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Run by @GordonBarr.scot and
@garypainter74.bksy.social
since 2001.
Run by @GordonBarr.scot and
@garypainter74.bksy.social
since 2001.
25 years after we started online, have a look at our new look modern website! Now with maps, images, better search & mobile friendly.
Still lots of ulpdate & fixes to do, but it’s now a lot easier to for us to update things than before, let us know what’s wrong/missing!
scottishcinemas.org
Still lots of ulpdate & fixes to do, but it’s now a lot easier to for us to update things than before, let us know what’s wrong/missing!
scottishcinemas.org
September 27, 2026 at 4:09 PM
25 years after we started online, have a look at our new look modern website! Now with maps, images, better search & mobile friendly.
Still lots of ulpdate & fixes to do, but it’s now a lot easier to for us to update things than before, let us know what’s wrong/missing!
scottishcinemas.org
Still lots of ulpdate & fixes to do, but it’s now a lot easier to for us to update things than before, let us know what’s wrong/missing!
scottishcinemas.org
This talk for Doors Open Days is now sold out!
For Doors Open Days join us taking a virtual stroll up Sauchiehall Street for an updated talk on Glasgow’s cinema building history!
Join Gordon Barr & Gary Painter Live (in front of) the big screen GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB
Sat 19 Sept @ 10am Book free tickets:
tinyurl.com/SauchieCinemas
Join Gordon Barr & Gary Painter Live (in front of) the big screen GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB
Sat 19 Sept @ 10am Book free tickets:
tinyurl.com/SauchieCinemas
August 29, 2026 at 7:07 PM
This talk for Doors Open Days is now sold out!
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Having to wear hard hats today while we gave a @ScottishCinemas.org talk was a first for us!
Little did we know after our first visit to photograph the Broadway Prestwick in 2005 that we’d be back more than 20 years later to see real film projected on its big screen once again!
Go visit!
Little did we know after our first visit to photograph the Broadway Prestwick in 2005 that we’d be back more than 20 years later to see real film projected on its big screen once again!
Go visit!
August 29, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Having to wear hard hats today while we gave a @ScottishCinemas.org talk was a first for us!
Little did we know after our first visit to photograph the Broadway Prestwick in 2005 that we’d be back more than 20 years later to see real film projected on its big screen once again!
Go visit!
Little did we know after our first visit to photograph the Broadway Prestwick in 2005 that we’d be back more than 20 years later to see real film projected on its big screen once again!
Go visit!
Sad news for the Cat B listed former
King’s Theatre/ABC
Cinema in Kirkcaldy.
“£1.5million funding to start demolition of Kirkcaldy’s ABC Cinema”
www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/politic...
King’s Theatre/ABC
Cinema in Kirkcaldy.
“£1.5million funding to start demolition of Kirkcaldy’s ABC Cinema”
www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/politic...
£1.5million funding to start demolition of Kirkcaldy’s ABC Cinema
Major funding has been secured to demolish Kirkcaldy’s ABC Cinema.
www.fifetoday.co.uk
August 11, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Sad news for the Cat B listed former
King’s Theatre/ABC
Cinema in Kirkcaldy.
“£1.5million funding to start demolition of Kirkcaldy’s ABC Cinema”
www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/politic...
King’s Theatre/ABC
Cinema in Kirkcaldy.
“£1.5million funding to start demolition of Kirkcaldy’s ABC Cinema”
www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/politic...
For Doors Open Days join us taking a virtual stroll up Sauchiehall Street for an updated talk on Glasgow’s cinema building history!
Join Gordon Barr & Gary Painter Live (in front of) the big screen GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB
Sat 19 Sept @ 10am Book free tickets:
tinyurl.com/SauchieCinemas
Join Gordon Barr & Gary Painter Live (in front of) the big screen GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB
Sat 19 Sept @ 10am Book free tickets:
tinyurl.com/SauchieCinemas
August 11, 2026 at 9:49 PM
For Doors Open Days join us taking a virtual stroll up Sauchiehall Street for an updated talk on Glasgow’s cinema building history!
Join Gordon Barr & Gary Painter Live (in front of) the big screen GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB
Sat 19 Sept @ 10am Book free tickets:
tinyurl.com/SauchieCinemas
Join Gordon Barr & Gary Painter Live (in front of) the big screen GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB
Sat 19 Sept @ 10am Book free tickets:
tinyurl.com/SauchieCinemas
Camels, Monkeys & Prancing Deer: A talk on Scotland’s Exotic Cinema Building History!
