What's On - August
It's August, and if the lack of events, and animated films in cinemas is anything to go by, everyone's on holiday and the kids are at the movies!
Still, there's always a little bit of counter programming out there for those who care to look. Warm summer weather doesn't automatically suggest horror movies, but that's what we've got, with Frightfest leading the charge.
There's also a selection of Sci-Fi seasons at the BFI and Prince Charles Cinemas, science related walking tours out and about in the capital, plus, Scott Pilgrim lands in London.
Cinema Releases:
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge Of Kitty Galore
Wednesday, 4th August - General Release
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Wednesday, 11th August - General Release
The Final
Friday, 13th August - Empire Leicester Square - WC2H 7NA
The Last Airbender
Friday, 13th August - General Release
Tinker Bell And The Great Fairy Rescue
Friday, 13th August - General Release
The Human Centipede (First Sequence)
Friday, 20th August - General Release
The Illusionist
Friday, 20th August - Limited Release
Piranha 3D
Friday, 20th August - General Release
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
Wednesday, 25th August - General Release
Avatar (Special Edition)
Friday, 27th August - General Release
The Last Seven
Friday, 27th August - Limited Release
Festivals/Seasons:
Film Science: Future Human Part Two
Sunday, 1st August - Tuesday, 31st August - BFI Southbank - SE1 8XT
Sci-Fi Season
Wednesday, 4th August - Wednesday, 22nd September - Prince Charles Cinema - WC2H 7BY
Film4 Frightfest
Thursday, 26th August - Monday, 30th August - Empire Leicester Square - WC2H 7NA
London International Animation Festival
Friday, 27th August - Sunday, 5th September - Various Locations
Star Trek Weekender
Friday, 27th August - Sunday, 29th August - Prince Charles Cinema - WC2H 7BY
Screenings:
Twin Peaks Day
Sunday, 1st August - Roxy Bar And Screen - SE1 1LB
Jurassic Park + Jaws (Double Bill)
Monday, 2nd August - Prince Charles Cinema - WC2H 7BY
Wall-E (Parent & Toddler Screening)
Tuesday, 3rd August - BFI Southbank - SE1 8XT
The Torment + Director & Cast Q&A
Friday, 6th August - Prince Charles Cinema - WC2H 7BY
Let The Right One In & The Lost Boys (Film4 Summer Screen)
Saturday, 7th August - Somerset House - WC2R 1LA
The Lord Of The Rings All-Nighter
Saturday, 7th August - BFI Southbank - SE1 8XT
Eraserhead - Rescored
Sunday, 8th August - Roxy Bar And Screen - SE1 1LB
Shaun Of The Dead + Hot Fuzz (Double Bill)
Sunday, 8th August - Ritzy Picturehouse - SW2 1JG
The Final Programme + Q&A With Michael Moorcock
Tuesday, 10th August - BFI Southbank - SE1 8XT
Hero (Electric Sheep Film Club)
Wednesday, 11th August - Prince Charles Cinema - WC2H 7BY
The Hole 3D (Movie-Con III Preview)
Saturday, 14th August - BFI Southbank - SE1 8XT
Monsters vs Aliens (Kids' Screening)
Saturday, 14th August - BFI Southbank - SE1 8XT
Shaun Of The Dead + Night Of The Living Dead (Double Bill)
Monday, 16th August - Prince Charles Cinema - WC2H 7BY
Birdemic
Friday, 20th August - Prince Charles Cinema - WC2H 7BY
Sunshine
Saturday, 21st August - BFI Southbank - SE1 8XT
The Wizard Of Oz
Tuesday, 24th August - Ritzy Picturehouse - SW2 1JG
Hatchet + E.T. (Double Bill)
Wednesday, 25th August - Prince Charles Cinema - WC2H 7BY
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (Ultra Culture Cinema #4)
Wednesday, 25th August - ICA - SW1Y 5AH
Metropolis (UK Premiere)
Thursday, 26th August - BFI Southbank - SE1 8XT
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (Kids' Screening)
Saturday, 28th August, Monday, 30th August - BFI Southbank - SE1 8XT
The Goonies + Indiana Jones And The Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Monday, 30th August - Prince Charles Cinema - WC2H 7BY
