WEDNESDAY: What’s on in London today [19/01/22]
WEDNESDAY 19 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.
By RADIANT CIRCUS // Twitter @radiantcircus / Instagram @radiantcircus
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT d. Norman Jewison, 1967 in tribute to Sidney Poitier at Olympic Studios (19 JAN 20:30).
“A black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.”
- DEAR ELNAZ d. Mania Akbari, 2021 + Q&A with the director at Barbican (19 JAN 18:15).
- IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT d. Norman Jewison, 1967 at Olympic Studios (19 JAN 20:30).
- THE KILLING FIELDS d. Roland Joffe, 1984 at BFI Southbank (19 JAN 17:50).
- PARALLEL MOTHERS d. Pedro Almodóvar, 2021 previews at Everyman Cinemas (19 JAN various).
- Classic Matinee: RESPECT d. Liesl Tommy, 2021 at Rio Cinema (19 JAN 14:30).
- SUPERNOVA d. Harry Macqueen, 2020 at Whirled Cinema (19 JAN 20:00).
- WEST SIDE STORY d. Steven Spielberg, 2021 at The David Lean Cinema (19 JAN 19:00).
35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles
- Includes (check venue for full listings): DRUNKEN ANGEL 35mm aka Yoidore tenshi d. Akira Kurosawa, 1948 (19 JAN 15:30); THE MEN WHO TREAD ON THE TIGER’S TAIL 35mm aka Tora no o wo fumu otokotachi d. Akira Kurosawa, 1952 (19 JAN 18:10); ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD 35mm d. Quentin Tarantino, 2019 (19 JAN 20:00).
AKIRA KUROSAWA at The Prince Charles
- Includes (check venue for full listings): DRUNKEN ANGEL 35mm aka Yoidore tenshi d. Akira Kurosawa, 1948 (19 JAN 15:30); THE MEN WHO TREAD ON THE TIGER’S TAIL 35mm aka Tora no o wo fumu otokotachi d. Akira Kurosawa, 1952 (19 JAN 18:10).
ANIME at The Prince Charles
- Includes (check venue for full listings): GHOST IN THE SHELL d. Mamoru Oshii, 1995 (14 to 25 JAN).
- See also STUDIO GHIBLI FOREVER.
ANNIVERSARY SCREENINGS at The Prince Charles
- Includes (check venue for full listings): THE MEN WHO TREAD ON THE TIGER’S TAIL 35mm aka Tora no o wo fumu otokotachi d. Akira Kurosawa, 1952 (19 JAN 18:10).
BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: THE FILMS IN TRUFFAUT’S LIFE at BFI Southbank
- Includes (check venue for full listings): BIGGER THAN LIFE d. Nicholas Ray, 1956 + Intro by Geoff Andrew, Programmer-at-large (19 JAN 18:05).
BOWIE: STARMAN & THE SILVER SCREEN at BFI Southbank
- Includes (check venue for full listings): BAAL + PIERROT IN TURQUOISE d. Alan Clarke, 1982 + Brian Mahoney, 1970 + Extended intro by Adrian Wootton (19 JAN 18:00).
THE FILMS OF PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON at The Prince Charles
- Includes (check venue for full listings): LICORICE PIZZA d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021 (14 JAN to 10 FEB, some 35mm & 70mm).
THE FILMS OF QUENTIN TARANTINO at The Prince Charles
- Includes (check venue for full listings): ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD 35mm d. Quentin Tarantino, 2019 (19 JAN 20:00).
FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT: FOR THE LOVE OF FILMS at BFI Southbank
- Includes (check venue for full listings): The Antoine Doinel cycle: THE 400 BLOWS 4K aka Les Quatre cents coups d. François Truffaut, 1959 (daily from 07 to 20 JAN various).
FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT REVISITED at Ciné Lumière
- Includes (check venue for full listings): THE 400 BLOWS aka Les Quatre cents coups d. François Truffaut, 1959 (19 JAN 16:00).
THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles
- Includes (check venue for listings): IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE d. Wong Kar Wai, 2000 (14 to 20 JAN).
London Short Film Festival (14 to 23 JAN).
COW d. Andrea Arnold, 2021.
- Various venues, inc: ArtHouse Crouch End / Barbican / Bertha DocHouse / Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / ICA / Picturehouse Cinemas
MEMORIA d. Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2021.
- Various venues, inc: ArtHouse Crouch End / Barbican / BFI / Catford Mews / Chiswick Cinema / Ciné Lumière / Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas (Recorded Q&A) / ICA / Picturehouse Cinemas (Recorded Q&As) / The Prince Charles / Rio Cinema
SCREAM d. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett, 2022.
- Various venues, inc: Chiswick Cinema / Curzon Cinemas / Electric Cinemas / Genesis Cinema / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas / Rich Mix
- Also 14 to 20 JAN (various dates/times): ASCENSION d. Jessica Kingdon, 2022 at: Curzon Cinemas / Genesis Cinema // GHOST IN THE SHELL d. Mamoru Oshii, 1995 at: The Prince Charles // IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE d. Wong Kar Wai, 2000 at: The Prince Charles // PRESIDENT d. Camilla Nielsson, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse.
- 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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