COMING SOON AT THE CINEMA MUSEUM: More Classic Film Noir Screenings. Our KENNINGTON NOIR strand continues to bring you lesser-seen gems from the classic Hollywood film noir cycle. Screenings for Spring are as follows: Thu Feb 15th: KISS OF DEATH (1947) dir Henry Hathaway, starring Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Coleen Gray, Richard Widmark Wed Mar 21st: THE BLUE DAHLIA (1946) dir George Marshall, starring Alan Ladd & Veronica Lake Thu April 18th: THE UNSUSPECTED (1947) dir Michael Curtiz, starring Claude Rains, Audrey Totter ** 16mm screening ** Tues May 15th: 99 RIVER STREET (1953) dir Phil Karlson, starring John Payne, Evelyn Keyes more info and online ticket sales are now on our website http://www.cinemamuseum.org.uk/topics/events/?event_type=current

COMING SOON AT THE CINEMA MUSEUM: Sat Feb 10th: ROBERT ELMS in DESERT ISLAND FLICKS. We're delighted to welcome broadcaster and writer Robert Elms, who will be interviewed with clips from his favourite movies by film critic, broadcaster, and author Jason Solomons. Click for more details and online ticket sales. http://www.cinemamuseum.org.uk/2018/robert-elms-film-night/#more-22861

Some Recent Guests at The Cinema Museum... see whom you can spot.... Thanks to everyone who has supported us this year; we hope to see you in 2018.

EVENTS STILL TO COME THIS YEAR AT THE CINEMA MUSEUM: Wed Dec 20th: MISS BLUEBEARD (1925) Silent comedy starring Bebe Daniels and based on the play, Little Miss Bluebeard, by Avery Hopwood. Daniels is a modern female Bluebeard who marries two men at the same time! A Kennington Bioscope presentation, introduced by Kevin Brownlow. Thu Dec 21st: THE GREATEST XMAS SHOW ON EARTH. Another great evening of top-class entertainment from all over the world. For your pleasure and amusement, here are artistes of the highest calibre filmed at the very the top of their game. Join us for this brilliant evening of concentrated talent, with one delight after another competing to give you a great start to your Christmas celebration. Presented by Terry Sanderson. Wed Dec 27th: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE (1962). Classic "hagsploitation" thirller/horror featuring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, in the story of two sisters, both ageing retired movie stars, living together in a house in California. When one of them decides to sell the house and move away, the other becomes angry, and old jealousies and resentments resurface. and that's all folks for this year - we reopen on Wed Jan 10th - until then Happy New Year from all at the Cinema Museum. http://www.cinemamuseum.org.uk/topics/events/?event_type=current

THE 15th LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL IS LAUNCHED AND LIVE! Christmas has arrived early with the @LSFF '18 programme ! Unwrap the full line-up here: http://bit.ly/LSFF2018events #LSFF2018

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LATEST UPDATE ON THE CAMPAIGN TO SAVE THE CINEMA MUSEUM The family of Charlie Chaplin has written an open letter to support us, and you can read the full text here: http://www.cinemamuseum.org.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Support-letter-from-The-Chaplin-Family.pdf And we're in today's issue of The Guardian !! https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/dec/13/charlie-chaplin-family-join-fight-to-save-cinema-museum-london-workhouse-letter And The Cinema Museum and our bidding partners Family Mosaic housing association have prepared this letter and a "tender poem": both of which appear here: http://www.cinemamuseum.org.uk/2017/the-cinema-museum-bid-support-letter-and-a-poem/ Thanks for all your support so far - we will keep you posted as to progress.

EVENTS THIS WEEK AT THE CINEMA MUSEUM Tuesday Dec 12th NIGHTMARE ALLEY (1947). Film noir with a carnival theme. Plus full supporting programme. Wednesday Dec 13th THE LADY VANISHES (1938) Classic early Hitchcock thriller, starring Margaret Lockwood and Michael Redgrave. Friday Dec 15th MARK GATISS in MY DESERT ISLAND FLICKS. We're delighted to have Mark Gatiss visit us to talk with broadcaster Matthew Sweet on the subject of ten (or eleven!) of his favourite films. *SOLD OUT* more details are as ever on our website http://www.cinemamuseum.org.uk/topics/events/?event_type=current

