Badlands Collective September 1st
Lorna Doone (1922) September 4th
Kiss of The Spider Woman (1985) September 5th
Argentinian Film Season September 6th
The Laurel and Hardy Society September 7th
The Wicker Man (1973) September 8th
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The Badlands Collective presents; Quiz Show (1994) & Marty (1955), Sunday September 1st @ 2pm
One of the most acclaimed releases of 1994, Robert Redford’s Quiz Show has slipped out of public view in recent years but the themes it explores are as potent and resonant as ever 25 years on. Adapted by Paul Attanasio from former Kennedy aide Richard Goodwin’s memoir, Quiz Show uses the scandal surrounding the rigged NBC game show Twenty One to examine the corruption that lies beneath the seductive glamour of the American dream, and posing questions of class and privilege through the contrasting fortunes of the compromised contestants Charles Van Doren (Ralph Fiennes) and Herbie Stempel (John Turturro). Redford posited his film as a parable about “the eternal struggle between ethics and capitalism,” but it’s primarily a vastly entertaining and morally ambiguous human drama, and we are thrilled to be presenting this rare 35mm presentation.* Find out more here.
Advance tickets are £12 for both films, or £8 for either of the single films. - click below to purchase from Billetto, or call 020 7840 2200 to purchase direct from the Museum during office hours. If you would prefer to pay on the door, the price will be £10 (£7 concession).
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Kennington Bioscope presents; Lorna Doone (1922), Wednesday September 4th @ 7:30pm
Based on R.D. Blackmore’s famous novel from 1869, the 1922 screen version of Lorna Doone was one of the films made by French director Maurice Tourneur after his move to the United States. It had previously been filmed in Britain by the Clarendon company in 1912 and by American Biograph in 1915. In this version Madge Bellamy takes the role of Lorna, a long-lost aristocrat who was taken as a child and raised by an outlaw family – headed by the sinister Sir Ensor Doone (Frank Keenan) – and is thus unaware of her true heritage. John Bowers plays her lover, John Ridd, who defends Lorna despite the perceived rivalry between their respective families.
Silent film with intertitles which may be suitable for the deaf and hard of hearing. Tickets are £6, but seats are limited. To avoid disappointment, please request an invitation using the email kenbioscope@gmail.com. |
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Kiss of The Spider Woman (1985), Thursday September 5th @ 7pm
We are proud to present a 35mm presentation of Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985). The screening will be introduced by Rebecca Nicole Williams and preceded by an exclusive screening of David Weisman’s introduction to the film at the Academy in 2017 from his own archive. By generous permission of Mr. Weisman, all proceeds of this screening will go to the #SaveTheCinemaMuseum campaign fund. Find out more here.
Advance tickets are £6 - click below to purchase from Billetto, or call 020 7840 2200 to purchase direct from the Museum during office hours.
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Argentinian Film Season presents; Hache (Martin) 1997, Friday September 6th @ 7:30pm
Adolfo Aristarain is one of Argentina’s greatest living film directors. He is best-known for Tiempo de revancha (1981), Un lugar en el mundo (1992) and Lugares comunes (2002). But Martín (Hache) (1997) combines the finest qualities of all these movies in a single magnificent film: tenderness, humour and acute social and political comment.
Set in Argentina, Madrid and the south of Spain and co-written with Aristarain’s wife, Martín (Hache) is a beautifully acted dissection of ambivalence and, especially, of alienation in its multifarious forms: alienation from one’s country, from one’s son, from one’s lover and from one’s friend. Federico Luppi is superb as Martín, a divorced filmmaker who is also cut-off from his emotions. His 19-year-old estranged son is poignantly interpreted by Juan Diego Botto and yet another of Argentina’s extraordinary array of brilliant actresses, Cecilia Roth, plays Martín’s long-suffering mistress, Alicia. But perhaps the most memorable performance belongs to Eusebio Poncela as Dante, an actor who becomes a confidant valued by everyone. As always, Aristarain resolutely resists the temptation to moralise. Martín (Hache) is, ultimately, a profoundly moving and witty observation of human complexities and frailties. Advance tickets are £6 and may be purchased from Billetto, or call 020 7840 2200 to purchase direct from the Museum during office hours. |
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The Live Ghost Tent – quarterly meeting of The Laurel and Hardy Society, Saturday September 7th @ 3:00pm
This meeting marks the 25th anniversary of our branch of the Society. As we are hoping to have cake as part of our celebration the first half will be three films featuring cake: From Soup to Nuts (1928), short directed by Edgar Kennedy and Leo McCarey; Our Wife (1931), short directed by James W. Horne; Twice Two (1933), short directed by James Parrott.
Then after the interval we’ll have three other sound shorts – just because they are great films: Chickens Come Home (1931), short directed by James W. Horne; Helpmates (1932), short directed by James Parrott; The Live Ghost (1934), short directed by Charley Rogers – well, we just had to have “our film” in our special meeting didn’t we?
Non-members are welcome and we ask for a donation of £5 per meeting. Children under the age of 12, accompanied by an adult are admitted free. More details here. |
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Wonder Reels presents; Alessi's Ark & The Wicker Man (1973), Sunday September 8th @ 6:30pm
The series continues: a live performance followed by a screening of a full feature film on 35mm.
Ahead of the release of her next single, British songstress Alessi’s Ark will be gracing the stage of The Cinema Museum for an intimate solo set. She will be playing her mesmerizing folk songs before we get transported to the pagan island of Summerisle with a 35mm projection of Robin Hardy’s 1973 cult horror classic The Wicker Man. Come celebrate harvest season with us!
Find out more here. Advance tickets are £8.50 (£6.50 concession) - click below to purchase from Billetto, or call 020 7840 2200 to purchase direct from the Museum during office hours. Alternatively, you can pay on the door; £10 (£7 concession) |
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