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An Evening with Fenella Fielding
Kinema: Network6pm Saturday 18AprilKinima presents the 1976 oscar-winning satire on Americantelevision journalism in 35mm.Plus music and variety – a fourthevening of fiction, frolics, food,fancy... and fun.
An evening with Linda Hayden7.30pm Thursday 23AprilCult actress Linda Hayden withher first full career retrospectiveinterview. Her films include Tastethe Blood of Dracula (1969) andBlood on Satan’s Claw (1970).
Kennington Bioscope7.30pmWednesday 1 AprilScreening dedicated to therediscovery of forgotten silentmasterpieces. All are welcome –films not always announced inadvance. Minimum £3 donation. www.kenningtonbioscope.com
Cinema MuseumBookstall2–5pm Sunday 12AprilBooks, magazines and stills forsale – also some films, equipmentand items surplus to ourrequirements. Fundraising eventopen to all with FREE admission.
Kennington Bioscope7.30pmWednesday 22AprilScreening dedicated to therediscovery of forgotten silentmasterpieces. All are welcome –films not always announced inadvance. Minimum £3 donation. www.kenningtonbioscope.com
Asia House Festival: The Seventh Bullet 7.30pm Friday 10April35mm screening of the stunningUSSR/Uzbekistan Red WesternThe Seventh Bullet (1972) aboutthe Muslim Basmachi Revolt in1920s Central Asia.
Asia House Festival:Mongolian Film DaySunday 19AprilRare and revealing showcase ofnew and old films from Mongolia.Curated by Jasper Sharp with theassistance of Ariunaa Tserenpil of the Arts Council of Mongolia.
2.30pm Yellow Colt (2013)Khoroldorj Choijoovanchig’stouching debut about an eight-year-old boy and a yellow colt.
4.30pmRemote Control (2013)A runaway living on a rooftop inUlaanbaatar is obsessed by alonely young woman living in thebuilding next door.
6.30pm Before Rising Up the Ranks (1965)UK premiere of classic ‘Silk Roadmovie’ featuring a quixotic trio of travellers crossing a barrenwilderness in the early 1900s.1 film advance: £8.50 (£6.50)Door: £9.50 (£7.50)3 films advance: £20 (£18)Door: £22 (£20)
The Blinkin BuzzardsBuster Keaton Society4pm Saturday 25AprilQuarterly meeting of the societydedicated to the silent comedian.Main feature is Steamboat Bill Jr(1928). Members FREE or £10 annual m’ship at door.
French Sundae:La Grande Vadrouille2.30pm Sunday 26April1966 WWII comedy about a house painter and operaticconductor who stumble upon thecrew of a downed RAF bomber. Hugely successful film in France.
London Sketchfest 7pm Friday 1and Saturday2 May, 5pm Sunday 3 MayThe London Sketch ComedyFestival with the Best New ActCompetition, and hottest groupsof 2015 in the Feature Series.See www.londonsketchfest.com
TheVitoProject:Paris is Burning (1990)7.30pmWednesday 29 AprilDocumentary by Jennie Livingstonon the ball culture of New York inthe 1980s and the Afro-American,Latino, gay and transgendercommunities involved.
Cinema MuseumBookstall2–5pm Saturday 9 MayBooks, magazines and stills forsale – also some films, equipmentand items surplus to ourrequirements. Fundraising eventopen to all with FREE admission.
Wonder Reels:Radio On (1979)7.30pm Saturday 9 MayA night for music and film lovers.Punk skiffle outfit The SeveredLimb – then road movie Radio Onin 35mm with David Bowie andKraftwerk on the soundtrack.
An Audience withAimi Macdonald8pm Thursday 7 May Initially a dancer in Paris and Las Vegas ‘The Lovely’ Aimi starof stage, television and film willregale you with her stories. Adv: £14 (£13) Door: £15 (£14)
Screening of Jane Shore (1915)7.30pm Thursday 14 MayAn original Ealing Studio film is revived for its centenary with a specially commissioned scoreby Laura Rossi, performed live by Orchestra Celeste.
Kennington Bioscope7.30pm Wednesday 13 MayScreening dedicated to therediscovery of forgotten silentmasterpieces. All are welcome –films not always announced inadvance. Minimum £3 donation. www.kenningtonbioscope.com
Screening of Yefikir Kal (2014)7.30pm Saturday 25AprilCompelling, powerful andromantic story set in modern dayAddis Ababa, directed by ErmiasTadesse and Joseph Ebongo. Ticketing details on website.
Chaplin: The Mutual Comedies7.30pm Friday 15 MayThe Pawnshop (1916), EasyStreet (1917) and The Immigrant(1917). FREE screening of thefilms from the BFI box set with ashort introduction by Carl Davis.
French Sundae:Gazon Maudit (1995)2.30pm Sunday 31 MayIn his last visit to French comedyJon Davies looks at more modernexamples with Gazon Maudit(French Twist) – a ménage à troiswith a difference.
The Vito Project7.30pmWednesday 27 MayBringing generations of LGBTstogether in a screening of a filmVito Russo discusses in TheCelluloid Closet chosen by theaudience at the April event. FREE but donations are welcome.