Signings:
Leanna Renee Hieber - The Darkly Luminous Fight For Persephone Parker
Thursday, 5th August - Forbidden Planet London Megastore - WC2H 8JR
Simon Bisley & Pete Milligan - Hellblazer: Hooked
Saturday, 7th August - Forbidden Planet London Megastore - WC2H 8JR
Bryan Lee O'Malley - Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour
Tursday, 17th August - Forbidden Planet London Megastore - WC2H 8JR
Bryan Lee O'Malley - Scott Pilgrim
Wednesday, 18th August - Gosh! Comics - WC1B 3NZ
Talks:
Meteorite Day
Friday, 13th August - Natural History Museum - SW7 5BD
Our Place In The Universe
Thursday, 19th August - Royal Observatory - SE10 8XJ
Events:
Plasticity - 100 Years Of Making Plastics
Tuesday, 22nd May 2007 - Wednesday, 1st December - Science Museum - SW7 2DD
Cosmos & Culture: How Astronomy Has Shaped Our World
Thursday, 23rd July 2009 - Thursday, 30th December - Science Museum - SW7 2DD
Listening Post
Tuesday, 19th February 2008 - Friday, 31st December - Science Museum - SW7 2DD
Fast Forward: 20 Ways F1 Is Changing Our World
Wednesday, 11th March 2009 - Sunday, 22nd August - Science Museum - SW7 2DD
Halley's Holiday
Saturday, 15th May - Sunday, 5th September - Royal Observatory - SE10 8XJ
The Deep Sea
Friday, 28th May - Sunday, 5th September - Natural History Museum - SW7 5BD
The Royal Society: 350 Years Of Science
Monday, 7th June - Friday, 19th November - The Royal Society - SW1Y 5AG
Ghost Stories
Friday, 25th June - Sunday, 7th November - Duke Of York's Theatre - WC2N 4BG
Ray Harryhausen - Myths & Legends Exhibition
Tuesday, 29th June Onwards - London Film Museum - SE1 7PB
Happy 75th Anniversary Twentieth Century Fox
Monday, 19th July - Monday, 30th August - London Film Museum - SE1 7PB
Science In The City Walking Tour
Sunday, 1st August - Museum of London - EC2Y 5HN
BFI Summer Holiday Family Workshop + Monsters vs Aliens
Tuesday, 3rd August, Tuesday, 17th August, Tuesday, 24th August - BFI Southbank - SE1 8XT
Trash Fashion Live
Tuesday, 3rd August - Thursday, 5th August - Science Museum - SW7 2DD
BFI Summer Holiday Family Workshop + Wall-E
Wednesday, 4th August, Wednesday, 18th August, Tuesday, 31st August - BFI Southbank - SE1 8XT
August London SF Meeting
Thursday, 5th August - The Melton Mowbray - EC1N 2LE
Film Science Events
Friday, 6th August - Thursday, 26th August - BFI Southbank - SE1 8XT
London 48 Hour Short Film Challenge
Friday, 6th August - Sunday, 8th August - Roxy Bar And Screen - SE1 1LB
Family Fun Day - Weather
Saturday, 7th August - The Royal Institution - W1S 4BS
The Immortal Appeal Of The Vampire (Film4 Summer Screen: Behind The Screen)
Saturday, 7th August - Somerset House - WC2R 1LA
The Royal Society In The City Of London (Walking Tour)
Saturday, 7th August, Sunday, 29th August, Sunday, 18th September, Saturday, 2nd October, Saturday, 20th November - The Monument - EC3R 8AH
Shipshape Science Summer Fun!
Saturday, 7th August, Saturday, 14th August, Saturday, 21st August - HMS Belfast - SE1 2JH
Roxy Film & TV Pub Quiz
Thursday, 12th August - Roxy Bar And Screen - SE1 1LB
Movie-Con III
Friday, 13th August - Sunday, 15th August - BFI Southbank - SE1 8XT
Create A Comic
Saturday, 14th August - The British Museum - WC1B 3DG
League Of The Non-Aligned Meetings
Saturday, 14th August, Saturday, 28th August - The Mad Hatter - SE1 9NY
The Royal Society At Somerset House
Sunday, 15th August, Sunday, 22nd August - Somerset House - WC2R 1LA
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (Film Premiere)
Wednesday, 18th August - Empire Leicester Square - WC2H 7NA
ZZ9 London Pub Meeting
Wednesday, 18th August - The Wheatsheaf- SE1 1TY
BSFA Open Meeting
Wednesday, 25th August - The Antelope - SW1W 8EZ
Science Museum Lates
Wednesday, 25th August - Science Museum - SW7 2DD