Live (in front of) the big screen at The Broadway Cinema,
80 Main St, Prestwick KA9 1PA
Sat 29 August @ 12.30pm
Tickets £10
All proceeds go towards the Broadway restoration fund.
tinyurl.com/PrestwickTalk
Live (in front of) the big screen at The Broadway Cinema,
80 Main St, Prestwick KA9 1PA
Sat 29 August @ 12.30pm
Tickets £10
All proceeds go towards the Broadway restoration fund.
tinyurl.com/PrestwickTalk
August 5, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Camels, Monkeys & Prancing Deer: A talk on Scotland’s Exotic Cinema Building History!
Live (in front of) the big screen at The Broadway Cinema,
80 Main St, Prestwick KA9 1PA
Sat 29 August @ 12.30pm
Tickets £10
All proceeds go towards the Broadway restoration fund.
tinyurl.com/PrestwickTalk
Live (in front of) the big screen at The Broadway Cinema,
80 Main St, Prestwick KA9 1PA
Sat 29 August @ 12.30pm
Tickets £10
All proceeds go towards the Broadway restoration fund.
tinyurl.com/PrestwickTalk
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So lucky to get into the Kings Theatre for the first time since its 4 year refurbishment. It's looking beautiful.
Quite lovely to see the plaque for Councillor Val Waller.
Quite lovely to see the plaque for Councillor Val Waller.
August 1, 2026 at 7:55 PM
So lucky to get into the Kings Theatre for the first time since its 4 year refurbishment. It's looking beautiful.
Quite lovely to see the plaque for Councillor Val Waller.
Quite lovely to see the plaque for Councillor Val Waller.
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Happy 80th birthday to Glasgow-born screenwriter/film director, Bill Forsyth.
Here he is, making a hand impression in wet cement, outside the city's Grosvenor Cinema.
Pic: Daily Record
Here he is, making a hand impression in wet cement, outside the city's Grosvenor Cinema.
Pic: Daily Record
July 29, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Happy 80th birthday to Glasgow-born screenwriter/film director, Bill Forsyth.
Here he is, making a hand impression in wet cement, outside the city's Grosvenor Cinema.
Pic: Daily Record
Here he is, making a hand impression in wet cement, outside the city's Grosvenor Cinema.
Pic: Daily Record
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The Art Deco former Odeon Cinema on Renfield Street in Glasgow. Designed by Verity and Beverley, it opened in 1934 as the Paramount with a seating capacity of 2,800.
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #cinema #artdeco
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #cinema #artdeco
July 24, 2026 at 5:52 AM
The Art Deco former Odeon Cinema on Renfield Street in Glasgow. Designed by Verity and Beverley, it opened in 1934 as the Paramount with a seating capacity of 2,800.
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #cinema #artdeco
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #cinema #artdeco
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We are delighted that planning permission for The Belmont Cinema has been formally approved by Aberdeen City Council 🧡
More information here: belmontcinema.co.uk/latest/plann...
More information here: belmontcinema.co.uk/latest/plann...
April 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
We are delighted that planning permission for The Belmont Cinema has been formally approved by Aberdeen City Council 🧡
More information here: belmontcinema.co.uk/latest/plann...
More information here: belmontcinema.co.uk/latest/plann...
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The La Scala and the Classic were different guises of the same cinema. A remarkable survivor, a recent planning application for this long-vacant building…
https://threadinburgh.scot/2026/07/06/the-sally-army-the-scabby-lala-and-x-rated-in-the-city-the-thread-about-the-la-scala-electric-theatre/
https://threadinburgh.scot/2026/07/06/the-sally-army-the-scabby-lala-and-x-rated-in-the-city-the-thread-about-the-la-scala-electric-theatre/
The Sally Army, the “Scabby Lala” and X-Rated in the City: the thread about the La Scala Electric Theatre
The La Scala and the Classic were different guises of the same cinema. A remarkable survivor, a recent planning application for this long-vacant building provides an excuse to reflect on its surprisingly long, interesting history: at times pioneering, at times pious and at times seedy.
threadinburgh.scot
July 6, 2026 at 5:30 AM
The La Scala and the Classic were different guises of the same cinema. A remarkable survivor, a recent planning application for this long-vacant building…
https://threadinburgh.scot/2026/07/06/the-sally-army-the-scabby-lala-and-x-rated-in-the-city-the-thread-about-the-la-scala-electric-theatre/
https://threadinburgh.scot/2026/07/06/the-sally-army-the-scabby-lala-and-x-rated-in-the-city-the-thread-about-the-la-scala-electric-theatre/
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Tonight!*
A Special Presentation - For One Night Only!
