What’s On – March

As we aim to turn our backs on nasty old winter and look forward to ‘British Summer Time’, March is here to present a selection of eclectic events to help distract from those last remaining winter blues.

This month sees the BFI laying on a positive warren of Alices, just in time to coincide with Tim Burton’s new adaptation of Lewis Carol’s classic tale.

There’s lots of other kids’ screenings, plus the odd hidden gem, an evening with author Charlaine Harris, plus John Landis and James Lovelock in conversation (though not at the same time!).

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:

Alice In Wonderland (3D & IMAX)
Friday, 5th March – General Release
Case 39
Friday, 5th March – General Release
Exit Through The Gift Shop
Friday, 5th March – Limited Release
Legion
Friday, 5th March – General Release
Ondine
Friday, 5th March – General Release
The Ape
Friday, 12th March – ICA – SW1Y 5AH
Shutter Island
Friday, 12th March – General Release
The House Of The Devil
Friday, 19th March – Apollo Piccadilly Circus – SW1Y 4LR
Nanny McPhee & The Big Bang
Friday, 26th March – General Release
Shank
Friday, 26th March – General Release
How To Train Your Dragon 3D
Wednesday, 31st March – General Release
Kick-Ass
Wednesday, 31st March – General Release

Festivals/Seasons:

Solar Season
Saturday, 6th February – Tuesday, 18th May – Royal Observatory – SE10 8XJ
Sci-Fi Season
Tuesday, 16th February – Tuesday, 6th April – Prince Charles Cinema – WC2H 7BY
Birds Eye View Film Festival
Thursday, 4th March – Friday, 12th March – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT, ICA – SW1Y 5AH
The Kinoteka Polish Film Festiwal
Thursday, 4th March – Tuesday, 13th April – Various Venues
Alice In Wonderland
Friday, 5th March – Wednesday, 17th March – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
London Film Day
Sunday, 21st March – Various Venues

Screenings:

Andriesh
Tuesday, 2nd March, Monday, 8th March – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Planet 51 (Kids’ Screening)
Tuesday, 2nd March – Rio Cinema – E8 2PB
Bedknobs And Broomsticks (Kids’ Screening)
Saturday, 6th March – Barbican Centre – EC2Y 8DS
Jimmy Neuton: Boy Genius (Kids’ Screening)
Saturday, 6th March – The Lexi Cinema – NW10 3JU
Mia And The Migou
Saturday, 6th March, Sunday, 7th March – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Shivers (Aka The Parasite Murders)
Monday, 8th March – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Careful + The Saddest Music In The World (Electric Sheep Film Club)
Wednesday, 10th March – Prince Charles Cinema – WC2H 7BY
Panique Au Village (A Town Called Panic)
Wednesday, 10th March, Saturday, 13th March – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
I Married A Witch
Thursday, 11th March – Sunday, 14th March – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Brendan And The Secret Of Kells
Saturday, 13th March, Sunday, 14th March – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
A Gruffalicious Shorts Programme (Kids’ Screening)
Saturday, 13th March – Barbican Centre – EC2Y 8DS
Rosemary’s Baby
Saturday, 13th March – Barbican Centre – EC2Y 8DS
Treasure Planet (Kids’ Screening)
Saturday, 13th March – The Lexi Cinema – NW10 3JU
The Wizard Of Oz (Kids’ Screening)
Sunday, 14th March – Curzon Renoir – WC1N 1AW
Shorts (Kid’s Screening)
Tuesday, 16th March – Rio Cinema – E8 2PB
The Incredibles (Kids’ Screening)
Saturday, 20th March – The Lexi Cinema – NW10 3JU
Road Train
Saturday, 20th March – Barbican Centre – EC2Y 8DS
Cul-De-Sac
Sunday, 21st March – Barbican Centre – EC2Y 8DS
No Country For Old Men + The Road (Double Bill)
Monday, 22nd March, Tuesday 23rd March – Riverside Studios – W6 9RL
Ice Age 3 – Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (Kids’ Screening)
Tuesday, 23rd March – Rio Cinema – E8 2PB
Dance Of The Vampires (The Fearless Vampire Killers)
Saturday, 27th March – Barbican Centre – EC2Y 8DS
Kakera (A Piece Of Our Life)
Saturday, 27th March – ICA – SW1Y 5AH
The Sky Crawlers
Tuesday, 30th March – Barbican Centre – EC2Y 8DS
Where The Wild Things Are (Kids’ Screening)
Tuesday, 30th March – Rio Cinema – E8 2PB
The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari (Live Rescore By Minima)
Wednesday, 31st March – Ritzy Picturehouse – SW2 1JG

Signings:

The Million Dollar Man And Ted DiBiase
Friday, 5th March – Forbidden Planet London Megastore – WC2H 8JR
Emma Thompson – Nanny McPhee & The Big Bang
Saturday, 6th March – Waterstones Piccadilly – SW1Y 6WW
An Evening With Charlaine Harris
Tuesday, 9th March – Prince Charles Cinema – WC2H 7BY
Alastair Reynolds – Terminal World
Saturday, 13th March – Forbidden Planet London Megastore – WC2H 8JR
Joe Hill – Horns
Saturday, 20th March – Forbidden Planet London Megastore – WC2H 8JR
Mike Carey – The Unwitten
Thursday, 25th March – Forbidden Planet London Megastore – WC2H 8JR
Brian And Wendy Froud – The Heart Of Faerie Oracle
Friday, 26th March – Forbidden Planet London Megastore – WC2H 8JR

