The Cinema Museum, London

Past Events Archive

Kennington Bioscope presents The House on Trubnaya (Dom na Trubnoy) (1928)

Wed 27 Oct 2021 @ 19:30 · Events

Kennington Bioscope 'live' screenings resume with Boris Barnet's 1928 Soviet comedy about a servant-girl with political ambitions.

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The Live Ghost Tent – Quarterly meeting of The Laurel and Hardy Society – 23rd October 2021

Sat 23 Oct 2021 @ 15:00 · Events

The Live Ghost Tent – quarterly meeting of The Laurel and Hardy Society.

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The Gothique Film Society presents The Body Snatcher (1945) and Burke and Hare (1971)

Fri 22 Oct 2021 @ 18:45 · Events

The Gothique Film Society begins its 55th season with two films based around the legend of the Edinburgh body snatchers Burke and Hare – The Body Snatcher and Burke and Hare.

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An Evening Celebrating the Life of Paul Dehn – Screenwriter, Poet and Spy

Tue 19 Oct 2021 @ 19:30 · Events

An evening celebrating the life of the multi-talented Paul Dehn, featuring film clips, readings of his poems by actress Gemma Redgrave and an expert round-table discussion on all aspects of his life.

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The Spring Season 2022: dates for your diary

Tue 21 Sep - Sun 19 Jun 2022 · Events

Screenings, theatrical extravaganzas, film clubs, book launches, live talks and more as the Cinema Museum continues its fundraising campaign to secure its future.

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Kennington Bioscope online – Solax, The House Built by Alice Guy Blaché

Wed 2 Jun 2021 @ 19:30 · Events

Kennington Bioscope, in conjunction with Women in the Silent Screen, brings together 9 films directed and/or produced by pioneering female filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché (1873-1968) at the Solax Studios USA from 1911-13.

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Kennington Bioscope online – Back in focus: The Centenary of William Friese-Greene

Wed 5 May 2021 @ 19:30 · Events

The Kennington Bioscope, in conjunction with The Cinema Museum, presents an online event, marking the hundredth anniversary of William Friese-Greene’s death, features contributions from three experts on early moving pictures, who will talk about his life, his achievements, and his waxing and waning reputation.

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Kennington Bioscope online – The Films of Fred ‘Pimple’ Evans with Bryony Dixon

Wed 10 Mar 2021 @ 19:30 · Events

Episode 15 of KBTV, in partnership with the BFI, presents a special selection of films from London-born music hall and silent film comedian Fred Evans (1889-1951) showcasing his celebrated comedy character, the prodigious ‘Pimple’, curated by Bryony Dixon

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