Its a wonderful life at the cinema

Kazz · 15-12-2009, 11:53 AM

I just booked tickets to see Its a wonderful life at the pictures, on Friday afternoon, its showing at the old Electric cinema in B'ham...over this weekend. Its the cinema's 100th birthday this month and I thought the chance of seeing the film as it was designed to be shown on the big screen was to good a chance to miss.

I like the electric cinema they show "films you would want to see"

yola · 15-12-2009, 12:15 PM

How wonderful! I wish we had an old cinema like that - sadly all the ones in Reading have been bulldozed and we have a faceless cavern called Vue

Even the University has closed its cinema club - the only place you could get to see films that didn't fit the mainstream norm.

It's a Wonderful Life is one of my all-time favourite films, brings tears to my eyes each time I watch it, even though I've seen it many, many times.

I hope you thoroughly enjoy it

MrsH · 15-12-2009, 12:43 PM

I absolutely love that film, I have the DVD and watch it at some point every Christmas. I first saw it in the 60s on tv and it was a great favourite of my father too. I've never seen it on a big screen though, it'll be lovely, have a great weekend.

Kazz · 15-12-2009, 01:05 PM

Taking Katie and Sophie.....they have no idea....I am going to force them to watch it.

Then we are going on the Birmingham wheel and a walk round the Christmas German market, then for a curry....I have had enough Christmas meals and have one on Thursday and one on Sunday so a Curry will be most welcome.The cinema you can hire sofa's...it really really nice.

Kazz · 15-12-2009, 01:08 PM

This is the link to the cinema..http://www.theelectric.co.uk/

yola · 15-12-2009, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Kazz

This is the link to the cinema..http://www.theelectric.co.uk/

Fabulous! Do you know, I think I may have visited this during its 'Tivoli' incarnation in the 80s . . . we were very into gothic horror and I'm sure we went several times to what was a real fleapit in Brum to see some old silent horror films.

It certainly looks like a fabulously glamorous place to see a film

angieh · 15-12-2009, 01:47 PM

Wow - a proper Deco Cinema and an absinthe fountain!!! How decadent.

PoshPuss · 15-12-2009, 01:50 PM

Yes its a shame about the old 'fleapits' going. We used to have one in every village in the valley, now we have to drive to Showcase or Vue, some miles from home

Love IAWL... my fav Christmas film, and because its in b&w it has such a warm, old-fashioned feel to it

Kim · 15-12-2009, 08:19 PM

The cinema sounds great Kazz, hope you have a very enjoyable time.

What is the Christmas German market like Kazz, I was thinking of going myself?

Kazz · 15-12-2009, 09:46 PM

Have not been this year Angie going Friday.....will let you know though.

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