New cinema

[cella]

The Picturehouse cinema opens on 17 April apparently.

http://www.theresident.co.uk/london-culture-events/arts-music-london/coming-soon-east-dulwich-picturehouse/

[DulwichFox]

I remember going to the Cinema in the 50's..

Films were screened continuously and we rarely watched the a film from start to finish.

Often when we went in the film might be half way through, so we would watch the film to the end then

watch the beginning until we reached the bit where we first came in. Seems ridiculous now.

Then Cinemas started to have start times and a program with a second film and then the

trailers for the following week.

The same film would be shown for the whole week.

There was only one screen and the Cinemas were huge holding many hundred people.

Ice cream was sold in the interval when reels were being changed. Hot dogs were available and smoking

was allowed. Many gentle men smoked pipes.

There was always a thick blue haze and you could see the beam of the projectors in the smoke.

So with 3 screens I don't know how often films will be changed.

Can't imagine the same film being on for the whole week.

DulwichFox

[cella]

It will operate in exactly the same way as all other cinemas with several films all showing at different rimes of the day and evening and usually running for a fortnight. They will have probably cut out the man sitting at his organ rising from the orchestra pit and and the White tennis ball jumping along the words to the music but we are in austere times!