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Uks Oldest Cinema Celebrates Centenary

2010-09-02 21:30:06

Brightons Duke of Yorks unveils party plans The Duke of Yorks, Britains oldest purpose-built cinema, today announces birthday party plans to celebrate 100 years of continuous operation. Brightons cult picture house will mark its centenary on Wednesday 22 September with a programme of events including an exclusive show-reel screening from the brand new re-make of Brighton Rock, with Helen Mirren, as Ida John Hurt as Phil Corkey & Sam Riley (CONTROL) as Pinkie Brown. Local VIPs are invited to visit the cinema on its official birthday (22 September) to see the special screening, cut the cake and watch The 1910 Show, which brings together a selection of English films made around the time of the cinemas opening. Guests will also see Brighton newsreels from this period, and pianist John Sweeney will play live music throughout the show. The Duke of Yorks community project, which is being funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and organised by Cinecity, will continue the birthday celebrations across the weekend when on Saturday 25 September the cinema will be open to the public for behind-the-scenes guided tours, movie music from throughout the years and podcasts narrated by past and present cinema staff. A FAMILY TREE of the cinemas staff from over the years will be on display in the lobby of the cinema, and former staff members are invited to attend the special events and fill in the blanks with their names. BRIGHTON ROCK UNSEEN - SPECIAL LIVE RE-IMAGININGOn Sunday 26 September the Duke of Yorks will play host to a world premier live re-imagining of Graham Greenes Brighton Rock, which will bring together the stage and screen. A full schedule of events follows on below. Media are invited to attend all activities. WEDNESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER: OFFICIAL 100th BIRTHDAY AM: Media interviewsAvailable for interview are- Jimmy Anderson, a projectionist for the Duke of Yorks for 30 years- Jon Barrenchea, Duke of Yorks Cinema Manager- Frank Gray, Head of the Screen Archive South East5.45pm-6pm: Birthday cake and champagne6pm: The 1910 show7pm: Exclusive show-reel of Brighton Rock SATURDAY 25 SEPTEMBER: COMMUNITY OPEN DAY 10am-1pm: 100-year-old Humber will be driven around Brighton by Duke of Yorks staff to promote the celebrations1pm-3pm: 1960s BINGO1pm-2.30pm and 4pm-5pm: Guided tours, including the projection booth. The public can book on arrival2.30pm: The 1910 Show repeat3pm: Brighton Mayor to cut birthday cake, designed by pupils at St Margarets RC primary school and made by 20-year-old bakers to the Duke of Yorks, Sticky Fingers SUNDAY 26 SEPTEMBER: BRIGHTON ROCK - LIVE 2pm 6.30pm - Brighton Rock Unseen will be presented twice on this day.Tickets are 12 and 10 for concessions and members For more information or to attend the birthday celebrations, members of the public should contact the Duke of Yorks cinema box office on 0871 902 5728.

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Blip Interactive Announces Nanostudio For Iphone And Ipod Touch - The Closest yet to a DAW for iPhone

2010-09-02 21:30:06

Blip Interactive Ltd announces a new music making application for the iPhone and iPod Touch called NanoStudio which is expected to be available in the App Store from mid July. NanoStudio combines sampling, synthesis, sequencing and mastering in a single application and aims to be a complete solution for those who want to make electronic music on the move.The app gives musicians five instruments to play with. The TRG-16 instrument has a set of 16 assignable touch pads for triggering samples and sits alongside four synths, each with an eight voice polyphony. Synth voices have two oscillators configurable in mix, ring or sync modulation modes, a resonant filter, four LFOs and three envelopes. Expressive control is possible with two XY control pads, a pitch bend wheel, a dual keyboard and accelerometer control. Each synth has a virtual patchbay, two dedicated insert effects (waveshaping and chorus/delay) and is also capable of playing samples.NanoStudio has an advanced sequencer with features aimed at practical music making such as draw events, quantize, multi-level undo/redo and velocity/controller editing. Editing operations can be performed in real-time as the song plays.Samples are recorded using the iPhone’s built-in microphone or uploaded from a PC or Mac over WiFi. A resampling function increases the potential for adding far more depth to compositions than five instruments would otherwise allow. There is a built-in sample editor with multiple levels of undo/redo.A seven input stereo mixer brings everything together and adds two send effects (reverb and chorus/delay). NanoStudio will render the final mix to a wav file and transfer it to a PC or Mac via WiFi.Matt Borstel, NanoStudio’s Brighton based developer said, “I could see a gap in the market for an iPhone DAW but being averse to fiddly little screens I was cautious about cramming so much functionality into a single app. After some experimentation I put these fears to rest, and the finished app strikes a nice balance between being able to quickly sketch down musical ideas whilst offering adventurous musicians loads of good stuff to get their hands dirty.”Blip Interactive will be giving away a free full version of NanoStudio for users to try out on a PC or Mac as soon as the iPhone version has passed submission to the App Store.

