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An 85-year-old cinema in north west London is on its way to becoming co-living and co-working – the first of its kind in the borough. The Savoy, a former 2,000-seat grade II listed cinema in Burnt Oak will see its exterior restored, … Continued
London has larger and more famous theatres. But none of them better this beautiful specimen of ornate Edwardian architecture. Anyone who has sat in both the Empire and the London Palladium can confirm this. While the building itself is only … Continued
Single-screen cinemas have been a feature of the Indian entertainment landscape for more than 100 years. One photographer set out to capture them before they are gone for good. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/
More than 500 people have signed a petition to save a 1930s cinema from potentially being turned into flats. Shrewsbury’s Grade II listed former Granada Theatre was built in 1934 and is currently used as a bingo hall. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-56361211
A once stunning art deco cinema looks set to be sold to a property developer for £1. The derelict Vogue in Hamilton will be partially demolished and turned into flats after years of neglect. Source: https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/art-deco-cinema-sell-just-20073702
I learned firsthand about the French passion for auteur cinema during a junior year abroad in Aix-en-Provence, in southern France. Between classes I’d spend afternoons surrounded by cinephiles at the art-house theater near my student apartment, discovering the films of … Continued