WEDNESDAY: What’s on in London today [22/02/23]

WEDNESDAY 22 FEBRUARY 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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BAR TRASH presents… TRASH OR TREASURE? Resurrecting “The Worst Films of All Time” – BOOKING NOW!

PARTY MONSTER d. Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato, 2003 presented by FAB Film Club at The Old Nuns Head (22 FEB 19:45).

“Based on the true story of Michael Alig, a Club Kid party organiser whose life was sent spiralling down when he bragged on television about killing his drug dealer and roommate.”

TRASH! CAMP!! POPCORN!!! Join us on the last Wednesday of the month for another FAB movie at the Old Nuns Head! Tickets: £5

  • 500 DAYS OF SUMMER d. Marc Webb, 2009 presented by BBE Movie Club at Bubba Oasis (22 FEB 19:00).
  • THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN d. Martin McDonagh, 2022 at Whirled Cinema (22 FEB 20:00 / 26 FEB 17:00).
  • THE BIG COMBO d. Joseph H Lewis, 1955 presented by Kennington Noir at The Cinema Museum (22 FEB 19:30).
  • BROKER d. Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2022 + Recorded Q&A with the director at: Everyman Cinemas (22 FEB various).
  • CAMDEN d. Devorah Baum & Josh Appignanesi, 2023 + Q&A with the directors at Curzon Camden (22 FEB 18:20).
  • THE GARDEN d. Derek Jarmnan, 1991 for LGBT History Month at Genesis Cinema (22 FEB 18:45).
  • THE LAST EXECUTION d. Franziska Stünkel, 2021 at Goethe-Institut (22 FEB 19:00).
  • London Mountain Film Festival – Run and Adventure Films Night 1at Old Street Brewery & Taproom Hackney Wick (22 FEB 19:00).
  • PARTY MONSTER d. Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato, 2003 presented by FAB Film Club at The Old Nuns Head (22 FEB 19:45).
  • PRIDE d. Matthew Warchus, 2014 presented by Inkluder CIC for LGBT History Month at Phoenix Cinema (22 FEB 20:30).
  • TÁR d. Todd Field, 2022 at The David Lean (22 FEB 19:00).
  • Women Over 50 Film Festival short film programme for LGBT History Month at St Margaret’s House (22 FEB 19:00 – FREE!).

Check venues for full listings…

16MM SCREENINGS at The Castle Cinema

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

IMAX PRESENTATIONS at BFI IMAX

AKIRA KUROSAWA at BFI Southbank & BFI IMAX 

  • Family: A.K. d. Chris Marker, 1985 (22 FEB 20:50).

ANNIVERSARY SEASON at Everyman Belsize Park

ANNIVERSARY SCREENINGS at The Prince Charles (Not listed elsewhere!)

A TASTE OF QUEER CINEMA at The Garden Cinema

  • BLUE JEAN d. Georgia Oakley, 2022 (until 23 FEB).
  • VICTIM d. Basil Dearden, 1961 (22 FEB 20:00).

BAR TRASH: TRASH OR TREASURE? at Rule Zero & Genesis Cinema 

  • THE THING WITH TWO HEADS d. Lee Frost, 1972 + Intro, intermission, themed drinks & prize giveaways at Genesis Cinema’s Bar Paragon (22 FEB 20:30).
  • Presented by Token Homo.

BRING ME THE FILMS OF SAM PECKINPAH at The Prince Charles

CINEMATIC JUKEBOX / CLASSIC FILM SEASON at The Prince Charles (not listed elsewhere!)

COEN BROTHERS ON 35MM at Everyman Screen On The Green

EXPERIMENTS IN FILM at Barbican

  • THE PLAINS d. David Easteal, 2022 + Q&A with the director (22 FEB 18:30).

SIGHT & SOUND GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIME 2022 at BFI Southbank & BFI IMAX

SPOTLIGHT ON WOMEN FILMMAKERS at The Prince Charles

  • AFTERSUN d. Charlotte Wells, 2022 (22 FEB 21:00).

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

  • 2046 d. Wong Kar Wai, 2004 (22 FEB 18:00 – 4K).

YOU BEAUTIES: NEW AUSTRALIAN CINEMA at BFI Southbank

  • SHADOW d. Bruce Gladwin, 2022 + Short: CALL HISTORY d. Lillian Paterson, 2020 (22 FEB 18:20).

MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON dir. Dean Fleischer-Camp, 2022

NOSTALGIA dir. Mario Martone, 2022

THE SON dir. Florian Zeller, 2022

Also 17 to 23 FEB (various dates/times):

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