Category Archives: Special Events

Hammer comes to Hackney | Shane Briant and his former co-stars host a special one-off fanfest in London’s East End

Posted on 5 October 2011 by peter

Remember the old Hammer films Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell and Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter? Well, there’s a one-off event happening in Hackney, East London on 15 October celebrating the horror classics. Shane Briant, who appeared in scores of … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Taylor jewellery exhibition in London – tiny, but priceless just like the late star herself

Posted on 26 September 2011 by peter

@Corbis Christie’s auction house in London played host to some of Elizabeth Taylor‘s stunning jewellery collection over the past weekend, before they go under the hammer, along with costumes, haute couture and art pieces, in New York in December. Among … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong Film Week – London’s May Fair Hotel & Prince Charles Cinema showcase five films

Posted on 12 September 2011 by Jason Best

Hong Kong Film Week kicks off on Monday 12th September with the international premiere of Overheard 2 at the May Fair Hotel in London. A gripping thriller revolving around fiscal skulduggery on the Hong Kong stock exchange, the film is … Continue reading →

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Film4 FrightFest 2011 Highlights | Day 1

Posted on 26 August 2011 by peter

Film4′s FrightFest 2011 kicked off with Jake West’s Escape from London, a kick-ass pastiche of John Carpenter’s cult classic, with the divine Lucy Clements playing Snake Plissken’s sister. It’s one of a series of tasty shorts being shown only during … Continue reading →

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A midnight feast for silent movie fans…

Posted on 25 August 2011 by heidi

As we’ve said before and now we’ll say again, we’re big fans here at Movie Talk of silent movie soundtrack specialists Minima. The four-piece band have a treat in store for punters at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, performing the live … Continue reading →

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LoCo’s Festival of Transformations has body-swap magic at Wilton’s Music Hall from 8-12 August

Posted on 8 August 2011 by Jason Best

This year’s London Comedy Film Festival has found an eminently suitable venue for its Festival of Transformations – Wilton’s Music Hall, a place of wonder tucked away in a corner of the East End and the world’s oldest surviving Grand … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | David Tennant sharpens his stake for Film4 FrightFest 2011 as Fright Night gets its UK premiere on 27 August

Posted on 13 July 2011 by peter

Killer Santas, carrot-wielding maniacs, a werewolf musical and David Tennant as a vampire hunter – it can only be Film4 FrightFest, the UK’s premiere event for horror fans, which returns to the Empire Cinema in London’s Leicester Square from Thursday … Continue reading →

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The Tingler screams into Birmingham’s Shock & Gore Fantastic Film Festival in July

Posted on 29 June 2011 by peter

The Electric Cinema in Birmingham (the UK’s oldest working cinema) is renowned for its monthly cult film nights. Now the Electric is hosting its very first Shock & Gore fantastic film festival (Friday 1 July to Sunday 3 July) featuring … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh Film Festival opens in upheaval

Posted on 15 June 2011 by Movie Talk

Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle are kicking off the 65th Edinburgh International Film Festival with their Irish crime caper The Guard. But this once world renowned showcase for indie filmmakers appears to be in dire need of a real-life guardian … Continue reading →

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The Horror Channel celebrates the Eurotika films of Jesús Franco throughout June

Posted on 3 June 2011 by peter

The Horror Channel is dedicating the whole of June to exploitation director Jesús Franco, showing four of his cult films as part of their Eurotika season. Stephen Thrower, author of Nightmare USA and Eyeball magazine will introduce the films, beginning … Continue reading →

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