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Category Archives: Cinema
Movie Nights at St Andrew’s, Southbridge Road, July 19-20
Posted in Church and religions, Cinema
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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Norwood to Hollywood: Oscar-winner who dressed the stars
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: A career spanning 40 years in the movies, including two Academy Awards and a BAFTA for her work, marks out this Croydon costume artist as an all-time great, as DAVID MORGAN explains The next time the sword and … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History
Tagged A Man For All Seasons, Academy Awards, BAFTA, Ben-Hur, Charlton Heston, David Morgan, Deborah Kerr, Elizabeth Haffenden, Elizabeth Taylor, Fred Zinneman, Gainsborough Studios, Gregory Peck, Hollywood, Ian Flemming, James Bond, Margaret Lockwood, Oscars, Paul Scofield, Peter Ustinov, Roald Dahl, Robert Bolt, Robert Mitchum, Robert Shaw, Upper Norwood
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Andrew Haigh on why ‘Strangers’ had to be filmed in Croydon
Our latest, all-star Under The Flyover podcast from Inside Croydon is a recording from a special event staged earlier this week by the David Lean Cinema. All Of Us Strangers is the acclaimed movie from director Andrew Haigh, which was … Continue reading
Ten years on, cinema campaigners celebrate lasting triumph
Last week saw a memorable conclusion to the 10th anniversary events at the David Lean Cinema, where the doughty troup of volunteers were celebrating the re-opening and re-establishment of the venue under their care and management in 2014, following its … Continue reading
Ruskin House Screen Club: Shadow World, Apr 5
Posted in Activities, Cinema, Ruskin House
Tagged Andrew Feinstein, Global Arms Trade, Ruskin House, Ruskin House Screen Club, Shadow World
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Ruskin House Screen Club: Shadow World, Apr 5
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Tagged Andrew Feinstein, Global Arms Trade, Ruskin House, Ruskin House Screen Club, Shadow World
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Roadmap to Apartheid, Ruskin House Screen Club, Mar 8
Posted in Cinema, History, Ruskin House
Tagged Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Roadmap to Apartheid, Ruskin House, Ruskin House Screen Club
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‘Crumbling concrete’ keeps Redhill’s Harlequin Theatre closed
A council-owned theatre in Redhill is to remain closed for an indefinite period because of “the extensive presence” of “crumbling concrete”, or RAAC – reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete. The Harlequin Theatre and cinema closed four months ago because of concerns … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Cinema, Redhill, Reigate and Banstead Council, Surrey, Theatre
Tagged Harlequin Theatre, Redhill, Reigate and Banstead
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Salt Of The Earth, Ruskin House Screen Club, Feb 16
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Tagged Ruskin House, Ruskin House Screen Club, Salt Of The Earth
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Maestro, Raging Bull, Ferrari: David Lean Cinema for February
Posted in Art, Cinema, David Lean Cinema Campaign
Tagged cinema, David Lean Cinema, Ferrari, Maestro, Red Shoes, Save the David Lean Cinema Campaign
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Hear Tilda Swinton’s Q&A at Croydon’s ‘beacon’ of arts cinema
Listen in to what the David Lean Cinema has already described as “one of our all-time very best special events” – Tuesday night’s Q&A with Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton, conducted by the arthouse cinema’s patron, Joanna Scanlan. Swinton was visiting the … Continue reading
Ruskin House Films: Taghi Amirani’s Coup 53, Jan 19
Posted in Activities, Cinema, Ruskin House
Tagged Coup 53, Ruskin House, Ruskin House Screen Club, Taghi Amirani
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Oscar-winner Swinton in return visit to David Lean Cinema
Multi-award winning actress Tilda Swinton is to be a special guest at a screening of the acclaimed movie The Eternal Daughter at the David Lean Cinema on January 2. It’s the second visit of Oscar-winner Swinton to Croydon’s cherished independent … Continue reading
Alon Schwarz’s Tantura, Ruskin House Screen Club, Dec 1
Posted in Cinema, Ruskin House
Tagged Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Ruskin House, Ruskin House Screen Club, Tantura
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December films at David Lean Cinema, plus a Christmas Quiz
Posted in Art, Cinema, David Lean Cinema Campaign
Tagged Croydon Clocktower, David Lean Cinema, Joanna Scanlan
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Ruskin House Film Screen Club: The Old Oak, Nov 24
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Tagged Ken Loach, Ruskin House, Ruskin House Screen Club, The Old Oak
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Kubrick, Scorsese and Loach: David Lean movies for Nov
Posted in Cinema, David Lean Cinema Campaign
Tagged Croydon Clocktower, David Lean Cinema, Ken Loach
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Punk Film Festival promises to be a Damned fine thing
A bloke who once cleaned the toilets at the Fairfield Halls is among the many star attractions at the first Croydon Punk Film Festival at the David Lean Cinema, which at the end of October and into November will be … Continue reading
The David Lean Cinema’s 2023 Croydon Punk Film Festival
FULL LISTINGS OCT 30 – NOV 4 Films, star guests and Q&A sessions Mon 30 Oct at 7pm BASICALLY, JOHNNY MOPED (12A) 2013 UK 78min Director: Fred Burns Features: Johnny Moped, Captain Sensible, Chrissie Hynde Formed in 1974 by a … Continue reading
