Top 5

Upcoming non-cinema film shows in London

Mike Pollitt | Thursday 11 November, 2010 10:08

Dogtooth at the Victoria

Cinemas are so passé. The modern film should be experienced not in a purpose built auditorium, but in a location which, by its individuality, contributes an additional layer of personal meaning to the viewing experience. Snipe does not believe the above to be true. It just wrote it as a provocative introduction to this collection of venues putting on films in the next few weeks. Enjoy!

The Good Ship, Kilburn. Sunday 14th Nov
An afternoon of screenings from new and emerging short film makers. This obviously means that the quality may be variable, but they’re short so if one’s crap you won’t have to wait long for the next one. Entry £5, starts at 3.00pm.

The Zabludowicz Collection, Chalk Farm. Sundays
Housed in a former Methodist Chapel (full marks for “additional layer of personal meaning” potential), this arty exhibition space is well worth checking out online for its other activities. The Film Club convenes each Sunday, this time (14th Nov) it’s Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead II.

The Victoria, Mile End. Sundays
Full disclosure: The Victoria advertises in Snipe. But that doesn’t mean we’re biased. In fact, if we didn’t like them as a pub we’d throw their money back in their face. Probably. The Sunday screening this week (14th Nov) is creepy sounding (to wit: incest) Greek thriller Dogtooth, from 8.00pm. If you like films but have plans on Sundays, do not be disheartened by this city’s seeming inability to countenance a film showing on any other day. Check out the Victoria’s Film Quiz, second Wednesday of each month, instead.

The Garrison, Borough. Sundays
Haven’t been here, but the website makes it sound very crisp. Up in the Air is playing this Sunday from 7.00pm. A good film, in this non film critic’s humble opinion. Really nails the dislocated alienated modern life we’re all suffering miserably through.

The Kenton, Hackney. Mondays
Included purely for not having their Film Night on Sunday like everybody else. Originality must have its reward. This Monday (15th Nov) is The Motorcycle Diaries, which probably means it’ll be full of the sort of person who thinks Che Guevara is still culturally relevant. Other films this month hail from Serbia and Denmark, so they do cast their net wide.

For more ideas where these came from, check out this very helpful page at ViewLondon, from which the last two venues on this Top 5 have been shamelessly cribbed.

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