* A packed Town Hall at the launch of New Dot Cinema.
BIG screen spectaculars are back in Llangollen after an
absence of half a century.
The old Dorothy picture house in Castle Street showed its
last film to a paying audience 50 years ago.
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* Audience members get into costume for the occasion. |
A group of dedicated volunteers has spent months working on
the project to recreate the magic of regular picture shows.
And their efforts were rewarded when a capacity crowd lapped
up every minute of the first show in a Town Hall which had been given the look
of a bijou cinema of the 1930s complete with couches and shaded lamps.
The film chosen for the premiere was, appropriately, the
Oscar-winning silent picture, The Artist, and there was a full supporting bill
including classic shorts starring the likes of Charlie Chaplin and Betty Boop.
There was also a montage of stills pictures from Llangollen’s
past supplied by the town’s museum.
The audience, who had been asked to get into the spirit of
things by turning up in costume from the golden age of Hollywood, were able to
enjoy a full bar plus stands offering homemade cakes, tea and coffee.
The evening was introduced by the mayor, Cllr Mike Adams,
who gave a warm welcome to the project.
New Dot aims to show one speciality film a month at the Town
Hall and those planned for the rest of the year include Mon Oncle by Jacques
Tati, a creepy from 1962 called Carnival of Souls and a film from last year
called Northern Soul.
* Charlie Chaplin on screen.
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* ... and on stage. |
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