Past Events Archive

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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Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Party

Sat 23 Nov 2013 @ 17:00 · Events

Enjoy this milestone of Whovian history in the company of fellow fans, special guests, and big screen Technicolor Daleks. More details to be announced!

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Conrad Veidt: The British Years + screening of Under the Red Robe (1937)

Fri 22 Nov 2013 @ 19:30 · Events

Star of Weimar silents including The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, later a villain in Casablanca, from 1932-1940 Veidt starred in 13 British features and became a potent symbol of anti-Nazi opposition. Film maker and historian Tom Hamilton gives an illustrated talk on this fascinating period in Veidt's life and career.

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A Tribute to Kathleen Byron

Thu 21 Nov 2013 @ 19:30 · Events

Powell and Pressburger scholars and Kathleen’s family pay tribute to the actress best known as the disturbed Sister Ruth in Black Narcissus, who also starred in A Matter of Life and Death and The Small Back Room.

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Ten Rounds with De Niro

Tue 19 Nov 2013 @ 19:30 · Events

Ten Rounds with De Niro, the film quiz that packs a punch, is held regularly on the third Thursday of each month. Assemble your team and join your hosts Ali, Andrew and Michael for ten rounds of cinematic trivia, plus a creative round with bonus prizes. Entry is £10 per team (max 6).

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French Sundays: Orphée (Cocteau, 1950)

Sun 17 Nov 2013 @ 14:30 · Events

Jean Cocteau's retelling of the Orpheus myth with reference to the Second World War and the French resistance is a surreal cinematic tour de force. The film will be followed by an illuminating talk by Jon Davies, placing the film in its historical and cultural context.