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Instant comedy classics as Longhurst ‘creates’ Croydon history
With the help of AI and a bit of PhotoShop, one Croydon creative has made an entire online library of fake “histories”, all about Croydon – from the glory days of the Whitgift Centre, to circus elephants on George Street, … Continue reading
Film star from Croydon whose career ended in a tawdry scandal
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: He appeared alongside world-famous actors such as Lillie Langtry, Errol Flynn, Bela Lugosi and Basil Rathbone. But Lionel Atwill’s time in Hollywood came to a tough end after a party with some blue movies, as DAVID MORGAN explains … Continue reading
Doctor Who and Dr Strangelove lined up for David Lean Cinema
The David Lean Cinema has partnered with National Theatre Live to bring their star-studded stage productions to the big screen, and the programming begins with stage shows featuring two very different “doctors”. The stage-to-screen collaboration begins next week, on Wednesday … Continue reading
Help David Lean Cinema get in right Spirit for 30th anniversary
The David Lean Cinema in Croydon Clocktower will be celebrating its 30th anniversary next Monday with a suitably classic film screening and some special guests. Croydon’s much-loved independent cinema will be marking the occasion with a classic David Lean film. … Continue reading
Gaza Fights For Freedom, Ruskin House Film Club, Feb 21
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Tagged Gaza, Palestine, Ruskin House, Ruskin House Screen Club
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The Big Lie III: Censoring Palestine, Ruskin House, Dec 18
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Tagged Gaza, Palestine, Ruskin House, Ruskin House Screen Club, The Big LIe
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Mini-movie does a reduxed double-take on All Of Us Strangers
KEN TOWL was at a movie’s world premiere on Saturday, staged in Croydon (just off Surrey Street, as it happens), of a film shot in Croydon, of a film set in Croydon. His verdict? It’s a bit of a split … Continue reading
Ruskin House Screen Club: Barry Hines’ Threads, Fri Nov 1
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Ruskin House Screen Club: Divided By Race, Fri Oct 25
Posted in Black History Month, Cinema, History, Ruskin House
Tagged Black History Month, Ruskin House, Ruskin House Screen Club
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Ruskin House Screen Club: Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday, Oct 4
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Tagged Jacques Tati, Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, Ruskin House, Ruskin House Screen Club
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Lights! Cameras! Amazon project has Addiscombe centre stage
Parts of Lower Addiscombe Road are to have traffic and parking restrictions today and tomorrow, as Croydon once again is providing the backdrop for the shooting of a movie. London-based production company The Imaginarium are using a property on Lower … Continue reading
Cinema strides out with its All Of Us Strangers guided walk
The good people at the David Lean have devised a two-hour amble around Sanderstead and Riddlesdown to show off the locations that play a key part of one of the best recent British-made movies PLUS: PODCAST: Listen to director Andrew … Continue reading
Something to Vue: India independence day films at Grants
To mark India Independence Day this Thursday, August 15, Vue Croydon Grants is screening a selection of South Asian titles – with a total of three titles are being released specifically for the occasion. Fans of comedy will enjoy Khel … Continue reading
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Tagged cinema, Croydon, India Independence Day, Vue Croydon, Vue Grants
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How movie director Haigh placed Sanderstead centre stage
Location, Location, Location… CAITLIN CLIFFORD delves into the back catalogue of movies, TV shows and ads that have taken inspiration from using Croydon as a backdrop for their dramas. PLUS: PODCAST: Listen to Andrew Haigh interviewed about how he made … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Cinema, David Lean Cinema Campaign, Fairfield Halls, Sanderstead
Tagged All Of Us Strangers, Andrew Haigh, Andrew Scott, Caitlin Clifford, Christian Bale, Claire Foy, David Lean Cinema, Fairfield Halls, Iron Man 3, Jamie Bell, Made In Dagenham, Nadia Rose, Sanderstead, Spiderman, Surrey Street Market, The BRIT School, The Crown, The Da Vinci Code, The Dark Knight Rises, Tom Hanks, Tom Holland, Whitgift Centre
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Movie Nights at St Andrew’s, Southbridge Road, Aug 8 and 9
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Tagged Fairfield, Southbridge Road, St Andrew's Church
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(Pub)lic House film screenings, plus music, Aug 3 and 18
Posted in Activities, Art, Cinema, Music, Pubs, Turf Projects
Tagged Phoebe Wagner, Public house, pubs
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Vue is offering cut-price movie mornings and short screenings
Family favourites and animated adventures are heading to the big screen this summer holidays at Vue in Croydon. This summer welcomes Gru and the Minion crew back with Despicable Me 4. And almost nine years since its enormously emotional debut … Continue reading
Movie Nights at St Andrew’s, Southbridge Road, July 19-20
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Tagged Bob Marley, Fairfield, St Andrew's Church
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Platform Films’ The Big Lie II, Ruskin House Film Club, June 28
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Tagged Gaza, Genocide, Keir Starmer, Labour, Palestine, Ruskin House, Ruskin House Screen Club, The Big LIe
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Ashcroft blue plaque revealed at her South Croydon birthplace
Some 33 years after her death, English Heritage has today unveiled a blue plaque for Peggy Ashcroft, probably the most famous actress to have come from Croydon. The unveiling of Dame Peggy’s plaque, at her childhood home, 1A Tirlemont Road … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Cinema, History, Theatre
Tagged Ashcroft Theatre, Bertold Brecht, Dame Peggy Ashcroft, David Lean, David Lean Cinema, John Gelgud, Paul Robeson, Peggy Ashcroft, Peter Hall, Peter O'Toole, Royal Shakespeare Company, Samuel Beckett, Sir David Lean, South Croydon, Stratford Upon Avon, The Old Vic, Tirlemont Road, William Shakespeare
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