Film, Art and History Matters

Do you like the Thursday Murder Club books by Richard Osman? The British Library scheduled a talk with him, director Chris Columbus and special guests on 19 August at 7pm.

The in-person tickets are already sold out but they also offer online tickets. The concession ticket price of £3.25 really caught my eye - so I booked a ticket. I don't know what their online events are like and how they work exactly, but I'm happy to find out.

I thought I would post this here in case you're interested. Sorry that it won't be a communal experience but we could chat about this at the next social evening! I will cross post that from the LSCM group (not scheduled yet, will likely be later in August).

If you have a moment, let me know in the comments if my posting this here caught your attention and if you might do this as well.

This isn't a proper book club event (though it could be?), I am using those Topics tags because I can't find the tags that don't include 'book club', sorry about that.

This is the link:
https://events.bl.uk/events/the-thursday-murder-club?utm_campaign=2071373_July_Events_20250724

Looking forward to chatting about this talk they next time we meet.

In this pre-censorship film, Norma Shearer dazzles as Jerry, a modern woman who shocks society by embracing independence after her husband’s infidelity. Defying double standards, Jerry explores love, heartbreak, and empowerment in this bold story of passion and revenge.
The film will be preceded by a short introduction, and followed by a raffle. Doors open at 18:30, for a 19:30 start so we can have a drink at the museum before the film - you can take your drink over to the seats.

Tickets from the Cinema Museum/Ticketlab (costs about £8.80, +£2):
http://www.cinemamuseum.org.uk/2025/women-and-cocaine-presents-the-divorcee-1930/

"From the period of 1930 to 1934, before the introduction of censorship, women were depicted in roles with a frankness and sex-positivity that remains rare even today. These newly independent women pushed gender boundaries as they pursued their own economic freedom and excitement, defying the previous Victorian ideals of domesticity, sexual purity and religion. Hollywood soon caught on and began to represent these women on screen, and each month we celebrate a different woman from that era."

Please note that the £2 attendee fee enables me to run the group, it goes towards the annual meetup organiser's charge.

This is not an event.

Posting for the PayPal payment link, if needed. Let's please talk before you send any money - I want to make sure that I know who is sending fees and for what event, thanks!