I had my first pash at Parramatta’s picture palace, the Roxy Cinema. I can’t remember the film but I do remember the frisson of excitement I felt every time I walked up the elegant stairs of this Spanish Mission-style theatre and beneath its ornate archway. It was like being transported to another magical place even before we got to see whatever … [Read more...]
Show goes on for art deco Sydney masterpiece
Sydney’s striking Metro Theatre built in the golden age of Hollywood has been listed on the State Heritage Register protecting the much-loved architectural and cultural icon, the NSW Government has announced. Source: https://www.miragenews.com/show-goes-on-for-art-deco-sydney-masterpiece/ … [Read more...]
Immersive theatre show pays tribute to one of Sydney’s earliest cinemas
As two performers thrown out of work during the pandemic, Amber McMahon and Lucia Mastrantone were struck by the theatrical potential of a disused landmark building on Oxford Street in Paddington. Source: https://www.smh.com.au/culture/theatre/ … [Read more...]
Addison Road Community Centre cinema | News Local
IN ITS heyday, Marrickville had three art deco cinemas with capacity to screen “moving pictures” to up to 6200 moviegoers a night.But as Sydney evolved, so did the way people watch movies, and one by one competition from larger multiplex cinemas forced the 1950s picture houses into closure. Source: Addison Road Community Centre cinema | News Local … [Read more...]
Proposal to turn Hornsby’s Odeon Cinema into Great Gatsby style theatre
A PROPOSAL is in place to transform the Odeon Cinema into a "Great Gatsby" style theatre making it the sparkling star in Hornsby's Cultural Quarter. Ian Ezzy from Ezzy Architects at Hornsby has sketched plans to create a contemporary Art Deco theatre in place of the standalone, 470-seat complex. He said he wanted his to rival the thriving … [Read more...]
Drive-in cinema makes a return
The retro drive-in cinema is back. Event Cinemas and Amalgamated Holdings Limited has just completed a $1 million refurbishment of the Blacktown drive-in cinema in Sydney’s west, renaming the complex the Skyline Drive In. … [Read more...]
