Past Events Archive
Double Bill: Tap on Film / Life & Times of Princess Grace of Monaco
Sat 28 May 2011 @ 19:30 · Events
Marlene Dietrich – An Affectionate Tribute: Terry Sanderson
Thu 26 May 2011 @ 19:30 · Events
Journalist and writer Terry Sanderson explores the many aspects of Marlene Dietrich’s complex personality, as a movie star, war hero, cabaret artiste and camp legend. This entertaining show uses film clips and rare archive footage, and concludes with a complete performance on the big screen of her fabulous live one-woman show.
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Double Bill: Brighton’s Duke of York’s Cinema / From the Picturedrome to the Phoenix
Thu 12 May 2011 @ 19:30 · Events
The illustrated talks this evening feature two remarkable cinemas that were both built in 1910. Tim Brown takes us on a history of the Duke of York’s, the oldest continually operating purpose-built cinema in the country. Then, rescheduled from 2010, film historian Gerry Turvey explains how the Phoenix Cinema in East Finchley has outlived its rivals.
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The UK Buster Keaton Society, 2nd Quarterly Meeting
Sat 30 Apr 2011 @ 16:00 · Events
UK Buster Keaton Society, The Blinking Buzzards, are holding their second quarterly meeting of 2011 for members at the Cinema Museum, from 16.00-19.00.
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SORRY, POSTPONED DUE TO TRANSPORT PROBLEMS Earl Cameron CBE in Conversation with Marcus Thompson
Sat 30 Apr 2011 · Events
Earl Cameron was Britain’s first prominent black screen actor, with films including Pool of London, Simba and Sapphire, as well as roles in Thunderball and most recently Inception, along with many TV appearances. He will be in conversation this evening with Marcus Thompson, who is currently filming a feature-length drama documentary about Earl.
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An Audience with Linda Regan & Brian Murphy
Thu 28 Apr 2011 @ 19:30 · Events
This special event will feature well-loved comedy actor Brian Murphy (George & Mildred, Last of the Summer Wine) and his wife, actress & crime writer Linda Regan (Hi-de-Hi!). Brian and Linda will talk about their lives and careers in writing, film, theatre and television.
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Those Surprising Silents: Kevin Brownlow
Thu 14 Apr 2011 @ 19:30 · Events
Recipient of an honorary Oscar in 2010, renowned film historian Kevin Brownlow explains and demonstrates the rapid progression of film techniques during the silent era, from films lasting a minute, showing one shot, to massive epics with stunning photography and editing.
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NEW EVENT 14th British Silent Film Festival: What Next? (1928) + shorts
Sat 9 Apr 2011 @ 18:00 · Events
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.
