What’s On – August

August sees something of a return to normality, after last month’s Moon-craziness, but worry not, there’s plenty to keep you entertained on those long rainy(?) summer days. Including: a Terry Gilliam Season at the BFI, outside films at Somerset House, Nicolas Roeg in interview, Lord Of The Rings All-Nigher at Imax, Frightfest, plus a really really bad movie (‘The Room’ in-case you were wondering!). Enjoy!

And, if you see anything we’ve missed or have something new to add for next month, send us an e-mail to: tom@sci-fi-london.com.

Cinema Releases:

G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra
Friday, 7th August – General Release
Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus
Friday, 7th August – Apollo Piccadilly Circus – SW1Y 4LY
Orphan
Friday, 7th August – General Release
Aliens In The Attic
Wednesday, 12th August – General Release
A Perfect Getaway
Friday, 14th August – General Release
The Time Traveler’s Wife
Friday, 14th August – General Release
Inglourious Basterds
Friday, 21st August – General Release
Shorts
Friday, 21 August – General Release
The Final Destination (3D)
Friday, 28th August – General Release

Screenings:

Tokyo Gore Police
Saturday, 1st August – ICA – SW1Y 5AH
Brazil
Sunday, 2nd / Friday, 7th / Friday, 14th August – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Jabberwocky
Sunday, 2nd / Friday, 7th / Saturday, 8th August – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Time Bandits
Monday, 3rd / Sunday, 9th / Saturday, 29th August – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
The Keep
Tuesday, 4th / Sunday, 9th August – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Carnival Of Souls – Electric Sheep Film Club
Wednesday, 5th August – Prince Charles Cinema – WC2H 7BY
Don’t Look Now – Film4 Summer Screen
Wednesday, 5th August – Somerset House – WC2R 1LA
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Thursday, 6th / Wednesday, 12th / Thursday, 13th August – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Saturday, 8th / Tuesday, 11th August – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Saturday, 8th / Tuesday, 11th August – ICA – SW1Y 5AH
Howl’s Moving Castle
Saturday, 8th August – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Raiders of the Lost Ark – Film4 Summer Screen
Saturday, 8th August – Somerset House – WC2R 1LA
Open Your Eyes
Sunday, 9th / Thursday, 13th August – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
The Sea Hawk
Sunday, 9th / Wednesday, 12th August – ICA – SW1Y 5AH
ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
Saturday, 15th / Tuesday, 18th / Thursday, 20th August – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Stalker
Sunday, 16th / Thursday, 20th August – ICA – SW1Y 5AH
Cash on Demand + The Avengers: Death of a Batman
Monday, 17th August – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Twelve Monkeys
Wednesday, 19th / Friday, 21st / Wednesday, 26th August – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Terry Gilliam: Pot Pourri
Thursday, 20th August – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Let The Right One In
Friday, 21st August – Monday, 31st August – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Sing-a-Long-a Rocky Horror
Friday, 21st August – Prince Charles Cinema – WC2H 7BY
The July Plot + Level Seven
Saturday, 22nd August – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
The Lord of the Rings All-Nighter
Saturday, 22nd August – BFI Imax – SE1 8XR
The Brothers Grimm
Sunday, 23rd / Tuesday, 25th / Sunday, 30th August – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Tideland
Thursday, 27th / Monday, 31 August – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Adult Swimathon: Robot Chicken Premiere (Midnight Movies)
Friday, 28th August – Curzon Soho – W1D 5DY
Back To The Future Double Bill
Friday, 28th August – Prince Charles Cinema – WC2H 7BY
The Room
Friday, 28th August – Prince Charles Cinema – WC2H 7BY
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
Saturday, 29th / Monday, 31st August – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT

Signings:

Mike Carey & Mike Perkins
Saturday, 1st August – Orbital Comics – WC2H 7JA
Jamie Smart – Ubu Bubu: Filth
Thursday, 27th August – Forbidden Planet London Megastore – WC2H 8JR

Talks:

Greetings Earthlings! (Ages 5 and above)
Saturday, 1st August – Science Museum – SW7 2DD
Nic Roeg on Nic Roeg – Film4 Behind The Screen
Wednesday, 5th August – Somerset House – WC2R 1LA
Star Life Planetarium Show
Saturday, 22nd / Sunday 23rd August – Royal Observatory – SE10 8XJ

Events:

August 09 Family Fun Day
Saturday, 1st August – The Royal Institution of Great Britain – W1S 4BS
Terry Gilliam Season
Sunday, 2nd August – Monday, 31st August – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
The Question Room
Tuesday, 4th August – Science Museum – SW7 2DD
Space School (Ages 11 – 14)
Tuesday, 4th August – Friday, 7th August – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Drop-in Moon Workshops (Ages 11 – 18)
Wednesday, 12th August / Friday, 14th August / Wednesday, 19th August – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Movie-Con II Weekend
Saturday, 15th August – Sunday, 16th August – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Science Museum Lates
Wednesday, 26 August – Science Museum – SW7 2DD
Frightfest
Thursday, 27th August – Monday, 31st August – Empire Leicester Square – WC2H 7NA
London International Animation Festival
Friday, 28th August – Sunday, 6th September – Various Venues