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Punch-Drunk Love (35mm) - July 12th - The Prince Charles Cinema
Blade Runner 2049 - September 18th - BFI Southbank
Non-film events:
Meet Robin Robin: In Conversation with Aardman Animations (Evening Standard Stories Festival) - September 25th - Picturehouse Central
Punch-Drunk Love (35mm) - July 12th - The Prince Charles Cinema
Blade Runner 2049 - September 18th - BFI Southbank
Non-film events:
Meet Robin Robin: In Conversation with Aardman Animations (Evening Standard Stories Festival) - September 25th - Picturehouse Central
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
SCREENING: Drive-in
DATE: April 20th
CINEMA: The Luna Drive-In Cinema
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: My first ever drive-in! Indoor cinemas were still closed at the time because they’re less essential or safe than schools apparently.
DATE: April 20th
CINEMA: The Luna Drive-In Cinema
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: My first ever drive-in! Indoor cinemas were still closed at the time because they’re less essential or safe than schools apparently.
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SCREENING: 35mm
DATE: May 17th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
DATE: May 17th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
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SCREENING: HOH subtitled
DATE: May 17th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
NOTE: True to the message of the film and the request of the director, captions were burned in to all DCPs of the film to ensure a more accessible experience for for the deaf or hard of hearing.
DATE: May 17th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
NOTE: True to the message of the film and the request of the director, captions were burned in to all DCPs of the film to ensure a more accessible experience for for the deaf or hard of hearing.
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SCREENING: Regular
DATE: May 18th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
NOTE: Initially watched on Glasgow Film’s online platform as part of the all-virtual Glasgow Film Festival during Lockdown 3.
DATE: May 18th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
NOTE: Initially watched on Glasgow Film’s online platform as part of the all-virtual Glasgow Film Festival during Lockdown 3.
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SCREENING: Regular
DATE: May 19th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
NOTE: First watched through an online charity screener in late February.
DATE: May 19th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
NOTE: First watched through an online charity screener in late February.
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SCREENING: XPlus
DATE: May 20th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
SHORTS: Us Again (★★★)
NOTE: Mum’s first viewing, but I had previously rented it on Disney+, something I hope I never do again, while cinemas were still closed.
DATE: May 20th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
SHORTS: Us Again (★★★)
NOTE: Mum’s first viewing, but I had previously rented it on Disney+, something I hope I never do again, while cinemas were still closed.
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SCREENING: Regular
DATE: May 20th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: Empty screen, so I could fanboy over what they did get right all I wanted!
DATE: May 20th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: Empty screen, so I could fanboy over what they did get right all I wanted!
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SCREENING: The Studio
DATE: May 21st
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: Predictably an empty screen.
DATE: May 21st
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: Predictably an empty screen.
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SCREENING: XPlus Laser
DATE: May 21st
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
DATE: May 21st
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
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Black Narcissus (1947)
SCREENING: 35mm, with intro (Edgar Wright), Dream Palace
DATE: May 22nd
CINEMA: BFI
LOCATION: Southbank
DATE: May 22nd
CINEMA: BFI
LOCATION: Southbank
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SCREENING: IMAX
DATE: May 23rd
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: Empty screen. And on a Sunday, no less!
DATE: May 23rd
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: Empty screen. And on a Sunday, no less!
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Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021)
SCREENING: The Gallery
DATE: May 23rd
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
DATE: May 23rd
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
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SCREENING: Regular
DATE: May 24th
CINEMA: Vue
LOCATION: Eltham
DATE: May 24th
CINEMA: Vue
LOCATION: Eltham
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Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: May 25th
CINEMA: Cineworld
LOCATION: The O2
DATE: May 25th
CINEMA: Cineworld
LOCATION: The O2
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SCREENING: IMAX
DATE: May 26th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
DATE: May 26th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
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SCREENING: Japanese, XPlus
DATE: May 27th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
DATE: May 27th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
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SCREENING: Regular
DATE: May 30th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: Empty screen. And on a Sunday during the school holidays, no less!
DATE: May 30th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: Empty screen. And on a Sunday during the school holidays, no less!
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Earwig and the Witch (2020)
SCREENING: XPlus
DATE: May 30th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: Meant to see this on the opening Friday, but my morning screening was cancelled due to a technical fault as I had learned through email. Rescheduled it to the following Sunday afternoon so I’d have less hassle getting home and something to double-bill with Felix.
DATE: May 30th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: Meant to see this on the opening Friday, but my morning screening was cancelled due to a technical fault as I had learned through email. Rescheduled it to the following Sunday afternoon so I’d have less hassle getting home and something to double-bill with Felix.
