WEDNESDAY: What’s on in London today [17/08/22]

WEDNESDAY 17 AUGUST 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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THREE CAME HOME d. Jean Negulesco, 1950 presented by Pitshanger Pictures at St Barnabas Church W5 (17 AUG 15:00).

“During Word War II, American author Agnes Newton Keith is imprisoned by the Japanese in various POW camps in North Borneo and Sarawak.”

• 3 FACES aka Se rokh d. Jafar Panahi, 2018 in solidarity with Jafar Panahi, Mohammad Rasoulof and Mostafa Aleahmad at BFI Southbank (17 AUG 18:30).
• CHRISTINE d. Antonio Campos, 2016 presented by Pitshanger Pictures at St Barnabas Church W5 (17 AUG 19:15).
• FADIA’S TREE d. Sarah Beddington, 2021 + Q&A with the director at The Ritzy (17 AUG 18:00).
• GREASE d. Randal Kleiser, 1978 in tribute to Olivia Newton-John at Genesis Cinema (17 AUG 18:35).
• Pink Palace: LOLA & THE SEA d. Laurent Micheli, 2019 + Intro/discussion in the Basement Bar at Rio Cinema (17 AUG 19:30).
• PARIS, TEXAS d. Wim Wenders, 1984 at ArtHouse Crouch End (17 AUG 12:15).
• PARIS, TEXAS d. Wim Wenders, 1984 at Catford Mews (17 AUG 18:00).
• RADIOHEAD: MEETING PEOPLE IS EASY d. Grant Gee, 1998 presented by Deeper Into Movies at Signature Brew Haggerston (17 AUG 19:30 – FREE!).
• THE ROOM d. Tommy Wiseau, 2003 at The Prince Charles (17 AUG 21:00).
• THREE CAME HOME d. Jean Negulesco, 1950 presented by Pitshanger Pictures at St Barnabas Church W5 (17 AUG 15:00).
• TITANE d. Julia Ducournau, 2021 at Whirled Cinema (17 AUG 20:00 / 21 AUG 17:00).

Check venues for full listings…

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• ALIEN [Director’s Cut] 35mm d. Ridley Scott, 1979 (17 AUG 18:00).
• RESERVOIR DOGS 35mm d. Quentin Tarantino, 1992 (17 AUG 18:30).

70MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 70mm New ‘Unrestored’ Version d. Stanley Kubrick, 1968 (17 AUG 15:00).

90S CINEMA ON 35MM at Everyman Screen On The Green

• CLERKS 35mm d. Kevin Smith, 1994 (17 AUG 10:30).

ANIME at The Prince Charles

• AKIRA d. Katsuhiro Ôtomo, 1988 (17 AUG 12:45).

BAR TRASH at Genesis Cinema

• DARK AUGUST d. Martin Goldman, 1976 + Intro, film chat, prize giveaways & themed drinks with Token Homo (17 AUG 20:30 – £1!).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: POWER! at BFI Southbank

•  BIGGER THAN LIFE d. Nicholas Ray, 1956 + Intro by Geoff Andrew, Programmer at Large (17 AUG 18:20).
• NOTORIOUS d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1946 (17 AUG 20:45).

BRAD REPUTATION ON 35MM at Picturehouse Cinemas

• ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD 35mm d. Quentin Tarantino, 2019 (17 AUG 19:00 – at Picturehouse Central).

CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF TUFNELL PARK FILM CLUB at The Lord Palmerston 

• 3 WOMEN d. Robert Altman, 1977 (17 AUG 20:00).

CELEBRATING FILM NOIR at The Garden Cinema

• NIGHT AND THE CITY d. Jules Dassin, 1950 (17 AUG 18:00).

CELEBRATING PENÉLOPE CRUZ at The Garden Cinema

• EVERYBODY KNOWS d. Asghar Farhadi, 2018 (17 AUG 15:00).
• PARALLEL MOTHERS d. Pedro Almodóvar, 2021 (17 AUG 20:10).

CLASSIC DISNEY SEASON at Everyman Cinemas

• FROZEN d. Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee, 2013 (17 AUG various).

THE FILMS OF QUENTIN TARANTINOat The Prince Charles

• RESERVOIR DOGS 35mm d. Quentin Tarantino, 1992 (17 AUG 18:30).

FROM JAMAICA TO THE WORLD: REGGAE ON FILM at BFI Southbank

• Re-release: THE HARDER THEY COME d. Perry Henzell, 1972 (until 18 AUG).

INDIANA JONES IN 4K at The Prince Charles

• RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK 4K d. Steven Spielberg, 1981 (17 AUG 12:20 – 4K £1 Members’ Film).

LONG-ASS MOVIES at The Prince Charles

• 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 70mm d. Stanley Kubrick, 1968 (17 AUG 15:00 – 170mins).

PRE-CODE HOLLYWOOD: RULES ARE MADE TO BE BROKEN at BFI Southbank

• BABY FACE Newly remastered d. Alfred E. Green, 1933 (17 AUG 14:30).
• BLONDE CRAZY (aka Larceny Lane) Newly remastered d. Roy Del Ruth, 1931 (17 AUG 20:45).

SATYAJIT RAY: THE LANGUAGE OF FILM at BFI Southbank

• Travel stories: THE HERO aka Nayak d. Satyajit Ray, 1966 (17 AUG 18:10).
• The woman question: CHARULATA aka The Lonely Wife d. Satyajit Ray, 1964 (17 AUG 20:40).

SEASON OF CHAN at The Prince Charles

• DRUNKEN MASTER d. Yuen Woo-ping, 1978 (17 AUG 15:30).

STANLEY KUBRICK ON FILM at The Prince Charles

• 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 70mm New ‘Unrestored’ Version d. Stanley Kubrick, 1968 (17 AUG 15:00).

SUMMER OF SCI-FI at The Castle Cinema

• THE STEPFORD WIVES d. Frank Oz, 2004 presented by Pinc (17 AUG 19:00).

THROWBACK at Everyman Cinemas

• THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING d. Peter Jackson, 2003 (17 AUG various).

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

• CHUNGKING EXPRESS d. Wong Kar Wai, 1994 (17 AUG 20:45).

• What are we missing…?

OUTDOOR CINEMA at The Cinema In The Arches

• THE BIG LEBOWSKI (17 AUG 19:30).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building, Peckham

• QUEEN & SLIM (17 AUG 20:30).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Roof East, Stratford

• FANTASTIC BEAST: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE (17 AUG 20:15).

• Also 12 to 18 AUG (various dates/times): ALEPH d. lva Radivojević, 2021 at: ICA // CHILDREN OF LAS BRISAS d. Marianela Maldonado, 2022 at: Bertha DocHouse // EIFFEL d. Martin Bourboulon, 2021 at: Curzon Cinemas / Picturehouse Cinemas // EXPOSING MUYBRIDGE d. Marc Shaffer, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse.

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