The campaign to save one of the UK’s oldest working cinemas, the Electric Birmingham, has ramped up, with Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, Succession star Brian Cox and Homeland actor and Rada president David Harewood all throwing their weight behind the campaign to save the cinema.
The cinema dates back to 1909, and was built in a converted taxi rank in Station Street. Kevin Markwick bought the cinema in 2021. The building’s 88-year lease has now come to an end, and the cinema screened its last film on February 29. Fears are swirling that a property developer will demolish a significant...
The cinema dates back to 1909, and was built in a converted taxi rank in Station Street. Kevin Markwick bought the cinema in 2021. The building’s 88-year lease has now come to an end, and the cinema screened its last film on February 29. Fears are swirling that a property developer will demolish a significant...
- 4/25/2024
- ScreenDaily
One of the UK’s oldest working cinemas, the Electric Birmingham, has shut, with the last film screening listed as yesterday (February 29).
The closure has been confirmed on the cinema’s official website. The cinema dates back to 1909, and was built in a converted taxi rank in Station Street.
Kevin Markwick bought the cinema in 2021, with his daughter Katie Markwick running it. He did not respond to Screen’s request for comment at time of publication. Markwick also owns the The Picture House Uckfield in Sussex.
The Electric was previously owned by Tom Lawes, who closed the cinema during the first March 2020 Covid lockdown.
The closure has been confirmed on the cinema’s official website. The cinema dates back to 1909, and was built in a converted taxi rank in Station Street.
Kevin Markwick bought the cinema in 2021, with his daughter Katie Markwick running it. He did not respond to Screen’s request for comment at time of publication. Markwick also owns the The Picture House Uckfield in Sussex.
The Electric was previously owned by Tom Lawes, who closed the cinema during the first March 2020 Covid lockdown.
- 3/1/2024
- ScreenDaily
UK venues have been left ‘bewildered’ after Disney reversed a decision to release its live-action Mulan movie in the country’s struggling cinemas, confirming during a 3Q earnings call this week that it will now go straight to streaming service Disney+ for a premium price on 4th September.
Disney rushed to assure fans and exhibitors that the decision was a ‘one off’ and that there are no further plans to release other blockbusters – such as Marvel’s Black Widow – via VOD, but it did little to reassure cinema bosses who are attempting to reopen venues to the public under tight guidelines, as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to ravage the industry.
“For many this will seem a step backwards rather than forward,” said Phil Clapp, chief executive of the UK Cinema Association. “With cinemas across the UK now continuing to re-open and welcome back their customers, the decision by Walt Disney Studios...
Disney rushed to assure fans and exhibitors that the decision was a ‘one off’ and that there are no further plans to release other blockbusters – such as Marvel’s Black Widow – via VOD, but it did little to reassure cinema bosses who are attempting to reopen venues to the public under tight guidelines, as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to ravage the industry.
“For many this will seem a step backwards rather than forward,” said Phil Clapp, chief executive of the UK Cinema Association. “With cinemas across the UK now continuing to re-open and welcome back their customers, the decision by Walt Disney Studios...
- 8/6/2020
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
Indie cinema heads in Glasgow, Nottingham, London and Uckfield reflect on the current crisis.
In the past few days, as UK multiplex chain Cineworld wrote to many part-time front-of-house staff to relieve them of their services, individual independent venues across the country were likewise trying to negotiate the crisis caused by the coronavirus – and finding more humane ways of doing so.
High-profile arthouse cinemas in major cities are typically in the privileged position of being operated by charitable trusts, receiving support from public bodies, and owning their own buildings.
Still, like any venue, they have financial targets to reach, and...
In the past few days, as UK multiplex chain Cineworld wrote to many part-time front-of-house staff to relieve them of their services, individual independent venues across the country were likewise trying to negotiate the crisis caused by the coronavirus – and finding more humane ways of doing so.
High-profile arthouse cinemas in major cities are typically in the privileged position of being operated by charitable trusts, receiving support from public bodies, and owning their own buildings.
Still, like any venue, they have financial targets to reach, and...
- 3/21/2020
- by 1100848¦Charles Gant¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
“I hope this is the beginning of an ongoing dialogue with Netflix to get more of their films into proper theatrical release.”
Several of the UK’s key independent cinema operators have added their opinions to the ongoing debate between the UK’s major exhibitors and awards body Bafta over the eligibility of Netflix’s Roma despite the film’s limited cinema time.
“The issue for me - and I have consistently said this - is if films are being described as “showing in cinemas” then they should be available for cinemas to book,” said Mark Cosgrove, curator at Bristol’s Watershed cinema.
Several of the UK’s key independent cinema operators have added their opinions to the ongoing debate between the UK’s major exhibitors and awards body Bafta over the eligibility of Netflix’s Roma despite the film’s limited cinema time.
“The issue for me - and I have consistently said this - is if films are being described as “showing in cinemas” then they should be available for cinemas to book,” said Mark Cosgrove, curator at Bristol’s Watershed cinema.
- 3/6/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
The event will take place at Picturehouse Central on November 17.
The UK Cinema Association will host a conference on marketing for cinema audiences at Picturehouse Central on November 17.
Titled “Engage | Reward | Grow: Marketing the big screen experience” the event will aim to help cinema operators learn how they can maximise the marketing potential of their products and in turn their revenues.
Some 300 delegates are expected to attend the day, which will begin with a keynote address from Ian Shepherd, group chief commercial officer, Odeon & Uci Cinemas. Shepherd will be presenting a “manifesto for customer engagement” in the address.
