The Cinema Museum, London

Upcoming Events

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

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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Kennington Bioscope presents Asphalt (1929)

Wed 18 Jun 2025 @ 19:30 · Events

In this stylish production from director Joy May and producer Erich Pommer, trickster Else attempts to seduce Albert, a traffic policeman, after he catches her trying to steal a precious stone.

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Women and Cocaine presents Dancing Lady (1933)

Fri 20 Jun 2025 @ 19:30 · Events

Torn between tough yet supportive producer Patch Gallagher (Clark Gable) and wealthy suitor Tod Newton (Franchot Tone), aspiring Broadway dancer Janie Barlow (Joan Crawford) navigates romance, rivalry, and ambition in this dazzling backstage drama.

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