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s briefly an odeon reverting to its popular name as the palladium until becoming a relatively early victim of cinema closures in 1956 it was empty for seven years and demolished in 1963 the prime seafront site remained derelict for a decade until the brighton centre opened there in 1977 another rank owned cinema was the west street odeon opened to great fanfare in 1937 it closed in 1973 when top rank suite opened down the road it survived longer than the ss brighton next door which was razed to the ground in 1965 leaving a bare earth car park for 24 years the odeon stood forlorn for another 17 years before the site was cleared few will remember the cinema de luxe dating from 1910 which stood on the bottle neck section of north street almost opposite ship street a fire caused its closure in 1942 a plan to re open it in the late 1950s came to nothing after 20 years of dereliction it was demolished in 1962 brighton corporation having bought it to allow road widening hove has also had its dereliction the former granada cinema later the gala bingo hall finally closed its doors in 2003 it was unused but not demolished until 2012 the brighton railway works just to the north east of the station were demolished in 1969 having been occupied by the isetta bubble car company from 1957 to 1964 the station gained a bare earth car park for the next 30 years or more until work began on construction of the new england quarter which is still ongoing in 2016 of course the one that really takes the custard cream is jubilee street the jubilee library opened its doors in 2005 on a site that was earmarked for clearance in the brighton jubilee street confirmation order a compulsory purchase order made in parliament in 1939 clearance of the site began around 1952 53 the jubilee library was opened in march 2005 more than 50 years after the site was ready for development change and decay in all around i see help of the helpless oh abide with me leave a comment 7 november 2013 sign for the hippodrome an e petition asking brighton hove city council to do all it can to keep alive the hippodrome for live performances is now on the council s website at http present brighton hove gov uk mgepetitiondisplay aspx id 400 leave a comment 23 october 2013 the hippodrome campaign this is the wording of the e petition submitted to brighton and hove city council to appear on its website assuming it is accepted it will appear at http present brighton hove gov uk mgepetitionlistdisplay aspx we the undersigned petition the council to use its best endeavours and take every opportunity to bring the hippodrome in middle street back into use as a versatile space for live performances in accordance with aspirations expressed in the cp5 culture and tourism section of the proposed city plan february 2013 as a grade ii listed building with an interior of national historic importance the hippodrome is the only surviving space of its kind and size in the city it is top of the theatre trust s list of english theatre buildings at risk in seeking to promote cultural tourism the city council should be aware of the need for a larger theatre capable of attracting top class theatrical musical and dance productions the hippodrome could be used in a variety of modes as a proscenium theatre as a theatre in the round or with a thrust or open stage or for circus type of performance similar to the roundhouse in camden london such a venue would significantly enhance the city s appeal to visitors attracting audiences from across a wide area including london helping to make brighton the principal cultural hub of the south east region it should be recognised that converting the space into a multi screen cinema would not contribute anything to this aspiration indeed over provision of cinemas leading to unsustainable competition could lead to a net loss of venues watch davidf_brighton on twitter for news about the petition going live ttfn leave a comment 22 october 2013 back to the hippodrome there is more online about the plans to convert the hippodrome into an eight screen cinema at http www brightonhippodrome co uk there is a little more a very little albeit glossy and inspirational in tone and still no detailed plans we ll keep looking ttfn leave a comment 21 october 2013 not another cinema it looks as though brighton and hove city council s planning committee will be receiving an application within the next month or so to turn the hippodrome in middle street right into an eight screen cinema and restaurant it is most important that the grade ii building should be restored to its full glory a matter in which english heritage will be required to play a crucial role the hippodrome is top of the theatres trust list of english theatre buildings at risk you can see pictures of the magnificent and still intact interior on the trust s website at http www theatrestrust org uk resources theatres show 41 hippodrome brighton it was re designed by the foremost theatre architect of the 19th and early 20th centuries frank matcham if you want to see what has happened to the other brighton theatres he designed go to the top of north road and gaze upon the tower block called tower point which adds so much to the townscape that replaced the grand cinema theatre right formerly the eden theatre re designed by matcham in 1894 then down to the seafront and the brighton centre which after 20 years of dereliction replaced the palladium cinema originally the alhambra opera house and music hall designed by matcham in 1897 only the hippodrome survives it s not easy to find information about the project online the brighton design firm of the conversion russ drage architects does not mention it among current projects alaska the developer behind the project has a one page blurb making much of the 18m cost but with no details other than a glossy artist s impression of a bar space that gives no hint of the glory of matcham s interior indeed it has the flavour of an international airport lounge an exhibition of the plans was open for four hours on each of two days and with little publicity at the time of writing there appears to be no sign of plans online it seems as though the developers want to keep as quiet as possible until the planning application is submitted perhaps because any development of a prime town centre site if it is known about is likely to attract attention from conservation groups and the wider public and could create at least noise rising to uproar that is what is now beginning to happen once the planning application goes in the project is less susceptible to public opinion the planning committee has to work within strict guidelines and can say only yes or no to an application saying no may lead to appeals by the developer moreover there is a fear that if the scheme is turned down the building will continue to languish and decay either outcome could be a wasted opportunity however it may come as a surprise to those familiar with the prevailing spirit of this space and the outlook of its proprietor to hear that eight more cinema screens in one place are definitely not what we need brighton has four cinema sites the eight screen cineworld at the marina the eight screen kingswest odeon the single screen duke of york s at preston circus and the two screen and most superior duke s komedia in gardner street that s 19 screens that may not seem like excessive provision for a conurbation the size of brighton and hove it is