Broadway Cinema is an

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in the city of

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in the

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. It is located in the

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area. In 2009, it was rated as one of the best cinemas in the world by

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magazine.

History

The site now occupied by the cinema began its life as the

Broad Street Wesleyan Church Broad Street Wesleyan Chapel was a former Methodist chapel in Nottingham from 1839 to 1954. The building is now occupied by the Broadway Cinema. History The church was built in 1839 by the architect S. S. Rawlinson. It had sittings for 1,920 ...

, which was built in 1839 by the architect S. S. Rawlinson. This church is reputedly where the founder of the

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, was converted. Since the 1960s, the site has housed the Co-operative Education Centre, the Nottingham Film Society, City Lights Cinema and, since 1982, the Broadway Cinema. In 1993, the cinema was the venue for the UK premiere of Quentin Tarantino's ''

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'', showing it immediately after its screening at the

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. For many years, film director Shane Meadows worked out of the venue; he still uses it as a base for press interviews. Likewise, the filmmaker

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has edited most of her films on the premises, including her

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documentary ''The Last Watch''. In 2006, Broadway Cinema underwent a major redevelopment with funding from the National Lottery and

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. Works were completed in October 2006 and cost around £6 million. The cinema now boasts four screens, including the world's first (and only) cinema designed by Sir Paul Smith. It also houses two bars. Laraine Porter (the co-founder and director of th
British Silent Film Festival
was director of the Broadway Media Centre from January 1998 until May 2008. Consequently, between 1999 and 2008, Broadway Cinema hosted a series of festivals for silent film in conjunction with the

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References

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