We received this wonderful letter of support: 11th December 2017 To whom it may concern As the children of the late Sir Charles Chaplin, we - and our own children - have been distressed to learn of the threat to the Cinema Museum, which is housed in the former Lambeth Workhouse in Renfrew Road, London. The workhouse is a building that played a great part in our father’s early life. He and his mother and step-brother, abandoned by their father, lived nearby, in a variety of poor lodgings, and were frequently driven to seek refuge in the workhouse. Our father’s first encounter with Renfrew Road was when he was four (and when the building had been there only 22 years): his maternal grandmother was taken there, to be transferred thereafter to a lunatic asylum. The boys were frequently given shelter when their mother was unable to look after them. His last visit to Renfrew Road workhouse was in May 1903 when, now 14, he somehow managed to take his mother – our grandmother - there, on foot, suffering as she was from extreme mental disorder. This time she was transferred to Cane Hill asylum, and was to spend practically the rest of her life under psychiatric care. It is not a celebratory piece of family history by any means, but we now recognise that this painful experience did much to mould our father’s unique creative gift. It is for this reason that we have been so heartened to see this building transformed into such a vital social and cultural centre for the locality and for London, celebrating the art and societal function of cinema and – particularly heartening to us – creating the nearest thing that Britain has to a Chaplin Museum. An incidental reason for maintaining the present status of the Renfrew Road building would be to show young people and future generations a survival of the ambivalent social services of the Victorian era and early 20th century. We sincerely hope that you will do everything you can to save the Cinema Museum Yours sincerely Geraldine Chaplin Michael Chaplin Victoria Chaplin Annette Chaplin Jane Chaplin

We received this wonderful letter of support: 11th December 2017 To whom it may concern As the children of the late Sir Charles Chaplin, we - and our own children - have been distressed to learn of the threat to the Cinema Museum, which is housed in the former Lambeth Workhouse in Renfrew Road, London. The workhouse is a building that played a great part in our father’s early life. He and his mother and step-brother, abandoned by their father, lived nearby, in a variety of poor lodgings, and were frequently driven to seek refuge in the workhouse. Our father’s first encounter with Renfrew Road was when he was four (and when the building had been there only 22 years): his maternal grandmother was taken there, to be transferred thereafter to a lunatic asylum. The boys were frequently given shelter when their mother was unable to look after them. His last visit to Renfrew Road workhouse was in May 1903 when, now 14, he somehow managed to take his mother – our grandmother - there, on foot, suffering as she was from extreme mental disorder. This time she was transferred to Cane Hill asylum, and was to spend practically the rest of her life under psychiatric care. It is not a celebratory piece of family history by any means, but we now recognise that this painful experience did much to mould our father’s unique creative gift. It is for this reason that we have been so heartened to see this building transformed into such a vital social and cultural centre for the locality and for London, celebrating the art and societal function of cinema and – particularly heartening to us – creating the nearest thing that Britain has to a Chaplin Museum. An incidental reason for maintaining the present status of the Renfrew Road building would be to show young people and future generations a survival of the ambivalent social services of the Victorian era and early 20th century. We sincerely hope that you will do everything you can to save the Cinema Museum Yours sincerely Geraldine Chaplin Michael Chaplin Victoria Chaplin Annette Chaplin Jane Chaplin

We received this wonderful letter of support: 11th December 2017 To whom it may concern As the children of the late Sir Charles Chaplin, we - and our own children - have been distressed to learn of the threat to the Cinema Museum, which is housed in the former Lambeth Workhouse in Renfrew Road, London. The workhouse is a building that played a great part in our father’s early life. He and his mother and step-brother, abandoned by their father, lived nearby, in a variety of poor lodgings, and were frequently driven to seek refuge in the workhouse. Our father’s first encounter with Renfrew Road was when he was four (and when the building had been there only 22 years): his maternal grandmother was taken there, to be transferred thereafter to a lunatic asylum. The boys were frequently given shelter when their mother was unable to look after them. His last visit to Renfrew Road workhouse was in May 1903 when, now 14, he somehow managed to take his mother – our grandmother - there, on foot, suffering as she was from extreme mental disorder. This time she was transferred to Cane Hill asylum, and was to spend practically the rest of her life under psychiatric care. It is not a celebratory piece of family history by any means, but we now recognise that this painful experience did much to mould our father’s unique creative gift. It is for this reason that we have been so heartened to see this building transformed into such a vital social and cultural centre for the locality and for London, celebrating the art and societal function of cinema and – particularly heartening to us – creating the nearest thing that Britain has to a Chaplin Museum. An incidental reason for maintaining the present status of the Renfrew Road building would be to show young people and future generations a survival of the ambivalent social services of the Victorian era and early 20th century. We sincerely hope that you will do everything you can to save the Cinema Museum Yours sincerely Geraldine Chaplin Michael Chaplin Victoria Chaplin Annette Chaplin Jane Chaplin

UPDATE ON THE FATE OF THE CINEMA MUSEUM Our landlords (South London and Maudesley NHS Trust) will be making their decision as to who they will sell the site to on Monday at noon. Tomorrow! The Museum is doing everything it can to ensure our future on this site - but public support is vital in making that case - we have between now and Monday morning to get our online petition as high as we can and to draw decision-makers attention to the number of supporters we have. At present the petition has soared to 18,200 - which is great news - but every signature still counts. If you have not done so already please can you sign and share our online petition to save your one and only Cinema Museum. This is on our website and is also linked in a previous FB posting. If you want to do more to help, you are urgently invited to support our 'Value Bid' by writing to our director Martin Humphries, at the Cinema Museum, expressing how you feel about the museum. Information about what to include in your support email can be found in the attached PDF. Thank You!!! http://www.cinemamuseum.org.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Fate-of-The-Cinema-Museum-decided-Mon-11-Dec.pdf