WEDNESDAY: What’s on in London today [30/11/22]

WEDNESDAY 30 NOVEMBER 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.

By RADIANT CIRCUS // Twitter @radiantcircus / Instagram @radiantcircus

Architecture On Film: MERRY CHRISTMAS, YIWU d. Mladen Kovačević, 2020 + Q&A at Barbican (30 NOV 18:15).

“With 600 dedicated festive factories, Yiwu, China, fabricates Christmas for the world. Following several workers, a delicate, human film looks beyond the tinsel and glitter, into the ‘Chinese Dream’.”

“With beautiful images and cinematographic flair, the film weaves its non-fiction content into the form and feel of naturalistic fiction, intimately following its protagonists as they pursue their labour, lives and aspirations, at the factory, at leisure and at home.”

“As baubles are bagged and reindeer stuffed, the film intimately observes the dance of the global and the local, capitalism and Communism, tradition and modernity in today’s China. A portrait of transforming socio-economic realities, with the city of Yiwu offering a subject, symbol and setting, within which individual lives unfold.” (Barbican)

• ALPHAVILLE 16mm d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1965 presented by Ciné-Real 16mm Film Club at The Castle Cinema (30 NOV 19:30).
• BLUE VELVET d. David Lynch, 1986 presented by Pitshanger Pictures at St Barnabas Church (30 NOV 19:30).
• THE BOAT THAT ROCKED d. Richard Curtis, 2009 presented by Pitshanger Pictures at St Barnabas Church (30 NOV 18:30).
• HAPPY TOGETHER d. Wong Kar-wai, 1997 at The Garden Cinema (30 NOV 16:00).
• IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING d. Toby Amies, 2022 + Q&A with the director & producer Nick Freand at ActOne Cinema (30 NOV 18:30).
• Architecture On Film: MERRY CHRISTMAS, YIWU d. Mladen Kovačević, 2020 + Q&A at Barbican (30 NOV 18:15).
• MISS HOKUSAI aka Sarusuberi: Miss Hokusai d. Keiichi Hara, 2015 + Intro/book signing with Ghibliotheque podcasters Michael Leader & Jake Cunningham at Picturehouse Bromley (30 NOV 18:30).
• MR BACHMANN AND HIS CLASS d. Maria Speth, 2021 at Goethe-Institut London (30 NOV 19:00).
• Pink Palace: PARTING GLANCES d. Bill Sherwood, 1986 + Intro/discussion for World AIDS Day in the basement bar at Rio Cinema (30 NOV 19:30).
• Queeriosities From The Archive + Intro by Isra Al Kassi presented by Birds’ Eye View Reclaim The Frame at Genesis Cinema (30 NOV 18:45).
• SHOWGIRLS d. Paul Verhoeven, 1995 presented by FAB Film Club at The Old Nun’s Head (30 NOV 19:45).
• SHOWGIRLS OF PAKISTAN d. Saad Khan, 2020 presented by Baesianz Cinema Club at Spanners (30 NOV 19:00).
• THREE DAY MILLIONAIRE d. Jack Spring, 2022 at The David Lean (30 NOV 19:30).
• THREE MINUTES: A LENGTHENING d. Bianca Stigter, 2021 + Recorded Q&A at: ArtHouse Crouch End (30 NOV 18:30); Curzon Cinemas (30 NOV various); Everyman Belsize Park (30 NOV 18:15); JW3 (30 NOV 19:00); Phoenix Cinema (30 NOV 17:45); Picturehouse Cinemas (30 NOV various).
• THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF LONGING d. George Miller, 2022 at Whirled Cinema (30 NOV 20:00 / 04 DEC 16:00).

Check venues for full listings…

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• THE WARRIORS 35mm d. Walter Hill, 1979 (30 NOV 12:25).
• THREE COLOURS: RED 35mm d. Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1994 (30 NOV 15:30).
• A HARD DAY’S NIGHT 35mm d. Richard Lester, 1964 (30 NOV 17:00 – £1 Members’ Film).

IMAX PRESENTATIONS at BFI IMAX

• BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER 3D d. Ryan Coogler, 2022 (until 01 DEC).
• BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER 2D d. Ryan Coogler, 2022 (until 01 DEC)
• MOONAGE DAYDREAM d. Brett Morgen, 2022 (30 NOV 17:30).

’00s 35MM SEASON at Everyman Screen on the Green

• CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON 35mm d. Ang Lee, 2000 (30 NOV 10:30).

