Between Harrow and Wealdstone, in north west London, stands a rather bleak looking cinema. It’s the sort of place you could go past and never give a second look. Cloaked in faded blue metal cladding, the Safari has seen better days. However, all is not as it seems; behind the cladding is an art deco cinema frontage that has not seen the light of … [Read more...]
Dancing orange hairpiece projected into imaginary corridor
An imaginary corridor with an orange hairpiece dancing in the wind has appeared in a wall at London’s Barbican arts centre, thanks to Christie laser projectors and media players. Source: Dancing orange hairpiece projected into imaginary corridor … [Read more...]
ODome Blog Post: How Domes and the big screen cinemas link back in history to military training technology
[This is a version of a blog post that I wrote for ODome in 2017] Introduction I was really pleased when I was contacted by the team at ODome, and even more so when I was asked if I would contribute a blog post to their site for them. For the previous 20 years have been involved with both the showing of films as a projectionist and also … [Read more...]
2018 News Review
As 2018 comes to an end, and now with over 17,000 stories on the website, I thought that I would look at some of the news items over the course of the last 12 months in cinema and cinema exhibition: Mergers and Acquisitions 2018 has been full of mergers, buying, selling and the general consolidation of the global exhibition market. Back in … [Read more...]
Secret Cinema 2019 theme announced as James Bond for new immersive spectacular – Mirror Online
Secret Cinema have announced their latest 2019 show, and this year the theme is none other than James Bond. It'll open on 19 June, and will take place in a secret London location. Source: Secret Cinema 2019 theme announced as James Bond for new immersive spectacular - Mirror Online … [Read more...]
Vue Entertainment Partners with Urban Airship To Deliver the U.K.’s First Movie Tickets on Google Pay
PORTLAND, Ore. and LONDON, Dec. 07, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Customer engagement company Urban Airship and Vue Entertainment, part of Vue International, one of the world’s largest cinema operators, today unveiled the U.K.’s first Google Pay movie tickets. Now Vue movie-goers at over 30 of its paperless sites — not just its app users — can add film … [Read more...]