Talks:

The Strangest Animals That Have Ever Lived
Monday, 1st March – Natural History Museum – SW7 5BD
Tom Chatfield – Fun Inc.: Why Games Are The 21st Century’s Most Serious Business
Tuesday, 2nd March – Foyles – WC2H 0EB
Plastic Electronics: Their Science And Applications
Tuesday, 2nd March – The Royal Society – SW1Y 5AG
Rhinos And Sea Monsters
Wedensday, 3rd March – Natural History Museum – SW7 5BD
Wherever There’s Water, There’s A Copepod
Thursday, 4th March – Natural History Museum – SW7 5BD
Life’s Ups And Downs
Tuesday, 9th March – Natural History
Museum – SW7 5BD
Bugs Within Bugs Within Bugs…
Thursday, 11th March – Natural History Museum – SW7 5BD
Plasticity Of The Brain: The Key To Human Development, Cognition And Evolution
Monday, 15th March – The Royal Society – SW1Y 5AG
The Eerie Silence: Are We Alone In The Universe?
Tuesday, 16th March – The Royal Institution – W1S 4BS
John Landis In Conversation
Tuesday, 16th March – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Melvyn Bragg – Notes From An Amateur: On The History Of The Royal Society
Wednesday, 17th March – The Royal Society – SW1Y 5AG
The Miraculous Disaster Of Immortality
Friday, 19th March – The Royal Institution – W1S 4BS
Packed Lunch: Optimism
Friday, 19th March – Wellcome Collection – NW1 2BE
Supervolcanoes
Friday, 19th March – Natural History Museum – SW7 5BD
Dragon Tales (Family Storytelling)
Saturday, 20th March – The British Museum – WC1B 3DG
Meteorites: Secrets From Space
Sunday, 21st March – Natural History Museum – SW7 5BD
One For All, And All For One
Thursday, 25th March – Natural History Museum – SW7 5BD
Rewiring The Mind
Thursday, 25th March – Wellcome Collection – NW1 2BE
James Lovelock
Tuesday, 30th March – Southbank Centre – SE1 8XX
U3A At The RI
Tuesday, 30th March – The Royal Institution – W1S 4BS

Events:

Fast Forward: 20 Ways F1 Is Changing Our World
Wednesday, 11th March 2009 – Monday, 5th April – Science Museum – SW7 2DD
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
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
Crash: Homage To JG Ballard Exhibition
Thursday, 11th February – Thursday, 1st April – Gagosian Gallery – WC1X 9JD
Flash Animation
Wednesday, 3rd March, Wednesday, 10th March – The V&A – SW7 2RL
March London SF Meeting
Thursday, 4th March – The Melton Mowbray – EC1N 2LE
Fashion Design In A Virtual World
Friday, 5th March, Saturday, 6th March – The V&A – SW7 2RL
Interactive Design
Saturday, 6th March – The V&A – SW7 2RL
Night Safari
Monday, 8th March – Natural History
Museum – SW7 5BD
Final Fantasy XIII Launch Event
Tuesday, 9th March – HMV Oxford St – W1D 1DJ
Smart Clothing
Thursday, 11th March, Friday, 12th March – The V&A – SW7 2RL
Final Breakout Convention
Friday, 12th March – Sunday, 14th March – The Thistle Hotel, Heathrow – UB7 0EQ
The Way Of Tea
Friday, 12th March, Friday, 26th March – The British Museum – WC1B 3DG
League Of The Non-Aligned Meetings
Saturday, 13th March, Saturday, 27th March – The Centre Page – EC4V 5BH
See Further With Science
Saturday, 13th March – The British Museum – WC1B 3DG
Toy Hacking
Saturday, 13th March – The V&A – SW7 2RL
W.O.W. Noumenon Dilation: Reduced To 3
Saturday, 13th March – Rio Cinema – E8 2PB
Digital Drop-In Afternoons
Wednesday, 17th March – The V&A – SW7 2RL
ZZ9 London Pub Meeting
Wednesday, 17th March – The Wheatsheaf- SE1 1TY
Rising To The Climate Challenge: Artists And Scientists Imagine Tomorrow’s World
Friday, 19th March – Tate Modern – SE1 9TG
Experimental Film
Saturday, 20th March, Saturday, 27th March – The V&A – SW7 2RL
Nancy Farmer – Monstrous Affairs Exhibition
Sunday, 21st March – Saturday, 27th March – Orbital Comics – WC2H 7JA
March 2010 Quiz Night
Monday, 22nd March – The Royal Institution – W1S 4BS
BSFA Open Meeting
Wednesday, 24th March – The Antelope – SW1W 8EZ
A Passage To Infinity: Indian Mathematics In World Mathematics
Wednesday, 31st March – Asia House – W1G 7LP
Science Museum Lates
Wednesday, 31st March – Science Museum – SW7 2DD