WEDNESDAY: What’s on in London today [01/02/23]

WEDNESDAY 01 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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South By South: LOSING GROUND d. Kathleen Collins, 1982 at South London Gallery (01 FEB 19:00).

“LOSING GROUND (1982) is the second film by director Kathleen Collins. The film tells the story of a marriage of two remarkable people, both at a crossroads in their lives. Sara Rogers, a black professor of philosophy, is embarking on an intellectual quest to understand ‘ecstasy’ just as her painter husband Victor sets off on a more earthy exploration of joy.”

“Celebrating a recent museum sale, Victor decides to rent a country house where he can return to more realism after years working as an abstract expressionist. Away from the city, the couple’s summer idyll becomes complicated by Sara’s research and by Victor’s involvement with a young model. When one of her students casts Sara as the woman scorned in a film version of the song Frankie and Johnny, she experiences a painful emotional awakening.” (South London Gallery)

  • Pink Palace: THE CRYING GAME d. Neil Jordan, 1992 + Intro/discussion with Fringe! programmer, Jaye Hudson in the basement bar at Rio Cinema (01 FEB 20:00).
  • Films from Iran for Iran: DREAM SILK + GUT FEELINGS: FRAGMENTS OF TRUTH ds. Nahid Reza, 2003 + Katayoun Jalilipour, 2021 at One And A Half (01 FEB 18:30).
  • DRIVE MY CAR d. Ryusuke Hamaguchi, 2021 at Whirled Cinema (01 FEB 20:00 / 05 FEB 17:00).
  • THE FABELMANS d. Steven Spielberg, 2022 + Intro by Adrian Wootton at Barbican (01 FEB 20:15).
  • South By South: LOSING GROUND d. Kathleen Collins, 1982 at South London Gallery (01 FEB 19:00).
  • THE SUBSTITUTE d. Diego Lerman, 2022 + Recorded Q&A with the director at Picturehouse Crouch End (01 FEB 20:30).
  • SUPER NATURAL d. Jorge Jácome, 2022 UK Premiere + Intro/Q&A with the artist at Tate Modern (01 FEB 18:30).

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 02 FEB).

ANNIVERSARY SEASON at Everyman Belsize Park

ANNIVERSARY SCREENINGS at The Prince Charles (Not listed elsewhere!)

  • SUPERMAN d. Richard Donner, 1978 (01 FEB 20:45).

BAR TRASH: TRASH OR TREASURE? at Rule Zero & Genesis Cinema 

  • DAMNATION ALLEY d. Jack Smight, 1977 + Intro, intermission, themed drinks & prize giveaways at Genesis Cinema’s Bar Paragon (01 FEB 20:30).
  • Presented by Token Homo.

CELEBRATING JACK NICHOLSON at The Garden Cinema

  • CHINATOWN d. Roman Polanski, 1974 (01 FEB 15:10).

CHAZELLE SEASON at Genesis Cinema

  • BABYLON d. Damien Chazelle, 2023 (until 02 FEB).

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

  • Releases: ENYS MEN d. Mark Jenkins, 2022 (until 02 FEB).

SCI-FI SELECTIONS at The Prince Charles

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

SPOTLIGHT ON WOMEN FILMMAKERS at The Prince Charles

STEVEN SPIELBERG FROM 35MM at Everyman Screen On The Green

TRINTIGNANT: THE NON-CONFORMIST at Ciné Lumière

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED dir Laura Poitras, 2022

This is a film still from ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED dir Laura Poitras, 2022 which opens across London this week (27 Jan to 02 Feb 2023).

THE FABELMANS dir Steven Spielberg, 2022

This is a film still from THE FABELMANS dir Steven Spielberg, 2022, which opens across London this week (27 JAN to 02 Feb 2023).

Also 27 JAN to 02 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. //.