Silver Screen Cities: Celebrating city cinema-going

Celebrating City Cinema-Going

‘The Man Who Fell To Earth’, BFI Southbank, London

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When you emerge from London Bridge underground station the entrance to Borough Market is right there next to the station exit. If you live on the Northern Line as I do, it couldn’t be easier to get here. The only other time I’d been to Borough Market was late in the evening for a drink […]

‘Wiener-Dog’, Picturehouse Central, London

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“Two tickets for Wiener-Dog, please.” “The auditorium should be all right for you now.” “That’s good”, I replied, wondering why the box office person would say that. “There are bottles of water outside the auditorium in case it’s too hot”, he continued. A scrap of paper taped up on one side of the box office […]

‘Maggie’s Plan’, Curzon Soho, London

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We’re in the middle of summer now. Not a good time of year for filmgoing, unless vacuous Hollywood blockbusters are your thing. Even here in London with its huge number of cinemas I struggled to find any film I would want to see this week. It came down to a choice between The Neon Demon […]

‘Strangers On A Train’, The Phoenix, East Finchley, London

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What better way of spending a Thursday morning than sitting in the art deco splendour of Finchley’s Phoenix cinema watching an old Hitchcock classic? About twenty cinephiles gathered here today for the 10.30 showing of the 1951 thriller Strangers On A Train. The film didn’t start until a few minutes later than scheduled, but that’s […]

‘Florence Foster Jenkins’, Picturehouse Central, London

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Bloomsbury Farmers’ Market was in full flow when we got there around 1pm. A throng of people were enjoying the mid-May sunshine and blue skies, wandering around amongst the array of tempting stalls set up in Torrington Square. University of London’s stunning art deco Senate House looms over the market. The setting is perfect for […]

‘Miles Ahead’, Picturehouse Central, London

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The trailer for Miles Ahead looked very good, and the film more than lived up to expectations when we went to see it at Picturehouse Central in London. Don Cheadle does a fantastic job as director and star of this tribute to jazz great Miles Davis. The pacing of ‘Miles Ahead’ is a perfect mix […]