Past Events Archive

The Golden Age of Hollywood – a 12-week course run by Morley College

Tue 10 Sep - Tue 3 Dec 2013 · 19.30 - 21.30 every Tuesday · Events

An in-depth exploration of Hollywood cinema taught by tutor Jon Wisbey, the course will examine Hollywood films in the period between 1930 and 1965.

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) / Truck Turner (1974) – double bill screening

Sun 8 Sep 2013 @ 14:30 · Events

Perhaps the most deliberate study of the Kirk-Spock-Bones relationship in the series, teamed with Nichelle Nichols ("Uhura") in a highly-regarded Blaxploitation movie starring Isaac Hayes.

Transculture at the Cinema Museum: Southern Comfort (2001)

Fri 6 Sep 2013 @ 19:30 · Events

The winner of the Grand Jury Prize for documentary at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival, Southern Comfort tells the tragic and deeply moving story of Robert Eads, a female to male transexual and his battle with ovarian cancer. His cancer battle is compounded by the fact that he is turned down for treatment because he […]

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In Search of John Gielgud

Thu 5 Sep 2013 @ 19:00 · Events

Jonathan Croall, the acknowledged authority on John Gielgud, will be at the Cinema Museum discussing the career and character of a man whom the great theatre critic Kenneth Tynan described as 'not so much AN actor as THE actor'.

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Reflections from a Cinematic Cesspool: The Films of Mike & George Kuchar

Tue 3 Sep 2013 @ 19:30 · Events

Born in The Bronx in 1942, twin brothers, Mike and George Kuchar started making 8mm micro-epics in their youth, creating a DIY cinematic style that celebrates the common man whilst oozing ‘kitchen sink’ Hollywood excess. Parting ways as co-directors in 1965, the brothers went on to hone their own unique styles. As part of Scalarama, […]