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Equipment from Fairfield Halls

September 2014 · News

Fairfield Halls in Croydon have given us their now redundant film projection equipment, as they have recently moved to digital projection.  

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French Film Festival 7-14 Nov

November 2013 · News

Ciné Lumière hosts the new "Attila Marcel", "Lola" restored, guest curator Philip French and more!

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Don’t miss our haunted live cinema encounter

November 2013 · News

 … you have until 9 Nov to catch it! Check out the tweets over at

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The Picture Palace Project

September 2013 · News · Featured Article

The Elephant & Castle was once home to an extraordinary number of picture houses and was known as the Piccadilly Circus of the South. The Cinema Museum’s Picture Palace Project is a community heritage scheme supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

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Archive on 4 – The Western

April 2013 · News

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Museum Co-director Martin Humphries has been interviewed for an edition of Archive on 4 that explores the British love of Westerns.

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Our May-July programme is announced!

March 2013 · News

Dates for your diary! Download our new programme pdf. Or see the programme in brief here.

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And Bardot Became BB

March 2013 · News

Coinciding with the publication of a new book on Bardot by Ginette Vincendeau, the Ciné Lumière's special season follows the rise of the iconic French actress. The exhibition uses images loaned by the Cinema Museum.

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Terry Sanderson talks about his new show Funny Women

December 2012 · News

From top-notch clown Our Gracie and Lancashire eccentric Hylda Baker to quick-fire gag-mistress Phyllis Diller and the Ab Fab team, here's a sneak preview of Thursday night's show ...

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