There are a few tickets now available for Silent Clowns: Paul Merton & Neil Brand, this Saturday, 3 September 2011. Please contact the Cinema Museum to reserve (020 7840 2200 / info@cinemamuseum.org.uk).
Entries from June 1st, 2011
The recently rediscovered What Next? (UK 1928, dir. Walter Forde, 60 min) is one of a series of comedy features made by popular British comedian Walter Forde, who stars here as a bric-a-brac salesman who unwittingly buys a valuable antique candlestick that is also being sought by a deranged archaeologist with a Napoleon complex.
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Our programme this evening showcases the life and work of Chinese American actress Anna May Wong, who defied cultural and legal barriers to achieve stardom in silent and talking pictures. A documentary about her will be followed by a Q&A with the director and a screening of the rarely-seen 1928 film Song, aka Schmutziges Geld (German)/Show Life (UK), featuring Anna in one of her classic roles.
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When the Phoenix Cinema in East Finchley, north London, celebrated its centenary year in 2010, On-Par Productions were invited to document the cinema’s history through the stories of its staff, patrons and local residents. The Cinema Museum was pleased to be able to collaborate with loan of stills from the collection. “I thought that the […]
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The Cinema Museum is screening a selection of specially restored archive short films from the Exotic Europe project, portraying Europe between 1909 and 1921, accompanied by specially commissioned 2010 film responses from students of the London Film School. The student filmmakers will be present following the screenings for a Q&A.
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Living Memory – Coin Street Heritage Project Event
January 2011 · Events
Coin Street Living Memory Heritage Project and Tenants and Residents Associations support groups are holding a special event at the Cinema Museum, including a tour of the Museum, screenings of short films and cartoons, and an exhibition of the history of local housing estates.
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33% London Festival: Film Screening
January 2011 · Events
As part of the annual 33% London 100% Talent: The Festival for Young Emerging Artists, in which the Oval House Theatre (Kennington Oval) celebrates the capital’s vibrant and diverse new generation of creative practitioners, the Cinema Museum is hosting an evening dedicated to showcasing the works of talented young filmmakers.
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A Conversation with Shirley Anne Field
January 2011 · Events
Our Spring Season opening event is an evening with Shirley Anne Field. Her first sizeable role was in Michael Powell’s notorious Peeping Tom (1960). This was followed by a string of classic British movies including Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, The Damned and Alfie.
