formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
Campaigners hoping to save a former cinema building where the Bee Gees first performed have been given more time to develop an alternative plan. The Gaumont cinema in Chorlton was where the Gibb brothers made their live debut as The … Continued
Regent Cinema in Redcar closed for the “foreseeable future” in 2017 due to “structural problems”. Redcar and Cleveland Council said it wanted to bulldoze it and build a £9.7m, three-screen cinema. If the plans get council cabinet approval, the new … Continued
One of London’s most famous music venues has been badly damaged in a blaze. The dome on the roof of Koko in Camden has been destroyed by fire, according to the London Fire Brigade. Source: Koko Camden: Fire engulfs famous … Continued
Seventy-one children died as a results of the events of 31 December 1929, including Mr Pope’s friend Willie Spiers, who had been sitting beside him in the cinema. He died from injuries sustained in the panic. Mr Pope says he … Continued
Almost a century ago Belfast had a booming cinema scene. Now its rich cinematic history has been confined to memory and to the city hall. “Belfast has had a love affair with cinema ever since cinema first arrived here in … Continued
A movie theatre in the north-western US state of Washington had to be evacuated after it took delivery of a package of human urine. The package marked “highly contagious human substance” was delivered in error to the North Bend Theater, … Continued