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davepring commented about Everyman York on Jun 28, 2017 at 11:21 am

This is good news. I hope Everyman restore the circle foyer and remove the false ceiling to reveal the decorative frieze that has been hidden for decades.

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davepring commented about Vue West End on Feb 1, 2017 at 7:51 am

The Vue WestEnd closes in March for a major refurbishment and not before time! Seating capacity will be reduced by half as more luxurious fully reclining seats are installed. Dolby Atmos will also be installed in the two largest screens.

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davepring commented about Everyman Muswell Hill on Nov 21, 2016 at 12:47 pm

Great picture MichaelBrent!

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davepring commented about Screen 1 on Nov 21, 2016 at 12:45 pm

a stunning refurbishment of the long disused stalls.A far better colour scheme than the cold blue Odeon

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davepring commented about Radio City Music Hall on Sep 2, 2016 at 1:12 pm

The greatest venue on earth to see a movie. I remember going there in September 1972 to see a movie and stage show. I remember the organ being played and the orchestra rising out of the pit and gliding onto the stage, The film was The Last of the Red Hot Mamas and the hall for a weekday afternoon was busy!

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davepring commented about Cineworld Cinema - Leicester Square on Aug 4, 2016 at 8:21 am

as much as I dislike Cineworld they do invest in their newer properties and the Empire we all loved so much as a 1300 seater was never going to work longterm.

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davepring commented about Odeon Marble Arch on Aug 3, 2016 at 5:32 pm

Odeon give no regard for their older traditional cinemas. I only hope that AMC will invest in the flagship Leicester Square site….the loss of Marble Arch was appalling as a magnificent single screen venue

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davepring commented about Cineworld Cinema - Leicester Square on Jul 29, 2016 at 8:15 am

Well my guess was wrong!! in a swap deal the Haymarket cinema will become an Empire to maintain a west end presence. Cineworld were keen to have a large West End venue following the closure of the Trocadero site and to compete with the AMC owned Odeon which hopefully will get a much needed internal refurb.

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davepring commented about Cineworld Cinema - Leicester Square on Jul 29, 2016 at 7:46 am

it has bought 5 Empire cinemas one of which a previous 4 screen odeon will be rebranded as a Picturehouse. I am guessing the Haymarket venue will close.

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davepring commented about Cineworld Cinema - Leicester Square on Jul 28, 2016 at 5:43 am

The Empire has today been bought by Cineworld…..I do hope they keep the Empire name but I am guessing it will be rebranded leaving only The Odeon with its original name

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davepring commented about Everyman Muswell Hill on Jun 6, 2016 at 6:29 am

the stalls area is to be reinstated at this magnificent cinema .Everyman are doing a superb job on making this venue an event cinema

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davepring commented about Odeon Luxe London Leicester Square on Mar 23, 2016 at 7:24 am

Another 70mm film playing here now..Batman v Superman…I hope the lighting and curtain tracks have been fixed!!

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davepring commented about Odeon Luxe London Leicester Square on Feb 21, 2016 at 6:03 am

It is indeed a shame this magnificent cinema does not get the care it deserves. I remember going to an early digital presentation of Toy Story. The painted fire curtain rising in synchronisation with the theatre organ, cove and pageant lighting all in full working order and two sets of tabs gloriously lit….

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davepring commented about Odeon Luxe London Leicester Square on Feb 18, 2016 at 6:55 am

I was sat in row k in the stalls so that might explain the smiley end credits and from the stalls the tabs do seem dimly lit but then the whole auditorium was dimly lit giving it a shabby beige appearance.

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davepring commented about Odeon Luxe London Leicester Square on Feb 16, 2016 at 5:23 am

Fanatical..thanks for the comments on masking.I think you are correct abut the lenses.When the end credits were running on 8 they curved upwards giving a very bendy look! I also remember seeing many 70mm presentations here when the screen height was indeed much higher.

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davepring commented about Odeon Luxe London Leicester Square on Feb 8, 2016 at 7:12 am

CF100 That is great photo of the House tabs and its a shame they were not kept.Unfortunately the suits have no idea as to how to make the most of this iconic venue…its not a multiplex!

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davepring commented about Odeon Luxe London Leicester Square on Feb 5, 2016 at 11:49 am

Made my first visit in many years yesterday to see The Hateful Eight.The 70mm print was superb but unfortunately for the ads and trailers the massive screen was not masked down to standard widescreen format.The wonderful auditorium was dimly lit and none of the cove lighting was working.In such conditions people were struggling to find their seats in the stalls and of course there were no staff in the auditorium. Sad to see this place not getting the tlc and showmanship it deserves.

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davepring commented about Odeon Luxe London Leicester Square on Dec 18, 2015 at 4:41 am

In January Odeon will be showing the super panavision 70mm roadshow version of Hateful Eight

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davepring commented about Everyman Muswell Hill on Nov 16, 2015 at 6:31 am

The two screens below the circle are now closed for refurbishment.I hope the front stalls area is re-instated as happened at Rex Berkhamstead and St Albans Odyssey.

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davepring commented about Savoy Cinema on Oct 24, 2015 at 5:17 am

This lovely cinema is now open again and the frontage restored to its former glory

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davepring commented about Cineworld Cinema - Leicester Square on Oct 5, 2015 at 10:14 am

Although I also regret the twinning of Empire 1 it was not sustainable in that form with over 1300 seats to fill.The screen is NOT tiny and the laser projection is superb. At least the cinema will not suffer the same fate as the Odeon West End with two cinemas in the basement!!!

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davepring commented about Cineworld Cinema - Leicester Square on Sep 4, 2015 at 1:20 pm

The laser system goes live October2 with The Walk. Spectre and the new Star Wars film will also be shown here in IMAX

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davepring commented about Castro Theatre on Aug 20, 2015 at 5:52 am

This is one of my favourite San Francisco theatres and will hopefully remain showing film for many more years as my other favourites The Coronet and Metro are no longer with us.

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davepring commented about Cannon Newcastle upon Tyne on Jul 15, 2015 at 11:14 am

For me Cannon represented the dark days of cinema in the U.K. I was even hopeful that the ABC Management buy out would be a success but sadly this was not to be and many of our great cinemas have now disappeared from the townscape to be replaced by Odeon dull multiplexes.

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davepring commented about Everyman Muswell Hill on Jul 11, 2015 at 6:14 am

Now open again with a pop up bar!!