Friday, December 30, 2005

Curzon Cinema - Soho

This theatre has 2 screens with Dolby sound (or was it THX) so you won't be giving up sound quality for the films here (not that loud blockbusters would show here). It appears to play a variety of cult classics, independent, and foreign flicks. The ground floor has the ticket office and a coffee/pastry shop where non-movie-going patrons can sit and chill. The 1st lower floor has a bar (not smokey :) ) and couches and tables for lounging...again non-movie-going patrons are welcome. They have a wall of dvds which I have assumed you can buy but did not verify. The floor below this has the 2 theatres and a typical American movie concession (albeit small). It should be noted that only items purchased from here can be brought into the theatres (so finish your beer from the bar before your movie starts). The theatres are small and intimate, but you don't feel cramped and the screen sized didn't bother me enough to even notice. If you take the time to enjoy the various levels, it's a fun movie experience. The coffee shop and bar patrons seem to be what you would expect for the type of movies that are shown here.

http://www.curzoncinemas.com/

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

What movie did you see? Have you seen any plays yet?

(as a side, I saw Avenue Q in Vegas and heard they are also opening a show in London next year. I thought it was a cute adult oriented Sesame Street type show - emphasis on adult).

Jaynna Sims said...

I saw a Brazilian movie called Lower City (translated) and Factotum (based on novels by Charles Bukowski). Lower City has a lot of handheld camera shots so you probably wouldn't want to watch it. Factotum is entertaining and Matt Dillon does a brilliant job, but as a movie, it's not amazing. I was going to see Chicago but then I found out that David Hasselhof was playing the Lawyer and just couldn't bring myself to see it. Now I search for a different one to see.