Media | Cinema | Projection
There are reports that Amazon is looking at buying AMC in the US, and they own Odeon over here in the UK, which means Amazon would own both cinema chains. This rumour comes from The Daily Mail who claim that Amazon is now looking … Continued
Work on repairing the leaking roof at Clevedon’s historic Curzon Cinema has restarted – after it was put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. Contractors moved on site at the picture house in February to begin work on the roof of … Continued
Movie theaters in Norway will be allowed to reopen on Friday after a near two-month shutdown, but drastic sanitary measures and a dearth of new films means many cinemas are staying closed. Approved last week, the government’s decision to jump-start theaters caught … Continued
Against a backdrop of clear, blue skies and blossoming oleanders, more than two-dozen young women — resplendent in bathing suits, flowing summer dresses and sashes from faraway lands — pose carefree for the camera. The amateur film footage is from … Continued
The Metropolitan Police Bureau has warned the Progressive Movement could face legal action if its members are found guilty of being behind the laser projection of “seek the truth” on landmarks in the capital over the weekend. The message is … Continued
Squire and Partners looks likely to win approval for its rejigged design for a Kensington High Street cinema more than a decade after its first application for the plot The practice, having submitted its application the previous year, was given permission … Continued
The latest lockdown update suggests that arts and cultural venues must operate a “behind closed doors” strategy or stay closed beyond July. The Government’s new guidelines on easing the coronavirus lockdown in Britain will provide little comfort for arts organisations … Continued
PLANS to build a seven-screen cinema in a new retail park in the Gorbals have been given the go-ahead by Glasgow City Council. Clydebuilt Limited Partnership is planning to combine two units in the Crown Street Retail Park to provide a 600-seat cinema. A … Continued
A US franchise is planning to open its first UK cinema at the Concourse Shopping Centre in Skelmersdale. Star Cinemas, which operates screens in California and Arizona plan to deliver an affordable cinema on the ground floor of the centre … Continued
When, a century ago, The Stage reported that Frank Matcham “died suddenly at his home from blood poisoning set up by cutting his fingernails”, it was a bathetic end for a man who – perhaps more than any other – … Continued