Our selection of the five best film events taking place across London next month.
From 2nd September
Free Cinema @ The Departure
East London arts space The Departure hosts free screenings every Friday and this month they're airing films from Germany, the UK, France and the US. We recommend the movie that swept Sundance, The Station Agent, by Thomas McCarthy as well as Wim Wenders' infamous movie, Paris/Texas. Both deal with solitude and the quest of life and identity, but in very different ways.
From 3rd September
Future Cinema @ Secret Location
The creators of Secret Cinema are back with Future Cinema, focusing on bringing back the breathtaking experiences of 'live' cinema. Expect to see a fusion of film, improvised performances and interactive multimedia in a secret location in London. The buzz is that the banks of the Thames are going to magically turn into the boardwalks of California for screenings. Bikers and vampires on one side and macho students of a flying school on the other. That's Lost Boys and Top Gun, people.
From 8th September
Pan's Labyrinth @ Brompton Cemetery
Nomad Cinema has been walking around London giving you the best screenings in the most unlikely places. Mexican director Guillermo del Toro's magnum opus, Pan's Labyrinth, talks about the fantastic realms of fairies, fauns and other such other-worldly creatures. Respect the dead and don't uncover the secrets in Brompton Cemetery because in death there can be life. This is cinema with legs!
From 10th September
Masters of the Universe @ Prince Charles Cinema
A film that has possibly the best trailer ever, Masters of the Universe(1987) runs at Prince Charles Cinema as part of The Good Bad Movie Club, a series of films so so so bad, they're great. In fact, they're eveything the lighthearted cinematic experience should be: utterly hilarious with plenty of shouting at the screen.
From 19th September
Carla's Song by Ken Loach @ BFI Southbank
Not without its flaws, Carla's Song is still one of Ken Loach's best works and embodies the filmmaker's most recognisable qualities. Robert Carlyle plays a Glaswegian bus driver who follows a refugee back to her war-torn county. The film plays as part of a Ken Loach retrospective at BFI Southbank which will showcase a series of his works as well as Q&As from 1st September to 12th October.
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