This month sees everyone going moon-tastic, as we all celebrate 40 years since the moon landing, at venues including the BFI, Science Museum and Royal Observatory. Plus, there’s the timely release of Duncan Jones’ ‘Moon’, out in cinemas, and all the other usual screenings, talks and events going on, to keep us entertained down here on earth!
Once again, if you see anything we’ve missed or have something to add for next month, send us an e-mail to: tom@sci-fi-london.com
1st July, Wednesday
Ice Age 3: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs – Cinema Release
Some ask: ‘is this the death of narrative cinema?’ We all ask: ‘didn’t the dinosaurs come BEFORE the ice age?’
Out on general release. Check local cinemas for details.
Oldboy (Electric Sheep Film Club) – Screening
All the corridor-fighting squid-eating action you could want, plus informal discussion with Electric Sheep writers in the bar afters.
Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, WC2, 6:20pm, £5/£3.50 Prince Charles members.
Pride Illustrated – Talk
Illustrators and cartoonists David Shenton, Sina Shamsavari, Rachael House, Howard Hardiman, Kate Charlesworth and Jeremy Dennis discuss graphic literature and queer culture.
Foyles, 113-119 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EB, 8pm, £5.
Snakes On A Train – Bad Film Club (with live comedy commentary) + Monster Pageant – Screening
A bad film, plus, why not dress as a Bad Film Beast for the Monster Pageant?!
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS, 8:45pm, Standard £7.50 online (£9.50 full price)/Barbican Members £6.50 online (£7.50 full price) / Concessions £7.50.
Flights of the Imagination – Screening
The BFI archive presents some of early film’s greatest tricks, including work by Georges Melies, Emile Cohl, RW Paul and Walter Booth, Ladislaw Starewicz and Segundo de Chomon. Piano accompaniment by Stephen Horne.
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 8:45pm, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).
Trips to the Moon – Talk/Screening
An illustrated tour of the early cinematic ideas of spaceflight, culminating in Melies’ recently restored landmark 1902 film, Le Voyage dans la Lune. Piano accompaniment by Stephen Horne.
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 8:20pm, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).
2nd July, Thursday
Doghouse + Q&A – Screening
Director of the brit gore fest, in conversation about his latest. Read our review here.
Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, WC2, 6:20pm, £5/£3.50 Prince Charles members.
Destination Moon – Screening
From all the way back in 1950, the first major sci-fi film to be produced in America. (also showing on Sunday, 5th July, at 8:40pm).
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 6:30pm, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).
3rd July, Friday
Red Mist – Cinema Release
Revenge horror, featuring a coma patient tracking down those responsible, via out-of-body possession! Not to be confused with Red Cliff, Red Eye, or Invasion U.S.A!
Out on limited release. See cinema listings details.
Lost/Q&A Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse – Talk
Currently sold out Q&A with Two of the Executive Producers of Lost, discussing just what the hell it’s all about! (hopefully).
Curzon Mayfair, 38 Curzon St, London, W1J 7TY, 9pm.
Doctor Who: The Moonbase + Moonbase 3: Departure and Arrival – Screening
Double-bill of b/w moonbase action from the BBC, in NFT2.
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 6:10pm, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).
TV Preview: Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 + Q&A – Screening
New TV docu-fiction for ITV, in preview with a Q&A post-screening.
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 8:45pm, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).
S. Darko – Screening
Special Preview of this somewhat unnecessary sequel. Next up: Southland Tales 2.
Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, WC2, 8:55pm, £5/£3.50 Prince Charles members.
4th July, Saturday
Charlie Adlard – Signing
The Penciller of Savage and The Walking Dead, signing in store.
Orbital Comics, 8 Gt Newport Street, London, WC2H 7JA, 4pm, FREE.
Night At The Museum 2: Battle Of The Smithsonian (Family Screening) – Screening
Shorely this should be called ‘Another Night At The Museum’, but then that’s why I don’t work in Hollywood!
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS, 10:30am – Movie Trolley / 11am – Film, FFC Members: £3.50 in advance / £4.00 on the door, Non Members: £5.50
Science Secrets – Tour
Free family interactive gallery tour, focusing on science’s hidden histories that have helped to shape our lives today.
The Science Museum, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 2DD, 11:30am and 13:30pm, FREE
Sam Stone – Futile Flame – Signing
Yet more vampires! The author signs copies of Book 2 of her Vampire Gene Trilogy.