not insignificant that the aforementioned alaska says it is in discussions with vue entertainment which does not have a local presence and may enjoy being in competition with cineworld and terra firma the owners of the odeon chain but one minute from the odeon and five minutes from the komedia in a street that is a relative backwater in the hove half of the city which now has no cinemas various plans since 1997 to build multiplex cinemas have come to nought as did another scheme in 1997 for a 12 screen multiplex in what has since become the new england quarter presumably vue has done its feasibility study and has a solid reputation for commercial success especially with its key 17 screen london sites in the westfield shopping malls at shepherds bush and stratford two of the three most profitable sites in the country the hippodrome would not be in that league the duke s komedia is a shining example of a way forward although there are economies of scale 17 screens do not need 17 times the staff such sites suit larger conurbations and edge of town locations digital technology is changing the outlook for cinemas smaller units are possible and could be located away from the town centre in areas with good public transport in the end cinemas are only as good as their programming however comfortable and served with food and drink they may be and brighton town centre now has many excellent eating places meanwhile any efforts to save the hippodrome https www facebook com brighton hippodrome fref ts are worth supporting the culture and economy of brighton need the performance space it could be it s worth reading the culture and tourism section of the pending city plan http www brighton hove gov uk sites brighton hove gov uk files downloads ldf proposed_submission_city_plan_part_one pdf with that in mind ttfn 2 comments 12 august 2013 on the buses when chuck berry was motorvatin over the hill and eddie cochran was proudly proclaiming that my car s out front and it s all mine a 41 ford not a 59 where were british rockers on the bus of course in rock around the town 1957 tommy steele sang we got in a monster it was painted red a guy in blue turned to me and said his words were followed by quite a stare i said what d you want he said i want your fare however the most redolent evocation of the domestic rock scene literally as he goes home for his tea with mum has to be wee willie harris s rockin at the 2i s also 1957 now i rushed out the gate went walking down the road i got to the bus stop put on my overcoat along came a bus a number 54 when i got inside they were rocking on the floor curiously perhaps even remarkably what brought this to mind was seeing thin lizzy on a bbc top of the pops compilation performing dancing in the moonlight it s caught me in its spotlight even as late as 1977 phil lynott was singing and i m walking home my last bus has gone rock on ttfn leave a comment 3 july 2013 if it ain t broke news today that stephen spielberg plans to produce a remake of the grapes of wrath for dreamworks his company already has a remake of alfred hitchcock s rebecca in the pipeline the film of john steinbeck s novel was made in 1940 starring henry fonda and directed by john ford right hitchcock made his film from daphne du maurier s novel in 1940 both films from novels both made in 1940 both screen classics spielberg earned his well deserved reputation by making original movies from original scripts although not averse to sequels franchises are there to be milked he has only once made a film that could be considered a remake war of the worlds better known in its 1938 radio version than for the earlier film from 1953 which is largely forgotten so why now remakes of classics are a conundrum they acknowledge that the original is a great film but effectively assert that the new version will be better more up to date more accessible or all the above implication don t bother watching the original remakes may be more up to date by definition and possibly more accessible but they are rarely probably never better the originals because of their classic status are still available albeit only on dvd or television so they are being insulted by the hubris of the remake merchants perhaps if more cinemas showed more classic films the urge to re make would be diminished but maybe not remakes also signify an absence of new ideas without which cinema will die ttfn leave a comment 7 march 2013 more than coincidence william kennedy laurie dickson left the employ of thomas edison in 1895 having established the 35mm film standards that persist to this day he was already involved in a partnership that became the american mutoscope and biograph company for which be became a travelling cameraman in due course coming to england in may 1897 it was known that he had filmed in worthing on the sussex coast so having recently published a book about film making in the more important film centre of brighton hove i thought it might be worth checking out more about dickson s time in worthing the results were meagre it seems he spent only a couple of days in the town filming the swimming club among other things however the search threw up one snippet worth noting although at the moment for nothing more than mere curiosity in trying to find out why he was not present in the 1911 british census conducted on 2 april it turns out he sailed from liverpool to new york on the white star liner baltic on 25 march 1911 my eye was caught by the name two lines above his in the passenger list mr eugene lauste he had also worked for edison between 1886 and 1892 and with dickson had developed the latham loop about which patent battles were to be fought used in the wide film system known as the eidoloscope not long before that transatlantic crossing lauste had achieved a practical sound on film recording something he had been working on for several years maybe their journeying together to america had no greater significance than two old colleagues travelling together maybe ttfn leave a comment 31 january 2013 booked up cinema by sea blogging seems to come easily to some not here by the looks of it nearly three years since the last post then there s a message to say someone is following this blog wow fame at last amazing that the publication of cinema by sea film and cinema in brighton hove since 1896 has gone unremarked in this space it was published late november 2012 and has been selling steadily ever since actually it s been selling well considering it s currently available only in bookshops in the brighton area and online from amazon you can read all about it at brightonfilm com cinema by sea htm and even order it from that page it aims to be the most comprehensive account of all the films made in brighton and hove plus histories of all the cinemas the stories of the invention of colour cinematography in southwick and the sad case of the lost studios of whitehawk and over 200 biographies of people associated with film who were born lived worked or died in brighton enjoy ttfn leave a comment 23 march 2010 made in brighton film festival 2 the new website is now online and the main section of the programme is uploaded only the short film aspects are still to be finalised partly because more requests to include films have been arriving almost daily twelve feature films covering 60 years albeit with a 40 year gap in the middle are at the core of the festival these include the world premiere of heathen which although it has had a dvd release has yet...