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An extensive photo set from the recent London Open House weekend, shots of the auditorium, stalls and circle lounges, lobby and exterior of this stunning building View link
photos i took in 1986 still showing evidence of being the Palace Cinema at this stage it was a derelict building being used for storage http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/65275951/ seen here around 1989 still derelict http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/731173446/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3390654662/ when it was converted into a nightclub the frontage was replaced in red brick and a new metal roof was placed over the existing one
almost nothing remained of the interior by the time it was an antique market, the walls were very plain
shocking pictures of the buildings collapse here View link
finally reopening!!!! July 10 View link
a variety of photos of the Phoenix 1979 press ads http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4701025427/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4701666308/ exterior daytime – you can see on the right where a sign has been removed revealing part of the old REX signage http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/223126799/ exterior nighttime http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/324348051/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/324353201/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/324348053/ auditorium http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/324348056/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/324348054/ close up of the deco proscenium grill http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/324353199/ close up of the deco panels http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/324353196/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/324348058/
a press ad from dec 1979 for the film Mortiz Lieber Mortiz showing at the Minema http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4701651692/
another press ad from dec 1979 for The Outsider showing exclusively at the Gate Two http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4701021075/
great press ad from dec 1979 for the ICA http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4701017747/
a press ad from dec 1979 for the late shows at the Gate Two (and the Gate Notting Hill) View link
press ad from dec 1979 for late shows at The Gate (and the Gate Two – now the Curzon Renoir) View link
This space is once again a screening room (Londons largest) View link the London Celeb Premiere for Two Lovers was held here
a press ad from dec 1979 showing the arthouse rep booking programme View link
a press ad from dec 1979 for MOONRAKER at the London Pavilion http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4701673160/
press ads for the Paris Pullman from dec 1979, one for Those Wonderful Movie Cranks http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4701659060/ and one for rep booking late shows which ran every night http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4701034613/
a press ad from dec 1979 showing a week of rep booking, and a very 70’s Rio logo, some great titles in here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4701658502/
a press ad from dec 1979 with the Odeon showing an exclusive “West End” run of Billy Wilders “Fedora” as a double bill with “Some Like It Hot" http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4701667212/
a cinema ad for the Rialto from dec 1979 when it screening The Bitch, and was a Brent Walker Theatre http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4701030909/
correction to the main entry, the cinema is run by the Soho House group and programmed by City Screen
photos from the uk premiere of Fade To Black exterior http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4689426004/ director and producer on stage http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688795033/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688795553/
photos from the World Premiere of he British film Shank in March 2010, in a recent refurbishment, the box office and the cafe have swapped places, so the original cinema entrance is now a large cafe bar and the cinema is entered from the new extension exterior http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4689432494/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688798207/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688799893/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4689429956/ lobby with temporary red carpet for the premiere http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688800627/ auditorium with the director and cast on stage http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688802081/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688801325/ and after the crowds had gone http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688797303/
photos taken on the night of the World premiere of The Infidel in April 2010 exterior http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688806273/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4689440586/ stalls lobby http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4689447778/ circle lounge http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688808355/ auditorium with the screen in place (partly raised) and all the stalls seating installed http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4689444774/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4689446274/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4689450880/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4689449438/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688816533/ great wall mask detailing http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688809499/
photos taken at the UK premiere of Black Death June 2010, a Frightfest screening with Q&A by Chris Smith the director the queue waiting to get in http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688820101/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688826205/ the auditorium http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688825313/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688822045/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688823973/
view the trailer for `‘a night at the adonis" here, great shots of the exterior and interior http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLd2dg3lGI4
summer 2010 http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4552205871/
seen from the rear april 2010 http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4529826816/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4529825882/
An extensive photo set from the recent London Open House weekend, shots of the auditorium, stalls and circle lounges, lobby and exterior of this stunning building
View link
photos i took in
1986 still showing evidence of being the Palace Cinema at this stage it was a derelict building being used for storage
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/65275951/
seen here around 1989 still derelict
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/731173446/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/3390654662/
when it was converted into a nightclub the frontage was replaced in red brick and a new metal roof was placed over the existing one
almost nothing remained of the interior by the time it was an antique market, the walls were very plain
shocking pictures of the buildings collapse here
View link
finally reopening!!!!
July 10
View link
a variety of photos of the Phoenix
1979 press ads
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4701025427/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4701666308/
exterior daytime – you can see on the right where a sign has been removed revealing part of the old REX signage
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/223126799/
exterior nighttime
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/324348051/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/324353201/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/324348053/
auditorium
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/324348056/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/324348054/
close up of the deco proscenium grill
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/324353199/
close up of the deco panels
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/324353196/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/324348058/
a press ad from dec 1979 for the film Mortiz Lieber Mortiz showing at the Minema
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4701651692/
another press ad from dec 1979 for The Outsider showing exclusively at the Gate Two
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4701021075/
great press ad from dec 1979 for the ICA
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4701017747/
a press ad from dec 1979 for the late shows at the Gate Two (and the Gate Notting Hill)
View link
press ad from dec 1979 for late shows at The Gate (and the Gate Two – now the Curzon Renoir)
View link
This space is once again a screening room (Londons largest)
View link
the London Celeb Premiere for Two Lovers was held here
a press ad from dec 1979 showing the arthouse rep booking programme
View link
a press ad from dec 1979 for MOONRAKER at the London Pavilion
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4701673160/
press ads for the Paris Pullman from dec 1979, one for Those Wonderful Movie Cranks
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4701659060/
and one for rep booking late shows which ran every night
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4701034613/
a press ad from dec 1979 showing a week of rep booking, and a very 70’s Rio logo, some great titles in here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4701658502/
a press ad from dec 1979 with the Odeon showing an exclusive “West End” run of Billy Wilders “Fedora” as a double bill with “Some Like It Hot"
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4701667212/
a cinema ad for the Rialto from dec 1979 when it screening The Bitch, and was a Brent Walker Theatre
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4701030909/
correction to the main entry, the cinema is run by the Soho House group and programmed by City Screen
photos from the uk premiere of Fade To Black
exterior
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4689426004/
director and producer on stage
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688795033/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688795553/
photos from the World Premiere of he British film Shank in March 2010, in a recent refurbishment, the box office and the cafe have swapped places, so the original cinema entrance is now a large cafe bar and the cinema is entered from the new extension
exterior
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4689432494/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688798207/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688799893/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4689429956/
lobby with temporary red carpet for the premiere
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688800627/
auditorium with the director and cast on stage
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688802081/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688801325/
and after the crowds had gone
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688797303/
photos taken on the night of the World premiere of The Infidel in April 2010
exterior
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688806273/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4689440586/
stalls lobby
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4689447778/
circle lounge
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688808355/
auditorium with the screen in place (partly raised) and all the stalls seating installed
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4689444774/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4689446274/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4689450880/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4689449438/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688816533/
great wall mask detailing
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688809499/
photos taken at the UK premiere of Black Death June 2010, a Frightfest screening with Q&A by Chris Smith the director
the queue waiting to get in
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688820101/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688826205/
the auditorium
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688825313/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688822045/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4688823973/
view the trailer for `‘a night at the adonis" here, great shots of the exterior and interior
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLd2dg3lGI4
summer 2010
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4552205871/
seen from the rear april 2010
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4529826816/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/4529825882/