quisquose Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 We used to see a lot of "double bills" there. They used to pair up a lot of films that had just come off general release, sort of like DVD now. Great VFM. Off the top of my head we went to see How To Steal A Diamond with Robert Redford shortly after release in 1972, and The Rex paired it with Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid from 1969 as a "trailer". Excellent. I also remember seeing Return to the Planet Of The Apes in 1975 shortly after release, paired up with the 1968 original as a taster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CW Decorator Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 think i went to see "condorman" michael crawford as a 007 spoof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookingfat50 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 i remeber the rex very well i used to live just above it it was was a right grotty flea pitbut never the les not to bad it was owed by two sisters who lived across the road fom it and from what i could gather they did all the tcleaning and sold tickets i first saw star wars there i remember the sound being terific Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insidestory Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 We used to walk over from Hopefield Avenue to watch double bills of the Children Film Foundation films on Sat mornings - either with my brother or a mate. We'd watch cheaply made British rubbish about adventures at sea, or robots, un-exploded bombs left over from the war and there was one that I'm sure had the Double Deckers in it (did they do a film ?). we'd eat sweets and drink Ki-Ora and we loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennycakes Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 me and my brother used to go every Saturday to the kids club,cant remember any films only a series they ran at the end of kids club chico the rain maker,lol happy days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Womersle Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 i remeber the rex very well i used to live just above it it was was a right grotty flea pitbut never the les not to bad it was owed by two sisters who lived across the road fom it and from what i could gather they did all the tcleaning and sold tickets i first saw star wars there i remember the sound being terific They were the Ward sisters and their Father had the cinema built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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