Borders, 197-203 Oxford Street, London, W1D 2LE, 12pm – 4pm, FREE
July 09 Family Fun Day – Event
Range of family talks and activities, on the theme of: the science of sound and music.
The Royal Institution of Great Britain, 21 Albemarle Street, London, W1S 4BS, 11am – 4pm, £5/£3
At Midnight I Will Take Your Soul – Screening
Part one of the Coffin Joe trilogy: tales of the cape-wearing, talon-baring, spell-casting Brazilian bogeyman (- also showing on the 7th and 11th of July).
ICA, The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH, 5pm, £8 / £7 concessions / £6 ICA members.
This Night I Will Possess Your Corpse – Screening
Follow-up to ‘At Midnight I Will Take Your Soul’, and screening directly afterwards (also screening on the 8th and 12th of July).
ICA, The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH, 7pm, £8 / £7 concessions / £6 ICA members.
Embodiment Of Evil – Cinema Release
The final part of the Coffin Joe Trilogy.
Out on limited release, including the ICA, The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH, (9:15pm, Saturday 4th), £8 / £7 concessions / £6 ICA members, £5 for everyone all day Monday.
From the Earth to The Moon: Episodes 1, 2, 4, 5, 10 and 12 – Screening
Episodes from HBO’s 1998 TV miniseries about the Apollo space programme.
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 3:30pm, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).
Buzz Aldrin – Talk
Andrew Smith, author of the bestselling: ‘Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth’, talks to Buzz Aldrin.
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX, 7:30pm, £22/£15
5th July, Sunday
Cosmic Voyage – Screening
1935 black and white soviet film, about a voyage to the moon. (also showing on Wednesday, 15th July, at 8:40pm).
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 6:20pm, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).
6th July, Monday
The Fiction Lab – Group
Monthly book club dedicated to great fiction books with science at their heart. July’s book is: The Embalmer’s Book of Recipes by Ann Lingard (with a special guest appearance from the author).
RI Cafe, The Royal Institution of Great Britain, 21 Albemarle Street, London, W1S 4BS, Check website for timings, FREE
The Planets: Moon + Stranger Than Fiction: The Truth Behind The Moon Landings – Screening
Where does the moon come from? Were the moon landings actually staged? Do these Two recent documentaries hold the answers? You’ll have to watch them to find out.
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 6:15pm, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).
7th July, Tuesday
Ichi – Cinema Release
Following the SFL Special Preview, this blind swordswoman adventure is out on limited release at the ICA.
Out on limited release, including the ICA, The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH, (8:30pm, Tuesday 7th), £8 / £7 concessions / £6 ICA members, £5 for everyone all day Monday.
8th July, Wednesday
Moon + Q&A with Duncan Jones – Screening
A preview screening, 9 days before the full cinema release, featuring a Q&A with the director after.
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 8:30pm, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).
Building Bridges Between Genes, Brains And Language – Talk
Talk by Dr Simon Fisher, on our capacity for complex speech and language, and its relationship to the gene: FOXP2.
The Royal Institution of Great Britain, 21 Albemarle Street, London, W1S 4BS, 7pm – 8:30pm, £8/£6/£4
9th July, Thursday
James Lovegrove and Mark Chadbourn – The Age of Ra / Lord of Silence – Signing
The authors sign copies of their tales of Sci-fi Egyptian Gods and Vampiric jewels, in store.
Forbidden Planet London Megastore, 179 Shaftsbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR, 6pm – 7pm, FREE – Books priced at £6.99 / £8.99.
Axelle Carolyn, Neil Marshall, David J Howe – It Lives Again! – Talk/Signing
Axelle Carolyn signs copies of her book: It Lives Again! Horror Movies in the New Millennium, with discussion on the genre featuring director Neil Marshall.
Borders, 197-203 Oxford Street, London, W1D 2LE, 6:30pm, FREE
The Man from M.A.R.S. aka Radio-Mania – Screening
Strange 1920s silent tale, of an inventor’s fall to earth, and his awakening from frenzied radio contact with the diamond geezers of Mars by the sound of a ‘tickless’ alarm clock… Piano accompaniment by Costas Fotopoulos.
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 6:10pm, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).
