WEDNESDAY: What’s on in London today [23/03/22]
WEDNESDAY 23 MARCH 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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MIDNIGHT MOLLY 35mm + THE PRIMROSE PATH d. Lloyd Ingraham, 1925 + Harry O. Hoyt, 1925 + Intro by Michelle Facey & Live piano accompaniment by Meg Morley & Costas Fotopolous presented by Kennington Bioscope at The Cinema Museum (23 MAR 19:30).
“This double bill, with both films hailing from 1925, makes for an evening of crime and high drama, down Kennington way, featuring two fabulous leading ladies. The programme will be introduced by Michelle Facey, and live piano accompaniment comes from Meg Morley for THE PRIMROSE PATH and Costas Fotopolous for MIDNIGHT MOLLY.” (Kennington Bioscope)


- DETOURS d. Ekaterina Selenkina, 2021 + Virtual Q&A with the director presented by New East Cinema at Barbican (23 MAR 18:30).
- MEMORIA d. Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2021 at Close-Up (23 MAR 20:15).
- MIDNIGHT MOLLY 35mm + THE PRIMROSE PATH d. Lloyd Ingraham, 1925 + Harry O. Hoyt, 1925 + Intro by Michelle Facey & Live piano accompaniment by Meg Morley & Costas Fotopolous presented by Kennington Bioscope at The Cinema Museum (23 MAR 19:30).
- THE NOVICE d. Lauren Hadaway, 2022 + Q&A with the director at Picturehouse Finsbury Park (23 MAR 20:00).
- OXIDE GHOSTS: THE BRASS EYE TAPES + Q&A with director Michael Cumming at Picturehouse Clapham (23 MAR 20:30).
- PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN d. Emarald Fennell, 2020 at Whirled Cinema (23 MAR 20:00 / 27 MAR 17:00).
- REAR WINDOW d. Alfred Hitchcock, 1954 + Intro by William Reiss at Riverside Studios (23 MAR 14:45).
- REBELLION d. Maia Kenworthy & Elena Sa´nchez Bellot, 2021 + Q&A at Rio Cinema (23 MAR 18:30).
- THE SOUVENIR PART II d. Joanna Hogg, 2021 at The David Lean (23 MAR 19:30).
- THE TRIAL OF ANWAR R + Q&A with the filmmakers at Frontline Club (23 MAR 19:00).

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles
- Includes (check venue for full listings): LICORICE PIZZA 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021 (until 04 APR various); MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS 35mm d. Wong Kar Wai, 2007 (23 MAR 17:30); RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS 35mm d. Penny Marshall, 2001 (23 MAR 20:40).
ANNIVERSARY SCREENINGS at The Prince Charles (not listed in other seasons!)
- Includes (check venue for full listings): ROBOCOP: Director’s Cut d. Paul Verhoeven, 1987 (23 MAR 12:00).
BEST OF CÉSAR at Ciné Lumière
- Includes (check venue for full listings): PARIS 13TH DISTRICT aka Les Olympiades d. Jacques Audiard, 2021 (18 to 31 MAR various).
FOUR BY PENNY MARSHALL at The Prince Charles
- Includes (check venue for full listings): RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS 35mm d. Penny Marshall, 2001 (23 MAR 20:40).
FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA at The Prince Charles
- Includes (check venue for full listings): THE GODFATHER : PART II d. Francis Ford Coppola, 1974 (23 MAR 19:45).
FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT REVISITED at Ciné Lumière
- Includes (check venue for full listings): FAHRENHEIT 451 d. François Truffaut, 1966 (23 MAR 18:10).
GENERATION AFRICA at Bertha DocHouse
- Includes (check venue for full listings): THE LAST SHELTER d. Ousmane Samassekou, 2021 (23 MAR 16:10).
ONE AND DONE at Genesis Cinema
- Includes (check venue for full listings): BOILING POINT d. Phillip Barantini, 2021 (23 MAR 21:00).
OSCAR & BAFTA NOMINEES at The Prince Charles
- Includes (check venue for listings): LICORICE PIZZA 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021 (until 04 APR various).
STUDIO GHIBLI at Picturehouse Cinemas
- Includes (check venue for listings): ONLY YESTERDAY d. Isao Takahata, 1991 (from 19 MAR); WHISPER OF THE HEART d. Yoshifumi Kondô, 1995 (from 19 MAR); HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE d. Hayao Miyazaki, 2004 (from 19 MAR).
THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles
- Includes (check venue for listings): MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS 35mm d. Wong Kar Wai, 2007 (23 MAR 17:30).

- The Banff Mountain Film Festival (14 to 25 MAR).
- BFI Flare (16 to 27 MAR).
- Essay Film Festival (19 MAR to 23 APR).
- Hong Kong Film Festival (19 to 27 MAR).
- Human Rights Watch Film Festival (17 to 25 MAR).
- Kinoteka Polish Film Festival (09 MAR to 03 APR).
- London Short Film Festival: Award Winners (19 & 20 MAR).
- Mois de la Francophonie (MAR).
- Oska Bright Film Festival (19 & 21 MAR).


MASTER d. Mariama Diallo, 2022:
- Various venues, inc: Barbican / Peckhamplex

PARIS, 13TH DISTRICT aka Les Olympiades d. Jacques Audiard, 2021:
- Various venues, inc: ArtHouse Crouch End / Barbican / The Castle Cinema / Ciné Lumière / Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / ICA / The Lexi Cinema / Peckhamplex / Rio Cinema

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN d. Craig Roberts, 2021:
- Various venues, inc: ArtHouse Crouch End / Catford Mews / Chiswick Cinema / Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / The Lexi Cinema / Peckhamplex / Phoenix Cinema / Picturehouse Cinemas / Rich Mix / Riverside Studios
- Also 18 to 24 MAR (various dates/times): EUROPA d. Haider Rashid, 2021 at: ICA // HIVE aka Zgjoi d. Blerta Basholi, 2021 at: ActOne Cinema / Barbican / Ciné Lumière / Curzon Cinemas / ICA / Picturehouse Cinemas // LICORICE PIZZA 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021 at: ICA / Prince Charles Cinema // RIVER d. Jennifer Peedom, 2021 at: ArtHouse Crouch End / Picturehouse Cinemas // SIN LA HABANA d. Kaveh Nabatian, 2021 at: JW3 (from 20 MAR) // THREE FLOORS d. Nanni Moretti, 2021 at: Ciné Lumière / Curzon Cinemas / JW3 // X d. Ti West, 2022 at: Chiswick Cinema / Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Genesis Cinema / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas.

- 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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