The keynote will be followed by the first of the day’s sessions, which will ask: what more should be done to grow the cinema audience?
The session will involve a presentation from Shane Austin, director media consulting at market research film YouGov, the company commissioned ealier this year by industry body Cinema First, as part of...
The UK Cinema Association will host a conference on marketing for cinema audiences at Picturehouse Central on November 17.
Titled “Engage | Reward | Grow: Marketing the big screen experience” the event will aim to help cinema operators learn how they can maximise the marketing potential of their products and in turn their revenues.
Some 300 delegates are expected to attend the day, which will begin with a keynote address from Ian Shepherd, group chief commercial officer, Odeon & Uci Cinemas. Shepherd will be presenting a “manifesto for customer engagement” in the address.
The keynote will be followed by the first of the day’s sessions, which will ask: what more should be done to grow the cinema audience?
The session will involve a presentation from Shane Austin, director media consulting at market research film YouGov, the company commissioned ealier this year by industry body Cinema First, as part of...
- 11/6/2015
- ScreenDaily
Nominations include Monty Python Live (Mostly), Nt Live’s War Horse and concert broadcasts from Muse and Robbie Williams.
The Event Cinema Association (Eca) has announced the nominations for its 2nd Annual Eca Awards. The ceremony will take place at the Eca Conference on Oct 16 at 17.30 the Genesis Cinema in London.
The awards recognize the achievements at the box office that the event cinema industry has made over the last 12 months, along with awarding excellence in two key areas – programming (aimed at content providers and distribution) and exhibition (for cinemas).
Nominations this year (May 31, 2013 - June 1, 2014) include the British Museum’s record-breaking Pompeii Live in June 2013, which although having emerged several years previously with its Leonardo Live exhibition and subsequent others by provider Exhibition on Screen (also nominated this year for its Manet exhibition) helped established the museum and gallery exhibition in cinema.
Other nominations include the Nt Live’s War Horse, along with the...
The Event Cinema Association (Eca) has announced the nominations for its 2nd Annual Eca Awards. The ceremony will take place at the Eca Conference on Oct 16 at 17.30 the Genesis Cinema in London.
The awards recognize the achievements at the box office that the event cinema industry has made over the last 12 months, along with awarding excellence in two key areas – programming (aimed at content providers and distribution) and exhibition (for cinemas).
Nominations this year (May 31, 2013 - June 1, 2014) include the British Museum’s record-breaking Pompeii Live in June 2013, which although having emerged several years previously with its Leonardo Live exhibition and subsequent others by provider Exhibition on Screen (also nominated this year for its Manet exhibition) helped established the museum and gallery exhibition in cinema.
Other nominations include the Nt Live’s War Horse, along with the...
- 9/26/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
The Sussex cinema that brings the cultural delights of the big city to a small-town audience
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Every week we invite our readers to tell us about where they go to watch films. This week it's the turn of film blogger Camilla Tenn, who is in the process of reviewing the top 100 top-rated films on IMDb, in reverse order.
Location
Situated in the heart of East Sussex, Uckfield is well-known among locals for having more than its fair share of hairdressers and estate agents and an awkwardly placed Tesco. This town is bustling with life, and in the midst of the hubbub stands a rather sophisticated little haven of modern culture.
The building
An emblazoned sign on the building's side proudly declares that this striking Picture House has been open since 1916. It was originally a garrison theatre during the first world war and...
• Check out our Google map and flickr group
Every week we invite our readers to tell us about where they go to watch films. This week it's the turn of film blogger Camilla Tenn, who is in the process of reviewing the top 100 top-rated films on IMDb, in reverse order.
Location
Situated in the heart of East Sussex, Uckfield is well-known among locals for having more than its fair share of hairdressers and estate agents and an awkwardly placed Tesco. This town is bustling with life, and in the midst of the hubbub stands a rather sophisticated little haven of modern culture.
The building
An emblazoned sign on the building's side proudly declares that this striking Picture House has been open since 1916. It was originally a garrison theatre during the first world war and...
- 3/13/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
Kevin Markwick spent his childhood in the small-town Sussex cinema his father bought in 1964. Now he owns and runs it
I follow Kevin Markwick along a corridor lined with boxes of popcorn to his office while he does an impression of Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars. "These aren't the droids you're looking for," he recites, sounding uncannily like the late actor. Markwick is a great mimic, quoting lines from classic movies with near-perfect accuracy.
His office is much like any other, except for the constant roar of movies playing in ear-splitting Dolby Digital next door. Today, it's an early afternoon showing of The Sorcerer's Apprentice, making my chest boom as we chat happily about film.
Markwick owns the independent Picture House cinema in Uckfield, a sleepy town in East Sussex about 10 minutes from Lewes with a population of around 14,000. An hour and a quarter from London by train,...
I follow Kevin Markwick along a corridor lined with boxes of popcorn to his office while he does an impression of Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars. "These aren't the droids you're looking for," he recites, sounding uncannily like the late actor. Markwick is a great mimic, quoting lines from classic movies with near-perfect accuracy.
His office is much like any other, except for the constant roar of movies playing in ear-splitting Dolby Digital next door. Today, it's an early afternoon showing of The Sorcerer's Apprentice, making my chest boom as we chat happily about film.
Markwick owns the independent Picture House cinema in Uckfield, a sleepy town in East Sussex about 10 minutes from Lewes with a population of around 14,000. An hour and a quarter from London by train,...
- 9/17/2010
- by Mark King
- The Guardian - Film News
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