11th July, Saturday
Robin Hobb (Margaret Ogden) – The Dragon Keeper – Signing
The pseudonymical author, signing copies of Book One of her new series: The Rain Wild Chronicles.
Forbidden Planet London Megastore, 179 Shaftsbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR, 1pm – 2pm, FREE – Books priced at £18.
The Age Of Stupid – Screening
Pete Postlethwaite plays an archivist looking back from the future, at the current global warming crisis, in this dramatised documentary, with a limited run at the ICA.
ICA, The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH, (4:15pm, Saturday 11th), £8 / £7 concessions / £6 ICA members, £5 for everyone all day Monday.
12th July, Sunday
The Right Stuff – Screening
The classic film, based on Tom Wolfe’s cult book, about the test pilots of Edwards Air Force Base, and the few selected from them to become Mercury Astronauts (also screening on Monday, 13th July, at 7pm).
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 7pm, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).
14th July, Tuesday
Spaceship Earth And The Designer Guru – Screening
Two documentaries examining 1960’s ideas of architectural utopia.
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS, 7pm, Standard £7.50 online (£9.50 full price)/Barbican Members £6.50 online (£7.50 full price) / Concessions £7.50 / Under 15 £4.50.
Countdown – Screening
Altman’s very first studio feature: a fictional account of the race to send a man to the moon. (also showing on Thursday, 16th July, at 6:15pm).
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 8:50pm, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).
15th July, Wednesday
Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince – Cinema Release
As the producers quickly rush to complete the films before the actors look WAY too old for their characters, we get Book 6 out in cinemas, with Two films left to go.
Out on general release, including IMAX. Check local cinemas for details.
The Science Of Scent: Capturing New Smells – Talk
Perfumery in the 21st Century. Includes the curious warning: ‘The event includes odour evaluation, so please refrain from wearing strong scent.’
The Royal Institution of Great Britain, 21 Albemarle Street, London, W1S 4BS, 7pm – 9pm, £8/£6/£4
16th July, Thursday
China Mieville – Talk
SFL8 guest China Mieville reads from and discusses his latest: ‘The City and The City’. Read our review here.
Level 5 Function Room, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX, 7pm, £7.
Antichrist/Q&A Lars von Trier Live Via Webcast – Screening/Talk
In advance of the main cinema release (and with previews at Curson Cinemas from the 10th), see the film, then shout your questions at the screen, all the way to Copenhagen, via the magic of technology (assuming it all works!).
Curzon Soho/Curzon Mayfair, Curzon Soho, 99 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 5DY, Curzon Mayfair, 38 Curzon St, London, W1J 7TY, 6:30pm, £15.
17th July, Friday
Moon – Cinema Release
Hopes are high for this $5 million tale of isolation on earth’s satellite, staring Sam Rockwell in the lead.
Out on general release. Check local cinemas for details.
Tokyo Gore Police – Screening
The optimum word here being ‘Gore’. And with a mission to destroy homicidal mutant humans, who can argue with that?
ICA, The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH, 10pm, £8 / £7 concessions / £6 ICA members.
2001: A Space Odyssey – Screening
Kubrick’s true classic of epic exploration, on the big screen at NFT1 (also showing on Saturday, 18th July, at 5:45pm).
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 8:20pm, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).
The Monkey’s Teeth – Screening
Animation arising from a collaboration with patients at a French mental health institution, with related discussion afterwards.
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 11am, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).
Woman in the Moon – Screening
You may know it as ‘Frau Im Mond’, Fritz Lang’s silent classic, featuring the very first instance of a countdown to a rocket launch. Screening with live piano accompaniment (also showing on Sunday, 19th July, at 2:50pm).
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 7pm, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).
Howie B and Hubert Noi: Music For Astronauts and Cosmonauts – Screening
UK Premiere of the experimental film, accompanying the album of the same name.
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 11pm, Tickets £5 (no concs).
18th July, Saturday
Ping Pong – Screening
Based on the Manga about Two childhood friends growing up as ping pong champions, whose different approaches to the sport force them apart. (also showing on Sunday, 19th July, at 4:30pm)
ICA, The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH, 4pm, £8 / £7 concessions / £6 ICA members.
Chanbara Beauty – Screening
As we said at the Zombie All-Nighter for last years Oktoberfest: ‘bikini cowgirl zombie killing! what’s not to like?’ (also screening on Friday, 31th July, at 10pm)
ICA, The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH, 10pm, £8 / £7 concessions / £6 ICA members.
