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In photos: The Crash art show in the Q Park underground car park, London
Posted on Monday, Oct 9, 2017 | No CommentsThe Crash is a non-profit exhibition featuring over 100 international artists in the circular 20000 Sq ft multi-storey underground car park beneath Cavendish Square in the heart of central London. -
Slow-moving, compelling cinematic visions with Amie Siegel: Strata at the South London Gallery
Posted on Monday, Feb 20, 2017 | No CommentsCurrently on show until the 26th March 2017 in Camberwell’s South London Gallery is some compelling work by New York-based artist Amie Siegel. -
![Now, here’s a man after my own heart! Film maker Simon Smith has carefully matched up the wonderful 1920s colour footage of London’s streets captured by cinematographer Claude Friese-Greene with his own […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/london-1927-2013-film-115x115.jpg "Wonderful colour film footage matches up London views from 1927 – 2013")
Wonderful colour film footage matches up London views from 1927 – 2013
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 14, 2014 | 2 CommentsNow, here’s a man after my own heart! Film maker Simon Smith has carefully matched up the wonderful 1920s colour footage of London’s streets captured by cinematographer Claude Friese-Greene with his own […] -
Brixton goes back to the 1980s for retro film set in Valentia Place
Posted on Wednesday, Nov 7, 2012 | No CommentsThere’s some filming currently taking place in Valentia Place (off Coldharbour Lane) in central Brixton. I did a double take when I saw these mid-1980s police cars! -
The 39 steps, Brixton railway station
Posted on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 | No CommentsThe 39 steps sign seen on Brixton railway station. Well, it amused me for a moment 🙂 -
![British Council has put over 120 short heritage films online, with footage covering all aspects of British life. Dating back to 1939, the films were commissioned by the Council to […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/london-waterloo-1944-115x115.jpg "Wartime Waterloo station shown off in fascinating British Council short film")
Wartime Waterloo station shown off in fascinating British Council short film
Posted on Thursday, May 3, 2012 | No CommentsBritish Council has put over 120 short heritage films online, with footage covering all aspects of British life. Dating back to 1939, the films were commissioned by the Council to […] -
Electric Sheep book launch at the Horse Hospital, London
Posted on Wednesday, Jun 8, 2011 | No CommentsTo celebrate the publication of their first book, the folks from Electric Sheep Magazine held a launch party at the Horse Hospital, Colonnade, Bloomsbury WC1. -
![Last night, the truly dreadful One Show on BBC contrived to do a piece on the forthcoming ‘Four Lions’ comedy film by Chris Morris. Despite the film not being seen […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/bbc-one-show-115x115.jpg "BBC One Show: it’s really, really shit, isn’t it?")
BBC One Show: it’s really, really shit, isn’t it?
Posted on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 | 2 CommentsLast night, the truly dreadful One Show on BBC contrived to do a piece on the forthcoming ‘Four Lions’ comedy film by Chris Morris. Despite the film not being seen […] -
London invaded! A compendium of alien invasion movie clips
Posted on Monday, Apr 19, 2010 | No CommentsAs part of the campaign to bring the World Science Fiction Convention to London in 2014, a four minute video montage of movie invasions has been put together. Dr Who […] -
![Not a lot of people know this, but two short scenes from the fab 1966 hit film ‘Alfie’ were shot in Brixton. Thanks to the generosity of the urban75 board […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Alfie, Michael Caine and the Brixton connection")
Alfie, Michael Caine and the Brixton connection
Posted on Monday, Dec 5, 2005 | No CommentsNot a lot of people know this, but two short scenes from the fab 1966 hit film ‘Alfie’ were shot in Brixton. Thanks to the generosity of the urban75 board […]