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Sir Ridley Scott's message to cinema
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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Wednesday 08 February 2012
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