Big screen classics

The timeless films we urge you to see.

Tickets for these screenings are only £8

February

Psycho

The classic Hitchcock chiller that everyone should see on the big screen.
Do the Right Thing

Spike Lee’s tale of racial tension in Brooklyn is astute, funny and moving.
Do the Right Thing + intro by Jan Asante, Founder of Culture Kinetica: THINK CINEMATIC

Spike Lee’s tale of racial tension in Brooklyn is astute, funny and moving.
Rebel Without a Cause

James Dean and Natalie Wood star as wayward teens in this cult classic.
Raging Bull

Robert De Niro excels as real-life boxer Jake LaMotta, while Scorsese offers a directing masterclass.
The Big Sleep

Bogart and Bacall light up the screen in this sultry noir.
Chimes at Midnight (aka Falstaff)

Orson Welles fulfilled a lifelong ambition by Welles to play Sir John Falstaff, the jolly but vain and boastful advisor to Prince Hal.
Breathless

Jean-Luc Godard directs Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg in this effortlessly cool crime drama.
Breathless + intro by Professor Ginette Vincendeau, King’s College London

Jean-Luc Godard directs Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg in this effortlessly cool crime drama.
Local Hero

A man sent by his boss to buy up a village on the west coast of Scotland finds more than he bargained for.
The Shop Around the Corner

Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart play two quarrelsome colleagues with a secret crush…
The Shop Around the Corner + intro by Geoff Andrew, Programmer-at-Large

Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart play two quarrelsome colleagues with a secret crush…
Harold and Maude

A melancholy young man and a 79-year-old woman form a firm friendship in this emotive drama.
Harold and Maude + intro by Justin Johnson, Lead Programmer

A melancholy young man and a 79-year-old woman form a firm friendship in this emotive drama.
The Shawshank Redemption

Frank Darabont adapts a Stephen King tale about a meek man who must navigate the brutality of prison life.
Sweet Smell of Success

A winning duo of Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis star in this tale about a powerful but corrupt journalist.

March

The Searchers

A West Texas man journeys across dangerous wilderness to rescue his niece.
To Kill a Mockingbird

In 1930s Alabama, a black man’s controversial trial for allegedly raping a white girl has repercussions for his lawyer, Atticus Finch.
City Lights

Charlie Chaplin’s Little Tramp falls for a flower seller in this silent classic with Chaplin’s own score.
City Lights + intro by film critic Pamela Hutchinson

Charlie Chaplin’s Little Tramp falls for a flower seller in this silent classic with Chaplin’s own score.
The Color Purple

The Spielberg-directed film of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, featuring Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey.
Reservoir Dogs

Quentin Tarantino’s feature debut follows a group of men attempting to sort out why and how their jewellery heist failed.
Singin’ in the Rain

Two silent film stars must prepare for the advent of sound technology in this song-and-dance classic.
Singin’ in the Rain + intro by Justin Johnson, Lead Programmer

Two silent film stars must prepare for the advent of sound technology in this song-and-dance classic.
Le Crime de Monsieur Lange

When their crooked boss flees the authorities, the titular writer runs a publishing company as a co-operative with colleagues.
Le Crime de Monsieur Lange + intro by Geoff Andrew, Programmer-at-large

When their crooked boss flees the authorities, the titular writer runs a publishing company as a co-operative with colleagues.
High Noon

A former lawman faces down a gang of criminals in this classic western, for which Gary Cooper won an Oscar® for Best Actor.