Kennington Bioscope7.30pmWednesday 3 JuneScreening dedicated to therediscovery of forgotten silentmasterpieces. All are welcome –films not always announced inadvance. Minimum £3 donation. www.kenningtonbioscope.com
Vintage Technology Fair10am–4pm Sunday 7JuneBritish Vintage Wireless Society'sVintage Technology Fair. Valveand vintage sound projectionequipment. DVD and films shown.All day cafe. Entry £5.
Hercules EditionsBook Launch:Silents6.30pm Thursday 21 MayClaire Crowther reads from hernew surrealist poem sequenceinspired by films of the silent era.The book will be available tobuy. Admission is FREE.
Memorabilia Film Fair10am Saturday 6 JuneFundraising bazaar with dealers’movie memorabilia and relicsfrom the history of cinema.Books, posters, equipment, stills,films (of all gauges), campaignbooks, DVDs and more.
Exploding Cinema7.30pm Saturday 30 MayNarrative, documentary,underground, experimental –weird and wonderful short films.Live music from Sci-Fi folkpolymath Babar Luck. Tickets £6.www.explodingcinema.org
From Borehamwoodto Hollywood7.30pm Thursday 11 JuneThe Rise and Fall and Rise ofElstree. Documentary on the 100 years of filmmaking andtelevision production in Elstreeand Borehamwood.
Carry On Screaming5pm Saturday 13 JuneA special screening preceeds anevening with actress FenellaFielding. The twelfth in the CarryOn series Carry On Screaming(1966) is a parody of the classicHammer Horror films. Tickets £5.
An Evening withFenella Fielding7.30pm Saturday 13 JuneJoin Fenella as she talks abouther remarkable career in film,theatre, TV and radio – with afocus on her eclectic film roles.Adv: £14 (£13) Door: £15 (£14)
Kennington BioscopeSilent Film Weekend10am Saturday 20 Juneand Sunday 21 JuneScreenings of silent masterpiecescurated by historian and archivistKevin Brownlow with GlennMitchell, Tony Fletcher and DavidWyatt. Programme includes Emil Jannings Oscar winningperformance in Josef vonSternberg’s Last Command(1928) with Evelyn Brent andWilliam Powell, and Beau Geste(1926) starring Ronald Colman. Musical accompanists to beconfirmed. Info and booking:www.kenningtonbioscope.com
Cardboard Citizens 6am Sunday 21 JuneThe unique night-time fundraisingCardboard Citizens Walk endsat the Museum for breakfast andChaplin’s The Tramp (1915). www.cardboardcitizens.org.uk/events/big-tramp
RememberingCharlie Chaplin7pm Thursday 25 JuneFilm scholar Frank Milo Scheidepresents an audio visualpresentation about Jerry Epstein’sbiography of his friend CharlieChaplin from 1946 to 1977.
The Vito Project7.30pmWednesday 24 JuneBringing generations of LGBTstogether in a screening of a filmVito Russo discusses in TheCelluloid Closet chosen by theaudience at the May event. FREE but donations are welcome.
Wonder Reels: The Young Girls ofRochefort (1967)7.30pm Saturday 27 JuneA night for music and film lovers.Dance troupe Salut Les Copinesexpress the 1960s before the cult,pastel French musical in 35mm.
Cinema MuseumBookstall2–5pm Saturday 13 JuneBooks, magazines and stills forsale – also some films, equipmentand items surplus to ourrequirements. Fundraising eventopen to all with FREE admission.
If you love film...London’s Cinema Museum isdevoted to keeping alive thespirit of cinema from the daysbefore the multiplex. Set in anhistoric site in Kennington, closeto the Elephant & Castle, the Cinema Museum houses a unique collection of artefacts,memorabilia and equipment thatpreserves the history andgrandeur of cinema from the1890s to the present day.n We host programmes ofticketed events to raise funds.n We work with educationalinstitutions on projects and filmarchives on preservation. n We make items available onloan for exhibition.n We offer the venue for hire.n We enjoy working inpartnership on local wellbeinginitiatives.n We are a registered charitywith no public funding.
ChaplinCharles Chaplin, who was bornlocally, lived as a child in variousaddresses in this area andcarried throughout his life thebleak memories of his experienceat the Lambeth Workhouse sitewe currently occupy.
Visiting The Museum is available forguided tours most days, but thesemust be booked in advance byphone or email and are onlysuitable for older children. Pricesare £10 for adults and £7 forchildren and concessions.
Nearest tube/train stations:Kennington (Northern Line) and Elephant and Castle(Northern and Bakerloo lines,and BR) are both within easywalking distance.
Full disabled access.
Limited parking is available at the Museum. The Museum iswithin the Congestion Chargingzone, which operates until 6pmMon–Fri. After 6.30pm and atweekends there is free parking insurrounding streets.
Reg’d charity no: 293285Design: www.andrew-roberts.co.uk
The Cinema Museum2 Dugard Way, RenfrewRoad, London SE11 4THTel: 020 7840 2200
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