Past Events Archive

Celebrate 100 years of “The Little Tramp” with Dan Kamin, who trained Robert Downey Jr. for his Oscar-nominated performance in Chaplin. This magical excursion into Chaplin's enchanted comic world includes film clips, live performance, and a newly restored version of The Pawnshop (1916).

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Kinima revives the fascinating tradition of cine-variety shows, starting with George Roy Hill’s American caper classic, The Sting (1973).

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From Variety to radio satire, Hammer Horror to pantomime, comedian, actor and writer Roy Hudd is one of Britain’s most versatile talents. Join him as he recalls his eventful life in conversation with former News Huddlines writer Glenn Mitchell.

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A live performance from indie band Comet Gain sets the scene for a night of music and film. Come revel in Lindsay Anderson’s classic tale of teenage rebellion, If (1968), starring Malcolm McDowell in his first major role.

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Championed by John Peel in the 1980s, eccentric female punk-poppers Frank Chickens bring their unique brand of Chicken-themed fun, frolics and films to the Cinema Museum. Plus unseen goodies from the Zipangu Fest archives.

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Throughout his 70th birthday year, writer and psychogeographer Iain Sinclair has been curating a season of 70 films that have appeared in his novels. In the second of these screening to be shown at the Cinema Museum, Christopher Petit and Christopher Roth introduce Touch of Evil (1958), directed by Orson Welles and Psycho (1960), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, with an underscore by Mordant Music.

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Back by popular demand, a dash of New Orleans in downtown Kennington. The Dixie Ticklers (who number Woody Allen as one of their fans) bring an evening of jazz, blues, dancing and delicious food - plus three brand new scores to accompany some fine vintage movies.

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