WEDNESDAY: What’s on in London today [15/12/21]

WEDNESDAY 15 DECEMBER 2021 (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

NOSFERATU d. Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, 1922 + Live score by Dritëro Demjaha at Screen25 Cinema (15 DEC 19:45).

• “Thomas Hutter is sent by his master to finalise a deal with Count Orlok. However, he soon learns that Orlok is a vampire whose eyes are set on his wife, Ellen. To accompany Murnau’s symphony of horror, we are pleased to present a haunting electric live score, improvised by friend of Screen25, Dritëro Demjaha.”

• A THOUSAND CUTS d. Ramona S. Diaz, 2020 + Panel discussion at Bertha DocHouse (15 DEC 18:20 – FREE!).
• FLEE d. Jonas Poher Rasmussen, 2021 + Q&A at Curzon Soho (15 DEC 18:10).
• FLEE d. Jonas Poher Rasmussen, 2021 preview at Catford Mews (15 DEC 20:30).
• FROM DUSK ‘TIL DAWN + THE COMEBACK SPECIAL d. Tim Pope, 1993 + 2018 at ICA (15 DEC 20:45).
• IN THE HEIGHTS d. Jon M Chu, 2021 at Whirled Cinema (15 DEC 20:00).
• Classic Matinee: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE d. Frank Capra, 1946 + Live performance by Ida Barr at Rio Cinema (15 DEC 14:30).
• KING RICHARD d. Reinaldo Marcus Green, 2021 at The David Lean (15 DEC 19:30).
• NOSFERATU d. Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, 1922 + Live score by Dritëro Demjaha at Screen25 Cinema (15 DEC 19:45).
• SPICE WORLD: THE MOVIE d. Bob Spiers, 1997 presented by Pinc at The Castle Cinema (15 DEC 18:45).
• TITANE d. Julia Ducornau, 2021 + Panel discussion presented by The Final Girls UK at Rio Cinema (15 DEC 20:45).
• UNSOPHISTICATED LADY aka La Pièce rapportée d. Antonin Peretjatko , 2021 at Ciné Lumière (15 DEC 20:30).

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 35mm d. Frank Capra, 1946 (01 to 24 DEC various).
• DIE HARD 35mm d. John McTiernan, 1988 (15 DEC 20:15).

100 YEARS: SIMONE SIGNORET, THE POLITICAL STAR – PART I at Ciné Lumière

• THE SLEEPING CAR MURDERS d. Costa-Gavras, 1965 (15 DEC 18:30).

ALT. XMAS at The Prince Charles

• ROCKY IV: ROCKY VS DRAGO [Ultimate Director’s Cut] d. Sylvester Stallone, 1985 (15 DEC 15:55).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: CHRISTMAS ON SCREEN at BFI Southbank

• THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER d. Ernst Lubitsch, 1940 (03 to 23 DEC various).
• CAROL d. Todd Haynes, 2015 (15 DEC 17:50).

CHRISTMAS at Catford Mews

• DIE HARD d. John McTiernan, 1988 (15 DEC 17:45).

CHRISTMAS at Genesis Cinema 

• CAROL d. Todd Haynes, 2015 (15 DEC 21:00).

CHRISTMAS at The Prince Charles

•  IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 35mm d. Frank Capra, 1946 (daily to 24 DEC various).
• THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL d. Brian Henson, 1992 (03 to 24 DEC various Sing Along/Santa – check venue for details).
• NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION d. Jeremiah S. Chechik, 1989 (15 DEC 15:40).
• HOME ALONE d. Chris Columbus, 1990 (15 DEC 18:00).
• TIM BURTON’S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS d. Henry Selick, 1993 (15 DEC 18:15).
• DIE HARD 70/35mm d. John McTiernan, 1988 (15 DEC 20:15 – 35mm).

THE EDGE OF BELIEF at Close-Up

• THE ILLINOIS PARABLES + SENSEMAYÁ d. Deborah Stratman, 2016 + Colectivo Los Ingrávidos, 2021 (15 DEC 20:15).
• Curated by Emily Wright. Presented in partnership with the National Film & Television School.

JAPAN 2021 at BFI Southbank

• DRIVE MY CAR aka Doraibu mai kâ d. Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, 2021 (11 to 19 DEC various).
• SILENCE HAS NO WINGS 35mm aka Tobenai chinmoku d. Kazuo Kuroki, 1966 (15 DEC 18:00).
• WOMAN OF THE LAKE 35mm aka Onna no mizûmi d. Kijû Yoshida, 1966 (15 DEC 20:50).

JAPAN 2021: ANOTHER GAZE at BFI Southbank

• Experimenta presents: A selection of video & film works by experimental filmmaker Mako Idemitsu + Intro by Another Gaze’s Daniella Shreir (15 DEC 18:10).
• SKY, WIND, FIRE, WATER, EARTH + BIRTH/MOTHER aka Kya ka ra ba a + Tarachime d. Naomi Kawase, 2001 + 2006 (15 DEC 20:45).

JEAN-PAUL BELMONDO LE MAGNIFIQUE at Ciné Lumière

• PIERROT LE FOU d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1965 (15 DEC 18:10).

• French Film Festival (03 NOV to 15 DEC).
• London Film Week (06 to 12 DEC).
• Made In Prague Festival (07 NOV to 10 DEC).

• Also (10 to 16 DEC, various dates/times): CITIZEN ASHE d. Rex Miller & Sam Pollard, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse / ICA // DYING TO DIVORCE d. Chloe Fairweather, 2021 at: The Garden Cinema (13 to 19 DEC) // HOPE aka Håp d. Maria Sødahl, 2019 at: Curzon Cinemas / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas // THE STORMS OF JEREMY THOMAS d. Mark Cousins, 2021 at: Curzon Cinemas.

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