MeT is on Saturday Saturday afternoon, and the permanent course of people begins to twist in the movies: families, young couples, guests on popcorn. Prosecco is purchased, and in the air, there is a sense of tent excitement. While people are waiting for tickets, conversations spring between those okay: Who is your favorite doctor? What do you think about the season so far? It’s a cinema, but not as you know.
Cinema Castle in Hackney, East London, is the latest place to add episodes to live in his scheduling, starting from last Saturday A doctor who Final, “Reality of war”. Teacher Blair, 44, attends with his partner Khey and Son Brodie; Like everyone I talk, it’s their first time seeing the TV episode live in the cinema. “We’re watching A doctor who As a family each week, “he says.” I don’t know if I would come and saw [here] Sundays, but as the concept of the final, I think it’s really cool. “Kheya adds:” We wanted to see him on the big screen. We really like the soundtrack – we went to see the music that was performed in the Royal Albert Hall last year. “(Ncutti Gatwa as a doctor is” amazing, “agree, and as they like Varada Seth as a companion Belinda”, “Dynamics between the doctor and companions are generally felt dated.”
Steven, 57, here with the children Godwin, 21 (whose favorite doctors Christopher Eccleston and Ncuttit Gatwa) and prudence, 16 (whose top three are the best Matt Smith, David Tennant and Peter Capaldi). “Prudence is a A doctor who Fan, “says Steven,” and we thought it seemed more events than just looking at him at home on TV. The castle is a local job, so we try to support him as much as we can. “The favorite thing from joining the show is” plot “, but she explains that” you need to watch old in order to know the new ones and understand more. ”
Castle, originally opened in 1913. and renovated in 2016. year, has a strong sense of history. With their intricate gypsum and curved ceiling, the place feels welcome and founded in tradition (you can recognize it as a cinema in which Character of Rose Matafeo in Starstruck works; It is also local Charli XCX). But, like many places, he has to find new ways to attract people through his door. It’s not the secret of these kinemans, In the UK and around the worldThey struggle to return to the level of oversaturated attendance. And independent and chain movies are faced with closure: almost third Independent China could be closed in the next three to five years without investment, while in 2023. years and Cineworld left in the administration. According to the UK Association, the number of China in the UK has fallen since 879. to 825. to 825. years.
The reasons behind that are multiple. The cost of living crisis meant an increase in publication, energy and supply, as well as an audience with a less one-time income for consumption on the cinema, whose prices are constantly increasing. Due to the writer’s strikes and actors in 2023. years, many Hollywood productions stop, and the projects were canceled or deferred, resulting in smaller new releases in the calendar. Audience warranty also passed a significant shift over the last five years: with a window from the screen to shorten the video-on request (and many films will be waiting more often to become available for streaming.
As a result, China had to get creative. The castle already offers non-film events: live theater in the entire theater available to a wider audience – equally women shows Pumpkin and First Facie were particularly popular – while they Play Pitchblack The series plays a classic album for mediating eyes. In recent years, there was a growing demand for the utility experience of TV events, from the final Traitors and RUPAULVA Towing Race Showing in bars and pubs. So the TV felt like the next logical step, says the CEO of Holly Hayman, especially “shows cinematic production values and strong fan communities such as White lotus or Last of us“.
A doctor who Fan and Central Student Saint Martins Richard, says that while the current is cheaper, it can be seen in China to see on the big screen. If you could betray him all over the season at once, like Netflix, the screen is throughout the day I would do it all day. “Arkadiy, 22, who attends with his girlfriend, agrees:” There is a lot of multimizing: a better sound, the whole room is dark. It’s a better cinema experience. ”
One of the “golden hours of television” – approximately since 1999. until 2023. years – is that the border between the film and TV became more porious. “Telivisual” no longer means what used to be used: not a rarity for movie shows, and inversely – actors starting on TV can easily make a jump on a large screen (such as, for example, gatwa Sex education Co-Star Emma Mackey). In 2017. year David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Back It is called the annual best film Vid and sound The magazine, leading to the discussion on where the differences between the two artistic shapes (all three seasons of the show are accidentally, coming in Chinese Cheres Cinemas this summer).
“That line is definitely blurred,” says Hayman. “With streaming and prestigious TV, she exploded the television storytelling. A lot of television was taken by the same attention and scales as a film – and I think people want to celebrate that.”
Return to the castle, the mood within the auditorium is solemnly: as soon as A doctor who Themes Tune Doo-Wee-Ooos on the screen, people dance on their seats with leaving. After a more muffled part of part of one of the finals, which was broadcast earlier on the BBC, and it seems that the most common audience members have already seen, the 68-minute part of the two was introduced with a special message from Varade Seth. It is a dramatic, visually striking episode, with a giant skeleton dinosaurs, by the city’s dystopian buildings and (obviously) travel. There is a laughter in jokes, a danger that induces in a dating, gentle moments when the old characters appear again. As the episode gets out of close, there is palpable tension: Will the doctor regenerate? Who will it be?
After screening, Richard is pulled out over the surprise of the end. “It was a pretty strong final. I didn’t want Ncutti Gatwa to go – I never had with a doctor. It was on the cards, because it’s a lot of scenes. But the final discoveries were beautiful.” He is intrigued by returning a member of the Bilie Piper member is the next doctor. “Part of me thinks it might be interesting to have is because she played a lot of different roles from Rose Tyler.”
“There were a lot of bend and deceive,” says “says the emitted engineer Steven, 40.” It was constantly felt like it was drawn to close, then gave another turn. I thoroughly enjoyed it. “He is in love to return to the cinema for more large TV events in the future.” It was a great way to watch: it is good to know that you are in the audience fan fans. I’m going to the cinema always focuses your attention in a way that watches television at home these days. He picked up an experience. “
Ernestine, 26, I’m glad she came to the cinema for such sudina, seeing that. I missed all spoilers, so it was so exciting. She was so exciting. Do you see everything with the audience, because you all have those reactions together. “She didn’t expire, he sold out screen, but maybe in the time of the phenomenon, more people in the castle hopes to help the future in uncertain times.” The more things you can look for in the cinema, especially independent cinemas, the better. I think there is an audience for that. I see enough movies. I want to see everything on the big screen if I could. “