The Cinema Museum, London

Past Events Archive

Cinema Uncovered: The Truth about the Business – Dudley Sutton

Thu 3 Nov 2011 @ 19:30 · Events

The experiences of a character actor in films are very different from those of the star. Dudley Sutton tells all!

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Earl Cameron CBE in Conversation with Dylan Cave

Sat 29 Oct 2011 @ 19:30 · Events

The remarkable 60-year career of Britain's first prominent black screen actor has encompassed key roles in gritty 1950s/1960s films exploring racial prejudice, Bond's assistant in Thunderball, and TV including The Prisoner and Doctor Who.

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Soft Lights and Sweet Music: Elisabeth Welch on Screen, with Stephen Bourne

Sat 29 Oct 2011 @ 14:30 · Events

Personal memories of stage and screen legend Elisabeth Welch are shared by her biographer Stephen Bourne, illustrated with rare and wonderful film extracts from his private collection.

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Pumpkino – A Night of Supernatural Cinema & Nocturnal Delights!

Fri 28 Oct 2011 @ 18:00 · Events

Schlock horror - don't miss Cinetopia’s Halloween Spooktacular at the Cinema Museum! Mystery movie, quiz, food & bar + more. Dress to kill!

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Chaplin’s London in Hollywood: David Trigg

Sun 23 Oct 2011 @ 14:30 · Events

How Chaplin drew upon his childhood in Kennington and Southwark when searching for suitable locations and building his sets: film historian David Trigg reprises his popular illustrated presentation. With Chaplin shorts and live piano.

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Make Your Own Gromit

Sat 22 Oct 2011 12.00 & 14.00 · Events

Senior model maker at Aardman Animations Jim Parkyn presents a unique, hands on, crash course in ‘Gromit Building’. Come along and get cracking with the modelling clay – create your very own piece of movie magic! Ages 6-12

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French Sundaes: Jacques Tati’s Jour de Fête (1950)

Sun 16 Oct 2011 @ 14:30 · Events

Jon Davies presents Jacques Tati’s first, and for many his greatest, film achievement, with a comprehensive portrait of the man and his work.

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Home Movie Day + “So You’re a Publicist – What Do You Do?”

Sat 15 Oct 2011 @ 11:00 · Events

Film format home movies can be brought for inspection by a trained archivist. You don’t have to have home movies to attend, and there will be a special presentation of 1950s-1970s location cine footage shot by film publicist Ralph Cooper, plus tea and cake, and prizes to be won! , .

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