WEDNESDAY: What’s on in London today [12/01/22]
WEDNESDAY 12 JANUARY 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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CASQUE D’OR d. Jacques Becker, 1953 + Recorded intro by film critic & historian Pamela Hutchinson (12 JAN 17:50) / Part of BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: THE FILMS IN TRUFFAUT’S LIFE at BFI Southbank.
“Unsurprisingly, Truffaut revered Jacques Becker, a former assistant to Renoir who made films of a similarly fluent lyricism and emotional complexity. This elegant blend of crime movie and love story, set in the Paris of the Impressionists, sees a carpenter (Sere Reggiani) incur the wrath of gangleader Félix (Claude Dauphin) when he courts Marie (Simone Signoret). Truffaut especially adored its casting, its narrative sophistication and its visual beauty.”
WEDNESDAY 12 JAN
- BLISS x Fringe! d. Henrika Kull, 2021 at Genesis Cinema (12 JAN 18:30).
- THE FALL d. Tarsem Singh, 2006 at The Prince Charles (12 JAN 20:50).
- WEST SIDE STORY d. Steven Spielberg, 2021 at The David Lean Cinema (12 JAN 19:00).
BEST OF 2021 at Bertha DocHouse
- Includes (check venue for full listings): THE ALPINIST d. Peter Mortimer & Nick Rosen, 2021 (12 JAN 14:00).
BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: THE FILMS IN TRUFFAUT’S LIFE at BFI Southbank
- Includes (check venue for full listings): CASQUE D’OR d. Jacques Becker, 1953 + Recorded intro by film critic & historian Pamela Hutchinson (12 JAN 17:50).
BLACK & WHITE MOVIES at The Prince Charles
- Includes (check venue for full listings): THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH d. Joel Coen, 2021 (until 13 JAN).
BOWIE: STARMAN & THE SILVER SCREEN at BFI Southbank
- Includes (check venue for full listings): Hooked to the Silver Screen: Bowie at the Movies: A CLOCKWORK ORANGE d. Stanley Kubrick, 1971 (12 JAN 20:25).
CHER ON SCREEN at The Prince Charles
- Includes (check venue for full listings): SILKWOOD d. Mike Nichols, 1983 (12 JAN 18:00).
JULIA DUCOURNAU at The Prince Charles
- Includes (check venue for full listings): TITANE d. Julia Ducournau, 2021 (until 13 JAN).
NORA EPHRON at The Prince Charles
- Includes (check venue for full listings): SILKWOOD d. Mike Nichols, 1983 (12 JAN 18:00).
TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH at BFI Southbank
- Includes (check venue for full listings): YES & NO Salon: Exploration Now panel discussion (12 JAN 18:30); THE CONQUEST OF EVEREST d. Thomas Stobart, 1953 + Intro by explorer Mark Wood (12 JAN 20:40).
THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles
- Includes (check venue for listings): HAPPY TOGETHER d. Wong Kar Wai, 1997 (until 13 JAN).
COMING SOON!
- London International Mime Festival (25 JAN to 05 FEB).
- London Short Film Festival (14 to 23 JAN).
- Night Of Ideas (27 JAN).
- Syrian Arts & Cultural Festival (20 JAN to 04 FEB).
THE 400 BLOWS aka Les Quatre cents coups d. François Truffaut, 1959.
- Various venues, inc: BFI / Ciné Lumière / ICA / JW3 / Picturehouse Cinemas
AILEY d. Jamila Wignot, 2021.
- Various venues, inc: Barbican / Bertha DocHouse / Picturehouse Cinemas
BOILING POINT d. Philip Barantini, 2020.
- Various venues, inc: ArtHouse Crouch End / BFI / Curzon Cinemas / Electric Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Genesis Cinema / Peckhamplex / Rich Mix / Riverside Studios
- Also (07 to 13 JAN, various dates/times): A HERO aka Ghahreman d. Asghar Farhadi, 2021 at: ArtHouse Crouch End / Barbican / Ciné Lumière / Curzon Cinemas / ICA / Peckhamplex / Rio Cinema // MINYAN d. Eric Steel, 2021 at: Curzon Cinemas / JW3 // MUNICH: THE EDGE OF WAR d. Christian Schwochow, 2021 at: Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Kino Bermondsey / Olympic Cinema // OTHER, LIKE ME d. Marcus Werner Hed & Dan Fox, 2020 at: ICA.
- Sine Screen presents Vulnerable Histories at Close-Up & The Garden Cinema (19 to 26 AUG 2023)
- Lost Reels presents 16mm & 35mm screenings at The Cinema Museum & ICA (19 & 31 AUG 2023)
- The Duke Mitchell Film Club presents DukeFest 2023: A Brave New World (13 to 16 AUG 2023)
- Cinema Mentiré launches with OLHAR PERIFERICO season (AUG 2023)
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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. //.