What’s On – April

Obviously the only truly important event this month is the return of that great national institution: Sci-Fi-London (28th April – 3rd May). After that, all other events seem somewhat pointless.

However, in the interests of impartiality, we can also tell you about an eclectic selection of sci-fi and fantasy at the cinema, ‘Psycho: A Classic in Context’ at the BFI, plus talks and signings from the likes of Warwick Davis and Philip Pullman.

Keep on reading for further details.

Cinema Releases:

Clash Of The Titans
Friday, 2nd April – General Release
Kakera – A Piece Of Our Life
Friday, 2nd April – ICA – SW1Y 5AH
Psycho (Re-issue)
Friday, 2nd April – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Shelter
Friday, 9th April – General Release
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)(Re-issue)
Friday, 16th April – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Repo Men
Friday, 16th April – General Release
It’s A Wonderful Afterlife
Wednesday, 21st April – General Release
The Sky Crawlers
Friday, 23rd April – ICA – SW1Y 5AH
Gentlemen Broncos
Friday, 30th April – General Release
Iron Man 2
Friday, 30th April – General Release
Valhalla Rising
Friday, 30th April – Limited 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
The Kinoteka Polish Film Festiwal
Thursday, 4th March – Tuesday, 13th April – Various Venues
Psycho: A Classic In Context
Thursday, 1st April – Friday, 30th April – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Odyssey 2010
Friday, 2nd April – Monday, 5th April – Radisson Edwardian International Plaza Hotel (Heathrow) – UB3 5AW
Fanfest
Saturday, 24th April – Sunday, 25th April – London Film Museum – SE1 7PB
Salute 2010
Saturday, 24th April – Excel Centre – E16 1XL
Sci-Fi-London 9
Wednesday, 28th April – Monday, 3rd May – Various locations including Apollo Piccadilly Circus – SW1Y 4LR

Screenings:

Dead Wood
Saturday, 3rd April – Prince Charles Cinema – WC2H 7BY
Star Trek III: The Search For Spock (Kids’ Screening)
Saturday, 3rd April – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Grindhouse
Monday, 5th April – Prince Charles Cinema – WC2H 7BY
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (Kids’ Screening)
Saturday, 10th April – The Lexi Cinema – NW10 3JU
The Thing
Saturday, 10th April, Sunday 11th April – ICA – SW1Y 5AH
The Chess Player
Sunday, 11th April – Barbican Centre – EC2Y 8DS
Spirited Away + Ponyo (Double Bill)
Sunday, 11th April, Monday, 12th April – Riverside Studios – W6 9RL
Planet 51
Monday, 12th April – Ritzy Picturehouse – SW2 1JG
Battle Royale (Electric Sheep Film Club)
Wednesday, 14th April – Prince Charles Cinema – WC2H 7BY
TV Preview: The Prisoner + Q&A
Wednesday, 14th April – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari
Thursday, 15th April – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Preview: The Sky Crawlers
Friday, 16th April – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (Kids’ Screening)
Saturday, 17th April – Barbican Centre – EC2Y 8DS
OOOM: Out Of Our Minds + Q&A
Wednesday, 21st April – ICA – SW1Y 5AH
Shanks
Wednesday, 21st April – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Ponyo (Kids’ Screening)
Saturday, 24th April – Barbican Centre – EC2Y 8DS
Space Tourists
Saturday, 24th April – Barbican Centre – EC2Y 8DS
Dr Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb + Talk
Tuesday, 27th April – Barbican Centre – EC2Y 8DS
Japanimation Sneak Peek: Death Note
Relight: Visions of a God

Wednesday, 28th April – Barbican Centre – EC2Y 8DS
Amelie + Micmacs (Double Bill)
Friday, 30th April – Riverside Studios – W6 9RL
The Room
Friday, 30th April – Prince Charles Cinema – WC2H 7BY

Signings:

Forty-Five
Thursday, 1st April – Orbital Comics – WC2H 7JA
Jonathan Ross and Tommy Lee Edwards – Turf
Wednesday, 14th April – Forbidden Planet London Megastore – WC2H 8JR
Peter Brett – The Desert Spear
Friday, 16th April – Forbidden Planet London Megastore – WC2H 8JR
David Weber – Torch of Freedom/A Mighty Fortress
Saturday, 17th April – Forbidden Planet London Megastore – WC2H 8JR
Warwick Davis – Size Matters Not
Wednesday, 21st April – Forbidden Planet London Megastore – WC2H 8JR
The Bitten Word
Thursday, 22nd April – Forbidden Planet London Megastore – WC2H 8JR
Warwick Davis – Size Matters Not
Wednesday, 28th April – Waterstones Piccadilly – SW1Y 6WW

