Category Archives: Barbican Cinema

The Human Shape And Cityscape In Anime – Featurette

August 24, 2019 no comments

To accompany the Anime’s Human Machine season at the Barbican in September, the Barbican centre youtube channel have released a short video from Luís Azevedo (aka Beyond the Frame) which looks ...

Anime’s Human Machines Season Comes To The Barbican

August 22, 2019 no comments

Throughout September Barbican Cinema presents Anime’s Human Machines, a major film season showcasing the enduringly popular and relevant genre, Japanese Animation. Anime has questioned our relationsh...

Framed Film Festival 2017 At The Barbican Cinema

October 31, 2017 no comments

Framed Film Festival – the annual showcase of the best new children’s films – returns to the Barbican this month with stories of adventure, animals and magic. The programme includes...

Mi Vida Loca At The Barbican Cinema

October 2, 2017 no comments

Director Allison Anders’ Mi Vida Loca, comes to Barbican Cinema for a one-off screening on the 10th of October. One of the first major films exploring the experience of young Mexican-American women, ...

Barbican Cinema – The Grime and the Glamour: NYC 1976-90

August 30, 2017 no comments

New York in the 70s and 80s: a time of fear, poverty, uncertainty…and unparalleled artistic freedom. This autumn Barbican Cinema screens The Grime and the Glamour, a unique film season which captures...

Barbican Cinema – Cinema Matters Part 5: Collective Visions

August 19, 2017 no comments

The Cinema Matters season continues at Barbican Cinema with Part 5: Collective Visions. From the nationalisation of film production in the Soviet Union nearly a century ago, to the visceral dramatic ...

Conversations With Women In Film: Viceroy’s House

February 8, 2017 no comments

As part of Film in Focus , Barbican Cinema, in collaboration with the London Film School and Women in Film & Television, continues its series of In Conversation sessions highlighting the impact o...

Barbican Cinema – Conversations with Women in Film

December 9, 2016 no comments

The power of the moving image and its influence across the arts is celebrated by the Barbican throughout 2017 with Film in Focus – a series of world-class arts and learning projects, commission...

Barbican Cinema – December Highlights

December 2, 2016 no comments

December at The Barbican is a real feast of cinema with something for everyone, no matter your taste. With films ranging from The Full Monty to Nick Cave taking in some animation and Crime and punish...

The Ghost That Never Returns – Silent Film And Live Music

September 13, 2016 no comments

Barbican Cinema, the home of silent film in London, opens the autumn season of its long-running Silent Film & Live Music series with a delectable double bill, The Ghost That Never Returns and Hel...