The Cinema Museum, London

Entries from September 2nd, 2011

Wellbeing Business Planning

September 2011 · Wellbeing

We want to further the 5 ways to wellbeing. The Cinema Museum’s wellbeing business plan follows the ‘5 ways to wellbeing’ – everything we do is about people and how we help people Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning, and Give. That aim extends to helping and supporting our friends and partners who also […]

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French Sundaes: The Silent Era, featuring The Chess Player (1927)

August 2011 · Events

Méliès, Lumière, Gance and their contemporaries + The Chess Player (1927) – an exciting masterpiece of French cinema now completely restored.

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Soft Lights and Sweet Music: Elisabeth Welch on Screen, with Stephen Bourne

August 2011 · Events

Personal memories of stage and screen legend Elisabeth Welch are shared by her biographer Stephen Bourne, illustrated with rare and wonderful film extracts from his private collection.

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Earl Cameron CBE in Conversation with Dylan Cave

August 2011 · Events

The remarkable 60-year career of Britain’s first prominent black screen actor has encompassed key roles in gritty 1950s/1960s films exploring racial prejudice, Bond’s assistant in Thunderball, and TV including The Prisoner and Doctor Who.

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Chaplin’s London in Hollywood: David Trigg

August 2011 · Events

How Chaplin drew upon his childhood in Kennington and Southwark when searching for suitable locations and building his sets: film historian David Trigg reprises his popular illustrated presentation. With Chaplin shorts and live piano.

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Make Your Own Gromit

August 2011 · Events

Senior model maker at Aardman Animations Jim Parkyn presents a unique, hands on, crash course in ‘Gromit Building’. Come along and get cracking with the modelling clay – create your very own piece of movie magic! Ages 6-12

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Home Movie Day + “So You’re a Publicist – What Do You Do?”

August 2011 · Events

Film format home movies can be brought for inspection by a trained archivist. You don’t have to have home movies to attend, and there will be a special presentation of 1950s-1970s location cine footage shot by film publicist Ralph Cooper, plus tea and cake, and prizes to be won!

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Free Open Day

August 2011 · Events

This is an excellent chance to explore the Museum and find out more about our unique collection and forthcoming events. Volunteers will be on hand to answer questions and show people around. There will be: stalls about the Museum’s history and future plans screenings all day, with films about the Museum and past events,  documentaries, cartoons and […]

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