Thinking about what to call these lockdown reminiscences – about films and cinemas – I was reduced to googling the full lyrics to Memory as a joke. It turns out they’re worryingly apt, so we may yet find that Cats becomes the voice of cinephiles rather than their punchline. That’s one hell of a “new… Let’s go (back) to the movies: flashbacks to film memories Read More
Favourite cinemas: The Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle
The lovingly restored Classic screen retains all the charm of the cinemas of old, from its red velvet curtains to its marble pillared screen. It was here that I discovered so many of the tastes that came to define me – my love of foreign films, of LBGTQ+ movies, of the kind of working class… Favourite cinemas: The Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle Read More