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Rob Brydon Shows His Support For Felix White

2010-09-02 21:30:06

Comedian Rob Brydon today made a flying visit to Brighton to meet local boy Felix White, age 5. Rob and some of his celebrity friends have agreed to put on a special one-off show in Brighton to raise money for children like Felix who are suffering from Neuroblastoma, an aggressive childhood cancer.Rob and Felix braved blustery weather to have a play on the pier, and spent their time out -doing each other with their impressions of Star Wars characters and Rob's famous "Man in a Box" sketch. Rob said, "Felix is a great kid. He's been incredibly brave through some very tough treatment, and I just wanted to do my bit to help him and other youngsters like him to beat this dreadful disease."Rob and friends will be appearing at the Theatre Royal on 14th November. Tickets go on sale on Thursday 27th May at the box office and at http://www.ambassadortickets.com/Theatre-Royal-BrightonFor more information on Felix and neuroblastoma, or to make a donation please go to http://www.appeal4felix.comFor more information on the event please contact Shoonagh Hubble on 07710 542242

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Live Professional Opera Singing

2010-09-02 21:30:06

Its a fantastic Night of Live Opera with occompanied by a pianist with 2 Opera singers and sometimes even up to 4 singers. You can arrive from 19.15 hrs to either have a drink in the bar before descending downstairs to enjoy a fantastic three course meal which is served during the performers breaks at £20.95 per person excluding 10% service. The entertainment starts at 20.00hrs until 22.30hrs.With 3 performances during the course of the evening:- The 1st act starts at 20.00hrs, with some of the best Opera and Operetta we then take a break, 2nd Act starts at 21.00hrs and the last act at 22.00hrs.Its an ideal night of entertainment for a group of friend that love Opera live up and personal. Also a great gift for your parents or grand parents. ( Contact the restaurant for a voucher )For those who have never experienced Opera or would like to give their parents a Christmas Present to remember the Spaghetti Opera is a night they will never forget.The next dates for Spaghetti Opera held at Al Duomo are:- Wednesday 22nd September Wednesday 20th October Wednesday 3rd NovemberWednesday 24th NovemberTuesday 7th & 14th DecemberWednesday 8th & 15th DecemberWednesday 26th January 2011To Book call 01273 326 741£7 depsoit per person required when booking.For other dates check out our webiste www.alduomo.co.uk

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Boogie Fever

2010-09-02 21:30:06

The Greatest Christmas Disco Party Thursday Nights Boogie Fever!!Enjoy a three course meal, then come & Boogie Down to 70’s & 80’s Disco, Soul, Funk, Rhythm & BluesDates available Thursday 2nd, 9th or 16th December 3 Course Menu @ £13.75*Choice of Starters, Mains & Desserts (vegetarian option available)*A 10% service charge will be added to the final billDisco from 9.30 till 1amA Deposit of £5 required, No shows will lose their £5Please book early to avoid disappointment.Contact Alberto or Lucas at Al Duomo on 01273 326 741 or visit the website site ; www.alduomo.co.uk Al Duomo Bar, Restaurant, Cafe7 Pavilion BuildingsBRIGHTON BN1 1HL

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Rat Pack Cabaret Night With Dean Ager

2010-09-02 21:30:06

Dean faithfully and brilliantly re-creates those memorable early sixty and seventies songs. The evening starts at 19.00hrs with 2-4-1 on Cocktails at the bar alternatively arrive by 19.30hrs to be seated and order from the superb 2 course menu with many excellent choices at £18.95 per person excluding drinks and 10% serviceDean Ager will appear at 20.00hrs and perform the 1st Act till 20.30hrs. We try to minimise the disturbance during the performance, to increase the whole experience and stop the service of the food during the performers. During the break we resume the service of food which also gives you a chance to catch up and talk.Act 2 Dean returns and he will then perform another 30 minutes with the Greatest Hits of the Rat Pack.Act 3 Dean Ad libs.. Some of the old time favourites .!!Dean Ager will be at Al Duomo on the Thursday 23rd SeptemberThursday 21st OctoberThursday 18th NovemberWednesday 1st December Wednesday 3rd of FebruaryWednesday 9th March £7 deposit is required when booking to secure your table.View him live;- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ra9vauG5so&feature=player_embedded#! To Book call 01273 326 741

