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One of the former Odeon cinemas in Leeds, pictured in May 1980.This is now a Sports Direct branch.. Odeon Cinemas was created in 1928 by Oscar Deutsch.Odeon publicists liked to claim that the name of the cinemas was derived from his motto, "Oscar Deutsch Entertains Our Nation", [5] but it had been used for cinemas in France and Italy in the 1920s, and the word is actually Ancient Greek ...
The Regal Cinema in Redruth. Merlin Cinemas's flagship venue is Regal in Redruth, Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. The cinema opened on 2 December 1935, with seating for 982 on a semi-stadium plan. It was opened by Mr Prance as part of Sound & Movement Cinemas. The original sound system was by British Thomson-Houston.
Odeon Cinemas Group Limited [1] is Europe's largest cinema operator. Through subsidiaries it has over 360 cinemas, with 2900 screens in 14 countries in Europe, 120 cinemas with 960 screens are in the UK. [2] It receives more than 2.2 million guests per week. [3] [4] Odeon Cinemas Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of AMC Theatres.
The Vue and Odeon cinema chains are gradually reopening their doors in England and Ireland. Beginning with 30 locations, starting Dec. 11, Vue is also set to reopen doors. England’s second ...
A new cinema is set to open in a town, in the same building as one which is to close. Odeon is opening at Sixfields Leisure in Weedon Road, Northampton, taking over from Cineworld which will cease ...
BFI IMAX, the largest IMAX screen in the U.K., will cease to be operated and programmed by Odeon Cinemas from this summer. The British Film Institute (BFI), which owns the theater, will resume ...
In 2004, the Odeon chain was sold to Terra Firma Capital Partners who had recently purchased UCI cinemas and over the next six years all the Rank people were replaced with UCI management, replicating what Odeon did to ABC in 2001/2002. On Glasgow's Sauchiehall Street the O2 ABC Glasgow became a music venue until its permanent closure after it ...
Odeon Theatre 16 October 1963: Manchester: Odeon Theatre 17 October 1963: Glasgow: Scotland: Odeon Theatre 18 October 1963: Newcastle upon Tyne: England: Odeon Theatre 19 October 1963: Bradford: Gaumont Theatre 20 October 1963: Hanley: Gaumont Theatre 22 October 1963: Sheffield: Gaumont Theatre 23 October 1963: Nottingham: Odeon Theatre 24 ...