event listings
CINE-EXCESS presents: Terror at the Opera
All events are free to ‘Cinéphilia Club’ members; otherwise £5 on the door.
An exclusive pre-release screening of the new print of Dario Argento's horror classic, followed by a discussion with the Director of the Cine-Excess film festival and DVD label, Xavier Mendik.
TERRACOTTA presents: Black Tight Killers
All events are free to ‘Cinéphilia Club’ members; otherwise £5 on the door.
A special presentation of this 1960s Japanese cult film (a.k.a Don't Touch Me, I'm Dangerous), followed by a discussion with the Director of Third Window Films DVD label, Adam Torel.
‘EUREKA presents: In the Shadow of the Moon’
All events are free to ‘Cinéphilia Club’ members; otherwise £5 on the door.
The first in our new regular monthly programme devoted to science and film - Apollo historian Chris Riley presents this multi-award-winning documentary featuring intimate interviews with Apollo astronauts and re-mastered NASA film footage.
Special film screening: sleep furiously
All events are free to ‘Cinéphilia Club’ members; otherwise £5 on the door.
Award-winning filmmaker and lecturer Gideon Koppel will be joining us for a Q&A following this special screening of his celebrated film, released by New Wave Films.
‘ANIMATED WORLDS presents: avant-garde animation’
All events are free to ‘Cinéphilia Club’ members; otherwise £5 on the door.
German abstract animation filmmaker Max Hattler tracks the progress of experimental and abstract animation from the 1920s to the present day, with a selection of films that illustrate this challenging genre.
Book launch and presentation: A Short History of Cahiers du Cinéma
All events are free to ‘Cinéphilia Club’ members; otherwise £5 on the door.
Author Emilie Bickerton presents an illustrated lecture to mark the first full history in English of the groundbreaking French film magazine Cahiers du Cinema (published by Verso), followed by a wine reception and book signing.
‘LIDF presents: a John Samson retrospective’
All events are free to ‘Cinéphilia Club’ members; otherwise £5 on the door.
We are very proud to be screening three documentaries by the extraordinary British filmmaker John Samson (1946-2004), exploring fetishism and alternative culture.
‘EXPERIMENTA presents: Polish video art 1990-2000'
All events are free to ‘Cinéphilia Club’ members; otherwise £5 on the door.
The fourth in the series of Experimenta sessions will explore Polish video art between 1990 and 2000, and the work of leading artists like the Od Kaliska Group.
Extension of Polish Film Poster Exhibition
Due to popular demand, Cinephilia West's Polish film poster exhibition has been extended into the neighbouring boutique hotel, Guesthouse West, just two doors down. The new expanded exhibition will be displayed in the hotel bar, bringing it to a total of 46 posters across both venues.
More Polish film posters are also available at our sister venue Cinephilia East, off Bricklane in East London.