The Cinema Museum, London

Past Events Archive

The Fred Karno Company Centenary Celebrations

Sat 29 Sep 2012 @ 13:15 - 17.30 · Events

“A. J.” Marriot presents an illustrated talk on the music hall artistes, including Chaplin and Laurel, who 100 years ago sailed to the US with comedian and impresario Fred Karno.

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Leslie Howard On and Off Screen

Thu 27 Sep 2012 @ 19:30 · Events

Don't miss our screening of never before seen home movies shot between 1927 and 1942 - plus a 35mm print of Howard's 1942 Red Cross appeal on the set of First of the Few. See the famed star of Pygmalion and Gone With the Wind in a new light!

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Micro/Macro: The World Inside/Out FULLY BOOKED – RETURNS ONLY

Wed 26 Sep 2012 @ 19:45 · Events

This stunning programme of moving image will bring you into the inner world of science and the vastness of outer space. Covering a period over 100 years, it traces a fascinating path from early microcinematography to Soviet footage of solar storms by A. Peleshian, and his rarely seen 'Our Century'.

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Open House Weekend

Sat 22 Sep - Sun 23 Sep 2012 · Events

Visit us as part of London's Open House weekend, with free tours of the Museum building at 11.00, 14.00 and 16.00, on a first come basis.

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Little Joe and LUX present Cinema as a Subversive Art: An All-night Filmic Wake for Amos Vogel

Fri 21 Sep 2012 @ 23:00 - 07.30 · Events

Celebrating the life and legacy of the founder of the legendary film society Cinema 16 and author of the indispensable guide ‘Film as a Subversive Art’, including screenings of works by Kenneth Anger, Maya Deren, Dusan Makavejev, Paul Sharits, Carolee Schneemann and Stan Brakhage, many screening from original 35mm and 16mm prints. Free tea and coffee for all ticket holders.

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Mucky Puppets: Mad Women, Bad Women

Fri 21 Sep 2012 @ 19:30 · Events

Shadow film maker Richard Mansfield and storyteller Vanessa Woolf-Hoyle bring to life anti-heroines of folklore and film, including maniac robot Spring-Heeled Jane, who stalks the streets of London in the Second World War.

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Piano, Electronica: A Silent Film Evening

Thu 20 Sep 2012 @ 19:30 · Events

Barbara De Biasi performs her new score for 1928 German rarity Tragodie im Zirkus Royal (Ghosts of the Night) + a programme of shorts.

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The 3rd Zipangu Japanese Film Festival

Fri 14 Sep - Sun 16 Sep 2012 · Events

The UK's premier celebration of cutting-edge cinema from Japan, with recent features, shorts, documentaries and experimental works - plus the popular Beyond Anime section, Reel Zipangu (a homage to celluloid, including newly unearthed 16 & 35mm treasures), and a special focus on Japan's Brazilian immigrants.

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