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SCREENING: Regular
DATE: June 1st
CINEMA: BFI
LOCATION: Southbank
NOTE: Bought with my American iTunes account the previous July.
DATE: June 1st
CINEMA: BFI
LOCATION: Southbank
NOTE: Bought with my American iTunes account the previous July.
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Lupin III: The First (2019)
SCREENING: Event Cinema, XPlus
DATE: June 2nd
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: Rented on US iTunes earlier in the year.
DATE: June 2nd
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: Rented on US iTunes earlier in the year.
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SCREENING: Regular
DATE: June 3rd
CINEMA: Picturehouse
LOCATION: Greenwich
NOTE: Ticket booked using a free voucher.
DATE: June 3rd
CINEMA: Picturehouse
LOCATION: Greenwich
NOTE: Ticket booked using a free voucher.
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SCREENING: IMAX
DATE: June 4th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
DATE: June 4th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
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SCREENING: Pre-recorded Q&A (Questlove), Opening Gala, Sheffield Doc/Fest
DATE: June 4th
CINEMA: BFI
LOCATION: Southbank
DATE: June 4th
CINEMA: BFI
LOCATION: Southbank
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SCREENING: The Studio
DATE: June 6th
CINEMA: BFI
LOCATION: Southbank
NOTE: Rewatched after the Glasgow Film Festival online platform, for some reason, could only provide a 720p copy.
DATE: June 6th
CINEMA: BFI
LOCATION: Southbank
NOTE: Rewatched after the Glasgow Film Festival online platform, for some reason, could only provide a 720p copy.
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The Beatles and India (2021)
SCREENING: Q&A (Peter Compton & Ajoy Bhose), Closing Gala, UK Asian Film Festival
DATE: June 6th
CINEMA: BFI
LOCATION: Southbank
DATE: June 6th
CINEMA: BFI
LOCATION: Southbank
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SCREENING: 35mm
DATE: June 7th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
DATE: June 7th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
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Dream Horse (2021)
SCREENING: Regular
DATE: June 11th
CINEMA: Picturehouse
LOCATION: Greenwich
NOTE: Surprisingly empty considering the kind of film it is and that it was a 3pm showing. Sure, it was a week after release and it was opening day for another long-awaited British drama, The Father in this case, but crazy even so.
DATE: June 11th
CINEMA: Picturehouse
LOCATION: Greenwich
NOTE: Surprisingly empty considering the kind of film it is and that it was a 3pm showing. Sure, it was a week after release and it was opening day for another long-awaited British drama, The Father in this case, but crazy even so.
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SCREENING: Anima(c)tion
DATE: June 12th
CINEMA: Ciné Lumière
LOCATION: Kensington
NOTE: First watched during Lockdown 2 as part of the Manchester Animation Festival.
DATE: June 12th
CINEMA: Ciné Lumière
LOCATION: Kensington
NOTE: First watched during Lockdown 2 as part of the Manchester Animation Festival.
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SCREENING: 3D, Return to the City
DATE: June 13th
CINEMA: Barbican Centre
LOCATION: Barbican
NOTE: Rented with US iTunes in November 2019; no conveniently located 3D screenings were available until this time.
DATE: June 13th
CINEMA: Barbican Centre
LOCATION: Barbican
NOTE: Rented with US iTunes in November 2019; no conveniently located 3D screenings were available until this time.
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Fargo (1996)
SCREENING: 35mm
DATE: June 14th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
DATE: June 14th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
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SCREENING: XPlus
DATE: June 15th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: Initially did not feel the need to watch this again at a cinema after first renting it for the full PVOD price on US iTunes, but because of my lack of concentration at home and because I was left thinking about it constantly, I decided to give it a go. Emotionally, I can’t say I didn’t regret it.
DATE: June 15th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: Initially did not feel the need to watch this again at a cinema after first renting it for the full PVOD price on US iTunes, but because of my lack of concentration at home and because I was left thinking about it constantly, I decided to give it a go. Emotionally, I can’t say I didn’t regret it.
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SCREENING: The Gallery
DATE: June 15th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
DATE: June 15th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
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Funan (2019)
SCREENING: Pre-recorded Q&A (Denis Do), Anima(c)tion, Refugee Week
DATE: June 16th
CINEMA: Ciné Lumière
LOCATION: Kensington
NOTE: Previously rented on US iTunes in December 2019. Much like how plans to add a pre-recorded director’s Q&A to Calamity fell through, this was meant to be followed by a panel discussion with human rights officials on the ongoing refugee crises, but due to either the low turnout, management issues or COVID, this was cancelled.
