The historic Dominion, which is one of the oldest cinemas in Scotland, has been closed for the past seven months. It is the longest it has ever been shut in its 82 year history and its emptiness and dark windows sit in stark contrast to the normally vibrant family-run cinema in Edinburgh. However, little do passers-by know that despite its lights … [Read more...]
Release of James Bond film No Time To Die delayed – again
The release of the new James Bond film has been delayed again. The premiere of No Time To Die had already been moved from April to November because of the pandemic. The film has now been further delayed until 2 April 2021 "in order to be seen by a worldwide theatrical audience", a statement on the film's website … [Read more...]
Cineworld to shut down UK screens after Bond film delay
Cineworld is set to temporarily close its UK cinemas in the coming weeks. As first reported in the Sunday Times, the firm is writing to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden to say the industry is now "unviable". The firm says it has been hit by delays in the release of big-budget films, putting … [Read more...]
Clevedon’s Curzon cinema to reopen in October
Before the coronavirus pandemic, Clevedon's Curzon cinema was one of the longest continually-operating cinemas in the country. The cinema has been running since April 1912, when it opened with a fundraiser for relatives of the Titanic disaster. It stayed open through a complete rebuild in the 1920s and both world … [Read more...]
Clevedon’s Curzon cinema to reopen in October
Before the coronavirus pandemic, Clevedon's Curzon cinema was one of the longest continually-operating cinemas in the country. The cinema has been running since April 1912, when it opened with a fundraiser for relatives of the Titanic disaster. It stayed open through a complete rebuild in the 1920s and both world wars. Now, the community … [Read more...]
Coronavirus: Liverpool’s oldest cinema closed by ‘severity’ of impact
The owners of Woolton Picture House said it was with "great sorrow" that they had made the "toughest decision to permanently close". They added that rather than saying goodbye to "our beloved cinema", they would simply say "you had me at hello". Source:https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-53615707 … [Read more...]
