Get Carter is 40

The 40th anniversary of film Get Carter , starring Michael Caine, was celebrated on Tyneside over the weekend and in particular at the Tyneside Cinema , one of Newcastle's cultural gems. The film was made   on location in and around Newcastle upon Tyne in 1971. The opening sequence of the movie, which features the iconic music score by Roy Budd, can be seen here:  Get Carter . The Tyneside Cinema hosted a special screening featuring a Q&A session between the film's director Mike Hodges  and local writer  Mike Chaplin.

Never let me go

seen recently at the Tyneside Cinema, a superb four screen, independent cinema in the heart of the North-East's premier city.

the Tyneside Cinema

.

.
Described by The Guardian newspaper as "perhaps the finest independent cinema in the country" the Tyneside Cinema occupies a building designed and built in 1937 by Dixon Scott, the great-uncle of film directors Ridley and Tony Scott. The cinema , after years of decline, reopened in May 2008 following a £7 million pound refurbishment and restoration which included 2 additional screens in addition to its original art deco main theatre.

The cinema specialise in World, Independent and "Art-House" films but mixes these with an occasional blockbuster. It is a real gem and a delightful antidote to its multiplex alternatives. The extension and redevelopment was designed by Fletcher Priest Architects.