ABRACADABRA
To play this short film please click here or on the image above. Credits: [1] The Moving Image Archive [2] Abracadabra – cover by Julka Rewizor
Tag: cinemas
Kilbirnie Radio Cinema Bingo Hall
This stylish cinema was built in 1937 and restored the next millennium: BINGO:To play this short film please click here or on the image above. Image credits: CANMORE Archive Music … Continue reading Kilbirnie Radio Cinema Bingo Hall
Kinema takes the biscuit
The cine backdrop to this short film is one of the earliest taken in Scotland. It was recorded in 1897 by Peter Feathers, 6 Castle Street Dundee, and records a … Continue reading Kinema takes the biscuit
‘like watching a movie that can never be paused’
This is from The Heart of Things [An Anthology of Memory and Lament] by Richard Holloway.
‘Life, loss and the words that have helped’
Last weekend, the Sunday Post shared a review of Richard Holloway’s latest book: The review finished with a poem written by Richard Holloway that concludes his latest book. A poem … Continue reading ‘Life, loss and the words that have helped’
True father of cinema
William Friese-Greene (1855 – 1921) was a prolific English inventor and professional photographer. He is known mainly as a pioneer in the field of motion pictures, having devised a series … Continue reading True father of cinema
The REGAL Cinema
Located in West Calder, West Lothian. The Regal Cinema was opened in 1938. It was designed for pictures and variety. It was equipped with a British Acoustic(BA)sound system. Alterations were … Continue reading The REGAL Cinema
The VIKING Cinema
The VIKING Cinema, Largs, opened on the 3rd July 1939 and was closed on the 4th August 1973. It subsequently became a bottling plant and distribution centre. This landmark was … Continue reading The VIKING Cinema