DATE: June 16th
CINEMA: Ciné Lumière
LOCATION: Kensington
NOTE: Previously rented on US iTunes in December 2019. Much like how plans to add a pre-recorded director’s Q&A to Calamity fell through, this was meant to be followed by a panel discussion with human rights officials on the ongoing refugee crises, but due to either the low turnout, management issues or COVID, this was cancelled.
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SCREENING: Regular
DATE: June 17th
CINEMA: Curzon
LOCATION: Soho
DATE: June 17th
CINEMA: Curzon
LOCATION: Soho
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The Reason I Jump (2020)
SCREENING: Q&A (Jerry Rothwell, Jeremy Dear, Roland & Emma), Preview
DATE: June 17th
CINEMA: Picturehouse Central
LOCATION: West End
NOTE: First watched on the BFI Player as part of LFF, but my neurotypical mother who’d been holding onto the book for years deserved it watch it too.
DATE: June 17th
CINEMA: Picturehouse Central
LOCATION: West End
NOTE: First watched on the BFI Player as part of LFF, but my neurotypical mother who’d been holding onto the book for years deserved it watch it too.
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SCREENING: XPlus Laser
DATE: June 18th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
DATE: June 18th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
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Galaxy Quest (1999)
SCREENING: 35mm
DATE: June 19th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
DATE: June 19th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
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SCREENING: One-off
DATE: June 19th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
NOTE: Previously paid £15.99 to watch this, as everyone else did on release. Did not receive an expanded, post-lockdown theatrical run but would often be screened as a repertory, and this was the film’s first indoor screening in the UK.
DATE: June 19th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
NOTE: Previously paid £15.99 to watch this, as everyone else did on release. Did not receive an expanded, post-lockdown theatrical run but would often be screened as a repertory, and this was the film’s first indoor screening in the UK.
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SCREENING: 35mm, Extended English version
DATE: June 21st
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
DATE: June 21st
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
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SCREENING: IMAX
DATE: June 22nd
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: I guess I was the only person who wanted to show up to support Milla Jovovich and Tony Jaa in their fight against the giant sand beasts at 10:30 in the morning on a Tuesday. :(
DATE: June 22nd
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: I guess I was the only person who wanted to show up to support Milla Jovovich and Tony Jaa in their fight against the giant sand beasts at 10:30 in the morning on a Tuesday. :(
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SCREENING: 35mm
DATE: June 24th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
DATE: June 24th
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
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SCREENING: IMAX
DATE: June 25th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
SHORTS: Jurassic World: Dominion prologue
DATE: June 25th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
SHORTS: Jurassic World: Dominion prologue
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In Her Boots (2019)
New Shorts: Animation Variety Show
- In Her Boots (★★★½)
- Red Rover (★★★★½)
- Washing Machine (★★★★)
- Tiger and Ox (★★★★)
- Isle of Chair (★★★★)
- Break the Confinement (★★★)
- The Fishman (★★★★)
- Don’t Buy Milk (★★★★)
- Out (★★★½)
- Arka (★★½)
SCREENING: London Short Film Festival
DATE: June 28th
CINEMA: Catford Mews
LOCATION: Catford
- In Her Boots (★★★½)
- Red Rover (★★★★½)
- Washing Machine (★★★★)
- Tiger and Ox (★★★★)
- Isle of Chair (★★★★)
- Break the Confinement (★★★)
- The Fishman (★★★★)
- Don’t Buy Milk (★★★★)
- Out (★★★½)
- Arka (★★½)
SCREENING: London Short Film Festival
DATE: June 28th
CINEMA: Catford Mews
LOCATION: Catford
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SCREENING: 35mm, Robert Altman: American Outsider
DATE: June 29th
CINEMA: BFI
LOCATION: Southbank
DATE: June 29th
CINEMA: BFI
LOCATION: Southbank
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SCREENING: XPlus
DATE: July 1st
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
DATE: July 1st
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
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SCREENING: 35mm
DATE: July 2nd
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
DATE: July 2nd
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
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SCREENING: 70mm
DATE: July 3rd
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
DATE: July 3rd
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
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SCREENING: 35mm
DATE: July 3rd
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
DATE: July 3rd
CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema
LOCATION: West End
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SCREENING: The Gallery
DATE: July 5th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: Previously paid the PVOD price to watch it at home the month after its US opening.
DATE: July 5th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
NOTE: Previously paid the PVOD price to watch it at home the month after its US opening.
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SCREENING: IMAX
DATE: July 7th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
DATE: July 7th
CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux
LOCATION: Bluewater
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