One of the key films of the American seventies cinema renaissance, The Last Picture Show is set in the early fifties, in the loneliest Texas nowheresville to ever dust up a movie screen. Featuring evocative black-and-white imagery and profoundly felt performances, this hushed depiction of crumbling American values remains the pivotal work in the career of Peter Bogdanovich.

A profound masterpiece, Robert Bresson’s Au hasard Balthazar follows the donkey Balthazar as he is passed from owner to owner, some kind and some cruel but all with motivations beyond his understanding. Balthazar, whose life parallels that of his first keeper, Marie, is truly a beast of burden, suffering the sins of humankind.

A profound masterpiece, Robert Bresson’s Au hasard Balthazar follows the donkey Balthazar as he is passed from owner to owner, some kind and some cruel but all with motivations beyond his understanding. Balthazar, whose life parallels that of his first keeper, Marie, is truly a beast of burden, suffering the sins of humankind.

In celebration of our 20th anniversary we present the film after which our cinema and film library was named

In celebration of our 20th anniversary we present the film after which our cinema and film library was named

A profound masterpiece, Robert Bresson’s Au hasard Balthazar follows the donkey Balthazar as he is passed from owner to owner, some kind and some cruel but all with motivations beyond his understanding. Balthazar, whose life parallels that of his first keeper, Marie, is truly a beast of burden, suffering the sins of humankind.

In celebration of our 20th anniversary we present the film after which our cinema and film library was named

To mark the 20th anniversary of Close-Up, Andrew Vallance and Simon Payne invited 50 filmmakers who have previously shown work at the venue to create a short film about Close-Up.

In celebration of our 20th anniversary we present the film after which our cinema and film library was named

Curated by Max Hattler, Relentless Melt No. 38 presents a selection of new abstract and experimental animation films from Hong Kong. Founded in 2017, Relentless Melt is a Hong Kong-based society for abstract and experimental moving image and has since presented screenings at festivals and events around the world.

Marking the twentieth anniversary of Close-Up, we are delighted to announce the return of Stanley Schtinter’s legendary Liberated Film Club. "Because you’re sick of knowing exactly what you’re going to get, and you’re sick when you get it…"

Marking the twentieth anniversary of Close-Up, we are delighted to announce the return of Stanley Schtinter’s legendary Liberated Film Club. For the second edition in this yearlong series of events, we welcome Erika Balsom to select and present her ‘liberated film’ choice.

The Movie Orgy is a legendary five-hour triumph from Joe Dante – one of genre cinema's most significant masterminds. Comprised of commercials, news reels, clips from feature films, TV bloopers, and much more, The Movie Orgy is both a fascinating cultural artifact and a wild vortex of mashed-up magnificence.