Sam Manning

Here is a new thing I am doing, 'The Lonesome Dove Cinema Club', screening the finest western films from around the world. First up is the 1950 James Stewart classic, 'Winchester '73'. Screening at the Beanbag Cinema on 22nd January at 7pm. All welcome, guns to be left with the door staff.

THE 1939 DIARY OF A BELFAST CINEMA-GOER Thanks to the Ebay account of cinema historian, Dr. Sam Manning, co-presenter of The Wonder Cinema Podcast, we can now discover the habits and opinions of one Belfast cinemagoer in the year of 1939. B...

Full @letterboxd.social list of all the films here: letterboxd.com/qftbelfast/l...

THE 1939 DIARY OF A BELFAST CINEMA-GOER - Film Hub NI

I found the diary of a 1939 Belfast cinema-goer and wrote a piece on what I found for @filmhubni.bsky.social

👉 filmhubni.org/blog/the-193...

They made 183 trips to to see 325 films at 25 cinemas! But sadly the diarist's identity remains a mystery. Please help us identify them if you can.

#Belfast ! Look out for some great cinema back on the big screen @queensfilmtheatre.bsky.social kicking off Fri 12 Sept with Julien Temple‘s exuberant musical adaptation Absolute Beginners (1986) starring a who's who cast of music luminaries from Bowie and Ray Davies to Sade and Slim Galliard…

My article on the history of home video in Northern Ireland in today's @belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 'Say Yes to VHS', the new series of the Wonder Cinema podcast with @bhmbelfast.bsky.social launches tomorrow.

Just need the monocle.

A man and his cat reading a book

Happy World Book Day!

Old man opinion, but as an Englishman living in Belfast, a good cask bitter is the thing I miss the most. Feels like NI went straight from Guinness and cheap lager to gimmicky IPAs.

As part of #SaveThePCC, we are looking to cement our status as a culturally significant institution. We need examples as to why you love what we do & want to hear your most cherished memories of the cinema.

So tell us: #ILovePCC because…

Tell us here: princecharlescinema.typeform.com/ILovePCC

I may reside in Belfast, but I know that the Prince Charles Cinema is a place of national importance. A shining beacon of all that's best in the crazy world of film culture. Sign this petition to support their fight with a rapacious landlord: princecharlescinema.com/savethepcc/
Long Live Cinema.

Save The Prince Charles Cinema The iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End future is under serious threat! We are beyond disappointed that our landlords Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion Capital...

#SaveThePCC

Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease.

For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below;

you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...

Ep 5: The Ritz, Belfast - Cinema in flames! Jaws, The Exorcist and the Troubles. - The Wonder Cinema In the fifth episode of the Wonder Cinema podcast, we go back to the 1970s. This was a difficult decade for cinema exhibitors across Britain and Ireland, but especially so in Belfast, a city that also...

Really look forward to reading this Gareth. Me and @bhmbelfast.bsky.social briefly discussed the Exorcist's showing at the ABC here if you're interested.