The illustrated talks this evening feature two remarkable cinemas that were both built in 1910. Tim Brown takes us on a history of the Duke of York’s, the oldest continually operating purpose-built cinema in the country. Then, rescheduled from 2010, film historian Gerry Turvey explains how the Phoenix Cinema in East Finchley has outlived its rivals.
Past Events Archive
Double Bill: Brighton’s Duke of York’s Cinema / From the Picturedrome to the Phoenix
Thu 12 May 2011 @ 19:30 · Events
The UK Buster Keaton Society, 2nd Quarterly Meeting
Sat 30 Apr 2011 @ 16:00 · Events
UK Buster Keaton Society, The Blinking Buzzards, are holding their second quarterly meeting of 2011 for members at the Cinema Museum, from 16.00-19.00.
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SORRY, POSTPONED DUE TO TRANSPORT PROBLEMS Earl Cameron CBE in Conversation with Marcus Thompson
Sat 30 Apr 2011 · Events
Earl Cameron was Britain’s first prominent black screen actor, with films including Pool of London, Simba and Sapphire, as well as roles in Thunderball and most recently Inception, along with many TV appearances. He will be in conversation this evening with Marcus Thompson, who is currently filming a feature-length drama documentary about Earl.
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An Audience with Linda Regan & Brian Murphy
Thu 28 Apr 2011 @ 19:30 · Events
This special event will feature well-loved comedy actor Brian Murphy (George & Mildred, Last of the Summer Wine) and his wife, actress & crime writer Linda Regan (Hi-de-Hi!). Brian and Linda will talk about their lives and careers in writing, film, theatre and television.
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Those Surprising Silents: Kevin Brownlow
Thu 14 Apr 2011 @ 19:30 · Events
Recipient of an honorary Oscar in 2010, renowned film historian Kevin Brownlow explains and demonstrates the rapid progression of film techniques during the silent era, from films lasting a minute, showing one shot, to massive epics with stunning photography and editing.
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NEW EVENT 14th British Silent Film Festival: What Next? (1928) + shorts
Sat 9 Apr 2011 @ 18:00 · Events
The recently rediscovered What Next? (UK 1928, dir. Walter Forde, 60 min) is one of a series of comedy features made by popular British comedian Walter Forde, who stars here as a bric-a-brac salesman who unwittingly buys a valuable antique candlestick that is also being sought by a deranged archaeologist with a Napoleon complex.
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Peggy Cummins in Conversation with Jo Botting
Sat 2 Apr 2011 @ 19:30 · Events
British actress Peggy Cummins made her film debut in Hollywood aged 15, and is perhaps best known for her starring role as a trigger happy femme fatale in cult noir Gun Crazy. She is in conversation with BFI Fiction Editor Jo Botting.
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SORRY – SOLD OUT! Wallace, Gromit & Shaun the Sheep Storyboard Workshop
Sat 2 Apr 2011 @ 12.00 & 14.00 · Events
Top story artist, Jay Clarke, who has worked on Aardman Animation’s Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Shaun the Sheep and many other award winning TV shows and films, presents a unique storyboard workshop for kids (age limit 6-12) at the Cinema Museum.
