WEDNESDAY: What’s on in London today [26/01/22]
WEDNESDAY 26 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.
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PAPER MOON 16mm d. Peter Bogdanovich, 1973 presented by Ciné-Real 16mm Film Club at The Castle Cinema (26 JAN 19:30 / 30 JAN 14:00).
“During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.”
- THE 400 BLOWS 4K Restoration aka Les Quatre cents coups d. François Truffaut, 1959 at Riverside Studios (26 JAN 14:40).
- THE BREADWINNER d. Nora Twomey, 2017 at Whirled Cinema (26 JAN 20:00 / 30 JAN 17:00).
- But Where Are You Really From? Call Me by My Name short film programme + creative writing workshop with Dalia Al-Dujaili presented by T A P E Collective at Barbican (26 JAN 18:15 HOH).
- C’MON C’MON d. Mike Mills, 2021 at The David Lean Cinema (26 JAN 19:30 / 01 FEB 14:30 & 19:30).
- FABIAN – GOING TO THE DOGS d. Dominik Graf, 2021 at Goethe-Institut London (26 JAN 19:00 – Also available FREE online 26 to 29 JAN).
- The Machine That Kills Bad People: LES MAINS NEGATIVES aka Negative Hands + SIMONE BARBÈS OU LA VERTU aka Simone Barbès or Virtue d. Marguerite Duras, 1978 + Marie-Claude Treilhou, 1980 at ICA (26 JAN 18:45).
- MicroActs 10 – An Evening of International Artist Film at Anatomie Studio SE15 (26 JAN 19:00 – FREE!).
- PAPER MOON 16mm d. Peter Bogdanovich, 1973 presented by Ciné-Real 16mm Film Club at The Castle Cinema (26 JAN 19:30 / 30 JAN 14:00).
- PARALLEL MOTHERS aka Madres paralelas d. Pedro Almodóvar, 2021 + Livestreamed Q&A from Curzon Mayfair at Curzon Cinemas (26 JAN 18:00).
35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles
- Includes (check venue for full listings): LICORICE PIZZA 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021 (21 JAN to 10 FEB).
007 SEASON at The Prince Charles
- Includes (check venue for full listings): FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE d. Terence Young, 1963 (26 JAN 13:00).
1982 SEASON at The Prince Charles
- Includes (check venue for full listings): COME BACK TO THE FIVE AND DIME, JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN d. Robert Altman, 1982 (26 JAN 18:00 – £1 Members’ Film).
ANNIVERSARY SCREENINGS at The Prince Charles
- Includes (check venue for full listings): COME BACK TO THE FIVE AND DIME, JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN d. Robert Altman, 1982 (26 JAN 18:00 – £1 Members’ Film).
BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: THE FILMS IN TRUFFAUT’S LIFE at BFI Southbank
- Includes (check venue for full listings): ROME, OPEN CITY aka Rome, città aperta d. Roberto Rossellini, 1945 + Intro by lecturer and writer Dr Julia Wagner (26 JAN 18:00); BIGGER THAN LIFE d. Nicholas Ray, 1956 (26 JAN 20:50).
BLACK & WHITE MOVIES at The Prince Charles
- Includes (check venue for full listings): THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH d. Joel Coen, 2021 (26 JAN 12:00).
BOWIE: STARMAN & THE SILVER SCREEN at BFI Southbank
- Includes (check venue for full listings): LABYRINTH 4K d. Jim Henson, 1986 (26 JAN 18:10).
- Hooked to the Silver Screen: Bowie at the Movies: A CLOCKWORK ORANGE d. Stanley Kubrick, 1971 (26 JAN 20:40); 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY d. Stanley Kubrick, 1968 (26 JAN 14:00 & 17:30 – BFI IMAX).
CHER ON SCREEN at The Prince Charles
- Includes (check venue for full listings): COME BACK TO THE FIVE AND DIME, JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN d. Robert Altman, 1982 (26 JAN 18:00 – £1 Members’ Film).
DENIS VILLENEUVE: IN REVERSE at The Prince Charles
- Includes (check venue for full listings): DUNE d. Denis Villeneuve, 2021 (26 JAN 14:30).
THE FILMS OF PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON at The Prince Charles
- Includes (check venue for full listings): LICORICE PIZZA 35mm d. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021 (21 JAN to 10 FEB).
FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT: FOR THE LOVE OF FILMS at BFI Southbank
- Includes (check venue for full listings): The Renoir Truffaut: THE LAST METRO aka Le Dernier métro d. François Truffaut, 1980 (26 JAN 20:30). The Antoine Doinel cycle: THE 400 BLOWS 4K aka Les Quatre cents coups d. François Truffaut, 1959 (26 JAN 20:45).
THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles
- Includes (check venue for listings): 2046 4K d. Wong Kar Wai, 2004 (21 to 27 JAN various).
- London International Mime Festival (25 JAN to 05 FEB).
- London Short Film Festival (14 to 23 JAN).
- Night Of Ideas (27 JAN).
- Syrian Arts & Cultural Festival (20 JAN to 04 FEB).
BELFAST d. Kenneth Branagh, 2021.
- Various venues, inc: ActOne Cinema / ArtHouse Crouch End / Barbican / The Castle Cinema / Catford Mews / Chiswick Cinema / The Cinema In The Arches / Curzon Cinemas / Electric Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Genesis Cinema / The Lexi Cinema / Olympic Studios / Peckhamplex / Phoenix Cinema / Picturehouse Cinemas / Regent Street Cinema / Rich Mix / Riverside Studios + Recorded intro by Kenneth Branagh
CICADA d. Matthew Fifer & Kieran Mulcare, 2020.
- Various venues, inc: Barbican / Curzon Cinemas / ICA
NIGHTMARE ALLEY d. Guillermo del Toro, 2021.
- Various venues, inc: Barbican / Catford Mews / Chiswick Cinema / The Cinema In The Arches / Curzon Cinemas / Electric Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Genesis Cinema / Kino Bermondsey / The Lexi Cinema / Olympic Studios / Peckhamplex / Phoenix Cinema / Picturehouse Cinemas / Regent Street Cinema / Rich Mix / Rio Cinema / Riverside Studios
- Also 21 to 27 JAN (various dates/times): 2046 4K d. Wong Kar Wai, 2004 at: The Prince Charles // A JOURNAL FOR JORDAN d. Denzel Washington, 2021 at: Picturehouse Cinemas // MEMORY BOX d. Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige, 2021 at: Curzon Cinemas / ICA // RADIOGRAPH OF A FAMILY d. Firouzeh Khosrovani, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse // BRIAN WILSON: LONG PROMISED ROAD d. Brent Wilson, 2021 at: Olympic Studios // THE SOUVENIR d. Joanna Hogg, 2019 at: Picturehouse Cinemas (various) // TORN d. Max Lowe, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse / 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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