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Cinema in Nottingham, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Broadway Cinema is an independent cinema in the city of Nottingham, England in the United Kingdom.
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| Broadway Cinema | |
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Broadway Cinema in 2012 | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Operating |
| Type | Cinema |
| Address | 14-18 Broad Street |
| Town or city | Nottingham |
| Country | England |
| Current tenants | Broadway Cinema |
| Construction started | 1839 |
| Opened | 1982 |
| Renovated | 2006 |
| Cost | £6 million (2006 re-development) |
| Owner | Broadway Cinema Ltd |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | S. S. Rawlinson |
| Website | |
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It is located in the Hockley area. In 2009, it was rated as one of the best cinemas in the world by Total Film magazine.[1]
The site now occupied by the cinema began its life as the Broad Street Wesleyan Church, which was built in 1839 by the architect S. S. Rawlinson.[2][3] This church is reputedly where the founder of the Salvation Army, William Booth, was converted.[4]
Since the 1960s, the site has housed the Co-operative Education Centre, the Nottingham Film Society, City Lights Cinema and, since 1982, the Broadway Cinema.[citation needed]
In 1993, the cinema was the venue for the UK premiere of Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, showing it immediately after its screening at the Cannes Film Festival.[5] For many years, film director Shane Meadows worked out of the venue; he still uses it as a base for press interviews.[6] Likewise, the filmmaker Jeanie Finlay has edited most of her films on the premises, including her Game of Thrones documentary The Last Watch.[7]
In 2006, Broadway Cinema underwent a major redevelopment with funding from the National Lottery and Arts Council England.[8] Works were completed in October 2006 and cost around £6 million.[9] The cinema now boasts four screens, including the world's first (and only) cinema designed by Sir Paul Smith.[9] It also houses two bars.[10]
Laraine Porter (the co-founder and director of the British Silent Film Festival) was director of the Broadway Media Centre from January 1998 until May 2008.[11] Consequently, between 1999 and 2008, Broadway Cinema hosted a series of festivals for silent film in conjunction with the British Film Institute.
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