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"Buena Vista Social Club (1999)" + Post Doc Drinks

"Buena Vista Social Club (1999)" + Post Doc Drinks

Sat, Aug 29, 5:00 PM
From The DocHouse Documentary Club

Let's meet and watch the iconic 1999 documentary, "Buena Vista Social Club" at the Dochouse in Curzon Bloomsbury, a doc directed by Wim Wenders, director of 2023 Feature Film "Perfect Days", that captures a generation of Cuba's best musicians, as they collaborate with Ry Cooder to form the Buena Vista Social Club. Doc starts at 6.30pm. Let's head to Exmouth Market for drinks at Exmouth Arms, Coin Laundry, or Mikkeller Brewpub afterwards.

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Deep Impact (1998)

Deep Impact (1998)

Tue, Sep 1, 5:00 PM
From The Broo-kino's Film Club
3.4

Please meet on the ground floor of 184 Shepherds Bush Road just before 6pm and we will escort you to the 1st floor where our secret cinema is!

1 attendee
LoMAZ Extra: Agni & Amor: Storytelling & Live Music Evening

LoMAZ Extra: Agni & Amor: Storytelling & Live Music Evening

Sun, Aug 30, 4:30 PM
From London Museums A-Z: for Gen Xers & Millennials (LoMAZ)
4.8

**Join us for captivating tales of Fire & Love, accompanied by live music performances** **under the canopies of the Master Shipwright’s House.** The Crick Crack Club presents an unforgettable evening of myth, fairy tales, and live music for adults. Master storytellers Ben Haggarty and Steph Brittain explore love, loss, power, magic, and transformation through evocative performances, accompanied by original music from Narotam Horn and an exceptional ensemble. Expect spellbinding tales drawn from global, Celtic, and Hindu traditions in an immersive four-hour experience. Step into the mythopoetic furnace. This is a place where rules aren't broken lightly. The event is part of the Totally Thames Festival. Contains mature themes including death, violence, sex, and mythic imagery. **Read more here: [https://thamesfestivaltrust.org/whats-on/agni-amor-tales-of-love-and-fire-27371/](https://thamesfestivaltrust.org/whats-on/agni-amor-tales-of-love-and-fire-27371/)** **MEET DETAILS:** **FROM 4.30pm: MEET AT DOG AND BELL PUB (optional)** Address: 116 Prince St, London SE8 3JD Look out for the LoMAZ sign on a table and host who will be wearing a LoMAZ badge. **5.30pm: ENTER THE SHIPWRIGHT'S HOUSE** Address: Watergate Street, London SE8 3JF **10pm-Late: PUB SOCIAL (optional)** We'll head back to the Dog and Bell pub for a social chit chat over drinks. Address: 116 Prince St, London SE8 3JD **TICKETS:** **You will need to buy your own ticket for this event.** **They cost from £17.50 and can be booked [here.](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/agni-amor-storytelling-live-music-evening-tickets-1994518665018?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPOTM2NjE5NzQzMzkyNDU5AAGnjHucJ6yqecAZ_ry9EAqlh5pc5r_Xuk6dUpIHBR2pUF0ZH-QVEA5jOlvA0a8_aem_O0WyXLFDUlKgnOmxAZMmqw&utm_id=97760_v0_s00_e0_tv3)** **EVENT WHATSAPP GROUP:** Please join the event WhatsApp group to help you find the group on the day. The link will be posted in the Event Comments 48 hours before the event. *NB* *Joining this WhatsApp group will make your phone number visible to other members in the group.* **PLEASE READ:** LoMAZ events are run by volunteers. If you RSVP but can no longer attend, please change your RSVP as soon as possible, otherwise you will be marked as a 'no show'. Please see the **[About Us section](https://www.meetup.com/london-museums-a-z-for-30s-40s/)** for more information about the group and how it works. **Thank you for your interest in the group & being part of LoMAZ.** 📸 Follow LoMAZ on **[Instagram.](https://www.instagram.com/londonmuseumsatoz/)**

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THE MOLE AGENT, part of Spotlight: Films by Twice Oscar-Nominated Maite Alberdi

