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Post by Miranda on Jul 16, 2016 10:23:00 GMT
The ABC on Bristol Road! Remember it well. My aunt and uncle took me to see Jaws there. And the only time my Dad ever took me to the pictures was there .We saw Where Eagles Dare. We were supposed to be seeing something else but there was a massive queue.
It's now a drive-in MacDonalds.
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Post by Miranda on Jul 16, 2016 10:23:44 GMT
And the little Odeon on Smallbrook Queensway was where I went to Saturday morning pictures in the 70s.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2016 18:06:44 GMT
My earliest memories were of the Grand Central, Aberdeen, just across the road, and down a bit from my grandmother's. We would often visit her in the 'shop' she managed -- I don't remember when we fully understood that it was an undertakers -- she would give us some money, and we would go to watch the Saturday morning children's films. I think that, if it hadn't been for my grandmother, I would never have had any cinematic experiences. My father, who was epileptic, hated them and my mother, who loved films from the 1940s, didn't really like modern films.
I remember watching as the number of cinemas went down. Even though I didn't go very often, I really thought it a pity because they seemed to mean more than the multiplex cinemas that seemed to be taking their place.
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Post by Delia on Aug 21, 2016 14:30:33 GMT
Yes, my parents talked longingly and nostalgically about previous cinema trips but only took me to see Disney's "Sleeping Beauty", and later, "Bambi" which made me cry my eyes out  They loved the old B&W films of the 40s, I think it was because during wartime the cinema was an escape from all the stress - they said they often queued up to get in. But I remember that they did go out to the cinema on a rare outing for the last time in 1963 - why do I remember it clearly? ---- because I was at home alone, the day JF Kennedy was shot. It was announced on TV that he had been shot, at first, but I didn't for a moment think he would die, as it was well, unthinkable. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2016 14:44:28 GMT
I remember going with my mother to the Odeon in Leicester Square to see "Gone with the Wind". Must have been mid-fifties. I thought Clark Gable was the most wonderful man in the world, and wanted to be Scarlett! It was an afternoon showing, and we went to Lyons Corner House afterwards and had tea, served by the Nippies - waitresses in black dresses with a white apron.
Locally, The Granada in Willesden for Saturday Morning Pictures. Before the show we sang The Willesden Grenadiers to the tune of the quick march of the Grenadier Guards.
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Post by thecleaner on Aug 21, 2016 17:24:24 GMT
I remember going with my mother to the Odeon in Leicester Square to see "Gone with the Wind". Must have been mid-fifties. I thought Clark Gable was the most wonderful man in the world, and wanted to be Scarlett! It was an afternoon showing, and we went to Lyons Corner House afterwards and had tea, served by the Nippies - waitresses in black dresses with a white apron. Locally, The Granada in Willesden for Saturday Morning Pictures. Before the show we sang The Willesden Grenadiers to the tune of the quick march of the Grenadier Guards. Saturday Morning Pictures for me....was just down the road from you {in the early 70's} - Wembley Odeon, top of the high st.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2016 19:06:24 GMT
I remember going with my mother to the Odeon in Leicester Square to see "Gone with the Wind". Must have been mid-fifties. I thought Clark Gable was the most wonderful man in the world, and wanted to be Scarlett! It was an afternoon showing, and we went to Lyons Corner House afterwards and had tea, served by the Nippies - waitresses in black dresses with a white apron. Locally, The Granada in Willesden for Saturday Morning Pictures. Before the show we sang The Willesden Grenadiers to the tune of the quick march of the Grenadier Guards. Saturday Morning Pictures for me....was just down the road from you {in the early 70's} - Wembley Odeon, top of the high st. Really close, cleaner. Small world isn't it? Moved to Wembley from Willesden. Just about a mile or so from the Stadium. |
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Post by Delia on Aug 23, 2016 7:09:34 GMT
It's been sad to see so many old cinemas pulled down over recent years. They held a lot of memories for many of us.
Used to go to the Saturday matinee when young - saw cartoons and episodes of American series such as the cowboy dramas.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2016 9:15:56 GMT
Remember when the film snapped in the projector? and if it wasnt a quick repair a few choruses of 'Why are we waiting' from the audience.  |
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Post by Delia on Sept 14, 2016 15:15:04 GMT
......And eating strange icecreams in tiny tubs, which the boys threw at each other, afterwards.
I loved the 'Orangemaid' lollies, with really juicy orange lolly around an icecream middle.
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Post by Reithian on May 27, 2017 19:34:16 GMT
Early years - Saturday morning pictures at the Granada Wandsworth Road - 'We are the Wandsorth Granadeers'
First film seen on my own - South Pacific at the wonderful Brixton Astoria. An ' atmospheric' cinema with an Italian skyscape and twinkling stars in the ceiling. When it was closed as a cinema I was very fortunate to tour the building. The stage had tremendous depth and the acoustics were superb. At one time it had a double grand piano. They used to project images of flames up the sides of the proscenium when showing epic movies. Still open as a music venue.
Film memories - dressing up and wearing a rather fetching hat to go and see The Sting, (spoiler alert) audience reaction when the head appeared from the boat hull in Jaws, sitting in the front row to see Waterloo as they were the only seats available.
Current gripe - sound being too loud when there are only a few in the audience. Have to put fingers in ears during trailers and adverts.
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Post by profbooboo on May 27, 2017 22:28:00 GMT
I used to go to the cinema every week but it's so expensive now and most of the films are CGIed/comic book stuff, which I ain't that bothered about. I love Superman, but I think it's because I know it's done for real, they use scale models and use wires etc. Two new ones coming out are Pirates of the Caribbean and Wonder Woman, I best most of its done on a green screen.
My local cinema has the worse sound and there's no excuse because it was build from new to be used as a cinema so it all should have been sound proofed. You'll be watching a talky drama and you'll hear Harry Potter next door! This happened once, I could make out what they were saying but a load of loud noise during a quiet moment of my film!
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Anymore to come?
