World Premiere In Welsh Shed

[David Brent]

Kenneth Brannagh's new film gets it's World Premiere in an old shed in Wales.

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Dave.

[Steve Crook]

Originally Posted by David Brent Kenneth Brannagh's new film gets it's World Premiere in an old shed in Wales. La Charrette | Kenneth Branagh marks closure of one of Britain's smallest cinemas | The Sun |HomePage|Showbiz|Film Dave.

Shed? It's an old railway carriage. Much posher than a shed

Steve

[stevie boy]

Is this the smallest cinema in wales??

[DB7]

I'm more interested in Alien Love Triangle, it's about 6 years old and whilst they call it a 'short' I'm sure it was intended to be a 3-part (triangle) feature.

[Steve Crook]

Originally Posted by stevie boy Is this the smallest cinema in wales??

Yes, or it was. That was its last screening

Steve

[Moor Larkin]

I recall going to watch Christopher Reeves' Superman, when it was first released, in a cinema in Bangor. There was a great big sewn-on patch on the screen, which remained evident throughout the movie. I think there were still two picture houses there then and I was at the posh one!

[stevie boy]

Originally Posted by Steve Crook Yes, or it was. That was its last screening Steve

I think that there is a programme on tv soon about this cinema. It was founded 50 years ago by a film buff who has since died. However, it has kept going. What a labour of love.

[1stas]

Originally Posted by stevie boy I think that there is a programme on tv soon about this cinema. It was founded 50 years ago by a film buff who has since died. However, it has kept going. What a labour of love.

There was something on tv a few weeks ago about this cinema - it was with Mark Kermode - film critic - I think it was a feature on that really awful One Show on BBC1 at 7.00pm.
The film buff did indeed die but the running of it was then taken over by his wife - the only reason they are closing it - it's falling down.
Mark Kermode was trying to organise people in the business ie. actors, film directors to invest to save the cinema - so maybe this is the result.

[David Brent]

Originally Posted by Moor Larkin I recall going to watch Christopher Reeves' Superman, when it was first released, in a cinema in Bangor. There was a great big sewn-on patch on the screen, which remained evident throughout the movie. I think there were still two picture houses there then and I was at the posh one!

I remember back in the seventies a mate and I being enticed into a strip show in London's Soho.
Of course the whole experience was a rip off but the comical part of it was that this "club" had placed old cinema seats in front of the stage, from where the patrons could watch the ladies performing.
Upon sitting down we found that most of the seats had lost their upholstery and we were left sitting on nothing but old springs.
There were plenty of the raincoat brigade present and I expect there were many there trying to "make love through the spring".

Dave.