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Suspiciously Elvis Cabaret Night

2010-09-02 21:30:06

The One and only comes to Brighton for a Truely memorable Night."Suspiciously Elvis - quite simply Britain's finest tribute performer" From Denmark to Dubai, Suspiciously Elvis is respected around the world for his amazing vocal quality and performance skill. He faithfully and brilliantly re-creates those memorable early seventies Las Vegas concerts when The King was at the height of his reign. The evening starts at 19.00hrs with 2-4-1 on Cocktails at the bar alternatively arrive by 19.30hrs to be seated and order from the superb 3 course menu with many excellent choices at £23.95 per person excluding drinks and 10% serviceSuspiciously Elvis will appear at 20.00hrs and perform the 1st Act till 20.30hrs. We try to minimise the disturbance during the performance, to increase the whole experience and stop the service of the food during the performers. During the break we resume the service of food which also gives you a chance to catch up and talk.Act 2 The King returns and he will then perform another 30 minutes with the Greatest Hits of the King of Rock and Roll himself.Act 3 The King Ad libs.. Some of the old time favourites and a little of Elvis goes POP.!!The King will be at Al Duomo onWednesday 29th SeptemberWednesday 13th October Wednesday 27th October Wednesday 10th NovemberThursday 25th November Thursday 27th January 2011He never fails to provide the most fantastic evening of high energy rock'n'roll in a tribute to The King himself!!To book call 01273 326 741 and simply pay a deposit of £7 per person.What the papers say"Sheer Brilliance!" Katie Weitz, The Sun"The closest thing to the King you are ever going to get." - Brighton Argus “He talked like Presley, sang like Presley and even had the humour of Presley. Women rush on stage to kiss him. Blokes want to shake his hand. ” The atmosphere was electric. Whether you are an Elvis fan or not, this show is great entertainment." - The Scotsman

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The Hunt Is On... Uk's Oldest Cinema Kick-starts Centenary Celebrations

2010-09-02 21:30:07

Brighton's Duke of York's theatre launches its centenary celebrations with a quest for the best movie memorabilia.A nationwide hunt to find the quirkiest memories from the last century of the UK's oldest cinema has been launched in honour of its 100th birthday.The Duke of York's theatre, located in Brighton, East Sussex, celebrates 100 years of continuous film screening on 22 September this year.The Duke of York's Community Archive Project aims to amass 100 sound or film clips of memories, one for each of the 100 years of its operation, and build a physical archive of social snapshots from across the past century with ticket stubs, film posters press clippings and old photographs.As one of the top independent arts cinemas in the UK, the Duke of York's cinema has seen more than 25 million audience members through its doors over the past years.Famous patrons of the picture house include music and film artist Nick Cave and actor, director and screenwriter Paddy Considine. Visitors to the cinema have included filmmakers Mike Leigh, Ken Loach, the Coen Brothers and Michael Moore.Frank Gray, Director of Screen Archive South East and the University of Brighton, comments: "For me, the Duke of York's represents a very important home for cultural cinema. Unlike most cinemas that only focus on the new, the popular and the American, the Dukes represents that other place; the place where you see films from the rest of the world as well as archive films and work made by artists. As such, it serves as a real beacon for cultural cinema. This is what I value and treasure."The search for the best movie memorabilia will be launched with a night of "Show and Tell" on Thursday 18 March at the Brighton Jubilee Library. Cinema fanatics are encouraged to don the black and white striped tights in honour of the Duke of York's famous stripy-legged statue.The Duke of York's Community Archive Project, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, is seeking an army of volunteers to help gather as many memories as possible in advance of the theatre's birthday. Those interested in volunteering for the project should call 01273 641 947 or email info@dukeofyorkscinema.co.uk.In addition to the launch evening, a website has been created in honour of the Centenary to give people the opportunity to upload their thoughts and images. Visitors to the site, www.dukeofyorkscinema.co.uk, will have the chance to contribute to a film forum and post their experiences.People wishing to contribute memorabilia or volunteer memories should contact 01273 641 947 or email info@dukeofyorkscinema.co.uk.

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