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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
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
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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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Pride’s making a comeback with town centre ‘mini’-festival
Croydon Pride will take place this year, with a not-so-“mini” festival, starting on Friday evening, and with music, dance and acts in the town centre throughout Saturday afternoon. Croydon Pride was under threat this year when the cash-strapped council pulled … Continue reading
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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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
How businesses profited at expense of the Borough of Culture
BOROUGH OF VULTURES: £1.3m of arts funding provided by the Mayor of London was misused by Croydon’s Tory council to boost local businesses, but delivered a year-long flop, judging by official audience figures. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Croydon’s year as … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Borough of Culture 2023, Business, CODA, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Croydonites Festival, Dance, Fairfield Halls, Kristian Aspinall, London Mozart Players, Mayor Jason Perry, Music, Stanley Halls, Theatre
Tagged Andy Stranack, Borough of Culture, Borough of Vultures, CODA, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon BID, Croydon Clocktower, Croydon Council, Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, David Lean Cinema, Develop Croydon, Fairfield Halls, Kristian Aspinall, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Tory, White Label
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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
Maestro, Raging Bull, Ferrari: David Lean Cinema for February
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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
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
December films at David Lean Cinema, plus a Christmas Quiz
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Tagged Croydon Clocktower, David Lean Cinema, Joanna Scanlan
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Kubrick, Scorsese and Loach: David Lean movies for Nov
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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
Swinton’s surprise appearance boosts David Lean volunteers
Joanna Scanlan, the award-winning actress and recently appointed patron of Croydon’s David Lean Cinema, delighted the audience at a screening of The Girl with a Pearl Earring this week when she arrived accompanied by friend and Oscar-winning colleague, Tilda Swinton. … Continue reading
David Lean Cinema, Croydon Clocktower, July screenings
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Tagged Croydon Clocktower, David Lean Cinema, Joanna Scanlan
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David Lean Cinema, Croydon Clocktower, June screenings
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BAFTA-winner Scanlan to become David Lean Cinema’s Patron
BAFTA-award winning actress and screenwriter – and Inside Croydon reader – Joanna Scanlan is to become the Patron of the David Lean Cinema. The South Croydon resident will accept the official invitation to become the art-house cinema’s Patron at a … Continue reading
