From its origins in 1997, this ensemble has gained a reputation for making cutting edge music and has performed in many venues, including Ronnie Scott’s.
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The London Improvisers Orchestra
November 2012 · Events
Dark Angels: Art Song for Voice and Guitar
November 2012 · Events
Critically acclaimed duo CN Lester and Toby Carr will be performing the music of Peter Maxwell Davies and Benjamin Britten to celebrate the launch of their debut album. “Who knew a guitar could sound so enchanting, so ethereal? … It was like the opposite of watching X-Factor. It cleared the mind.”
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The Shaw Society teams up with Cinema Museum to screen these two major films.
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Simon Callow on Charles Laughton: A Difficult Actor
November 2012 · Events
Author of the definitive biography of Charles Laughton (being reissued to mark 50 years since Laughton’s death), Simon Callow’s enthusiasm for the legendary star of The Private Life of Henry VIII is infectious – and this unique event with clips, anecdote and analysis is not to be missed!
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Vintage Film Circle: Full Circle
November 2012 · Events
In the 1960s/70s there arose a subculture of DIY screenings in smoky backrooms and above pubs in central London, introducing a generation of cinephiles to a wealth of silent rarities, often in 9.5mm format. For one night only the VFC recreates the experience of one of its classic film shows, including Tom Mix in The Big Diamond Robbery, French animation and comedy, and Stage Stars Off Stage. Don’t miss!
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An Evening with Michael Medwin
November 2012 · Events
A not-to-be-missed evening, as Michael Medwin shares his experience of over 60 years of the British film industry, both as mainstay character actor of films from the 1940s-60s including The Longest Day, and as producer for Albert Finney and Lindsay Anderson in the era of British cool.
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Saturday Morning Pictures
October 2012 · Events
Join us for a nostalgic recreation of Saturday Morning Pictures from the 1950s, complete with cowboys, cartoons and cliff-hanging serials, not to mention choc ices, competitions, and a grumpy commissionaire! Families very welcome!
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Screening: Cinema Komunisto
October 2012 · Events
This fascinating journey through the crumbling remains of Tito’s film industry explores the rise and fall of the former Yugoslavia through the movies made under its Communist leader, including state-financed super-productions starring the likes of Richard Burton, Sophia Loren and Orson Welles.
