Past Events Archive

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.

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Transculture at the Cinema Museum: Normal (2003)

Fri 15 Nov 2013 @ 19:30 · Events

Alexandria Aileen Adamson will be here to entertain us, followed by a screening of acclaimed HBO film Normal, starring Jessica Lange and Tom Wilkinson, about the gender transition of Ruth Applewood, a transsexual woman who had been living as a man for 25 years of marriage.

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An Evening with Martin Stephens

Thu 14 Nov 2013 @ 19:30 · Events

Child star of Village of the Damned, Martin began acting at 4. From 1954-66, he starred in 14 films, including The Innocents and Hammer's The Witches.

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An Evening with Pan’s People

Mon 11 Nov 2013 @ 19:30 · Events

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Top of the Pops, Babs, Dee Dee and Ruth will be in conversation, plus signing copies of their fascinating new memoir of the golden age of pop music. Between 1968 and 1976 the legendary troupe and their choreographer Flick Colby filled in for absent bands - and in the process became better remembered than many of the records they danced to.

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Star Trek: Generations (1994) / InAlienable (2008) – double bill screening

Sun 10 Nov 2013 @ 14:30 · Events

A new chapter for some and a closing of a door to others, a final adventure with Captain Kirk. Walter Koenig wrote, produced and starred in the independent sci-fi film making up the second part of the double bill.

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Strange Factories: A Live Cinema Encounter

Sat 26 Oct - Sat 9 Nov 2013 (except 3 & 4 Nov) - 19:00 · Events

This Hallowe'en the doors open and the veil falls, allowing the mysterious and the magical to enter our world. Engage in a live cinema encounter like no other, in the theatrical premiere of FoolishPeople's feature film Strange Factories. Experience the madness and terror as you witness the film unravel inside Stronheim's factory and its characters come to life around you.