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Exterior of the Duke of York's Picture House. The Duke of York's Picture House is an art house cinema in Brighton, England, which lays claim to being the oldest cinema in continuous use in Britain. [1] [2] According to cinema historian Allen Eyles, the cinema "deserves to be named Britain's oldest cinema". [3] The cinema is a Grade II listed ...
Picturehouse West Norwood. Picturehouse Cinemas is a network of cinemas in the United Kingdom, operated by Picturehouse Cinemas Ltd. [1] and owned by Cineworld. [2] The company runs its own film distribution arm, Picturehouse Entertainment, [3] which has released acclaimed films such as Hirokazu Kore-eda's Broker and Monster, Scrapper, Corsage, Sally Potter's The Party, Francis Lee's God's Own ...
Illinois 1926 Coolidge Corner Theatre: Brookline Massachusetts 1933 Coronado Theatre: Rockford Illinois 1927 Crest Theatre: Sacramento California 1912 Del Mar Theatre Santa Cruz California 1936 [16] Dominion Cinema: Edinburgh Scotland 1938 Duke of York's Picture House: Brighton England 1910 One of the UK's oldest continuously-running cinemas.
By 1910, two purpose-built cinemas existed; one, the Duke of York's Picture House, is still in use [2] and is the oldest operational cinema in England. [4] During the 1920s and 1930s, larger and larger cinemas were built as demand increased; an early "super cinema" was the Regent Cinema (1921), and the 2,500-seat Savoy followed in 1930. [2] [5]
It had reopened in new, larger premises in 1973 and was now, along with the ABC, one of Brighton's main cinemas [14] following the demise of the Regent in 1973, [12] closely followed by the closure of another Brighton "super-cinema", the Astoria Theatre, in 1977. [15]
Picturehouse (band), an Irish pop band, active 1996–2004, which was reformed in 2013 Picturehouse Cinemas , a British chain of cinemas, which started in 1989 Picturehouse Entertainment , a British film distribution company, started in 2010 and owned by the cinema chain
It is the country's oldest purpose-built cinema and was Brighton's first Electric Bioscope, which still operates as an arthouse cinema. The Duke of York's Picturehouse expanded in 2012, adding two additional screens in a different location. The company now occupies the upstairs of Komedia, situated on Gardner Street, central Brighton. [143]
The Living Staff Living Wage campaign is an umbrella term for the organised workers behind industrial actions at Picturehouse Cinemas in the United Kingdom since 2014.. It is an expansion of the ongoing Ritzy Living Wage campaign, initiated by BECTU union members at the Ritzy Cinema in Brixton, London.