“Live in concert” takes on a whole new meaning — Mark Trompeteler reports on a sold-out English National Opera evening that used an old theatrical trick and modern technology to …
AWAKENING THE ICONS OF THE PAST Read More
A personal review of Widescreen Weekend 2019. Words by Mark Trompeteler HE WORD CHARIOTS indicates how the programmers continue to include epics, the old roadshow movies and the more …
FAITH, HOPE AND CHARIOTS Read More
Uckfield’s Picture House Cinema & Restaurant won “Cinema of the Year” at the 2018 Screen Awards and is an exemplar of the real value that cinema can bring to a …
Simply the Best Read More
In the last issue, Mark Trompeteler, asked to what extent parts of cinema exhibition have actually made the move across to being an element of the hospitality and catering industries. …
The Hotel Cinema: A Boutique Destination Read More
An experience that can’t be replicated at home? Mark Trompeteler reflects on how it might seem that the dividing lines between commercial and home cinema are increasingly becoming blurred. …
Is cinema really about home comforts? Read More
Mark Trompeteler questions the extent the exhibition industry is moving away from being part of the traditional film industry towards being part of the hospitality business. nce you have …
Goodbye cinema……hello hospitality & catering Read More
As modern cinema professionals we like to think the exhibition industry is a hotbed of innovation, but, as Mark Trompeteler illustrates, today’s technology often takes inspiration from the past — …
Movies for an Audience of one! Read More
Enthused by the latest classic to be re-released on 70mm, Mark Trompeteler reflects on how the big “tent-pole” movies used to be promoted and exhibited. As we know, in …
Celebrating ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ and The Roadshow Read More
Mark Trompeteler reports on the evolving Widescreen Weekend festival of big screen technology at the National Science & Media Museum Just as cinema changes and evolves, so the festivals …
Three steps to heaven Read More