Talks:

Eureka Live
Thursday, 8th April – Wellcome Collection – NW1 2BE
Philip Pullman
Monday, 12th April – Southbank Centre – SE1 8XX
Digital Generation
Thursday, 15th April – Wellcome Collection – NW1 2BE
A Roadtrip Into Deep Time
Thursday, 22nd April – Natural History Museum – SW7 5BD
Is There Anybody Out There?
Thursday, 29th April – Natural History Museum – SW7 5BD
Vis Lucis, Vis Luminis: How Optics Shaped Physics
Friday, 30th April – The Royal Institution – W1S 4BS

Events:

Plasticity – 100 Years Of Making Plastics
Tuesday, 22nd May 2007 – Wednesday, 1st December – Science Museum – SW7 2DD
Dan Dare & The Birth Of Hi-Tech Britain
Wednesday, 30th April 2008 – Monday, 1st November 2010 – Science Museum – SW7 2DD
Fast Forward: 20 Ways F1 Is Changing Our World
Wednesday, 11th March 2009 – Monday, 5th April – Science Museum – SW7 2DD
Cosmos & Culture: How Astronomy Has Shaped Our World
Thursday, 23rd July 2009 – Thursday, 30th December – 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
A Fairyland Of Flowers: Beatrix Potter And Cicely Mary Barker
Monday, 21st December 2009 – Monday, 14th June – The V&A – SW7 2RL
Crash: Homage To JG Ballard Exhibition
Thursday, 11th February – Thursday, 1st April – Gagosian Gallery – WC1X 9JD
Listening Post
Tuesday, 19th February 2008 – Friday, 31st December – Science Museum – SW7 2DD
Ghost Stories
Wednesday, 24th February – Saturday, 17th April – Lyric Hammersmith – W6 0QL
‘We Are All Mad Here’: Alice In Popular Culture
Friday, 5th March – Saturday, 12th June – The V&A – SW7 2RL
1001 Inventions
Saturday, 13th March – Wednesday, 30th June – Science Museum – SW7 2DD
April London SF Meeting
Thursday, 1th April – The Melton Mowbray – EC1N 2LE
Doctor Who Late Night Opening
Saturday, 3rd April – Forbidden Planet London Megastore – WC2H 8JR
Playworks Motley Stories (Kids’ Workshop)
Saturday, 3rd April – ICA – SW1Y 5AH
Mad Hatter’s Film School
Tuesday, 6th April – Friday, 9th April – BFI Southbank – SE1 8XT
Supper Salon: Dunne & Raby
Wednesday, 7th April – Wellcome Collection – NW1 2BE
Prisoner London Locations Walkabout Weekend
Friday, 9th April – Sunday, 11th April – Various Locations
The Way Of Tea
Friday, 9th April, Friday, 23rd April – The British Museum – WC1B 3DG
League Of The Non-Aligned Meetings
Saturday, 10th April, Saturday, 24th April – The Centre Page – EC4V 5BH
Family Fun Day: Health And Medicine
Saturday, 10th April – The Royal Institution – W1S 4BS
Sci-Fi-London National 48hr Film Challenge
Saturday, 10th April – Monday, 12th April – Various locations
Fitzrovia Noir Exhibition
Friday, 16th April – Friday, 30th April – Orbital Comics – WC2H 7JA
Dino Snores
Saturday, 17th April – Sunday, 18th April – Natural History Museum – SW7 5BD
Snapping The Sky: Presentations + Q&A
Saturday, 18th April – Royal Observatory – SE10 8XJ
BSFA Open Meeting
Wednesday, 21st April – The Antelope – SW1W 8EZ
ZZ9 London Pub Meeting
Wednesday, 21st April – The Wheatsheaf- SE1 1TY
Life In 2050 Exhibition
Thursday, 22nd April – Tuesday, 4th May – Proud Central Gallery – WC2N 6BP
Science Museum Lates
Wednesday, 28th April – Science Museum – SW7 2DD