Cinemabusiness magazine reports that Ward Anderson, Ireland's biggest cinema group, is to pay Terra Firma around £80m for 11 Odeon and UCI cinemas. The...
This would seem to be true. See... http://www.oft.gov.uk/Business/Mergers+EA02/Decisions/Clearances+and+r eferrals/Cinema.htm ... biggest ... UCI ... deal ... ...
W.A. - father founded now run by 2 sons. [who disagree alot!!] - biggest and best[?] in Ireland. [300+screens] I was told £60m not £80m as quoted. The Emipe...
From Cinemabusiness magazine and The Independent on Sunday Cineworld Chief Executive Steve Weiner has said the UK could support up to 65 new cinemas in the...
... Hi Tom - I'm puzzled! Just a thought - 'forthcoming cinemas' isn't listed IN the 'Select cinema/location' menu list. The link to 'forthcoming cinemas' is...
Does anyone know who painted the wonderful safety curtain for the Odeon Leicester Square in 1937? I'm trying to determine if it was the same artist that...
Does anyone know who painted the wonderful safety curtain for the Odeon Leicester Square in 1937? I'm trying to determine if it was the same artist that...
Of most interest to CTA on this list is the Odeon, Sutton Coldfield, which is Grade II listed. Having lost it's original-style Odeon signs only recently in...
Hi The loss of the Odeon Sutton Coldfield, is a stark reminder of the demise of the Odeon chain. If ever you needed proof of the total lack of interest by...
Just to endorse Jeremy and Andrews remarks: Sutton Coldfield, Harrogate [very very similar], Morecambe, Weston and of course Muswell H are my most loved, we...
Hello - I found an interesting article about the history of these families in the cinema business and their management style. The URL is so long that you might...
Hello all, Did anyone else see Jericho last night. Most of the story was set in a cinema "The Rex" while almost certainly some of the scenes were taken in a...
It was the long-closed State Theatre, Grays, Essex which featured prominently in the episode of the ITV series "Jericho" screened on Sunday, November 6,...
HI, ANDREW, I TAKE OFFENCE AT YOU SAYING "PROJECTIONISTS ARE A FUNNY LOT" I WAS A "CHIEF" AND I NEVER FOUND ANY "FUNNY ONES" I THINK A "PUBLIC APOLOGY" IS...
Hi everyone Sorry to have to tell you all that my computer crashed yesterday - seriously! I've only lost about an hour's worth of work (backups are essential,...
Sorry about this...somehow I have lost all the info on the cinemas in the Jericho' programme Can anybody update me on what cinemas were used in the making of...
The UCI cinema at the MetroCentre, Gateshead has changed its name to ODEON. It's now listed as the ODEON, Gateshead on the website. It's the first UCI cinema...
... to ... one ... change to ... The first change I noticed at the UCI, Whiteleys on Nov 5th was that the pre film slides had disappeared. Pity, as the...
Hello folks, If you've not visited the Scottish Cinemas website at www.survivingcinemas.org.uk then it might be worth dropping by - we've recently uploaded...
A planning application has been lodged with Edinburgh City Council to radically alter the Cameo cinema in Edinburgh. Under the plans the current bar area would...
In the financial press yesterday, it was rumoured that the Rank Group (who used to own Odeon Cinemas) are about to sell off their Deluxe Video division. This...
The Rank Organisation [including Odeon Cinemas, Rank Screen Advertising, Rank Film Distributors, Pinewood Studios, Rank Film Processing, Rank Stand Electric]...
It almost seemed a conspiracy to destroy The Rank Organisation. They have let so many household names slip through their fingers Butlins, Shearings, Haven,...
... I met the man with the gong once! The on-screen guy was just a muscle man hitting a large wooden thing I think but the sound was produced by percussionist...
I often wonder what the outcome would have been if Rank had been allowed to buy its competitor (ABC) instead we had Cannon and then Richard (lust for...
Hi folks... Did I read that the "gong-bashing gent" died quite recently and was a former "Mr. England"? Simon Overton, Santa Ana, California Andrew Roberts...
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