WEDNESDAY: What’s on in London today [21/06/23]

WEDNESDAY 21 JUNE 2023 (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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THE WICKER MAN: 50th Anniversary d. Robin Hardy, 1973 + Recorded Q&A with cast & crew at various venues, inc: ActOne Cinema (21 JUN 18:45); Chiswick Cinema (21 JUN 20:00); Curzon Cinemas (21 JUN 18:20); Genesis Cinema + Cult Classic Collective (21 JUN 18:15); Picturehouse Cinemas (21 JUN various); Rio Cinema + Merch Launch (21 JUN 20:45); Riverside Studios (21 JUN 20:00).

“A puritan Police Sergeant arrives on the remote Hebridean island of Summerisle. in search of a missing girl. He soon discovers that the islanders follow a strange neo-pagan cult led by the island’s owner, Lord Summerisle, believing in re-incarnation, worshipping the sun and engaging in fertility rituals and sexual magic in order to appease immanent natural forces…”

“Following the screening, a pre-recorded special event, presented by Edith Bowman, includes discussions with surviving members of the cast and crew and members of director Robin Hardy’s family, as well as a performance by Broadside Hacks of extracts from Paul Giovanni’s haunting music score.”

• Preview: ASTEROID CITY d. Wes Anderson, 2023 + Q&A with the director at BFI Southbank (21 JUN 18:10).
• BASTARDS d. Claire Denis, 2013 presented by Cinema Rising at The Garden Cinema (21 JUN 20:00).
• THE DEVIL QUEEN aka A rainha diaba d. Antonio Carlos da Fontoura, 1974 presented by Helena Solberg Cinema Club at Embassy of Brazil (21 JUN 18:00 – FREE!).
• EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE d. Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, 2022 at Whirled Cinema (21 JUN 20:00 / 25 JUN 17:00).
• Global Short Docs + Filmmakers Q&A presented by One World Media at Bertha DocHouse (21 JUN 13:00).
• Classic Matinée: IMITATION OF LIFE d. Douglas Sirk, 1959 at Rio Cinema (21 JUN 14:30).
• LEAVING TO REMAIN d. Mira Erdevicki, 2023 + Short: MATAR raising funds for Salusbury World for Refugee Week at The Lexi Cinema (21 JUN 19:00).
• THE MYSTERY OF PICASSO aka Le Mystère Picasso d. Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1956 at Ciné Lumière (21 JUN 18:30).
• Preview: NAME ME LAWAND d. Edward Lovelace, 2022 for Refugee Week at ArtHouse Crouch End (21 JUN 18:30).
• Preview: NAME ME LAWAND d. Edward Lovelace, 2022 at Bertha DocHouse (21 JUN 18:30).
• Preview: NAME ME LAWAND d. Edward Lovelace, 2022 at Picturehouse Cinemas (21 JUN various).
• PAST CONTINUOUS d. Kineret Hay-Gillor, 2022 + Q&A at JW3 (21 JUN 19:30).
• PRETTY RED DRESS d. Dionne Edwards, 2022 + Q&A with the director at Rich Mix (21 JUN 18:30).
• PROMARE d. Hiroyuki Imaishi, 2019 at Regent Street Cinema (21 JUN 19:45).
• Queer Kid In The Landscape short film programme + Q&A presented by LMFYFF Productions at VFD (21 JUN 19:00).
• TOUCH OF EVIL d. Orson Welles, 1958 presented by Kennington Noir at The Cinema Museum (21 JUN 19:30).
• THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY d. Hettie Macdonald, 2023 at The David Lean (21 JUN 19:30).
• Pink Palace: WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE d. Todd Solondz, 1995 + Intro/discussion in the basement bar at Rio Cinema (21 JUN 19:30).
• THE WICKER MAN: 50th Anniversary d. Robin Hardy, 1973 + Recorded Q&A with cast & crew at various venues, inc: ActOne Cinema (21 JUN 18:45); Chiswick Cinema (21 JUN 20:00); Curzon Cinemas (21 JUN 18:20); Genesis Cinema + Cult Classic Collective (21 JUN 18:15); Picturehouse Cinemas (21 JUN various); Rio Cinema + Merch Launch (21 JUN 20:45); Riverside Studios (21 JUN 20:00).

Check venues for full listings…

16MM SCREENINGS at The Castle Cinema

• THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI 16mm d. Orson Welles, 1947 (21 JUN 19:30).
• Presented by Ciné-Real 16mm Film Club.

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• THE LONG GOODBYE 35mm d. Robert Altman, 1973 (21 JUN 12:15).
• GOODFELLAS 35mm d. Martin Scorsese, 1990 (21 JUN 14:50).
• GALAXY QUEST 35mm d. Dean Parisot, 1999 (21 JUN 15:30).
• BABYMOTHER 35mm d. Julian Henriques, 1998 (21 JUN 18:00 – £1 Members Film).

70MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• INTERSTELLAR 70mm d. Christopher Nolan, 2014 (21 JUN 20:15).

IMAX PRESENTATIONS at BFI IMAX

• THE FLASH d. Andres Muschietti, 2023 (14 to 22 JUN).

ANIME at The Prince Charles

• SUZUME (Subtitled) d. Makoto Shinkai, 2022 (21 JUN 12:30).

ANNIVERSARY SEASON at Everyman Belsize Park

• SUMMER WITH MONIKA aka Sommaren med Monika d. Ingmar Bergman, 1953 (21 JUN 18:00).

BAR TRASH – MONSTER MAYHEM! at Genesis Cinema & Rule Zero

• CALTIKI, THE IMMORTAL MONSTER d. Riccardo Freda & Mario Bava, 1959 + Intro, intermission, themed drinks & prize giveaways at Genesis Cinema’s Bar Paragon (21 JUN 20:30).
• Presented by Token Homo.

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: THERE’S A PLACE… at BFI Southbank

• THE THIRD MAN d. Carol Reed, 1949 + Intro by journalist & programmer Leigh Singer (21 JUN 18:10).
• LA HAINE d. Mathieu Kassowitz, 1995 (21 JUN 21:00).

THE CINEMA OF CHRISTOPHER NOLAN ON 35MM at Everyman Screen On The Green

• INCEPTION 35mm d. Christopher Nolan, 2010 (21 JUN 10:30).

IN FOCUS: PATRICIO GUZMÁN at ICA

• MY IMAGINARY COUNTRY d. Patricio Guzmán, 2023 (until 22 JUN).

MARTIN SCORSESE: THE 90S PICTURES / THE 80S PICTURES at The Prince Charles

• GOODFELLAS 35mm d. Martin Scorsese, 1990 (21 JUN 14:50).

MICHEL PICCOLI: A FEARLESS TALENT at BFI Southbank

• BELLE TOUJOURS 35mm d. Manoel de Oliveira, 2006 (21 JUN 20:50).
• Re-release: LE MEPRIS aka Contempt d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1963 (02 to 21 JUN).

PINK PALACE at Rio Cinema

• WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE d. Todd Solondz, 1995 + Intro/discussion in the basement bar (21 JUN 19:30).

PRIDE MONTH at The Castle Cinema

• RAFIKI d. Wanuri Kahiu, 2018 (21 JUN 16:45).

QUEER 90S: CINEMA FROM A DECADE OF RADICAL CHANGE at Barbican

• DAKAN d. Mohamed Camara, 1997 + Intro by Tara Brown (21 JUN 18:30).

RAZOR SHARP: THE FABULOUS WOMEN OF HOWARD HAWKS at BFI Southbank

• THE BIG SLEEP 35mm d. Howard Hawks, 1946 (21 JUN 18:25).

SIGHT & SOUND GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIME 2022 at Ciné Lumière 

• LE MÉPRIS aka Contempt d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1963 (21 JUN 18:20).

UNDERSCREENED SPIELBERG at The Prince Charles

• THE SUGARLAND EXPRESSd. Steven Spielberg, 1974 (21 JUN 20:45).

WES ANDERSON SEASON at Chiswick Cinema

• THE FRENCH DISPATCH d. Wes Anderson, 2021 (21 JUN 20:00).

Check venues for full listings…

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building

• DIRTY DANCING (21 JUN 17:45).
• MIDSOMMAR (21 JUN 20:30).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Roof East

• THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA(21 JUN 17:45).
• PRETTY WOMAN (21 JUN 20:30).

• London Festival of Architecture x Brixton Community Cinema (09 JUN to 02 JUL).
• London Indian Film Festival (22 to 29 JUN).
• Odyssey Film Festival (26 MAY to 30 JUN).
• Refugee Week (19 to 25 JUN).
• Windrush Caribbean Film Festival (06 to 30 JUN).

Also 16 to 22 JUN (various dates/times):

• ANGRY ANNIE aka Annie Colère d. Blandine Lenoir, 2022 at: Ciné Lumière.
• GOLIATH d. Frédéric Tellier, 2021 at: Ciné Lumière.
• HAIRSPRAY: 35th Anniversary d. John Waters, 1988 at: Ciné Lumière / ICA.
• INLAND EMPIRE 4K Restoration d. David Lynch, 2006 at: Riverside Studios (16 to 22 JUN).
• LE MEPRIS aka Contempt d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1963 at: Riverside Studios (17 to 21 JUN).
• NOVEMBER d. Cédric Jimenez, 2022 at (from 22 JUN): Ciné Lumière.
• SEVN WINTERS IN TEHRAN d. Steffi Niederzoll, 2023 at: Bertha DocHouse.

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