The Electric Cinema
@ElectricBham
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The Electric Cinema Birmingham plays the best in quality mainstream & independent films and is the oldest working cinema in the UK
Birmingham
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Hello Birmingham. Today is the big day. We look forward to welcoming you back.
There are still somethings to do but we have big plans and most importantly we can show you great films.
Please come and support us, our audience is everything.
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It is our honour to be operating such a historic venue. We'd love to hear about your memories of seeing films there.
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Happy Birthday to us 113 years old. Here's to many more.
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And we are open…Our first customer is Carl.
He even found a ticket in his pocket from the last time he was here 2 years ago.
Welcome Carl
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This is the week we get to say 'Welcome Back'...
...we look forward to seeing you.
#birminghamlife
#whatsonbirmingham
#birminghamevents
#independentbirmingham
#brum
#cinema
#indiefilms
#supportyourlocalcinema
#35mmfilms
#artdecocinema
#birmingham22
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We have films and now we have wine, we can definitely open!
Electric snacks and drinks menu coming soon. ….yes there will be cocktails
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Good news for a Monday morning. OPENING DATE 21ST JANUARY.
Tickets go on sale tomorrow for Belfast and Nightmare Alley.
We can't wait to see this wonderous look on everyone's faces when they get back to The Electric.
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It's our birthday 112 years young. Here's to another centenary and more of great films!
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We are 109 years old today 🎂 On the left is current owner Tom Lawes and his daughter Clara on the 2009 centenary and on the right, nine years later.
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We've been open for one month (well one month and one day to be exact). Thank you for the love and support Birmingham. We are gradually finding our feet, there's still loads more we want to do but it will all come in time.
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‘Go-to place for film lovers’: Birmingham’s Electric cinema reopens
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WOW...see Ben and Tiggy's smiles. We are all so excited to receive this poster from Kenneth Branagh to say 'Welcome Back' signed by himself, Ciaran Hinds and Judi Dench
@BelfastMovie
Make sure you see this beautiful film, at The Electric of course.
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We are 110 years old today!
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Good morning Birmingham. Thanks for a great opening weekend. We feel the love.
#birminghamlife
#whatsonbirmingham
#birminghamevents
#independentbirmingham
#brum
#brumlife
#independent
#cinema
#indiefilms
#supportyourlocalcinema
#35mmfilms
#cinemalovers
#lovecinema
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And we are back, looking forward to seeing you bring the place back to life. We are nothing without our audience.
See what's on
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We are getting excited...
Another busy day bringing
@ElectricBham
back to life. Laced a Westar projector for the first time in about seven years. Still got it.
#Birmingham
#electriccinema
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Doctor Who fans, prepare for a very exciting announcement this week...
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We are so impressed by this fantastic Lego Electric made by Electric fan Teddy and his dad Pete. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. What lovely customers we have 😄
@LEGO_Group
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Somebody moaning on Twitter that we told them to stop talking during a film. Sorry, but also...not sorry.
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Vintage Sundays. We'll be bringing back big screen classics to our Sundays. Let us know what you want to see!
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UK's oldest cinema to reopen in Birmingham | Culture | ES Video
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Due to circumstances totally beyond our control The Electric will be closed until 11th March. Customers with tickets for affected shows will be contacted. Read more on our website. We may be temporarily closed but the lights are still on.
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The lights have been on and we've been screening films for a week. Thank you for your support Birmingham. We couldn't do it without you.
What will you be watching this weekend?
Thank you
@thombartley
for the photographs
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Happy New Year Birmingham! We hope you had a great night.
Looking forward to watching some films with you this year.
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It's our one year anniversary. Thank you for all your support. Here are just a few of our many highlights, here's to many more.
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Tickets on sale for
#ArmandoIannucci
's
#ThePersonalHistoryOfDavidCopperfield
. Adapting one of
#CharlesDickens
’ most beloved characters, Iannucci & co-writer Blackwell have created a crowd pleasing
#Victorian
-set epic that feels very modern, fresh & funny.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS! From all of us at Electric Birmingham (old staff and new)
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Look what's arrived 🙌 we are very excited to be one of only a few cinemas able to screen Oppenheimer on 35mm. The first 100 people through the door will receive a collectible KODAK 35MM FILMSTRIP.
Just one week to go. Happy Friday Brum
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It's another bank holiday, more time to watch classic films.
We really can't wait to get the projector laced and screening some 35mm classics on the big screen.
#35mmfilm
#35mm
#Birmingham
#birminghamfilm
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Our
@ShockGore
team screen the grossly amusing
#Tusk
from
@ThatKevinSmith
on May 13
http://t.co/GO5WbrBcNS
http://t.co/R6J10aa1AX
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On the busiest night of the year , charismatic, commanding head chef Andy (Stephen Graham) balances along a knife's edge as multiple personal and professional crises threaten to destroy everything he's worked for. Audaciously filmed in a single take.
Starts Friday
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The first of lots of changes coming soon...
Screen two standard seats upgraded
@ElectricBham
. Screen one and new sofas and armchairs all round are coming soon.