For All Mankind – Screening
Oscar-nominated collage of NASA material, set to a Brian Eno score, released on the 20th anniversary of the first moon landing. (also screening on Friday, 24th July, at 6:10pm).
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 8:45pm, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).
Kubrick’s Moon – Talk
Discussion of Kubrick’s designs for space travel, with President of Virgin Galactic: Will Whitehorn, Kubrick’s long-time assistant: Tony Frewin, producer of ‘In the Shadow of the Moon’: Chris Riley, and writer Simon Ings.
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 3:15pm, Tickets £5 (no concs).
Live From the Moon: Film, Television and the Space Race – Talk/Signing
Mike Allen talks about his new book, on the relationship between space travel and the media, with a signing session in the Filmstore afterwards.
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 6:20pm, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).
Was the Moon Landing Faked? – Talk
No. But let’s hear what King’s College academics: Dr Mark Miodownik, and Prof Simon Wessely, have to say about it.
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 1pm, Tickets £5 (no concs).
19th July, Sunday
In The Shadow of The Moon – Screening
All the men who set foot on the moon (- with the exception of Armstrong) tell their stories, accompanied by archive NASA footage, in this 2006 documentary. (also showing on Saturday, 25th July, at 8:30pm; and Thursday, 20th July, at 5:50pm).
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 8:45pm, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).
Moonwalk One – Screening
Theo Kamecke’s documentary time-capsule, of the Apollo 11 moonshot.
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 6:20pm, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).
Gravity Sucks: An Expanded Lecture by Simon Faithfull – Talk
Artist Simon Faithful gives a performance lecture, on Man’s tragic longing to escape from the pull of gravity.
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 4pm, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).
Time and Space – Screening
Three conceptual short films dealing with space exploration, by British artists, all made within two years of the Apollo 11 landing.
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 6:10pm, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).
20th July, Monday
Apollo Concert – Event
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, a new live arrangement of Brian Eno’s 1983 album ‘Apollo’.
Science Museum IMAX Cinema and ‘Making the Modern World’ gallery. The Science Museum, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 2DD, Doors open 7pm, £18
July Cafe Scientifique – Event
This month examining the relationship between science and the media.
The Royal Institution of Great Britain, 21 Albemarle Street, London, W1S 4BS, 7pm, FREE
21st July, Tuesday
Ghost In The Shell 2.0 – Screening
New sound and vision for this cyberpunk classic (- screened at the SFL8 Anime All-Nighter of-course!).
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS, 8:30pm, Standard £7.50 online (£9.50 full price)/Barbican Members £6.50 online (£7.50 full price) / Concessions £7.50.
Apollo Concert – Event
See Above: 20th July.
Science Museum IMAX Cinema and ‘Making the Modern World’ gallery. The Science Museum, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 2DD, Doors open 7pm, £18
Great Moon Hoax – Talk
One for the doubters: public talk exposing the myths behind lunar conspiracy theories.
Royal Observatory, Blackheath Avenue, Greenwich, SE10 8XJ, Times TBC ,£5
Everyone’s Gone To The Moon + Horizon: Beyond The Moon – Screening
Vintage documentaries, including a ‘Horizon’ from 1984, exploring the US space programme.
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 6:20pm, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).
22nd July, Wednesday
Apollo 13 – Screening
Ron Howard’s great Hollywood telling of NASA’s unlucky/lucky mission. (also screening on Saturday, 25th July, at 5:40pm).
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 8:20pm, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).
Race to the Moon: Failure is Not an Option – Screening
Tale of the unsung efforts of the mission control engineers, based on the memoir of NASA flight director Gene Krantz.
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 6:20pm, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).
23rd July, Thursday
Cosmos & Culture: How Astronomy Has Shaped Our World – Exhibition
New exhibit featuring astronomical objects and concepts.
The Science Museum, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 2DD, Until 30 December 2010, FREE
24th July, Friday
Antichrist – Cinema Release
After causing much controversy at Cannes, Lars von Trier’s warped tale of men, women and talking foxes remains uncut for this, its UK cinema release. Expect it to divide critics, and invoke many an article in the Sunday supplements!
Out on limited release. See cinema listings details.
