80 Years Of Tyneside Cinema

It’s time to dig out those birthday candles, because Tyneside Cinema is turning eighty years old! The Newcastle icon, which started life as a newsreel cinema and is still popular with film-lovers across the region, will be celebrating with a schedule of screenings picked by its audience.

With themed food and cocktails, and special events including a poster sale and film quiz, it’ll be a whole bank holiday weekend of birthday fun. So clear your diaries and head along – the word on the street is there’ll be birthday cake…

THE SCHEDULE

SATURDAY 26 AUGUST

Classics from across the decades – Tyneside Cinema loves ‘em all!

Howl’s Moving Castle (U) 10:40

It Happened One Night (U) 12:00

Paris, Texas (12)14:30

Some Like It Hot (12)18:10

The Third Man (PG) 20:25

PLUS:

TYNESIDE CINEMA AT 80: A PEOPLE’S HISTORY

A project to preserve Geordie filmgoers unique memories of Tyneside Cinema, featuring a Memory Booth located in the second floor digital Lounge.

Find out more at www.tynesidecinema.co.uk/mycinemamemories

Avant-Garde Cinema

A fascinating series of experimental early cinema animation from around the same time as the cinema was opening in 1937. The free exhibition includes work by Len Lye, Mary Ellen Bute, Marcel Duchamp and Marie Menken and offers offer alternatives to traditional filmmaking. 11am.

The Great Tyneside Cinema Poster Sale

Bag yourself a cinematic souvenir in the form of an oh-so arty poster of your fave film. 10am.

SUNDAY 27 AUGUST

All things reel-related, from talkies to old news films.

Newsreel Special 11:15

The Cameraman (U) 35mm 12:15

Singin’ in the Rain (U) 14:40

Cinema Paradiso (15) 17:30

8 1/2 (15) 35mm 20:25

PLUS: 

The Great Tyneside Cinema 80th Anniversary Film Quiz

Resident Quizmasters Carl and Lauren for an epic quiz looking back at the last 80 years of cinema. Prizes include film posters, free drinks and of course Tyneside Cinema tickets! Tickets £5 per team (maximum of five people per team) 8pm.

MONDAY 28 AUGUST

A schedule of gold-circle, marvellous movies to watch again and again:

A Bout de Souffle (PG) 12:00

I, Daniel Blake (15) 13:10

Punch-Drunk Love (15)15:25

Heat (15) 17:05

The Duellists (PG) 21:05

Pricing 

Full Price: £6

Concessions/Friends: £4
Under 18s/Students/Young Tyneside: £3
Children’s Film Club: £4
Carers: Free

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For more info on Tyneside Cinema’s prices, visit: www.tynesidecinema.co.uk