This silent adventure film shot entirely in two-strip Technicolor stars Douglas Fairbanks. Donald MacKenzie, well known as the organist from the Odeon Leicester Square, will both introduce the film and accompany it live on the piano.
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The Black Pirate (1926) – screening
September 2013 · Events
Jazz on Film: An Anthology
September 2013 · Events
Writer and broadcaster Michael Pointon presents an eclectic and intriguing selection of jazz on film, featuring many of the great names in jazz, while also including rarely-seen footage of lesser-known musicians and vocalists.
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The Dixie Ticklers: Jazz at the Workhouse
September 2013 · Events
Listing Woody Allen as a fan, the internationally acclaimed Dixie Ticklers bring a flavor of New Orleans to downtown Kennington. An evening of hot jazz, cool blues, vintage movies, drinks, dancing and delicious food.
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An Evening with Martin Stephens
September 2013 · Events
Child star of Village of the Damned, Martin began acting at 4. From 1954-66, he starred in 14 films, including The Innocents and Hammer’s The Witches.
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The Palace of Varieties
September 2013 · Events
The local music hall revivalists bring their unique music hall themed bombast to the Museum for a night of theatrical tomfoolery, lyrical comedy and musical incursions.
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The winner of the Grand Jury Prize for documentary at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival, Southern Comfort tells the tragic and deeply moving story of Robert Eads, a female to male transexual and his battle with ovarian cancer. His cancer battle is compounded by the fact that he is turned down for treatment because he […]
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In Search of John Gielgud
August 2013 · Events
Jonathan Croall, the acknowledged authority on John Gielgud, will be at the Cinema Museum discussing the career and character of a man whom the great theatre critic Kenneth Tynan described as ‘not so much AN actor as THE actor’.
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The Autumn Season 2013: List of Events In Brief
August 2013 · Events
Take a look at our forthcoming events programme – more detail to follow!