THE MOLE AGENT, part of Spotlight: Films by Twice Oscar-Nominated Maite Alberdi

Sun, Aug 30, 4:30 PM
From Cinema Mentiré - Latin American film club
4.8

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE: https://thelexicinema.co.uk/TheLexiCinema.dll/WhatsOn?pg=0&sp=8965913 Twice Oscar-nominated filmmaker **Maite Alberdi** has carved out a distinctive place within contemporary Chilean cinema. Alongside the release of her sixth feature documentary *A Child of My Own* this summer, [The Lexi Cinema](https://thelexicinema.co.uk/TheLexiCinema.dll/Home), in partnership with [Cinema Mentiré](https://www.cinemamentire.co.uk/), looks back at a selection of Alberdi’s previous work in its latest *Spotlight* season, celebrating international women filmmakers through dedicated programmes. **Running from Sunday 26 July through to September**, the season features one film each month: *Tea Time*, *The Mole Agent*, and *The Eternal Memory*, each introduced by a special guest. From lifelong friendships to unlikely spies and enduring love, discover three unforgettable documentaries by one of the most distinctive filmmakers working today. **Tea Time \| La once** (2014, 70min) 📅 Sunday, 26 July, 5.00pm + Intro by Cinema Mentiré 📅 Wednesday, 29 July, 6.30pm 🎟️ Book [here](https://thelexicinema.co.uk/TheLexiCinema.dll/WhatsOn?f=9990292) Five elderly friends have met once a month for tea and gossip for over sixty years. Their hilarious and touching conversations reveal deep changes across generations in Chilean society. **The Mole Agent \| El agente topo** (2020, 82min) 📅 Sunday, 30 August, 5.30pm + Guest intro to be announced soon! 📅 Wednesday, 2 September, 6.20pm 🎟️ Book [here](https://thelexicinema.co.uk/TheLexiCinema.dll/WhatsOn?f=9990300) An 83-year-old goes undercover in a Chilean nursing home in a warm-hearted and surprising look at age and intimacy. **The Eternal Memory \| La memoria infinita** (2023, 85min) 📅 Sunday, 20 September, 5.30pm + Guest intro to be announced soon! 📅 Wednesday, 23 September, 6.20pm 🎟️ Book [here](https://thelexicinema.co.uk/TheLexiCinema.dll/WhatsOn?f=9990327) A Chilean political journalist is cared for by his wife after his Alzheimer’s diagnosis, in a moving portrait of unconditional love, as well as a reflection on individual and collective memory. This is the most-watched documentary in Chilean cinema history. Also: catch *[A Child of Own](https://thelexicinema.co.uk/TheLexiCinema.dll/WhatsOn?f=9998227)* playing at The Lexi and Bertha DocHouse from 7 August! Learn more **[HERE](https://www.cinemamentire.co.uk/maite-alberdi).** [@cinema.mentire](https://www.instagram.com/cinema.mentire/) [@thelexicinema](https://www.instagram.com/thelexicinema/) [@maitealberdi](https://www.instagram.com/maitealberdi/) [@micromundofilms](https://www.instagram.com/micromundofilms/)

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The 2026 Alt/Cult Summer Social

The 2026 Alt/Cult Summer Social

Thu, Aug 27, 6:00 PM
From London Alt Gigs and Cult Cinema
4.8

Is it August already? It's the group's eighth birthday so we're celebrating with a few drinks in the great outdoors - or, at least, a London beer garden. This time, it's at the Lord Nelson, which has a spacious outdoors, a good (and, for Zone 1, affordable) beer selection and some tasty looking burgers on the menu. So, come along, meet some old and new friends, and let's talk about culture, entertainment, art and all the other good things in life. Cocktail umbrellas optional.

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Love Exposure (2008)

Love Exposure (2008)

Sun, Aug 30, 5:00 PM
From London Alt Gigs and Cult Cinema
4.8

Sion Sono's Love Exposure is the most unlikely of epics, a four-hour treatise on the frustration of existence that takes in family bereavement, competitive perversion, martial arts, fake lesbianism, real lesbianism, religious cults and Kurt Cobain. It's not for everyone but it is unlike anything else you've ever seen, and the kind of thing the Nickel was made for. Don't worry, there will be an intermission! Trailer: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Fxa5NuVrqU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Fxa5NuVrqU) But don't just take my word for it, here's Mark Kermode's take: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KdHwKo1Nb0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KdHwKo1Nb0) Tickets available [here](https://thenickel.co.uk/screening/607). We can meet at the Craft Beer place around the corner at 5.15pm and head in afterwards.

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