Hall of Fame
We’ve been lucky to have welcomed a number of famed visitors to the club over the years…
About Tufnell Park Film Club
It’s simple - we show a great film every Tuesday evening at The Star, 47 Chester Road, London, N19 5DF.
The club was set up in July 2012 by Nigel Smith and Wayne Gooderham. Nigel’s been a movie-geek since he first went to the cinema to see Superman II. You can follow him on Twitter at @nigelcsmith. Wayne has just about got over the discovery that Robert de Niro wore a bald wig in Taxi Driver. You can follow him on Twitter at @wb_gooderham.
From July 2012 to December 2015 we met at The Lord Palmerston Pub on Dartmouth Park Hill before a stint at The Star on Chester Road between January 2016 and August 2017. We moved back to The Lord Palmerston after The Star's function room was converted into a gin distillery. For a very happy nine weeks between April and June 2024 we enjoyed a brief residency at The House a bit further up Dartmouth Park Hill. From July 2024 to January 2025 we returned to The Lord Palmerston. And, then, at the end of January 2025 we decided to return to The Star where gin-making had thankfully ceased and the function room could be ours again. Phew…
Since the beginning we’ve used Malcolm McDowell as Alex in A Clockwork Orange as our social media profile pic. During lockdown the great man recorded us this rambling message:
What films do we show?
Doing our best to abide by Billy Wilder's commandment 'Thou shalt not bore' it could be anything from a Hollywood classic, forgotten gem or a cult favourite. The twist is that every two weeks the film is linked to the one screened a fortnight before. We select three films somehow connected to that week's screening, and afterwards the audience vote for which one we show next. On the other weeks we'll show something connected to a recent event or as part of a festival.
Screening times
Films start at 8pm every Tuesday. Look at the screening schedule for details of the next film or sign up to our email list for advance notice of screenings.
Food & drink
Film club members ges 10% off food at The Star on a film club night.
Membership
Membership is £20 a year. Once you're a member entry to films is free. If you’d like to join just drop us a line and we’ll take it from there.
Members can reserve seats for the upcoming film by simply emailing us and we'll hold your seat until 7.50pm (10 minutes before the screening starts).
Location
We show films upstairs at The Star on Chester Road.
Address
The Star
47 Chester Road
London
N19 5DF
Getting there
Northern Line: Archway
Overground: Gospel Oak or Upper Holloway
Buses: 4, 134, 390, C11
Articles about Tufnell Park Film Club
In July 2015 we had our 100th screening. To mark the occasion we wrote this piece for Kentishtowner about our favourite screenings from our first century.
We also did this interview for the Tufnell Park Life website about how and why we started the club and why we love running it.