BFI’S 100 BBC TV GAMECHANGERS at BFI Southbank

• EMPIRE ROAD (2 Episodes) + Panel with cast Corinne Skinner-Carter, Joseph Marcell & producer Peter Ansorge (30 NOV 18:10).

BLACK & WHITE MOVIES at The Prince Charles

• A HARD DAY’S NIGHT 35mm d. Richard Lester, 1964 (30 NOV 17:00 – £1 Members’ Film).

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

• A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY d. Edward Yang, 1991 (30 NOV 19:10).

FRAMES OF MIND: THE FILMS OF PETER GREENAWAY at BFI Southbank 

• 81/2 WOMEN 35mm d. Peter Greenaway, 1999 (30 NOV 20:35).
• Re-releases: THE DRAUGHTSMAN’S CONTRACT d. Peter Greenaway, 1982 Remastered (30 NOV 14:30).

HOLLYWOOD ON HOLLYWOOD at The Garden Cinema

• THE FRONT d. Martin Ritt, 1976 (30 NOV 18:00).

IN DREAMS ARE MONSTERS at BFI Southbank 

• Beast: GOOD MANNERS aka As Boas Maneiras d. Juliana Rojas & Marco Dutra, 2017 (30 NOV 20:25).
• Ghost: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET d. Wes Craven, 1984 (30 NOV 20:50).

JEAN-LUC GODARD: PERSPECTIVES at Ciné Lumière

• VIVRE SA VIE d. Jean-Luc Godard, 1962 (30 NOV 20:35).

KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI’S THREE COLOURS TRILOGY at The Prince Charles

• THREE COLOURS: RED 35mm d. Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1994 (30 NOV 15:30).

TRINTIGNANT: THE NON-CONFORMIST at Ciné Lumière

• A MAN AND A WOMAN aka Un homme et une femme d. Claude Lelouch, 1966 (30 NOV 18:20).

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

• CHUNGKING EXPRESS d. Wong Kar Wai, 1994 (30 NOV 21:00).

• British Urban Film Festival (26 NOV to 03 DEC).
• French Film Festival (02 NOV to 15 DEC).
• London International Animation Festival (25 NOV to 04 DEC).
• London Migration Film Festival (24 to 30 NOV).
• London Surf Film Festival (25 NOV to 02 DEC).
• Made In Prague (07 to 29 NOV).
• Romanian Film Festival London (24 to 28 NOV).
• Sofia Cinema Showcase (13 to 27 NOV).
• UK Film Festival London (23 to 26 NOV / online 23 to 27 NOV).
• UK Jewish Film Festival (10 to 20 NOV / online 21 to 27 NOV).

Also 25 NOV to 01 DEC (various venues / dates / times):

• BLUE ISLAND d. Chan Tze Woon, 2022 at: Bertha DocHouse.
• CASQUE D’OR aka Golden Helmet 4K Restoration d. Jacques Becker, 1952 at: Ciné Lumière / The Garden Cinema / ICA / Riverside Studios.
• GOODBYE, DON GLEES! aka Gubbai, Don Gurîzu! d. Atsuko Ishizuka, 2021 at: Picturehouse Cinemas.
• GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO d. Guillermo Del Toro & Mark Gustafson, 2022 at: Barbican / Curzon Cinemas / Rio Cinema.
• LAST FLIGHT HOME d. Ondi Timoner, 2022 at: Bertha DocHouse / Genesis Cinema.
• NANNY d. Nikyatu Jusu, 2022 at: Ciné Lumière.
• ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL d. Matthew Warchus, 2022 at: Catford Mews / Chiswick Cinema/ / The Cinema In The Arches / Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Olympic Studios / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas.
• UTAMA d. Alejandro Loayza Grisi, 2022 at: The Garden Cinema / ICA / Watermans.

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*THE SMALL PRINT: Opinions author’s own. // As accurate as we could make it. Apologies for any errors. Updates & corrections will be made to the online version only. // Event dates/times/formats are subject to change by the venue/organiser. Events may already be sold out at the time of posting, so please click quickly. // We try to list as many original format screenings as we can (8 to 70MM), but sometimes formats change due to age of the print, availability, logistics etc, so please check ahead with your venue if the format is your thing. // All images are used in the spirit of fair use for reporting & review – no ownership is implied or intended / unless otherwise credited to RADIANT CIRCUS as the original rights holder. We will remove any images immediately upon request – just get in touch. // We don’t filter our listings by age/certification: all readers & subscribers should therefore be 18+. // Finally, we always try to follow The Carny Code by “not screwing up anyone else’s game”, but everyone can make mistakes… If something does go wrong, we will always do our best to put it right. //.