The Cinema Museum, London

Past Events Archive

The Greatest Variety Show Ever

Thu 12 Dec 2013 @ 19:30 · Events

Entertainment from seven decades: from Frank Sinatra to Liberace, from Laurel and Hardy to Judy Garland we have them all. Hear the little sparrow of Paris, Edith Piaf, pouring out her heart in song, feel the hairs on the back of your neck prickle as Roy Orbison is joined by Bruce Springsteen and Elvis Costello to jam a version of Pretty Woman.

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Shaw Society Double Bill Screening: Androcles and the Lion (1952) & Pygmalion (1938)

Sun 8 Dec 2013 @ 14:00 · Events

We celebrate the Shaw Society's 72nd birthday with a double bill screening of Androcles and the Lion (1952) starring Jean Simmons, Victor Mature and Robert Newton, followed by Pygmalion (1938), starring Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller.

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The Fido Awards 2013

Sun 8 Dec 2013 @ 12:00 · Events

A glamorous awards ceremony to recognise the stand out pooch performances of the last 12 months. Hosted by film journalist and screenwriter Toby Rose, with jury members including Kaleem Aftab from the Independent, Kate Muir from The Times, and film writer Damon Wise.

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An Evening with Carl Davis: Scoring the Mutuals

Sat 7 Dec 2013 @ 19:30 · Events

The creator of many memorable soundtracks for film/TV, including The French Lieutenant’s Woman and the BBC’s Pride and Prejudice, Davis has scored over 60 silent classics, from Napoleon, Ben Hur and Safety Last to Chaplin’s much-loved Mutual shorts.

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Transculture at the Cinema Museum/The Iron Ladies (Thailand, 2000)

Fri 6 Dec 2013 @ 19:30 · Events

Comedy following the true events of a men's volleyball team composed mainly of gay and transgender athletes. An evening of film, conversation, music and good company, celebrating all aspects of Transculture.

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Prize-winners: The Films of Director John Krish

Thu 5 Dec 2013 @ 19:30 · Events

The day after his 90th birthday, the award winning director presents an assortment of five perfectly crafted, minutely observed, and often brilliantly inventive, films from the late 1940s to the mid 1980s, including The Elephant Never Forgets and Children's Film Foundation film Friend or Foe.

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The Merry Widow (1925) – screening (POSTPONED – NEW DATE TBA)

Sat 30 Nov 2013 @ 19:30 · Events

Donald MacKenzie, the organist from the Odeon Leicester Square, presents Erich von Stroheim's silent version of The Merry Widow and plays the piano accompaniment.

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Killing Oswald (2013) – screening

Sun 24 Nov 2013 @ 19:30 · Events

Marking the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination, this new documentary explores the back story of Lee Harvey Oswald: his bizarre transformation from US Marine radar operator in Japan, to 20-year-old Marxist defector, pro-Castro activist in New Orleans, and self-proclaimed patsy in Dallas.

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