Solihull Visual Arts Events

Coming Soon: The History of British Trailers

Thursday, May 31 7:30p
The Cinema Museum, London
Join us for a fascinating evening as Keith M. Johnston explores the 100-year history of the ‘coming attraction’ film trailer and its place within the British film industry, screening a selection of the best tra

A Woman Redeemed

Thursday, June 14 7:30p
The Cinema Museum, London
On the bill tonight is a programme of little-seen British silent films, including a new print of the British crime film A Woman Redeemed (Sinclair Hill, 1927), starring Brian Aherne and Joan Lockton, with music

Politics and Olympics: Torch - Film

Monday, Aug 6 6:30p
Free Word Centre, London
Torch, (previously called Ahead of the Game ) is a feature length documentary set in the heart of the neighbourhoods hosting the London 2012 Olympics.

Hollywood Censorship & The Hays Code

Thursday, June 28 7:30p
The Cinema Museum, London
Professor Mike Wayne explores the fascinating story of how the trend towards “adult” material in such Depression-era films as the 1932 Scarface and Red Dust led to Hollywood submitting to self-censorship under

“Cinema Songbook”: In Celebration of Music and Film!

Saturday, June 30 7:30p
The Cinema Museum, London
Musician Marie Merlet presents songs from films outside the musicals genre, with clips ranging from westerns to comedies, and live music from Laetitia Sadier, Comet Gain, The Severed Limb, Lisbonne and others.

Island stories: Fifty years of Photography in Britain - Talk by Martin Barnes

Thursday, June 14 1:00p
Victoria & Albert Museum, Kensington
A talk delivered by Martin Barnes, looking at photographs from the exhibition Island Stories: Fifty Years of Photography in Britain.

Close Up presents James Benning – Landscape Suicide

Tuesday, May 29 8:00p
Bethnal Green Working Men's Club, London
Close Up presents Landscape Suicide by James Benning – a singular, defiant voice in the American independent film scene.

Film season: Me, My Gypsy Family and Woody Allen

Thursday, May 31 6:30p
Rivington Place, Hackney
by Laura Halilovic 50 mins, 2009 In Italian, English subtitles

Cafs and Canals: An Exhibition by Kiera James and Tom Hurley

Thursday, June 7 6:00p
Stour Space, Poplar
Stour Space presents ‘Cafs and Canals’, an exhibition of photography by Kiera James and Tom Hurley.

IIFF Greater London Film Financing Townhall in West London

Thursday, May 31 6:00p
London Film Academy, Hammersmith
Register now to secure the best available ticket price. You can expect a program of speakers and topics that meets or exceeds the high standards set by past Film Financing Townhalls in the United Kingdom, Canad

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