We usually go to the cinema and let a film transport us into another world and time. But at The Grand Rex, simply entering its doors is a trip back to history in itself. Mythical and extravagant, this ...
When David Williams was a kid sneaking into movie theaters for lack of money, he vowed to his buddies that one day he’d have his own theater. Now a successful businessman, he does — a period art deco ...
A former cinema in Liverpool that gave John Lennon many “happy hours” has been saved from demolition thanks to a campaign by locals. The Abbey Cinema, built in 1939, has been granted grade II listed ...
Introduction: A Method to My Madness -- The Art Deco Style: Modernity and the Feminine -- Counter Culture: Art Deco, Consumerism, and the Department Store -- Design for Living: Marketing Art Deco to ...
Continuing our Art Deco Centenary series, we take a look at Paris's Le Louxor movie theatre, a trove of Egyptian revival in the birthplace of cinema. Le Louxor opened in Paris's 10th arrondissement in ...
When Aakash Cinema (Azadpur) opened its doors to the cinemagoers of Delhi in 1989, the single-screen theatre with 1,000 seats witnessed a beeline of people waiting to watch Amitabh Bachchan-starrer ...