WEDNESDAY: What’s on in London today [18/05/22]

WEDNESDAY 18 MAY 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.

By RADIANT CIRCUS // Twitter @radiantcircus / Instagram @radiantcircus

REFLECTION d. Valentyn Vasyanovych, 2021 presented by New East Cinema at Barbican (18 MAY 18:10).

“Navigating between Kyiv and Eastern Ukraine, REFLECTION pays equal attention to war’s horrific devaluation of human life, and to the trauma inflicted on the survivors psyche. Frames-within-frames, often shaped as screens, populate almost every shot in the film, filling it with striking metaphors and provoking the spectator to accept the role of a witness.”

“Directed, filmed and edited by Valentyn Vasyanovich, REFLECTION shares a universe with his acclaimed ATLANTIS (2019). The film’s singular vision and pressing questions on PTSD, family, and the limits of fate, place Vasyanovich as one of the great contemporary voices of Ukraine.” (New East Cinema)

• AIDS DIVA: THE LEGEND OF CONNIE NORMAN d. Dante Alencastre, 2021 + Q&A with the director & Andria Mordaunt (ACT UP London) at Rio Cinema (18 MAY 18:45).
• Experimenta: Lensing the Landscape: RIVER YAR d. William Raban & Chris Welsby, 1972 + Discussion with the artists at BFI Southbank (18 MAY 18:15).
• THE FRENCH DISPATCH d. Wes Anderson, 2021 at Whirled Cinema (18 MAY 20:00 / 22 MAY 17:00).
• JULES ET JIM d. François Truffaut, 1962 at Regent Street Cinema (18 MAY 17:10).
• MYSTERY STREET d. John Sturges, 1947 presented by Kennington Noir at The Cinema Museum (18 MAY 19:30).
• REFLECTION d. Valentyn Vasyanovych, 2021 presented by New East Cinema at Barbican (18 MAY 18:10).
• SHALL WE DANCE d. Mark Sandrich, 1937 presented by Pitshanger Pictures at St Barnabas Church Ealing (18 MAY 15:00).
• WEST SIDE STORY d. Steven Speilberg, 2021 at Rio Cinema (18 MAY 14:30).
• WILD ROSE d. Tom Harper, 2018 presented by Pitshanger Pictures at St Barnabas Church Ealing (18 MAY 20:15).

Check venues for full listings…

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• PREDATOR 35mm d. John McTiernan, 1987 (18 MAY 15:30).

1982 SEASON at The Prince Charles

• DINER d. Barry Levinson, 1982 (18 MAY 20:35 – £1 Members Film).

BEST OF CÉSAR at Ciné Lumière

• THE VELVET QUEEN aka La Panthère des neiges d. Marie Amiguet & Vincent Munier, 2021 (until 23 MAY).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: A QUESTION OF FAITH at BFI Southbank

• CLEO FROM 5 TO 7 d. Agnès Varda, 1961 + Intro by Geoff Andrew, Programmer-at-Large (18 MAY 18:10).

CRUEL FLESH: FILMS OF THE NEW FRENCH EXTREMITY at BFI Southbank

• Talks etc: Horror à la Française recorded panel discussion (online 11 to 31 MAY).
• Releases: VORTEX d. Gaspar Noé, 2021 (until 26 MAY).

CULTITUDE at Catford Mews

• HOUSE PARTY dir Reginald Hudlin, 1990 (18 MAY 21:00).

FROM THE MIND OF PAUL SCHRADER at The Prince Charles 

• MISHIMA: A LIFE IN FOUR CHAPTERS d. Paul Schrader, 1985 (18 MAY 18:00).

NICHOLAS CAGE 35MM at Everyman Screen On The Green

• FACE/OFF 35mm d. John Woo, 1997 (18 MAY 10:30).

RETURN OF THE OUTSIDER: THE FILMS OF MIKE HODGES at BFI Southbank

• MORONS FROM OUTER SPACE d. Mike Hodges, 1985 (18 MAY 20:50).

SCI-FI MOVIES at The Prince Charles

• PREDATOR 35mm d. John McTiernan, 1987 (18 MAY 15:30).

Check venues for full listings…

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building, Peckham

• THE BATMAN (18 MAY 20:45).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Roof East, Stratford

• BELFAST (18 MAY 20:45).

• Beyond Words French Literature Festival (16 to 22 MAY).
• Focus Hong Kong (12 to 13 MAY).
• Odyssey: A Chinese Cinema Season (10 MAY to 10 JUNE).
• Queer East Film Festival (18 to 29 MAY).
• Sci-Fi London (19 to 22 MAY).
• SERET International Israeli Film Festival (12 to 19 MAY).
• UK Asian Film Festival (04 to 15 MAY 2022).
• Village Screen Film Week (10 to 15 MAY).

• Also 13 to 19 MAY (various dates/times): FIRESTARTER d. Keith Thomas, 2022 at: Catford Mews / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas // THE WALL OF SHADOWS d. Eliza Kubarska, 2020 at: Bertha DocHouse // WHO KILLED THE KLF? d. Chris Atkins, 2022 at: Picturehouse Cinemas.

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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. //.