Glasgow’s Cinema Experiment!
A @westfest.bsky.social illustrated heritage lecture about the history of cinema buildings including Glasgow’s Wonder Cinema!
Kelvin Hall, 7pm, Free & unticketed
*if you’re seeing this on Weds 24th
A Special Presentation - For One Night Only!
Glasgow’s Cinema Experiment!
A @westfest.bsky.social illustrated heritage lecture about the history of cinema buildings including Glasgow’s Wonder Cinema!
Kelvin Hall, 7pm, Free & unticketed
*if you’re seeing this on Weds 24th
June 24, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Tonight!*
A Special Presentation - For One Night Only!
Glasgow’s Cinema Experiment!
A @westfest.bsky.social illustrated heritage lecture about the history of cinema buildings including Glasgow’s Wonder Cinema!
Kelvin Hall, 7pm, Free & unticketed
*if you’re seeing this on Weds 24th
A Special Presentation - For One Night Only!
Glasgow’s Cinema Experiment!
A @westfest.bsky.social illustrated heritage lecture about the history of cinema buildings including Glasgow’s Wonder Cinema!
Kelvin Hall, 7pm, Free & unticketed
*if you’re seeing this on Weds 24th
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I want ‘U’ in to hear about Glasgow’s Cinema Experiment in a newly updated, fully illustrated @scottishcinemas.org heritage talk - part of this year’s @westfest.bsky.social Heritage Talks - at the Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre on Weds 24th June at 7pm.
Free & Unticketed!
westfest.uk/event/herita...
Free & Unticketed!
westfest.uk/event/herita...
June 16, 2026 at 10:26 PM
I want ‘U’ in to hear about Glasgow’s Cinema Experiment in a newly updated, fully illustrated @scottishcinemas.org heritage talk - part of this year’s @westfest.bsky.social Heritage Talks - at the Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre on Weds 24th June at 7pm.
Free & Unticketed!
westfest.uk/event/herita...
Free & Unticketed!
westfest.uk/event/herita...
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Glasgow folks!
Come see me giving a brand new (*) heritage lecture on Glasgow’s Cinema Experiment at 7pm on 24th June at the Kelvin Hall - absolutely free and unticketed as part of WestFest 2026.
(*) Contains approximately 7% new material compared to previous talks.
westfest.uk/event/herita...
Come see me giving a brand new (*) heritage lecture on Glasgow’s Cinema Experiment at 7pm on 24th June at the Kelvin Hall - absolutely free and unticketed as part of WestFest 2026.
(*) Contains approximately 7% new material compared to previous talks.
westfest.uk/event/herita...
May 21, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Glasgow folks!
Come see me giving a brand new (*) heritage lecture on Glasgow’s Cinema Experiment at 7pm on 24th June at the Kelvin Hall - absolutely free and unticketed as part of WestFest 2026.
(*) Contains approximately 7% new material compared to previous talks.
westfest.uk/event/herita...
Come see me giving a brand new (*) heritage lecture on Glasgow’s Cinema Experiment at 7pm on 24th June at the Kelvin Hall - absolutely free and unticketed as part of WestFest 2026.
(*) Contains approximately 7% new material compared to previous talks.
westfest.uk/event/herita...
Bruce Peter gave a talk on Art Deco Cinemas this evening as a precursor the silent film festival Hippfest which takes place at the Bo'ness Hippodrome next month - if you didn't catch it live, it's available to watch anytime on YouTube here:
youtu.be/-K1cziQ_Fj8
youtu.be/-K1cziQ_Fj8
Art Deco Cinema Architecture
YouTube video by Falkirk Leisure and Culture
youtu.be
February 19, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Bruce Peter gave a talk on Art Deco Cinemas this evening as a precursor the silent film festival Hippfest which takes place at the Bo'ness Hippodrome next month - if you didn't catch it live, it's available to watch anytime on YouTube here:
youtu.be/-K1cziQ_Fj8
youtu.be/-K1cziQ_Fj8
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#childhoodcinema The Odeon, Clerk Street, Edinburgh, then and now.
