Under-threat cinema listed as asset of community value

Prince Charles Cinema The Prince Charles Cinema opened as a theatre in 1962 before becoming a cinema One of London’s most famous independent cinemas has been listed as an asset of community value (ACV). The Prince Charles Cinema, in Leicester Square, announced the news that Westminster City Council had bestowed the title months after it … Read more

Cinema issues Minecraft warning after online trend

Ethan Gudge BBC News, Oxford Warner Bros Jack Black (left) and Jason Momoa (centre) star in A Minecraft Movie A cinema has told customers to behave during showings of A Minecraft Movie after rowdy behaviour at other screenings went viral on social media. A sign displayed at Cineworld in Witney, Oxfordshire, has warned people any … Read more

Can ‘the internet’s boyfriends’ spark cinema Beatlemania?

Sony The Beatles will be played on screen by Harris Dickinson (John Lennon), Paul Mescal (Paul McCartney), Barry Keoghan (Ringo Starr) and Joseph Quinn (George Harrison) The Fab Four came together on stage this week for an all-star Beatles announcement that left some of the internet swooning. No, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and … Read more

Francis Ford Coppola, George Takei and others honor Gene Hackman: ‘One of the true giants of the screen’

From Francis Ford Coppola to Antonio Banderas, actors and directors across Hollywood on Thursday mourned the death of actor Gene Hackman. The 95-year-old, best known for his Oscar-winning roles in 1971’s “The French Connection” and Clint Eastwood’s “Unforgiven,” was found dead, alongside his wife, Betsy Arakawa, and their dog Wednesday in their New Mexico home. … Read more