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Leo Enticknap
Film God
Posts: 7474
From: Loma Linda, CA
Registered: Jul 2000
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posted 10-11-2001 02:15 AM
The Museum of the Moving Image (MOMI) where once upon a time I worked, closed in 1999 because of a plan to upgrade the entire complex on the South Bank of the Thames near Waterloo in Central London (which contained the museum and the National Film Theatre) which subsequently fell through. I wouldn't hold your breath about a 2003 rebirth: the BFI were saying Christmas 2000 when they closed the place. By way of compensation there is a new IMAX cinema about 5 minutes' walk from the NFT, built into a large traffic roundabout. I haven't seen anything there, but people I've spoken to say that the presentation is very good.By the way, if you visit the NFT you'll see why they're anxious to move out: see a film there and the surround sound is more likely to be coming from traffic on Waterloo Bridge above than from any Dolby hardware! Also in London is the Science Museum in South Kensington:
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk which has a small collection of film-related artifacts, including one of Louis Le Prince's cameras. At the University of Exeter in Devon (180 miles west of London, about three hours' train ride from Paddington or Waterloo) is the Bill Douglas Centre for the History of Cinema:
http://www.ex.ac.uk/bill.douglas/ But I agree, Bradford is the 'must see'. It's just over two hours' train ride from London and could easily be done as a day trip, though if you're looking to see a film in the evening you'd probably want to stay overnight.
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Bernard Tonks
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 619
From: Cranleigh, Surrey, England
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 10-11-2001 07:43 AM
The National Museum Of Cinema Technology, Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire.The display is being moved to a better and more permanent building. The PPT museum is at present closed, for re-opening date visit www.pptrust.org The Projected Picture Trust Preserving The Magic Of Cinema. Apart from the huge display of projectors and other items through the ages, there will also be a new cinema with a large projection box equipped with a pair of 35/70mm projectors, a 16mm projector, and a Brenograph effects machine. Bletchley Park is where the decoding of secret German Enigma codes was broken, as seen in the latest film “Enigma”
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There is also a another museum to visit www.codesandciphers.org.uk The Bletchley Park Trust, The Mansion, Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes MK3 6EB. Telephone number 01908 640404. Also visit www.bletchleypark.org.uk Two worthwhile visits in one. There is a railway station, and easy access by road.
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