WEDNESDAY: What's on in London today [16/02/22] • RADIANT CIRCUS

WEDNESDAY 16 FEBRUARY 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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IT FELT LIKE LOVE d. Eliza Hittman, 2013 (16 FEB 20:30) / Part of SEEN & HEARD at BFI Southbank.

“Lila is a shy and awkward 14-year-old who’s desperate to have her first sexual experience. While third-wheeling with her pretty, sexually active friend Chiara and Chiara’s new boyfriend, Lila determinedly decides that this will be the summer she loses her virginity. The debut film from Eliza Hittman – the talented director behind cinematic coming-of-age tales NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS and BEACH RATS – is a sensitive and startlingly authentic portrait of sexual awakening.” (BFI)

ALI & AVA d. Clio Barnard, 2021 + Recorded Q&A with cast & crew at The Castle Cinema (16 FEB 21:00).
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS d. Frank Coraci, 2004 presented by Pitshanger Pictures at St Barnabas Church W5 1QG (16 FEB 15:00).
BELLE: THE DRAGON AND THE FRECKLED PRINCESS d. Mamoru Hosoda, 2021 at The David Lean (16 FEB 19:30 / 17 FEB 14:30 & 19:30).
BRIEF ENCOUNTER d. David Lean, 1954 at Riverside Studios (16 FEB 12:30).
ELLIE & ABBIE (& ELLIE’S DEAD AUNT) d. Monica Zanetti, 2020 at Whirled Cinema (16 FEB 20:00 / 20 FEB 17:00).
Classic Matinee: FRIED GREEN TOMATOES AT THE WHISTLE STOP CAFE d. Jon Avnet, 1991 at Rio Cinema (16 FEB 14:30).
JULES ET JIM aka Jules and Jim d. François Truffaut, 1962 at JW3 (16 FEB 16:00).
THE PROPOSITION 4K d. John Hillcoat, 2006 + Q&A with the director, producer Cat Villiers & actors Emily Watson & Danny Huston at BFI Southbank (16 FEB 18:00).
THE REAL CHARLIE CHAPLIN d. Peter Middleton & James Spinney, 2021 Preview + Q&A with the directors at Bertha DocHouse (16 FEB 18:20).
STEELERS – THE WORLD’S FIRST GAY RUGBY CLUB d. Eammon Ashton-Atkinson, 2020 + Short: ON THE SEVENTH DAY d. Ali Grant, 2019 + Q&A presented by Newham Community Cinema & WOFFF for LGBT History Month at Stratford East Picturehouse (16 FEB 20:00 – FREE!).
SYLVIA PLATH: INSIDE THE BELL JAR d. Teresa Griffiths, 2018 presented by Deeper Into Movies at Sebright Arms (16 FEB 19:30).

4K PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

Includes (check venue for full listings): IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE 4K d. Wong Kar Wai, 2000 (16 FEB 12:30).

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

Includes (check venue for full listings): LAST NIGHT IN SOHO 35mm d. Edgar Wright, 2021 (until 17 FEB various).

70MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

Includes (check venue for full listings): LICORICE PIZZA 35mm & 70mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021 (until 03 MAR various).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: LGBT HISTORY MONTH at BFI Southbank

Includes (check venue for full listings): DESERT HEARTS d. Donna Deitch, 1985 + Intro by BFI Head Librarian Emma Smart (16 FEB 18:20); ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER aka Todo sobre mi madre d. Pedro Almodóvar, 1999 (16 FEB 21:00).

CHER ON SCREEN at The Prince Charles

Includes (check venue for full listings): MASK d. Peter Bogdanovich, 1985 (16 FEB 18:20).

FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT: FOR THE LOVE OF FILMS at BFI Southbank

Includes (check venue for full listings): Re-release: JULES ET JIM aka Jules and Jim d. François Truffaut, 1962 (04 to 17 FEB various).

LOVE STORIES at Genesis Cinema

Includes (check venue for listings): THE WATERMELON WOMAN d. Cheryl Dunee, 1996 (16 FEB 21:05).

SEEN & HEARD at BFI Southbank

Includes (check venue for full listings): IT FELT LIKE LOVE d. Eliza Hittman, 2013 (16 FEB 20:30).

STUDIO GHIBLI at Picturehouse Cinemas

Includes (check venue for listings): PONYO d. Hayao Miyazaki, 2008 (from 12 FEB); KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE d. Hayao Miyazaki, 1989 (from 12 FEB).

STUDIO GHIBLI FOREVER at The Prince Charles

Includes (check venue for listings): SPIRITED AWAY d. Hayao Miyazaki, 2001 (16 FEB 20:45).

THREE BY F. GARY GRAY at The Prince Charles

Includes (check venue for listings): SET IT OFF d. F. Gary Gray, 1996 (16 FEB 21:00).

TWO BY RYÛSUKE HAMAGUCHI at The Prince Charles

Includes (check venue for listings): WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY d. Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, 2021 (11 FEB to 02 MAR various).

VALENTINES at Everyman Cinemas

Includes (check venue for listings): CASABLANCA 35mm d. Michael Curtiz, 1942 by 69 Colebrooke Row at Everyman Screen On The Green (16 FEB 17:30).

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

Includes (check venue for listings): IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE 4K d. Wong Kar Wai, 2000 (16 FEB 12:30).

We’ve got nothing… what did we miss?

Also 11 to 17 FEB (various dates/times): DOWNFALL: THE CASE AGAINST BOEING d. Rory Kennedy, 2022 at: Everyman Broadgate // THE FORGOTTEN ONES d. Michale Boganim, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse // THE POWER OF THE DOG 35mm d. Jane Campion, 2021 at: The Prince Charles (from 17 FEB to 03 MAR).

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