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Films you have seen at the cinema 2024

Rio in Dalston (243 bus from Wood Green stops outside). (Screen 1 is much nicer than screen 2.) Cheap night is a Tuesday (£7).

I also like the Barbican (screen 1) and Curzon Soho. Curzon Mayfair is beautiful (not that I go there very often). Also the Screen on the Green at the Angel. (The Curzons etc are pricey though.) And the Cine Lumiere is also nice. And the BFI (though think screen 1 -- which is the best screen -- is still closed as they're doing a refurb).

The Garden Cinema in Covent Garden has a very nice bar.

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blossie33 said:
ICA in the Mall
www.ica.art

ICA | Films

The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) is London’s leading space for contemporary culture. We commission, produce and present new work in film, music, performance and the visual arts by today’s most progressive artists. In our landmark home on The Mall in central London, we invite artists and...
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If you like documentary films then the Dochouse which is part of the Brunswick Cinema in Curzon Cinema in Brunswick Square - cheap in the afternoon!

Home - Bertha DocHouse

The UK's only documentary cinema. Book tickets and explore our archive of filmed Q&As and industry resources
dochouse.org dochouse.org

Maybe Rich Mix in Bethnal Green Road, Shoreditch
richmix.org.uk

Rich Mix

Culture for A Changing City. Rich Mix is a dynamic arts centre, charity and creative hub in the heart of east London.
richmix.org.uk richmix.org.uk
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I'm really not a fan of any of them 🤣. Find the ICA dingy and the Renoir (as was) has been butchered into lots of weird spaces. And the Rich Mix is soulless!
 
Elpenor said:
Can any London base urbs recommend any cinemas showing non mainstream as I’m in London next week for a bit and may try and squeeze in a few films subject to dog sitting commitments

Am staying in Wood Green (basically next to the cinema there but it’s not likely to show much I want to see)

Thanks :)
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ArtHouse Crouch End – Friendly Neighbourhood Indie Cinema

www.arthousecrouchend.co.uk

Might fit the bill as it’s very close to Wood Green, there’s also a Picturehouse on the same road
 
Tonight I saw Made in England - the films of Powell and Pressburger. I wasn’t the only one in the cinema, 10 of us I think.

Anyway I thought it was fantastic, helped by having watched their most well known films in the past year or so. Scorsese’s passion and personal connection to Powell lifted this above what you might airily dismiss as a few obvious clips as the life story of the subjects is related. And good to learn a bit about the lesser known films too.
 
Elpenor said:
Tonight I saw Made in England - the films of Powell and Pressburger. I wasn’t the only one in the cinema, 10 of us I think.

Anyway I thought it was fantastic, helped by having watched their most well known films in the past year or so. Scorsese’s passion and personal connection to Powell lifted this above what you might airily dismiss as a few obvious clips as the life story of the subjects is related. And good to learn a bit about the lesser known films too.
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I saw this tonight too and also enjoyed it.

Probably about 15 people in the cinema. Including a bloke with his 6/7 year old son. Who was clearly v bored (which isn't surprising really.). On the way out instead of asking the kid which bits he'd liked or whatever, he was like 'Well hopefully that's taught you something about art.' Aye, to hate it and P&P most likely. :rolleyes:
 
Elpenor said:
Can any London base urbs recommend any cinemas showing non mainstream as I’m in London next week for a bit and may try and squeeze in a few films subject to dog sitting commitments

Am staying in Wood Green (basically next to the cinema there but it’s not likely to show much I want to see)

Thanks :)
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Thanks for all the tips, I am hoping to see a few films at different cinemas, am opting for older classic films being shown at art house cinemas which are unlikely to ever be shown near where I live. As i can go and see what’s on release currently at home. And trying to visit a few different venues just because :)

Just booking the first one for next Thursday at the Prince Charles cinema.
 
Love Lies Bleeding

A rather fuller gathering (in a significantly smaller screen) than my previous outing. Magnificently odd with star turns from Kristen Stewart and Ed Harris. Still not quite sure if it was a happy ending or not, but it was definitely one heck of an ending.
 
belboid said:
Love Lies Bleeding

A rather fuller gathering (in a significantly smaller screen) than my previous outing. Magnificently odd with star turns from Kristen Stewart and Ed Harris. Still not quite sure if it was a happy ending or not, but it was definitely one heck of an ending.
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I thought it was very good too. (Though can't remember the last time I saw so much dubious hair in one place.)
 
and, if you want even more, Wanted for Murder is on Talking Pictures TV on Wednesday 22nd May at 11:05 am.

Written by Emeric and starring Eric Portman, from 1946. I'm sure it will be on their Encore service afterwards
 
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Elpenor said:
Can any London base urbs recommend any cinemas showing non mainstream as I’m in London next week for a bit and may try and squeeze in a few films subject to dog sitting commitments

Am staying in Wood Green (basically next to the cinema there but it’s not likely to show much I want to see)

Thanks :)
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Screen on the Green in Islington, several Everyman cinemas about , Castle cinema in Clapton usually has something interesting on .
 
belboid said:
and, if you want even more, Wanted for Murder is on Talking Pictures TV on Wednesday 22nd May at 11:05 am.

