Hello All, News reaches me that Hellzapoppin' is going to be shown on Film4 (now on freeview) on Friday 4th Aug at 1.55am till 3.20am, and then again at ...
Thanks for the alert Peter, It's long been my abition to show this fine example of surreal lunacy on the big screen. No-one seems to have it on 35mm or even...
BBC Leeds have been running a story about the Odeon Merrion Centre online and on local radio. Allen Eyles has it listed as opened in 1964 with 892 seats and ...
I was one of the many Assistant Managers [Stuart Hall was another] drafted in for the Grand Opening Night - Charles [Charlie] Close was the Manager - all went...
eialtd@... wrote: I was one of the many Assistant Managers [Stuart Hall was another] drafted in for the Grand Opening Night - Charles [Charlie] Close...
The Hippodrome Theatre, Middle Street, Brighton, East Sussex, for the past 40 years a successful Mecca Bingo Club, closed down last Tuesday 8th August 2006....
Hi Eurwyn, I have been in negotiation with an independent distributor who is very keen to consider releasing it with me : my company ( Lip Sync Post ) would...
Does anyone collect issues of Kinematograph Weekly? I am trying to get a good reproduction of three pictures that featured in the publication in connection...
I've just received the July/August issue of the Bulletin (see page 5). The Bedford opened at the same time as the Kensington Picturedrome in Liverpool (in...
As one of the campaign team I wanted to encourage people to come along to the Odeon, on the evening of Thursday 31st of August, to the final show, after 69...
Tim, Another Odeon gone but I cannot help but feel, was it all over a stupid sign. Maybe if the proposed revamp had gone ahead Odeon would have been more...
Hello Phillip, Welcome to the CTA-UK Group. Of course you may post a photograph of the Bedford Cinema. I believe it can be done as an attachment to an...
Phillip....Many thanks for posting your set of photographs of the Bedford Cinema. They are excellent. The Bedford Cinema opened on 26th December 1908...
Hello Ken & others.
The truth is the Bedford opened exactly at the same time as the Kensington
Picturedrome, also in Liverpool, which is why I have decided to...
Peter J. Knight saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you should see it. ** Message ** Thought this might be of interest. ** Curtain to rise on...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/5273026.stm Re: Bo'Ness Hippodrome CTA Scotland were in the building when the BBC were there...
I came across a london walks website that has a willsden walk in August which says that it will be the last chance to "say goodbye" to the former Granada...
Dear cta-uk, Aug 23, 2006 Please be advised of my NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS soinsocal@.... This address is NOW CLOSED. Thank you -Simon Overton (Santa Ana,...
... This redevelopment has made a point of claiming that this is Scotland's earliest surviving purpose-built cinema, which is something we are looking into. ...
I only know about this building from what I've read, and from a Google Search, but the auditorium is circular, and the name "Hippodrome" was usually used for...
I have to say, hats off to Empire Cinemas, Bell Theatre Services ( Max and Lawrence particularly), Harman, Andre Mort and all the many others involved in what...
Fantastic news to see that films are to be shown most Tuesdays at the former ABC Savoy in Northampton, today known today as The Deco /Jesus Army Centre. A BBC...
Further to my recent posting I can confirm that the last film showing in Screen 1, the Odeons largest auditoria at nearly 800 seats, is 20.05pm showing of the...