formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
Long before the days of TVs, DVDs and streaming services, there used to be a cinema or picture house on nearly every street corner. Often housed in ornate buildings with names like the Rialto, the Roxy, or the Majestic, people … Continued
A multi-million pound flats complex could be built where a Leicester centre cinema once stood. Proposals have been drawn up for a nine-story building in Belgrave Gate. A 1930s-built ABC cinema occupied the site, but it closed in 1997 and … Continued
John Newcombe has been showing films since 1952 – and at 82 years young he’s still going strong, working regular shifts at Lighthouse, Poole’s centre for the arts. Could he be Britain’s oldest working cinema projectionist? His first break … Continued
A planning application has been submitted to demolish the much loved Sauchiehall Street building but Glaswegians aren’t taking it lying down. Source: Petition to save 02 ABC set to pass 10,000 today as Glaswegians rally against demolition – Glasgow Live
A National organisation is urging Wakefield Council to re-think its intentions to demolish the old ABC cinema and plan for its future. Source: Wakefield Council urged to scrap plan to bulldoze old ABC Cinema – Wakefield Express
A DEVELOPER’S appeal against a council decision to build flats at former cinema sites has been dismissed. Source: Developer’s bid to build flats on site of former Odeon and ABC cinemas is thrown out after appeal | Bournemouth Echo