Comments about Curzon Phoenix Cinema in London, GB

Lionel on October 17, 2023 at 7:57 pm

Photo album :

https://flickr.com/photos/oldcinemaphotos/albums/72157604068136284

Lionel on October 17, 2023 at 7:03 pm

Short film showing the building, the projection booth and the screen, made in the late nineties:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQv6BIqvfGw

rivest266 on May 20, 2021 at 3:48 pm

Grand opening ad: Curzon Phoenix opening 20 Mar 1987, Fri Evening Standard (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com

glyn_lewis on November 21, 2012 at 4:35 pm

One movie I watched here in ‘87 was “84 Charing Cross Road”, the cinema being just around the corner from the titular address.

AdoraKiaOra on March 8, 2010 at 10:41 pm

Thanks Jason. Such an in credible waste.

Jason Mullen on March 8, 2010 at 5:50 pm

Hi Ian, in 1998 the whole site including flats and shops were sold off by Chesterfield Properties, owners of the Curzon chain to a property company. The Phoenix Theatre as part of this sale was then leased to Ambassador Theatre Group. As a result an independent cinema was not viable on such a prime site and being no longer controlled by Curzon closed at once.

AdoraKiaOra on March 4, 2010 at 11:23 pm

I absolutely adored this little cinema.
A really great place to see a movie with great presentation and always a well behaved audience.
I’ve always wondered why a building barely 11 years old closed so suddenly? Any ideas?
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Jason Mullen on February 1, 2010 at 4:40 pm

Ken; As a former assistant manager of this cinema I submitted the page and added a few comments on it from me to which another member replied. All were relevent to the cinema. No idea whats happened. Lost some of mine on a previous site as well.

I will re submit them sometime.Thanks for getting back to me.

Jason Mullen on January 29, 2010 at 3:26 pm

Any idea why comments are being removed from this page.

Curzon Phoenix Cinema

Phoenix Street, London, WC2H 0JG

Phoenix Street,
London, WC2H 0JG