WEDNESDAY: What’s on in London today [10/05/23]

WEDNESDAY 10 MAY 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

RUMBLE FISH d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1983 presented by Cinema Rising at The Garden Cinema (10 MAY 20:00).

“In Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘art film for teenagers’, Matt Dillon plays Rusty James, a dopy delinquent desperate to achieve the legendary status of his older brother: ‘The Motorcycle Boy’ (Mickey Rourke). The two have been raised by their alcoholic father (Dennis Hopper), whose affection for classical references he shares with Rourke’s philosophising hoodlum. After his brother returns from an odyssey to California, Rusty James wrestles with his inadequacies as he tries to prove himself a worthy leader of his crew of miscreants. Written by Coppola during the production of THE OUTSIDERS (and also adapted from an S. E. Hinton novel) RUMBLE FISH is a dreamy, expressionist portrait of wasted youth.” (Cinema Rising)

• Pink Palace: BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS d. Russ Meyer, 1970 + Intro/discussion, 1st Birthday celebration in the basement bar at Rio Cinema (10 MAY 19:30).
• Preview: THE DAM d. Ali Cherri, 2022 + Q&A with the director at Ciné Lumière (10 MAY 18:30).
• DocHouse Shorts: British Anthologies, Vol. 1 at Bertha DocHouse (10 MAY 18:20).
• THE FIVE DEVILS d. Léa Mysius, 2023 + Drinks reception, presented by MUBI & Girls In Film at The Castle Cinema (10 MAY 18:30).
• LIVING d. Oliver Hermanus, 2022 at Whirled Cinema (10 MAY 20:00 / 14 MAY 17:00).
• RUMBLE FISH d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1983 presented by Cinema Rising at The Garden Cinema (10 MAY 20:00).
• Classic Matinée: TOP HAT d. Mark Sandrich, 1935 at ActOne Cinema (10 MAY 14:15).
• XIMEI d. Andy Cohen & Gaylen Ross, 2019 for Human Rights Week (10 MAY 18:35).

Check venues for full listings…

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• JURASSIC PARK 35mm d. Steven Spielberg, 1993 (10 MAY 12:30).
• MISSISSIPPI MASALA 35mm d. Mira Nair, 1991 (10 MAY 18:00 – £1 Members Film).
• HARD EIGHT aka Sydney 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 1996 (10 MAY 18:15).
• THE FULL MONTY 35mm d. Peter Cattaneo, 1997 + Q&A with writer & creator Simon Beaufoy (10 MAY 20:35).

IMAX PRESENTATIONS at BFI IMAX

• GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 3D d. James Gunn, 2023 (until 11 MAY).

A LI’L BIT OF LUIS BUÑUEL at The Prince Charles

• THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE d. Luis Buñuel, 1977 (10 MAY 15:30).

ANIME at The Prince Charles

• JUNK HEAD d. Takahide Hori, 2021 (10 MAY 13:00).
• LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD d. Naoko Yamada, 2018 + Intro by Michael Leader & Jake Cunningham, Ghibliotheque Podcast (10 MAY 20:45).

BEN WHEATLEY PRESENTS at Picturehouse Cinemas

• SIGHTSEERS d. Ben Wheatley, 2012 (10 MAY various).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION… at BFI Southbank

• PERSEPOLIS d. Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Parronaud, 2007 + Intro (10 MAY 18:15).

CHISWICK PICKS at Chiswick Cinema

• BOTTLE ROCKET d. Wes Anderson, 1996 (10 MAY 20:00).

CINEMATIC SORCERESS: THE FILMS OF NINA MENKES at BFI Southbank

• Talks & events: BRAINWASHED: SEX-CAMERA-POWER d. Nina Menkes, 2022 + Nina Menkes in Conversation (10 MAY 18:00).

THE CINEMA OF WES ANDERSON ON 35MM at Everyman Screen On The Green

• FANTASTIC MR. FOX 35mm d. Wes Anderson, 2009 (10 MAY 10:30).
• MOONRISE KINGDOM 35mm d. Wes Anderson, 2012 (10 MAY 22:30).

DARIO ARGENTO: DOORS INTO DARKNESS at BFI Southbank

• DARK GLASSES aka Occhiali neri d. Dario Argento, 2022 (10 MAY 21:00).
• Special events: Strange Phenomena: Argento season introduction (online presentation).

THE FILMS OF PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON at The Prince Charles

• HARD EIGHT aka Sydney 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 1996 (10 MAY 18:15).

GENESIS 24TH BIRTHDAY at Genesis Cinema

• DEATH BECOMES HER d. Robert Zemeckis, 1992 (10 MAY 18:30).
• KING FU HUSTLE 35mm d. Stephen Chow, 2004 (10 MAY 21:00).

MUKHRIJAT: ARAB WOMEN FILMMAKERS at The Garden Cinema

• THE BLUE CAFTAN d. Maryam Touzani, 2022 (05 to 11 MAY).
• SOUD d. Ayten Amin, 2021 (10 MAY 15:15).
• MEMORY BOX d. Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige, 2021 (10 MAY 18:00).

SPOTLIGHT ON FEMALE FILMMAKERS at The Prince Charles

• MISSISSIPPI MASALA 35mm d. Mira Nair, 1991 (10 MAY 18:00 – £1 Members Film).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building

• CRUEL INTENTIONS (10 MAY 20:45).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Roof East

• PRETTY WOMAN(10 MAY 20:35).

• LOCO London Comedy Film Festival (11 to 14 MAY).
• UK Asian Film Festival (04 to 14 MAY).

Also 05 to 11 MAY 2023 (various dates/times):

• EFTIHIA dir Angelos Frantzis, 2022 at: ArtHouse Crouch End. 
• HARKA d. Lotfy Nathan, 2022 at: Ciné Lumière / Curzon Cinemas / ICA.

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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. //.