Category Archives: Special Events

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo invades the London Film Museum

Posted on 5 May 2012 by peter

To coincide with the Blu-ray and DVD launch of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, the new London Film Museum in Covent Garden recently played host to a pop-up exhibition of memorabilia from the film. Featured were never-before-seen props including … Continue reading →

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Sundance comes to London

Posted on 23 April 2012 by Movie Talk

Robert Redford is bringing the Sundance Film Festival to London for the first time, 26-29 April, choosing the O2 Arena to showcase the best in independent film. There’s a heavy smattering of documentaries, along with shorts and panel events. There’s … Continue reading →

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Win seats to the Horror Channel’s Horror Club in London on 3 May

Posted on 20 April 2012 by peter

Horror Club, created by Horror Channel, will open its ghoulish doors at The Horse Hospital in central London on Thursday 3 May from 7pm, with a special screening of the riotously gore-soaked Inbred, from British horror director Alex Chandon (Cradle … Continue reading →

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‘Marilyn’ at The Getty Images Gallery – An exhibition exploring the making of a movie icon

Posted on 9 March 2012 by heidi

Hollywood great Marilyn Monroe — the original blonde bombshell, star of Some Like It Hot, The Misfits and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and inspiration behind Elton John‘s fabulously cheesy tribute ballad Candle in the Wind — died half a century ago … Continue reading →

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What’s hot at this year’s BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival

Posted on 8 March 2012 by peter

This year’s BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, which takes place from 23 March – 1 April, looks set to be a real stunner. The Opening Night Gala film is Thom Fitzgerald’s Cloudburst, starring Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker … Continue reading →

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London’s Old Vic Tunnels play host to some Hammer horror classics | WIN! Hammer horror prizes

Posted on 8 February 2012 by peter

Fancy seeing a a host of Hammer horror in the dark dank depths of The Old Vic Tunnels in London? Well, starting Friday 10 February, theflickerclub.com and Hammer are presenting bloody classics like The Reptile, Frankenstein Created Woman and The … Continue reading →

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Got the Wintertime blues? Latitude’s festival shorts to the rescue!

Posted on 28 January 2012 by heidi

With Summer feeling like it’s about a million years away, it was a real pleasure to get an invite to BAFTA’s screening theatre on Monday night to view the two short films made at last year’s Latitude Fesitval arising from … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | British artist David Hockney makes a big splash at London’s Royal Academy and on Blu-ray

Posted on 19 January 2012 by peter

The vast new exhibition of celebrated artist David Hockney (which starts today at London’s Royal Academy) is devoted to his beloved Yorkshire Wold, with its colourful woodlands and richly patterned cornfields shown over the four seasons, and is set to … Continue reading →

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What’s the Best Animated Movie of 2011? You decide!

Posted on 24 December 2011 by heidi

Movie Talk is proud to announce your chance to get in on next year’s awards season and cast your vote for The Best Animated Movie of 2011 in the prestigious (and super luvey-dovey) Richard Attenborough Film Awards (aka The RAFAs). … Continue reading →

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French Film Festival opens across the UK

Posted on 9 November 2011 by Movie Talk

Kick back with a nice beaujolais and celebrate the best of French cinema in 2011 Continue reading →

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