It’s an eclectic mix in cinemas this month, with kid’s films (including Battle For Terra – screened all the way back in 2008’s Oktoberfest, if you can believe that!), monster movies, and strange French tales.
There’s also a number of interesting seasons and festivals too, including The Future Film Festival for 13 to 25 year-olds at the BFI, and the aptly named Picocon, at Imperial College.
Plus there’s talks and events on stargazing, parasites, meteors and the occult, and, of-course inevitably, the odd event mixing science and romance!
Seen 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:
Malice In Wonderland
Thursday, 4th February – Limited Release
Astro Boy
Friday, 5th February – General Release
Battle For Terra
Friday, 12th February – General Release
Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief
Friday, 12th February – General Release
Takeshis’
Friday, 12th February – Curzon Renoir – WC1N 1AW
The Wolfman
Friday, 12th February – General Release
The Lovely Bones
Friday, 19th February – General Release
Solomon Kane
Friday, 19th February – General Release
The Crazies
Friday, 26th February – General Release
Micmacs
Friday, 26th February – General Release
Festivals/Seasons:
Asian Film Season
Monday, 18th January – Monday, 22nd February – Prince Charles Cinema – WC2H 7BY
Johnny Depp Season
Monday, 1st February – Sunday, 28th February – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
The Future Film Festival
Friday, 5th February – Sunday, 7th February – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
SFX Weekender
Friday, 5th February – Saturday, 6th February – Pontin’s Camber Sands Holiday Park – TN31 7RL
Anime League Club London
Saturday, 6th February – The Slug And Lettuce – EC3N 2LS
Disney By Hand – The Art Of The Traditional Hand-Drawn Animation
Saturday, 6th February – Saturday, 27th February – Barbican Centre – EC2Y 8DS
Sci-Fi Season
Tuesday, 16th February – Tuesday, 6th April – Prince Charles Cinema – WC2H 7BY
Picocon 27
Saturday, 27th February – Imperial College Union Building – SW7 2BB
Screenings:
Fly Me To The Moon (IMAX 3D)
Saturday, 30th January – Friday, 19th February – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
The Seventh Seal
Monday, 1st February, Friday, 12th February – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Coraline (Kids Screening)
Tuesday, 2nd February – Rio Cinema – E8 2PB
The Phantom Of The Opera (1925) (Electric Sheep Suberranea)
Saturday, 6th February – Notting Hill Arts Club – W11 3JQ
Kiss Me Deadly (Electric Sheep Film Club)
Wednesday, 10th February – Prince Charles Cinema – WC2H 7BY
Haunted Castle (IMAX 3D)
Friday, 12th February – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Cinema Spectacular – BFI Cartoons
Tuesday, 16th February – Ritzy Picturehouse – SW2 1JG
British Animation Awards 2010: Programme One
Thursday, 18th February, Sunday, 28th February – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Kill Bill Double Bill
Thursday, 18th February – Riverside Studios – W6 9RL
British Animation Awards 2010: Programme Two
Friday, 19th February, Saturday, 27th February – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Edgar’s Choice: Death Wish 3
Friday, 19th February – Curzon Soho – W1D 5DY
Preview: Micmacs + Q&A With Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Friday, 19th February – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
British Animation Awards 2010: Programme Three
Sunday, 21st February, Friday, 26th February – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Doomwatch: Winter Angel + The Cult Of Doomwatch
Tuesday, 23rd February – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Visible Secret
Thursday, 25th February – Riverside Studios – W6 9RL
Signings:
Peter Serafinowicz
Monday, 1st February – Forbidden Planet London Megastore – WC2H 8JR
’45’ Event!
Thursday, 4th February – Forbidden Planet London Megastore – WC2H 8JR
Andy Diggle & Jock – The Losers
Thursday, 25th February – Forbidden Planet London Megastore – WC2H 8JR
Talks:
The Frozen Archive
Monday, 1st February – Natural History Museum – SW7 5BD
Evening Talk – John Maeda
Tuesday, 2nd February – The V&A – SW7 2RL
Inconceivable Technology: The Ethics Of Reproduction
Tuesday, 2nd February – The Royal Institution – W1S 4BS
Connected Britain Debate
Wednesday, 3rd February – London Transport Museum – WC2E 7BB
The National DNA Database On Trial
Thursday, 4th February – Wellcome
Collection – NW1 2BE
The Occult
Thursday, 4th February – Wellcome Collection – NW1 2BE
Centenary Talks – A 4,000 Year History Of Science
Monday, 8th February – Science Museum – SW7 2DD
The Cradle Of Humanity
Monday, 8th February – Natural History Museum – SW7 5BD
The Great Ideas Of Biology
Monday, 8th February – The Royal Society – SW1Y 5AG
Eureka Live: The Brain
Thursday, 11th February – Wellcome Collection – NW1 2BE
Happy Birthday Mr Darwin
Friday, 12th February – Natural History Museum – SW7 5BD
The Music Instinct
Tuesday, 16th February – The Royal Institution – W1S 4BS
Jason Bradbury – Dot Robot
Thursday, 18th February – Southbank Centre – SE1 8XX
Meteorites: The Change Makers
Thursday, 18th February – Natural History Museum – SW7 5BD
Parasites: What’s Eating You?
