formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
In the 1970s more and more ‘Picture Palaces’ were being boarded-up, turned into bingo halls, split into multi- screens or razed to the ground for “redevelopment”. More and more projection box equipment was being thrown into skips or sold for … Continued
The second day of the Pipe organ festival in 2018 was all about movies and music – during the afternoon we had an exhibition in the parish hall by Peter and Peter of the Projected Picture Trust who brought along … Continued
I was lucky enough to get to visit the wonderful Vintage Mobile Cinema Bus, Audrey, recently in Milton Keynes. This wasn’t my first encounter with this famous vehicle, but still exciting. Over the years I have seen Audrey start as … Continued
Opening as Newcastle News Theatre on February 1, 1937, the Tyneside Cinema is today one of the city’s favourite attractions Source: Newcastle’s ever-popular Tyneside Cinema first opened its doors 80 years ago – Chronicle Live
Few people ever saw the images of China girls, although for decades they were ubiquitous in movie theaters. At the beginning of a reel of film, there would be a few frames of a woman’s head. She might be dressed … Continued
The wonderful Vintage Mobile Cinema has relaunched their website providing more information and content about this unique traveling cinema. For anyone that hasn’t followed the story of this amazing piece of cinema and industrial heritage. In 1967, The Ministry of … Continued