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How lovely to be included in this wonderful
#BrummieAlphabet
by
@ShelliGraham
, thank you 😍
#BirminghamAlphabet
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#JayAndSilentBob
are in the hizzouse! Tickets now on sale for the reboot. Showings from November 29th
@ThatKevinSmith
@JayMewes
(Poster by
@ARTurkel
)
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We have some beautiful
#ColdWar
t-shirts and posters to
#giveaway
. Follow, like and retweet to be in with a chance of winning. Catch our last few screenings this week: Tue 18th 2:15pm, Wed 19th 12pm and Thu 20th 5:30pm. Five star review by
@KermodeMovie
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Zoinks, yo! Q&A with producer Dominic Burns this Saturday Nov 30th 8:30pm
#JayandSilentBobReboot
!
@ThatKevinSmith
@JayMewes
@KevHeadsDoc
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We think we can announce the biggest fan of The Electric 2018 a little early this year. This beauty was made by Primo & resides in his house. He's highly skilled in fine art glazing, loves art deco & our cinema. Thank you Primo for this stunning tribute!
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We are so excited to be showing films on 35mm. The first film on our list is a personal favourite of Kevin's The Apartment (1960). Read the latest blog.
#TheApartment
#BillyWilder
#birminghamlife
#whatsonbirmingham
#birminghamevents
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We can't currently announce our opening date but you can meet the owner. The indomitable
@kevinmarkwick
. Film runs through his veins. Read more on the Electric blog.
#birminghamlife
#whatsonbirmingham
#electricbirmingham
#independentbirmingham
#brum
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Grab a coffee, here's a little bit of Saturday morning reading - What Katie Did Next? See our latest blog.
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Just putting this here ready for your visit tonight....what's your favourite?
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Wow Barry Lyndon has SOLD OUT. Time to schedule in another screening. On sale soon. Keep an eye on the website and social media.
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A totally Electric Thunderbirds weekend! Too many great photos to share, here are just a few. Thank you all for being great and to
@gerryandersontv
and
@ImJamieAnderson
. We'll have to do it again.
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BELFAST - Funny, personal, intimate. These are just some of the words associated with the film all the critics are raving about. Our choice for first film to screen at The Electric
#Belfast
#kennethbranagh
#whatsoninbirmingham
#birminghamfilm
#birminghamevents
#Birmingham
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Our first 35mm film is now on sale: The Apartment (1960) Sun 30th Jan
Billy Wilder’s masterful 1960 best picture winner is still a joy to behold. Witty and sophisticated and laugh out loud funny.
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For Xmas, one of our regulars gifted his partner a homemade box of all the films they've seen at The Electric over the years. Very nice.
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Stay safe out there. Feels like we should be screening The Wizard of Oz
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Our Gerry Anderson documentary has spawned a Thunderbirds weekend.
We are excited to announce that The Gerry Anderson Podcast will be broadcast live from The Electric 2pm Sat 16th April followed by Thunderbirds are Go on 35mm 4.30pm.
@GerryAndersonTV
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May this incredible digital artist
@JeffDesom
's painstakingly stitched together timelapse of Hitchcock's
#RearWindow
inspire a trip to see the masterpiece on the big screen here over the bank holiday weekend 🔭
🎟️➡️
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Awesome Margot Tenenbaum artwork from
@Helengreeen
now on display here as part of our Wes Anderson exhibition, available for purchase too (gallery
@theelectric
.co.uk for more info)
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Saturday nights not complete without Electric Ale with your film. We love this ale specially brewed for us by
@TwoTowersBrewery
here in Birmingham
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Who's looking forward to sitting our sofas this weekend? Your home from home.
Happy Friday everyone.
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When filmmaker Andy Howlett set out to document the final days of a condemned Brutalist complex of Birmingham Central Library, little did he know the rabbit hole he was stumbling into.
Read our interview with Andy
Paradise Lost on 1st Nov.
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With the last three Electric Flix films made almost entirely in the region, we wholeheartedly support the campaign to bring
@Channel4
to Birmingham
#WMGeneration
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And we're off...From the director of The Shape of Water and Pan's Labyrinth, Guillermo del Toro's new film is soaked in atmosphere and rich imagery. One of our opening films. Tickets on sale now.
@RealGDT
#NightmareAlley
#Birmingham
#birminghamfilm
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The Electric Cinema was restored 14 years ago by the current owner Tom Lawes. He's just been nominated by BCU as one of the most inspirational Brummies ever! You can see the full list and vote for your favourite here (Tom is in the Film/TV section)
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We love your feed back and satisfied customers.
We are constantly trying to improve our offering and service and it's great to know it's working 😄
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We are counting the days....
Have you booked yet?
#birminghamlife
#openingnight
#whatsonbirmingham
#birminghamevents
#independentbirmingham
#brumlife
#indiefilms
#supportyourlocalcinema
#35mmfilms
#cinemalovers
#lovecinema
#electricbirmingham
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RIP Sidney Poitier, trailblazer and truly amazing actor
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As huge Thunderbird fans to say we are excited about this is an understatement. Book your tickets now, they won't hang around.
