The Cinema Museum, London

Past Events Archive

Robert Ross and Gemma Ross present a Write On Comedy event: Carry On Up The Cinema Museum VII

Sat 3 May 2025 @ 12:00 · Events

In what has become a sell-out bi-annual treat for devotees of the Best of British Comedy, in general, and the Carry Ons, in particular, Robert and Gemma Ross host another full day of hilarious anecdotes, rare clips from the vaults, and a roll-call of very special guests.

The Blinking Buzzards – 26 April

Sat 26 Apr 2025 @ 16:00 · Events

The UK Buster Keaton Society. Quarterly meeting of the society dedicated to the appreciation of the silent comedian.

Fingersmith 20th Anniversary: An Evening with Sarah Waters

Fri 25 Apr 2025 @ 18:45 · Events

This year marks 20 years since the BBC’s adaption of Fingersmith, the extraordinary novel from Sarah Waters, hit our TV screens. The gripping story followed two women, Sue and Maud, and what begins as a scheming plot swiftly twists into a labyrinthine tale of deception, power, and the struggles of women in Victorian society.

Women and Cocaine presents As You Desire Me (1932)

Thu 24 Apr 2025 @ 19:30 · Events

In this MGM production, Greta Garbo plays a mysterious amnesiac woman,who is swept into a whirlwind of passion and intrigue when a man (Melvyn Douglas) claims she’s his long-lost wife.

Kennington Bioscope presents Walking Back (1928) and The California Mail (1929), a 16mm double bill

Wed 23 Apr 2025 @ 19:30 · Events

Kennington Bioscope presents a Jazz Age comedy drama starring Sue Carol, and an American Civil War western starring Ken Maynard, both from 16mm prints in Christopher Bird's collection.

Some new kind of kick presents Code Two (1953)

Sat 19 Apr 2025 @ 19:30 · Events

An MGM B picture about three rookie cops who become friends at the Police Academy and then experience their first assignments on motorcycle patrol with the LAPD.

Kennington Noir presents Black Tuesday (1954)

Wed 16 Apr 2025 @ 19:30 · Events

Edward G. Robinson and Peter Graves star in this noir about a violent criminal who escapes from his death row cell with the aim of grabbing the stolen loot hidden by one of his fellow prisoners.

Fundraiser screening of Kensuke’s Kingdom (2024) plus Q&A with directors Kirk Hendry and Neil Boyle

Sun 13 Apr 2025 @ 14:00 · Events

Kensuke’s Kingdom (2024) is the BAFTA-nominated animated film based on the best selling novel by Michael Morpurgo, with a screenplay by Frank Cottrell-Boyce, and featuring the voices of Cillian Murphy, Sally Hawkins and Ken Watanabe.