WEDNESDAY: What’s on in London today [04/05/22]

WEDNESDAY 04 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

CAT PEOPLE d. Paul Schrader, 1982 (04 MAY 18:00) / Part of 1982 SEASON & FROM THE MIND OF PAUL SCHRADER at The Prince Charles:

“In this sensual and violent horror tale, Irena Gallier (Nastassia Kinski) has a dark family secret, one that resurfaces dramatically when she reconnects with her estranged brother, Paul (Malcolm McDowell). Living with her sibling in New Orleans, Irena finds herself enamored with zoologist Oliver Yates (John Heard), even as her brother makes his own advances toward her. It’s not long before the dark and dangerous curse of the Gallier clan rears its feline head.” (The PCC)

• COME AND SEE d. Elem Klimov, 1985 at The Prince Charles (04 MAY 12:40).
• DISTANT VOICES, STILL LIVES d. Terrence Davies, 1988 at Riverside Studios (04 MAY 12:10).
• ELEVEN DAYS IN MAY d. Michael Winterbottom & Mohammed Sawwaf, 2022 + Virtual Q&A with the directors in support of the Hoping Foundation at Picturehouse Central (04 MAY 19:00).
• EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE d. Daniels, 2022 + Q&A with the directors at BFI Southbank (04 MAY 19:00).
• FAMILY ROMANCE LLC d. Werner Herzog, 2019 at Whirled Cinema (04 MAY 20:00 / 08 MAY 17:00).
• GREATER THAN LOVE d. Fred Niblo, 1921 + Live piano accompaniment presented by Kennington Bioscope at The Cinema Museum (04 MAY 19:30).
• HESTER STREET d. Joan Micklin Silver, 1975 at Curzon Bloomsbury (04 MAY 19:00).
• IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF FRANTZ FANON d. Mehdi Lallaoui, 2021 + Q&A with the director & Jean Khalfa at Ciné Lumière (04 MAY 18:00).
• THE NICE GUYS d. Shane Black, 2016 (04 MAY 20:40 – £1 Members’ Screening).
• NIGHTMARE ALLEY d. Edmund Goulding, 1947 at The Garden Cinema (04 MAY 16:00).
• STORM BOY d. Henri Safran, 1976 at The Garden Cinema (04 MAY 18:30 / 05 MAY 20:10).
• YOUR MUM AND DAD: A DEVASTATING TRUTH d. Klaartje Quirijns, 2019 + Discussion with the director at Bertha DocHouse (04 MAY 18:20).

Check venues for full listings…

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• THE CONVERSATION 35mm d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1974 (04 MAY 15:25).

1982 SEASON at The Prince Charles

• CAT PEOPLE d. Paul Schrader, 1982 (04 MAY 18:00).

ANIME at BFI Southbank

• LUPIN THE 3RD: THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO aka Kariosutoro no Shiro d. Hayao Miyazaki, 1979 (04 MAY 14:30).
• MILLENNIUM ACTRESS aka Sennen Joyû d. Satoshi Kon, 2001 (04 MAY 20:55).
• Anime at the IMAX: BELLE aka Ryû to sobakasu no hime d. Mamoru Hosoda, 2021 (04 MAY 14:15 – BFI IMAX).

BEST OF CÉSAR at Ciné Lumière

• HAPPENING aka L’événement d. Audrey Diwan, 2021 (until 05 MAY).
• THE VELVET QUEEN aka La Panthère des neiges d. Marie Amiguet & Vincent Munier, 2021 (until 12 MAY).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: A QUESTION OF FAITH at BFI Southbank

• THE RIVER 35mm d. Jean Renoir, 1951 + Intro by Geoff Andrew, Programmer-at-Large (04 MAY 18:10).

CELEBRATING SIDNEY POITIER at The Garden Cinema 

• LILIES OF THE FIELD d. Ralph Nelson, 1963 (04 MAY 21:00).  

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

• CRIMINAL LOVERS 35mm aka Les Amants criminels d. François Ozon, 1999 (04 MAY 20:50).  

CULTITUDE at Catford Mews

• THE BIG LEBOWSKI dir Joel Coen, 1997 (04 MAY 21:00).

FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA at The Prince Charles

• THE CONVERSATION 35mm d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1974 (04 MAY 15:25).

FROM THE MIND OF PAUL SCHRADER at The Prince Charles 

• CAT PEOPLE d. Paul Schrader, 1982 (04 MAY 18:00).

GENESIS 23RD BIRTHDAY at Genesis Cinema

• PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE d. Céline Sciamma, 2019 (04 MAY 18:15).
• US d. Jordan Peele, 2019 + Intro by We Are Black Journos (04 MAY 20:55).

PAUL VERHOEVEN 35MM at Everyman Screen On The Green

• STARSHIP TROOPERS 35mm d. Paul Verhoeven, 1997 (04 MAY 10:30).

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

• PULP 35mm d. Mike Hodges, 1972 (04 MAY 18:15).

Check venues for full listings…

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Roof East, Stratford

• KING RICHARD (04 MAY 20:30).

• Frames Of Representation (05 to 12 MAY).
• UK Asian Film Festival (04 to 15 MAY 2022).
• Unrestricted View Film Festival (25 APR to 01 MAY).
• Women Of The Lens Film Festival (23 & 30 APR).

• Also 29 APR to 05 MAY (various dates/times): ARCHIPELAGO aka Archipel dir. Félix Dufour-Laperrière, 2021 at: ICA // THE CASE dir. Nina Guseva, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse // THE SWIMMER dir. Adam Kalderon, 2021 at: JW3 (from 05 MAY) // YOUR MUM AND DAD: A DEVASTATING TRUTH dir. Klaartje Quirijns, 2019 at: JW3 (from 01 MAY).

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