The Cinema Museum, London

Past Events Archive

It Used to Be Witches: Under the Spell of Queer Cinema – Q&A with Ryan Gilbey – SORRY EVENT CANCELLED

Sun 15 Jun 2025 @ 19:30 · Events

In his new book It Used to Be Witches: Under the Spell of Queer Cinema, published in June by Faber, Guardian film writer Ryan Gilbey embarks on a non-chronological treasure hunt through movies that have helped shape queer identity, including his own.

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Some new kind of kick presents Danger: Diabolik (1968)

Sat 14 Jun 2025 @ 19:30 · Events

Based on an Italian comic book series, Mario Bava's film stars John Phillip Law and Marisa Mell as a master thief and his lover who pull off multiple heists, one step ahead of the police and rival gangsters.

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The London Literary Salon presents The Hours (2002)

Fri 13 Jun 2025 @ 19:00 · Events

To mark 100 years since the publication of Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway in 1925, The London Literary Salon invites you to join them at The Cinema Museum for a special showing of The Hours on 13 June, the date in 1923 when Mrs Dalloway embarked on her walk through the streets of London.

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Kennington Noir presents Act of Violence (1948) – SORRY EVENT CANCELLED

Wed 11 Jun 2025 @ 19:30 · Events

Fred Zinnemann directs this 1948 noir that shines a light on the aftermath of WWII on soldiers returning to civilian life, with Van Helfin the target of Robert Ryan's need to right a supposed wartime wrong.

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French Sundaes: Un Flic (1972)

Sun 8 Jun 2025 @ 14:00 · Events

Jean-Pierre Melville’s last film has sterling performances from Alain Delon (playing the detective not the robber for once) and Catherine Deneuve in a classic French crime thriller.

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Celebrating Peter Sellers: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

Sat 7 Jun 2025 @ 19:30 · Events

Kubrick's satirical masterpiece about nuclear Armageddon has Sellers in three roles, showing his acting and comedy skills at their finest.

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Misty Moon Presents George Layton Tells Fibs and Stories

Sat 31 May 2025 @ 19:00 · Events

Mist Moon presents an evening with actor and writer George Layton, who will talk about balancing a successful acting career with a full time writing career, and will read some of his stories evoking memories of the 1950s.

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Kennington Bioscope presents The Sound of Laughter

Sat 24 May 2025 @ 10:00 · Events

Kennington Bioscope presents a fun-packed day of vintage film comedies from the 1930s, on the big screen. A spin-off from the ever-popular Silent Laughter events, this all-dayer will feature some of the very best talking comedians in a hilarious selection of shorts, features and rarities.

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