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In anticipation of select John Carpenter films getting a snazzy 4K bluray re-issue this autumn, select cinemas will be screenings the movies themselves on October 26 and 31st. Following that, the films can be bought at retailers. THE FOG will receive its restoration premiere at The London Film Festival on October 15. From October 26, THEY LIVE and PRINCE OF DARKNESS will screen as […]
August 9-16 at the Prince Charles Cinema (On Thursday 9th August special post-film Q&A with Lisanne Falk [aka Heather McNamara] and Director Michael Lehmann) In order to get out of the snobby clique that is destroying her good-girl reputation, intelligent teen Veronica (Winona Ryder) teams up with a dark sociopath, J.D. (Christian Slater) in a […]
Picturehouse cinemas across London| 5 August Mel Brooks’ uproarious Oscar-winning comedy The Producers returns to cinemas in a stunning 50th anniversary 4K restoration on August 5th, including a special Mel Brooks introduction from Turner Classic Movies. Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel) is a washed up Broadway producer forced to romance old ladies to finance his plays. […]
The Film London and London Screen Archives Kinovan (think a cinema-in-a-van) will be out and about this christmas, offering Londoners the chance to see -for free- archive footage from across decades of London history. The van will be at the following locations: Xmas Lights Switch On, Sutton Sat 19 Nov 2016, 16:00 – 19:00 Sutton – […]
Halloween, Mon 31 Oct, 8.30pm) – £7/£5 The Lexi Cinema The Lexi offers up a slightly alternative Hallowe’en offering – Babak Anvari’s allegory of 1980s Iran-Iraq war era oppression which drew favourable comparisons to The Babadook and left Sundance audiences impressed. A.A. Dowd writes in his review: “How many horror movies feature someone fleeing the unholy terror […]
Wednesday 26th October 18:30, Prince Charles Cinema A new film screening arranged by Misc. Films – see their Twitter and Facebook for all their latest news CLICK HERE to follow the Facebook Event for this special Premiere screening. Homo Sapiens, directed by documentarian Nikolaus Geyrhalter (Our Daily Bread), is a film about the finiteness and fragility of human existence […]
As if they really needed to prove how much they love Halloween, the Prince Charles Cinema programmers have not one, but two Halloween all-nighters playing at the same time on Saturday 29th October! CLASSIC HORROR ALL-NIGHTER Saturday 29th October 20:45 Halloween is nearly here and nothing gets us in the mood of the season quite […]
HEAVEN’S GATE – a rare 35mm presentation Tuesday 19th April 19:00 Notorious as the film that sunk an entire studio and made Hollywood executives’ blood run cold at the thought of ‘auteur films’ for decades after, Michael Cimino’s (The Deer Hunter) epic western ran over three hours long and went four times over its budget. It […]
See BFI Southbank website for full details. April 2016 Highlights: Big Screen Classics strand begins: Aprils sees the BFI launching a new regular strand in its programming. Big Screen Classics aims to keep landmark films screening on a regular basis alongside the themed seasons and special events. Among the offerings this month are Chinatown, The […]
25 – 27 March 2016 Close-up. Tickets: £12 / £10 conc. / £8 Close-Up members Box Office: 020 3784 7975 Nicely coinciding with the release of the latest Coen Brother’s caper – the 50s screwball throwback Hail Caesar! – Close-up are running a programme showcasing a selection of the Coen’s finest works. Details: Blood Simple USA […]