agree but it has got to stop! We have lost n the space of 2 years The Leicester Square Theatre, Odeon Kensington, Odeon Marble Arch,Astoria Charing X road, and probably Curzon Soho, and Curzon Kings Road.
A total nightmare… I cannot believe the greedy landlords and property developers are going to destroy another cinema in London. At this rate we will have none left….
the Pavilion (or what is left of it) and local area is total tat now and decaying badly .It is a real shame the lanlords cant get rid of the cheap shops and rubbish outlets and refurbish this magnificent grade 2 listed building.
yes as the Carlton.
What I really am looking for are photos of the actual screens at these wonderful movie palaces of 60sLondon’s West End. No One seems to have images of the Carlton, Astoria or Metropole with their large 70mm screens back then!!
it needs a lot spent on it to bring it up to date.I am sorry to see The EMPIRE name disappearing the Leicester Square showcase.
I would rather Cineworld Haymarket reverts back to its original name and a single screen!
I saw it there but cant remember how big the screen was in comparison to the Odeon Leicester Sq. Has anyone a phot of it or the interior with 70mm screen. How did it compare with The Astoria or Dominion for example?
I remember seeing all night Godzilla films there around 1979. This was the only way to see these movies as they were never shown on TV. Yes it was unsavoury with dirty old men pleasuring themselves etc It was awful….
couldn’t agree more. Maybe Ken Roe has some photos he could post? It is astonishing there are no photos of these TODD AO screens surviving anywhere? Also I would love to see photos of The Astoria screen and Metropole Victoria screens too from this famous period…
Not necessarily saved… Parisite Property Developers have been given permission to demolish the building and put up flats etc in its place with a proviso for anunderground cinema of sorts. Cadogan Estates successfully appealed and once again big business has been allowed to overrule what little is left of our Kings Road heritage.
regrettably no.
The Dominion has reverted back to theatre events.
I would have gone like a shot…
Has anyone a photo of the Todd AO screen installed at the Dominion from 1958-1974 when roadshows were a staple diet of this venue… would be fascinated to see…
With the 50th anniversary of The Sound of Music Movie this year and The Dominion’s 50th anniversary of the UK premiere next month, wouldn’t it be wonderful if they could stage a Todd AO screening to celebrate this important landmark in the theatre’s history? They are currently in between progammes there….
it is interesting to see The Dominion is showing movies again as at February 18th 2015, even if it is just Disney’s Frozen sing a long. I wonder if the original projection box and screen area is being used?
I assume Cineworld Chelsea is still closing in a couple of weeks time?
GPM10 is this therefore going to be demolished and become bijou flats with Everyman Cinema taking over?
Everything must be done to prevent the cinema from being forced to close on account of greedy property companies.
agree but it has got to stop! We have lost n the space of 2 years The Leicester Square Theatre, Odeon Kensington, Odeon Marble Arch,Astoria Charing X road, and probably Curzon Soho, and Curzon Kings Road.
A total nightmare… I cannot believe the greedy landlords and property developers are going to destroy another cinema in London. At this rate we will have none left….
Does anyone have a photo or two they could post when the Royalty was a Cinerama Theatre . I would also like to see how big the screen was?
the Pavilion (or what is left of it) and local area is total tat now and decaying badly .It is a real shame the lanlords cant get rid of the cheap shops and rubbish outlets and refurbish this magnificent grade 2 listed building.
it certainly does although I must say as a 10 year old seeing the matinee of the SOM in March 1966 it looked enormous
yes as the Carlton. What I really am looking for are photos of the actual screens at these wonderful movie palaces of 60sLondon’s West End. No One seems to have images of the Carlton, Astoria or Metropole with their large 70mm screens back then!!
it needs a lot spent on it to bring it up to date.I am sorry to see The EMPIRE name disappearing the Leicester Square showcase. I would rather Cineworld Haymarket reverts back to its original name and a single screen!
I saw it there but cant remember how big the screen was in comparison to the Odeon Leicester Sq. Has anyone a phot of it or the interior with 70mm screen. How did it compare with The Astoria or Dominion for example?
I remember seeing all night Godzilla films there around 1979. This was the only way to see these movies as they were never shown on TV. Yes it was unsavoury with dirty old men pleasuring themselves etc It was awful….
couldn’t agree more. Maybe Ken Roe has some photos he could post? It is astonishing there are no photos of these TODD AO screens surviving anywhere? Also I would love to see photos of The Astoria screen and Metropole Victoria screens too from this famous period…
Good remembering these golden days I just wish someone had a photo of the screen during the Todd AO days at this landmark cinema
Not necessarily saved… Parisite Property Developers have been given permission to demolish the building and put up flats etc in its place with a proviso for anunderground cinema of sorts. Cadogan Estates successfully appealed and once again big business has been allowed to overrule what little is left of our Kings Road heritage.
once existing cinema is demolished I assume the developers will include a cinema of sorts in its place? Everyman were considering taking it over?
regrettably no. The Dominion has reverted back to theatre events. I would have gone like a shot… Has anyone a photo of the Todd AO screen installed at the Dominion from 1958-1974 when roadshows were a staple diet of this venue… would be fascinated to see…
With the 50th anniversary of The Sound of Music Movie this year and The Dominion’s 50th anniversary of the UK premiere next month, wouldn’t it be wonderful if they could stage a Todd AO screening to celebrate this important landmark in the theatre’s history? They are currently in between progammes there….
it is interesting to see The Dominion is showing movies again as at February 18th 2015, even if it is just Disney’s Frozen sing a long. I wonder if the original projection box and screen area is being used?
Does anyone have any photos of the screen when the Carlton was a single screen in the 50’s-70’s ? Thanks
Has there been any further update on this for an Everyman?
no sign of any work being done to convert the Cine world chelsea..
Has anyone a photo of the 70mm screen from its use as a roadshow cinema?
was this cinema equipped for 70mm in the 60s?
Goodshow do you have any photos of the 70mm screen at the Astoria prior to Half a sixpence and when it became a Cinerama screen in 1969?