Tuesday 1 August 2017

The Cinema Museum - TCM Events - BAFTA, Love & Devotion, Leighton House Museum

BAFTA AT 70 Friday August  4th - Sunday August 6th, Love & Devotion Saturday August 19th, Leighton House Museum
BAFTA AT 70 Open Weekend, August 4 - 6
Join us to celebrate 70 years of Academy history with some very special events:
• The Woman Behind the Mask: an exclusive talk with art historian Anne Sumner looking back at the work + life of Mitzi Cunliffe, the designer of the iconic BAFTA mask
• BAFTA at 70 Exhibition: don’t miss your final chance to see our specially curated photo exhibition exploring BAFTA place’s in the UK’s rich cultural heritage.
• BAFTA Kids events: watch The Lego Batman Movie and celebrate 15 years of Tracey Beaker, with a Q+A with the cast and crew.
• Talks and Screenings: go bananas for our Planet of the Apes double bill, swing by to watch Spiderman: Homecoming + hear from the creative team behind BAFTA-nominated documentary The Hard Stop.
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Love & Devotion, Saturday August 19th @ 6pm

If you like your film viewing to have a sexy edge, you'll definitely want to check out this annual film festival!  Love & Devotion 2017, celebrates all things kinky, via a selection of brilliant short and standard length films.

Featuring films such as Slowdance, which explores subjects such as interracial romance and bondage, to The Passion of Life, which is all about personal freedom and desire, there is sure to be something to suit all tastes.  For more details, click here.

Tickets are £5 and can be purchased either from Billetto or direct from the museum, by calling 020 7840 2200 during office hours.
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Celebrate the partnership of Art and Cinema, with Leighton House Museum & Cinema Museum
 
It's competition time!

We're teaming up with the lovely guys at Leighton House Museum, to offer you the chance to enter our free prize draw.  You'll be in with a chance of winning:
  • Two tickets to the Leighton Late on 8 September, including access to Leighton House, the current exhibition and the garden and the chance to enjoy live music and a free guided tour.
  • Two complimentary copies of the exhibition catalogue
  • Two complimentary tickets for any of the public events that accompany the Ken Russell season at The Cinema Museum
To enter, simply enter your details at the bottom of this page.  Winners will be notified via email on August 16th, so keep an eye on your inbox!
Ken Russell Tribute August 24 -27
Over five days in August (Wednesday 23rd – Sunday 27th) The Cinema Museum will be celebrating the life and work of a visionary genius – a groundbreaking pioneer in TV and film making – the flamboyant, unconventional, controversial, and one of the last great British romantics, Ken Russell.
Ken’s work includes biopics, horror, musicals, documentaries and thrillers, and during this exciting event we will be showing a selection of his most celebrated movies, TV films and rare shorts.
Wed 23rd August 19.30 – Melvyn Bragg will talk about Ken Russell’s films for BBC’s Monitor programme, followed by a screening of The Debussy Film (1965), the penultimate of these films, co-scripted by Russell and Bragg.
Thu 24th August 19.00 – Mark Kermode will be introducing a special screening of The Devils (1971).
Fri 25th August 19.00 – A screening of Mahler (1974) will be followed by an interview with the stars of the film, Robert Powell and Georgina Hale, conducted by Brian Sibley. Robert of course also appeared in Tommy (1975). Georgina featured in The Devils and The Boyfriend (1971).
Sat 26th August 14.30 – Glenda Jackson will be returning for a screening of The Music Lovers (1970), and discussing working with Ken on Women in Love(1969), The BoyfriendThe Rainbow (1989) and The Secret Life of Arnold Bax(1992).
Sun 27th August 14.30 – Lisi Russell will be talking to Brian Sibley about living and working with Ken, with other guests including Judith Paris and Mike Bradsell. Followed by a screening of Savage Messiah (1972).

Season ticket – entry to all five events – £60 (£55 concessions).
Individual events – tickets in advance £14 (£13 concessions), on the door £15 (£14 concessions).
Advance tickets may be purchased from Billetto, or direct from the Museum by calling 020 7840 2200 during office hours.
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