WEDNESDAY: What’s on in London today [27/04/22]

WEDNESDAY 27 APRIL 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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SPIT AND ASHES d. Maria Beatty, 2019 presented by Film Rage at Babel Art House (27 APR 19:00).

“From underground legends Maria Beatty and Lydia Lunch, an erotically charged occult reimagining of the historical violence waged against women by patriarchal forces: the untameable hunger of female desire, the ultimate threat to male power.” (Film Rage)

• THE 400 BLOWS aka Les Quatre Cents Coups d. François Truffaut, 1959 at Regent Street Cinema (27 APR 17:15 / 28 APR 14:45).
• BLACK RUSSIANS d. Kara Lynch, 2001 + Discussion with Charmaine Simpson presented by Black History Studies at The Lexi Cinema (27 APR 17:45).
• CASABLANCA BEATS d. Nabil Ayouch, 2021 + Panel discussion at Curzon Hoxton (27 APR 18:20).
• CITY OF GOD d. Fernando Meirelles, 2002 at Olympic Studios (27 APR 20:40).
• GREAT FREEDOM d. Sebastian Meise, 2021 at Goethe-Institut London (27 APR 19:00).
• MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS d. Vincente Minnelli, 1944 at Riverside Studios (27 APR 12:10).
• THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN d. Craig Roberts, 2021 at The David Lean (27 APR 19:30 / 28 APR 14:30 & 19:30).
• SILENT RUNNING d. Douglas Trumbull, 1972 at The Prince Charles (27 APR 15:40).
• SPIT AND ASHES d. Maria Beatty, 2019 presented by Film Rage at Babel Art House (27 APR 19:00).
• WEST SIDE STORY d. Steven Spielberg, 2021 at Whirled Cinema (27 APR 20:00 / 01 MAY 17:00).

Check venues for full listings…

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• FUNNY GIRL 35mm d. William Wyler, 1968 (27 APR 20:15).

BARBRA STREISAND STRAND [A STREIS-STRAND, IF YOU WILL] at The Prince Charles

• FUNNY GIRL 35mm d. William Wyler, 1968 (27 APR 20:05).

BEST OF CÉSAR at Ciné Lumière

• ONODA: 10,000 NIGHTS IN THE JUNGLE aka Onoda: 10 000 Nuits dans la jungle d. Arthur Harari, 2021 (27 APR 13:30).
• HAPPENING aka L’événement d. Audrey Diwan, 2021 (until 20 MAY various).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: A QUESTION OF FAITH at BFI Southbank

• SEBASTIANE d. Derek Jarman, 1976 + Intro by BFI curator Simon McCallum (27 APR 17:45).

CELEBRATING MARLON BRANDO at The Garden Cinema

• THE WILD ONE d. László Benedek, 1953 (27 APR 18:20).
• THE MEN d. Fred Zinnemann, 1950 (27 APR 20:45).

GENESIS 23RD BIRTHDAY at Genesis Cinema

• IN BRUGES d. Martin McDonagh, 2008 (27 APR 21:00).

JOACHIM TRIER’S OSLO TRILOGY at ICA 

• THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD d. Joachim Trier, 2022 (until 28 APR various).

JOACHIM TRIER’S OSLO TRILOGY at The Prince Charles 

• THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD d. Joachim Trier, 2022 (until 28 APR various).

LIV ULLMANN: FACE TO FACE at BFI Southbank

• SHAME aka Skammen d. Ingmar Bergman, 1968 (27 APR 18:00).
• FAITHLESS aka Trolösa d. Liv Ullmann, 2000 (27 APR 20:00).
• Re-release: CRIES & WHISPERS aka Viskningar och rop d. Ingmar Bergman, 1972 (27 APR 18:20). 

NIGHTMARES AND DAYDREAMS: A CENTENARY CELEBRATION OF SCREENWRITER NIGEL KNEALE at BFI Southbank

• FIRST MEN IN THE MOON 4K d. Nathan Juran, 1964 (27 APR 20:50).

PAUL VERHOEVEN 35MM LATE NIGHTS at Everyman Screen On The Green

• SHOWGIRLS 35mm d. Paul Verhoeven, 1995 (27 APR 10:30).

PRE-CODE HOLLYWOOD at The Prince Charles 

• SCARFACE d. Howard Hawks, 1932 (27 APR 18:00).

SEASCAPES: OUR OCEANS ON SCREEN at Ciné Lumière

• LE GRAND BLEU d. Luc Besson, 1988 (27 APR 19:30).

• Essay Film Festival (19 MAR to 23 APR).
• Kennington Bioscope Silent Laughter Weekend (23 to 24 APR).
• Unrestricted View Film Festival (25 APR to 01 MAY).
• Women Of The Lens Film Festival (23 & 30 APR).

• Also 22 to 28 APR (various dates/times): ENNIO dir. Giuseppe Tornatore, 2021: Bertha DocHouse / BFI / Curzon Cinemas / ICA / Picturehouse Cinemas // FIREBIRD dir. Peeter Rebane, 2021 at: BFI / Peckhamplex // TONIGHT’S HOMEWORK dir. Ashkan Nejati & Mehran Nematollahi, 2021 at: Bertha DocHouse.

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