As it's Oscars season we'll be shining a spotlight on actors throughout February and March in the run up to the BAFTAs and the Oscars.
Join us for a series of screenings to revisit the greats of classic cinema and celebrate the starlets, hunks and lovers from the blockbusters of the past.
Events in the mini season coming up include:
Gilda + Q&A with Richard Dyer
To launch our 'Stars on Screen' mini season we are delighted that writer and lecturer Richard Dyer will introduce this screening.
Dyer is a renowned writer and lecturer whose books include Stars, White, The Culture of Queers and In the Space of a Song as well as BFI classics on Brief Encounter, Seven and La Dolce Vita. His 'Stars' theory reframed traditional auteur theory, moving the spotlight from directors to the power and importance of star 'production' in the classical Hollywood system. He will be joining us at the Sunday 2nd Feb screening only, of Gilda.
Classic Sundays
As part of our Stars on Screen season, we have our regular 'Classic Sundays' slot:
Gilda + Q&A
Sunday 2 February, 3pm, Thursday 06 February 7.30pm and Sunday 9 February
11am
Starring Rita Hayworth (a poster of whom becomes a key aspect in the plot of The Shawshank Redemption, also showing with us on Saturday 15 March) and depicts the story of a small-time gambler hired to work in a Buenos Aires casino, but who discovers his employer's new wife is his former lover.
Includes Q&A with Richard Dyer on Sunday 2 Feb only.
Casablanca - 4k restoration, plus free Moroccan tea!
Thursday 13 February 11am and Friday 14 February, 7.30pm
An unmissable romance, perfect for you and your Valentine! Restored in glorious 4K. Plus Moroccan tea and cakes on Valentine's Night!
Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart star in the greatest love story ever told and time may have gone by but it has not diminished it. All the better to celebrate these two stars of the silver screen and marvel at their performances that still stand the test of time, more than 80 years since its first release!
Oscars Film Quiz
Friday 28 February, 7.30pm
To wrap our Stars on Screen mini season we are rolling out the red carpet for a special Oscars Film Quiz. Hosted by our very own Sean Hollebon, expect to gen up on your red-carpet gossip and celebrate the actors and performers of the silver screen this Oscars weekend!
So brush up on your Golden Globes, your BAFTAs, your Palme D'Ors and of course your Oscars for a Hollywood-themed night of best actors, directors and films!
Book now for Oscars Film Quiz >>
The Klim Forster Stills Collection
You're invited to come along to view The Klim Forster Stills Collection of film stars from the golden age of Hollywood, on display from January, as a permanent collection. Enjoy seeing rare photos of stars of yesteryear in this collection of stills, donated to us by the family of the late Klim Forster.
Learn more about the collection >>
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