Architecture
Why Picture Houses Give the Entrance a Grand Gesture
A picture house entrance turns an ordinary street arrival into a shared cinema experience, helping visitors understand…
The reading room
All pieces
A collection of pieces on cinema's rooms, customs and keepsakes: the details around a screening that are easy to pass by and rewarding to notice.
Print
Printed Cinema Programmes or Lobby Displays: Which Helps Visitors Find Their Way?
Printed cinema programmes or lobby displays can help visitors browse screenings or follow changes on site; choose the…
Rituals
The Cinema Interval, Before the Next Reel
The cinema interval can shape a screening into a shared outing, making room for a foyer visit, a quiet conversation…
Collections
The Ticket Stub Is Not a Film Review
A cinema ticket stub can recover who came, where you went and what followed. Learn how to interpret its clues and…
Exhibition
A Rainy Afternoon at the Matinee
Plan a rainy afternoon matinee with a suitable screening, a calm arrival and room to linger, so the cinema visit feels…
A point of view
Cinema is a place as well as a picture
The building, the paper in your hand and the pause before a screening all belong to film culture. We make room for these quieter details.