Friday, 19th February – Natural History Museum – SW7 5BD
Illustrations Of A Curious Nature
Saturday, 20th February – Natural History Museum – SW7 5BD
Malaria, Climate Change And Mosquitoes
Monday, 22nd February – Natural History Museum – SW7 5BD
Smart Drugs
Monday, 22nd February – The Royal Institution – W1S 4BS
Back From Extinction – Cafe Scientifique
Thursday, 25th February – Horniman Museum – SE23 3PQ
The Variety In Our Solar System
Thursday, 25th February – Natural History Museum – SW7 5BD
Events:
Fast Forward: 20 Ways F1 Is Changing Our World
Wednesday, 11th March 2009 – Monday, 5th April – Science Museum – SW7 2DD
‘All The Better To See You With My Dear’: Fairy Tales & Enchantments Exhibition
Thursday, 2nd July 2009 – Sunday, 28th February – The V&A – SW7 2RL
Nation – By Terry Pratchett, Adapted By Mark Ravenhill
Wednesday, 11th November 2009 – Sunday, 21st February – National Theatre: Olivier – SE1 9PX
Digital Pioneers Exhibition
Monday, 7th December 2009 – Sunday, 25th April – The V&A – SW7 2RL
Decode: Digital Design Sensations
Tuesday, 8th December, 2009 – Sunday, 11th April – The V&A – SW7 2RL
Capturing The Imagination: British Fairy-Tale Illustrations 1860-1940
Wednesday, 18th December, 2009 – Saturday, 12th June – The V&A – SW7 2RL
Arthur Ranson Exhibition
Thursday, 14th January – Sunday, 14th February – Orbital Comics – WC2H 7JA
1001 Inventions Exhibition
Thursday, 21st January – Sunday, 25th April – Science Museum – SW7 2DD
Programming For Artists And Designers: An Introduction To Processing
Tuesday, 26th January – Tuesday, 16th March – The V&A – SW7 2RL
February London SF Meeting
Thursday, 4th February – The Melton Mowbray – EC1N 2LE
How To Use A Telescope
Friday, 5th February – Royal Observatory – SE10 8XJ
Family Fun Day: Chinese Science
Saturday, 6th February – The Royal Institution – W1S 4BS
Introduction To Arduino
Friday, 12th February – The V&A – SW7 2RL
The Way Of Tea
Friday, 12th February, Friday, 26th February – The British Museum – WC1B 3DG
Dino Snores
Saturday, 13th February – Sunday, 14th February – Natural History Museum – SW7 5BD
League Of The Non-Aligned Meetings
Saturday, 13th February, Saturday, 27th February – The Centre Page – EC4V 5BH
London Landscapes
Saturday, 13th February – Wednesday, 24th February – London Transport Museum – WC2E 7BB
Percy Jackson Day
Saturday, 13th February – Foyles – WC2H 0EB
An Evening With The Stars: Valentine’s Day Special
Sunday, 14th February – Royal Observatory – SE10 8XJ
Digital Drop-In Events – Museum Photosynth
Sunday, 14th February – The V&A – SW7 2RL
Hackney SF Reading Group
Tuesday, 16th February – CLR James Library – E8 3AZ
Digital Drop-In Afternoons
Wednesday, 17th February, Wednesday, 17th March – The V&A – SW7 2RL
Disease Detectives: A Hands-on Family Workshop
Wednesday, 17th February – The Hunterian Museum – WC2A 3PE
Superb Cyburbia
Wednesday, 17th February – London Transport Museum – WC2E 7BB
ZZ9 London Pub Meeting
Wednesday, 17th February – The Wheatsheaf- SE1 1TY
An Evening With The Stars: BSL Special
Friday, 19th February – Royal Observatory – SE10 8XJ
Become A Solar Scientist
Saturday, 20th February – Royal Observatory – SE10 8XJ
Snapping The Sky: Presentations With Q&A
Sunday, 21st February – Royal Observatory – SE10 8XJ
An Evening With The Stars: Mother And Daughter Special
Tuesday, 23rd February – Royal Observatory – SE10 8XJ
BSFA Open Meeting – David Edgerton, Shana Worthen
Wednesday, 24th February – The Antelope – SW1W 8EZ
Science Museum Lates
Wednesday, 24th February – Science Museum – SW7 2DD
Friday Late: Decode Lab
Friday, 26th February – The V&A – SW7 2RL
Create A Comic (Family Activity)
Saturday, 27th February – The British Museum – WC1B 3DG
Digital Design Festival
Saturday, 27th February – Sunday, 28th February – The V&A – SW7 2RL