Special Event Reports

Tyrannosaur Q&A

On 5 October 2011 we hosted a special preview screening of Tyrannosaur with Paddy Considine, Olivia Colman and Eddie Marsan on stage for a Q&A afterwards.  Listen to the audio below.

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London Film Festival Film in the City Gala

We were very proud to host the first ever London Film Festival Film in the City Gala in October 2010. The archive screening of Bow Bells and Waterloo Sunsets was preceded by a talk by BFI non-fiction curator Katy McGahan about the historical context of the films and their restoration process. Listen to the

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Jack Rosenthal at the BBC DVD launch

We were very proud to welcome back our patron Maureen Lipman and other special guests for the DVD launch of Jack Rosenthal at the BBC. Listen to the audio here.

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Paul Giamatti & Robert Lantos introduction

Paul Giamatti and producer Robert Lantos were at The Phoenix to introduce a preview screening of Barney’s Version on 7 December 2010.

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Jim Loach Q&A

Jim Loach visited us for a Q&A following a screening of his feature film debut, Oranges and Sunshine on 1st of April 2011. The event was hosted by Dave Calhoun, Time Out’s film editor. Listen to the audio.  

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Mike Leigh Q&A

Our patron Mike Leigh joined us for a Q&A following a screening of his latest film Another Year on 6th November 2010. Film critic Jonathan Romney hosted the event. Listen to the audio here.

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Stephen Frears Q&A

We were very proud to host Stephen Frears for a Q&A following his most recent film Tamara Drewe on our re-opening night 10th September 2010. Listen to a portion of the audio. All photographs © Jodi Warren.

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Mark Kermode & Simon Mayo Film Review show

We were very proud to host our patron Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo for a live broadcast of their Radio 5 Live Film Review at The Phoenix on 8th October 2010. The show featured special guest Aaron Sorkin talking about his upcomign film The Social Network. Listen to the audio here.

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Senna Q&A

Filmmaker Asif Kapadia and producer Manish Pandey joined us for a Q&A following a screening of their film Senna on 7th June 2011. The event was hosted by Paul Williams. Listen to the Q&A audio.

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An Education screening and Q&A

Lynn Barber joined us for a Q&A and book signing following a screening of the film based on her memoir. Q&A Audio Gallery

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