Curzon Cinemas
| File:CurzonLogo.svg | |
| Industry | Leisure, Entertainment & refreshments |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1934 |
Number of locations | 12 cinemas |
| Products | Tickets, popcorn, alcohol, drinks & confectionery |
| Parent | Curzon (Cohen Media Group)[1] |
| Website | www |
Curzon Cinemas are a chain of cinemas based in the United Kingdom, mostly in London, specialising in art house films. They also have a video on demand service, Curzon Home Cinema.
History
Curzon Cinemas were established in 1934 when Harold Wingate, who imported unknown films during the post World War I period, opened the first cinema in Mayfair. The second location, Curzon Bloomsbury, opened in 1972. In 1976 Curzon Artificial Eye, the film distribution company was launched.
On 23 December 2019, American-based Cohen Media Group acquired Curzon Cinemas, including Curzon Artificial Eye.[1]
In March 2020, Curzon Cinemas and all other public cinemas in the UK closed until summer 2020 due to a national lockdown in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Locations
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Curzon Cinemas currently have 12 cinema complexes throughout the United Kingdom.[3]
| Location | Screens | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Aldgate | 4 | Opened January 2017 |
| Bloomsbury | 6 | "The Renoir" Acquired March 2015[4] |
| Canterbury | 3 | |
| Colchester | 3 | Opened 6 July 2018 |
| Knutsford | 1 | |
| Mayfair | 2 | First Curzon from 1934 |
| Oxford | 5 | Opened Autumn 2017 |
| Richmond | 1 | |
| Ripon | 2 | Opened Autumn 2013[5][6] |
| Sheffield | 3 | Opened 9 January 2015 |
| Soho | 3 | |
| Victoria | 5 | Opened May 2014 |
Franchised locations
Curzon Cinemas have also franchised their name and operate in partnership with a number of other locations.[7]
| Location | Partner's name | Number of screens | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Bank | Curzon Sea Containers | 1 | Previously Curzon Mondrian, renamed in January 2019 in line with rebrand of Sea Containers Hotel[8][9] |
| Wimbledon | hmvcurzon | 3 | Joint venture with HMV[10] |
Future locations
Curzon intends to open three more cinemas in Greater London in 2019: Hoxton, East Finchley and Kingston.[11] It also plans to reopen its Chelsea cinema (which was closed in May 2018) in 2022 after the site is redeveloped by Cadogan Estates.[12]
Related companies
Curzon Artificial Eye is a sister company of Curzon Cinemas.[13] They cover acquisition, production and distribution rights to films across the UK and Ireland.
Curzon Home Cinema,[7] a video on demand service
References
- ^ a b Andreas Wiseman (23 December 2019). "Curzon Cinemas & Artificial Eye, UK's Flagship Arthouse Film Group, Acquired By Cohen Media Group". Deadline. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ Knatchbull, Philip (13 May 2020). "Our Cinemas Are Currently Closed". Curzon. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Curzon Cinemas". Curzon World. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Renoir to Curzon Bloomsbury: a rebranding too far".
- ^ Connor, Laura (30 April 2013). "Independent London cinema chain to run the Ripon cinema project". Ripon Gazette. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Ripon Cinema to be run by independent chain". Yorkshire Business Daily. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Home".
- ^ Sea Containers London https://www.seacontainerslondon.com. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ http://www.curzonseacontainers.com
- ^ "hmvcurzon Wimbledon Information".
- ^ https://www.screendaily.com/news/curzon-to-take-over-londons-phoenix-cinema/5132816.article
- ^ https://www.curzoncinemas.com/curzon-chelsea-will-return
- ^ "Curzon Artificial Eye".
External links
- Curzon Cinemas – official site
- Curzon – corporate site
- HMV Curzon (Wimbledon)
- Curzon Sea Containers (Southbank)
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