Want to watch Gerry Anderson
#ALifeUncharted
at
@ElectricBham
on 15 April 2022? Ticket booking has just gone live! Get yours here:
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Katie giving an amazing and witty speech at The UK Cinema Association conference about bringing The Electric back to life. The apple never falls far from the tree
@kevinmarkwick
#ukcacon22
@Cinema_UK
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Good morning Birmingham, it maybe Monday but we have lots of one off events this week, what's your choice?
#FridaKahlo
#NTLiveLeopoldstadt
#TaxiDriver
#TheGodfatherCoda
#birminghamlife
#whatsonbirmingham
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It was a wonderful weekend for film but it's also very important us how you view the film. Here's a little update about our on-going plans for The Electric.
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Richard Armitage excels in
#TheCrucible
from
@oldvictheatre
, screening Dec 4 & 7 only
http://t.co/o2TB3WuSJv
…
http://t.co/9pGO3TrCfW
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William Friedkin's masterful 1977 feature
#Sorceror
is back on our screens this Dec in a lovely new digital print, rightly praised by
@KermodeMovie
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A ten year old child just had his mind blown watching the ending to the original
#PlanetoftheApes
. Literally couldn't believe it.
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Boxing Day 1909, the eve of The Electric opening it's doors. How must that have felt? As excited as us on their new journey.
#cinemahistory
#filmhistory
#birminghamlife
#whatsonbirmingham
#birminghamevents
#independentbirmingham
#brum
#brumlife
#independentcinema
#indiefilms
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Happy New Year film lovers of Birmingham have fun.
See you in 2023
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Our first Electric Rewind- Rocky IV Rocky vs Drago at 3pm today (Sunday). Still a few seats available. A new directors cut of this 1984 film
#rocky
#rockyvsdrago
#rockyIV
#whatsonbirminham
#brumlife
#independentcinema
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'We'll always have Paris' ....who needs Paris when you have Birmingham and The Electric
What better way to celebrate Valentines Day than with Casablanca. Make sure you choose our special combined ticket to include a mini bottle Prosecco (200ml).
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Just two days to go...Make sure you are a member of the club...free tickets, discounts on tickets and concessions, including cocktails. More coming soon on our cocktails we are still working on them....yum yum
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#TheDeathOfStalin
from
@Aiannucci
selling out lots, book ahead! Theresa tried buying on the door, now look at her. …
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NOW BOOKING: Barry Lyndon 20th Feb 3.30pm
One of Kubrick’s finest films. Named as one of the greatest films ever made in polls including Sight & Sound and Time. Only a cinema screen can do justice to the stunning visuals of Barry Lyndon.
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End of the holidays...Is this how you're feeling? Us too. Never mind, there are brighter days ahead. Such as seeing Barry Lyndon on the big screen.
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Look how happy
@armiehammer
and
@mr_wheatley
are that our
@FreeFireMovie
event on Feb 15th has sold out. They're loving it!
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Tickets for our Oct screenings (live & encore) of
@ntlive
Hamlet with Benedict Cumberbatch go on sale Mon 16th March
http://t.co/77RLKyL5FB
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We're going to make you an offer you can't refuse!.
It's 50 years since Frances Ford Coppola introduced us to the Corleone family.
The Godfather 50th Anniversary screenings 26th and 27th February.
Throw us your favourite Godfather quote.
.
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Our first 35mm film The Apartment is SOLD OUT this Sunday.
Still some tickets available for 2nd Feb
Billy Wilder’s masterful 1960 best picture winner is still a joy to behold. Witty and sophisticated and laugh out loud funny
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Thunderbirds are Go!. Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted 15th April.
This revealing documentary shares untold stories that defined his life and work.
Plus post film Q&A hosted by Jon Culshaw with producer Ben Field and Jamie Anderson
@GerryAndersonTV
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A few people bringing their mums to see
#YouWereNeverReallyHere
today. There've, um...been a few walkouts. Not necessarily the best film to bring your mum to.
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Showing in Tarantino’s preferred format, 35mm film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Sunday 13th February 3.30pm
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Elves! Angels! Muppets! Drunk Santas! Yes, our Christmas programme is now on sale, beginning Dec 10th
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None other than
@RichardEGrant
will join us &
@WithnailBrum
on Jun 24 for a Withnail & I 30th ann. screening! Tix on sale 10am Tue
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We would like to wish all our customers a very Happy Christmas.
The Electric will be closed on 25th and 26th December and we look forward to welcoming you back on 27th.
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Crikey, the Launching Films website suggests a significant change in tone for the next Cars film.
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UK cinemas have come together in support of Ukraine, by screening a preview of OLGA, a new film about a young female Ukrainian gymnast forced to train in exile. All Electric proceeds will go to The Disasters Emergency Committee. 29th March 8.30pm
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Fantastic to see Elephant Man on the big screen today.
Another chance to catch it Thursday 10th February 8.10pm.
#elephantman
#johnhurt
#davidlynch
#birminghamlife
#whatsonbirmingham
#birminghamevents
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It's Hitchcock week: Vertigo, Rear Window, North by North West. Do you have a favourite?
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