January 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
#childhoodcinema The Odeon, Clerk Street, Edinburgh, then and now.
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What was your #childhoodcinema ?
ABC Muirend, aka The Toledo (1933–2001). Designed to look like a Spanish courtyard. Fairly decrepit by the 1970s. Memories of watery Kia-Ora orange drink, "Pearl & Dean presents" and badly-pronounced ads for "Anderson's of Newton Meerns"
1/5
ABC Muirend, aka The Toledo (1933–2001). Designed to look like a Spanish courtyard. Fairly decrepit by the 1970s. Memories of watery Kia-Ora orange drink, "Pearl & Dean presents" and badly-pronounced ads for "Anderson's of Newton Meerns"
1/5
January 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
What was your #childhoodcinema ?
ABC Muirend, aka The Toledo (1933–2001). Designed to look like a Spanish courtyard. Fairly decrepit by the 1970s. Memories of watery Kia-Ora orange drink, "Pearl & Dean presents" and badly-pronounced ads for "Anderson's of Newton Meerns"
1/5
ABC Muirend, aka The Toledo (1933–2001). Designed to look like a Spanish courtyard. Fairly decrepit by the 1970s. Memories of watery Kia-Ora orange drink, "Pearl & Dean presents" and badly-pronounced ads for "Anderson's of Newton Meerns"
1/5
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January 9, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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January 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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What was your #childhoodcinema ?
The George in Portobello, Edinburgh. They let me and my pals in to see the then-X-rated 'Enter the Dragon' in 1973 – we were eight. Good times
The George in Portobello, Edinburgh. They let me and my pals in to see the then-X-rated 'Enter the Dragon' in 1973 – we were eight. Good times
January 9, 2026 at 2:18 PM
What was your #childhoodcinema ?
The George in Portobello, Edinburgh. They let me and my pals in to see the then-X-rated 'Enter the Dragon' in 1973 – we were eight. Good times
The George in Portobello, Edinburgh. They let me and my pals in to see the then-X-rated 'Enter the Dragon' in 1973 – we were eight. Good times
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Elgin Playhouse. Many an 80s classic in here (ET, Ghostbusters, Rambo) and bizarrely, due to a lack of any babysitter, the Life of Brian (try understanding that when you’re 7). The picture is how I remember it.
January 9, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Elgin Playhouse. Many an 80s classic in here (ET, Ghostbusters, Rambo) and bizarrely, due to a lack of any babysitter, the Life of Brian (try understanding that when you’re 7). The picture is how I remember it.
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Glasgow Odeon on Renfield St. First picture house I ever went to. Saw first three Star Wars movies here (ROTJ on release day straight after school), Superman 1 and 2, and Ghostbusters too. The stuff of childhood myth making. #ChildhoodCinema
January 9, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Glasgow Odeon on Renfield St. First picture house I ever went to. Saw first three Star Wars movies here (ROTJ on release day straight after school), Superman 1 and 2, and Ghostbusters too. The stuff of childhood myth making. #ChildhoodCinema
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The Odeon on Clerk Street Edinburgh is where I saw Star Wars. Because I was only 5 and small it felt like it held roughly a million people. #childhoodcinema
January 9, 2026 at 1:14 PM
The Odeon on Clerk Street Edinburgh is where I saw Star Wars. Because I was only 5 and small it felt like it held roughly a million people. #childhoodcinema
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Ayr Odeon
You can see on the right there is an emergency exit door on the metal stairs that we would get the one person that we’d clubbed together to get a ticket to open so we could all sneak in for free
#childhoodcinema
You can see on the right there is an emergency exit door on the metal stairs that we would get the one person that we’d clubbed together to get a ticket to open so we could all sneak in for free
#childhoodcinema
January 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Ayr Odeon
You can see on the right there is an emergency exit door on the metal stairs that we would get the one person that we’d clubbed together to get a ticket to open so we could all sneak in for free
#childhoodcinema
You can see on the right there is an emergency exit door on the metal stairs that we would get the one person that we’d clubbed together to get a ticket to open so we could all sneak in for free
#childhoodcinema