It may have recently celebrated its centenary, but the UK's oldest purpose-built cinema is still pulling in the crowds
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On location: There's a gritty charm to the bustling Preston Circus, the busy thoroughfare outside Brighton's commercial centre on which the cinema is set. Sadly, there's a lack of anything resembling an adequate eatery and the locale's a blackspot for decent post-blockbuster boozers. Luckily, the cinema's own facilities offer a viable alternative for those looking to fill their faces before or after a film.
Crowd scene: Committed cinephiles and casual filmgoers alike, from impossibly hip twentysomethings to smiley senior citizens who'll happily regale you with the story of the first time they saw Singin' in the Rain. You couldn't ask for a nicer crowd.
Backstory: The Duke of York's opened on 22 September 1910 and is the oldest purpose-built,...
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On location: There's a gritty charm to the bustling Preston Circus, the busy thoroughfare outside Brighton's commercial centre on which the cinema is set. Sadly, there's a lack of anything resembling an adequate eatery and the locale's a blackspot for decent post-blockbuster boozers. Luckily, the cinema's own facilities offer a viable alternative for those looking to fill their faces before or after a film.
Crowd scene: Committed cinephiles and casual filmgoers alike, from impossibly hip twentysomethings to smiley senior citizens who'll happily regale you with the story of the first time they saw Singin' in the Rain. You couldn't ask for a nicer crowd.
Backstory: The Duke of York's opened on 22 September 1910 and is the oldest purpose-built,...
- 9/27/2011
- by Daniel Bettridge
- The Guardian - Film News
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