The British Film Institute (BFI) will be the sole operator of the BFI Imax, situated in London’s Waterloo and home to the UK’s biggest cinema screen, from July 19 2022, after the 10 year concession agreement with Odeon comes to an end. Source: BFI Imax to be solely operated by the BFI, Odeon agreement ends | News | Screen … [Read more...]
Hope Church in Ipswich opens in derelict Odeon cinema – BBC News
The art-deco style former Odeon in Ipswich was constructed in 1991 but shut in 2005.Hope Church acquired planning permission for its new centre in 2018.It finally opened the Hope Centre on Sunday, which includes a large area for church services and there are plans for a cafe, expected to open in January. When Hope Church was granted permission … [Read more...]
Odeon cinema chain owner AMC to accept Bitcoin payment
AMC wants to "participate in this new burgeoning cryptocurrency universe" Source: Odeon cinema chain owner AMC to accept Bitcoin payment … [Read more...]
Odeon to open “vast majority” of UK cinemas on May 17
Odeon is the UK’s second-largest cinema chain. Source: https://www.screendaily.com/news/ … [Read more...]
Photographer Philip Butler traces the surviving iconic Odeon cinemas of the 1930s
Between 1928 and 1939, Oscar Deutsch wowed the British public with one of the most extraordinary estates of Streamline Moderne cinemas ever built – and he named them Odeons. These alluring neon-clad beacons of escapism, glamour and affordable luxury came during a period of depression and rising international tensions. But faced with the … [Read more...]
Time-lapse film shows Odeon being stripped back ahead of Bradford Live transformation
TIME-lapse footage of work to strip out and open up the auditorium at Bradford’s Odeon building has been revealed. Bradford Live has released the clip condensed into under four minutes, showing just how the 1960s cinema additions were removed as one of the first stages in the restoration … [Read more...]
