In what films.

[coventrygull]

A bit of the Italian Job was Filmed in a sewer in Coventry

 

[element]

Fruit Machine

 

[element]

A bit of the Italian Job was Filmed in a sewer in Coventry

I misread that as 'a sewer CALLED Coventry'

 

[coventrygull]

I misread that as 'a sewer CALLED Coventry'

Your not far wrong mate

 

[Acker79]

The Boat That Rocked

The quidditch world cup in Goblet of fire was filmed near beachy head (is that part of the conurbation?)

 

[Acker79]

In an episode of the Simpsons Brighton are playing man Utd

Which episode?

 

[Sweeney Todd]

Worthing was used in Wish You Were Here.

I plan to make a low-budget film and set it in Lancing. I'll put the place on the map.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Re: The half time score. Were we winning? If we were perhaps it was 'artistic licence'

3 minutes in, a couple are in the car on a hill in the countryside. The girlfriend complains when the guys changes the radio station to hear the football scores.
The second division score from 1983/84 of 'Portsmouth 0 Brighton 1' from march is read out. Luckily we never get to hear the final result later in the day.

Nuclear war starts a few months later in may 1984.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

1966 (Great film, by the way)

 

[element]

Worthing was used in Wish You Were Here.

I plan to make a low-budget film and set it in Lancing. I'll put the place on the map.

The Dome Cinema on the front is one of the main settings

 

[element]

3 minutes in, a couple are in the car on a hill in the countryside. The girlfriend complains when the guys changes the radio station to hear the football scores.
The second division score from 1983/84 of 'Portsmouth 0 Brighton 1' from march is read out. Luckily we never get to hear the final result later in the day.

Nuclear war starts a few months later in may 1984.

I think we ended up losing 5-1 if my memory serves me well

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Blimey! There's been HUNDREDS!

Films made in Brighton & Hove: The sound era

THis is a great website, a litte of topic, but it lists cinemas in Brighton and how long they have lasted.

Longest survival of cinema sites

99 years* 1910 to date: Preston Circus, Brighton Duke of York's Cinema
72 years 1911-1983: 64 North Street, Brighton Bijou Electric Empire > Prince's Electric Theatre > Bijou Select Place > Prince's Cinema > Prince's News Theatre > Jacey Cinema > Brighton Film Theatre > Cinescene [8 name changes; closed for one year during the period]
70 years 1909-1979: 130 Western Road, Brighton Electric Bioscope > Queen's Picture Theatre > Picturedrome > Scala Cinema > Regal Cinema > Curzon Cinema > Classic Cinema [7 name changes]
69 years 1911-1981: 1 Western Road, Hove Hove Cinematograph Theatre > Tivoli Cinema > Embassy Cinema
69 years 1930-1999: 75 East Street, Brighton Savoy Cinema-Theatre > ABC Cinema > Cannon > ABC Cinema [4 name changes]
62 years 1911-1973: 59 West Street, Brighton Academy Theatre
52 years 1921-1973: 133 Queen's Road, Brighton Regent Cinema
48 years 1909-1957: 16-17 New Road, Brighton Court Cinema [intermittent]
47 years 1910-1957: 16 Lewes Road, Brighton People's Picture Palace > Arcadia Cinema
47 years 1911-1958: North Street Portslade Prince's Imperial Picture Palace and Theatre > Picturedrome > Pavilion
44 years 1933-1977: 15 Gloucester Place, Brighton Astoria
41 years 1933-1974: Portland Road, Hove Granada Cinema > ABC Cinema
41 years 1937-1980: 107-108 Lewes Road, Brighton Gaiety Cinema > Ace Cinema > Vogue Cinema > Classic Cinema [4 name changes; not in cinema use for two years during the period]

It will test the ages but of the ones closed, I used to go to the Portland Road one for Saturday morning kids films. ABC big cimema for the big releases like Star Wars,

 

[Acker79]

69 years 1930-1999: 75 East Street, Brighton Savoy Cinema-Theatre > ABC Cinema > Cannon > ABC Cinema [4 name changes]

I could've sworn that it was also known as "1,2,3" at one point...


Incidentally, how may people remember the outside escalators at the Odeon at the bottom of west street? I told my friends about it, and they all think I'm mad.

 

[Trufflehound]

Incidentally, how may people remember the outside escalators at the Odeon at the bottom of west street? I told my friends about it, and they all think I'm mad.

You mean the ones on the right of this picture?

 

[defrocked priest]

Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

It's a great film.

 

[Deleted User X18H]

In Threads, the 1980s film about a nuclear bomb dropping on Sheffield, a Brighton half-time score is read.

Also, I remember watching a film called The Brighton Strangler. Don't recall much about it, though

No they do not mention our score I am sure ............................they are sitting on the edge of a cliff and a fighter jet goes over!!!

It is set in 1983

 

[Acker79]

You mean the ones on the right of this picture?

YES! I shall copy that picture and send it to them...

 

[element]

It's a great film.

I thought you were spoofing The Mean Machine post

A little look in the Halliwells and there it be

It must have passed me by

 

[Garage_Doors]

if anyone hasn't read it, or seen the film, it is a worthwhile thing to do.
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Just bought the DVD for £1.99 inc postage, i hope i have'nt wasted my money