Past Events Archive

Don't miss this rare screening with a special introduction. Raquela, a trans-woman from the Philippines, dreams of escaping the streets of Cebu City for a fairy tale life in Paris.

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This visual treat from Beaton’s authorised biographer and literary executor reveals the life of the photographer whose career encompassed fashion, society portraiture, war work and costume/set design for stage and screen (including Gigi and My Fair Lady). Also highlighted is his strange love affair with Greta Garbo.

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Another not-to-be-missed screening, as the Oscar-winning film historian introduces more rare films from his collection. Stephen Horne accompanies.

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In conversation with Jonathan Rigby. Often portraying the villain, his acting credits include The Blue Max (1966), The Naked Runner with Frank Sinatra (1967), the role of Major von Hapen in Where Eagles Dare (1968), and The Prisoner, in which he was Number Two in “It’s Your Funeral”.

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The acclaimed director introduces three films of his that have seldom been screened: Captured, made for Military Intelligence, shows unflinchingly what it was like to be a British prisoner in the Korean War; British Transport Film The Finishing Line, a vivid warning to would-be railway vandals, was banned for over 20 years; HMP explores the life of Prison Officers. With Q&A.

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Two superb documentaries filmed at the Cinema Museum by BBC Bristol for BBC Four’s Timeshift, introduced by the programme makers. British Board of Film Classification staff will join in for a Q&A after Dear Censor, which reveals some explicit exchanges with film-makers over infamous BBFC cases. Don't miss!

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See Atlanta burn and San Francisco reduced to rubble, with Terry Sanderson’s cataclysmic clips from the era of models and matte painting + CGI counterparts.

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