In the Silver Screen Cities Tokyo & London book, author David Kintore visits cinemas and neighbourhoods in both metropolises.

In Tokyo, cinemas visited include Toho Cinema Yurakuza, Shinagawa Prince Cinema, Marunouchi Louvre Cinema, Shibuya Cine Palace, Ikebukuro Cinema Rosa, Uplink X, Omori Kineka, Ebisu Garden Place Cinema, Shinjuku Musashinokan, Cinema Angelica, Wald 9 Cinema Shinjuku, Shin-Bungeiza Cinema Ikebukuro, Human Trust Cinema Shibuya, Eurospace Cinema Shibuya, National Film Center, Cinemart Roppongi, Laputa Asagaya, Kichijoji Baus Theater, Ginza Cine Pathos, and Asakusa Meigaza.

In London, cinemas visited include Curzon Soho, Barbican Cinema, Everyman Screen on The Green, Odeon Leicester Square, Coronet Notting Hill, BFI Southbank, Riverside Studios, Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), Phoenix Cinema, Aubin Cinema, Clapham Picturehouse, The Lexi, Prince Charles Cinema, Ciné Lumière, Rio Cinema Dalston, Electric Cinema Notting Hill, Ritzy Picturehouse Brixton, Apollo Piccadilly Circus, West India Quay Cineworld.

Here are some sample chapters to give a flavour of the Silver Screen Cities Tokyo & London book.

‘An Italian Straw Hat’ at Barbican Cinema, London

‘Anna Karenina’ at Phoenix Cinema, London

‘Classe Tous Risques’ at BFI Southbank, London

‘Sightseers’ at Prince Charles Cinema, London

‘The Great Beauty’ at Curzon Renoir, London

‘Kantsubaki’ at Asakusa Meigaza, Tokyo

‘Machete’ at Wald 9 Cinema Shinjuku, Tokyo

‘The Hurt Locker’ at Shibuto Cine Tower, Tokyo

‘Whatever Works’ at Ebisu Garden Place Cinema, Tokyo

‘Yunbogi’s Diary’, ‘Tomorrow’s Sun’, and ‘Sinner in Paradise’ at Shin-Bungeiza Cinema Ikebukuro, Tokyo

Enjoy!

David Kintore

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In the Silver Screen Cities Lisbon book, author David Kintore explores the Portuguese capital by visiting its cinemas and neighbourhoods. Cinemas visited include Condes, Quarteto, Amoreiras, Sâo Jorge, King Triplex, Mundial, Londres, Xenon, Star, Cine Incrível Almada, Alfas Triplex, Cine 222, Nimas, Pescador, Cinema Oceano Costa da Caparica, Cinema Academia Almadense, Terminal, Cine Camões, Cine Cristal Almada, Politeama, and Cinemateca Portuguesa.

The author’s wanderings took him to Lisbon neighbourhoods such as Bairro Alto, Baixa, Almada, Costa da Caparica, Cais do Sodré, and Cascais.

Here are some sample chapters to give a flavour of the Silver Screen Cities Lisbon book.

‘Ao Fim da Noite’ at Amoreiras and ‘Zandalee’ at Cinema Nimas

‘Backdraft’ at Cinema Sâo Jorge

‘Far North’ at Cine Incrível Almada

‘Terminator 2’ at Cinema Academia Almadense

‘The Godless Girl’, ‘The Golden Bed’, and ‘The King of Kings’ at Cinemateca Portuguesa

‘The Window’ at Cinemateca Portuguesa

‘Treasure Island’ at Cine Camões

Enjoy!

David Kintore

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In the Silver Screen Cities Amsterdam & Brussels book, author David Kintore explores both cities by visiting those cities’ cinemas and neighbourhoods. In Amsterdam, cinemas visited include Kriterion, Cinecenter, EYE Film Institute, Pathé City, Studio K, The Movies, Filmtheater de Uitkijk, Café 16cc (now sadly closed), De Balie, Rialto, Het Ketelhuis, and the fabulous Pathé Tuschinski.

In Brussels, cinemas visited include Actor’s Studio, Cinéma Arenberg, Cinematek, Flagey Studio 5, Styx, Nova, Galeries, and Cinema Vendôme.

Between the sections on Amsterdam and Brussels there is a four-city interlude featuring chapters on visits to Filmhouse in Edinburgh, Broadway Cinematheque in Hong Kong, Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff, and Cinecube in Seoul.

Here are a few sample chapters to give a flavour of the Silver Screen Cities Amsterdam & Brussels book.

‘Surviving Life’ at Nova Cinema, Brussels

‘Nothing to Declare’ at Actor’s Studio, Brussels

‘Melancholia’ at Cinecenter, Amsterdam

‘Greetings from Tim Buckley’ at Cafe 16cc, Amsterdam

‘City Lights’ at Pathé Tuschinski, Amsterdam

‘Disputed Passage’ at Cinemathek, Brussels

Enjoy!

David Kintore

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