charles

  • Includes (check venue for full listings): TITANE d. Julia Ducournau, 2021 (22 FEB 12:10).

STUDIO GHIBLI at Picturehouse Cinemas

  • Includes (check venue for listings): PORCO ROSSO d. Hayao Miyazaki, 1992 (from 18 FEB); MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO d. Hayao Miyazaki, 1988 (from 19 FEB).

THE TWISTED TALES OF GUILLERMO DEL TORO at The Prince Charles

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

HERE BEFORE d. Stacey Gregg, 2021:

THE REAL CHARLIE CHAPLIN d. Peter Middleton & James Spinney, 2021:

  • Also 18 to 24 FEB (various dates/times): KISS ME KOSHER d. Shirel Peleg, 2020 at: JW3 (21 to 28 FEB) // LICORICE PIZZA 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021 at: Rio Cinema // THE SILENCE OF THE MOLE d. Anais Taracena, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse // THE TALE OF KING CRAB aka Re Granchio d. Alessio Rigo de Righi & Matteo Zoppis, 2021 at: ICA.

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