Published Date:
23 May 2008
SOUTH Shields-born film director Sir Ridley Scott has sent a message of congratulations to Newcastle's newly reopened Tyneside Cinema.
Sir Ridley spoke to scores of guests via a cinema screen at a special VIP event yesterday to celebrate the cinema's new lease of life.
The man behind box office hits including Alien and Gladiator is the great-nephew of the creator of the cinema, Dixon Scott.
The historic picture house, the last purpose-built newsreel cinema in the country still in use, was given a £7m boost by the Heritage Lottery Fund North East to help cover the cost of its revamp.
It has been transformed into a venue for both watching films and making them.
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Last Updated:
23 May 2008 11:15 AM
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Source:
Shields Gazette
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Location:
South Shields
