Kennington Bioscope Special ‘Silent to Sound’ Tue 1st, Kennington Noir presents Raw Deal Thu 3rd,
The Man with the Golden Eye – Peter Lamont Fri 4th, Kennington Talkies presents Guest Wife &
An Evening With Freddie Jones and Roy Hudd Sun 6th
plus Precious at Stanley's Film Club
and Johnny Heres prints
|
|
Kennington Bioscope Special: Silent to Sound in Europe
Tue 1st Nov 19:30
This event is presented in conjunction with the AHRC-funded project ‘British Silent Cinema and the Transition to Sound’. Using clips from British, French and German films, historian Geoff Brown investigates the turbulent European scene in the period of transition, 1929/1930. Britain briefly won the technological advantage, but which country used the technology most imaginatively?
|
|
|
The feature in the second half will be the UK premier of the restored silent version ofPrix de Beauté (1930), featuring Louise Brooks, courtesy of Cineteca Bologna.
Doors open at 6:30pm for a 7:30pm start. Entrance is £4, £3 of which goes to the Museum. If you would like to come along then please email us at kenbioscope@gmail.com to request seats. (Please supply a name and email for each seat reserved please.) |
|
 |
Kennington Noir Presents Raw Deal (1948) Thu 3rd Nov 19:30
Sinister and violent; dark and sensual, Raw Deal (1948) was the second collaboration between director Anthony Mann and cinematographer John Alton, a Hungarian émigré who shot many wonderfully atmospheric features in the 1940s and 1950s and whose book, Painting With Light, remains a classic cinematography lighting reference. Add to that a strong cast and an unusual female voiceover, and we have a real treat for fans of classic noir.
The feature will be introduced by Kulraj Phullar, who is currently completing his PhD onGood Girls and Goodness in Classic Hollywood Film Noir at King’s College London. The first half of the programme will comprise a selection of short cinematic treats from 1948, courtesy of The Dave Locke Archive.
|
|
An Evening with Peter Lamont
Fri 4th Nov 19:30
Oscar-winning production designer Peter Lamont worked on 18 of the James Bond films created by Eon Productions. From the 1980s onwards he was the production designer of films starring Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig.
During this special event Peter will discuss his career with Marcus Hearn and sign copies of his new memoir The Man With the Golden Eye. All attendees will be entitled to an exclusive £5 discount on signed copies of the book.
|
|
|
 |
Kennington Talkies presents Guest Wife (1945) Sun 6th Nov 15:00
Guest Wife (1945), also known as What Every Woman Wants, is a comedy directed by Sam Wood and starring Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche and Dick Foran.
Colbert and Foran play Christopher and Mary Price, a happily married couple from a small town in Ohio, who are about to spend their second honeymoon in New York. Then Christopher’s childhood friend, newspaper reporter Joe Parker (Ameche), contacts them with a favour to ask. He has been kidding his boss for years that he is married to Mary, in order to get extra vacation time. Will she help him out by playing along with the deception… ?
Doors open at 14.30, for a 15.00 start. Refreshments available in our licensed cafe/bar.
|
|
 |
An Evening With Freddie Jones Sun 6th Nov 19:30
With over fifty film credits and hundreds of TV appearances to his name, Freddie Jones is renowned as one of the country’s greatest character actors.
Freddie’s talents stretch from The Elephant Man (1980) to Emmerdale, also appearing in Dune (1984), Wild At Heart (1980), Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969), Zulu Dawn (1979), and Fellini’s And The Ship Sails On (1983).
Sharing clips of his TV and film performances, Freddie will be joined on stage by comedian, actor, writer and music hall enthusiast, Roy Hudd.
|
|
 |
Black History Month screening of Precious (2009)
at Stanley's Film Club Wed Oct 19th 19:00
Join our friends, Stanley's Film Club, at their weekly screening launch event on Wednesday 19th October for an evening of delicious Caribbean food, free popcorn, and an informative introduction by film historian Marcus Powell, as they celebrate Black History Month with a screening of Precious. Discounted tickets will be available for a limited time. You don't want to miss out!! See their Facebook page. |
|
Johnny Heres prints
Inspired by a love of film poster iconography, Johnny Heres introduces a collection of unique, riddle-like, fine art prints that add a subtle pop-cult reference to your wall, while lurking as conversation pieces for visitors with a curious eye. Johnny Heres is a print studio based in Woodstock, Cape Town, specializing in high quality archival prints. Visit their website. |
|
|
|
|