Rushes: Animation – Screening
A selection of animated short films at the ICA (also screening on Tuesday, 28th July, at 9pm)
ICA, The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH, 6:30pm, £8 / £7 concessions / £6 ICA members.
American Experience: Race to the Moon – The Daring Adventure of Apollo 8 – Screening
TV documentary, exploring the pre moon-landing NASA mission.
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 8:30pm, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).
25th July, Saturday
Moon Weekend – Event
Including: Ask An Astronomer (1:30pm and 3:30pm, FREE), Build Your Own Moon Probe (2pm and 4:30pm, FREE) and Lunar-themed Planetarium shows (1pm and 3pm, £6/£4).
Royal Observatory, Blackheath Avenue, Greenwich, SE10 8XJ, 1pm – 4:30pm
The Cat Returns – Screening
Lesser seen anime from Studio Ghibli, about magical cats. Yes, magical cats.
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 2:30pm, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).
The Flipside presents: The Art of Exploitation: Anthony Balch Night – Screening
Balch’s blood-spattered ‘Horror Hospital’, screening along-side Two of the director’s shorts.
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 8:15pm, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).
The Red Stuff – Screening
Documenting the soviet space programme, during the race for space (also showing on Monday, 27th July, at 9pm).
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 1:50pm, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).
26th July, Sunday
Moon Weekend – Event
See Above (25th July).
Royal Observatory, Blackheath Avenue, Greenwich, SE10 8XJ, 1pm – 4:30pm
27th July, Monday
RI Pub Quiz – Event
Can’t wait until the next SFL pub quiz? Try this brand new one, with a science slant!
The Royal Institution of Great Britain, 21 Albemarle Street, London, W1S 4BS, Check website for timings, £2 per person, max. 5 per team.
28th July, Tuesday
Decoding The Heavens – Talk
Talk on the Antikythera mechanism, built around 150-100 BC, and pre-dating other technological artifacts of a similar complexity by a thousand years!
7pm – 8:30pm, £8/£6/£4
First Men in the Moon – Screening
With a great start sequence, anti-gravity paint, and Ray Harryhausen special effects, this HG Wells adaptation has something for everyone, – there’s even a touch of romance too!
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 8:40pm, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).
The Space Movie – Screening
Documentary made at the request of NASA to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Apollo 11 (also showing on Wednesday, 29th July, at 5:50pm).
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 6:20pm, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).
29th July, Wednesday
Science Museum Lates – Event
The latest edition of the adults only evening museum experience, which last month featured talks, tasks, cake, and a silent disco in the flight gallery!
The Science Museum, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 2DD, 6:45pm – 10pm, FREE
30th July, Thursday
First on the Moon – Screening
Screened as a UK Premiere at SFL5 in 2006, this mockumentary proves beyond any doubt that Russia was the first nation to land a man on the moon. (also screening on Friday, 31st July, at 8:45pm).
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 8:40pm, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).
31st July, Friday
G-Force – Cinema Release
A specially trained squad of guinea pigs is dispatched to stop a diabolical billionaire from taking over the world. We kid ye not!
Out on general release. Check local cinemas for details.
Land Of The Lost – Cinema Release
Film update of the US TV Series, with Will Ferrell running away from dinosaurs. Must be the summer holidays then!
Out on general release. Check local cinemas for details.
Film 4 Summer Screen at Somerset House – Alien/Poltergeist Double Bill – Screening
Get scared out of doors, with this double bill of classic haunted house pics; one set in space, the other in suburbia.
Somerset House, The Strand, London, WC2R 1LA, Doors 6.30pm, DJs from 7.30pm, Film 9.15pm, £16
Film 4 Behind The Screen – No-One Can Hear You Scream – Talk
A talk to tie in with the Summer Screen movies showing later in the evening (see above), featuring Anne Billson, Christopher Fowler and Alan Jones.
Somerset House, The Strand, London, WC2R 1LA, Screening Room, Level 2 of the South Building in Somerset House. Follow directions from Seaman’s Hall, 6:30pm, £5.
UFO: Survival + Space: 1999: Breakaway – Screening
Double-bill of 70s moonbase tv action, courtesy of Gerry Anderson!
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT, 6:20pm, Members: £7.60, (Concessions: £5.25), Non-Members: £8.60, (Non-Member concessions: £6.25), Under 16s: £5.25).