WEDNESDAY: What’s on in London today [31/08/22]

WEDNESDAY 31 AUGUST 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

THE DECAMERON d. Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1971 (31 AUG 18:10 – £1 Members’ Film) / Part of PIER PAOLO PASOLINI: CELEBRATING 100 YEARS! at The Prince Charles:

“Boccaccio is merely the pretext for the first panel in the ‘Trilogy of Life’. Pasolini axes all the stuff about nobles and the storytelling framework, moves the stories from Florence to Naples, and plunges into ten tales of the lives and loves of the common people. Censor-baiting nudity and bawdy humour are rife, but so is an innocent delight in dreaming a pre-industrial, pre-ideological age.” (The PCC)

• THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT d. Stephan Elliott, 1994 presented by Fab Film Club at The Old Nun’s Head SE15 (31 AUG 19:30).
• AKILLA’S ESCAPE d. Charles Officer, 2020 at Genesis Cinema (31 AUG 18:25).
• ALICE IN THE CITIES d. Wim Wenders, 1974 at Regent Street Cinema (31 AUG 17:10).
• TV Preview: AM I BEING UNREASONABLE d. Jonny Campbell, 2022 + Q&A with writer/actors Daisy May Cooper, Selin Hizli & exec producer Jack Thorne at BFI Southbank (31 AUG 18:15).
• THE FEAST d. Lee Haven Jones, 2022 at Catford Mews (31 AUG 18:15).
• THE HARDER THEY COME d. Perry Henzell, 1972 at Genesis Cinema (31 AUG 20:50).
• IT SNOWS IN BENIDORM d. Isabel Coixet, 2020 + Q&A with Timothy Spall at Olympic Studios (31 AUG 18:55).
• KICK OUT THE JAMS: THE STORY OF XFM + Q&A at Picturehouse Central (31 AUG 18:30).
• Kino London short film programme at The Garden Cinema (31 AUG 18:30).
• LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER 2 Episodes at Curzon Soho (31 AUG 18:15).
• MINARI d. Lee Isaac Chung, 2020 at Whirled Cinema (31 AUG 20:00 / 04 SEP 17:00).

Check venues for full listings…

35MM PRESENTATIONS at The Prince Charles

• PARIS, TEXAS 35mm d. Wim Wenders, 1984 (31 AUG 12:30).
• HEAVY METAL 35mm d. Gerald Potterton, 1981 (31 AUG 15:40).

90S CINEMA ON 35MM at Everyman Screen On The Green

• SCREAM 35mm d. Wes Craven, 1996 (31 AUG 10:30).

BAR TRASH at Genesis Cinema

• MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE d. Stephen King, 1986 + Intro, film chat, prize giveaways & themed drinks with Token Homo (31 AUG 20:30 – £1!).

BIG SCREEN CLASSICS: POWER! at BFI Southbank

• PERSONA d. Ingmar Bergman, 1966 + Intro by Geoff Andrew, Programmer at Large (31 AUG 18:20).

BRAD REPUTATION ON 35MM at Picturehouse Cinemas

• THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD 35mm d. Andrew Dominik, 2007 (31 AUG 18:45 – at Picturehouse Central).

CELEBRATING FILM NOIR at The Garden Cinema

• ODD MAN OUT d. Carol Reed, 1946 (31 AUG 20:30).

CELEBRATING PENÉLOPE CRUZ at The Garden Cinema

• ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER d. Pedro Almodóvar, 1999 (31 AUG 15:50).
• VOLVER d. Pedro Almodóvar, 2006 (31 AUG 18:00).

CLASSIC DISNEY SEASON at Everyman Cinemas

• ALADDIN d. Ron Clements & John Musker, 1993 (31 AUG various).

FROM JAMAICA TO THE WORLD: REGGAE ON FILM at BFI Southbank

• Re-release: THE HARDER THEY COME d. Perry Henzell, 1972 (31 AUG 20:40).

KINO DREAMS: THE REVERIES OF WIM WENDERS at The Prince Charles 

• PARIS, TEXAS 35mm d. Wim Wenders, 1984 (31 AUG 12:30).

KINUYO TANAKA: A LIFE IN FILM at BFI Southbank

• GIRLS OF THE NIGHT 4K aka Onna bakari no yoru d. Kinuyo Tanaka, 1961 (31 AUG 20:30).

MOVIE MARATHONS at The Prince Charles

• PREDATOR + PREDATOR 2 (31 AUG 18:45).

PIER PAOLO PASOLINI: CELEBRATING 100 YEARS! at The Prince Charles

• THE DECAMERON d. Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1971 (31 AUG 18:10 – £1 Members’ Film).

SATYAJIT RAY: THE LANGUAGE OF FILM at BFI Southbank

• The woman question: CHARULATA aka The Lonely Wife d. Satyajit Ray, 1964 (31 AUG 20:45).
• Re-release: THE BIG CITY aka Mahanagar d. Satyajit Ray, 1963 (31 AUG 17:50).

STAR TREK IN 4K at The Prince Charles

• STAR TREK : THE MOTION PICTURE [The Director’s Edition] d. Robert Wise, 1979 (31 AUG 20:45 – 4K).

THROWBACK at Everyman Cinemas

• TERMINATOR d. James Cameron, 1984 (31 AUG various).

THE WORLD OF WONG KAR WAI at The Prince Charles

• CHUNGKING EXPRESS d. Wong Kar Wai, 1994 (31 AUG 13:00).

• FrightFest 2022 (25 to 29 AUG).
• Portobello Film Festival (01 to 18 SEP).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Bussey Building, Peckham

• BULLET TRAIN (31 AUG 20:00).

ROOFTOP FILM CLUB at Roof East, Stratford

• MAMMA MIA! (31 AUG 20:00).

• Also 26 AUG to 01 SEP (various dates/times): AKILLA’S ESCAPE d. Charles Officer, 2022 at: Picturehouse Cinemas // EM VÀ TRỊNH d. Phan Gia Nhat Linh, 2022 at: Catford Mews / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas / Rio Cinema // HER WAY aka Une Femme du monde d. Cécile Ducrocq, 2021 at: Ciné Lumière / Curzon Cinemas / ICA // THE INVITATION d. Jessica M. Thompson, 2022 at: Genesis Cinema // MR. MALCOLM’S LIST d. Emma Holly Jones, 2022 at: ArtHouse Crouch End / Barbican / Chiswick Cinema / Curzon Cinemas / Everyman Cinemas / Olympic Studios / Peckhamplex / Picturehouse Cinemas / Riverside Studios.

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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. //.