The Cinema Museum - Silent Guns, Drive (2011), We the Peoples Film Fest, Magnificent Obsession, Dear Dudley book launch, Murder My Sweet (1944), The Argentine Guitar

Kennington Bioscope presents Silent Guns Nov 17th Kennington Classics presents Drive (2011) Nov 18th We the Peoples Film Festival screening Nov 19th Films of Ross Hunter - Magnificent Obsession (1954) Nov 20th Book launch of Dear Dudley by Barbra Paskin & Kennington Noir presents Murder My Sweet (1944) Nov 21st Dario Barozzi & Jose Zalba-Smith Nov 22nd Kennington Bioscope presents Silent Guns: a day of films made during or featuring World War One Saturday November 17th @ 10am To coincide with the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, Kennington Bioscope presents a day of rarely seen silent films, curated in conjunction with the film historian Kevin Brownlow, made during or featuring World War One. The event is expected to run from 10.00 till 22.40. A full listing of the programme plus further details available here. One Day Pass £20 / Afternoon and evening pass £15 / Evening pass £5. Available from the TicketTailor website. £5 evening tickets available on the door. Kennington Classics presents Drive (2011) Sunday November 18th @ 2.30pm Drive (2011), directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, stars Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan. Gosling plays an unnamed Hollywood stunt driver who moonlights as a getaway driver. He grows fond of his neighbor, Irene (Mulligan) and her young son. Things go wrong where her debt-ridden husband gets out of prison and hires Gosling as a driver in a heist he is planning. Full supporting programme. Tickets £6 We the Peoples Film Festival screening Monday November 19th @ 7pm We the Peoples Film Festival will be screening four films that all take unique insights into the theme ‘saving the environment’. This will be followed by a Q&A. A full listing of the programme plus further details available here. Reserved tickets £5. Unreserved tickets free. Tickets available on Eventbrite. Magnificent Obsessions: The Film of Ross Hunter presents Magnificent Obsession (1954), Tuesday November 20th @ 7.30pm Rock Hudson plays Bob Merrick, a reckless playboy, who selfishly, though inadvertently, causes the death of the respected Dr. Phillips. His widow, played by Jane Wyman, is so distraught at her husband’s death and the selfishness of Merrick that she spurns any attempt by him to show his remorse. Escaping from Merrick, Helen Phillips walks in front of a car, and is left blind from the accident. It is only then that Merrick realises what he must do to prove he has changed. He dedicates his life to becoming a surgeon, and through well meaning lies, befriends Helen. What happens next has to be seen to be believed… Tickets £6 Book launch of Dear Dudley, Life and Laughter by Barbra Paskin Wednesday November 21st @ 7.30pm Join author Barbra Paskin for the launch of her new book on Dudley Moore. A celebration of the much-loved comedy legend revealed through letters from his friends, colleagues and peers, Dear Dudley publishes for the first time a hundred of the many kind, comforting, supportive, and often extremely funny letters obtained from leading celebrities to mark Dudley’s sixty-fourth birthday, from the Rolling Stones to Michael Caine, Billy Joel to Alan Bennett, Goldie Hawn to Woody Allen. Free admission. Places are limited, so please RSVP to events@bonnierbooks.co.uk. Kennington Noir presents Murder My Sweet (1944) Wednesday November 21st @ 7.30pm Small cinema This tough, sardonic, and unusually witty film features hard-boiled detective Philip Marlowe (Dick Powell,) hired by ex-con Moose Malloy (Mike Mazurki) to find his missing girlfriend Velma. Shortly thereafter, Marlowe is hired by socialite Mrs. Grayle (Claire Trevor) to find a valuable jade necklace that has been stolen from her... Plus full supporting programme. Tickets £6 Echoes Festival presents Dario Barozzi and Jose Zalba-Smith: ‘The Argentine Guitar’ Thursday November 22nd Nov @ 7.30pm Darío Barozzi is an artist who defies categorisation, his music existing happily at the intersection between the classical and the popular, moving seamlessly between art music, tango, folk and free improvisation. Making his UK debut, Barozzi is joined by special guest, pre-eminent Cuban flautist, José Zalba-Smith with an eclectic programme exploring the many facets of the Argentine guitar, including a rare opportunity to hear an especially authentic rendition of Astor Piazzolla’s Histoire du tango. More details, including online booking, on www.echoesfestival.co.uk/22nov2018.