Media | Cinema | Projection
Until recently, cinema projectionists were like silent magicians conjuring new worlds out of the popcorn-scented darkness. Sadly, new technology has rendered the old ways obsolete as shown in these two London Shorts: Way Of The Dodo by Liam Saint-Pierre and Facts … Continued
Work is progressing well ahead of the opening of Picturehouse Central in June. With 4K digital cinema, 70mm film projection capabilities and a Dolby Atmos sound system being installed, the project has been a big challenge for Picturehouse Cinemas’ Head Of … Continued
Cineworld has announced an opening date of June 26 for the long-awaited Silverburn branch. Source: Cineworld sets opening date for Silverburn – The Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra
Every community used to have a cinema. Now there are just a peppering in major towns and cities. But does that mean we have fallen out of love with the big screen? ROSA MCMAHON reports. Source: How has cinema-going … Continued
Ealing Studios, the name behind Britain’s best-loved back catalogue of films, from Passport to Pimlico to Kind Hearts and Coronets, is stepping back into the frame, with a new boss, new money, and ambitions to change the landscape of the … Continued
FOR today’s families – familiar with having to travel to The Valley or Middlebrook Retail Park to catch the latest Hollywood blockbuster – it may be hard to picture a Bolton where a cinema stood on nearly every corner. Source: … Continued
Digital Cinema Media has launched an awards scheme to recognise the best in cinema advertising over the past year, across five categories. Source: Digital Cinema Media launches inaugural industry awards – Media news – Media Week
Steve Pike’s favourite film is Cinema Paradiso. How could it not be? It tells the story of a child, growing up in Italy, who forms an important friendship with the local cinema’s projectionist, who in turn teaches the boy to … Continued
There could be a dramatic new twist in the long-running saga of Scarborough’s proposed mutliplex. Source: New twist in Scarborough’s cinema battle – The Scarborough News
Paul Stanley has been a projectionist at the Phoenix Cinema in East Finchley since 1979. Yet in all that time the cinema, which now boasts Benedict Cumberbatch as a patron, hasn’t changed all that much. Source: Life as a Projectionist … Continued