London is a city with a very rich and prominent film
culture, both with respect to film production and viewing. If you are a notable
cineaste, then London constitutes the perfect city for you to appease your most
copious appetite in cinema. London has such a bewildering number of multiplex
and independent cinemas, such that it can be quite difficult for one to decide
where to go and watch a movie. Nonetheless, where you finally decide to entice
yourself with a brilliant episode of motion picture would be determined by the
type of movies you are interested in watching and your preferred style of
watching them. In London, you can watch a film indoor or outdoor, as both
options are available. London has an IMAX screen at BFI IMAX, South Bank. IMAX
films are large image format and high resolution for maximum visual impact. The
screen measures 20m high by 26m wide and the theatre can seat up to 500
people.
Within the City of Westminster, the
entertainment district of the West End, the focus is around Leicester Square,
where London and world film premieres are held on a Friday; and Piccadilly Circus,
with its giant electronic advertisements. London's theatre district is here, as
are many cinemas, clubs and restaurants, including the city's Chinatown
district (in Soho), and just to the east is Covent Garden, an area housing
specialty shops.
Some of the multiplex cinemas
in London include: Odeon, Showcase Cinemas, Cineworld Cinemas, Vue
Entertainment, Picturehouse and others.
Regular movie goers can buy unlimited access passes
from some cinemas (sometimes called "Unlimited Card" or
"Première Club"). For a fixed price per month or per year, cinema
card holders get unlimited access to certain screenings or cinemas. Some 3D
films may incur an extra charge.
A film guide can be found in newspapers, or on the
cinema’s websites or online.
The official London tourism website has information on
film listings and cinemas in London.
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