Written by Emeric and starring Eric Portman, from 1946. I'm sure it will be on their Encore service afterwards
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Actually, further to the P&P doc. They mentioned the 'quota quickies' that Powell made pre-Pressburger. I actually caught a couple during the BFI's P&P season last year. Given they were B movies, thought they were surprisingly good.

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Red Ensign (film) - Wikipedia

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The Night of the Party - Wikipedia

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Blade Runner double bill today.

The first one - superb, hadn’t seen since the 1990s. Seeing it in widescreen and with a decent sound system was superb. I have watched a lot of film noir in the intervening decades so appreciated the numerous genre traits.

During the interval we had a power cut. Unfortunately the power came back on in time for Blade Runner 2049 which I was pretty disappointed with having not seen before. Far too long for a start. Looked and sounded good enough but dull disjointed plot (compared to the original) and poorly drawn characters. It reminded me of how I recently found Dune part 2. I would not bother with this again. With that said I am not that much of a sci fi fan, it often leaves me cold.
 
Elpenor said:
Blade Runner double bill today.

The first one - superb, hadn’t seen since the 1990s. Seeing it in widescreen and with a decent sound system was superb. I have watched a lot of film noir in the intervening decades so appreciated the numerous genre traits.

During the interval we had a power cut. Unfortunately the power came back on in time for Blade Runner 2049 which I was pretty disappointed with having not seen before. Far too long for a start. Looked and sounded good enough but dull disjointed plot (compared to the original) and poorly drawn characters. It reminded me of how I recently found Dune part 2. I would not bother with this again. With that said I am not that much of a sci fi fan, it often leaves me cold.
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Yeah, the noir element is totally gone from the second one. I liked it, but I get what you mean.
 
Saw back to black on a Sunday, not a bad film but many flaws.

Then saw Two Tickets to Greece today. Really good and would recommend. Great to see a film where the three main characters are older women.
 
Elpenor said:
Blade Runner double bill today.

The first one - superb, hadn’t seen since the 1990s. Seeing it in widescreen and with a decent sound system was superb. I have watched a lot of film noir in the intervening decades so appreciated the numerous genre traits.

During the interval we had a power cut. Unfortunately the power came back on in time for Blade Runner 2049 which I was pretty disappointed with having not seen before. Far too long for a start. Looked and sounded good enough but dull disjointed plot (compared to the original) and poorly drawn characters. It reminded me of how I recently found Dune part 2. I would not bother with this again. With that said I am not that much of a sci fi fan, it often leaves me cold.
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I think the biggest problem I had with this was the idea there could be a sequel. BR1 ends perfectly. And if you've been paying attention to what Edward James Olmos is doing with his origami, it is clear that Deckert is a replicant. So it was always going to be a fudge to conjure up a sequel. It's not a terrible film but it shoudn't have been made.

I can buy almost anything as an internal logic to a film's premise, but when the film starts going against its own logic, then I have big problems.
 
Hoard

It's claustrophobic and uncompromising. It should be disturbing, but it's joyous. A film that refuses to be bitter no matter what. Going to need to sleep on it. I recommend it, though.
 
littlebabyjesus said:
Hoard

It's claustrophobic and uncompromising. It should be disturbing, but it's joyous. A film that refuses to be bitter no matter what. Going to need to sleep on it. I recommend it, though.
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So I've slept on this.

A couple of moments I found it hard to keep watching, and I generally consider my disgust thresholds to be quite high. It is a film that challenges your feelings of disgust, laying them out in front of you and making you question why they are there. EG: They have a food fight with the lasagne. Then they do the same thing with the mother's ashes. Not the bit that had me looking away. That was the gobbing into their hands.
 
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littlebabyjesus said:
Hoard

It's claustrophobic and uncompromising. It should be disturbing, but it's joyous. A film that refuses to be bitter no matter what. Going to need to sleep on it. I recommend it, though.
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I saw this last night too. I think it was well made, good performances etc but it didn't really work for me. It felt a bit drama school set piece in places (like the bullfight bit) and the first and second halves really didn't feel as coherent as they probably needed to to pull the whole thing off. (Maybe that was deliberate but 🤷‍♀️.)

The friend's disappearance and reappearance also felt a bit strange. (The former being too low key, the latter not really believable.)

And it was too long -- I was a bit waiting for it to end. Could've lost a good 20 mins.
 
I agree that it was too long. The bullfight bit was a bit contrived also. I know it was set in the 90s at that point, but bullfighing live on TV here in the UK? I guess it could have been a video, but that's a bit of a stretch.

It's certainly flawed. I liked its general thrust, though.

RE: Linking the two bits, her voiceover right at the end is an attempt at that - how grief never really goes away. I thought the appearance of the mum's ashes sparking her to start hoarding was believable enough. We never see her confronting anyone over why she had been told her mum was dead, but hey, she is strange.
 
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Furiosa - A Mad Max Saga. Another mental thrill ride from George Miller, with a fair few laffs on the way. You get what you're there for - brilliant escapist overkill⭐⭐⭐⭐
 
Saw the Fall Guy this evening. Completely bonkers but much better than it needed to be. Recommend it.
 
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